CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Sale-A-Bration!

Hello everyone! It's time for the last Saturday blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary designers for the year! This week we are featuring projects made with Sale-A-Bration products! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson! Not only is this the last hop of the year (more to come in the New Year) but this will be my last hop. I have made the difficult decision to cut back and let go of many of my stamping commitments. I will still be stamping but I am going to explore other creative outlets, too! And I will definitely be stalking all the Create with Connie and Mary projects!

The new Occasions and SAB mini catalogs are just fabulous! I love so many products in both catalogs! I was so glad to get this set inked up for this hop!

• Card base is Blushing Bride
• Adhere a piece of Botanical Gardens designer vellum to the front of the card base
• Stamp the large part of the greeting from the Botanicals For You stamp set onto a piece of Whisper White using Momento ink
• Adhere panel to a piece of Mint Macaron and then adhere to card
• Stamp the smaller greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Momento ink and flag both ends then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the leaf image onto the large greeting panel using Mint Macaron ink
• Stamp the flower image onto a piece of Whisper White using Watermelon Wonder ink and cut out then adhere to card with a dimensional
• Add rhinestones to card

Well that's it for me! I have truly enjoyed my time with this awesome team of designers! And I thank everyone of you for taking the time to visit my blog! Now go see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Botanicals For You; Paper- Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron, Whisper White, Botanical Gardens designer vellum; Ink- Momento ink, Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaron; Accessories- rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Christmas Tag

Hello everyone! Welcome to another Saturday blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary designers! This week we are featuring Christmas tags! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson! 

Need some super quick and easy Christmas tags? I sure did! And this little tag was perfect! 

• Punch a tag from Crumb Cake card stock using the Note Tag punch
• Use the image from Flurry of Wishes stamp set that has two snowflakes on it and stamp the larger of the two onto the tag using Crumb Cake ink
• Stamp the smaller snowflake onto another piece of Crumb Cake using Crumb Cake ink and punch out using the Snow Flurry punch
• Stamp the speckle stamp from the new Timeless Textures stamp set (Occasions mini catalog) onto the tag using Whisper White craft ink
• Sponge the edges of the tag using Whisper White craft ink
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Crumb Cake using Whisper White craft ink and emboss using white emboss powder
• Flag both ends of the strip and then sponge the edges with Whisper White craft ink
• Adhere strip to tag using dimensionals and adhere snowflake using dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to snowflake center
• Punch a hole at the top of the tag and tie a piece of silver baker's twine through it

Time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thank you for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Christmas Gift Card Holder

Hello everyone! It's time again for the Saturday blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary designers! This week we are featuring Christmas gift card/money holders. I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson!

I started out making a gift card holder and then switched to making a money holder. I had made these money holders many years ago and thought I would bring it back! I couldn't remember the exact dimensions so I had to kind of make up my own. But I still think it turned out pretty good!

• The base is Cherry Cobbler that I cut at 6 3/4" x 9 1/4"
• I scored at 3" and 6 1/8"
• I used an envelope that measured 6 1/2" across and then cut the top part off so that it measured 3"
• The envelope is adhere to the middle panel and then adhere the bottom panel
• Fold down the top (mine is a smidge shorter but I was ok with that)
• Adhere a strip of silver foil paper to the inside panel and fold down the top
• Adhere a piece of Merry Moments designer paper to the front
• Tie a piece of Smoky Slate baker's twine around the holder
• Stamp the greeting onto a piece of Whisper White card stock using Cherry Cobbler ink and punch out using the Note Tag punch
• Adhere tag to the baker's twine
• Adhere two Snowflake wooden elements together and then to the holder
• Add an iced rhinestone to snowflake center

Super easy! Have you signed up for the Create with Connie and Mary December mini edition?

* Each session includes FIVE step-by-step tutorials for projects...THREE card sets, each with 4 cards and TWO 3D items...perfect for your club or stamp camp!

* All FIVE projects are available once the monthly mini collection opens so you immediately have all projects (and tutorials)

* Plus BONUS cards done by Connie and Mary throughout the month!

*Mini Sessions open on the 11th of each month

Sets we are using for the December session, great for your upcoming January, Valentine and Occasions classes:

• Bloomin' Love Bundle 3D Project
• Going Global
• Timeless Love
• Wonderland
• No Bones About It
• BONUS:  Bloomin' Love Card Set

Here's a little teaser of the projects we are doing this month!

Did you purchase our 2-month WINTER BONUS SPECIAL in November?

Remember the December Mini Session was included, you already have the password in that Welcome Letter!

Time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Merry Everything; Paper- Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, silver foil paper, Merry Moments designer paper; Ink- Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- Snowflake wooden elements, iced rhinestone, Note Tag punch, Smoky Slate baker's twine; Other- envelope

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Christmas Favor - Ornament

Hello everyone! Welcome to another Saturday blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary designers! This week we are featuring small Christmas favors. I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson!

We just put up our tree a few days ago and as I was getting out the ornaments, I took time to admire each one and where/when I got it or made it! What wonderful times! I decided to add one more ornament to my tree and made it for this week's hop! This is so easy and so much fun!

• This ornament is made with using a small embroidery hoop
• Cut a circle from Crumb Cake using the circles framelits
• Stamp the large snowflake image from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set using Soft Suede ink
• Sponge the edges of the circle using a sponge and Whisper White craft ink
• Adhere circle to the hoop
• Stamp the sentiment onto a strip of Crumb Cake using Soft Suede ink then color inside the lines using Crumb Cake ink
• Flag the end to create a banner and sponge the edges using the Whisper White ink
• Adhere to circle using dimensionals
• Sponge Whisper White ink onto a wooden snowflake element and adhere to ornament
• Add a large iced rhinestone to the large snowflake and a smaller iced rhinestone to the wooden snowflake
• Adhere a piece of Real Red pom pom trim to the outside of the ornament
• Tie a piece of silver baker's twine to the top of the hoop to create the hanger

Before I sign off I want to be sure to let you know about the Create with Connie and Mary December mini edition! 

* Each session includes FIVE step-by-step tutorials for projects...THREE card sets, each with 4 cards and TWO 3D items...perfect for your club or stamp camp!

* All FIVE projects are available once the monthly mini collection opens so you immediately have all projects (and tutorials)

* Plus BONUS cards done by Connie and Mary throughout the month!

*Mini Sessions open on the 11th of each month

Sets we are using for the December session, great for your upcoming January, Valentine and Occasions classes:

• Bloomin' Love Bundle 3D Project
• Going Global
• Timeless Love
• Wonderland
• No Bones About It
• BONUS:  Bloomin' Love Card Set

Here's a little teaser of the projects we are doing this month!  (New photos on the Coming Soon projects when Mary and I get our orders, but we KNOW you'll love them!)

Did you purchase our 2-month WINTER BONUS SPECIAL in November?

Remember the December Mini Session was included, you already have the password in that Welcome Letter! 

Time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thanks for stopping by and have fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Flurry of Wishes; Paper- Crumb Cake; Ink- Soft Suede, Whisper White craft ink, Crumb Cake marker; Accessories- Circles framelits, Real Red pom pom trim, silver baker's twine, snowflake wooden elements, iced rhinestones, sponge, dimensionals; Other- embroidery hoop

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Anything Goes Christmas

Hello everyone! I hope your Thanksgiving was everything you wanted it to be! I have been visiting family and am now on my way home. I can't wait to come back at Christmas!

Today is the regularly scheduled Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop. This week we are featuring Christmas cards with an "anything goes" theme! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson! I had to make this card before I left last week and so I wanted something really simple. I think I got it! And I do like how this one turned out!

• Card base is Pool Party
• Stamp the large snowflake image from the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set onto the card base using Pool Party ink
• Stamp the little dots image onto the card base using Whisper White craft ink then sponge the edges of the card using Whisper White ink
• Stamp the "Christmas" word onto the card base using Momento ink
• Cut the "merry" out of Dazzling Diamond glitter paper using the Christmas Greetings thinlits and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Use a sponge and the Whisper White craft ink to sponge ink onto a wooden snowflake element and adhere to card with a dimensional
• Add an iced rhinestone to snowflake center

Super simple! I just love the sparkle of the Dazzling Diamonds glitter paper! It's now time to send you off to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Holly Jolly Greetings; Paper- Pool Party, Dazzling Diamonds glitter paper; Ink- Pool Party, Momento ink, Whisper White craft ink; Accessories- snowflake wooden elements, Christmas Greetings thinlits, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Gold and White Christmas Cards

Hello everyone! Welcome to another Saturday blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary designers! This week we are featuring Christmas cards created using the colors white and gold! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson!

White and gold are such elegant colors together and make fantastic Christmas cards! Here is what I did!

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a panel of vellum, stamp the trees image from Wonderland using VersaMark ink and emboss using white emboss powder
• Adhere panel to card base being careful to put the glue on the embossed image (on the back side)
• On a strip of vellum, stamp the greeting using VersaMark ink and emboss using gold emboss powder then flag the end
• Cut a strip of Winter Wonderland designer vellum and flag the end
• Adhere the two strips to the card putting the adhesive where the snowflake/button will go
• Adhere a wooden snowflake element to the card
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and tie a bow and adhere to snowflake center

I hope you are enjoying all the great ideas that have been shared this month at the Create with Connie and Mary November edition! It's now time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wonderland; Paper- Whisper White, vellum, Wonderland designer vellum; Ink- VersaMark; Accessories- white and gold emboss powder, snowflake wooden elements, gold basic button, linen thread

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Traditional Christmas Colors

Hello everyone! Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! This week we are featuring Christmas cards using traditional colors! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson!

I paired up the traditional red (Cherry Cobbler) and green (Old Olive and Mossy Meadow) with Crumb Cake for a fun Christmas card! I made a square card this time.

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Run another piece of Crumb Cake through the Big Shot using the Softly Falling embossing folder and sponge the edges using Whisper White craft ink then adhere to card base
• Create the banner from a piece of Merry Moments designer paper and adhere to card
• Flag a strip of Mossy Meadow and adhere to card
• Stamp the words from the Festival of Trees stamp set onto the card using Cherry Cobbler ink
• Stamp the tree image onto a piece of Old Olive using Mossy Meadow ink and punch out with the Tree punch then sponge the edges using Old Olive ink
• Adhere tree to card with dimensionals
• Adhere a snowflake wooden element to the card and add a Cherry Cobbler candy dot

Time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Festival of Trees; Paper- Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Merry Moments designer paper; Ink- Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White craft ink; Accessories- Tree punch, snowflake wooden elements, Regals candy dots, Softly Falling embossing folder, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Silver, White, Blue Christmas Card

Hello everyone! Welcome to another Saturday blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary designers! This week we are featuring Christmas cards with a blue, white and silver color scheme! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson! 

We got to choose which blue to use on our card and I chose Lost Lagoon. I haven't used this color in a while. I've also had these metallic foil doilies and needed to get them out and use them! These colors made me think of snowflakes right away and I went in search of a great sketch to play along with. I found one at Freshly Made! And then everything fell into place!

• Card base is Lost Lagoon
• Stamp the smaller snowflakes image from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set onto the card base using Lost Lagoon ink (I wished I would have made it so that both small snowflakes would have shown)
• Adhere the silver metallic foil doily to card and cut off the edge even with the card base
• Stamp the medium snowflake image onto a piece of Whisper White using Momento ink and punch out using the Flower Medallion punch
• Color the snowflake in using the Lost Lagoon marker and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Momento ink and flag the end
• Color the "Christmas" in using the Lost Lagoon marker and adhere to card
• Add a large iced rhinestone to snowflake center

Have you signed up for the Create with Connie and Mary November edition? Lots of great holiday ideas to get you ready for the season! Here is a little snippet:

AND... if you sign up for November and December, you will get a special bonus project from Connie and Mary! I hope to see you there! Now it's time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Flurry of Wishes; Paper- Lost Lagoon, Whisper White; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Lost Lagoon ink and marker; Accessories- metallic foil doilies, Flower Medallion punch, iced rhinestone, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Non Traditional Christmas Colors

Hello everyone! Welcome to another Saturday blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary designers! This week we are featuring Christmas cards using non-traditional Christmas colors. I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson! 

I decided to go pretty neutral with my card this week. 

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Run another piece of Sahara Sand through the Big Shot using the Woodland embossing folder and then adhere to card base
• Punch a circle from Whisper White using the 2 1/2" circle punch
• Stamp the branch image from the Among the Branches stamp set onto the circle using Sahara Sand ink
• Adhere the circle to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the ornament images onto a piece of Whisper White using Mint Macaron ink and cut out then adhere to branch (I used glue dots)
• Cut the sentiment out of Basic Black card stock using the Christmas Greetings thinlits and adhere to circle (I used the fine tip glue pen)
• Add rhinestones to ornaments

Time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Among the Branches; Paper- Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Whisper White; Ink- Sahara Sand, Mint Macaron; Accessories- Woodland embossing folder, 2 1/2" circle punch, Christmas Greetings thinlits, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Red and White Christmas

Hello everyone! It's time for another fun blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary designers! This week we are featuring Christmas cards using red and white! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson!

So I pulled up an old idea that I had done awhile back of a punch art Santa hat and tweaked it.

• Card base is Whisper White
• On another piece of Whisper White card stock, stamp the greeting from the Merry Everything stamp set using Cherry Cobbler ink then adhere to card base
• Use the extra large oval punch to punch an oval from Cherry Cobbler card stock
• Use the Word Window punch to punch the "crook" of the hat (just insert the oval into the punch a bit)
• Use the scallop oval punch to punch the shape from Whisper White card stock then insert the scallop oval into the extra large oval punch to create the curve shape and adhere to the Cherry Cobbler hat piece
• Punch a circle from Dazzling Diamonds glitter paper using the 1/2" circle punch and adhere to end of hat
• Adhere hat to card with dimensionals
• Add several rhinestones to card

Super easy and fun! Time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Merry Everything; Paper- Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper; Ink- Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- extra large oval punch, scallop oval punch, word window punch, 1/2" circle punch, rhinestones, dimensionals