Petal Palette Blends Bird ~ CCMC490

Hey stampers!  Christmas is over and now it's time to look forward to the new Occasions catalog and Sale-a-bration!  I'm giving a little sneak peek in the latest sketch challenge for Create with Connie and Mary.  My card this week features the new stamp set Petal Palette and matching framelits Petals and More. I colored the images with our new Blends markers, which are so fun to play with and then used a little piece of Merry Little Christmas DSP, since it was still laying on my desk...left over from Christmas!

I hope you'll find time to join us in the CCMC sketch challenge this week!  Just add your card to the facebook group!

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Petal Palette

Ink: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, and Old Olive Blends, Daffodil Delight ink pad

Paper: Merry Little Christmas DSP, Daffodil Delight, Black, White

Accessories: Petals & More Framelits

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Fresh Fig Jar ~ CCMC489, GDP118

Hello stampers!  Another week has come and gone...can you believe Christmas is right around the corner?  In just a few days we'll be celebrating the birth of our Savior, having Christmas dinner, and spending time with family!  What a wonderful time of year!  

But right now we've got a new Create with Connie and Mary challenge at hand...a color challenge!  Look at these fresh, soft colors.  They remind me of spring, which is the next season to look forward to!  I decided to go with that spring theme and do some pretty fig flowers in a jar.  I mixed in the sketch from Global design project to help me along with my design team card. 

Merry Christmas everyone!  I hope you can find a little time in the hectic holiday season to play along with our challenge this week!  

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Bright Merry Cafe ~ CCMC488, Merry Monday269

Hello friends!  It's Create with Connie and Mary Challenge time again!  Sketch week has rolled around and here's our sketch....

I've never been a fan of repeated patterns so I tried to come up with something that went together and had three different sizes.  I was first going to go with the Jar of Love set and then I spied the Coffee set.  I thought that I could do something fun with this!  It fit in with the color challenge from Merry Monday where we could choose any three colors to use in a Christmas card.  I chose Melon Mambo, Real Red, and Wild Wasabi.  

I'm interested to see what everyone else does with this sketch!  It was kind of a hard one for me!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Foil Frenzy Painted Harvest ~ HSS279

Hello stampers!  Today I'm sharing with you a card I made for the newest Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge.  When I first looked at these colors I didn't know what to do.  They are so summery and I'm still in Christmas/Winter card making mode.  Believe it or not, I finally just got this Painted Harvest set.  I know, I know, I'm late to the party!  Hey, better late than never, right?!  Anyway, I thought the two step stamps of this set might make for a nice match for this color combo.  I stamped the sunflower in Daffodil Delight and topped it with Calypso Coral and then stamped the leaves in Lemon Lime Twist and topped them with Bermuda Bay.  

For the background I went for (again my new) Foil Frenzy DSP.  I think it's actually Old Olive, but it could also double for Lemon Lime Twist....and that's what I'm doing with it!  I paired it with Calypso Coral retired DSP and stuck with those to main color so it wouldn't get too busy.  I stamped the sentiment in Bermuda Bay to showcase that color a bit more too.  I really enjoyed the way this came out in the end!

I hope you'll be able to join us in this challenge!  

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Happy Remarkable You ~ CCMC487, TSOT351

Happy Thursday everyone!  It's Create with Connie and Mary Challenge time again!  We've got a rich, bright color challenge for you this week.  I'm in such a Christmas mode that it was hard for me to break away from making Christmas cards!  I just love this time of year.  Christmas cards are my favorite to create.  Anyway, I decided I wanted to play around with my Blends markers again, so I chose a big flower from Remarkable You.  Since I stamped it with the Black Memento ink, I decided to add some black cardstock in there as well. I also added a touch of gold in there for added elegance. 

To help me along with my design team card this week I opted to use the sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday #351.  It's been quite a while since I played along with that challenge so I'm happy to join up again!  

I hope you'll join us this week using these fun colors.  Just upload your card the the Create with Connie and Mary Facebook page!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Buffalo Plaid Pinecone Joy ~ CCMC486, GDP115, ATSM270

Hey there stampers!  Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge #486 is here!  I combined my sketch with Global Design Project #115 Christmas Joy Theme and Addicted to Stamps and more #270 Photo inspiration.  

This is probably one of my most favorite cards I've done yet this Christmas.  Number one, I'm a huge, huge fan of Buffalo Plaid anything and when I saw someone else somewhere take the black and white plaid paper from Merry Little Christmas DSP pack and sponge it with Real Red I fell in love and HAD to try it myself!  I LOVE the results!!! I mixed it with some Always Artichoke, tones of brown for the pinecones and a touch of gold for a little Christmas shine.  

Favorite reason number two is the Pretty Pines.  I was thrilled when I saw they brought this stamp and thinlit set into the annual catalog.  It's one of the best Christmas sets ever, I think.  And It doesn't just have to be Christmas either.  It can just be woodsy.

I cut one of each of the pinecone thinlits from Pretty Pines in Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, and Early Espresso and then layered them together.  I like the solid, substantial look it gave them.  Once I had them glued on I gave them a brush of Wink of Stella for a bit of shimmer.  Everything was topped off with a couple of bows and a gold gem.  

The JOY diecut is from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits set.  It originally said ENJOY but I cut the EN off.  

I certainly hope you'll join us this week!  Just share your card in on the Create with Connie and Mary Facebook page.

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Village on a Hill ~ HSS278

Hello Stampers!  It's time for another Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge.  This time we have a Christmas inspiration for you!  I got to choose this time's theme and I thought it would be fun to go with comfy, cozy, country Christmas.  

I chose to be inspired by the top pillow in the top left picture.  I like the little neutral houses sitting atop a snow hill.  I tried to mimic it the best I could.  I placed it all on a piece of Wood Textures DSP to add some texture to the background.  I also stamped and embossed snowflakes in the sky.  I added the cross-stitching from the Christmas Quilt set to give a handmade feel.  

Here's a better picture of the snowflakes.

I also stamped the inside.  I don't always do this but I think it make the card a little more special.

I hope you'll be inspired to play along with us this time!  

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny