Happy Saturday! It’s time for another Saturday Blog Hop!  This week our CCMC theme is Vintage or Antique cards!  Should be a FUN challenge!  I don’t normally do that style, so it will be a stretch for me!  I pulled out To a Wild Rose because the flower looks very vintage and old-fashioned to me, and combining it with Woven Threads Designer Paper was a perfect match for a vintage look!

Stampin’ Details:

• The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Thick Whisper White cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
• The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Rococo Rose cardstock was stamped with the Birch Background stamp in Rococo Rose Ink.  It was torn along the right side and adhered.
• A 2-1/2 x 4 piece of Woven Threads DSP was distressed along the edges and inked with Rococo Rose Ink and a sponge dauber.  It was added towards the left side.
• A doily was cut in half and tucked under the top of the DSP.
• Under the 1/2 x 4 strip of coordinating Woven Threads DSP that was sponged along the edges, a length of 3/8 Scallop Lace Trim was added and tied in a bow.
• The flower was stamped off with Seaside Spray Ink on Whisper White, then stamped second full strength and outlined full-strength and cut with the Wild Rose Die.  A duplicate was made, then the center cut out and layered over the first rose.  The edges were crumpled for some dimension.  A trio of large Pearls were added to the center and it was popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Two leaves were stamped with Soft Seafoam Ink, cut with the Wild Rose Dies and tucked under the flower.
• Hello was stamped on a 3/4 x 2 piece of Whisper White with Rococo Rose Ink and cut with a banner end.  It was added under the flower, too.

I’m really happy with how this turned out!  Continue on the “Vintage” blog hop…next up is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa’s fabulous card!

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Dress up these adorable sheep with Stampin' Up!'s WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE that features two-step stamping and a coordinating punch. Enjoy them in a variety of colors and textures, plus use the flowers, grass, cowbell and bows to add accessories and a little nature scene surrounding them. The cheerful sentiments will help you spread a little cheer! We've combined the WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for some extra fun!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and 2 slimline cards with decorated envelopes!  See more details HERE!

 

Happy Monday! It’s time for our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday photo!  This inspiration piece is a little abstract, but I think I captured the essence of it…don’t you? I love the hot pink color combined with the cool gray & black colors!

I’ve been doing a lot of playing with my NEW Annual Catalog products…one of my favorites is To A Wild Rose stamp set designed by Million Dollar seller Mary Ellen Byler.

 Stampin’ Details:

• • The base is 4-1.4 x 11 Melon Mambo cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
  • On the 3-7/8 x 5-1/2 piece of Whisper White cardstock, the Gallery Grunge image was stamped with Memento Black Ink twice in random directions.
  • The greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink in the upper right corner.
  • The rose from To A Wild Rose stamp set was stamped with the outline in Memento Black Ink on scrap Whisper White, the detail with stamped with Melon Mambo Ink and the fill-in image with stamped off Melon Mambo to give a lighter tone.  It was cut with the Wild Rose Framelits.  It was popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The leaves were stamped with Memento Black outline and the inside with Smoky Slate Ink.  They were also cut with the Wild Rose Framelits.  They were popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals and tucked under the rose.

LOVE how this turned out!   OK…check out what Mary did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Stampin' Up!'s SWEET BUGS BUNDLE showcases a sweet selection of garden critters helping to capture the joy of relaxing in the garden! Stamp the caterpillars, ladybugs, bees and others, then add mushrooms, flowers and garden touches to finish your creation. We've combined the SWEET BUGS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring even more images to cut out and use!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and, 2 ENHANCED fun fold cards...to get you creating!  See more details HERE

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Dress up these adorable sheep with Stampin' Up!'s WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE that features two-step stamping and a coordinating punch. Enjoy them in a variety of colors and textures, plus use the flowers, grass, cowbell and bows to add accessories and a little nature scene surrounding them. The cheerful sentiments will help you spread a little cheer! We've combined the WOOLLY FRIENDS BUNDLE and the CUTE AS A BUG 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for some extra fun!  You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...4 regular cards and 2 slimline cards with decorated envelopes!  See more details HERE!