CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Texture Time

 Good Morning, Stampers!

The Create with Connie and Mary team is closing out the

month of March with a little texture time!

We will show you some fun and different ways to 

add texture to your projects. We hope you'll

find some ideas to incorporate these ideas into your own projects!

This card looks like it would be a lot of work, but really,

it came together pretty quickly! I started out with a 

4" x 5 1/4" piece of watercolor cardstock. Then, I crumbled

up a piece of white tissue paper. I then added the crumbled tissue paper to 

the watercolor paper using multi-purpose liquid glue and let it dry 

completely. Once dried, I mixed reinkers with water and added the

color directly to the tissue paper and speckles using water painters

all over the panel and let that all dry completely. Finally, I added the gold

guilded leafing using a little multipurpose liquid glue.

The two pre-printed pieces are part of the NEW Fully

Flowering Ephemera pack coming in the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog.

 I stamped the sentiment onto the label and then added the Guilded

Leafing on to those as well and finished it off with a little Linen Thread

and adhesive-backed gold sequins. I hope you give this tissure

technique a try - it;s so much fun!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Go To Greetings

Ink: Garden Green

Paper: Water Color, Flirty Flamingo

Accessories: Gold Gilded Leaf, Linen Thread, Gold Adheseive Back sequins,Water Painter, Fully Flowering Ephemera pack

Misc.: White tissue paper

Happie Stampin'!

Ready to see more texture ideas?

Go NEXT to see what Connie has created and

BACK to see what Debbie has created!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Easter Parade

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Hippity Hoppity Easter is on it's way and the Create with 

Connie and Mary team is here with an Easter Parade!

We are so excited to share our Easter cards with you!

I created this little 3" x 3" shaker card that is perfect for 

an Easter basket! I used the Easter Bunny stamp set and

added the cute little mini carrots inside as a fun interactive card! 

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Easter Bunny

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Craft White

Paper: Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, Shaded Spruce, Window Sheets, Pumpkin Pie DSP

Accessories: Basics 3D embossing folder, Nested Essentials dies

Stampin' Blends: Pumpkin Pie, Shaded Spruce, Smoky Slate

Misc.: Mini Carrots: Hobby Lobby

Happie Stampin'!

Continue along on the Easter Parade!

Go NEXT to see what Connie has created or

BACK to see what Debbie has created!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Let's Get Sketchy

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Things are a little "sketchy" today at the Create with Connie and 

Mary Saturday Blog Hop! Each team member has a 

sketch along with a card giving you lots of great ideas

for creating - we hope you enjoy!

I love having a vertical greeting option to change things

up and it fit this sketch perfectly! It's so handy to have these

sketches when cardmaking. You can follow the sketch exactly

or use different shapes for a whole new look!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: So Sincere, Birds Eye View
Ink: Tuxedo Black, Craft White
Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist DSP
Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, Nested Essentials dies, Tree Rings embossing folder, Herringbone ribbon, Black/White gingham ribbon, Parakeet Party ribbon, Basic Rhinestones
Stampin' Blends: Parakeet Party, Pool Party

Happie Stampin'!

Check out more great sketch ideas from the rest of the team! 

Go NEXT to see Connie's sketch or BACK

to see Debbie's sketch!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Z Fold Cards

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Welcome to the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!

This week the team is creating using a fun "Z" fold design.

There are several different ways to change up this type

of fun fold, so I hope we can give you some ideas to incorporate

into your own z-fold card designs!

I went with a simple z-fold design for my card. I cut the card base to 

4 1/4" x 11". I scored along the long edge and 2 3/4" and 5 1/2".

Then I folded the card in half and folded the top of the card backwards

along the remaining score line. 

Then, I just added some of the Les Shoppes designer

paper and some sentiments to finish it off! 

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Lets Go Shopping, So Sincere

Ink: Craft White, Night of Navy

Paper: Night of Navy, Basic White. Balmy Blue

Accessories: Perennial Postage dies, Lets Go Shopping dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Elegant Eucalyptus embossing folders

Happie Stampin'!

Ready to see more z-fold designs?

Go NEXT to see what Connie has created

or BACK to see what Debbie has created!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Pick Me Up

 Good Morning, Stampers!

The Create with Connie and Mary design team is back

thisweek with a little "Pick Me Up". These are great to have on

hand for those times when you want to let someone know 

you are thinking of them!

The Heartfelt Hexagon bundle offers such a great variety of 

all-occasion sentiments that it's a great go-to set for

year-round card making.. I was so happy at how well the

leaves from the Artistic dies coordinate with the floral images

in the stamp set!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Heartfelt Hexagon

Ink: Berry Burst, Craft White

Paper: Berry Burst, Basic White

Accessories: Heartfelt Hexagon punch, Perennial Postage dies, Artistic dies, Festive Pearls

Happie Stampin'!

Ready for more "Pick Me Up" ideas?

Go NEXT to see what Connie created or

BACK to see what Debbie created!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Flower Power

 Good Morning, Stampers!

The Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop

team is back this week with a little Flower Power!

Who doesn't love flowers? We have created our cards featuring flowers 

that can be used for any occasion or event throughout the year!

The Layered Florals embossing folder from the mini catalog

is just stunning! Look at that detail! It's great as a background

or as a focal point. Ink up the embossing folder with Craft

White ink on the raised side of the folder. Set your cardstock

on top and run it through the machine - that's it!  It looks like some

fancy technique - no one will believe how easy it is!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Heartfelt Hello

Ink: Craft White, Pretty Peacock

Paper: Basic White, Pretty Peacock

Accessories: Lost Lagoon ribbon, Nested Essential dies, Layered Florals embossing folder

Happie Stampin'!

Check out more beautiful floral designs from

the rest of the team! Go NEXT to see what

Connie created or BACK to see what Debbie created!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - I Think I Love You

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Welcome to the Create with Connie and Mary 

Saturday Blog Hop! It's the season of love and the team 

has some exciting ideas to share with you!

The Patchwok Pieces dies are great for creating 

unique backgrounds in a variety of ways! Paired

with the Bee My Valentine, suite, you can create one-of-a-kind

cards for any occasion!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Bee My Valentine

Ink: Sweet Sorbet

Paper: Basic White, Sweet Sorbet, Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Gold Foil, Bee Mine DSP

Accessories: Patechwork Pieces dies, Sweet Sorbet ribbon, Nested Essentials dies, Bee Builder punch

Happie Stampin'!

The team has lots more ideas to share!

Go NEXT to see what Connie has created or

BACK to see what Debbie has created!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Paper Perfection

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Welcome back to the Create with Connie and Mary

Saturday Blog Hop! The team is excited to share our

projects featuring some of our favorite new designer papers

from the NEW January - April mini catalog. WARNING:

There are a lot of fabulous papers so be prepared to be inspired!

I was tickled to see this adorably sweet Bee Mine

designer paper pack. Not only do you get these cute

little bee images, but there are lots of fun patterns in a 

variety of colors that will work for any occasion or event

throughout the year! Adding thin strips to the card front is just

one of the ways to utilize some leftover scraps. 

SU!pplies:
Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Bee Mine DSP

Accessories: Mini Alphabet dies, Wink of Stella

Happie Stampin'!

Ready to see more ideas from the rest of the team? Go NEXT to 

see what Connie created or BACK to see what Debbie created!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Say Hello to SaleABration

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Welcome to the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday

Blog Hop! We are kickin' off our first hop of the year

with a little Sale-A-Bration! It's the most wonderful 

time of the Stampin' Up! year!

I fell in love with the Most Adored designer papers from

the Sale-A-Bration brochure. They feature Real Red and Flirty Flamingo 

with touches of shimmery gold. These fun pattern papers are perfect anytime 

you want to send a little love. Celebrate a sweet friend, a birthday, 

Valentine's Day, a wedding, shower or just to say "thinking of you". 

This is a for must-have for Sale-A-Bration!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Sweet Citrus

Ink: Craft White

Paper: Basic White, Old Olive, Most Adored DSP

Accessories: Paper Florist dies

Happie Stampin'!

Check out more great Sale-A-Bration ideas

from the rest of the team! Go NEXT to see what

Connie created or BACK to see what Debbie has created!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

 Good Morning, Stampers

Welcome to the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday

Blog Hop! I can't believe this is our last hop before

Christmas! We are creating with non-traditional Christmas

colors - it's fun to try out new color combinations!

I love the soft palette for this card. Bubble Bath and Soft

Seafoam along with a touch of Crumb Cake add a warm and peaceful 

feel to this winter scene.  

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Grassy Grove

Ink: Bubble Bath, Soft Seafoam, Craft White

Paper: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Soft Seafoam

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends, Bubble Bath ribbon, Grove dies, Christmas Pinecone dies, Merry Melody embossing folder, Linen Thread, Stylish Shapes dies, Blending Brush

Have a Merry Christmas!

Ready to see more fun non-traditional 

Christmas color combinations? Go NEXT to see

what Connie has created or BACK to see what

Debbie has created!