Best Thoughts CCMC370

We have another fun challenge for you today from Create with Connie and Mary... a pretty COLOR Challenge!  We're using one of our new In Colors that is so popular:  Watermelon Wonder, as well as another long-time favorite Pool Party, plus Basic Black.

Isn't this new Hostess set, Best Thoughts, gorgeous?!  I have been eager to use mine and thought these colors would  really work well with it.  I stamped the large flower on Whisper White cardstock with Watermelon ink then using my Blender Pen and ink I added more color to the petals, then fussy-cut it.  The butterfly from the set was stamped with Pool Party ink onto Pool Party cardstock and again added more color with the ink pad and Blender Pen then fussy-cut it as well.

Next the same flower was stamped in Black on the ledger print in the Typeset DSP pack and the stem lightly touched with Pool Party (again the Blender Pen).  The cut-out flower was layered over the ledger flower with Dimensionals.

The sentiment is grounded with a banner that was originally black and white designer paper; I colored the dots with a Blender Pen and Pool Party ink to tie in with the color scheme and added a Watermelon Blossom Accent centered with a Pearl.

Stamps:  Best Thoughts, Something to Say (sentiment)
Inks:  Watermelon Wonder, Pool Party, Memento Black
Paper:  Typeset and Go Wild Designer Paper packs; Watermelon Wonder, Whisper White, Basic Black and Pool Party cardstocks.
Accessories:  Word Window Punch, 2015-17 In Color Blossom Accents, Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Basic Pearls.

This is the Color Challenge from Create with Connie and Mary we used this week... so pretty!

I love the variety and gorgeous-ness (a word?) of the Challenge Team's creations this week!  See them at www.createwithconnieandmary.com!  While there check out the guidelines for the challenge because we would love for you to play/create with us this week using this cool color combination!!  I look forward to seeing what you create!

Thanks for visiting!  Here's wishing you a good week with time to stamp as well!

Margaret  

Birthday Blossoms Color Challenge

It's Thursday and time for our weekly challenge from Create with Connie and Mary!  This time is it a very lovely combination of colors:  Perfect Plum, Mint Macaron and Sahara Sand; I also used Very Vanilla as a neutral.

First I dry embossed the top 3/8's of the Very Vanilla background piece with the Elegant Dots Embossing Folder then added a 4" x approximately 2-1/4" piece of Mint Macaron and Very Vanilla Stripe from the Pretty Petals DSP Stack which was torn on top and bottom (I had previously stamped it with the small flowers stamp in the set, stamping off first for a lighter color.  A length of Sahara Sand Lace Trim was then wrapped around the center of the DSP. The greeting, from this same Birthday Blossoms set, was stamped on the lower portion of the front panel in Perfect Plum.

I stamped two of pansy flowers then colored them with inks and my AquaPainter then punched them out.  I did the same with the Petite Petals flowers and the leaves then stamped and cut out one of the small flowers from the birthday set. 

I began my arrangement first with a small Silver Foil Doily then placed the flowers and leaves and adhered them.  For a little more shine, I tucked loops of Silver Metallic Thread beneath the flowers before adhering them, although they don't show up well in the picture.  Tiny Basic Pearls in the flower centers are the finishing touch!

Stamps:  Birthday Blossoms, Petite Petals
Inks:  Perfect Plum, Mint Macaron
Papers:  Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Pack; Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Whisper White cardstocks.
Accessories and Tools:  Elegant Dots Embossing Folder, Pansy Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Blender Pen, AquaPainter, Basic Pearls, Paper Snips, Sahara Sand Lace Trim, Silver Metallic Thread, Metallic Foil Doilies, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Snail Adhesive.

Isn't this a pretty combination for our Color Challenge from Create with Connie and Mary this week?

So now it's your chance to use these colors for your creation this coming week!  The participation guidelines are on the Create with Connie and Mary website; while you're there, peruse the cards offered up by the challenge team this week... they always amaze me with their talent! 

Thanks for visiting this week!  Here's wishing you Happy Days and happy stamping!

Margaret

Cherry on Top Birthday!

We have a great sketch this week over at Create with Connie and Mary!  This is a fun sketch and that is perfect for using some of that beautiful new Designer Series Paper on if you wish!  I used two pieces of DSP from the Cherry On Top Designer Paper Stack:  the banners print and the Bermuda Bay pattern.

I like this new Cherry on Top paper; it's so bright, fun and perfect for celebratory cards.  This card is for a birthday so I used a sentiment from the Remembering Your Birthday set on the right horizontal shape.  I stamped it on Pool Party (which is also in the print but hard to see in this picture) using Watermelon Wonder ink.

Crushed Curry Candy Dots emphasize the top banners and a gold glimmer star embellishes the sentiment.

I wound Gold Baker's Twine around the card front under the sentiment and tied it into a bow; I like the touch of sparkle that it adds to the card!

Stamps:  Remembering Your Birthday
Inks:  Watermelon Wonder
Paper:  Cherry on Top DSP Stack;  Watermelon Wonder, Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Whisper White cardstock; Gold Glimmer Paper.
Accessories:  Gold Baker's Twine, Decorative Label Punch, Star Punch, Regal Candy Dots

Here is the sketch we used this week: 

It's really a fun and easy sketch for creative inspiration!  Be sure to check out the creations of the other Challenge Team members for their wonderful projects!  We hope you will join us this coming week and use this sketch for a card then share it with us on Create with Connie and Mary!  It's easy and the guidelines are on the Create with Connie and Mary website!

Thanks for visiting today!  Happy Stamping!

Margaret

Choose Happiness CCMC348

Today is Thursday and we have another great challenge for you!  This time it is a Color Challenge featuring Rose Red, Soft Sky and Sahara Sand... an unexpected but lovely combination that I really liked when I began working with it!

I used Soft sky for the card base.  Next is a layer of Rose Red and Sahara Sand Designer Paper which is stamped with Rose Red flowers and Sahara Sand leaves.

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Black  and the bird in Soft Sky over it; a Soft Sky layer was placed under this and accented with small Basic Pearls.  A length of Soft Sky Baker's Twine was tied around the panel before adhering it to the base card.  I stamped one more flower on Whisper White and fussy-cut it then layered it onto the background.  

Stamps:  Choose Happiness, Flower Patch.
Inks:  Rose Red, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand, Basic Black
Paper:  Sahara Sand DSP from Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack; Soft Sky, Rose Red, Whisper White.
Accessories:  Corner Rounder, Basic Pearls, Soft Sky Baker's Twine, Paper Snips

Here again is the Color Challenge for this week at Create with Connie and Mary:

Isn't this a cool color challenge?   We really want you to join us with your creations using this color scheme!  Check out the Challenge team's cards on the Create with Connie and Mary  then make your card and link it on the CCMC website!  That's it!  Can't wait to see what you make!

Thanks for visiting!  Have a stamp-happy day!!

Margaret

I Dig Your Birthday!

Oh, do I have lots of birthday cards to make/send for March!  Two granddaughters and several of their children as well as friends too!  I've made my list and I'm checking them off as I get them made and ready to mail.

This one is for a kindergarten boy who loves cars and trucks that is turning six.  I bought this set last spring and it retired soon after so this is actually my first time to ink it up!  It has several construction vehicles and is so cute for birthdays.  Inside the sentiment is "Happy Dirtday"!   Pretty appropriate, hum?

Stamps:  I Dig You (retired)
Ink:  Memento Black pad; Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Garden Green, Real Red, Sahara Sand and Basic Black Stampin' Write Markers.
Paper:  Stacked with Love Designer Paper Stack;, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White cardstock.

More to come... stay tuned!

Thanks for dropping by!  Happy Stamping!

Margaret

Happy Birthday Sketch CCMC325

Thursday is the day for our Create with Connie and Mary Challenge and we have a great sketch to use for our project!  This one is simple and oh, so versatile!  I decided to use a star in my background in place of the circle and the Star Embossing Folder was perfect for adding "starry" texture to the background!

I took my color scheme from the Sweet Taffy Designer Paper; I love these bright colors for happy occasions like birthdays!  This card will be for a sweet child's birthday and I think he will enjoy the colors and the sparkle of the Gold Glimmer Paper stars!

I diecut the Daffodil with a Star Framelit then added the Paper Piercing.  Stampin' Up!'s piercing templates make it SO easy and I really like the additional texture the piercing adds.

Stamps:  Endless Birthday Wishes
Inks:  VersaMark
Paper:  Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie.  Sweet Taffy DSP.  Gold Glimmer Paper
Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Eclectic Paper Piercing Pack, Paper Piercing tool, Stars TIEF, Star Framelits, small Star Punch from Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.

Here again is the super sketch we have this week for CCMC325: 

I can't wait to see what YOU do with this sketch!  It can be Clean and Simple or you can do something different and add more layers and embellishments, whatever appeals to you!

Hop on over to the Create with Connie and Mary blog to see what the other very creative members of the Challenge Design Team did with this sketch;  I'm always inspired by their work!  Then whip up your own design and upload it to the CCMC website; the guidelines for the challenge are all there too!

Thanks for visiting today!  Happy Stamping!

Margaret

Flower Patch Birthday CCMC318

Today we have a fun color challenge from Create with Connie and Mary featuring Hello Honey, Pool Party and Basic Gray.  I thought using horizontal banners would be a good way to combine these colors so I went from there!

I used a melange of stamps and papers for this card, lol!   I used the Tape It set for one of the banners, combined with other Designer Papers and cardstocks.  So nice that  you can count on having all these various products color coordinate!

The flower was stamped twice with the Flower Patch set and the second flower was hand-cut and layered.  The Pool Party flowers are from the same set, also diecut and the Petite Petals set and Punch for the smallest flowers. 

Stamps:  Flower Patch, A Dozen Thoughts (greeting), Tape It (houndstooth banner), Perfect Pennants (Hello Honey polka dot banner), Petite Petals.
Inks:  Hello Honey, Basic Gray, Pool Party and a touch of Calypso Coral
Paper:  Neutrals Designer Paper Stack, Moonlight Paper Stack, Pool Party, Basic Gray and Whisper White cardstock.
Accessories:  Basic Pearls, Flower Fair Framelits, Petite Petals Punch, 

What a cool combination, one I perhaps would never have thought up but very pretty together!  How about you joining us for the challenge this week?  Here are the colors again:

Just go to the Create with Connie and Mary website for the guidelines and also to link your finished project so we can all see it!  While you're there, check out the wonderful cards from the other very talented design team!

Coming soon!  The Create with Connie and Mary NEW Holiday Card Create-tions 2014 featuring stamp sets in the new Holiday Catalog!   Over 72 EXCLUSIVE cards featuring 18 stamp sets!  Runs  August 31 - September 20
 Features Printable supply lists, directions & measurements too!  Check it out!


Thanks for visiting today!


Margaret

Happy Umpteenth Birthday! CCMC316

We have a beautiful color combo to use for our challenge this week at Create with Connie and Mary!  Blackberry Bliss, Soft Sky and Old Olive are the colors we get to work with and they look great together!

I just received this new Oh My Goodies set and thought the birthday image would be a great focal point stamped in Blackberry Bliss, which I did.  I then stamped it again in Old Olive and cut out the "umpteenth" to layer on top.  The card base is Blackberry Bliss layered with Old Olive then the top layer of Soft Sky stamped with the leaves from Kinda Eclectic set.

 

Before attaching to the olive layer, I wrapped a length of White Organza ribbon around then wrapped Old Olive Baker's Twine around twice and tied it in a bow.   After adhering the Soft Sky, I attached the sentiment with Dimensionals.  The flower stamp from Something to Say was stamped in Blackberry Bliss and attached with Glue Dots.  I actually made a another card first and put just a touch of Dazzling Details in the center; when it dried the centers were a bright pink!  Even though I liked how they looked, I decided to make another one that stuck with the color scheme, lol!

Here's what I used:
Stamps:  Oh My Goodies, Kinda Eclectic, Something to Say.
Inks:  Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss
Paper:  Whisper White, Soft Sky, Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss
Accessories:  Flower punch from Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Deco Framelits, Old Olive Bakers Twine, White Organza Ribbon, Paper Snips, Glue Dots, Dimensionals.

Here again are the challenge colors from Create with Connie and Mary this week:

This is such a pretty color scheme; how about you making a card using them and linking it up to Create with Connie and Mary?   All the guidelines are on their website and it's super easy!  We would love to see what YOU do with these colors!  We are always inspired by your creations!

Thanks for visiting!  Hope to see you soon on Create with Connie and Mary!

Margaret

Happy Blooming Birthday! CCMC312

It's time for another challenge from Create with Connie and Mary!  This week we have a beautiful color combination to create with:  Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey and Sahara Sand!

For this card I used not one but two flower sets,  Petite Petals for the punched-out flowers and Flower Patch for the sentiment and Sahara Sand flowers in the background.

The card base is Hello Honey (8.5"x 5.5", folded), layered with a 4" x 5.25" piece of Blackberry Bliss then topped with a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Whisper White.  I stamped the white cardstock with Sahara Sand using the Gorgeous Grunge dots stamp across the card plus two solid medium and two small flowers from Flower Patch set. 

Next, I stamped the greeting in Blackberry Bliss first then again with Hello Honey slightly offset to the first stamping.  Then I used a great shape from the Apothecary Accents Framelits to diecut the greeting and a second diecut in Blackberry Bliss.  I cut that apart horizontally then adhered it to the back of the greeting layer where just a thin border of the Blackberry was showing.

On Whisper White I stamped several flowers of both Hello Honey and Blackberry Bliss using stamps from the Petite Petals set.  I immediately took a Blender Pen and dragged some of the color out onto the petals to give them all-over color.  These were attached with Glue Dots and several with Dimensionals.  Lastly I added medium-size pearls from the Basic Pearls pack.  I was happy how this turned out; I just love these flower sets!

Here again is the CCMC312 Color Challenge this week:  

Pretty, hmm?  Now it's your turn to take the challenge!  The guidelines are on the Create with Connie and Mary website; while you're there, be sure and see what the other Design Team members did with this color scheme.. beautiful!!

Thanks for visiting!  Happy stamping!!

Margaret

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Hello Honey 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Sunshine Birthday! CCMC311

Today we have a fun sketch over at Create with Connie and Mary, CCMC311; I eagerly gathered up some new catalog products to use for my challenge card this week!

This sun is so bright and sparkly, thanks to the new Gold Glimmer Paper, love it!  I diecut it with a Starburst Framelit (second from the smallest) then added the sentiment from the new Ray of Sunshine set stamped in Tangelo Twist (new In Color) on Hello Honey and punched it out with the 1-3/8" Circle Punch.

The grid paper background is from the Moonlight DSP Paper Stack;  I stamped it with the sunburst stamp in the new Kinda' Eclectic set, used strips of other DSPs from the same pack for the two banners, then layered the sun on top. 

The two petite butterflies are from the Kinda' Eclectic set also; I cut a very narrow piece of the Gold Glimmer Paper and adhered it to the butterflies for the body.   I punched a 1/4" circle to add to the bottom of the sentiment layer.  Pretty simple once I figured out what to do!  I think I know just the person to whom I'm going to send this sparkly greeting!!

Stamps:  Kinda' Eclectic, Ray of Sunshine

Inks:  Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey

Paper:  Moonlight DSP Paper Stack;  Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White cardstocks.  Gold Glimmer Paper

Accessories:  1/4" and 1-3/8" Circle, Bitty Butterfly Punches; Starburst Framelits, Big Shot, Magnetic Cutting Platform.

Here is the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary for this week:

Now it's your turn to be creative!  Will you take the challenge and make a card with this sketch this week?  I hope so!!  All the guidelines are on the Create with Connie and Mary website, and while you're there, check out all the lovely cards from the other Design Team members too!   They are also so creative!

Thanks for visiting today!  Happy stamping, and don't forget to join us for the challenge!  We'll leave you some comment love on your post too!

Margaret

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