Monthly Archives: August 2017

Pocketful of Sunshine

Posted on August 31, 2017 | Leave a comment

When I made this card, Harvey has not yet landed in Texas bringing the devastation to that area and now also to Louisiana. Watching the coverage of the devastation in that area only puts me in awe of the force of nature and resiliency and kindness of one person to another. My thoughts are with you.

This week we have have a great inspiration for you – Dapper Denim, Pear Pizzazz and Soft Suede.

Here’s the details…

Crumb Cake – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Whisper White – 3 7/8 x 3, run through the Sparkle Embossing Folder, add to card front
Pear Pizzazz stripe (Coffee Break dsp) – 1 1/2 x 4 1/4, add to card front
Soft Suede – 1/4 x 4 1/4, add to card front
Pear Pizzazz – stamp money 3 times using Memento Black, cut out
Dapper Denim – stamp pocket and stitching using Memento Black, cut out, add money behind the pocket and add to card front
Whisper White – stamp “a little pocket” in Soft Suede and “money” in Pear Pizzazz, punch out with the Everyday Label punch, sponge using the Soft Suede add to card front
Add some Basic Rhinestones to finish out.

Now make sure you check out what the design team did!

Set(s):	Pocketful of Sunshine
Paper:	Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Dapper Denim, Coffee Break dsp
Ink:	Memento Black, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz
Other:	Pocket Framelits, Everyday Label Punch, Sparkle Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

Season of Friendship

Posted on August 29, 2017 | 5 comments

Happy Tuesday everyone! When I saw the theme for the SUO Challenge this time I COULD NOT WAIT to do it. If any of you have been following me for a while you know that I have a very favorite set in the whole wide world from SU and that is the Season of Friendship set (retired for several years now). When it was current I would use this set for everything. As far as I was concerned there wasn’t a sketch challenge or a color challenge I didn’t figure out a way to use it. So given the opportunity to pull this out and use it again MADE MY DAY! I update the look with new colors and new embellishments!

Here’s the details…

Pool Party -4 1/4 x 11 folded
Delightful Daisy dsp – Calypso Coral Print – 2 x 5 1/2, add to card front
Delightful Daisy dsp – Night of Navy print – 1 x 4 1/4, add to card front
Whisper White – cut out largest Lots of Labels framelit, add to card front using dimensionals
Whisper White – stamp tree trunk using Smoky Slate, cut out and add to card front, stamp leaf cluster in Tranquil Tide, Pool Party, and Calypso Coral. Cut them all out and add to card front using Glue Dots
Delightful Daisy dsp – Tranquil Tide dotted print – 5/8 x 3, stamp greeting using Night of Navy, cut into banner and add using dimensionals
Calypso Coral Ombre ribbon – tie into a bow and add using glue dot
Add some Night of Navy Enamel dot to tree to finish off.

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

Set(s):	Season of Friendship (retired)
Paper:	Whisper White, Pool Party, Daisy Delight dsp
Ink:	Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Tranquil Tide
Other:	Lots of Labels Framelit, Calypso Coral Ombre Ribbon, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

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Fun with Embossing Paste

Posted on August 26, 2017 | 1 comment

Are you loving the new Embossing Paste? It is SOOO fun and sooooo easy to use. Clean up is ‘easy breezy’! This week the Create with Connie and Mary Design Team Saturday Blog Hop will be featuring embossing (paste or folder) and I went with paste!

I wanted to feature the embossing paste on dsp and it looks AWESOME! Here’s the details…

Crumb Cake – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Striped dsp (Naturally Eclectic) – 3 3/4 x 5, use stencil and embossing paste, let dry, layer onto Night of Navy 3 7/8 x 5 1/5, add to card front
Whisper White – cut out Stitched Oval, stamp greeting using Fresh Fig
Fresh Fig and Emerald Envy – cut out solid leaves, add Fig one BEHIND oval and add oval to card front using dimensionals.
Night of Navy – cut out detailed leaf, add Emerald Envy solid leaf and this one to front of oval
Crumb Cake Ribbon – tie into a bow and add to card front to finish off.

The brand new AUGUST Mini Session is COMING SOON! We are featuring products from the NEW Annual Catalog! Check out the FREE 3D Bonus project, too!

Our mini sessions include the instructions for 14 projects with full step-by-step tutorials:

Each mini session includes TWELVE unique cards featuring three stamp sets, and
Each mini session includes TWO 3D items perfect projects for your club, classes, stamp camps or gifts
All 14 project tutorials are available once the mini session opens so you immediately have all project tutorials right there at your fingertips
All designs and tutorials are EXCLUSIVELY for subscribers and will not be posted anywhere else online.

And this month – if you subscribe to BOTH the August and September session, you will receive a really fun bonus project using the Christmas preorder set – Carols of Christmas!

Head over to Create with Connie and Mary to subscribe today!

Set(s):	Oh So Eclectice
Paper:	Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Emerald Envy, Fresh Fig, Naturally Eclectic dsp
Ink:	Fresh Fig
Other:	Seasonal Layers thinlits, Embossing Paste, Crumb Cake 3/8″ Ribbon, Pattern Party Decorative Masks, Dimensionals

Remember to use the badges below to go backward (previous) to my friend Connie or forward (next) to the very talented Libby Fens.

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

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Spooky Cat

Posted on August 24, 2017 | Leave a comment

Wow…it’s Thursday again! The weekend will soon be here…YAY!!! School is kicking my butt and it’s only week 1! LOL!!! But that’s okay…we have a FUN inspiration sketch for you!

My friends Jo and Jackie were over for a visit and Jo brought her Spooky Cats set and matching punch. I knew I wanted to do something with this and OH MY…Connie and I were REALLY on the same page! That happens to us sometimes and we don’t know it until we load our cards for the week.

Here’s the details…

Basic Black – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Whisper White – 2 3/4 x 5 1/8, using the diagonal slashes stamp, stamp in Tangerine Tango and Memento Black to create the ‘dsp’; add to card front
Foil Frenzy Striped Tangerine Tango – 2 7/8 x 4 1/4, add to card front
Silver Glimmer – 3/8 x 5 1/2, add to card front
Whisper White – cut our Stitched circle, add to card front using dimensionals
Basic Black – punch out cat add to circle
Tangerine Tango – stamp cat words using Memento Black and punch out, add to card front using dimensionals
Smoky Slate – 3/8 x 2 5/8, stamp greeting using Memento Black, cut into banner on one side and add to card front using dimensionals.

Now make sure you check out what the design team did and see how close Connie’s and my card was to mine!

Set(s):	Spooky Cats
Paper:	Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Foil Frenzy dsp, Silver Foil
Ink:	Memento Black, Tangerine Tango
Other:	Stitched Shapes Framelits, Cat Punch, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

Non-Christmas Using Christmas Set

Posted on August 19, 2017 | 1 comment

Here it is another Saturday already…and 2 DAYS until the start of school. It’s a good thing I have this fun challenge to distract me! This week we have to take a Christmas set and use it to make a non-Christmas card. This was a fun challenge. I decided to go CAS to make my card!

Is this a fun card? I used the snowflake to make a general card. I don’t think it really looks wintery. Here’s the details…

Flirty Flamingo – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
Silver Glimmer – 3/8 x 5 1/2, add to card front
Whisper White – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, stamp the snowflake in Flirty Flamingo, Peek-a-boo Peach, and Pool Party; stamp greeting and ‘swirl’ in Memento Black. Layer onto Smoky Slate 3 5/8 x 4 7/8 then to card front using dimensionals
Add Silver Metallic Enamels Shapes to center of each image.

Oh so awesome! And AWESOME is the new August Mini Session which is now open! We are featuring products from the NEW Annual Catalog! Check out the FREE 3D Bonus project, too!

Our mini sessions include the instructions for 14 projects with full step-by-step tutorials:

Each mini session includes TWELVE unique cards featuring three stamp sets, and
Each mini session includes TWO 3D items perfect projects for your club, classes, stamp camps or gifts
All 14 project tutorials are available once the mini session opens so you immediately have all project tutorials right there at your fingertips
All designs and tutorials are EXCLUSIVELY for subscribers and will not be posted anywhere else online.

And this month – if you subscribe to BOTH the August and September session, you will receive a really fun bonus project using the Christmas preorder set – Carols of Christmas!

Head over to Create with Connie and Mary to subscribe today!

Set(s):	Snowflake Sentiments, Wood Words
Paper:	Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Silver Glimmer
Ink:	Memento Black, Pool Party, Peek-a-boo Peach, Flirty Flamingo
Other:	Metallic Enamel Shapes, 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 Libby Fens.

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

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Lots of Love

Posted on August 17, 2017 | Leave a comment

Happy Thursday everyone! It’s time again for a new inspiration from the Create with Connie and Mary Design Team. this week we have a fun color challenge – Smoky Slate, Bermuda Bay, Lemon Lime Twist.

These colors said ‘flowers’ to me and I am just loving my Perfect Days card pack. These panels really make quick work of putting a card together and they just have such fun designs in them. I have really used them quite a bit on projects and still have a bunch left!

Here’s the details –

Bermuda Bay – 4 1/4 x 11 folded, stamp 2/3 using Bermuda Bay ink and leaf image.
Silver Foil – 3/8 x 5 1/2, add to card front
Lemon Lime Chevron card – 3 x 4, add to card front
Whisper White – cut out stitched circle, stamp greeting using Smoky Slate
Whisper Whit e- stamp flowers using Bermuda Bay and Leaves using Lemon Lime Twist, cut everything out, layer and add using dimensionals.
Smoky Slate – punch out 1/4″ circles and add to center of flowers.

The new Create with Connie and Mary August Mini Edition is OPEN and we are featuring products from the NEW Annual Catalog! Check out the FREE 3D Bonus project, too!

Our mini sessions include the instructions for 14 projects with full step-by-step tutorials:

Each mini session includes TWELVE unique cards featuring three stamp sets, and
Each mini session includes TWO 3D items perfect projects for your club, classes, stamp camps or gifts
All 14 project tutorials are available once the mini session opens so you immediately have all project tutorials right there at your fingertips
All designs and tutorials are EXCLUSIVELY for subscribers and will not be posted anywhere else online.

And this month – if you subscribe to BOTH the August and September session, you will receive a really fun bonus project using the Christmas preorder set – Carols of Christmas!

Head over to Create with Connie and Mary to subscribe today and to check out all the cool ideas from our talented design team!

Set(s):	Lots of Love
Paper:	Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Bermuda Bay, Lemon Lime Twist, Silver Foil
Ink:	Smoky Slate, Bermuda Bay, Lemon Lime Twist
Other:	Stitched Shapes Framelits, 1/4″ Hole Punch, Perfect Days Card Pack, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

FIGHT

Posted on August 16, 2017 | 2 comments

I know it is still some time until October and Breast Cancer Awareness month but I was using this set for my card set for the Create with Connie and Mary August Mini Session AND I had this idea in my head and REALLY wanted to make it. Too many of the women I know are faced with this and I have lost too many friends to this disease.

Here’s the details…

Pink Pirouette – 5 1/2 x 11 folded
Silver Glimmer – 1/8 x 5 1/2, add to card front
Flirty Flamingo – cut out the ribbon
Whisper White THICK – cut out F-I-G-H-T, layer the ribbon behind the F-I-G and add all the letter to card front using dimensionals
Smoky Slate – 1/2 x 3 1/2, stamp LIKE A GIRL in Memento Black using the Labeler Alphabet, cut into a banner and add using dimensionals

Did you know that NOW is a GREAT time to subscribe to the Create with Connie and Mary August Mini Edition. The kids are back to school (or just about) and it’s time to start stamping again!

The brand new AUGUST Mini Session is NOW OPEN! We are featuring products from the NEW Annual Catalog! Check out the FREE 3D Bonus project, too!

Our mini sessions include the instructions for 14 projects with full step-by-step tutorials:

Each mini session includes TWELVE unique cards featuring three stamp sets, and
Each mini session includes TWO 3D items perfect projects for your club, classes, stamp camps or gifts
All 14 project tutorials are available once the mini session opens so you immediately have all project tutorials right there at your fingertips
All designs and tutorials are EXCLUSIVELY for subscribers and will not be posted anywhere else online.

And this month – if you subscribe to BOTH the August and September session, you will receive a really fun bonus project using the Christmas preorder set – Carols of Christmas!

Head over to Create with Connie and Mary to subscribe today!

Set(s):	Labeler Alphabet
Paper:	Whisper White THICK, Pink Pirouette, Flirty Flamingo, Smoky Slate, Silver Glimmer
Ink:	Memento Black
Other:	Large Alphabet Framelits, Support Ribbon Framelits, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

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Dragonfly Dreams

Posted on August 15, 2017 | 3 comments

Oh…what a fun theme we have for the SUO Challenge this time! For those of you who know me you know I just LOVE dragonflies – hmmm…do you think the banner here on my blog gives that away? LOL!!! I do LOVE dragonflies so when I saw the theme was butterflies or dragonflies, I of course KNEW which I was going to use!

Two Saturdays ago the Create with Connie and Mary Design Team Saturday Blog Hop featured reinker techniques. I forgot how much I enjoy doing the smoosh ink technique and since I still had that idea in mind, I decided to use it again for my card today…well, along with my dragonfly!

Here’s the details…

Pool Party – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Whisper White – using the smoosh technique I used Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party, and Emerald Envy reinkers, acetate and water to create the background. Once done, I trimmed the sheet down to 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, layered onto Emerald Envy 3 5/8 x 4 7/8 and add to card front.
Emerald Envy – 5/8 x 3 5/8, add to card front
Silver Glimmer – 1/8 x 4 1/4, add to card front
Lemon Lime Twist – 5/8 x 3 1/2, stamp greeting using Emerald Envy, cut into banner on both ends and add using dimensionals
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer – cut out detailed smaller dragonfly
Vellum – cut out solid dragonfly, layer behind Dazzling Diamonds Detailed dragonfly, add to cardfront using dimensionals
Add some Perfect White Accents to finish off

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

Set(s):	Dragonfly Dreams
Paper:	Whisper White, Pool Party, Emerald Envy, Lemon Lime Twist, Silver Glimmer, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer, Vellum
Ink:	Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party, Emerald Envy
Other:	Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits, Perfect White Accents, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

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Daisy Delight

Posted on August 14, 2017 | 1 comment

Simple is best! You know me…I love simple cards. CAS doesn’t have to me a folded piece of cardstock with just an image stamped. There can definitely be more to it than that but that doesn’t mean it has to be complicated either. I sometimes have trouble adding ‘more’ to my cards. As soon as I start adding things it just looks cluttered to me.

Another thing I really like is the Kraft cardstock…I like the color usually much more than the Crumb Cake – it just is a warmer color to me. So this is my VERY CAS card featuring my favorite new punch (Daisy) and my favorite cardstock (Kraft).

HEre’s the details…

Kraft – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Kraft – 4 x 5 1/4, run through the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder and add to card front (I did mine with the back as the front)
Crushed Curry – 5/8 x 4 1/4, stamp greeting using Early Espresso, add to card front
Whisper White – stamp three leaves using Old Olive, cut out
Whisper White – punch out two daisies, layer, add leaves behind daisy, add to card front using dimensionals
Crushed Curry – punch out 3/4″ circle, add to center of daisy using dimensionals

And that is all there is…oh so simple. And speaking of simple…The new Create with Connie and Mary August Mini Edition is now open and it is so simple to subscribe! Check out the FREE 3D Bonus project, too!

Our mini sessions include the instructions for 14 projects with full step-by-step tutorials:

Each mini session includes TWELVE unique cards featuring three stamp sets, and
Each mini session includes TWO 3D items perfect projects for your club, classes, stamp camps or gifts
All 14 project tutorials are available once the mini session opens so you immediately have all project tutorials right there at your fingertips
All designs and tutorials are EXCLUSIVELY for subscribers and will not be posted anywhere else online.

And this month – if you subscribe to BOTH the August and September session, you will receive a really fun bonus project using the Christmas preorder set – Carols of Christmas!

Head over to Create with Connie and Mary to subscribe today and to check out all the cool ideas from our talented design team!

Set(s):	Daisy Delight
Paper:	Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Kraft
Ink:	Early Espresso, Old Olive
Other:	Daisy Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

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Favorite New DSP

Posted on August 12, 2017 | 4 comments

Can you believe it…it’s already Saturday again! I don’t know about you but I just LOVE dsp! And this week, we are going to use our favorite new dsp. This was actually kind of tough since there are so many yummy new dsps. I decided though that since I do LOVE fall, I would use the wonderful new fall dsp – Painted Autumn.

Here’s the details…

Garden Green – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Diagonal Stripe dsp (Painted Autumn) – 3 x 5 1/2, add to card front
Early Espresso dsp (Painted Autumn) – 1/2 x 5 1/4, cut end on a slant and add to card front
Leaf Print dsp (Painted Autumn) – 1 x 4 3/4, cut into a banner and add to card front
Very Vanilla – Stamp bottom of sunflower in So Saffron, top in Crushed Curry and center in Soft Suede. Cut out. Stamp solid leaf in Lemon Lime Twist and top in Garden Green. Punch out using Leaf Punch, add behind sunflower and add to card front using dimensionals.
Very Vanilla – 5/8 x 5, stamp greeting using Soft Suede, cut into banner on both ends and add to card front using dimensionals.

I just LOVE sunflowers and this one is just so pretty!

The brand new AUGUST Mini Session is NOW OPEN! We are featuring products from the NEW Annual Catalog! Check out the FREE 3D Bonus project, too!

Our mini sessions include the instructions for 14 projects with full step-by-step tutorials:

Each mini session includes TWELVE unique cards featuring three stamp sets, and
Each mini session includes TWO 3D items perfect projects for your club, classes, stamp camps or gifts
All 14 project tutorials are available once the mini session opens so you immediately have all project tutorials right there at your fingertips
All designs and tutorials are EXCLUSIVELY for subscribers and will not be posted anywhere else online.

And this month – if you subscribe to BOTH the August and September session, you will receive a really fun bonus project using the Christmas preorder set – Carols of Christmas!

Head over to Create with Connie and Mary to subscribe today!

Set(s):	Painted Harvest
Paper:	Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Painted Autumn dsp
Ink:	So Saffron, Crushed Curry, Lemon Lime Twist, Soft Suede
Other:	Leaf Punch, Dimensionals