Monthly Archives: July 2020

Pampered Pets

Happy Thursday everyone! It’s time for our FOURTH CASE the catalog challenge…

I really liked the layout of this but needed to flip it for it to work with my image…

Here’s the details…

  • Real Red – 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Real Red – 3 3/4 x 3 3/4, stamp heart using Real Red, add to card front
  • Playful Pets Trim – wrap some of the red/white ribbon, add to card front
  • Playful Pets DSP – 1 1/4 x 4 1/4, add to card front
  • Whisper White – stamp dog using Memento Black, color using Cinnamon Cider and Ivory Blends cut out, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Playful Pets DSP – striped print – stamp greeting using Memento Black, add card front using dimensionals
  • Playful Pets Trinkets – add heart to doggie, tie a small knot in a piece of the ribbon, add to that to the heart
  • Add some of the clear Flowers for Every Season 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…

Do you love trees? We LOVE trees! We are kicking off the upcoming August-December Catalog (formerly called Holiday Catalog) with the gorgeous Life is Beautiful Stamp Set! It has a wonderful full-branch tree in it! This EXPANDED collection of SIX tutorials has FOUR frame insert ideas…one for EACH season…and TWO card ideas! These are easy enough to complete in one class, or split them into two classes by doing two seasons and a card each class! You also could include the Life is Beautiful Stamp Set for an awesome product class! See more details HERE!

Set(s): Pampered Pets
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Playful Pets DSP
Ink: Memento Black, Real Red BLENDS:  Cinnamon Cider, Smoky Slate
Other: Pets Dies, Playful Pets Trim, Playful Pets Trinkets, Flower for Every Season Gems, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

 

IM134 – Many Mates

It’s Monday again and you know what that means…it’s time for another AWESOME inspiration! This week we have a such a happy cake..

I just couldn’t resist those daisies!…

Here’s the details…

  • Daffodil Delight – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 3/4 x 5, add piece of Daffodil Delight Texture print – 3/4 x 5 to the taop
  • Basic Black – 1 x 5, punch out a bunch of 1/4″ holes and add to Basic Black strip to create the polka dotted piece of the cake, add to panel
  • Tie piece of 1/4 Daffodil Delight Ruched Ribbon to panel then add to card front
  • Stamp greeting using Memento Black
  • Whisper White and Daffodil Delight – punch out 2 daisies from each, layer together
  • Daffodil Delight and Basic Black – punch out 3/4″ circle (RETIRED) from each and add to center of each daisy using dimensional, , add daisies to card front 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…

Do you love trees? We LOVE trees! We are kicking off the upcoming August-December Catalog (formerly called Holiday Catalog) with the gorgeous Life is Beautiful Stamp Set! It has a wonderful full-branch tree in it! This EXPANDED collection of SIX tutorials has a delightful home decor project that can be changed with each season…and TWO card ideas! These are easy enough to complete in one class, or split them into two classes by doing two seasons and a card each class! You also could include the Life is Beautiful Stamp Set for an awesome product class!  See more details HERE!

 

Set(s): Many Mates
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Brights DSP Paper Pack
Ink: Memento Black
Other: Daisy Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch (RETIRED), 1/4″ Hole Punch, 1/4″ Daffodil Delight Ruched Ribbon, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

Favorite New In Color

And it’s Saturday again! This week our theme for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Hop is to use our favorite new In Color.  Boy this was TOUGH!  This year I actually LOVE the incolors!  That doesn’t always happen and sometimes I use very few of them but this year I have to buy more paper already!  For this hop I decided to just go with Bumblebee…since I have a lot of yellow flowers in my garden right now!

Here’s the details…

  • Whisper White – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 5/8 x 4 7/8, run through the Tasteful Texture Embossing Folder, layer onto Night of Navy 3 3/4 x 5
  • Bumblebee – cut out the more solid flower dies
  • Whisper White – cut out the detailed flower die, layer together and add to card front
  • Tie piece of Bumblebee Ribbon around panel, add to card front
  • Night of Navy – cut out two small flowers of the more solid
  • Whisper White – cut out two of the small detailed flowers, add to card front
  • Whisper White – stamp greeting using Night of Navy, cut out with the Stitched So Sweetly die, add to card front using dimensionals

And now for our latest collection…

Do you love trees? We LOVE trees! We are kicking off the upcoming August-December Catalog (formerly called Holiday Catalog) with the gorgeous Life is Beautiful Stamp Set! It has a wonderful full-branch tree in it! This EXPANDED collection of SIX tutorials has FOUR frame insert ideas…one for EACH season…and TWO card ideas! These are easy enough to complete in one class, or split them into two classes by doing two seasons and a card each class! You also could include the Life is Beautiful Stamp Set for an awesome product class!  See more details HERE!

Set(s): Many Mates
Paper: Whisper White, Bumblebee, Night of Navy
Ink: Night of Navy
Other: So Many Blossoms Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Bumblebee Ribbon, Tasteful Texture Embossing Folder, 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’!

 

 

Tasteful Touches

Happy Thursday everyone!  It’s time for our FOURTH CASE the catalog challenge…

I absolutely LOVE the layout of this card…

Here’s the details…

  • Petal Pink – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, run through the Tasteful Texture Embossing Folder, layer onto Misty Moonlight 3 5/8 x 4 7/8, add to card front
  • Flowers for Every Season DSP – THREE prints – 1 x 3 each, add to card front
  • Whisper White – cut out the longest label, stamp flower in Petal Pink and greeting in Misty Moonlight, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Tie a bow from the Jade gingham ribbon, add to card front
  • Incolor Enamel Dots – add 3 Misty Moonlight and 1 Just Jade dot to card front 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…

Do you love trees? We LOVE trees! We are kicking off the upcoming August-December Catalog (formerly called Holiday Catalog) with the gorgeous Life is Beautiful Stamp Set! It has a wonderful full-branch tree in it! This EXPANDED collection of SIX tutorials has FOUR frame insert ideas…one for EACH season…and TWO card ideas! These are easy enough to complete in one class, or split them into two classes by doing two seasons and a card each class! You also could include the Life is Beautiful Stamp Set for an awesome product class! See more details HERE!

Set(s): Tasteful Touches
Paper: Whisper White, Petal Pink, Misty Moonlight, Flowers for Every Season DSP
Ink: Misty Moonlight, Petal Pink
Other: Tasteful Labels Dies, Tasteful Texture Embossing Folder, Flowers for Every Season Ribbon, InColor Enamel Dots, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

 

IM133 – Prized Peony

It’s Monday again and you know what that means…it’s time for another AWESOME inspiration! This week we have a a pretty painting…

I decided to use the colors and a flower theme…

Here’s the details…

  • Pool Party – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Pool Party – 3 3/5 x 4 7/8, run through the Tasteful Texture Embossing Folder, layer onto Pretty Peacock – 3 3/4 x 5, wrap piece of Flowers for Every Season White Ribbon around panel, add to card front
  • Whisper White – cut out large long, narrow frame, stamp greeting using Mossy Meadow, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Whisper White – stamp small and medium peony, two small and 1 large leaf, color using Blends, cut out, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Add two Flowers for Every Season Gems 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…

We must admit that the beautiful Prized Peony Suite of products is one of our FAVORITES in the new catalog! These peony stamps and interactive dies make gorgeous flowers so quickly! Did you know that peonies come in a variety of colors? Our expanded Prized Peony Tutorial Collection has four cards and two small 3D project tutorials, perfect for those special people in your life. See the details HERE!

 

Set(s): Prized Peony
Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Pretty Peony
Ink: Memento Black, Mossy Meadow; BLENDS:  Pretty Peacock (Dark), Bermuda Bay (Both), Pool Party (Both), So Saffron (Both), Mossy Meadow (Dark), Old Olive (Both)
Other: Tasteful Labels Dies, Peony Dies, Tasteful Texture Embossing Folder, Flower for Every Season Gems, Flower for Every Season Ribbon, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

Christmas in July

And it’s Saturday again! This week our theme for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Hop is to make a Christmas card.  I absolutely LOVE all things jingle bells so when I saw the AWESOME jingle bell dies in the holiday mini I knew a set was coming to my house to stay!

This is one of those that it is almost IMPOSSIBLE to get a good picture of it.  I wanted to capture all the shiny foil paper so the Whisper White looks darker than what it is.  Here’s the details…

  • Whisper White – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, run through the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder, add to card front
  • Silver Foil – cut out the two largest jingle bells
  • Green Foil – cut out 7 of the pint boughs AND the holly on EACH of the two largest bells
  • Red Foil – cut out the little dots AND the lines for the two largest bells
  • Layer everything together and add to card front – smaller of the two jingle bells is added using dimensionals
  • Red Satin ribbon – tie 2 knots, add to top of each bell
  • Whisper White – stamp greeting using Real Red, cut out, add to card front using dimensionals

Isn’t this just a happy Christmas card?

And now for our latest collection…

We are continuing our Annual Catalog releases with the beautiful Prized Peony Suite of products. These DisINKtive stamps and interactive dies make gorgeous flowers! Did you know that peonies come in a variety of colors? We have shown a few different flower colors on our projects. Our expanded Prized Peony Collection has four cards and two small 3D project tutorials, perfect for those special people in your life.  See the details HERE!

 

Set(s): Christmas Gleaming
Paper: Real Red
Ink: Whisper White, Silver Foil, Green Foil, Red Foil
Other: Sound of Seasons Dies, Red Satin Ribbon, Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder, 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’!

 

 

Hippo Happiness

Happy Thursday everyone! I am having so much fun stamping lately…but taking a day off now and then from school work and just enjoying some of the summer while I can!  But since it’s Thursday it’s time for our THIRD CASE the catalog challenge…

I thought it would be fun to use the CUTE Hippo Happiness again and make a happy card…

I absolutely ADORE this little set! The images are just so cute and the die labels are DELIGHTFUL! Here’s the details…

  • Pacific Point – 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Brights DSP – Pacific Point Dotted – 4 x 4, add to card front
  • Whisper White – cut out largest die, stamp greeting alternating between Gorgeous Grape, Coastal Cabana, and Pacific Point, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Whisper White – stamp Hippo with Smoky Slate (stamp off for the bottom layer and full strength for top, stamp face in Memento Black, cut out
  • Cut balloon from Coastal Cabana and Gorgeous Grape and string from Basic Black
  • Layer everything together and 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…

We must admit that the beautiful Prized Peony Suite of products is one of our FAVORITES in the new catalog! These peony stamps and interactive dies make gorgeous flowers so quickly! Did you know that peonies come in a variety of colors? Our expanded Prized Peony Tutorial Collection has four cards and two small 3D project tutorials, perfect for those special people in your life. See the details HERE!

Set(s): Hippo Happiness
Paper: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Coastal Cabana, Gorgeous Grape, Brights DSP
Ink: Memento Black, Smoky Slate, Gorgeous Grape, Coastal Cabana, Pacific Point
Other: Hippo & Friends Dies, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

 

IM132 – Nothing Better Than

It’s Monday again and you know what that means…it’s time for another AWESOME inspiration! This week we have a a fun rainbow of yarn…

I decided to use the fun colors on my card…

Here’s the details…

  • Coastal Cabana – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 5/8 x 4 7/8, stamp Chocolate in Pacific Point, Cookies in Coastal Cabana, Cocktails in Magenta Madness, and Coffee in Calypso Coral and the little star in Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo, layer onto Pacific Point 3 3/4 x 5, tie two pieces Bumblebee Ribbon around panel then add to card front using dimensionals
  • Brights DSP Paper Pack – 2 x 2 1/4, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Whisper White – cut out Tasteful Label, stamp cut in Bumblebee and Daffodil Delight, greeting in Memento Black and little star in Melon Mambo, add to card front using dimensionals

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…

We must admit that the beautiful Prized Peony Suite of products is one of our FAVORITES in the new catalog! These peony stamps and interactive dies make gorgeous flowers so quickly! Did you know that peonies come in a variety of colors? Our expanded Prized Peony Tutorial Collection has four cards and two small 3D project tutorials, perfect for those special people in your life. See the details HERE!

 

Set(s): Nothing Better Than
Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Pacific Point, Brights DSP
Ink: Memento Black, Pacific Point, Coastal Cabana, Bumblebee, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Melon Mambo
Other: Tasteful Labels Dies, Bumblebee Ribbon, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

 

Tropical Feeling Card

And it’s Saturday again! This week our theme for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Hop is to make a card with a tropical feel.  Since In the Tropics bundle made it to the annual catalog, I decided it would be perfect for this theme.

Here’s the details…

  • Pool Party – 4 1/4 x 11 folded
  • Whisper White – 3 3/4 x 5, run through the Tasteful Textile Embossing folder, add to card front
  • Forever Greenery DSP – dark green print – 1 1/2 x 5 1/2, add to card front, striped 1 x 4 1/4, add to card front
  • Coastal Cabana – stamp umbrella using Memento Black, punch out, add Poppy Parade handle, layer
  • Daffodil Delight – cut out detailed pineapple, trim off top
  • Crushed Curry, trace around die and cut out, add behind detailed pineapple, add umbrella behind it
  • Whisper White – stamp small flower using Memento Black, color using Calypso Coral Blends cut out, add one behind pineapple and one on top
  • Granny Apple Green – cut out leaves, add some to pineapple
  • Add pinapple to ard front
  • Whisper White – stamp greeting using Poppy Parade, cut out around it, add to card front using dimensionals
  • Add some Champagne Rhinestone to flowers and to dark green print to finish off

And now for our latest collection…

Next up in our Annual Catalog releases is the absolutely darling WAY TO GOAT stamp set! Really…how much cuter can one set be? The greetings in it are perfect for those friends and family with a sense of humor! Our WAY TO GOAT COLLECTION of six card tutorials is combined with the Tasteful Label Dies and Subtles Designer Paper for a bright, fresh look!  See more details HERE!

 

Set(s): Timeless Tropics, Under My Umbrella
Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade, Forever Greenery DSP
Ink: Memento Black, Poppy Parade, BLENDS: Calypso Coral
Other: In the Tropics Dies, Umbrella punch, Champagne Rhinestones, Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder, 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’!

 

 

Hippo Happiness

Happy Thursday everyone!  It has been so hot lately around here…personally I do enjoy a little heat but I find I have to do my walk first thing in the morning or it just gets too hot (and humid).  But I have been making time for stamping (got me some NEW STUFF) and having so much fun creating.  It’s time for our SECOND CASE the catalog challenge…

What a lovely card.  I took the layout and flipped it to work with my images…

I absolutely ADORE this little set!  The images are just so cute and the die labels are DELIGHTFUL! Here’s the details…

  • Pool Party – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded
  • Purple Posy – 3 5/8 x 4 7/8, stamp little star image in Highland Heather and layer onto Highland Heather 3 3/4 x 5, add to card front
  • Subtle DSP Paper Pack – cut out the larger label from the Heather Highland text and the smaller one from the Pool Party Polka Dot, add to card front
  • Whisper White – 1/2 x 4 1/4, stamp greeting using Versamark, silver emboss, add to card front using dimensionlad
  • Whisper White – stamp one unicorn in Pool Party and Bermuda Bay and the other in Heather Highland and Gorgeous Grape and faces in Memento Black, cut out. Stamp unicorn horns in Versamark, silver emboss, hand cut out, add to unicorn and add unicorns to card front using dimensionals
  • Add some of the clear Flowers for Every Season 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…

Next up in our Annual Catalog releases is the absolutely darling WAY TO GOAT stamp set! Really…how much cuter can one set be? The greetings in it are perfect for those friends and family with a sense of humor! Our WAY TO GOAT COLLECTION of six card tutorials is combined with the Tasteful Label Dies and Subtles Designer Paper for a bright, fresh look! See more details HERE!

Set(s): Hippo Happiness
Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Highland Heather, Purple Posy, Subtle DSP
Ink: Memento Black, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Versamark
Other: Hippo & Friends Dies, Flowers for Every Season Gems, Silver Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Until next time…HAPPY STAMPIN’!