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CCMC793 – Rustic Crate

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It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge. We have a fun sketch challenge for you this week!

RUSTIC CRATE

I’m surprised how much I actually like this color combination!  The Poppy Parade and Pretty Peacock mellow out the Wild Wheat color!  I flipped the sketch on the side for my card.

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pretty Peacock cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
  • The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Poppy Parade cardstock is embossed with the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder and added to the front.
  • Two 1-1/4 x 1-1/4 Wild Wheat striped DSP and two 1-1/4 x 1-1/4 Pretty Peacock polka dot prints from Garden Walk DSP were added to the front offset as shown.
  • The Deckled Circle was cut from Basic White cardstock with the Die and added to the center of the blocks with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The poinsettia cluster from Rustic Crate stamp set was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White cardstock and colored with Light Poppy Parade and Dark Real Red, Old Olive Combo Stampin’ Blends.  It was cut with the Dies and added to the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The greeting from Christmas Classics stamp set was stamped with Memento Black Ink on 1/2 x 2-1/2 Wild Wheat cardstock and end cut at an angle.  It was added with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the front.
  • Some gold Festive Pearls were added to the center of the poinsettias.

 

 

 

Super easy card to recreate for your Christmas cards!  Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps:  Christmas Classics, Rustic Crate
Ink:  Memento Black
Blends:  Poppy Parade, Real Red, Old Olive
Cardstock:  Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Poppy Parade, Garden Walk Designer Paper
Accessories:  Rustic Crate Dies, Deckled Circles Dies, Distressed Tile Embossing Folder, Festive Pearls, Adhesives

Stampin' Up!'s SWEET BUGS BUNDLE showcases a sweet selection of garden critters helping to capture the joy of relaxing in the garden! Stamp the caterpillars, ladybugs, bees and others, then add mushrooms, flowers and garden touches to finish your creation. We've combined the SWEET BUGS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring even more images to cut out and use!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and, 2 ENHANCED fun fold cards...to get you creating!  See more details HERE

Dress up these adorable sheep with Stampin' Up!'s WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE that features two-step stamping and a coordinating punch. Enjoy them in a variety of colors and textures, plus use the flowers, grass, cowbell and bows to add accessories and a little nature scene surrounding them. The cheerful sentiments will help you spread a little cheer! We've combined the WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for some extra fun!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and 2 slimline cards with decorated envelopes!  See more details HERE!

 

CS114 – Rustic Crate

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Welcome to Create with Connie and Mary’s Creatively Simple Challenge!  Each month Mary and I will pick a theme for our simple cards.  This month the theme is “Tis the Season” cards!  We are getting closer and closer to Christmas time!  So glad I already have my cards done!

RUSTIC CRATE

I combined the poinsettias from the Rustic Crate stamp set with the greeting from So Very Merry!  I love greetings that work inside circles!

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Basic White, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
  • The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Garden Green cardstock is embossed with the Christmas Tidings Embossing Folder and added to the front.
  • A 2-3/8 circle was punched from Pool Party cardstock and stamped with Very Merry from So Very Merry Stamp Set in Memento Black Ink.
  • The poinsettias were stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with Poppy Parade, Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends, then cut with the Rustic Crate Dies and added to the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The circle was dded to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Some which Iridescent Ribbon was tied in a bow and added next to the circle.

 

 

I love the red against the Pool Party and the simplicity of this card!  Check out Mary’s Creatively Simple card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

 

 

 

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Rustic Crate, So Very Merry
Inks:  Memento Black
Blends:  Poppy Parade, Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Old Olive
Cardstock:  Basic White, Garden Green, Pool Party
Accessories: Rustic Crate Dies, Christmas Tidings Embossing Folder, White Iridescent Ribbon, Adhesives

Stampin' Up!'s SWEET BUGS BUNDLE showcases a sweet selection of garden critters helping to capture the joy of relaxing in the garden! Stamp the caterpillars, ladybugs, bees and others, then add mushrooms, flowers and garden touches to finish your creation. We've combined the SWEET BUGS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring even more images to cut out and use!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and, 2 ENHANCED fun fold cards...to get you creating!  See more details HERE

Dress up these adorable sheep with Stampin' Up!'s WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE that features two-step stamping and a coordinating punch. Enjoy them in a variety of colors and textures, plus use the flowers, grass, cowbell and bows to add accessories and a little nature scene surrounding them. The cheerful sentiments will help you spread a little cheer! We've combined the WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for some extra fun!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and 2 slimline cards with decorated envelopes!  See more details HERE!

 

CCMC791 – Ringed with Nature

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It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge.  It’s a fun sketch challenge this week!

RINGED WITH NATURE

I miss having a pretty poinsettia set in this year’s July-December Mini Catalog (and a SNOWMAN set!!!)  So, I pulled out my Ringed with Nature Bundle to work with on today’s card and combined it with the A Walk in the Forest Designer Paper.

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Garden Green cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
  • A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake cardstock was added on top.
  • A 2 x 4 piece of A Walk in the Forest striped DSP was added in the back, then a 2-3/4 x 2-3/4 pine need pattern from A Walk in the Forest on top.
  • The 2 x 3-1/4 piece of Basic White was added on top.
  • The tree ring was stamped with Pecan Pie Ink on Crumb Cake cardstock and hand-cut (or use the Tree Rings Die).  It was added to the front of the Basic White piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The poinsettia flower was stamped twice with Real Red Ink and once with Garden Green Ink, then hand-cut and added the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  (The green one was cut into pieces for the leaves.)
  • Merry Christmas was stamped with Real Red Ink on 5/8 x 2-3/4 piece of Garden Green cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The Wild Wheat In Color Dots were added to the centers of the poinsettias.

 

 

SO pretty…did I say that I LOVE poinsettias?  Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps:  Ringed with Nature
Ink:  Real Red, Garden Green, Pecan Pie
Cardstock:  Basic White, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, A Walk in the Forest Designer Paper
Accessories:  Tree Rings Die, 2023-25 In Color Dots, Adhesives

Stampin' Up!'s SWEET BUGS BUNDLE showcases a sweet selection of garden critters helping to capture the joy of relaxing in the garden! Stamp the caterpillars, ladybugs, bees and others, then add mushrooms, flowers and garden touches to finish your creation. We've combined the SWEET BUGS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring even more images to cut out and use!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and, 2 ENHANCED fun fold cards...to get you creating!  See more details HERE

Dress up these adorable sheep with Stampin' Up!'s WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE that features two-step stamping and a coordinating punch. Enjoy them in a variety of colors and textures, plus use the flowers, grass, cowbell and bows to add accessories and a little nature scene surrounding them. The cheerful sentiments will help you spread a little cheer! We've combined the WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for some extra fun!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and 2 slimline cards with decorated envelopes!  See more details HERE!

 

CCMC693 – Merriest Moments

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Hello!  It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge.  It’s a really fun sketch this week that you need to try!

 

MERRIEST MOMENTS

I think it is funny that after I completed this card, I looked back at another card I had done a couple weeks ago using this set and they are VERY similar!  I must like this look!

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pear Pizzazz cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
  • A 1-3/4 x 5-1/2 piece of Heartwarming Hugs Designer Paper was added to the bottom.
  • The 5/8 x 4-1/4 strip of Real Red cardstock was placed towards the top in the center.
  • The 3-1/2 x 3-3/4 piece of Basic White was cut with the pointed Basic Borders Die.  It was stamped with the greeting from Merriest Moments in Mossy Meadow Ink.
  • The large and small poinsettias were stamped with Real Red and the larger one again in Mossy Meadow Ink.  They were cut with the Merriest Frames Dies and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • A trio of Gold Gilded Gems were added to the center for a little sparkle!

Isn’t that SO pretty!  I love that pointed layer!  OK, go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this color combination over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Stampin' Up!'s SWEET BUGS BUNDLE showcases a sweet selection of garden critters helping to capture the joy of relaxing in the garden! Stamp the caterpillars, ladybugs, bees and others, then add mushrooms, flowers and garden touches to finish your creation. We've combined the SWEET BUGS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring even more images to cut out and use!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and, 2 ENHANCED fun fold cards...to get you creating!  See more details HERE

Dress up these adorable sheep with Stampin' Up!'s WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE that features two-step stamping and a coordinating punch. Enjoy them in a variety of colors and textures, plus use the flowers, grass, cowbell and bows to add accessories and a little nature scene surrounding them. The cheerful sentiments will help you spread a little cheer! We've combined the WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for some extra fun!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and 2 slimline cards with decorated envelopes!  See more details HERE!

 

CCMC691 – Merriest Moments

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Hello!  It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge.  I loved this week’s sketch!  I know I’ll be using it again!

MERRIEST MOMENTS

I thought right away of using a poinsettia for the focus circle on the sketch and it worked perfectly!  I paired it with the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Paper that I LOVE, and am so happy they brought it back this year!

 

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Pear Pizzazz cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
  • A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Garden Green cardstock was added on top.
  • The 3 x 3 piece of Heartwarming Hugs DSP was cut with the Basic Border Dies with the point off center, then adhered to the front.
  • Seasons Greetings was stamped with Real Red Ink on a 1 x 3-1/2 piece of Basic White cardstock, and adhered over the DSP towards the left side.
  • The large and small poinsettias from Merriest Moments stamp set were stamped with Real Red Ink on scrap Basic White cardstock, then cut with the Merriest Frames Hybrid Dies.  They were adhered together with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The three holly leaves were stamped with Garden Green Ink on scrap Basic White cardstock and also cut with the Merriest Frames Hybrid Dies.  They were adhered under the poinsettia with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Three gold/clear Wonderful Gems were added to the center of the Poinsettia and three red for the background.

I love the clean simplicity of this card…looks so elegant!  Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this sketch  over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Stampin' Up!'s SWEET BUGS BUNDLE showcases a sweet selection of garden critters helping to capture the joy of relaxing in the garden! Stamp the caterpillars, ladybugs, bees and others, then add mushrooms, flowers and garden touches to finish your creation. We've combined the SWEET BUGS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring even more images to cut out and use!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and, 2 ENHANCED fun fold cards...to get you creating!  See more details HERE

Dress up these adorable sheep with Stampin' Up!'s WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE that features two-step stamping and a coordinating punch. Enjoy them in a variety of colors and textures, plus use the flowers, grass, cowbell and bows to add accessories and a little nature scene surrounding them. The cheerful sentiments will help you spread a little cheer! We've combined the WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for some extra fun!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and 2 slimline cards with decorated envelopes!  See more details HERE!

Reason for the Season

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Gosh!  I rarely have time to play along with challenges anymore, except for our Create with Connie and Mary ones, but The Paper Players has a Christmas in July theme and Freshly Made Sketches has a pretty sketch challenge…a match made in heaven!

 

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FMS Final 244-001
 

Here’s what I came up with combining both challenges and using the new Stampin’ Up! This Christmas Specialty Designer Paper!  Aren’t those patterns pretty?

 

Reason for the Season
 

Here are the details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Cherry Cobbler, folded in half.
  • On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of This Christmas Specialty DSP.  If you haven’t seen this DSP yet, it is a lighter newspaper weight DSP with MORE sheets per package of the same patterns!
  • On the reverse of the DSP was this fun stripe, so I cut off a row and used as the accent across the bottom.
  • The largest Layering Oval was used to cut the Very Vanilla cardstock, then Peace on Earth was stamped with Chocolate Chip Ink towards the bottom.
  • The outline poinsettia from Reason for the Season was stamped twice with Chocolate Chip Ink on Very Vanilla, then the inside with Cherry Cobbler and the leaves with Garden Green.  An AquaPainter and Cherry Cobbler Marker was used to fill in the rest of the petals.  The full flower was cut by hand, and the other center was cut out and popped up on top .
  • The branches were stamped with Chocolate Chip Ink and hand cut.
  • The center was filled with small Pearls.

 

That’s it!  I really like how this turned out!

 

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CCMC282 Joyful Christmas

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Well, I really haven't gone back to making Christmas cards.  This one has actually been done for a while for the Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge this week!  These colors were perfect for ending up the holiday cards for me.

 

CCMC282

 

Here's my card using Joyful Christmas again!  It really has become one of my favorite new sets this season!

 

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Lots of different techniques on this card and it is full of shine and sparkle with Silver Embossing and Silver Glimmer Paper!

  1. The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Whisper White, folded in half.
  2. I added a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Cherry Cobbler cardstock.
  3. Across the center, I added a 3 x 4 piece of Season of Style Designer Paper.
  4. Down the right is a 1 1/4 x 5 piece of Silver Glimmer Paper.
  5. I stamped the Poinsettia and leaves from Joyful Christmas twice with Versamark Ink, once on Whisper White and once on Vellum Cardstock, then embossed with Silver Embossing Powder.  I cut the center out of the Vellum one and the complete poinsettia out of the Whisper White.  I sponged Cherry Cobber ink over the Whisper White poinsettia…making it darker in the center and lighter towards the edges.
  6. I layered the Vellum center over the larger poinsettia…it really is a cool effect with a little of the darker sponging showing thru the vellum.
  7. I sponged Old Olive on the leaves (not a color in the challenge, but the poinsettia really needed leaves…sorry!)
  8. I popped up all the leaves and flowers with Stampin' Dimensionals on the front.
  9. Finally, I stamped Joyful Tidings from Christmas Messages stamp set with Cherry Cobbler Ink, then cut it with the Oval Framelits and added it to the front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Love all the glimmer and textures on this card!  Make sure to check out the rest of the Challenge Team over on Create with Connie and Mary, then grab your stamps, take a break and play along!

 

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Watercolor Winter in Neutrals

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Have you designed your holiday card yet?  Well, I thought I'd sneak in one more Watercolor Winter card this week…have you enjoyed the variety of looks I achieved with this stamp set?  This is one of the cards my Stamp Clubs did this month…and it was a hit!  I love the neutral look to the card, but yet, the Champagne Glimmer Paper really makes it WOW!  I've almost gone thru 2 packages of this Glimmer paper so far…just put in another order for more!  It just goes with SO many colors and I love it!

 

 

This card is pretty simple and fairly flat, so perfect for your holiday cards!  The most time required is cutting out the Poinsettias…but that is always a good TV watching activity for me!  Here are the supplies that you will need!  And, remember, place your $40 or more order today (from me!) and you get a FREE spool of 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon in your choice of colors!  $80 and get 2…and so on!  That's like getting 25% more product FREE!  ENDS September 30, 2012!

 

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  • Greetings of the Season (#128033 Clear, $11.95, #128030 Wood, $15.95)
  • Champagne Glimmer Paper (#127885, $4.95)
  • Candlelight Christmas Designer Paper (#126901, $12.95)
  • Labels Collection Framelit (#125598, $26.95)
  • Pearl Basic Jewels (#119247, $4.95)
  • Very Vanilla cardstock (#101650, 40 sheets, $8.50)
  • Early Espresso Classic Ink (#126974, $6.95)

 

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  1. Base card is Very Vanilla.  Layer on 3 3/4 x 5 Candlelight Christmas Designer Paper.
  2. Stamp two poinsettias with Early Espresso Ink on Very Vanilla, cut out.
  3. Stamp Peace on Earth in Early Espresso on Very Vanilla, use Labels Collection Framelit (smallest one) to cut out, or use a decorative punch.
  4. Layer on a 1 1/4" Strip of Champagne Glimmer Paper over top of DSP.
  5. Add two Poinsettias with Stampin' Dimensionals
  6. Add Pearls to Center
  7. Tuck greeting under the petals of the Poinsettias.

 

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