Happy Scenes

September 16, 2015 By Connie | 2 Comments

I recently made thank you cards for some Online Orders that I received. And…quickly used them all up so I need to make some more! Here are a couple versions I did.

Here are the details for both cards:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 (or 4-1/4 x 11) Old Olive cardstock, folded in half.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake was embossed with the Woodlands folder (either horizontally or vertically)
a 2 x 4 strip of Into the Woods Designer Paper was adhered along the left side.
Happy Scenes was stamped with Archival Black Ink on Hello Honey cardstock, then cut with the Oval Framelits (larger size for the horizontal one). A mask was placed along the ground line, and then Tangelo Twist was sponged along the skyline and Old Olive along the grass line.
The pumpkins were colored with the Tangelo Twist Marker and the leaves with Mossy Meadow and Real Red Markers. The oval was popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A small leaf was cut from Hello Honey with the Leaflet Framelit Die and sponged around the edges with Tangelo Twist Ink. It was placed on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals and a Crumb Cake Candy Dot added to the leaf.
The greeting was stamped on a 1/2″ strip of Whisper White with Archival Black Ink and cut the flag end, then adhered to the oval.

OK…what version do you like best? lol! I like them both!

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Are you looking for some GREAT ideas using items in the Holiday Mini? Look no further than the Create with Connie and Mary September Mini Session! BREAKING NEWS! We added another BONUS this month because we know that some of you don’t do Halloween!

To start we have three wonderful card sets and two AWESOME 3D projects (and a bonus card set still to come) for the Create with Connie and Mary September Mini Session.

Two of the card sets are Halloween as is one of the 3D projects. However, we know that not everyone is into Halloween, so Mary and I decided to remake two of the Halloween projects using Christmas stamp sets…JUST FOR OUR SUBSCRIBERS! I knew I was going to remake Debbie’s Tabletop Decor item anyway using Snow Place for a future class. So if you weren’t sure you want to subscribe this month (September) because of all the Halloween…you are getting two BONUS projects as Mary also remade two of Deb’s Haunt Ya Later cards using Jolly Christmas. AND…we did add-ons to the tutorials so you’d know how to do them, too!

So normally you get 6 GREAT ideas for ONLY $8.95…this month it is 8 ideas! You really can’t beat that!

With our September mini session we are featuring sets from the Holiday mini…

Sweet Hauntings
Cheer All Year
Howl-o-ween Treats
Haunt Ya Later
Lighthearted Leaves
BONUS: Acorny Thank You
AND a bonus project from Connie remaking Debbie Henderson’s ADORABLE Halloween Tabletop Decor into an ADORABLE Snow Place Tabletop Decor
AND two Jolly Christmas Cards using the layouts from Deb’s Haunt Ya Later card set!

The session is NOW OPEN! Sign up today over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Halloween Happy Scenes

September 8, 2015 By Connie | 4 Comments

I love the set, Happy Scenes in Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday Catalog! My favorite image is the spider web! Here’s a card I came up with…was going to use it for a class card until I realized I used 3 sets of Framelits on it! Oh well, I still really love the black cat, the window and the scene…so I’m sharing it here! It reminds me of my cat looking out the window all day!

Here are the details to recreate this card.

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Whisper White, folded in half.
A 2-1/4 x 4 piece of Farmers Market Designer Paper was adhered to the bottom of the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Hello Honey. A 1/4 x 4 strip of Whisper White hides the seam and is the “chair rail”.
The Hearth & Home Thinlet Die is cut from Thick Whisper White.
The background of the window is 2-3/8 x 3-1/4 Hello Honey cardstock sponged with Tangelo Twist Ink. The spider web is stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink in the upper right corner.
A moon is punched form the 1″ Circle Punch from Hello Honey cardstock and placed in the upper left corner, trimming off the excess.
The Sleigh Ride Edgelit houses were cut from Basic Black cardstock and placed along the bottom of the scene. The scene was adhered to the back of the window and then added to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The Pumpkin was made with 1″ Circles punched from Tangelo Twist cardstock, sponged with ink on the edges and adhered together. The leaf is from the Bird Punch from Old Olive cardstock.
The black cat is cut from Basic Black cardstock with the Festive Fireplace Framelits and adhered sitting on the pumpkin and looking out the window!
Wishing you from Happy Scenes was stamped with Tuxedo Black on the DSP in the lower right corner.

See…wasn’t it worth using THREE of the Framelits on this card??? lol! I love it!

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WOOHOO! It’s almost time for the new SEPTEMBER Create with Connie and Mary Mini Session!

Each mini session contain three cards sets, two 3D items and a bonus card set! 6 GREAT class or stamp camp ideas for ONLY $8.95! A GREAT bargain!

With our September mini session we are featuring sets from the Holiday Catalog…

Sweet Hauntings
Cheer All Year
Howl-o-ween Treats
Haunt Ya Later
Lighthearted Leaves
BONUS: Acorny Thank You

Now is a GREAT time to subscribe! Hurry, the session opens September 13th and you don’t want to miss out! Check out Create with Connie and Mary for all the information!

Spooky Happy Scenes

August 10, 2015 By Connie | 3 Comments

I was so excited to see the Seasonal Frame Thinlet Dies contained the word “Spooky”! I immediately thought of a haunted tree with the word in front. I also LOVE the little corner spider web in Happy Scenes. So…here’s my interpretation!

Here are the details to recreate this card:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Basic Black cardstock.
On the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pumpkin Pie cardstock, a 1-1/2 x 5-1/4 layer of Happy Haunting DSP was placed across the bottom. A 1/8″ strip of Crushed Curry cardstock hides the seam.
The frame from Seasonal Frame Thinlets was used to cut the Whisper White.
The tree from Sheltering Tree was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink towards the left side.
The moon was created by punching a 1-3/8 circle from scrap paper to make a mask, then sponging Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie Inks inside the circle mask on the Whisper White.
The corner spider web from Happy Scenes was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, then stamped again on scrap Whisper White. The spider and string was cut out and adhered onto the tree.
Finally, SPOOKY was cut with the Seasonal Frame Thinlet from Black Glimmer Paper! LOVE it!!! I used the new Fine Tip Glue Pen (LOVE IT, too!) to attach it to the front of the card!

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Stamps: Sheltering Tree, Happy Scenes

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Basic Black, Crushed Curry

Accessories: Seasonal Frame Thinlets, Black Glimmer Paper, 1-3/8 Circle Punch, sponge daubers, Fine Tip Glue Pen