Itty Bitty Birthdays

Birthday Wishes

April 6, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday!

Here is our newest layout challenge to spark you creativity!

Optional Theme : Birthday

Oh, how I loved this design!

Just look how I used it –

So simple. So elegant. So perfect for a birthday!

I used the soon-to-retire Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper* –

(PS, this paper is on sale for cheap too!!!)

Along with the Itty Bitty Birthdays* sentiment, also retiring –

Both create a sweet, easy, card together!

Wouldn’t you agree?

Check out out the other Design Team cards on our Try Stampin’ on Tuesday. We use a variety of products, so come join us with what supplies you have! All of our challenges are two weeks long.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Itty Bitty Birthdays*
Card Stock – So Saffron, Very Vanilla
Ink – Early Espresso
DSP – Flowers For Every Season

We Create – The Animal Kingdom

April 1, 2021 · 7 Comments

Happy April 1st!

No foolin’, time for an afternoon blog hop!

Our theme this month is animal kingdom.

Whoa! I had to think outside the box on these two…..

Ok, I went with something WILD!

I made a really cool background stamp from the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set. It was the leftover pieces from in between the butterflies! I used two sets of butterflies to get all these pieces.

Look at my stamp –

I just love the wildness of this idea!

For both cards, I used the same sentiment from retiring Itty Bitty Birthdays*!

And, for both, I also used the retiring, and on sale for $4.00, Trio of Tags Dies* –

Such a great buy for the price!

See how cool they work together –

To finish each off, I used 2020-2022 In Color Ribbon in Magenta Madness and Bumblebee.

Easy, cool cards! And, save some of those rubber scraps! You never know when you might need them! Lol!

Check out the others on the hop –

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Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Itty Bitty Birthdays*, Butterfly Brilliance
Dies / Embossing – Trio Of Tags Dies
Card Stock – Magenta Madness, Bumblebee, Basic White, Basic Black
Ink – Magenta Madness, Soft Suede, Black Memento,
Other – 2020-2022 In Color Ribbon in Magenta Madness and Bumblebee

Time to Celebrate

July 2, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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

Since we have a new catalog out, we take a few weeks and CAS the samples in the catalog. Here is our latest CAS challenge –

Being that we have the 4th of July this Saturday, I created a festive card using the layout –

I started with the Stitched Stars Dies. I used Real Red, Whisper White, Misty Moonlight, and Silver Foil to cut out the stars and swirls.

I added patterns from the Playful Pets and 2020-2022 In Color 6 x 6 to compliment the layout.

It’s a fun and festive card. Perfect for celebrating from a distance these days!

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 –

Stamp Set – Itty Bitty Birthdays
Dies / Embossing – Stitched Stars Dies
Card Stock – Real Red, Whisper White, Misty Moonlight, Silver Foil
Ink – Misty Moonlight
DSP – Playful Pets (red stripe), 2020-2022 In Color 6 x 6 (polka dot)

Best Route Birthday

May 23, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge!

Here is our newest challenge –

I had so much fun with this sketch!

The base is Mango Melody, such a fun, bright color!

The pattern paper, or Designer Series paper is the soon to retire, Best Route. Such nice, masculine colors in this paper.

The balloons are punched in Pineapple Punch.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Birthdays from the Spring mini. Luckily, this set and the Balloon Bouquet punch will be in the new catalog.

This is such a great layout, I’ll be using it again when we get new Designer Series Papers in June!

Our Design Team has created some wonderful cards using this layout. Check them out here. If we inspire you to create something with the layout, post on our Facebook page.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Itty Bitty Birthdays
Card Stock – Mango Melody, Pineapple Punch, Whisper White
Ink – Basic Gray
DSP – Best Route
Punches – Balloon Bouquet

Country Belated Birthday

March 21, 2019 · 2 Comments

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

Here is our newest color challenge –

I decided to play around with the inking of an embossing folder again.

Here, I used So Saffron card stock and So Saffron ink along with the Country Floral embossing folder.

I inked up the inside of the folder that has the black line and black Stampin’ Up! logo. I placed the card stock on the other side of the folder, then closed it and ran it through the Big Shot. So pretty! And, a different look using the same color ink as card stock.

I added a sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays. From time to time we are late sending out birthday cards. We need these kind of cards too!

Check out the other Design Team cards on our blog. They got very creative with these colors this week! Feeling inspired? Create a card and post on our Facebook page.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Itty Bitty Birthdays
Card Stock – Grey Granite, Mango Melody, So Saffron, Whisper White, Vellum
Ink – So Saffron, Grey Granite
Punches – 1 3/8″ Scallop Circle, 1 1/4″ Circle, Leaf
Other – Country Floral EF (Sale-a-bration)