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Creatively Simple 13 – Thankful

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Welcome to Create with Connie and Mary’s Creatively Simple Challenge!  Every month Mary and I will pick a theme…this month it is “Thankful” and we each create a simple card every week using that theme!  It’s SO appropriate for this time of year!

CHRISTMAS SEASON

Who remembers doing one page wonders?  Where you create an entire sheet of randomly stamped images to create “designer paper”.  We had to do that a lot since we didn’t have our wonderful selection of designer papers like we do now!  That is how I created my background below.  The entire 8-1/2 x 11 sheet was stamped, then cut up into sections…in this case, 4 x 5-1/4 pieces to make 4 cards.

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Garden Green cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
  • The one-sheet wonder 8-1/2 x 11 Basic White cardstock was randomly stamped with the Christmas Season Stamp Set, then trimmed to a 4 x 5-1/4 piece that was added on top.  Colors used were Garden Green, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce, Real Red, Soft Sea Foam, and Early Espresso Inks.
  • A 3/4 x 4 piece of Real Red cardstock was stamped with the Heartfelt Wishes greeting in Early Espresso Ink, then adhered on the front towards the top.
  • A trio of Holiday Rhinestones were added in the background.

 

How SIMPLE is this?  I have no suggestions on how to make it easier, other than stamping the greeting directly in the background, too!  Make sure to check out what Mary did this week for her “Thankful” Creatively Simple card over on Create with Connie and Mary!  Stay tune next week for another Creatively Simple card!

 

Make some "hay" designing your cards and projects with Stampin' Up!'s darling TRACTOR & CO BUNDLE!  Stamp and fill the tractor and wagon with pumpkins, corn stalks, trees or hay and finish with a birthday, thinking of you, thanks or holiday greeting!  The TRACTOR & CO DIES will help you build your tractors in any color and design you want.  We've used the bright colors in the FULL OF LIFE 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER for our cheerful farm.  In our TRACTOR & CO  COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two cute favor or gift card holders for the farmer or gardener in your life!  See more details HERE!

These CHARMING DAY STAMPS have beautiful rose and anemone flower designs that were hand drawn with a calligraphy pen, resulting in open line art that’s perfect for coloring.  These sweet florals will highlight your spring, summer or fall projects!  Add the CHARMING DAY DIES to enhance your paper crafting projects with gorgeous floral and greenery cutouts.  We've also used the coordinating FLORAL CHARM 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER to give a modern twist on these vintage designs.  In our CHARMING DAY CARD COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT card projects.  See more details HERE!

Stampin' Up!'s new DistINKtive style PERFECTLY PEARS BUNDLE makes creating quick and easy with the two-step stamping!   Stamp the outline in a dark color, then color it with the solid image that fits inside...the shading is already done for you!  You'll love the vintage fruit, delicate flowers and timeless sentiments included in this bundle!   The PERFECTLY PEARS DIES even include some stand-alone greenery images and a couple labels to cut out your sentiments.  We've used the PAINTERLY PEARS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER included in the PAINTERLY PEARS SUITE on our projects.  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX card projects...four regular and two cute-as-can-be favors!  See more details HERE!

Saturday Blog Hop – Deck the Halls

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This week’s Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is “Deck the Halls”…any type of Christmas greenery can be used on our cards!  Of course, I grabbed my Christmas Pinecone Dies right away!

CHRISTMAS PINECONE DIES

 

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Evening Evergreen cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
  • The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Soft Succulent cardstock was embossed with the Merry Melody Embossing Folder and added to the front.
  • The pine branches were cut from Basic White and Evening Evergreen cardstocks with the Christmas Pinecones Dies, then cut apart and added some to the front with Tombow Monoadhesive Glue.
  • The solid pinecone shapes were cut from Cinnamon Cider cardstock and the detail pinecone shapes from Crumb Cake cardstock, then sponged with Early Espresso Ink and adhered together.  They were added to the branches with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Two sprigs from Christmas Trimmings Dies were cut from Cherry Cobbler cardstock and tucked under the pinecones.
  • The Cherry Cobbler/Gold Ribbon was tied in a knot, trimmed and added to the pinecones with a Mini Glue Dot.
  • Some Red Rhinestones were added in the background.
  • Noel from the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set was stamped on Basic White cardstock with Cherry Cobbler Ink and punched with the Double Oval Punch, then added on front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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!

         

Stampin’ Supplies:

 

Make some "hay" designing your cards and projects with Stampin' Up!'s darling TRACTOR & CO BUNDLE!  Stamp and fill the tractor and wagon with pumpkins, corn stalks, trees or hay and finish with a birthday, thinking of you, thanks or holiday greeting!  The TRACTOR & CO DIES will help you build your tractors in any color and design you want.  We've used the bright colors in the FULL OF LIFE 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER for our cheerful farm.  In our TRACTOR & CO  COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two cute favor or gift card holders for the farmer or gardener in your life!  See more details HERE!

These CHARMING DAY STAMPS have beautiful rose and anemone flower designs that were hand drawn with a calligraphy pen, resulting in open line art that’s perfect for coloring.  These sweet florals will highlight your spring, summer or fall projects!  Add the CHARMING DAY DIES to enhance your paper crafting projects with gorgeous floral and greenery cutouts.  We've also used the coordinating FLORAL CHARM 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER to give a modern twist on these vintage designs.  In our CHARMING DAY CARD COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT card projects.  See more details HERE!

Stampin' Up!'s new DistINKtive style PERFECTLY PEARS BUNDLE makes creating quick and easy with the two-step stamping!   Stamp the outline in a dark color, then color it with the solid image that fits inside...the shading is already done for you!  You'll love the vintage fruit, delicate flowers and timeless sentiments included in this bundle!   The PERFECTLY PEARS DIES even include some stand-alone greenery images and a couple labels to cut out your sentiments.  We've used the PAINTERLY PEARS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER included in the PAINTERLY PEARS SUITE on our projects.  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX card projects...four regular and two cute-as-can-be favors!  See more details HERE!

 

CCMC684 – Christmas Season

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It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge.  Today’s color combination was uniquely challenging…mostly because what In Color would I use?  I love them ALL this year!

CHRISTMAS SEASON BUNDLE

I have used Soft Succulent a LOT since it came out, so that is the In Color I picked to feature with the neutrals of Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Early Espresso cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
  • A 2-1/2 x 5-1/4 piece of Tidings of Christmas Designer Paper was added to the right side of a 4 x 5-1/4 piece of Crumb Cake cardstock.
  • A 3/8 x 5-1/4 piece of Early Espresso cardstock hides the seam.
  • The greeting from Christmas to Remember was stamped with Early Espresso Ink on scrap Basic White cardstock and cut with the Christmas Labels Dies.  It is popped upon the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The pinecones from Christmas Season stamp set were stamped with Crumb Cake and Early Espresso Inks, the pine branches with Soft Succulent Ink and the greenery with Crumb Cake Ink on Basic White, then all cut with the Christmas Labels Dies.
  • They were assembled around the label and popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Some Gold Shimmer Ribbon was tied in a bow and added above the greenery.
  • A trio of Soft Succulent In Color Jewels were added to the background.

 

This was the first time I’ve used the Christmas Season bundle…what fun!  OK, go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this color challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

 

Make some "hay" designing your cards and projects with Stampin' Up!'s darling TRACTOR & CO BUNDLE!  Stamp and fill the tractor and wagon with pumpkins, corn stalks, trees or hay and finish with a birthday, thinking of you, thanks or holiday greeting!  The TRACTOR & CO DIES will help you build your tractors in any color and design you want.  We've used the bright colors in the FULL OF LIFE 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER for our cheerful farm.  In our TRACTOR & CO  COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two cute favor or gift card holders for the farmer or gardener in your life!  See more details HERE!

These CHARMING DAY STAMPS have beautiful rose and anemone flower designs that were hand drawn with a calligraphy pen, resulting in open line art that’s perfect for coloring.  These sweet florals will highlight your spring, summer or fall projects!  Add the CHARMING DAY DIES to enhance your paper crafting projects with gorgeous floral and greenery cutouts.  We've also used the coordinating FLORAL CHARM 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER to give a modern twist on these vintage designs.  In our CHARMING DAY CARD COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT card projects.  See more details HERE!

Stampin' Up!'s new DistINKtive style PERFECTLY PEARS BUNDLE makes creating quick and easy with the two-step stamping!   Stamp the outline in a dark color, then color it with the solid image that fits inside...the shading is already done for you!  You'll love the vintage fruit, delicate flowers and timeless sentiments included in this bundle!   The PERFECTLY PEARS DIES even include some stand-alone greenery images and a couple labels to cut out your sentiments.  We've used the PAINTERLY PEARS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER included in the PAINTERLY PEARS SUITE on our projects.  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX card projects...four regular and two cute-as-can-be favors!  See more details HERE!

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