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Good morning everyone! WOW! I can't believe that next week is Christmas! This week's Create with Connie and Mary challenge is a beautiful color challenge! Take a look!

Whisper White, Silver Glimmer and Cherry Cobbler. Perfect for an elegant Christmas card! Here's what I did...

My card came together quite easy and I like the elegant touches of silver and sparkle!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Run a piece of Whisper White through the Big Shot using the Northern Flurry embossing folder
• Stamp the greeting from Ornamental Pines using Tuxedo Black Momento ink
• Cut a strip of Silver glimmer paper using the Large Scallop edgelit and adhere to back of embossed panel then adhere to card base using dimensionals
• Stamp the ornament image onto a piece of Whisper White with Cherry Cobbler ink and cut out
• Adhere a piece of silver baker's twine to the back of the ornament creating a loop at the top
• Adhere the ornament to the card using dimensionals
• Add rhinestones to the card

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team did with these fabulous colors at the Create with Connie and Mary website! We always love to see what you do with our challenges! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Ornamental Pine; Paper- Whisper White, silver glimmer paper; Ink- Cherry Cobbler, Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- Northern Flurry embossing folder, silver baker's twine, Large Scallop edgelit, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC Holiday Collection Blog Hop Week 4

Hello everyone! Wow! I can't believe that we have come to the end of the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Collection! At the end of each week, the designers do a blog hop! You may have arrived here from the very talented Debbie Henderson or you may have landed here on your own. Either way we are so excited that you have decided to join us! 

Here is what I decided to do for this week's hop!

The Ornamental Pine stamp set is such an easy set to use and makes great Christmas cards! I love it! 

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Stamp the Pine Bough image onto another piece of Crumb Cake using Mossy Meadow and Early Espresso inks
• Use the Project Life corner rounder to round the bottom left hand corner of the stamped panel
• Stamp the "snow flurries" using the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge onto the panel using Whisper White craft ink
• Wrap a piece of the Crumb Cake thick baker's twine from the Under the Tree tag a bag accessory kit twice around the panel and tie a bow then adhere the panel to the card base using dimensionals
• Cut a circle from a piece of Crumb Cake using the Circles framelits
• Stamp the sentiment from Ornamental Pine onto the circle using Early Espresso ink then sponge the edges using Whisper White craft ink and adhere to card with dimensionals

I hope you have been enjoying the Holiday Collection! Even though the Holiday Collection has ended, you can still subscribe and receive all the gorgeous ideas and the downloadable tutorials. Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to find out how! But now it's time to send you on to see what Connie has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamp- Ornamental Pine, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Crumb Cake; Ink- Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso, Whisper White craft ink; Accessies- Under the Tree tag a bag accessory kit, Project Life corner rounder, Circles framelits, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC Holiday Collection Blog Hop Week 1

Hello everyone! I hope that you are enjoying the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition! We have just finished up week 1! Wow! Amazing creations from very talented designers! And speaking of talented designers... You have just come from the very talented Debbie Henderson! She was the stop before me. By clicking on the button at the bottom of this post, you will go to the next stop and eventually make your way back here! Blog hops are so fun!! 

We are showing Christmas cards during our hops and I am showing you all the last of the cards that I did with my stamp club this month. I really like this stamp set! So easy to use and makes beautiful Christmas cards!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• On another piece of Crumb Cake, stamp the pine bough image from Ornamental Pine using Garden Green and Early Espresso
• Use the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge and stamp "snow" over the pine bough with Whisper White craft ink
• Run a piece of Crumb Cake through the Big Shot using the Ovals framelits
• Sponge the inside of the oval with Whisper White craft ink and a sponge then adhere to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the pinecone image onto a piece of Soft Suede using Early Espresso ink and cut out then use the splatter image and Whisper White ink and stamp over the pinecone then adhere to card
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Crumb Cake and flag the end
• Wrap a piece of linen thread around the strip and tie a bow then adhere to card
• Add two snowflakes from the frosted sequins to the card and adhere rhinestones to the snowflake centers

Now it's time to send you to the next talented designer, Connie Babbert! Always such creative and beautiful projects! Click on the link below to go to the next stop! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Ornamental Pine, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Crumb Cake; Ink- Garden Green, Early Espresso, Whisper White craft ink; Accessories- Ovals framelits, frosted sequins, rhinestones, linen thread, sponge, dimensionals

Preview Week Day 7: Crafty Pine Bough

Hello everyone! I can't believe that my fall break is over! Monday it's back to work. It was too bad that I was sick for the first part of my break. Doesn't seem fair. I didn't accomplish near what I wanted. I tried to go shopping yesterday as I need some fall clothes and shoes - mainly pants and shoes. I ended up getting shirts and no pants or shoes. Ugh! I hope it stays warm for a little longer until I am able to go shopping! I just don't know what the styles are so I need to do a little research and then come up with a plan. Today's plan is stamping! Yikes! I have club coming up on Monday and I need to get that all ready! No free time for me until that is accomplished!!

Today is the last day of Preview Week at Create with Connie and Mary! Tomorrow the winners of the blog candy will be announced and tomorrow is also the first day of the Holiday Edition! So don't miss out on the early bird pricing! I am finishing Preview Week with a super simple Christmas card! I think this one might be my Christmas card (with a few tweaks) this year! 

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Make a banner from a piece of Crumb Cake card stock by flagging the end
• Stamp the pine bough image from Ornamental Pine with Early Espresso and Garden Green inks onto the banner piece
• Stamp the greeting above that using Early Espresso ink
• Sponge the banner piece with Whisper White craft ink and a sponge
• Adhere a piece of Trim the Tree designer paper across the top of the banner piece
• Wrap some linen thread around the banner and tie a bow then adhere banner to card with dimensionals

That's it! Super simple and very mailable! Don't forget to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site! Connie has an adorable project to share with you! You can download the FREE tutorial and find out how to win blog candy! While you're there, sign up for the upcoming Holiday Edition! Early bird pricing ends today! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Ornamental Pine; Paper- Crumb Cake, Trim the Tree designer paper; Ink- Early Espresso, Garden Green, Whisper White craft; Accessories- linen thread, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC Holiday Card "Create"tions Blog Hop Week 3

Good morning everyone! It's a Create with Connie and Mary blog hop! You probably have just seen a beautiful project from Debbie! And when you are done here you will click on the icon at the bottom of this post to take you to the next blog. Such fun!

We have come to the end of week 3 and the end of our wonderful time with the Create with Connie and Mary Cards "Create"tions. We had so much fun and I hope that you enjoyed seeing all the great projects! This past week I used the Ornamental Pine stamp set to make my cards so I am using it for my project today! The design team is featuring the Petite Cafe Gift Bags. Here's what I did!

I kept it pretty simple. I like the kraft color of the bag and using that color for Christmas is always a favorite of mine! I wanted to stamp the pine bough several times on the bag but the folds of the bag didn't look very pretty so I started over! I decided that I would put the greeting on the bottom part along with some Trim the Tree designer paper. I just now realized that it is very hard to see, but I used the dotted ribbon scallop punch to punch a strip of Early Espresso to put under the greeting and then popped that up onto the lower panel. The dsp is backed with some Cherry Cobbler. I stamped the pine bough image from Ornamental Pine onto the bag with Tuxedo Black Momento ink and then colored the pine needles with the Old Olive Blendabilities. I sponged the edges of the bag with Whisper White craft ink. I wrapped some Early Espresso baker's twine around the bag several times and tied a bow. The ornament is stamped onto Whisper White using Cherry Cobbler ink and cut out. I threaded a piece of Early Espresso baker's twine through the ornament and tied it to the bag. It is also adhered with a dimensional. Then I added a rhinestone to the center. 

Time to send you on to Connie's blog! I know she will inspire you with an awesome project! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

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Good morning, Friends! It's time for another challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we are being challenged with some very beautiful colors!

Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz and Smoky Slate are the same colors that can be found in the All Is Calm suite in the Holiday mini catalog. And while I do have that line, I decided to keep it all very simple! Take a look!

This set is just so easy to use and makes quick Christmas cards! This card would even be great for mailing as it has very simple embellishments!

• Card base is Pear Pizzazz
• Stamp the pine bough image from Ornamental Pine onto the card base using Pear Pizzazz
• Flag the end of a strip of Whisper White and stamp the greeting using Smoky Slate ink then adhere to card
• Stamp the ornament onto Whisper White using Lost Lagoon ink and cut out
• Punch a hole at the top and thread a piece of silver ribbon through and tie a knot then adhere to card with dimensionals (use a glue dot to adhere the knot to the card)
• Add a rhinestone to the ornament

Super simple! Be sure to see what the other designers did with these fabulous colors at the Create with Connie and Mary site! And while you are there, why not sign up for the Holiday Cards "Create"tions edition! Lots of great holiday inspiration is being shared! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Ornamental Pine; Paper- Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White; Ink- Pear Pizzazz, Lost Lagoon, Smoky Slate; Accessories- silver ribbon, rhinestone, dimensionals