Happy Halloween!!!

Good morning, Friends! The last day of October. Hmmm... I think I am in denial that it is getting so close to Christmas! Yikes! So much to do!! And today is Halloween! Wow! My school kiddos are so excited! I have been hearing about it all week - lol! We will see how much I can accomplish at school. The weather here will be super nice for our little trick-or-treaters! I think that's why I am in a little bit of denial. Oh and don't forget to turn those clocks back this weekend! I really don't like it getting dark so early. But I guess I will deal with it - lol! 

Today's card was a quickie that I put together last night. I had to have a card for Halloween!!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Run a piece of Basic Black through the Big Shot using the ghost die from the Fun Fall framelits
• Lay the Basic Black panel onto the card base and stamp the face from Fall Fest using Tuxedo black Momento ink then adhere the black panel to the card with dimensionals
• Cut the word bubble from Whisper White card stock using the Word Bubbles framelits
• Stamp the "boo!" onto the word bubble using the Skinny Mini Alphabet and Tuxedo black Momento ink then adhere the word bubble to the card with dimensionals
• Adhere three rhinestones to the card

Thanks for stopping by and have a super scary Halloween!!

Card Recipe: Stamps Fall Fest, Skinny Mini Alphabet; Paper- Whisper White, Basic Black; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- Fun Fall framelits, Word Bubbles framelits, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Hello everyone! It's time for the Thursday challenge at Create with Connie and Mary! This week we have a sketch to work with. Take a look!

And my card...

A fun fall card for the season! 

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Adhere a piece of Color Me Autumn designer paper to card base
• Cut and oval from Mossy Meadow card stock using the Oval framelits
• Stamp the Hardwood background stamp onto the oval using Mossy Meadow ink then adhere to card
• Adhere a strip of Soft Suede card stock to card
• Stamp the leafy stem image from For All Things onto a piece of Very Vanilla using Cajun Craze ink and cut out
• Stamp the leaf image from For All Things onto a piece of Very Vanilla card stock using Crushed Curry ink and cut out
• Adhere the leafy stem to the back of the leaf and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Very Vanilla using Soft Suede ink and flag the end and adhere to card
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to card

Be sure to check out the amazing creations from the rest of the design team at Create with Connie and Mary! 

We are into week 3 of the Holiday Edition! Have you seen all the amazing projects that the very talented design team has created? There is still time to sign up and see all the fabulous projects that are being shared! Why join us for the fun? I hope to see you there! Find more information on subscribing at Create with Connie and Mary.

Card Recipe: Stamps- For All Things, Hardwood background; Paper- Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Color Me Autumn designer paper; Ink- Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze; Accessories- Oval framelits, linen thread, gold basic metal button, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! I had a great few days off work!! My friend Becky and I went to see our friend Sherry on the eastern slope and boy did we make a weekend!! Lots of laughing and shopping and more shopping and stitching! We really didn't want to come back on Sunday - lol! But we did and it was back to work yesterday. It was good to get back to work as I need to build my bank account back up - lol! I hope to get caught up on some stamping this week. 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch from Freshly Made. And, yes, it has expired but I thought it made for a quick and easy card and that's what I needed! 

• Card base is Mossy Meadow
• Use the spiral border punch to punch the edge of a piece of Crumb Cake
• Stamp the leaf image from For All Things using Crumb Cake ink onto the Crumb Cake panel then stamp the greeting using Mossy Meadow ink
• Adhere panel to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the leaf image onto a piece of Crumb Cake using Blackberry Bliss ink and cut out
• Adhere leaf to card with dimensionals
• Adhere a wooden leaf to card base with glue dots
• Tie a piece of linen thread around a wooden acorn and adhere to card

We are on week 3 of the Holiday Edition at Create with Connie and Mary! I hope you are not missing out on all the fun! You can still join the party and receive all the ideas and tutorials that have been shared so far! Visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to find out how to sign up!! I hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- For All Things; Paper- Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake; Ink- Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories- spiral border punch, wooden leaves, linen thread, dimensionals

CCMC Holiday Collection Blog Hop Week 2

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Create with Connie and Mary blog hop! We have just finished up week 2 of the Holiday Edition! It has been a blast!! I hope that you are having fun with us! If you want to join in on the fun, be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to see how to sign up! I am your stop after the always creative Debbie! She always has such wonderful ideas! This week my project was shared and I used the White Christmas set. So I am using it for my card on this hop!

• Card base is Crumb Cake that was run through the Big Shot using the Decorative Dots embossing folder
• On a piece of Crumb Cake stamp the trees image from White Christmas using Tuxedo black Momento ink
• Color the trees in using the Light Crumb Cake Blendabilities
• Stamp the snow flurries using Whisper White craft ink and then sponge the edges
• Adhere a strip of designer paper from the Trim the Tree pack 
• Punch a strip of Cherry Cobbler using the dotted ribbon scallop punch and adhere to the back of the panel
• Tie a piece of Whisper White cotton ribbon around panel
• Adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Crumb Cake using Tuxedo black Momento ink and flag the end then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the bird onto a piece of Crumb Cake using Tuxedo black Momento ink 
• Color the bird using the Light Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities and cut out then adhere to strip

Now it's time to send you on to see the beautiful creation that Connie made! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- White Christmas; Paper- Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Trim the Tree designer paper; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Whisper White craft pad, Blendabilities: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- Whisper White cotton twill ribbon, dotted ribbon scallop punch, Decorative Dots embossing folder, sponge, dimensionals

Wooden Leaves

Hello everyone! I hope you have been having a super week! We are off for some retail therapy! Woohoo! Sounds like my family back home is having a great time as well! 

For today's card I wanted to do a fall card and I am trying to use more of my washi tape. I don't want the season to go by and have full rolls of washi tape - lol! 

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere three pieces the Color Me Autumn washi tape to a piece of Whisper White and then adhere to card base using dimensionals
• Stamp the background image from For All Things using Crushed Curry ink onto a piece of Whisper White
• Stamp the greeting using Blackberry Bliss and then adhere the panel to the card with dimensionals
• Adhere two of the wooden leaves together and then adhere to card (I used glue dots)
• Tie a bow using a double strand of linen thread and adhere to the stems of the leaves

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- For All Things; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- Crushed Curry, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories- Wooden Leaves, linen thread, Color Me Autumn washi tape, dimensionals

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Hello everyone! It's time for another fun challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we are being challenged with color! Take a look at these fabulous colors!

 Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon and Silver! I was thinking that I could use them for a Christmas card but I wanted to use my Four Feathers set so this is what I came up with!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere a strip of the All is Calm designer paper to the card base (this piece has silver foil dots on the paper which is hard to see from the photo)
• Use the Project Life corner rounder to round the two right hand side corners of a piece of Lost Lagoon and then adhere to card
• Run a piece of Whisper White card stock through the Big Shot using the Decorative Dots embossing folder and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the feather images from Four Feathers onto Whisper White using Mossy Meadow and Lost Lagoon then cut out using the Feathers framelits dies and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Petite Pairs onto a piece of Whisper White using Lost Lagoon ink and punch out using the small oval punch then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Tie a bow with a piece of silver baker's twine and adhere to card

Be sure to check out the wonderful creations from the other designers at the Create with Connie and Mary site! By the way, we are well into week 2 of the Holiday Edition!! Have you seen the fantastic projects that have been shared? Oh my!! It's not to late to sign up and see everything that has been shared! Don't miss out on all the fun! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four Feathers, Petite Pairs; Paper- Whisper White, Lost Lagoon, All is Calm designer paper; Ink- Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon; Accessories- Project Life corner rounder, Decorative Dots embossing folder, Feathers framelits, small oval punch, silver baker's twine, dimensionals

Starry Ghost

Good morning, Friends! Whew!! It has just been a crazy few days around here for me! I thought I was doing good by being so far ahead of schedule but then my schedule caught up with me and all of the sudden I have NO time to finish anything up! UGH! I can't wait to get out of town and have nothing to do but sew! I haven't touched my sewing machine since this past summer! I miss it! Looking forward to seeing my friend and having good company on the road! Now to get this last load of laundry and more packing...

Today's card is one I put together last night. I have been wanting to put together some fall/Halloween cards before it's too late. I do love this little die cut ghost! I wasn't sure exactly how to use him but I kind of took a sketch I saw and made it work. 

• Card base is Crushed Curry
• Use the Confetti Stars punch to punch across the top of a piece of Basic Black and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Use the fringe scissors to fringe the edge of a piece of Old Olive card stock
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More onto the Old Olive panel using Tuxedo Black Momento ink
• Tie a piece of Basic Black 1/8" taffeta ribbon around the Old Olive panel and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Use the Fun Fall framelits to cut a ghost out of Whisper White then stamp the face using the image from Fall Fest with Tuxedo Black Momento ink
• Adhere ghost to card (I doubled the thickness of dimensionals at the top of the ghost)

Pretty simple! And a fun Halloween card! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day! Don't forget that we are into week 2 of the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition! Lots of fun happening!! It's not to late to join and get all the wonderful benefits of being a subscriber! I hope to see you there!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Any Many More, Fall Fest; Paper- Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White; Ink- Tuxedo Black, Momento ink; Accessories- Confetti Stars punch, Fringe scissors, Basic Black 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Fun Fall framelits, dimensionals

CCMC Holiday Collection Blog Hop Week 1

Hello everyone! I hope that you are enjoying the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition! We have just finished up week 1! Wow! Amazing creations from very talented designers! And speaking of talented designers... You have just come from the very talented Debbie Henderson! She was the stop before me. By clicking on the button at the bottom of this post, you will go to the next stop and eventually make your way back here! Blog hops are so fun!! 

We are showing Christmas cards during our hops and I am showing you all the last of the cards that I did with my stamp club this month. I really like this stamp set! So easy to use and makes beautiful Christmas cards!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• On another piece of Crumb Cake, stamp the pine bough image from Ornamental Pine using Garden Green and Early Espresso
• Use the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge and stamp "snow" over the pine bough with Whisper White craft ink
• Run a piece of Crumb Cake through the Big Shot using the Ovals framelits
• Sponge the inside of the oval with Whisper White craft ink and a sponge then adhere to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the pinecone image onto a piece of Soft Suede using Early Espresso ink and cut out then use the splatter image and Whisper White ink and stamp over the pinecone then adhere to card
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Crumb Cake and flag the end
• Wrap a piece of linen thread around the strip and tie a bow then adhere to card
• Add two snowflakes from the frosted sequins to the card and adhere rhinestones to the snowflake centers

Now it's time to send you to the next talented designer, Connie Babbert! Always such creative and beautiful projects! Click on the link below to go to the next stop! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Ornamental Pine, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Crumb Cake; Ink- Garden Green, Early Espresso, Whisper White craft ink; Accessories- Ovals framelits, frosted sequins, rhinestones, linen thread, sponge, dimensionals

Wonderful Christmas Wreath

Good morning, Friends! It's FRIDAY!! Woohoo!! It has seemed like a really long week! This weekend is my son's last bike race so it will be nice to get out of town. I still have my sore throat and a cough but I think I may have to try and get out of town for the night. I just won't think of all the things I need to get done...

Today's card was another that I did with my stamp club this month. I wanted to show them how easy it is to use this beautiful set! And I just love how Pistachio Pudding and Garden Green look together!

• Card base is Pistachio Pudding
• At the bottom of the card base, stamp the greeting from Wondrous Wreath using Garden Green ink
• On a piece of Whisper White stamp the first layer of leaves using Pistachio Pudding ink then stamp the second layer using Garden Green ink and then the berries using Cherry Cobbler ink
• Adhere the Whisper White panel to a piece of Garden Green card stock and then adhere to the card base with dimensionals
• Thread a piece of silver baker's twine through a basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to card

Super simple!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wondrous Wreath; Paper- Pistachio Pudding, Garden Green, Whisper White; Ink- Pistachio Pudding, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- basic metal button, silver baker's twine, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! It's time for another fabulous challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we have a sketch to work with. Take a look!

And my card...

I kept my card simple like the sketch and decided to do something other than Christmas. 

• Card base is 8 1/2" x 4 1/4" and folded in half to make a 4 1/4" square card
• Adhere a strip of Color Me Autumn designer paper to the front of the card base
• Use the Essentials paper piercing pack to pierce a circle for the background
• Make a tag from Whisper White and flag the end
• Stamp the greeting from Hi There onto the tag with Mossy Meadow ink then adhere the tag to the card with dimensionals
• Thread a piece of white baker's twine through a basic metal button and tie around a folded piece of Mossy Meadow stitched satin ribbon then adhere to the tag
• Punch a flower from Calypso Coral card stock using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to card
• Add a Daffodil Delight candy dot to flower center

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team did with this sketch! You will find their beautiful work at the Create with Connie and Mary site! Have you signed up for the Holiday Edition? You still can! You will get to see all the wonderful creations that have been shared! You really don't want to miss this! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hey There; Paper- Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Color Me Autumn designer paper; Ink- Mossy Meadow; Accessories- Essentials paper piercing pack, Mossy Meadow stitched satin ribbon, white baker's twine, basic metal button, itty bitty accents punch pack, Brights candy dots, dimensionals

Recessed Festive Tree

Good morning everyone! I am really glad that today is a shorter day for me! I really need to get downtown to find shoes and pants! While the weather gets really nice in the afternoon, I know it is only a matter of time before it will stay colder all day. And right now all I have to wear are capris and sandals! My feet do get a little cold in the mornings! But I do have a dilemma today as the Kansas City Royals play this afternoon! UGH! What to do? I don't want to miss this game because if they win it will be another sweep! Wahoo! I guess I'll see where my car takes me after school - lol!

Today's card is another that we did at stamp club this month. As I look at this picture the colors seem "off" to me. Hmmm... That's annoying because this is a really pretty card in person.

• Card base is Pear Pizzazz
• Adhere a piece of All is Calm designer paper to a piece of Whisper White and use the Tree punch to punch a tree from the panel
• Stamp the tree from Festival of Trees onto a piece of Pear Pizzazz using Garden Green ink and adhere to the back side of the cut out with dimensionals
• Adhere the panel to the card by putting dimensionals onto the backside of the panel on the Whisper White card stock only
• Punch a star from silver foil paper using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to top of tree
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Lost Lagoon ink and flag the end then adhere to card
• Thread a piece of Whisper White cotton ribbon through a basic metal button and tie a knot then adhere to card
• Add three rhinestones to card

A super simple and fun card to make! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Festival of Trees; Paper- Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, silver foil paper, All is Calm designer paper; Ink- Garden Green, Lost Lagoon; Accessories- Tree Punch, Whisper White cotton ribbon, itty bitty accents punch pack, basic metal button, rhinestones, dimensionals

Pumpkins Give Thanks

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a fabulous start! Yesterday was a good day! I did get a little droopy in the afternoon and thought a power nap would have been really nice. But I made it through! I also had stamp club last night and that was so much fun! Love those ladies! They perked me right up!! Tonight is Nick's last soccer game. Glad it's a home game and we can watch! Should be fun!!

Today's card was the first of the cards we did at stamp club. I love these pumpkins from the Fall Fest stamp set! And I love that you can make them fall pumpkins or you can make them jack-o-lanterns! Very versatile!! 

• Card base is Whisper White
• Round the bottom right hand corners of the card base with the Project Life corner rounder
• Adhere a piece of Early Espresso card stock to the card base
• Round the bottom right had corner of a piece of Whisper White with the corner rounder
• Stamp the smaller pumpkin onto the Whisper White piece using Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive inks then stamp the greeting from And Many More above that in Early Espresso ink
• Stamp the larger pumpkin onto a piece Whisper White using Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive inks and cut out using the Fun Fall framelits then adhere to panel with dimensionals
• Adhere the panel to the card with dimensionals
• Tie a piece of Early Espresso baker's twine around a wooden leaf and adhere to card

Don't forget that the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition has begun! It's not too late to sign up! You will not be disappointed with all the wonderful ideas that the designers have come up with! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Fall Fest, And Many More; Paper- Whisper White, Early Espresso; Ink- Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive; Accessories- Fall Fun framelits, wooden leaves, Early Espresso baker's twine, Project Life corner rounder, dimensionals

Peace & Joy Snowflake

Good morning, Friends! Getting up this morning wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I am so glad for that! Maybe getting back into the routine won't be as hard as I had thought. Looks to be a busy day as I have stamp club tonight! Looking forward to seeing the ladies! 

Today's card is a super simple one. And not much stamping!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Use the circle framelits to cut two circles from Whisper White
• On the larger circle use the Essentials paper piercing pack to pierce an outline then adhere the smaller circle to the larger one with dimensionals
• Adhere both circles to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Good Greetings using Smoky Slate ink
• Cut two snowflakes using the die from the Snowflakes card thinlits out of Whisper White and adhere them together in the middle with a glue dot then adhere to circles with a glue dot in the middle
• Tie a piece of white baker's twine through a basic metal button and adhere to snowflake centers

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Good Greetings; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- Smoky Slate; Accessories- Circles framelits, Snowflake card thinlits, Essentials paper piercing pack, white baker's twine, basic metal button, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your weekend is going super! I am wishing it could last a little longer - lol! I just can't believe that the real world starts again tomorrow - lol! Should be a fast week as it looks to be busy! I like it when that happens! Nick had a great weekend of soccer games! The JV won both of theirs so that made him happy! He has one more soccer game at home this coming week and then the week will end with his last bike race! Wow! What we will do with our time?

Today's card was made for the sketch at Freshly Made. I do want to try to make a lot of fall cards while I can! I got this set and matching framelits not too long ago and really want to use it while I can!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Run a piece of Crumb Cake card stock through the Big Shot using the Woodgrain embossing folder and then sponge the edges with Crumb Cake ink
• Stamp a piece of Cajun Craze with the leaf image from Fall Fest using Cajun Craze ink and sponge the edges using Crumb Cake ink then adhere stamped panel to the bottom of the embossed panel
• Stamp the greeting from Good Greeting using Early Espresso ink onto a strip of Old Olive and sponge the edges with Crumb Cake ink then adhere to panel
• Adhere panel to card base using dimensionals
• Stamp the pumpkins onto Whisper White using Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive inks then cut out using the Fun Fall framelits
• Adhere the taller one to the card and then adhere the smaller one using dimensionals
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to card

The Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition starts today! I hope you have subscribed so you can see all the wonderful creations that everyone has been working on! If you haven't, it is not too late! Also, the blog candy winners will be announced today so keep checking their site to see if you are a winner! Good luck! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Fall Fest, Good Greetings; Paper- Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Whisper White; Ink- Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Crumb Cake; Accessories- Fun Fall framelits, Woodgrain embossing folder, gold basic metal button, linen thread, dimensionals

Preview Week Day 7: Crafty Pine Bough

Hello everyone! I can't believe that my fall break is over! Monday it's back to work. It was too bad that I was sick for the first part of my break. Doesn't seem fair. I didn't accomplish near what I wanted. I tried to go shopping yesterday as I need some fall clothes and shoes - mainly pants and shoes. I ended up getting shirts and no pants or shoes. Ugh! I hope it stays warm for a little longer until I am able to go shopping! I just don't know what the styles are so I need to do a little research and then come up with a plan. Today's plan is stamping! Yikes! I have club coming up on Monday and I need to get that all ready! No free time for me until that is accomplished!!

Today is the last day of Preview Week at Create with Connie and Mary! Tomorrow the winners of the blog candy will be announced and tomorrow is also the first day of the Holiday Edition! So don't miss out on the early bird pricing! I am finishing Preview Week with a super simple Christmas card! I think this one might be my Christmas card (with a few tweaks) this year! 

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Make a banner from a piece of Crumb Cake card stock by flagging the end
• Stamp the pine bough image from Ornamental Pine with Early Espresso and Garden Green inks onto the banner piece
• Stamp the greeting above that using Early Espresso ink
• Sponge the banner piece with Whisper White craft ink and a sponge
• Adhere a piece of Trim the Tree designer paper across the top of the banner piece
• Wrap some linen thread around the banner and tie a bow then adhere banner to card with dimensionals

That's it! Super simple and very mailable! Don't forget to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site! Connie has an adorable project to share with you! You can download the FREE tutorial and find out how to win blog candy! While you're there, sign up for the upcoming Holiday Edition! Early bird pricing ends today! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Ornamental Pine; Paper- Crumb Cake, Trim the Tree designer paper; Ink- Early Espresso, Garden Green, Whisper White craft; Accessories- linen thread, sponge, dimensionals

Preview Week Day 6: Crumb Tree

Hello everyone! I was up early this morning to get Nick to the bus where he is going to the east slope to play two high school soccer games! A little too early for me but I don't think I will be going back to bed or taking a nap today. I'm hoping to get a lot out of my last day of Fall Break. Back to work on Monday! I am feeling much better but still get those annoying coughing fits. I hate those!! Nick will be back tomorrow afternoon so we will enjoy our quiet home this weekend - lol!

It's day 6 of Preview Week at Create with Connie and Mary! Two more designers have been announced and are sharing their creations along with blog candy! So make sure you visit their blogs to find out how to enter to win! Since the Holiday Edition is getting ready to launch, I decided to make another Christmas card. The Festival of Trees stamp set is just so easy to use! Love the photopolymer and the matching punch! I didn't use the punch this time.

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Adhere a piece of Trim the Tree designer paper to a piece of Garden Green card stock and then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Ink up the tree from Festival of Trees using Garden Green ink and then use an old blender pen to lift the ink off the stem of the tree and color the stem with an Early Espresso marker then stamp onto a strip of Whisper White
• Flag the bottom of the Whisper White strip
• Stamp the pot image onto Whisper White using Early Espresso and cut out then adhere to bottom of stamped tree
• Stamp the greeting onto the strip using Cherry Cobbler ink then adhere banner to card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to top of tree
• Tie a piece of linen thread through a basic metal button and adhere to card

Super simple! Don't forget to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to sign up for the Holiday Edition! Early bird pricing ends soon! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Festival of Trees; Paper- Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Whisper White, Trim the Tree designer paper; Ink- Garden Green, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- rhinestone, basic metal button, linen thread, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! It's time for the weekly challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we are being challenged with these fabulous colors!

Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green and Baked Brown Sugar! These colors made me think of Christmas immediately and since this is Preview Week at Create with Connie and Mary, I decided to make a Christmas card!

• Card base is Baked Brown Sugar
• Run a piece of Baked Brown Sugar through the Big Shot using the Circles framelits and then again using the En Pointe embossing folder
• Cut a circle from Whisper White using the Circles framelits making sure to cut a circle that is bigger than the one cut for the front
• Stamp the tree from Festival of Trees in Garden Green onto the Whisper White circle and then the dots in Cherry Cobbler
• Line up everything the way you want it laid out and then adhere the stamped panel onto the card base
• Adhere the embossed panel to the card base using dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Baked Brown Sugar ink and flag both ends then adhere to card
• Cut a banner from a piece of Trim the Tree designer paper and adhere to card using a dimensional at the bottom
• Tie a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and adhere to card

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to see all the other gorgeous creations from the rest of the design team! And while you are there, don't forget to sign up for the Holiday Edition to get the early bird pricing! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Festival of Trees; Paper- Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White; Ink- Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Baked Brown Sugar, Trim the Tree designer paper; Accessories- Circles framelits, En Pointe embossing folder, linen thread, gold basic metal button, dimensionals

Preview Week Day 4: Wondrous Wreath and Blog Candy!

Good morning everyone! It's Preview Week at Create with Connie and Mary and I'm SO excited to share my Preview Week project with you all! And I am also offering blog candy! More on that later in my post...

For my preview project I am featuring 4 cards and a gift bag to hold them in. I decided to put my cards and envelopes in this bag so that I could give them to a friend who loves to give handmade Christmas cards but doesn't have the time to make them. The bag is super simple as it uses the new Polka Dot Tag a Bag Gift Bags! And it is held closed by using the cute little clothespin from the Trim the Tree Tag a Bag accessory kit found in the Holiday mini catalog! All my cards use the same colors and designer paper pack so that your supplies are limited. And the cards are easy to create because Stampin' Up! has made these stamps as photopolymer sets which are super easy to line up and create gorgeous images! I created all Christmas cards here but by changing the colors you can create wreaths for any season! Don't forget that this set comes as a bundle and you can get the matching framelits to make cutting them out a breeze! The framelits also come with two die cut words to help make your projects even more elegant! Love this set! Can you tell - lol! Anyway, to see each card individually and to download the FREE tutorial, head on over to the Create with Connie and Mary site! While you're there don't forget to sign up for the Holiday Edition 2014! Early bird pricing is going on right now! We have so many awesome designers I know you will love it! I hope to see you there!

Now for the blog candy! Here's what you need to do to win a FREE subscription to the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition 2014: Leave me a comment TODAY. That's it! That's all you have to do! I'm really excited to hear from you! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Preview Week Day 3: Christmas Wish

Hello everyone! Well, I think that I am finally starting to feel much better! My voice still has not come back fully but I don't feel like I need to cough as much either. I still get really tired but I am trying to accomplish a lot during my week off! So I do hope that I am on the mend quickly!! Nick has a soccer game today and I am so glad that I can get to the game on time! Usually I have to wait till after school and then I show up at half time. Which has been fine but I'm looking forward to seeing the whole game! And the weather looks to be great, too!

It is Day 3 of Preview week at Create with Connie and Mary! Today I am showing another card that uses the Festival of Trees stamp set along with the coordinating Tree punch. I have also used the All is Calm designer paper and washi tape. With products like these you can't go wrong making beautiful holiday cards and projects! So don't delay! Sign up for the Holiday Edition now!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere two pieces of All is Calm washi tape to a piece of Whisper White card stock
• Punch two trees from All is Calm designer paper using the Tree punch
• Adhere one tree flat to the panel and adhere the second tree to the panel with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Festival of Trees onto the panel with Lost Lagoon ink
• Adhere panel to the card base using dimensionals
• Thread a piece of silver baker's twine through a basic metal button and tie a knot then adhere to tree

Super simple! Check two new projects at the Create with Connie and Mary site and see who is giving away blog candy! I hope to see you during the Holiday Edition! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Festival of Trees; Paper- Whisper White, All is Calm designer paper; Ink- Lost Lagoon; Accessories- All is Calm washi tape, Tree punch, silver baker's twine, basic metal button, dimensionals

Preview Week Day 2: Festival of Trees

Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! Mine would have been better if I hadn't been feeling so icky. Pat took Nick to Colorado Springs to do a bike race and they were gone for Saturday and Sunday. I did manage to get some stamping done but not as much as I would have liked. I was able to watch the Broncos win - woohoo!! AND I was able to watch the Royals win!!! That is so exciting!! So that made for a great weekend! I seem to have more of my voice back this morning. We are up early as I have to take Nick to the dentist and the orthodontist. Got to get this all in during our Fall Break! Tomorrow we sleep in!

As you may know, it is Preview Week at Create with Connie and Mary! Today Mary has a beautiful project to share with you including a FREE tutorial! So be sure to check out the Create with Connie and Mary site to learn how to win blog candy!! My card today shows a very wonderful set from the Holiday mini! I just love this set with matching punch! So easy to come up with fast and fabulous Christmas cards! This is a card I did for a recent swap.

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Run a piece of Soft Sky through the Big Shot using the Decorative Dots embossing folder then adhere to card base
• Scallop the edge of a piece of Pear Pizzazz using the scallop edge border punch
• Stamp the greeting Festival of Trees toward the bottom of the scalloped piece using Tuxedo Black Momento ink and tie a piece of silver ribbon around the panel then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Cut a circle from Lost Lagoon using the Circles framelits and pierce a circle on the inside using the Essentials paper piercing pack then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the trees from Festival of Trees onto Whisper White using Pear Pizzazz ink and Smoky Slate then punch out with the tree punch
• Adhere one tree to the circle flat and the other with dimensionals

A quick and easy Christmas card! Don't forget to check out the Create with Connie and Mary site for all the details on the upcoming Holiday Edition 2014! Early bird pricing ends this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Festival of Trees; Paper- Smoky Slate, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White; Ink- Pear Pizzazz, Smoky Slate, Tuxedo Black Momento ink; Accessories- silver ribbon, Tree punch, scallop edge border punch, Decorative Dots embossing folder, Essentials paper piercing pack, Circles framelits, dimensionals

Preview Week Day 1: White Christmas

Good morning, Friends! I'm still here and I hope that I am on the mend. Thankfully we are on fall break right now so that I can take time to get well. I still have yet to find my voice. And the coughing is a real pain! Depending on what I am like tomorrow, I may have to visit the doctor. Ugh! The temperatures have dropped a bit and reminded me that I really don't have any appropriate teaching clothes for this time of year so I will need to take some time to go shopping. Not one of my favorite things but it needs to get done! Lots to do this week! Hope I can keep up!

This week is Preview Week at Create with Connie and Mary! They are gearing up for the Holiday Edition! If you need some great ideas for Christmas or winter, then you need to sign up for this edition! They just announced the guest designers for this edition! So exciting! So be sure to sign up during early bird pricing! I am kicking of Preview Week with a card made from one of the wonderful stamp sets from the Holiday mini catalog! I will be using this set for my project during the edition but only those who subscribe will get to see it!

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Adhere a piece of Trim the Tree designer paper to a piece of Sahara Sand card stock then use the 1 3/4" circle punch to round the top right corner and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Make a tag from Whisper White by rounding the top with the 1 3/4" circle punch
• Stamp the snowman image from White Christmas onto a piece of Whisper White using Tuxedo Black Momento ink and color his nose, hat and scarf with Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green markers then carefully cut him out
• Adhere the snowman to the tag with a dimensional then stamp the star onto the tag using Tuxedo Black Momento ink and color it in with a Daffodil Delight marker
• Adhere tag to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Tuxedo Black Momento ink and trip the ends then adhere to tag
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a Nordic designer button and tie it around a piece of Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon then adhere to top of tag

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to sign up for the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition! Hope to see you there!

Card Recipe: Stamps- White Christmas; Paper- Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Trim the Tree designer paper; Ink- Tuxedo Black Momento ink, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight markers; Accessories- 1 3/4" circle punch, Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon, linen thread, Nordic designer button, dimensionals

CCMC 323

Hello everyone! Sorry I've been so quiet here lately. It's not from lack of trying or of anything fun to use. My job has been taking a bit of getting used to and now I seem to have gotten a nasty head cold. Between my son's soccer games and bike races I have not been creating as much as I would like. And the things that I have been working on are for a special edition coming soon!! Still need to finish up some details but I am really excited about the upcoming Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Collection 2014! Preview Week starts Sunday! But for now we have our regularly scheduled Thursday challenge! This week it's a sketch!

 Such a fun and interesting sketch! I was trying to keep with the fall theme, so here's what I created...

• Card base is Cajun Craze
• Adhere a piece of Color Me Autumn designer paper to the card base at an angle
• Flag the end of a strip of Color Me Autumn designer paper and adhere to card
• Flag the end of a strip of Early Espresso card stock and adhere to card
• Cut a circle from Whisper White using the Circles framelits
• Make a "mask" of the rolling hill from a post-it note and adhere it to the circle then stamp the tree image from Holiday Home on the far left using Early Espresso ink
• Before removing the "mask", take a Basic Black marker and draw the hill using the post-it note as your guide then remove the "mask"
• Stamp the second tree using Early Espresso ink
• Color the hill using Old Olive blendabilities 
• Stamp the leaves image several times using Crushed Curry ink and then again using Cajun Craze ink
• Stamp the greeting using Old Olive ink
• Adhere circle to card with dimensionals and add three Early Espresso candy dots to circle

Be sure to see what the rest of the design team has done with this fabulous sketch by visiting the Create with Connie and Mary site! And be sure to check out the Early Bird pricing on the upcoming Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Collection 2014! I hope to see you there! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Holiday Home; Paper- Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Color Me Autumn designer paper; Ink- Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Blendabilities: Old Olive; Accessories- Neutrals candy dots, Circles framelits, dimensionals