I LOVE the Book of Birthdays template in this week's Digital Download release. This would make a very quick, easy, and FABULOUS gift for Mom this Mother's Day!
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Hi Stampers,
I'm here with this week's Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week we were given a sketch to inspire our creations…
Unfortunatly we had a Sympathy card we needed to send out this week so I used the sketch for my card layout inspiration. I wanted to
keep things simple. I used a mostly monocromatic color scheme of Poppy Parade and Calypso Coral. I was a little worried at first that the card was going to be too bright for a sympathy card but I'm happy with the way the colors came out. I think they're soft enough.I didn't seem to have my Stampin' Mojo working on this one (Maybe because it was a sympathy card?? I don't know) I just wasn't as happy with the final card as I wanted to be …. but it's still handmade and from the heart – which is ALWAYS better!! 🙂
Don't forget to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to get more inspiration from the other designers!
I hope you're inspired to play along with us this week! We love to see what you come up with!
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Hi Stampers,
I'm here with this week's Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This time we had a color challenge…
The Colors for this Challenge, Peach Parfait, Lucky Limeade, and Pool Party are not colors I would normally have put together for a combo. The
combo is pretty straight forward, just not in my normal choice of colors so I had a hard time coming up with my idea for this card. But once I jumped in and started creating I LOVED the way things turned out! For pretty bold colors this card looks very soft and dreamy – which works for the Dare to Dream greeting!
Don't forget to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to get more inspiration from the other designers!
- Stamp Sets: Posy Punch, Loving Thoughts
- Paper: Whisper White, Peach Parfait, Pool Party and Lucky Limeade Prints DSP
- Ink: Peach Parfait
- Accessories: 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Pool Party Polka Dot Brad
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Glitter Techniques
Q&A 
Q: I really like glitter but I’m never sure about the best way to add it to my projects. Any suggestions?A: Got to love glitter! But using the right adhesive for the job is important so that you get the best effect for your project without having glitter everywhere! We have several great adhesive options for glitter depending on the look you want to achieve.
Fast
If you are looking for fast glitter, the 2-Way Glue Pen (#400425) along with Dazzling Diamonds (#102023), Fine Galaxy (#114286), or Fine Supernova (#114287) Stampin’ Glitter will be your quickest drying option. The fastest glitter in the west, though, is Glimmer Paper. This heavy-weight paper is available in Silver (#124005) and Red (#121790). Cut strips or use punches to create the ultimate in glittery accents with no glue required!
Detailed
When you want precise glitter placement, say when you are outlining an image or creating a row of small dots, you’ll love using Dazzling Details Glitter Glue. Dazzling Details is a bottle of super-fine glitter pre-mixed in a clear liquid glue. You simply squeeze it from the narrow tip of the bottle to add fine glittery lines, dots, highlights, or accents. Dazzling Details comes in the traditional iridescent glitter (#124117) or Cherry Cobbler (#125585). You will want to give projects with Dazzling details an hour or so to dry depending on how much you add. You can also use Dazzling Diamonds (#102023), Fine Galaxy (#114286), and Fine Supernova (#114287) Stampin’ Glitter with the 2-Way Glue Pen (#100425) or the fine tip of Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755) to add glitter details.
Large Areas
There are three great options for adding glitter to larger areas. Sticky Sheets (#114300) and Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets (#120805) are 12” x 12” sheets that are great for cutting out, punching, or die-cutting, and then adding glitter. Or you can heat emboss a stamped image or cover a piece of card stock covered with VersaMark ink (#102283) using Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#101930). Another option for adding glitter to larger areas is to use Heat & Stick Powder (#100625) and the Heat Tool (#100005). Simply stamp your image with VersaMark ink, apply Heat & Stick Powder, heat with the Heat Tool, add your glitter, and then heat again.
Glass Glitter
Glass Glitter is available in Champagne (#120997) and Silver (#120995). It is beautiful and chunky and has great texture. But, because of the size, it needs a strong glue to keep it where you want it. Sticky Strip (#104294), Sticky Sheets (#114300), Crystal Effects (#101055), and Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755) are all good options for adding Glass Glitter to projects. Just note that, since Glass Glitter is actually glass, you may not want to use it on projects for children or projects that will be handled a lot. I think Glass Glitter really shines on dĂ©cor projects where it will actually age and develop a bit of tarnish over time – beautiful!
Be Dazzling
Now that you know some of the basics of glitter and adhesives, you are ready to create dazzling projects! Whether you are adding super-fine Dazzling Diamonds, bright Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details, Glass Glitter, or heat embossed Iridescent Ice images, your projects will really shine. Have more questions? Contact me today, I’m always happy to help with your creative process!
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This weekend my Cousin was celebrating her Baby's 1st Birthday with a Rainbow Party!
Of course you know for me that means the present has to work with the theme! So I decided to create a Rainbow tag for the wrapping.
OMG I think this tag is the most adorable thing I've made EVER (If I do say so myself <grin>)
Of course the gift inside the package had to work with the theme too – So I found what I quite possibly my new FAVORITE children's book EVER: Pantone Colors
I LOVE how this board book takes a different look at colors – For each color it shows the Basic Color and 20 different shades of the color
This is the Purple page! after I got the book I kept opening it up and looking at all the pretty colors – Is it wrong that I wanted to keep this book for myself?! 🙂 The creative person in me LOVES that kids can learn the basic colors from the words and then quickly pick our favorite and least favorites in each color assortment!!
Ok back to wrapping the gift – I wanted the rainbow tag to really pop so I decided to wrap the gifts in simple White wrapping paper (a little different from me – I usually love bright and wild papers)
I tied the packages with Real Red Ribbon and attached the tag with Pool Party Bakers Twine. So bright and fun… and here's a little cuteness for you to see how well I matched 🙂 Mom and baby her in rainbow tutu
So how did I make the tag?? It's very easy! I used the Labels Collection Framelit Dies (See Them Online)
- I started by die cutting the largest tag from Pool Party and Lucky Limeade card stock
- Then I die cut the largest tag from Real Red. I centered the second largest die on the Real Red card stock and die cut out the center – so I was left with a Red Frame
- Next I die cut the second largest tag from Pumpkin Pie, and cut out the center with the next smallest die.
- I continued to work my down down the dies using Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point, and Rich Razzleberry card stocks.
- When I got to the smallest Purple one I punched the center out using a circle punch to get the arch on the rainbow.
- I attached all the frames to the Pool Party Tag
- I used the Adorning Accents Edgelit Die (See it Online) and die cut the top off the Lucky Limeade tag – to create a grassy hill which I attached to the bottom of the tag.
- I stamped and colored in Celebrate It's Your Day from the Outlined Occasions Stamp Set and created a banner to attach to the tag.
- Then I die cut "1" from Pool Party card stock and attached it to the tag.
- Add a brad and some bakers twite and you've got a Super Cute tag!
Don't forget the Outlined Occasions Stamp set is only avaliable until March 31, 2012 – it's one of the sets you can earn FREE when you purchase $50 in product during Sale-a-Bration. Find out more here.
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Hi Stampers,
I'm here with this week's Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week we were given a sketch to inspire our creations…
This sketch was clean and simple. I added a little twist – turning the card to horizontal.
Thanks what I LOVE about sketches you can take the basic sketch and alter it so many different ways!! I needed a card for a knitting friend – so I used my Hand Knit stamp set to create this card. I LOVE coloring my sheep in .. In my world yarn would always come off sheep in pretty rainbow colors – no dying required! 🙂
Don't forget to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to get more inspiration from the other designers!
I hope you're inspired to play along with us this week! We love to see what you come up with!
- Stamp Sets: Hand Knit, Delicate Doilies
- Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Blushing Bride
- Ink: Basic Gray, Regal Rose
- Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, Hat Pins, Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon
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Hello to all my Color Exprimenters out there!!
I know I've been gone for quite a while! I'm so sorry your color challenges disappeared kinda suddenly – things got a little crazy for me for a while and I had to take a break from experimenting for a while!
But I'm back now!!!!!
And with FUN news about our Challenges!! I'm not going to be hosting o
ur COlor Challenges on our Facebook Page – This way we get MUCH bigger pictures of our color challenge creations! You can upload your project photos, add the link to your blog post and like your favorite expriments!!I'm really excited about our first Color Challenge!!
Cliek Here to Find all the Details for {MCI56} ColorLab Color Challenge
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Hi Stampers,
I'm here with this week's Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This time we had a color challenge…
The other day I was playing around with my edgelit die and looking at some of the
scraps when it hit me that it creates a fun rolling hill for grass – so when I got the color combination for this challenge I decided to try out my idea using the Send Me Soaring stamp set. The card didn't quite come out the way I saw it in my head – but I do LOVE that rolling grass hill…
Did you see my Wordless Wednesday post yesterday? I had pictures of how I got this pretty shaded look on my clouds. I love the way the clouds came out. The shading is actually much subtler than it looks in this picture – I turned up the contrast a bit to help you see it.
It's a very quick and easy way to get some depth to to the clouds in your sky – try it out!!
Don't forget to visit the Create with Connie and Mary website to get more inspiration from the other designers!
- Stamp Sets: Send Me Soaring
- Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi
- Ink: Island Indigo, Early Espresso, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi
- Accessories: Adorning Accents Edgelits and Embossing Folder, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Stampin' Diminsionals, Blender Pen
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