PPA 218

Good morning, Friends! Well, Monday came and went and I lived to tell about it - lol! I survived so now it's time to get through the rest of the week. I can do this! I think I am a little more caught up and will be able to feel a little more organized this week. It rained yesterday and last night and is supposed to rain some more. Wow! We usually don't get this much rain but it sure is nice! I'm loving the cooler weather!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch and the color palette at Pals Paper Arts. So I pulled out the beautiful Four Feathers stamp set and got to work!

• Card base is Hello Honey
• Cut a piece of Blackberry Bliss the shape you want it and use the Feathers framelits to cut the feather shapes
• Stamp the two feather images onto Hello Honey card stock using Hello Honey ink and cut out using the Feathers framelits
• Adhere the feathers to the card base using the Blackberry Bliss panel as a placement guide
• Adhere the Blackberry Bliss panel to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Four You onto a strip of Crumb Cake using Blackberry Bliss ink and flag the end
• Tie a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and where to card

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You, Four Feathers; Paper- Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, Crumb Cake; Ink- Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories- Feathers framelits, gold basic metal button, linen thread, dimensionals

Pictogram Vase

Good morning, Friends! It's a shorter day for me today! So I hope to get home and be productive in my craft room! I need to get a birthday present finished and ready to go for tomorrow and I need to get a lot of stamping done! But it seems like I have just been so tired! It won't be long now and my days will be packed! But I am really loving the job!

Today's card was another that I did with my stamp club on Monday. Super easy!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Stamp the vase image from Pictogram Punches onto a piece of Whisper White using Wild Wasabi ink and adhere to a piece of Island Indigo card stock
• Adhere the panel to a piece of Whisper White card stock and stamp the greeting from Four You at the bottom using Island Indigo ink
• Adhere the panel to the card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the vase again onto a piece of Whisper White using Island Indigo ink and cut the vase part out and adhere over green vase with dimensionals
• Punch flowers from Tangelo Twist, Crushed Curry and Rich Razzleberry using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to stems
• Add rhinestones to flower centers
• Tie a knot with Blushing Bride 1/4" cotton ribbon and adhere to vase
• Flag the end of a piece of Rich Razzleberry card stock and adhere to card

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Pictogram Punches, Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry, Tangelo Twist, Crushed Curry; Ink- Island Indigo, Wild Wasabi; Accessories- Blushing Bride 1/4" cotton ribbon, itty bitty accents punch pack, rhinestones, dimensionals

Hello Bloom

Hello everyone and Happy 4th to all my US friends!! Nick and I made it safely to the states on Wednesday and my husband met as in Denver and drove us to Kansas to celebrate the 4th with my family. Nothing beats Kansas fireworks! And Nick is having a super time! I, however, got sick. Ugh!! I have a super big time head cold. Yuck! I just hope I can enjoy the evening with my extended family. I've been sleeping a lot and taking medicine so we will see... Looks like I am back to posting live again!! 

Today's card was inspired by one that the Stampin' Up! crew had done a while ago with a different flower. I just love this flower and thought I would be able to substitute it and I think it turned out great!

• Card base is Night of Navy
• On a piece of Whisper White, stamp the flower from Blended Bloom using Tuxedo Black Momento ink and color in with Blendabilities: Daffodil Delight and Mocha
• Stamp the splotches from Gorgeous Grunge with Daffodil Delight and Night of Navy (the Night of Navy splotches were stamped off before stamping onto the card stock)
• Adhere stamped panel to card base
• Stamp the greeting from Four You onto a strip of Night of Navy using the VersaMark pad and emboss with white emboss powder
• Flag the end of the embossed strip and flag the end of a strip of Old Olive and adhere together
• Tie a piece of linen thread through a Hardware Essentials clip and clip to the greeting then adhere to card with dimensionals

There you have it! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Blended Bloom, Gorgeous Grunge, Four You; Paper- Night of Navy, Whisper White, Old Olive; Ink- Tuxedo Black Momento ink, VersaMark, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Blendabilities: Daffodil Delight, Mocha; Accessories- white emboss powder, linen thread, Hardware Essentials clips, dimensionals

Retro 118

Hello everyone! Today's card was inspired by an older sketch at Retro Sketches.

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Use the itty bitty accents punch pack to punch hearts from Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride and Pool Party card stocks then use the Word Bubbles framelits to cut the shape
• Adhere the shapes to the card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Four You using Old Olive ink onto the card base
• Add rhinestones to the each heart cut out

Super simple! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You; Paper- Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Blushing Bride; Ink- Old Olive; Accessories- itty bitty accents punch pack, Word Bubbles framelits, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC 304

Good morning everyone! It's time for another Thursday challenge from Create with Connie and Mary! This week we have a color challenge! Take a look at these interesting colors!

Soft Sky, Sahara Sand and Basic Grey are the colors that we are to work with this week! I love all three of these colors but never would have thought to put them together! I was so excited to put something together with them but came up blank. So I started searching through some cards I had pinned on Pinterest and got some ideas that I could put to use. This is what emerged!

I love how this turned out! And it is really simple!

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a layer of Whisper White, stamp the splatter images from Gorgeous Grunge in Basic Grey and Soft Sky and then stamp the lines image in Sahara Sand
• Use the Word Bubbles framelits to cut two shapes from Sahara Sand and Basic Grey
• Adhere the Basic Grey one to the stamped panel and then adhere the Sahara Sand one with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Four You in Basic Grey onto a strip of Soft Sky and flag both ends of the strip then adhere to card
• Adhere panel to card base with dimensionals
• Cut a butterfly from vellum using the Beautiful Wings embosslit and adhere to card
• Add rhinestones to card including one to the butterfly

There you have it! I hope you are inspired to play along with us this week! I can't wait to see what you do with these fun and fabulous colors! Check out more awesome creations at the Create with Connie and Mary website! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Whisper White, Soft Sky, Basic Grey, Sahara Sand, vellum; Ink- Basic Grey, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky; Accessories- Word Bubble framelits, Beautiful Wings embosslit, rhinestones, dimensionals

Stamp Review Crew: By the Tide

Hello everyone! It's that time again for another fabulous blog hop from the Stamp Review Crew! This time we are featuring the stamp set, By the Tide. You may have just hopped from Dawn's blog! But if you are just starting out here then you can still see all the great projects by clicking the links below! If you get lost or there are broken links, you can click the link at the top of this post to take you to the main blog and there will be a list of all the blog hop participants. Be ready to get some really fabulous ideas from this great stamp set!

I made a very super simple card using this set. I wanted to keep it masculine and nautical. Not being a nautical person I went to the High Tide designer series papers to see what colors were used in that paper. And that's where I started! Then I found a super simple sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. And here's what emerged!

I really like how it turned out even though it is very simple! And I think it would work perfectly for Father's Day, too! Here are the details:

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Use the Circles framelits to cut a circle from Soft Sky card stock then cut off part of it to make it flat
• Stamp the plant image from By the Tide in Soft Sky onto the flattened circle and sponge the edges with Soft Sky ink then adhere to card
• Flag one end of a strip of Summer Starfruit and stamp the greeting from Four You in Pacific Point then adhere to card
• Stamp lobster image in Calypso Coral onto Whisper White and cut out then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a Basic Metal button and adhere to card

There you have it! Thanks for stopping by! Now to go and see what Nancy has done! Have fun hopping!

Card Recipe: Stamps- By the Tide, Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Summer Starfruit, Soft Sky; Ink- Soft Sky, Pacific Point, Calypso Coral; Accessories- Circles framelits, Basic Metal button, linen thread, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC 298

Good morning, Friends! It's Thursday and time for another fabulous challenge from Create with Connie and Mary! This week we have a fantastic color challenge! Take a look at these gorgeous colors!

Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Gumball Green! Ahhh! A perfect spring color combination!! Here's my card:

I actually used a lot of white space but I think that these bright colors really pop against it!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Take a piece of Whisper White and the Circle framelits and cut a circle into the Whisper White piece that goes off the edge
• Use a corner rounder to round the top left hand corner
• Run a piece of Daffodil Delight card stock through the Big Shot using the Decorative Dots embossing folder (I just realized that you can't get this folder until the new catalog is unveiled. But you can use any other embossing folder!)
• Adhere the embossed piece to the back of the Whisper White panel then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Four You in black StazOn onto a strip of Whisper White and flag the end then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the flower image from Petite Petals in Tangerine Tango onto Tangerine Tango card stock and punch out with the Petite Petals punch then punch out another flower from Tangerine Tango
• Adhere the two flowers together with a glue dot
• Cut a stem from Gumball Green card stock with the Little Leaves sizzlet
• Cut the stem apart and adhere to back of flower then adhere flower to card with dimensionals
• Add a Daffodil Delight candy dot to flower center

Find more fabulous inspiration from the rest of the design team at the Create with Connie and Mary website! I hope you will play along with us this week! I can't wait to see what you do with these fabulous colors!

Have you seen all the amazing card sets on the Create with Connie and Mary Cards "Create"tions edition? We are well into week 2 and there is only one more week left! But you can still join today for only $19.95 and enjoy all the projects that have been shared so far! I hope to see you there!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You, Petite Petals; Paper- Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Gumball Green; Ink- black StazOn, Tangerine Tango; Accessories- Circles framelits, Decorative Dots embossing folder, corner rounder, Little Leaves sizzlet, Petite Petals punch, Brights candy dots, dimensionals

Washi Flower Shop

Good morning, Friends! It was really hard to get up this morning! I'm so glad that we are on the downhill side to the weekend! I really need to focus today and get some stamping done. I did a little yesterday but lost motivation. Can't let that happen today! I tried a new workout yesterday and now I am really sore so maybe I will let my body rest by doing some stamping - lol!

For today's card I wanted to use some of the new washi tape. I got it recently and haven't used it much. I also used last week's colors from Color Throwdown.

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Stamp the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge onto the card base with gold ink
• Adhere two strips of the Watercolor Wonder washi tape vertically and two horizontally
• Stamp the greeting from Four You in black StazOn
• Stamp the flower image onto Pool Party using Pool Party ink and punch out using the Pansy punch
• Cut two stems from Old Olive using the Little Leaves sizzlet
• Adhere the stems to the back of two flowers and then adhere them to the card
• Adhere third flower to card with dimensionals
• Punch three flowers from Daffodil Delight using the itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere to flower centers
• Add three Basic Black candy dots to flower centers

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Flower Shop, Gorgeous Grunge, Four You; Paper- Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight; Ink- black StazOn, gold Encore, Pool Party; Accessories- Watercolor Wonder washi tape, Little Leaves sizzlet, Pansy Punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, Neutrals candy dots, dimensionals

Vellum Stems

Good morning, Friends! Monday is here once again! But the kiddos around here don't mind as they have another week of spring break! Woohoo! And today looks to be a much better day weather wise than yesterday! Wow! We had wind gusts of 62 mph!! It did rain a little so that helped to keep the dust down a bit. Crazy weather! March is definitely going out like a lion around these parts!

Today's card was inspired by one I saw on the Hero Arts website. I thought our new designer vellum would work great and I do like how this one turned out!

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a piece of Pool Party, stamp the greeting from Four You in VersaMark and emboss with white emboss powder
• Stamp the splatters from Gorgeous Grunge using Whisper White craft ink then adhere panel to card base
• Make a tag from Whisper White card stock 
• Adhere a piece of Silver foil designer vellum to the white tag and then cut the corners to make the tag shape
• Cut two stems from Whisper White card stock using the Little Leaves sizzlet and adhere them together then adhere them to the tag with glue dots
• Tie a piece of Pool Party seam binding ribbon around the tag and adhere tag to card with dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget that the Create with Connie and Mary Card "Create"tions has started! It's not too late to sign up and still be able to see and download all the projects that have been shown! Only $19.95!! I hope to see you there!!

• 3 weeks of FABULOUS card ideas - 18 different sets (not including our two Preview sets). 
• Each SET is presented with 4 cards...for a total of 72 EXCLUSIVE card ideas NOT SEEN ANYWHERE ELSE!
• Each Saturday we will each do a small favor as a bonus item using the same set we use during the week.   These WILL be displayed publicly but only subscribers will see the cards!
• Featuring designers:  Melissa Davies, Debbie Henderson, Deb Currier, Nicole Tugrul, Connie Babbert, and Mary Brown

The Create with Connie and Mary Card Create-tions session runs from March 30 thru April 19!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Whisper White, Pool Party, Silver foil designer vellum; Ink- VersaMark, Whisper White craft ink; Accessories- Little Leaves sizzlet, Pool Party seam binding ribbon, white emboss powder, dimensionals

Butterfly Sorbet

Good morning, Friends! I'm so glad that it's Friday!! Woohoo! My friend Sherry is visiting and we are going to be getting together for some stitching this weekend! I'm so looking forward to that! I also get a much needed massage today! Ahhh!! Should be a most wonderful weekend indeed!!

Today's card was inspired by one I had seen somewhere. A super simple clean and easy card!

• Card base is Whisper White with the bottom right hand corner rounded with the corner rounder
• A strip of Summer Starfruit was scalloped at the top with the scallop edge border punch and then round the bottom right hand corner with the corner rounder
• Stamp the sentiment from Four You in black stazOn
• On a square piece of Whisper White use the Essentials paper piercing pack to pierce the shape then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Use the bitty butterfly punch to punch a butterfly from Whisper White then use the Apothecary Accents framelits to cut out the shape
• Adhere a small piece of Sweet Sorbet designer paper to the pierced panel and adhere the punched piece to the card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to the butterfly cut out

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Sweet Sorbet designer paper; Ink- black StazOn; Accessories- Essentials paper piercing pack, Apothecary Accents framelits, bitty butterfly punch, corner rounder, scallop edge border punch, rhinestone, dimensionals

CCMC 288

Good morning, Friends! It's Thursday again and time for another Create with Connie and Mary challenge! This week we are being challenged with colors. Take a look at these most fabulous colors!! 

Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana and Baked Brown Sugar are the totally awesome colors that we are to work with! I love these colors together!! So retro and fun! Here's what I created...

My card is pretty simple and I tried to keep the retro feel in the design. Here are the details…

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere a strip of Tangerine Tango that was run through the Big Shot with the Decorative Dots embossing folder
• Round the top of a piece of Coastal Cabana card stock with the 2 1/2" circle punch and flag the bottom
• Stamp the chevron/arrow stamp image from Petal Parade in Coastal Cabana onto the Coastal Cabana tag
• Punch a circle from Tangerine Tango using the 1/2" circle punch and adhere to tag
• Punch a hole for the glimmer brad then adhere tag to card with dimensionals
• Stamp greeting from Four You in Baked Brown Sugar onto a strip of Whisper White and flag one end then adhere to card

You can find more fabulous inspiration at Create with Connie and Mary! Week 2 of the Spring Collection is full swing! Have you signed up to see all the beautiful creations? The only way to see what the designers are doing is to be a subscriber! You can sign up now and still have access to ALL the projects and downloadable tutorials! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Petal Parade, Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana; Ink- Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana; Accessories- glimmer brads, 2 1/2" circle punch, Decorative Dots embossing folder, dimensionals

MFTWSC 160

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! Not too much happening around here. I did manage to get my quilt quilted. Now it's ready for the binding! Maybe I will feel ambitious and get that ready today? We'll see!! My ear is plugged up and I have a really hard time getting motivated for anything when that happens - ugh!! 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at My Favorite Things. I didn't add all the elements as I had a hard time making it all work together so I stopped here. Card details…

• Card base is Whisper White
• Stamp the image from Petal Parade in Sahara Sand onto Sahara Sand and then adhere layer to a piece of Basic Black
• Run a strip of Summer Starfruit through the Big Shot using the Decorative Dots embossing folder and adhere to panel then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Four You in black StazOn
• Stamp the flower image from Petal Parade over the greeting in Summer Starfruit (Note: I did stamp off before stamping onto my card stock)
• Punch greeting out using the 1 3/4" circle punch then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Flag the end of a strip of Basic Black and adhere to card
• Adhere a cork flower from the Sweet Sorbet accessory pack to card
• Add a Basic Black candy dot to flower center

And there you have it! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Petal Parade, Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Basic Black, Summer Starfruit, Sahara Sand; Ink- Summer Starfruit, Sahara Sand; Accessories- Sweet Sorbet accessory pack, Neutrals candy dots, 1 3/4" circle punch, Decorative Dots embossing folder, dimensionals

Birthday Sorbet

Good morning, Friends! I hope you are having a fantastic weekend! Yesterday was a great day as I was able to get some sewing done. I hope to get more done today, though! I am not getting as much done as I had thought I would. Too much visiting I guess - lol!! That's just fine, though! And then there is the football game that is a must see game around here!! Go Broncos!!!

Today's card was inspired by one that my friend Molly gave me for my birthday. I really liked the simple layout and decided to duplicate with Stampin' Up! product. Here are the details:

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Use the Tasteful Trim die to cut a line of scallops from Basic Black card stock 
• Adhere the scallop strip to the back of a piece of Sweet Sorbet designer paper then adhere to card
• Cut a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe and run through the Big Shot with the Decorative Dots embossing folder
• Flag the end of the panel and tie a piece of Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon around it then adhere to card 
• Stamp greeting from Four You in black StazOn onto a strip of Whisper White and flag both ends then adhere to card with dimensionals

Very easy! Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site today! They will be announcing the blog candy winners! Thanks to all you of you for leaving such sweet comments! I loved reading them! Early bird pricing ended yesterday but you can still sign up to be a part of the Spring Collection! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You; Paper- Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet designer paper; Ink- black StazOn; Accessories- Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon, Decorative Dots embossing folder, Tasteful Trim die, dimensionals

A Basic Hello

Good morning, Friends! I have pre-posted this as we will be leaving early this morning and I wasn't sure that I would have had time to get a post up. And I didn't want to wait! I am trying to keep my stamping and posting going on a regular basis again. And I think I am doing pretty good - lol! What a great time we had! Nick has another week off of school so we will be enjoying some nice quiet and relaxing time at home. Need to get some things done, too. And I think Nick will be ready to see some of his buddies! 

Today's card was one that I did with my stamp club earlier this month. Here are the details:

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Stamp the lines image from Gorgeous Grunge in Calypso Coral twice onto card base
• Flag the end of a strip of Calypso Coral and adhere to a piece of Epic Day designer paper (note: put adhesive on the top part of the strip only)
• Punch a circle from Pool Party using the 2 1/2" circle punch and adhere to card
• Wrap a piece of Natural ribbon (I can't remember the name of this stuff - sorry) around this panel and tie a bow with some linen thread and then adhere to card with dimenisonals
• Stamp the greeting from Four You in Basic Grey onto a piece of Very Vanilla and adhere to card
• Add a Calypso Coral candy dot

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Epic Day designer paper; Ink- Basic Grey, Calypso Coral; Accessories- Natural ribbon, linen thread, 2 1/2" circle punch, subtles candy dots, dimensionals

Gingham Garden Birthday

Good morning, Friends! I can't believe how fast time seems to be going at the moment! I really need it to slow down so I can catch up - lol! I did manage to get a few things done yesterday but not nearly what I had planned. And yesterday was my only "free" day. So I hope I can manage my time a little better these next few days. My son has basketball tryouts tonight and we are hoping he does well! Good luck Nick! I am looking forward to Becky's Christmas card class party tonight! Always a fun event!

Today's card was one that I did with my stamp club this month. I tried to keep away from doing Christmas cards and focus on more generic type cards. I thought a simple birthday card would work! Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White with lower left hand corner punched with 1" circle punch
• Layer of Whisper White 
• Adhere a piece of Gingham Garden designer paper onto Whisper White layer and use the 1" circle punch to punch the lower left hand corner
• Stamp greeting from Four You in Island Indigo 
• Tie a piece of Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon around panel and pop up onto card
• Use the itty bitty shapes punch pack to punch a flower from Island Indigo and adhere to card
• Add a Daffodil Delight candy dot to flower center

Super simple!! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Gingham Garden designer paper; Ink- Island Indigo; Accessories- Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon, itty bitty shapes punch pack, Brights candy dots, 1" circle punch, dimensionals

Wonderfall Pie

Good morning, Friends! I think morning came a little too early for me! I do wish I were still sleeping - lol! But there is lots to do today so I had better get busy! Nick's basketball team won their game last night and that makes them undefeated! I know there will be a team coming up next week that will be really tough! Soccer is over for now with just a few practices here and there to get ready for a tournament this winter. And I do know he wants to do indoor soccer. Still lots to keep him busy - lol!

I wanted to make a fall card for today's post. I am trying to get some made before it's really over. At the school where the game was played yesterday, they had a big tree with leaves that were red, yellow and green! It was so beautiful! While there were leaves still on the tree, there were quite a few on the ground, too! Now that's a true fall picture! Here are the details on the card:

• Card base is Naturals white
• Layer of Naturals white with a layer of Sweater Weather adhered to the bottom portion then all four corners of layer were rounded with the 3/4" circle punch
• Stamp splatters and splotches from Gorgeous Grunge onto layer using Smoky Slate
• Tie a piece of Smoky Slate 3/4" chevron ribbon around panel
• Stamp greeting from Four You in Coastal Cabana then pop up onto card
• Stamp leaf from Wonderfall in Pumpkin Pie onto Naturals white and cut out
• Add some splatters from Gorgeous Grunge using Smoky Slate then adhere to card using dimensionals

I found these colors from the Color Coach and thought they sounded interesting. And they stamp a little differently using the Naturals white card stock. 

The Create with Connie and Mary Winter Collection is going on right now! My project was shown yesterday! But the only way to see it is to be a subscriber! It's not too late to sign up and join. You will still get to see ALL the projects shown so far and get the downloadable tutorials! You will get SO many great ideas and just in time for the holidays! Be sure to check it out! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wonderfall, Four You, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Naturals white, Sweater Weather designer paper; Ink- Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana; Accessories- Smoky Slate 3/4" chevron ribbon, 3/4" circle punch, dimensionals

CAS(E) This 50

Good morning, Friends! I really wanted to sleep a little longer - lol! Thankfully Nick is out of school Thursday and Friday so we can sleep in a little then! His team won their basketball game yesterday and they have one today! So far they are undefeated! I need to keep myself focused today and get some cards made. And I hope to get some sewing done as well. I'm working on a quilt for Nick and would like it to be done for Christmas. We will see about that...

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. Super simple and very clean. I wasn't sure about adding the ribbon but there was a spot on my card stock and I didn't want to start over so I added the ribbon to cover it up. I do think I like it! Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• Layer of Whisper White that as the top right hand corner rounded with the 3/4" circle punch
• Stamp greeting from Four You in Smoky Slate
• Use the Essentials paper piercing pack to pierce a series of circles in the background
• Tie a piece of Smoky Slate 3/4" chevron ribbon around the panel and then pop up onto card
• Punch a flower from Strawberry Slush with the itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere to card
• Add a rhinestone to flower center

There you have it! Have you subscribed to the Create with Connie and Mary Winter Collection? Today is day three and there are some wonderful projects already! My project will be shared this week as well! But the only way to see it is to be a subscriber! You will not be disappointed! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Strawberry Slush; Ink- Smoky Slate; Accessories- Smoky Slate 3/4" chevron ribbon, Essentials paper piercing pack, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

CCMC 270

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

Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay and Cajun Craze. Bright and bold! Love it!! Here's my creation.

I am definitely seeing the beautiful colors in the mountains and went fall with these colors. It was tricky to figure out where to put the Bermuda Bay but I snuck it in there - lol! Here are the details:

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Stamp splatters using the Gorgeous Grunge set and Cajun Craze ink
• Cut circle from Cajun Craze using the 3" circle die then run through Big Shot with Woodgrain embossing folder and sponge edges with Cajun Craze ink and finally pop up onto card
• Stamp greeting from Four You in Cajun Craze ink onto a strip of Crumb Cake and flag one end
• Adhere a strip of Bermuda Bay card stock behind Crumb Cake strip and adhere to circle
• Cut leaf from Sweater Weather designer paper using the Autumn Accents die
• Add splatters to leaf with the Gorgeous Grunge set and Cajun Craze ink and then sponge with Cajun Craze ink then pop up onto card
• Add three Cajun Craze candy dots to card

Pretty simple! Be sure to see what the other designers did with these colors at the Create with Connie and Mary site! I hope you will be inspired to play along with us this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Gorgeous Grunge, Four You; Paper- Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Bermuda Bay, Sweater Weather designer paper; Ink- Cajun Craze; Accessories- Autumn Accents die, Woodgrain embossing folder, 3" circle die, Regals candy dots, sponge, dimensionals

SFF 092013

Good morning and happy Friday! We are leaving for Denver later this morning and meeting up with my parents! We will be seeing a Rockies game and then Nick has two soccer games in the area on Saturday and Sunday. Should be a great weekend! Sketch Frenzy Friday has a new sketch challenge for the week! This week's sketch was created by Patrice Herrera. Take a look!

And my card:

                                           
I love how simple this sketch is! And I kept my card pretty simple, too! Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a layer of Gingham Garden designer paper, adhere two strips of Gingham Garden washi tape then tie a piece of Whisper White taffeta ribbon around this
• Adhere designer paper to a piece of Whisper White card stock and then pop up onto card base
• On a strip of Whisper White, stamp the greeting from Four You in Night of Navy and flag both ends
• Punch an oval from Night of Navy card stock using the extra large oval punch and adhere to greeting then pop up onto card
• Punch a flower from Melon Mambo using the itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere to card
• Add a rhinestone to flower center

Super simple! And so bright and cheery! I hope you are inspired to play along with us this week! We always love to see what you come up with! Stop by the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog to see what the other designers did with this sketch. Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Night of Navy, Melon Mambo, Gingham Garden designer paper; Ink- Night of Navy; Accessories- Whisper White taffeta ribbon, Gingham Garden washi tape, extra large oval punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! Today marks the end of another fabulous week of special creations from the Create with Connie and Mary Fall Collection! At the end of each week Connie and Mary post a fun challenge. This week they have come up with a beautiful color challenge. Take a look!

Soft Sky, Crushed Curry and Chocolate Chip. These are colors that are found in the new Sweater Weather designer paper in the Holiday mini catalog. Here's how I put them together.

I was looking to do something other than leaves for this card. And I really love sunflowers! So I set about to try and create a sunflower. Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• A Chocolate Chip strip was run through the Big Shot using the Tasteful Trim die and then adhered to the back of a piece of Sweater Weather designer paper
• Stamp greeting from Four You in Chocolate Chip
• Pop panel up onto card
• Stamp flower image from Mixed Bunch twice onto Whisper White using Crushed Curry ink
• Cut flowers out by hand and then snip each petal
• Layer flowers together
• Fold a piece of 7/16" Natural Trim in half and adhere to card then adhere flowers to card with dimensionals
• Stamp flower center in Chocolate Chip ink onto Whisper White, cut out and adhere to flower
• Thread some linen thread through a Naturals button and tie a bow then adhere to flower center

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to see all the other fabulous creations! And if you are not a subscriber to the fabulous Create with Connie and Mary Fall Collection consider doing that now! You will still have access to ALL of the projects and the downloadable tutorials! You will not be disappointed! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mixed Bunch, Four You; Paper- Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Sweater Weather designer paper; Ink- Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip; Accessories- 7/16" Natural Trim, Naturals buttons, linen thread, Tasteful Trim die, dimensionals