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

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

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

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

Freshly Made 157

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