CCMC 333

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

A little different but very fun! Those different shaped panels stumped me but they create a very unique layout! And I love that!

• Card base is Lost Lagoon
• Adhere a piece of piece of All is Calm washi tape to a piece of Lost Lagoon card stock then adhere to card front
• Cut a piece of Smoky Slate and Soft Sky the same size into the desired shape
• On the Soft Sky panel, stamp the snowflakes image from Holiday Home using Whisper White craft ink then the Santa sleigh image using Tuxedo black Momento ink then adhere the stamped panel tot he Smoky Slate panel offsetting them a bit
• Adhere the shapes to the card using dimensionals
• Stamp the house using Tuxedo black Momento ink onto a piece of Whisper White and cut out
• Add color to the house with blendabilities: Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler and Smoky Slate
• Adhere house to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the sentiment onto the card using Tuxedo black Momento ink
• Add rhinestones

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to see some great inspiration from the rest of the design team! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Holiday Home; Paper- Lost Lagoon, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Whisper White; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Whisper White craft, Blendabilities: Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- All is Calm washi tape, rhinestones, dimensionals 

CCMC 323

Hello everyone! Sorry I've been so quiet here lately. It's not from lack of trying or of anything fun to use. My job has been taking a bit of getting used to and now I seem to have gotten a nasty head cold. Between my son's soccer games and bike races I have not been creating as much as I would like. And the things that I have been working on are for a special edition coming soon!! Still need to finish up some details but I am really excited about the upcoming Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Collection 2014! Preview Week starts Sunday! But for now we have our regularly scheduled Thursday challenge! This week it's a sketch!

 Such a fun and interesting sketch! I was trying to keep with the fall theme, so here's what I created...

• Card base is Cajun Craze
• Adhere a piece of Color Me Autumn designer paper to the card base at an angle
• Flag the end of a strip of Color Me Autumn designer paper and adhere to card
• Flag the end of a strip of Early Espresso card stock and adhere to card
• Cut a circle from Whisper White using the Circles framelits
• Make a "mask" of the rolling hill from a post-it note and adhere it to the circle then stamp the tree image from Holiday Home on the far left using Early Espresso ink
• Before removing the "mask", take a Basic Black marker and draw the hill using the post-it note as your guide then remove the "mask"
• Stamp the second tree using Early Espresso ink
• Color the hill using Old Olive blendabilities 
• Stamp the leaves image several times using Crushed Curry ink and then again using Cajun Craze ink
• Stamp the greeting using Old Olive ink
• Adhere circle to card with dimensionals and add three Early Espresso candy dots to circle

Be sure to see what the rest of the design team has done with this fabulous sketch by visiting the Create with Connie and Mary site! And be sure to check out the Early Bird pricing on the upcoming Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Collection 2014! I hope to see you there! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Holiday Home; Paper- Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Color Me Autumn designer paper; Ink- Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Blendabilities: Old Olive; Accessories- Neutrals candy dots, Circles framelits, dimensionals

New Home

Good morning! I hope your week got off to a great start! I was glad that Monday passed quickly! Nick has his first travel soccer game today! Unfortunately, Pat and I cannot go :( Yep. Work gets in the way of being able to see an afternoon game in another town. Oh, well. I'm sure he will do great and have lots of fun! I'm hoping to be able to get off early on Friday to go to his out of town game then. It will be another busy weekend with a bike race and a soccer game! Guess I had better plan ahead and get a lot done this week!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Viva la Verve. I thought the long skinny panel would be great for using my new Holiday Home stamp set! I was also in the mood to color a bit and enjoyed using my blendabilities with this set!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Run a piece of Whisper White through the Big Shot using the Large Polka Dots embossing folder and adhere to card base
• Adhere a long skinny piece of Whisper White to the card using dimensionals
• Stamp the house from Holiday Home onto a piece of Whisper White using Tuxedo Black Momento ink and color in using Blendabilities: Smoky Slate, Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight
• Cut the house out using the Homemade Holiday framelits and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Tuxedo Black Momento ink and flag the ends then adhere to card
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to card

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Holiday Home; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- Tuxedo Black Momento ink, Blendabilities: Smoky Slate, Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight; Accessories- Homemade Holiday framelits, Large Polka Dots embossing folder, linen thread, basic metal button, dimensionals