CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Hello Honey Leaves

Good morning everyone! It's time for another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! This week we are featuring fall cards that use one or more of the old In Colors! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson!

Fall is my favorite time of year! The leaves are turing a beautiful golden yellow and that was my inspiration for this card! I decided to use the beautiful In Color, Hello Honey and the Vintage Leaves stamp set!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere a strip of Rich Razzleberry washi tape (from the Happy Haunting designer washi tape) to another piece of Whisper White
• Stamp the smaller leaf from the Vintage Leaves stamp set onto the panel using Hello Honey ink (I stamped off once before stamping onto my panel)
• Stamp the splotches from the Perpetual Calendar stamp set onto the panel using Crumb Cake ink (I stamped off once before stamping onto my panel)
• Adhere panel to card base
• Stamp the two other leaves onto a piece of Hello Honey card stock using Momento ink and cut out using the Leaflets framelits
• Sponge the leaves using Hello Honey ink then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More stamp set onto a strip of Whisper White using Momento ink and flag one end then adhere to card
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to card
• Add a few gold sequins to card

Have you subscribed to the Create with Connie and Mary October mini edition? It starts tomorrow and you won't want to miss it! Here is a snippet of what you can expect! I hope to see you there!

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Vintage Leaves, Perpetual Birthday Calendar, And Many More; Ink- Momento ink, Hello Honey, Crumb Cake; Paper- Whisper White, Hello Honey; Accessories- Happy Haunting washi tape, Leaflets framelits, linen thread, gold basic metal button, gold sequins, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Halloween Treat/Favor

Hello everyone and welcome to another fun Saturday blog hop! The Create with Connie and Mary designers are showing you all some fun little treat projects for Halloween! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson!

I found a great tutorial from Becky Roberts that showed how to make these fun little file folder treat holders! It's the perfect size to hold a little chocolate! I didn't have any candy to put in it. We try not to have any candy around the house as I tend to eat it all - yikes! So this one is empty but I look forward to finding a special treat to put inside!

• Cut a piece of Happy Haunting designer paper at 3" x 5" then score at 2 1/4" x 2 1/2"
• Use the Envelope Punch Board and the paper trimmer to create the file folder tabs on each side of the paper
• Cut a spider web doily into fourths and adhere to the front of the treat holder
• Wrap a piece of Very Vanilla thick baker's twine around the holder and tie a bow
• Stamp the spider image from Howl-o-Ween Treat stamp set using Basic Black archival ink onto a piece of Very Vanilla and cut out using the Boo to You framelits
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More stamp set onto a strip of Very Vanilla using Basic Black archival ink and flag one end then adhere to back of spider and adhere to treat holder

Super easy and a fun treat to give anyone! I might think about doing this for my students! 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- Howl-o-Ween Treat, And Many More; Paper- Very Vanilla, Happy Haunting designer paper; Ink- Basic Black archival ink; Accessories- spider web doilies, Boo to You framelits, Envelope Punch Board, Very Vanilla thick baker's twine, dimensionals

Happy Howl-o-Ween!

Good morning everyone! Are you all ready for another week? Ready or not, here it comes! Two more full weeks of school and then it's a short week for us because our fall break will start! Woohoo! I can hang on till then, right? I am so ready for our fall break! We had a great weekend of high school bike racing! Two more weeks and we will have another! I love those weekends! We even went for a ride last night! The evenings are a little cooler and that makes riding more enjoyable! It is supposed to rain the next couple of days so we will see how much riding we can do. I am ready for the cooler fall temperatures!

Today's card was one I did with our shoebox group this month. I needed something pretty quick and easy.

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Stamp the dots from the Perpetual Calendar stamp set onto the card base a few times using Basic Black archival ink
• Punch a circle from Crushed Curry using the 2" circle punch and sponge the edges using Crushed Curry ink
• Adhere the circle to the center of a spider web doily and adhere the doily to the card
• Stamp the owl image from Howl-o-Ween Treat onto Very Vanilla card stock using Blackberry Bliss ink and cut out using the Boo To You framelits
• Adhere owl to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More onto a strip of Very Vanilla and flag the end then adhere to card 

Don't forget that the Create with Connie and Mary September mini session has started! We are featuring some great projects for the upcoming holidays! You can still sign up to see all the wonderful ideas! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Howl-o-Ween Treat, And Many More, Perpetual Calendar; Paper- Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla; Ink- Basic Black archival ink, Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry; Accessories- 2" circle punch, Boo to You framelits, spider web doilies, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Halloween Card - Howl-o-Ween Treat

It's another Saturday blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary designers! This week are continuing the theme of Halloween! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson! 

Did I tell you how much I love Halloween? Lol! When I saw this set, Howl-o-Ween Treat with the coordinating framelits, I knew I would be having some fun! And how fabulous are these spider web doilies??!! My card turned out kind of busy but I still liked it! And I hope you do, too!

• Card base is Rich Razzleberry
• On another slightly smaller piece of Rich Razzleberry, adhere a strip of the Happy Haunting designer washi tape then adhere to card base
• Adhere a piece of Crushed curry to a piece of Basic Black and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Adhere a spider web doily to the Crushed Curry card stock
• Stamp the owl image from Howl-o-Ween Treat stamp set onto a piece of Very Vanilla using Basic Black archival ink and cut out using the Boo to You framelits then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More stamp set onto a strip of Very Vanilla using Basic Black archival ink
• Flag both ends of the strip and adhere to card
• Punch two small stars from silver glimmer paper using the star punch from the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to card
• Punch the larger star from silver glimmer paper using the medium star punch and adhere to card with dimensionals

The September mini edition starts tomorrow! The designers have put together some great projects that use the fabulous new products from the new Holiday mini catalog! You won't want to miss this! Here is just a little snippet of what you can expect:

Time to send you on to see what awesomeness Connie Babbert has to show you! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a super day!

 Card Recipe: Stamps- Howl-o-Ween Treat, And Many More; Ink- Basic Black archival ink; Paper- Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, silver glimmer paper; Accessories- Happy Haunting designer washi tape, Boo to You framelits, Medium star punch, itty bitty accents punch pack, spider web doilies, dimensionals

The Stamp Review Crew: Vintage Leaves

Hello everyone! It's time for another fabulous and fun blog hop with The Stamp Review Crew! This time around we are featuring projects that use the Vintage Leaves stamp set! I am your stop right after Tanya Boser!

I am loving this stamp set and coordinating framelits! I had a lot of fun creating this simple card for this hop! Take a look!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Run another piece of Crumb Cake through the Big Shot using the Woodland embossing folder then adhere to card base
• Stamp the leaves images from the Vintage Leaves stamp set onto Whisper White using Hello Honey and Rich Razzleberry then cut out using the Leaflets framelits
• Sponge the edges of the leaves using Crumb Cake ink
• Adhere the leaves to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More using Basic Black archival ink onto a strip of Whisper White and flag the end then adhere to card
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to card

Super simple!! Time for you to go and check out what Heidi Baks has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Vintage Leaves, And Many More; Paper- Crumb Cake, Whisper White; Ink- Basic Black archival ink, Hello Honey, Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake; Accessories- Leaflets framelits, Woodland embossing folder, gold basic metal button, linen thread, sponge, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a fabulous start! I wasn't quite ready to go back to work this week. But here we are! Nick's bike races will be starting up this weekend so I will be busy with that, too! Should be fun, though!

Today's card was inspired by last week's sketch from the Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge. I got some new goodies from the upcoming Holiday mini and tried them out. I love this set, Howl-o-Ween Treat with the coordinating framelits, Boo to You! I only got this one card done but I am hoping to find time (and energy) to make a few more!

• Card base is Tangelo Twist
• Run another piece of Tangelo Twist through the Big Shot using the Lucky Stars embossing folder then adhere to card base
• Flag the end of a strip of Happy Haunting designer paper and adhere to card
• Cut a square from Very Vanilla and adhere to card
• Cut a circle from Very Vanilla and run through the Big Shot using the Lucky Stars embossing folder then adhere to card
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More stamp set onto a strip of Basic Black using VersaMark ink and emboss with white emboss powder then adhere to card
• Stamp the hat image from Howl-o-Ween Treat stamp set onto Very Vanilla using Blackberry Bliss ink and cut out (I cut this out by hand) then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add a few rhinestones to stars

Before I sign off I want to remind you all of the upcoming Create with Connie and Mary mini edition! It starts tomorrow! But the only way to see the fabulous projects is to be a subscriber! Find out more by visiting the Create with Connie and Mary site! Here is a little teaser!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Howl-o-Ween Treat, And Many More; Paper- Very Vanilla, Tangelo Twist, Basic Black, Happy Haunting designer paper; Ink- VersaMark, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories- Lucky Stars embossing folder, white emboss powder, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Tip Top Taupe

Hello everyone! It's time for another Saturday blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary design team! This week we are showing projects that use the Tip Top Taupe in color! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson! 

But first, I want to make sure you know about the upcoming Create with Connie and Mary mini edition. Here is some more information about that:

• 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
• BONUS:  Every month in the weeks following the release, Connie and Mary will each do two additional cards to make an Bonus Card Set project for you!  Make sure you check back in with us!

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!

August Mini session is available on August 19th (and you'll have access for up to a year)

Cost is only $8.95 US

Sets used for this collection

• Build a Birthday
• From Land to Sea
• Wild About Flowers
• Gift from the Garden
• Build a Banner (using it for other than banners!)
• BONUS:  Howl-o-ween Treat

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

I hope you will join us for this fun edition! The only way to see these awesome projects is to subscribe to this edition! I hope to see you all there!

And now for my project for the blog hop.

• Card base is Tip Top Taupe
• Run another piece of Tip Top Taupe through the Big Shot using the Woodland embossing folder (sneak peek of what's coming in the new Holiday mini!) and adhere to card base
• Stamp the leaves from the Vintage Leaves stamp set onto Whisper White card stock using Tip Top Taupe ink and cut out using the coordinating Leaflets framelits
• Adhere bigger leaf to card then adhere smaller one using dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More stamp set onto a piece of Whisper White using Tip Top Taupe ink
• Punch the greeting out using the Washi Tape punch and adhere to card
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to card

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!

Gold Butterfly

Hello everyone! I hope your weekend is going great! Mine seems to be going really fast! The wind blew yesterday and now my allergies are really bad. Ugh! I wish it would rain!! Hopefully today will be a little more calm. All this dust just gives me a headache! I did get a lot done yesterday! I got all my cards done for stamp club which happens tomorrow night and a few others! Today is a day of stitching and then I really have to get the laundry finished up! And then it's another busy week at work!

Today's card was inspired by one I had pinned. I liked how the card used the washi tape. It seems that I get all this washi tape and then never use it so I decided to experiment here. Not sure it's my favorite but I like the sparkle!

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• On another piece of Very Vanilla card stock adhere the Watercolor Wonder washi tape in various lengths 
• Adhere the panel to the card base using dimensionals
• Cut a butterfly from gold glimmer paper using the Butterfly thinlits and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More onto a strip of Very Vanilla using Tuxedo black Momento ink and flag the end then adhere to butterfly body
• Thread a piece of gold baker's twine through a gold basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to butterfly body

Super simple card! Week 2 of the Create with Connie and Mary Cards "Create"tions edition starts today! You can still subscribe to see all the wonderful creations that have been shared so far! So many great ideas a awesome inspiration! Don't miss out! Visit their site to find more information! I hope to see you there this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- And Many More; Paper- Very Vanilla, gold glimmer paper; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- Butterfly thinlits, Watercolor Wonder washi tape, gold baker's twine, gold basic metal button, dimensionals 

The Stamp Review Crew: Wondrous Wreath

Hello everyone! It's time for another blog hop with the Stamp Review Crew! This time we are featuring the Wondrous Wreath stamp set! This stamp set was released in the Holiday mini catalog but has been carried over! I used it for fall and Christmas so it was fun to come up with something for the spring season! I am your stop right after the fabulous Martha Inchley. 

With the weather we are having here in Western Colorado, it wasn't hard to make a spring card! It is just gorgeous around here! So I looked ahead to an upcoming holiday and chose Mother's Day to make this pretty spring wreath.

I used the sketch at Freshly Made to help me with the layout and the colors came from the All Abloom designer paper stack.

• Card Base is Whisper White
• Adhere a strip of the All Abloom designer paper to the card base
• Run a piece of Pistachio Pudding card stock through the Big Shot using the Decorative Dots embossing folder then adhere to card
• Stamp the first layer of leaves from Wondrous Wreath onto a piece of Whisper White using Pistachio Pudding ink
• Stamp the second layer of leaves over the first layer using Mossy Meadow ink then cut out using the Wonderful Wreath framelits
• Adhere wreath to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the sentiment from And Many More onto a strip of Whisper White using Tuxedo Black Momento ink and angle the ends then adhere to wreath with dimensionals
• Punch a variety of flowers from Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight and Blushing Bride using the itty bitty accents punch pack
• Adhere flowers to the wreath then add rhinestones to flower centers

Now it's time to send you on to see what the talented Ann Shach has to show you! I know you will be inspired! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wondrous Wreath, And Many More; Paper- Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, All Abloom designer paper; Ink- Tuxedo Black Momento ink, Pistachio Pudding, Mossy Meadow; Accessories- Wonderful Wreath framelits, itty bitty accents punch pack, Decorative Dots embossing folder, rhinestones, dimensionals

Hardwood Hearts

Good morning, Friends! We are up early and almost ready to leave for our Kansas Christmas! I am so excited to see my family again! Nick got his permit yesterday after his class and now he thinks he will get to drive part of the way. HA HA!! Not!! He will get to drive some when we get there but not on the way. Mama can't handle that - lol! Anyway, it's an exciting time around here!

Today's card is another that we made in stamp club this month. Super sweet and simple!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Take another piece of Crumb Cake and stamp the Hardwood background stamp onto it using Crumb Cake ink then run it through the Big Shot using the Hearts framelits
• Adhere panel to card base using dimensionals
• Run a piece of red glimmer paper through the Big Shot using the Hearts framelits and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More onto a strip of Whisper White using Real Red ink and flag the end then adhere to card
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a Nordic designer button and tie a bow then adhere to card

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- And Many More, Hardwood; Paper- Crumb Cake, Whisper White, red glimmer paper; Ink- Crumb Cake, Real Red; Accessories- Hearts framelits, Nordic designer button, linen thread, dimensionals

Birthday Hapiness

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is going super! We decided to have our Christmas last night after Nick was done with his drivers ed course. And boy was that fun!! We got a lot of nice things! Today Nick will finish his drivers ed and I will be doing laundry and packing as we will be leaving the first thing tomorrow! I hope to do some multi tasking and get some stamping done! I got a nice Craftsman tool box with drawers and now all my punches are stored so nice and neat! I love it! 

Today's card was another that I did with my stamp club this month. 

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Stamp the border image from Choose Happiness onto the card base using Smoky Slate ink
• Flag the end of a strip of Old Olive card stock and sponge with Old Olive ink then adhere to card base
• Stamp the flower image onto a piece of Whisper White using Blackberry Bliss ink and cut out with the Circles framelits
• Use the Essentials paper piercing pack to pierce a circle around the flower then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More onto the card base using Blackberry Bliss ink
• Stamp the bird image onto a piece of Whisper White using Lost Lagoon ink and cut out then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Punch a flower from Blackberry Bliss using itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to bird
• Add a pearl to flower center

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Choose Happiness, And Many More; Paper- Smoky Slate, Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White; Ink- Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon, Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive; Accessories- Circles framelits, itty bitty accents punch pack, Essentials paper piercing pack, pearl, sponge, 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

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