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CS147 – Citrus Blooms

June 25, 2024 By Connie | 2 Comments

Welcome to Create with Stamping Friends Creatively Simple Challenge! Each month Debbie and I will pick a theme for our simple cards. This month the theme is “Foodie”. Cards that have a food type item on them!

CITRUS BLOOMS

I love the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Paper…so many nice images to cut out…and the various sizes of blue tiles…wow! I especially love the lemons.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Daffodil Delight cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic Beige was added on the front.
Two 1-1/4 x 4 strips of Mediterranean Blooms DSP were added to the background offset.
The double lemon cluster was hand-cut from the DSP and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Four of the leaf branches were cut from Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and tucked around the lemons.
The greeting from Citrus Blooms stamp set was stamped with Old Olive Ink on a 1/2 x 2-1/2 strip of Basic White cardstock and the ends cut an an angle.
Some Linen Thread was tied in a bow and added to the stem with a Mini Glue Dot.
Three yellow Shiny Sequins were added to the background.

I love the circles in the Spotlight on Nature Dies…and they worked perfectly with this stamp set! Check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:
Stamps: Citrus Blooms
Ink: Old Olive
Cardstock: Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Basic Beige, Lemon Lime Twist, Mediterranean Blooms Designer Paper
Accessories: Citrus Blooms Dies, Shiny Adhesive Backed Sequins (Online Exclusive), Linen Thread, Adhesives

Let the sunflowers shine as you create with the RADIANT SUNFLOWER BUNDLE! These cheerful sunflower images are sure to make someone smile! Color the line-art images, or stamp and cut images from colored cardstock...you have many options! Plus, the versatile greetings can be added for the perfect message! We've combined the RADIANT SUNFLOWER BUNDLE with the gorgeous bright sunflowers and neutral patterns in the SUNFLOWER FIELDS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO small Home Decor ideas, perfect for gifts or creating at a class! See more details HERE!

Ghosts and bats and cats, oh my! The OH MY FRIGHT COLLECTION will kick off your Halloween season with sweet and spooky images! Create layers of scary fun with a twisted tree and add cats, bats, a spiderweb, a witch's hat and other accessories to decorate your cards, tags, scrapbook pages and other crafty projects! Finish with a playful Halloween greeting! We've combined the OH MY FRIGHT BUNDLE and the magical patterns in the FRIGHTFULLY FUN 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO decorated White Gable Box ideas in our OH MY FRIGHT COLLECTION! See more details HERE!

The SIMPLY LEAVES PUNCH BUNDLE can be used for ANY season! Follow our card journey through Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter using this versatile stamp set and punch! The patterned leaves will add natural detail and texture on your cards and projects, then add one of the simple greetings to finish. We've combined the SIMPLY LEAVES PUNCH BUNDLE and the garden neutral patterns in the VALLEY OF BLOOM 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards...two card ideas from each season...in our SIMPLY LEAVES CARD COLLECTION! See more details HERE!

IM323 – So Refreshing with Lemons

March 11, 2024 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenges. This week’s inspiration challenge is a fun set of lemon kitchen towels!

SO REFRESHING

The only stamp set I have with lemons is So Refreshing. So where did that designer paper come from? I decided to stamp some “designer paper” of my own! Who remembers when that was the only way we could get prints…the designer paper selection was SO limited back 20 years ago! We have beautiful ones now!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 3-3/4 x 5 layer of yellow striped Lighter Than Air 6×6 Designer Paper was added on top.
The 3 x 4-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was stamped randomly with the lemons in Daffodil Delight Ink and the leaves randomly with Granny Apple Green Ink. They were colored with Light Lemon Lolly and Light Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends. It was added to the front.
A 1-1/4 x 3 piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock was added on top with a 1/2 x 2-1/2 piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock layered on top.
The greeting from So Refreshing was stamped with Granny Apple Green Ink on Basic White cardstock and cut with the Nested Essentials Dies and popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins were added to the banner and background for a little bling!

I had fun making the card look like the kitchen towels! Check out Mary’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Supplies:
Stamps: So Refreshing
Inks: Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green
Blends: Light Lemon Lolly, Light Lemon Lime Twist
Cardstock: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Lighter Than Air Designer Paper
Accessories: Nested Essentials Dies, Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins, Adhesives

CCM Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite JA Mini Stamp Set

January 21, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome back to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop! We have a BRAND NEW January-April Mini Catalog that launched this month AND it’s Sale-A-Bration time! This week the Design Team is showing off their favorite Mini Catalog Stamp Set/Bundle! I know…that is going to be HARD, right? So many fabulous sets to choose from!

SWEET CITRUS

This Sweet Citrus Bundle caught my eye right away! I love that it has a hybrid embossing folder that will emboss the fruit or background! AND I love that the fruits are combined onto one stamp image to make it easier to cut them out! I combined this new bundle with the Hues of Happiness Designer Paper from the Annual Catalog.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Daffodil Delight cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was added on top.
The Hues of Happiness DSP was cut to 3-1/2 x 4-3/4 and adhered on top.
The lemonade glass is 2-1/4 x 3 of both Basic White cardstock and Vellum Paper. The sides were trimmed at an angle to form the glass shape.
On the Basic White glass, Mango Melody was sponged along the bottom, Daffodil Delight above it, leaving a “rim” of white along the top.
The Vellum glass was adhered over the colored Basic White glass, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The lemons were stamped on Basic White cardstock with the outline image in Daffodil Delight Ink, the insides with So Saffron Ink. It was embossed with the Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing Folder and cut with the Sweet Citrus Dies. They were assembled on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A slit was cut on the half slice to fit over the top of the glass.
Wink of Stella was added to the lemons.
Two sets of leaves were stamped with Granny Apple Green Ink and cut with the Sweet Citrus Dies, then tucked around the lemons.
The greeting from Sweet Citrus was stamped with Memento Black Ink towards the top.
A trio of green In Color Matte Dots were added to the background.

The embossing just makes the lemons SO realistic! 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!

SUPPLIES:
Stamp Sets: Sweet Citrus
Inks: Memento Black, Granny Apple Green, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody
C/S: Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Vellum Paper, Hues of Happiness DSP
Accessories: Sweet Citrus Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella, In Color Matte Dots, Adhesives

CCMC468 Lemon Zest

July 27, 2017 By Connie | 1 Comment

After seeing SO many cute cards done with the Lemon Zest and punch, I decided that I needed to buy it! I’ve used it on my Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge card this week! It’s a fun sketch challenge!

Here’s my card:

Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Wild Wasabi Cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
On the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White, the lemon slice was stamped randomly in the background with Daffodil Delight Ink.
Two squares were cut from the Pick A Pattern DSP (2-1/4 and 2″ squares) and added diagonally to the front.
A 3/4 x 4-1/2 strip of Wild Wasabi cardstock was stamped with the greeting in Tuxedo Black Ink, then added across the front.
The lemon and lemon slice were stamped with Daffodil Delight Ink on Whisper White, the leaves with Wild Wasabi Ink. (I must admit I forgot to use the punch…I hand cut them out! lol!) They were added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two yellow Glitter Dots were added to the DSP for a little sparkle!

Make sure to check out the rest of the challenge team over on Create with Connie and Mary to see what they did with the sketch this week! LOTS of great ideas!

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CCMC395 Apple of My Eye

February 25, 2016 By Connie | 7 Comments

Want to get inspired? Check out the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge! We have a fun sketch challenge this week and you are welcome to play along!

And here’s my card!

I haven’t had the opportunity to use my Apple of My Eye stamp set and I thought it was perfect for this sketch! A little Wink of Stella on those lemon slices and they look SO real and ready to eat! lol!

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Crushed Curry, folded in half and the bottom corners rounded with the Project Life Corner Rounder punch.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White with the bottom corners rounded.
Across the front is a 1-1/2 x 5 piece of Have a Cuppa Designer Paper in the lemon slice print with two 1/4 x 4-1/2 strips of the Bermuda Bay print on top and bottom.
The Lots of Label Framelit was cut from Bermuda Bay cardstock and stamped with the Perfect Pairings (FREE SAB set) in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. It was placed on the front at an angle.
Two lemon slices were stamped with Crushed Curry Ink on Whisper White and punched with the 1-3/4 Circle Punch, then one of them cut in half. A little Wink of Stella was added to the slices. They were popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A few gold Sequins were scattered on the front for a little extra bling.

Isn’t that fun? I love the colors and how the sketch laid this out! OK…make sure to check out the rest of the Challenge Team over on Create with Connie and Mary this week! Then grab your stamps and play along!

CCMC339 A Happy Thing

January 22, 2015 By Connie | 8 Comments

It’s Thursday! Time for another Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge! We have a neat sketch challenge this week for you to try! I broke out my new stamp set, A Happy Thing…one of the FREE sets you can get for Sale-A-Bration! I LOVE the lemon and can’t believe I haven’t used it before now!

And here is my card! Don’t you love those fresh colors?

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Sahara Sand, folded in half.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pool Party is embossed with the Delicate Dots folder.
The Best Year Ever Designer Paper was trimmed to 1/2 x 4 strips, then placed on the background Pool Party cardstock.
A 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 panel of Whisper White was stamped with the Lemon image from A Happy Thing with Tuxedo Black Ink. It was colored with Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz Blendabilities Markers. The corners were rounded with the Corner Rounder Punch.
Love Life from the same set was stamped with Tuxedo Black on scrap Whisper White and punched with the Large Oval Punch. It was matted with the Scallop Oval Punch of Crushed Curry cardstock, then placed on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Finally, a Crushed Curry button from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack was tied with White Bakers Twine and added to the front with a Mini Glue Dot.

Make sure to go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week over on Create with Connie and Mary and grab your stamps to play along!

And…don‘t forget! Our new Spring Collection 2015 just started over on Create with Connie and Mary! Our subscription is full of gift ideas, home decor, card sets and 3D project tutorials perfect for your stamp camps and classes! We’re using Occasions and Sale-A-Bration products from Stampin’ Up!’s Catalogs. Get over 24 projects for only $29.95 US…that’s just a little over $1 per tutorial! More details over on Create with Connie and Mary!