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CS58 – Soft Seedlings

October 11, 2022 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…this month it is “Designer Paper”, and we each create a simple card every Tuesday in October using that theme!

SOFT SEEDLINGS

Stampin’ Details:

Base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Basic White, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 1-1/2 x 5-1/2 strip of Celebrate Everything DSP was added to the left side.
A 1/4 x 5-1/2 strip of Real Red cardstock was added to a coordinating 1/2 x 5-1/2 Celebrate Everything DSP, then adhered on front.
The Soft Seedlings leaf image was stamped on scrap Basic White with Real Red Ink and hand-cut, then added to front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting from Soft Seedlings was stamped with Shaded Spruce Ink.
Some Simply Elegant Trim (gold) was tied in a bow and added to the leaf stem with a Mini Glue Dot.

Pretty quick and easy…I love these patterns in the DSP! Make sure to check out Mary’s designer paper card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Soft Seedlings
Inks: Shaded Spruce, Real Red
Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Real Red
Accessories: Celebrate Everything Designer Paper, Simply Elegant Gold Trim, Adhesives

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Evoke a nature-inspired woodland feeling with Stampin' Up!'s new FERN & FLORA BUNDLE. This Bundle features delicate ferns and nighttime botanical florals, along with heartfelt sentiments! We've combined the FERN & FLORA BUNDLE and the MOONLIT FLORA 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER that will give a moody elegance to your cards and projects. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two home-decor items perfect for yourself, your classes or stamp camps! See more details HERE!

Create heartfelt, layered arrangements on your cards and decor pieces with Stampin' Up!'s BEAUTIFULLY CELEBRATED BUNDLE. This Bundle features delicate foliage, ornate labels in several sizes, and corner accents, along with celebratory sentiments! We've combined the BEAUTIFULLY CELEBRATED BUNDLE and the LOVELY & BEAUTIFUL 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for gorgeous, layered cards. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX card projects...four regular size and TWO special fun-fold cards that will celebrate every occasion. See more details HERE!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop – Fall Trees

October 8, 2022 By Connie | Leave a Comment

This week’s CCM Saturday Blog Hop theme is “Fall trees”. The colors of the trees in Ohio during the fall are so gorgeous…especially when the sun is shining and highlighting the bright colors even more! Are you wondering what stamp set I used to make these trees?

PERCHED IN A TREE

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Early Espresso cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pumpkin Pie cardstock was adhered on top.
On the 3-7/8 x 5-1/8 piece of Pool Party cardstock:
- Stamp the branch from Perched on a Tree stamp set three times at staggering heights with Early Espresso Ink for the trunks.
- Color the trunks with SU600 Stampin’ Blends.
- Using the solid splatter image with light colors first for the top of the trees. I used Old Olive, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie.
- Using the open splatter image, add Cherry Cobbler and mix in the above colors to fill in as desired.
With a 1-1/4 x 3-7/8 piece of Crumb Cake, repeat with the splatter technique, tear off the top and add to the bottom of the trees, adhere finished Pool Party panel to Pumpkin Pie layer on base card.
On 7/8 x 3-1/2 Basic White cardstock, stamp Perched in a Tree greeting with Early Espresso Ink, cut flag end and adhere to front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Add Champagne Rhinestones randomly to the leaves.

I love how this turned out with this set! 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 blog hop challenge!

SUPPLIES:
Stamp Sets: Perched on a Tree
Inks: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Old Olive
Blends: SU600
C/S: Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Pool Party, Basic White, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Champagne Rhinestones, Adhesives

CS57 – Best Witches

October 4, 2022 By Connie | Leave a Comment

BEST WITCHES

I think this set’s style of stamp images is just darling…and we’ve had several stamp sets done by this artist! This is one of my favorites, though! I created a super simple card using one of the “minor” images from Best Witches!

Stampin’ Details:

Base is 4-1/4 x 11 Parakeet Party cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was adhered on top.
A 1 x 4 piece of striped pattern Black & White Designs DSP was colored with the Dark Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends and adhered to the bottom.
A 1/4 x 4 strip of Basic Black cardstock was added along the top.
The little frog from Best Witches stamp set was stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with the Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends Combo. It was hand-cut and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting from Best Witches was stamped with Memento Black Ink above the frog.
A trio of Classic Matte Dots in Black were randomly added to the background.

How fun is that little frog? Make sure to check out Mary’s designer paper card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Best Witches
Inks: Memento Black
Blends: Parakeet Party Combo
Cardstock: Parakeet Party, Basic White, Basic Black
Accessories: Black & White Designs DSP, Classic Matte Dots, Adhesives

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop – Pumpkin Spice Season

October 1, 2022 By Connie | Leave a Comment

This week’s CCM Saturday Blog Hop theme is “Pumpkin Spice Season”. Fall always comes around with the launch of hundreds of Pumpkin Spice flavored products! Yummy! What will our Design Team choose to use?

HELLO HARVEST

I downloaded a coffee cup template and created my Pumpkin Spice Season coffee card!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Crumb Cake cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of yellow grid Celebrate Everything Designer Paper was added on top.
Cut a 1 x 4 piece of Early Espresso cardstock and adhere towards bottom.
Using the coffee cup template, trace around the bottom onto 3 x 5 Crushed Curry cardstock and the lid onto 1-1/4 x 3-1/2 Basic White cardstock. Hand-cut out. (Or print directly onto the cardstock.)
Stamp cup bottom randomly with fleur image from Hello Harvest stamp set in Early Espresso Ink, add to front of card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Add lid on top.
Stamp 1-1/4 x 3-1/2 Crumb Cake cardstock with Hello greeting in Early Espresso Ink, trim to fit cup and adhere.
Stamp Hello Harvest pumpkin on Pumpkin Pie cardstock with Early Espresso Ink. Shade pumpkin with Dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends. Color stem with SU200 Blends. Cut with Rustic Pumpkin Dies and added to front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Stamp two leaves with Old Olive Ink on Basic White, cut with Dies, add to front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Cut vine from Old Olive cardstock with Dies, adhere to pumpkin.
Add two Rustic Metallic Dots to background.

SOOO happy with how this turned out. Pumpkin Spice coffee is one of my favorites this time of year! 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:
Stamp Sets: Hello Harvest
Inks: Early Espresso, Old Olive
Blends: Dark Pumpkin Pie, SU200
C/S: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Celebrate Everything Designer Paper
Accessories: Rustic Pumpkin Dies, Rustic Metallic Dots, Adhesives

CCMC735 – Leaves of Holly

September 29, 2022 By Connie | 3 Comments

Hello! It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge. We have a wonderful Sketch to inspire us this week!

LEAVES OF HOLLY

The Boughs of Holly Designer Paper does most of the work on this card! I love the patterns and rich Christmas colors!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Crumb Cake cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
Two patterns from the Boughs of Holly Designer Paper were cut 2-1/2 x 4-3/4 and adhered overlapping on top of the base card.
A 1/2 x 3-1/2 piece of Evening Evergreen c/s was adhered on top.
One of the single poinsettias in the Boughs of Holly DSP was hand-cut and added towards the left with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting from Leaves of Holly stamp set was stamped with Real Red Ink on Basic White cardstock and cut with the Holly Berry Dies, then added with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Three small gold Seasonal Sequins were added to the center of the poinsettia.

LOVE how this turned out! Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps: Leaves of Holly
Ink: Real Red
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Evening Evergreen, Basic White, Boughs of Holly Designer Paper
Accessories: Holly Berry Dies, Seasonal Sequins, Adhesives

IM247 – Kindest Gnomes

September 26, 2022 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s time for our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenge. Isn’t this a cute little gnome?

KINDEST GNOMES

Here’s what I did with the inspiration! Can you tell how I created the little pumpkin he is holding???

Stampin’ Details:

- The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Crumb Cake cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
- A layer of 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 Cajun Craze cardstock is added to the front.
- The 3 x 4 piece of Crumb Cake grid pattern in the He’s The Man Designer Paper was added on top of the Cajun Craze c/s.
- The 1-1/2 x 3 Cajun Craze stripe pattern in He’s The Man DSP was adhere across the center.
- A Stylish Shapes Circle Die (2nd from largest) was cut from Basic White cardstock and popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- The gnome (holding the lantern) was stamped with Memento Black Ink on scrap Basic White, then colored with SU1000, Cajun Craze Combo, Balmy Blue Combo, Crumb Cake Combo, and Smoky Slate Combo Blends. It was cut with the Gnome Dies and added to the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Color some “ground” with light Crumb Cake Blends.
- To form the pumpkin, three of the Gnome Die noses were cut from Pumpkin Pie c/s and sponged with Pumpkin Pie Ink, then adhered together. The stem (base of the mushroom die) was cut from Early Espresso c/s, cut to fit, and adhered to the back. It was popped up under his “hand”.
- Some Linen Thread was tied in a tiny bow and adhered below the stem.
- The greeting from Kindest Gnomes was stamped with Memento Black Ink on a 3/4 x 2 Basic White c/s, and cut with a flag end, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- A trio of Champagne Rhinestones were added to the background for a little bling.

Isn’t that darling? I just love the pumpkin!!! OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Kindest Gnome
Inks: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie

Blends: Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Smoky Slate, SU1000 Combos

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, He’s the Man Designer Paper
Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Gnome Dies, Linen Thread, Champagne Rhinestones, Adhesives

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop – Fall Cards

September 24, 2022 By Connie | Leave a Comment

This week’s CCM Saturday Blog Hop theme is “Fall Cards”. It IS that time of year! The weather around Ohio has really turned off cooler!

FOND OF AUTUMN

Here is my fall theme card using Fond of Autumn stamp set and the Celebrate Everything Designer Paper, which is a host only selection. I love all the bright fun colors in this package!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Crumb Cake cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 2-5/8 x 5-1/4 piece of plaid Celebrate Everything DSP was adhered to the left side, and a 1-1/4 c 5-1/4 piece of leaf print was added to the right side with a small space between them.
The Leaf Label was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Autumn Wishes from Fond of Autumn stamp set was stamped with Memento Black Ink on a 1 x 3 Crushed Curry cardstock strip and the ends cut in a banner. It was added over the leaf with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Linen Thread was doubled and tied in the hole in the leaf with a bow.
Two leaves and the acorn from Fond of Autumn stamp set were stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with Real Red, Shaded Spruce and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combos, then cut with the Autumn Bouquet Dies. They were added to the leaf with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of Amber Gems were added in the background.

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:
Stamp Sets: Fond of Autumn
Inks: Memento Black
Blends: Real Red Combo, Crumb Cake Combo, Shaded Spruce Combo
C/S: Crumb Cake, Basic White, Crushed Curry, Celebrate Everything Designer Paper
Accessories: Autumn Bouquet Dies, Leaf Label & Amber Gems, Linen Thread, Adhesives

CCMC734 – Cottage Wreaths

September 22, 2022 By Connie | 1 Comment

Hello! It’s Thursday and you know that means it is time for a Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge. We have a wonderful color combination for fall this week!

COTTAGE WREATHS

For some reason I always gravitate towards stamps that have wreath elements…especially ones that have more than one season of images! I made this one up for fall. But I really love the little spider and Boo stamps!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Sahara Sand cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 1-1/4 x 4-1/4 piece of Splendid Day Designer Paper was added towards the bottom of the front.
The 3-1/4 x 4-3/4 Basic White cardstock was stamped with the Cottage Wreath in Soft Succulent Ink. The berries were stamped on top of the wreath with Blackberry Bliss Ink.
Two leaf swags were stamped with Sahara Sand on scrap Basic White cardstock and cut with the Country Wreaths Dies, then added to the bottom of the wreath with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The bow was cut with the Die from Blackberry Bliss cardstock and added to the wreath.
Stamp grateful from Cottage Wreath stamp set with Blackberry Bliss Ink in the lower left corner.

Love the clean look to this card! Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps: Cottage Wreaths
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Sahara Sand, Soft Succulent
Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss, Sahara Sand, Basic White, Splendid Day DSP
Accessories: Country Wreaths Dies, Adhesives