CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Celebrations Edition Week 2

Hello everyone! And welcome to Week 2 of the Create with Connie and Mary Cards "Create"tions Celebration blog hop! We have just finished week 2 and we end each week with a fun blog hop featuring the stamp sets that we used during the week! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson!

This week I used the Snuggles & Smooches stamp set! This is such a fun and versatile set! I decided to create a candle centerpiece. I haven't done a stamped candle in so long I had almost forgotten how to do it - lol! I did forget how much fun this was to do! And it is really very easy!

• Stamp a piece of white tissue paper using the large and small scribble images using Crisp Cantaloupe and Bermuda Bay inks and then stamp the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge using Baked Brown Sugar
• Use a piece of waxed paper and the heat gun to melt the tissue paper into the candle (the tissue paper was used to hold the tissue paper in place)
• Stamp the large and small scribbles onto a piece of Whisper White using Tuxedo black Momento ink
• Use a Crisp Cantaloupe marker to trace the lines of the larger scribble image and cut out then use a Bermuda Bay marker to trace the lines of the smaller scribble image and cut out
• Use the large oval punch to punch three ovals from Pistachio Pudding card stock
• Adhere the leaves to the back of the flowers
• Adhere the smaller flower to the larger flower using dimensionals
• Adhere a strip of Bermuda Bay sequins to the back of the flowers and then adhere the flowers to the candle with dimensionals
• Tie a knot using Basic Black 1/8" taffeta ribbon and adhere to a basic metal button then adhere the button to the flower center

Now it's time to send you on to see what fabulous creation Connie Babbert has come up with! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop and Preview

Hello everyone! It's a Saturday blog hop with the designers of Create with Connie and Mary! Today we are featuring a card using the stamp set that we will use during the upcoming Card "Create"tions Celebrations edition which starts tomorrow!! I do hope that you have signed up! I am your stop right after the talented Debbie Henderson! The first day of Preview Week I showed a card using the Pictogram Punches stamp set. And that is one stamp set I will be using. I will also be using this stamp set, Snuggles and Smooches! What a fun set! To see the other cards I made, you will have to be a subscriber of this edition! We start tomorrow!

This is such a fun and easy card! And I love the bright colors! 

• Card base is Melon Mambo cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and folded in half
• Cut a piece of Whisper White at 3" x 5" 
• Stamp the smaller scribble image from the Snuggles and Smooches stamp set using Tuxedo black Momento ink (two times) and then stamp one more onto a scrap of Whisper White
• Stamp the "hello" from the Hi There stamp set using Tuxedo black Momento ink onto the white panel
• Use the Bermuda Bay and Daffodil Delight markers to trace the scribble lines and do the same for the one stamped on the scrap piece using the Melon Mambo marker
• Adhere stamped panel to a piece of Basic Black cut at 5" x 3 1/4" and adhere to card using dimensionals
• Cut the Melon Mambo "flower" out
• Punch a flower from Old Olive card stock using the Flower Medallion punch and cut two petals to be the leaves for the flower
• Adhere the leaves to the back of the cut out flower and then adhere flower to card using dimensionals
• Add rhinestones to card

Super simple!! Time to send you on to see what Connie Babbert has to show you! Don't miss out on her blog candy! And don't forget to sign up for the Cards "Create"tions edition at the Create with Connie and Mary site! You won't be disappointed! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Snuggles & Smooches, Hi There; Paper- Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White, Old Olive; Ink- Tuxedo Black Momento ink, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight; Accessories- Flower Medallion punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

Control Freaks Blog Tour: All About Love

Hello everyone! Welcome to a Control Freaks Blog Tour! This month we are talking about LOVE! I am stop number 4 on the tour right after LeeAnn Greff! I know you were inspired by her projects! Since Valentine's Day is coming up, I decided to use our theme for that!

Both my projects use the Snuggles & Smooches stamp set! This set is just so much fun! 

• Card base is Whisper White
• On another piece of Whisper White, stamp the big squiggle image from Snuggles & Smooches stamp set using Crisp Cantaloupe ink twice
• Stamp the speckle image from Gorgeous Grunge onto the panel using Calypso Coral ink
• Adhere two piece of Stacked with Love washi tape to the panel
• Tie a piece of Calypso Coral ribbon from the Best Year Ever accessory pack around the panel 
• Stamp the sentiment onto the panel using Tuxedo black Momento ink and adhere to card base
• Stamp the heart image onto a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe using Calypso Coral ink twice and cut out
• Adhere the hearts to the card using dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to each heart

• Card base is Whisper White
• Run a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe through the Big Shot using the Happy Heart embossing folder
• Use the small heart image from Snuggles & Smooches stamp set and stamp inside the embossed hearts using Calypso Coral ink then adhere panel to card base
• Stamp the sentiment onto a piece of Whisper White card stock using Tuxedo black Momento ink and color in using the Calypso Coral blendabilities
• Adhere stamped panel to a piece of Basic Black
• Adhere a piece of folded Calypso Coral ribbon from the Best Year Ever accessory pack to the back of the panel and adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Punch two hearts from Crisp Cantaloupe and Calypso Coral card stock and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add two rhinestones to hearts

I hope that you have felt the "love"!! I had fun making these projects and I hope you enjoyed them, too! You will find tons more inspiration as you move through the tour! It's time to send you on to the fabulous Melissa Davies! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Snuggles & Smooches, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral; Ink- Tuxedo Black Momento ink, Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe; Accessories- Happy Heart embossing folder, Best Year Ever accessory pack, Stacked with Love washi tape, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning, Friends! It is really foggy around here this morning! My son and husband left just a little while ago for Kansas! Yep! The whole house to myself! Woohoo!! I have a shorter day at school today and was hoping to come home and start the fun but I have to go to the DMV. UGH!!! My driver's license expires on my birthday (which is Friday) so I had better take care of that today. Not looking forward to that but it has to be done. I hope that my family has good roads all day today!

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Paper Craft Crew Challenges! I was really inspired by Justin's card! WOW! I wanted to copy that one but decided to take it in a different direction. I am loving this Snuggles & Smooches set! I kept my card very simple!

• Card base is Whisper White
• I stamped the squiggle circle from Snuggles & Smooches onto the card base using Crisp Cantaloupe ink
• Punch a banner from a piece of Stacked with Love designer paper using the Bitty Banner punch and adhere to the back of a strip of another piece of Stacked with Love designer paper then adhere to card
• Stamp the sentiment onto a piece of Whisper White using Calypso Coral ink and cut out then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the heart image onto Whisper White using Real Red ink and cut out then adhere to card
• Add a variety of rhinestones to card

Super simple but so much fun! Preview Week is going on at Create with Connie and Mary! Debbie is sharing a fantastic card with you all! Be sure to stop by and see what the fun is all about! While you are there, take advantage of the early bird pricing on the Spring Collection! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Snuggles & Smooches; Paper- Whisper White, Stacked with Love designer paper; Ink- Crisp Cantaloupe, Real Red, Calypso Coral; Accessores- Bitty Banner punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

Creative Blog Hop

Hello everyone! Today I am participating in a Creative Blog Hop! I was nominated by Margaret Raburn to share a project and answer some questions about my creative process. Then I nominate two more people to share projects next week! 

First off, my card! I am using the Snuggles & Smooches stamp set. This is such an adorable set! My upline sent this set to me and I am loving it! Thanks, Janet!!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Adhere a piece of Stacked with Love designer paper to a piece of Crumb Cake
• Tie a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe thick baker's twine around the panel
• Stamp the sentiment onto the panel using Real Red ink
• Adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the heart image onto a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe using Calypso Coral ink and again onto Calypso Coral card stock using Real Red ink and cut both out
• Adhere hearts to card with dimensionals
• Add rhinestones

Now for my questions...

1. What are you working on now? Right now I am working on projects for the upcoming Create with Connie and Mary Spring Collection! I also work on getting cards created for the Create with Connie and Mary design team! I am so blessed to be a part of this design team! Such wonderful and talented ladies! In between all of that I like to play with all the new goodies and make cards to share on my blog!
2. How does your work differ from others in your genre? Well... I love the clean and simple look! I think that a lot of people love that look as well. We are all different and it is fun to see what others can create with the same stamps, ink and paper. I don't know how different I am but that's what I like!
3. Why do you create what you do? I love to create cards! Cards are great to have on hand to send out or hand out or give to others to use. I usually am creating to fulfill design commitments and swaps and I love that!
4. How does your creative process work? I don't know if I have a creative process - lol! I love to surf the internet for sketches. I think that sketches give me the most inspiration. I also enjoy looking at Pinterest. I find a lot of ideas from there. Most of my color inspiration comes from challenges or the designer paper that Stampin' Up! sells. 

The fun continues next week with two other people. I am waiting to hear back from them to be sure that they are in. I will post their blog address before next week to let you know how you can continue along the hop! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Snuggles & Smooches; Paper- Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Stack with Love designer paper; Ink- Real Red, Calypso Coral; Accessories- Crisp Cantaloupe thick baker's twine, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! I hope your weekend is going super! Ours is going way too fast! Thankfully we have tomorrow off and then it's back to school! Ugh! But what a great vacation we have had! I guess it will be nice to get back to a routine. So I didn't get any of the things done yesterday that I thought I would. I did get some other things accomplished which is good. But today I must do the laundry and get some stamping done! 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Cardabilities. When I saw the sketch I thought this set would work perfectly!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Stamp the squiggles image from the Snuggles & Smooches set onto the card base using Crisp Cantaloupe ink
• Adhere a strip of Stacked with Love washi tape to the card
• Stamp the heart image onto a piece of Whisper White using Real Red ink and cut out
• Stamp the "my silly" part onto the heart with Tuxedo black Momento ink
• I separated the fibers from a piece of white baker's twine and used that to loop on the back of the heart and adhered it with dimensionals to the card
• Stamp the "valentine" part onto a piece of Whisper White using Tuxedo black Momento ink and cut out then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to the heart

Just a fun valentine! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Snuggles & Smooches; Paper- Whisper White; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Real Red, Crisp Cantaloupe; Accessories- Stacked with Love washi tape, white baker's twine, rhinestone, dimensionals

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Good morning everyone! I'm looking forward to a lazy Saturday! Watching football, doing laundry and doing a little stamping! And maybe if it warms up, I will try and go for a walk? We will see... We got all the decorations put away and the lights from the house taken down so that feels good! Now if the cleaning fairy would come and do some deep cleaning... 

Today's card was inspired by the Mojo Monday sketch. My upline, Jan Wakeland, sent me this stamp set! I must admit that I didn't even know that Stampin' Up! had come out with this set. It's called Snuggles & Smooches and is SO cute! I am having fun coming up with ideas using this cute set! Thank you, Janet Wakeland!!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Flag the ends of two pieces of Stacked with Love designer paper and adhere them to the card
• Adhere a piece of Basic Black card stock
• Stamp the sentiment image from Snuggles & Smooches onto a piece of Whisper White using Crisp Cantaloupe ink and cut out
• Use the Circles framelits to cut a circle from Basic Black card stock then adhere stamped image to black circle
• Use the Starburst framelits to cut a starburst from Calypso Coral card stock
• Use the Essentials paper piercing pack to pierce a circle just inside the starburst
• Adhere starburst to card with dimensionals
• Adhere stamped image to starburst using dimensionals
• Stamp the little heart image onto Whisper White using Real Red ink and cut out then adhere to card
• Add a rhinestone to little heart

Lots of fun layers! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Snuggles & Smooches; Paper- Whisper White, Basic Black, Calypso Coral; Ink- Real Red, Crisp Cantaloupe; Accessories- Circles framelits, Starburst framelits, rhinestone, Essentials paper piercing pack, dimensionals