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Sweet Symmetry DSP

Sweet Symmetry Easter

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Happy Try Stampin’ on Tuesday!

Here is our newest two week challenge to inspire you –

Optional Theme : Scraps

Well, I think we all have lots of scraps!!!

I am in an Easter card mood –

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I used scraps that I cut all to the same size. Pretty cute and simple design I think!

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What makes this card is the Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper. Sadly, it will be retiring at the end of April. It is a favorite of mine!

The Just Jade Ink and Bumblebee card stock will all be retiring.

Luckily the sentiment from Celebrating You found in the current mini catalog made it into the large catalog!

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As did the Double Oval Punch! I great all around tool to have!

I hope you will try this layout and join our challenge this week!

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


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

We are still switching up our challenges a bit to sketches from the new catalog. Here our last challenge –

And I’m still playing with Designer Series Paper that is on sale, more specifically, the Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper!

SWEET SYMMETRY 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

I combined it with the Floral Squares Dies as in the catalog card –

FLORAL SQUARES DIES

Look at this sweet card –

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It is bright. It is cheery. It is so happy!

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What will you create using this sketch?

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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.

To see the other Designer Series Papers on sale, click the here, or the image –

DSP Sale 2021

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – In Symmetry
  • Dies / Embossing – Floral Squares Dies
  • Card Stock – Basic White, Just Jade, Calypso Coral, Bumblebee
  • Ink – Calypso Coral
  • DSP – Sweet Symmetry

Best Day Ever!

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Hello Monday! Hello stampin’ friends!

It’s time for a new sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge –

Oh, this is a fun one! A perfect one to show off some pattern paper –

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I used the Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper. It is on sale for just a few more days!

SWEET SYMMETRY 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

I selected my favorite floral pattern and chose coordinating solid colored patterns.

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Just a sweet card!

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To see the other Designer Series Papers on sale, click the here, or the image –

DSP Sale 2021

Join our sketch this week at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Use whatever your favorite brand of products are. We all use a variety ourselves! Looking forward to seeing what you create!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – In Symmetry
  • Card Stock – Basic White, Calypso Coral, Bumblebee
  • Ink – Calypso Coral
  • DSP – Sweet Symmetry

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

We are still CASing the catalog. Here is our latest one –

I had my eye on this card before this became a challenge for us – I was soo excited.

I used some of the Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper for this –

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Such a great card layout combined with these lovely, fun shaped flowers! They are from the Dandy Wishes Dies –

DANDY WISHES DIES

I used two over the vellum!

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The Night of Navy sentiment is from the In Symmetry stamp set. It fit perfectly in the Hippo & Friends Dies.

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Lastly, for a simple *pop* of color, I used the Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I featured this card on my July card Buffet and it was a hit!

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.

This Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper is on sale. To see the other Designer Series Papers on sale, click the here, or the image –

DSP Sale 2021

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – In Symmetry
  • Dies / Embossing – Dandy Wishes Dies, Hippo & Friends Dies
  • Card Stock – Basic White, Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Vellum,
  • Ink – Night of Navy
  • DSP – Sweet Symmetry
  • Other – White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding, Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels

We Create – Pattern Paper Blog Hop

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Happy July 1st!

Our theme this month is pattern paper, Designer Series Paper because Stampin’ Up is having a paper sale!!!

DSP Sale 2021

So why not show you how to make the most out of a 6″ x 6″ sheet of Designer Series Paper?

Look at these wonderful cards –

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I started with a 6″ x 6″ piece of Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper cutting it into 4 pieces that were 3″ x 3″.

From there, I made thee following cuts paying close attention to the pattern on the paper –

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Here, this was cut at 1 1/2″, or in half once.

libbystamps, Stampin' Up, In Symmetry, Scallop Contours Dies, Sweet Symmetry DSP, We Create, We Create Blog Hop, 6 x 6 One Sheet WonderThis one is simply 1″ strips, three of them.

libbystamps, Stampin' Up, In Symmetry, Scallop Contours Dies, Sweet Symmetry DSP, We Create, We Create Blog Hop, 6 x 6 One Sheet WonderThe one is 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″, so cut in half, rotate, cut in half again.

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Lastly, this was cut at 1″, leaving the portion 2″.

All these are on a 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ piece of Night of Navy card stock. I then layered those on a scalloped panel from the Scallop Contours Dies. The Very Vanilla pieces are 3″ wide by about 1″, adding 1/8″ where needed to fill in the areas.

All the sentiments are from the coordinating stamp set, In Symmetry. Just a great group of cards!

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What do you think? A pretty cool way to use up your pattern paper! Check out all the ones on sale here.

Check out all the fabulous ideas on our hop today!

Stampin’ Up Supplies –

  • Stamp Set – In Symmetry
  • Dies / Embossing – Scallop Contours Dies
  • Card Stock – So Saffron, Flirty Flamingo, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla
  • Ink – Night of Navy
  • DSP – Sweet Symmetry

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

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

Our theme this week features our favorite Designer Series Paper, DSP.

Ohhhh, there a soo many great new ones to choose from! This is hard.

I was drawn to this paper first, Sweet Symmetry –

SWEET SYMMETRY 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

Since this is a show off, I went with two simple card layouts –

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I am starting to send out Basic Card Layout ideas to my stampers and thought this was the perfect one to start with!

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Vertical card layout –

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For this one, the pattern paper is 4″ x 5 1/4″, cut at 1 1/2″. One piece is flipped to use the other side.

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Horizontal card layout –

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This horizontal one is 5 1/4″ x 4″, cut at 1 1/4″, and one piece flipped.

I just picked the pattern I liked a little better for the larger, top piece.

They both use the same sentiment shape, the Tailored Tag Punch, and Night of Navy ink color.

libbystamps, Stampin' Up, In Symmetry, Sweet Symmetry DSP, Tailored Tag Punch, CCM, Create with Connie and Mary, Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop, Basic Card LayoutThe sentiment is from the coordinating stamp set, In Symmetry –

IN SYMMETRY PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET

A great, cool, funky set!

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 – In Symmetry
  • Card Stock – Just Jade, Flirty Flamingo, Basic White, Night of Navy
  • Ink – Night of Navy
  • DSP – Sweet Symmetry
  • Punches – Tailored Tag

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