Flower Fest

April 24, 2012 By Connie | 2 Comments

I'm SO sad this set is being retired! I have used it sooooo much. One of those Go-To stamp sets for me. Here is a quick one I put together. I used the sketch from the Create with Connie and Mary challenge this week! There is still time to play along!

This piece of Designer Paper from Just Add Cake package has literally been adhered TO my desk for weeks. I had planned to use it on a different card, then ended up taking it off…but it was still sticky. It was too good to throw away. When I saw the sketch, I knew I could put it to good use!

I started with a base of Marina Mist. I layered on the Just Add Cake Designer Paper across the bottom. I added a strip of Poppy Parade punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch. I stamped two flowers with Poppy Parade on Daffodil Delight and punched them with the 5 petal punch. I added red flower buttons tied with White bakers Twine in the centers and Wild Wasabi leaves cut out and placed around them. Finally, I inked up the greeting from Full of Life…another stamp set that will be retired…with my Stampin' Write Markers and stamped it on Whisper White, then cut it with the Label Framelit. The flowers are popped up around the greeting. What a fun summery looking card! Enjoy!

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Flower Fest Poinsettias

November 15, 2011 By Connie | 9 Comments

Well, it's Tuesday already and this is my first post of the week! I was looking around for a challenge to do, because I know you all MISS me posting, right? I came across a pretty color combination from The Paper Players…and then a very neat sketch from Mojo Monday! I don't know when was the last time I played along with Mojo Monday!

And here is my card using the combination of both challenges!

Yes, I made up some more of my Flower Fest stamp poinsettias! Funny how changing the colors out on the card and a few details can make the card look totally different! (If you want to see the last one I did with Poinsettias…you can see it HERE!) On this one I started with a base of Always Artichoke and layered on River Rock that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Stripes Impressions Folder. I lightly sponged River Rock Classic Ink across the raised areas for a weathered panel look. I added the front layers of Always Artichoke, Riding Hood Red and Very Vanilla according to the sketch. I stamped Merry Christmas from Stampin' Up!'s Christmas Greetings stamp set in Always Artichoke on the front and added a stripe of Red Glimmer Paper. I also punched along the bottom with the Pinking Hearts Border Punch.

The Flower Fest flowers were stamped in Riding Hood Red and Always Artichoke and then punched with the 5 petal punch. I added pearls to the centers, then popped them up on the front of the card. I like the simple elegance of this one!

Christmas Flower Fest Punch Art

November 1, 2011 By Connie | 8 Comments

I'm SO excited that I was asked to do a sample card for Splitcoaststamper's Wednesday Sketch Challenge #SC357! I'm in the midst of cleaning out my back storage room and my actual stamping studio is holding all the things I pulled out. Can you say big MESS!!! I had to clear out an area just in order to stamp! lol! So, here was the SCS sketch for this week.

I was also excited to use my Stampin' Up! Flower Fest stamp set again, this time to make Christmas Poinsettias! It worked perfectly!

This would be a great card to mass produce for your holiday cards! I started with a base of Cherry Cobbler cardstock, and used a long base of 4 1/4 x 11, then folded it in half with the fold on the left side for something a little different.. I used the Petals A Plenty Impressions Folder on 2/3 of the Whisper White layer, leaving room at the bottom to stamp my greeting, Merry Christmas from Four the Holidays, in Cherry Cobber. I covered the seam with Basic Gray Satin Ribbon and layered it on Basic Gray cardstock. I stamped the flower from Flower Fest in Cherry Cobbler on Real Red four times and punched them out with the 5 Petal Flower Punch. I then stamped the same flower again with Garden Green on Garden Green cardstock and punched them out for the leaves behind the red flowers. I adhered them together, then pierced a hole in the center of the flowers and placed the Gold Glimmer Brads. They were popped up on the front of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I think that the card has a quiet elegance that was quite easy to achieve!

CCMC158 – Flower Fest

July 7, 2011 By Connie | 11 Comments

Over on Create with Connie and Mary, we have a SPECIAL CHALLENGE going on for the next two weeks! Since so many of our Challenge Team Members will be at the Stampin' Up! Convention, we have a couple challenges for you to try over the next TWO weeks! We are offering a COLOR Challenge and a SKETCH challenge. You can do one card, two cards OR combine them both on one…it is up to you! And…you have TWO weeks to complete the challenge!

I'm actually going to do BOTH challenges! This Thursday you will see my Color Challenge card. Next Thursday while I'm at Convention, my Sketch Challenge card will post! You'll have the best of both worlds! Well…not saying mine are the best…but you know what I mean! lol! Here is my card for this week featuring the colors of Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron and Basic Gray.

My Technique Class members will find this card familiar! I used the same technique (Partial Dual Embossing) for the background and just changed up the colors to meet the color challenge! I started with a base of Pumpkin Pie and layered on Basic Gray cardstock. I ran the Very Vanilla thru the Big Shot with both the Perfect Polka Dots and Tulip Border Impressions Folder to get the design as shown (THANKS Mary Brown for showing me how to do this!) I stamped the rose flower in Stampin' Up!'s Flower Fest set three times with Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink on So Saffron cardstock and cut them out. I stamped the leaf three times with Basic Gray Classic Ink on Basic Gray cardstock and cut them out. One of the roses is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I wrapped the Basic Gray Satin Ribbon around to the back of the Very Vanilla layer and adhered. Anyone else VERY happy that Basic Gray color returned??? I still had some left from when it retired! I added three large pearls to the ribbon on the front for some added bling! Finally, I stamped "Thanks Big Time" from Stampin' Up!'s A Word For You stamp set in Basic Gray.

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge Team did this week! You'll see some new faces over there if you haven't stopped by in a while! And, remember, you have TWO WEEKS to play along this time! Grab your stamps and join us! If you will be a Convention…grab me and say HI! Chances are Mary will be close by, too!

CCMC156 – Flower Fest Beach Bag

June 23, 2011 By Connie | 24 Comments

It's time for Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge! Today we have a FUN color challenge for you to try! Make sure to check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week!

AND…I have a surprise for you! Yes, I made up another Beach Bag like the one I did for the June Tour de Freaks HERE…and I have a FREE TUTORIAL and TEMPLATE for you below! So many of you asked, so I'm happy to do it for you!

So, here is the new Beach Bag I made using the Color Challenge on Create with Connie and Mary! I think it turned out cute using Stampin' Up!'s Flower Fest stamp set!

I made the Beach Bag with Tangerine Tango cardstock, and then decorated the front with Whisper White and Old Olive Trim on the top and bottom. I randomly stamped the flowers and leaves from Stampin' Up!'s Flower Fest stamp set in Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive Classic Inks. I used the 1 1/4 Old Olive Striped Ribbon for the handles this time. I also used two Mini Brads at the bottom to hold the front panel on the front.

Here is the FREE TUTORIAL and TEMPLATE for you to try! I would love to see what you do with it! If you are inspired, please credit me as your source and link back to my blog for the Tutorial. Thanks!

BEACH BAG TOTE TUTORIAL

BEACH BAG TEMPLATE (not to scale)

And…don't forget to check out what the Challenge Team did with the Color Challenge this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!

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Flower Fest Take 100

May 13, 2011 By Connie | 7 Comments

Yes, I decided to use my BELOVED Stampin' Up! Flower Fest stamp set again. But before I get to the details…today on Create with Connie and Mary it is our 5th and final SURPRISE GUEST DESIGNER announcement! And remember to stop back tomorrow…the FINAL free Preview Project (mine!) will post! I really think you'll like it! And…EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS TOMORROW AT 11:55 PM EST! Don’t miss out! With EIGHT exciting designers, we are BIGGER and BETTER than ever before!

My blog is quite over-run with all the Flower Fest samples, but it truly is an easy set to work with. One of my customers picked hers up yesterday (hi Nancy!) and emailed me this morning to agree!

I was able to combine THREE challenges into this one card! I had Colour Q color combination (CQ84) sitting on my desk to try. I also had Technostamper's Sketch Challenge (TSSC173) AND SCS has a challenge today to feature words on your card. I think I accomplished ALL of them!

And here is my card! I love the fresh summer colors! I needed a wedding card and this will work perfectly!

I started with a base of Daffodil Delight cardstock. I ran thru the Crumb Cake (Kraft) layer with the Elegant Bouquet Impressions Folder and layered it on Old Olive Cardstock. The focal greeting, I stamped Happiness Always from Happy Greetings in Not Quite Navy on Daffodil Delight and punched with the Wide Oval Punch. I stamped two of the 5 petal images in Flower Fest with Daffodil Delight Classic Ink on Whisper White and punched them with the 5 Petal Flower Punch. Now…you know I don't normally use unavailable products, but the Old Olive Glimmer Brads were just SCREAMING to be used on this card. I'm REALLY, REALLY hoping these make it into the big catalog in July! I layered the flowers with some Old Olive leaves around the greeting with Stampin' Dimensionals. Finally, I made a bow from the Daffodil Delight Taffeta Ribbon and adhered it with Mini Glue Dots to the bottom of the greeting.

Really, a pretty simple card to pull together, but I love how the white flowers seem to POP off the card!

So remember to check out SURPRISE #5 today on Create with Connie and Mary AND TOMORROW is the last day to take advantage of the Early Bird special. You can subscribe for 5 FABULOUS WEEKS of Create with Connie and Mary for $24.95…that’s $5 off the regular subscription price of $29.95. EVERY project comes with a full step-by-step photo tutorial that you can use in your classes and workshops…or just for yourself! What an incredible bargain! New this session…we have a total of 8 GUEST DESIGNERS! to share their wonderful projects with you, in addition to Mary Brown and myself! The projects I've seen so far are AMAZING and you do NOT want to miss out! Head over to Create with Connie and Mary NOW!

Flower Fest Shower Invitation

May 10, 2011 By Connie | Leave a Comment

This is my SECOND post for today, make sure you scroll down and see the DARLING Embellishment box and card set that Debbie Henderson did for the Create with Connie and Mary Preview Project! She has a FREE tutorial for you to download over on Create with Connie and Mary…and a chance to win BLOG CANDY…a free subscription to Create with Connie and Mary!

I need to make bridal shower invitations for my future daughter in law. Here is one version that I debated on using. I decided to go with a more traditional one page invitation instead. But, I still like the way this card looks so thought I would share it with you! Their colors are Melon Mambo and Night of Navy with a "touch" of Pumpkin Pie (my son's favorite color!) Perfect for an August wedding, right?

And, although I do own TONS of other stamp sets, I pulled out Stampin' Up!'s Flower Fest again from the Summer Mini. Mostly because it is so easy to stamp and punch. Since I'll be doing a lot of invites, that was my first thought. (Of course, the finished project I used Fabulous Flourets and cut out all the flowers…anyway…I digress and will show you the finished one at a later time!)

I started with a base of Melon Mambo. The center Whisper White panel I embossed with the Elegant Lines Impressions Folder. I stamped You're Invited from Sincere Salutations in Melon Mambo in the lower right corner. Then I stamped the large flower with Melon Mambo Classic Ink on Melon Mambo cardstock and punched with the Fancy Flower Punch. Stamped it again and just cut out the center portion. Then I stamped the star shape flower with Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink on Pumpkin Pie and punched with the 5 Petal Punch. I added Pumpkin and Rose Mini brads to the centers and popped them up with Stampin' Dimensionals. I wanted to be careful to not embellish them too much and cost extra postage! I did stamp two leaves in Old Olive on Old Olive cardstock and cut them out to place behind the large flower.

That's it! Really, they would have come together pretty quickly. But…onto another design.

Flower Fest – PPA92

May 7, 2011 By Connie | 3 Comments

This is my second post for today, so don't forget to scroll down to see Elizabeth Price's DARLING Blossom Bouquet Triple Punch Centerpiece and the chance to win some BLOG CANDY on Create with Connie and Mary!

I haven't played along with Paper Pal Arts in a long while, but I LOVE their color combo challenge this week…and guess what set fits it PERFECTLY? Yep! Flower Fest! Well, actually I had a two-fold purpose for using it. My mother-in-law loves flowers and we usually give her a nice potted plant for Mother's Day, so I created this card for her. (Hope she isn't peeking at my blog today!)

And here is my card, using my favorite Stampin' Up! Flower Fest! And…can you believe I goofed again and didn't use the 2 3/8 Scallop Circle punch for the big flower? What's WRONG with me! lol! I could have made it SO much easier on myself by using the punch! Oh well…maybe I'll redo the card another day…after I had adhered everything, I had another thought on the layout, so you may see this card…part deux!

I started with the base of Peach Parfait cardstock and layered on Whisper White that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper Impressions Folder. I added a strip of Sunny Garden Designer Paper and wrapped Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon around with a nice bow and adhered in the back. I stamped the large flower several times with Poppy Parade ink and Peach Parfait ink, watercolored them with the AquaPainter and Stampin' Write Markers, then cut them out to stack on top of each other. I added the Peach Parfait Itty Bitty flower punch in the center with the Itty Bitty flower button on top, then added a Pearl Jewel to each of the centers. I stamped the leaf stems in Pear Pizzazz and Watercolored with the AquaPainter and Pear Pizzazz Stampin' Write Marker.

FInally, I stamped Happy Mother's Day from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Poppy Parade on Whisper White and punched with the Word Window and layered on the Peach Parfait Modern Label Punch. Oh…I added two little Pearls in the upper right corner of the DSP, too, just to balance it a little more! Hope you enjoy it!

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