Three Cheers! CCMC368

Hello and happy Thursday!  We have another fun challenge today from Create with Connie and Mary:  bold colors!!  This week we use Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango and Cucumber Crush for our challenge card.  It really took me awhile to think how to use these together; I discarded several ideas before deciding on this design using the new Greetings Thinlits.

I'm really liking this new set of Framelits with their scripty words:  hello, thanks, cheers.  Can't you just think of so many ways to use them?!  I diecut one "cheers" from each of the three challenge colors and layered them onto a Whisper White background dry embossed with the Lucky Stars embossing folder.

Next I made a banner of the Cucumber Crush print, treating the end with the Scalloped Tag Punch and adding underlays of Tangerine and Pacific.  Next came the stars:  I punched out the Tangerine star with the new Medium Star punch and added a diecut star of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper which was on my desk, an extra from a previous project.  The Rhinestone was colored with a Sharpie pen.   

The card base is Pacific Point with a layer of the Cucumber Print added.  The embossed white layer was added with Dimensionals.  Two more Glimmer Paper stars finish the card, except for the inside where I added a strip of Cucumber print and another glimmer star. 

Isn't this a fun color scheme from Create with Connie and Mary this week?

Now it's your turn to create!  Check out the cards of the other Challenge Team over on the Create with Connie and Mary blog and see their creative ideas, then join us in this challenge!!  These bright colors are perfect for a summertime project!

Thanks for visiting!  Happy Thursday!

Margaret

Endless Thanks!

Hello!  Welcome to this week's card for Create with Connie and Mary... a fun and easy sketch challenge!  I love how all the challenge Team's cards are so very different; that's what makes stamping so interesting... everyone approaches it from their own perspective (and the stamps they have to use, of course.)

This is my first use of the new Pretty Petals Designer Paper Stack and I must say that I look forward to using more of these lovely patterns!  This one is in the new In Color Mint Macaron, which is one of my most favorite of the new colors!

The card base is Mint Macaron overlaid with Very Vanilla then the Mint DSP print.  The four elements are composed of 1" Punches, 7/8" Scallop Circle Punches, Papillion Potpourri small butterflies punched out with the Bitty Butterfly Punch and a Very Vintage Button tied with Crushed Curry Baker's Twine.
  

The sentiment is from the Endless Thanks set.  The banner is stamped in Basic Gray and the word is stamped with Wisteria Wonder.  (I was surprised that there isn't much discernable difference in the way they look!)  A little flower and Pearl highlight the banner.

Stamps:  Endless Thanks, Papillion Potpourri
Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder, Basic Gray
Paper:  Pretty Petals DSP Stack; Lost Lagoon, Very Vanilla, Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder
Accessories/Tools:  Paper Snips, 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, flower punch from Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Basic Pearl, Crushed Curry Baker's Twine, Blender Pen.

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

We hope that you will join us for this fun challenge this week!   Just see the guidelines at Create with Connie and Mary and then go forth and create!  We look forward to seeing YOUR take on this sketch!   While you're there, see what the other talented Challenge Team members have created using this sketch!

Thanks for visiting!  Happy Stamping!

Margaret

CELEBRATE!! CCMC361

Its another Thursday and time for a challenge from Create with Connie and Mary!  This week we have a color combo of Real Red, Lost Lagoon and Crumb Cake for our challenge.  Because of the upcoming July 4th holiday, I immediately thought of a patriotic card; I thought this worked well even though the blue is a bit of a non-traditional tone...
 

I used a piece of Crumb Cake and dry embossed it with the Lucky Stars embossing folder; next I added a strip of Real Red and Lost Lagoon.  Over that is another layer of Crumb Cake which has been punched with the Confetti Stars Border Punch which allows the red and lagoon to show through.

I wrapped a length of Real Red 1/4" Cotton Ribbon around these layers then attached the wood "Celebrate" over that (It is natural light-colored wood even though it looks more white in this picture).  

 

A Red Glimmer Paper diecut star  with loops of gold thread behind it anchor the top left corner and two addition punched Gold Glimmer stars are the final decoration.

Stamps: none on the outside

Inks:       "     "     "     "
Papers:  Real Red, Lost Lagoon, Crumb Cake cardstocks, Gold Glimmer Paper
Accessories:  Star Framelits, Big Shot, 1/4" Real Red Cotton Ribbon, Star Punch from Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Confetti Stars Border Punch, Gold Metallic Thread, Expressions Natural Elements, Lucky Stars Embossing Folder.

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

Now it's your turn to join the challenge using these colors this week!  All the guidelines are on the Create with Connie and Mary website; we would love to see what you do with these colors!!  While there, check out the creations of the other Challenge Team members to see what they made and be inspired!!

Thanks for stopping by!  If you are in the US and celebrating this weekend, have fun!  Everyone have a great weekend!  See you next week for a sketch challenge!!

Margaret

Giggle Greetings & a Color Challenge

It's Thursday and time for another challenge from Create with Connie and Mary!  This time we have a fun color challenge of So Saffron, Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon.  I had to look around for awhile to find any DSP in any of these colors, given the catalog transition period, and found this Hello Honey print in the Cherry on Top Paper Stack (the catalog description includes Hello Honey but the list on the Paper Stack doesn't.  However after comparison I found it does match Hello Honey perfectly.)

This cheese was just the thing to showcase the yellow tones of ink!  I stamped it in Stazon Black,colored it with Blender Pens and inks then layered it on Lost Lagoon cardstock.  The card base is Hello Honey over which is a layer of So Saffron which has been punched with two different circle punches to emulate the holes in the cheese. 

 
Birthday presents have bows so why not cards too?!  I used the Bow Builder Punch to make the bow out of the Hello Honey print then used Lost Lagoon cardstock for the "ribbon" and around the center of the bow!  I can think of a few friends that I believe will get a kick out of a card like this for their birthday!  : )

Stamps:  Giggle Greetings
Inks:  Stazon Black, So Saffron, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon
Paper:  Cherry on Top DSP Stack; Whisper White, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, So Saffron
Accessories:  Bow Builder Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Project Life Corner Rounder, Blender Pens, Dazzling Details. 

Here is the creative color challenge for this coming week:  

We hope you will jump right into this challenge and create a card or other project!  All the guidelines are on the Create with Connie and Mary website as well as the challenge cards for all the Challenge Team.  Check them out; these ladies are always are so creative!

Thanks for visiting!  Happy Stamping!

Margaret

Flower Medallion CCMC354

We have a colorful challenge today from Create with Connie and Mary composed of Bermuda Bay, Tangelo Twist and Gold!  I hope I can get this post done without losing power!  We have had severe storms including tornados here in Oklahoma City area today and even though they haven't impacted our immediate area, they have caused a lot of damage and now, due to unprecedented rain, we also have a widespread flooding emergency.  Lots of people are currently without power in Oklahoma City and surrounding counties!

I began with a card base of Whisper White and added a layer of Bermuda Bay diagonal strip designer paper to it.  Next I layered a smaller piece of Whisper White over Bermuda Bay and tucked three small circles punched from Gold Foil Paper o the upper right side.

The flower was created by punching out one layer of the Tangelo Twist dotted paper with the Flower Medallion Punch.  Next I stamped three more flowers with the coordinating flower stamp from Crazy about You set on the back of the Tangelo paper with dark ink then cut out each layer by hand with my trusty Paper Snips.  The layers were assembled with Glue Dots then topped with a Gold Metal button which had been tied with Gold Baker's Twine.  I cut a length of ribbon, attached that to the lower portion of the panel then added Gold Sequin Trim and then the flower with Dimensionals. 

Stamps: A Dozen Thoughts (sentiment).  Crazy about You (flower stamp)
Inks:  Basic Gray
Paper:  Whisper White, Bermuda Bay cardstocks; Confetti Celebration (flower) and Birthday Bash (stripes) Designer Series Paper, Gold Foil Paper
Accessories:  Flower Medallion Punch, Gold Sequin Trim, Gold Basic Metal Buttons, Gold Baker's Twine, White Jute Ribbon, Circle Punch, Glue Dots, Dimensionals.

Here is the color challenge this week from Create with Connie and Mary:

This is such a fun color combination!  Are you game to jump in and try your hand with it?  We hope so!  When you do, be sure to link it on the Connie and Mary blog for this challenge so we can see and drop by and leave you a comment too!

Thanks for visiting today!  Happy Stamping!

Margaret

Hexagons For You! CCMC340

It's Thursday again!!  Time for a new challenge from Create with Connie and Mary!  This week we have a beautiful color challenge:  Lost Lagoon, Sahara Sand and Basic Gray.  At first I couldn't think what to do with this combo but then I saw my Hexagon Hive Thinlit Die and started my journey with that (sometimes getting to the finish with a card is really a journey for me, with backtracks and changes of direction, especially with color challenges.  How about you?)

I knew early on that I wanted to use the Dictionary stamp on the paper behind the hexagon diecut; I stamped it off once before the final stamping onto the Lost Lagoon cardstock.  

Next I diecut the stems and leaves from Basic Gray and, using the Blossom Punch, punched out the two large flowers.  The two small flowers were also punched from Sahara Sand with the blossom punch in the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.

 The center of the flower was stamped in Basic Gray, colored with Lost Lagoon then added a light dusting of Dazzling Diamonds Glitter adhered with a Two Way Glue Pen..  Pearls embellish the centers of the flowers.

Stamps:  Honeycomb Hello, Mixed Bunch (flower center), Dictionary
Ink:  Basic Gray; Lost Lagoon Marker
Paper:  Lost Lagoon, Basic Gray, Sahara Sand cardstocks
Accessories:  Hexagon Hive Thinlit, Flower Frenzy Bigz L Die (stems & leaves), Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Blossoms Flower Punch, Pearls, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Two Way Glue Pen, Dimensionals, Glue Dots.  

Here is the Color Challenge 340 this week from Create with Connie and Mary: 

We would love for you to take the challenge with us this week using this unique color scheme!  I really like how these colors can work together to produce lovely results!  Just go to Create with Connie and Mary's blog for the guidelines, make your project them upload it to their website! We can't wait to see what you do with it and we are always inspired by the creations of those who participate!

Also, while you're there, check out the cards of the other Challenge Team members ... they always inspired me!

Thanks for looking!

Margaret

Hearts & Bows CCMC338

The challenge for this week at Create with Connie and Mary is a fun color combination of Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Crushed Curry.  I just love the new Bow Punch and used it here with the Sweetheart Punch and the challenge colors.

The black background was dry embossed with the Polka Dot TIEF before adding the hearts and bows.

You'll notice that I used the tiny white hearts on black DSP for the center tie of the bows.  The sentiment is from Groovy Love and is diecut with a coordinating banner from the Bitty Banners Framelits!
Stamps:  Groovy Love
Ink:  Calypso Coral
Paper:  Bermuda Bay, Basic Black cardstocks; Brights Paper Stack, Birthday Bash Specialty DSP, Stacked with Love DSP
Accessories:  Polka Dot TIEF, Sweetheart Punch, Bow Punch, Fast Fuse adhesive, Snail, Glue Dots.

Here again is the color challenge this week from Create with Connie and Mary: 

We would love for you to join us this week by creating a card or project and uploading it to the Create with Connie and Mary blog.  While you're there be sure to see what the other Challenge Team members have created... they are so talented!

This week is also Preview Week at Create with Connie and Mary; on Sunday the Spring Collection begins!  There are opportunities to win a free subscription to the great projects and tutorials featured in this collection!

Thanks for dropping by today!  Stay safe and warm if you are in this cold weather!

Margaret

Three Trees! CCMC 326

Oh, we have such a pretty Color Challenge today at Create with Connie and Mary!  The trio of Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow and Silver is such a beautiful combination!  I also used touches of white for my neutral.

I inked the tinsel stamp with silver ink then stamped on Mossy Meadow;  with a different tree inked with silver I stamped twice on Lost Lagoon (both stamps are from the Festival of Trees set).  These were then punched them out with the Tree Punch.  I cut the silver dotted paper with an Oval Framelit and adhered it to the Mossy Meadow card base, then placed torn Brushed Silver cardstock over the lower portion. 

Next a layer of Lost Lagoon was diecut with the fifth largest (counting up from the smallest one) Oval Framelit, embossed with the Filigree Frame TIEF and  adhered with Dimensionals over the dotted white DSP layer, framing the background.  The sentiment from this set was stamped onto Whisper White, layered over a bit of Mossy Meadow Ribbon then adhered with Dimensionals.

Lastly I added several silver and snowflake sequins from the Frosted Sequins pack to complete the card..  


Stamps:  Festival of Trees
Ink:  Encore Silver, Mossy Meadow
Paper:  Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White cardstock.  All is Calm DSP
Accessories:  Tree Punch, Frosted Sequins Embellishments pack, Glue Dots, Filigree Frames Embossing Folder, Oval Framelits, Mossy Meadow Stitched Satin Ribbon, Big Shot.

Here again is the Color Challenge 326 for Create with Connie and Mary for this coming week!  

Isn't this a beautiful color combo?  And if you  have the All is Calm DSP, you already have a head start on joining the challenge this week too, since these colors are in it!  So take a little time to come up with your own creation following the guidelines over at Create with Connie and Mary and join the fun!

While you're there, be sure to see what the other Designers Team members have created for this challenge too... they ARE creative!! 

Thanks for visiting this week!  Come back soon for more stamping fun and hopefully, inspiration!

Happy Stamping!

Margaret

Tag Talk, CCMC 317

Wow, August is flying by!!  Today is the 21st, already!  We have a fun sketch challenge this week at Create with Connie and Mary and it's an excellent way to use your washi tape or small pieces of DSP left from larger projects!

I used strips from the Confetti Celebration DSP for the sketch lines.  For the focal point, I diecut Brushed Gold cardstock with the filmstrip framelit from the On Film Framelits set.  (Whew, that was a mouthful!)  I cut Vellum cardstock to adhere behind it so the DSP could be seen through it... kinda like film?

I pulled in the Bermuda Bay and Strawberry Slush colors from the DSP and cardstock to stamp the layered greeting.  I sure like that this set has more than one greeting to layer on this striped background, plus, you could use other small greetings, like those from the A Round Array set to layer over this background.  The label is punched out with the Label Bracket Punch and the greeting with the 1" Square punch.  So easy!

Stamps:  Tag Talk
Ink:  Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush
Paper:  Confetti Celebration DSP; Bermuda Bay and Whisper White cardstock.  Vellum Cardstock.
Accessories:  Oh Film Framelits, Label Bracket Punch, 1" Square Punch, In Color Sequins, Bermuda Bay Baker's Twine.

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

Follow this LINK to Create with Connie and Mary to see what the other designers have done with this sketch; they have some wonderful ideas and projects!!  While there, check out the guidelines for joining the sketch yourself!  It's fun to see what wonderful yet different projects that the challenge players come up with too!  We want to see your creations!!

Thanks for visiting my blog!  You are appreciated!

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

Flower Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Petite Petals Clear Stamp Set

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Petite Petals Punch

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Apothecary Accents Framelits Die

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Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

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

$6.95

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

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Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

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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

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Kinda Eclectic Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Ray Of Sunshine Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Ray Of Sunshine Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack

$6.95

Gold Glimmer Paper

$4.95

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

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Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

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Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad

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Small Butterfly Punch

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