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I {Heart} Hearts

January 11, 2010 By Connie | 3 Comments

I'm back! Oh…so much fun at Leadership in Phoenix this year! I filled a notebook with my notes! I also enjoyed seeing MANY of the friends I've made over the years and getting those big hugs. Thank you to those that stopped by and said hi because you recognized my face from my Blog, too! It is always so sad to go home…the time RACES by while we are there!

Did you enjoy all the Preview samples from Create with Connie and Julie last week? It's not too late to join! We have 8 weeks to go, but you still have access to all the posts once the subscription ends.

This was one of the swap cards I made for Leadership. I only made about 20 of them, just ran out of time! I was actually gluing them together on the flight to Phoenix. The base is Lavender Lace cardstock and I layered on Melon Mambo cardstock. I ran the I {Love} Love Wheel across the front of the So Saffron cardstock with Apricot Appeal ink, then punched along the bottom with the new Scallop Trim Border (you can get FREE from Sale-A-Bration!) I stamped Love You Much from Well Scripted in Melon Mambo on Whisper White, then wrapped some Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon across the bottom. I used the Heart of Hearts Embosslit Die for the Lavender Lace Scalloped Heart. Stamped the flourish heart in Melon Mambo on Whisper White and cut out. Then used the Heart to Heart punch and the checked trio heart stamp from I {Heart} Hearts in So Saffron on So Saffron and punched out.

I love the colors in this…what do you think?

It's Sale A Bration time! Free stamp set with every $50 purchase!

CCJC1 – Valentine Cards

January 9, 2010 By Connie | 3 Comments

Every Saturday on the Create with Connie & Julie site we issue a challenge. Our subscribers are encouraged to enter the challenge to win fabulous prizes! This weeks challenge was to create a Valentine's Day Card.

The new Occasions Mini Catalog has a fabulous new Valentines set, I (Heart) Hearts. I used this new stamp set along with the new Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit Die to create my card! The colors remind me of the Conversation Heart candy available in the stores now!

I started with a base of Melon Mambo Cardstock. The next layer is Regal Rose, that I stamped with the I (Love) Love Jumbo Wheel all over the background. I cut out 4 Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit diecuts in So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Pixie Pink and Lavender Lace. On top, I cut the Timeless Type Bigz Alphabet die letters in LOVE out of Whisper White cardstock. Those are placed on a couple strips of Whisper White in the background. I wrapped Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon around the card and added the Stylized Silver Designer Label hardware. Inside I stamped Love You Much from Well Scripted stamp set in Melon Mambo on Whisper White and punched it out with the Designer Label punch to fit inside the hardware.

I added a Pretty in Pink Corduroy Button in the hardware hole on the right side, then added a couple hearts stamped with I (Heart) Hearts and punched with the Heart to Heart punch! I think it is a FUN card!

Supplies:

Sets: I (Heart) Hearts (117010), Well Scripted (117072)

Inks: Melon Mambo (115656), Regal Rose Jumbo Ink Cartridge (103678 Uninked)

Cardstock: Whisper White (100730), Regal Rose (105130), Melon Mambo (115320), So Saffron (105118), Pixie Pink ((105121), Lavender Lace (101614)

Accessories: I (Love) Love Jumbo Wheel (117084), Pretty in Pink Corduroy Button (117681), Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon (109067), Stylized Silver Hodgepodge Hardware (111325), Designer Label Punch (107590), Heart to Heart Punch (113694)

See what our Design Team members created for this week's challenge.

If you haven't checked out the Create with Connie and Julie site yet now is the time to do it! This is the end of Preview Week, tomorrow only paid subscribers will have access to the site.

We feature new Occasions Mini product every week. There is a new project posted every day and there will be a minimum of two fabulous tutorials each and every week. We like to have lots of fun so we have challenges and prizes for our subscribers. Our sites stay up long after the session is done so you will always have access to the site and the tutorials. For more information and to see our Preview Week projects please visit out Create with Connie and Julie site!

Stamping 411 – Love Bandit

January 8, 2010 By Connie | 5 Comments

This is going to be REAL quick because I need to leave for the airport to go to Leadership in about 45 minutes (although I'm pre-setting this to post on Friday while I'm gone.) Luckily, Selene did a pretty easy sketch this week, so I was able to make it up pretty quickly. The most trouble I had was adding a greeting on here! I love the words (You Stole My Heart) with the little raccoon, although I did get my word separate from the image of the raccoon.

I started with a base of So Saffron cardstock, then added the Designer Paper from Tall tales as a strip across the bottom half. I cut a rectangle of another print in Tall Tales, then added the Brilliant Blue Scallop Trim Border (that punch is a Sale-A-Bration selection item…don't worry, it will also be in the new catalog when it comes out!) Then I layered it on Old Olive cardstock. I thought it needed something across the tree pattern, so I added a strip of Rose Red 1/4 Grosgrain Ribbon. Finally, I stamped the Raccoon in Basic Black, colored the heart with Rose Red Stampin' Write Marker, then punched with the 1 1/4 circle punch. It is layered on So Saffron 1 3/8 circle, then the Brilliant Blue Scallop Circle that I also pierced with the piercing tool in each scallop. Finally added "You Stole My Heart" along the bottom.

Too cute! Enjoy the weekend!

Day 6 Create with Connie and Julie Sneak Peek

January 8, 2010 By Connie | Leave a Comment

You are seriously not going to believe the amazing project that Mary Brown came up with for today! I am sure that you are going to find it as amazing as I did! You can check out all the details, including a full tutorial over on the Create with Connie and Julie Site.

This is our Preview Week on the site! From January 3rd- January 9th the site will be open for everyone to view. For this week only, you will get to see the sort of projects and challenges that we will feature on the site.

On Sunday January 10th you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber.

The Occasions Edition site will run from January 3 – March 6. Each week we will focus on a different collection of products that can be found in the Occasions Mini Catalog or Sale-A-Bration brochure. Our goal is to show you some new and unique ways to use Stampin' Up!'s fabulous products. Every day there will be a new project posted and each week there will be at least two tutorials available for you to download. Our exclusive projects will include cards, scrapbook pages and 3D items, the quick and easy ones and the more complex larger projects.

And this session we are proud to announce the addition of three Guest Designers! Mary Brown joins us as Senior Guest Designer, along with Kerin Sylvester and Monika Davis as Guest Designers! They will be sharing in the Challenges and creating some special projects for you, too!

To find out more about the site and to order a subscription, please visit us at Create with Connie & Julie.

Day 5 Create with Connie and Julie Sneak Peek

January 7, 2010 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Julie created this fun project to share with you today on our Create with Connie & Julie site. It's an accordion fold tag card with a matching tin. There are lots of pictures and a step by step tutorial available today on the Create with Connie & Julie site.

On Sunday January 10th you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber.

To find out more about the site and to order a subscription, please visit us at Create with Connie & Julie.

Would you like to win a subscription to the Create with Connie and Julie site? Each of our team members will be giving away subscriptions on their blogs this week.To enter to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on our team members blog on the day that we are featuring them. To enter to win today please leave a comment on Julie Dinn's blog. All the winners will be announced on Friday January 8!

Day 4 Create with Connie and Julie Sneak Peek

January 6, 2010 By Connie | Leave a Comment

I created a fun little tag book to share with you today on the Create with Connie and Julie site. And I created a step-by-step picture tutorial for it, too! So head on over to the Create with Connie and Julie site to see more pictures and download the tutorial!.

On Sunday January 10th you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber.

To find out more about the site and to order a subscription, please visit us at Create with Connie & Julie.

Would you like to win a subscription to the Create with Connie and Julie site? Each of our team members will be giving away subscriptions on their blogs this week.To enter to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on our team members blog on the day that we are featuring them. To enter to win today please leave a comment on Monika Davis' blog. All the winners will be announced on Friday January 8!

Day 3 Create with Connie and Julie Sneak Peek

January 5, 2010 By Connie | 1 Comment

It is Julie Dinn's turn to give a quick peek at one of her fabulous projects! There are many other photos of this project on the Create with Connie & Julie Site today! Go over and take a peek!

On Sunday January 10th you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber.

To find out more about the site and to order a subscription, please visit us at Create with Connie & Julie.

Would you like to win a subscription to the Create with Connie and Julie site? Each of our team members will be giving away subscriptions on their blogs this week.To enter to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on our team members blog on the day that we are featuring them. To enter to win today please leave a comment on Kerin Sylvester's blog. All the winners will be announced on Friday January 8!

Day 2 Create with Connie and Julie Sneak Peek

January 4, 2010 By Connie | 102 Comments

Here is a sneak peek of one of MY projects to share with you today on the Create with Connie and Julie Site. I thought the compartments of this heart shaped candy holder would be perfect for a Love Note "Card Candy" Kit! Go check out pictures of the surprises inside! (Scroll past the intro post for the new Preview posts and pictures!)

This is our Preview Week on the site! From January 3rd – January 9th the site will be open for everyone to view. For this week only, you will get to see the sort of projects and challenges that we will feature on the site.

On Sunday, January 10th, you will only be able to view the new daily posts if you are a subscriber.

To find out more about the site and to order a subscription, please visit us at Create with Connie & Julie.

Would you like to win a subscription to the Create with Connie and Julie site? Each of our team members will be giving away subscriptions on their blogs this week.To enter to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on our team members blog on the day that we are featuring them. It's MY turn today to give away a free subscription, so leave a comment here on my blog (click on Comments under the title of this post!). All the winners will be announced on Friday January 8! If you've already joined, we will refund your subscription price!