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Good morning, Friends! Have you been to the Create with Connie and Mary website to see Mary's Card "Create"tions preview? Wow! She even has a project sheet for you to download! I am so excited for this edition! I do hope you will join us as I am positive that you will love all the projects that the designers are working up just for our subscribers! 

I have to say that Nick is really taking FULL advantage of his spring break! I have hardly seen him since last Thursday! But I am so glad for him! I am so happy that he has such wonderful friends to get together with and that they enjoy doing physical outdoor activities as much as he does! No couch potato, t.v. watching, video games, "I'm bored" kid here! Love that about him! For me, I finally get my hair cut and colored today! Yea!! I always love to have that done! Then I need to shop for some necessary items to finish a few birthday gifts and then home to get some stamping done!

Today's card was inspired by the Seize the Birthday challenge. I also did this card for a recent swap that I participated in. Love the fun bright colors on this! And it's fairly simple to put together! I punched a strip of Island Indigo with the dotted ribbon scallop punch and adhered it to the back of a piece of Summer Smooches designer paper. This is adhered to a piece of Whisper White. Then I tied a piece of Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon around this. The sentiment from Friendly Phrases was stamped in Island Indigo and then the panel was adhered to a card base of Island Indigo. I stamped the flower from Mixed Bunch in Daffodil Delight and punched it out with the Blossom punch. The flower center was stamped in Island Indigo and fussy cut with the paper snips. I added a brad and popped this up onto the flower. I punched two leaves from Lucky Limeade using the Blossom Petals builder punch and adhered them to the back of the flower. The flower is popped up onto the card. I added two rhinestones to the greeting - just because :) Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mixed Bunch, Friendly Phrases; Paper- Whisper White, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Summer Smooches designer paper; Ink- Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo; Accessories- Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon, Blossom punch, Blossom Petals builder punch, dotted ribbon scallop punch, silver brad, rhinestones, dimensionals

FMS 78

Good morning, Friends! I thought that spring was here! What happened? Oh my goodness it is SO cold right now! And there's talk of snow? Ugh! Spring break has officially begun but it doesn't feel like it. I hope that it will warm up next week. And my flowers were starting to peek up out of the ground! I will be staying warm today, though. I am excited to be going to an all day stitching! Today is Breakfast Club at Laura's Home and that means a great day to work on stitching! She is also having her open house today! Can't wait to see all the wonderful things she will be offering this quarter!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made. A wonderful simple sketch! A piece of Tea for Two designer paper was punched with the scallop trim punch and adhered to a card base of Very Vanilla. Then I took another piece of Very Vanilla and punched the flower using the Blossom punch. I sponged the edges of the flower using Calypso Coral ink and then stamped the sentiment from Friendly Phrases in Early Espresso. I tied a piece of Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon around this and popped the panel up onto the card base. I like to make sure that I get plenty of dimensionals right around the flower so that it really stays popped up. Then I took some linen thread and a vintage faceted button and created loops using glue dots to help hold everything in place. This is adhered to the flower center. Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Friendly Phrases; Paper- Very Vanilla, Tea for Two designer paper; Ink- Calypso Coral, Early Espresso; Accessories- Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon, scallop trim punch, Blossom punch, linen thread, vintage faceted button, sponge dimensionals 

CCMC 244

Good morning, Friends! I hope you are ready for another fabulous challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we are being challenged with color. Take a look!

Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist and Daffodil Delight. Beautiful! I love to experiment with color. I thought these colors might be good for a more masculine card and this is what emerged.

I had seen a sample similar to this in the Occasions mini catalog and thought I could recreate it. I don't know if I am completely happy with it but it works. Being sick this week has really thrown me off. I am glad to be on the mend and stamping on a regular basis again! For this card I embossed a piece of Whisper White with the Honeycomb embossing folder, Then I adhered a piece of Daffodil Delight to the back and popped the panel up onto a card base of Not Quite Navy. Then I ran scraps of Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist, Polka Dot Parade designer paper, Summer Smooches designer paper and Sunshine and Sprinkles designer paper through the Big Shot using the Honeycomb embossing folder and cut out several hexagons. I adhered some of these hexagons flat and some I popped up. I tried to put them on in a random manner (no thinking needed - lol). Then I stamped the sentiment from Friendly Phrases in Not Quite Navy onto a strip of Whisper White and flagged one end. I added two silver brads and popped it up onto the card.

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to see what the other designers did with these colors! Lots of great inspiration! I hope that you will play along with us this week! We always love to see what you do with the challenges!

Before I sign off I would like to announce that I am a designer for the Create with Connie and Mary Card "Create"tions for All Occasions! I am so excited! Here are the details!

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* Over 72 EXCLUSIVE cards with 18 stamp sets featured! 

* March 31 - April 20

* Printable supply lists, measurements and DIRECTIONS!

* 24/7 access

* Perfect for classes or personal cards!

* Designers Elizabeth Price, Melissa Davies, Debbie Henderson and Deb Currier are joining us!

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Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Friendly Phrases; Paper- Not Quite Navy, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Whisper White, Sunshine and Sprinkles designer paper, Polka Dot Parade designer paper; Ink- Not Quite Navy; Accessories- Honeycomb embossing folder, silver brads, dimensionals

Wisteria Friends

Good morning, Friends! We are in Denver for a soccer game. We drove over yesterday in a serious winter storm! It started out cloudy at our house then got rainy and then turned to snow and the roads just got nastier as we went. But we made it and it looks to be another gray kind of day. The wind is supposed to blow. I just hope it doesn't get too nasty before we play. Then Nick wants to stop at the sporting goods store before we head back. We will see...

Today's card started out from one I had seen on the Hero Arts blog but then I had some other ideas and this is what I came up with. And I rather liked it! Not much to it but I thought it was a nice spring card. I know it's St. Patrick's Day but I didn't have another card for that so this is the one that is being posted - lol! Anyway, on a piece of Naturals White I stamped the sentiment from Friendly Phrases in Basic Grey and tied a piece of Wisteria Wonder ruffled ribbon around it before popping it up onto a card base of Naturals White. Then I took another piece of Naturals White and ran it through the Big Shot with the Flower Garden embossing folder. I punched a strip of Wisteria Wonder with the dotted ribbon scallop punch and adhered it to the back. This is popped up onto the card. Then I punched a butterfly from Wisteria Wonder with the Elegant Butterfly punch and a butterfly from Pink Pirouette with the Bitty Butterfly punch. I adhered the two together and popped them up onto the card. Then I added a rhinestone. Soft and simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Friendly Phrases; Paper- Naturals White, Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette; Ink- Basic Grey; Accessories- Wisteria Wonder ruffled ribbon, Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Flower Garden embossing folder, dotted ribbon scallop punch, rhinestone, dimensionals

CAS(E) This 18

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

CCMC 241

Good morning everyone and welcome to another fun challenge from the team at Create with Connie and Mary! This week we are being challenged with this really fun sketch! Take a look!

This sketch is SO versatile! Those squares could easily be any shape! I had a lot of different ideas but in the end I stayed very true to the sketch and came up with this!

This is a super simple card! I punched three squares from the Sycamore Street designer paper pack with the Postage Stamp punch. These are adhered to a piece of Whisper White. Then I tied a piece of Island Indigo ribbon around it and then popped up the panel onto a card base of Whisper White. I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Island Indigo onto a scrap of Whisper White and used the Postage Stamp punch to punch it out. I adhered this to a square piece of Island Indigo and popped it up onto the card. Then I punched two flowers from Pool Party and Rich Razzleberry using the Itty Bitty punch pack. These are adhered to the squares and a rhinestone is added to each. Easy!!

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to see what the other designers created! I know you will be inspired and I hope that you will be able to play along with us this week! We just love to see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Friendly Phrases; Paper- Whisper White, Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry, Pool Party, Sycamore Street designer paper; Ink- Island Indigo; Accessories- Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack, Postage Stamp punch, Itty Bitty punch pack, rhinestones, dimensionals

Bitty Butterfly Trio

Good morning, Friends! I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! I am feeling a little better this morning. Thank you so much for your kind words yesterday! They really made my day! It was nice to be alone yesterday. And it sounds like Nick had a great time skiing! He kept saying it was the best day ever! I started to feel much better as the day went on and was even able to accomplish some hand sewing. Then I went to Nick's Futsal game and that was o.k. but by the time I got home I was spent. So more cold medicine and off to bed. This morning is better and I hope it continues!! Nick has a basketball game this afternoon so that should be fun!

Today's card was inspired by a card I saw on a display board from Leadership. Love the bright fun colors! A piece of the Sycamore Street designer paper is adhered to a card base of Sahara Sand. Then on another piece of Sahara Sand I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Rich Razzleberry. I tied a piece of Rich Razleberry stitched grosgrain ribbon around it and popped it up onto the card. Then I used the Bitty Butterfly punch and punched three butterflies from Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry and Summer Starfruit. I used the itty bitty punch pack to punch flowers from the same colors. I adhered the flowers to the butterflies, punched a hole through them and added a mini brad. Then I adhered them to a strip of Whisper White that had the bottom flagged. This strip is then popped up onto the card. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Friendly Phrases; Paper- Sahara Sand, Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, Sycamore Street designer paper; Ink- Rich Razzleberry; Accessories- Rich Razzleberry stitched grosgrain ribbon, Bitty Butterfly punch, itty bitty punch pack, mini brads, dimensionals

FTL 226

Good Sunday morning, Friends! I hope you are all having a super weekend! We had a beautiful day around here yesterday. This morning it is looking a little cloudy so we will see what the weather does. But Nick is excited as he has two basketball games today! And that should be really fun! Then he really does have some serious homework to finish before tomorrow when we start the week all over again!

Today's card was the final one we did at our stamp club this month. I used the Fall-To-Layout at Clean&Simple. A very simple card! I adhered a piece of So Saffron to a card base of Perfect Plum. Then I stamped the stem of the Boutique Blossom in Wild Wasabi onto a piece of Whisper White. Then on a scrap of Whisper White I stamped the flower in Perfect Plum and again in So Saffron. I cut the middle part of the flower out from the So Saffron and adhered it to the cut out flower of the Perfect Plum. Then the flower is popped up onto the panel. I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Perfect Plum. Then I used the Essentials Paper Piercing pack to added some details to the corners of the panel. This is then popped up onto the card and a rhinestone was added as well. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Boutique Blossom, Friendly Phrases; Paper- Perfect Plum, So Saffron, Whisper White; Ink- Perfect Plum, So Saffron; Accessories- Essentials Paper Piercing pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

Canned Tag

Good morning, Friends! I hope your weekend is going great! I know that I told you that we had the house to ourselves last night. It was pretty quiet around here! We ended up just enjoying the quiet and got some things done around here before ordering a pizza. Yep, nothing fancy. But it was nice. So, we will be picking him up soon and then he has another soccer game (they tied their game yesterday). AND... it is my husband's birthday, today, so we will be shopping for some new shirts for him (he needs some badly) and then our wonderful friend, Becky, will be making a glorious dinner and dessert! Can't wait for chicken and noodles!! Yum!!! 

Today's card was inspired by one that I saw on Pinterest. I loved the tag that they used so I tried to make it a little different on mine. Used a different set and here is what I came up with. I adhered a strip of Orchard Harvest designer paper onto a card base of Crumb Cake and then stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Early Espresso. Then I cut a piece of Crumb Cake to 2 3/8" and slid the top part into my 2 1/2" circle punch and punched the top part of the tag to round it. I flagged the bottom part and then popped this up onto the card. I stamped the images from Perfectly Preserved in Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Raspberry Ripple and Lucky Limeade onto Very Vanilla and cut them out using the Cannery framelits dies. I adhered these together and popped them up onto the tag. Then I added a bronze button with some Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon to the top of the tag. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfectly Preserved, Friendly Phrases; Paper- Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Orchard Harvest designer paper; Ink- Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Raspberry Ripple, Lucky Limeade; Accessories- Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon, bronze button, Cannery framelits dies, dimensionals

CCMC 214

Good morning everyone! Time for another challenge from the ladies at Create with Connie and Mary! This week we are being challenged with color. Take a look!

Midnight Muse, Daffodil Delight and Gumball Green are the colors we are to work with. Love these colors!! The new Midnight Muse is such a beautiful color to work with! I used a sketch from CPS to help me put this card together. Fun!!

Another very easy card! I wrapped a piece of Midnight Muse stitched satin ribbon around a piece of Midnight Muse card stock and popped it up onto a card base of Midnight Muse. Then I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Midnight Muse onto Whisper White and punched it out with the 1 1/4" circle punch. This is adhered to a circle of Daffodil Delight that was punched with the 1 3/8" circle punch. This is popped up onto a scallop circle that was punched from Gumball Green. Then I popped it up onto the card. I took a piece of Daffodil Delight to the Big Shot and used the Beautiful Wings embosslit to cut some butterflies. These are adhered to the card. Then I added some rhinestones to complete the card!

Find more inspiration from the other designers at Create with Connie and Mary! I hope that you will be able to play along with us this week! We always love to see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Friendly Phrases; Paper- Midnight Muse, Gumball Green, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White; Ink- Midnight Muse; Accessories- Midnight Muse stitched satin ribbon, Beautiful Wings embosslit, rhinestones, circle punches, scallop circle punch, dimensionals

Nacho 5

Good morning everyone! Another week that seems to be flying by! Today is the day!! Today is the day that I go register Nick for 7th grade! That is crazy!! Yeah, he isn't really looking forward to it but I think once we get there and he sees his friends he will be excited. I am going to take him out for breakfast and then we are going to do some school shopping. And that should help get him in the mood, too! We have been enjoying the Olympic games! In fact, they tend to keep us up too late - lol! Only a few more weeks to sleep in and then it's school time!!

Today's card was inspired from a fairly new challenge site. I wanted to play along with them but with us being gone and not having the internet I missed out. I still wanted to show you all the card and tell you about the challenges. The site is Nacho Average Challenge. This week they have a fun color challenge. Be sure to check it out! Like I said, this sketch was from last week. A super fun and simple sketch! I took three of the designer papers from the Polka Dot Parade pack and flagged each end. Then I adhered them to a piece of Whisper White and tied a piece of Whisper White taffeta ribbon around it. I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Marina Mist and popped this panel up onto a card base of Whisper White. This I punched a flower with the itty bitty punch pack in Real Red and added a rhinestone. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Friendly Phrases; Paper- Whisper White, Real Red, Polka Dot Parade designer paper; Ink- Marina Mist; Accessories- Whisper White taffeta ribbon, itty bitty punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

Summer Friend

Good morning everyone! I hope you are having a great start to your weekend! There are lots of clouds out right now so I do hope we get some much needed rain!!! Last night all it did was sprinkle and make it very humid. And it's humid right now so bring on the rain!! I am getting ready to go to a quilt show in a nearby town with some wonderful ladies! I have never been to one and I am quite excited to see what it's about! 


Today's card was inspired by one I saw in a recent Samp It! magazine. In fact, I made several cards that were inspired by that magazine. The card I saw had a stamped background but I decided to used designer paper instead. The designer paper is from the Summer Smooches collection and is adhered to a piece of Daffodil Delight and then popped up onto a card base of Island Indigo. Then I cut a strip of vellum card stock and flagged one end and adhered it to the card. For my focal point, I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases onto a piece of Whisper White that I had cut with the Apothecary Accents framelits in Island Indigo. Then I used my Essentials Paper Piercing pack and pierced an oval around it. As a finishing touch I punched a flower from Daffodil Delight with the itty bitty shapes punch pack and added a rhinestone. Very easy!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Friendly Phrases, Paper- Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Vellum, Summer Smooches designer paper; Ink- Island Indigo; Accessories- Apothecary Accents framelits, Essentials Paper Piercing pack, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals 

SFF 071312

Good morning everyone! Happy Friday! Yea for the weekend!! Sketch Frenzy Friday has a new sketch for you! This week's sketch is provided by Kim Innis. Take a look!

Lots of fun elements on this one! I just noticed that I left one element out on the right side of the card. But this is what I came up with.

I cut some designer paper from the Summer Smooches collection and adhered it to a piece of Whisper White. I wrapped a piece of Rich Razzleberry stitched grosgrain ribbon around that. I adhered this to a panel of Rich Razzleberry and then popped it up on a card base of Whisper White. For the focal point, I used the Apothecary framelits to die cut a piece of Whisper White. I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Rich Razzleberry and then used the Paper Piercing Essentials pack to pierce inside the die cut. This is popped up onto a circle of Rich Razzleberry that was cut with the circles #2 die and then popped up onto a card. I punched a flower from Rich Razzleberry with the itty bitty punch pack and added a rhinestone.


Time to click 'here' to move on to Jennifer's blog to see what she did with this sketch. I hope you take some time this weekend to create a project using this sketch. Be sure to upload it to the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog so that we can all see! We just love to see what you do with our sketches! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Friendly Phrases; Paper- Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Summer Smooches designer paper; Ink- Rich Razzleberry; Accessories- Rich Razzleberry stitched grosgrain ribbon, Apothecary framelits, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestone, Paper Piercing Essentials pack, circles #2 die, dimensionals

CCMC 208

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

CCMC 207

Good Thursday morning everyone! Did you have fun with last week's CCMC Scavenger Hunt? This week we are back to our regular posts. This week Create with Connie and Mary are challenging us with a sketch. Take a look at this unusual sketch.

This was definitely a challenge for me! A little out my box but I did figure out something that I really liked! Take a look!

This card would have probably look just fine with just the paper, card stock and ribbon but I wanted to add just a little something to it all. So I started with a piece of Whisper White card stock and added a strip of Summer Smooches designer paper and a strip of Lucky Limeade card stock that had been punched with the scallop edge border punch. Then I wrapped a piece of Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon to cover the seam. I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Lucky Limeade. This panel is popped up onto a card base of Whisper White. Then I took another piece of Whisper White and ran it through the Big Shot with the oval designer frame and cut around it by hand. I stamped the image from Bright Blossoms with my Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade and Daffodil Delight markers into the frame. I popped this up onto the card. Then I stamped the round blossom in Tangerine Tango onto a scrap of Whisper White and cut it out. I added a mini brad and popped it up on the card. 


Be sure to check out the rest of the design team's creations at Create with Connie and Mary. And don't forget to create your own project and upload it to the site so that we can all take a look! I always love to see how you interpret the challenges! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Bright Blossoms, Friendly Phrases; Paper- Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Summer Smooches designer paper; Ink- Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade; Accessories- Daffodil Delight seam binding ribbon, Designer Frames embossing folder, scallop edge border punch, mini brad, dimensionals

Happy Day To You!

Good morning, Friends! Well, Becky and I head back to reality today. We will be making the long drive back to home. :( We have had a super great time here and Sherry is such a beautiful and wonderful hostess! We were never in need or want! Being back at home will be nice, too, as I do have a lot that I need to catch up on. And it will be good to see my family! 


Today's card is the last of the cards that I did for my stamp club this month. I love how this one turned out. I started with a card base of Marina Mist and then added a strip of Real Red designer paper from the new Polka Dot Parade designer paper pack. I took a piece of Whisper White and scalloped the top with the Adorning Accents edgelits and stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Early Espresso. This is popped up onto the card. Then I stamped the flower from Mixed Bunch in Summer Starfruit onto Whisper White and punched it with the Blossom flower punch. I stamped the flower center in Early Espresso and cut it out. This is adhered to the flower and I added a button with some Early Espresso baker's twine to the center. I punched another flower with the Blossom punch from Gumball Green and used two petals for the leaves. The flower is popped up onto the card. Happy day to you all and thanks for stopping by!!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Mixed Bunch, Friendly Phrases; Paper- Marina Mist, Whisper White, Gumball Green, Polka Dot Parade designer paper; Ink- Summer Starfruit, Early Espresso; Accessories- Adorning Accents edgelits, Blossom punch, itty bitty buttons, Early Espresso baker's twine, dimensionals

CPS 265

Good morning, Friends! I know it has been quite a while since I posted but my family was visiting and I wanted to spend as much time as possible with them and not have to worry about stamping and/or blogging. I did hold to my commitment with my design teams but I had worked ahead with those that it didn't interfere. Anyway, my parents left for home yesterday and I tried to get into some kind of routine. I have a ton of laundry to get done so I started there. I did try to stamp a little yesterday, too. And I worked on my quilt. Today, I still have a ton of laundry to do and I have a massage this morning - ahhh!! Of course, Nick has a social life and wants all of his friends to come over. Hmm... We will have to see what gets done. He also has practice tonight. Did I mention that we have a lot of baseball going on, too?


Today's card is one that I actually made quite a while ago. I totally forgot all about it! I used the sketch from CPS to inspire me. Very clean and simple. I took two strips of designer paper from the Summer Smooches pack and another strip of Basic Gray from the Neutrals pack and flagged one end. I adhered these to a piece of Basic Gray panel. I rounded the bottom right hand corner of the Basic Gray panel with the 1" circle punch and added two silver brads. This is popped up onto a Basic Gray card base that has the lower right hand corner rounded as well. Then I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Basic Gray and adhered it to the front of my card. I added a Basic Gray button with some white baker's twine. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Friendly Phrases; Paper- Basic Gray, Whisper White, Summer Smooches designer paper, Neutrals designer paper; Ink- Basic Gray; Accessories- Neutrals buttons, White baker's twine, silver brads, 1" circle punch, dimensionals

CCMC 201

Good morning everyone! It's time for another fun challenge at Create with Connie and Mary! Did you have fun with last week's "Celebration" challenge? I saw a lot of fantastic cards! Thanks so much for celebrating with us! This week we are back to our regularly scheduled challenges and we have a sketch to work with. Take a look!

I think this sketch is so interesting! You could do so many fun things with it! And I was inspired by the Rich Razzleberry color and wanted to use it in my card. Here is what I came up with.

Instead of having my flower stem hang off the main panel, I chose to stamp it on the Pear Pizzazz. So that's how I started my card. I stamped the stem from Fabulous Florets in Pear Pizzazz onto Pear Pizzazz and then ran that through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice embossing folder. This is glued to the Whisper White card base. Then I took a piece of Whisper White and stamped the stem again in Pear Pizzazz and the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Rich Razzleberry. Before putting the three silver brads in, I adhered this to a strip of Rich Razzleberry and flagged the ends. Then the panel is popped up onto the card making sure to line up the stem. I stamped the flower in Rich Razzleberry onto a scrap piece of Whisper White and cut it out. This is popped up onto the card.


Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to see what the other fabulous designers did with this sketch! Everyone always has such different takes on these challenges! And that's why we love to see what you do! Be sure to upload your creation so we can take a look! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Fabulous Florets, Friendly Phrases; Paper- Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White; Ink- Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry; Accessories- Square Lattice embossing folder, silver brads, dimensionals

CPS 263

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! Nick is counting the days till school gets out! And it won't be long now!! Tonight he gets to play in his first baseball game. He has had to miss so much because of soccer. But now that the soccer season is over (except for one more tournament), he can focus more on baseball. I am so thankful for his coaches and their patience. I know that can't be easy. 


Today's card was inspired by an older sketch at CPS. It is very simple and not much stamping. This sketch is a super great way to show off some designer paper and since I have a lot of it (and most of it is retiring), this is perfect! I took a piece of Whisper White and cut three panels of designer paper from the Flirtatious pack. The two outside panels got the corners rounded and then all three were adhered to the Whisper White panel. I wrapped a piece of the Wisteria Wonder ruffled ribbon around it and then popped it up onto a card base of Elegant Eggplant. Then I took a piece of Whisper White and ran it through the Big Shot with the Lots of Tags sizzlets. I stamped the greeting from Friendly Phrases in Elegant Eggplant and popped this up over the ribbon. I punched a flower from Elegant Eggplant with the itty bitty shapes punch pack and added a rhinestone. Super simple!!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Friendly Phrases; Paper- Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Flirtatious designer paper; Ink- Elegant Eggplant; Accessories- Wisteria Wonder ruffled ribbon, corner rounder, itty bitty shapes punch pack, Lots of Tags sizzlets, rhinestone, dimensionals

Mocha Butterfly

Good morning, Friends! Another week is flying by! Today is the last day of school for this week. They have conferences tomorrow and then no school on Friday as well! Yipppeee!!! We finally get to sleep in a little! Well, except for my poor husband who really could use a little extra sleep. And, according to Nick, there is less than 15 days of school left in the year! Wow! Where did all of that time go? 


Today's card was inspired by one I saw on the Hero Arts website. I like to look at their website and see their art work. They make some really great cards and I think it's fun to re-create them using Stampin' Up! supplies! I really love this Mocha Morning designer paper and am so sad it will be leaving us at the end of this month. So I decided to get it used up! Actually, I have a lot of designer paper that needs to get used up! Anyway, I started with a piece of Very Vanilla card stock and added strips of the Mocha Morning designer paper to it. Then I punched a window using my 1 3/4" circle punch and rounded the corner using my 1 1/4" circle punch (love how that gives a bigger rounded corner). I laid this panel on my card base of Very Vanilla to give me an idea of where to stamp the greeting from Friendly Phrases which I stamped in Soft Suede. Then I popped the panel up onto the card. Then I took a piece of Crumb Cake to the Big Shot and used my Beautiful Butterflies die to cut the butterfly. I stamped the image from My Friend in Crumb Cake and sponged the edges with Soft Suede. Then I added a button from the neutrals buttons with some Very Vanilla narrow taffeta ribbon. This is popped up onto the card. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


Card Recipe: Stamps- Friendly Phrases, My Friend; Paper- Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Mocha Morning designer paper; Ink- Crumb Cake, Soft Suede; Accessories- Very Vanilla narrow taffeta ribbon, Neutrals buttons, Beautiful Butterflies die, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, sponge, dimensionals