Connie's blog

My favorite collage!

Hi Stampers! Tonight I am going to share one of my favorite things I have ever designed! This is a collage that I did about a year ago and it combines a lot of different Stampin' Up! Sets to create a great grouping of inspirational words and designs. I love the colors and all of the different phrases! I especially like mixing different fonts and this is a perfect example of how fun that look is. I think this is a great collage for your best friend, someone who needs a pick-me-up or for a daughter who is going off to college!
You are welcome to use my designs for inspiration but please don't copy them and post them as tho you designed them. It takes many hours to come up with a new collage and I appreciate when other Stampers remember to acknowledge where their inspiration comes from!

Wedding Bells are still ringing!

Hi Stampers! This past weekend we had traveled back to Purdue for the wedding of another one of Robbie's really good friends. Ethan and Robbie bowled together for four years and when we were at tournaments I often sat next to his girlfriend Meagan while we watched the guys bowl. Bowling tournaments are often all day long, so I really got to know a lot about Meagan during that time and I have to say, Ethan is a lucky guy, they are perfect for each other. It was so sweet of them to include Robbie in their wedding as an honorary groomsman. Meagan grew up on a farm in a small town in IN and the reception was held at the farm, complete with cows just outside the tent! During the past year they searched the resale stores for old china plates, and all of the tables were set with beautiful mismatched China mixed with burlap, candles, mason jars etc. It was really lovely. Today I will share the collage and card I made for the new couple. I used the invitation to create parts of the squares on the collage and I thought a chalkboard look would be fun for the card. I hope they love it!

Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Tour

                                                         

                                   
Happy Fall to all of our creative followers!   I hope you are enjoying the blog tour this month - didn't Jan Tinklenberg create some amazing projects!     I am sure you are enjoying all of the fabulous projects my fellow freaks have shared with you this month and I want to say how grateful I am to be a part of this group.   We are blessed with a group of really creative and artistic people and I am inspired by all of them!

Today I am going to share a few of the projects I did at my recent classes.  One of my favorite projects to create is a new collage and I can't tell you how excited I was to see all of the great sets we had this year for Fall and Thanksgiving.   The Sweater Weather DSP created the perfect background to create a Fall Collage.   This was such a fun collage to create and it would make a perfect hostess gift to take to Thanksgiving dinner (if you are lucky enough not to have to cook)!    Another fun thing about  making collages is that each 2 inch square could also be used on a mini notecard, or you could use it on placecards, gift tags and many other things!  

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to go out to dinner with some relatives of my friend Maureen.  The group of ladies was visiting my hometown, Racine WI, and they are all from MI.   One of Maureen's  aunts is a follower of my blog and while I hadn't met her before I thought it would be really fun to join Aunt Janet and the rest of Maureen's relatives for dinner.  I brought along a Fall collage as a surprise for Aunt Janet so I hope she is joining us on the blog tour today!   It was really fun to meet a fellow stamper from MI and a blog follower!

 

 

I also want to share a couple of cards that I designed for Fall.  The first card is a fun pumpkin made with our oval framelits.   I love the little flowers made with the Boho Blossoms Punch.  They almost remind of those straw flowers you can buy.  
 

The second card uses more of the sweater weather DSP and the Wonderfall and Flower Shop stamp sets.  Isn't it amazing what a little bit of sparkle paper can do for a card!    What I love about this card is that it could be used for a Fall birthday, a thank you card of whatever you like!

Thanks for stopping by - now it is time to send you onto the next site where you can see the fabulous creations of  Wendy Weixler!

    

Hi Stampers!

Today I want to share a really sweet baby collage I designed for a friend who needed a baby gift!    All of the papers, punches, embossed backgrounds, pearls etc. are from Stampin'Up! but I did use some sizzix dies and cricut things on the squares.  I hope you enjoy it!!

 

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

 

 

It's a Boy!!

Hi Stampers,

Tonight I am going to share the baby boy collage I designed!   I have been wanting to do some baby collages for a while, and since my daughter needed a gift for a friend who just had a baby - I decided now was the perfect time to get to it!!    I did not use a lot of stamps on this collage, because the cut-outs were just so cute but I thought you would enjoy seeing what I did!   If anyone is looking for a personalized baby gift - I would be happy to make a collage for you.  Just send me a note and I will give you the details!  I really think this makes the sweetest gift for a new baby!   Now it is time to get work on a special collage for baby girls!

Control Freaks Christmas Tour

Hi Stampers! 

I am so excited to be participating in my first Control Freaks Blog tour.  For those of you who are new to my blog -  I hope you enjoy what you see and for those who already follow my blog - I am honored to be able to connect you with all of these amazing stampers!    I hope you enjoyed the fabulous cards that Jason shared on his blog!   I especially love his white snowflake card.   There is really nothing prettier than the simplicity of a white on white card!  

I have a few really great projects that I want to share today.  About a month ago I co hosted a  downline Christmas Stamping Event with my upline Susan Gardner and I am going to share the collage that I designed for the event.   I love designing collages and this was one so fun because I used all new products from the Holiday Mini Catalog, which was a great way to showcase the fabulous things we had to work with this year, and show how well they all work together.  The frame on this collage is about 9 1/2 inches square, and the little squares are 2 inches.   I hope you enjoy it!!

Stamping Supplies: 

• Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes,Joyous Celebrations, Make a Mitten, Owl Occasions and Scentsational Season
• Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Early Espresso, Baja Blue
• CS: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Early Espresso, Baja Blue
• DSP: Snoe Festival, Silver Sparkle Paper
• Big Shot: Snow Flurry Die, Holiday Collection Framelits Dies, Holiday Ornaments Framelit Dies, Lacy Brocade, Petals a Plenty and Woodgrain Embossing Folders
• Punches: Mitten, Extra Large Oval, 1 inch circle
• Ribbon: White bakers twine, White tafetta
• Accessories: Rhinestones

 

 The next project I want to share is a card and an  ornament I designed for my Holiday parties this year.  This card  turned out so pretty I think I may use it for my Holiday cards this year.   If you have lots of DSP scraps - this is what you can do with them!    I used the Perfect Pennants Bigz die to cut out the trees and I figured since I was cutting out the little ones - I might as well make some big ones too!    I know you all love our champagne sparkle paper, and the bonus is that you get that fabulous piece of chipboard with it.   That is what I used to punch out the trees!   

 

 I hope you all enjoyed what I had to share today! Now it is time to move on and see what beautiful projects Dawn Olchefske has created for you!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Wedding gift

Hi Stampers,

One of my son's friends from college is getting married today, so I am going to share a wedding card I made with the new Road to Happiness Stamp set.  When it comes to love - I will admit that I am in love with those new ink pads!   I used my espresso ink pad on the card and  wow does it give a nice impression!    As part of the wedding gift, I made a personalized wedding collage.   I used some of the papers from the actual invitation and the wedding stamps I used are retired Stampin'Up! sets.   I didn't have a very good picture to use for the center, but hopefully they will switch it out for a nice little black and white photo from the wedding!    Happy wedding day to TJ and Ally!

*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

 

 

Summertime Collage

Hi Stampers,

I want to thank all of you for your sweet notes and posts about my Summer Smooches Sneakers that I submitted for my Artisan Application.  Today I am going to share my other 3D item from the application.   This is seriously one of my favorite collages I have ever done - the colors are so pretty and it really feels like summer.   Enjoy!

*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

 

Happy Anniversary Collage

Hi Stampers!

I am cutting cardstock for a class I will be having tomorrow and I am really living on the edge!   The class starts at 1:00 pm, and I am expecting the UPS man to deliver my box of new products tomorrow.  I thought it would be really fun to have a few cards made with brand new stuff, so I have two cards designed and cut for new stamps that I don't even have yet.  I sure hope the box gets here on time or I am going to be in BIG trouble!  Tomorrow I will share some of the cards!  

I have been busy working on collages and tonight I am going to share a 50th Anniversary collage that I made for one for one of my stamping friends in KY! Some of the things I used on the collage were current and some were very old Stampin'Up! Stamp sets.  For once I am glad to have a huge stash of old stamps in the basement!!   Carole had given me a few photos from her wedding and I told her I would make her a special card, but decided a collage would be even better.  I thought the picture was so sweet in the middle of the collage - Happy Anniversary Carole!   If any of my blog followers would like a special gift for an anniversary send me a note!

*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

 

 

A Kiss and a Hug!

Hi Stampers,

After making a huge stamping mess and spending many hours of trying to get everything just right - I finally pulled together the Valentine's Day Collage and this past week I had a couple of classes so my customers could come and make one along with a couple of adorable Valentine's Day cards.  One of the things I love about this collage is that the five  squares with a black background make an X, and the four squares with a red background make an O - a kiss and a hug!

The card shown in the picture today was not my original idea, and I am not sure who actually came up with it, but I got the idea here:  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2124489?&cat=22326.  I used the new designer Rosette die to make the scalloped border on the card - (love that!), and changed it up a bit to make it my own.  

If anyone is interested in  purchasing a Valentine's Day collage, please send me a private email.  I have a few made up - and could easily put together a few more!   

 

*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