Wishes All Around

CCMC796 – Wishes All Around

December 7, 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. It’s a pretty color combination to inspire you…it reminds me of winter! I love these colors together!

WISHES ALL AROUND

Again with snowflakes! Have you ever bought a stamp set or bundle for just ONE thing? For me it was this snowflake wreath in the Wishes All Around dies! I love it! Look closely…can you see the sparkling “diamonds” on the wreath? It is so pretty in person!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Balmy Blue carstock was added to the front.
A 2-3/4 x 4 piece of Beary Christmas DSP was added to the front towards the right side.
A 1 x 4-3/4 strip of Misty Moonlight cardstock was added over top.
The wreath from Wishes All Around Dies was cut from Basic White cardstock and adhered on front.
The greeting from Wishes All Around (the second reason I bought this bundle!) was stamped with Real Red Ink on Basic White cardstock, then punched with the 1-1/2 Circle Punch, it was added to a 1-3/4 Circle cut from Real Red cardstock and then added to the center of the wreath with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Small Rhinestone Jewels were added to each center of the snowflakes for lots of bling!

So icy and pretty looking! Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps: Wishes All Around
Ink: Real Red
Cardstock: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Real Red, Beary Christmas Designer Paper
Accessories: 1-1/2 Circle Punches, 1-3/4′ Circle Die, Rhinestone Jewels, Adhesives

Enjoy using the festive shapes in Stampin' Up!'s HOMEMADE TREATS BUNDLE to create our fun, baking-theme cards and favors in this Collection! The oven mitt, rolling pin, candy canes, cookie dough and cutouts create some extra special touches on your projects just for the Christmas holidays! We've combined the HOMEMADE TREATS BUNDLE with the holiday inspired CHRISTMAS TAGS & MORE 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...TWO regular cards, TWO special-fold cards, and TWO small favor ideas to hold a special treat for friends and neighbors! See more details HERE!

Embrace the earthy beauty of nature with Stampin' Up!'s BRANCHING OUT BUNDLE. The life-like pine branches, berries, and pinecones images will bring a little of the outside to your indoors! Plus, the nested frames in the BRANCHING OUT DIES have accents of stitched trim to make them even more special. Add one of the special everyday greetings to finish off your special card or project. We've combined the BRANCHING OUT BUNDLE with the elegant hand-painted backgrounds in the SEASON OF ELEGANCE 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER with beautiful foil touches in neutral and Christmas colors. You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO small gift/decor ideas perfect to showcase the beauty of the season. See more details HERE!

Be a little bold this Christmas stamping and accessorizing with the contemporary designs in the MODERN CHRISTMAS SUITE of products! You are sure to be on trend with the ORNAMENTAL CHRISTMAS BUNDLE and the classic trees, stars and ornament images! We've combined the ORNAMENTAL CHRISTMAS BUNDLE with the gold foil accents in the MODERN CHRISTMAS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for eye-catching designs! You'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO gift card holder ideas perfect to showcase the beauty of the season. See more details HERE!

IM305 – Wishes All Around

November 6, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome back to our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenges. Here is a pretty wreath for you. With the colors, I thought it could either be fall or Christmas, so I went with Christmas!

WISHES ALL AROUND

The leaf print in the metallic Shining Brightly Designer Paper works great for the background of my wreath!

Stampin’ Details:

- The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Cherry Cobbler cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
- The 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 piece of Shining Brightly DSP was torn along the right side, then adhere on the front. (The extra was placed inside along the edge!)
- The wreath from Wishes All Around was cut once from Crumb Cake cardstock and once from Cherry Cobbler cardstock, then adhered together and added to the front.
- The Very Vanilla Metallic Ribbon was tied in a bow and added to the top of the wreath.
- The Wishes All Around greeting was stamped with Cherry Cobbler on 3/4 x 3-1/2 Very Vanilla cardstock and the end cut at an angle. It was added to the front.
- Some gold Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins were added to the wreath for a little more bling!

So pretty and shiny with the DSP, ribbon and sequins! OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Wishes All Around
Inks: Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Brightly Shining Designer Paper
Accessories: Wishes All Around Dies, Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins, Very Vanilla/Gold Metallic Ribbon, Adhesives

Saturday Blog Hop – Casing Cindy Elam 2023

September 30, 2023 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Saturday and time for our Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop. For the next several weeks we will be “Casing the Designer”. Each week we have picked a designer and will select a card she designed. We will use the Colors and Layout of her design and recreate our version using stamps/bundles from the September-December Mini Catalog!

This week we are “Casing Cindy Elam”! Here’s her Christmas wreath card that I chose from last year’s holiday catalog.

WISHES ALL AROUND

And here’s how I updated her card using the new Wishes All Around Bundle for a quick Christmas card!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Crumb Cake cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and embossed the front side with the Snowflake Sky embossing folder.
1-1/2 x 5-1/2 Joy of Christmas Designer Paper was added down the center of the front.
The tree wreath from Wishes All Around was stamped with Shaded Spruce Ink on Basic White cardstock and cut with the Wishes All Around Die and added to the front with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting from Wishes All Around was stamped with Real Red Ink on 3/4 x 3-3/4 strip of Basic White cardstock and cut with flag ends. It was added with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The bow from Sending Cheer was cut from Distressed Gold Paper and trimmed. It was added with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional.
Some Neutral Adhesive Backed Sequins were added to the background and the center of the bow.

How fun is the change-up? 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:
Stamps: Wishes All Around
Inks: Shaded Spruce, Real Red
C/S: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Distressed Gold Paper, Joy of Christmas Designer Paper
Accessories: Wishes All Around Dies, Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, Neutral Adhesive Backed Sequins, Adhesives

CCMC784 – Wishes All Around

September 14, 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 we have a pretty color combination for you to try.

WISHES ALL AROUND

I’m using one of my new sets, Wishes All Around. I just LOVE the snowflake wreath! I think I bought the bundle just for that one die! lol! But, you already know I love my snowflakes!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Boho Blue c/s, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White was blended with Boho Blue Ink using a Blending Brush. The snowflake trio was also stamped off several times in the background with Boho Blue Ink.
A 1-1/2 x 4 piece of One Horse Open Sleigh Designer Paper was added to the bottom of the Basic White.
The 1/4 x 4 strip of Misty Moonlight c/s was added to hide the seam.
The snowflake wreath was cut from Fresh Freesia c/s with the Die and adhered to the top.
The greeting from Wishes All Around was stamped with Misty Moonlight Ink and cut with the Deckled Circles Die and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of blue Tinsel Gems Three Pack were added to the wreath.
The silver Simply Elegant Trim was tied in a bow and added at the top of the wreath.

Such a frosty looking card! Go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary

Supplies:
Stamps: Wishes All Around
Ink: Boho Blue, Misty Moonlight
Cardstock: Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Fresh Freesia, Boho Blue, One Horse Open Sleigh DSP
Accessories: Wishes All Around Dies, Deckled Circles Dies, Tinsel Gems Three Pack, Simply Elegant Trim, Adhesives