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Patriotic Sunburst

April 13, 2016 By Connie | 2 Comments

Yes, I’m still continuing to play with my Sunburst Thinlet. Guess I’ll find out SOON if it will be in the new catalog…crossing my fingers BIG time!

I played with several different ways to do a Patriotic card. This one is my favorite.

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Whisper White, folded in half.
The Sunburst was cut from regular Whisper White, then added to a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Real Red.
Shine from Sunburst Sayings was heat embossed with Whisper White Embossing Powder on Night of Navy, then cut with the Star Framelits. It was added to the Sunburst with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Silver Glimmer Paper was cut with the smallest Star Framelit and added to the Night of Navy Star at an angle.
Finally, some Silver Star Neutrals Sequins were added around the front of the card.

It turned out SO cool! I love it!

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Don’t forget! We just OPENED the Create with Connie and Mary April 2016 Mini Sessions with ideas and projects just in time to promote the end of the Occasions Catalog in your classes and clubs, or to make as gifts. You get THREE card sets and TWO 3-D projects for only $8.95 US! (Hint…the two 3D projects would be WONDERFUL for Mother’s Day gifts!) Here’s a sneak peek of the projects we are doing this month:

And the sets we are using:

Don’t miss out! Sign up today over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Going to be a FUN day! My 2-1/2 year old grandson, Carter, is coming over to bake cookies with me this afternoon! Want to start it as a Christmas tradition. My boys both helped my mom with cookies every year and had lots of fun!

Wow…first week in December and it is PREORDER time for the Occasions Catalog! I sure missed out on not going to On Stage and getting to order some items early! But as it turned out, we had a close friend pass away that weekend, so I wouldn’t have been able to go anyway. Sad!

But, it’s Thursday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

With the traditional Christmas colors in this week’s color challenge, I had trouble narrowing down my choices of what to use! In the end, I went with a CAS design, Designer Paper and Big Shot items for a “no stamp” look!

Here are the details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Cherry Cobbler, folded in half.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White was embossed with the Stripes Embossing Folder.
A 2 x 5-1/4 strip of Season of Cheer Designer Paper was added along the left side.
The 3rd from smallest Star Framelit was cut from Silver Glimmer Paper and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Joy from the Wreath Framelits was cut from Cherry Cobbler and added to the front with Tombow Multipurpose Glue.

That’s it! See…told you it was CAS! So, go check out the awesome inspiration from the rest of our Thursday Challenge Team over on Create with Connie and Mary today, then grab your stamps and play along!

Bright & Beautiful Gift Card Holder

December 10, 2014 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s holiday gift giving time! Did you know that I offer Stampin’ Up! gift certificates? You can purchase one for your friends or family member and get a handmade Gift Certificate Holder to go with it (min. $25 please)! They will be able to use it to order whatever they want from the Stampin’ Up! catalogs in the coming year!

Here’s one I just made for someone special using Stampin’ Up!’s Bright and Beautiful stamp set along with Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake. I love all the Gold Embossing and Gold Glimmer that sparkles! Want me to use a specific set from the Holiday Catalog? Just let me know…I have most of the sets available to use…or let it be a surprise!

Last day to order the handmade gift certificate holder with your gift certificate is December 20th. I want to make sure it gets mailed to you or your recipient in time! Email me with name, email, amount and mailing address.

Happy Holidays!

SUOC99 Be The Star

June 17, 2014 By Connie | 1 Comment

It’s time for a new challenge over on SUO Challenges! This time the theme is Summer: Ocean, Beach or Patriotic! That’s a nice range, so grab your stamps and play along!

I went with the Patriotic theme for mine using the new Stampin’ Up! Be The Star stamp set and Star Framelits!

Here are the details:

The base is 4 1/4 x 11 Pacific Point cardstock, folded in half.
On the 4 x 5 1/4 layer of Real Red, I embossed with the Stylish Stripes folder.
I added a panel of 1 1/4 x 4 Whisper White across the bottom. On the You’re a Star greeting from Pictogram Punches I inked up with Real Red and Pacific Point Markers. I punched the star from the new Silver Glimmer Paper and placed over the red star.
I stamped the Medium and Small stars from Be The Star with Pacific Point and Real Red and cut them out with the Star Framelits. I added them to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
In the centers I punched more Silver Glimmer stars and added them with Mini Glue Dots.

This card has LOTS of sparkle in real life…I’m loving that Silver Glimmer Paper! Make sure to check out the rest of the SUO Design Team over on SUO Challenges to see what they did this week with the summer theme!