Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Saturday Blog Hop – Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

November 23, 2024 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop. This week it is Non-Traditional Christmas Colors! I know…we do this theme every Christmas, but I LOVE it! Always so fun to see what everyone does!

SNOWY WONDER

Usually, I will go with snowflakes when designing for this theme…but this year I was inspired by the MANY colors of Christmas trees that are out there! For us, we have a traditional tree with coordinating ornaments for upstairs. Then for the basement tree, we have a white tree with bright multicolored (neon!) lights on it! This tree is the one that I add our huge Hallmark Frosty Friends series of ornaments (started the first year we got married 45 years ago!), my destination ornaments, and a few other snowmen ornaments I’ve collected over the years. Oh…and the kid’s baby ornaments!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Summer Splash cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was added on top.
The tree from Snowy Wonder stamp set was stamped on Basic White cardstock with Peach Pie twice, Summer Splash twice, Petunia Pop twice, and Pretty in Pink three times. They were cut with the tree Snowy Wonder Die and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting in Snowy Wonder stamp set was stamped with Summer Splash Ink on Basic White and hand-cut around the letters, then added to the center tree with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of clear Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments give the sparkle it needs to really shine!

This year’s In Colors were perfect for what I had in mind! OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Stamping Friends website, then on to creative Debbie Henderson, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Snowy Wonder
Inks: Summer Splash, Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop
Cardstock: Basic White, Summer Splash
Accessories: Snowy Wonder Dies, Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments, Adhesives

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The star-shaped Santa, Mrs. Claus, and gingerbread man images from Stampin' Up!'s SWEETEST STAR PUNCH BUNDLE are adorable to use on your holiday cards, tags and paper projects. They are a wonderful take on some classic Christmas icons. Show your creativity with your favorite coloring technique, punch out the plump star, and add a holly jolly sentiment! We've paired the SWEETEST STAR BUNDLE with the TAKE A BOW 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER for a fun holiday look. Our SWEETEST STAR COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO paper ornaments...perfect for teaching a class, giving as a gift, or for selling at craft shows! See more details HERE!

Aren't these just the CUTEST animal faces in Stampin' Up!'s CHRISTMAS FRIENDS STAMP SET? Pull out your coloring tools to bring these winter critters to life, or stamp them directly on colored cardstock, cut them out with the dies, and you're ready to go! There are gifts, ribbons, stars, a tree, word bubble, music notes and bowtie to further embellish them! We've paired the CHRISTMAS FRIENDS BUNDLE with the TAKE A BOW 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER that has fun, small Christmas prints. Our CHRISTMAS FRIENDS COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two fun favors...perfect for a little gift or for selling at craft shows! See more details here!

Create with Stamping Friends' next Collection features Stampin' Up!'s beautiful religious stamp set called SHEPHERD'S CARE that represents the story of the birth of Jesus. Build a scene by combining the watercolor inspired images with special coloring techniques for endless creative possibilities. We've paired the SHEPHERD'S CARE STAMP SET and the SEASON OF ELEGANCE SPECIALTY 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER with its rich gold foil accents. Our SHEPHERD'S CARE CARD COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX cards...four regular size and two larger 5x7 size to send to someone special for the holidays! See more details HERE!

Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite Christmas Bundle

November 25, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop. This week our theme is “Favorite Christmas Bundle”! I had a real hard time choosing! Normally I’d go with a snowman, but no snowmen this year! Plus, there are so many bundles that I “like” this year…there really wasn’t one that stood out for me! I chose a bundle that actually went on my list first…Sparkling Snowflakes! I used this bundle for my Stampin’ Up! Incentive Trip Swap a few months ago during preorder time.

SPARKLING SNOWFLAKES

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Lost Lagoon cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White was stamped with the Sparkling Snowflakes in Lost Lagoon and Fresh Freesia Inks diagonally going across the front.
It was embossed with the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder and added to the front.
A 3 x 3 piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock was added to the front.
The 2 x 4 piece of Snowflake Magic Specialty Designer Paper was added on top (love the shimmer and shine!)
On Basic White cardstock, the snowflake was stamped with Fresh Freesia Ink, then punched with the 2″ Circle Punch (Online Exclusive). It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting from Sparkling Snowflakes was stamped with Lost Lagoon Ink on 3/4 x 2-3/4 Basic White cardstock and the ends cut at an angle.
The snowflake edge of the Sparkling Snowflakes Punch was tucked under the greeting.
A Lost Lagoon gem from the Faceted Gems Trio Pack was added to the center of the snowflake.

LOVE these colors for snowflakes, don’t you? 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:
Stamps: Sparkling Snowflakes
Inks: Fresh Freesia, Lost Lagoon
Cardstock: Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Snowflake Magic Specialty Designer Paper
Accessories: Sparkling Snowflakes Punch, 2″ Circle Punch, Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, Faceted Gems Trio Pack, Adhesives

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Saturday Blog Hop – We Wish You A Merry Christmas

December 11, 2021 By Connie | 1 Comment

This week’s Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is the song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”. Thru the month we are featuring Christmas Carols as our themes and this one will focus on non-traditional Christmas colors on our cards!

HEARTFELT WISHES

I saw something on Pinterest that inspired me to make this Christmas Tree card using scraps of bright colored cardstock! I think it turned out SO bright and merry!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Polished Pink cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Soft Sea Foam cardstock was embossed with the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder.
A 1-1/2 x 5 piece of Basic White was cut with the Basic Borders Dies, then adhered to the bottom of the Soft Sea Foam and trimmed.
The greeting from Heartfelt Wishes was stamped in the “snowbank” with Polished Pink Ink.
The tree trunk is 1/2 x 2 and centered in the snowbank.
The tree “branches” are 1/2 strips of Polished Pink, Bermuda Bay and Granny Apple Green cardstock, adhered slightly wonked. The sizes are 2-3/4, 2-3/8, 1-7/8, 1-5/8 and 1-1/4. The top is 1/2 x 3/4.
The star was cut with the Stitched Stars Dies from Rose Gold Metallic Paper and popped up at the top with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional.
The ornaments are 1/4″ Circles from Rose Gold Metallic Paper added randomly with Mini Glue Dots.

Inspiration comes from ANYWHERE! I love my non-traditional Christmas Colors tree 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!