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Snow Friends Framelits

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Saying Goodbye

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Time for another hop around the creative side with a Create with Connie and Mary blog hop!

Today, our theme is about saying goodbye to retiring Stampin’ Up products.

Of course, my list is long, but I kept it super short and sweet for this post.

I went with a Christmas favorite that’s retiring –

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This cute little fun set, Snow Place stamp set and the coordinating,Snow Friends Framelits are both retiring.

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This embossing folder, Falling Petals, the Designer Series Paper, Fruit Stand (yes, a non-Christmas paper for a traditional Christmas card!!!), and the thick bakers twine are all leaving us as well. I’ll miss the stamp set and framelit bundle the most.

We have so much talent on our team. Check them out to see what their favorites are and what you can not live with out before its gone for good.

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 Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – Snow Place
  • Framelits – Snow Friends
  • Card Stock – Cucumber Crush, Whisper White
  • Ink – Memento Black
  • DSP – Fruit Stand
  • Other – Falling Petals EF, Cucumber Crush Thick Bakers Twine, Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Write Marker
Happy Stampin’
Libby

The brand new JUNE Mini Session is coming soon! (Yes, with the uncertainty of the retiring products and lateness of the preorder, we decided to skip May.)  We’ll be featuring products from the BRAND NEW Annual Catalog in June!

Our mini sessions include the instructions for 14 projects with full step-by-step tutorials:

  • Each mini session includes TWELVE unique cards featuring three stamp sets, and
  • Each mini session includes TWO 3D items perfect projects for your club, classes, stamp camps or gifts
  • All 14 project tutorials are available once the mini session opens so you immediately have all project tutorials right there at your fingertips
  • All designs and tutorials are EXCLUSIVELY for subscribers and will not be posted anywhere else online.
  • Our FABULOUS design team members are joining us – Debbie Henderson, Libby Fens, and Melissa Davies!  They always have such GREAT ideas that are perfect and easy to recreate!

Mini sessions are available the 11th of each month (and you’ll have access for up to a year)

Demos…did you know this is a tax deduction for your Stampin’ Up! business? But…you don’t need to be a demo to enjoy our mini-subscriptions!

JUNE SNEAK PEEK COMING SOON!

CREATE WITH CONNIE AND MARY

JUNE 2017 ONLY

$8.95 US

PREORDER BONUS PROJECT:  Purchase BOTH June and July 2017 Mini Sessions and get a PREORDER BONUS TUTORIAL designed by Connie Babbert immediately upon purchase!

You’ll have the tutorial NOW to use before the new catalog begins!

Preorder 2017 Bonus Project

JUNE & JULY 2017 MINI SESSIONS

plus BONUS 2017 PREORDER project!

$17.90 US

PREORDER BONUS PROJECT: Purchase BOTH June and July 2017 Mini Sessions and get a PREORDER BONUS TUTORIAL designed by Connie Babbert immediately upon purchase!
You’ll have the tutorial NOW to use before the new catalog begins!

Preorder 2017 Bonus Project
JUNE & JULY 2017 MINI SESSIONS
plus BONUS 2017 PREORDER project!

$17.90 US

For You, Snowman!

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Got a quick card slash gift idea I created for Create with Connie and Mary this week!

We have very pretty colors as our inspirational start for the week –

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I love these colors! So many different ways you could go with them. But, I chose to go with a winter or could be Christmas themed card –

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See,winter, but, could be Christmas, but, doesn’t have to be!

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And. Bonus. It’s a gift card holder!!!!

I love to whip these up. Basic measurement is 4 1/4 x 11. Scored at 1 1/2 and 7. Fold up. Use tear & tape to secure. Fold down. Done. That easy, really!

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I added a bit of dimension for a little pizzaz!

These are super quick and easy to make a bunch and have in your stash! Use the snowman cut out for another card too!

So, what do you think? I’d love to read your comments!

And, I’d love for you to take time out for your crafty self – just a little – and join us at Create with Connie and Mary this week! You won’t regret it!

Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – Jar of Love
  • Card Stock – Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Whisper White
  • Big Shot –  Snow Friends Framelits, Gently Falling Embossing Folder,
  • Ink – Basic Grey
  • Other – Silver Foil, Tear & Tape
Happy Stampin’
Libby

Snow Way, it’s Wednesday Already?

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Why yes. Yes, it is!

And time for a Watercooler Wednesday Challenge!

This time our host is Penny! This is what she challenges us with –

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A wonderful sketch I must say!

I did have to think about this one. And in no time, I came up with this sweet number –

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Clean. Cute. Simple. Wintry. Easy.

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I added the sparkly black glimmer paper that has long since been retired, but I had a scrap to make a hat from! Waste not, want not, right? Same thing with the red foil scarf too!

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For the tie, I once again found a piece of retired soft whisper white baker’s twine. This was great stuff!!! It’s really inbetwwen the two twines Stampin’ Up now carries.

I must say, I love how this turned out! What do you think? I’d love to read your comments!

And, check out what the other design team members created at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and play along with us!!!

Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – Snow Place
  • Card Stock – Whisper White
  • DSP – Candy Cane Lane
  • Big Shot – Snow Friends Framelits
  • Ink – Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
  • Other – Basic Black Glimmer Paper, Real Red Foil, Whisper White Soft Baker’s Twine
Happy Stampin’
Libby

Snow Adorable!

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Got a really cute one today.  I was inspired by a few blogs.

I like the clean simple layouts at Global Design Project. I just haven’t taken the time to play along until now. Here is their sketch  –

Nice, right?

And, great colors can always be found at Pals Paper Arts –

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So. How did I combine the two? I really liked the Snow Friends Framelits. Why not make a Valentine themed card with them –

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Gosh, isn’t adorable??? And, it’s a shaker too!!!

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Close up of my shaker frame. I made my shaker layers with a piece of Window Sheet, craft foam, and another Window Sheet. I used Tombow Liquid Glue to adhere the sheets to the foam. It works very nicely! Since this is a heavy card, my base is the Thick Whisper White Card stock. Much more supportive.

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Such a fun card with lots of dimension, you agree?

I’d love to hear what you think!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

Snow Way It’s a Paper Pumpkin

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Yes. Another adorable card using this Snow Place Bundle.

Actually, these came first. While my daughter was here over the Thanksgiving break, she asked me if a had any cards made that had penguins on them. Of course I did not, but I whipped these up real fast –

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Yes, the base is a former Paper Pumpkin Kit, Glittered Greetings. Cute, right?

This was the first card –

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It is cute……but, this one –

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This was my favorite. If I had more of these kits, I would have created lots more of these. Just adorable.

I’d love to hear what you think!

Happy Stampin’
Libby

 

Snow Way It’s Christmas Already…..

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It’s getting closer…..the time sure flies this time of year doesn’t it?

As I mentioned earlier, I have piles of cards lying around the house. I have different groups of people I make cards for. Either to mail or to give out.

Todays share is two things. A swap and a card for little girl who had a card request out. Please read her story here. It’s touching.

Here’s what’s going out –

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Aren’t they adorable? I just loved the bunch of cards. Light, fun and festive.

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The snowman is so glimmery –

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You can see him really good from the side. (Oh, so sorry for the blurry picture…..just seeing this and these are already mailed….) I think you get the idea though!

I like them because they were easy. It took me a while to come up with the idea, but once I did….I made them up quickly.

Happy Stampin’
Libby

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