Thursday, March 28, 2024

Thursday Challenge - CCMC811


Welcome to another sketch challenge for the Create With Connie & Mary Thursday Challenge. I decided to use the Pansy Patch bundle for this card because it's retiring and has never seen ink! I know, bad Cindy. That happens all too often, and I'm really trying to be better, but there's so many pretty stamps and not enough time to use them all!

This is the sketch we're working from this week:

I used some of the lovely Perennial Lavender DSP (that is NOT retiring!) for the background and White Glimmer Specialty Paper (online exclusive) that was colored on the back with a Dark Highland Heather Stampin' Blend to make the glimmer the color I wanted.


The pansy was die cut from watercolor paper and painted with a water painter and Fresh Freesia and Highland Heather ink. The leaves also watercolor paper painted with Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock.


Some Purple Fine Shimmer Gems added a bit more sparkle. One can never have too much sparkle, right?

Next week we will have a new name! Mary Brown is retiring and going to travel the country with her husband, so Debbie Henderson will be filling her shoes. Still the same design team (sans Mary) but with a new name. See you next Thursday!


Saturday, March 23, 2024

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Peek-a-boo



Today's Create With Connie & Mary Saturday Hop theme is peek-a-boo cards where the inside shows through the front. This is so easy to do with the Everyday Details bundle! The Everyday Details Dies can make dotted rectangle or circle windows. I went with rectangle for the flowers in the vase.


I'm happy to say the Everyday Details stamp set and dies are carrying over, but sadly, not the Simply Elegant Trim. Boo. I used the Dark Moody Mauve (In Color that is also retiring) Stampin' Blend to color the silver trim for the bow.


That's all for today - see you next Saturday! Up next is Libby Fens at Libby Stamps. Or click the "back" button to go back to Lori at Loritamarie Crafts.


Stampin' Up! products used:

  • Stamps: Everyday Details
  • Paper: Basic White and Poetic Expressions DSP
  • Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends Combos Moody Mauve, Bubble Bath, and Mossy Meadow
  • Accessories: Everyday Details Dies, 2023-2025 In Color Dots, Simply Elegant Trim





Thursday, March 21, 2024

Thursday Challenge - CCMC810


Today's Thursday challenge are the colors Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, and Soft Sea Foam - such pretty Spring colors! I thought they would be lovely for someone celebrating a Spring birthday, so I grabbed the Filled With Fun bundle (an Online Exclusive) and started playing. I love my job!


My original plan was to make a little red wagon like I had when I was a kid, but the color clashed with the pastels. Then I tried Pecan Pie, and it was still too dark, so next was Smoky Slate and it was just right.


The embossed background is from the Fun Patterns embossing folders, which are also Online Exclusives. I like the little bit of texture it added. That piece measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" and is mounted on a 3 5/16" x 4 1/4" Lemon Lolly mat. I colored and fussy cut an extra bow and popped it up on the gift for more dimension.

The confetti was stamped on the sides with Soft Sea Foam ink for a little more pizzazz, and Bubble Bath "hubcaps" were added to the wagon wheels. 😉

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