Monthly Archives: April 2015

Celebrate Today

Casology144This is my second post for today so please visit my Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge card here.   It’s also a ‘bright and happy’ card!

I wanted to get one more card posted for this month (been super busy with school!) and say the CAS-ology challenge for FLIGHT.  Well nothing says ‘flight’ to me like some bright and happy balloons!  You might be thinking this looks a little familiar.  I did do a similar card here using this set and the same colors…final look is different!  This card is SOOOO quick and easy!

Here’s the details –

  • Whisper White – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 x 5
  • Stamp the balloon using Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Pacific Point.  Use markers to draw the ‘strings).
  • Stamp CELEBRATE using Memento Black.
  • Add panel to card base using dimensionals
  • Add some Basic Rhinestones to finish it off.

So if you are looking for a quick and easy card for a last minute birthday, it’ a GREAT one to CASE!

Set(s): Celebrate Today
Paper: Whisper White,
Ink: Memento Black, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point
Other: Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

SP15Siggy

Flower Patch

CCMC353Happy Thursday everyone!  I have to say…the colors on my card today are definitely HAPPY!!!  I was trying to figure out something a little different for the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge to go along with our fun Sketch Challenge and went with Whisper White, Tangelo Twist and Night of Navy.  Like I said…definitely HAPPY!

I’m continuing on using some of my ‘neglected’ sets so Flower Patch came out again this week!

Here’s the details –

  • Tangelo Twist – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Birthday Bash Specialty dsp – three strips 1/2 x 5 1/2, add to card base
  • Whisper White – 3 x 4 1/4, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Stamp flower two times using Tangelo Twist on Whisper White, cut out, layer using dimensionals and add to card front using dimensionals
  • Stamp greeting in Versamark on Night of Navy – 1/2 x 3 1/4.  White emboss, cut into banner on each end and add to card front.
  • Add Night of Navy Candy Dot to center of flower to finish off.

And don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary to check out what the design team did with this delightful challenge!

Set(s): Flower Patch
Paper: Whisper White, Tangelo Twist, Night of Navy, Birthday Bash Specialty dsp
Ink: Tangelo Twist, Versamark
Other: White Embossing Powder, Regal Candy Dots, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

SP15Siggy

Indescribable Gift

SUO121WOOO HOOO!!!  It’s time for another SUO challenge and the theme this time is Mother’s Day card.  Although I no longer need a mother’s day card, I decided to make this in a way that I change the greeting and use it for another occasions later.

I was trolling around Pinterest and saw the flowers done in white with just a touch of pink in there and I thought that was just SOOO pretty!  Yes..I cut out the entire image.  Yes…I am NUTS!!!  But it looks SOOO pretty this way!

Here’s the details…

  • Blushing Bride – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Blushing Bride dotted (Subtles DSP Paper Pack) – 3 3/8 x 4 5/8, layer on Whisper White 3 1/2 x 4 3/4.
  • Tie White Silk Ribbon around card and add to card front using dimensionals.
  • Stamp flower image using StazOn Jet Black.  Color using Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi and Blushing bride.  Cut out and add using dimensionals.
  • Stamp greeting on Blushing Bride – 1/2 x 2, cut into a banner, sponge around edges using Blushing Bride, add to card front using dimensionals.
  • Add dazzling details to centers of the 3 large flowers to finish it off.

Don’t forget to check out what the rest of the design team to see they did with this challenge!

Set(s): Indescribable Gift, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Subtles DSP Paper Pack
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi
Other: Blender Pen, White Satin Ribbon, Dazzling Details, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

SP15Siggy

Lovely Amazing You

HopWelcome

WOW…it’s hard to believe but we have come to the end of Create with Connie and Mary Card “Create”tions Celebrations!  The design team put together AMAZING card sets for our subscribers!  And since it is Saturday the team is going to once again share a favor using the same set they used for their card set.  If you are going forward through the hop you arrived here from the Create with Connie and Mary site.  Now is a GREAT time to subscribe and get ideas for card classes to take you through the end of this catalog!

I have to say, I did struggle a bit coming up with a favor for this week.  But, since the ONLY stamp from this set that I did not use on my card set was the chocolate saying, I decided to go with that.

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How cute this is and so easy to make!  I decided to give you a quick little tutorial in case you wanted to make one too!

DSC03477Pool Party – cut one strip 2 x 11 and score at 5″ and 6″

Cut another strip 5 x 1 7/8.  Score along the 5″ side at 1 1/2 and 4 and along the 1 7/8 side 1/2″ along each side.

DSC03478Use the Ornate Tag Topper punch on BOTH ends of the 11″ piece.

Trim the 1 7/8 x 5 piece as shown in the picture.

DSC03479NOTE:  before putting together, if you want to stamp on it, do that first.

Put the 1 7/8 x 5 piece together as shown in the picture.

DSC03480DSC03481Add to inside of 2 x 11 piece as shown in picture.

When done you have a handy little favor.

 

 

 

DSC03482That PERFECTLY fits 3 Ghirardelli Chocolates.

To decorate mine I cute a piece of Whisper White 1/2 x 3, stamped the greeting using Real Red and Chocolate Chip markers.  Use the Note Tag Punch to punch the left side.  Fold piece of the Beach House Washi and add to back of tag, then tie Whisper White Baker’s Twine in Chocolate Medium Button and add to tag.  Add Beach House Washi on right side and then add Pool Party 1/8 x 1 1/2 cardstock.  Add tag to box using dimensionals.  Tie closed with Real Red 1/4″ Cotton Ribbon.

 

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Set(s): Lovely Amazing You
Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party
Ink: Real Red, Chocolate Chip
Other: Ornate Tag Topper Punch, Note Tag Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch, Beach House Washi Tape, Real Red 1/4″ Cotton Ribbon, Neutral Buttons, Whisper White Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals

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Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

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Lovely Amazing You

CCMC352What a GREAT color combo for the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge this week – Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, Basic Grey.

I’ve started to play a little with the photopolymer set Lovely Amazing You.  LOVE the feather in this set and although there is not a framelit to go with it, I still had to cut it out…you know how I LOVE to do that!

Here’s the details –

  • Soft Sky – 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 1/2 x 4 1/4, score along 3 1/2 side at 1/2 and 5/8.
  • Add diagonal stripe Basic Grey Washi Tape (Epic Day)
  • Stamp greeting using Basic Grey
  • Add panel to card front using dimensionals
  • Stamp flower in Soft Sky, Basic Grey, Wild Wasabi, cut out and add to card front using dimenionals
  • Add Soft Sky, Basic Grey and Wild Wasabi Candy Dots to finish off.

And don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary to check out what the design team did with this delightful challenge!

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Set(s): Lovely Amazing You, And Many More
Paper: Whisper White, Soft Sky
Ink: Basic Grey, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi
Other: Epic Day Washi Tape, Subtles Candy Dots, Neutrals Candy Dot, Simply Scored, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

SP15Siggy

Crazy About You

TSSC361What a fun sketch Mary Jo has for us this time for the Technostamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge.  It is such a simple one and you can do so many thing with it.

As we are getting to end of the current catalog, I’m trying to revisit some sets and designer papers that I just didn’t use as much as I would have liked.  I LOVE the Gold Soiree dsp so you put it together with the Crazy About You set and this is what I came up with for today’s challenge.

Here’s the details –

  • Crisp Cantaloupe – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Pistachio Pudding – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, layer onto Garden Green 3 5/8 x 4 7/8
  • Gold Soiree dotted print – 1 3/8 x 3 7/8, cut into banner on both ends and add to panel.  Stamp greeting in Memento Black and add panel to card front.
  • Stamp flower 3 times in Calypo Coral, cut out and layer using dimesnionals and add to banner.
  • Add Something Borrowed Embellishment to center of flower to finish off

TSSC361This is such another GREAT sketch…I hope you can join the fun!    Don’t forget to check out the other members of the team and remember go to the Technostamper blog to play along!

Mary Jo Price-Williams – Technostamper
Sue Root – Stampin’ with Sue
Nicole Tegrul – Be Creative with Nicole
Robbie Rubula – Inked X2
Eileen LeFevre – Eileen’s “Stampin’ Fever” Blog
Tanya Bell – Stamping T!
Carolyn Bennett – Carolyn’s Paper Fantasies
Jonia Smith – Stampin For Me

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Set(s): Crazy About You
Paper: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Garden Green, Gold Soiree Specialty dsp
Ink: Memento Black, Calypso Coral
Other: Flower Medallion Punch, Something Borrowed Embellishments, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

SP15Siggy

What’s Your Type Favor

HopWelcome

WOW…we have made it to the end of Week 2 and another week filled with FABULOUS Card Sets by our incredible design team!  And since it is Saturday the team is going to once again share a favor using the same set they used for their card set.  If you are going forward through the hop you arrived here from the Create with Connie and Mary site.  Now is a GREAT time to subscribe and get ideas for card classes to take you through the end of this catalog!

Since my set was filled with Geometrical images, I decided that my favor also needed to be ‘geometrical’ in shape so I am sharing another triangle favor like I did before,  And for those of you who are subscribers to Create with Connie and Mary Card “Create”tions Celebrations, you know how well this goes with my card set!

Wk2 Favor

This is such a fun little box to make and before I get to the details for this box, I have a FREE tutorial for you to download and use…

Triangle Box FREE downloadable tutorial

Here’s the details for my box –

  • Bermuda Bay – 7 1/2 x 7 1/4.  Score and cut out as per the tutorial above and put together.
  • Whisper White – 2 3/4 x 6.  Stamp the larger triangle using Pistachio Pudding, smaller Triangle in Bermuda Bay, and diagonal stripes using Memento Black.  Wrap around the triangle box securing on the bottom
  • Pistachio Pudding – 7/8 x 2 3/4, stamp greeting using Memento Black, cut into a banner and add to wrap using glue dots and dimensionals.
  • Tie Whisper White Baker’s Twin into large Black Button and add to banner using Glue Dot

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Set(s): What’s Your Type, Sumthin’ Sumthin’
Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Pistachio Pudding
Ink: Memento Black, Bermuda Bay, Pistachio Pudding
Other: Neutral Buttons, Whisper White Baker’s Twine, Dimensionals

Now it’s time to head over to Melissa Davis Rubberfunatics Blog. She has such GREAT ideas!

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Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

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Sheltering Tree

CCMC351Oh what a fun sketch challenge we have for the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge.

I’m still on a kick using some ‘neglecting’ dsp that I got when the new catalog first came out and I thought the Gold Soiree Specialty dsp would be fun paired up with the Sheltering Tree set for our sketch challenge this week.

Here’s the details –

  • Pistachio Pudding – 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Gold Soiree dsp – 3 prints 7/8 x 4 1/4.  I did all the same size so I could play with how to arrange them.  Add to card front and trim off the one of a diagonal.
  • Whisper White – 3 1/2 x 4 1/4.  Stamp tree trunk/branches in Crumb Cake, leaves and swish in Pistachio Pudding, extra leaves in Rose Coral Chalk.  Add panel to card front using dimensionals
  • Calypso Coral – 1/2 x 2 7/8, stamp greeting using Soft Suede, cut into a banner and add using dimensionals
  • Add some Calypso Coral Candy Dots to finish off

And don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary to check out what the design team did with this delightful challenge!

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Set(s): Sheltering Tree
Paper: Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Calypso Coral, Gold Soiree Specialty dsp
Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Pistachio Pudding, Rose Coral Chalk
Other: Subtles Candy Dots, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

SP15Siggy

Sweet Stuff Favor

HopWelcome

Welcome to the Create with Connie and Mary Card “Create”tions Celebrations Week 1 Design Team Blog Hop!  We have had a FANTASTIC week of card sets for our subscribers and on Saturdays we change things up a bit…we each do a favor to match our card set AND we share these publicly!  If you are going forward through the hop, you arrive here from the Create with Connie and Mary site.  Even though it is the end of Week 1 NOW is the time to subscribe and get GREAT card set ideas for finishing up the catalog year!

This week my card set used Sweet Stuff so I used this set for my little favor today!

Wk 1Favor

Isn’t this just the CUTEST?  It is made using the French Fry Die.  I had seen this on Brian King’s blog and he had a link to someone else’s blog that had a video on making this.  In that tutorial you needed to use a full sheet of cardstock to make the basket but I figured out a quicker and easier way to do it and I have a couple pictures to show you.

DSC03440DSC03441Start with the French Fry Die and a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 sheet of cardstock folded.  Lay it on the ‘back’ portion of the French Fry die just cover the rounded top portion.  The FOLD is along the bottom with the open end at the top.

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This is what you piece cut out.  Next cut the oval in the top for the ‘handles’.  This would be a good time to run through an embossing folder if that is what you want.  I left mine folded and did both sides at the same time…that’s why I picked the chevron…would look right front and back.

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Fold along all the edges and put together at the sides.

DSC03446And there you have it…a quick and easy basket and the best part…you can get TWO out of each sheet of cardstock!  When you have a lot to do…it’s nice to be able to maximize the use of your cardstock.

 

 

Here’s the details for my little favor:

  • So Saffron – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded.  Cut out using the French Fry box using the tutorial above, punch out the handle, and run through the Chevron Embossing folder and put together as per the tutorial above.
  • Wild Wasabi – 3/8 x 2, stamp greeting using StazOn Jet Black, color using Garden Green marker, cut into a banner and add to basket using dimensionals and glue dots.
  • Stamp flower 3 times using StazOn Jet Black, color center of each flower using Daffodil Delight, cut our and add to basket.
  • Wild Wasabi and White Cotton Twine – tie together into a bow and add using glue dots.
  • Add Dazzling Details to center of each flower and on the words.

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  • Set(s): Sweet Stuff
    Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi
    Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Markers:  Daffodil Delight, Garden Green
    Other: French Fry Die, Chevron Embossing Folder, Large Oval Punch, Painted Blooms Cotton Twine, Dazzling Details, Dimensionals

    Now it’s time to head over to Melissa Davis Rubberfunatics Blog. She has such GREAT ideas!

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Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

CardCreateCeleMarySiggy

 

Balloon Bash

CCMC350Happy Thursday everyone!  Since it is Thursday, it is time for another Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge and this week we have a fun color challenge for you – Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, and Crushed Curry.  How great are those!

I decided I wanted to pair up the Birthday Bash set with Gorgeous Grunge set to make a fun and happy birthday card!

Here’s the details –

  • Crushed Curry – 4 1/4 x 11 folded,
  • Balloon Bash Specialty dsp (Crushed Curry dotted) – 5/8 x 5 1/2 , add to left side of card base.
  • Whisper White – 3 5/8 x 5 1/2.  Stamp larger splatter using Crushed Curry and smaller in Calypso Coral.
  • Night of Navy 1/2 x 5 1/2 – cut TWO and add one to each side of panel.  Add panel to card base using dimensionals.
  • Stamp balloons using Night of Navy, cut out and add to card base using dimensionals
  • Stamp the celebrate banner twice – once using Night of Navy and once using Calypso Coral, cut out, layer and add using dimensionals.
  • Add some Basic Rhinestones to finish it off.

CardCreateCeleBadgeJOIN US for our NEW
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* Over 72 EXCLUSIVE cards featuring 18 stamp sets!
* Edition runs April 5 – 25
* Printable supply lists, directions & measurements
* 24/7 access for up to a YEAR!
* Perfect for classes or personal cards!

So head of to Create with Connie and Mary and find out which designer we are featuring and then head to her blog and leave a comment to be signed up for her blog candy.

Set(s): Balloon Bash, Gorgeous Grunge
Paper: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Night of Navy, Balloon Bash Specialty dsp
Ink: Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry
Other: Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

SP15Siggy