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Patriotic Sunburst

April 13, 2016 By Connie | 2 Comments

Yes, I’m still continuing to play with my Sunburst Thinlet. Guess I’ll find out SOON if it will be in the new catalog…crossing my fingers BIG time!

I played with several different ways to do a Patriotic card. This one is my favorite.

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Whisper White, folded in half.
The Sunburst was cut from regular Whisper White, then added to a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Real Red.
Shine from Sunburst Sayings was heat embossed with Whisper White Embossing Powder on Night of Navy, then cut with the Star Framelits. It was added to the Sunburst with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Silver Glimmer Paper was cut with the smallest Star Framelit and added to the Night of Navy Star at an angle.
Finally, some Silver Star Neutrals Sequins were added around the front of the card.

It turned out SO cool! I love it!

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In the meantime, Mary and I, plus the Design Team, do a challenge each Saturday to help get the word out about Create with Connie and Mary! Anyone is welcome to play along with this fun sketch challenge!

And here is what I did using the new set, High Five! Isn’t it FUN!

I love the patriotic look and feel with the glittery stars and colors! Here are the details:

The base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Night of Navy, folded in half.
I added a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Whisper White on top.
On the 3 3/4 x 5 layer of Real Red, I embossed it with the Large Polka Dots folder (hard to see in the photo!)
I wrapped the Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine around 4 times and adhered in the back, then added it to the front of the base card.
I cut a 1 1/4 x 5 strip of Maritime Designer Paper and cut a pointed end, then placed with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The oval dotted circle from High Five was stamped with Night of Navy on Whisper White and cut with the Oval Framelit.
I stamped High Five in the center with Real Red Ink, then placed on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Finally, I punched 4 glittery stars from Silver Glimmer Paper and added them to the oval and by the point of the DSP.

Lots of fun with this basic set!

Make sure to check out the rest of the Design Team and their awesome creations over on Create with Connie and Mary!

High Five Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$18.95

Maritime Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

$16.95

Ovals Collection Framelits Die

$26.95

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We Remember…

September 11, 2011 By Connie | 5 Comments

I can remember exactly where I was 10 years ago today, as I'm sure most Americans (and the rest of the world) can. I was on my way to a meeting, the radio off as I was thinking what I needed to cover for my portion. I walked into a very somber room with the TV displaying the tragedy. My panic increased as I realized that my husband was out of town, at the top of the Key Tower Executive Offices in Cleveland. The building had been evacuated…luckily he was in the last elevator car to get down the 57 floors before they turned off the elevators and people had to walk down. We found out later that Cleveland had been listed as a terrorist target. Key Tower is one of the tallest buildings there.

Some of us on the Create with Connie and Mary Design and Challenge Teams have put together a selection of cards to pay tribute to all those of us who were touched by this tragic event. Please visit Create with Connie and Mary to be inspired by their cards. If you have also created a card commemorating today, please upload it to our Inlinkz gallery over there.

God Bless the USA!

I used Pacific Point cardstock for the base of the card. I added the stars pattern from Big Top Birthday Designer Paper to the front. I used a strip of Whisper White to hide the seam and stamped Remember from Word Play with Real Red and Pacific Point Stampin' Write Markers. I cut the large Silver Glimmer Star from the Stars Die and popped it up on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Very clean and simple card that has a lot of impact!

Hope you will take a moment to remember…

Bloggers Challenge – Patriotic

July 2, 2010 By Connie | 20 Comments

I missed out on doing the Bloggers Challenge last week…I was a little busy working on earning the Cruise! But, I wanted to make sure I did play along this week! The theme is Patriotic cards in celebration of Independence Day, of course!

I knew I wanted to use July Fourth again, too. Although I'll probably use it again a few times before I put it away…the firecrackers could be birthday candles and the stars can be used at ANY time! It really is a versatile little set!

I started again by using Pacific Point as the base of my card and layered on Poppy Parade…my two new favorites for patriotic colors! I added another layer of Whisper White that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder. I made my own "designer paper" by stamping the fireworks in Pacific Point and Poppy Parade on Whisper White, then layered it on Pacific Point and wrapped the Real Red Satin Ribbon around to adhere to the back (I can't WAIT to get all the new ribbons I ordered!!) I punched a Pacific Point 1 3/4 Circle, then added the Poppy Parade Large punched Star. And, finally, a little heart Bitty Button. Did you know that the smallest heart in the Heart to Heart punch fits it PERFECTLY??? Thanks to Mary Brown for that little tip!

OK…hope you all enjoy the holiday weekend! Be safe!