CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Decorative Masks

Hello everyone! It's time for another blog hop from the Create with Connie and Mary design team! This week we are featuring designs that were created using the Decorative Masks or inked embossing folders. I am your stop right after the fabulous Debbie Henderson!

I got these decorative masks a while ago but haven't ever really used them. So this hop was the perfect time to pull them out and create! And can I just say that these are so much FUN!! Why didn't I use them sooner? Anyway, I kept this design pretty simple to show off the masking technique.

• Card base is Hello Honey
• Use the stars mask from the Hearts and Stars pack to create the background using a sponge dauber and Hello Honey ink
• Create a long banner from Lost Lagoon card stock and adhere to the card base
• Stamp the image from the Perfect Pennants stamp set onto a piece of Soft Sky card stock using Lost Lagoon ink and cut out using the Banners framelits
• Tie a piece of white baker's twine around the banner and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the image again onto a piece of Whisper White card stock using Watermelon Wonder ink and cut out the middle part then adhere to banner using dimensionals

That's it! Time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created for you! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a super weekend!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Hello Honey, Soft Sky, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White; Ink- Lost Lagoon, Watermelon Wonder, Hello Honey; Accessories- white baker's twine, Banners framelits, Hearts and Stars decorative masks, sponge dauber, dimensionals

The Stamp Review Crew: Perfect Pennants

Hello everyone! It's time for another fabulous blog hop with The Stamp Review Crew! This week we are featuring the Perfect Pennants stamp set! I'm in the lineup after the fabulous Kerry! So glad that you are taking our tour!

I do love the Perfect Pennants stamp set and the coordinating Banners framelits dies! I found a fun sketch and threw in some new products to put this together!

• Card base is Crisp Cantaloupe
• Adhere a piece of Stacked with Love designer paper to a piece of Real Red card stock
• Cut a banner from Basic Black card stock and adhere to designer paper then tie a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe thick baker's twine to the panel
• Adhere panel to card base with dimensionals
• Punch a scallop circle from silver glimmer paper using the scallop circle punch and adhere to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting/image from Perfect Pennants onto a piece of Whisper White using Real Red ink and cut out with the Circles framelits dies then adhere to the scallop circle

Please enjoy the rest of the tour by clicking the icon below to go to the wonderful blog of Ann Schach! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Crisp Cantaloupe, Real Red, Basic Black, Stacked With Love designer paper, silver glimmer paper; Ink- Real Red; Accessories- Crisp Cantaloupe thick baker's twine, scallop circle punch, Circles framelits, Banners framelits, dimensionals

Life in the Moonlight

Good morning, Friends! Well, I am finally home! Nick and I landed at DIA on Wednesday. Pat met us there to take us to Kansas for the 4th and we drove home on Sunday. Nick got his braces off yesterday and I have been just sitting on the couch trying to figure out where I am - lol! Thankfully my head cold was just a short time but now I have a cough that is extremely irritating!!! Would love to get rid of that!! I need to take Nick to the doctor today and start on that massive pile of laundry! And I guess I should try to see if I can still stamp a card! It's been quite a while since I have had to - lol!

Today's card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest. I loved the simplicity and that was exactly what I needed!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Completely cover the front of the card base with a piece of Moonlight designer paper
• Adhere a strip of Basic Grey to the card
• Flag the end of a strip of Hello Honey and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the sentiment from Perfect Pennants onto a piece of Whisper White using Basic Grey ink and punch out with the 1 3/4" circle punch then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Punch a flower from Lost Lagoon using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to card
• Add a rhinestone to flower center

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Whisper White, Basic Grey, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Moonlight designer paper; Ink- Basic Grey; Accessories- 1 3/4" circle punch, itty bitty accents punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

CCMC 307

Good morning, Friends! It's time for another fun and fabulous Thursday challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! This week we have a sketch to work with! Take a look!

A pretty simple sketch! I changed up the elements a bit but still stayed true to the sketch. Take a look!

After I had made the banner up, I wasn't sure that I wanted another banner coming out from behind. So that's how I came up with some fringe! I thought it made for a fun card!

• Card base is Tangerine Tango
• Emboss a piece of Tangerine Tango with the Arrows embossing folder and adhere to card
• Stamp the sentiment from Perfect Pennants in Garden Green onto Whisper White and cut out using the Banners framelits
• Stamp the sentiment again onto Whisper White using Tangerine Tango ink and cut out just the middle part and adhere this to the banner
• Use the fringe scissors to fringe the end of a piece of Lost Lagoon card stock and adhere to back of banner
• Adhere banner to card with dimensionals
• Cut a strip of silver glimmer paper and adhere to card
• Stamp two stars from the Perfect Pennants set onto Whisper White using Crushed Curry ink and cut out then adhere them to the card (one is adhered to the strip and the other is adhered with dimensionals)
• Add a Night of Navy candy dot

The color combination came from Flowerpot designer paper. I love how they look together! You can find more fabulous inspiration from the rest of the design team at Create with Connie and Mary! And be sure to sign up for the Summer Collection! So many fun new products to show you!! They have early bird pricing going on right now so take advantage! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Tangerine Tango, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White, silver glimmer paper; Ink- Garden Green, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango; Accessories- Arrows embossing folder, Banners framelits, fringe scissors, Regals candy dots, dimensionals

CCMC 303

Hello everyone! I hope you're ready to have some fun with this week's challenge from Create with Connie and Mary! This week we have a fun sketch challenge! Take a look!

I do have to confess that this super simple sketch had me stumped! I love the idea of the flower but really didn't have one that would work. So I played around until I came up with this:

This card is super simple as well and works for this sketch! I also used the colors from last week's Color Throwdown - Old Olive, Night of Navy and Bermuda Bay. Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a piece of Whisper White stamp the dots image from Perfect Pennants in Old Olive
• Adhere stamped panel to another piece of Whisper White and then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the banner onto a piece of Whisper White using Bermuda Bay ink and cut out using the Banners framelits dies then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Punch a flower from Night of Navy card stock using the itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere to banner
• Add a rhinestone

Be sure to see the fabulous work 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! We always love to see what you do with our challenges! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Whisper White, Night of Navy; Ink- Old Olive, Bermuda Bay; Accessories- Banners framelits, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

Vellum Hearts

Good morning, Friends! What a busy week it has been! And so many fun things are happening! I had a great weekend with a great friend, then the new Stampin' Up! Catalog Premier event, and then I was home for a few days. Yesterday I got to place my first order for new Stampin' Up! products that were in the "Sneak Peek"! Ooooo! I can't wait for those to come to my door!! Yesterday was also an all-day sewing day for me with some great friends! I got a lot done, too! And today I get to do another all-day sew with a different group of ladies. I haven't been to an all-day sew with this particular group so I am looking forward to meeting some great people! Then tonight I am looking forward to spending time with Becky doing some stitching! I haven't see her in a while and it will be fun to catch up! So I haven't had much time to stamp. I hope to have a card done for tomorrow but I'm not sure that will happen. I do have to get one done for the Stamp Review Crew hop that happens on Monday! Lots to do!!

Today's card is an easy one! I really like how this one came together!

• Card base is Soft Sky
• Take another piece of Soft Sky and use the scallop edge border punch to punch the end
• Adhere a piece of the gold foil designer vellum to the scalloped panel
• Tie a piece of gold twine around the panel and then adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Perfect Pennants in Island Indigo and cut out using the Banners framelits and then adhere to card

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Soft Sky, Very Vanilla, gold foil designer vellum; Ink- Island Indigo; Accessories- scallop edge border punch, gold twine, Banners framelits, dimensionals

A Petite Hello

Good morning, Friends! My sinuses are feeling it this morning from all the dust and pollen blowing around. Ugh! I hope that I can nip that because I am going to enjoy a full day of sewing! I have a project that I am working on and with today and tomorrow being my sewing days, I should be able to get it done! I'm so excited about this project! I was able to get some stamping done yesterday but I couldn't get my pictures to come out. I'm hoping to get that remedied this morning before I go.

Today's card was the last of the cards that we did in club this month. I took several ideas that I had seen and combined them and added a little of my own to get to this! I love Crumb Cake!!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• On a piece of Crumb Cake, stamp the lines images from Gorgeous Grunge in Crumb Cake ink and the splotches with Whisper White craft ink
• Adhere panel to a piece of Whisper White and then adhere to card base
• Make a tag from a piece of Crumb Cake
• Stamp the Hardwood background stamp onto tag with Crumb Cake ink and sponge edges with Crumb Cake
• Thread a piece of Natural 5/8" Chevron ribbon through the hole and tie in place with a piece of white baker's twine
• Adhere tag to card with dimensionals
• On a piece of Crumb Cake, stamp the flower image from Petite Petals three times using VersaMark ink and then emboss with white emboss powder
• Punch flowers out with the Petite Petals punch
• Add mini brads to flower centers
• Stamp the greeting from Perfect Pennants in Chocolate Chip onto Whisper White and cut out then adhere to tag
• Arrange flowers around greeting and adhere with dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hardwood background, Gorgeous Grunge, Petite Petals, Perfect Pennants; Paper- Crumb Cake, Whisper White; Ink- VersaMark, Whisper White craft, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Natural 5/8" Chevron ribbon, white baker's twine, white emboss powder, Petite Petals punch, mini brads, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC 296

Good morning, Friends! I hope you are all having a fabulous week! Create with Connie and Mary have a fabulous new challenge this week! This week it's a color challenge! Take a look!

I never would have put these colors together on purpose - lol! I love Smoky Slate! Pacific Point kind of scares me because it is really "out there". And Summer Starfruit has a love/hate relationship. Well, thanks to Connie and Mary, I had to put these all together and guess what? They are gorgeous together!! Take a look!

I was really happy with how this turned out! 

• Card base is Whisper White
• Use the corner rounder to round the bottom corners
• Stamp the Hardwood background stamp onto a piece of Smoky Slate with Smoky Slate ink and round bottom corners
• Adhere this panel to a piece of Whisper White that also has the bottom corners rounded
• Tie a piece of Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon around this layer and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Flag the bottom of a strip of Pacific Point and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the sentiment from Perfect Pennants onto a piece of Whisper White and punch out with the 2 1/2" circle punch then adhere to card
• Stamp the flower image from Petite Petals five times onto a piece of Whisper White using Summer Starfruit ink
• Punch flowers out with the Petite Petal punch and adhere them to the card with dimensionals and glue dots
• Add rhinestones to flower centers

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to see how the other designers used this fabulous color combination! I hope you will find time to play along with us this week! We always love to see what you do with our challenges!

Before I sign off I want to be sure to share with you the Create with Connie and Mary Card "Create"tions session that is coming up! I am so excited to be a designer for this session! I love making cards and I have designed some great ones! Here is some more information:

• 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 PREVIEW starts March 25 and the session runs from March 30 thru April 19!

Be sure to sign up at the Create with Connie and Mary site! I look forward to see you there! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Petite Petals, Perfect Pennants, Hardwood; Paper- Whisper White, Pacific Point, Smoky Slate; Ink- Summer Starfruit, Pacific Point, Smoky Slate; Accessories- Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon, corner rounder, 2 1/2" circle punch, Petite Petals punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

Perfect Pennant Wish

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is going great! It sure has been nice being able to be at home with no schedule! We are loving these carefree spring break days! Pat and Nick went on another mountain bike ride yesterday. Looks like the weather is going to change a little the next two days but nothing major for us. Snow in the mountains is always a good thing when I don't have to travel over them!

Today's card was inspired by a birthday card that my friend Emily gave me. I also made this up for a swap that I was in recently! The banners framelits make this an easy card to put together!

• Card base is Real Red
• Run a piece of Crumb Cake through the Big Shot with the Arrows embossing folder and then adhere to card
• Use the Banners framelits to cut banners from Coastal Cabana and one from the Fresh Prints designer paper and adhere together then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Use the Banners framelits to cut a banner from Whisper White
• Stamp the greeting from Perfect Pennants in Real Red onto the banner and then again on a scrap of Whisper White with Coastal Cabana ink
• Cut the middle part from the Coastal Cabana one out and adhere to banner with glue dots
• Stamp the dots image from Perfect Pennants in Crumb Cake at the bottom of the banner
• Tie a piece of Real Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon around the banner and adhere to card with dimensionals

Today is Meet the Team day at Create with Connie and Mary! They are introducing the team for the Card "Create"tions edition! I hope you will join us!

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 PREVIEW starts March 25 and the session runs from March 30 thru April 19!

 
Create with Connie and Mary
Card "Create"tions 2014
$19.95 US

Be sure to sign up! This super fun edition starts soon!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Real Red, Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Fresh Prints designer paper; Ink- Real Red, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake; Accessories- Banners framelits, Arrows embossing folder, Real Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon, dimensionals

Sweet Sorbet Pennant

Good morning, Friends! I'm so glad we are on the downhill side to the weekend! Nick said his first day of testing went very well! And it sounds like they had a lot of fun afterwards when a bunch of them went to a cafe for lunch! They are doing it again today, too! Wow! They grow up so fast! I'm glad that he has so many friends to hang out with! I am hoping that I can get a lot of personal stamping done today. I seem to be running out of cards for my blog! I had been doing so well and then I needed to get some swaps done, design commitments done and I have gotten myself ahead on a few projects so now it's time to get back to stamping just for my blog. So a nice stamping day it will be!!

Today's card was inspired by a card that my friend Emily gave me for my birthday. 

• Card base is Crisp Cantaloupe
• On a layer of Basic Black, adhere a piece of Sweet Sorbet designer paper at the top and a piece of Pool Party that was run through the Big Shot with the Decorative Dots embossing folder (make sure to leave a little Basic Black showing through between the layers)
• Tie a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe twine from the Sweet Sorbet accessory pack around the panel and adhere to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Perfect Pennants with black StazOn onto Whisper White and cut out with the Banners framelits then adhere to card

Super super easy!! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black, Pool Party, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet designer paper; Ink- black StazOn; Accessories- Sweet Sorbet accessory pack, Banners framelits, Decorative Dots embossing folder, dimensionals

Retro 100 and Dynamic Duos 88

Good morning, Friends! Well we had quite the active day yesterday! Nick had a soccer scrimmage in the morning and then we came home to get ready for his basketball game that afternoon. What an exciting game! We tied the undefeated team and then lost in overtime. Bummer! But it was fun and exciting!! Then we came home again for a few minutes and then went to see the last home games for the CMU basketball teams (ladies and men). Both won! Really fun!! But very tiring! There were tons of people there and we didn't have anything to eat beforehand so we ended up eating late and getting to bed extra late. The sleeping in was really nice! And it looks to be an extra gorgeous day today! Nick and Pat are planning to mountain bike! I plan to work on my quilt and maybe do some stamping!

Today's card was inspired by two challenges. I made this one a few weeks ago so these are old challenges. I used the sketch from Retro Sketches and the colors from Dynamic Duos. A ver clean and simple card! 

• Card base is Whisper White
• Adhere three strips of Gingham Garden designer paper to the card base
• Stamp the sentiment from Perfect Pennants onto a piece of Whisper White using Island Indigo and Real Red markers and cut out using the Banners framelits dies
• Tie a piece of Real Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon around the banner and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add three Real Red candy dots to the strips

Super easy!! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your Sunday!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Whisper White, Gingham Garden designer paper; Ink- Island Indigo, Real Red; Accessories- Real Red 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Banners framelits dies, Brights candy dots, dimensionals

Fringed Circle

Good morning, Friends! Oh my, I'm SO glad it's Friday! Woohoo!!! I'm excited to go stitch with my friends tonight and then be able to sleep in a little tomorrow! I have felt a day behind all week! 

I actually created this card a few week's ago. I was experimenting with the fringe scissors. These things are so much fun! Anyway, I was trying to come up with a different idea and this is what evolved!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• On a piece of Very Vanilla, stamp the images from Gorgeous Grunge in Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake and Pool Party (the Pool Party image was stamped off before stamping onto the card stock)
• Sponge around the edges of a piece of Calypso Coral with Crumb Cake ink and also around the edges of the stamped panel
• Cut two circles from the Epic Day designer paper with the 3" circle die
• Sponge the edges with Crumb Cake ink
• Use the fringe scissors to fringe both circles then adhere together
• Stamp the image from Perfect Pennants using Basic Gray and Calypso Coral markers  onto Very Vanilla and punch out using the 1 3/4" circle punch
• Adhere stamped circle to fringed circles with dimensionals and scrunch the fringes around the stamped circle
• Adhere fringed circle to card
• Punch a heart from Epic Day designer paper with the small heart punch and sponge edges with Crumb Cake ink
• Adhere heart to card with a dimensional and add a rhinestone

There you have it! I hope you are inspired to use those fringe scissors! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla, Epic Day designer paper; Ink- Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Basic Gray; Accessories- 3" circle die, 1 3/4" circle punch, small heart punch, fringe scissors, rhinestone, sponge, dimensionals

Make a Starry Wish

Good morning, Friends! It's good to be back home! I had done a few pre-posts before I left. And that was a good thing as we didn't have free internet at the hotel. I was able to tweak a few things while I was in Las Vegas because we found a Starbucks and had some time but that was it. So now I am back to my routine - yeah! The tournament was another tough one. The boys played great!! I can't complain there! And of course, we all had a great time being in Vegas! So much to see! Sensory overload - lol!! Now we are back and it's time to get into the routine. 

Today's card was inspired by this sketch I found. Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• Layer of Midnight Muse is adhered to card base
• On a piece of Whisper White stamp the sentiment from Perfect Pennants in Gumball Green then stamp it again onto a scrap of Whisper White using Midnight Muse ink
• Cut out the middle part of the sentiment and adhere to card
• Use the Essentials paper piercing pack to pierce holes in the two top corners then adhere panel to card
• Stamp stars onto a piece of Whisper White using Summer Starfruit ink and cut out
• Insert brads into each star and adhere to card with dimensionals

Pretty easy card and one that I thought was a little more masculine. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Whisper White, Midnight Muse; Ink- Gumball Green Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit; Accessories- Essentials paper piercing pack, mini brads, dimensionals

Stamp Review Crew: Gorgeous Grunge

Good morning, Friends! It's time for another fun blog hop with the Stamp Review Crew! For this hop we are featuring projects that use the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set! This set is so awesome! It works perfectly for that grunge look! And that's just the look I went with for this card. Take a look!

Here's what I did to create this card:

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• On a piece of Epic Day designer paper stamp the different splatter images from Gorgeous Grunge in Crumb Cake, Pool Party and Calypso Coral and the lines image in Basic Gray
• Sponge the edges in Crumb Cake then adhere to a piece of Basic Gray card stock
• Stamp the sentiment from Perfect Pennants in Basic Gray onto a piece of Vellum and cut out with the Banners framelits
• Stamp the sentiment again onto a piece of Very Vanilla in Pool Party and cut out just the middle part and adhere to vellum piece
• Adhere the vellum banner to the card with three mini brads then adhere panel to card with dimensionals

Very simple and grungy card! Click on the link below to go to the next blog to get more inspiration on using this great set! Enjoy the hop! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Gorgeous Grunge, Perfect Pennants; Paper- Very Vanilla, Basic Gray, vellum, Epic Day designer paper; Ink- Basic Gray, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake; Accessories- Banners framelits, silver mini brads, sponge, dimensionals

1. Heidi Baks  runningwscissorsstamper.blogspot.com
2. Cindy Beach stampspaperandink.typepad.com/
3. Beth Beard   mylittlecraftblog.com/
4. Adriana Benitez  escape2stamp.com
5. Tanya Boser   tinkerin-in-ink.blogspot.com
6. Debra Burgin  heartfeltinkspiration.com/ 
7. Jill Coleman  jillstamps.com/
8. Deb Currier  artfeltimpressions.blogspot.com/ 
9. Mike Funke    stampin-style.typepad.com/
10. Shana Gaff   stressfreestamping.blogspot.com
11. Holly Krautkremer  rubberredneck.typepad.com
12. Mary Rindal   maryrindal.com/ 
13. Ann Schach    stampinchic.com
14. Martha Stewart  seasonsofstamping.com/ 
15. Dawn Tidd   tiddbitsfromdawn.typepad.com
16. Lisa Young   addinkandstamp.blogspot.com/ 
17. Kerry Willard Bray  kerrywillardbray.com
18. Paula Wright  paulastamps.blogspot.com/
19. Rita Wright  ritascreations.blogspot.com/

Color Throwdown 278

Good morning, Friends! I hope that you all had a fabulous start to your week! We got a lot of rain yesterday but today looks to be clear and sunny. I love how the rain washed away the inversion and made the air clean! And the mountains got lots of snow! I had my stamp club last night and it was so great to see the ladies once again! Always so much fun! I also did a mountain of laundry yesterday! So today I think I will do some stamping and maybe catch some Olympics! What is your favorite Olympic sport to watch? I do love to watch them all! Including Curling. What an interesting sport!! I think I even am getting the hang of it!

Today's card was one that I did with my club this month. I used the Color Throwdown challenge to help me put this card together. Here are the details:

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Layer of Crumb Cake that was run through the Big Shot with the Decorative Dots embossing folder
• Stamp the sentiment from Perfect Pennants onto Whisper White with Real Red ink and then cut out using the Banners framelits then adhere to embossed panel
• Tie a piece of Pink Pirouette taffeta ribbon around panel and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp flower image from Flower Shop onto Pink Pirouette card stock with Real Red ink and punch out using the Pansy punch
• Stamp small flower image from Petite Petals onto Pink Pirouette card stock with Real Red ink and punch out using the Petite Petals punch and adhere to larger flower
• Cut the leafy stem from Pistachio Pudding card stock with the Little Leaves sizzlet and adhere to back of flower then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to flower center

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants, Flower Shop, Petite Petals; Paper- Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White; Ink- Real Red; Accessories- Pink Pirouette taffeta ribbon, Decorative Dots embossing folder, Pansy punch, Petite Petals punch, Little Leaves sizzlet, rhinestone, dimensionals

CCMC Spring 14-03

Good morning! It's an early morning for us as Nick has a basketball game. He actually has two but the second one isn't until later. So up and at 'em!! It's time for a Saturday challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary team! They do a Saturday challenge during their special collections and this is the end of week 3 of the Spring Collection! Wow! Only one more week to go! Anyway, this week they have offered this fabulous sketch! Take a look!

A great time to use those Banners framelits! Here's my card...

Using the Banners framelits made this card easy to put together! Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• Run a piece of Pool Party through the Big Shot using the Decorative Dots embossing folder then adhere to a piece of Basic Black card stock
• Wrap a piece of Pool Party twine from the Sweet Sorbet accessory pack around the panel three times
• Adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Use the banners framelits to cut banners from Basic Black and Sweet Sorbet designer paper and adhere to card
• Stamp the greeting from Perfect Pennants in black StazOn onto Whisper White and cut out using the Banners framelits
• Adhere to card with dimensionals
• Adhere a cork flower from the Sweet Sorbet accessory pack to card (note: I used dimensionals to adhere the flower)
• Add a Basic Black candy dot to flower center

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to see what the other designers did with this fabulous sketch! And don't panic if you haven't signed up for the Spring Collection. You still can and enjoy ALL the fabulous projects that have been shared from the beginning! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Whisper White, Pool Party, Basic Black, Sweet Sorbet designer paper; Ink- black StazOn; Accessories- Decorative Dots embossing folder, Banners framelits, Sweet Sorbet accessory pack, Neutrals candy dots, dimensionals

You & Me Coastal

Good morning, Friends! Better late than never, right? My boys let me sleep in this morning. I am fighting the start of a head cold. Ugh! I have been taking this herbal medicine for sinuses called Kick Ass. Well, it smells and tastes like something that could… well, let's just say it's AWFUL!! We had heard that it's worked for a few people so we decided to try it too. I don't really know if it has helped me. And because I was having trouble sleeping through the night due to a stuffy nose, my husband told me to take some Alka-Seltzer. So I did and they let me sleep as long as I could. Now I just feel like I have a hangover. Got my coffee and some breakfast. Hopefully that will help. I also had a headache. Really hoping that all goes away for a great day!! But it won't be that great as my friend Sherry won't be coming for a visit. Bummer!! The mountains are supposed to be getting a LOT of snow this weekend and we want her to be safe. So we are planning another weekend. Stinking snow!! Why can't it snow her in on "this"side of the divide!! Love ya Sherry!!

Today's card was made for a swap I was in last month. Here are the details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• Round all four corners of a piece of Coastal Cabana
• Adhere a piece of Fresh Prints designer paper to the Coastal Cabana piece
• Tie a piece of Crumb Cake taffeta ribbon around this and adhere to card base
• Use the 2 1/2" circle punch to punch a circle from Real Red and from the Fresh Prints designer paper
• Cut the designer paper circle in half and adhere one half to the Real Red circle
• Use the Essentials paper piercer pack to pierce a half circle in the Real Red part
• Stamp image from Perfect Pennants onto Whisper White using Real Red and Crumb Cake markers then punch out using the 1 3/4" circle punch
• Adhere stamped image circle to other circle and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp heart onto Whisper White using Coastal Cabana and cut out
• Adhere heart to a strip of Crumb Cake with both ends flagged then adhere to card
• Color a rhinestone with a red sharpie and adhere to heart
• Add three rhinestones to upper left side of card

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Real, Red, Crumb Cake, Fresh Prints designer paper; Ink- Real Red, Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana; Accessories- 2 1/2" circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, corner rounder, Essentials paper piercing pack, Crumb Cake taffeta ribbon, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC 289

Good morning, Friends! Wow! It's Thursday again! And another great challenge has been posted at Create with Connie and Mary! This week it's a sketch challenge! Take a look!

And my card...

I kept it simple and used the colors from the Sweet Sorbet designer paper pack. Here are my card details…

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Layer of Sahara Sand was run through the Big Shot using the Decorative Dots embossing folder and then adhered to the card base
• Adhere a thin strip of Basic Black card stock
• Stamp the greeting from Perfect Pennants in black StazOn onto Whisper White and then adhere panel to a piece of Basic Black
• Adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Flag the bottom of a strip of Pool Party and create a point from a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe then adhere to card
• Stamp flower image from Petite Petals in black StazOn onto a piece of Summer Starfruit and punch out with the Petite Petals punch
• Adhere flower to card with dimensionals
• Add a Whisper White candy dot to flower center

Super simple!! Find more inspiration at the Create with Connie and Mary website! Such talented designers!! Also don't forget about the Create With Connie and Mary Spring Collection! We are halfway through the Collection! It's not too late to sign up and see ALL the gorgeous projects from the designers and download all the tutorials! If you need some ideas for classes or fun projects to give as gifts this is where you will find the BEST!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants, Petite Petals; Paper- Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe; Ink- black StazOn; Accessories- Decorative Dots embossing folder, Petite Petals punch, Neutrals candy dots, dimensionals

DS 136 and Fab Friday 34

Good morning, Friends! It's good to know that the weekend is getting closer! It snowed a good part of the day yesterday and it's supposed to continue through Friday! At least it seems to be melting and not accumulating. But it is pretty cold this morning. I do hope my friend Sherry will be able to drive over the mountains on Friday!

Today's card was created for two challenges - Deconstructed Sketch and Fab Friday. It was easy to use the Fab Friday colors because of the Fresh Prints designer paper! Love these colors and paper! Here are the details:

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Adhere a piece of Fresh Prints designer paper onto card
• Run a piece of Coastal Cabana card stock through the Big Shot using the Argyle embossing folder then adhere to card
• Stamp greeting from Perfect Pennants using Coastal Cabana and Real Red markers onto Whisper White
• Adhere stamped panel to a piece of Real Red card stock and then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the lines image from Perfect Pennants in Crumb Cake onto Whisper White, cut out and adhere to card
• Stamp heart image in Real Red onto Whisper White, cut out and adhere to card
• Add a rhinestone to the heart

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Whisper White, Fresh Prints designer paper; Ink- Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Crumb Cake; Accessories- Argyle embossing folder, rhinestone, dimensionals

Vellum Banner

Good morning, Friends! Thank goodness it's Friday! I'm looking forward to a very fun weekend! There are still a few more projects that I need to complete this weekend but that shouldn't take a lot of time. Looks like it snowed a little around here. No snow day for the school kids, though, but it's moisture that we needed! In fact it could all be melted by this afternoon. That's the kind of snow that I like this time of year - lol! I will be glad to be indoors most of the day today!

Today's card was inspired by my Pinterest boards. I always forget about using vellum. It's so pretty! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Whisper White 
• Round the top left hand corner of the card base with the 3/4" circle punch
• On a layer of Whisper White stamp the heart image from Perfect Pennants in Pink Pirouette and Blushing Bride inks
• Round the top left hand corner with the 3/4" circle punch and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Perfect Pennants in black StazOn onto a piece of vellum and cut out using the Banners framelits
• Put a little adhesive at the top of the vellum and adhere to card
• Adhere a strip of Blushing Bride over the vellum where the adhesive was placed
• Stamp the heart image again onto a piece of Whisper White using Blushing Bride ink and cut out
• Adhere heart to card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to the heart

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

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfect Pennants; Paper- Whisper White, Blushing Bride, vellum; Ink- black StazOn, Blushing Bride, Pink Pirouette; Accessories- Banners framelits, 3/4" circle punch, rhinestone, dimensionals