May 6, 2010 | Big Shot, Blog Candy, Create with Connie & Mary, Summer Mini 2010 |
This week on Create with Connie and Mary we are having a “Tropical Party”! Every day during this week the team has created a project using the items that coordinate with the tropical set, die and paper! Mary found the footnote flip flops at a local store and just KNEW they would be PERFECT for a special project! And since we just HAD to do something with them…we are sharing them with YOU!
Today is my day to give away Blog Candy on my blog so I have created a little Tropical Treat project to share with you.
I made these little treats for all of my friends at our STARZ retreat this past weekend. I filled 1×8 clear bags with rainbow skittles! Don’t they match the colors in our new Island Oasis paper just perfectly?
I made a tag to tie to the top of each treat by first punching a 1-3/4″ circle from Tempting Turquoise card stock. Then I stamped the palm tree and coconut image on Whisper White card stock. The palm tree is inked with Stampin’ Write Markers – Chocolate Chip for the tree trunk and Old Olive for the leaves. The coconut is stamped in Chocolate Chip ink and then I used my markers to color in the straw and the umbrella. I cut both of these out – the palm tree is attached flat with snail and the coconut is attached with a dimensional. And I did stamp the word “friends” on each one. That stamp comes from the Tiny Tags stamp set. Last punch a 1/8″ hole in the top of the tag and tie it around the top of the bag with some white crochet thread.
Besides the cutting out these are quick and easy little treats.
So now are you ready to hear about the BLOG CANDY? All the details are below. Today leave a comment here on THIS BLOG POST THAT YOU ARE READING (click in the bottom right corner where it says comments) – yep this one right here for a chance to win one of two of these cute little flip flop note pads. Mary decorated them with foam cut out using the new Island Floral die.
Leave a comment on the blogs below on the given day and be entered into the drawings to win one! Each of us have two to give away. Would you like some ADDITIONAL CHANCES TO WIN? Well…I’m guessing YES! SUBSCRIBE to Create with Connie and Mary during THIS WEEK and be entered into ANOTHER drawing to win one of TWO that we are giving to just our NEW subscribers this week. Already a subscriber and want another chance to win? Participate in the sketch challenge that we posted this past Saturday and two lucky challenge participants will have the opportunity to WIN! Here’s the schedule…
Monday – Mary Brown – Stampercamper’s Corner
Tuesday – Connie Babbert – Inkspired Treasures
Wednesday – Kerin Slyvester – Stamps, Paper, Glitter!
Thursday – Monika Davis – Stamping Together at Monika’s Place
New Subscribers – May 3-7
Challenge participants – May 1-7
So…what are you waiting for? Visit the blogs on the days above and leave a comment. Go to the Create with Connie and Mary site and JOIN this week and be entered to win. THEN…for all subscribers, participate in this week’s challenge for still ANOTHER chance to win! Easy as can be! We hope we can send one of these cute flip flops to YOU!
Winners will be announced for everything on Saturday, May 8th. To find out if you are a WINNER…you need to check the Create with Connie and Mary site no later than Friday, May 14th and send us your mailing address. Good Luck!
May 3, 2010 | Big Shot, Blog Candy, Create with Connie & Mary, Summer Mini 2010 |
This week on Create with Connie and Mary we are having a “Tropical Party”! Every day during this week the team has created a project using the items that coordinate with the tropical set, die and paper! Mary found the footnote flip flops at a local store and just KNEW they would be PERFECT for a special project! And since we just HAD to do something with them…we are sharing them with YOU!
Leave a comment on the blogs below on the given day and be entered into the drawings to win one! Each of us have two to give away. Would you like some ADDITIONAL CHANCES TO WIN? Well…I’m guessing YES! SUBSCRIBE to Create with Connie and Mary during THIS WEEK and be entered into ANOTHER drawing to win one of TWO that we are giving to just our NEW subscribers this week. Already a subscriber and want another chance to win? Participate in the sketch challenge that we posted this past Saturday and two lucky challenge participants will have the opportunity to WIN! Here’s the schedule…
Monday – Mary Brown – Stampercamper’s Corner
Tuesday – Connie Babbert – Inkspired Treasures
Wednesday – Kerin Slyvester – Stamps, Paper, Glitter!
Thursday – Monika Davis – Stamping Together at Monika’s Place
New Subscribers – May 3-7
Challenge participants – May 1-7
So…what are you waiting for? Visit the blogs on the days above and leave a comment. Go to the Create with Connie and Mary site and JOIN this week and be entered to win. THEN…for all subscribers, participate in this week’s challenge for still ANOTHER chance to win! Easy as can be! We hope we can send one of these cute flip flops to YOU!
Winners will be announced for everything on Saturday, May 8th. To find out if you are a WINNER…you need to check the Create with Connie and Mary site no later than Friday, May 14th and send us your mailing address. Good Luck!
Apr 28, 2010 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Fifth Avenue Floral |
Wow! I had some amazing comments yesterday! I’m so glad everyone loved the Scrapbook in a Box. It is just a great project and easy to adapt to so many things. It would be cute decorated like a baby block full of baby pictures!
Thank you! Thank you! For all the wonderfully nice comments. I loved reading them all and I think I replied to everyone. If I missed you I’m sorry I had a lot! And some replies came back with errors so the email address didn’t work for some reason.
I was going through some scrapbook pages and found this card mixed in with them. I don’t think I have shared it on my blog. I thought I would share it with you today for a couple of reasons – one it used some of the colors that will be retiring and because the embossing folder matches the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set which is on sale through April 30th.
This card uses the Big Shot Die Cut Machine with the Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder. The roses are embossed onto Shimmery White card stock and then the debossed side is brayered to give the variation in color – I used Regal Rose (a light layer so roll some off onto your scratch paper first) and Summer Sun. Then cut out around the embossed roses before attaching to the card.
The card base is Regal Rose with a layer of Barely Banana. The greeting is from the Oval All stamp set. Since the embossing folder matches the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set I used the flower from the stamp set to decorate the envelope.
Summer Sun and Barely Banana are two of the colors that will be retiring. You could use So Saffron and the new Daffodil Delight in their place. I hope you like it!
Would you like to WIN a subscription to Create with Connie and Mary? Each of our team members will be giving away subscriptions on their blogs this week. To enter to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on our team member’s blog on the day that we are featuring them. TODAY you can leave a comment over on Create with Connie and Mary in order to get a chance to win one of six FREE subscriptions! Don’t leave it here…you must leave it on today’s post over there!
All the winners will be announced on Saturday, May 1st! If you are a winner and have already subscribed, we will refund the price of your subscription!
Thanks for stopping by today.
I’m a Guest Designer at Create with Connie & Mary: Summer Edition going on now – don’t miss out!
I’m also a princess on the Royal Blog Tour: April 30 – May 3rd – visit my blog to take the Royal Tour.
Apr 18, 2010 | 2-Step Stampin', Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, In Colors, Wildlife |
I created another Awash with Flowers card using the exact same colors and pieces of card stock as my first one. This is the second version.
I used this one for my class on Friday – I actually let everyone choose between making this one or my original design that you can see here.
The “Wonderful Mother” from the Well Scripted stamp set in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini catalog was used so it could be a mother’s day card. Stamped on Whisper White and punch with the Scallop Oval punch. I added the little leaf petals at the bottom to dress it up a bit. Then layered it on a Wide Oval punched from Melon Mambo. The layer of Basic Black behind it is also the Wide Oval punch – either use two or cut one in half and add each half to the back of the other one so you can just see a hint of it.
I wanted to show you the cardinal eggs that I found on Friday – the mom finally left her nest late in the afternoon – that seems to be the norm for most of the moms from what I can tell. 
She has two eggs but one is much smaller than the other. When I checked on Saturday – the smaller egg was gone and only one egg was in the nest. She seems to be gone today so maybe she decided her eggs weren’t viable this time or another predator came in and took the egg. I don’t really know. I’ll let you know if she lays another one.
As for the other nests – the other moms were all sitting this morning – I need to go back and count the days to see how long before we can expect babies to hatch.
Thanks for stopping by. Don’t forget to check out Create with Connie & Mary – I’m so excited to be a guest designer! It is sure to be fun with lots of great projects – a new one each day for 5 weeks – right now is an Early bird special for $19.95 – then the first week is a preview week for everyone and then the next four weeks will only be open to those that join – so do it now while we have the special. Each week we will feature an assortment of products from the Summer Mini Catalog – there will be at least two tutorials each week.
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Join me for the Royal Blog Tour: April 30 – May 3rd.
Apr 15, 2010 | Big Shot, Bleaching, class, Scrapbook Pages, Sporting, Tutorial |
The Wow Scrapbook kit will include step-by-step instructions to create each layout (three 2-page 12″ x 12″ layouts) including all measurements, color photographs, and WOW tips. Full kits ordered by the 30th of the month will include a paper & embellishment pack.
There are three 2-page 12×12 layouts – one is “Play Ball” which features the Just Basketball set but could be changed to use one of the other sets. Another is an “Easter Basket” page that features a woven basket and the last one is a “Snow Day” layout which features the bleaching technique (we had snow days this year in Georgia so we had to make one!).
We also have an ordering options for demos that don’t want the supplies – order the whole monthly kit or just individual layouts. Click here to go to the WOW Scrapbook Kits Blog.
If you have questions let me know. Happy Scrappin’
Apr 13, 2010 | 2-Step Stampin', Big Shot, Cards, In Colors, Thank You |
I just received my Summer Mini pre-order and the sneak peek Awash with Flowers stamp set – now it is time to plan out projects for the upcoming months and the Create with Connie & Mary class. I played first with the Awash with Flowers stamp set – this is a 2-step stampin’ set that is a sneak peek from the upcoming Stampin’ Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog that will be out in July. I needed a project for my downline meeting that I had last night too. I decided to work with a sketch I found on the Stamping 411 blog for this week. 
As you can see I have turned the sketch on its side for my version. I stamped the outline images first and then filled in with the solid images. I used a Stampin’ Write marker to fill in the flower stems and the little details coming out of the middle of the flowers.
Here is a full list of Stampin’ Up! supplies:
- Awash with Flowers stamp set
- Tiny Tags stamp set
- Itty Bitty Background stamp set
- Melon Mambo card stock and ink
- Bermuda Bay card stock and ink
- Basic Black card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Staz-on ink Jet Black
- Rich Razzleberry ink and marker
- Old Olive ink and marker
- Scallop Trim Border Punch
- Black Gingham Ribbon
- Big Shot Die-Cut machine
- Perfect Details Texturz Plate
I thought it turned out cute – and bright and springy (is that a word). I made it into a Thank You card but this would be pretty as a Mother’s Day card too.
I have a few updates on the backyard birds – so House #3 has the bluebirds and they had 4 eggs before we left on our trip – I checked yesterday and mom is sitting on the eggs and there are still only 4 so she was done the day before we left. While we were away House #2 has a new nest in it – it appears to be a Chick-a-dee nest – moss and fur are in there – I just haven’t seen any birds going in or out yet – I don’t think there are any eggs in there yet. House #3 has a nest that was started before we left – looks to be a Tufted Titmouse – but I haven’t confirmed that yet either – it doesn’t appear to have any eggs unless they are buried.
Thanks for stopping by today!
I made these little treats for all of my friends at our STARZ retreat this past weekend. I filled 1×8 clear bags with rainbow skittles! Don’t they match the colors in our new Island Oasis paper just perfectly?
Leave a comment on the blogs below on the given day and be entered into the drawings to win one! Each of us have two to give away. Would you like some ADDITIONAL CHANCES TO WIN? Well…I’m guessing YES! SUBSCRIBE to Create with Connie and Mary during THIS WEEK and be entered into ANOTHER drawing to win one of TWO that we are giving to just our NEW subscribers this week. Already a subscriber and want another chance to win? Participate in the sketch challenge that we posted this past Saturday and two lucky challenge participants will have the opportunity to WIN! Here’s the schedule…
