Feb 21, 2013 | Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Sale-A-Bration 2013, Simply Scored, Spring Catalog 2013 |
The Patterned Occasions set is another Sale-A-Bration set with a bunch of versatile images. My favorite image is the little elephant but another fun one is the band-aid. And that is what I focused on for this week’s color challenge at Create with Connie & Mary. I needed a get well card and decided to use the band-aid image and combine with the colors for this week’s challenge. And now this week I think I need a get well card for myself I’m trying really hard to fight away a cold or something that is trying to come in and take me over – I don’t need that so just go away. I’m so ready for Spring to be here – enough cold and rain. We don’t get snow we just get cold rain with some occasional ice – snow would be better – at least then everything is pretty.
By the way have you joined the Create with Connie & Mary Spring 2013 Online class? They are show-casing items from the Stampin’ Up! Spring catalog plus Sale-A-Bration! Lots of great ideas and its not too late to join.
Here are the colors this week – Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Basic Grey. Very popular right now is the yellow and gray combination and I think the splash of bright pink really makes these colors pop. Some of the combinations I’m not crazy about but this one I do like.
The card inspiration came from an idea I saw somewhere while poking around on the internet. Here are some details on this card –
- card base is Daffodil Delight – it’s a bit hard to see but the base is embossed using the new Simply Scored Borders Plate – there are two sets of double scallops.
- A Basic Gray layer with a piece of Designer Paper from Sunshine & Sprinkles pack in the Spring Catalog.
- I stamped the Band-Aid image from the Patterned Occasions set three times on Whisper White card stock – once in Daffodil Delight, once in Basic Gray and once in Melon Mambo – and cut out the band-aids and the words from the Gray one (just cut a tiny banner).
- The band-aids are added with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- The words are glued flat and then I added a cute little clip from the Elements Cute Clips – the heart and it is tied with a piece of the Melon Mambo Striped Organdy ribbon – those are also in the Stampin’ Up! Spring catalog.
- I thought it turned out really cute and the colors made it bright and cheery.
Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge. Plus don’t forget to check out the 2013 Spring class going on right now!
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: Patterned Occasions (SAB)
- Ink: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Basic Gray
- Card Stock: Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray, Whisper White
- Accessories: Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series paper, Elements Cute Clips, Melon Mambo 3/8″ Striped Organdy Ribbon (all from the Spring Catalog) , Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Feb 14, 2013 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Spring Catalog 2013, Valentine's Day |
Happy Valentine’s Day! We made Valentine’s at the Ronald McDonald House on Tuesday night. And since today – Valentine’s Day was going to be a Create with Connie & Mary challenge day I decided to use the sketch for the card we were making at the Ronald McDonald House. Stampin’ Up! has a partnership with the Ronald McDonald House Charities and demonstrators from all over volunteer time to get crafty with house guests everywhere. I go with a small group of demonstrators to one of the houses here in the Atlanta area – we try to visit every month. And since it was the week of Valentine’s day of course we had to make Valentine cards.
This weeks Challenge at Create with Connie & Mary is a sketch challenge. Plus you can get daily inspiration right now if you join Create with Connie & Mary Spring 2013 Online class. They are show-casing items from the Stampin’ Up! Spring catalog plus Sale-A-Bration! Lots of great ideas and its not too late to join.
Here is a look at the sketch for this week –
Since I wanted a Valentine card – the first thing was to take the flower and make it a heart. Then I just played with the rest until I got something I wanted. I ended up turning the sketch for my card. It needed to be a simple card for everyone at the Ronald McDonald house to make. And I pre-prepped several pieces ahead of time so they just had to glue them on.
Here are some details on this card –
- card base is Primrose Petals and I used the hearts folder from the Adorning Accents Embossing Folders to add hearts across the bottom (I did this ahead for them)
- Above the embossed hearts is a scalloped piece of Pool Party card stock – this was cut with the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die (I cut these ahead of time too)
- They stamped a greeting above the scallops – they had a choice of four different ones – “Happy Valentine’s Day” from Wacky Wishes, “Be My Valentine” from Delightful Dozen, “You’re in My thoughts, You’re in my Heart” from Word Play, and “happy valentine’s day” from Teeny Tiny Wishes – all the stamping was done in Real Red ink (it’s best to have only one color ink to choose from when we stamp there)
- I punched hearts from the More Amore Designer Series paper using the Full Heart punch (I punched all these ahead of time). They added them to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- I also had a couple of hearts from the Hearts A Flutter stamp set that they could use. They were able to write and stamp on the inside of their card and decorate the envelopes too.
- We had cards for grandma’s, auntie’s, mama’s, and sister’s.
- Signed and sealed and ready to be delivered!
Here are some photos of our Stampers’s this week.
I hope you gave some love to someone close to you and even to someone you didn’t even know! I know everyone had the Ronald McDonald House that stamped with us really had a fun time.
Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge. Plus don’t forget to check out the 2013 Spring class going on right now!
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: Wacky Wishes (and others listed above but not shown on this sample)
- Card Stock: Primrose Petals, Pool Party
- Accessories: Full Heart Punch, Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Adorning Accents Embossing Folders, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die, More Amore Specialty Designer Series paper, Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Feb 7, 2013 | Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, In Colors, Spring Catalog 2013 |
It’s time for a new Color Challenge at Create with Connie & Mary . – that means it’s Thursday. Plus you can get daily inspiration right now if you join Create with Connie & Mary Spring 2013 Online class. They are show-casing items from the Stampin’ Up! Spring catalog plus Sale-A-Bration! Lots of great ideas and its not too late to join.
So here is this weeks color challenge –
All three are from the 2011-2013 In-Color collection – so I thought about having Baker’s Twine in all three colors. Then I remembered a card I saw on Pinterest that used Baker’s Twine and tiny tags – it wasn’t a Stampin’ Up! card but I knew I could recreate the idea with my Stampin’ Up! products. So here is my version.
Here are some details on this card –
- card base is Island Indigo with a layer of Calypso Coral and then a layer of Whisper White
- I stamped three little tags from Tiny Tags – one in each color – Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral and Island Indigo and punched them out with the Jewelry tag punch and punched a hole in the top with the 1/16 handheld punch
- On the Lucky Limeade tag I stamped a tiny butterfly from the Itty Bitties stamp set in the Spring catalog
- On the Calypso Coral tag I added a bitty flower punched from the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack with a small Rhinestone in the center.
- I added the matching Baker’s Twine to each tag – tying just a piece with a knot to be attached to the back of the card and then using a second piece to tie a bow at the top of the tag.
- I stamped “wishing you a wonderful day” on the white card front in Island Indigo ink – I did use my Stamp-a-ma-jig because I wanted to be sure it was straight
- I placed the tags on the white card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals and then attached the Baker’s Twine to the back before attaching it to the front of the card.
But there’s a little bit more – I decided I wanted to dress up the inside – I had a piece of scrap paper on my craft table that had a piece punched out of it and it made me think I could add a Whisper White layer to the inside of the card with the Jewelry tag punched out of it. So here is what it looks like –
I stamped the bitty butterfly and added a small Baker’s Twine bow. Just a fun little addition to the inside!
Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge. Plus don’t forget to check out the 2013 Spring class going on right now!
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: Tiny Tags, Itty Bitties, Bring on the Cake
- Ink: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral
- Card Stock: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
- Accessories: Jewelry Tag Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack, Basic Rhinestones, Baker’s Twine – Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Jan 31, 2013 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Sale-A-Bration 2013, Thank You |
Have you seen the new Petite Curly Label punch? It is the cutest and coordinates perfectly with the Pretty Petites stamp set from Sale-A-Bration and also with the Ciao, Baby! stamp set from the Spring Catalog. I really love this cute little punch and I have another Creation for this weeks challenge from Create with Connie & Mary .
This week is a new sketch challenge – and I have to admit – I was not very excited about this one. But I got through it and came up with a cute little card.
Trying to decide what to do with this sketch – I kept coming to the little Petite Curly Label punch. For the little sections I decide to use the Curly Label punch and use half pieces on the side. Here it is –
Here are some details on this card –
- card base is Summer Starfruit – 4-1/4″ square
- emboss with the Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Folder
- Punch with the Curly Label punch from the Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack – punch 4 and cut 2 in half
- Stamp images from the Pretty Petites stamp set – I used Raspberry Ripple and Summer Starfruit
- Punch out with the Petite Curly Label punch and also punch some from coordinating card stock – turn the card stock punches in the opposite direction and glue behind the stamped ones – see how it creates a little frame on the top and bottom
- Punch a flower using the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack. Crumple and add a mini silver brad to the center
- Add the flower to the frame image.
- Ta-da!
So what do you think? It turned out pretty cute – didn’t it. The stamp set and the punch are both available during Sale-A-Bration for free with a qualifying order. But in case you can’t get both or you have lots of others that you want – the punch will be available for sale after Sale-A-Bration ends.
Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge. I hope you will play along with us this week – I’d love to see what you do with this sketch.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit
- Card Stock: Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla
- Accessories: Big Shot die-cut Machine, Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Embossing folders, Curly Label punch, Petite Curly Label punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack, Silver Mini brads.
Jan 24, 2013 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Spring Catalog 2013, Valentine's Day |
It’s a new challenge from Create with Connie & Mary . I used the cute Hearts A Flutter stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! Spring catalog. We are back to colors for this weeks challenge – Raspberry Ripple, Pretty in Pink and Lucky Limeade.
I was working on cards and projects using the Hearts a Flutter stamp set for my class last week and decided to get two things done at one time – create a card for my class and for the color challenge! In the end I used the exact same card but in slightly different colors for the class – I’ll show you both but first here is my challenge card.
This card idea is from a swap I received at leadership from Kathy. I thought it was just the cutest card but I changed the colors and a couple of other things – otherwise it is the same. Here are some details on this card and then I’ll show you the other version (actually two).
- card base is Naturals White card stock, folded in half and then cut with the Scallop Square die and the Big Shot Die-cut machine – you line up the fold inside the first row of scallops so it doesn’t get cut.
- Who knew that the Hearts strip Embossing Folder matched up so perfectly with the scallop square – well it does – line up the hearts so there is one in each scallop on the front of the card – then run that through the Big Shot to emboss the front of the card.
- Stamp the hearts – one in each color and then the outlines are all in Lucky Limeade
- Tied some Raspberry Ripple ribbon around the card.
- Stamp the Love You on the scrap from where you die cut the card and punch with the Word Window punch
- Attach to the front of the card and add a couple of little pearls.
- Ta-da!
It was quick and easy and I really love how the embossed hearts line up with the scallop square – just genius! I did play around with the combination of colors – so here is a slightly different version of the same card.
And the one I used in class was just Raspberry Ripple and included Pool Party and outlined in Basic Gray – that was what most of my other projects had so this color combo matched better.
The original swap card that I got was done with a Very Vanilla card base, Primrose Petal ribbon and the hearts were stamped with Primrose Petals and Pool Party.
Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge. It is COLD here! And now they are saying ice again – yuck! With Ryan just driving himself to school this month – I don’t want any ice at all on the road! We shall see what the weather brings us.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: Hearts A Flutter, Itty Bitty Banners
- Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Lucky Limeade, Pretty in Pink
- Card Stock: Naturals White
- Accessories: Big Shot die-cut Machine, Scallop Square Bigz Clear die, Adorning Accents Embossing Folders, Word Window punch, Raspberry Ripple ribbon, Basic Pearls.
Jan 17, 2013 | Big Shot, Cards, class, Create with Connie & Mary, Designer Series Paper, Sale-A-Bration 2013, Spring Catalog 2013 |
Look at the options you have with one sketch and one stamp set! It’s a sketch challenge from Create with Connie & Mary . Combine that with the cute Patterned Occasions stamp set in the 2013 Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration brochure.
I saw a cute card idea last week while I was out of town that my demonstrator friend Selene Kempton posted on her FB page. I was planning to use that idea for classes that I had this week (yesterday actually). And as I looked at the sketch for this week I decided to merge the two ideas together. And then wanted to show my classes how they could exchange the image for any image in the stamp set – giving them multiple options and allowing everyone to create a card for whatever occasion they needed. Here is my card – I actually turned the sketch again.
Here are some details on this card and then I’ll show you the other images.
- card base is Sahara Sand
- A layer of Island Indigo that was run through the Big Shot with the Honeycomb Embossing Folder
- A strip of Sycamore Street Designer Series paper – I love those dots! – cut into a flag
- Tied some Island Indigo Baker’s Twine around the layer and tied it in a bow
- Stamp the jeans image on Whisper White card stock and punch out with the 1-3/4″ Circle punch
- To dress up the jeans pierce a hole on either side at the waist and tie a bit of Baker’s Twine to create a belt!
- Punch a Decorative Label punch from Tangerine Tango card stock. Layer behind the circle and add to the front of the card.
I love the little belt! That was my favorite idea from Selene’s Card. Now these are the other images from the Patterned Occasions stamp set and what I did with them – just switch these out on the front of the card and you have a variety of options.
On these I added either a little punched heart or the little flower. Now you have a birthday, thank you, get well and a love you card. This gave everyone the option to make the card that they wanted.
Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge. I hope you are having a good week. Mine has been busy since I returned from Leadership and I still have lots to share. Unfortunately our weather here is yucky! I came home from sunny Florida to rain and it hasn’t stopped in 4 days! And tonight we could have snow/ice – we can hope it will be snow but more likely it will be ice – which won’t be good for Friday!
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: Patterned Occasions (Sale-a-Bration)
- Ink: Island Indigo, and Markers in Island Indigo and Tangerine Tango
- Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango
- Accessories: Sycamore Street Designer Paper (Sale-A-Bration), Island Indigo Baker’s Twine, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, 1-3/4″ Circle punch, Decorative Label punch, Small Heart punch, Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Honeycomb Embossing Folder (Spring catalog), Paper Piercer, Stampin’ Dimensionals
