Connie's blog

Have a Wicked Halloween!

Hi Stampers! 

Happy Halloween!   I have been busy creating this week and I can't wait to show you what I made for Halloween - it's a new collage!   I have been wanting to make a Halloween collage for a while - and I decided if I don't get it done this week - another year will pass before I do it.   At class this week I put out a card made with the Wicked Fun DSP and I absolutely fell in love with the combination of Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Razzelberry and Black.  Those colors look fantastic together for Halloween.   So here is the collage - enjoy!

 

*Stampin Supplies:

• Stamps: Wicked Cool, and retired sets Scarey Skeleton, Eat Drink and be Scarey and Halloween Frights
• Ink: Black
• CS: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Rich Razzelberry, Black and Whisper White
• DSP: Wicked Fun
• Accessories: Black Brads, Glimmer Brads, Black Taffeta, Clear Tinsel, Mini Clips, and lots of dimensionals!
• Punches: Oval, Scalloped Oval, Circle Scallop, 1 3/8  Circle, Decorative Label

Stampin Tips:

• In addition to the Stampin'Up! Supplies used on this collage, I used a few Quick Kutz dies!

*All stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2011. These samples are original designs by Connie Tumm. They are shared for personal non-commercial use and inspiration only.   If you are a Stampin'Up! demonstrator and you use my desgins for inspiration - please link back to the original design if you are posting on the internet. 

Candy Cane Christmas!

Hi Stampers,

Here are a couple more cards that I desgined using the Candy Cane Christmas DSP and the Cute Christmas stamp set!   Enjoy!

 

 

*Stampin Supplies:

• Stamps:  Cute Christmas, Bright Christmas
• Ink: Black
• CS: Real Red, Whisper White, Garden Green
• DSP: Candy Cane Christmas
• Punches: Extra Large Scallop Circle, Extra Large Circle    
• Big Shot: Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder
• Accessories: Markers

 
*Stampin Supplies:

• Stamps: Cute Christmas,  Short and Sweet
• Ink: Black, Garden Green (for coloring tree)
• CS: Real Red, Garden Green, Whisper White
• Punches: Scalloped trim border, 1 1/4 inch square
• Accessories: Markers, Daubers

 

*All stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2011. These samples are original designs by Connie Tumm. They are shared for personal non-commercial use and inspiration only.   If you are a Stampin'Up! demonstrator and you use my desgins for inspiration - please link back to the original design if you are posting on the internet. 

Holiday Bundles - Don't Miss Out!

Stampin'Up! has put together some great holiday bundles and they marked them down by 20% .  Be sure and click on the blinking button on the left side of my screen and it will bring up the flyer for you to see!  

Ho Ho Ho!

Hi Stampers!

Today I want to share a really fun card that we did at class last week.   This card has a little bit of a different fold - which was created from a mess-up!    I wanted to do a trifold card and I scored it wrong - so then I decided rather than throwing the card into the scrap pile I would just score it correctly and at least figure out my sample.  In doing so - I got this idea to put some DSP between those two score lines I had made, and tape it down and before you knew it I had done something new and interesting! 

 
*Stampin Supplies:

• Stamps: Holiday Hoopla (and I will have to look up the others when I get home!)
• Ink: Basic Black
• CS: Real Red, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
• DSP: Candy Cane Christmas
• Big Shot: New Square scallop
• Accessories: Sparkly brads - basics
  Here is how the card looks on the inside.  Can you see where I taped the sides of the red CS down?

 

*All stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2011. These samples are original designs by Connie Tumm. They are shared for personal non-commercial use and inspiration only.   If you are a Stampin'Up! demonstrator and you use my desgins for inspiration - please link back to the original design if you are posting on the internet. 

Winter Wonderland

Hi Stampers!

Tomorrow is going to be a busy day so I wanted to share one more card this evening.   This is another card that I designed with the Candy Cane Christmas DSP.  I love the colors in this card and of the embossed polka dots always make me think of snow!

 
*Stampin Supplies:

• Stamps: Cute Christmas and ?
• Ink: Basic Black, Baja and Garden Green
• CS: Garden Green, Whisper White
• DSP: Candy Cane Christmas
• Punches: Scalloped Circle, 1 3/8 Circle, 1 1/4 Circle
• Big Shot: Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Snowflake Strip
• Accessories: Markers, Daubers, White Tafetta Ribbon, Filigree Brads

Stampin Tips:

• To color the trees I created a mask and used daubers to color - then added a little accent with the markers.

*All stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2011. These samples are original designs by Connie Tumm. They are shared for personal non-commercial use and inspiration only.   If you are a Stampin'Up! demonstrator and you use my desgins for inspiration - please link back to the original design if you are posting on the internet. 

Candy Cane Christmas!

Hi Stampers,

Over the next few days I will share a few of the cards we did at our Christmas card class last week - and a few we didn't get to make!   A couple of weeks ago I sat down with the Candy Cane Christmas DSP and I wanted to try to make a few cards with the paper.  Once I got started I couldn't stop!   The colors in this pack of paper are so bright and cherry for Christmas - it makes the cutest cards!     If you haven't ordered some - you need to!
This first card was actually made by Dee Dee Blount - and it was one of the swap cards but I decided to post it here with the rest of the cards made with this pack of DSP!  Dee Dee always makes a cute card and I have to say - I wasn't even going to order this pack of DSP or stamp set, but then when I saw this card I decided I had to!

 
This is a card that I designed for class last week and I absolutely love this card.   I will post the supply list, but I may not get everything right cuz I am in WI this week, and I forgot to bring my catalog:o(    It is sad that I don't have the names of all of our supplies memorized!

*Stampin Supplies:

• Stamps: Cute Christmas, Christmas Classics
• Ink: Black, Garden Green, Baja Blue
• CS: Real Red, Garden Green, Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Baja Blue
• DSP: Candy Cane Christmas
• Punches: Modern label
• Big Shot: Fabulous Trims
• Accessories: Sparkle brads, daubers, markers

Stampin Tips:

• To color the trees - I made a mask and used daubers!  Quick, Easy and it looks great!

Check Back tomorrow for more Candy Cane Christmas cards!

*All stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2011. These samples are original designs by Connie Tumm. They are shared for personal non-commercial use and inspiration only.   If you are a Stampin'Up! demonstrator and you use my desgins for inspiration - please link back to the original design if you are posting on the internet. 

Day of Gratitude Thank You card

Hi Stampers!

A few weeks ago we traveled to Arkansas for a wedding, and a friend of my sister-in-law offered for our family to stay in her very lovely home.   I wanted to send her a special present for her kindness, so I got her a bracelet from my favorite jewelry designer - Mariana. (http://www.michalsimports.com/catalogs/mariana_catalog-3.html)     I wanted to make a really special card to go along with the gift.   I decided to do this card but make it match the bracelet and I thought it turned out just lovely.   The antique  button brads are absolutely gorgeous with the medallion stamp.    A couple of weeks ago I did this same card in different colors - if you want to see that one and read how to make this card - click on Day of Gratitude in my Archives!

 

 

*All stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2011. These samples are original designs by Connie Tumm. They are shared for personal non-commercial use and inspiration only.   If you are a Stampin'Up! demonstrator and you use my desgins for inspiration - please link back to the original design if you are posting on the internet. 

Friends Fur-Ever!

We are lucky enough to have a little scottie dog named Elsa who lives at our house - so when Stampin'Up! came out with a stamp set devoted to the beloved scottish terrier - I was thrilled!    Every card I see made with this set is just adorable, but I knew I had to make some Christmas cards with the scotties.  Have you ever noticed during the Christmas holidays how many stores have things with scotties.  It seems like every store has a pair of  pajamas with scottie dogs, little girls dresses, ornaments etc!   They really are special!

 
*Stampin Supplies:

• Stamps:Friends  Fur-ever, Tiny Tags
• Ink: Black
• CS: Red Riding Hood, Black, Vanilla
• DSP: Love Notes
• Accessories: Red Riding Hood Marker, Vanilla Tafetta ribbon
• Punches: Jewelry Tag
• Big Shot: Vintage Wallpaper

 
*Stampin Supplies:

• Stamps: Friends Fur-Ever, Christmas Classics
• Ink: Black
• CS: Real Red, Garden Green, White
• DSP: Candy Cane Christmas
• Accessories: White Tafetta Ribbon, Glimmer Brads, basics, Real Red Marker
• Punches: Modern Label

Stampin Tips:

• I love taking a card and doing the same thing but in different color!

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*All stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2011. These samples are original designs by Connie Tumm. They are shared for personal non-commercial use and inspiration only.   If you are a Stampin'Up! demonstrator and you use my desgins for inspiration - please link back to the original design if you are posting on the internet. 

 

One thing you may not know about Scotties is that they LOVE to play in the snow!  Here's Elsa!

 

The remaining swap cards!

Hi Stampers,

I have lots of new stuff I want to share - so tonight I am going to post the remaining cards from the Christmas card swap!    Check in tomorrow to see some new cards that I designed!

 
This adorable card was designed by Melissa Olsen.  I love anything with squares, circles and polka dots.  This was definitely one of my favorites!

 
This beauty was made by Erica Davis.  I absolutely love how she colored the stamp.   I think this card really says Christmas!

 
This is a lovely card done by Lois Allen.  The last two cards used the pretty petals embossing folder - and I love how different it looks when you use colored cardstock versus white!  

 
This card was designed by Sue Michelotti.  I was so happy someone used this set for the swap.  The words are so pretty embossed on the olive cs, stamped with the holly.  Very nice!

 
This lovely card was made by Liz Lorant.   She got her inspiration from Andrea Walford's blog entry on 9/21/09.   This card is really beautiful and sparkly in person!

 
This card was designed by Dawn Dickinson.  The new snowflake folder looks lovely on the silver cardstock.    If you would like to see more of Dawn's work - please visit her blog at: http://dawndstamps.blogspot.com/

Well ladies - that is it - I hope you enjoyed the swap cards and thanks to all of the stampers for letting me share your cards!

 

More Christmas Cards!

Hi Stampers,

I just have a minute to post a few more cards, then I have to take a drive up to Purdue to return my son to school!    Hopefully tomorrow I will have time to photograph all of the fabulous Christmas cards I designed for my class last night - I am really excited to share them with you!

  
This beautiful card was done by Sherry Pemberton.   If you are looking for a religious card - this is a lovely option!

 
This clever card was designed by Chellie Beaudot.   I love the idea of the door - in fact I loved it so much I designed my own door card - which I will show you later!  I think I might use it for my change of address cards when we move in June!

 
This card was designed by Tina Moore and I think she did a beautiful job coloring this and I love the Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive CS together!   Very nice!