Fall Flowers- Mid Month SCIC59

It's mid month already!! And I have got a Mid-Monthspiration for you from the Stampin' Celebration Challenge blog!  I hope this gives you some inspiration to join us...you have till the 25 to submit your project.  Here is what I made:

I made a card!  I used the wood-grain embossing folder to give the Whisper White some texture and then made the flowers inspired by the inspiration pictures by using various punches and a few pearls.

The colors I used for the flowers are Baja Breeze, Marina Mist, More Mustard, Really Rust and Basic Grey.  I used the Itty Bitty Banners stamped on to vellum card stock with Black StazOn and then cut it out using the Itty Bitty Banners Framelits.  

We would love it if you played along with us!  I look forward to seeing what you were inspired to make by using October's inspiration pictures!  Be sure to link it up to the main Stampin' Celebration site here by October 25 to be in the running to be our "Pick of the Party"!

Thanks for looking!

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3 Months!- MDS Blog Hop

Welcome to the MDS Blog Hop! This week was my turn to pick a theme and I picked to use the colors Melon Mambo, Night of Navy, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Grey and Whisper White.

I originally picked these colors because I had a picture of my daughter in a onsie with flowers in these colors on it, but once I started to make a page with the pictures, it wasn't going so well, so I decided to take a break.  I took Hannah out side in her new hat and then it hit me...her hat is three of the colors I need to use this week!  So I ran in and got the camera and wa-la...here is my 12x12 double page layout!  (click on the pages to see them in more detail!)

 (left page)

 (right page)

 (both pages put together) 

Once I had the pictures taken the page came together real quickly and I am so happy with the way it came out!  I built my flower leaves using the Grosgrain ribbon and bows and added a few buttons to make the flowers.

I can't believe our baby girl is three months old today!  Happy 3 months Hannah! :)

Are you ready to hop on over to the next blog? The easiest way to do so is to click on the name right below mine, so that would be Mandy and then from her blog hop on over to Julie's blog and so on until you have hopped a full circle back to here!

1. Jeanna Bohanon
2. Rochelle Gould (that's me!)

3. Mandy Grant

4. Julie Leblanc 

5. Amber Meadows

6. Terri Mongeon

7. Aly Schilling

8. Cindy Schuster

9. Erica Shaw

10. Heather Summers

11. Alesha Walls

12. Holly VanDyne

Thanks for looking!

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Non-Winning Artisan Award- Raspberry Branches Message Board

Here is my second 3d project I submitted for Artisan Award. This one took a lot of time! It is a cork board/magnetic board all in one! (click on it to see it bigger!)

I made the cork and magnetic checker board using Stampin' Up's cork and magnetic sheets. If you look closely you can see that I stamped the magnetic sheets using Black StazOn and the raspberry image from the Clearly for You stamp set. I also made thumb tacks using cork sheets, a big shot die (to get the circle shape from cork) and also stamped them using Black StazOn and the butterfly image from the same stamp set.

You can also see in this picture that I edged the checker board with a "rope" I made using some thin gauge electrical wire wrapped in Early Espresso Taffeta ribbon. There are also hooks at the bottom with a custom SU! key attached....you can't see the key...oops, it got chopped off!

And here is a close up picture of the raspberry branches (that is what I called them at least!) that took the majority of the time to make! I made the branches using the same wire and taffeta ribbon as the "rope" and then added some leafs. Then I made the raspberries using about a million (maybe not quite) of the Cherry Cobbler punched four petaled flowers from the mini punch pack. They were attached to half of a mini craft foam ball. Everything that was paper on this project was sponged using the appropriate inks.

I seriously had fun making this project and making my own raspberry branches!

Thanks for looking!
if you were at convention you may have seen this on the display...it was there!

Ur7!- CCMC-SUM02

It's Saturday and that means it is time for another Saturday Challenge from the Create with Connie and Mary Summer Edition! This week we have a sketch challenge.

Here is my fun bright card for a special 7 year old that had a birthday this past week! I used the Touch of Kindness stamp set, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight and Water Color (white) papers to make this card.

I also had fun adding embellishments to it like the Basic Rhinestone "diamonds", the 5/8" Daffodil Delight ribbon and the texture from the Big Shot Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder.

I even decorated the inside of this card, which I do not do very often, to make it match the bold bright-ness of the front of it. Here it is.

This card was fun to put together because of all the bright colors I used that I normally do not use all at the same time!

Here is the sketch for this week. What a fun one to work with!

Do you want to get in on the fun creative projects and tutorials we have been sharing for the past few weeks? Yes...then you need to head over to the Create with Connie and Mary site and subscribe to the Summer Mini Edition!

Don't worry, even though we already underway, you will still be able to see all of the projects from the past two weeks as well as all the projects from the coming 3 weeks no matter when you subscribe! Oh by the way...the Saturday challenges are the only projects that we share with everyone...become a subscriber to see all the other projects and tutorials and to get chances to win two FREE $75 gift certificates or one of two FREE subscriptions to the next Holiday Edition!

Thanks for looking!
and I hope to see you over at the CCM Summer Edition soon!

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Soft Flower Fest and BLOG CANDY!

Keep reading for BLOG CANDY!

Here is a card I made using the Flower Fest stamp set fro the Summer Mini. This set is so great because it coordinates with so many of the Stampin' Up! punches, so this card came together very quickly!

I stamped the flowers onto Very Vanilla card stock and then colored them in using a blender pen and classic ink and then punched them out! Simple!

Here is a close up, you can see that I popped the flowers on using dimensionals.

Speaking of the Summer Mini Catalog....you NEED to head over to the Create with Connie and Mary site and check out the FREE tutorial and BLOG CANDY going on today they have posted for the upcoming Summer Mini Edition. You do NOT want to miss out on this Edition. To find out more click here.

The preview week (ie. sign up for the Summer Mini Edition and save $5) ends TODAY so don't delay...head over and sign up now....trust me, you are NOT going to want to miss out on this exciting Edition from Connie and Mary and the guest designers! We are all busy creating fun new projects for you, all with full tutorials that you can print off and keep forever!! What are you doing? Stop reading this and head over to their site NOW! :)

Thanks for looking!

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Simple Blossom's and....

Here is a simple card using the Bold Blossom set and the new Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch, both from the Summer Mini catalog. The colors I used were Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Riding Hood Red.

Speaking of the Summer Mini Catalog....you NEED to head over to the Create with Connie and Mary site and check out their surprises and BLOG CANDY they have posted for the upcoming Summer Mini Edition. You do NOT want tot miss out on Edition. To find out more click here.

The preview week (ie. sign up for the Summer Mini Edition and save $5) ends Saturday so don't delay...head over and sign up now....trust me, you are NOT going to want to miss out on this exciting Edition from Connie and Mary and the guest designers! We are all busy creating fun new projects for you, all with full tutorials that you can print off and keep forever!! What are you doing? Stop reading this and head over to their site NOW! :)

Thanks for looking!

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In Color Mom

Happy Mothers Day! I hope all you mothers out there have a wonderful day!

I have a simple card to share today. If you saw my FREE tutorial I made for the preview week's for the Create with Connie and Mary Summer Edition, then this will look a bit familiar!

To make the card all I did was stamp the images from the stamp set Flower Fest onto Vellum card stock using Black StazOn and then colored them in using Stampin' Write markers, mounted the vellum onto a piece pf Whisper White card stock and then onto the Blush Blossom card base! So easy and fun, but yet it makes a bold statement!

I also stamped the "Mom" from Messages for Mom onto Vellum card stock using Black StazOn.

I added a simple little bow to the card and it was finished!

Be sure you are checking out the Create with Connie and Mary site....there is BLOG CANDY frequently over there for the next week! You do not want to miss out on the Early Bird Special on the Summer Edition either...it is a $5 savings!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Messages for Mom and Flower Fest.
Paper: Vellum card stock, Blush Blossom and Whisper White.
Inks: Black SatzOn
Accessories: Poppy Parade, Blush Blossom and Peach Parfait Stampin' Write Markers, 5/8" Pretty in Pink grosgrain ribbon.

Thanks for looking!
-Rochelle

Bunch of Bold Blossoms- SCIC50

It's Thursday and that means time for another Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge! This week we celebrating bright fun colors!

We would love to have you join us! All you need to do it look at the inspiration picture, make something that the picture inspired you to make and then upload if to the Stampin' Celebration blog!

This week I also used the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary to get me started. Speaking of Create with Connie and Mary...you need to make sure you are stopping by their site frequently the next two weeks for some FREE tutorials and BLOG CANDY!!

Here is what I came up with. I used a stamp set from the Summer Mini called Bold Blossom and got the colors for the flowers from the inspiration pictures.

The colors I used for the flowers were Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler and Marina Mist. The card base is Pear Pizzazz and the accent panel is Daffodil Delight.
Here is a close up of the flowers. You can see I popped them up using dimentionals. I also put the greeting on dimentionals too. I finished off the card by tying a piece of 5/8" Whisper White grosgrain ribbon around the accent panel.

I hope you can participate in either one of the challenges this week!

Thanks for looking!

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Detailed Cupcake Tops- SCIC45

It's Thursday and that means it is time for another Stampin' Celebration Inspiration challenge! This week we are going black and white.

When I saw the inspiration pictures this week the detail decorated cupcake tops caught my eye and so decided to create my card based on those.

Here is what I came up with! I had a lot of fun decorating my mini 1 1/4" circle "cupcake" tops! I decided to go with the wedding theme because black and white together are elegant to me and this card just said wedding.

I used Basic Black and Very Vanilla card stocks on my card. I made the Very Vanilla flowers using taffeta ribbon and a heat tool. (You can see a great tutorial that Kelly put together on how to make the flowers here.) I also added a few basic pearls to the "cupcake" tops.

Here are the inspiration pictures for this week. Do you feel inspired? I hope so! We would love to see your creations over at the Stampin' Celebration blog...you never know, you may be our next "Party Guest" designer!

Thanks for looking!

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Purple Blossom Flower- SCIC41

It's Thursday and that means time for a new Stampin' Celebration Inspiration! This week we have this collage of inspiration pictures to work with. I will admit that when I saw these pictures I was like "ummm what do I focus on in these pictures?" So I looked at each picture and decided that the top right picture would be what I pulled my inspiration from.

So here is what I came up with! I started with a card base of Basic Black card stock and then added a layer of Basic Black textured card stock on top of that.

I sent a piece of Vellum card stock through the Big Shot with the Pattern 2 texturz plate (I got the idea for using that particular plate from the table cloth in the inspiration picture) and then mounted that on top of a piece of Wild Wasabi card stock to give the green a softer look. I tied a piece of 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon around the green panel.

I made the flower using the Blossoms Petals punch, Pink Pirouette card stock and Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry inks sponged on the card stock. I used a jumbo Whisper White brad in the center of the flower and then sentiment came from the stamp set Fabulous Phrases.

Recipe:
Stamps: Fabulous Phrases
Paper: Basic Black plain and textured, Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, Vellum card stock.
Ink: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black
Accessories: Big Shot, Prefect Details texturz plates, 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta ribbon, 5/16" jumbo brads.

Thanks for looking!

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Monogrammed Springtime Journal- ccmc-om3

We had another great week full of awesome projects and tutorials over at the Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Mini Edition! We have been creating using all the products in the Springtime Vintage Suite from the Occasions Mini this week! Do you want to see these projects? Do you want easy to follow tutorials to make these projects? I bet you do! It is never to late to join the Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Mini Edition and trust me....you will not regret it! Click here to find out how to subscribe and get in on all the fun!

Ok, on to this week's Saturday challenge which is a color challenge using Rose Red, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz and Very Vanilla. Saturday Challenges are for our subscribers to join in and every time they do they are entered to win a $75 Stampin' Up! merchandise gift certificate and a FREE registration to Create with Connie and Mary Summer Mini Edition!

Here is what I made, a monogrammed journal. This was fun and simple to make yet it makes a bold statement.

I used an Art Journal from Stampin' Up! as the journal. To create the background I used Very Vanilla card stock and the Dotted Scallop ribbon border, Scallop Trim border, Scallop Edge border and the Eyelet border punches and just layered them horizontally on the journal.

I made the flowers using scraps of the Springtime Vintage fabric glued to a circle of sticky sheet in a circular pattern starting in the center.

I added a few basic pearls to the center of the flowers as well as some Pear Pizazz card stock leaves made using the Build a Blossom punch.

The "R" was die cut from Rose Red card stock using the Big Shot and the Serif Essentials die. I used the Baby Blossoms stamp set to stamp a small leaf print onto the "R" using Rose Red ink and then mounted it to the journal using dimensionals.

Be sure to head over to the Create with Connie and Mary site to check out the other Design Team Members cards using these colors as inspiration. While you are there make sure you check out their blogs as well!

Thanks for looking!

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Dark Roses- SCIC28

It's Thursday and that means time for another Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge! I can not believe it has been 28 weeks already!! If you have not joined us yet, or even if you have, :) we would love to have you play along!

When I first saw the inspiration pictures, all the darker-ish colors stood out to me and decided I was going to do something with them. Here is what I came up with this week. I used the rose image from the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set and a mix of Stampin' Write Markers and the Blender pens to get the different colors of roses that are pictured in the lower right picture.

I started by stamping the rose image three times using the masking technique onto water color paper using Black StazOn ink. Then I started adding color to the roses. For the darkest rose I used Elegant Eggplant and Early Espresso. I outlined the stamped lines of the rose with both markers and then used my blender pens to blend and fill in the rest f the rose. I did the same thing with the other two roses except used different colors. For the brown-ish rose I used Chocolate Chip, Elegant Eggplant and Daffodil Delight. For the lightest rose I used Blushing Bride and Daffodil Delight.

I mounted the main image onto a piece of Early Espresso card stock and then on to a piece of Very Vanilla card stock that I sent through my Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. I added the sentiment, from the stamp set Fundamental Phrases, added a Very Vanilla Satin bow that I dirtied up just a little bit using classic inks and the card was done!

Be sure to check out the other design team members cards this week too on the Stampin' Celebration blog!

Thanks for looking!

And I hope I inspired you to play with us this week!

Field of Flowers- SCIC27

It is time for another Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge! This week we are celebrating fall weddings! Feel free to join us this week by making a card or project inspired by our photos this week and upload it over at the Stampin' Celebration blog! We would love for you to join us!

Here is what I came up with! The colors I used were Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgundy, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery, and Blushing Bride.

This card was really pretty easy to make. I took the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack and used the flower shape and punched out the card stock colors I wanted and then crumpled them up and stuck them to a piece of card stock that was covered in the sticky pages. Then I took a few small pearls and put them in the middle of all the Certainly Celery flowers.
I textured the Very Vanilla background using my Big Shot. I finished off the card by added a Very Vanilla Satin ribbon and a greeting from the Tiny Tags stamp set and the Tag punch.

Thanks for looking!

I hope I inspired you to play with us this week!

Bright Flowers- SCIC26

It's Thursday and that means it is time for another Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge! This week we are celebrating sweets in all shapes, sizes and colors! Look at all the bright fun colors in all those candies and I was inspired by just that...all the fun bright colors this week!

Here is what I came up with, Bright Flowers! I LOVE water coloring and these flowers from the stamp set Awash with Flowers is always a fun one to color! I chose to use only colors from the Brights Collection on my card this week to match the colors of the candies in the inspiration pictures. The colors I used were Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive.

I started off by stamping the outlines if the flowers onto Water Color paper using Black StazOn ink and masking a little bit to make the flowers look like they were overlapping. Then I took the markers in the colors I used and added color to the flowers and used my blender pens to color them in.

I added the sentiment from Curly Cute on a wavy banner then mounted it to the main image and mounted that onto a Very Vanilla card base and the card was done!

Be sure to check out the other design team members creations too and I hope I inspired you to join us this week!

Thanks for looking!

Trio of Potted Flowers- CCCCact46

Stacey has some fresh fun colors this week for her Curtain Call Color Challenge Act 46 they are Wild Wasabi, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade. I just love the inspiration picture this week...poppies!

Here is what I came up with, a trio of potted flowers! The image is from the retired stamp set Wagon Full of Fun and I stamped it onto Water Color paper using Black StazOn and the making technique for there to be three potted flowers together. I colored them in using the markers from this weeks colors and then my blender pen to blend and add shadows.

I mounted the main image onto a piece of Peach Parfait card stock and then that on to a piece of card stock I sent through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka-Dots embossing folder added the ribbon, Jumbo Brads and the sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp set and it was done!

Thanks for looking!

Country Sunflower- SCIC19

It's Thursday and the Stampin' Celebration blog has a new inspiration challenge for you! We are celebrating fall this week with these fun inspiration photo's! Be sure to check out the other design team members projects this week, they are great!

Here is what I came up with, a country-ish fall card! Nothing like I had pictured in my head when I started, but I really like the way it came out!

I started with the sunflower I made using the Daisy die and the Big Shot with the Summer Sun card stock (retired, but so so perfect for this challenge, so I couldn't resist!) and the Early Espresso 2" circle I ran through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing folder. Then I sponged the polka-dot DSP from the Love Letter kit using the Early Espresso ink and layered in on the Cherry Cobbler card stock that was layered on to another piece of Early Espresso card stock that was stamped using the Woodgrain background stamp and then roughed up a bit. That was then layered onto the Cherry Cobbler 4 1/4" square card base.

I added a few different embellishments to the card including the one of the new Deck the Halls Big Designer Buttons, some Hemp Twine and a few Vintage Trinkets.

The sentiments are from the stamp set Fabulous Phrases and were made into small banners and added to the card using mini glue dots.

Thanks for looking!

I hope I inspired you to play along with us this week!

Vintage Tulips- SCIC16

It's Thursday! And that means there is a new inspiration challenge over at the Stampin' Celebration blog! Look at those inspiration photos....such rich earthy colors!

When I saw this picture this week I knew my card was going to have green and red in it and those two colors say Christmas to me....but when you throw in a little Crumb Cake....they are not Christmas at all!

Here is what I came up with! The colors I used were Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler and Wild Wasabi (yumm...don't those colors all sound like you could eat them?!) I sponged all the card stocks that I used on the card to make it more vintage/bold.

I used the wing from the Two Step Bird Extra Large punch to make the tulips and their leaves. The Crumb Cake background was sent through the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing folder.

The sentiment is from the stamp set Great Friends and was stamped onto a banner with a little bit of a "wave" to it. I added a few of the new Neutrals brads in Crumb Cake to finish the card off.

I hope you have time this week to play along! Even if you can't play, make sure you check out the other design team members projects this week on the Stampin' Celebration blog!

Thanks for looking!