Rev Up the Fun for the Create Saturday Challenge

Today I have a challenge card to share instead of my usual See it Again Saturday card.  I am a Guest Designer for the Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection 2013 which is very exciting!  During this month as the Summer Collection is going on, there is a Create Saturday Challenge each week.  This week is a fun sketch challenge.

Isn't this a great layout!  I am using Rev Up the Fun for my project for the Summer Collection 2013, so I went ahead and used it for this first Saturday Challenge as well.

I must say that this set is sooo much fun to work with!  When I saw the sketch for this week's challenge, I saw this card right away.  So, let's get on with the details.  My colors this time are Real Red, Crumb Cake, Basic Black Whisper White and Basic Gray.  The Crumb Cake card base is embossed with the Chevron EF which goes perfect with this stamp set.  The Real Red layer goes on next, it makes the car stamped on Whisper White really stand out.  The car was stamped with Basic Gray, the greeting was done in Real Red.  Instead of using a marker to isolate the top of the greeting, I placed a piece of tape over the Happy Birthday and inked up the stamp.  Before stamping I removed the tape and was able to cleanly stamp the top part of the greeting.  I added in Black Chevron ribbon and Basic Gray CS as my next two layers.  The basic gray was stamped with arrows from the new Photopolymer set called Show and Tell 1.  This card came together super quick and is great masculine card to have on hand.
I hope you will join me for the Create Saturday Challenge.  You can go to Create with Connie and Mary for all the details and to see the other cards made by the Design Team.  It's not too late to sign up for the Summer Collection 2013.  All the details about the collection are given on the blog.  I hope you will sign up, the Designers have come up with incredible projects for you!

Thanks so much for visiting! 

If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
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Rev Up the Fun for the Create Saturday Challenge

Today I have a challenge card to share instead of my usual See it Again Saturday card.  I am a Guest Designer for the Create with Connie and Mary Summer Collection 2013 which is very exciting!  During this month as the Summer Collection is going on, there is a Create Saturday Challenge each week.  This week is a fun sketch challenge.

Isn't this a great layout!  I am using Rev Up the Fun for my project for the Summer Collection 2013, so I went ahead and used it for this first Saturday Challenge as well.

I must say that this set is sooo much fun to work with!  When I saw the sketch for this week's challenge, I saw this card right away.  So, let's get on with the details.  My colors this time are Real Red, Crumb Cake, Basic Black Whisper White and Basic Gray.  The Crumb Cake card base is embossed with the Chevron EF which goes perfect with this stamp set.  The Real Red layer goes on next, it makes the car stamped on Whisper White really stand out.  The car was stamped with Basic Gray, the greeting was done in Real Red.  Instead of using a marker to isolate the top of the greeting, I placed a piece of tape over the Happy Birthday and inked up the stamp.  Before stamping I removed the tape and was able to cleanly stamp the top part of the greeting.  I added in Black Chevron ribbon and Basic Gray CS as my next two layers.  The basic gray was stamped with arrows from the new Photopolymer set called Show and Tell 1.  This card came together super quick and is great masculine card to have on hand.
I hope you will join me for the Create Saturday Challenge.  You can go to Create with Connie and Mary for all the details and to see the other cards made by the Design Team.  It's not too late to sign up for the Summer Collection 2013.  All the details about the collection are given on the blog.  I hope you will sign up, the Designers have come up with incredible projects for you!

Thanks so much for visiting! 

If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale 

Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana Mosaics

I am sorry to say that I don't have a flashback share for today :(  It's been a busy week with Vacation Bible School, so I didn't get a chance to do my usual flashback card.  Check back next week and I'll have one for you!  Instead I will be sharing a Mosaic Madness card I made last week.

I have already said it but I'm saying it again, I LOVE THE NEW IN COLORS!  I am so into these colors and how well they go together.  This card uses Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana.  I made a pretty simple card.  The base is Strawberry Slush with a layer of Coastal Cabana.  The Whisper White layer is a simple pattern stamped with the mosaics.  I added rhinestone gems to make the mosaics prettier.  The greeting was simple too.

  Make a Wish from Sweet Essentials was stamped in Strawberry Slush and die cut using the Window Framelits.  The Coastal Cabana layer underneath was hand cut so it would be a smaller matting.  More rhinestones added underneath ties in with the mosaic designs.  That's the gist of it!  A simple yet pretty card with the mosaics.  There are just so many ways you can use this set and punch that it is a must have for every stamper!

Thanks so much for visiting!  I will go back to Flashback Friday next week! 

If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale 

Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana Mosaics

I am sorry to say that I don't have a flashback share for today :(  It's been a busy week with Vacation Bible School, so I didn't get a chance to do my usual flashback card.  Check back next week and I'll have one for you!  Instead I will be sharing a Mosaic Madness card I made last week.

I have already said it but I'm saying it again, I LOVE THE NEW IN COLORS!  I am so into these colors and how well they go together.  This card uses Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana.  I made a pretty simple card.  The base is Strawberry Slush with a layer of Coastal Cabana.  The Whisper White layer is a simple pattern stamped with the mosaics.  I added rhinestone gems to make the mosaics prettier.  The greeting was simple too.

  Make a Wish from Sweet Essentials was stamped in Strawberry Slush and die cut using the Window Framelits.  The Coastal Cabana layer underneath was hand cut so it would be a smaller matting.  More rhinestones added underneath ties in with the mosaic designs.  That's the gist of it!  A simple yet pretty card with the mosaics.  There are just so many ways you can use this set and punch that it is a must have for every stamper!

Thanks so much for visiting!  I will go back to Flashback Friday next week! 

If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale 

Hexagons for CCMC258

Today I have a card to share that I made for the Thursday Challenge at Create with Connie and Mary.  This week we had a color challenge to work with, take a look.

I love these colors together.  When I saw them I was wishing I had already ordered the new Gingham Garden DSP, but sadly I don't have it yet.  So, I had to do something else and went to my Six Sided Sampler set.  I haven't done much with this new set yet so I was happy to pull it out to work with.  Here's the card I came up with.

I have been into clean crisp designs lately, so I did the same here.  The card base is Melon Mambo with a layer or Whisper White.  The white was embossed with the Honeycomb EF to keep with the hexagon theme.  I stamped two hexagons for each of the three colors, using different patterns.  They are added to the card with SNAIL, I chose to keep them flat on the CS instead of popping them up.  The card needed a little extra something and a few flowers fit the bill. 

The Melon Mambo flower and Daffodil Delight flower are punched with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  To get the colors, I stamped extra hexagons and punched the flower out of them.  The Night of Navy flower is the new Simply Pressed Clay that I used to make a flower with the Buttons and Blossoms Clay Molds.  A simple and clean card that looks nice and crisp!  I hope you like it, I enjoyed designing it! 

I hope you will join the challenge with me!  Go to Create with Connie and Mary for all the details and to link up your card!  While you are there, check out the preview of the Summer Collectio 2013 and sign up!  I am a Guest Designer and have a fun 3D tutorial for you using Rev Up
the Fun.  You dont't want to miss out on all the great projects in this collection!

The Summer Collection features 24 Exclusive Step by Step Photo Tutorials only Available to Subscribers!

  You pay only $24.95 for the session and all the amazing tutorials!.

                               
You can still check out preview week when you visit my blog.

 

• FREE Preview Projects all week June 17-22
  Click on each day to go to the featured tutorial.
Monday
Tuesday
  Wednesday   

Thursday 

Friday 
Saturday

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If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
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SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale 

Hexagons for CCMC258

Today I have a card to share that I made for the Thursday Challenge at Create with Connie and Mary.  This week we had a color challenge to work with, take a look.

I love these colors together.  When I saw them I was wishing I had already ordered the new Gingham Garden DSP, but sadly I don't have it yet.  So, I had to do something else and went to my Six Sided Sampler set.  I haven't done much with this new set yet so I was happy to pull it out to work with.  Here's the card I came up with.

I have been into clean crisp designs lately, so I did the same here.  The card base is Melon Mambo with a layer or Whisper White.  The white was embossed with the Honeycomb EF to keep with the hexagon theme.  I stamped two hexagons for each of the three colors, using different patterns.  They are added to the card with SNAIL, I chose to keep them flat on the CS instead of popping them up.  The card needed a little extra something and a few flowers fit the bill. 

The Melon Mambo flower and Daffodil Delight flower are punched with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  To get the colors, I stamped extra hexagons and punched the flower out of them.  The Night of Navy flower is the new Simply Pressed Clay that I used to make a flower with the Buttons and Blossoms Clay Molds.  A simple and clean card that looks nice and crisp!  I hope you like it, I enjoyed designing it! 

I hope you will join the challenge with me!  Go to Create with Connie and Mary for all the details and to link up your card!  While you are there, check out the preview of the Summer Collectio 2013 and sign up!  I am a Guest Designer and have a fun 3D tutorial for you using Rev Up the Fun.  You dont't want to miss out on all the great projects in this collection!

The Summer Collection features 24 Exclusive Step by Step Photo Tutorials only Available to Subscribers!

  You pay only $24.95 for the session and all the amazing tutorials!.

                                You can still check out preview week when you visit my blog.

 

• FREE Preview Projects all week June 17-22
  Click on each day to go to the featured tutorial.
Monday
Tuesday
  Wednesday   

Thursday 

Friday 
Saturday

Go to Create with Connie and Mary to sign up today!

Thanks for visiting!

If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale 

Simply Sketched for TSSC269

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  Today I have a Wisteria Wonder card to share for the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge.  Take a look at the great sketch Mary Jo gave us this week.

I didn't have to think for long about what to do for this sketch.  I have the new DSP Afternoon Picnic that I have been wanting to use, so I started out with it.  I chose the chevron design paper and worked around those colors.  Here's my card.

The DSP had Pear Pizzaz, Wisteria Wonder and So Saffron in it.  I decided on Wisteria Wonder as my main color.  The base card is embossed with the Perfect Polka Dot EF.  The DSP was punched with the Scallop Trim Border and adhered to the card.  I used a square of Whisper White CS and stamped the flower from Simply Sketched in StazOn Black.  I used an Aqua Painter and ink pad to color the image.  The fun part of today's card came next.  I finally got to play with the new Simply Pressed Clay and Buttons and Blossoms Molds.  Oh my goodness, making them is addictive!  So much fun!  The flower I made for my card is the largest of the three flowers.  I colored the clay by pressing the it on my ink pad and blending the color in.  I did this several times to get a dark enough color. You can use re-inkers, but this way worked just as well.  After the clay was colored, I pressed it into the flower I wanted and popped it into the freezer for about ten minutes and it came out very easy.  I added the pearl to the top and was able to gently press it down into the clay a bit.  I let the flower sit a few minutes then adhered it to the card with Tombow Mutli-purpose adhesive.  The final touch was the greeting stamped in Wisteria Wonder and the card was done.  Here is a closer look at the focal point.

I really enjoyed making this card, I hope you will try out the new Simply Pressed Clay.  It makes easy work of adding special touches to your cards and projects. 

You can see cards made by the other members of the design team by
clicking on the links below.  I hope you will play along with the sketch
challenge this week, just go to Technostamper to find out more and link up your card!

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale  

Simply Sketched for TSSC269

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  Today I have a Wisteria Wonder card to share for the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge.  Take a look at the great sketch Mary Jo gave us this week.

I didn't have to think for long about what to do for this sketch.  I have the new DSP Afternoon Picnic that I have been wanting to use, so I started out with it.  I chose the chevron design paper and worked around those colors.  Here's my card.

The DSP had Pear Pizzaz, Wisteria Wonder and So Saffron in it.  I decided on Wisteria Wonder as my main color.  The base card is embossed with the Perfect Polka Dot EF.  The DSP was punched with the Scallop Trim Border and adhered to the card.  I used a square of Whisper White CS and stamped the flower from Simply Sketched in StazOn Black.  I used an Aqua Painter and ink pad to color the image.  The fun part of today's card came next.  I finally got to play with the new Simply Pressed Clay and Buttons and Blossoms Molds.  Oh my goodness, making them is addictive!  So much fun!  The flower I made for my card is the largest of the three flowers.  I colored the clay by pressing the it on my ink pad and blending the color in.  I did this several times to get a dark enough color. You can use re-inkers, but this way worked just as well.  After the clay was colored, I pressed it into the flower I wanted and popped it into the freezer for about ten minutes and it came out very easy.  I added the pearl to the top and was able to gently press it down into the clay a bit.  I let the flower sit a few minutes then adhered it to the card with Tombow Mutli-purpose adhesive.  The final touch was the greeting stamped in Wisteria Wonder and the card was done.  Here is a closer look at the focal point.

I really enjoyed making this card, I hope you will try out the new Simply Pressed Clay.  It makes easy work of adding special touches to your cards and projects. 

You can see cards made by the other members of the design team by clicking on the links below.  I hope you will play along with the sketch challenge this week, just go to Technostamper to find out more and link up your card!

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

If it doesn't move...stamp it!!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale  

See it Again Saturday

The weekend is here!  We are having hot and humid weather here in Ohio, all the more reason to stamp!  Today I have a card that is a re-do of a layout from last week.  I really loved the design that I came up with for my Thursday Create with Connie and Mary color challenge using Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, and Early Espresso.  You can click HERE to go back to my post for the original card.  I used different colors and changed the design slightly, check out the new version.

Don't you just love the Smokey Slate paired with Coastal Cabana??  I do!  This is a wedding card, it is June after all.  I didn't want it to be too girly, so these colors really fit the bill.  As far as re-designing goes, I changed a couple things slightly.  Besides the colors, I made the Window Framelit die cut the next size up.  To get the mosaic pattern, I first stamped my pattern on a square piece of CS then die cut with the framelit.  This not only makes it easier to stamp an even mosaic design, but you can adjust the framelit to get the pattern you want to show on your card.  Once my window framelit was cut, I added it to my Coastal Cabana card base.  I added in the mosaic border stamps in Coastal Cabana to the card base on the top and bottom.  Final touches were a simple greeting and flowers.  The flowers are punched from Basic Gray CS using the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  A pearl in the center of each is the perfect little extra touch to complete the card.  I am really pleased with the color combo and will be sure to use it again!

Today is the last day of  preview week
for the Summer Collection 2013 from Create with Connie and Mary.  I am a Guest Designer (WOO HOO!) and
have a really fun project to share using Rev Up the Fun.  Check out all
the details on how you can save by signing up now, you don't want to miss out on the preview price!

The Summer Collection features 24 Exclusive Step by Step Photo Tutorials only Available to Subscribers!

  Take advantage of the EARLY BIRD SIGN-UPS NOW! You pay only $19.95

 $5 off the regular price of $24.95.

NEW this session by popular request - MORE card sets and projects that
can be completed in about 2 hours...perfect for classes and camps!

 

• FREE Preview Projects all week June 17-22
  Click on each day to go to the featured tutorial.
Monday
Tuesday
  Wednesday   

Thursday 

Friday 
Saturday

Go to Create with Connie and Mary each day for a FREE Tutorial and a link for BLOG candy!

Thanks for visiting!


If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
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See it Again Saturday

The weekend is here!  We are having hot and humid weather here in Ohio, all the more reason to stamp!  Today I have a card that is a re-do of a layout from last week.  I really loved the design that I came up with for my Thursday Create with Connie and Mary color challenge using Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, and Early Espresso.  You can click HERE to go back to my post for the original card.  I used different colors and changed the design slightly, check out the new version.

Don't you just love the Smokey Slate paired with Coastal Cabana??  I do!  This is a wedding card, it is June after all.  I didn't want it to be too girly, so these colors really fit the bill.  As far as re-designing goes, I changed a couple things slightly.  Besides the colors, I made the Window Framelit die cut the next size up.  To get the mosaic pattern, I first stamped my pattern on a square piece of CS then die cut with the framelit.  This not only makes it easier to stamp an even mosaic design, but you can adjust the framelit to get the pattern you want to show on your card.  Once my window framelit was cut, I added it to my Coastal Cabana card base.  I added in the mosaic border stamps in Coastal Cabana to the card base on the top and bottom.  Final touches were a simple greeting and flowers.  The flowers are punched from Basic Gray CS using the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  A pearl in the center of each is the perfect little extra touch to complete the card.  I am really pleased with the color combo and will be sure to use it again!

Today is the last day of  preview week for the Summer Collection 2013 from Create with Connie and Mary.  I am a Guest Designer (WOO HOO!) and have a really fun project to share using Rev Up the Fun.  Check out all the details on how you can save by signing up now, you don't want to miss out on the preview price!

The Summer Collection features 24 Exclusive Step by Step Photo Tutorials only Available to Subscribers!

  Take advantage of the EARLY BIRD SIGN-UPS NOW! You pay only $19.95

 $5 off the regular price of $24.95.

NEW this session by popular request - MORE card sets and projects that can be completed in about 2 hours...perfect for classes and camps!

 

• FREE Preview Projects all week June 17-22
  Click on each day to go to the featured tutorial.
Monday
Tuesday
  Wednesday   

Thursday 

Friday 
Saturday

Go to Create with Connie and Mary each day for a FREE Tutorial and a link for BLOG candy!

Thanks for visiting!

If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
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Flashback Friday: By Land

Welcome to another Flashback Friday!  This week we travel to 2006 for the cute Definitely Decorative set called By Land.  I figured I'd use this set since I've been doing a lot of car cards this week. 

Here is the stamp set, there was a matching tire track wheel as well.

I have been really into Smokey Slate, so I used it again.  But this time I paired it with Pumpkin Pie.  I love how the two colors look together, a very good combo for a little boy birthday card.

I combined the old with the new and I love how it updated this stamp set.  The card base is pumpkin pie.  One of the reasons I chose it was because I already had an extra card base ready to go!  I embossed a piece of Basic Gray with the Chevron EF for the bottom of the card.  For the car, I stamped it and cut out the pieces.  I wanted the image to look really crisp, so stamping with the ink pad verses coloring with markers just provided a better image.  I fussy cut the car and wheels then just adhered them to the Whisper White .  I stamped BEEP, BEEP with Smokey Slate.  I also stamped the birthday greeting with the Smokey Slate then die cut it with the Bitty Banners Framelit.  The new Chevron ribbon in black was the finishing touch, looks like a road!  I am super pleased with my Flashback card, hope you liked it too!

Don't forget that this is preview week with Create With Connie and Mary for the Summer Collection 2013.  I am a Guest Designer (WOO HOO!) and have a really fun project to share using Rev Up the Fun.  Check out all the details on how you can save by signing up now!

The Summer Collection features 24 Exclusive Step by Step Photo Tutorials only Available to Subscribers!

  Take advantage of the EARLY BIRD SIGN-UPS NOW! You pay only $19.95

 $5 off the regular price of $24.95.

NEW this session by popular request - MORE card sets and projects that
can be completed in about 2 hours...perfect for classes and camps!

 

• FREE Preview Projects all week June 17-22
  Click on each day to go to the featured tutorial.
Monday
Tuesday
  Wednesday   

Thursday

Go to Create with Connie and Mary each day for a FREE Tutorial and a link for BLOG candy!

Thanks for visiting!


If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale 

Flashback Friday: By Land

Welcome to another Flashback Friday!  This week we travel to 2006 for the cute Definitely Decorative set called By Land.  I figured I'd use this set since I've been doing a lot of car cards this week. 

Here is the stamp set, there was a matching tire track wheel as well.

I have been really into Smokey Slate, so I used it again.  But this time I paired it with Pumpkin Pie.  I love how the two colors look together, a very good combo for a little boy birthday card.

I combined the old with the new and I love how it updated this stamp set.  The card base is pumpkin pie.  One of the reasons I chose it was because I already had an extra card base ready to go!  I embossed a piece of Basic Gray with the Chevron EF for the bottom of the card.  For the car, I stamped it and cut out the pieces.  I wanted the image to look really crisp, so stamping with the ink pad verses coloring with markers just provided a better image.  I fussy cut the car and wheels then just adhered them to the Whisper White .  I stamped BEEP, BEEP with Smokey Slate.  I also stamped the birthday greeting with the Smokey Slate then die cut it with the Bitty Banners Framelit.  The new Chevron ribbon in black was the finishing touch, looks like a road!  I am super pleased with my Flashback card, hope you liked it too!

Don't forget that this is preview week with Create With Connie and Mary for the Summer Collection 2013.  I am a Guest Designer (WOO HOO!) and have a really fun project to share using Rev Up the Fun.  Check out all the details on how you can save by signing up now!

The Summer Collection features 24 Exclusive Step by Step Photo Tutorials only Available to Subscribers!

  Take advantage of the EARLY BIRD SIGN-UPS NOW! You pay only $19.95

 $5 off the regular price of $24.95.

NEW this session by popular request - MORE card sets and projects that can be completed in about 2 hours...perfect for classes and camps!

 

• FREE Preview Projects all week June 17-22
  Click on each day to go to the featured tutorial.
Monday
Tuesday
  Wednesday   

Thursday

Go to Create with Connie and Mary each day for a FREE Tutorial and a link for BLOG candy!

Thanks for visiting!

If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale 

A Romantic Wedding Card for CCMC257

Welcome back!  Today I have a card that is totally different than what I've been showing all week.  The Thursday Challenge at Create with Connie and Mary is a sketch this week.  When I looked at it, I pictured a wedding card for some reason.  So I put away Rev Up the Fun and You're My Hero for the moment and made a soft and pretty card.

Here's a look at the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge.

I have the new DSP Afternoon Picnic and have yet to use it, so that's where I started.  Take a look at the card this paper inspired.

Since this particular design of the DSP has Very Vanilla in it, I used that as my card base.  I embossed it with the gorgeous new EF called Beautifully Baroque.  For the DSP banner, I cute s strip of the paper then cut only the bottom half with a framelit from the Labels Collection.  The greeting was stamped on Very Vanilla with Smokey Slate ink.  To get the shape of that card stock for the greeting, I used the same Label framelit.  I first die cut the whole framlelit, then placed the framelit over where I wanted to cut and made the label smaller.  Last element to add in was the ribbon.  I used the new Pool Party Seam Binding , it's so pretty!  The last touch was a few pearls underneath the greeting.  That's it!  An elegant card made with just a few elements!  Great sketch from Create with Connie and Mary!

Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to check out preview week for the Summer Collection 2013 at Create with Connie and Mary. 
I am a Guest Designer and have a fun 3D tutorial for you using Rev Up
the Fun.  Be sure to stop by my blog all this week as well for card
samples every day featuring new stamps from the catalog.

The Summer Collection features 24 Exclusive Step by Step Photo Tutorials only Available to Subscribers!

  Take advantage of the EARLY BIRD SIGN-UPS NOW! You pay only $19.95

 $5 off the regular price of $24.95.

NEW this session by popular request - MORE card sets and projects that
can be completed in about 2 hours...perfect for classes and camps!

 

• FREE Preview Projects all week June 17-22
  Click on each day to go to the featured tutorial.
Monday
Tuesday
  Wednesday  

Go to Create with Connie and Mary each day for a FREE Tutorial and a link for BLOG candy!

Thanks for visiting!


If it doesn't move...stamp it!
Nicole Tugrul
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
SHOP 24/7 on my Demonstrator Website
Cards and Retired Stamps for Sale 

A Romantic Wedding Card for CCMC257

Welcome back!  Today I have a card that is totally different than what I've been showing all week.  The Thursday Challenge at Create with Connie and Mary is a sketch this week.  When I looked at it, I pictured a wedding card for some reason.  So I put away Rev Up the Fun and You're My Hero for the moment and made a soft and pretty card.

Here's a look at the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge.

I have the new DSP Afternoon Picnic and have yet to use it, so that's where I started.  Take a look at the card this paper inspired.

Since this particular design of the DSP has Very Vanilla in it, I used that as my card base.  I embossed it with the gorgeous new EF called Beautifully Baroque.  For the DSP banner, I cute s strip of the paper then cut only the bottom half with a framelit from the Labels Collection.  The greeting was stamped on Very Vanilla with Smokey Slate ink.  To get the shape of that card stock for the greeting, I used the same Label framelit.  I first die cut the whole framlelit, then placed the framelit over where I wanted to cut and made the label smaller.  Last element to add in was the ribbon.  I used the new Pool Party Seam Binding , it's so pretty!  The last touch was a few pearls underneath the greeting.  That's it!  An elegant card made with just a few elements!  Great sketch from Create with Connie and Mary!

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