Aug 30, 2012 | Cards, Create with Connie & Mary |
Hey everyone! It’s Thursday and time for a new weekly challenge at Create with Connie & Mary. This week we have a color challenge – Rich Razzleberry, Night of Navy, and Lucky Limeade – some very rich looking colors.
This card idea came from a sample in the Stampin’ Success magazine. The magazine sample used different stamps and different colors but a similar layout and I really liked the bottom that resembled a picket fence. So I decided to use the idea for my card this week. Then I added this card to my Card Maker’s club that I had yesterday.
To make the picket fence I first punched the scallop edge on my strip of card stock. Then I used the Simply Scored Tool to score in between each scallop. Next I folded on all the score lines and I ran each fold through my Whisper White craft ink pad.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: Flowering Flourishes, A Word for You
- Ink: Lucky Limeade, Night of Navy, Whisper White craft
- Card Stock: Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
- Accessories: Whisper White Baker’s Twine, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Simply Scored Tool, Boho Blossoms punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch pack, Paper Piercer, Regals Brads, Mini Glue Dots, My Secret Create Word is Holiday.
Visit Create with Connie & Mary and submit your creation for this weeks challenge – each week 3 top creations are selected. Each challenge is open for a week. And then a new challenge will be issued. My secret Create word is Holiday. Let’s see what you come up with using these colors. Don’t forget this week is the preview week for the new Create Holiday Edition online class. Don’t miss out on the Early Bird Pricing this week and the great projects.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Monika Davis
Aug 28, 2012 | Birthday, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Designer Series Paper, Holiday catalog 2012 |
Hi stamping friends! I have some fun news to share today. I was asked last week to be a guest designer for the Create with Connie & Mary Holiday 2012 Edition online class. This week is the Sneak Peek and Early Bird pricing. You can get free projects this week during the Sneak Peek and if you would like to join the class this week there is Early Bird pricing for $24.95. Plus the opportunity to win a free class pass. So make sure to check every day this week for more details at Create with Connie & Mary. Preview week started on Sunday with a super cute Fall Broom center piece – it would match my card for today just perfectly. And on Monday was a fun (and tasty) Halloween Tower of Treats. I may just have to adapt that idea for Tyler’s birthday tomorrow. He’ll be 19! If you want free tutorials for either of those projects or the others that are posted this week be sure to visit the Create with Connie & Mary site. And if you want more projects (they won’t be posted anywhere else) be sure to join the Holiday Class.
How do you like this fun card? The idea with the paper triangles was shared with me out in Utah by Sandy Rule. For this card I used the new Orchard Harvest Designer Paper from the Holiday Catalog. Cut a piece of each pattern – start with a rectangle – I think mine were 4″ x 1-1/2″. Then cut each one into two triangles. Then glue the triangles into the sunray pattern on a piece of card stock and trim around anything that is outside the rectangle. I sponged everything with Early Espresso card stock (and believe it or not I ran out of Early Espresso card stock – Chocolate Chip to the rescue for my party on Sunday). Linen thread for an accent around the layer. I used Teeny Tiny Wishes for the “Happy Birthday”. I stamped the Owl from Owl Occasions in Early Espresso and punched it out with a circle punch. And added one of the little gift boxes in Cajun Craze. Then punched and layered two of the blossom punched flowers from Cajun Craze card stock. And the belly of the owl is paper pieced – I stamped him on a piece of the designer paper and cut it out and layered it on the stamped owl for the card.
I also decorated the inside of the card – here it is –
This was one of the projects the girls at my Getaway Celebration party got to make on Sunday. Have a great day!
Aug 16, 2012 | Baker's Twine, Birthday, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary |
I’m sharing a sneak at one of the cards we will be making for my Baker’s Twine class on Friday. I will be teaching some fun ways to use baker’s twine and this is just one. I used the Color Challenge for this weeks Create with Connie & Mary Thursday challenge to give me my colors. I used the Baker’s Twine two different ways on this card – can you see them both? I’m going to try to shoot a video to show how I made the strip and hope to post it later next week.
All the supplies are listed below – come play along with us this week and lets see what you can do with these colors. I can’t wait to see what you create. Visit Create with Connie & Mary and submit your creation for this weeks challenge – each week 3 top creations are selected. Each challenge is open for a week. And then a new challenge will be issued.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: A Fitting Occasion, Bring on the Cake
- Ink: Gumball Green, Midnight Muse
- Card Stock: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Gumball Green, Midnight Muse
- Accessories: Whisper White Baker’s Twine, clear block, 2-1/2” Circle punch, 1-3/4” Circle punch, 1-1/4” Circle punch, 1” Circle punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Piercing Mat, Paper Piercer, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Now what are you going to make?
Monika Davis
Aug 9, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Designer Series Paper, My Digital Studio, Thank You |
Yep it’s time for a new challenge at Create with Connie & Mary. This week we have a sketch challenge for you. The great thing about a sketch is you could apply it to more than just cards – it could be a scrapbook page, or the front of a box or journal. When I see a sketch I always think about the different things I could do with it. This week I was actually working on some Thank you notes to send out to customers and friends for helping me with my June goal to get 50 orders of $50 and earn the Stampin’ Up! Getaway trip. Well we did it and I owe not only thank yous, but gift certificates to a class and invitations to a celebration party. I wanted to include all of this in one package. I have the gift certificates made (I used My Digital Studio for that) and the party invitations but wanted a cute little thank you to include as well. So I thought I could use the sketch for my design for the thank you. Here is the card I ended up with –
And here is what the sketch looked like
So this is actually a 4×4 card. But what I’m going to do is seal the bottom and left and it will become a pouch with a side opening. I have long envelopes for these to go in. Then in the side I will insert the class gift certificate and the party invitation. Here is what it looks like as a pouch with the other things inside –
All the supplies are listed below – come play along with us this week and lets see what you can do with this sketch – surprise me. I can’t wait to see what you create. Visit
Create with Connie & Mary and submit your creation for this weeks challenge – each week 3 top creations are selected. Each challenge is open for a week. And then a new challenge will be issued.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White
- Ink: Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals
- Stamp sets: Lacy & Lovely
- Accessories: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Embossing Folders, Patio Party Designer Series paper, Primrose Petals stitched ribbon, Scallop Square Punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, Itty Bitty punch pack, Mini brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Now what are you going to make?
Monika Davis
Aug 7, 2012 | Create with Connie & Mary, Tutorial |
Gosh what happened to Monday (and Saturday and Sunday)? I was busy with family things and the days just quickly disappeared. Kyle and Tyler came home Saturday night from California. Kyle is finished with his summer internship. He came home with a cough and I asked him if he was sick – “no”. How long have you had the cough – “probably a month”. So I made a doctor appointment for Monday and figured he could have walking pneumonia – well yes he does have a mild case. Now he is on meds and has a recheck next week before he heads back to college. See mom’s do know!
So I have had some questions about some of my posts last week and I’ll try to hopefully answer them all –
The ribbon shelves – I got them from Ikea – they are called Ribba picture shelves – for my ribbon wall I used two long ones and one short one. I have some more that I plan to put up over the window to use for display of projects and cards.
The little basket – here is how I made it – start with a piece of card stock 6″ x 6″. First score like a tic tac toe board – so 2″ on all the sides. Now in the 4 corners on opposite sides score every half inch. On the same sides mark the center square in the center to cut a triangle – from the center mark to the inside cross point of the tic tac toe. You are going to cut between the 1/2 inch strips on the corners and cut to create triangles on the two centers (all on the same side – and do two opposite sides). Then you cross over the strips over the triangles and attach with a brad. Add a handle.
Here are some pictures that hopefully clear up the description I just gave.
basket scoring guide
basket cutting guide
assembling the side of the basket
The basket idea was shared by Fran Kennedy at my demo meeting and she got the idea from another demonstrator. Here is my post for the finished and decorated basket – click here. It was my Create with Connie & Mary project for last weeks Thursday challenge.
You should be able to make a bigger basket by starting with a bigger square.
Where did I stay at convention? I stayed at the Shilo Inn the past few years. But have a reservation next year at the Raddisson – the Shilo was full already.
And in case you are wondering I am going to the Chattanooga Regional in September. Registration is open for demonstrators and guests.
If you have other questions let me know – leave a comment on my post.
Aug 2, 2012 | Create with Connie & Mary |
Today is Thursday – what a busy day it was yesterday – lots going on at Stampin’ Up! – new Holiday catalog, the early release of My Digital Studio 2, a cute Halloween kit project for new recruits, 31 days of savings on My Digital Studio products (more on that later), Ryan started back to school, it was Chick-Fil-A Appreciation day, and the Olympics are going on too – and now today it’s time for a new challenge at Create with Connie & Mary.
This weeks challenge CCMC212 is a color challenge. And today I have something super cute to show you – it’s not a card but a little basket!
My friend Fran Kennedy at my demo meeting last Saturday night showed us all how to make this little basket. She brought the pattern for us so we could all make one. And bonus she had it all scored for us! Then I decorated mine up to fit this weeks color challenge. I added some paper flowers that were made using the new little scallop circle punch in the Holiday Catalog. I punched pieces of Sahara Sand card stock – I think I used 7 for each flower – spritzed them with the Real Red Marker and added some color to the scalloped edges, then crumpled them all up. Then un-crumple and layer them – punch a hole through the center and put the Antique brad through. I added some Basic Black Taffeta ribbon bows. Finally add a punched piece of the ribbon border punch across the handle to dress it up a bit.
I think this would be cute in Crumb Cake as a little picnic basket too! I hope you like it!
All the supplies are listed below – come play along with us this week and lets see what you can do with these colors. I can’t wait to see what you create. Visit Create with Connie & Mary and submit your creation for this weeks challenge – each week 3 top creations are selected. Each challenge is open for a week. And then a new challenge will be issued.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Real Red, Sahara Sand
- Ink: Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker
- Stamp sets: none
- Accessories: Simply Scored, Antique Brads, Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon, 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle punch, Color Spritzer, Ribbon Border Punch
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Now what are you going to make?
Monika Davis
