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Chevron Fabulous Four

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This time over on SUO Challenges, we have a Geometrical theme!  Geometrics are SO popular in card making right now and Stampin’ Up! had lots of choices for me to use!  I picked the under-used Chevron Punch for the background on my card!  The colors I took from the Sweet Taffy Designer Paper.

 

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Here are the details:

  • The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Daffodil Delight folded in half.
  • I punched Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, and Rich Razzleberry cardstock with the Chevron Punch several times.
  • On a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Whisper White, a ran a line of Tombow Monoadhesive glue and then laid my chevrons on it close together.  After the first row, I started another row in the opposite direction.
  • On the bottom portion, I stamped the Celebrate greeting from Fabulous Four in Rich Razzleberry, then used the matching color Stampin’ Write Markers to underline each of the words a couple times.
  • It still needed a little something, so I used the Flower Shop stamp with Rich Razzleberry ink on Daffodil Delight, and popped it up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I added the Itty Bitty Accents punch of Rich Razzleberry cardstock in the center.
  • For some bling, I used a 1/4″ circle punch and Silver Glimmer Paper for the center of the flower and some floating sparkles, too!

 

It turned out really cute, if I must say so myself!  Make sure to check out the rest of the challenge team over on SUO Challenges and see what they did with the Geometrical theme this time.  Then grab your stamps and play along!

 

 

Flower Shop Memo Pads

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I made these cute little memo pad holders for friends I met up with at Convention!  I had found the little flower sticky note pads and pens in the dollar bins a while ago and knew they would be perfect "someday".  When I saw how they coordinated with Stampin' Up!'s Flower Shop stamp set, I knew the time had come to use them!  I also used the Floral Frames Framelit Collection.

 

 

Here's the inside using the greeting from Chalk Talk:

 

 

And here is a picture of them all wrapped up and ready to pack.  The color of the Notepad determined what the outside looked like.  Then I wrapped them in a cello bag and tied them closed with Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon.

 

 

I wish I would have purchased a few dozen more because they really turned out cute!

 

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Flower Shop

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Remember with I was playing around with the polaroid/instagram shapes last week on my card HERE?  I promised that I had another one to show you…same layout, just different placement of colors!  Which one do you like better?  lol!  This one is a little bolder, I think!

 

Here are the details:

  1. The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Marina Mist, folded in half.
  2. On the 4 x 5 1/4 Whisper White layer, I stamped some Flower Shop loopy flowers in Real Red in the bottom left corners and sides.
  3. I cut my rectangle of Real Red cardstock, then used the Square Framelits to cut out the center portion for the polaroid.
  4. Under it, I stamped the Really Good Greeting image in Marina Mist.
  5. Finally, I punched the Blossom Punch from Summer Starfruit cardstock, then one of those random Pansy Punch Flowers from Soho Subway DSP.  I think I've finally just about used them up.
  6. In the center of the flower is the Itty Bitty Flower Punch from Marina Mist and a Large Rhinestone Jewel.
  7. The flower is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals on the front!

 

OK…busy week ahead!  I have a class tomorrow night that I need to prep and a M&T to work on for an upcoming downline meeting.  I've also started working on my Create with Connie and Mary Fall Collection projects!  Yeah!  I love Fall and can't wait to see what the designers have come up with this time!

 

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Flower Shop Yippee Skippie

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Happy Monday!  Hope you enjoyed the Tour de Freaks blog hop over the weekend!  This card is one that I had originally thought would be one of my swap cards for an organized swap at Convention, but then I discarded it.  I love the new "instagram and poloroid" look that is making the rounds in card making!

 

 

Here are the details:

  1. The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Primrose Petals cardstock, folded in half.
  2. On the 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Very Vanilla, I stamped the loopy flower from Flower Shop several times in the bottom left corner with Summer Starfruit ink.
  3. I cut a rectangle piece of Smoky Slate cardstock, then used a square framelit in the center.  I adhered it to the Very Vanilla with Stampin' Dimensionals.
  4. Awesome Thanks from Yippee Skippee was carefully stamped with Primrose Petals ink inside the open square area.
  5. I punched the Blossom punch from Primrose Petals cardstock and adhered to the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
  6. Inside the Blossom punch is a punched Pansy from Soho Subway Designer Paper (yep…still using up a bunch of those that I had punched for another swap!  lol!) 
  7. I added a punched Itty Bitty flower center of Primrose Petals cardstock and a large Rhinestone jewel in the center.

 

Like it?  I'll have another version of this card later in the week!

Flower Shop

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I have another version of the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge (CCMC260) going on now!  It was my original one, then I switched it out to the one you saw last week HERE!  Similar…but different!  You can see the challenge there, too…you still have about a week to play along!!!  I combined both the shape and the color again on this one!  Yep…used the same stamp set, too…Flower Shop!  lol!

 

 

Looks totally different with the Circle Framelits, doesn't it???  But, you can see the similarities?

 

  1. The base is two large Whisper White scallop circles cut from the Circle Framelits.  The back one is scored about 1" from the top and adhered on that flap with Sticky Strip to the back of the front circle.
  2. I cut a smaller Circle Framelit out of Pistachio Pudding and stamped Happy Birthday Wishes from Simply Sketched Hostess Set in Black Stazon.
  3. I stamped two of the Flower Shop flowers with Crisp Cantaloupe on Whisper White and the outline flower in Calypso Coral on Whisper White, then punched with the Pansy Punch.
  4. The outline flower was adhered to the Blossom punched out of Calypso Coral cardstock with Stampin' Dimensionals.
  5. I punched the Itty Bitty flower punch from the In Colors Designer Paper Stacks of Pistachio Pudding and added Candy Dots to all the centers.
  6. Then I cut a 1 x 4" piece of In Colors DSP Stack, folded it in half, cut the flag ends, and tucked it under the flowers on front.

This is a large card, so I'll probably use it on the front of a gift bag instead of mailing it!

 

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SUOC74 – Flower Shop

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It's time for another SUO Challenge (SUOC74).  This time our theme is Get Well!  I like having Get Well cards on hand so I can pop them in the mail when I hear that someone is sick or hurt!  Of course, I had to pull out my fabulous set, Flower Shop, to use!  Really, I have purchased more than this one set from the main catalog!  lol!  But…I love flowers and love the versatility of this set with a matching punch!

 

 

I also had some "starts" sitting around my desk, so decided to use a few of them up!

  1. The base is 4 1/4 x 11 of Very Vanilla, folded in half to make the card.
  2. I cut a 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Basic Black, then embossed it with the Beautifully Baroque folder…first time I've used it!
  3. I added a 2 1/2 x 4 piece of Modern Medley Designer Paper (already a scrap cut!) and adhered it to the bottom of the Basic Black.
  4. I wrapped the 1/8" Real Red Taffeta Ribbon around and secured it in the back.
  5. I punched the larger Blossom Punch from Real Red cardstock.  Then stamped the Flower Shop image in Real Red on Very Vanilla and punched with the Pansy Punch.  I added the two together with Stampin' Dimensionals.  In the center is a Large Rhinestone Jewel.
  6. The flower is placed on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
  7. I stamped the greeting from Sassy Salutations in Black Stazon on Very Vanilla and then punched with the Artisan Label punch.  It is tucked under the flower a little with Stampin' DImensionals.

Love the pop of red with the Black and Vanilla…very classy and pretty Get Well card to cheer someone up!  Make sure to check out the rest of the Design Team over on SUO Challenges to see what they did with the Get Well theme!  I'm sure they are fabulous!

CCMC260 – Flower Shop

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We have a special DOUBLE challenge for this time on Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!  Since a lot of the Challenge Team will be away at Convention, we thought it would be easier to have the challenge run TWO weeks, instead of just one!  But…that means we have a DOUBLE challenge!  lol!  You can use EITHER ONE or BOTH of the challenges on your card this time.  I combined BOTH of them on mine!

 

                

 

I think I'm going to wear out my Flower Shop stamp set and Pansy Punch, I've used them SO much!  I stayed pretty close to the original sketch challenge, too.  Actually…I did another card that I'll post later using the double challenge again!

 

 

Here is what I did:

  1. I cut TWO of the largest Decor Label Framelits from Pistachio Pudding cardstock.
  2. The FRONT one I embossed with Perfect Polka Dots folder.  The BACK one I scored across right at the part where the top design starts to turn into the curved shape.  Use Sticky Strip above the scored mark on the BACK one, then adhere front and back together.  The scored line becomes the hinge to open and close the card.
  3. Stamp the greeting from hostess set, Simply Sketched in Calypso Coral on Whisper White, then cut with the smaller Decor Label Framelit and adhere to front.
  4. Stamp the Flower Shop flower image twice with Crisp Cantaloupe ink on Whisper White and punch with the Pansy Punch.  Also punch one Blossom punch from Calypso Coral cardstock.  Adhere to the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
  5. Cut a 1" x 6" strip of Crisp Cantaloupe pattern from In Colors Designer Paper Pack and fold in half, cut flag ends.  Tuck under the left side of the larger flower.
  6. Punch the Itty Bitty flower image from Pistachio Pudding pattern in the In Colors Designer Paper Pack and use for the centers of the flowers.  Add a Calypso Coral Candy Dots in the center.

 

So…grab your stamps and ink pads and play along!  You have TWO weeks to play!  Play along more than once!  Check out Create with Connie and Mary for more Challenge Team inspiration!!!

 

 

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Flower Shop Butterfly?

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When I was looking around for a challenge to play along with today, I looked at the Color Challenge over on SCS (CC432) and loved the idea of Smoky Slate, Crushed Curry and Coastal Cabana together.  It screamed FLOWERS to me, so…of course, I went with my new favorite set, Flower Shop, one of the sets we are featuring this week over on Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection 2013.


But, when I was playing around cutting "leaves" from the petals, I discovered that the cut flower sort of looked like a butterfly!  Since I'm a huge fan of using punches in different ways other than what they were originally intended, I went with the butterfly on my card!  I even made little antenna for him and pearls for his body!

 

 

Here are the details:

  1. The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Smoky Slate cardstock folded in half.
  2. I cut a 2 1/2 x 4 piece of Coastal Cabana chevron pattern DSP and layered it on 4 x 5 1/4 Whisper White.
  3. Then I embossed above and below the DSP with the Needlepoint Folder (the dessert touch on SCS).
  4. I stamped the flowers with Crushed Curry and punched them with the Pansy Punch.  I added Itty Bitty Flowers to the centers punched from the Coastal Cabana DSP with little Pearls added to the centers.
  5. I used the Pansy Punch to punch out the "leaves" from Coastal Cabana DSP and tucked them behind the flowers.
  6. The butterfly is the open flower stamped with Smoky Slate Ink on Smoky Slate cardstock, then punched with the Pansy Punch.  I cut off two of the petals, added Pearls for the body and cut a small sliver of Smoky Slate for the antennas.
  7. Finally, Happy Birthday from Label Love was stamped with Smoky Slate Ink on Smoky Slate cardstock and punched with the Artisan Label Punch.

Ok…I love it!  lol!

 

 

 

Flower Shop is one of the sets we are featuring this week over on Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection 2013.  But, now that Preview Week is over, you need to be a subscriber to see all the wonderful projects!  Many of the projects, you'll be able to create in 2 hours or less…making them perfect for classes and camps!  And we have lots of gift giving and home decor items, too!  Join us…we are just getting started!  For only $24.95 US, you get 24 FABULOUS step-by-step PHOTO tutorials!  That's just a little over $1 each!  And, these projects use items from the main catalog…so they will be available to use for an entire year!!!  Check out Create with Connie and Mary now!  Relax and let us design your classes this summer!

 

 

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