CCMC 305

Good morning, Friends! I am so sorry it's been a while since I have posted. I suddenly ran out of time for making cards before my parents got here. I actually have been making cards but they are for specific design editions. I will be back at it soon enough so hang in there - lol! Today is another challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we have a sketch to play with. Take a look!

A super fun sketch and here's what I did!

I went a little regal with this! 

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Round the corners of a piece of gold foil card stock and adhere to a piece of Very Vanilla
• Adhere a piece of gold designer vellum then adhere panel to card base is dimensionals
• Adhere a strip of gold sequins to card
• Stamp the flower image from Flower Shop in black StazOn onto Rich Razzleberry and punch out with the pansy punch
• Punch two stems from Old Olive card stock using the Bird builder punch and adhere branches to back of flower then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp greeting from Petite Pairs onto Very Vanilla using black StazOn ink and punch out with the oval punch and adhere to card
• To make the pearls the gold color, I rubbed them in the gold Encore ink pad and then adhere them to the flower center

Be sure to visit Create with Connie and Mary to see what the rest of the fabulous designers did with this sketch! I hope you will join us this week and play along! We always are inspired by what you do! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Flower Shop, Petite Pairs; Paper- Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive; gold foil card stock, gold designer vellum; Ink- black StazOn, gold Encore; Accessories- Bird builder punch, Pansy punch, pearls, corner rounder, gold sequin trim, oval punch, dimensionals

Golden Hearts

Good morning, Friends! I hope your weekend is off to a great start! Our niece is graduating today and it looks like it should be a beautiful day! Although rain is predicted later on. The Junior College World Series starts today, too! While we don't go to all the games, we do like to attend a few. And my parents get here tomorrow! Yeah!!! I went mountain biking for the first time in over 14 years! WOW! I forgot how much I love it! I rented a bike as I don't have one (my other one just got too old and needed way too many repairs). I am renting a different one tonight to see which one I might like better. Now I just need to get myself back into riding shape!! Nick is going to be on the high school mountain biking racing team this next fall. I am really looking forward to that! It's been a busy summer so far! And he's only been out of school since Wednesday afternoon - lol!!

Today's card was sort of an experiment. I am trying to find different ways to use this stamp set. And I think this definitely falls into the different category - lol! I took my color coach and spread out all the blues. The only pain was having to clean in between each ink color.

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Adhere a strip of gold foil card stock to card base
• On a piece of Very Vanilla, stamp the image from Work of Art in the various blue inks: Soft Sky, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, Marina Mist, Island Indigo, Night of Navy
• Stamp the heart image using gold Encore ink
• Adhere stamped panel to card with dimensionals
• Make a tag from a piece of vellum
• Adhere two strips of Watercolor Wonder washi tape to top of tag and punch a hole
• Stamp the greeting using black StazOn ink
• Tie a piece of gold twine through the tag then adhere tag to card using dimensionals
• Punch a heart from gold foil card stock using the itty bitty accents punch and adhere to card

There you have it! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Work of Art; Paper- Very Vanilla, gold foil card stock, vellum; Ink- black StazOn, gold Encore, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, Marina Mist, Island Indigo, Night of Navy; Accessories- Watercolor Wonder washi tape, gold twine, itty bitty accents punches, dimensionals

Peaceful Sand

Good morning everyone! Since school got out late Wednesday morning, Nick has been non-stop! I think I am running him around more now that school's out than when it was in session! And he doesn't have any practices or anything scheduled - lol! I'm glad he's enjoying spending time with friends! So that means I haven't had much time to stamp or spend time stamping in my room. I am hoping to today! I need some more cards for my blog and I need to finish up my June challenges! I had my carpets cleaned yesterday and it feels so good! My parents will be here later this weekend! So much fun!!

Today's card was one that I had originally done for the CCMC color challenge. But I just wasn't all that thrilled with it. I'm glad I changed it. I don't hate this card, just not thrilled with it. I am sure going to miss this set!

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a piece of Sahara Sand, stamp the flower image from Peaceful Petals randomly using Sahara Sand ink
• Stamp greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Basic Grey ink and adhere to Sahara Sand panel then adhere panel to card base
• Stamp flower image onto a piece of Soft Sky using Soft Sky ink and cut out
• Cut the leaves from Basic Grey card stock using the Little Leaves sizzlet (going to miss this, too)
• Adhere leaves to card then adhere flower to card with dimensionals
• Add a large rhinestone to flower center and two smaller ones by the greeting

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Peaceful Petals; Paper- Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Basic Grey, Soft Sky; Ink- Basic Grey, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand; Accessories- Little Leaves sizzlet, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC 304

Good morning everyone! It's time for another Thursday challenge from Create with Connie and Mary! This week we have a color challenge! Take a look at these interesting colors!

Soft Sky, Sahara Sand and Basic Grey are the colors that we are to work with this week! I love all three of these colors but never would have thought to put them together! I was so excited to put something together with them but came up blank. So I started searching through some cards I had pinned on Pinterest and got some ideas that I could put to use. This is what emerged!

I love how this turned out! And it is really simple!

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a layer of Whisper White, stamp the splatter images from Gorgeous Grunge in Basic Grey and Soft Sky and then stamp the lines image in Sahara Sand
• Use the Word Bubbles framelits to cut two shapes from Sahara Sand and Basic Grey
• Adhere the Basic Grey one to the stamped panel and then adhere the Sahara Sand one with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Four You in Basic Grey onto a strip of Soft Sky and flag both ends of the strip then adhere to card
• Adhere panel to card base with dimensionals
• Cut a butterfly from vellum using the Beautiful Wings embosslit and adhere to card
• Add rhinestones to card including one to the butterfly

There you have it! I hope you are inspired to play along with us this week! I can't wait to see what you do with these fun and fabulous colors! Check out more awesome creations at the Create with Connie and Mary website! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Whisper White, Soft Sky, Basic Grey, Sahara Sand, vellum; Ink- Basic Grey, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky; Accessories- Word Bubble framelits, Beautiful Wings embosslit, rhinestones, dimensionals

Grunge Bloom

Good morning everyone! It's a great day around here as this is the last day of school! Woohoo! Summer will begin in a few short hours for my son! He is really excited! A couple of finals and then it's done! And then I will have a freshman? Yikes! What happened?? Lol! We are looking forward to a great summer! And on Sunday my parents will be here! Guess I had better get busy!

Today's card features the Blended Bloom stamp again along with the blendabilities markers. I decided to add a little grunge to this one.

• Card base is Whisper White
• On the card base I stamped the lines image from Gorgeous Grunge in Smoky Slate and the splatter image in Daffodil Delight
• On a piece of Whisper White I stamped the Blended Bloom stamp using the Tuxedo Black momento ink and colored it with the blendabilities markers - Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight
• Cut out the flower and adhere two leaves that were cut from Mossy Meadow card stock using the Autumn Accents die then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Something to Say in Basic Grey
• Add a few rhinestones and call it done!

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Blended Bloom, Gorgeous Grunge, Something to Say; Paper- Whisper White, Mossy Meadow; Ink- Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight, Basic Grey, Tuxedo Black Momento, Blendabilities: Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry; Accessories- Autumn Accents die, rhinestones, dimensionals

Coastal Bloom

Good morning, Friends! I am having a super hard time waking up this morning! I'm so glad that tomorrow is the last day of school and that we can sleep in after that! Nick has finals today and part of tomorrow and then that's it! WOW! I feel like this month has flown by! We had a great weekend of soccer! The boys won the tournament!! Such a great way to end their season! 

Today's card shows off our blendabilities. I am in love with these markers and I can't wait for my customers to see how wonderful they are! And this stamp, Blended Bloom, is a perfect stamp to use these markers on! So you will be seeing this stamp used a lot as I use these markers. Plus, I don't have a lot of stamps that need coloring. Here are the details:

• Card base is Crisp Cantaloupe
• Use the Project Life corner rounder to round the two left hand corners of a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe
• Tie a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe thick baker's twine around the layer and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the flower image from Blended Bloom onto Whisper White using Tuxedo Black Momento ink
• Color the flower using Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight and Mocha blendabilities then cut out
• Stamp the greeting from Something to Say onto a piece of Whisper White using Coastal Cabana and adhere to a piece of Coastal Cabana card stock
• Adhere panel to card with dimensionals and adhere flower to card with dimensionals
• Add three rhinestones to card

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Blended Bloom, Something to Say; Paper- Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White; Ink- Tuxedo Black Momento, Coastal Cabana, Blendabilities: Mocha, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana; Accessories- Crisp Cantaloupe thick baker's twine, PL corner rounder, rhinestones, dimensionals

Stamp Review Crew: Wetlands

Hello everyone! It's that time of the month where the members of The Stamp Review Crew have a blog hop featuring a stamp set from the current Stampin' Up! catalog! We do this twice a month on the first and third Monday. I always look forward to this hop! I am actually the first stop on this hop! This month we are featuring the Wetlands stamp set! I love this set! I actually don't own it... yet. But my wonderful friend Emily let me borrow hers for this hop. Thanks, Emily!

I made a very easy and masculine card for this hop! And I really like how it turned out!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Ink up the Hardwood stamp with Crumb Cake ink and lightly stamp onto the card base
• Use the scallop edge punch to scallop the edge of a piece of Chocolate Chip card stock and adhere to card
• Stamp the goose image from Wetlands onto a piece of Naturals Ivory with black StazOn and color with a blender pen and inks- Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green and Crushed Curry (I also used the white gel pen for the ring on his neck)
• Tie some linen thread through a Basic Metal Button and wrap around the stamped panel
• Flag the bottom of the stamped panel and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting in Chocolate Chip onto card base

There you have it! Click on the button below to go to the next blog - the wonderful and talented, Lisa - on the hop to see more beautiful creations using this set! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wetlands, Hardwood; Paper- Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Naturals Ivory; Ink- black StazOn, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Crushed Curry, white gel pen; Accessories- Basic Metal button, linen thread, blender pen, scallop edge border punch, dimensionals

CCMC 303

Hello everyone! I hope you're ready to have some fun with this week's challenge from Create with Connie and Mary! This week we have a fun sketch challenge! Take a look!

I do have to confess that this super simple sketch had me stumped! I love the idea of the flower but really didn't have one that would work. So I played around until I came up with this:

This card is super simple as well and works for this sketch! I also used the colors from last week's Color Throwdown - Old Olive, Night of Navy and Bermuda Bay. Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a piece of Whisper White stamp the dots image from Perfect Pennants in Old Olive
• Adhere stamped panel to another piece of Whisper White and then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the banner onto a piece of Whisper White using Bermuda Bay ink and cut out using the Banners framelits dies then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Punch a flower from Night of Navy card stock using the itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere to banner
• Add a rhinestone

Be sure to see the fabulous work from the rest of the design team at the Create with Connie and Mary website! I hope you will play along with us this week! We always love to see what you do with our challenges! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Whisper White, Night of Navy; Ink- Old Olive, Bermuda Bay; Accessories- Banners framelits, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

Hope Blooms

Good morning, Friends! Nick didn't have school today so I got to sleep in a little. And that's a good thing as this weekend there will be no rest for the weary! Nick has his last soccer tournament of the season! And he only has 5 1/2 days left of school! Wow!! Today is our local high school's graduation and they are giving teachers and students a chance to attend. Lots going on this time of year! So Nick spent the night at a friend's house last night. The weather is definitely warming up and the sun is shining! Should be a great day!

Today's card uses some more new product! I just love that Blackberry Bliss! Such a pretty purple! The little yellow butterfly is cut from Hello Honey. 

• Card base is Blackberry Bliss
• On a piece of Crumb Cake stamp the Hardwood background stamp using Crumb Cake then adhere to card
• Use the scallop edge border punch to scallop the edge of a piece of Blackberry Bliss and adhere to card
• Flag the end of a piece of Whisper White and stamp the flower image from Bloom with Hope in black StazOn then color with Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey and Mossy Meadow inks and a blender pen
• Stamp the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using gold Encore
• Tie a piece of Blackberry Bliss stitched satin ribbon around panel and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the sentiment onto the card with black StazOn
• Cut a small butterfly from Hello Honey card stock using the Beautiful Wings embosslit and adhere to card
• Add a small pearl to butterfly

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Bloom with Hope, Hardwood, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Crumb Cake, Whisper White; Ink- black StazOn, gold Encore, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow; Accessories- Blackberry Bliss stitched satin ribbon, Beautiful Wings embosslit, pearl, blender pen, dimensionals

CAS(E) This 75

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! It got to below freezing this morning - yuck! But I think this is the last of the cold stuff for a while. I sure hope so! It's nice to have the moisture for the mountains but I'm ready for the warmer weather! I'll be doing some stamping today! I'm hoping to finish up a couple of swaps!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This. I used the new stamp set for this one!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Use a sponge to ink up the chevron image from Work of Art with Blushing Bride ink and stamp onto the card base
• Flag the bottom of a strip of Soft Sky card stock and punch the heart shape with the itty bitty punch pack
• Stamp the "swoosh" image onto the strip with Soft Sky ink and then the words over that using black StazOn
• Tie a piece of silver twine around the strip and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to the heart cut out

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Work of Art; Paper- Whisper White, Soft Sky; Ink- Blushing Bride, Soft Sky, black StazOn; Accessories- silver twine, rhinestone, itty bitty punch pack, sponge, dimensionals

Smoky Bliss

Good morning, Friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend! It was pretty rainy and cold all day around here. We were supposed to have a soccer game but it was cancelled due to weather. The boys won their game on Saturday so that secured their second place finish in their division! Woohoo! Because of the icky weather, we just did some errands and then hung around the house. I know Nick was bored but I thought it quite nice. And I didn't have to do anything! Today I have a sewing class on how to make a cute bag. Bags... do we ever have enough? Lol!

Today's card uses some new product! I got my preorder last week and have been playing! I was trying to come up with some swap cards for this month. I am loving the new In Colors! And this hostess set is one of my favorites! Here are the details:

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Stamp the large flower image from Bloom with Hope in Smoky Slate and then stamp the greeting in Basic Grey
• Flag the bottom of a strip of Blackberry Bliss and adhere it to the card
• Flag the end of a strip of Whisper White
• Stamp the flower image onto the piece of Whisper White using black StazOn
• Color the image using Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey and Mossy Meadow inks and a blender pen
• Stamp the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge over the colored image using gold Encore
• Tie a piece of Blackberry Bliss stitched satin ribbon around the stamped panel and adhere to card with dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Bloom with Hope, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Smoky Slate, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White; Ink- black StazOn, gold Encore, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow, Basic Grey, Smoky Slate; Accessories- Blackberry Bliss stitched satin ribbon, blender pen, dimensionals

ColourQ 240

Good morning, Friends! I am so thankful it's Friday! This has been a tough week to get up in the mornings! I am looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow! I have a massage today and I really need it! I will probably end up falling asleep on her table - lol! I got my box of new product on Wednesday and have been playing around with the new stuff! Oh what fun!! I look forward to showing you what I've done!

Today's card was the card I did with my shoebox club that met last night. This set, Word of Art, is one that demonstrators received at the Catalog Premier Party last month. I really love this set but it did have me stumped. I wasn't sure how to use it. Weird, I know. But I do like how this one turned out. I got my color combination from the colourQ challenge. Because Sage Shadow is retired, I didn't use that color. Here are the details:

• Card base is Pear Pizzazz
• Stamp the circle image from Work of Art in Pear Pizzazz several times along one edge of the card base and stamp some circles without reining
• On a piece of Whisper White, stamp the chevron image using Pink Pirouette ink and a sponge (I sponged the ink onto the stamp instead of putting the stamp directly into the ink) three times
• Adhere panel to a piece of Strawberry Slush card stock and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Made a tag from a piece of vellum by cutting the corners and flagging the bottom
• On the back side of the tag, stamp the image in Strawberry Slush and let dry (you can blot it or use a heat tool to speed the drying)
• On the front side, stamp the words in black StazOn
• Fold a piece of Pink Pirouette ribbon in half and adhere to tag with glue dots
• Tie a piece of white baker's twine through a vintage faceted button and adhere to tag (I curled the ends of the baker's twine with my finger nails)
• Adhere tag to card by strategically placing glue dots behind the ribbon
• Stamp the heart onto a piece of Whisper White using Strawberry Slush and cut out then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to the heart

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Work of Art; Paper- Pear Pizzazz, Strawberry Slush, vellum; Ink- Strawberry Slush, Pear Pizzazz, Pink Pirouette, black StazOn; Accessories- Pink Pirouette taffeta ribbon, white baker's twine, vintage faceted button, rhinestone, dimensionals

CCMC 302

Good morning, Friends! It's that time again! The Thursday challenge from Create with Connie and Mary! This week we have some bright, fun and beautiful colors to play with! Check them out!

Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Bermuda Bay! What lovely and lively colors! And yes, I did think about doing something with flowers but this is what I did instead...

I had fun making this card! And it was pretty easy with the use of the coordinating triangle punch! I even made this card for a recent swap I was in! Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• Run a piece of Daffodil Delight through the Big Shot with the Arrows embossing folder and then adhere to a piece of Bermuda Bay and then adhere to card base
• Stamp the greeting from Geometrical in black StazOn onto a strip of Whisper White and flag the end
• Use the Tasteful Trim die to cut the scallops from Calypso Coral and adhere to back side of stamped strip then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the triangle images in Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay and Daffodil Delight onto Whisper White and punch out with the triangle punch
• Adhere triangles together with glue dots and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add rhinestones

Something fun and a little different! Find more great inspiration at the Create with Connie and Mary website! I hope you will play along with us this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Geometrical; Paper- Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight; Ink- Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, black StazOn; Accessories- Arrows embossing folder, triangle punch, Tasteful Trim die, rhinestones, dimensionals

Retro 113

Good morning, Friends! I think I could have slept another few hours! Bring on the coffee! I hope I can wake up this morning and get some things done around here! The last few days haven't been productive ones for me. Although, I did manage to finish my quilted Christmas stockings! Those turned out really cute! I love them!! I am looking forward to displaying them at Christmas! Right now I am in need of some creative mojo! Maybe today??

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Retro Sketches. Such a fun layout! I decided to pair up my forest animals with the word bubbles again.

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere a strip of Early Espresso that has been flagged at the bottom
• On a piece of Whisper White, stamp the trees image from Life in the Forest in black StazOn and color them with Old Olive and Early Espresso markers
• Take a strip of Old Olive card stock and use the fringe scissors to cut the grass then adhere strip onto stamped panel
• Tie a piece of Early Espresso 1/8" taffeta ribbon around the bottom of the grass and adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the fox image in black StazOn onto a piece of Whisper White and color with Tangerine Tango marker then cut out
• Adhere the fox to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Just Sayin' in black StazOn onto a piece of Whisper White and cut out using the Word Bubbles framelits then adhere to card with dimensionals

I was thinking of graduation when I made this one. Not your traditional graduation card but my niece who is graduating in a few weeks might appreciate this one! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Life in the forest, Just Sayin'; Paper- Whisper White, Early Espresso, Old Olive; Ink- black StazOn, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Early Espresso; Accessories- Word Bubbles framelits, Early Espresso 1/8" taffeta ribbon, fringe scissors, dimensionals

Golden Mother

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! My son is counting the days till school is out! We have had some really warm days around here! And at Nick's soccer game this past weekend, I even got a pretty good sunburn! Now it looks to cool off a bit and I am ok with that! I didn't get much stamping done yesterday. I managed one card so I do hope that the mojo flows better today! I should be getting some new toys this week, too! 

Today's card was inspired by a sketch I saw on the Hero Arts blog. Don't really know how closely I followed it but it did help create this.

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Adhere three strips of Watercolor Wonder washi tape to card base
• Stamp the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in black StazOn
• Stamp the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge in gold Encore ink
• Use the Beautiful Wings embosslit to cut a butterfly from Soft Sky
• Tie a piece of gold twine around the middle of the butterfly to form the antenna and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add gold sequins to card

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Very Vanilla, Soft Sky; Ink- black StazOn, gold Encore; Accessories- Watercolor Wonder washi tape, Beautiful Wings embosslit, gold twine, gold sequins, dimensionals

Stamp Review Crew: By the Tide

Hello everyone! It's that time again for another fabulous blog hop from the Stamp Review Crew! This time we are featuring the stamp set, By the Tide. You may have just hopped from Dawn's blog! But if you are just starting out here then you can still see all the great projects by clicking the links below! If you get lost or there are broken links, you can click the link at the top of this post to take you to the main blog and there will be a list of all the blog hop participants. Be ready to get some really fabulous ideas from this great stamp set!

I made a very super simple card using this set. I wanted to keep it masculine and nautical. Not being a nautical person I went to the High Tide designer series papers to see what colors were used in that paper. And that's where I started! Then I found a super simple sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. And here's what emerged!

I really like how it turned out even though it is very simple! And I think it would work perfectly for Father's Day, too! Here are the details:

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Use the Circles framelits to cut a circle from Soft Sky card stock then cut off part of it to make it flat
• Stamp the plant image from By the Tide in Soft Sky onto the flattened circle and sponge the edges with Soft Sky ink then adhere to card
• Flag one end of a strip of Summer Starfruit and stamp the greeting from Four You in Pacific Point then adhere to card
• Stamp lobster image in Calypso Coral onto Whisper White and cut out then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a Basic Metal button and adhere to card

There you have it! Thanks for stopping by! Now to go and see what Nancy has done! Have fun hopping!

Card Recipe: Stamps- By the Tide, Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Summer Starfruit, Soft Sky; Ink- Soft Sky, Pacific Point, Calypso Coral; Accessories- Circles framelits, Basic Metal button, linen thread, sponge, dimensionals

Vellum Hearts

Good morning, Friends! What a busy week it has been! And so many fun things are happening! I had a great weekend with a great friend, then the new Stampin' Up! Catalog Premier event, and then I was home for a few days. Yesterday I got to place my first order for new Stampin' Up! products that were in the "Sneak Peek"! Ooooo! I can't wait for those to come to my door!! Yesterday was also an all-day sewing day for me with some great friends! I got a lot done, too! And today I get to do another all-day sew with a different group of ladies. I haven't been to an all-day sew with this particular group so I am looking forward to meeting some great people! Then tonight I am looking forward to spending time with Becky doing some stitching! I haven't see her in a while and it will be fun to catch up! So I haven't had much time to stamp. I hope to have a card done for tomorrow but I'm not sure that will happen. I do have to get one done for the Stamp Review Crew hop that happens on Monday! Lots to do!!

Today's card is an easy one! I really like how this one came together!

• Card base is Soft Sky
• Take another piece of Soft Sky and use the scallop edge border punch to punch the end
• Adhere a piece of the gold foil designer vellum to the scalloped panel
• Tie a piece of gold twine around the panel and then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Perfect Pennants in Island Indigo and cut out using the Banners framelits and then adhere to card

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Soft Sky, Very Vanilla, gold foil designer vellum; Ink- Island Indigo; Accessories- scallop edge border punch, gold twine, Banners framelits, dimensionals

CCMC 301

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

And my card...

• Card base is Whisper White
• Run a layer of Whisper White through the Big Shot with the Chevron embossing folder part way to emboss one end of the card stock then adhere to the card base with dimensionals
• Adhere a strip of silver foil card stock to hide the transition of the embossing
• Stamp the oval chevron image from Oh, Hello onto a piece of Whisper White card stock in So Saffron ink and cut out using the ovals framelits dies then use the Occasion paper piercing pack to pierce around the outside of the stamped image
• Stamp the greeting onto the oval with black StazOn then adhere oval to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the flower image twice onto Whisper White card stock using Wild Wasabi and Wisteria Wonder markers and cut out
• Adhere flowers to card with dimensionals
• Tie a piece of silver twine through a vintage faceted button and adhere to card

Find more inspiration at the Create with Connie and Mary website! I hope you will play along with us this week! We love to see what you do with our challenges! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Oh, Hello; Paper- Whisper White, silver foil card stock, Ink- So Saffron, Wisteria Wonder, Wild Wasabi, black StazOn; Accessories- Chevron embossing folder, Occasions paper piercing pack, Ovals framelits, silver twine, vintage faceted button, dimensionals