The next few weeks our design team for Create with Connie and Mary will be taking a tour of the new July-December Mini Catalog! This week’s blog hop theme is our Favorite July-Dec Mini Catalog Dies!
INTRICATE LEAVES
I admit…I settled. I just couldn’t pick ONE! So, I went with a die set that I hadn’t even used yet…Intricate Leaves Dies! And I combined it with another couple favorites of mine…Stitched Greenery and Stitched Rectangles!
Stampin’ Details:
- The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Bumblebee cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
- The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake cardstock with cut with the Stitched Greenery large background die (LOVE it!).
- A rectangle was made from using two of the Stitched Rectangles Dies and cutting it from Early Espresso cardstock. It was added to the front with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Much Gratitude from Heartfelt Wishes was stamped with Early Espresso Ink on 3/4 x 3-1/2 piece of Bumblebee cardstock, the end cut at an angle, and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- The Intricate Leaves were cut from Mango Melody, Cinnamon Cider, Cajun Craze and Bumblebee cardstock and glued around the frame and greeting.
- Some Linen Thread was folded in half and tied in a bow and added to the stems with Mini Glue Dot.
- A trio of copper Brushed Metallic Dots were added to the background.
I love all the texture and details on this card!!! OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!



These CHARMING DAY STAMPS have beautiful rose and anemone flower designs that were hand drawn with a calligraphy pen, resulting in open line art that’s perfect for coloring. These sweet florals will highlight your spring, summer or fall projects! Add the CHARMING DAY DIES to enhance your paper crafting projects with gorgeous floral and greenery cutouts. We've also used the coordinating FLORAL CHARM 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER to give a modern twist on these vintage designs. In our CHARMING DAY CARD COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT card projects. See more details HERE!

Stampin' Up!'s new DistINKtive style PERFECTLY PEARS BUNDLE makes creating quick and easy with the two-step stamping! Stamp the outline in a dark color, then color it with the solid image that fits inside...the shading is already done for you! You'll love the vintage fruit, delicate flowers and timeless sentiments included in this bundle! The PERFECTLY PEARS DIES even include some stand-alone greenery images and a couple labels to cut out your sentiments. We've used the PAINTERLY PEARS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER included in the PAINTERLY PEARS SUITE on our projects. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX card projects...four regular and two cute-as-can-be favors! See more details HERE!