Good morning, Friends! This last week of June seems to be flying by! Nick has had a lot of soccer going on and we seem to be running into town several times a day. Sure keeps one busy!! I haven't even cooked dinner at home all week! I think I might be able to tonight but now I need to figure out what we might want - lol! If I can get that figured out I can go to the store while Nick is at camp this morning and time it just right so that when I'm done shopping he's done at camp and then we go straight home so nothing spoils in this heat!! Guess I had better start thinking...
Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Paper Players. Not sure how I feel about this one. I thought the sketch was unique and fun but I what I visualized didn't quite come through on this card. But here it is! Card details:
- Card base is Basic Grey
- Layer of Basic Grey run through the Big Shot using the Framed Tulip TIEF and then adhered to card base
- Layer of Primrose Petals
- Stamp label image from Everything Eleanor onto Very Vanilla using Pink Pirouette, cut out and then cut the top part of label off
- Stamp sentiment from Petite Pairs onto label in Basic Grey and then adhere to layer
- Tie a piece of Basic Grey stitched grosgrain ribbon around layer and pop up onto card
- Stamp scallop image in Primrose Petals onto Very Vanilla and cut out
- Punch a circle from Basic Grey with the 1 1/4" circle punch, adhere to scallop image and pop up onto card
- Stamp bird image onto Very Vanilla using Basic Grey ink, punch out using the 1 1/4" circle punch and pop up onto card
- Thread some linen thread through a Very Vintage designer button and adhere to card
There you have it! Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you all have a wonderful day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Everything Eleanor, Petite Pairs; Paper- Basic Grey, Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla; Ink- Basic Grey, Primrose Petals; Accessories- Basic Grey stitched grosgrain ribbon, Very Vintage designer buttons, Framed Tulip TIEF, linen thread, 1 1/4" circle punch, dimensionals
Good morning, Friends! I am excited to show you this week's Create with Connie and Mary challenge! It's a color challenge! And take a look at these beautiful colors!
Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, and Early Espresso! And here is what I came up with!
I used the CAS(E) This Sketch from last week to help me make this! So with all the new stuff I got I had to go and use an "old" stamp - lol!! I stamped the flourish from Everything Eleanor in Early Espresso onto Early Espresso and then punched the bottom using the scallop edge border punch. I added a strip of Island Indigo and then tied a piece of Summer Starfruit around this before adhering it to a card base of Very Vanilla. Then I stamped the label image onto Very Vanilla using Summer Starfruit and fussy cut it out. I used the flourish stamp again and "strategically" stamped it onto the label with Early Espresso. The label is popped up in just the right place onto the card. I stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Early Espresso and flagged the end. This is adhered to the label. Then I stamped the bird in Island Indigo and fussy cut this out, too. It is popped up onto the card.
Be sure to see what the other designers did with these fabulous colors by visiting the Create with Connie and Mary site! I hope to see all your wonderful creations uploaded there this week! And don't forget to sign up for the Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection! By signing up now you get the early bird pricing! Visit the Create with Connie and Mary site for more information! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Every Eleanor, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Island Indigo; Ink- Summer Starfruit, Early Espresso, Island Indigo; Accessories- Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon, scallop edge border punch, dimensionals
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
Good morning, Friends! Another week. It's that time of year when the days will be flying by! Nick's sports are taking off once again. Soccer every day and then next week he will be doing Middle School track. He is really excited for that! And he has decided that he does not want to play baseball. I'm glad for that as there is no time! Yesterday's soccer scrimmage went very well! And the weather was so beautiful! A little chilly but the sun was shining and starting to warm things up nicely. Pat and Nick went mountain biking and had a super time! Love this time of year!
Today's card was inspired by the challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch. I know that this is a sketch that I will most likely use again! So many wonderful possibilities! I stamped the image from Everything Eleanor in Sahara Sand onto a card base of Sahara Sand. Then I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Rich Razzleberry onto a strip of Whisper White. I adhered this to a strip of Sycamore Street designer paper that was punched with the scallop edge border punch. I tied a piece of Pool Party ribbon around this and adhered it to the card. Then I tied some white baker's twine through two buttons from the Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack and adhered them to the card. Very simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Everything Eleanor, Friendly Phrases; Paper- Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Sycamore Street designer paper; Ink- Sahara Sand, Rich Razzleberry; Accessories- Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack, white baker's twine, scallop edge border punch
Good morning, Friends! It's the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge! This week we have a color challenge. Take a look at these wonderful colors!!
Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Basic Grey. Aren't these colors just wonderful?! I do love grey and yellow together anyway and then adding a pop of that bright pink is just delightful! Take a look at how I put them together!
I stamped the swirl image from Everything Eleanor in Basic Grey onto a card base of Basic Grey. Then I added a strip of Basic Grey designer paper with one end flagged. I stamped the label image in Daffodil Delight and then the greeting from Perfectly Penned in Basic Grey onto Whisper White and cut it out. This is popped up onto the card. Then I took a piece of Melon Mambo card stock to the Big Shot and used the Beautiful Wings embosslit to cut a butterfly. I added a mini brad and adhered it to the card. Finally I added three pearls to the label.
More inspiration can be found at the Create with Connie and Mary website so be sure to visit! I hope you'll play along and show us your wonderful creations using these colors, too! We always love to see what you do! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Everything Eleanor, Perfectly Penned; Paper- Basic Grey, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Neutrals designer paper stack; Ink- Daffodil Delight, Basic Grey; Accessories- Beautiful Wings embosslit, mini brad, pearls, dimensionals
Good morning, Friends! Time for another great challenge from the talented ladies at Create with Connie and Mary! This week we are being challenged with color. Take a look at what they came up with.
Basic Grey, Real Red and Pumpkin Pie are the colors to work with. I had a hard time trying to put these together so I finally scrapped what I was doing and went really simple! Take a look!
I used a lot of white to help me balance these colors and help them work together. I stamped the flourish from Everything Eleanor in Basic Grey onto Whisper White and the greeting from Friendly Phrases is also stamped in Basic Grey. Then I popped this panel up onto a card base of Whisper White. Then I stamped the flower - also from Everything Eleanor - onto a scrap piece of Whisper White in Basic Grey ink. I used my Real Red and Pumpkin Pie markers to color in the image. Then I cut it out and popped it up onto the card. I added a few pearls to make it sparkle! And there you have it! Super simple!!
Be sure to stop by the Create with Connie and Mary site to see what the other designers came up with. Then create your own project using these colors and post it so that we can all see what you did! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Everything Eleanor, Friendly Phrases; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- Basic Grey, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red; Accessories- pearls dimensionals
Good morning everyone! I am SOOOO excited to share that I will be a guest designer with the Create with Connie and Mary New Catalog Edition 2012!! Connie and Mary along with the Senior Design team and other guest designers are gearing up to showcase some of the fabulous new products from the new 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! catalog!!
My card today shows off some new product! I started with a card base of Basic Gray and then added another layer of Basic Gray that went through the Big Shot with the Tulip embossing folder. I cut down another piece of Basic Gray and stamped the flourish image from Everything Eleanor in Basic Gray. This is adhered to a piece of Pink Pirouette and then popped up on the card. Then I stamped the label image in Pink Pirouette on Whisper White and used my stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the greeting from Perfectly Penned in Basic Gray and then stamped the flower in Primrose Petals (I stamped the flower off before stamping it onto the label). I cut the label out and added a butterfly that was cut with the Beautiful Wings embosslit in Primrose Petals. I added a silver brad and popped the label up onto the card. The stamp set, Everything Eleanor and the color, Primrose Petals, are new products that I used here. LOVE the new style of ink pads! Very juicy and so easy to use!!! I can't wait to get my other pads replaced!!
Let me just say that the early bird pricing for the Create New Catalog Edition 2012 at $24.95 is an awesome deal! You will LOVE all the projects that the designers come up with! And the subscription comes with full color tutorials!! I am so excited to share my project with you! But the only way you will get to see it is to subscribe to the Create with Connie and Mary New Catalog Edition 2012! I hope to see you all there! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Everything Eleanor, Perfectly Penned; Paper- Whisper White, Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, Primrose Petals; Ink- Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, Primrose Petals; Accessories- Tulip Frame embossing folder, Beautiful Wings embosslit, silver brad, dimensionals
Good morning everyone! Wow! Hard to believe that we are starting another week! Only two more weeks of school around here! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day! I did! We ended up going out for a very nice lunch and then did some furniture shopping. We needed some good lamps for our living room and found two that work beautifully! My husband was great about helping me get a little of the kitchen and living room cleaned up, too! And the weather was perfect! Now here we are back to it!
Today's card was inspired by the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays. This week they wanted to see clean and simple projects with birds. Now I am really not a bird person so I don't have many images with birds but I did have this set, Everything Eleanor that had this bird image and I did manage to come up with something that I really like! My card base is Whisper White to which I adhered a strip of Island Indigo that has the ends flagged. Then I stamped the label from Everything Eleanor in Pool Party onto Whisper White and cut it out. I stamped the greeting from Trendy Trees in Island Indigo on the label and the label is popped up onto the card. Then I stamped the bird from Everything Eleanor in Island Indigo onto Whisper White and cut that out. This is popped up onto the label. The last thing was to punch a flower from Daffodil Delight with the itty bitty shapes punch pack and add a pearl. Pretty clean and simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!
Card Recipe: Stamps- Everything Eleanor, Trendy Trees; Paper- Whisper White, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight; Ink- Island Indigo, Pool Party; Accessories- itty bitty punch pack, pearl, dimensionals
