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Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Christmas Flowers

November 14, 2020 · 3 Comments

Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features Christmas Flowers.

I pulled a returning favorite from last year –

This gorgeous Christmastime Is Here Designer Series Paper! It pairs so well with these Curvy Dies creating a beautiful card showcasing this beautiful flower. The Gold Foil helps the curvy area just pop!

I lined up the dies on the foil to get the second cuts along the same line, then added them to the stamped Soft Sea Foam.

Soft. Pretty. Elegant.

What is your favorite Christmas Flower?

The stamp set and dies are retired, but not the paper. The flower can be fussy cut and any setiment can be used.

Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great projects to inspire us!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Christmas Rose
Dies / Embossing – Curvy Dies, Rose Dies
Card Stock – Soft Sea Foam, Gold Foil
Ink – Early Espresso
DSP – Christmastime Is Here

Bunch of Roses Happy Birthday

November 18, 2019 · 6 Comments

Hello Monday!

I had a wonderful Card Buffet this weekend and I was inspired to add just one more card to the choices –

My inspiration came from Freshly Made Sketches and this sketch –

This wonderful Christmastime is Here Designer Series Paper is the perfect fit for this card!

I paired the Designer Series Paper with this cute Cake Builder punch and coordinating stamp set. The cake is accented in this lovely Christmastime is Here paper pattern. It is pretty solid and makes for a great focal point.

It was also a hit at the class! What do you think?

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Piece of Cake
Card Stock – Soft Sea Foam, Whisper White, Gold Foil
Ink – Early Espresso
DSP – Christmastime is Here
Punches – Cake Builder, Everyday Label

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Favorite Designer Series Paper

November 2, 2019 · 12 Comments

Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Our theme this week features our favorite Designer Series Paper.

Can you just guess what mine might be??? I’ve posted about and shared quite a few samples this past month!

I combined my favorite Designer Series Paper with the Heirloom Frames Dies and 3D Embossing Folder –

It. Is. Beautiful. So. Gorgeous.

Yes, my favorite Designer Series Paper is this, Christmastime is Here Specialty!!!!

One paper in the pack is nothing but clusters of roses, one set can be cut with the dies, the other either fussy cut or what I did here. I used the Layering Ovals Dies to cut most of the bunch. I layered that on on Gold Foil Embossed Frame that takes this over the top!

The Gold Frame is two parts. One is the actual oval frame shape that you die cut. The other is an oval embossed frame that creates an ornate design with the embossing.

I backed those two on a piece of the Designer Series Paper with gold running through pattern.

The best part of this paper? It is GREAT for cards because you still get 12 sheets in the pack. Only 3 patterns, so you you get 4 sheets of each!!! It is like a bulk buy!

What do you think of this card? Stunning?

Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Mary Brown. I know they’ll have some great projects to inspire us!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Christmas Rose
Dies / Embossing – Heirloom Frames Dies and 3D Embossing Folder, Layering Ovals Dies
Bundle – Christmas Rose
Suite – Christmastime is Here Suite Bundle
Card Stock – Whisper White, Gold Foil
Ink – Merry Merlot
DSP – Christmastime is Here

Blogging Friends Blog Hop – Celebrate with Some Christmas Cheer

November 1, 2019 · 4 Comments

Happy November 1st!!

Time to kick the month off with a couple of blog hops!

I’ll start with –

The new Christmastime is Here Suite Bundle is now available for you to order! I am soo happy because the possibilities are endless with this suite!

Here are a couple of cards I created –

The first one has a really nifty fold when opened –

But, when closed (for mailing) looks just like any other card –

This card uses a 6×6 piece of designer series paper cut into panels for the folds in this card. The sentiment is stamped from the bundle and cut with the matching shaped die.

This gold foiled rose pattern would be perfect for a nonChristmas card too. Nothing hidden on it screams ‘Christmas’.

The other card is a favorite of mine because of the large die cut image on the Soft Sea Foam base –

One of the patterns of paper in the pack contain all large flower arrangements. Some you can cut with the coordinating Rose Dies, the others, you can fussy cut or use other shaped dies to cut out.

I also added scrap strips behind the focal flower because the are soo pretty!

The dots and sentiment are from the stamp set, Christmas Rose, as well.

The Designer Series Paper is a real bonus as it contains 12 sheets, but only 3 pattern so you get 4 of each! Great for Christmas card creating.

You can view and order the whole suite or parts of it here. I highly recommend it.

Please check back later today for more fabulous ideas when participate in another hop!

Comments are always appreciated!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Christmas Rose
Dies / Embossing – Rose Dies
Bundles -Christmas Rose
Suite – Christmastime is Here Suite Bundle
Card Stock – Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Gold Foil, Soft Sea Foam
Ink – Merry Merlot, Soft Sea Foam, Mossy Meadow
DSP – Christmastime is Here

Let’s Celebrate You!

October 24, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge!

Here is our newest layout challenge –

I have been really wanting to use this small rose pattern from the Christmastime is Here Specialty Designer Series Paper. It doesn’t look ‘Christmasy’. This will be available November 1st.

I finally did used it for a non Christmas card –

This lovely sentiment is from Bloom & Grow. It’s stamped in Merry Merlot on Blushing Bride. It fit perfectly in the the large shape from the Wild Rose Dies.

The circle of flowers was cut from the Layering Circles Dies. The flower and leaf was fussy cut.

Everything was placed on a Blushing Bride Country Floral embossed panel.

This is just soo pretty! And, it’s not Christmas!

Here is the rest of the beautiful paper pack. It’ll be available November 1st.

Check out the Design Team creations on our Create with Connie and Mary blog. Some really pretty cards using this layout!

Create a card using our challenge and you can post it on our Facebook page.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Bloom & Grow
Dies / Embossing – Wild Rose Dies, Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder
Card Stock – Blushing Bride
Ink – Merry Merlot
DSP – Christmastime is Here

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – World Card Making Day

October 5, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to our World Card Making Day Edition of our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

Of course, our theme this week features something for World Card Making Day!

How about playing with new stuff?????

This is the soon to be available, Christmas Time is Here Suite Bundle. It contains a stamp set, dies, paper, and ribbon! And, It is just beautiful!!!

I started with a Mossy Meadow card base, a Whisper White layer, a piece of beautiful Designer Series Paper, a gorgeous flower later and a die cut sentiment.

One of the patterns has two different groups of roses. One, can be cut with die cut, the one I used needs to be fussy cut.

The sentiment was stamped and die cut.

These images do not show justice to these products!

Can you wait until November 1st to oder them? You can, but. I know it will be difficult.

So. What are you doing for World Card Making Day?

Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Mary Brown. I know they’ll have some great projects to inspire us!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Christmas Rose
Dies / Embossing – Rose Dies
Bundle – Christmas Rose
Suite – Christmastime is Here Suite Bundle
Card Stock – Mossy Meadow, Whisper White,
Ink – Mossy Meadow
DSP – Christmastime is Here
Other – Gold 1/4″ Shimmer Ribbon