Happy Monday! It’s time for our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenge! This week’s inspiration is a beautiful floral print.

Blue flowers!  I love making blue flowers, even though there aren’t a whole lot of varieties shown in nature.  But, we can pretend, right?  I actually would love a bouquet of flowers in these colors!

Stampin’ Details:

• • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Misty Moonlight cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded to form the base card.
  • The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pool Party was embossed with the Tasteful Texture Embossing Folder.
  • A 2-3/4 x 4 piece of Playing with Patterns Designer Paper was added across the center.
  • The Stitched So Sweetly scallop rectangle was cut from Whisper White cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The jar was stamped with Memento Black Ink and the water with Pool Party Ink.  The stems were stamped with Old Olive Ink and colored with Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.  It was punched out with the Jar Builder Punch and put on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The flower bouquet was stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with Pool Party Combo, Bermuda Bay Combo, Old Olive Combo, Seaside Spray Combo.  It was hand-cut and some Wink of Stella applied to the petals.  It was popped up on the rectangle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The greeting was stamped with Misty Moonlight Ink on Whisper White and cut with the Stitched So Sweetly Die.  It was colored with Dark Pool Party and Dark Seaside Spray Blends then added to the front with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Two Misty Moonlight In Color Enamel Dots were added to the greeting.

So do you love this non-traditional flower color as much as I do?  OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!  She has some blue flowers, too!

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Have fun growing your own paper garden with Stampin' Up!'s STORYBOOK GARDEN PATCH BUNDLE!   Stamp the fun vegetable and fruit images, pots and gardening tools to create garden theme cards, tags, scrapbook pages and more.  Use your favorite coloring tools to color the line-art images or stamp directly on colored cardstock and cut them with the STORYBOOK GARDEN PATCH DIES.  Our STORYBOOK GARDEN PATCH COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for THREE cards (one a special fold) and a useful home decor project!  See more details HERE!

Spring is just around the corner and that means flower gardens start to show off their beautiful blossoms in many parts of the country! Stampin' Up!'s new Online Exclusive, THANKFUL GARDEN BUNDLE, can be used to create flowers all year long!  This bundle is blooming with line-art floral and leaf images that are easy to color with the coordinating layered THANKFUL GARDEN STENCILS and ink, then cut with the THANKFUL GARDEN DIES.  Or use your favorite coloring pencils or markers to bring them to life!  Our THANKFUL GARDEN CARD COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards we know you will love to create and share!  See more details HERE!

Happy Thursday everyone!  Wow…these weeks really roll around quickly!  June is flying by, I guess because I was on vacation for 10 days earlier this month!  More of a working vacation vs leisure, though!  lol!  We purchased a retirement home in Florida and closed on it, then needed to completely decorate and furnish!  That has been a major job!

But…today’s Color Challenge is BEAUTIFUL!  I frequently use these colors!

Jar of Flowers

Flowers were a perfect choice for these colors…don’t you think?

Stampin’ Details:

• The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Whisper White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
• The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Melon Mambo cardstock was embossed with the Old World Paper Embossing Folder, then added on top.
• A 2-3/4 x 5 piece of In Good Taste Designer Paper was added to the front…love that tile print!
• A 1/2 x 4 piece of Mango Melody cardstock was added as an accent down the left side.
• The jar and flowers from Jar of Flowers stamp set were stamped with Memento Black Ink an colored with Light & Dark Mango Melody, Light & Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends.  Then watercolored with Melon Mambo Marker.  The jar was punched with the Jar Punch and the flowers hand-cut.  They were added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• A 1/8 x 4-1/4 strip of Granny Apple Green across was added across the front.
• It’s Your Day from Mini Mates was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Whisper White cardstock, then colored with the Blends/Markers and cut with the Tasteful Label Die.  it is added on front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Wink of Stella was added to the jar and to the tulip flowers for a little sparkle.

OK…go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!  Some awesome ideas!

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Stampin' Up!'s PEEKABOO FOREST BUNDLE has some adorable critters to adorn your paper crafting projects! The animals are easy to color or stamp directly onto colored cardstock, then hide in the expandable tree, grass or shrubs!  The coordinating PEEKABOO FOREST DIES make it easy to cut everything out.  We also have them playing peekaboo on our new SUITCASE TREAT BOXES that are fun to fill and give away!  Our PEEKABOO FOREST COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO Suitcase Treat Box designs!  See more details HERE!

Have fun growing your own paper garden with Stampin' Up!'s STORYBOOK GARDEN PATCH BUNDLE!   Stamp the fun vegetable and fruit images, pots and gardening tools to create garden theme cards, tags, scrapbook pages and more.  Use your favorite coloring tools to color the line-art images or stamp directly on colored cardstock and cut them with the STORYBOOK GARDEN PATCH DIES.  Our STORYBOOK GARDEN PATCH COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for THREE cards (one a special fold) and a useful home decor project!  See more details HERE!

Spring is just around the corner and that means flower gardens start to show off their beautiful blossoms in many parts of the country! Stampin' Up!'s new Online Exclusive, THANKFUL GARDEN BUNDLE, can be used to create flowers all year long!  This bundle is blooming with line-art floral and leaf images that are easy to color with the coordinating layered THANKFUL GARDEN STENCILS and ink, then cut with the THANKFUL GARDEN DIES.  Or use your favorite coloring pencils or markers to bring them to life!  Our THANKFUL GARDEN CARD COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards we know you will love to create and share!  See more details HERE!

Happy Thursday!  Time for another Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!  It’s a beautiful color combination this week.

I decided to use Jar of Flowers for my card.  Love the jars in different colors!

Stampin’ Details:

• The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Purple Posy cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
• The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake cardstock is embossed with the Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder.
• A 1-3/4 x 5-1/4 strip of In Good Taste Designer Paper was added to the bottom.
• The large jar from Jar of Flowers was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Purple Posy, Night of Navy and Coastal Cabana cardstocks and punched with the Jar Punch.  They were added to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• The lids were stamped with Smoky Slate Ink on Whisper White cardstock and hand-cut, then added to the jars and the bottom.
• The flower top from Jar of Flowers was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Whisper White cardstock and colored with Purple Posy Combo, Pool Party Combo and Light Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends.  It was hand-cut and added to the top of the Night of Navy jar.
• Celebrate from Many Mates was stamped with Night of Navy Ink on 1/2 x 3 piece of Whisper White cardstock, then trimmed and added to the front.
• A Night of Navy Holiday Rhinestone was added to the greeting.
• The jars were covered with Wink of Stella.

LOVE how this turned out!  OK…check out the rest of the Challenge Team’s designs over on Create with Connie and Mary!  Lots of great ideas!

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Stampin' Up!'s PEEKABOO FOREST BUNDLE has some adorable critters to adorn your paper crafting projects! The animals are easy to color or stamp directly onto colored cardstock, then hide in the expandable tree, grass or shrubs!  The coordinating PEEKABOO FOREST DIES make it easy to cut everything out.  We also have them playing peekaboo on our new SUITCASE TREAT BOXES that are fun to fill and give away!  Our PEEKABOO FOREST COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO Suitcase Treat Box designs!  See more details HERE!

Have fun growing your own paper garden with Stampin' Up!'s STORYBOOK GARDEN PATCH BUNDLE!   Stamp the fun vegetable and fruit images, pots and gardening tools to create garden theme cards, tags, scrapbook pages and more.  Use your favorite coloring tools to color the line-art images or stamp directly on colored cardstock and cut them with the STORYBOOK GARDEN PATCH DIES.  Our STORYBOOK GARDEN PATCH COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for THREE cards (one a special fold) and a useful home decor project!  See more details HERE!

Spring is just around the corner and that means flower gardens start to show off their beautiful blossoms in many parts of the country! Stampin' Up!'s new Online Exclusive, THANKFUL GARDEN BUNDLE, can be used to create flowers all year long!  This bundle is blooming with line-art floral and leaf images that are easy to color with the coordinating layered THANKFUL GARDEN STENCILS and ink, then cut with the THANKFUL GARDEN DIES.  Or use your favorite coloring pencils or markers to bring them to life!  Our THANKFUL GARDEN CARD COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards we know you will love to create and share!  See more details HERE!