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You Make Me Smile

May 4, 2020 · Leave a Comment

I have a cute little card share today!

I was inspired by Inspire. Create. challenges today with this sketch –

I was thinking about my teacher friends for this one –

A really cute, quick and easy card!

I started with stamping the apple in Poppy Parade from the Harvest Hellos stamp set. Punched it with the coordinating Apple Builder Punch. I knew that is what I wanted my focal point to be.

I pulled put various Designer Series Papers until I found just the right one from Follow Your Art. It looked great a top this Subtle embossed Call Me Clover Panel.

Lastly, I added a die cut ribbon strip from the Arts & Crafts Dies.

Just a great, simple card you think?

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – Harvest Hellos
Dies / Embossing – Subtle Embossing Folder, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Arts & Crafts Dies
Card Stock – Whisper White, Call Me Clover, Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Soft Suede
Ink – Poppy Parade, Call Me Clover, Black Memento
DSP – Follow Your Art
Punches – Apple Builder
Other – Whisper White Baker’s Twine

Your Friendship Is A Blessing

May 3, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Hello stampin’ friends!

I have a quick trio of cards today using up some of the cards I created for Friday. (I used a template from Dawn Olfchefske to create these.)

I used the Best Dressed Designer Series Paper for all of these cards.

Each has a different layout with the same sentiment.

I love the friendship greeting from the So Sentimental stamp set.

I used the Stitched Shaped Dies to cut them all out. Adding the Silver 3/8″ Metallic Edge Ribbon.

So simple and pretty!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Stamp Set – So Sentimental
Dies / Embossing – Stitched Shaped Dies
Card Stock – Petal Pink, Purple Posy, Soft Sea Foam, Whisper White
Ink – Petal Pink, Purple Posy, Soft Sea Foam
DSP – Best Dressed
Other – Silver 3/8″ Metallic Edge Ribbon

Botanical Thank You

April 30, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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

Here is our newest layout challenge –

I pulled out the Botanical Prints Product Medley kit for this challenge –

For my card, I simply used almost a full sheet of pattern paper, a couple of strips of pattern paper and one of the pre-cut shapes that I stamped. That simple! That easy! All that in the kit!

Speaking of which, this kit is packed with all sorts of goodies : stamp set, coordinating dies, Designer Series Paper, ribbon, embellishments, laser cut overlays, and die cut accents. And, it’s on sale because it’s retiring in June!!!

Definitely worth the investment to create lots of things!

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 – Botanical Prints
Card Stock – Whisper White
Ink – Black Memento
DSP – Botanical Prints Designer Series Paper
Other – Botanical Prints Product Medley

Sending Love & Paper Hugs

April 29, 2020 · 2 Comments

Happy day to all!

I’m guessing a lot of us are on day whatever of quarantine or social distancing. I’ve lost count……

I’m excited to play with something new today created by Stampin’Up! –

It’s a Digital Download!

There are 15 pages of digital images you can purchase and download to use right now!

Best part, all 100% of the proceeds will benefit two charities of your choice when you make the purchase –

The World Health Organization’s COVID-Solidarity Response Fund
United Way Worldwide’s COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund

I created a couple of cards using some of the printed images –

The instructions give you colors and suggested dies or punches that will work with each of the images.

I printed the sheets on Whisper White card stock just as if I were to have stamped the images. Some print in color, some in black.

For this card, the sentiment was cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. The Detailed Hearts Dies makes a nice background a top a piece of Designer Series Paper from the Best Dressed 6 x 6 collection.

This card is more silly fun. Sentiment is cut using the Painted Labels Dies. The strips are from Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper. Yes, I cut the strips and hoped they’d fit here! Minor tweaking, but it totally worked!

Consider making the purchase. It’s all lighthearted sayings relevant to our current global situation.

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

Dies / Embossing – Detailed Hearts Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Painted Labels Dies,
Card Stock – Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Whisper White, Mango Melody
DSP – Best Dressed, Birthday Bonanza
Other – Share Sunshine Digital Download, retired Crumb Cake ribbon