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SUOC140 Valentine

January 19, 2016 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s time for the SUO Challenge and the theme is Valentine projects! I decided to go with a masculine color scheme for my Valentine…I may give it to my husband this year! I used the Going Global suite of products…the stamp set, the World Traveler Folder and punched hearts from the Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack!

Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Mossy Meadow folded in half.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Very Vanilla is embossed with the World Traveler Embossing Folder.
Across the bottom is a 1/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Gold Metallic Paper.
Hearts were punched with the Sweetheart Punch from the Going Global Designer Paper Stack and adhered across the front.
The Going Global Stamp set heart image was stamped with Tuxedo Black on Hello Honey and punched with the Sweetheart Punch, too. On the back, several loops of Gold Metallic Thread was adhered, then the heart popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals on front. Love that little bit of glitter the thread provides!

Clean and simple design that makes a great masculine card, I think! Make sure to check out what the rest of the SUO Challenge Design Team did this week…the are fabulous ideas!

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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VALENTINE BONUS PROJECT: Purchase both the January and February Mini Sessions together for $17.90 US and get this BONUS VALENTINE project immediately using the Balloon Builder Punch and Bloomin’ Love Stamp Set, perfect gift for your hostesses or friends!

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

Botanical Blooms

January 12, 2016 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Remember the 2016 Calendar that I made last week using Botanical Blooms and Botanical Builder Framelits? I had a few extra blossoms sitting on my desk, so I made up this card! We can always use a Woohoo card, right??? lol!

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Hello Honey, folded in half.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White.
In the center is a 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 square of Botanical Gardens Designer Paper.
Woohoo for You from All Boxed Up stamp set was stamped with Basic Black Archival and punched with the 1-3/4 Circle Punch and adhered to the center of the DSP.
The flowers were cut from Cajun Craze, Hello Honey and Whisper White cardstock with the Botanical Builder Framelits.
The centers were stamped with Hello Honey on Whisper White cardstock and Basic Black Archival on Hello Honey cardstock, then punched with the Owl Punch (eye).
The leaves were stamped with Mossy Meadow Ink on Pear Pizzazz and then cut with the Botanical Builder Framelits.
The larger flowers were popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the smaller flowers and leaves tucked around them.
Pearls were added to the centers of the flowers for some bling.

LOVE it!!! So fresh looking! I have a class coming up soon using this product suite and I can’t wait for my customers to see the ideas!

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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 yesterday 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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VALENTINE BONUS PROJECT: Purchase both the January and February Mini Sessions together for $17.90 US and get this BONUS VALENTINE project immediately using the Balloon Builder Punch and Bloomin’ Love Stamp Set, perfect gift for your hostesses or friends!

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

Another Bear Hugs

January 11, 2016 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Today’s the day!!! The Create with Connie and Mary January Mini Session is now open and you can see all the great projects this month! It’s not too late to sign up…and take advantage of the special VALENTINE BONUS PROJECT when you sign up for both January AND February Mini Sessions! See more details below!

I already shared the one Bear Hugs card I did for the Incentive Trip Achievers Swap last month. If you missed it, you can see it HERE! And, this is the one I did for the Control Freaks Swappers last month! I love the colors in the It’s My Party Designer Paper Pack…you are going to get sick of me saying and using it!

Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Melon Mambo, folded in half.
Along the left edge is a 1 x 5-1/2 strip of the confetti parttern in It’s My Party DSP Pack.
A 2-3/4 x 4 piece of Whisper White has a 1 x 4 piece of Mint Macaron cardstock torn and added to the bottom for the “ground” and a 1/4 x 4 strip of yellow stripe DSP from the same package added along the side. It is popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The bear was stamped with Basic Black Archival Ink on Whisper White and colored with Crumb Cake Marker and AquaPainter. He was cut with the Bear Hugs Framelits.
The Love you balloon was stamped with Basic Black Archival Ink on Melon Mambo and cut with the heart shape framelit in Bear Hugs. The bow was stamped with Basic Black on Crushed Curry and cut with the framelit.
Two more balloons were cut with the framelit, one with Crushed Curry Cardstock and one from the Mint Macaron print in the It’s My Party Paper Pack. They were assembled at the top right corner of the Whisper White with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The strings were hand-drawn with a Basic Black Marker to the Bear’s paw.
Finally, a Rhinestone jewel was added to the Crushed Curry balloon!

Isn’t that a sweet card! My grand-kids would love to get it, I’m sure!

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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 today 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

*********************************************************

VALENTINE BONUS PROJECT: Purchase both the January and February Mini Sessions together for $17.90 US and get this BONUS VALENTINE project immediately using the Balloon Builder Punch and Bloomin’ Love Stamp Set, perfect gift for your hostesses or friends!

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

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop – Shaker Cards

January 9, 2016 By Connie | 6 Comments

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop! This week’s theme is Shake Your Booty…all about Shaker Cards! I know this one will be lots of fun…because Shaker cards are fun, interactive cards, right? I can’t wait to see what everyone has done with the theme this week!

When deciding what to do, my new Blossom Punch Bunch came in on my order. I immediately thought the smallest blossom would be perfect to use as “confetti” in my shaker card this week! I also added some Brights Sequins for a little extra “shake” and color!

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Basic Black, folded in half.
On the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of It’s My Party DSP, a large circle was cut with the Circle Framelit. Along the bottom, the stem in the stamp set, Grateful Bunch was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and watercolored with Mint Macaron Marker and AquaPainter.
On the back of the DSP, I added a 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 piece of Window Sheet, then added pieces of Stampin’ Dimensionals to form a circle around the opening and trap all the small pieces.
I also cut a 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Whisper White and adhered it to the front of the Basic Black base card, stamped the Grateful Bunch greeting with Tuxedo Black Ink so that it would appear thru the circle opening.
I stamped the smallest flower several times on Mint Macaron, Crushed Curry and Melon Mambo cardstock with Tuxedo Black Ink and punched with the Blossom Bunch Punch. They were added in a pile to the center of the circle area, along with some Brights Sequins.
The top DSP layer was added over top to make the shaker card.
I also stamped the large and middle flower images in Grateful Bunch with Tuxedo Black ink on Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry, punched them out and added them to the bottom of the circle by the stem.
A Mint Macaron It’s My Party Enamel Dot was perfect for the center.

Isn’t that fun? I love the confetti look of the DSP and then the shaker flower bits!

OK…You can go backwards to Melissa Davies blog, but make sure to go forward to check out our Create with Connie and Mary website to see all about our January Mini Session AND the fabulous Valentine Bonus Project…then continue on around the Blog Hop to Mary Brown’s blog for more inspiration on shaker cards!

Bear Hugs

January 8, 2016 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Before the holidays, I participated in two different swaps. I used Bear Hugs on both of them. Here’s the first card that I did and made 16 of them for the Incentive Trip Swap. (I’ll show the second one next week). I love the It’s My Party Designer Paper Stack! SO many great patterns in it and I love the bright and soft color combination!

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Mint Macaron cardstock, folded in half.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Crumb Cake cardstock.
Along the left side is a 1 x 5-1/4 strip of the confetti pattern from It’s My Party DSP, with a 1/4″ strip of the Melon Mambo stripe added along side it.
The Mint Macaron green print was cut to 2-1/2 x 3-1/2, then punched with the Triple Banner Punch (you need to feed it thru carefully as it is wider than the 2″ slot is). A 2″ circle was punched out of the center.
A 2″ punched circle of Whisper White was added behind the circle opening of the banner for contrast.
The bear from Bear Hugs was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Crumb Cake cardstock, then watercolored with the Chocolate Chip Marker and AquaPainter. It was cut with the Bear Hugs Framelits and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The bowtie was cut from the Mint Macaron print and added with a Mini Glue dot to the bear and a Rhinestone added in the center of the bowtie.
You’re so sweet was stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink on Melon Mambo and punched with the Word Window Punch, then adhered under the bear.
The Love you balloon was stamped with Tuxedo Black Ink on Melon Mambo and cut with the Bear Hugs Framelit and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A line was drawn with a Chocolate Chip Marker for the string on the balloon.

I loved it! Hope my swap partners liked it, too!

Supplies:

Stamps: Bear Hugs
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers: Chocolate ChipCardstock: Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Melon Mambo
Accessories: It’s My Party Designer Paper Stack, Bear Hugs Framelits, 2″ Circle Punch, Triple Banner Punch, Rhinestone Jewels, Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Make sure to check out our Create with Connie and Mary January Mini Session that will be starting soon! Here’s a sneak peek of what we will be doing this month.

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

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

It’s only $8.95 US for 5 wonderful projects/card sets! AND, we have a special VALENTINE BONUS PROJECT offer, too! See details over on Create with Connie and Mary!

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!

Stampin' Up!

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!

VALENTINE BONUS PROJECT: Purchase both the January and February Mini Sessions together for $17.90 US and get this BONUS VALENTINE project immediately using the Balloon Builder Punch and Bloomin’ Love Stamp Set, perfect gift for your hostesses or friends!

Our JANUARY 2016 MINI SESSION just opened yesterday 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!

VALENTINE BONUS PROJECT: Purchase both the January and February Mini Sessions together for $17.90 US and get this BONUS VALENTINE project immediately using the Balloon Builder Punch and Bloomin’ Love Stamp Set, perfect gift for your hostesses or friends!

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Our JANUARY 2016 MINI SESSION just opened today 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!

VALENTINE BONUS PROJECT: Purchase both the January and February Mini Sessions together for $17.90 US and get this BONUS VALENTINE project immediately using the Balloon Builder Punch and Bloomin’ Love Stamp Set, perfect gift for your hostesses or friends!

Make sure to check out our Create with Connie and Mary January Mini Session that will be starting soon! Here’s a sneak peek of what we will be doing this month.

It’s only $8.95 US for 5 wonderful projects/card sets! AND, we have a special VALENTINE BONUS PROJECT offer, too! See details over on Create with Connie and Mary!

LIMITED TIME OFFER!
Email me at iluvstamping@gmail.com to order!