Sew Suite

April 25, 2011 By Connie | 3 Comments

Wow!!! Can you believe we are counting down the LAST week to order from the Occasions Mini Catalog? SOOOOO many great sets in this catalog. Who knows whether or not they will make it into the next big catalog? I'm hoping, but you never know!

I played along with Mary Jo's Technostamper's Sketch Challenge #171 today. Fun sketch! My card came together pretty easy with it.

I'm on a mission to use my Occasions Mini stamp sets this week to finish out the last week of ordering. Stampin' Up's Sew Suite was one of the first sets that jumped in my cart! I love the dress form, the bobbin and the ruler…well, really…I like ALL the images! Fun set to play with! And…the matching Sweet Stitches Designer Paper is perfect for it!

This card really turned out much more PINK than I intended! I started with a base of Regal Rose and layered on Rose Red that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder. I added a strip of Sweet Stitches Designer Paper that was layered on Always Artichoke. At the bottom of the Always Artichoke, I used my Eyelet Border Punch. I made a double bow from Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon and secured the ends around on the back. If you don't have the Seam Binding Ribbon…check out my Ribbon Shares…you get a little of each color so you can play with it, too! I love how it handles!

For the focal image, I stamped the bobbin in Early Espresso on scrap Sahara Sand and Always Artichoke and cut them out (the center of the Always Artichoke adhered over the center of the Sahara Sand). I stamped the pin cushion with Early Espresso on Regal Rose, then took my Rose Red marker and outlined it…then used the Blender Pen to move the color from the outline into the entire pin cushion. I took the TEENY TINY pearls and placed them on the pin heads! I don't know about you, but whenever I'm using pins, I always go for the pretty pearl topped ones! lol! Both the bobbin and the pin cushion were popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals on a 1 3/4 Circle of Baja Breeze and layered on the 2 3/8 Scallop Circle of Regal Rose. I pierced each of the scallops with my piercing tool, then adhered the whole thing to the front of my card! I stamped "It's the little things" from Stampin' Up!'s Your a Gem stamp set…also in the Occasions Mini, in Early Espresso. (Sorry, photo was taken before I decided to add the greeting and I forgot to retake!)

If you didn't notice, I've updated my Retired Stamp Set list with a bunch of Alphabet Sets and reduced prices even more on the cardstock and designer paper! GREAT prices on them. Check them out and email me! I keep adding things as I clear out, so keep checking!

AND…don't forget to get with me to order your last minutes things from the Occasiosn Mini Catalog! You don't want to miss out!

Sharing creativity one stamped image at a time!

Stamping 411 – Sew Suite – what else?

February 25, 2011 By Connie | 10 Comments

Time again for the Stamping 411 sketch challenge! Another fun one for SSC192!

I, of course, had to use Stampin' Up!'s Sew Suite again! I'm having fun with this set. I also used Stampin' Up!'s Pattern Pieces for the first time! That one is pretty fun, too! It coordinates so well with Sew Suite! (Hmmm, I wonder if I've been calling it Sew Sweet in the past! I think I'm mixing up the names!) Anyway…do you like this color combination? I got it off the new Color Coach and I REALLY like it!

I started with a base of Cherry Cobbler cardstock. I ran the In Stitches Jumbo Wheel over the bottom of the Crumb Cake layer with Early Espresso Ink Cartridge. The top I fed thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder only across the top couple inches! I tied some Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon around and tied a knot.

I stamped the Pattern Pieces image in Early Espresso Classic Ink on the Sweet Stitches Designer Paper, then layered it on Early Espresso. It is popped up on the front of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. I stamped the spool of thread with Early Espresso on Crumb Cake and Daffodil Delight, cut them out and placed them on top of a Cherry Cobbler punched with the Decorative Label Punch. I added some Rhinestones and stamped You're A Gem from You're A Gem stamp set with Early Espresso Ink.

I like how the brightness of Daffodil Delight is mellowed with the Early Espresso and Crumb Cake! I'll be using this color combo again!

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Design Operators did this week over on Stamping 411! Then grab your stamps and play along! Have a great weekend!

Sew Suite again!

February 23, 2011 By Connie | 4 Comments

I'm on a roll with Stampin' Up!'s Sew Suite Stamp Set! It was one of the first selections I chose out of the Occasions Mini Catalog…I love the entire collection of products! SCS has a FUN Sketch Challenge today and I thought immediately of the spools of thread in each box! This also fits the challenge over on SU Only Challenge of Sale-A-Bration since I used a greeting from the So Happy For You Sale-A-Bration set!

Well, I can't say this card came together quickly! I changed up the colors, DSP patterns and thread colors SEVERAL times! I also had a completely different bow on there…nothing was working with the original selections! Finally, I changed the base to Regal Rose and used the pretty floral print from Sweet Stitches Designer paper. I added a trim from Tasteful Trim XL Die in Rose Red, but I probably didn't even need it since you can hardly see it now.

I punched four squares from the Regal Rose Pattern in Sweet Stitches DSP with the Scallop Square Punch, then layered it on a 1 1/2 square of Garden Green cardstock. I stamped four spools of thread from Sew Suite with Early Espresso on Very Vanilla and cut them out. Then I stamped the spool again on Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Rose Red and Marina Mist cardstocks and cut just the thread portion out to layer on the Very Vanilla spools. I like adding color this way, rather than using a marker to color. Each of the spools is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Finally, I made a bow from Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon and added a Sweet Stitches Designer Brad in the center. I've totally used up this pattern of brads…LOVE it! I stamped "thanks" from So Happy for You in Early Espresso above the bow. I am happy with the finished card, although it certainly took a round about way to get there!

Happy Wednesday! I'm spending the day getting ready for my Stamp Club tomorrow night! LOVE this bunch of gals…always a FUN class!

Sew Suite

February 22, 2011 By Connie | 5 Comments

Since we are featuring the products from the Oh Sew Suite Collection this week on Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition, I have almost all the products laying out on my desk! I grabbed them quickly to make a card for Mary Jo's Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge TSSC162! I know…it is Tuesday, but I rarely get stamping things done when my husband is off for the holiday! It's been a long time since I've played along with her sketch!

Here is my card!

I started by wanting to use the piece of Sweet Stitches Designer Paper with the pretty stitched flowers in the corner. I had been saving it for something! Since the stitched flowers were a Very Vanilla color, I used a base card of Confetti Cream cardstock. I layered the DSP on Basic Gray cardstock for the front of the card. Then I stamped the sewing machine from Stampin' Up!'s Sew Suite Stamp Set in Black Stazon on another piece of Confetti Cream cardstock. I used my AquaPainter and the Stampin' Write Markers of Basic Black, Basic Gray, and Regal Rose to color in the sewing machine. At the bottom, I stamped "Thanks" from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, So Happy For You…I love the greetings in that one!

Next I stamped the measuring tape with Black Stazon on Daffodil Delight and then just the end on Brushed Silver. I cut out the end from the Brushed Silver and placed it over the end of the Daffodil Delight one, and added a Silver Mini Brad! Makes it look REAL! I curved the cardstock and just added adhesive in the areas that actually touch the card…so it looks flexible. Finally, I added Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon to the center of the Sweet Stitches Designer Button and placed it with Mini Glue Dots on the front of the card. I think it added just the final touch of color and texture!

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Stamping 411 – Sew Suite

January 14, 2011 By Connie | 5 Comments

It's time again for Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge! As you are reading this, I'm at Leadership and getting to meet all these lovely Design Team Operators!

So, quickly, since I'm running behind getting ready as usual!

I started with a base of Crumb Cake cardstock (always a great neutral!) and layered on Daffodil Delight that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dot Impressions Folder. At the bottom I layered on the stitching designer paper from Sweet Stitches Designer Paper package. To hide the seam, I stamped the ruler from Stampin' Up!'s Sew Suite stamp set in Early Espresso on Marina Mist cardstock and tirmmed it.j

I stamped the focal Dress Form image from Sew Sutie in Early Espresso on Whisper White, then again on a pattern in the DSP and paper pieced it over top of the Dress Form image. I colored the stand with Marina Mist Marker and added a little hint of the ground with Sahara Sand marker. I added a Itty Bitty Flower punch and Adhesive Backed Pearl to the side of the Dress Form.

I trimmed out the Whisper White by layering it on Early Espresso, then a larger mat of Marina Mist (where I hand wrote the Xs…don't laugh!) and then another layer of Early Espresso cardstock. It is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals. Finally, I added a Daffodil Delight Big Designer Button with Linen thread tied in a bow and the small oval punch with the word Thanks from Fabulous Phrases stamped on it.

Makes sure to check out what the rest of the Stamping 411 Designers did this week!

Sew Suite

January 5, 2011 By Connie | 4 Comments

Oh gosh…I'm running WAY behind this morning because of the LATE Sugar Bowl football game last night! I couldn't get to sleep because I was so wound up! Got to love those Ohio State Buckeyes…they did pull off the win at the last minute! Thought for SURE they would give that game away! But…GO BUCKS! (Oh…the OSU Basketball team won, too! Of course…they were playing at the same time!)

Lots of great things in the new Occasions Mini! I think the Oh Sew Suite of products is one of my favorites! I especially like the Sew Suite Stamp Set, but don't you LOVE that they have coordinating Designer Paper, Buttons, Fabric, Brads and Embosslit that go with it? Thank you, Stampin' Up! They make is SO easy!

This is my swap card for the Control Freak Swappers Occasions Mini Swap! I really focused more on the accessories, but the button card is stamped from Stampin' Up!'s Sew Suite under the embossed buttons. I'm always excited to get my package of swaps back from the other members. There are always TONS of awesome ideas and this time was NO different!

I started with a base of Crumb Cake cardstock and layered on Daffodil Delight that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder. I added a piece of Sweet Stitches Designer Paper with the antique sewing machines on it, then layered that on Regal Rose. I wrapped some Daffodil Delight 5/8 Grosgrain Ribbon to the back and did a pleating twist with the ribbon on the front.

I stamped the button card image from Sew Suite with Early Espresso on Crumb Cake cardstock and added three of the Sweet Buttons Embosslit Die to the front with Stampin' Dimensionals. The button card image is cut out and place on Dimensionals on the front of the card, too. Finally, I stamped Just For You from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Early Espresso on Regal Rose, punched with the Small Oval and placed it on the front. I love how bright and cheery this card is!

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