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Let’s Hang Out Soon

March 31, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Here is our latest two-week challenge –

Optional Theme : Designer Paper

Since today is the last day for Sale-a-bration, I decided to use this gorgeous Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper and my Blends to color it.

Yes, I needed a little coloring therapy too.

Everything was placed on a Soft Sea foam base, a great, soft neutral color.

These patterns are different but work well together.

The sentiment is from Rise & Shine* and very appropriate for the times now. It is also a Sale-a-bration* option.

Check out out the other Design Team cards on our Try Stampin’ on Tuesday blog or Facebook page. You can also play along with our challenge and show us your cards on either site.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Rise & Shine*
Card Stock – Soft Sea
Ink – Blackberry Bliss
DSP – Flowering Foils
Other – Blackberry Bliss Blends, 1/4″ Copper Trim

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Last Chance for Sale-a-bration

March 28, 2020 · 2 Comments

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

Our theme this week features last minute choices for Sale-a-bration. It ends March 31, 2020.

And, soo many choice there are!

I combined two of the Sale-a-bration* options to create these notecards –

Sale-a-bration* items : Tags in Blooms* and Flowering Foils* Designer Series Paper.

We are all going through challenging times currently. We are all missing our people, family, friends, co-workers – the people in our lives. Why not tell them with a card?!?!

I thought this sentiment from the Tags In Bloom* stamp set was perfect, I miss your face! It says it all!

I used the Pleased As Punch Designer Series Paper for the printed punched hearts and all the patterned background papers on the cards. This is not a Sale-a-bration item, but a Coordination Release Product that will also be available only until March 31.

The four different foils are from the Flowering Foils* Designer Series Paper, a Sale-a-bration item.

Additionally, I used the Heart Punch Pack and the Stitched So Sweetly Dies on these Notecards & Envelopes.

These are going in the mail today!

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

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Tags In Bloom*
Dies / Embossing – Stitched So Sweetly Dies
Card Stock – Blushing Bride, Highland Heather, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Flowering Foils*, Pleased As Punch
Punches – Heart Punch Pack
Other – Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes,

Lucky Gnome

March 17, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

I have another darlin’ little gnome today! He has been sitting on my desk for several weeks now just waiting to placed on a card! He’s a little different than the other versions I’ve created.

Right?? Super cute little guy!

The base piece is Flowering Foils colored with Light & Dark Blends in Shaded Spruce and Soft Sea Foam.

The sentiment is from the Heartfelt stamp set and cut with a Painted Labels Die.

I made him using punches and dies. Take a look –

I used bottom to top –

feet – Perennial Flower Punch
body – Hot Air Balloon Punch
beard – Tropical Dies
hat – Umbrella Builder Punch
nose – Dog Builder Punch

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Heartfelt
Dies / Embossing – Tropical Dies, Painted Labels Dies
Card Stock – Crumb Cake, Call Me Clover, Pumpkin Pie, Blushing Bride, Soft Sea Foam
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Flowering Foils Specialty
Punches – Perennial Flower, Hot Air Balloon, Umbrella Builder, Dog Builder

Stamparatus Fun

March 13, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Happy Friday!

I have a trio of products to share with you today!

I am having a couple of Stamparatus classes. I use them in my Card Buffets a lot, but the setting up an be tricky.

I figured I’d show three different common techniques how to use the wonderful tool!

The card on the right, with the birthday cake, shows how to stamp using a larger image and also using two plates.

The card on the left shows simple hinge stamping.

The bag in the center shows how to stamp after you’ve punched or die cut your card stock. That does happen!

All common problems people run across while stamping. These tips can help with these issues.

I added two Sale-a-bration* products to tie the class together and to create finished projects. The Happy Birthday To You stamp set and the Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper pairs nicely together. Either can be free to you with a qualifying order.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Happy Birthday To You*
Dies / Embossing – Nature’s Thoughts Dies (rectangle cake it stamped on)
Card Stock – Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Flowering Foils*
Punches – Timeless Label, Banner Triple Punch
Other – Stamparatus

Kre8tors Blog Hop – Green Monochromatic

March 8, 2020 · 36 Comments

Hello stampers! Feeling green today with our fabulous blog hop?

This is our inspirational picture and colors to create from –

What great colors! I just love a good shade of green!

Probably my favorite, and soon to retire, green from Stampin’ Up! is Call Me Clover. It made for such a lovely card –

I paired the Call Me Clover Blends with this new Sale-a-bration Designer Series Paper, Flowering Foils Specialty Paper. I colored every other ‘stripe’, then drew a line with the darker shade going the other way to look like a plaid.

I used Soft Sea Foam as my base, my other favorite green!

I stamped the quirky sentiment from the Thanks For The Laughs stamp set on a Stitched Rectangle Die.

The ‘clover’ was created from small scalloped hearts in the Stitched be Mine Dies.

This is just soo sweet! And, green!

Please check out the others on our hop! Comments are always loved!

Melissa Tennison (USA)

Tracie St-Louis – Canada

Margriet Siekman (NL)

Rebecca-Jo Unwin- Australia

Annette Elias-De Kijkkast

Anastasia Radloff

Rochelle Laird-Smith (Australia)

Cheryl Hamilton

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Thanks For The Laughs
Dies / Embossing – Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stitched be Mine Dies
Card Stock – Soft Sea Foam, Call Me Clover, Whisper White, Copper Foil
Ink – Call Me Clover
DSP – Flowering Foils Specialty
Punches – Starburst
Other – Copper / Whisper White Baker’s Twine (Paper Pumpkin?)

Flowering Foils Thank You

February 13, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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

Here is our newest color challenge –

These are wonderful Valentine colors, but I want to create something different!

I decided to use this new Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Paper that will be another option starting March 3rd. It’s called Flowering Foils Specialty Paper and it is GORGEOUS!

See what I mean? This piece was colored with both Light & Dark Flirty Flamingo Blends and Light & Dark Real Red Blends. The paper is actually rose gold foil flowers with silver leaves. I colored everything in these various colors.

I dusted off this Thank You die and die cut it in both Real Red and Basic Gray. I layered them together slightly askew for some added drama.

Lovely. Simple. Elegant. And. uses minimal supplies!

Check out the Design Team creations on our Create with Connie and Mary blog.

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

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Dies / Embossing – Thank You
Card Stock – Basic Gray, Real Red
DSP – Flowering Foils Specialty
Other – Light & Dark Flirty Flamingo Blends, Light & Dark Real Red Blends