CCMC 263

Good morning, Friends! It seems like I am only getting around to posting my DT challenges lately. But that will soon change (I hope) as Nick will start school on Monday! Yikes!! Where did the summer go?? 

Here is this week's Create with Connie and Mary challenge.

It's a sketch this week! And a fabulous one! It did have me stumped but I liked how my card came together! Check it out!

I used some of the new product from the Holiday mini catalog and kept my card pretty simple. Here are the details:

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• For the panels I cut a piece of the Witch's Brew dsp and rounded the corner of the one panel
• Each panel is sponged with Basic Black ink and then adhered to a piece of Basic Black card stock (remember to round the one panel)
• Pop up the panels onto the card base
• Stamp sentiment from Halloween Hello in black StazOn
• Stamp bat onto a scrap piece of Very Vanilla, cut out and pop up onto card
• Add a few rhinestones

Super simple! Be sure to check out the other designers' work at the Create with Connie and Mary website! I can't wait to see what you do with this sketch! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Halloween Hello; Paper- Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Witch's Brew designer paper; Ink- black StazOn, Basic Black; Accessories- corner rounder, rhinestones, sponge, dimensionals

Grunge Ad

Good morning, Friends! I am posting to you all from my Denver hotel which is my home for this week. My son is doing a soccer camp this week and then this weekend his team has a tournament. And that means we will be moving on Friday to a different hotel - lol! School starts on Monday and I can't wait!! Anyway, I do have a few cards to post and I will try to get them up this week. But hang in there as I will have more to post next week! 

Today's card was made for a display at a team event. I used the Shop Around jumbo wheel for the focal image. I took the rubber off the wheel and I use it on a clear block. Now the stamp is longer than my clear block but I usually don't need the entire wheel at one time so it works out great for me! Here are the card details:

• Stamp Shop Around jumbo wheel using Night of Navy onto a piece of Very Vanilla
• Cut out the ad for the focal image and adhere to another piece of Very Vanilla that is sponged with Baked Brown Sugar ink
• Adhere to Night of Navy
• On a piece of Very Vanilla, stamp greeting from Four You using Night of Navy ink and splotches from Gorgeous Grunge set in Baked Brown Sugar
• Flag the end of a strip of Etcetera designer paper, sponge with Baked Brown Sugar and adhere to Very Vanilla panel 
• Take focal panel and pop up onto Stamped panel and add two mini brads.
• Adhere Very Vanilla Panel to a piece of Baked Brown Sugar and then pop up onto a card base of Very Vanilla

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Shop Around jumbo wheel, Four You, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Very Vanilla, Baked Brown Sugar, Night of Navy, Etcetera designer paper; Ink- Night of Navy, Baked Brown Sugar; Accessories- mini brads, sponge, dimensionals

A Freaky Fall Swap

Good morning, Friends! Yes! It's me! I'm actually posting on a day other than a DT day! Wow!! It's been kind of crazy around here. I am hoping to be back posting again on a regular basis soon. I just haven't had the time to stamp that I normally do. When I am stamping it is for my DT commitments. Nick and I leave tomorrow for Denver so that Nick can attend a soccer camp there. And then next weekend his soccer team will be in a tournament in the Denver area and then a week from Monday school starts! And once he is in school, I should have more time. So that's my story - lol!

This is a card that I have had done for a while but I can just finally show you all. I had made it for a swap back in July. The swaps have been mailed and received so I can show it off now. The swap was a fall/Halloween theme. I just love this Halloween set from the new Holiday mini catalog! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Basic Black
• Layer of Basic Grey with strips of Witch's Brew washi tape
• Strip of Summer Starfruit with bottom flagged adhered to panel then layer of Witch's Brew designer paper adhered
• Pop this panel up onto card
• Punch Basic Black card stock with 2 3/8" scallop circle punch twice to create the points and pop up onto card
• Stamp greeting from Halloween Hello in black StazOn onto strip of Whisper White, flag end and adhere other end to scallop circle
• From Basic Grey, punch a circle with 1 3/4" circle punch and adhere to scallop circle
• From silver glimmer paper punch a circle using 1 3/8" circle punch and pop up onto other circle
• On Whisper White stamp skull image with black StazOn, cut out and pop up onto card
• Add two rhinestones in top right hand corner of Basic Grey panel

I thought this was a really fun card! Lots of great new products were used!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Halloween Hello; Paper- Basic Grey, Basic Black, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, Witch's Brew designer paper; Ink- black StazOn; Accessories- Witch's Brew washi tape, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

SFF 080213

 Good Friday morning, Friends! The Sketch Frenzy Friday team has another sketch for you all! Robbie Rubula created this week's sketch. Take a look!

I do have to say that I took a few liberties with the sketch but I think all the elements are still there. Here's what I came up with!

I decided to use some new products! The Holiday mini catalog is available for the public to order from so I put my new Halloween set and accessories to use! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Layer of Pumpkin Pie that was run through the Big Shot using the Chevron TIEF then adhered to card
• On a layer of Very Vanilla adhere the Witch's Brew washi tape
• Adhere layer to a piece of Basic Black and pop up onto card
• Make a tag from Very Vanilla by flagging the bottom and rounding the top with the 1 3/8" circle punch
• Stamp greeting from Halloween Hello in black StazOn
• Add a strip of Witch's Brew designer paper to the bottom and a strip of zig zag that was cut from Basic Black using the Tasteful Trim die
• Add a glimmer brad to top and pop tag up onto card
• Stamp bat image onto Very Vanilla using black StazOn, cut out and pop up onto card

Find out how the other designers used this sketch by visiting the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog. I hope you will be inspired to play along with us this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Halloween Hello; Paper- Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Witch's Brew designer paper; Ink- black StazOn; Accessories- Witch's Brew washi tape, glimmer brads, Chevron TIEF, Tasteful Trim die, 1 3/8" circle punch, dimensionals

CCMC 262

Good morning, Friends! Create with Connie and Mary have a new challenge for you! This week they have a beautiful color challenge for everyone! Check it out!

Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate and Basic Black. Aren't they gorgeous! So bold and elegant! Love them!

I used a sketch from the CCMC Summer Edition to help me put this card together. Wow! Doesn't that black just make everything pop! Love it! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Layer of Smoky Slate
• On layer of Smoky Slate stamp greeting from Morning Meadow in black StazOn
• Adhere two strips of Basic Black card stock behind panel and three mini brads then adhere to card
• Cut a label from Basic Black using the Labels framelits and adhere to card
• Cut oval from Whisper White using Ovals framelits 
• Flag both ends of a strip of Bermuda Bay and adhere to back of oval
• Stamp bird image with black StazOn onto Whisper White, cut out and pop up onto card

Very simple! I think it might even work for a masculine card. Be sure to see what the other designers did with these fabulous colors at the Create with Connie and Mary website! I hope to see your creation linked up this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Morning Meadow; Paper- Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White; Ink- black StazOn; Accessories- Labels framelits, Ovals framelits, mini brads, dimensionals

SFF 072613

Good morning, Friends! It's Friday!! That means the Sketch Frenzy Friday team has another sketch for you to try! This week's sketch was created by Patrice Herrera. Take a look!

I have to admit that when I see sketches like these I can get "hung up" on the shapes that are in the sketch. Like the rectangles here. But once I let go of that I can see other shapes instead. So here is what I came up with!

Instead of rectangles, I used the mosaic shapes! And I came up with something that still stuck to the sketch! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• A layer of Sahara Sand went through the Big Shot with the Modern Mosaic TIEF then was adhered to a piece of Strawberry Slush and then popped up onto the card base
• Stamp three mosaic images from Mosaic Madness in Sahara Sand onto Sahara Sand and punch out with mosaic punch
• Use the itty bitty shapes punch pack to punch out three flower images from Strawberry Slush and adhere to punched mosaics
• Pop up two mosaics onto card and add rhinestones
• Stamp sentiment from Sweet Essentials onto a strip of Whisper White using Strawberry Slush, flag the end and adhere to card
• Pop up third mosaic onto card, add a bow tied with white baker's twine and a large rhinestone

Pretty simple card to make thanks to all those great coordinating punches!! Be sure to see what the other designers did with this sketch at the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog. I hope to see your creation linked up this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Sweet Essentials, Mosaic Madness; Paper- Sahara Sand, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White; Ink- Sahara Sand, Strawberry Slush; Accessories- Modern Mosaic TIEF, mosaic punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, white baker's twine, rhinestones, dimensionals

CCMC 261

Good morning, Friends! I'm here with this week's Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge! This week we are being challenged with a sketch! Take a look!

Love this sketch! So many wonderful possibilities! I kept pretty much to the sketch and I used the Color Coach to help me with some color choices. Take a look!

My Color Coach suggested Soft Suede, Pool Party and Daffodil Delight and I pulled out the Morning Meadow hostess set to pull it all together! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Soft Suede
• Layer of Soft Suede
• On layer of Soft Suede stamp branch image from Morning Meadow in Soft Suede then pierce circle using the Essentials paper piercing pack
• Stamp greeting in Soft Suede
• Use dotted ribbon scallop punch to punch a strip of Daffodil Delight and adhere to Soft Suede panel
• Pop panel up onto card
• On Whisper White stamp bird image in Pool Party, cut out and pop up onto card
• From Daffodil Delight card stock punch flower using itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere to bird
• Adhere a rhinestone to flower center

Super simple! Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to see what the other fabulous designers did with this sketch! I do hope you will be inspired to play along with us this week! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Morning Meadow; Paper- Soft Suede, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight; Ink- Soft Suede, Pool Party; Accessories- Essentials paper piercing pack, dotted ribbon scallop punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

Etcetera Squares

Good morning, Friends! Are you ready for a great weekend? It should be another quiet one for us. Nick was supposed to be playing in a 3v3 soccer tournament but it got cancelled so that leaves it open for doing whatever! I need to get some stamping done and I have a few sewing projects to finish.

Today's card was inspired by one I saw in a stamp store quite a while ago. I had taken a picture of it so I could recreate it. Of course I had to change it all up and use Stampin' Up! products but the layout is pretty much the same. Here are the card details:

• Card base is Baked Brown Sugar
• Layer of Baked Brown Sugar
• On layer stamp images from Gorgeous Grunge in Baked Brown Sugar (I did stamp off once before stamping onto card stock) and sponge with Baked Brown Sugar
• Stamp greeting from Four You in Night of Navy then adhere layer to card base
• Cut three squares from Etcetera designer paper, round opposite corners and sponge with Baked Brown Sugar
• Pop up two squares onto card
• With the third square, tie a piece of linen thread around it (I wrapped mine around three times) and then pop up onto card

There you have it! Pretty simple and a fun way to show off the designer paper! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Four You, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Baked Brown Sugar, Etcetera designer paper; Ink- Baked Brown Sugar, Night of Navy; Accessories- linen thread, sponge, dimensionals

SFF 071913

Good Friday morning, Friends! I am here to bring you this week's challenge from the Sketch Frenzy Friday team! This week's sketch was created by Tammy Fite. Take a look!

Great sketch with a ton of possibilities! My brain had a hard time keep up with all my ideas that I finally settled on this.

Not exactly like I had envisioned but I did use some fun products! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Baked Brown Sugar
• Layer of Baked Brown Sugar that was run through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots TIEF then adhered to card
• Layer of Etcetera designer paper that was punched along the bottom with the scallop edge border punch then stamped with an image from the Gorgeous Grunge set in Baked Brown Sugar and sponged with Baked Brown Sugar then adhered to card
• Strip of Very Vanilla that was stamped with the sentiment from Perfectly Penned in Baked Brown Sugar, flagged both ends, sponged with Baked Brown Sugar and popped up onto card
• The flower is made with the Simply Pressed clay and the Buttons and Blossoms molds then sponged with Calypso Coral and Baked Brown Sugar ink and adhered to card
• Three pearls were added below the sentiment

There you have it! Be sure to stop by the Sketch Frenzy Friday blog to see what the other designers have done with this fabulous sketch! I hope to see your card uploaded to the blog, too! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Perfectly Penned, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla, Etcetera designer paper; Ink- Baked Brown Sugar, Calypso Coral; Accessories- Perfect Polka Dots TIEF, Simply Pressed clay, Buttons and Blossoms molds, scallop edge border punch, pearls, sponge, dimensionals

CCMC 260 A & B

Good morning everyone! I don't have a card for today but wanted to let you know that the Create with Connie and Mary challenge is good for another week! You have options, too! You can choose to do the color challenge or the sketch challenge or combine both challenges! 

Remember that the sketch challenge is to make "shaped" card using the sketch. I have enjoyed seeing all the creations so far! And I am looking forward to seeing yours! Be sure to upload your creation to the Create with Connie and Mary website! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Midnight Mosaic

Good morning, Friends! I didn't sleep very well last night and that's why I slept in so late. Nick has a friend over and they decided to put the tent up and sleep outside. Well, late into the night a storm decided to roll through. Normally the storms don't really do much but there was a lot of lightning with this one. I think the bulk of the storm went around us but we did end up with quite a bit of rain (yea) and the boys didn't put the rain cover over the tent. Well, I spent most of the night worrying about them and it ends up that at some point, they came into the house to sleep! Geesh! So now I am super tired! I do hope I am able to get something done!!

Today's card was inspired by one I had seen on the Hero Arts blog. Here are the card details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• Layer of Whisper White that was run through the Big Shot with the Modern Mosaic TIEF and then adhered to card base
• Layer of Whisper White that was punched with the extra-large oval punch, stamped greeting from Petite Pairs in Midnight Muse and tied with a piece of Midnight Muse stitched satin ribbon then popped up onto card
• On Whisper White stamp image from Mosaic Madness once in Midnight Muse and once in Marina Mist
• Punch out Midnight Muse one using the mosaic punch and hand cut inside of Marina Mist one then adhere together and then adhere to card
• Punch three shapes from Midnight Muse using itty bitty shapes punch pack and adher to card
• Add rhinestones to centers

There you have it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Mosaic Madness, Petite Pairs; Paper- Whisper White, Midnight Muse; Ink- Midnight Muse, Marina Mist; Accessories- Midnight Muse stitched satin ribbon, Modern Mosaic TIEF, mosaic punch, extra-large oval punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestones, dimensionals

Holiday Mini Sneak Peek

Good morning, Friends! I thought we might have a good storm here last night but I think we got more thunder and lightning and wind than any thing else. I think it rained more in town than out at our place. Bummer. Nick spent the night at a friend's house and they are supposed to be coming here later today to spend the night. I guess I might want to get Nick's stuff picked up!! I keep telling myself that one day he will know how to do that? Lol!! And I still need to get some stamping done! Don't know how much time I will have for that...

Today's card was created to show off some of the new products from the Holiday Mini catalog. This will be available to the public starting August 1. Demonstrators got to pre-order to get some samples ready and to tease our customers. I am in a swap where fall and Halloween are the theme and this was one I was trying out. It didn't end up as the swap card but just a sample. Here are the card details:

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Layer of Very Vanilla with a strip of Witch's Brew dsp and a strip of Pumpkin Pie adhered to it - flag the bottom of both strips
• Tie a piece of Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon around panel and pop up onto card
• Cut label shape from Very Vanilla using Labels framelits dies
• Stamp skull image from Halloween Hello in black StazOn onto label
• Adhere a strip of Witch's Brew dsp to label then pop up onto card
• Stamp greeting onto scrap of Very Vanilla, cut around it and adhere to card
• Use Chevron punch to punch three chevrons from Summer Starfruit and adhere to label

Please note that the stamp set, Halloween Hello, the dsp, Witch's Brew, and the Chevron punch will not be available until August 1. These are super fun products and I can't wait to show you all more!! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Halloween Hello; Paper- Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Starfruit, Witch's Brew designer paper; Ink- black StazOn; Accessories- Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon, Labels framelits, Chevron punch, dimensionals

CAS(E) This Sketch 36

Good morning, Friends! I hope you had a fabulous weekend! Yesterday I didn't do much of anything! And it was quite nice!! Very relaxing! Now it's time for another week and getting things done. 

Today's card was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. Very simple card and I just love these colors together! Here are the card details:

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Stamp image from Morning Meadow in Smoky Slate onto card base
• Stamp sentiment onto Whisper White with Calypso Coral ink, flag both ends and adhere to card
• Stamp bird image in Soft Sky onto Whisper White, cut out and pop up onto card
• Punch a flower from Calypso Coral using itty bitty shapes punch pack and adhere to bird
• Add a rhinestone to flower center

That's it! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Morning Meadow; Paper- Smoky Slate, Calypso Coral, Whisper White; Ink- Smoky Slate, Calypso Coral, Soft Sky; Accessories- itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

Washi Butterfly

Good morning, Friends! Oh what a glorious rain we had in the wee hours of the morning. I think it started around 2:00 a.m. I know that we had a great rain because our barnyard has a little "pond" right now! It even thundered a few times! Love that!! Now it's humid but we do need the rain. We went and saw The Lone Ranger yesterday. And we LOVED it!! What a FUN movie!! My husband wants to see it again - lol! 

Today's card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest. Mine is different than hers but the idea is the same. I thought it would be a great way to use the washi tape! Card details:

• Card base is Whisper White
• On the layer of Whisper White, adhere three strips of the Gingham Garden washi tape and stamp the sentiment from Sweet Essentials in Night of Navy then pop panel up onto card
• Punch butterfly from silver glimmer paper then use 2 1/2" circle punch to punch out around the already punched out butterfly
• Use the Pennant die to cut a scallop circle from Night of Navy and then adhere to silver glimmer paper
• Pop up onto card
• Thread white baker's twine through a vintage faceted button and adhere to middle of butterfly

There you have it! Pretty simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Sweet Essentials; Paper- Whisper White, Night of Navy, silver glimmer paper; Ink- Night of Navy; Accessories- Elegant Butterfly punch, 2 1/2" circle punch, Penant die, Gingham Garden washi tape, white baker's twine, vintage faceted button, dimensionals

Shoebox Club Card 0713

Good morning, Friends! Are you all ready for a great weekend? I hope ours is quiet and relaxing. There is nothing planned so that is looking good! It is supposed to rain today and that would be great as it is really humid around here! Ugh! Our air conditioner just doesn't work at all with the humidity. I got a lot of laundry done yesterday so I can focus on stamping today - I hope!! Yesterday I finally got my molds for the Simply Pressed Clay that Stampin' Up! sells! I was so excited to give it a try and spent most of the afternoon making buttons and blossoms! It was so much fun! Now I have them ready for a project whenever I might want to use one! Can't wait to show you all!

Today's card was a total copy of Connie Babbert. She did her card for this week's Create with Connie and Mary challenge and I just loved everything about it! So I decided to use it for the monthly shoebox club that I am in. And I think those ladies loved it, too! I did have to substitute a few things but it is pretty much a copy! Here are the card details:

• Cut two pieces of Pear Pizzazz card stock using the Oval Accent die
• Run one of those pieces through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dots TIEF and score the other towards the top
• Put Sticky Strip above the scored line and adhere to embossed piece then use paper trimmer to trim a little off the bottom so that the card will stand
• Us Oval framelits to cut an oval from Whisper White
• Stamp greeting from Four You in Melon Mambo onto oval and adhere to card
• Stamp flower image from Flower Shop in Daffodil Delight two times onto Whisper White and punch out with Pansy punch
• Pop one flower up onto card
• Punch flower from Melon Mambo using Blossom punch and pop up onto card
• Pop other yellow flower onto the blossom punch
• Punch two flower centers from Gingham Garden designer paper using itty bitty punch pack, adhere to flower centers and add rhinestones
• Cut two strips of Gingham Garden designer paper and flag the ends
• Tuck these behind the flowers

There you have it! Pretty simple and oh so cute! Thanks, Connie! And thank you for stopping by! Have a fantastic day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Flower Shop, Four You; Paper- Pear Pizzazz, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Gingham Garden designer paper; Ink- Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo; Accessories- Oval Accent die, Ovals framelits, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF, Pansy Punch, Blossom punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, rhinestones, dimensionals