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CCMC431 Stitched With Cheer

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It’s Thursday and that means a new Create with Connie and Mary challenge!  It’s a FUN sketch…our Challenge Team came up with some GREAT looks using it!  So…grab your stamps and play along!

 

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Here’s my card using Stitched with Cheer stamp set:

 

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Here are the details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pool Party, folded in half.
  • The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White was embossed with the Pretty Paisleys Embossing Folder.
  • In the center, the snowflake was Stitched with Cheer was stamped with Pool Party Ink three times.  In between the stitched heart was stamped with Real Red Ink twice.
  • Silver Metallic Enamel Shapes were added to the center.
  • Merry Christmas was stamped with Real Red on Pool Party cardstock, hand cut, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

 

That’s it!  Pretty easy, but I love the snowflakes inside the embossed oval!  Check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary.

 

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We are getting ready to open our NOVEMBER 2016 MINI SESSION with projects using stamp sets from the HOLIDAY CATALOG!     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!

 

  • Each session includes FIVE step-by-step tutorials for projects…THREE card sets, each with 4 cards and TWO 3D items…perfect for your club or stamp camp!
  • All designs and tutorials are EXCLUSIVELY for subscribers and will not be posted anywhere else online.
  • All FIVE projects are available once the monthly mini collection opens so you immediately have all projects (and tutorials).
  • Mini Sessions open on the 11th of each month.

 

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25% OFF STAMPS and New Framelits!

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Woohoo!  Stampin’ Up! has tied a wonderful 25% off select stamp set sale with a NEW Framelit offering!  The sale is only available November 1-30, so take advantage.  These Framelits won’t be seen again until the new catalog comes out next June, 2017!  I’m SO excited to get them!  Some beautiful examples above using them!

 

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And here’s a list of the stamp sets that coordinate and are on sale for 25% off!  Don’t miss out!

 

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When placing your order, please use this host code, PMXBMHAD!  I’d like to send you a thank you!

 

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And…on a personal note…thought you’d like to see the grandkids dressed up for Halloween!  Aren’t they darling?  We are SO blessed!

 

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Cookie Cutter Halloween

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Happy Halloween!!!!

 

I made some of these Cookie Cutter Halloween and Spooky Fun favors for my grandson, Carter’s, preschool class.   Plus, I tucked one of these in the little Halloween “goodie” bags I made for the two older grand kids filled with little toys and candy.  I figured the two babies wouldn’t mind not getting treats this year since they are only a few weeks/months old.  Inside was a packet of SweetTart Skulls & Bones.  I did them in a matchbook favor style.

 

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Here are the details:

  • The base is 3 x 8, scored at 3-1/2 & 7-1/2.  Staple the package of candy inside the tab area at the bottom.
  • Inside, I also stamped some bats and spider web with Memento Black Ink.
  • The Halloween Nights designer Paper was cut 2-3/4 x 3 and added to the front of the treat.
  • The greeting “Here’s bootiful treat” was stamped with Memento Black on the DSP and a couple bats from Spooky Fun stamp set.
  • A couple strips of retired Halloween Washi Tape was added to the background.  (The new Halloween Washi Tape would work great…I just had forgotten to order any!)
  • The skeleton from Cookie Cutter Halloween was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Whisper White, watercolored lightly with Smoky Slate Marker and AquaPainter and the eyes colored with Daffodil Delight Marker.  It was punched with the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch.
  • Some Black Thread was wrapped around in circles and added to the back of the skeleton with a Stampin’ Dimensional and then added to the front with more Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • A small heart was punched with the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch from Pumpkin Pie Glimmer Paper and added to the skeleton.
  • Some Washi Tape was added to the bottom of the matchbook to hide the staple and help keep it tightly closed.

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They are quite cute!  I still have a few to hand out tonight to some special friends.

 

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CCMC Saturday Blog Hop – Nothing But Words

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Our theme this week on the Saturday Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop is “Nothing But Words”, using words as the focal element on a card!  I combined Wonderful Year stamp set with the fun Bell punch!

 

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Here are the details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Real Red cardstock, folded in half.
  • The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic Black was placed on top.
  • Silver Glimmer Ribbon was wrapped around the 3-7/8 x 5-1/8 layer of Warmth & Cheer Designer Paper and adhered to the Basic Black layer.
  • Real Red and Basic Black Markers were used to color the Wonderful Year greeting and stamped on Whisper White, then cut with the Lots of Layers Framelits.  It is popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Silver Glimmer Paper was punched with the Bell Punch, then tied with Candy Cane Lane Baker’s Twine in a bow at the top.  It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

 

Check out what the rest of the Create with Connie and Mary Design Team did with the “Nothing But Words” theme this week! Click on the buttons below to go to Mary Brown’s website or backwards to see Melissa Davies’ card!

 

 

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CCMC430 Tuscan Vineyard

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It’s Thursday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge!  Did you know that we offer a new challenge every week and ANYONE can play along?  You don’t need a blog…use Pinterest or any gallery format for your card, then upload it on our Inlinkz tool at the Create website!  This week is a pretty color combination!  At first I thought of fall, but then I saw a never used stamp set in my cabinet…and pulled it out!

 

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Here’s my card using Tuscan Vineyard and the greeting from Rose Wonder:

 

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Here are the details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Perfect Plum, folded in half.
  • On the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White, a 1/2 x 5-1/4 strip of Old Olive striped DSP from the Brights Paper Stack was added to the left side.
  • A 1/8″ x 5-1/4 strip of Pumpkin Pie cardstock hides the seam.
  • The grape bundle from Tuscan Vineyard was stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored using a Blender Pen with Perfect Plum and Old Olive Ink Pads.
  • With Sympathy from Rose Wonder was stamped with Memento Black Ink.
  • A trio of Pumpkin Pie Enamel Shapes were added to the front.

 

Love the clean and simple look to this card!  Make sure to check out the rest of the Challenge Team’s designs over on Create with Connie and Mary today…and grab your stamps and play along!

 

 

Thailand Grand Achievers Blog Hop – October 2016

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It’s time for the Thailand Achievers’ Blog Hop!  I cashed in my points this month to actually go, even though I earned it in June.  Seems like it finally is real that I will be going to Thailand next year!  Our theme this month for the Achievers Blog Hop is “Inspired by Nature”.  Since the Achievers are from all over the world, I wanted to do something different than a fall card representing the midwest in the United States.  And, while I’ve seen photos that Thailand is gorgeous, I haven’t been there yet!  So instead I made a card based on scenery I did see in Italy over our Mediterranean Cruise Achievers trip this past summer!  The scenery there was SO inspiring for sure!

 

Make sure you take the blog hop to see what nature-inspired things everyone else came up with!  You are presently at my blog, Connie Babbert…at the bottom of this post, click on the name next in line to continue on around!

 

I pulled out a set, Tuscan Vineyard, that I hadn’t used yet and came up with the watercolor scene.

 

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Here are the details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Whisper White, folded in half.
  • On the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Old Olive cardstock, the olive branch images was stamped randomly in the background with Old Olive ink.
  • A 1″ strip of the checked pattern in Halloween Nights DSP was placed across the front.
  • Two 1/4″ strips of Perfect Plum were adhered along the left side.
  • The Tuscan Vineyard image was stamped with Black Stazon Ink on Whisper White and watercolored with a Blender Pen and Pumpkin Pie, Perfect Plum and Old Olive Ink Pads.  It was cut with the Layering Oval Framelit and layered on a larger Scallop Layering Oval of Perfect Plum cardstock, the popped up on the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The vineyard seal was stamped with Perfect Plum on Whisper White, cut with the 1″ Circle Punch.  Several loops of Silver Thread were adhered behind the circle, then placed on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals for a little bling.
  • Finally, some of the Brights Enamel Dots were added to the front.

 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!  I hope I’ve inspired you a little!  Continue on around to see many more inspiring ideas from my fellow Achievers!  Again, you are at my blog, Connie Babbert, click on the name next in line on the list below to continue!

 

Here’s a list of supplies I used.  Click to order them!

 

 

 

SUOC160 Santa’s Sleigh for Fall

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The theme this week on SUO Challenges is Fall Fun (SUOC160).  One thing I like to do is get maximum benefit from my stamps.  I had Santa’s Sleigh on my desk from another project and wondered how the tree would look colored for fall!  I also got to use the fun Labeler Alphabet to personalize the words!

 

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Here are the details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Crumb Cake, folded in half.
  • On each side is  3/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Petals & Paisleys Designer Paper.
  • In the center is a 3-1/2 x 5-1/4 piece of Whisper White stamped with the tree from Santa’s Sleigh with Memento Black Ink.
  • I used a Blender Pen with Delightful Dijon and Cajun Craze Ink Pads (squeeze the top to collect the ink) and colored.  The trunk was done with Chocolate Chip Ink Pad.  Some “grassy” area was also added at the bottom to ground the image.
  • The trio of pumpkins from Spooky Fun were stamped with Memento Black Ink on scrap Whisper White and colored with the Blender Pen and Pumpkin Pie Ink, then cut out and placed along the bottom of the tree.
  • Happy Fall letters from Labeler Alphabet stamp set were individually stamped with Chocolate Chip Ink and cut out, then added across the top.
  • Some Linen Thread was tied in a bow and added to the top of the tree.

 

So…what do you think?  Did I succeed in using Santa’s Sleigh stamp set for a fall card?  I think so!  Make sure to check out the rest of the SUO Challenge Design Team’s creations this week over on SUO Challenges, then grab your stamps and play along!  Here are the products I used:

 

 

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Jar of Haunts again

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Well, this card is a bonus.  I originally had in my head that last Saturday’s Blog Hop was the theme of Spooky Halloween instead of Halloween Cuties.  I had to re-do my card at the last minute!  But…bonus is that I can show you the spooky one now!  lol!

 

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Here are the details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Old Olive cardstock, folded in half.
  • On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White cardstock.
  • A 1-1/2 x 5 strip of spider web print in the Halloween Nights Designer Paper is placed along the left side.
  • The eyes were stamped several times randomly along the right side with Memento Black Ink, then colored with an Old Olive Marker.
  • Happy Halloween was stamped with Memento Black on Old Olive cardstock, then punched with the 1-1/4″ Circle Punch.  It is layered on a 1-1/2 Circle of Silver Glimmer Paper, and then popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

 

A little spooky, isn’t it?  I love it!  Here are the products I used:

 

 

 

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