Freshly Made 152

Good morning, Friends! Wow! What a crazy busy weekend! And now we have to get up and get ourselves ready for another week. Not fair - lol! We all could use a nice relaxing day but I guess we will get over it and get to work! Nick had his first mountain bike race yesterday! He did great! He rode almost 10 miles in just over an hour and most of it was a grueling uphill! Our of 70 riders, he came in 39th. It was really exciting! He has another one in two weeks! And this week we get to watch him in his first JV soccer game! Can't wait!!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made.  I was in the mood to use some blendabilities.

• Card base is Whisper White
• Cut the edge of a strip of Pumpkin Pie with the Large Scallop edgelit then adhere to card base
• Adhere a strip of Daffodil Delight to card
• Stamp the greeting from Bloom With Hope onto a piece of Whisper White using Tuxedo Black Momento ink then stamp the flower image
• Color the flower with Blendabilities: Skin Tone Assortment, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight
• Use the Project Life corner rounder to round the bottom left corner and adhere panel to a piece of Chocolate Chip then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add two Pumpkin Pie candy dots to card

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Bloom with Hope; Paper- Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip; Ink- Tuxedo Black Momento ink, Blendabilities: Skin Tone assortment, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight; Accessories- Project Life corner rounder, Brights candy dots, Large Scallop edgelit, dimensionals

Mossy Pizzazz

Good morning, Friends! I hope your weekend is going super! This officially marks the last Sunday of summer vacation! Next Sunday all the students will be thinking of school the next day. How is that possible?? We will be heading up to the ranch in a few hours. It was fun yesterday and Nick is having a blast with his cousins! Riding four wheelers, driving the jeep and he has been getting ride is motorcycle a bunch! I'm glad. Nice to get some fun in before the summer ends!

For today's very simple card, I went monochromatic. Love the way Pear Pizzazz and Mossy Meadow look together!

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a strip of Pear Pizzazz, stamp the leaf image from Bloom with Hope in Pear Pizzazz
• Adhere stamped panel to a piece of Whisper White
• Tie a piece of Mossy Meadow stitched satin ribbon around the panel and then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the leaf image onto a piece of Whisper White with Pear Pizzazz ink
• Stamp the sentiment over the top of the stamped image with Mossy Meadow ink
• Use the Circle framelits to cut the image out and adhere to card with dimensionals

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Bloom with Hope; Paper- Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz; Ink- Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow; Accessories- Mossy Meadow stitched satin ribbon, Circles framelits, dimensionals

TSSC 324

Good morning, Friends! We are half way through another week! Wow! Today I register Nick for his freshman year! Now how did that happen??? It's just so wild to think about! He also has another doctor's appointment today. So it seems like it will be busy today! 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Techno Stamper. I was also inspired by the colors from the All Abloom designer paper. But instead of Daffodil Delight, I used Hello Honey. 

• Card base is Pistachio Pudding
• Run a piece of Mossy Meadow through the Big Shot using the Honeycomb embossing folder
• Cut a circle from Whisper White using the Circle framelits
• Stamp the stem from Bloom with Hope onto the circle using black StazOn and color it with Mossy Meadow ink and a blender pen
• Stamp the flower onto another piece of Whisper White using black StazOn and color it with Blushing Bride and Hello Honey inks and a blender pen (after coloring it in I went back and added some more color with the Blushing Bride marker)
• Cut out flower and adhere to circle with dimensionals
• Stamp greeting onto Hello Honey card stock using black StazOn and punch out with the small oval punch then adhere to circle
• Adhere circle to embossed panel and tie a piece of 1/4" Blushing Bride cotton ribbon around it then adhere to card with dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Bloom with Hope; Paper- Pistachio Pudding, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Whisper White; Ink- black StazOn, Blushing Bride, Hello Honey; Accessories- Honeycomb embossing folder, 1/4" Blushing Bride cotton ribbon, Circle framelits, small oval punch, blender pen, dimensionals

Lost Lagoon of Hope

Good morning, Friends! I hope you are all ready for a great weekend! I know I am! I surely do hope I start getting some great news! And yesterday was a start!! My friend Becky is finally out of the hospital!! Here is for a speedy recovery period so that she can finally come home! We miss you, Becky!! Yesterday I had a massage. On the way there and then especially on the way home I heard a weird noise on the car. By the time I got home the car would not move. Oh great! Had to call a tow truck so we are waiting to hear what that all means. But it doesn't sound good. There was another incident that happened yesterday, too, but I won't bore you all with those details. The day started out great! I got my box of new Stampin' Up! goodies!! But after all this yucky stuff, I just didn't have the energy to go and use it. :( Today I am doing a fun sewing class and I get to see my friend, Sherry! Woohoo!! So maybe this weekend? Well, I will have to do some stamping - lol! Gotta get caught up before I leave!

Today's card was one I did for a recent swap I was in. I think it's been mailed out even though I haven't gotten mine yet. 

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• On a layer of Sahara Sand, stamp the Hardwood background stamp in Sahara Sand
• Adhere a strip of Mossy Meadow that has the ends trimmed at an angle then adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Use the scallop edge border punch to scallop the edge of a piece of Whisper White and round the corner with the corner rounder
• Stamp the flower image and the words from Bloom with Hope using black StazOn
• Color the image in with a blender pen and Lost Lagoon and Mossy Meadow inks
• Stamp the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Sahara Sand making sure to stamp off before stamping onto the card stock
• Adhere a piece of Lost Lagoon stitched satin ribbon to the card
• Adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Punch a flower from Hello Honey using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to card
• Add a rhinestone to flower center

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hardwood, Gorgeous Grunge, Bloom with Hope; Paper- Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow; Ink- black StazOn, Sahara Sand, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow; Accessories- Lost Lagoon stitched satin ribbon, scallop edge border punch, corner rounder, itty bitty accents punch pack, rhinestones, blender pen, dimensionals

CCMC 306

Good morning, Friends! It's time for the Thursday challenge at Create with Connie and Mary! This week we have a fabulous color challenge! Take a look!

Perfect Plum, Coastal Cabana and Wild Wasabi are the given colors! I have to admit that I don't use Perfect Plum as much as I should. It's a fabulous color! And I never would have thought to pair it with Coastal Cabana but I love the look!

I kept the card pretty simple. 

• Card base is Naturals White
• Adhere a piece of Perfect Plum to the card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the flower image from Bloom with Hope in black StazOn onto a piece of Naturals White and then use the circle framelits to cut it out
• Color the flower image with a blender pen using Perfect Plum and Wild Wasabi inks then sponge the edges with Coastal Cabana ink
• Adhere the stamped circle to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting in black StazOn onto a strip of Wild Wasabi and flag both ends then adhere to card
• Use the itty bitty accents punches to punch a flower from Coastal Cabana card stock and adhere to card
• Add rhinestones to flower centers

Be sure to see what the other designers did with these colors at the Create with Connie and Mary website! So many fantastic ideas and great inspiration! And be sure to check out the Early Bird pricing for the Create with Connie and Mary Summer Edition 2014! The new catalog has gone live and we are gearing up for a great special edition! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Bloom with Hope; Paper- Naturals White, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, Coastal Cabana; Ink- black StazOn, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, Coastal Cabana; Accessories- circles framelits, itty bitty accents punches, rhinestones, sponge, dimensionals

Blooming Swap Card

Good morning, Friends! My parents left yesterday :( It's always sad to say good bye but we will see them again next month! Sure wished we lived closer!! Now it's time for me to get into a summer routine! It's been hard because Nick has had such a crazy busy social schedule! I'm hoping to slow him down a bit so I can get some things done before our big trip later this month! Good luck with that... 

Today's card was one that I did for a recent swap I was in. We were to use Sneak Peek product. I chose to use the new hostess set called Bloom with Hope. This is such a beautiful set! I also used some new paper, ribbon,colors and the blendabilities!! 

• Card base is Chocolate Chip
• On a piece of Crumb Cake, stamp the Hardwood background stamp using Crumb Cake ink then adhere to card base
• Stamp the leaf/stem image from Bloom with Hope onto Mossy Meadow card stock using Mossy Meadow ink then adhere to card
• Stamp the stem image onto a piece of Whisper White card stock using black StazOn and color in with a blender pen and Mossy Meadow ink
• Use the Circle framelits to cut a circle from Moonlight dsp
• Cut the circle in half and adhere to stamped panel and adhere to a piece of Chocolate Chip then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the flower image onto a piece of Whisper White and color in using the Daffodil Delight blendabilities (the flower center is colored with the Mocha)
• Cut out the flower and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting in black StazOn onto Whisper White and cut out with the Circle framelits and adhere to card
• Add rhinestones to edge of circle

There you have it! Thank you for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hardwood, Bloom with Hope; Paper- Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Moonlight dsp; Ink- black StazOn, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Blendabilities: Daffodil Delight, Mocha; Accessories- Mossy Meadow stitched satin ribbon, Circles framelits, blender pen, rhinestones, 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

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