CCMC 331

Good morning, Friends! And Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are all enjoying your day with those that are most special to you! I am happy to be able to be with my family in Kansas for the week! We have been having a great time! Today is also the Thursday challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we have a sketch!

And my card...

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Cut the ends of three strips of Color Me Autumn designer paper and adhere to a piece of Sahara Sand card stock
• Stamp the background image onto the panel using Sahara Sand ink then the greeting using Blackberry Bliss ink
• Tie a piece of Blackberry Bliss stitched satin ribbon around the panel and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Use the Fall Fun framelits to cut a leaf from Mossy Meadow card stock and adhere to card with dimensionals and add a Cajun Craze candy dot

Don't forget to see what the other designers did with this fun sketch! You can see their wonderful creations at the Create with Connie and Mary site! Have a blessed Thanksgiving everyone!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- For All Things; Paper- Sahara Sand, Mossy Meadow, Color Me Autumn designer paper; Ink- Sahara Sand, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories- Fall Fun framelits, Blackberry Bliss stitched satin ribbon, Regals candy dots, dimensionals

CCMC 330

Good morning, Friends! It's time for another great challenge at Create with Connie and Mary! This week we are being challenged with these fabulous colors!

Blackberry Bliss, Tangelo Twist and Hello Honey! Beautiful for a fall card!

I had fun creating this very simple clean and simple card!

• The card base is Blackberry Bliss
• Round the bottom left hand corner with the Project Life corner rounder
• Use the Project Life corner rounder to round the bottom left hand corner of a piece of Whisper White
• On the Whisper White panel, stamp the splotches from Gorgeous Grunge using Tangelo Twist and Hello Honey inks
• Stamp the greeting from For All Things using Blackberry Bliss ink
• Tie a piece of Hello Honey stitched satin ribbon around the stamped panel and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Use the Fun Fall framelits to cut the leaves from Tangelo Twist, Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey card stock then sponge them with their respective inks
• Run the leaves through the Big Shot using the Woodgrain embossing folder then adhere to the card with dimensionals

There you have it! Be sure to see the beautiful creations from the rest of the design team at the Create with Connie and Mary site! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Gorgeous Grunge, For All Things; Paper- Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White; Ink- Tangelo Twist, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey; Accessories- Hello Honey stitched satin ribbon, Project Life corner rounder, Fun Fall framelits, Woodgrain embossing folder, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC 329

Hello everyone! I'm here with another Thursday challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we have a great sketch to work with!

And my card...

This card didn't quite turn out like I had pictured but it works. And I love the fall feel of it!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Stamp the Hardwood background stamp onto the card base using Crumb Cake ink
• Tear a piece of Crumb Cake and roll the torn edge then adhere to card base
• Use the Circles framelits to cut a circle from Hello Honey and sponge the edges with Hello Honey ink
• Stamp the greeting from Good Greetings using Mossy Meadow ink then wrap a piece of linen thread around the circle several times and tie a bow
• Adhere circle to card
• Adhere two strips of Mossy Meadow to the card
• Stamp the pumpkin from Fall Fest onto a piece of Whisper White using Tangelo Twist and Mossy Meadow and cut out with the Fun Fall framelits then adhere to the card with dimensionals

Be sure to see more inspiration at Create with Connie and Mary! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Fall Fest, Good Greetings, Hardwood background; Paper- Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Whisper White; Ink- Crumb Cake, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist; Accessories- Circles framelits, Fun Fall framelits, linen thread, sponge, dimensionals

Ferny Pumpkins

Good morning, Friends! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! It was gorgeous around here! Looks like it will be pretty nice around here for the next few days. I am happy to not be a part of that Polar Vortex! Looks like two full weeks of work and then we get our Thanksgiving break! Woohoo!! I can do this!

Today's card is a fall one. I just love the pumpkins and leaves in this set! So I made a simple fall card.

• Card base is Whisper White
• On another piece of Whisper White, stamp the ferny leaves image from Fall Fest using Mossy Meadow - some were stamped without reinking
• Stamp the pumpkins onto another piece of Whisper White using Tangelo Twist and Mossy Meadow inks and cut out using the Fun Fall framelits
• Adhere pumpkins together then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Good Greetings using Early Espresso ink
• Use the Project Life corner rounder to round the top right hand corner
• Adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Thread a piece of silver baker's twine through a basic metal button and tie and bow then adhere to card

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Fall Fest, Good Greetings; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist, Early Espresso; Accessories- Project Life corner rounder, Fun Fall framelits, silver baker's twine, basic metal button, dimensionals

CCMC Holiday Collection Blog Hop Week 4

Hello everyone! Wow! I can't believe that we have come to the end of the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Collection! At the end of each week, the designers do a blog hop! You may have arrived here from the very talented Debbie Henderson or you may have landed here on your own. Either way we are so excited that you have decided to join us! 

Here is what I decided to do for this week's hop!

The Ornamental Pine stamp set is such an easy set to use and makes great Christmas cards! I love it! 

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Stamp the Pine Bough image onto another piece of Crumb Cake using Mossy Meadow and Early Espresso inks
• Use the Project Life corner rounder to round the bottom left hand corner of the stamped panel
• Stamp the "snow flurries" using the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge onto the panel using Whisper White craft ink
• Wrap a piece of the Crumb Cake thick baker's twine from the Under the Tree tag a bag accessory kit twice around the panel and tie a bow then adhere the panel to the card base using dimensionals
• Cut a circle from a piece of Crumb Cake using the Circles framelits
• Stamp the sentiment from Ornamental Pine onto the circle using Early Espresso ink then sponge the edges using Whisper White craft ink and adhere to card with dimensionals

I hope you have been enjoying the Holiday Collection! Even though the Holiday Collection has ended, you can still subscribe and receive all the gorgeous ideas and the downloadable tutorials. Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to find out how! But now it's time to send you on to see what Connie has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamp- Ornamental Pine, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Crumb Cake; Ink- Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso, Whisper White craft ink; Accessies- Under the Tree tag a bag accessory kit, Project Life corner rounder, Circles framelits, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC 328

Good morning, Friends! It's another Thursday challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we have some pretty colors to work with!

Cherry Cobbler, Lost Lagoon and Smoky Slate. But what to do with them? Even though I wanted to use some of my fall stamps and accessories, I thought that these would work better with a Christmas theme.

This is a super simple card! 

• Card base is Lost Lagoon
• Use the Tree punch to punch a tree from Whisper White and then run through the Big Shot using the Decorative Dots embossing folder
• Adhere a piece of All Is Calm designer paper to the back of the punched piece with dimensionals then adhere to the card so that the designer paper is adhere directly to the card base and the white piece is adhered with dimensionals
• Punch a star from silver foil paper using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to top of tree
• Stamp the greeting from Festival of Trees onto the card base using Lost Lagoon ink
• Tie a piece of white baker's twine around a folded piece of Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon and through a basic metal button then adhere to card

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to see what the other designers did with these fabulous colors! While you are there check out the details of the Holiday Edition! We are about to wrap up week 3! Great ideas for last minute gift giving! I hope you will join us!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps: Festival of Trees; Paper- Whisper White, Lost Lagoon, silver foil paper, All is Calm designer paper; Ink- Lost Lagoon; Accessories- Decorative Dots embossing folder, Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon, white baker's twine, basic metal button, Tree punch, itty bitty accents punch pack, dimensionals

Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop: Kinda Eclectic

Hello everyone! I am so excited to be back with The Stamp Review Crew blog hop! This time we are featuring great projects showcasing the Kinda Eclectic stamp set! You may have come from the blog of the talented Tanya Boser or you may have landed here on your own. Either way, you can click your way through the entire tour and see all the creations! If you get lost, just click on the icon at the top to see a list of the entire blog list.

Like I said, we are featuring the Kinda Eclectic stamp set! It was love at first sight when I saw this set! And here is what I did with it:

 I used the sketch at Reverse Confetti to help me create this card. 

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Stamp the dots image from Kinda Eclectic onto the card base using Sahara Sand
• Stamp the sun image using Crushed Curry and the leaves/stem image using Mossy Meadow onto a piece of Whisper White then stamp the splotches from Gorgeous Grunge using Sahara Sand and sponge the edges of the panel using Sahara Sand ink
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More onto the stamped panel using Blackberry Bliss ink
• Adhere stamped panel to a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock and then adhere the panel to the card base with dimensionals
• Stamp both butterfly images onto a piece of Whisper White using Blackberry Bliss ink and punch out with the Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly punches and adhere together
• Made a bow from linen thread and adhere to card then adhere butterflies over the linen thread
• Add a Crushed Curry candy dot to butterflies

Time to move on to see what the talented Ann Schach has created! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the tour!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Kinda Eclectic, Gorgeous Grunge, And Many More; Paper- Sahara Sand, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White; Ink- Sahara Sand, Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories- Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, linen thread, Regals candy dots, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC Holiday Collection Blog Hop Week 3

Hello everyone! Week 3 of the Holiday Edition has just ended at Create with Connie and Mary. That means the designers are having another blog hop! Debbie just shared a beautiful project with you and I am your next stop! 

The card I'm sharing actually has no stamping on it! Take a look!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere three strips of All is Calm washi tape to a piece of Whisper White card stock and then adhere the panel to the card base with dimensionals
• Cut the word using the Wonderful Wreath framelits from silver foil paper and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Adhere three frosted sequin snowflakes and then a rhinestone to the middle of each

Super simple and elegant! Time to send you on to see the beautiful creation that Connie has for you! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- none; Paper- Whisper White, silver foil paper; Ink- none; Accessories- All is Calm washi tape, frosted sequins, rhinestones, Wonderful Wreath framelits, dimensionals