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Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite New Bundle 2025

May 10, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop. This week our theme is “Favorite New Bundle 2025”.

IMPRESSIONS ABLOOM

It was a toss-up between Impressions Abloom or Sunrise Sailing on which is my favorite new bundle right now! I went with the one that I’ve used the most! I also LOVE this Painted Stripes Background stamp but haven’t used it yet. With Memorial Day right around the corner, I made up a red, white and blue card using it!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was stamped with the Painted Stripes Stamp using Poppy Parade Ink.
The oval from Impressions Abloom Dies was cut from Misty Moonlight and embossed with the Eyelet Embossing Folder, then adhered to the front.
Two large Impressions Abloom flowers were stamped off with Misty Moonlight ink, then the details with full Misty Moonlight Ink. The centers were stamped with Poppy Parade. They were cut with the outline and detail flower dies then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The leaves were all cut from Lemon Lime Twist. The fan flowers from Basic White cardstock. All were assembled on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Hello from Simply Said stamp set was stamped with Poppy Parade Ink on 1/2 x 1-1/2 Basic White, the ends cut at an angle. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems were added to the background.

Love this patriotic card! 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: Impressions Abloom (Online Exclusive), Painted Stripes, Simply Said
Inks: Poppy Parade, Misty Moonlight
C/S: Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Lemon Lime Twist
Accessories: Impressions Abloom Dies (Online Exclusive), Eyelet Embossing Folder, Iridescent Faceted Gems, Adhesives

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Grab those easy, breezy beach vibes right at your craft table when you use Stampin' Up!'s SPLASH & RELAX BUNDLE of products! Be inspired by the innertubes, beach balls, sunglasses, and other beach accessories this cute set has to offer! Then add a fun, carefree sentiment to finish off your project! We've combined the SPLASH & RELAX BUNDLE and the SCENIC COAST 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER with its' bright color backgrounds!! You'll get SIX step-by-step tutorials for FOUR regular cards and TWO special fold cards in this Collection! See more details HERE!

Inspired by the delicate charm of lilies of the valley flowers, this VALLEY IN BLOOM SUITE of projects will bring timeless beauty to your crafting! These products have versatile florals, textures and shimmer that will have you grabbing them to use all year long. We've combined the LILY OF THE VALLEY BUNDLE and the VALLEY IN BLOOM 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER with patterns that add whimsy and personality. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards in this Collection! See more details HERE!

SUOC177 Star of Light

June 20, 2017 By Connie | Leave a Comment

The theme this time on SUO Challenges is “Patriotic Colors”. I wanted to use a brand new set, but nothing was inspiring me…then I saw the Christmas set, Star of Light, and decided the stars would work well for my patriotic card this week…either as stars or fireworks! I love when I can use sets for something different than what they were intended!

Here’s my card:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Real Red cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 1-1/4 x 5-1/2 strip of Night of Navy cardstock was added across the front with a 1/4 x 5-1/2 strip of Silver Glimmer Paper added on top.
On the 3-3/4 x 3-3/4 layer of Whisper White cardstock, the large star image was stamped with Real Red and Night of Navy Ink. The smaller single star with Real Red Ink a couple times, and the small trio of stars with Night of Navy Ink. It was added to the front.
The base Real Red cardstock also has the trio of stars stamped with Night of Navy Ink in the corners.
Let’s Celebrate from Confetti Celebrations was inked with Real Red and Night of Navy Markers, then stamped on Whisper White and punched with the Pretty Label Punch and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A few more stars were added with Night of Navy Ink.
In the center of the stars/fireworks…whatever you think they are…are a couple small Clear Faceted Gems to make them sparkle!

What can you do with the Patriotic theme this week? Hard to believe that 4th of July will be here SOON! Don’t forget to check out what the rest of the Design Team for SUO Challenges did this week with this theme! I’m sure they will have some great ideas!

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SUOC 124 Stars and Stripes

June 9, 2015 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s a fun challenge over on SUO Challenges this time…using Stars and Stripes in our projects! Now, it doesn’t HAVE to be patriotic, but of course that is where my mind went first thing! Here’s my creation! Note the chevron strips on the embossed background and the stripes in the Epic Alphabet! Fun, huh?

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Real Red, folded in half.
The 3-1/2 x 4-3/4 layer of Whisper White is embossed with the Chevron pattern and layered on a 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Night of Navy, and placed on the front of the card.
A 2 x 4-1/2 strip of Night of Navy was punched at the top with the Ornate Tag Topper Punch.
The Star Framelits were used to cut the Dazzling Diamonds and Red Glimmer Paper, then placed on the tag with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
USA was stamped with Real Red on a 1-1/4 x 4 piece of Whisper White, then layered on a 1-1/2 x 4 piece of Real Red. It was placed across the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals, too!
Finally, the 1/4″ Real Red Cotton Ribbon was tied at the top of the tag in a bow!

OK…make sure to go check out the rest of the SUO Challenge Team to see what they did this week with the Stars and Stripes theme!

CCMC331 Many Merry Stars

November 27, 2014 By Connie | 7 Comments

I know…it’s Thanksgiving! HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone! I hope that you saw my Banner Blessings card that posted yesterday. Today for our Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge, I went with a Christmas card, mainly because after today everyone’s thoughts will be more firmly focused on Christmas! Have fun playing with this sketch, lots of great ideas from our Challenge Team this week! I originally said this was Festival of Trees, but actually it is the tree image in Many Merry Stars stamp set in the Holiday Supplement catalog!

Here’s my take on the sketch:

The base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Real Red, folded in half.
On 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Sahara Sand, I added a 1 1/2 x 5 1/4 piece of Nordic Noel Designer Paper.
I covered the seam with a 1/4″ strip of Silver Glimmer Paper.
The Many Merry Stars tree image was stamped with Silver Ink on Real Red, Whisper White and Pacific Point, then used the Tree Punch to punch the images out. I lined them up in a row above the Glimmer Paper.
In the center of each tree, I added a Rhinestone Jewel.
Finally, I stamped Tis the Season with Tuxedo Black ink on Whisper White and cut with the Project Life Framelits.

Every year, I always love doing a patriotic Christmas card. I really like how this turned out! Make sure to check out the rest of the fabulous Challenge Team designs this week over on Create with Connie and Mary. Then grab your stamps and play along! Enjoy your Turkey Day!

CCMC310 Beautiful Bunch (what else?)

July 3, 2014 By Connie | 8 Comments

OK…yes…just mildly obsessed with this stamp set, Beautiful Bunch, right now! lol! Can you take another one? It’s a color challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary and I’m LATE getting my card done (real late!), so decided to pull out the set that gives me the quickest inspiration! lol!

Such patriotic colors…tomorrow is the 4th of July ALREADY! The summer is going much too fast! That always feels like the halfway point for me! But here is my card:

And the details:

The base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Whisper White folded in half.
I rounded the left side corners of the 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock and placed on the base.
I used a 2 1/4 x 4 piece of red checked pattern from Maritime Designer Paper along the left side.
Next is a 4 x 3 1/4 piece of Whisper White that I rounded the corners on the left side.
I stamped the Flowering Flourishes (new to me!) with Coastal Cabana in the background.
Then I punched the flower from Beautiful Bunch twice with Real Red Ink on Whisper White and punched with the Fun Flower punch. I stamped the center with Night of Navy ink on Whisper White and punched with the 7/8 Scallop Circle Punch. The flower is put together using Stampin’ Dimensionals on placed over the Flowering Flourish.
I stamped Happy Birthday from And Many More in Night of Navy Ink in the bottom right corner.
Finally, I used the light red Blendabilities marker and colored my Rhinestones red for the center of the flower and along the edge! Love being able to do that!

As a side note…could I get some PRAYERS for my husband today…he is at a very important job interview today…his 4th face-to-face interview with this company! And, don’t forget to check out all the wonderful inspiration for this color challenge by the Challenge Team over on Create with Connie and Mary! Then grab your stamps and play along!

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Sweetbriar Rose

June 17, 2014 By Connie | 1 Comment

It’s Day 2 of PREVIEW WEEK over on Create with Connie and Mary! We are giving away BLOG CANDY this week…free subscriptions…and introducing our Design Team! PLUS we will have a couple FREE TUTORIALS for you so you can see a sample of what our subscription is all about!

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I think Sweetbriar Rose is such a pretty stamp from the new Stampin’ Up! catalog! Of course, it is perfect for coloring with our Blendabilities (coming soon!) I’m still practicing, but they do make coloring pretty easy! I combined it with Maritime…I thought they two complimented each other really well!

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Real Red cardstock.
Across the bottom, I cut a 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 piece of the red check pattern in Maritime Designer Paper, then added a 1 x 4 1/4 piece of the stripe pattern from the same package on top.
I stamped the Sweetbriar Rose on Whisper White with my Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad (necessary for the Blendabilities), and colored it with the Cherry Cobber and Old Olive Assortments.
I used my Oval Framelits to cut it out, then placed on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
For a little extra touch, I added a blue Designer Button, tied with White Bakers Twine.

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SUOC99 Be The Star

June 17, 2014 By Connie | 1 Comment

It’s time for a new challenge over on SUO Challenges! This time the theme is Summer: Ocean, Beach or Patriotic! That’s a nice range, so grab your stamps and play along!

I went with the Patriotic theme for mine using the new Stampin’ Up! Be The Star stamp set and Star Framelits!

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Pacific Point cardstock, folded in half.
On the 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Real Red, I embossed with the Stylish Stripes folder.
I added a panel of 1 1/4 x 4 Whisper White across the bottom. On the You’re a Star greeting from Pictogram Punches I inked up with Real Red and Pacific Point Markers. I punched the star from the new Silver Glimmer Paper and placed over the red star.
I stamped the Medium and Small stars from Be The Star with Pacific Point and Real Red and cut them out with the Star Framelits. I added them to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
In the centers I punched more Silver Glimmer stars and added them with Mini Glue Dots.

This card has LOTS of sparkle in real life…I’m loving that Silver Glimmer Paper! Make sure to check out the rest of the SUO Design Team over on SUO Challenges to see what they did this week with the summer theme!

Summer Silhouettes

July 1, 2013 By Connie | 3 Comments

I'm chuckling at this card today. Our friend has a 4th of July birthday, so I always try to make her a red/white/blue birthday card. For this one, the design could be either a sparkler or a birthday candle! And…I love the greeting in Yippee Skippie stamp set, "Carbs…schmarbs…Eat the Cake!" This is just SO her and part of the reason I purchased this stamp set!

I combined two challenges for this card. The SCS "Try a New Technique" (TLC436) is Twisted Traditions 2…using traditional colors for a non-traditional card. In my example, I'm using Red/White/Blue for a birthday card instead of a patriotic card! And as a bonus, I used a flower set in a non-traditional way! I also am following Technostamper's Monday Lunchtime Sketch (TCCS270).

Here are the details:

The 4 1/4 x 11 Real Red cardstock is folded in half to form the base card.
I embossed a 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Whisper White with the Mosaic Folder.
I cut a 2 1/2 x 5 1/4 piece of Silver Glimmer Paper and adhered to the left side.
I added a 1 x 4 piece of Island Indigo cardstock across the front, cut with a flag end.
I used the Summer Silhouette's image and my Real Red and Island Indigo Markers to ink up the image and stamped on 1 1/2 x 5 Whisper White. I used the top of the flower and Crushed Curry Marker for the flame/sparkler. I layered that on Real Red cardstock and placed on the front with Stampin' Dimensionals. There is also a Rhinestone Jewel just under the flame/sparkler.
I stamped the greeting from Stampin' Up!'s Yippee Skippee with Real Red on a 1/2 x 3" piece of Whisper White, cut a flag end and added it on top of the Island Indigo strip.

Lots of fun, lots of sparkle…and I know she'll love it!!!

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