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Work of Art

May 31, 2014 By Connie | 1 Comment

This was one of the first cards I made when playing around with the Work of Art stamp set (AVAILABLE JUNE 2nd!). To be honest…it really didn’t come out as I had pictured it in my head! But I kind of like it…different than what I’ve seen done with this set! And, I’ve used that Sahara Sand, Crisp Cantaloupe combination again. LOVE them together! What do you think?

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock, folded in half.
I added a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Whisper White.
On the 3 3/4 x 4 layer of Sahara Sand, I stamped the swipe image from Work of Art across several times with Sahara Sand ink.
Across the center, I added a 3 3/4 x 1 1/2 piece of In Color Patterned DSP in the Crisp Cantaloupe Polka Dot pattern.
In the center, I punched a 1″ circle from Gold Metallic cardstock, then punched the Artisan Punch around it. That is popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I stamped the Just For with Crisp Cantaloupe on a 1/2″ strip of Whisper White and tucked the end under the left side and over the right side of the Artisan Punch piece.
Next I stamped You in Black Stazon ink on the Sahara Sand background.
The Bitty Butterflies were punched from another pattern of In Color Patterned DSP and added with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the front.
I used Gold Sequins for the butterfly bodies and a couple extra ones sprinkled in the background.

I love the shiny gold accents on here! Hope you enjoy it, too!!!

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CCMC305 Sea Street

May 29, 2014 By Connie | 10 Comments

OH…you MUST go over and check out our new look on Create with Connie and Mary! We’ve changed it to go along with the START of Early Bird Pricing for our Summer Collection 2014! We will be featuring new stamps and products from the NEW CATALOG, and we are SO excited to get started! Our wonderful Design Team is back and we know you love their work!

It’s also time for our Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge! LOVE the sketch this week! I’m sure you can come up with LOTS of ideas for it…so come play along!

Here’s the card I did using the fun, new Sea Street stamp set! I love the whimsical style and think it would be fun for ALL ages!

Now, I do have to admit, the octopus is a little tricky to cut out…especially those areas that are enclosed. But, it really didn’t take long once those areas were cut out! Here are the details:

The base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 of the NEW Blackberry Bliss cardstock. I rounded the corners with the new Corner Punch (it punches like butter!)
I cut a 3 3/4 x 5 layer of Sahara Sand and stamped the Starfish from Sea Street stamp set with Sahara Sand ink across the bottom and rounded the corners of this piece, too.
I cut two pieces of the new Moonlight Paper Stack (YUMMY!) and rounded the corners of them.
The Octopus was stamped with Blackberry Bliss Ink on Whisper White and cut out. I added him/her to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I stamped Happy Birthday with Blackberry Bliss Ink on a strip of Sahara Sand and tucked it under the Octopus.
Finally, I added some “bubbles” of Rhinestone Jewels above the Octopus!

OK…remember to go check out our new look on Create with Connie and Mary, then check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week! Grab your stamps and play along!

Cool Kid

May 28, 2014 By Connie | 1 Comment

LAST CHANCE FOR OCCASIONS CATALOG ITEMS! Can you believe that 5 months have gone by SO quickly! The Occasions Catalog products will be going away soon…last day to order is June 1st! Don’t miss out! Only a few of the items made it into the new catalog! Place your order online with this hostess code or email me with your order!

May Hostess Code: W6Z3ACXA

Do the colors and layout of this card look familiar? They are the same as my Create with Connie and Mary Challenge card I posted last Thursday! You can see it here! This card was actually done BEFORE the flower one. I decided I wanted to go in a different direction after this one was finished…but I thought you’d enjoy seeing it anyway. The cat in Cool Kid done in Smoky Slate reminds me of my own kitty, Bleach!

There is a little bit of fussy cutting on here…around the cat and the bow tie! But here are the rest of the directions:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Soft Sky folded in half.
I embossed the top portion with the Alphabet Press embossing folder.
I cut the 2 x 5 1/2 piece of Whisper White, then used the Envelope Punch Board at the 4″ mark. It’s a perfect spot to tie the Soft Sky Seam Binding Ribbon around and make a bow!
I added a 1/2 x 2″ strip of Sahara Sand, then added a row of pearls across it.
I stamped the kitty from Cool Kid with Smoky Slate on Whisper White and cut it out, added Pearls colored with a black sharpie for the eyes and the tiny bow tie of Soft Sky. I placed on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Then I stamped the kite with Soft Sky ink and the Awesome greeting at the bottom. The kite has a few more pearls in the center.
Oh, I used the Pink Pirouette marker for the nose, too!

Totally different than the flower card, isn’t it? Hope you like this one, too!

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Ribbon Shares!

May 27, 2014 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s that time again!!! The NEW catalog will soon be here and I’m offering a way for you to get a variety of the new ribbons and colors! My ribbon shares are VERY popular! I’m taking PREORDERS for the Ribbon Shares now…first order will be placed on June 2.

NEW! 2014-2015 RIBBON SHARES

(Photo from last year! New photo coming as soon as I get the new ribbons!)

BONUS: SPEND $50 (before shipping) on my Ribbon Shares and get a FREE package
of the new In Color Sequin Assortment ($4.95 value)

Please EMAIL ME at iluvstamping@gmail.com with your preorder

I will send you a Paypal Invoice for the total amount, plus shipping if necessary or direct you on other payment arrangements. Please identify the Paypal Email that I should use.

Shares are 2 yards each color in each ribbon family.

Each Group will be wrapped around a strip of chipboard so your ribbon arrives wrinkle-free and organized.

First order will be placed on June 2nd!

Please allow 1 week for shipping to me from Stampin’ Up!,and then time for cutting and returning to you.
I get them out as soon as possible.

Add $3.00 shipping for one share, $5.50 shipping for two to four shares. I’ll figure exact shipping for 5 or more shares.

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GROUP #1 – NEW!!! In Color 3/8″ Stitched Satin $11.00

5 New In Colors

2 yards of each color

10 yards total

Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist

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GROUP #2 – 3/4 Chevron Ribbon $25.50
12 Colors
2 yards of each color
24 yards total

Basic Black, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Island Indigo, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate, Wisteria Wonder

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GROUP #3 – NEW! 1-1/4 Striped Grosgrain Ribbon – $11.00

5 colors

2 yards of each color

10 yards total

Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry

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GROUP #4 – NEW! 1/4″ Cotton Ribbon – $17.00

12 new colors

2 yards of each color

24 yards total

Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

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GROUP #5 – NEW! 1/8” Taffeta Ribbon $14.00

10 Colors (including Gold & Silver)

2 yards of each color

20 yards total

Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Metallic Gold, Metallic Silver

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GROUP #6 – NEW! 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon $20.00

12 colors
2 yards of each color
24 yards total

Calypso Coral, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight,Early Espresso, Night of Navy, Pink Pirouette, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Wisteria Wonder

Please EMAIL ME at iluvstamping@gmail.com with your order!!!

CCMC304 – Flower Fair

May 22, 2014 By Connie | 8 Comments

It’s time for another Create with Connie and Mary challenge…this time it is a soft and pretty color combination! Lots of diversity from the Challenge Team…love the ideas!

I chose to use the new Framelits, Flower Fair, that I received on Stampin’ Up!’s Incentive Trip Cruise! I can’t wait to get my hands on the matching stamp set on June 2! I love that it has leaves and stems along with all different sizes of flowers! I also used my Envelope Punch Board for a different look on the banner strip down the middle!

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Soft Sky, embossed with the Honeycomb folder and folded in half.
I cut a 2 3/4 x 5 1/2 strip of Whisper White, then punched the notches at the 4″ mark on each side with the Envelope Punch Board.
I stamped Enjoy from Simply Celebrate Stamp Set with Basic Gray at the bottom.
I wrapped the Silver 1/8″ Ribbon around and tied a knot on the front.
I cut a 1/2 x 2 3/4″ strip of Basic Gray to go across the banner, then added a 1/4 x 2 3/4″ strip of Silver Glimmer Paper along the bottom of it.
I cut the flower from the Flower Fair Framelits from Soft Sky cardstock and the stem from Sahara Sand and added them to the front (the flower I used Stampin’ Dimensionals).
I punched a 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle from Silver Glimmer Paper for the center, then used the Framelits for the smaller scallop circle of Basic Gray inside it.
For a little bling, I added a Rhinestone Jewel in the center of the flower.

I don’t know about you, but I can’t WAIT to order from the new catalog! Not too much longer now! Make sure to check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUO97 Cycle Celebrations

May 20, 2014 By Connie | 1 Comment

It’s a new challenge over on SUO Challenges! Topic this week is Something Delicious! What a FUN theme! But, when I went looking for food type stamps that weren’t retired or out-of-stock, it was a little more challenging than I originally thought! I ended up pulling out a stamp set that I haven’t used much, Cycle Celebrations. In fact, only the bicycle had even been put together! So…I grabbed the soda bottle and got it ready to go!

Here are the details…it went together very quickly!

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Real Red, folded in half.
I added a 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Whisper White.
On top of that I added a 2 x 4 piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock, first wrapping the Gold Sequin Trim around to the back and securing.
The soda bottle was stamped with Chocolate Chip ink on Whisper White. I used a blender pen to remove the Chocolate Chip ink from the heart and filled it with Real Red Marker. Then I added Real Red to the straw.
I cut the image out with the Oval Framelits and placed on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I added more sequins to the front (fizzy bubbles???)
Finally, I tied the Early Espresso Bakers Twine into a bow on the Designer Button and added it to the front with Mini Glue Dots.

I think it turned out really cute! Make sure to check out the rest of the SUO Design Team to see what they did with the Simply Delicious Challenge this week. Then grab your stamps and play along!

May Tour de Freaks

May 19, 2014 By Connie | 14 Comments

Woohoo!!! New products in the house!!! Well, I’ve actually had Work of Art in my studio since the catalog reveal. But, my preorder DID come in today! I have lots of new toys to play with! First…you’ve probably come from the blog of Heidi Boos…aren’t her projects fun? We have 12 stops on the tour this month, so make sure to continue along the tour until you get back here! Our theme this month is products using the Preorder Items demos could purchase this month!

For my Tour projects, I made 3 different cards using the Work of Art stamp set! Here’s the first one. I made 25 of these for the Stampin’ Up! Cruise Swap! I was happy with the color combination of Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake and Basic Black!

Here’s the second one I made for the tour. This one I used Watercolor Paper for the background and did the rainbow of colors with the long swash image in Work of Art stamp set. Colors were Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Soft Sky, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz. I added some punched Petite Flowers of Daffodil Delight with Gold Sequin Centers. Hooray for Today is from Geometrical stamp set.

Next I decided to use the Work of Art stamp set to make a sun! After it was finished, I noticed that it would make a great Sunflower with a brown center instead of the yellow! I’ll have to try that next! I did use the new Hello Honey Ink for my sun, stamping off to get the lighter colors. The 1 3/4″ circle is punched from new Lullaby Designer Paper! I added a little white designer button and White Bakers Twine.

OK…what do you think? Hope you like them all! Next stop of the tour is Judy DiScipio. I know you’ll love her fabulous projects, too! Thanks for stopping by!

Hello Sailor again!

May 18, 2014 By Connie | 3 Comments

So sorry that I have been a very bad blogger this week! Just a LOT going on after getting back from the Stampin’ Up! Incentive Cruise. Oh my…what an AWESOME time we had! The Allure of the Seas ship is truly HUGE and amazing! Even though I felt very little motion on the ship, on Monday I was feeling a little funny and getting used to being back on dry land, I guess! lol!

I’m very bummed that Stampin’ Up!’s Hello Sailor will not be in the new catalog! Better email me to order it NOW…the Occasions catalog ends on June 1st! I’ve used it quite a bit for masculine cards, even though my family really isn’t into sailing…they do love ski boats! This card is similar to the one I did for the Control Freaks Occasions Catalog Swap. I forgot to take a picture of the actual version I did for the swap. I needed to use less DSP in the background so I had enough to make 30 swap cards and I used another banner with that stripe DSP rather the full background. But other than that, it is the same.

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Summer Starfruit (will miss this in-color!)
The background is the stripe pattern from High Tide Designer Paper cut to 4 x 5 1/4.
I embossed the 2 x 4 3/4 Smoky Slate cardstock with the Woodgrain embossing folder and cut a flag end, then placed it down the center.
I used the Circle Framelits to cut out a Pacific Point and Whisper White circle rings, then cut away a portion of the Whisper White to make the life preserver. I looped the Summer Starfruit Twine around the top and secured the ends in the back. It is popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I used Summer Starfruit and Pacific Point Markers to ink up the Hello Sailor greeting and stamped on Whisper White, then cut with the Circle Framelit. I added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back.
The wheel was stamped with Smoky Slate on Whisper White and cut with the Circle Framelit (or 1″ punch). In the center I added a yellow Candy Dot.

Hope you like it! Come back tomorrow evening for the Control Freaks Tour de Freaks blog hop!