Control Freaks Swap Card

Hello everyone! I can't believe how quickly this month has gone by! I start back to school a week from this Friday! Wow!! This week is filled with appointments and registering Nick for his Sophomore year! What?! Summer will be over for us way too soon! He will be out today riding his motorcycle and enjoying as much as he can! Me? Well, I need to get caught up on a ton of things! Laundry being at the top of the list. 

Today's card was made for a recent swap I was in.

• Card base is Bermuda Bay
• Cut two strips from the Cherry on Top designer paper and angle the ends then adhere to a piece of Pool Party card stock
• Cut a tag from Whisper White and use the Ornate Tag Topper punch to make the top of the tag
• Adhere a strip of Cherry on Top washi tape along the bottom of the tag
• Stamp the two outside candles from Build a Birthday stamp set using Watermelon Wonder and Crushed Curry inks
• Thread a piece of Bermuda Bay thick baker's twine through the top of the tag and tie a knot
• Adhere tag to Pool Party panel using dimensionals
• Stamp the third candle onto a piece of Whisper White using Pool Party and Crushed Curry inks and cut out then adhere to tag with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Bermuda Bay ink and flag both ends then adhere to middle candle
• Add two mini brads to the Pool Party panel then adhere to card base

Have you signed up for the Create with Connie and Mary mini edition? I'm so excited to be a part of this great group of designers! Here are some details about what you can expect!

Our mini session includes the tutorials for FIVE projects with full step-by-step tutorials:

• Each mini session includes THREE card sets, each with 4 cards, and
• Each mini session includes TWO 3D items perfect for your club or stamp camp
• All FIVE projects are available once the mini session opens so you immediately have all projects (and tutorials) right there at your fingertips

Our FABULOUS design team members are joining us - Debbie Henderson, Nicole Tugrul, and Deb Currier!  They always have such GREAT ideas that are perfect and easy to recreate!

• July Mini session is available on July 26th (and you'll have access for up to a year)
• Cost is only $8.95 US
• Sets used for this collection
• Made with Love
• Cottage Greetings
• Over the Rainbow
• Awesomely Artistic
• Garden in Bloom

AND FINALLY...here's a little teaser for our July Collection...

So get on over to the Create with Connie and Mary site and sign up today! I hope to see you there!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Build a Birthday; Paper- Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Whisper White, Cherry on top designer paper; Ink- Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Watermelon Wonder, Crushed Curry; Accessories- Bermuda Bay thick baker's twine, Ornate tag topper punch, Cherry on top washi tape, silver mini brads, dimensionals

Birthday Flags

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week has been fabulous! During the school year I get so excited for the weekend but during the summer I like for the week to drag slowly - lol! But this weekend my friend from the eastern side of Colorado is coming for a visit and I am really looking forward to that! My son has his first bike race in Snowmass so he and my husband will be gone for the weekend. Nick is so excited! Go Nick!!

Today's card was made for a swap and then I decided to go a different direction. This one was fun and easy!

• Card base is Tip Top Taupe
• On a piece of Pool Party adhere a strip of Cherry on Top washi tape
• Stamp two candles in the lower left hand side of the panel using VersaMark ink
• Tie a piece of Bermuda Bay thick baker's twine around the panel and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the flags image from Build a Birthday stamp set using Tip Top Taupe, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry and Watermelon Wonder markers then punch out using the 2" circle punch
• Adhere the stamped circle to a scallop circle that was punched from Bermuda Bay using the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch then adhere to card using dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Bermuda Bay ink and flag both ends then adhere to circle

And there you have it! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Build a Birthday; Paper- Tip Top Taupe, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White; Ink- Bermuda Bay, VersaMark, Tip Top Taupe, Bermuda Bay, Watermelon Wonder, Crushed Curry markers; Accessories- Bermuda Bay thick baker's twine, Cherry on Top washi tape, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 2" circle punch, dimensionals

A Single Candle

Good morning everyone! I hope you had a fabulous weekend and a great Father's Day! It was really hot around here but we managed to go out for breakfast and then I shuttled Nick and Pat to the top of two bike runs so they could go downhill as it was much too hot to go uphill! Lol!! They had a lot of fun with that. And I got to sit in the air conditioned truck waiting for them! Then we came home and cooled off and had pizza for dinner! A very nice day! Now I need to figure out what I have to get done the next few days and get to work!

For today's card I chose to experiment with the Build a Birthday set. I am using it for a swap and was trying to get some ideas going.

• Card base is Whisper White
• On another piece of Whisper White adhere a strip of Cherry on Top washi tape along the left hand edge
• Run a piece of Pool Party card stock through the Big Shot using the Ovals framelits then run through again using the Decorative Dots embossing folder
• Place the oval over the the Whisper White panel to know where to stamp the candle image from Build a Birthday stamp set
• Stamp the candle using Watermelon Wonder and the flame using Crushed Curry then adhere panel to card base
• Adhere the oval panel to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Bermuda Bay ink and flag the end
• Tie some silver metallic thread around the strip and adhere to card

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Build a Birthday; Paper- Whisper White, Pool Party; Ink- Bermuda Bay, Watermelon Wonder, Crushed Curry; Accessories- Cherry on Top washi tape, Decorative Dots embossing folder, Ovals framelits, silver metallic thread, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Vellum

Hello everyone! It's time for another Saturday blog hop with the designers from Create with Connie and Mary! This week we are featuring projects using vellum! I am your stop after the talented Debbie Henderson!

There is SO much you can do with vellum! I love it! I recently came across an idea using vellum to make a shaker card! How clever is that!! I made a pocket using two pieces of vellum and they are held together with washi tape! I used some new products and colors to create this card!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere a piece of Cherry on Top designer paper to the card base
• Create the shaker/pocket from two pieces of vellum and use the Cherry on Top washi tape to adhere the pieces together
• Before adhering the pocket closed, fill it with stars that are punched from Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay card stock using the star punch from the itty bitty accents punch pack (I also used the confetti stars border punch and punched stars from gold glimmer paper)
• Stamp the greeting from the Build a Birthday stamp set using Tuxedo black Momento ink
• Adhere the shaker/pocket to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the candle images onto Whisper White card stock using Bermuda Bay, Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush inks and cut out
• Stamp the flame image onto Whisper White using Crushed Curry ink and cut out then adhere to the back of each candle
• Adhere candles to card with dimensionals

Now it's time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created for you! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Build a Birthday; Paper- Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, gold glimmer, vellum, Cherry on Top designer paper; Ink- Bermuda Bay, Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, Crushed Curry, Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- Cherry on Top washi tape, itty bitty accents punch pack, Confetti stars border punch, dimensionals