WOW…it’s our first Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge of the new year!  Happy 2012 everyone!  Since the NEW Occasions Mini has just begun, I wanted to use one of the new sets for this week’s color challenge.

Did you know that the Early Bird Special for Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition 2012 has started?  No?  Well…let me tell you!  From now until January 14th you can take advantage of our Early Bird Price of $29.95 for 6 FULL WEEKS of FABULOUS projects designed exclusively for Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition 2012.  You will not see these projects anywhere else!  So head over there now, check out what the design team did with this GREAT challenge and save $5 off our regular 6 week subscription price of $34.95!

These color just screamed a little vintage to me so I went with the new Tea Shoppe set. The base of the card is Blushing Bride.  I took a piece of Whisper White and ran the top part through the polka dotted embossing folder, layered this onto Soft Suede then onto another piece of Blushing Bride.  I stamped the greeting using Soft Suede.  Next I wrapped a piece of the Soft Suede 1 1/4” Striped Grosgrain Ribbon around it and layered a piece of the Blushing Bride Pleated Ribbon on it.  This panel is added to the card front using dimensionals.  I stamped the cups in Pool Party and cut out.  I layered a 1 1/4” Whisper White circle onto a 1 3/8” Pool Party circle and added the Tea Cups using dimensionals.  I finished my card off by adding the cups to the card front using dimensionals.

So…head over to Create with Connie and Mary and check out what the design team has done!  Oh…and don’t forget…sign up for Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Edition 2012 for the Early Bird price of $29.95.

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!