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CCMC747 – Beautifully Happy

December 29, 2022 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge. Welcome back! Hope you had a wonderful holiday season! Seems to have gone by VERY quickly for me!

BEAUTIFULLY HAPPY

I’m using one of the new Sale-A-Bration stamp sets available beginning January 5th! I cut off the stem portion to make it more of a cluster of flowers to fit within my circle.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
Four 1-1/4 x 4-1/4 strips of Regency Park Designer Paper were spaced across the front of the card.
The largest Stylish Shape circle was cut from Basic White cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The Beautifully Happy flower was stamped with Night of Navy Ink and hand-cut, cutting off the stem portion. It was colored with the solid images in Mango Melody, Shaded Spruce and Balmy Blue and added to the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting was stamped towards the right side with Night of Navy Ink on 1/2 x 4 Mango Melody cardstock, the end was cut at an angle. It was added across the front with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals on each end.
The blue Milky Dots were added to the center of the flower and two in the background on the circle.

I had total fun making this card and love the colors! Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps: Beautifully Happy
Ink: Night of Navy, Shaded Spruce, Balmy Blue, Mango Melody
Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Mango Melody, Regency Park DSP
Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Milky Dots, Adhesives

Build a natural winter wonderland with Stampin' Up!'s DELICATE PINES BUNDLE! Use the pine snowflakes and delicate greenery to create seasonal cards, tags, and projects with lots of rustic charm! Add one of the seasonal greetings to finish it off. We've combined the DELICATE PINES BUNDLE with the ELEGANT PINE SNOWFLAKES 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for nature-inspired designs! In our DELICATE PINES COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT projects...SIX cards and TWO tags to get you in the holiday spirit! See more details HERE!

Run, run as fast as you can...to grab Stampin' Up!'s GINGERBREAD MAN BUNDLE! This adorable set contains two-step images to quickly add faces, frosting, candies, crumbs and don't forget the sassy greetings! The dies can create a folded gingerbread man-shaped card or tag...or cut apart to use singly! Add a die-cut hat, scarf or bow for even more personalization. We've combined this GINGERBREAD MAN BUNDLE with the TURTLE-Y CUTE 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for some sugar & spice with bright colors and fun designs! In our GINGERBREAD MAN COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...TWO regular cards, TWO fun-fold cards and TWO slimline cards for a really cute assortment! See more details HERE!

Stampin' Up!'s CHRISTMAS GREENERY BUNDLE contains two step images to quickly create texture and dimension in the colors you want! Use the poinsettia and greenery images for a festive feel to your holiday cards and projects! We've combined this CHRISTMAS GREENERY BUNDLE with the coordinating TRADITIONS OF CHRISTMAS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER accented with touches of gold for capturing the spirit of the season. In our CHRISTMAS GREENERY COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two cute table favors! See more details HERE!

Saturday Blog Hop – Cards with Frames

July 9, 2022 By Connie | 1 Comment

This week’s theme for our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop is “cards with frames”. Stampin’ Up! has a HUGE variety of frames to choose from. I picked one that I’ve been using a LOT lately from the Fabulous Frames Dies.

WONDERFUL WORLD

One of the new Level 2 Sale-A-Bration FREE Selections is Wonderful World. It’s a bundle with a floral stamp set and coordinating designer paper! SO pretty! I thought this frame suited it perfectly! I’ve always LOVED irises!

Stampin’ Details:

The base 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 Wonderful World DSP was added on top.
Two 1/2 x 4 strips of Old Olive were added across the center.
The frame was cut from both Orchid Oasis and Basic White cardstocks. (Save the other pieces for another card!)
Adhere the Orchid Oasis frame to the front with Foam Strips.
The iris image from Wonderful World was inked with Orchid Oasis and Old Olive Stampin’ Write Markers directly on the stamp, then stamped on the center Basic White frame.
Birthday Wishes from Sending Smiles was stamped with Orchid Oasis Ink at the bottom of the iris.
A trio of In Color Matte Dots were added to the background.

Isn’t that a PRETTY card? I do love that frame detail! 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:
Stamp Sets: Wonderful World (SAB), Sending Love
Inks: Orchid Oasis
Markers: Orchid Oasis, Old Olive
C/S: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Orchid Oasis, Old Olive
Accessories: Fabulous Frames Dies, In Color Matte Dots, Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – Celebrating Sale-A-Bration

January 15, 2022 By Connie | Leave a Comment

This week’s Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is “Celebrating Sale-A-Bration”. Last week we showed off our favorite SAB stamp set with the “Loving Sale-A-Bration” blog hop. This week we are showing off our favorite PRODUCT, not including stamp sets, from the SAB collection!

RAINBOW OF HAPPINESS

Rainbow of Happiness is a bundle in the new January-June 2022 Mini Catalog, but the coordinating designer paper is a FREE Sale-a-Bration Level 1 Selection! I love the patterns and bright colors in the DSP, so have to choose it as my favorite product!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Pool Party cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 2-7/8 x 5-1/4 piece of the Navy rainbow pattern was added to the left side of the base card and the reverse side was cut to 1 x 5-1/4 and added towards the right side, leaving a small gap.
A 3/4 x 2-3/4 piece of Pool Party cardstock was added to the front.
Some Silver Simply Elegant Trim was wrapped in a circle and added over the Pool Party piece.
The greeting from Rainbow of Happiness was stamped with Night of Navy Ink on Basic White, the hearts with Magenta Madness Ink, then cut with the Stitched Rectangles Die and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Yep! That’s it! SUPER fast card to make because the DSP does ALL the work! 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!

Saturday Blog Hop – Loving Sale-A-Bration

January 8, 2022 By Connie | Leave a Comment

This week’s Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is “Loving Sale-A-Bration”. Stampin’ Up! has started a new round of Sale-A-Bration freebies and our Design Team is featuring their favorite stamp set from the SAB collection!

FRIENDLY HELLO

Even though the Friendly Hello Level 2 Bundle consists of a stamp set and coordinating designer paper, I choose to feature the Friendly Hello Stamp Set alone, along with another SAB product, the Sunshine & Rainbows Designer Paper. Both are my favorites in the SAB brochure!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pool Party cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock that was stamped with the leafy image in Granny Apple Green Ink several times.
Two 1/4 x 5-1/4 strips of the striped Sunshine & Rainbows pattern were added at the top and the bottom.
A Layering Circle was cut with the die from the Sunshine & Rainbows heart pattern and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The bird/flower image was stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with the Light Gray Granite, Light Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo Combo, Light Granny Apple Green and Light Magenta Madness Stampin’ Blends. It was hand-cut and added to the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting from Friendly Hello was stamped with Night of Navy Ink on a 1/2 x 3 piece of Basic White, the end cut at an angle, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones were added in the background.

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!

IM1 – Heartfelt Blooms

January 1, 2018 By Connie | 2 Comments

Hi everyone!

Mary and I will be bring a new Inspiration Challenge to you every Monday! This week is a fun little Petite Cakes inspiration photo! Aren’t those gorgeous little cakes? I chose to use the color scheme as my inspiration for my card using the Sale-A-Bration set, Heartfelt Blooms.

Here’s my design:

Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Soft Sky cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
On the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White cardstock, the 1 x 5-1/4 strip of Picture Perfect Party Designer Paper was placed along the right edge.
A piece of the Sale-A-Bration 1/8″ Bermuda Bay Ribbon hides the seam and was adhered in the back, then a bow tied around the front and secured with a Mini Glue dot.
The Heartfelt Blooms flower was stamped with Bermuda Bay Ink in the lower right corner. I’m amazed at the detail in this stamp and how it looks so great stamped in one color or colored with many!
Thinking of You from the same stamp set was stamped with Memento Black Ink on scrap Whisper White, then cut with the Oval Stitched Shapes Framelit. It was popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

So simple, but I love how it turned out! Make sure to check out Mary’s Inspiration Monday design over on Create with Connie and Mary. We have a brand new look to our blog and new graphics! AND…we have a details about our brand new “Sure Do Love You Collection” Class Kit to go!

CCMC398 What I Love

March 17, 2016 By Connie | 8 Comments

Hello all! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! First…can I get you to say a little prayer for my son…he’s having surgery today due to a sports injury…and will be laid up for about 4-5 weeks! With a 17 month old and a new baby on the way, things will be crazy, I’m sure! I’ll be helping out as much as I can.

But, it’s time for the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge! It’s a pretty color combination and, of course, perfect for flowers, so that’s the direction I went! Some really awesome cards this week from our Challenge Team, so make sure to check them out over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Here’s my card. I don’t know why, but I feel like my Watermelon Wonder Ink is more red than dark pink! Oh well!

Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Whisper White, folded in half.
On the 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Whisper White, I started by stamping the flourish in Timeless Textures twice with Soft Suede Ink. Then I added leaves from What I Love (a FREE SAB set) with Mossy Meadow Ink, and some splatters in Timeless Textures with Watermelon Wonder Ink. This layer is added to the base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The full inside image of the flower is stamped twice with Watermelon Wonder Ink on scrap Whisper White, then Soft Suede added with the outline image, they were hand-cut out and placed over the background images with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Several small pearls were added in a cluster for each flower.
Thank You from What I Love was stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink close to the images.

That’s it! A CAS design! I love it!

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It’s not too late to join us! We just opened the March 2016 MINI SESSION and it is only $8.95 US with a projects using stamp sets from the Occasions Catalog!

* Each session includes FIVE step-by-step tutorials for projects…THREE card sets, each with 4 cards and TWO 3D items…perfect for your club or stamp camp!

Sign up for both March and April and we have a FUN Bonus project for you designed by Mary Brown! Head over to Create with Connie and Mary to sign up now!

CCMC389 Sky Is the Limit

January 14, 2016 By Connie | 10 Comments

Have you signed up yet? We just opened our Create with Connie and Mary January Mini Session this week! 5 great project and card set ideas for only $8.95 US. OR…sign up for January & February Mini Sessions and get a FREE Bonus Valentine 3D Project using Balloon Builder Punch and Bloomin’ Love Stamp Set! Check out below for more details!

And, it’s Thursday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary weekly challenge! It’s a sketch challenge this week. Grab your stamps and play along!

I went for a CAS masculine card for mine this week! For some reason I never have enough masculine cards!

Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Basic Gray cardstock, folded in half.
On top is a 3-3/4 x 5 piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock, stamped with You Send Me Soaring in the upper right corner.
A 2-1/4 x 5-1/2 strip of Going Places Designer Paper is placed across the front.
A 1/4 x 5-1/2 strip of Silver Glimmer Paper was added at the bottom of the DSP.
The plane from Sky is the Limit is stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink on Whisper White cardstock and hand-cut. It is placed on a 2-1/2 punched circle of Basic Black, and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

See…very clean and simple design! OK…make sure to check out the rest of the Challenge Team to see what they have done with the sketch challenge this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!

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Do you want even MORE details on using Occasions and Sale-A-Bration stamps and supplies?

Our JANUARY 2016 MINI SESSION just opened with projects using stamp sets from the new Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochures! Get some great ideas for your January, February and Spring classes! You are going to LOVE these! PLUS check out the VALENTINE SPECIAL BONUS below!

Sets we are using for the January session, opening January 11th:

Flowering Fields
Botanical Blooms
Apple of My Eye
First Sight
Beautiful Ride

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Sets we will be using for the February Mini Session, opening February 11th:

What I Love
Easter Lamb
Balloon Celebration
Party Wishes
Pyramid Pals

JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2016 MINI SESSIONS,
plus BONUS VALENTINE project

$17.90 US

CCMC388 Flowering Fields

January 7, 2016 By Connie | 9 Comments

It’s time for another Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge! It’s a beautiful color challenge that we are sure you will like! Come play along!

I used the Sale-A-Bration set, Flowering Fields, for my card:

Here are the details to create it:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Whisper White, folded in half.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Bermuda Bay cardstock.
A 2-3/4 x 4 piece of Wildflower Fields Designer Paper (another SAB selection) was layered onto a 3 x 4 piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock and placed on the front.
A 1/8 X 4 strip of Pear Pizzazz cardstock was adhered across the top portion of the DSP.
The same size Lots of Label Framelits was cut from Whisper White and Blackberry Bliss. The Blackberry Bliss one was adhered to the front as shown.
On the Whisper White, the Flowering Fields flower image and butterfly were stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink, then watercolored with Blackberry Bliss, Pear Pizzazz and Bermuda Bay Markers and AquaPainter. Before adding it to the front, two 3/4″ Circles were punched from Pear Pizzazz cardstock and adhered behind the Whisper White label, along with Silver thread wrapped in a circle several times and adhered. The label was popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Finally, Celebrate You from Suite Sayings stamp set was stamped in the lower right corner with Tuxedo Black Ink.

OK….make sure to check out what the rest of the challenge team did this week with the color challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary! And make sure to check out our January Mini Session that will be starting soon! Here’s a sneak peek of what we will be doing this month. AND, we have a special VALENTINE BONUS PROJECT offer, too! See details over there!