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December 14, 2012January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge 230 & Sneak Peek

Woo hoo! It’s Friday! I’m always doing the happy dance on Friday! Last night I made some Hummus and some Fudge. I know what you are thinking… what an odd combination. Well, if you ate them together I would think it would be a little nasty. The hummus is the appetizer and the fudge (if it makes it through today) is for desert. I have sampled both and they are good but I am wanting some more of the fudge! 🙂

Today’s post is from this weeks Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week we have a color challenge…

A very simple color combination and one with a little bling! The base of my card is Very Vanilla Card Stock. I used the new Ovals Collection Framelits Dies* to cut out a two pieces of Very Vanilla, one with the scalloped edge, and two pieces of Champagne Glimmer Paper. All of the pieces of Very Vanilla are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the Glimmer Paper is adhered with SNAIL. The Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack* and Paper-Piercing Tool are used to piece around the edges of the Very Vanilla pieces. I stamped the Merry Christmas from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set in Cherry Cobbler and flagged the ends. For the piercing on that I used the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack. Even with all of it’s layers and glitz it was a very simple card to make. I have to remember to order some Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder, the Merry Christmas would have looked rich in that. Did you enjoy today’s sneak peek? What has been you favorite peek so far? Let me know by leaving a comment. I hope that you liked this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge card. Thanks so much for stopping by and have an amazing Friday! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla

Specialty Paper: Champagne Glimmer

Ink: Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Greetings of the Season Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits Dies*, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack*, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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December 7, 2012January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 229

Good morning everyone! Yeah, it’s Friday! My favorite day of the week. What do you all have planned for this weekend? I have a ton of crafting to do, still want to get my Christmas cards out this weekend. I’m off to Manhattan on Sunday to see some peeps and feed the frog. Fingers crossed that I get it all done! 🙂

Today’s post is for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary. I’m not gonna lie, it was little weird not posting on Wednesday night. It’s my first week back as a player and we have a fun funky sketch to work with…

I wanted to do something monochromatic so I went with Cherry Cobbler as my main color. And to that the base of the card is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. For the background I stamped a piece of Very Vanilla with the Snowflake Soiree Stamp Set in Cherry Cobbler in a pattern to make my own Designer Series Paper! I used two pieces of paper from the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack for the strips across the lower half of the card. The ornament is from the Delightful Decorations Stamp Set and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched out with the Ornament Punch. I stamped the greeting in Cherry Cobbler from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set and punched it out with the Extra Large Oval Punch. Both are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The ornament gets a heavy dose of bling from some Basic Jewels Rhinestones. I’m really happy with the way the card turned out and I love the Snowflake Soiree background. I hope that you enjoyed and are a little inspired by my Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge card for this week. Thank you for stopping by and I hope that you have an awesome Friday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Festival of Prints Stack

Ink: Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Delightful Decorations, Snowflake Soiree and Greetings of the Season

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Tools: Ornament Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

November 29, 2012January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 228

A good Thursday Morning to you all! If it ‘s Thursday it’s Create with Connie and Mary day! This week is my last week as a Guest Designer on the blog. I want to thank all of the talented people over there. It was truly an honor to be a part of your fabulous team for two months. I hope that they will have me back again in the future! Now for today’s post, this week we have a color challenge…

What a fun color combination it is, and some Silver Glimmer Paper to boot! I have been wanting to use one of my new Single Stamps and I thought that this would be perfect for it. The base of my card is Wisteria Wonder and I used the Distressed Dots Background Stamp inked in Wisteria Wonder for the background. I stamped the image from the Happy New Year Single Stamp in Wisteria Wonder and Baja Breeze on Whisper White. The Wisteria Wonder one is cut out with the Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies. I cut off the top and bottom and adhered it to a piece of Baja Breeze that I stamped with the Confetti Stamp Set in Baja Breeze and cut it out with the same Framelit. The ballon and the champagne bottle that are stamped in Baja Breeze are cut out and adhered to the Wisteria Wonder image with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The panels are also adhered to the card with them. Some Silver Glimmer Paper punched out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch and the star from the Merry Minis Punch Set are also adhered with some Stampin’ Dimensionals to the top half of card. I like the popped up pieces on the main image and the stamp fits perfectly inside the Window Frame. I hope that you enjoyed my Guest Designer card for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge. Thank you for coming to see me today. I hope that you have a pleasant day!

Stampin’ Up products used:

Card Stock: Wisteria Wonder, Baja Breeze and Whisper White

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

Ink: Wisteria Wonder and Baja Breeze Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Happy New Year Single Stamp, Confetti Clear Mount and Distressed Dots Wood Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Merry Minis Punch Pack, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

November 25, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Players #123

Ugh… it’s Monday already! That four day weekend just flew by and it’s less than a month until Christmas! I hope that all of you had a nice weekend and spent time with family and friends and got some shopping done. I spent some much needed time with my peeps and it was great!

Today’s post is for this week’s Paper Players. Jaydee has give a this nifty sketch to work with…

My card starts with a base of Pool Party Card Stock and on top of that is a piece of Raspberry Ripple. The main panel is stamped in Raspberry Ripple using the Daydream Medallions Stamp Set. I also stamped some images in Illuminate Glimmer Watermark but they are hard to see in the picture. The edges are made with Brushed Silver Metallic Paper and the Finishing Touches Edgelits and the panel is then adhered to the card with SNAIL. I cut the snowflakes out in Pool Party using the Snow Flurry Bigz Die. They are held together with some 3/16″ Metallic Brads. I thought they needed some bling so I put some Basic Jewels Rhinestones on them and the adhered them to the panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Merry Christmas is from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set and is stamped in Raspberry Ripple. I flagged the ends and then placed a piece of Pool Party that I cut out using the Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit Die behind it. Both pieces are adhered to the card with more Stampin’ Dimensionals. I’m really liking the Pool Party and Raspberry Ripple together and the snowflakes are great with their little extra sparkle. I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Paper Players Sketch Challenge card. Thank you for checking in with me and I hope that you enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Pool Party and Raspberry Ripple

Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Silver Metallic

Ink: Raspberry Ripple Classic Stampin’ Ink

Specialty Ink: Illuminate Glimmer Watermark

Stamp Sets: Daydream Medallions and Greetings of the Season Clear Mount

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Rhinestones and 3/16″ Metallic Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies, Delicate Doilies Large Sizzlit, Snow Flurry Bigz Die, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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November 15, 2012January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 227

Happy Thursday! I hope that everyone is enjoying their week. Work is a little hectic and will be until the end of the month. I will be happy when December gets here! Thursday also means that it’s Create with Connie and Mary time! This week we have a shaped card to make. I think this is my first shaped card and it was fun! Here we go…

As soon as I saw the Blossom in the sketch I knew exactly what I was going to do! My card starts off with a base of Basic Black Card Stock. I cut two of the largest Labels Collection Framelits Dies and scored about 1/4″ on the top of the back one and adhered the two together with a little Sticky Strip. The background layer is a piece of Pool Party that I also cut out with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies and embossed with the Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Before I adhered it to the base I cut two piece of Basic Black 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon and adhered them around the back with Sticky Strip. The stamped image is the new Single Stamp Bold Snowflake that coordinates with the Blossom Punch. I stamped it in Pool Party on Whisper White. For the middle image I stamped the snowflake stamp from the Mixed Medley Host(ess) Stamp Set in Versa-Mark on Basic Black and heat embossed it with Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder. It is then punched out with the 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch. Both if them are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the More Merry Messages Stamp Set and is stamped in Basic Black and “fussy” cut out with my Paper Snips. Some Stampin’ Dimensional pieces adhere it to the card. I love the Pool Party and Basic Black together. They give the card a bold frosty retro look! I hope that enjoyed my Guest Designer card for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge. Don’t forget to visit the blog and see what the other talented ladies have come up with. While your at it, make one and post it so I can see your work! Thank you so much for stopping by. Have an awesome day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Basic Black, Pool Party and Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black and Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: More Merry Messages and Bold Snowflake Single Stamp Clear Mount

Embellishments: Basic Black 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon and Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Blossom Punch, 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

November 13, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Craft Crew Sketch 016

Hello and welcome to Wednesday! Halfway through the week is always a good thing. How has your week been so far? Mine has been ok. I went out to dinner with my peeps last night and we had a nice time. It’s a little cold here and rained most of the day yesterday but anything is better than a hurricane or snow right! LOL!

Today’s post is for this week’s Design Team card for the Paper Craft Crew. This week we have a sketch…

Lots of circles! The base of my card is Whisper White Card Stock. I punched the edge of a piece of Baja Breeze with the Scallop Trim Border Punch and stamped it in Baja Breeze with the Woodgrain Background Stamp. The wide strip that goes down the right side is a piece of Riding Hood Red with a piece of Silver Glimmer Paper on top. It gives the card a heavy dose of bling! The image is from the Four Seasons Host(ess) Stamp Set and is stamped twice, once in Baja Breeze and again in Riding Hood Red. The Baja Breeze piece is punched out with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch and the Riding Hood Red center is punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch. They are adhered to each other and the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set and is stamped in Riding Hood Red and punched out with the Word Window Punch. I punched a piece of Riding Hood Red out with the Modern Label Punch to back it before adhering it the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The little circles are punched out with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and are also adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really like the image with the Woodgrain Background and the Silver Glimmer Paper, it gives it a frosty woodsy feel. I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Design Team. Click on over and see what the rest of the team has come up with and enter a card of your own. Thank you for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze and Riding Hood Red

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

Ink: Baja Breeze and Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Four Seasons Host(ess) Clear Mount and Woodgrain Background and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount

Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

November 9, 2012January 6, 2016

Freshly Made Sketches #60

A very good morning to you all! I have some awesome news… I got my power back last night after almost 10 days without it! I cannot tell you how happy I am! It’s so nice to sit at my craft desk and not shiver! LOL! I hope that all of the other people get theirs back soon. There are still about 260,000 people without power on Long Island. It really is terrible that it is taking them so long to fix all of this especially when we are lucky enough to have all of these people from other states here helping us. A big thank you to all of those that have come from all over the country! I also want to take a moment and thank all of you for your wonderful comments. You guys are the best!

Now for today’s post which is for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches. This week we have a great simple sketch from Tui…

I was in an exceptionally great mood last night when I made this card so I needed something equally as happy to be the main element. I love the santa from the Jolly Old Saint Nick Stamp Set. He is retired but he reminds me of the Coca Cola santa from years ago. The base of my card is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Whisper White with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder using no tabs so it was a little more subtle. The two shorter strips of card stock are Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler. I used a piece of Silver Glimmer Paper in the middle for some sparkle. The main image is the happy santa from the Jolly Old Saint Nick Stamp Set (Retired). I stamped him in Basic Black and colored him with Blush Blossom, Cherry Cobbler and Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Write Markers. He is cut out with my Paper Snips and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the same set and is stamped in Gumball Green. I double cut it out with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies and also cut another one in Gumball Green to back it. Stampin’ Dimensionals also hold it to the card. I really love the classic look of the santa and the sparkle of the Silver Glimmer Paper. I hope that you enjoyed this week’s Freshly Made Sketches card. Thank you for stopping by and for your comments. Have a bright and warm day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green

Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer Paper

Ink: Basic Black and Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Blush Blossom, Cherry Cobbler and Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Set: Jolly Old Saint Nick (Retired)

Tools: Big Shot, Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

(You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

November 8, 2012January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge 226

Good morning! Well, someone in New York must have really annoyed mother nature! We got 3 inches of snow today and some more howling wind! Because hurricane Sandy wasn’t enough! I hope she’s done with us for a while. I stopped home last night and it was 38 degrees in my house, now that is a little cold! Yes, there is still no power. But some more people that I live near got theirs back tonight so maybe tomorrow. 😛

Today’s post is for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week we have a very nice color combination…

I love Midnight Muse. I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do. At first I was thinking fall and then I thought no, a Christmas card. I do love non-traditional Holiday colors so this is perfect! The base of my card is Midnight Muse Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Cajun Craze with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Then I adhered a piece of Midnight Muse 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon around the back with Sticky Strip before I adhered it to the base. The stamped image is from the Snow Swirled Stamp Set and is stamped in Midnight Muse on Whisper White. I stamped one the of the snowflakes in More Mustard and punched it out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch and adhered it with a Stampin’ Dimensional. Some Basic Jewels Rhinestones give it just a little sparkle. The greeting is stamped in Cajun Craze. I backed them both with More Mustard and adhered them to the base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the elegance of the tree and the sparkle from the rhinestones. I hope that you enjoyed my Guest Designer card for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. Don’t forget to visit the blog to see what all of the other talented designer have come up with and be sure to check out their Card Create-tions subscription for some great holiday card and gift ideas. Thank you so very much for stopping by today and I hope that you have a warm and cozy day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze and More Mustard

Ink: Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze and More Mustard Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Snow Swirled Clear Mount

Embellishments: Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

November 1, 2012January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 225

Good morning! How are we all doing today? I’m doing ok. The no power and generator thing is getting old fast, but there are people out there a lot worse off than me so I guess I really shouldn’t complain. Sandy definitely left her mark here and it will be felt for a while I’m sure. Thank you to all of my readers for their concern. I really appreciate the comments! You guys rock!

It’s Thursday so it’s Create with Connie and Mary time! This week we have a nice simple sketch…

I changed it up just a little bit but most of the main elements are the same. The base of my card is Cherry Cobbler Card Stock. I adhered a piece of Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper to the front so that it would be there for when I attached the top piece. A piece of Very Vanilla has the negative tree image cut out with the Holiday Collection Framelits Dies. I stamped the greeting in Cherry Cobbler from the More Merry Messages Stamp Set. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals pop it up on the Cherry Cobbler base. A piece of Gumball Green 3/8″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon is adhered around either side on the back with Sticky Strip. I used the Ticked Duo Builder Punch to punch out a piece of Gumball Green and adhered it to a pice of Cherry Cobbler that I used the small circle punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack to create the ticket corners on. Two Champagne Glimmer Paper trees punched out with the Merry Minis Punch Pack are adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals and give the card a little bling. It’s not a very complicated card to make and I am really liking the negative tree with the DSP behind it. I hope that you enjoyed my Guest Designer card for Create with Connie and Mary this week. Thank you so much for spending some time with me today and enjoy the rest of your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla and Gumball Green

Designer Series Paper: Be of Good Cheer

Specialty Paper: Champagne Glimmer Paper

Ink: Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: More Merry Messages Clear Mount

Embellishments: Gumball Green 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Holiday Collection Framelits Dies, Ticket Duo Builder Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Merry Minis Punch Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

October 25, 2012January 6, 2016

Create with Connie and Mary 224 Color Challenge

Yeah! Today is Create with Connie and Mary day which means it must be Thursday! Only one more day to go until FRIDAY! How are we all doing? Things are good on my end, no complaints. So, this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge is a color challenge…

I was a happy boy when I saw that it included one of my favorite colors, Island Indigo! My card starts off with just that, a base of Island Indigo Card Stock. The background is a piece of Orchard Harvest Designer Series Paper. I stamped the Daffodil Delight flagged piece with the Netting Background Stamp in Daffodil Delight. The Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch is used to make the edges with Island Indigo. The completed flagged piece is then adhered to the card with SNAIL. The image is from the Friendship Preserves Stamp Set and is stamped in Island Indigo and again in Lucky Limeade. I used the Window Frames Framelits Dies to cut each one out. I cut off the top and bottom of the Island Indigo one and then mounted it to the Lucky Limeade piece with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Some Sticky Strip holds the piece of Island Indigo 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon behind the stamped piece and I used some more Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount it to the card. This would be a great quick and easy card to make for a thank you or even a birthday. I hope that you enjoyed my Guest Designer Card for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. Before I go I wanted to mention that Connie and Mary have a new subscription called Card “Create”tions. Scroll down past my card and see what this three week subscription has to offer. Thank for stopping by and visiting with me today. I hope that you all have a great Thursday!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight and Very Vanilla

Ink: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade and Daffodil Delight

Stamp Sets: Friendship Preserves Clear Mount and Netting Background Wood Mount

Designer Series Paper: Orchard Harvest

Embellishment: Island Indigo 3/8” Ruffled Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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