A Little Foxy Designer Series Paper

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week we are featuring our favorite new designer series paper from the catalog.



Designer Series Paper is a favorite product of mine, so many great patterns to choose from.  It's an easy way to add color and dress up your cards or projects.  So far, I think that A LITTLE FOXY DSP is my favorite.  But since I go through phases of favorites, that can change tomorrow!  But for now, A LITTLE FOXY and the coordinating stamp set FOXY FRIENDS are on my desk all the time.



The colors in this collection of papers are GORGEOUS!  I especially love stripes right now, so I used that particular paper for my card today.



The striped paper provides a fabulous background for my card.  It gives interest without being too overwhelming.  I added in the banners from another design of the DSP, I just fussy cut enough of the banners to go across the top of the card.  You'll notice that I added in a couple other stamp sets as well.  They just coordinated so well with this card, I had to!  Love all the birthday sets available and how well they all work together! BALLOON CELEBRATION was a perfect addition for the fox to hold a sweet balloon.  And NUMBER OF YEARS provided a fabulous sentiment.  Both the balloon and sentiment were heat embossed to stand out and give a little texture to the card.



Did you know that I used this fabulous stamp set FOXY FRIENDS for my tutorial in the upcoming JULY MINI SESSION?  Yep, a super fun 3D project with these cute little critters that you won't want to miss!  How about a sneak peek........



The JULY MINI SESSION has 5 full tutorials ready to go so you can focus on creating!  The session will go live on July 11 which is just around the corner!  You can find out more about the mini session (and BONUS) at CREATE WITH CONNIE AND MARY.  I hope you'll join us!

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS:   Foxy Friends, Balloon Celebration, Number of Years

INKS: Archival Black, Calypso Coral, Versa Mark

PAPER: Whisper White, A Little Foxy DSP, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Basic Gray


ACCESSORIES: Silver Thread, Metallic Sequin Assortment, Heat Tool, Black Embossing Powder, Silver Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Trimmer, Bone Folder, SNAIL, dimensionals

Next, let’s check out what the rest of the Design Team has for us today. Click Previous to visit the very talented Mary Brown and Next to see the very talented Debbie Henderson.



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Masculine Birthday

Welcome to the Creation Station Blog Hop for May!  This month we are featuring MASCULINE cards and projects, so be sure to hop all the way around to see all the fabulous ideas!

I created a birthday card for you that combines several items from the Occasions catalog....the SUNBURST THINLIT, NUMBER OF YEARS and PARTY WITH CAKE.



The inspiration for this idea came directly from my husband.  It's a running joke that he is 29 and holding.....and he's said that the entire 17 years I've known him!  I can tell you he's definitely not 29, but what's the harm in letting him think he is??



I started out with Basic Gray as my card base and added lots of splotches with GORGEOUS GRUNGE.  I just love how a little grunge can give a more masculine look and feel to a card when using the right colors.  Then I layered on a couple of sunbursts that had been cut down with circle framelits.  I added a little grunge stamping to both then offset them slightly.



The die cut numbers from NUMBER OF YEARS are just too awesome and were the perfect addition to the center of the sunbursts.  I also added a couple of sentiments in the bottom right corner to complete the design.  "Let's Party" from PARTY WITH CAKE was an obvious choice, it coordinated perfectly!  Just another example of how well the different stamp sets can work together!



After the front was all grunged up, I had to do the same for the inside!  I used PARTY WITH CAKE again for the awesome sentiment and added lots of splotches.  I think Hubby is going to get a kick out of this card for sure!

Now let’s check out what the rest of the FABULOUS Creation Station Design Team has for you.  The next stop is KIMBERLY VAN DIEPEN's awesome blog.   If you’ve just started here, you can also go back to DENITA WRIGHT's wonderful blog to see her project for today.  Be sure to hop all the way around to see all the fabulous Spring inspiration!

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Number of Years

My little guy just turned 3 years old yesterday, so I have a fun post for you today.  I made a couple of birthday cards with NUMBER OF YEARS and show how adding just a few extra details really makes a difference!



I started out with the simple card shown at the top.  I like the way it turned out, but it could use a little something more.



I love all the color on the card and the balloons give a fun whimsical feel.  This would be a great design for making a card quickly when you don't have time for more detail.



In this second card, you can see a more finished look by adding a couple of extra details.  I added a little extra pop of color by adding a Crushed Curry matting under the designer paper and the white circle.



I also added more color by using GORGEOUS GRUNGE to add a splash of Pool Party ink behind the number 3.  This is actually my favorite detail, it really made a big difference with just a small addition of color.  Lastly, I added color to the balloons.  I stamped the speckles on each balloon which took them to the next level.

Here's my little guy getting ready to blow out the candles,he loved celebrating his birthday. In fact, he loved blowing out the candles so much we re-lit them three times!





What do you think about the versions of this card, do like the stepped up one better too??

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Mossy Meadow

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This month we are featuring the In Colors that will be retiring soon.  Today’s color is MOSSY MEADOW!



Since I just got new stamps this week, I had to use one of those sets!  One of the biggies that was on my wish list was NUMBER OF YEARS.



I think this is just the most useful stamp set!!  Think of all the things you can do with these numbers and all the fabulous sentiments to go with them!

For this card, I got an early start on my anniversary card.  This fall will be 15 years and my husband's favorite color is dark green, so this was a no brainer!



To make Mossy Meadow the main color, I used it for the card base and the background for the numbers.  For a pop of color, Calypso Coral was the perfect choice.  It goes so beautifully with the deep Mossy Meadow.



If you haven't given this stamp set a try, please do!  I am wishing I had made this purchase months ago...such an amazing stamp set!  And as always, here is the supply list so you can re-create this card for yourself!

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS:   Number of Years

INKS:  Mossy Meadow, Calypso Coral

PAPER: Mossy Meadow, Mint Macaron, Calypso Coral So Saffron, Whisper White


ACCESSORIES:  Circle Framelits, Large Numbers Framelits, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (small flower), Tree Builder Punch (tiny flower), Pearls,  Paper Snips, Stampin’ Trimmer, bone folder, dimensionals, Tombo Multi-Purpose Adhesive


Guess what??  The APRIL Mini Session from Create with Connie and Mary is here!!  Have you subscribed yet??  We have fabulous full tutorials for you featuring stamps from the Occasions Catalog.



This month we are featuring more great sets from the Occasions Catalog to help you get ready for spring!



I hope you’ll join us!  Please visit Create with Connie and Mary to subscribe!  Let’s get creative together!!

Next, let’s check out what the rest of the Design Team has for us today. Click Previous to visit the very talented Mary Brown and Next to see the very talented Debbie Henderson.



Thanks for hopping with us, we love inspiring you!  Happy Stamping!