SSSC 262: Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful and fantastic day! My parents will be leaving today and my family will be having a nice dinner with other family and friends! Busy day again but it will be fun! I will miss my parents and hope they have a safe trip back home. Whatever you are doing today, I hope it is filled with many special memories and blessings!

Today's card was inspired by a sketch at Sweet Sunday. And because the blendabilities are no longer available, I had to come up with another way to color these beautiful blossoms - markers and blender pens.

• Card base is Whisper White
• Stamp the image from Indescribable Gift onto the card base using Tuxedo black Momento ink
• Color the image in using Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe and Calypso Coral markers and a blender pen
• Add some speckles using the image from the Gorgeous Grunge set
• Cut a circle from Baked Brown Sugar by nesting two circles together from the Circles framelits and running through the Big Shot then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Whisper white using Tuxedo black Momento ink and flag the end then adhere to the card with 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 Cards "Create"tions Celebrations edition starts today! They are posting the winners to the blog candy on their site! Good luck! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Indescribable Gift, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Baked Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral; Accessories- blender pen, Circles framelits, gold basic metal button, dimensionals

CCMC Preview Week Day 6!

Hello everyone! It's a bright sunny day today! And it makes me happy! I hope your day is a good one so far! I did get the mountain of laundry done yesterday and that feels so good! Not sure what we are doing today but it's nice to have time to just sit and relax!

Today's card is a fun Easter card! I can't believe that Easter is Sunday! Wow!! I was inspired by last week's sketch at Freshly Made. A super simple one!

• Card base is Smoky Slate cut at 11" x 4 1/4" and fold in half
• Cut a piece of Whisper White at 3 1/4" x 4" and round the two left hand corners with the Project Life corner rounder
• Stamp the bunny image from Cheerful Critters onto the Whisper White panel using Tuxedo black Momento ink and stamp the greeting in the sign from Teeny Tiny Wishes using Tuxedo black Momento ink
• Color the bunny using Smoky Slate marker and a blender pen and the dress using Strawberry Slush marker (I also added some Strawberry Slush to her ears)
• Cut a strip of Pistachio Pudding at 1 1/4" x 4" and fringe the edge using the fringe scissors
• Adhere fringed strip to the stamped panel
• Tie a piece of Whisper White cotton twine from the Painted Blooms cotton twine pack around the panel and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Punch a flower from Strawberry Slush using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to card
• Add a rhinestone to flower center

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site! Nicole has a super fun project to share with you today! She is also giving away blog candy!! And while you're there, don't forget to sign up for the Cards "Create"tions Celebration edition! We are getting ready to have some fun!! I hope to see you there! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Cheerful Critters, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Smoky Slate, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Strawberry Slush; Ink- Smoky Slate, Strawberry Slush, Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- Painted Blooms cotton twine, fringe scissors, itty bitty accents punch pack, rhinestones, Project Life corner rounder, dimensionals

CCMC 348

Hello everyone! I'm on spring break and having a blast! I am on the eastern slope visiting a friend and we are shopping, sewing, visiting, laughing and having an awesome time! More shopping today and then the big basketball game will be on later this evening! Go Wichita!! Today is a new challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week they have a color challenge!

Rose Red, Soft Sky and Sahara Sand are the colors to work with. Aren't they pretty! I love the softness of these colors! I got this stamp and haven't had a chance to work with it yet. And it's almost Easter! Yikes! So I decided to use it with these colors.

• Card base is Soft Sky
• Adhere a piece of Rose Red to the card base
• On a piece of Whisper White, stamp the image from Happy Easter Bunny using Tuxedo black Momento ink and then stamp the image again onto another piece of Whisper White
• I used markers and a blender pen to color the image: the bunny is colored with Sahara Sand and the other images were colored with Rose Red and Soft Sky (it's hard to see but I did trace the letters with the Soft Sky marker)
• On the Whisper White panel, use the Occasions paper piercing pack to pierce an oval around the image and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Cut the bunny from the scrap piece and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add four Rose Red candy dots to card

And there you have it! Be sure to see all the fabulous creations at the Create with Connie and Mary site! You will be inspired!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Happy Easter Bunny; Paper- Soft Sky, Rose Red, Whisper White; Ink- Sahara Sand, Rose Red, Soft Sky, Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- Regals candy dots, Occasions paper piercing pack, blender pen, dimensionals

CCMC 345

Hello everyone! I took the day off today because we are heading to Las Vegas!! Nick has a soccer tournament and the first game is tomorrow. As soon as I finish this post we will be on the road! You probably noticed some changes over at the Create with Connie and Mary site. While I'm not part of the Thursday design team at the moment, I will be doing a Saturday blog hop with them! I'm so excited! So be sure to check out their site to see who the new designers are and all their beautiful creations!

So while I'm not a designer on Thursdays, I still want to participate in their challenges! And this week we have a fun sketch to work with. Check it out!!

I wanted to use some new stamps so I got out the Indescribable Gift stamp set and the blendabilities along with some circle framelits and went to work!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Adhere a strip of Wild Wasabi onto the card base at an angle
• Adhere a circle of Pink Pirouette cut with the circles framelits
• Stamp the blossoms image from Indescribable Gift stamp set onto a piece of Whisper White card stock using Tuxedo black Momento ink and color in using blendabilities: Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake and outline using Soft Sky
• Use the Circle framelits to cut out part of the image and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the sentiment onto a piece of Whisper White using Tuxedo black Momento ink and cut out using the Circles framelits then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Tie a piece of linen thread through a basic metal button and adhere to card

I love the soft springy colors of this! Here's to warmer weather!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Indescribable Gift; Paper- Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, blendabilities: Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake, Soft Sky; Accessories- Circle framelits, linen thread, basic metal button, dimensionals

Easter Florets

Good morning, Friends! Oh thank goodness it's Friday! It was a great time of sewing yesterday! I got a lot done on my project! So I signed up for two more days of sewing next week and I could potentially have it all done by then! But we will see… Lol! Tonight I am looking forward to a nice bbq with friends! 

Today's card was another one that I did with my stamp club this month. I wanted to show off some of the beautiful vellum that we sell as well as some of the other gold products. 

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Adhere a piece of the gold designer vellum to another piece of Very Vanilla
• Stamp the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in black StazOn just above the vellum piece
• Tie a piece of gold twine around the panel (I wrapped mine around the panel twice)
• Adhere panel to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the stem from Fabulous Florets in Pear Pizzazz onto a piece of Very Vanilla and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the flower images onto a piece of Very Vanilla with Blushing Bride and cut out then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add gold sequins to the card

Lots of layers and dimension! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Fabulous Florets, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Very Vanilla, gold designer vellum; Ink- black StazOn, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride; Accessories- gold twine, gold sequins, dimensionals

Washi Easter Eggs

Good morning, Friends! The school kiddos are excited around here! Today is the last day of school before spring break! Woohoo! Then they will have two weeks off before finishing off the year! I'm so excited for all of them, too! Nick is looking forward to riding his new bike! So I am a BIG March Madness fan! And I am so excited that it has started! It has been really fun to watch all the games. I have my remote control programmed with the channels to make switching a bit easier - lol! Today is a big day for me as three of my Kansas teams play! So excited to see what will happen!

Today's card was one that I did with my shoebox club this month. I had seen a canvas project that made a washi egg and thought that I could do that with our products!! 

• Card base is Whisper White
• To make the washi eggs, I cut a piece of Whisper White and adhered strips of the Gingham Garden washi tape down at a diagonal until the whole thing was covered then I used the extra large oval punch to punch the three eggs out
• To make the grass I cut a strip of Pear Pizzazz card stock and used the fringe scissors to make the cuts
• The grass is adhered to a piece of Whisper White
• Tie a piece of white baker's twine around the bottom part of the grass then adhere the panel to a piece of Night of Navy
• Adhere the panel to the card base with dimensionals
• Adhere the eggs to the front panel just behind the fringed grass part
• Stamp the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Night of Navy onto the card base
• Add rhinestones wherever you wish - lol (mine are on the eggs and beside the greeting)

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Whisper White, Night of Navy, Pear Pizzazz; Ink- Night of Navy; Accessories- White baker's twine, fringe scissors, Gingham Garden washi tape, extra large oval punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC 295

Good morning, Friends! I'm here with this week's challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we have a sketch! Take a look!

A clean and simple sketch! Here's my card!

I used the Blessed Easter single stamp again! I know that I used it for last week's challenge but I really love this stamp! So pretty and omitting the words, you can use it for many other occasions!

• Card base is Pear Pizzazz
• A layer of Gingham Garden designer paper is adhered to a piece of Melon Mambo card stock and then adhered to the card base with dimensionals
• Adhere three strips of vellum to card
• Stamp the image from Blessed Easter in black StazOn onto Naturals White card stock and cut out using the Ovals framelits
• Watercolor the image using a blender pen and Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz and Soft Sky inks
• Adhere oval to card with dimensionals
• Add three rhinestones to card

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to see the beautiful creations from the rest of the design team! So much great inspiration there! I hope to see your creation using this sketch linked up this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Blessed Easter; Paper- Pear Pizzazz, Melon Mambo, Naturals White, Vellum, Gingham Garden designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky; Accessories- Ovals framelits, blender pen, rhinestones, dimensionals

Yellow Tulips

Good morning, Friends! It's another early morning as we head back to Montrose for the final day of the basketball tournament. We actually don't have to be there quite so early but the other Fruita 8th grade team is playing and we want to watch them. We might face them in the semi-finals! So exciting! And so much talent from these 8th graders! Anyway, it's a must win to advance kind of day!! Nick is having a blast and that's all that matters!

Today's card was one I made quite a while ago. I really liked how this one turned out!

• Card base is Naturals Ivory
• Adhere a strip of Gingham Garden designer paper down the left hand side of the card
• On a layer of Naturals Ivory, stamp the Blessed Easter stamp in black StazOn and watercolor the image with a blender pen and Pear Pizzazz and Daffodil Delight inks
• Use the Occasions paper piercing pack to pierce an oval around the stamped image
• Adhere a strip of Basic Black card stock to the left hand side of the stamped panel and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add three small pearls

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Blessed Easter; Paper- Naturals Ivory, Basic Black, Gingham Garden designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz; Accessories- Occasions paper piercing pack, pearls, blender pen, dimensionals

CCMC 294

Good morning everyone! It's time for another fun Thursday challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we have a fabulous color challenge! Check out these great colors!!

Strawberry Slush, Old Olive and Basic Black are the bold bright colors for this week! I love them!! And I don't use Strawberry Slush nearly enough so I was so glad it was part of this challenge! Check out my card!

• Card base is Naturals White
• Stamp the Blessed Easter image in black StazOn onto a piece of Naturals White and use the Oval framelits to cut it out
• Use the StrawberrySlush, Old Olive and Soft Sky markers and a blender pen to watercolor the image
• Use the Occasions paper piercing pack to pierce an oval on a piece of Naturals White then adhere this to the card base with dimensionals
• Adhere a strip of Basic Black card stock to card
• Adhere the stamped oval to the card with dimensionals
• Use the bitty banner punch to punch a banner from Strawberry Slush card stock and then adhere to card
• Add two rhinestones

Find more inspiration from the other fabulous designers at Create with Connie and Mary. I hope you all will play along with us this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Blessed Easter; Paper- Naturals White, Basic Black, Strawberry Slush; Ink- black StazOn, Strawberry Slush, Old Olive, Soft Sky; Accessories- Ovals framelits, Occasions paper piercing pack, bitty banner punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

FMS 122

Good morning, Friends! So glad we are on the downhill side to the weekend! We registered Nick for his Freshman year yesterday. WOW! I can hardly believe that one! Having to think about the classes you are going to take based on credits for graduation is a new one! Now to wait and see what he actually gets. I hope he starts getting a little more serious about his future now. 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made and is the last of the cards that I did with my stamp club earlier this month. Love this single stamp! You can cut the words apart from the main image to make two stamps. Then you can use the image for a lot of other occasions! Card details:

• Card base is Naturals White
• Adhere a piece of Naturals White to the card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the Hardwood stamp onto a piece of Smoky Slate with Smoky Slate ink and adhere to card
• Stamp the Blessed Easter stamp onto a piece of Naturals White with black StazOn
• Color the image with Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush and Smoky Slate markers and a blender pen
• Adhere panel to a piece of Pistachio Pudding and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add two rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hardwood, Blessed Easter; Paper- Naturals White, Pistachio Pudding, Smoky Slate; Ink- black StazOn, Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding, Smoky Slate; Accessories- blender pen, rhinestones, dimensionals

CAS(E) This 21

Woohoo!! Today is the first day of the Create with Connie and Mary Card "Create"tions for All Occasions! Have you signed up yet? You still can and you will have access to ALL of the cards and their project sheets complete with instructions and measurements! You will see my projects on Tuesday! Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to sign up! I hope to see you on the "other" side - lol!

Good Sunday morning everyone and HAPPY EASTER! What a wonderful day today is!! I love Easter and what it truly means! And for me it means victory over death! What a great thing to celebrate! We will be celebrating with family and of course the Easter bunny has to come and bring a little something along with hiding a few eggs. Even my 13 year old is looking forward to that - lol! My sister-in-law says you are never to old to hunt for eggs! I have to agree with her. My son said that as you get older you can get more creative with the hiding spots!! Hmmm... I feel a challenge coming on - lol! 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch. And since I don't have any Easter stamps (sad, I know), I tried my best with what I had. On a card base of Primrose Petals I stamped the swirl stamp from Everything Eleanor in Primrose Petals. Then I layered a strip of designer paper from the Tea for Two dsp pack that has the end flagged. I rounded the two bottom corners of a piece of Basic Grey and adhered that to the card. On Very Vanilla I stamped the label in So Saffron and cut it out. I stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Basic Grey and added three mini brads. This is popped up onto the card. Then I stamped the flower twice onto Very Vanilla in Primrose Petals and cut them out. One flower is adhered flat and the other is popped up. And there is my Easter card! May you all have a very blessed Easter! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Teeny Tiny Wishes, Everything Eleanor; Paper- Primrose Petals, Basic Grey, Very Vanilla, Tea Two designer paper; Ink- Primrose Petals, Basic Grey, So Saffron; Accessories- mini brads, corner rounder, dimensionals