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CCMC364 Garden in Bloom

July 16, 2015 By Connie | 7 Comments

It’s time for another Thursday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary! We have a bright and cheerful color challenge for you to try this week!

I really like how the black makes these colors pop even more! Here’s what I came up with…

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 of the NEW THICK Whisper White! LOVE it for card bases!
On the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crushed Curry, the 4 x 4 Everyday Chic Designer Paper was placed across the center.
At the top of the DSP, a 1/4 x 4″ strip of Watermelon Melon was tucked under the edge.
The two flowers were stamped with Crushed Curry ink on Whisper White , then the center and outline were stamped with Watermelon Wonder ink. They were cut out and placed on the front.
The greeting was stamped on Whisper White and cut with the Tags and Labels Framelits. Another 1/4″ strip was placed along the bottom of the Label and trimmed.
For some bling, the White Perfect Accents were placed in the middle of the flowers.

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Challenge Team has done this week over on Create with Connie and Mary. AND…did you see? We are getting ready to start our new July Mini Session, featuring a few sets from the new catalog! Go check out the details and SIGN UP today!

Supplies:

Stamps: Garden in Bloom

Inks: Watermelon Wonder, Tuxedo Black, Crushed Curry

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Watermelon Wonder

Accessories: Everyday Chic Designer Paper, Perfect White Accents, Tags & Labels Framelits,

Birthday Blossoms

June 30, 2015 By Connie | 2 Comments

Ahhh, flower stamp sets…just love them! Can’t have enough, right? Here’s a new favorite set of mine, Birthday Blossoms!

Again, most of these items were already cut and on my desk…my starts pile…I just simply pulled them together to make this card! Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Watermelon Wonder, folded in half.
On top is a 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Whisper White.
On the right side is a 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 piece of Cherry on Top Designer Paper.
Happy Birthday was stamped with Tuxedo Black ink and the top colored with the Hello Honey Marker.
Two of the flowers were stamped with Tuxedo Black on Watermelon Wonder and the centers on Hello Honey, then punched with the Pansy Punch and the centers cut out by hand. A tiny Pearl is in the center of each.
The leaves were stamped with Tuxedo Black on Cucumber Crush and hand cut out.
The flowers were popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Pretty quick and easy…especially when you have the pieces done already! lol!

HURRY, HURRY!!! Only a TWO MORE DAYS to register for the Create with Connie and Mary LIVE event on July 11th! We’d LOVE to see you there! We have SIX very fun projects for you to make…see the preview photo for a sneak peek. Plus, have fun chatting with other stampers, lunch and PRIZES! See Create with Connie and Mary for more details!

SUOC123 Stippled Blossoms

May 12, 2015 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s time for another SUO Challenge…these time it is a Floral Theme…my favorite! I don’t know why, but I rarely pass up a floral set! One of the stamp sets that I’ll be sad to see leave the SU catalog is Stippled Blossoms! It makes such pretty two-tone roses!

This card is fun because it is 3D…and stands up on its’ own! It is all about how it is scored.

Here are the details:

Cut a 5 x 11piece of Calypso Coral cardstock for the base. Score at 2-1/2, 4, 7, 8-1/2. Fold as shown (V, M, M, V folds).
Cut a second from smallest Deco Label Framelit from Whisper White and stamp the greeting from Sumthin’ Sumthin’ in Tuxedo Black. Layer on the third from smallest Deco Label Framelit cut from Daffodil Delight cardstock. Add to the front panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Add the two 2-1/4 x 4-3/4 Painted Blooms Designer Paper to each of the side panels.
Stamp two roses, first with Daffodil Delight Ink on Whisper White, then add the Calypso Coral two-step. Stamp two sets of leaves with Wild Wasabi ink (stamp off for the leaf and full strength for the veins). Cut everything out and add it to the Deco Label with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I added some Pearls in the center of the roses.

I really like how this card looks and it stands up on the counter perfectly! OK…make sure to see the rest of the SUO Challenge Design Team and see what they did!

CCMC342 Crazy About You

February 12, 2015 By Connie | 7 Comments

I’ll admit…I purchased this set during preorder and hadn’t even inked it up! So many other sets to use, I guess! But, the color challenge this week over on Create with Connie and Mary is perfect for it, so I pulled it out to use!

And here’s my card! Can I say I’m CRAZY about Something Borrowed Designer Paper??? LOVE it! It goes great with almost every color!

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Sahara Sand, folded in half.
Basic Black layer is 4 x 5-1/4.
Something Borrowed Designer Paper layer is 3-3/4 x 5
Whisper White strip for greeting is 3/4 x 3, stamped with Celebrating You from Crazy About You stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink.
3″ strip of Basic Black punched with Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border and adhered under Whisper White.
The flower was stamped twice with Hello Honey Ink on Whisper White and punched with the Flower Medallion Punch once, then the center cut out of the other and added to the center with Stampin’ Dimensional.
A Basic Black button was tied with White Bakers Twine and added to the center of the flower.
The leaves were stamped with Sahara Sand Ink and cut out, then tucked under the flower and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

LOVE that color combination! Make sure to check out Create with Connie and Mary and see what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week with the color combination. Everyone’s cards are really different!

Week 1 Blog Hop: Lotus Blossom

January 24, 2015 By Connie | 3 Comments

WOOHOO! Over on Create with Connie and Mary Spring Collection 2015 we are showing off the sets we used this past week with a BLOG HOP!!! Come take the tour and see what the designers have come up with. (Of course, you can only see the actual 3D projects if you are a subscriber!) You probably have just come from Deb Currier’s blog…love her card, don’t you? Before you take the tour, here is some information about our Spring Collection 2015 session:

We are just finishing up Week 1 on our Create with Connie and Mary Spring Collection 2015! We are doing four weeks of 3d projects for home decor and gift giving and several card sets! It’s not too late to join and you won’t miss anything…you can refer back to the projects 24/7 for up to a year! For only $29.95 US, you’ll get over 24 project ideas not shown ANYWHERE else! So, stop by Create with Connie and Mary and sign up!

I used Stampin’ Up!’s stamp set, Lotus Blossom, for my card this week since I used it on my pretty (if I must say so myself) home decor project that subscribers saw on Thursday!

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Coastal Cabana folded in half.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Best Year Ever Designer Paper.
The 3 x 4-1/4 layer of Sahara Sand has been embossed with the Spring Flowers folder and the corners were rounded. A 2″ Circle was punched out of the center.
On a 2-3/4 x 2-3/4 piece of Whisper White, the Lotus Blossom flower was stamped with Crushed Curry, then stamped off with Calypso Coral for the second layer and full-strength Calypso Coral for the final image. It was adhered behind the open circle.
A 1/2 x 3-3/4 piece of Chocolate Chip was rounded and placed under the left side. Then the entire piece was placed on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The Bow Builder punch was used to make the Coastal Cabana bow, and the Thank You greeting was stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink on one of the tails.
A Calypso Coral Best Year Ever Accessory Button was tied with White Bakers Twine, then added to the center of the bow.

OK…so now continue on around the Create with Connie and Mary Spring Collection 2015 Design Team blogs to see their cards and what sets they used this week on their projects! Next up is Mary Brown!

Have you stamped today?

Day 3 PREVIEW: Painted Petals

January 13, 2015 By Connie | 5 Comments

This is my second post for today…make sure to see my SUO Challenge card, too!

It’s DAY 3 of PREVIEW WEEK over on Create with Connie and Mary and we’re counting down the days until we start the new Spring Collection 2015! Preview Week is a chance for you to see what we are all about with our free tutorials! We are announcing another of our Design Team Member today…one of our long-time designers and we love her work! Head over and see who she is, see her card, AND get ANOTHER chance for BLOG CANDY…a FREE SUBSCRIPTION! While you are there sign up for our latest Collection…filled with projects and card sets from products in Stampin’ Up!’s Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs! Save $5 off the regular price…only $24.95 for over 24 tutorials!

Another favorite set of mine in the Occasions Catalog is Painted Petals. I love the small blossoms and soft lines on the images. Here’s a quick card I put together using it!

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Coastal Cabana cardstock, folded in half.
On the 3 3/4 x 5 layer of Pool Party, I stamped the trio of flowers diagonally with Coastal Cabana Ink.
On the 2 x 4 1/4 strip of Whisper White, I stamped the stems with Mossy Meadow Ink and the tops with Strawberry Slush Ink. The greeting was stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink, then the row of dots is Coastal Cabana again.
I thought it still needed a little “sumthin’ sumthin'”, so I tied a bow in the Coastal Cabana Thick Twine and added it to the flower stems with Mini Glue Dots.

See…really quick and easy…a great demo card for your classes, don’t you think? OK…make sure to stop by Create with Connie and Mary and see our designer’s work…and sign up for the Spring Collection 2015!

Oh yeah! Way to go BUCKEYES!!! Woohoo!

Sneak Peek Blog Tour with Petal Potpourri

December 19, 2014 By Connie | 3 Comments

The Control Freak Swappers are having a SNEAK PEEK Blog Tour for our December Tour de Freaks! I know it’s a BUSY time of year, but you know you will see LOTS of inspiration from the upcoming Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs…ordering begins January 6th! You’ve probably just come from Debbie Henderson’s blog…weren’t her projects fun? I love her work! We have 12 stops this month, so make sure you stop by them all!

Every year I try to decorate my paper calendar that sits on my desk. Although I keep a lot of appts on my phone, my desk calendar is my BIBLE…reminders and dates, birthdays, etc., all get placed in this master calendar. So, I want it to look pretty, right? And…flowers are my favorite things to stamp…so how could I resist using the new Petal Potpourri stamp set to decorate my calendar? And, I needed a matching birthday card, right?

Here’s what the calendar started as…pretty plain, huh?

And here is a closeup of it finished. I used the new Birthday Bash Specialty Designer Paper to get started with my colors. The background is Bermuda Bay with Crushed Curry for the side and Petal Potpourri flowers. I think this doily pattern is one of my favorites in the set! The centers are Tangelo Twist with Rhinestones inside, the leaves are Mossy Meadow punched from one of the flowers in the Petal Potpourri set. Of course the flower has a MATCHING punch! I added the year with Silver Glimmer Paper numbers cut from the Perfect Print Numbers Bigz Dies onto Basic Black cardstock with the Label Framelit and used my Chalk Pen to draw around the edges.

Supplies:
Stamps: Petal Potpourri Stamp Set
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Basic Black
Inks: Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist, Bermuda Bay, Mossy Meadow
Accessories: Birthday Bash Designer Paper, Flower Medallion Punch, 7/8 Scallop Circle Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch, Hello Honey Ribbon, Rhinestones, Label Framelits, Perfect Print Numbers Bigz Dies, White Chalk Pen

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Here’s a closeup of the card, too! This is fun because the greeting is from the Sale-A-Bration set, Big Day, and I embossed it with White Embossing Powder on Basic Black, then used my Blendabilities Markers (Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay and Pumpkin Pie) to color over the White Embossing. I love that look! I also drew around the edges with the White Chalk Pen. The flowers are the same as I used on the calendar, but I used the little center circle image for the background with Bermuda Bay ink on the Bermuda Bay cardstock!

Supplies:
Stamps: Big Day, Petal Potpourri
Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Basic Black, Crushed Curry
Inks: Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist, Mossy Meadow, White Craft
Blendabilities: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Coastal Cabana
Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Label Framelits, Flower Medallion Punch, 7/8 Scallop Circle Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch, Birthday Bash Designer Paper, Rhinestones, White Chalk Pen

OK…aren’t those wonderful ideas and a great glimpse of the new Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs? I think so. Now, go check out the rest of the Control Freak Swappers on the Tour de Freaks blog hop! Next up is Melissa Davies...another of my favorites!

Preview Week Part 3 – Beautiful Bunch

June 20, 2014 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Day 5 of PREVIEW WEEK over on Create with Connie and Mary! We are giving away BLOG CANDY this week…free subscriptions…and introducing our Design Team…there are TWO more today!! Make sure to leave a comment on their blogs to be entered to win! PLUS we will have a couple FREE TUTORIALS this week for you so you can see a sample of what our subscription is all about!

Now is the time to subscribe to Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection 2014. This collection features projects using products from the NEW CATALOG…you don’t want to miss it! We have over 18 projects for stamp camps and classes, PLUS over 24 EXCLUSIVE card ideas! All that for only $24.95 US! But, tomorrow is the LAST DAY for the Early Bird Special…sign up before Sunday! More details on Create with Connie and Mary!

In celebration, I made up this card using my favorite Beautiful Bunch stamp set again! I love the patriotic feel to it using Maritime!

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Night of Navy, folded in half.
I added a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Whisper White.
On the 3 3/4 x 5 layer of Maritime DSP, I added a 1 x 3 3/4 piece of the Stripe pattern, with a 1/4 strip of Real Red Cardstock under it.
I stamped the Beautiful Bunch flower twice with Real Red on Whisper White, then punched with the Fun Flower Punch.
I punched the center out of Regals Backgrounds DSP because I wanted the polka dot pattern…you could use the navy pattern in Maritime, too! The flower was placed on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a Rhinestone Jewel to the center, too.
I stamped Happy Birthday from And Many More stamp set…love the selection of greetings in that set!

Perfect for a July birthday, don’t you think? Make sure to find out where the BLOG CANDY is today by checking out Create with Connie and Mary Design Team Members and leaving a comment on their blogs!