Create with Connie and Mary-Christmas Flowers!

Welcome back to another great week of blog hopping with the Create with Connie and Mary crew! This week we are featuring Christmas Flowers, which is pretty much synonymous with poinsettia’s, don’t you think? Luckily for us Stampin’ Up! crafters we have the amazing Poinsettia Place suite to use!

I knew immediately that I had to create something with this fantastic suite as it has everything. Two amazing designer papers, Beaded Pearls and Red Sheer ribbon plus the most amazing die set that cuts and embosses! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

To create this page I started with a 12x12 base of Old Olive. I added a strip of the designer paper along the side and photo mat of Very Vanilla. I will admit, its been a while since I pulled that neutral out. I typically head straight for Whisper White but this particular pattern in the DSP had vanilla flowers so I went with it!

I stamped two different poinsettia sizes on the background of my page in Old Olive Ink.

I knew I wanted to create a large poinsettia flower with the dies and Very Vanilla card stock. I decided to flick my Wink of Stella pen over top for a little extra shimmer before I added the Beaded Pearl to the center. I love how it turned out.

The DSP strip actually has three different shades of green, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce and Pear Pizzaz which gave me a few options for adding in other colors.

Look at the amazing detail you get from these dies. I love that you can cut and add in the embossed detail at the SAME TIME. Or you can simply cut out the shape.

And the Beaded Pearls, so great in person!

I wanted to play off of the gold accents in this suite so I stamped the sentiment, Happy Holidays, in gold ink and embossed with gold embossing powder. I added in the little sprig from the die set by cutting it from Gold Foil paper.

I decided to add in a phrase from another stamp set, Warm Hugs, as it was a great size to punch with a circle punch and layer with a bit of Soft Suede. The leaves beside it are stamped on Pear Pizzaz card stock in Old Olive ink.

I added a few mini poinsettia flowers up at top of the page to carry that Very Vanilla color across the page.

For me this page came together in a snap and I think you could reproduce it with any type of flower that you have in your collection. I hope you are inspired and if you live in Canada you can shop with me by using my Hostess Code (found on my side bar) or by visiting my online store!

I can’t wait to see what the rest of the gals have created this week! You can go BACK and visit Melissa if you are just starting here or you can go NEXT and see what Connie has designed!

Around the World on Wednesday--Textures!

Welcome to another Around the World on Wednesday blog hop! These blog hops are a fantastic way for me to feel connected to those around me in the Stampin’ world because we have not had a very usual year. It would be easy to think of all the things we have missed out on, but I am choosing to focus on all the things that have actually been fantastic so far this year and this blog hop is one of them! From the stellar line up of stamping talent to the awesome and unique themes that Angie has developed for us, you are guaranteed to be inspired and feel connected to other stampers!

I wanted to create a scrapbook page that has a variety of texture on it and showcase some of the fun ways we can achieve it with our Stampin’ supplies.

My first idea was to create a custom stencil using our Window Sheets so I could use some embossing paste.

Well, seems that I didn’t have any Window Sheets! So I decided to use some retired Mercury Glass Acetate paper instead! Sometimes you have to be resourceful!

I used the circle dies and a small 3/4 circle punch to make this custom stencil. I placed it over top of my Whisper White 12x12 base and ran some Embossing Paste over top that I had mixed with a couple of drops of Calypso Coral Re-Inker.

When I was using the spatula to cover the circles I tried not to focus on getting the circles perfectly smooth. I thought that would also help created some texture on the page.

I tinted my embossing paste with re-inker and mixed it in an empty embellishment container! I never throw those containers away as I find I can always repurpose them for something!

I am in love with the color palette for my page today! I used Calypso Coral, Bumbleebee, Just Jade and Pool Party for this cozy page. I think these colors look so fantastic together no matter the time of year!

Another great way to showcase texture is to use our embossing folders. I chose to use the Winter Snow Embossing Folder and I wanted to add in some snowflake imagery to this page. I continued with that theme by using the So Many Snowflakes Dies. Both items are from the Snowflake Splendor Suite in the Handmade for You catalogue. The snowflakes and the sprig are cut from Shimmery White card stock to add a little dazzle.

You can find the sentiment “Eat, Drink and Be Cozy” in the Warm Hugs stamp set and the worlds cutest to go coffee cup is from the Press On stamp set.

The big white sprig is from the Beautiful Boughs dies in the main catalogue and is a carry over set from last holiday season.

I stamped the phrase “Its the Most Wonderful Time of Year” on Just Jade card stock and punched it with the Label Me Fancy punch and added some Gingham Bumblebee ribbon behind. Another way I created texture was by adding in some of the In Color Enamel dots in Just Jade and Bumblebee in select areas on the page.

I really hope you are inspired to pull out your embossing paste or add it to your next order! It is a really fun product to play around with an experiment! You can always shop with me if you are Canada! You can use the hostess code on my side bar or visit my online store!

Create with Connie and Mary--Home for the Holidays!

Hello and welcome to our weekly Saturday Blog Hop! This week we are sharing projects with the theme “Home for the Holidays” so naturally I thought of the Trimming the Town suite as it has stamp images to create a bunch of different homes!

Recently my team had a virtual meeting and we made a Cube Card together! Have you tried this fun fold style yet? I actually thought it would be complicated but its actually surprisingly easy!

This is my ‘Home for the Holidays’ themed Cube Card! I really enjoyed designing the panels and putting this project together.

To create a cube card you will need a piece of 12x12 card stock. I used Poppy Parade as my base because its coordinated with the Trimming the Town DSP.

On your trimmer cut down one side of the 12x12 to 11 1/2 inches. On this side (11 1/2) SCORE at 2 3/4, 5 1/2, 8 1/4 and 11.

Rotate the paper so your 12x12 length is across the top and CUT at 2 3/4, 2 3/4 and 5 1/2. Thus creating 3 strips of paper—-2 will be at 2 3/4 width and one at 5 1/2 width

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You will notice that you have a 1/2 inch section and this will be where you will add your adhesive to fold your paper into cubes. You will have two cubes that are 2 3/4 wide and one that is 5 1/2. The largest one is the base.

You will attach each of the smaller cubes to the largest cube, ONLY adding adhesive to the bottom cube. If you glue the whole thing is will not pop up into the cube card shape.

Hopefully this visual helps you as well. There are a bunch of YouTube videos you can also watch on how to create a Cube Card.

Once you have the basic design mastered, decorating and embellishing is all up to you! I decided to mix up some of the panels with DSP and card stock that I ran through the Wrapped in Texture embossing folders from the Heartwarming Hugs suite.

I added in Merry Christmas and ‘Tis the Season from the Tag Buffet stamp set.

I hope you are inspired to give this fun Cube Card design a try! My team had a lot of fun putting its together and I challenged them to share their finished design on our group page.

I can’t wait to see what the other gals create this week! You can go BACK to see what Melissa has designed and NEXT to see what Connie has created!

Stampin' For Christmas Blog Hop--Christmas Slider Card

Welcome to another Stampin’ For Christmas Blog Hop—the hop that runs all year long! I am really excited to share my project with you today as its a bit of an interactive project!

One of my team members recently shared with me how to make a ribbon slider card and I just love it! It they are way more simple than I would have imagined! In fact, its so fun that I am planning to share this design with two of my monthly card making groups this November.

Before I give you some quick measurements and directions on how to put this together I will share a bit about the design on the front. I am really loving the colour combo of Just Jade, Misty Moonlight and Petal Pink at the moment…even any variation of these colors look great together!

I started by stamping the left edge with a cluster of snowflakes from the Snowman Season stamp set! It is a returning favourite in our main catalogue from last holiday season. I also reached for the Perfectly Plaid stamp set too. Both of these stamp sets have coordinating punches which is awesome!

The background Whisper White is run through the new Winter Snow embossing folder and the ‘snow drift’ is cut using the Pinewood Dies. I ran my Wink of Stella pen just over the top of the snow drift to give it a little drizzle. The sentiment is from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and is embossed with Whisper White Craft Ink and white embossing powder. I punched it out with the Timeless Label punch and gave it a little flick with the Misty Moonlight marker. The little banners underneath are actually cut from the Whale of a Time DSP.

A few of the Holiday Rhinestones and a teeny star give a little sophistication to these plaid trees.

To create a ribbon slider card:

1. Cut card stock base to 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 and score at 4 1/4 (like a standard card) and then along one edge at 1/2 (on the horizontal side). On the other side, CUT, 1/2 off. You should have created a little flap.

2. Fold card and MARK the center line of the short edge with a dot. Punch half a circle along the edge using the dot to keep centred. Now apply Tear’n Tape along the 1/4 score tab and seal to create a closed ‘pocket’. Keep the punched edge open.

3. Cut pocket inside card stock to 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 and insert this into the pocket. Mark the centre line of the punched edge with a dot and then with a Crop-a-dile or 1/4 hole punch make a hole (for the ribbon).

4. Pull out this inside piece and REVERSE it so that the holes line back up with you poke it in. This inside piece will barely be inserted in the pocket.

5. Cut and insert 18 inches of ribbon through the holes and tie a double knot at the end. This helps secure the ribbon before you tie it into a pretty bow! You can now slide this into the pocket and watch the magic happen. If you wanted to, you could also do some stamping on this piece before you add the ribbon.

6. Create a feature piece for the front of your card. My base layer is 4 1/4 by 3 1/4.

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I hope you enjoy hopping along to all of our blogs today! I know everyone has worked hard to create some amazing things for you to enjoy and be inspired by! See you next month!

On Stage 2020--Team Gifts

Despite the fact that I can’t be celebrating and stamping’ in person with other demonstrators, I am still excited for our Virtual On Stage event taking place this weekend and was excited to make some fun gifts for my team that featured some brand new product being released!

If you haven’t already discovered this from previous blog posts, I LOVE these Mini Coffee Cups and Coffee Carrier. I mean, really, you an convert them into anything theme and fill them with so many fun things!

This new bundle is called Dandy Garden and includes a dragonfly punch, stamp set, designer paper, braided linen trim, and the cutest little ladybug trinkets!

I used the Warm Wraps dies to create a sleeve for the mini coffee cup using the new designer paper and Misty Moonlight DSP.

I filled the mini coffee cup with a Starbucks Instant Latte and added a sentiment from the stamp set to the top.

Everyone received a set of blends that coordinated with the designer series paper.

And the Rectangular Tins are the perfect size to hold some Merci Chocolates!

I stamped one of the images from the stamp set on some Bumblebee card stock and rounded the edges to match the shape of the tin. I stamped the sentiment on some of the DSP and cut with a Stitched Circle. A little metallic thread and some Misty Moonlight ribbon and they were complete!

The dragonfly punch is designed to punch out two sizes of dragonfly’s. Isn’t this little one so cute? It is punched from Mossy Meadow card stock.

I really hope my team enjoys their gifts and all the fun and knowledge that comes from our On Stage events. If you are ever interested in joining my team, I would love to have you! Click on the link below to sign up directly with me!