Moved Nicole

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week our theme is ALL THAT GLITTERS. I went with a very unusual card for this one, I wanted to be totally different!  Check it out........ Not your usual Christmas card, right??  Well, I was in the mood to make a movement card so I thought about how I could incorporate the slider card dies into my card.  PEACE ON EARTH was the answer!  The earth in the SHOOTING STAR fit the bill. The card base was done in black so the silver foil paper would really stand out.  I added in silver glimmer paper and silver embossing as well.  There is even shimmer on the earth that was added with the clear WINK OF STELLA. I hope you've enjoyed this idea, making an unusual Christmas card was so much fun! My supply list is below so you can give this a try! SUPPLIES: STAMPS:  Shooting Star, Labeler Alphabet INKS:  Versa Mark, Black Archival PAPER:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Foil, Silver Glimmer ACCESSORIES:    Sliding Star...

SPOOKY FUN is my favorite Halloween set this year.  You could probably tell that already by all the cards I've shared!  Well, I'm back today with a clean and simple card that is a bit different from the previous ideas. The card is mostly monochromatic with Night of Navy being my color of choice.  I wanted to have color in the center of the card that fades out.  I sponged the ink on starting in the center each time and working my way out until the color was how I liked it. IN the center of the card I added the tree die cut and a few ghosts.  Let me tell you, I found out just how fabulous Stampin' Up PAPER SNIPS are, I lost mine and had to use my kids scissors and it was horrible!  I can tell you I will be tearing apart my desk tomorrow in search of them!  Otherwise, I will most definitely be ordering a new pair....these are a must have for fussy cutting...nothing compares! I hope this card showed you that you don't have to do a ton of work to have a cool Halloween card!...

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week our theme is FALL IS IN THE AIR. For my fall card, I went back to the Annual Catalog and combined an older set with a newer set. Isn't it great when you can use a stamp set for multiple holidays! I kept it simple and used Crushed Curry with Cajun Craze to create a fall inspired wreath with WONDROUS WREATH and BANNERS FOR YOU .  I almost added in Pumpkin Pie, but decided against it in the end.  I did use Soft Suede as my third color for the card base and banner outline to give a little more depth to the card. To give a little more of a fall feel to the card, I added in LINEN THREAD to make a bow and hang the wreath.  This last little touch was just what the card needed! Below is the supply list and color inspiration so you can create your own fall inspired card. Fall is in the Air Very Vanilla Crushed Curry Cajun Craze Soft Suede Create With Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop SUPPLIES: STAMPS:  Wondrous...

I don't you about you, but I love making spooky cards and treats for Halloween each year.  This year one of the new stamp sets that stood out to me is JAR OF HAUNTS . It has two, yes TWO coordinating sets so you have loads of options!!  JAR OF LOVE and JAR OF CHEER are the other two and they all coordinate with the EVERYDAY JARS FRAMELITS. For today's card, I was inspired by all the spooky eyes................ Isn't this great!  The LABELER ALPHABET made this perfect greeting possible.  But there's still more........ The jar is hinged to open for the last bit of the sentiment and a pair of spooky eyes!  I just LOVE this!!! The hidden sentiment is a fun little surprise, don't you think??  I love the unexpected!! If you haven't looked too much at this set, you should definitely go back and check it out again!  I featured JAR OF HAUNTS and JAR OF CHEER for the upcoming MINI SESSION from Create with Connie and Mary that will go live on the 11th.  It's a ...

Welcome to the first week of the September COLOR FUSE BLOG HOP!  Twice a month on the first and third Monday’s we’ll be bringing you inspiration through color!  September's hops will feature four gorgeous colors. I picked a stamp set you may not have thought of for this set of colors. LIVE, LOVE, GROW is a favorite of mine!  I just love the sweet succulents and sentiments.  I know you would typically think of this set being in neutrals and greens, but I love the idea of throwing in a Sweet Sugarplum succulent along with the Mint Macaron plants. To make this a beautiful but functional card, I added a birthday greeting inside along with a couple more succulents. Let's delve into the nitty gritty and talk about how all the colors from the challenge were used.  Obviously I love SWEET SUGARPLUM, I used it for the card base and one of the succulent plants.  It's a great light purple that reminds me of the old Pale Plum that Stampin' Up! had years ago when I first started stam...