Monthly Archives: February 2016

Timeless Textures

Posted on February 27, 2016 | 1 comment

OOPS The casology challenge this week (nothing like waiting until the last minute!) is distress. I just recently got the Timeless Textures stamp set and thought thought that, along with Gorgeous Grunge, would make a perfect ‘distress’ card.

I just need to point out…I do have days like this that Oops…Sorry cards are just what I need – LOL!!! I am just a master KLUTZ!!! Just ask my DH…he’ll tell you!

Here’s the details…

Crumb Cake – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Red/White diagonal strip – 1/2 x 4 1/4, add do card base
Crumb Cake – 3 1/2 x 5 1/2, stamp the 2 ‘splatter’ images from Gorgeous Grunge using Crumb Cake, stamp the cup rings using Soft Suede, stamp OOPS SORRY! using Real Red (Alphabet Rotary Stamp)
Add panel to card base using dimensionals

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Guess what is coming soon? If you guessed the Create with Connie and Mary March Mini Session…YOU ARE RIGHT!

March 2016 MINI SESSION
only $8.95 US
with a projects using stamp sets from the Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochures!

* Each session includes FIVE step-by-step tutorials for projects…THREE card sets, each with 4 cards and TWO 3D items…perfect for your club or stamp camp!
* All FIVE projects are available once the monthly mini collection opens so you immediately have all projects (and tutorials)
*Mini Sessions open on the 11th of each month

And sign up for both March and April and we have a FUN Bonus project for you!

Head over to Create with Connie and Mary to sign up now!

Yep…that’ all there is to this one!

Set(s):	Timeless Textures, Gorgeous Grunge, Alphabet Rotary Stamp
Paper:	Crumb Cake, Brights dsp Paper Stack
Ink:	Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Real Red
Other:	Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

SP15Siggy

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Posted in Challenge, Clean and Simple (CAS), Create with Connie and Mary

Tagged Alphabet Rotary Stamp, Gorgeous Grunge, Timeless Textures

Suite Sayings

Posted on February 27, 2016 | 7 comments

WI15SatHopWelcome

Can you believe it…it’s the LAST Saturday in February and we have a GREAT challenge for our Create with Connie and Mary Design Team for the Saturday Blog Hop – Bundle of Joy…cards for Babies!

I really don’t have any ‘baby’ sets so I decide the ADORABLE little Easter Lamb would work GREAT paired with this saying…

SatHopBaby

Here’s the details…

Mint Macaron – 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 folded
Confetti print – 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 add to card front
Blushing Bride – 3 3/4 x 3 /4; stamp greeting using Basic Grey Archival, punch out 1 1/2″ circle
Stamp lamb using Basic Black Archival – color using Smoky Slate and Blushing Bride markers – cut out, add behind circle and add panel to card front using dimensionals
Mint Macaron print – 5/8 x 2, cut sides on slant
Multicolor Dot print – 1 x 1 3/4, cut sides on slant, layer, add bow paper clip, trim along top and add using dimensionals

Set(s):	Easter Lamb, Suite Sayings
Paper:	Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Blushing Bride, Birthday Bouquet dsp
Ink:	Basic Black Archival, Basic Grey Archival, Smoky Slate, Blushing Bride
Other:	1 1/2″ Circle Punch, Bow Paper Clips, Dimensionals

Remember to use the badges below to go backward (previous) to the Connie Babbert or forward (next) to the very talented Nicole Tugrul.

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

WI15MarySiggy

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Posted in Create with Connie and Mary, Saturday Blog Hop, Spring Mini

Tagged Easter Lamb, Suite Sayings

Picture Perfect

Posted on February 25, 2016 | 5 comments

CCMC395 Well here we are again…another Thursday and another challenge from Create with Connie and Mary!

We have a really cool sketch for you this week. I’m not sure I’m 100% happy with my colors on this but I really wanted to use this SAB dsp and so built my colors around that.

Here’s the details…

Calypso Coral – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
Smoky Slate – 5 x 3 3/4, layer onto Whisper White 5 1/8 x 3 7/8
Calypso Coral print – 1 x 4 5/8
Calypso Coral – 2 pieces – 1/4 x 4 1/4, add above and below print piece
Stamp greeting using Basic Grey Archival then add panel to card front using dimensionals
Stamp hummingbird using Smoky Slate (one layer is stamped off), Basic Grey Archival, Calypso Coral, cut out and add to card front using dimensionals
Add some Basic Rhinestones to finish it off.

Check out the FABULOUS projects from the Design Team!

Set(s):	Picture Perfect
Paper:	Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Wildflower Fields dsp
Ink:	Basic Grey Archival, Smoky Slate, Calypso Coral
Other:	Basic Rhinestones Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

WinterSiggy

5 Comments

Posted in Create with Connie and Mary

Tagged Picture Perfect

Number of Years

Posted on February 20, 2016 | 6 comments

WI15SatHopWelcome

Here we are again at another Saturday and we have another GREAT Create with Connie and Mary Design Team Saturday Hop! This week our theme is Together Forever – Wedding or Anniversary Cards. This week I decided to go with an Anniversary.

SatHopAnniversary

This was a card that started with things that were sitting on top of my desk and I designed the card around this.

Here’s the details…

Smoky Slate – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Smoky Slate – 3 3/4 x 5, run through the Elegant Dots Embossing Folder, wrap piece of Watermelon Wonder Stitched Satin Ribbon around it then add panel to card front using dimensionals
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer – cut out Bloomin’ Heart and add to card front using dimensionals
Stamp numbers using Watermelon Wonder on Whisper White, cut out and add using dimensionals
Stamp banner and anniversary using Basic Grey Archival on Blushing Bride, cut out and add using dimensionals
Cut out little banner from Basic Grey, stamp ‘th’ using Versamark and white emboss, add using dimensionals

Set(s):	Number of Years
Paper:	Whisper White, Basic Grey, Smoky Slate, Blushing Bride, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer
Ink:	Versamark, Basic Grey Archival, Watermelon Wonder
Other:	Elegant Dots Embossing Folder, Bloomin’ Heart Thinlet, Large Numbers Thinlets, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Remember to use the badges below to go backward (previous) to the Create with Connie and Mary site or forward (next) to the very talented Nicole Tugrul.

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

WI15MarySiggy

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Posted in Create with Connie and Mary, Saturday Blog Hop, Spring Mini

Tagged Number of Years

Tour de Freaks – Feb 16

Posted on February 19, 2016 | 7 comments

freakwelcome2013 It’s that time again! What time? Time for another Tour de Freaks Blog Hop!

With Sale-a-bration in full swing, the Freaks decided to celebration Sale-a-bration! Are you ever in for a treat! The freaks REALLY know how to Sale-a-brate! If you are going forward through the hop you arrived here from Mindy Backes’ blog and her EXCELLENT projects!

I had REALLY wanted to use the Hello set but since that is now retired and I don’t have any of the ‘new’ items I decided to go with the Botanicals for You set. This is a fun set and I decided to keep the look simple but use a lot of cutting things out (my VERY FAVORITE thing to do) to give it that little extra!

CFHopCard

This is such a FUN color challenge – Pear Pizzazz, Blackberry Bliss and Bermuda Bay. I added in the Smoky slate and this was easy as can be!

Here’s the details –

Pear Pizzazz – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Pear Pizzazz – 1 1/2 x 5 1/2, run through Butterfly Embossing folder, add to card front
Bermuda Bay – 1/2 x 5 1/2, add to card front
Whisper White – 3 x 5 1/2, stamp greeting using Smoky Slate
Blackberry Bliss dotted (Farmers Market dsp) – 5/8 x 5 1/2, add behind Whisper White Panel and add to card front using dimensionals
Stamp large flower/Bermuda Bay, medium flower/ Blackberry Bliss, leaves/Pear Pizzazz, cut everything out, layer ’em up and add to card front.
Add Basic Rhinestones to center of each flower to finish

Set(s):	Botanicals for You
Paper:	Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Bermuda Bay, Farmers Market dap
Ink:	Smoky Slate, Pear Pizzazz, Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss
Other:	Butterfly Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones Dimensionals

Okay…so I made a little bag to go with my card…

CFHopBag

Here’s the details –

Pear Pizzazz – 7 1/2 x 11, use Gift Bag Punch Board to score and make bag, put together
Whisper White – 2 1/2 x 5 1/2, cut out bottom using Banner Framelit, stamp greeting using Smoky Slate
Stamp flowers/leaves as describe above, cut out and add to tag
Blackberry Dotted – 1 1/2 x 2, cut out with smaller Banner Framelit, add behind Whisper White banner, add to front of bag
Punch holes in top and tie using Bermuda Bay Thick Twine.
I didn’t on this but you could add Basic Rhinestones to match card

Set(s):	Botanicals for You
Paper:	Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Farmers Market dsp
Ink:	Smoky Slate, Pear Pizzazz, Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss
Other:	Bermuda Bay Thick Twine, Dimensionals

Here’s my two project together…

CFHopFebGrp

Thanks for stopping by! Now it’s time to head over to Heidi Baks Running with Scissors blog to see how she ‘sale-a-brates’!

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

WinterSiggy

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Posted in 3D, Sale-a-bration, Tour de Freaks

Tagged Botanicals for You

I Think You’re Great

Posted on February 18, 2016 | 4 comments

CCMC394 Guess what? It’s Thursday again so time for ANOTHER Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge. This week it is a FUN color challenge for you – Wisteria Wonder, Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo – truly inspired by the Nice Cuppa collection!

Although at first I thought about use the Nice Cuppa set, I decided to just have fun with the colors and make a little celebration card!

Here’s the details –

Whisper White 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 folded
Whisper White, 4 1/4 x 4 1/4, run through the Confetti Folder – position it so the oval is right in the middle so that the open space is covered later; add to card front
Whisper White – 3 3/8 x 3 3/8, stamp ‘you did it’ using Basic Black Archival then add to Melon Mambo – 3 1/2 x 3 1/2; add banner to card front on an angle using dimensionals
Wisteria Wonder print – 1/2 x 2 7/8; add to card front
Bermuda Bay print – 7/8 x 3 1/8; add to card front
Melon Mambo print – 3/4 x 2 3/4; add to card front
Silver Glimmer – 3/8 x 3 3/4; add to card front
Stamp greeting using Versamark, black emboss, cut out, color sing Bermuda Bay, Wisteria Wonder and Melon Mambo markers, add to card front using dimensionals
Punch out two stars – Wisteria Wonder, Silver Glimmer – add to card front to finish it off

The February edition of Create with Connie and Mary Mini Session is now LIVE! Here’s a sneak peak…

Feb Collage Each session includes FIVE step-by-step tutorials for projects…THREE card sets, each with 4 cards and TWO 3D items…perfect for your club or stamp camp!

All FIVE projects are available once the monthly mini collection opens so you immediately have all projects (and tutorials)

Mini Sessions open on the 11th of each month

Sets we are using for the February session:

What I Love
Easter Lamb
Balloon Celebrations
Party Wishes
Playful Pals

Make sure you check out the fabulous projects by the Design Team!

Set(s):	I Think You’re Great, Perfect Pairings (SAB)
Paper:	Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Wisteria Wonder, Have a Cuppa dsp, Silver Glimmer
Ink:	Basic Black Archival, Basic Black Archival, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Wisteria Wonder markers
Other:	Itty Bitty Accents Punch, Black Embossing Powder, Confetti Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

WinterSiggy

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Posted in Create with Connie and Mary

Tagged I Think You're Great, Perfect Pairings

What I Love

Posted on February 16, 2016 | 4 comments

SUO142 I really love this flower in the What I Love SAB set! You can get really cool depth in the look of your flowers and by using just the stamping off technique, you can really all your colors to match! I like when colors match!

So…it is Tuesday and it time for another SUO Challenge. This time our theme was to use SAB items! With some of my FAVORITE ones having just retired (so that new ones could come out), I decided to go this is GREAT flower set and the SAB dsp.

Here’s the details …

Hello Honey – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Wildflower Fields dsp – 1 1/2 x 1/2, add to card front
Whisper White – flowers (stamp 2 of each color) were done using Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral and Hello Honey. Use the stamping off technique to get the layers of color, leaves – Mossy Meadow outline color with Pear Pizzazz Marker, cut everything out and layer
Whisper White – 4 x 5 1/2, use the leaf border from the Botanical Builder Thinlet set
I laid the flowers on the panel (not adhering yet) so that I could stamp the greeting using Basic Black Archival; once stamped, add the flowers with the yellow one added using dimensionals
Add panel to card front using dimensionals
Add White Perfect Accents to the centers of the flowers to finish off!

Don’t forget to check out what the rest of the design team to see their wonderful creations!

Set(s):	What I Love
Paper:	Whisper White, Hello Honey, Wildflower Fields dsp (SAB)
Ink:	Basic Black Archival, Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral, Hello Honey
Other:	Botanical Builder Thinlits, White Perfect Accents, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

WinterSiggy

4 Comments

Posted in Sale-a-bration, Spring Mini, SUO Challenge

Tagged What I Love

Bloomin’ Love

Posted on February 14, 2016 | Leave a comment

BloominLove3 Do you LOVE the Bloomin’ Heart Thinlet? It really is SOOO GORGEOUS! I really wanted to use this with my stamping group and was roaming around Pinterest to get some inspiration for it. I ended up putting a couple of different ideas together.

I love the look of the soft neutrals with the pop of color on there. Layering up the flowers and add some leaves from the 2-step bird punch is a nice little accent to the heart.

Here’s the details…

Sahara Sand – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Very Vanilla – 3 7/8 x 5 1/8
Sahara Sand – 3 3/4 x 5, layer onto Very Vanilla, add to card front using dimensionals
Very Vanilla – cut out Bloomin’ Heart thinlet, add to card front using dimensionals
Stamp banner and FRIEND on Blushing Bride using Basic Grey Archival, cut out (or use framelit) and add to card front using dimensionals
Cut flowers from Calypso Coral and layer, punch leaves/stem from Mint Macaron using 2-step bird punch, layer and add to card front using dimensionals.
Add Basic Rhinestone to center of flower on a couple of the flowers in the framelit.

The time has come for the February edition of Create with Connie and Mary Mini Session! It is now live! Here’s a sneak peak…

Feb Collage Each session includes FIVE step-by-step tutorials for projects…THREE card sets, each with 4 cards and TWO 3D items…perfect for your club or stamp camp!

All FIVE projects are available once the monthly mini collection opens so you immediately have all projects (and tutorials)

Mini Sessions open on the 11th of each month

Sets we are using for the February session:

What I Love
Easter Lamb
Balloon Celebrations
Party Wishes
Playful Pals

Set(s):	Bloomin’ Love
Paper:	Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron
Ink:	Basic Grey Archival
Other:	Bloomin’ Heart Thinlets, 2-Step Bird Punch, Basic Rhinestones Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

WinterSiggy

Birthday Blooms

Posted on February 13, 2016 | 3 comments

WI15SatHopWelcome

Welcome again to the Create with Connie and Mary Design Team Saturday Blog Hop! We always have such fun on these hops and I know I always look forward to see what the design team does with each challenge. The challenge this week…BLING!!!

Okay…I am not big on BLING!!! I mean I can do it and I do like it…but in moderation – LOL!!! This was an interesting card but it sort of just ‘happened’ on top of my desk.

SatHopBling

So the story with this is that when I was playing with my Birthday Blooms a while back I had stamped, silver embossed, cut out and then left it sitting on my desk. Well…it happened to be sitting on top of this strip of Silver Glimmer and I thought…WOW…that looks cool! (And just so you know…I do spend A LOT of time talking to myself…I tell people I am talking to my dogs…but SERIOUSLY they have NEVER listened! LOL!) So since I had those two elements and the Silver Glimmer was blingy I decided I am well on my way to my card for this challenge!

Here’s the details…

Whisper White THICK – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
Whisper White – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, stamp greeting using Versamark and Silver Emboss, add to card front using dimensionals
Silver Glimmer – 1/2 x 4 1/2, add to card front
Stamp flower using Versamark and Silver Emboss, cut out and add using dimensionals
Add some Basic Rhinestones to finish off and add just a little more BLING!

The February edition of Create with Connie and Mary Mini Session IS NOW OPEN – OH HOW COOL! Here’s a sneak peak…

Feb Collage Each session includes FIVE step-by-step tutorials for projects…THREE card sets, each with 4 cards and TWO 3D items…perfect for your club or stamp camp!

All FIVE projects are available once the monthly mini collection opens so you immediately have all projects (and tutorials)

Mini Sessions open on the 11th of each month

Sets we are using for the February session:

What I Love
Easter Lamb
Balloon Celebrations
Party Wishes
Playful Pals

Set(s):	Birthday Blooms
Paper:	Whisper White THICK, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer
Ink:	Versamark
Other:	Silver Embossing Powder, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Remember to use the badges below to go backward (previous) to the Create with Connie and Mary site or forward (next) to the very talented Nicole Tugrul.

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

WI15MarySiggy

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Posted in Clean and Simple (CAS), Create with Connie and Mary, Saturday Blog Hop, Spring Mini

Tagged Birthday Blooms

Hello

Posted on February 12, 2016 | 2 comments

Hello 3 Yep…one more card using the SAB Hello set. With it going away after the 15th…I thought I needed to hurry up and use it! LOL!!!

This is really one of those REALLY QUICK cards. You could easily change out the colors for a totally different look. I like cards that are so easy to change up and get different looks. And I REALLY like them when they are THIS easy!

Pumpkin Pie = 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
Pacific Point – 3/4 x 5 1/2 add to bottom of card base
Whisper White – 2 7/8 x 5 1/2, stamp hello and my friend using Basic Black Archival.
Stamp ‘splotches’ using Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point
Real Red Diagonal Stripe – 3/4 by 5 1/2, layer behind Whisper White panel; add panel to card front using dimensionals
Pacific Point – 1/8 x 5 1/2, add to panel to finish off edge.

Yep…that is really all there is to it! And speaking of all there is to it…the February edition of Create with Connie and Mary Mini Session is now open and once you subscribe, you can access all the tutorials! Here’s a sneak peak…

Feb Collage Each session includes FIVE step-by-step tutorials for projects…THREE card sets, each with 4 cards and TWO 3D items…perfect for your club or stamp camp!

All FIVE projects are available once the monthly mini collection opens so you immediately have all projects (and tutorials)

Mini Sessions open on the 11th of each month

Sets we are using for the February session:

What I Love
Easter Lamb
Balloon Celebrations
Party Wishes
Playful Pals

Set(s):	Hello, Gorgeous Grunge
Paper:	Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Brights dsp Paper Pack
Ink:	Basic Black Archival, Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Real Red
Other:	Dimensionals