Saturday, March 16, 2024

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Easter Parade



Today's Create With Connie & Mary Saturday Hop theme is Easter Parade. Easter comes early this year - just over two weeks from today!

I still have Easter Bunny from the annual catalog, but I wanted to play with Excellent Eggs from the mini. This was one of the cards we made in the monthly stamp club last Saturday.


The Lighter Than Air DSP works so well for pastel Spring colors! The Fresh Freesia egg is one of the patterns in that pack, as is the striped pastel rainbow background. Sure made for a quick and easy card!


Isn't that bunny adorable? I had first thought of making it a chocolate bunny, but the details would have been lost in a darker brown color.

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: Excellent Eggs
  • Paper: Basic White and Fresh Freesia Cardstock, Lighter Than Air 6" x 6" DSP
  • Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Medium Natural Tones Stampin' Blends
  • Accessories: Excellent Eggs Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Everyday Details Dies, 3/8" Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack




Thursday, March 14, 2024

Thursday Challenge - CCMC809


This week's Thursday challenge is a sketch, and since I'm still loving the whole Flowering Zinnias Suite Collection, my card features four items in that suite. Unfortunately the Shiny Sequins aren't available at this time. The estimated back in stock date is April 29, but everything else is currently available!


I started by embossing the background with the Zinnia 3D embossing folder and very lightly blending Berry Burst on a few of the flowers. Next the full flower (two dies) and half-open flowers were cut from Berry Burst, the zinnia center from Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie, and the stem/leaves from Parakeet Party.*


Two of the half-open flowers were glued behind the 2 3/4" x 4" Flowering Zinnias DSP before it was adhered to the card. The greeting was stamped on 1/2" x 4 1/2" Basic White and popped up. The full zinnia was also popped up and Shiny Sequins were added to finish the card.


*Are you aware that Parakeet Party is one of the In Colors that is retiring next month? The retiring In Colors always seem to sell out before the catalog ends, so if you liked any of them, make sure you get them while you can!

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Saturday, March 9, 2024

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Getting Sketchy

Today's Create With Connie & Mary Saturday Hop theme is to choose a sketch, and then show it and the card we made with it! I love using sketches; they're like a roadmap to a completed card. Just choose the colors, image, and DSP (if any) and boom, a finished project!

This is the sketch I used:


Of course, when following a sketch, you don't have to use the exact shapes. You can even change the orientation from portrait to landscape if you want. It's more of a starting point and "use your imagination" layout.


Today I'm using the newly released Online Exclusives Simply Zinnia bundle. I simply love zinnias, so you're probably going to get tired of seeing them here, lol! The circles were cut using Everyday Details dies. Then the flower was stamped in Melon Mambo ink and colored with Flirty Flamingo and Daffodil Delight Blends.


Leaves were stamped with Mossy Meadow on Old Olive cardstock and die cut, along with the Old Olive stem. I wanted this to be a birthday card, and neither Simply Zinnia or Everyday Details had a birthday greeting, so I swiped one from Cheerful Daisies. I'm sure the daisies didn't mind. 😉


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: Simply Zinnia, Cheerful Daisies (greeting)
  • Paper: Basic White and Old Olive Cardstock, Flowering Zinnias DSP, and Berry Burst, Old Olive & White Glimmer Specialty Paper
  • Ink:  Melon Mambo and Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pads, plus Stampin' Blends Combos Flirty Flamingo and Daffodil Delight
  • Accessories: Simply Zinnia Dies, Everyday Details Dies, Adhesive-backed Sequins Trio