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CCMC750 – Seaside Bay

January 19, 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. This week is a color challenge!

SEASIDE BAY

I love the crab in this stamp set, so just had to buy it!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Coastal Cabana is added on top.
The 2-1/4 x 5-1/4 piece of By the Bay Designer Paper was added across the front.
The greeting from Seaside Bay was stamped with Night of Navy Ink in the lower right corner.
The 2 x 4-1/4 piece of Basic White was stamped along the bottom with stamped off Petal Pink Ink and the sand and seashells image.
It was layered on a 2-1/4 x 4-1/2 piece of Petal Pink cardstock, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two crabs were stamped with Night of Navy Ink on Basic White cardstock and colored with the Light Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends, then cut with the Seaside Bay Dies.
The two grasses were cut from Coastal Cabana cardstock with the Dies and the small scallop shell cut from Petal Pink cardstock. All were layered on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two Iridescent Pearls were added to the background and another one to the scallop shell.

I love the coastal feel of this card…it would go in my Florida home perfectly! Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps: Seaside Bay
Ink: Night of Navy, Petal Pink
Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Petal Pink, Coastal Cabana, By the BayDSP
Accessories: Seaside Bay Dies, Iridescent Pearls, 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!

CS72 – Country Bouquet

January 17, 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…we are kicking off the new year with the theme of “LOVE”. Time to get ready for Valentine’s Day, right? We’ll create a simple card every Tuesday in January using that theme!

COUNTRY BOUQUET

Here’s another simple card using the Country Bouquet punch! I love this layout…in fact I’m using almost the same card for my Stamp Club this month!

Stampin’ Details:

Base is 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 Petal Pink cardstock.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Country Floral Lane DSP is added on top.
The 3 x 8-1/2 piece of Thick Basic White cardstock is scored at 4-1/4. The front is cut with the Something Fancy Die centered.
The heart and leaves were punched with the Country Bouquet Punch from the Country Gingham DSP and added to the center with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting and small heart were stamped with Sweet Sorbet Ink. The small heart was punched with the Country Bouquet Punch and added next to the larger heart with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Four red Festive Pearls were added to the corners and one silver Festive Pearl to the small heart.

SO easy to put together! Make sure to check out Mary’s Creatively Simple card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Country Bouquet
Inks: Sweet Sorbet
Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Petal Pink, Country Floral Lane DSP, Country Gingham DSP
Accessories: Something Fancy Dies, Country Bouquet Punch, Festive Pearls, Adhesives

IM263 – Share a Milkshake

January 16, 2023 By Connie | 4 Comments

Welcome back! It’s time for a new year of our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenges. Doesn’t this sundae look delicious? I could eat that WHOLE thing right now!

SHARE A MILKSHAKE

I used a Z-fold on today’s card…turning it upright for a little different look!

Stampin’ Details:

- The base is 4-1/4 x 11, scored at 2-3/4 and 5-1/2 and folded in a Z-fold.
- A 2-1/2 x 4 piece of Rain or Shine DSP was added to the top fold.
- The Early Espresso cardstock was cut with the Scallop Contour Die.
- A 1-7/8 x 3-1/4 piece of Basic White cardstock was added to the center of the Early Espresso.
- The detail sundae glass was stamped with Flirty Flamingo Ink on Flirty Flamingo cardstock. The ice cream scoops were stamped off with Flirty Flamingo Ink on Basic White cardstock. The straw was stamped twice with Flirty Flamingo Ink, the cherry also with Flirty Flamingo Ink on Basic White and the stem colored with the Early Espresso Marker. All were cut with the Share a Milkshake Dies and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Celebrate was stamped with Early Espresso Ink on 1/2 x 2-1/2 Basic White and the ends cut at an angle.
- Some Iridescent Pearls were added to the ice cream scoops.
- The inside 4 x 5-1/4 Basic White cardstock was stamped with the greeting in Early Espresso Ink.
- A 1/2 x 4 piece of Rain or Shine DSP was adhered to the bottom and the hearts stamped with Flirty Flamingo Ink.

Isn’t this a FUN card? OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Share a Milkshake
Inks: Flirty Flamingo, Early Espresso, Early Espresso Marker

Cardstock: Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Early Espresso, Rain or Shine DSP
Accessories: Share a Milkshake Dies, Scallop Contour Dies, Iridescent Pearls, Adhesives

CCM Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite SAB Designer Paper

January 14, 2023 By Connie | 2 Comments

Welcome back to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop! We have a BRAND NEW January-April Mini Catalog AND it’s Sale-A-Bration time! Last week we showed off our favorite SAB Stamp Set, this week our designers are showing off their favorite SAB Designer Paper!

TWO-TONED FLORAL

I used a new Two-Toned Floral bundle in the Mini Catalog to go along with my Favorite Dandy Designs Designer Paper in the SAB catalog! It is free with a $100 order in January or February (or while supplies last!) and is a full 48 pages of 12×12 designs. I love the small prints!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pool Party cardstock was added on top.
A 1-1/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Dandy Designs DSP was added towards to bottom on the front.
A 3 x 3 piece of Dandy Designs DSP was added to a 3-1/4 x 3-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock, then added at an angle on the front.
For a Very Happy Birthday from Beautifully Happy stamp set was stamped with Coastal Cabana Ink on a 1 x 2-1/2 piece of Basic White and cut a flag end. It was adhered to the front.
The larger flower in Two-Tone Floral was stamped off with Balmy Blue Ink background, then full strength Balmy Blue Ink for the details. The smaller flower was stamped off with Coastal Cabana Ink, then full strength for the details. Two sets of leaves were stamped with Mint Macaron Ink on Basic White. They were all cut with the Two-Toned Floral Dies and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Yellow 2021-23 In Color Opal Rounds were added to the center of the flowers for a little bling.

So what is YOUR favorite new SAB designer paper? 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: Two-toned Floral
Inks: Mint Macaron, Balmy Blue, Coastal Cabana
C/S: Basic White, Pool Party, Dandy Designs DSP
Accessories: Two-Toned Floral Dies, 2021-23 In Color Opal Rounds, Adhesives

CCMC749 – Share a Milkshake

January 12, 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. This week is another fun sketch to try.

SHARE A MILKSHAKE

I’m using the new bundle, Share a Milkshake, again for today’s challenge! It is one of my new favorites!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Petal Pink cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Dandy Designs Designer Paper is added on top (this is the FABULOUS huge package of DSP available for FREE with a $100 purchase. LOVE the small prints, stripes and dots with the subtle colors!)
A 2-1/4 x 3-3/4 piece of Highland Heather cardstock was added to the center.
A 1/2 x 3 strip of Petal Pink cardstock was added to the front and the ends cut at an angle.
The waffle cone die was cut from Crumb Cake cardstock, then the flaps cut off to make a cone. It was sponged with Crumb Cake Ink and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two ice cream scoops from Share a Milkshake were stamped with Petal Pink Ink on Basic White cardstock and cut with the Dies. The cherry was stamped with Calypso Coral Ink and cut with the Die. They were added to the cone with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Celebrate from Share a Milkshake was stamped with Calypso Coral Ink on 1/2 x 2 piece of Basic White cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins were added to the cone and to the background.
Some Wink of Stella was added to highlight the ice cream scoops and cherry.

Isn’t this a FUN card? Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps: Share a Milkshake
Ink: Calypso Coral, Petal Pink
Cardstock: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Highland Heather, Petal Pink, Dandy Designs DSP
Accessories: Share a Milkshake Dies, Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins, Sponge Dauber, Adhesives

CS71 – Country Bouquet

January 10, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

COUNTRY BOUQUET

I love the simplicity of the Country Bouquet Stamp Set and coordinating Punch! I combined the bright colors I used with a crisp white background on today’s Creatively Simple card!

Stampin’ Details:

Base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Garden Green cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was embossed with the Brick & Mortar Embossing Folder and added to the front.
The heart was stamped three times with Sweet Sorbet Ink on Basic White cardstock and punched.
The leaf duo was inked three times with Parakeet Party Ink, then sponged with Garden Green Ink before stamping on Basic White cardstock, then punched.
The hearts and leaves were assembled on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
With Love was stamped with Garden Green Ink on 1/2 x 1-1/2 Basic White cardstock and the end cut at an angle.
It was layered on a 1/4 x 2-1/4 strip of Sweet Sorbet cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Three Elegant Gems were added to the hearts for a little bling.

Stamp, stamp…punch, punch…and you are done! Make sure to check out Mary’s Creatively Simple card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Country Bouquet
Inks: Garden Green, Parakeeet Party, Sweet Sorbet
Cardstock: Basic White, Garden Green, Sweet Sorbet
Accessories: Country Bouquet Punch, Brick & Mortar Embossing Folder, Elegant Gems, Adhesives

CS66 – Joyful Flurry

December 6, 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 “Sparkle”. It’s the PERFECT theme for this month, don’t you think? We’ll create a simple card every Tuesday in December using that theme!

JOYFUL FLURRY

Of course…it’s a snowflake set…I HAVE to get it, right? I thought some gold and silver snowflakes would sparkle on my card!

Stampin’ Details:

Base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was embossed with this Merry Melody Embossing Folder and added to the front.
The large and two medium snowflakes were cut from Gold Metallic Paper with the Frosted Flurry Dies. You’ll have to snip a few of the edges to completely loosen them…they are made to stay in the background. The large was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the medium ones with Mini Glue Dots.
Two of the small snowflakes were cut with the Dies from Silver Foil and one was layered on the inside of the larger snowflake with a Mini Glue Dot.
The greeting from Joyful Wishes was stamped with VersaMark and embossed with Gold Embossing Powder. It was cut with the small label die in the Frosted Flurries Dies, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some Festive Pearls (light blue ones) were added to the center of the snowflakes.

Lots of SPARKLE on here!!! Make sure to check out Mary’s Creatively Simple card over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Joyful Flurry
Inks: VersaMark
Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Silver Foil, Gold Metallic Paper
Accessories: Frosted Flurry Dies, Merry Melody Embossing Folder, Festive Pearls, Gold Embossing Powder, Adhesives

IM257 – Leaves of Holly

December 5, 2022 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s time for our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenge. Isn’t this a pretty holly garland? LOVE the colors!

LEAVES OF HOLLY

Here’s what I did with the inspiration! I was going for a single layer card, but then decided it needed a little dimension, so used a white holly leaf and berries!

Stampin’ Details:

- The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Garden Green cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
- The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was stamped with the Leaves of Holly small solid leaf in Coastal Cabana and stamped off Garden Green Inks randomly along the edges. The detail leaf images were stamped over top in Bermuda Bay and full-strength Garden Green.
- Christmas Wishes from Leaves of Holly stamp set was stamped with Memento Black Ink.
- The solid and detail holly leaves were cut with the Holly Berry Dies and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- A trio of large Iridescent Rhinestones were added to the stem for the berries, and one medium to the background above the greeting.

I love these colors for holiday decor! I’ve incorporated a lot of the teal in my decorating! OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Leaves of Holly
Inks: Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Garden Green, Memento Black

Cardstock: Garden Green, Basic White
Accessories: Holly Berry Dies, Iridescent Rhinestones, Adhesives