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CS115 – Merriest Trees

November 14, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to Create with Connie and Mary’s Creatively Simple Challenge! Each month Mary and I will pick a theme for our simple cards. This month the theme is “Tis the Season” cards!

MERRIEST TREES

This is a swap card that I made for an Incentive Trip Swap Group. A little different since the tree is cut out of the front panel so the inside layer shows thru!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Cherry Cobbler cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 was stamped with the detail tree image in Soft Sea Foam Ink in the center of the panel.
The 3-3/4 x 5 Basic White was cut with the largest Merriest Trees Die, the tree trunk stamped with Pecan Pie Ink, and adhered to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The trim and star were cut from More Dazzle Gold Paper and added across the tree branches and top of the tree.
The greeting from Merriest Trees was stamped with VersaMark Ink on 1/2 x 2-1/2 Cherry Cobbler Cardstock and White Embossed. The ends were cut at an angle, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of red Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs were added to the tree.

The deep red and light green really work well together, don’t they? Lots of sparkle, too! Check out Mary’s Creatively Simple card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Supplies:
Stamps: Merriest Trees
Inks: VersaMark, Soft Sea Foam, Pecan Pie
Cardstock: Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Cherry Cobbler, More Dazzled Specialty Paper
Accessories: Merriest Trees Dies, Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs, White Embossing Powder, Adhesives

Be ready to deck the halls with Stampin' Up!'s HOME FOR CHRISTMAS BUNDLE featuring a cute gingerbread man, whimsical tree, holly, and peppermint images and dies! The HOME FOR CHRISTMAS DIES also include fun tag and pocket shapes, plus a scallop border! The classic greetings will finish your projects with some festive cheer. We've paired the HOME FOR CHRISTMAS BUNDLE with the TIMELESS CHRISTMAS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring traditional colors, plaids and stripes for your seasonal-themed crafts. Our HOME FOR CHRISTMAS COLLECTION gives you step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO gift card holders for a total of SIX tutorials to use in your classes or personal use. See more details HERE!

How fun to create a traditional Christmas Village using Stampin' Up!'s WELCOME NOEL BUNDLE! Stamp the houses, trees and deer elements to build your holiday scene or cut them quickly with the detailed shapes and the WELCOME NOEL DIES. We used greetings from the Winter Adventures stamp set or use your own sentiments to finish it off. We've paired the WELCOME NOEL BUNDLE with the WINTER DREAMS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring white on deep blue designs for your winter-themed crafts. Our WELCOME NOEL COLLECTION gives you step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO enhanced special fold card ideas for a total of SIX tutorials to use in your classes or personal use. See more details HERE!

Create the feel of a nature walk through the winter woods with Stampin' Up! FROSTED PINECONES BUNDLE! Stamp the pinecone and then add textured details using the FROSTED PINECONES DECORATIVE MASKS or cut the detailed shapes with the FROSTED PINECONES DIES. Add one of the heartfelt winter sentiments to finish it off. We've paired the FROSTED PINECONES BUNDLE with the WHISPERING WOODS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER. Our FROSTED PINECONES COLLECTION gives you step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO small decor ideas for a total of SIX tutorials, all full of seasonal charm. See more details HERE!

IM306 – Sending Cheer

November 13, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome back to our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenges. Here is a fun holiday cake to inspire you!

SENDING CHEER

I focused on the colors, gingerbread and snowflakes on my card today. I would have added a tree, but that would have added a fourth die set! lol!

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 Basic White cardstock was added on top.
- The Handcrafted Elements Dies were cut from Bubble Bath and Balmy Blue and added down the front.
- Two gingerbread men from Sending Cheer were stamped with Pecan Pie Ink on Basic White cardstock, the faces with Memento Black Ink. They were cut with the Sending Cheer Dies, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- The snowflakes from Wishes All Around Dies were cut from Pecan Pie cardstock.
- Some white Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins were added to the centers of the snowflakes
- No Peeking from Sending Cheer stamp set was stamped on a 5/8 x 2 piece of Basic White with Pecan Pie Ink, the end cut at an angle and added with a Stampin’ Dimensional to the front.

Sometimes you just have to go with what is in your head! lol! OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Sending Cheer
Inks: Pecan Pie, Memento Black

Cardstock: Basic White, Bubble Bath, Balmy Blue, Thick Basic White
Accessories: Sending Cheer Dies, Wishes All Around Dies, Handcrafted Elements Dies, Adhesive Backed Glitter Sequins, Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – Pumpkin Spice

November 11, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop. This week our theme is “Pumpkin Spice”…cards with pumpkins on them!

AUTUMN LEAVES

This is one of the cards my Stamp Clubs did last month! I don’t normally show the cards they make in class, but I loved how this one turned out, so I thought I’d share since it fit the theme this week. I’m on a binge about making these “wood” looking pumpkins from the Countryside Corners Dies! Thanks to Libby Fens for the idea of adding the embossed stripes!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Copper Clay cardstock, score at 5-1/2 and fold to form base card.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Mossy Meadow cardstock was stamped with the double leaf and Mossy Meadow Ink along the edges.
A 2 x 4 piece of All About Autumn Designer Paper was added across the front.
The 2-1/2 x 4 piece of Very Vanilla was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The pumpkin was cut from Pumpkin Pie cardstock using the Countryside Corners Die and embossed with the Stripes Embossing Folder. The edges were sponged with Cajun Craze Ink, then the raised ridges were sponged with White Craft Ink direct to paper.
The stem was hand-cut from Pecan Pie cardstock.
The leaf from Autumn Leaves was cut from All About Autumn DSP. All were added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink on 3/4 x 2-3/4 piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock, cut a flat end and adhered to the pumpkin.
A trio of Adhesive Backed Speckled Dots were added to the background and the greeting.

LOVE how the DSP shimmers in the background and on the leaf! 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:
Stamps: Autumn Leaves
Inks: Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow, White Craft
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie, Mossy Meadow, All About Autumn Designer Paper
Accessories: Countryside Corners Dies, Stripes & Splatters Embossing Folders, Adhesive Backed Speckled Dots, Adhesives, Blending Brushes

Mega 40% off SU! Adhesive & Envelope Sale!

November 10, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

40% off Stampin’ Up! Adhesive & Envelope Sale

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CCMC792 – Fragrant Forest

November 9, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge. It’s a pretty color combination for you to try this week!

FRAGRANT FOREST

This background stamp appeals to me somehow! I added two shades of green to the background image for a little variation in color…the color challenge worked great!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Pretty Peacock cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The stamp was inked with Mossy Meadow Ink, then highlighted with Pretty Peacock Ink and a sponge dauber randomly over the trees, then stamped on a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 piece of Basic White, then trimmed to 3-3/4 x 5. It was added to the base card.
A 1 x 3-3/4 piece of All About Autumn DSP was added across the front and a 1/4 x 3-3/4 strip of Gold Foil Paper was added over top.
The greeting from Christmas Classics was stamped with Pretty Peacock Ink on Moody Mauve cardstock, then punched with the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch (Online Exclusive) and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two holly leaves were stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends. The berries were stamped with Moody Mauve Ink. All were cut with the Christmas Classics Dies and added to the label.
A trio of Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins were added to the background.

Super easy card to recreate for your Christmas cards! Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps: Christmas Classics, Fragrant Forest
Ink: Pretty Peacock, Memento Black, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow
Blends: Mossy Meadow Combo
Cardstock: Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Moody Mauve, Gold Foil Paper, All About Autumn Designer Paper
Accessories: Christmas Classics Dies, Heartfelt Hexagon Punch (Online Exclusive), Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins, Adhesives

CS114 – Rustic Crate

November 7, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to Create with Connie and Mary’s Creatively Simple Challenge! Each month Mary and I will pick a theme for our simple cards. This month the theme is “Tis the Season” cards! We are getting closer and closer to Christmas time! So glad I already have my cards done!

RUSTIC CRATE

I combined the poinsettias from the Rustic Crate stamp set with the greeting from So Very Merry! I love greetings that work inside circles!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Basic White, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Garden Green cardstock is embossed with the Christmas Tidings Embossing Folder and added to the front.
A 2-3/8 circle was punched from Pool Party cardstock and stamped with Very Merry from So Very Merry Stamp Set in Memento Black Ink.
The poinsettias were stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with Poppy Parade, Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends, then cut with the Rustic Crate Dies and added to the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The circle was dded to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some which Iridescent Ribbon was tied in a bow and added next to the circle.

I love the red against the Pool Party and the simplicity of this card! Check out Mary’s Creatively Simple card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Supplies:
Stamps: Rustic Crate, So Very Merry
Inks: Memento Black
Blends: Poppy Parade, Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Old Olive
Cardstock: Basic White, Garden Green, Pool Party
Accessories: Rustic Crate Dies, Christmas Tidings Embossing Folder, White Iridescent Ribbon, Adhesives

IM305 – Wishes All Around

November 6, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome back to our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenges. Here is a pretty wreath for you. With the colors, I thought it could either be fall or Christmas, so I went with Christmas!

WISHES ALL AROUND

The leaf print in the metallic Shining Brightly Designer Paper works great for the background of my wreath!

Stampin’ Details:

- The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Cherry Cobbler cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
- The 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 piece of Shining Brightly DSP was torn along the right side, then adhere on the front. (The extra was placed inside along the edge!)
- The wreath from Wishes All Around was cut once from Crumb Cake cardstock and once from Cherry Cobbler cardstock, then adhered together and added to the front.
- The Very Vanilla Metallic Ribbon was tied in a bow and added to the top of the wreath.
- The Wishes All Around greeting was stamped with Cherry Cobbler on 3/4 x 3-1/2 Very Vanilla cardstock and the end cut at an angle. It was added to the front.
- Some gold Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins were added to the wreath for a little more bling!

So pretty and shiny with the DSP, ribbon and sequins! OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Wishes All Around
Inks: Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Brightly Shining Designer Paper
Accessories: Wishes All Around Dies, Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins, Very Vanilla/Gold Metallic Ribbon, Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – Colors of Fall

November 4, 2023 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop. This week our theme is “Colors of Fall”. One of my favorite things are fall mums this time of year! They look so festive on everyone’s porches!

COLOR & CONTOUR

I thought the flowers in the Color & Contour would make pretty mums and paired them with the All About Autumn Designer Paper that is FINALLY back in stock!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Copper Clay cardstock, score at 5-1/2 and fold to form base card.
A 2-1/2 x 4 piece of All About Autumn DSP was added to the right side.
The large scallop rectangle was cut from Basic White cardstock with the Scalloped Contour Dies and stamped with the greeting in Copper Clay Ink, then added to the front.
The flowers were stamped with Copper Clay Ink on Basic White cardstock and colored with Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Blackberry Bliss Inks using Blending Brushes. The centers were colored with Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends and ringed with the Dark Copper Clay Stampin’ Blends. They were cut with the Scalloped Contour Dies and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The leaves were stamped with Mossy Meadow Ink and colored with Mossy Meadow and Copper Clay Inks using the Blending Brushes, then hand-cut and added under the flowers with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of green Speckled Dots were added to the background.

Don’t you love these fall mums? 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:
Stamps: Color & Contour
Inks: Copper Clay, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow
Blends: Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark Copper Clay
Cardstock: Basic White, Copper Clay, All About Autumn Designer Paper
Accessories: Scalloped Contour Dies, Adhesive Backed Speckled Dots, Adhesives