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CCMC-NC2 Challenge

We just finished up The Big Event this week over on New Catalog 2012 Edition, featuring stamp sets such as Blue Ribbon, You're Amazing, Happy Hour, Road to Happiness, Topsy-Turvy Celebration, Make a Cake and My Special Day from the catalog!

We thought we'd share with you what our Design Team did with the sketch challenge we have this week!  Subscribers can enter to win prizes at the end of the session! 

It's not too late to join!  We're just getting ready to start Week 3 and you'll have access to ALL the projects and tutorials for over a year after the session ends!

 

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Here is what we came up with for this sketch...

 

Connie Babbert - Inkspired Treasures

 

Mary Brown - Stampercamper's Corner

 

Elizabeth Price -Seeing Ink Spots

 

Debbie Henderson - Debbie's Designs

 

Melissa Davies - Rubberfunatics

 

Carrie Sampsel - Carrie's Scrapyard

 
Robin Messenheimer - Robin's Craft Room

 

 

 

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CCMC208 - Color Challenge

WHEW....we are over half way through Week 2 of Create with Connie and Mary New Catalog 2012 Edition!  Each day one of the incredibly talented design team or guest design team members shares a stamp class/camp quality project for you complete with a downloadable tutorial.  WOW!!!  5 incredible weeks of amazing projects - YOU CAN USE ALL YEAR since it is based on the NEW CATALOG!!!

Yes...you can still join and you will see the projects we've shared to date AND all the amazing projects still to come!

Create with Connie and Mary New Catalog 2012 Edition
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We say a FOND farewell to one of our Challenge Team members...Julie Edmonds will be leaving our weekly Thursday Challenges!  We've enjoyed her work and hope to have her back at a future time!  She'll still be with us as a Guest Designer for Create with Connie and Mary New Catalog 2012 Edition...so her project is still to come!

Please remember...this is a SUO (Stampin' Up! only) challenges and cards submitted using non-SU items - stamps and paper - will be removed.

And now for our color challenge and the amazing inspiration from our FABULOUS design team...

 

Connie Babbert - Inkspired Treasures

 

Mary Brown - StampCamper's Corner

 

Carrie Sampsel - Carrie's Scrapyard

 

Deb Currier - ARTfelt Impressions

 

Debbie Henderson - Debbie's Designs

 

Julie Edmonds - Inkredible Stamping

 

Lisa Martz - Get Your Stamp On!

 

Jen Mitchell - I Create

 

Elizabeth Price - Seeing Ink Spots

 

Melissa Davies - RubberFUNatics

 

So get to those crafting areas and start creating!  Remember to use SU Only products, post to your blog or online gallery, label it CCMC208 and link back here if you can to Create with Connie and Mary.  Then come back and use the inlinkz tool below to share your creation with everyone!  We LOVE seeing what you do!  This challenge will close Wednesday, July 4th at 12 noon EST.

CCMC207 - Top 3

Wow...you all are soooo amazing and you took a bit of a tricky sketch and really rocked it!  We loved them ALL...so as always we had a tough time coming up with the top 3!  You are all winners in our book!  But we did have to pick three and here they are...

Julie Gearinger

 

Jen Brum

 

Mary Jo Price-Williams

 

Thank you all for playing along with our Sketch Challenge this week!  Make sure to come back tomorrow for a fun color challenge and see what the Design Team did with it!

Winners, grab our NEW badge for your blog and show off the fact that you were our Top 3 Pick!

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CCMC-NC1

We just finished an incredible week over on the New Catalog 2012 Edition!  We love the nature sets in the catalog and it was so much fun to focus on these fabulous sets!  And remember...since these projects are from the main catalog these ideas are good all year long - COOL!  BUT...you need to be a subscriber to see these wonderful ideas!  We only share our challenge cards online for everyone to see.

And now...are you ready for a challenge? We bet you are!  We thought we'd kick off this edition with a great color challenge that seem to go along perfectly with our 'nature' theme!  HINT:  If you have the Comfort Cafe dsp...well...we got our inspiration for this challenge from that paper!

Only subscribers who participate in one of our challenges are entered into our drawing for one of two FREE subscriptions to Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition 2012!  But we also share the cards the design team create to get your creative juices flowing.  It's not too late to join the New Catalog 2012 Edition!

Create with Connie and Mary New Catalog 2012 Edition
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Here is what we came up with for these colors...

 

Connie Babbert - Inkspired Treasures

 

Mary Brown - StamperCamper's Corner

 

Elizabeth Price -Seeing Ink Spots

 

Debbie Henderson - Debbie's Designs

 

Melissa Davies - Rubberfunatics

 

Carrie Sampsel - Carrie's Scrapyard

 

Robin Messenheimer - Robin's Craft Room

 

Subscribers...please upload your card over on the New Catalog 2012 Edition to be eligible for the drawing!  Thanks!

CCMC207 - Sketch Challenge

In case you missed it, Preview Week was last week and the design team did such a FABULOUS job of sharing ideas using flower sets in the new catalog.  If you missed Preview Week just scroll down and you will see the INCREDIBLE projects shared with FREE tutorials!

Although Preview Week is over, it's NOT too late to join Create with Connie and Mary New Catalog 2012 Edition!  The subscription cost is $29.95 for 5 AMAZING weeks of projects - 30 projects in all...EACH with a full downloadable tutorial!  Don't delay...sign up today!

Create with Connie and Mary New Catalog 2012 Edition
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We want to WELCOME a new member to our Challenge Team!  Jen Mitchell joins us as a new Create with Connie and Mary regular Challenge Team Member!  We know you'll love her original and classic style!  You may notice a few of our Design Team Members pop in and out with their challenge cards, too!  We've invited them to play along during the New Catalog 2012 Edition of Create with Connie and Mary!  Be watching for more Challenge Team members to join us!

Please remember...this is a SUO (Stampin' Up! only) challenges and cards submitted using non-SU items - stamps and paper - will be removed.

And now for our sketch challenge and the amazing inspiration from our FABULOUS design team...

 

Connie Babbert - Inkspired Treasures

 

Mary Brown - StampCamper's Corner

 

Carrie Sampsel - Carrie's Scrapyard

 

Deb Currier - ARTfelt Impressions

 

Debbie Henderson - Debbie's Designs

 

Julie Edmonds - Inkredible Stamping

 

Lisa Martz - Get Your Stamp On!

 

Elizabeth Price - Seeing Ink Spots

 

Jen Mitchell - I Create

 

Melissa Davies - RubberFunatics

 

So get to those crafting areas and start creating!  Remember to use SU Only products, post to your blog or online gallery, label it CCMC207 and link back here if you can to Create with Connie and Mary.  Then come back and use the inlinkz tool below to share your creation with everyone!  We LOVE seeing what you do!  This challenge will close Wednesday, June 27th at 12 noon EST.

Top 3 and Scavenger Hunt Winner!

Wow!  Thanks so much for playing along with our Scavenger Hunt this week!  Many of you commented that we just about wore out your new catalog looking for the answers.  If you were like me, you had totally overlooked a few things!  It is nice to have a chance to really go thru and look at all the fabulous items that Stampin' Up! does sell!  And...we thought it was a very fitting game to kick out off New Catalog 2012 Edition!  Have you joined yet?  We've had some REALLY fun projects shown already!  It's not too late to join!  You have access to all the projects for over a year...and since these are made with the products from the New Catalog 2012-2013...you can use them in your classes and stamp camps ALL YEAR LONG!  Or as gifts for friends and family!  I (Connie) just enjoy MAKING them and can't wait to do a couple of the projects I've seen so far!  It's like Christmas to see the posts go up on Create and see what the Design Team has created!  lol!

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Anyway...enough of me talking...here's the winner of the Scavenger Hunt and the answers!  We did stump a few of you on a couple different questions!

Here are my answers - what a fun game!

1. Connie - Ticket Duo Builder punch

2. Mary - Betsy's Blossoms stamp set, Oval Accent Bigz Clear die, Apothecary Accents Framelits

3. Carrie - Fan Fair DSP, Elegant Butterfly punch, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons

4. Deb - Summer Silhouettes and Made for You stamp sets

5. Debbie - Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Oval Accent Bigz Clear die (I'm assuming it's that and not the Apothecary Accents Framelits - those don't quite look the right size), Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die (as well as the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Standard Cutting Pads, and Multipurpose Platform) :-) I am also assuming she used the 1 3/4" circle punch instead of a circle die for the white piece. Phew!

6. Julie - Wacky Wishes

7. Lisa - Comfort Cafe and Summer Smooches DSP

8. Elizabeth - From My Heart stamp set and World Spectacular DSP

9. Melissa - Memorable Moments stamp set

Yeah! That was fun - thanks for the opportunity to win!

Kelly Thelen

Kelly...please contact us at createwithconnieandmary@gmail.com to claim your FREE subscription!

 

And...here are our Top 3 Picks for last week's color challenge!  Some beautiful creations as usual made it difficult to choose!

 

Lauri Ingram

 

Carol Parcell

 

Jenny Engelke

 

Thank you all for playing along with both the Scavenger Hunt and the Color Challenge this week!  You made our Kick Off a success!  Make sure to come back tomorrow for a UNIQUE sketch challenge and see what the Design Team did with it!

Winners, grab our NEW badge for your blog and show off the fact that you were our Top 3 Pick!

 

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And the Winners Are...

Thank you all for joining us this past week for the Create with Connie and Mary New Catalog Ediiton 2012 Preview Week.  We hope that your enjoyed our Preview Week projects as much as we enjoyed making them for you!

And now the moment you all have been waiting for....the winners of the BLOG CANDY!!!

Each will receive a FREE subscription to Create with Connie and Mary New Catalog 2012 Edition.  If you are already a subscriber, your win will be applied towards the Holiday 2012 Edition!

 

From StamperCamper's Blog -
    Diane Glenn - Gorgeous card and box!  Thank you for sharing with us!

From Debbie's Designs Blog
    April - Very interesting and creative idea! Great job of creating a completely new project. Thanks for sharing!

From Rubberfunatics Blog
     irishgalkelly said...Oh, this is stunning! I would have never dreamed of using this set for the holidays. Thank you so much for thinking outside the box and showcasing this great stamp set. Your card is so pretty. I bet changing out the dsp and sentiment with the same flowers would give you an all occassion card in a snap! Wonderful inspiration!

From Carrie's Scrapyard Blog  
    Crafty_judy  said...Can't wait to try making this book. Thanks for the chance to win,

From Seeing Ink Spots Blog
    Valerie King - This is lovely (u r so creative). Thanks for the tutorial and a chance to win.

From Inkspired Treasures Blog
      Brenda B said: I soooo appreciate this fun tutorial.  Thanks so much!

 

Again thank you all for participating in our Preview Week!  We still have one more FREE Subscription to announce on Wednesday for the winner of our Scavenger Hunt Blog Candy, along with our Top 3 Post.

If you are a winner you need to contact us by Sunday, June 24th to claim your prize. 

Please email us at

createwithconnieandmary@gmail.com

Not a winner?  You can still subscribe.  Just use the paypal button below.

 

 

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Ruffled Paper Frame Mirror with FREE Tutorial!

Hi everyone...I'm Connie Babbert...one of the Design Team Members here at Create with Connie and Mary!  WOW!!!  Have you been enjoying our PREVIEW WEEK, all those amazing FREE Tutorials and the formal introduction of our Design Team?  Hope you got in on all the Blog Candy we announced this week.  (Well...one more today, but I'll get to that in a little bit.) 

 

Today is the LAST DAY you can join and get in on the EARLY BIRD PRICING!  It ends today!  5 weeks filled with FABULOUS ideas for ONLY $24.95 US...a savings of $5 off the regular $29.95 US price!  Our projects this edition are made using the New Catalog 2012-13 products, so that means they will be good ALL YEAR LONG to use in your classes!  Click on the paypal button below and sign up while you are thinking of it...you don't want to miss out!

 

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL PRICE ENDS TODAY!
$24.95 US - $5 savings off the regular $29.95 US price

 

 

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Isn't this SOOOOO cute?  I love seeing things and knowing that I could re-create them with my Stampin' Up! products!  It just gives me better sense of VALUE that I have for Stampin' Up!  They give us such a variety of products to use!  When I saw the new Floral Frame Framelits in the New Catalog, I just knew that lots of flowers would be popping up in my future.  Here is the first project I did using them!  And...that colorful Floral District Designer Paper is just too fun!  Wouldn't this be perfect as a mirror in a young teen's room?  Or place a photo over the mirror section. Use Designer Paper that coordinates with your room!  So many different ways to use it.  It started out just as an unfinished wood frame mirror and I quickly transformed it into a decorative piece!  (Note:  I have vellum over the mirror section so that the photo would turn out!)

But...first...you'll want to head over to MY blog, INKSPIRED TREASURES, and leave a comment TODAY on MY blog for our blog candy...a FREE subscription to Create with Connie and Mary New Catalog 2012 Edition!  We'll announce the winners Sunday!  Don't worry...if you already have signed up to take advantage of the Early Bird Savings, we'll either refund your money or apply your win to our next Holiday 2012 Edition!  So...hurry on over and leave a comment about my project!

 

FREE TUTORIAL:  Download Ruffled Paper Mirror Frame

 

NOTE:  If you are having difficulty opening the tutorial, right click on the link an save to your computer, you should be then able to open the file from your computer.  You will want to download the most current version of Adobe Reader...this should fix the problem!

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Supplies:       

 Stamps: Betsy’s Blossom, Fabulous Phrases

Inks:   Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight   

Designer Paper:  Floral District                                                                                             

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive

Accessories:  Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Floral Frame Framelits, Chevron Impressions Folder, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Glue, Scallop Border Punch, 1” Circle Punch, Silver Mini Brad (bird eye)

Non SU:  Unfinished Wood Frame or Mirror

 

Everything Eleanor Mini Book with FREE TUTORIAL

Next up with our Design Team FREE PREVIEW TUTORIALS is Elizabeth Price from SEEING INK SPOTS.  Make she to visit her blog and leave a comment to be placed in a drawing for BLOG CANDY...a FREE subscription to Create with Connie and Mary!  Don't worry, if you've already subscribed, we'll apply your win to the Holiday 2012 Edition! 

And if you haven't signed up, make sure to do so today while you save $5 off with Early Bird Pricing...only $24.95 US for over 30 step-by-step tutorials!  Tomorrow is the LAST DAY at that special price!  And you know...all our New Catalog 2012 projects will be able to be used ALL YEAR LONG!  My tutorial will give you a taste of what we're all about!

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My name is Elizabeth Price...one of the Design Team Members this edition!  Today I am thrilled to be sharing my preview project which I think is totally gorgeous!  It showcases many new products from the Stampin' Up! 2012-13 Catalog.    I call my GORGEOUS project the Everything Eleanor Mini Book.  It's a never before seen hand-made mini book, designed by me, perfect for adding photos and then giving as a gift or for keeping for yourself.

I have used a bunch of new accessories from the brand new SU! Catalog.  But the two stars of my mini book project are the Oval Accent Bigz Clear Die and the Everything Eleanor stamp set.  I have included two tutorials below.  Part I features how to make the mini book while Part II shares the decorated stamped pages.  Download both and have some fun.

Download Everything Eleanor Mini Book Part I

Download Everything Eleanor Mini Book Part II

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All supplies are from Stampin' Up!

Stamps : Everything Eleanor, Elements of Style, Fabulous Phrases

Inks: Midnight Muse, Soft Suede, Summer Starfruit, Cajun Craze, & Pool Party Classic Inks, Versamark

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Summer Starfruit, Cajun Craze, Pool Party, & Very Vanilla 

Accessories: Comfort Café DSP, Oval Accent Bigz Clear Die, Apothecary Accent & Bitty Banners Framelits, Basic Rhinestones, Natural Designer Buttons, Victoria Crochet Ribbon, Scallop Oval & Itty Bitty Punches, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Dazzling Diamonds, Two-Way Glue Pen, Bone Folder

Other: Cardboard SU! shipping box, packing tape

CCMC206 - Color Challenge

So have you been enjoying our Preview Week projects?  FUN STUFF!!!  And the good news is that there is STILL MORE TO COME!!  And you know with each preview project we are doing BLOG CANDY!  But don't wait to sign up (you might forget)!  Early Bird Pricing ends SATURDAY!

 

 

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Please remember...this is a SUO (Stampin' Up! only) challenge and cards submitted using non-SU items - stamps and paper - will be removed.

And now for our color challenge and the amazing inspiration from our FABULOUS design team...

Wait a minute...what is wrong here?  Where is all the INCREDIBLE inspiration from the design team?  Well...it's on their blogs but we have a special treat for you.  Today we are having a Scavenger Hunt.  All you have to do is go to each design team member's blog, find the answer to the question, compile the answers and send to this special email....

ccmscavengerhunt@gmail.com

Every person who gets ALL the answers correct and submits by Wednesday, June 20th at 12:00 N will be entered to win a FREE SUBSCRIPTION to Create with Connie and Mary New Catalog Edition 2012!  We'll announce the winners along with our Top 3 Picks!  How fun is that?  So...better get started on that scavenger hunt!

 

Connie Babbert - Inkspired Treasures

 

 

Mary Brown - StampCamper's Corner

 

 

Carrie Sampsel - Carrie's Scrapyard

 

 

Deb Currier - ARTfelt Impressions

 

Debbie Henderson - Debbie's Designs

 

Julie Edmonds - Inkredible Stamping

 

Lisa Martz - Get Your Stamp On!

 

 

Elizabeth Price - Seeing Ink Spots

 

Melissa Davies - Rubberfunatics

 

Now remember to join us for our Scavenget Hunt you need to send an email to...

ccmscavengerhunt@gmail.com

In the email put:

#1 - Connie (list the answers)

#2 - Mary (list the answers)

#3 - Carrie (list the answers)

and so on until you have all 9 finished.  The winner of today's blog candy will be picked from those who had all the answers RIGHT!

YOU MUST SUBMIT YOU ANSWER BY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20th at 12 noon EST to be considered for the BLOG CANDY!  We will announce the winner with our Top 3 picks

And then once you get your scavenger hunt done get to those crafting areas and start creating!  Remember to use SU Only products, post to your blog or online gallery, label it CCMC206 and link back here if you can to Create with Connie and Mary.  Then come back and use the inlinkz tool below to share your creation with everyone!  We LOVE seeing what you do!  This challenge will close Wednesday, June 20th at 12 noon EST.