Monthly Archives: February 2018

Posted in Blends, SUO Challenge

Tagged Birthday Blooms

Heartfelt Blooms

Posted on February 26, 2018 | 1 comment

I so enjoy the inspiration challenges. There are usually so many ways you can go with it and it is always interesting to see how Connie and I decided to use the inspiration.

I have confession…had to do something really quick and easy…still really under the weather with the pneumonia and I was so happy that it was a super easy inspiration piece! I do like the nice clean lines of this and just blocks of color.

Here’s the details…

Whisper White – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
Bermuda Bay – 2 3/8 x 3 7/8, sponge edges using Bermuda Bay
Daffodil Delight – 2 3/8 x 3 7/8, sponge edges using Crushed Curry
Basic Black – 1/2 x 3 1/2 – cut out TWO piece and add one piece to the back of each of the panels, add to card front
Basic Black – cut out large butterfly, add to card front
Whisper White – 3/4 x 2 3/4, stamp greeting using Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay, cut into banner, add to card front using dimensionals
Add Large Gold Faceted Gem to finish off.

It’s time to get our newest Connie and Mary Collection – A Good Day!

Set(s):	Heartfelt Blooms
Paper:	Whisper White, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight
Ink:	Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry
Other:	Butterfly Thinlets, Gold Faceted Gem, Dimensionals

Make sure you head over to Create with Connie and Mary and check out the inspiration piece and Connie’s adorable project!

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

Posted in Create with Connie and Mary, Inspiration Monday

Tagged Heartfelft Blooms

Featuring Animals

Posted on February 24, 2018 | 1 comment

Happy Saturday! WOO HOO…it’s time for another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop! This week our theme is featuring animals!

Well this was a no brainer for me for two reasons…first…I LOVE the SAB panda set and two…since I made my Thursday challenge card with it, I just used my leftovers! Needed to keep things pretty easy…still not recovered from the pneumonia but doing a bit better!

Don’t you want to invite these little guys to your party?

Here’s the details…

Whisper White – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded. stamp greeting using Berry Burst
Add all the leftovers sitting on top of your desk! Okay…maybe a few more details…
Picture Perfect Party – 3 prints cut each 1 1/2 by 3. Take one panel and add pieces of the Berry Burst Silver Trim Ribbon and 1/8″ Silver Taffeta Ribbon – staple in place; add panels to card front using dimensionals
Whisper White – stamp pandas using Memento Black, cut out, cut balloon string off panda and reposition to make shorter, color hat using Peek-a-boo Peach, Berry Burst, Bermuda Bay; color balloon using Peek-a-boo Peach; add pandas using dimensions
Add one of those little teeny tiny glitter epoxy dots on balloon to finish off

It’s time to get our newest Connie and Mary Collection – A Good Day!

Set(s):	Party Pandas
Paper:	Whisper White, Picture Perfect Party dsp
Ink:	Memento Black, Berry Burst, Peek-a-boo Peach, Bermuda Bay
Other:	Berry Burst Silver Trim Ribbon, 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Epoxy thingies, Dimensionals

Click Previous to go back to Create with Connie and Mary Site to learn more about the sale and forward to the Libby!

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

Posted in Create with Connie and Mary, Sale-a-bration, Saturday Blog Hop

Tagged Party Pandas

Party Pandas

Posted on February 22, 2018 | Leave a comment

Oh it’s Thursday! I’m so glad it is! Not only is it Friday Eve but we have an AWESOME sketch inspiration for you on Create with Connie and Mary!

I will be honestly…had a hard time getting this one done, not because of the sketch (AWESOME SKETCH!) but what started as flu over the weekend turned into some nasty pneumonia by Tuesday. So I’ve been pretty much down for the count. You know it is bad when I cancel all of my stuff at school!

So back to the card…I hadn’t used my little panda guys for a while so thought they would be perfect for the sketch. Here’s the details…

Berry Burst – 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 folded
Berry Burst – 4 x 4, run through Simple Stripes embossing folder and add to card front
Picture Perfect Party – two prints 2 x 4, cut into banners, lay on card and trim tops, add to card front
Silver glimmer – 1/4 x 4 1/4, add to card front
Whisper White – stamp the two pandas in Memento Black, cut out. Trim the string by the panda and make the string short (just didn’t want that balloon so high up on my card); color had using Bermuda Bay, Berry Burst, Peek-a-boo Peach, add pandas to card front using dimensionals
Bermuda Bay – stamp balloon using Memento Black, cut out add to card front
Bermada Bay – stamp greeting using Memento Black, punch out using Classic Label Punch, add using dimensionals
Add a Silver Metallic Enamel dot to balloon to finish off

It’s time to get our newest Connie and Mary Collection – A Good Day!

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary and see what our AMAZING design team did this week and to check out our new Blog Design if you haven’t see it yet!

Set(s):	Party Pandas
Paper:	Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Picture Perfect Party dsp, Silver Glimmer
Ink:	Memento Black, Berry Burst, Bermuda Bay, Peek-a-boo Peach
Other:	Simple Stripes Embossing Folder, Metallic Enamel Shapes, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

Posted in Create with Connie and Mary, Sale-a-bration

Tagged Party Pandas

Lots of Love

Posted on February 19, 2018 | Leave a comment

We have good news and we have bad news…and it’s the same news…it’s Monday!

It’s been a really rough weekend here in the Brown house. Randy came down with the flu on Friday and I came down with the flu on Saturday so needless to say mostly we have just been sleeping and coughing…lots of both.

My cubemate at work is a MD doctor who does urgent care at a physician practice. He’s been mostly seeing people with the flu. He told me it is really easy to tell patients who come in with the flu and those who do not. The ones who got the flu shot are sitting up when he walks into the room. Fortunately we both had the flu shot.

Anyway I did manage to get a card done for the inspiration challenge. It is a cool inspiration and I chose to go with the various layers as my inspiration.

Here’s the details…

So Saffron – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Pear Pizzazz print – 1 3/4 x 2, add to card front
Dandelion print – 2 x 3 1/2, add to card front
Tranquil Tide stripe print – 1 3/4 x 4 3/4, add to card front
Flower print – 3 1/4 x 3 1/4, add to card front
Whisper White – stamp greeting using black marker, cut out using a stitched circle, add to card front using dimensionals
Whisper White – stamp two of each flowers in Crushed Curry and Pool Party and 2 double leaves in Pear Pizzazz, cut everything out, layer the flowers, add using dimensionals
Add Gold Faceted Gems to center of each flower to finish off.

Check out the inspiration piece and Connie’s creation here.

It’s time to get our newest Connie and Mary Collection – A Good Day!

Set(s):	Lots of Love
Paper:	Whisper White, So Saffron, Whole Lot of Lovely dsp
Ink:	Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Pool Party
Other:	Stitched Shapes Framelits, Gold Faceted Gens, Dimensionals

Until next time, HAPPY STAMPIN’!

Posted in Create with Connie and Mary, Inspiration Monday

Tagged Lots of Love

Celebrating Birthdays

Posted on February 17, 2018 | 2 comments

It’s time again…time for another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop! These are also so much fun! This time out theme is Celebrating Birthdays! I have been having fun playing with my Bubble Over set and thought it would be fun to use for a birthday card.

Here’s the details…

Pumpkin Pie – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
Pumpkin Pie – 4 x 5 1/4, run through the Simple Stripes Embossing Folder, add to card front
Whisper White – 3 x 4 1/2, stamp bubbles in Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Pacific Point
Basic Black – cut two piece 2 3/4 x 3/4, add to sides of Whisper White panel and add to card front using dimensionals
Whisper White – stamp greeting using Memento Black, cut out using Stitched Oval
Dapper Denim striped ribbon, ruffle two pieces, add behind oval and add to card front using dimensionals
Add some silver Star Metallic Enamel Shapes to finish off

It’s time to get our newest Connie and Mary Collection – A Good Day!

Set(s):	Bubble Over, Picture Perfect Birthday
Paper:	Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Ink:	Memento Black, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point
Other:	Stitched Shapes Framelits, Simple Stripes Embossing Folder, Dapper Denim Striped Ribbon, Metallic Enamel Shapes, Dimensionals

Click Previous to go back to Create with Connie and Mary Site to learn more about the sale and forward to the Libby!

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

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Posted in Create with Connie and Mary, Saturday Blog Hop

Tagged Bubble Over; Picture Perfect Birthday

Hedgehugs

Posted on February 15, 2018 | Leave a comment

It’s time again for another Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Inspiration. This week we have a fun color combo: Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Garden Green and there was a perfect print in the Tutti Frutti dsp pack! What fun!

I’ve been playing around with the Hedgehugs set…how fun! And I thought with this color combo the little birdie would be a great image to use with it.

Here’s the details…

Real Red – 4 1/4 x 11, folded
Real Red – 4 1/4 x 3, run through Simple Stripes embossing folder, add to card front
Tutti Frutti print – 2 x 4 1/4
Basic Black – 3/4 x 4 1/4, cut two pieces and punch both with the Ribbon Border Punch, add behind the panel and add to card front
Tutti Frutti dsp – the Lemon Lim Twist print and the Garden Green print 1/2 x 4 1/2, add to card front on an angle, trim edges
Basic Black- 1/8 x 4 1/2, add to card front
Whisper White – stamp image using Real Red, Soft Suede, Garden Green, and greeting using Memento Black, cut out using Stitched Circle
Real Red – punch 2″ Circle
Lemon Lime Twist – cut out scallop add to card front using dimensionals

It’s not too late to get the Bubble Over Collection!

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary and see what our AMAZING design team did this week and to check out our new Blog Design if you haven’t see it yet!

Set(s):	Hedgehugs
Paper:	Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Tutti Frutti dsp
Ink:	Memento Black, Real Red, Garden Green, Soft Suede
Other:	Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, 2″ Circle Punch, Simple Stripes Embossing Folder, Ribbon Border Punch, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

Posted in Create with Connie and Mary, Occasions Mini

Tagged Hedgehugs

Hedgehugs

Posted on February 13, 2018 | 1 comment

Yep…it’s Tuesday and this Tuesday it’s time for another SUO Challenge. Our theme this time is to CASE a card from the catalog. I chose one of of the Fox and Friends cards from page 105.

I decided to keep pretty close to the original sample. I think maybe the card was not a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 size…maybe a little smaller so I added an extra layer. I also switched the set to Hedgehugs.

Here’s the details…

Pear Pizzazz – 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 folded
Pear Pizzazz – 3 3/4 x 3 3/4
Coffee Break dsp – FIVE pieces 3/4 x 3 1/4, add to panel, add panel to card front using dimensionals
Whisper White – stamp TWO tree stumps in Soft Suede, laying down hedgehog in Crumb Cake, standing up hedgehog in Smoky Slate, cut everything out
Whisper White – 5/8 x 2, stamp greeting in Basic Grey, cut into a banner
Garden Green – 5/8 x 2, cut into a banner
Layer everything together and add together using dimensionals

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

Set(s):	Hedgehugs
Paper:	Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green, Coffee Break dsp
Ink:	Basic Grey, Smoky Slate, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake
Other:	Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

Posted in Occasions Mini, SUO Challenge

Tagged Hedgehugs

Bubble Over

Posted on February 12, 2018 | Leave a comment

Happy Monday! You know that best thing about Mondays now is the Inspiration Challenge.

This was a cool picture this week. There was just so many different ways that you could go. I decided to go with the linear look of the panels (these are represented by the bottomed) and the colors.

This really was just such a fun a card to make, I really liked the way it turned out!

Here’s the details…

Daffodil Delight – 4 1/4 x 11 folded.
Tutti Frutti Real Red print – 2 1/4 x 5, add to card front
Tutti Frutti Lemon Lime Twist print – 2 1/4 x 5, add to card front
Silver Glimmer – 1/8 x 4 1/2, cut two, add to card front on an angle and trim ends
Whisper White – stamp small bottle in Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, cut out with matching framelit
Whisper White – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, stamp bubble using Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, layer on Basic Grey 3 5/8 x 4 7/8, add to card front using dimensionals
Add bottles using dimensionals
Basic Grey – cut out celebrate and add to card front

And speaking of Bubble Over, did you know the newest Connie and Mary Collection is Bubble Over? It is!

Set(s):	Bubble Over
Paper:	Whisper White, Basic Grey, Daffodil Delight, Tutti Frutti dsp, Silver Glimmer
Ink:	Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist
Other:	Celebrate You Thinlets, Bottles and Bubbles Framelits, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

Posted in Create with Connie and Mary, Inspiration Monday, Occasions Mini, Sale-a-bration

Tagged Bubble Over

Celebrating Love

Posted on February 10, 2018 | 1 comment

This time of Stampin’ Up! year, I always start looking back at sets I bought from the annual catalog and use some that have only seen a little love. When looking at a set I could use for our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme of Celebrating Love, I decided my Watts of Occasions set would be PERFECT!

What a fun little card! Here’s the details…

Powder Pink – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
Painted with Love print – 3 x 5 1/2, add to card front
Gold Glimmer – 1/4 x 5 1/2, cut two, add to card front
Doily – add to card front
Powder Pink – stamp light bulb two times using Versamark, gold emboss, cut out, add one to card front
Calypso Coral – 7/8 x 3, stamp greeting using Versamark, gold emboss, punch out using Everyday Label Punch, add to card front using dimensionals, add second light bulb using dimensionals
Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo – stamp heart part of light bulb on each using Versamark, gold emboss, cut out and add to each light bulb.
Add Gold Metallic Enamel Heart to label to finish off

See…pretty cool! Did you know there’s still time to get our newest Connie and Mary Collection? Sure is!

Set(s):	Watts of Occasions
Paper:	Powder Pink, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Painted with Love dsp, Gold Glimmer
Ink:	Versamark
Other:	Decorative White Doilies, Gold Embossing Powder, Everyday Label Punch, Metallic Enamel Shapes, Dimensionals

Click Previous to go back to Create with Connie and Mary Site to learn more about the sale and forward to the Libby!

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!