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CSF886 – Festive Friends

September 11, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Thursday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends challenge! It’s a pretty pastel color challenge to try this week!

FESTIVE FRIENDS

Yep…I’m back with my Festive Friends again! Can’t stop playing with them! This one is so pretty in the soft colors!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Fresh Freesia cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Florals in Bloom DSP was added on top (love this Cloud Cover stripe!)
A 1-3/4 x 4 piece of Lemon Lolly cardstock was added across the center with a 1/4 x 4 strip of Fresh Freesia cardstock on top towards the bottom.
The tag from Festive Friends Dies was cut from Cloud Cover cardstock and stamped with the snowflake in Cloud Cover Ink across the front.
A 1 x 3 strip of Basic White cardstock was torn across the top and cut with the bottom of the tag die. It was adhere to the bottom of the Cloud Cover tag for the snowbank. The tag was added to the front on a diagonal with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The snowman was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White cardstock and colored with Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia, Cloud Cover and Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends. It was cut with the Die and added to the tag with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Fresh Freesia cardstock and cut with the tag die.
The greeting tag was attached to the larger tag with Fresh Freesia Velvet Ribbon tied in a bow.
A snowflake was cut with the die from Basic White cardstock and added to the bottom of the tag.
Three clear Faceted Snowflakes were added to the snowflake and the background.

SO cute! Check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Festive Friends
Ink: Memento Black, Cloud Cover
Blends: Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia, Cloud Cover, Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Cloud Cover, Lemon Lolly
Designer Paper: Florals in Bloom 12×12
Accessories: Festive Friends Dies, Faceted Snowflakes, Fresh Freesia Velvet Ribbon, Adhesives

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Saturday Blog Hop – Let It Snow

December 21, 2024 By Connie | 1 Comment

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends Blog Hop. This week we are featuring snow cards…one of my favorite themes!

SNOWY WONDER

Of course, I have quite the selection of snowman, snowflake, snow stamps and dies! I really like the snowman in Snowy Wonder because he is nice and easy to stamp and go! There are not a lot of fussy pieces to cut and assemble to make him look complete.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pool Party cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Snowy Scenes Designer Paper is cut with the heart shape from the new online exclusive, Heart of Elegance dies. (Save that heart for another project!) Add the layer to the front of the base card with Foam Strips,
The snowman, hat, and candy cane were all stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White and cut with the Snowy Wonder Dies. They were colored with Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Bubble Bath and Pool Party Stampin’ Blends. They were added to the inside of the heart with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A hat band was just a sliver cut from Poppy Parade cardstock.
The scarf is Real Red & White Baker’s Twine tied in a knot around his neck.
Three snowflakes from Snowy Wonder were cut with the die from Basic White and added around the heart.
The Real Red & White Peppermints were added to the center of the snowflakes and on his hat band.
Let it Snow from Snowy Wonder stamp set was stamped with Memento Black Ink inside the heart.

LOVE this card…kind of wish I’d have used it for my Christmas card this year! Oh well…mine are already in the mail! OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Stamping Friends website, then on to creative Debbie Henderson, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Snowy Wonder
Inks: Memento Black
Blends: Poppy Parade, Bubble Bath, Pumpkin Pie, Pool Party
Cardstock: Basic White, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Snowy Scenes 12×12 Designer Paper
Accessories: Snowy Wonder Dies, Hearts of Elegance Dies, Real Red & White Peppermints, Real Red & White Baker’s Twine, Adhesives

IM346 – Snowy Wonder

October 28, 2024 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges. Isn’t this snowman winter print so pretty! I wouldn’t mind having it in my house!

SNOWY WINTER

It was fun to build this little snowman scene using Snowy Winter! He’s a CUTE snowman!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Misty Moonlight cardstock, score at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Misty Moonlight cardstock was stamped across the top with the flurries image in White Craft Ink.
The moon is a 1″ circle from Basic White cardstock, sponged with Balmy Blue Ink and adhered.
A 3 x 5 piece of Basic White cardstock was torn across the top and added in layers for the snowbank. Some Balmy Blue Ink was slightly brushed on the tops with a Blending Brush.
On Basic White, I stamped five large mountains with Night of Navy Ink, the cabin with Pecan Ink, three trees with Shaded Spruce Ink and the snowman and hat with Memento Black Ink. All were cut with the Snowy Wonder Dies and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The cabin windows were colored with Daffodil Delight and door with Cajun Craze, the snowman nose with Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends.
Some Red & White Baker’s Twine was added to the snowman for his scarf.
A White Loose Snowflake was adhered to his hat.
Let it Snow was stamped with Night of Navy Ink in the snowbank.

Looks pretty close to the winter print inspiration piece, doesn’t it? OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:
Stamps: Snowy Wonder
Inks: Night of Navy, Pecan Pie, Shaded Spruce, Balmy Blue, Memento Black
Blends: Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Cajun Craze, Dark Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: Basic White, Misty Moonlight
Accessories: 1″ Circle Die, Red & White Baker’s Twine, White Loose Snowflakes, Blending Brush, Adhesives

IM349 – Snowy Wonder

September 9, 2024 By Connie | 1 Comment

Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges. This week’s inspiration challenge is a colorful ice cream cone! Look at all those flavors!

SNOWY WONDER

So, I kind of went around about way to pulling this card together! I knew I wanted circles in the background like the scoops of ice cream, but debated on what stamp set to use! I was thinking ice cream is cold…snow is cold…a snowman…why not use the new Snowy Wonder Bundle? It worked!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Basic Beige cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
Circles were cut with the Spotlight on Nature Dies from Petunia Pop, Granny Apple Green, Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso and Gorgeous Grape and then assembled on a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic Beige cardstock.
The smallest two snowflakes from Snowy Wonder stamp set were stamped on the circles using VersaMark Ink (it has been a little bit since I’ve done this tone-on-tone technique!)
The 1-1/2 x 4 piece of Basic White cardstock was torn across the top and added to the bottom for a ground of snow. The greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink towards the left.
The snowman and hat from Snowy Wonder were stamped with Memento Black Ink and two trees with Granny Apple Green Ink on Basic White cardstock. They were cut with the Dies. The trunks were colored with Pecan Pie, the nose colored with Pumpkin Pie, and the shadows around the body with Light Pool Party Stampin’ Blends. They were added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some White Loose Snowflakes were added to the background circles, the top of the trees, and on his hat!

Sometimes I surprise myself on how an idea manifests itself onto a card! OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:
Stamps: Snowy Wonder
Inks: Memento Black, VersaMark, Granny Apple Green
Blends: Pumpkin Pie, Pool Party, Pecan Pie
Cardstock: Basic Beige, Basic White, Petunia Pop, Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink, Gorgeous Grape
Accessories: Spotlight on Nature Dies, White Loose Snowflakes, Adhesives

CSF834 – Filled with Cheer

September 5, 2024 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Stamping Friends Thursday Challenge. It’s a different color combo challenge this week! I’m not sure I would have put these colors together myself…but it works!

FILLED WITH CHEER

I think the little snowman in this set is darling and I hadn’t had a chance to use him yet! So, I thought these colors would work well! I just had to add a little orange for his nose!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pebbled Path cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Soft Sea Foam was embossed with the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder (Online Exclusive).
A 2 x 4 strip of Pebbled Path stripe from the 2023-25 In Color 6×6 DSP was added along the right side.
A 1-1/2 x 3-1/2 piece of Moody Mauve cardstock was overlapped on the front.
The rectangle was cut from Basic White cardstock with the Everyday Details Die and stamped with the Filled with Cheer greeting in Memento Black Ink in the upper left corner.
The snowman/tree/sled image from Filled with Cheer was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Basic White cardstock and colored with Pebbled Path, Soft Sea Foam, and Moody Mauve Stampin’ Blends. And a little bit of Pumpkin Pie for his nose!
The image was hand-cut then added to the rectangle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of 2023-25 Opaque Sparkle Dots were added to the background.

Isn’t he just adorable??? Love it! OK, go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Filled with Cheer
Ink: Memento Black
Blends: Pebbled Path Combo, Soft Sea Foam Combo, Moody Mauve Combo, Light Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: Basic White, Moody Mauve, Pebbled Path, Soft Sea Foam, 2023-25 In Color 6×6 Designer Paper
Accessories: Everyday Details Dies, Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, 2023-25 In Color Opaque Sparkle Dots, Adhesives

Snowman Magnet Tray packaging

December 23, 2021 By Connie | 4 Comments

Yesterday I showed you some gifts that my nail tech commissioned me to do (see them HERE!) While looking for those small magnet trays, I found these larger narrow magnet trays on Amazon that are 2-3/4 x 9 and thought they would be perfect for holding Stampin’ Up! dies while my stampers are using them. I know how easy those small dies can be lost on a messy desk. I have a knife bar from years ago that I use but thought this looked even better. I believe they are actually made for holding small automotive pieces.

I wanted to add some candy to the tray, so found these Peppermint Bark Bars that were a PERFECT size to add to the packaging!

Because of the awkward size, I looked for an acetate box to hold the tray and candy. Found these boxes on Clear Bags that measure approx. 3 x 10 x 2.

Next up is decorating! Snowmen are my favorite decoration for winter holidays, so I made these. I think it is safe to show them now that almost everyone has received their gift.

Stampin’ Details:

The snowman body is 2-1/2 x 8-1/2 Basic White cardstock.
The hat is 1-3/4 x 2-1/4, and the brim is 1/2 x 3. A 1/4 x 2-1/4 strip of Heartwarming Hugs DSP is the hat band.
Two punches of the holly leaves with the retired punch from Garden Green cardstock and a retired Red Glitter Dot for the hat decoration.
The eyes are 3/8″ circles, the mouth is five 1/4″ Circles, and the buttons are 3/4″ circles punched from Basic Black cardstock. They are highlighted with a White Gel Pen.
The cheeks were sponged with Flirty Flamingo Ink with a sponge dauber.
The nose is the end of the Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch, then highlighted with a Pumpkin Pie Marker for the carrot lines.
The bow is retired 1-1/4″ red Striped Ribbon.
The snowman was adhered to the acetate box with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Aren’t they just the CUTEST! I loved making them for my stampers! I have a couple more ready to assemble…wonder who I should give them to? lol!

Saturday Blog Hop – Winter

December 15, 2018 By Connie | Leave a Comment

SNOWMAN PUNCH ART

This week on Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop our theme is Winter – snowman, snowflakes or winter sports! While I love the Spirited Snowman stamp set and it would have been perfect to use, I also love to do punch art…so I created my snowman punch art!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Crumb Cake cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Joyous Noel (unfortunately has sold out) in the snowflake pattern was added on top of the base card.
A 3 x 4 piece of Whisper White cardstock was torn across the top and added to the bottom in two layers.
The snowman was punch from Whisper White cardstock with the 1-1/4, 1-1/2, and 2″ Circle Punches. They were added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The hat is a 1-1/4 square from Basic Black cardstock that has been angled along the sides, and the brim is the Classic Label trimmed down. A 1/8 strip of Copper Foil Paper was added for the trim.
The scarf is a piece of Copper Trim tucked under the circles with a Mini Glue Dot.
The arms are the Sprig Punch punched from Early Espresso cardstock.
The nose is a sliver of Pumpkin Pie cardstock. The eyes and buttons are 1/4″ punched circles from Basic Black and the mouth was drawn with a marker.
I used the Pool Party Blends along the edges of the snowbanks and the snowman body, along with some Wink of Stella.
Let it Snow from Alpine Adventures was stamped with Cherry Cobbler on Crumb Cake and then punched with the Christmas Traditions Punch (ON SALE RIGHT NOW AT 40% off!!!)

OK…what did the Design Team do with the Winter blog hop challenge? Next up is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa’s fabulous card!

Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite Christmas Stamp Set

November 17, 2018 By Connie | Leave a Comment

This week on Create with Connie and Mary our theme is Favorite Christmas Stamp Set cards! Of course, I went with the one that I saw IMMEDIATELY in the catalog and knew I had to have…Spirited Snowmen! I’ve mentioned before that snowmen and snowflakes are always a feature on my Christmas cards. I think this one is a winner for my Christmas card this year…although there will be a lot of cutting out that snowman watching my TV shows! loll!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Whisper White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
On top the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pool Party, Merry Christmas from Warm Hearted Stamp Set (Host) was stamped with Poppy Parade Ink in the upper right corner, then it was embossed with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder.
A 3 x 4 piece of Whisper White was turn around the top to resemble a snowbank, with some Wink of Stella added along the top and for additional snowbanks.
Then a piece of Coastal Cabana was torn in a rough oval to form the ice pond. It is covered with Wink of Stella for some glassy sparkle!
The snowman in Spirited Snowmen stamp set was stamped with Memento Black Ink on scrap Whisper White, then colored with Poppy Parade, Bermuda Bay, Bronze, Smoky Slate and Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends. It was cut out and added to the front. Some Wink of Stella was also applied to the white areas of the snowman.

Isn’t this SUPER cute! I think so! Continue on with the Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop to see what the rest of the Design team has done with their Favorite Christmas Stamp Set challenge this week! Next up is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa’s fabulous card! And…want more Spirited Snowmen ideas? Check out our latest Spirited Snowmen Collection of tutorials on Create with Connie and Mary!