CCMC 365

Good morning everyone! I hope your week is going super! Mine is going way too fast! I have training tomorrow and then meetings on Friday and Monday school starts! Today I will enjoy a pedicure and then my last hours of freedom - lol!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Create with Connie and Mary! They have a new challenge every Thursday so I am getting this one in just under the wire!

• Card base is Tip Top Taupe
• Stamp the flowers image from Birthday Blossoms onto the card base using Tip Top Taupe ink
• Adhere a thin strip of So Saffron to the card base
• Flag the end of a strip of Mint Macaron using the Triple Banner punch and adhere to card
• Cut the label shape from Very Vanilla using the Lots of Labels framelits
• Stamp the greeting onto the label using Tip Top Taupe ink and adhere to card using dimensionals
• Stamp the flower and leaf images onto a piece of Very Vanilla using Momento ink
• Color the images in using Calypso Coral and Mint Macaron inks and an aqua painter filled with alcohol
• Punch the flower out using the Pansy punch and cut the leaves out by hand
• Adhere the leaves to the back of the flower and then adhere flower to label with dimensionals
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to flower center

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to see what the designers did with this sketch! Lots of super ideas! And don't forget to sign up for the Mini Edition going on right now! It's not too late to see all the super ideas! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Birthday Blossoms; Paper- Tip Top Taupe, Mint Macaron, So Saffron, Very Vanilla; Ink- Momento ink, Tip Top Taupe, Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron; Accessories- Lots of Labels framelits, aqua painter, gold basic metal button, linen thread, dimensionals

Pink Blossoms

Good morning, Friends! What a fast week this seems to be! I am so excited that I get my hair cut today! But I have a lot to do before I leave again tomorrow morning. I hope I can get my act together and stay organized. I also need to get packed and then there is shoebox this evening. So I need to get a project together. And the laundry needs to get done... But first coffee!!

Today's card was an experiment with coloring and a new color combination!

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a slightly smaller piece of Whisper White, stamp the greeting from Birthday Blossoms using black StazOn ink and color the banner part with a Pink Pirouette marker
• Stamp the blossoms image around the card using Pink Pirouette ink
• Tie a piece of Cucumber Crush dotted lace trim around the panel and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the flower image and the leaves image onto a piece of Whisper White and color in using Cucumber Crush, Rich Razzleberry and Tip Top Taupe inks and an aqua painter - Note: I used alcohol in my aqua painter instead of water (that was the experimental part)
• Use the Pansy punch to punch the flower out and cut the leaves out 
• Adhere leaves to back of flower and adhere flower to card with dimensionals
• Add rhinestones to card and flower center

The alcohol in the aqua painter worked great! I think I will be doing that more often! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Birthday Blossoms; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- black StazOn, Rich Razzleberry, Cucumber Crush, Tip Top Taupe, Pink Pirouette; Accessories- Cucumber Crush dotted lace trim, Pansy Punch, aqua painter, rhinestones, dimensionals

Birthday Blossom

Good morning, Friends! I feel like I am up way too early! I had so much fun at the baseball game last night! And the GJ Rockies won so that made it even more fun! Nick spent the night at a friend's house so I need to get him early because he is working with his dad today. Then I have a few errands and then I really need to think about tackling the laundry. Not only am I running out of clothes but we leave on Thursday!

Today's card uses some fun bright colors! 

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere a piece of Cherry on Top designer paper to card
• Cut the scallop part off of a piece of Tip Top Taupe dotted lace trim and adhere to the back of a strip of Pool Party then trim the ends at an angle and adhere to card
• Stamp the greeting from Birthday Blossoms onto the card using Tuxedo black Momento ink
• Stamp the flower image using Tuxedo black Momento ink onto a piece of Watermelon Wonder and punch out using the Pansy punch
• Stamp the leaves onto a piece of Cucumber Crush using Tuxedo black Momento ink and cut out then adhere to back of flower
• Stamp the flower image again onto a piece of Crushed Curry using Tuxedo black Momento ink and cut the center of the flower out and adhere to punched flower
• Adhere flower to card with dimensionals
• Add rhinestones to card

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Birthday Blossoms; Paper- Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Cherry on Top designer paper; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- Tip Top Taupe dotted lace trim, Pansy Punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

Control Freaks Blog Tour: New Stuff

Hello everyone! Welcome to another blog hop with the Freaks! This month we are showing off some new product! I am your stop after the fabulous LeeAnn Greff! 

You can see from these two cards what was one my first order - lol! And I love the new In Colors! So here is my first card:

I love the big bold flowers in this set! So fun and easy to watercolor!

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Adhere a piece of Pool Party to the card base
• On a piece of Whisper White stamp the flower image using black StazOn ink and color in using an aqua painter and Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush inks
• Stamp the image again onto another piece of Whisper White using the same ink and color in using the same method with the same colors then cut out
• Stamp the splatter image from Gorgeous Grunge using Pool Party ink then stamp the greeting using black StazOn ink
• Adhere a strip of the Watermelon Wonder dotted lace trim to the back side of the panel at the top and bottom
• Tie a piece of Smoky Slate thick baker's twine around the panel and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Adhere the cut out flower to the card using dimensionals
• Add rhinestones to card

Card #2!

• Card base is Pool Party
• Stamp the blossoms image from Birthday Blossoms stamp set onto a piece of Pool Party using Pool Party ink then stamp the greeting using Tuxedo black Momento ink
• Fold a piece of Watermelon Wonder dotted lace trim and tie it around the stamped panel then adhere panel to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the flower image twice onto a piece of Whisper White using black StazOn ink and stamp the leaves image twice using the same ink
• Color the images using an aqua painter and Watermelon Wonder, Mossy Meadow and Hello Honey inks
• Punch the flowers out using the Pansy punch and cut the leaves out
• Adhere the leaves to the backs of the flowers
• Adhere one flower to the card with glue dots in the center and the second flower using dimensionals in the center (of the flowers)
• Add pearls to flower centers

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Birthday Blossoms; Paper- Pool Party, Whisper White; Ink- black StazOn, Pool Party, Watermelon Wonder, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow; Accessories- Watermelon Wonder dotted lace trim, Pansy punch, pearls, aqua painter, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Joy Fold Card

Hello everyone! It's time once again for a very fun and inspiring blog hop from the Create with Connie and Mary designers! This week we are featuring the Joy Fold card! I'm sure that you will find many creative ideas using this special fold! I am your stop after the very creative Debbie Henderson!

Today is Connie's birthday so be sure to stop by her blog and say 'happy birthday'! To honor her birthday, I decided to use the new Birthday Blossoms stamp set! I paired it with some other fun new products and came up with this!

And here it is slightly opened. I made my fold go up and down instead of side to side. The front flap is held closed by tucking the corner behind the flower.

• Card base is Very Vanilla cut at 7 1/2" 5 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4"
• Adhere a piece of Timeless Elegance designer paper to the inside back that measures 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
• Adhere a piece of Timeless Elegance designer paper to the front outside flap that measures 2 7/8" x 5 3/8"
• Punch a scallop circle from Basic Black using the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch and adhere to front of card
• Create the inside card and front flap by cutting a piece of Basic Black that measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" and score at 2 3/4" then adhere to the inside of card
• Adhere a piece of Very Vanilla to the inside Basic Black card that measures 2 5/8" x 4 1/8"
• Cut a piece of Very Vanilla that measures 4 1/8" x 2 5/8"
• Stamp the greeting from Birthday Blossoms stamp set onto the Very Vanilla panel using Tuxedo black Momento ink then stamp the cluster of blossoms using Sahara Sand
• Tie a piece of Basic Black stitched satin ribbon around the panel and adhere to the front of the Basic Black flap
• Stamp the flower and leaf images onto a piece of Very Vanilla using Tuxedo black Momento ink and color in using a blender pen and Hello Honey, Sahara Sand and Wild Wasabi inks then cut out by hand
• Use the Pansy punch to punch a flower from Hello Honey card stock 
• Adhere the leaves behind the stamped flower then adhere stamped images to the punched flower with glue dots just in the center
• Adhere flower to scallop circle using double thickness of dimensionals (make sure that the dimensionals are just on the bottom petals so that your card flap can tuck behind it)
• Add a pearl to flower center

Now it's time to send you on to the birthday girl, Connie Babbert! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

 Card Recipe: Stamps- Birthday Blossoms; Paper- Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Hello Honey, Timeless Elegance designer paper; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Hello Honey, Wild Wasabi, Sahara Sand; Accessories- Basic Black satin ribbon, Pansy punch, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, blender pen, pearl, dimensionals