CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Texture Time

Today's Create With Connie & Mary Saturday Hop theme is textures! Whether you use embossing paste and masks, embossing folders, or textured dies (like the grass die used here), there are plenty of ways to add texture to your project. I was actually going to use embossing paste, which I rarely do, but I can't find my palette knives. I know they're around here somewhere, so I refuse to buy more. You just know as soon as I ordered more, the original ones would show up, lol.

Three strips of Soft Sea Foam (1 1/4" x 5 1/4") were embossed with three different folders and adhered to the card base. Then one of the gorgeous scenes from the Meandering Meadows DSP was die cut with the arch. (Truly....you need to see this paper in person!) I used a Radiating Stitches die for the greeting to mimic the stitches on the arch.

After that, I just cut the grass layers from Garden Green, stamped and colored the wheelbarrow full of flowers, the watering can and garden tools, and then added some dragonflies to complete the scene! Did you know dragonflies are beneficial? They consume 10-15% of their own weight per day on insects like mosquitoes, termites, deerflies, horseflies blackflies, and midges. Too bad ticks aren't on the menu. 😬

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: Garden Meadow (Online Exclusive)
  
• Paper: Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, and Garden Green Cardstock, Meandering Meadows DSP (Online Exclusive)
  
• Ink:  Basic Gray, plus Stampin' Blends Combos Smoky Slate, Pebbled Path, Basic Black, Bubble Bath, Highland Heather, Melon Mambo, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, and Old Olive
  
• Accessories: Garden Meadow Dies (Online Exclusive), Radiating Stitches Dies, Basics 3D embossing folders, Fern 3D embossing folder, Fun Patterns embossing folders (Online Exclusive)
  

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!

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