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CS166 – Polar Bear

November 5, 2024 By Connie | 2 Comments

Welcome to Create with Stamping Friends Creatively Simple Challenge! Each month Debbie and I will pick a theme for our simple cards. Our theme for November is Christmas! Time to be thinking about what you will be making for Christmas cards and gifts!

POLAR BEAR using POTIONS & SPELLS DIES

This card has been done for several weeks, but I haven’t had a chance to share until now! I’ve made a cute polar bear from the Potions & Spells cauldron die! Can you see it?

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pool Party cardstock was added on top.
Two 1-1/4 x 4 strips of Snowy Scenes Designer Paper were added to each side.
The greeting from Christmas Friends (perfect!) was stamped with Memento Black Ink towards the bottom.
The polar bear head is the cauldron from Potions & Spells Dies turned upside down and cut from Basic White cardstock.
The ears are medium bubbles cut from Basic White cardstock and inside ears are small bubbles cut from Petal Pink cardstock and the eyes small bubbles from Basic Black cardstock.
The cheeks were colored with Petal Pink Ink using a sponge dauber.
The muzzle is a 1-1/4″ Circle cut from Basic White and trimmed along the top.
The nose is the beaker liquid cut with the die from Basic Black cardstock. It is popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The scarf is 1/4 x 5 cut and trimmed and adhered to the bottom of the “top” of the cauldron.

I LOVE how this turned out!!! So much fun to use those dies for Christmas, too! And check out our Potions & Spells Collection…we did two other character tutorials in it! Then see Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:
Stamps: Christmas Friends
Ink: Memento Black, Petal Pink
Cardstock: Basic White, Pool Party, Basic Black, Petal Pink, Snowy Scenes 12×12 Designer Paper
Accessories: Potions & Spells Dies, 1-1/4″ Circle, Sponge Dauber, Adhesives

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Saturday Blog Hop – Casing Mary Brown 2023

September 2, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop. For the next several weeks we will be “Casing the Designer”. Each week we have picked a designer and will select a card she designed. We will use the Colors and Layout of her design and recreate our version using stamps/bundles from the September-December Mini Catalog!

This week we are “Casing Mary Brown”! Here’s her card that I chose from last year’s holiday catalog.

BEARY CUTE

And here’s how I updated her card using the new Beary Cute Bundle!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Basic White c/s, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 1-1/4 x 5-1/2 strip of Night of Navy cardstock was added along the left side.
The 2-3/4 x 4-1/4 piece of Beary Christmas DSP was adhered on top.
A 1/4 x 5 strip of white Textured Shimmer Paper was added on the front.
The 2-3/4 x 3 piece of Basic White c/s was sponged along the bottom with Balmy Blue Ink using a Blending Brush.
The greeting was stamped with Night of Navy Ink along the bottom.
On Basic White c/s, the tree was stamped with Night of Navy Ink, the tree inside was stamped with Shaded Spruce Ink, and the hat and scarf were stamped with Balmy Blue Ink. All were hand cut.
The bear was stamped with Night of Navy Ink on Basic White c/s and punched with the Beary Cute Punch. All were added to the Basic White panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The panel was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of white Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins were added to the tree and background.

Isn’t that a fun update to Mary’s card from last year? 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: Beary Cute
Inks: Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Shaded Spruce
C/S: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Night of Navy, Textured 12×12 Shimmer Paper, Beary Christmas 12×12 Designer Paper
Accessories: Beary Cute Punch, Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins, Blending Brush, Adhesives

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Delicate Baubles Dies – Polar Bear

November 10, 2021 By Connie | 4 Comments

OK…having just TOO much fun to put down these Delicate Bauble Dies yet. Next up is a cute and cuddly POLAR BEAR all dressed up for the holidays!

You can see my GNOME, SANTA, GINGERBREAD, ELF, PENGUIN, SNOWMAN, WITCH, MICKEY MOUSE, DRACULA, RUDOLPH, GRINCH & MAX, NUTCRACKER, SCARECROW, SANTA AND MRS CLAUS , the BOY AND GIRL PILGRIMS, and the TURKEY by clicking on their name.

POLAR BEAR

The base of the card is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pear Pizzazz is added on top.
Two 3/4 x 5-1/4 strips of Heartwarming Hugs Designer Paper is added to each side.
The polar bear body is the Delicate Bauble Die cut from Basic White cardstock.
The stocking cap is the top portion of the Delicate Bauble Die cut from Heartwarming Hugs DSP and adhered.
The snout is the second from smallest Layering Circle Die cut from Basic White cardstock. It is popped up on the Bauble with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The nose is the Double Oval Punch punched from Basic Black cardstock and trimmed. It is popped up on the snout with Stampin’ Dimensional.
The eyes are 3/8″ Circles of Basic Black cardstock and the cheeks are 1/2″ circles of Blushing Bride cardstock. All were added with Mini Glue Dots.
The scarf is hand-trimmed 3/8″ strips of Heartwarming Hugs DSP and adhered around the neck.
The polar bear was added to the front of the base card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Season’s Greetings from Penguin Place stamp set was stamped with Real Red Ink on Basic White cardstock and punched with the Double Oval Punch, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two Red Rhinestones were added to each side of the greeting.
The White Chalk Marker added highlights to his eyes and nose.

Isn’t he just the cutest??? See all the supplies I used below!

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DELICATE BAUBLES DIES
$35.00

PENGUIN PLACE PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)
$17.00

LAYERING CIRCLES DIES
$35.00

DOUBLE OVAL PUNCH
$18.00

HEARTWARMING HUGS DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
$11.50

REAL RED CLASSIC STAMPIN’ PAD
$7.50

BASIC WHITE 8-1/2″ X 11″ THICK CARDSTOCK
$8.25

PEAR PIZZAZZ 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK
$8.75

BASIC WHITE 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK
$9.75

BASIC BLACK 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK
$8.75

BLUSHING BRIDE 8-1/2″ X 11″ CARDSTOCK
$8.75

RED RHINESTONE BASIC JEWELS
$7.00

WHITE STAMPIN’ CHALK MARKER
$3.50

STAMPIN’ DIMENSIONALS
$4.00

STAMPIN’ SEAL
$8.00

STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINE
$120.00

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Week 3: White Christmas with Aurora Lights

November 1, 2014 By Connie | 6 Comments

WOOHOO! Over on Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Collection 2014 we are showing off the sets we used in Week 3 with another BLOG HOP!!! Come take the tour and see what the designers have come up with. (Of course, you can only see the actual 3D projects if you are a subscriber!) You probably have just come from Deb Currier’s blog…love her card, don’t you? Before you take the tour, here is some information about our Holiday Collection 2014 session:

We are just finishing up Week 3 on our Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Collection 2014! We are doing four weeks of holiday and winter projects for home decor and gift giving! It’s not too late to join and you won’t miss anything…you can refer back to the projects 24/7 for up to a year! For only $29.95 US, you’ll get over 24 project ideas not shown ANYWHERE else! So, stop by Create with Connie and Mary and sign up!

I’ve been wanting to use this White Christmas stamp set and do some aurora lights in the background. It is on my bucket list to see the lights up close and personal one day. I did see them when I was younger from a far distance, but I want to be CLOSE!

Here are the details:

The base is 5 x 10, folded in half to make a 5×5 square card.
I cut a 4 x 4 3/4 layer of Pool Party cardstock, and layered a 1 3/4 x 4 3/4 piece of All is Calm Designer Paper along the left side. I used the Silver 1/8″ Ribbon to hide the seam and wrapped it around the back to adhere.
On a 4×4 piece of Whisper White, I stamped the trees with Early Espresso Ink, then filled them in with the Early Espresso Marker.
I stamped the trees again on scrap copy paper and cut a mask to lay over the snowy ground. Then I sponged Blushing Bride, Pool Party and Island Indigo Inks above the snow line.
I stamped the snowflakes with White Craft Ink all over the sponged area.
The polar bear was stamped with Tuxedo Black on scrap Whisper White and cut out. I added a little Pool Party Marker to him for shadows and placed him on the snow. I added the star with Tuxedo Black and colored with the Gold Marker.
Thinking of You at Christmas was stamped with Island Indigo in the upper right corner.
I layered the stamped Whisper White on a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 piece of Island Indigo cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Finally, I added a Blushing Bride Button tied with White Bakers Twine to the upper left side.

I LOVE how this turned out! Hope you like it, too!

OK…so now continue on around the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Collection 2014 Design Team blogs to see their cards and what sets they used! Next up is Natasha Zandbergen!

Have you stamped today?

Day 1 PREVIEW: Bearing Gifts

October 5, 2014 By Connie | 3 Comments

Today is DAY ONE of PREVIEW WEEK over on Create with Connie and Mary! We will be starting our Holiday Collection 2014 next week and can’t wait to get started! Our design team is busy getting their projects done. Today we are introducing our Guest Designers! So happy to have these talented ladies on board! Make sure you go over to Create with Connie and Mary and see who they are! And…while you are there, don’t forget to get signed up during our Early Bird Special, it ends on Saturday! Save $5 off the regular $29.95 price and get over 24 project tutorials…at $24.95 that’s $1 each! What a deal!

I just ordered this single stamp, Bearing Gifts, and decided to ink it up right away in celebration of Introduction Day! I love playing with my Blendabilities…and this was fun to color! I also LOVE that stripe in the Nordic Noel Designer Paper!

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Whisper White, folded in half.
I embossed half of the 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Real Red with the Lucky Stars Folder.
I added a 1 1/4 x 5 1/4 piece of Nordic Noel Designer Paper along the right side. To hide the seam, I used a 1/2 x 5 1/4 strip of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper! So sparkly!
I cut the Party Pennant from Whisper White and stamped the Bearing Gifts image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on it. I used my Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabana and Crumb Cake Blendabilities Markers to color in the kids. I also outlined the bear lightly with a Soft Sky Stampin’ Write Marker for some dimension. I added the pennant to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I saved the greeting for the inside, so used Merry & Bright from the hostess set, Good Greetings that is available now. It was stamped with Real Red ink on scrap Whisper White and cut with a flag end.

You like? I like! Now, don’t forget to check out our Guest Designers over on Create with Connie and Mary! A couple new faces this time!