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Whimsical Woodland 3D EF

Peace Love Joy

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Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

Here is our current color  challenge –

I was inspired to create a simple, elegant Christmas card. I think I succeeded –

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I started with the cutting these gifts from the Spruced Up Outlines Dies. Keeping the inside pieces, I rearranged the colors, then adhered them to a Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch.

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I added a cut apart sentiment from the Inspired Thought stamp set. I was perfect for these gifts. Especially when paired with the inside sentiment, Wishing you all the beautiful gifts of Christmas.

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Look closely at the background on the front of the card, it’s the Whimsical Woodland 3D embossing Folder. I love the look it gives the card.

What do you think? Nice combination?

Check out the other Design Team cards on our Create with Connie and Mary blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

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Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – CASEing Connie Babbert

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Welcome stampers!

Thank for joining us for our weekly Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

This is the last week, we will be CASEing (copy and share everything) designers on the blog hop!

Our last designer to CASE is Connie Babbert. We each get to choose a card we like, copy the layout and the colors, but add stamps and dies from the July – December Mini catalog.

Here is my card of choice –

And here is my fun take on it –

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A fun, whimsical Christmas card featuring the Trimming The Tree Bundle.

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I used several stamps from this set, the tree, bow, sentiment, and garland on the strip. The dies all come in the set too!

Notice the embossed tree background? It is the Whimsical Woodland 3D Embossing Folder. A super cute addition here.

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Pretty colors for a non traditional Christmas card I’d say. What do you think?

Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great ideas for us!

We will see you next week!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons below. I appreciate your support of my small, home based business. Thank you in advance!


Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – CASEing Cindy Elam

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Welcome stampers!

Thank for joining us for our weekly Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

For the next several weeks, we have a real treat for you. We will be CASEing (copy and share everything) each designer on the blog hop!

This week, we are all CASEing Cindy Elam. We each get to choose a card we like, copy the layout and the colors, but add stamps and dies from the July – December Mini catalog.

This card was striking to me. I loved this layout and these bright, fun colors!

I created a very similar card –

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Soo cool how this turned out! These colors : Basic Black, Mango Melody, Parakeet Party, and Coastal Cabana – they make such a wonderful Christmas card!

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These ornaments are from the Decorated With Happiness bundle. Each ornament was cut out, keeping all the pieces together, then glued together. After, each piece was colored with Wink of Stella to highlight them. I love how this highlighted the detailed areas.

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Pretty nifty take on a Christmas card with fun colors. What doe you think?

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Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great CASEd cards!

We will see you next week!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons below. I appreciate your support of my small, home based business. Thank you in advance!


Thinking of You This Season

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Hello my stampin’ friends!

Welcome to our Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge!

Here is our current layout challenge –

I decided on a fun, monochromatic Christmas card –

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I am not sure what I like more – this pattern from the Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper, or this Whimsical Woodland Embossing Folder. Both are so fun and festive!

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I added the ornament from the Decorated Pine Dies in contrasting colors for a nice pop of color on the card.

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I can not tell you how many times I stamped this sentiment and it still wasn’t the best. Don’t you hate when that happens? I guess I should have pulled out my Stamparatus for this to get a nice stamped image.

I will certainly have friends this card will be perfect for during the holiday season. What are your preferences?

Check out the other Design Team cards on our Create with Connie and Mary blog. You’ll see some fabulous ideas! Join us for the challenge too if you’d like!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons below. I appreciate your support of my small, home based business. Thank you in advance!

Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – CASEing Mary Brown

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Welcome stampers!

Thank for joining us for our weekly Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop!

For the next several weeks, we have a real treat for you. We will be CASEing (copy and share everything) each designer on the blog hop!

This week, we are all CASEing Mary Brown. We each get to choose a card we like, copy the layout and the colors, but add stamps and dies from the July – December Mini catalog.

I chose to CASE this simply gorgeous monochromatic card –

Mary Brown Stamper Camper

And, my take on it –

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Soo pretty! I love these colors for a non-traditional Christmas card!

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I chose nifty Spruced Up bundle as my stamp set and the Whimsical Woodland Embossing Folder for the three embossed pieces.

These Spruced Up Outlines Dies are cool that you can create an outline if you’d like, used the center portion stamped or plain. I chose the outline to mimic Mary’s card.

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The stamps are photopolymer making stamping the two words for the sentiment very easy. It turned out soo pretty!

This will be a fun several weeks CASEing each other!

Go forward to check out Debbie Henderson, and back to Cindy Elam. I know they’ll have some great ideas for us!

We will see you next week!

Shop any of the products for this fabulous card by clicking on any of the icons below. I appreciate your support of my small, home based business. Thank you in advance!


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