With All My Heart

April 21, 2010 By Connie | 5 Comments

I have TONS of this Sending Love Designer Paper left…I think two full packages! I know I won one package at Leadership and I've used up at least a couple more. It really is beautiful paper, and just not for Valentine's Day! Here I've used it for my MIL's Mother's Day card. lol!

The meets the Sketch Challenge over on SCS and also the Mother's Day card challenge over on LateNightStampers! A two-fer!

I stamped the flower image from Stampin' Up!'s With All My Heart in Pretty in Pink on Very Vanilla and punched it with the Fancy Flower punch, then sponged around the edges with Pretty in Pink Classic Ink. I stamped the small flower in that set in Real Red on Very Vanilla and punched with the 1/2 circle punch. I used an Antique Gold Build-A-Brad in the center. I haven't used those in quite a while! I added it to a layer of Very Vanilla that I stamped Wonderful Mother from Well Scripted in Chocolate Chip. I layered it on Chocolate Chip and did a piercing design in the upper right corner.

I added the Sending Love Designer Paper glittery flower pattern to a layer of Chocolate Chip cardstock and placed it on the Pretty in Pink base card. I used another strip of Sending Love small flowers pattern and wrapped the Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon around and tied. The flower and the Mother panel are all popped up with Stampin' Dimensions. This card is very sparkly in real life! I think she'll like it!

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Bloggers’ Challenge 138 – Valentines!

February 12, 2010 By Connie | 19 Comments

It's Valentine's weekend and what is more appropriate than the Friday Bloggers' Challenge to be a Valentine theme, too!

My Technique Class made this card last week in Class. They loved it!

I used Stampin' Up!'s With All My Heart stamp set for this card. I love that the larger image fits in the new XL Fancy Flower punch perfectly! I stamped it in Real Red on Whisper White, then punched it. I adhered it with Stampin' Dimensionals to a tag made with the Tag Corner Punch. In the center, I punched the Small Heart from Faux Diamond Dust technique Pretty in Pink cardstock…it sparkles so pretty! The tag is tied on with Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon around the Pretty in Pink base card.

The background I made using strips of the Sending Love Designer Paper. it is called the Herringbone Technique. I learned how to make it from Technique Junkies Newsletter. I added a row of the Scallop Trim Border from Whisper White. Then I stamped Friend and trimmed it with my Paper Snips, added it to the front of the tag.

I'm very happy with how it turned out!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

With All My Heart Post It Note Holder

January 19, 2010 By Connie | 1 Comment

Wow…lots to talk about today!

First, remember that the Tour de Freaks starts tomorrow! You can start here and tour 16 blogs brought to you by the Control Freak Swappers! I always look forward to seeing what awesome projects my fellow Freaks come up with…and I must say that I LOVE my projects, so you won't want to miss them!

Next…the first round of the 5/8 Satin Ribbon Shares ends tomorrow. I want to mention it today since I won't be able to have it in my post tomorrow! Click HERE for more information! Don't miss out on getting a sampling of 3 yards each of the 10 Satin Ribbon colors for only $21 plus $3.50 shipping!

This sweet little post-it note holder is the 3D project I made for some friends at Leadership. The base is thick chipboard that I covered on front with the Sending Love glittery Designer Paper. The back I covered with Real Red Cardstock and added a magnet so it holds on your refrigerator. I rounded the corners for a smooth look. I added two flowers diecut from the Flower Layers with Leaf Bigz Die in Pretty in Pink and Real Red cardstock. The Pretty in Pink I ran thru the Big Shot again with the new Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder. I put them together with one of the flowers from the Trio Punch and a Red Rhinestone Brad in the center.

I stamped Friend from Stampin' Up!'s With All My Heart stamp set in Real Red Classic Ink on Very Vanilla. I punched it with the Scallop Oval Punch and placed it on the flower.

Finally, I stamped the Heart Flower in Real Red Classic Ink on the Post It Notes and attached the the chipboard backing.

I thought it was a fun little gift to give some special people I've met online or at events through the years! It truly energized me to talk with them a few minutes (or longer!) and catch up!

OK…big day today! Lots to do for Create with Connie and Julie! I'd better get started!

CCJC2

January 16, 2010 By Connie | 1 Comment

Every Saturday on the Create with Connie & Julie site we issue a challenge. Our subscribers are encouraged to enter the challenge to win fabulous prizes! Last week's challenge winners were LISA MARTZ and JESSICA TAYLOR! Congratulations, ladies!

This week's Color Challenge was to create a card using the colors of Real Red, Pretty in Pink, and Chocolate Chip. Of course, those are the same colors in the Stampin' Up! Sending Love Designer Paper, so I had to use it!

For my card, I started with a base of Chocolate Chip cardstock, then layered on the glittery small flower print in Sending Love for the background. I added a strip on the left of the contrasting designer paper and wrapped the Pretty in Pink 5/8 Satin Ribbon around it.

For the focal piece, I cut a square of Chocolate Chip and layered it on a larger square of Pretty in Pink. I used the new Scallop Heart of Hearts Embosslit to cut four Real Red hearts and used Chocolate Chip around the edges. I stamped the small flower image from With All My Heart in Real Red on Very Vanilla, then punched it with the Scallop circle punch. For some added interest, I sponged the edges in Real Red, then cut a slit in every other scallop, it looks like hearts around the edge and I curled it up slightly. The inside holds a large Corduroy Button Brad. I love how this looks!

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Design Team Members created this week on Create with Connie and Julie!

Supplies:

Stamps: With All My Heart

Inks: Real Red Classic Ink

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Sending Love Designer Paper, Pretty in Pink Corduroy Button, Heart of Hearts Embosslit, Scallop Circle Punch, 5/8 Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Sponge Daubers, Stampin' Dimensionals

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