Monthly Archives: May 2020

Favorite New Preorder Product

And it’s Saturday again! This week our theme for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Hop is to use a favorite new preorder product.  If you have checked out the awesome dies and embossing folder (along with the DSP) that is part of the In Good Taste Suite, you are missing some GREAT products!

Here’s the details…

  • Petal Pink – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Petal Pink – 4 x 5 1/4, run through the Tasteful Textile embossing folder
  • In Good Taste DSP – 2 x 5 1/2, add to Petal Pink Panel, wrap piece of the Flowers for Every Season white ribbon around panel, at to card front
  • Calypso Coral – 1/4 x 4, cut each end on a slant and add to card front
  • Whisper White – cut out largest label, stamp greeting using Grey Granite, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Whisper White, stamp flower using Memento Black, color using Calypso Coral (Lt), Petal Pink (Both) and So Saffron (Both), cut out, stamp the leaf/stem image twice in Calypso Coral and twice in Grey Granite, cut out (yep, this takes some time), layer everything, add to card front using dimensionals

And now for our latest collection…

Our second release from Stampin’ Up!’s new Annual Catalog is the beautiful FOREVER GREENERY SUITE of products. We love the wide variety of leaf images! For this Collection, we combined the Forever Fern Stamp Set and Forever Flourishing Dies with Forever Greenery Designer Paper and Accessories. This Collection contains three cards (one a special fold card) and a creative 3D project perfect for your classes or to give as a gift. See more details HERE!
Set(s): Tasteful Touches
Paper: Whisper White, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, In Good Taste DSP
Ink: Memento Black, Grey Granite, Calypso Coral, BLENDS:  Petal Pink (B), So Saffron (B), Calypso Coral (L)
Other: Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder, Tasteful Labels, Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Pack, Dimensionals

Click Previous to go back to Create with Connie and Mary site and forward to the see what Cindy has been up to!

 

 

 

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

 

Celebrate Sunflower

Happy Thursday and you know what that means…it’s time for another Create with Connie and Mary Thursday inspiration…this week a cool sketch inspiration!

I decided that this sketch would be perfect for the new big Sunflower die.  LOVE IT!

Here’s the details…

  • Crumb Cake – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Very Vanilla- 3 3/4 x 4 1/4, run through the Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder, add strips of Early Espresso 1/2 x 3 1/4 on the back of each side then add to card front
  • Daffodil Delight – cut out Sunflower (keep all the pieces in there)
  • Early Espresso – cut out the center of the Sunflower (you’ll have to trim off the extra pieces)
  • Garden Green – cut out 3 leaves (keep all the pieces i there)
  • Crumb Cake – cut out flower center
  • Layer everything together, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Crumb Cake – 3/4 x 2 5/8, stamp greeting using Early Expresso, layer piece of Garden Green – 1/4 x 3 1/4 behind it then add to card front using dimensionals
  • Add some Gilded Gems to finish it off

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary and see what our AMAZING design team has done!

Check out our latest collection…

Our second release from Stampin’ Up!’s new Annual Catalog is the beautiful FOREVER GREENERY SUITE of products. We love the wide variety of leaf images! For this Collection, we combined the Forever Fern Stamp Set and Forever Flourishing Dies with Forever Greenery Designer Paper and Accessories. This Collection contains three cards (one a special fold card) and a creative 3D project perfect for your classes or to give as a gift. See more details HERE!
Set(s): Celebrate Sunflowers
Paper: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight
Ink: Early Espresso
Other: Sunflowers Dies, Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder, Gilded Gems, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

 

IM125 – Timeless Tropical

Happy Monday and happy Memorial Day celebration to everyone!  It’s just hard to believe we are at our last Inspiration Monday for the month…June…here we come!  Summer!  Warm Weather!  This week we have some yummy cookies for our inspriation…

For this I wanted to mimic some of the swirls in there, keep it mostly white with just a couple small flowers…

Here’s the details…

  • Soft Seafoam – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Soft Seaforam – 3 3/4 x 5, run through the Coastal Weave Embossing Folder and add to card front
  • Brights DSP – 1 1/4 x 4 1/4, add to card front
  • Whisper White – stamp leaves 3 times using Crumb Cake, large flower once in Melon Mambo and once in Granny Apple Green, use Blender pen to pull color on both, color stamen using Soft Suede Marker, cut everything out, layer, add to card front
  • Burlap ribbon – fold, staple, add to card front
  • Whisper White – stamp greeting using Melon Mambo, punch out using 1″ Circle Punch, add to card front
  • Add some pink glitter enamel dots to finish off

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary to check out Connie’s ADORABLE card!

And now for our latest collection…

Our second release from Stampin’ Up!’s new Annual Catalog is the beautiful FOREVER GREENERY SUITE of products.  We love the wide variety of leaf images!  For this Collection, we combined the Forever Fern Stamp Set  and Forever Flourishing Dies with Forever Greenery Designer Paper and Accessories. This Collection contains three cards (one a special fold card) and a creative 3D project perfect for your classes or to give as a gift.  See more details HERE!

Set(s): Timeless Tropical
Paper: Whisper White, Soft Seafoam, Brights DSP Paper Pack
Ink: Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green; Marker:  Soft Suede
Other: In the Tropics Dies, Burlap Ribbon, Coastal Weave Embossing Folder, Glitter Enamel Dots, 1″ Circle Punch, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

Favorite New Preorder Set

And it’s Saturday again! This week our theme for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Hop is to use our favorite new preorder set.  That was a no-brainer for me…FOREVER FERN!

Here’s the details…

  • Whisper White – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 5/8 x 4 7/8, run through the Old World Paper Embossing Folder, layer onto Purple Posey – 3 3/4 x 5, add to card front
  • Whisper White – cut out largest Tasteful Labels die, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Whisper White – stamp larger leaf in Coastal Cabana, long thin leaf in Gorgeous Grape and small leaf in Pacific Point, cut out layer, add to card front
  • Gold Foil – cut out the 3 small leaf dies, add to card front
  • Whisper White – stamp greeting using Versamark, gold emboss, cut out using the Classic Label Punch, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Add some Nobel Peacock rhinestones to finish off

And now for our latest collection…

Our second release from Stampin’ Up!’s new Annual Catalog is the beautiful FOREVER GREENERY SUITE of products.  We love the wide variety of leaf images!  For this Collection, we combined the Forever Fern Stamp Set  and Forever Flourishing Dies with Forever Greenery Designer Paper and Accessories. This Collection contains three cards (one a special fold card) and a creative 3D project perfect for your classes or to give as a gift.  See more details HERE!

Set(s): Forever Fern
Paper: Whisper White, Purple Posy, Gold Foil
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Gorgeous Grape, Pacific Point, Versamark
Other: Old World Paper Embossing Folder, Forever Flourishing Dies, Tasteful Labels Dies, Nobel Peacock Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Click Previous to go back to Create with Connie and Mary site and forward to the see what Cindy has been up to!

 

 

 

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

 

Forever Fern

Happy Thursday and you know what that means…it’s time for another Create with Connie and Mary Thursday inspiration…this week a DELIGHTFUL color inspiration!

I have been fortunate enough to get my NEW STUFF and couldn’t wait to play with the DELIGHTFUL fern set…

Here’s the details…

  • So Saffron – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • So Saffron – 2 3/4 x 5 1/4, run through Tasteful Textile embossing folder, add to card front
  • Smoky Slate – cut out second to largest detailed leaf
  • Balmy Blue – cut out largest detailed leaf
  • Whisper White – cut out the long thin stitched Tasteful Labels die, layer the two detailed leafs behind and add to card front using dimensionals
  • Whisper White – stamp largest leaf in So Safffron, long thin leaf in Balmy Blue and small leaf in Smoky Slate, cut out, layer and add to card front
  • Whisper White – stamp greeting using Night of Navy, cut out using the larger circle Tasteful Labels die, add some Balmy Blue Metallic Ribbon behind it, add to card front using dimensionals

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary and see what our AMAZING design team has done!

Check out our latest collection…

Our second release from Stampin’ Up!’s new Annual Catalog is the beautiful FOREVER GREENERY SUITE of products.  We love the wide variety of leaf images!  For this Collection, we combined the Forever Fern Stamp Set  and Forever Flourishing Dies with Forever Greenery Designer Paper and Accessories. This Collection contains three cards (one a special fold card) and a creative 3D project perfect for your classes or to give as a gift.  See more details HERE!
Set(s): Forever Fern
Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron, Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate
Ink: Night of Navy, So Saffron, Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate
Other: Forever Flourishing Dies, Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder, Tasteful Labels Dies, Balmy Blue Metallic Ribbon, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

 

IM124 – Beautiful Friendship

Happy Monday everyone! This week we have a cute lollipop…

For this I wanted to mimic some of the swirls in there, keep it mostly white with just a couple small flowers…

Here’s the details…

  • Whisper White – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 3/4 x 5, run through the Swirls and Curls Embossing Folder, wrap 2 pieces of the Daffodil Delight Ruched Ribbon around the panel then add to card front
  • Whisper White stamp greeting using Night of Navy, cut out using Stitched So Sweetly label, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Whisper White – ink the small flower from Beautiful Friendship using Daffodil Delight, then sponge some Calypso Coral on it and the stem in Mint Macaron.  Do this three times, cut out, layer and add to card front
  • Add some of the gold glimmer enamel dots to finish off

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary to check out Connie’s ADORABLE card!

And now for our latest collection…

For this Collection, we combined the Beautiful World Stamp Set and World Map Dies, with the bright, fun NEW 2020-22 In Colors for a fresh and modern look! This Collection contains four cards and two customer-focused 3D gift project tutorials for open houses, catalog reveals or virtual classes. ALL six project tutorials are BRAND NEW and have step-by-step directions. Several projects are “class kit to go” focused using dies and In Color cardstock, designer paper and accessories, with only a stamped greeting added. See all the details HERE!

Set(s): Beautiful Friendship
Paper: Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron
Other: Daffodil Delight Ruched Ribbon, Swirls and Curls Embossing Folder, Gold Glimmer Enamel Dots, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

Brighter Days Ahead

And it’s Saturday again! This week our theme for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Hop is to make a card to cheer someone up.  I couldn’t wait to use my new sunflower set for this…

Here’s the details…

  • Daffodil Delight – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Daffodil Delight – 4 x 5 1/2, run through the Tasteful Textile embossing folder, add to card front
  • Forever Greenery DSP – TWO pieces 1 1/4 x 3 3/4, add to card front
  • Whisper White – Stamp the small sunflower 3 times, color using Blends, cut out
  • Whisper White – Stamp greeting using Mossy Meadow, cut out using a Tasteful Label die, layer everything together
  • Add some pieces of the 1/4″ Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon behind the flowers and label, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Add some of the Cinnamon Cider enamel dots to finish up.

And now for our latest collection…

For this Collection, we combined the Beautiful World Stamp Set and World Map Dies, with the bright, fun NEW 2020-22 In Colors for a fresh and modern look!  This Collection contains four cards and two customer-focused 3D gift project tutorials for open houses, catalog reveals or virtual classes.  ALL six project tutorials are BRAND NEW and have step-by-step directions.  Several projects are “class kit to go” focused using dies and In Color cardstock, designer paper and accessories, with only a stamped greeting added.  See all the details HERE!

Set(s): Celebrate Sunflowers
Paper: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Forever Greenery DSP
Ink: Memento Black, BLENDS:  Mango Melody (B), Daffodil Delight (L), Mossy Meadow (D), Old Olive (B), Soft Suede (D), Bronze, Ivory
Other: Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder, Tasteful Label Dies, Sunflowers Dies, 1/4″ Daffodil Gingham Ribbon, Incolor Enamel Dots, Dimensionals

Click Previous to go back to Create with Connie and Mary site and forward to the see what Cindy has been up to!

 

 

 

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

 

Forever Fern

I’m so glad you stopped by today!  It’s Thursday so time for another Create with Connie and Mary Thursday inspiration…this week an AWESOME sketch!

I have been fortunate enough to get my NEW STUFF and couldn’t wait to play with the DELIGHTFUL fern set…

Here’s the details…

  • Soft Seafoam – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Soft Seafoam – 4 x 5 1/4, run through the new Tasteful Textile embossing folder, add to card front
  • Forever Greenery DSP – cut three pieces 1 1/4 x 3 3/4, add to card front
  • Garden Green – 2 x 3 1/4, run through the Greenery Embossing Folder, add to card front
  • Add a Gold Hoop
  • Gold Foil – cut out the smallest of the detailed stems, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Whisper White – stamp the largest image in Pear Pizzaz and one of the smallest ones in Garden Green, cut out, layer and add to card front
  • Soft Seafoam – stamp greeting in Mossy Meadow, punch out with Classic Label Punch, add to card front
  • Add some of the Gilded Gems to finish off

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary and see what our AMAZING design team has done!

Check out our latest collection…

For this Collection, we combined the Beautiful World Stamp Set and World Map Dies, with the bright, fun NEW 2020-22 In Colors for a fresh and modern look!  This Collection contains four cards and two customer-focused 3D gift project tutorials for open houses, catalog reveals or virtual classes.  ALL six project tutorials are BRAND NEW and have step-by-step directions.  Several projects are “class kit to go” focused using dies and In Color cardstock, designer paper and accessories, with only a stamped greeting added.  See all the details HERE!

Set(s): Forever Fern
Paper: Whisper White, Soft Seafoam, Garden Green, Forever Greenery DSP, Gold Foil
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green, Mossy Meadow
Other: Forever Flourishing Dies, Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder, Greenery Embossing Folder, Gold Hoop, Gilded Gems, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

 

IM123 – Under My Umbrella

Happy Monday everyone! This week we have a FUN wallhanging…

I LOVE the colors in this and it sort of looked like rain to me…

I decided now would be a great time to use up some of my DSP…

  • Highland Heather – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Using DSP prints in Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point, Granny Apple Green, and Soft Seafoam, punch out 1 1/2″ and 1″ circles from each
  • Whisper White – 3 3/4 x 5, add circles to white panel, trim off the parts that overhang, layer onto Pacific Point3 7/8 x 5 1/8, add to card front
  • Basic Black – punch out two open umbrellas, layer, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Balmy Blue – 5/8 x 2 1/2, stamped greeting using Memento Black, cut into a banner, add using dimensionals
  • Add some clear epoxy drops to finish off

Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary to check out Connie’s ADORABLE card!

And now for our latest collection…

For this Collection, we combined the Beautiful World Stamp Set and World Map Dies, with the bright, fun NEW 2020-22 In Colors for a fresh and modern look!  This Collection contains four cards and two customer-focused 3D gift project tutorials for open houses, catalog reveals or virtual classes.  ALL six project tutorials are BRAND NEW and have step-by-step directions.  Several projects are “class kit to go” focused using dies and In Color cardstock, designer paper and accessories, with only a stamped greeting added.  See all the details HERE!

Set(s): Under My Umbrella
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Highland Heather, Pacific Point, Brights DSP Paper Pack, Subtles DSP Paper Pack
Ink: Memento Black
Other: Umbrella Builder Punch, 1 1/2″ Circle Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Epoxy Drops, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

Use a Neglected Product

And it’s Saturday again! This week our theme for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Hop is to use a product that we have been neglecting.   That was an easy one for me.  I LOVE the Wiggle Worm set but haven’t used it in such a long time.  I just had to pull it out again before it went away!

Here’s the details…

  • Daffodil Delight – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Best Dressed DSP (daffodil diagonal stripe) – 3 x 5, add to card front
  • Regal DSP paper (Old Olive) – 1 x 4 1/4, add to card front
  • Gorgeous Grape DSP & Real Red cardstrock – 1/4 x 4 1/2, add to card front
  • Balmy Blue – cutout the Stitched So Sweetly Scalloped Rectangular Die, stamp greeting using Memento Black
  • Whisper White – stamp the dragonfly, lady bug, bee and worm using Memento Black and color using Blends, cut out
  • Granny Apple Green – 3 7/8 x 1 1/4, cut out grass, use one piece for the front piece and the other for the back, add the bugs and add to blue panel, add to card front using dimensionals

And now for our latest collection…

For this Collection of six card tutorials, we paired BAND TOGETHER AND DETAILED BANDS DIES with the ORNATE GARDEN DESIGNER PAPER and accessories to create SIX different cards! ALL six card tutorials are BRAND NEW and have step-by-step directions.  And the great thing…everything used in this collection will be in the new catalog!  See the details HERE!

Set(s): Wiggle Worms
Paper: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue, Real Red, Granny Apple Green, Best Dressed DSP, Brights and Regals DSP paper packs
Ink: Memento Black, BLENDS:  Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Smoky Slate
Other: Bugs Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Dimensionals

Click Previous to go back to Create with Connie and Mary site and forward to the see what Cindy has been up to!

 

 

 

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!