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CCMC Saturday Blog Hop – Inspired by a Christmas Song

December 3, 2016 By Connie | Leave a Comment

But, it’s time for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop! This week’s theme is “Inspired by a Christmas Song”! This was such a FUN theme! I could think of a dozen different ways to go. Ended up with my card that could be two different songs…Joy to the World…or Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Both are favorite songs of mine! Plus, I thought the sheet music designer paper pattern in This Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper worked perfectly! (I wonder how many of us used the same print?) lol!

Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Cherry Cobbler cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of the sheet music from This Christmas Specialty DSP.
Across the front is a 1 x 5-1/4 strip of a coordinating print in This Christmas Specialty DSP.
A large oval was cut from the green plaid design in…yup…This Christmas DSP, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The angel from Wonder of Christmas was stamped with Black Stazon on Very Vanilla cardstock and watercolored with the AquaPainter and Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, Blushing Bride Ink Pads. She was hand-cut and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The wings were colored with the Clear Wink of Stella.
Several small stars were punched from Gold Glimmer Paper from the Sprinkles Punch and added randomly on the front.

So usually I don’t go for mixing a lot of DSP patterns…but in this case I do think it works! What do you think?

Make sure to check out the rest of the Design Team to see what Christmas Song inspired them this week! Next up is the Create with Connie and Mary website so you can find out more about our December Mini Session that will be starting soon. We’re featuring products from the Occasions and Sale-A-Brations catalogs!

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CCMC435 Merry Mice

December 1, 2016 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s Thursday and time for another Create with Connie and Mary challenge! It’s a fun sketch challenge this week. Grab your stamps and play along!

I’ve used one of the mice in Merry Mice Stamp set and cut him out separately from the trio image for my card today. Look at him all decked out with Christmas lights!

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Real Red, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The top of the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake was embossed with the Holly Folder.
The two rectangles were cut from Candy Cane Lane DSP and angled on the front.
A Whisper White circle was cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelit and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The mouse was stamped with Black Stazon on Whisper White, watercolored with a Blender Pen and Crumb Cake, Real Red Ink Pads, the lights with various Brights Markers. The “ground” has a shading of Crumb Cake under the mouse. The mouse is popped up with a Dimensional.
The Candy Cane Bakers Twine was tied in a bow and added to the top of the circle with a Mini Glue Dot.
Merry Christmouse was stamped with Black Stazon in the lower right corner.

Check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with the sketch this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

AND…don’t forget to sign up for our Create with Connie and Mary DECEMBER MINI SESSION! It will open SOON and feature NEW products from the Occasions and Sale-A-Bration brochures! Sneak Peek photos coming soon! More details on Create with Connie and Mary!

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CCMC Saturday Blog Hop – Homespun Christmas

November 26, 2016 By Connie | 1 Comment

Ahhh, Thanksgiving is over! We had a housefull…12 adults and 2 babies…but what a blast! LOTS of great food and thankful that everyone pitches in and brings something! Here’s a cute picture of two of the grands, my youngest son’s kids. Wish it turned out a little better and not so grainy. My brother and I are about the same age apart as Quinn and Brody are…and I’m sure I remember a similar picture of the two of us together with me almost strangling him around the neck, too! lol!

But, it’s time for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop! This week’s theme is “Homespun Christmas”. I love the traditional look of pines and pine cones, so that is what I chose to represent my homespun Christmas. The plaids in the Warmth & Cheer Designer Paper Pack work perfectly!

Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Crumb Cake cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White cardstock.
A 3-3/4 x 5 piece of Warmth & Cheer Designer Paper selected, then a 1-1/4 piece cut off one end and flipped to the reverse side, then adhered to the front of the Whisper White cardstock.
Gold Bakers Twine was wrapped around 3 times to hide the seam.
The label from Christmas Pines was stamped with Cherry Cobbler on Crumb Cake cardstock and the Christmas Blessings greeting with Chocolate Chip inside, then hand-cut.
The pine branches were cut from Old Olive cardstock, the mistletoe from Whisper White and the pine cones from Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip cardstocks and adhered together on the front.
A bow was cut from Gold Glimmer Paper and added to the top of the pine cones.

What do you think? Did I fulfill the Homespun challenge? OK…next up is Mary Brown, go check out what she did with the challenge this week!

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CCMC434 Wonder of Christmas

November 24, 2016 By Connie | 5 Comments

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

I told you last week that I used last week’s sketch for the Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge this week! Isn’t it fun how different it actually looks?

Here’s what I did using Stampin’ Up!’s Wonder of Christmas stamp set!

Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Cherry Cobbler cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded in half.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake cardstock.
A 2 x 4 piece of Warmth & Cheer Designer Paper was added across the front.
On the 3 x 3-1/4 Whisper White, a coordinating 1 x 3 piece of Warmth & Cheer DSP was added to the bottom, plus a small 1/8″ x 3 piece of Gold Glimmer Paper. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The angel from Wonder of Christmas was stamped with Black Stazon, then colored with Delightful Dijon, Cherry Cobbler, and Crumb Cake Markers with a Blender Pen. A little bit of Blushing Bride colored her face, hands and feet.
Over top of the dress, the Gold Wink of Stella was added…so pretty and sparkly! Then the Clear Wink of Stella was added to the wings. The angel was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A few stars from the Star Border Punch were punched from Gold Glimmer Paper and added to the background.

OK…make sure to check out the rest of the Challenge Team’s creations over on Create with Connie and Mary this week! So fabulous ideas!

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SUOC162 Merry Mice

November 22, 2016 By Connie | 1 Comment

The theme this week on SUO Challenges is Holiday Cuteness! Well, there certainly is a LOT of Holiday Cuteness going around in the Holiday Catalog! Made it hard to choose what set I wanted to use! But, I just did get the Merry Mice Stamp Set with some host rewards, so pulled it out again to use it on this week’s challenge! Instead of using the trio of mice, I stamped them and cut each one out individually and colored them. You’ll be seeing each of them over the next few days! This set is really SO much cuter in person than in the catalog!

Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Whisper White, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The top portion of the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Mint Macaron is embossed with the Holly folder.
A 1-1/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Presents & Pinecones Designer Paper is placed across the front, then a 1/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Red Glimmer Paper was added on top.
The greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink under the DSP.
The trio of mice were stamped with Black Stazon Ink on Whisper White, then cut out separately. I colored this one with Emerald Envy, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate Markers and Blender Pen, then carefully cut around him.
I added him to the Stitched Circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals, added some Red Thread in loops behind the circle, then placed it on the front of the card with more Stampin’ Dimensionals. I did color a little bit of the ground with Smoky Slate for his shadow.

That’s it for my Holiday Cuteness! Check out the rest of the SUO Challenge Design Team to see what they did with the challenge over on SUO Challenges!

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Greetings from Santa

November 21, 2016 By Connie | Leave a Comment

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Today’s card uses Greetings from Santa! It is inspired by one that Mary Brown did for our Create with Connie and Mary November Mini Session! This is one of the 25% off stamp sets available this month and Cheerful Tags which is one of the Online Extravaganza 30% off specials…perfect time to order BOTH of them!

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Emerald Envy cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White cardstock, stamped with the Happy Christmas greeting from Greetings from Santa stamp set in Tuxedo Black Ink. It was embossed at the top with the Holly Embossing Folder (HURRY…supplies are limited on this item if you want it for Christmas!)
A 1-1/4 x 4 strip of Presents & Pinecones Designer Paper is added across the front.
The largest tag front in Cheerful Tags Framelits is cut from Emerald Envy cardstock, then the scalloped tag front from Cherry Cobbler cardstock, the smaller fold-over tag is from Mint Macaron cardstock and all three are layered together.
The swirl embellishment was cut from Gold Metallic and added to the front. Gold Baker’s Twine was threaded thru the top holes and secured behind the Whisper White layer.
The tree from Greetings from Santa was stamped with Emerald Envy Ink on Whisper White, then the reindeer with Early Espresso Ink over top. It was cut with the circle Framelit in the Cheerful Tags set.
A Metallic Gold Star was added to the top of the circle (these are on sale with the 24 hour DOOR BUSTER sale today!)
The entire tag was added to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals!

LOVE how this turned out!

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CCMC Saturday Blog Hop Non-Traditional Colors

November 19, 2016 By Connie | 1 Comment

This week’s Saturday Blog Hop over on Create with Connie and Mary features non-traditional Christmas colors! Any more, though, anything goes and there is so much variety! So, I had a hard time thinking of something that was really “non-traditional”! lol!

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Flirty Flamingo, scored at 5-1/2 and folded to make the base card.
Merry Medley Background stamp was inked with Smoky Slate, then stamped on the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Smoky Slate. White Craft Ink was sponged along the edges to soften it a little.
A 3/4 x 4 strip of Flirty Flamingo Designer Paper was added across the front.
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper was punched with the Flower Medallion Punch.
The snowflake from Tin of Tags was stamped with White Craft Ink on Flirty Flamingo, then embossed with White Embossing Powder and punched with the Flower Medallion Punch.
The punches were adhered together and placed on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A Large Rhinestone was added to the center and a few scattered in the background for a little bling!

OK…next up is our Create with Connie and Mary website where you can find out more about our November 2016 Mini Session that opened last week! PLUS…sign up for both the November and December Mini Sessions together and get a free HOLIDAY BONUS tutorial! We know you’ll be excited about that! Our December issue will be featuring the Occasions & SAB catalogs! WOOHOO!

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