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Category: Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge

In The Moment (for CCMC801)

January 18, 2024 January 13, 2024Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge, sketch challenge 2
in the moment, sketch challenge, ccmc801, coloring with pencils & blends, paper piecing technique, stampin up, karen hallam

For Create With Connie & Mary this week, we have a sketch for inspiration. I took that big white space as an invitation to use a larger stamp that I could color. I chose In The Moment. Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: I colored the image with a…

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Softly Sophisticated Bundle

January 11, 2024 January 9, 2024All-Occasion Card, Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge, Floral 5
softly sophisticated bundle, sale-a-bration item, nested essentials dies, ccmc800, stampin up, karen hallam

It’s Thursday and we have a color challenge this week at Create With Connie & Mary. Our colors this week are Moody Mauve, Petal Pink, & Pretty Peacock. I’ve decided to try the Softly Sophisticated Bundle from our Sale-A-Bration brochure! Here’s the board: And here’s my card: This card went…

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Hot Air Balloon

January 4, 2024 January 4, 2024Birthday Card, Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge 0
hot air balloon, softly sophisticated embossing folder, birthday card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Our new year at Create With Connie & Mary starts off with a sketch challenge! I’m using the new Hot Air Balloon Stamp Set to launch off the new Mini Catalog today! Here’s the sketch: Here’s my card: Lots of Layers: Blueberry Bushel Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″…

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Garden Meadow

December 28, 2023 December 27, 2023Birthday Card, Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge 4
garden meadow bundle, birthday card idea, ccmc798, stampin up, karen hallam

  It’s our last Create post for 2023! That is so hard to believe! We have a color challenge this week and I could have gone Christmas thank you with these colors. But no, I have a very Spring-like card today. Go figure. The Pecan Pie/Cherry Cobbler/Old Olive took me…

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Beary Christmas

December 7, 2023 December 3, 2023Christmas/Holiday Card, Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge 0
so very merry, beary christmas dsp, beary cute stamp set, sentiment silhouettes dies, ccmc#796, christmas/holiday card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

This week we have this pretty color challenge at Create With Connie & Mary. When you see the colors, you’ll agree with me that Beary Christmas is tailor made for this one! Here’s my card: Details: Begin with a Real Red Cardstock base, 11″x 4-1/4″, folded at 5-1/2″ for a…

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Sending Cheer(ful) Stockings

November 30, 2023 November 28, 2023Christmas/Holiday Card, Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge 0
sending cheer bundle, joy of christmas dsp, a walk in the forest dsp, create with connie & mary sketch challenge, christmas/holiday card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

I’m jumping into Christmas with both stockings on this last day of November! We have a sketch challenge today at Create With Connie & Mary. So I’m sending cheer(ful) stockings to deck the halls! Here’s our sketch: And here’s my card: True to my love for bold and bright cards,…

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I’m Thankful For You

November 23, 2023 November 20, 2023Autumn Card, Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge, Fun Fold, Thanksgiving Card 1
autumn leaves bundle, all about autumn dsp, snowflake magic spec. dsp, thankful card idea, ccmc 794, fun fold card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

We’re back with a color challenge on this Thanksgiving Thursday. I want to first wish each of you a very happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are spending the day with people whom you love and are very thankful for! In keeping with the theme for the day, I made a…

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Merriest Trees With Winter Meadow

November 16, 2023 November 8, 2023Christmas/Holiday Card, Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge 2
merriest trees bundle, winter meadow dsp, snowflake magic spec paper, ccmc793, christmas card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

This week we have a sketch challenge at Create With Connie & Mary. I chose the stamp bundle, Merriest Trees, with Winter Meadow DSP. I love these beautiful colors! Here’s the sketch: Here’s my card: Card Front Details: Pretty Peacock Cardstock base, 11″x 4-1/4″, folded at 5-1/2″ Pretty Peacock Cardstock…

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Dainty Delight (for CCMC 792)

November 9, 2023 October 18, 2023Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge, Thank You Card 6
dainty delight stamp set, scalloped contours dies, ccmc792, thank you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

We had a challenging color combination this week! I tried several things before settling on Dainty Delight and coloring tiny bits of color into the petals and leaves. These are three very strong colors and I was put to the test!!! Here’s my card: I feel like I “made it…

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Fawn in the Woods

November 2, 2023 October 30, 2023Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge, Hello, Winter Card 4
cottage wreaths, one horse open sleigh dsp, ccmc 791 sketch challenge, winter/holiday card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

We are starting November off with a sketch challenge! I love this sketch! I decided to go very monochromatic on this one, since my last few cards have been very colorful. I’m calling it Fawn in the Woods. It features the One Horse Open Sleigh 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper.…

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Pick of the Patch Cutie

October 26, 2023 October 24, 2023Autumn Card, Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge, Halloween Card 1
pick of the patch bundle, them bones dsp, ccmc790 color challenge, halloween/autumn card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

We’re here with a Color Challenge at Create With Connie & Mary this week! This combination is so very Fall, I had to use Pick of the Patch with it. Truth be told, I designed this for last week’s sketch challenge, then realized that I had used the colors needed…

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All About Autumn (for CCMC 789)

October 19, 2023 October 6, 2023Autumn Card, Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge 3
pick of the patch, autumn leaves dies, all about autumn dsp, distressed tile 3d embosing folder, ccmc 789, autumn card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

It’s all about autumn for me this week at Create With Connie & Mary! We have a sketch challenge. Take a look: Here’s my card: Cajun Craze is the quintessential autumn color, don’t you think? I love it. Which is why I picked it to go with the leafy DSP…

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Autumn Leaves (for CCMC788)

October 12, 2023 October 3, 2023Autumn Card, Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge 2
autumn leaves bundle, leaf fall embossing folder, ccmc788 color challenge, autumn card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Welcome back to Create With Connie & Mary! We have a color challenge today, which had me a little stumped, I have to admit! But when I finally came around to the thought of using Autumn Leaves, it all pulled together. I pulled out of my memory bank a technique…

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A Walk in the Forest (for CCMC787)

October 5, 2023 September 30, 2023Christmas/Holiday Card, Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge 6
beary cute, cottage wreaths, a walk in the forest dsp, all that dies, ccmc787, Christmas/holiday card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Happy Thursday! This week at Create With Connie & Mary, we have a sketch challenge. I saw “square card” in this sketch, so I put a couple of papers from A Walk in the Forest together and created my card. Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: The photo makes…

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Timeless Arrangements (for CCMC786)

September 28, 2023 September 20, 2023Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Card Challenge, Thinking of You card 0
ringed with nature, timeless arrangements dies, ccmc 786 color challenge, thinking of you card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Today is a color challenge for CCMC. We are playing with Lost Lagoon, Soft Sea Foam, and Berry Burst. Sound like a floral to me! So I went with Timeless Arrangements and created a pretty floral centerpiece for my card. Here’s my card: To add a bit of visual interest,…

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