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Good morning, Friends! I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving! We will be leaving tomorrow to head back home. :( But we will be back in a few short weeks for Christmas. Yikes! Christmas! I had better get busy!! Today's Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch was created by Sharon Wheet. Take a look.

And my card...

I had fun with this one! It was kind of fun to use a set that I hadn't used in quite awhile, Pennant Parade. Here are the details:

• Card base is Old Olive
• Layer of Crumb Cake with two strips of the Season of Style washi tape and then adhered to a layer of Cherry Cobbler then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Use the deco labels framelits to cut the shape from Crumb Cake
• Stamps the pot image from Pennant Parade in Chocolate Chip onto the label and stamp the greeting in Cherry Cobbler
• Tie a piece Cherry Cobbler baker's twine around the shape
• Use the 2 1/2" circle punch to punch a circle from Chocolate Chip and then cut it in half and adhere the halves to the back of the label shape then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the tree image in Old Olive onto Whisper White and cut out and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to the top of the tree and two under the greeting

Be sure to visit the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog to find more inspiration! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Pennant Parade; Paper- Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Whisper White; Ink- Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- Cherry Cobbler baker's twine, Deco Labels framelits, Season of Style washi tape, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! And Happy Thanksgiving! We are visiting my family in Kansas and we are all here for the weekend! I love it! I hope you all are having a fantastic day! Today is also the Thursday challenge from Create with Connie and Mary. This week we are being challenged with a fantastic sketch! Take a look!

And my card...

I kept my card very simple and stuck pretty much to the sketch. I wanted to put a Thanksgiving greeting in there somewhere but it just didn't look quite right so I left it off. Here are the details:

• Card base is Soft Sky
• Layer of Sweater Weather with the top right hand corner rounded is adhered to the card base and then a strip of Chocolate Chip is adhered to the card base, too
• Stamp the splotches from the Gorgeous Grunge set in Soft Sky onto a piece of Naturals white and round the bottom left hand corner then pop panel up onto card
• Stamp leaf image from Wonderfall in Crushed Curry onto a piece of Naturals White and cut out then pop up onto card
• Thread some linen thread through a Naturals designer button and adhere to card

Very simple fall card. One last one before the Christmas season starts!! Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site for more inspiration! Thanks for stopping by and may you experience many blessings this day! 

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wonderfall, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Naturals White, Sweater Weather designer paper; Ink- Soft Sky, Crushed Curry; Accessories- corner rounder, Naturals designer buttons, linen thread, dimensionals

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Good Friday morning, Friends! We will be leaving this afternoon for Kansas to visit family for the week of Thanksgiving! So excited! Today's Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch was created by Robbie Rubula. Take a look!

I love the sketch but it did have me stumped when I went to create my card. I wanted to get in a few more fall cards and I was able to make it come to come together! Take a look!

Here are the details:

• Card base is Naturals white
• On a layer of Naturals white stamp the large leaf image from Wonderfall in Crushed Curry
• Stamp the sentiment from Seasonal Sayings in Chocolate Chip
• Adhere layer to a layer of Chocolate Chip card stock and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp smaller leaf in Tangerine Tango onto a a piece of Naturals white, cut out and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Thread some linen thread through three Naturals designer buttons and adhere to card

Very simple! Be sure to visit the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog for more inspiration! I hope you will play along with us this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wonderfall, Seasonal Sayings; Paper- Naturals white, Chocolate Chip; Ink- Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango; Accessories- linen thread, Naturals designer buttons, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! It's time for the Thursday challenge at Create with Connie and Mary! This week's challenge is a color challenge! Take a look!

Tangerine Tango, Always Artichoke and Sahara Sand are the fabulous colors that we have to play with! These colors made me think of fall and here's what I decided to make!

Very simple fall card! Details:

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• On the card base stamp the splotches from Gorgeous Grunge in Sahara Sand
• Flag the bottom of a piece of Always Artichoke and run through the Big Shot using the Woodgrain embossing folder then adhere to card
• Stamp leaves from Wonderfall in Tangerine Tango and Always Artichoke onto Whisper White, cut out and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Always Artichoke
• Tie a bow with a piece of linen thread and adhere to leaves
• Adhere a Tangerine Tango candy dot to bow center

I hope you enjoyed my fall card today! Be sure to see what the other designers did with these colors at the Create with Connie and Mary site! I hope you will play along with us this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wonderfall, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke, Whisper White; Ink- Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke, Tangerine Tango; Accessories- Woodgrain embossing folder, linen thread, Brights candy dots, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! The Create with Connie and Mary Winter Collection has come to an end :( What super wonderful and awesome projects were shared by the designers! Since this is the last week, the challenge is for the designers only. So the designers are sharing their last creation with you all using this beautiful color challenge! Check it out!

Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, and Smoky Slate. So very pretty! Here is what I created!

I used a couple of carry-over stamp sets to create my card: Evergreen and Greetings of the Season. Here are the card details:

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Layer of Coastal Cabana that was embossed with the Northern Flurry embossing folder
• A piece of Smoky Slate 3/4" chevron ribbon is tied around the layer
• Cut a circle of Whisper White using the 3 1/2" circle die
• Stamp the tree from Evergreen in Pool Party three times - once full strength and twice having stamped off
• Stamp greeting from Greetings of the Season in Smoky Slate 
• Adhere circle to Coastal Cabana layer using dimensionals and trim off end
• Adhere layer to card with dimensionals
• Add two rhinestones

I hope you like my creation! It's been a blast being a part of the Winter Collection! Find the other designers' creations by visiting the Create with Connie and Mary website! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Evergreen, Greetings of the Season; Paper- Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White; Ink- Pool Party, Smoky Slate; Accessories- Smoky Slate 3/4" chevron ribbon, Northern Flurry embossing folder, 3 1/2" circle die, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good Friday morning! Boy am I ready for the weekend! Sketch Frenzy Friday has a new sketch for you all this week and it was created by Patrice Herrera! Take a look!

And my card...

I kept it very simple! And I believe it could be very mailable as well! Here are the details:

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Layer of Crumb Cake that was stamped with the Santa image from Santa's List in Cherry Cobbler and then sponged with Whisper White craft ink
• Adhere layer to card with dimensionals
• Punch an oval from Cherry Cobbler using the large oval punch and adhere to card
• Stamp sentiment from Santa's List in Cherry Cobbler onto a strip of Crumb Cake and flag both ends
• Adhere to card using dimensionals
• Add two rhinestones to card

And there you have it! Super simple! Find more inspiration at the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog! I hope you will play along and link up your creation! We always love to see what you do! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Santa's List; Paper- Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler; Ink- Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White craft; Accessories- large oval punch, rhinestones, sponge, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! Once again I am lacking in my daily postings. I am still sewing away on Christmas gifts! My parents arrived yesterday to watch Nick play some basketball games this weekend! His birthday is on Tuesday (OMG - 14 years old) so there is a lot going on right now! But it's all good and I am happy to have at least my challenge cards posted for you all!!

Today's Thursday challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team is a sketch challenge! Take a look!

And my card...

Love all the possibilities with this sketch! I decided to make a Thanksgiving card. Seems like we overlook that holiday. What a shame! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Layer of Sahara Sand was run through the Big Shot using the Woodgrain embossing folder
• Adhere a strip of Sweater Weather to the right hand side of layer and then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp leaf image from Wonderfall in Tangerine Tango onto Whisper White and cut out then pop up onto card
• Stamp greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Chocolate Chip onto a strip of Whisper White and flag the end then adhere to leaf
• Tie a piece of linen thread through a Natural designer button and adhere to card

Pretty simple card but I love the pop of that orange against the neutral card stock! It really pops! Reminds me of the fall colors here in Colorado!! I hope you are inspired to play along with us this week! For more wonderful inspiration, be sure to check out the other creations at Create with Connie and Mary!

Have you subscribed to the Create with Connie and Mary Winter Collection? We are on our last week of creations! But it's not too late to sign up and see ALL the wonderful projects and creations! You will get all the downloadable tutorials, too! Great ideas for the upcoming holidays! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wonderfall, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Sweater Weather designer paper; Ink- Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Woodgrain embossing folder, Naturals designer button, linen thread, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your weekend is off to a great start! Week 3 of the Create with Connie and Mary Winter Collection just finished up and that means another challenge! This week they are challenging us with a sketch! Take a look!

And my card...

Once again I used the Endless Wishes stamp set. I also used the colors from the Winter Frost designer paper. Love these colors! Here are the card details…

• Card base is Pool Party cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and folded in half
• Layer of Smoky Slate cut at 4 1/2 x 3 1/4" 
• On Smoky Slate layer stamp the snowflakes from Endless Wishes in Smoky Slate, Whisper White and Island Indigo then adhere to card
• Cut a strip of Island Indigo at 1 1/4" x 5 1/2" and then use the scallop edge border punch to punch the edge
• Adhere a strip of silver glimmer paper at 1/2" x 5 1/2"
• Wrap a piece of Pool Party seam binding ribbon around this and then adhere to card
• Use the 2 1/2" circle punch to punch a circle from Whisper White
• Stamp "Christmas" with VersaMark ink and emboss with silver emboss powder then stamp snowflake with Pool Party and other words with Island Indigo
• Adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add large rhinestone to snowflake and smaller rhinestones below

Be sure to see what the other designers did with this sketch at the Create with Connie and Mary website! Want to see what has been going on at the Create with Connie and Mary Winter collection? You have to be a subscriber to see all the fabulous projects! Don't worry if you haven't signed up! You still can!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Endless Wishes; Paper- Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Smoky Slate, silver glimmer paper; Ink- Pool Party, Island Indigo, Smoky Slate, Whisper White craft, VersaMark; Accessories- Pool Party seam binding ribbon, scallop edge border punch, 2 1/2" circle punch, silver emboss powder, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! Woohoo! It's Friday! And Sketch Frenzy Friday has a new sketch for you all to play along with! This week's sketch was created by Kim Innis. Take a look!

And my card...

I am trying to make more fall cards than Christmas cards between now and Thanksgiving. Stampin' Up! is kind of short of the Thanksgiving stamps so I am using the heck out my Wonderfall stamp set to make fall cards. I am pretty sure that I will run out ideas pretty soon! Thank goodness for sketch challenges like this one! Here are the card details…

• Card base is Soft Sky
• On a layer of Naturals White card stock, stamp the splatters from Gorgeous Grunge in Soft Sky
• To the back of this layer, adhere a piece of Chocolate Chip and five banners cut from Sweater Weather designer paper then pop this piece up onto the card
• Stamp leaf from Wonderfall in Tangerine Tango and cut out
• Adhere a basics glimmer brad and then pop up onto card
• Stamp sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Chocolate Chip onto a strip of Naturals White and flag the end then adhere to card

Be sure to visit the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog to see what the other designers did with this sketch! I hope you will be inspired to play along with us this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wonderfall, Gorgeous Grunge, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Naturals White, Sweater Weather designer paper; Ink- Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky; Accessories- basics glimmer brad, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I know it's been a while since I've shared anything. I am trying to get ahead on some of my design team commitments because I need to get going on my Christmas gifts! Yikes! I read somewhere that there are only 8 weeks till Christmas! Since I am making a lot of my gifts, I need to get sewing! So that is what I have been up to. But today is the Thursday challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team. This week they are challenging us with color. Take a look at these beautiful colors!

Aren't they beautiful?! Love these and will be using these again! Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana, and Real Red. Here's my card.

So I decided to go with a non-traditional Christmas card. While red is a traditional Christmas color, the others - not so much. But I love how the Smoky Slate resembles silver! I recently got this beautiful new photopolymer stamp set called Endless Wishes. I LOVE this set!! I love snowflakes anyway but the words are awesome! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Real Red cut at 4 1/4" x 11" and folded in half
• Layer of Smoky Slate cut at 4 1/4" x 2 1/2"
• Stamp the snowflakes from Endless Wishes in Smoky Slate onto the Smoky Slate layer in a random pattern
• Strip of Coastal Cabana cut at 4 1/4" x 1" and adhere to back of Smoky Slate layer then adhere to card base
• Use the Deco Label framelits to cut a label from Whisper White
• Stamp words from Endless wishes using Real Red and Coastal Cabana then use dimensionals to adhere to card
• Stamp snowflake from Endless Wishes in Coastal Cabana onto Whisper White and cut out then pop up onto card
• Add a rhinestone to snowflake center

Be sure to check out the rest of the designers' work at the Create with Connie and Mary website! I hope you will be inspired to play along with us this week!

Have you signed up for the Create with Connie and Mary Winter Collection? You can still sign up and see ALL the wonderful projects and tutorials from the very beginning! It is into week 3! So many great ideas for the holidays! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Endless Wishes; Paper- Real Red, Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White; Ink- Smoky Slate, Real Red, Coastal Cabana; Accessories- Deco Label framelits, rhinestone, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! Week 2 of the Create with Connie and Mary Winter Collection has come to an end. Wow! Time is really counting down! If you are not a subscriber, it's not too late! You can join now and still enjoy all the projects and their downloadable tutorials! You will love what the designers have done!! At the end of each week Connie and Mary have a challenge for you to try. This week they have a color challenge for us. Take a look!

And my card...

The colors are fun Christmas colors that coordinate perfectly with the Season of Style designer paper. I did something a little different for my card. It is super simple with not a lot of stamping!! Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White cut at 4 1/4" x 11" and folded in half
• Strip of Season of Style designer paper cut at 1 3/4" x 4 1/4" and then scalloped at the bottom using the scallop edge border punch then adhere to card
• Strip of silver glimmer paper cut at 3" x 1/2" and adhere to card
• Stamp greeting from Greetings of the Season in Cherry Cobbler
• Use the Perfect Pennants die to cut the tree shape from Old Olive paper and then run through the Big Shot again with the Square Lattice embossing folder for more texture
• Sponge edges of tree with Old Olive ink
• Cut the trunk of the tree from Crumb Cake and sponge edges with Crumb Cake ink then adhere to back of tree and pop up onto card
• Add a large rhinestone jewel to top of tree

Make sure to stop by the Create with Connie and Mary site to get more inspiration! And don't forget to sign up for the Winter Collection! Enjoy your day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Greetings of the Season; Paper- Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, silver glimmer paper, Season of Style designer paper; Ink- Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- Perfect Pennants die, Square Lattice embossing folder, scallop edge border punch, large rhinestone, sponges, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! Woohoo!! It's Friday and we don't have to go anywhere this weekend! I am so looking forward to sleeping in and enjoying the weekend at home! Tonight I will be enjoying some time with my friend Becky! I think she needs a little break from all the packing she has been doing! Today the Sketch Frenzy Friday team has a new sketch for you to try! This week's sketch was created by Jennifer Weide. Take a look!

And my card...

I just got the new Deco Label framelits and thought I could use them for this sketch. I replaced the diamond shape for the Deco Label. Here are the details:

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Layer of Cherry Cobbler adhered to card base
• Strip of Season of Style designer paper flagged at both ends and then adhere to card
• Use Deco Labels framelits to cut shape from Crumb Cake and sponge edges with Whisper White craft ink then adhere to card using dimensionals
• Stamp greeting from Wishing You in Chocolate Chip
• Stamp gifts image onto Whisper White using Baked Brown Sugar, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive markers
• Cut image out and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to center gift

There you have it! Simple card!! Be sure to check out the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog for more inspiration! I do hope you will play along with us this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wishing You; Paper- Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Season of Style designer paper; Ink- Chocolate Chip, Whisper White craft, Baked Brown Sugar, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive; Accessories- Deco Labels framelits, rhinestone, sponge, dimensionals