Welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday blog hop!  We have a total of 23 stops on this hop!  We are an international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators  here to share some ideas and inspiration.   Our theme this month is the World Around Us.  This can mean many things and each of us will have a different take on what that means.  So hop along with us and share in the fun.

Today  is a very blustery day here in the Pacific Northwest and there are leaves falling and swirling all around.  This was my inspiration for my card and what is happening in the World Around Me.

I used the Gilded Autumn  Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Autumn Punch Pack for the leaves.  All the leaves are from the DSP and except for the 2 small leaves were punched out using the leaf punches in the Autumn Punch Pack.   The 2 small leaves were fussy cut out from the DSP.  The leaves that have foil accents were colored using the Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends (Light).  

The Very Vanilla CS was embossed using the Tasteful Textile 3D folder.  This folder like the Subtle 3D folder adds texture but isn't distracting.  It reminds me of the texture of watercolor paper.  

The Playful Alphabet Dies and four different patterns of DSP were used to cut out FALL.  The DSP was put on a piece of Foam Adhesive Sheet and cut out using the dies.  The Foam Adhesive Sheet is roughly the thickness of Stampin' Dimensionals.  One of the nice things about the Playful Alphabet Dies is there are multiple dies for some of the letters. 

Inside of the card I added a strip of the Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP and  a leaf and an acorn from the DSP and punched out using the Autumn Punch Pack. 

Now it is time for you to hop on and see what the talented Teri West has made for you.  I wonder what is happening in the World Around Her?

Here's the list of all the stops on the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop

Angela Meiritz-Reid - NZ

Tatiana Tobin - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cazz Boylan - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Satomi Wellard - JP

Melissa Gifford - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Ximena Morales - DE

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Tina Zinck - CA

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Mary Deatherage - US

Shel Anderson - CA

Chris Smith - US

Anne Marie Hile - US

Brenda Nelson - CA

Tricia Butts - US

Elaine de Montmorency - CA

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US

Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the hop!

Product List

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882]	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]	Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper [153520]
Autumn Punch Pack [153609]	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706]	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551]	Metallic Pearls [146282]

Have you ever played along with the Festive Friday Challenge?  I may be a little biased but I think you should!  It is very fun and challenging too.  Every Challenge has a festivity which inspires an Inspo List.  You need to pick at least 3 items from the list to use on your project.  Here is the challenge #FF0069.

I chose to use cats, baker's twine, sparkle, mouse, and circles for my card.

So, in what way do you think the cat is thinking of the mouse?  Hopefully, it is in a friendly happy way but I am not so sure!  The cat was punched using the Stampin' Up! Cat punch and Black Glitter paper.   The cute little mouse was stamped using the Special Someone stamp set and cut out using the Special Day Dies.  The little thought bubble was also cut using the Special Day Dies.

I once again pulled out the retired Stars stencil to create the starry background.  I really like the glittery look of the Shimmery White Embossing paste.  It definitely adds a little sparkle to the stars.

I hope you will join in on the fun of Festive Friday Challenge #69.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team created for the challenge.  They are all the Cat's Meow!!

Festive Friday Design Team

Ann Schach   

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert  you are here

Melanie Hungerford

Stephanie Lanzalotto

Helen Jennings

Melva Peters

Judy Rozema

Thanks for stopping by!

Two days ago the air quality around here improved so much that i was able to resume my daily walks outside.  We do not have a huge house so getting my steps done inside took a long time and it is a pretty boring process.  It was such a treat to be outside and I was surprised to see some of the leaves are beginning to change colors.  This led me to start thinking about fall which led to pumpkins!

Weren't you surprised the first time you saw a white pumpkin?  I know I was.  Now you see them all over especially when it comes to home decor.  I wanted a little imperfection on my pumpkins so I used the Birch background stamp inked with Crumb Cake ink on Very Vanilla cardstock to create it.  I did stamp the Birch on a piece of scrap paper before stamping it on the Very Vanilla and Pumpkin Pie CS.  I wanted the design to be light but visible.  The Harvest Hello pumpkin outline was stamped in Early Espresso ink and then punched using the Apple Builder punch.  All the stems were stamped using Early Espresso ink on Soft Suede CS and punched out. The leaves were inked with Early Espresso on Old Olive CS and fussy cut.  The "vines" are from the World Map dies.

The sentiment from the Celebrate Sunflowers set was also stamped in Early Espresso ink.  You can also see the Birch texture on the sentiment banner.  The wood paper is from the In Good Taste DSP pack.   So many great textures in this pack of paper.  

I think it is so clever that you can use  the Apple Builder punch to punch out both apples and pumpkins from the Harvest Hellos stamp set.  You can see what the apples look like here.  

Thanks for stopping by!  I will post all the products I used below.

Product List

Harvest Hellos Cling Stamp Set (En) [150581]	Birch Cling Stamp [149256]	Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English) [152517]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114]
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117]
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702]	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318]	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494]	Apple Builder Punch [150663]
World Map Dies [152712]	Metallic Pearls [146282]

It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge!  This week it is a sketch challenge.  When I saw the sketch I knew it was a great one to use patterned paper.  I chose the Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP.  This pack of paper is very posh.  There's copper and gold foil on some of the designs and they add even more richness and elegance to the paper.

The Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP is beautiful and part of the Gilded Autumn Suite.  The Beautiful Autumn bundle is also part of the suite and I used it to stamp the sentiment and also punch out the leaves.  The leaves I punched out were on one of the designs in the DSP.  Being able to  punch out stamped images and images from the DSP makes these punches even more versatile.

Here are the measurements of the DSP and cardstock I used

• Cajun Craze card base 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4"
• Early Espresso layer 3-1/4" x 4-1/2"
• Very Vanilla 4" x 5-1/4" inside of the card, 3/4" x 2-1/2" (sentiment strip)
• Copper Foil strips  2 strips (1" x  5")
• Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP  3  strips (1-1/4" x  3-3/4"), 1/2"  x  5-1/4" (inside of the card)

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out what the rest of the Create with Connie & Mary Design Team created for the challenge.

Click on any of the links and you will be taken to my online store!  Thank you!

Product List

Beautiful Autumn Bundle (English) [155189]	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085]	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]	Copper Foil Sheets [142020]	Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper [153520]	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551]

Welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop!  We are Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the world sharing projects around a common theme.  This month the theme is Tag Team.  No we are not talking about wrestling (that was instantly what I thought of when I heard the theme!)  We are focusing on creating 2 projects that coordinate with each other.  Isn't that sooo much better than 4 sweaty wrestlers in tights?  

I haven't used the Harvest Hellos stamp set and coordinating Apple Builder punch in a while.  Living in Washington State apples are a big deal.  Did you know Washington is the nation's top apple producing state?  It only makes sense that it also is the  state fruit.  Just a little trivia for you.  I paired the apple with the Heartwarming Hugs DSP.  The color palette just seemed to work and the designs fit the whole apple theme.  I will let you in on a secret, this pack of paper was not on my radar at all.  I just looked right past it so many times.  It took  a while for me to  see the  versatility of the the Heartwarming Hugs DSP and now I reach for it often.  This pack of paper has some of my favorite designs like polka dots, gingham, and stripes. 

Both of the sentiments are from the Cute Fruit stamp set.  The Cute Fruit stamp set can be found in the Beginner Brochure.  Aren't the sentiments just a great fit with the Harvest Hellos set?  Here are the measurements of the paper I used.

• Real Red 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (card base),  3-1/4" x 4-1/2" (cut using the Stitched So Sweetly die), 1-1/4" x 5" scored at 4" , 3' x 3" (Layering Circle die), 2" x  2-1/2" (apple)
• Whisper White 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" (Stitched So Sweetly die),  2-3/4" x 2-3/4" (Stitched Shapes die), 3/4" x 2-3/4" (Stitched Rectangle die)
• Heart Warming Hugs DSP 4" x 5-1/4",  2-5/8" x  3-3/4", 1" x 4"
• Pear Pizzazz scrap pieces for 6 leaves
• Soft Suede scrap piece for apple stem

Ready for the tag team project?

The cute Little Treat Box which is big enough to hold my treat.  Hmm, what could it be?  Let's first talk about what I used to make the treat holder.  Since I am creating a coordinating treat I used another print from the Heartwarming Hugs DSP, the same ribbon used on the card, Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack, the Harvest Hello stamp, and the Apple Builder punch.  The apple was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink on Pear Pizzazz cardstock in fact Mossy Meadow ink is the only ink pad I used for both projects.  The leaves are Mossy Meadow CS and the stem Soft Suede CS.  The sentiment is from the Beauty Abounds stamp set.  The size of the sentiment was just right.

The last time I went to the store I bought some "prop" candy and this is one of the things I bought.  It was a lucky purchase since it was perfect fit for the Little Treat Box Dies.  Here are the measurements of the paper I used.

• Heartwarming Hugs DSP 5-3/4" x 7"  (this can be cut using a 6" x 6" piece of DSP)
• Pear Pizzazz  CS 2" x 2-1/2"
• Mossy Meadow CS scrap for 2 leaves
• Soft Suede CS Scrap for the stem

Now it is time for you to hop on over to see what the talented Teri West has created!

Here's a list of all the stops on today's Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop!

Angela Meiritz-Reid - NZ

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cazz Boylan - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Satomi Wellard - JP

Melissa Gifford - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Ximena Morales - DE

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Angie McKenzie - US

Mary Deatherage - US

Shel Anderson - CA

Chris Smith - US

Anne Marie Hile - US

Brenda Nelson - CA

Tricia Butts - US

Elaine de Montmorency - CA

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US

Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US

Thank you for stopping by! 

Product List

Harvest Hellos Cling Stamp Set (En) [150581]	Cute Fruit Photopolymer Stamp Set [153301]	Beauty Abounds Cling Stamp Set [148726]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131201]
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318]	Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper [153492]	Little Treat Box Dies [153571]	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690]
Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Layering Circles Dies [151770]	Apple Builder Punch [150663]
Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack [153620]	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924]

Ready for another Catalog Case?  All this month the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge is taking inspiration from the 2020 Stampin' Up!® Annual Catalog.  

The repeated sentiment reminded me of stripes.  First I played with cardstock stripes and then i thought it would be fun to add some patterned paper.  

What do you think?  I used the Flowers for Every Season DSP and So Saffron CS embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D folder for my stripes.  The DSP strips were cut 1" wide.  The label is from the Stitched So Sweetly dies .  The Playful Alphabet dies were used to cut out the "hi!".  Once I cut the hi out of the label, I applied  a piece of Adhesive Sheet behind it so I could easily inlay the So Saffron letters.

The Medium Daisy punch was used to create the Whisper White daisy.  Since on the DSP the daisy has leaves I stamped the leaves from the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set in Just Jade ink on Just Jade cardstock and cut it out using the Sunflower dies.  I love this color combination of Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Just Jade and Whisper White.  It looks so fresh!

Hope you liked my case of the catalog for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge!  Be sure to check out what the rest of the Design Team created for their case!

Product List

Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (English) [154065]	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115]	Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119793]	So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105118]
Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]	Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486]	Medium Daisy Punch [149517]
Playful Alphabet Dies [152706]	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690]	Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder [152718]

It is Thursday and time for the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge!  This week it is a color challenge.

Before I work on a color  challenge I pull out strips of the card stock in the challenge and clip them together.  They sit on my desk until I am ready to work on the challenge. Usually, by the time I work on the card I have an idea of what to make.  The only thing that came to mind for me was to make a striped background using the colors.

I stamped the jar from the Jar of Flowers bundle in Night of Navy and the water in Coastal Cabana ink on Whisper White cardstock and punched it out using the Jar punch.  The daisies were punched in Whisper White cardstock using the Medium Daisy punch.   The greenery was cut in Coastal Cabana cardstock using the Forever Flourishing Dies and sponged around the edges using Night of Navy ink.

There was a bit of an empty space so I added my favorite little butterflies from the Butterfly Beauty dies in Night of Navy cardstock.  The sentiment is from the Many Mates stamp set inked in Night of Navy.  The Many Mates set is going to be so useful since it has sentiments for the front and inside of the card.  Just peeking out from the inside of the card is a border cut using the Many Medallion dies which can be bundled with the Many Mates set.  

Thank you for stopping by. Hope you liked this week's Create with Connie & Mary Challenge project.  If you are in need of a catalog please contact me and I can send one out to you.  

How are you?  Hope you are doing well.  It is an interesting time for sure.  I have been spending lots of time in my craft room and it has been a comfort to me to focus on something other than the news.  I hope you too have found things to do that bring you comfort and a sense of calm.   

I love these umbrellas and think gingham umbrellas should definitely be a thing.  I wanted to make a bright and happy card to send to friends and family.  I hope it will cheer them up and let them know they are loved.  I used the Under My Umbrella bundle to stamp and then punch out the umbrella and the handle.  I used the Brights 6" x 6" DSP in Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, and Gorgeous Grape.  The umbrellas are mounted on the Stitched So Sweetly stitched rectangle die.

The sentiment is from the A Little Lace stamp set and is perfect.  The little flowers were cut using the Sending Flowers Dies in Whisper White cardstock.  The little rhinestones in the center of the flowers were colored using Stampin' Blends to coordinate with the colors of the umbrella.

Take care good care and please let me know if I can be of assistance.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today! All of the products I used on this card are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

Product List

Under My Umbrella Bundle (English) [153786] $30.50	A Little Lace Cling Stamp Set [149364] $21.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [149613] $11.50
Sending Flowers Dies [153589] $27.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00	Lovely Lipstick Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [147028] $4.50	Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144585] $4.50	Highland Heather Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [146883] $4.50

The Host Code for March is PFZWJCN3.  When you place a Stampin' Up!®  order using this code I will send you a project tutorial.  If your order is $50 or more I will also send you 2 card kits with a tutorial and a completed sample as a thank you gift.

Please do NOT use the host code if your order is over $150 (before tax and shipping). You will earn host rewards from Stampin’ Up! AND you'll also receive a project tutorial and a gift from me. 

First off let me apologize that I am using the Moose punch which is no longer available for purchase.  The Merry Moose stamp set is still available.  

When we lived in Spokane, WA,  I remember reading in the paper there was a moose who had been hanging around a park near the river so I prepared a picnic dinner and we went out there in search of the moose.  We walked all along the trail, at the time of day he had been known to show up and well you guessed it, no moose.  We had a nice picnic dinner and came home.  I never saw a moose the whole time we lived there.  

I am not sure what brought this all to mind when I saw the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge #CCMC587.  It is funny how the mind works.

The moose was stamped in Crumb Cake ink on Crumb Cake card stock and then punched out using the Moose punch.  The moose is not too detailed so it shouldn't be too difficult to fussy cut.  The scarf was stamped using Pretty Peacock ink on Pretty Peacock card stock and fussy cut.   The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set, a most useful set that pretty much has every sentiment you might need.  

The leaves are from the Seasonal Layers dies and I love not cleaning out all the pieces of the detailed leaf.  It creates an interesting look.  The Cajun Craze card stock was embossed using the Swirls & Curls folder.  Can you believe this already embossed piece of card stock was in my scrap folder?!  It was just waiting for me, unlike the moose.

I am loving this color combination!  It is definitely a keeper.  Be sure to check out what the other members of the Create with Connie & Mary design team created for this challenge.  So many great ideas using this combination of colors!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! All of the products I used on this card are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

Product List

Merry Moose Bundle [153015] $31.50	Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146667] $36.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $7.50	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $8.75	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $8.75	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $8.75	Stitched Shapes Dies [145372] $30.00
Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder [147923] $7.50	Seasonal Layers Dies [143751] $33.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $18.00	Metallic Pearls [146282] $7.00

The Host Code for November is GXTNX6G7  When you place a Stampin' Up!®  order using this code I will send you a project tutorial.  If your order is $60 or more I will also send you a package of Toile Tidings Glitter Enamel Dots as a thank you gift.  This gift will be sent in December. 

Please do NOT use the host code if your order is over $150 (before tax and shipping). You will earn host rewards from Stampin’ Up! AND you'll also receive a project tutorial and a gift from me. 

Thank you!

Welcome to the Inspire, Cerate, & Share Blog Hop.  This month we are focusing on Punches!  One of my favorite new punches is the Medium Daisy Punch.  This new punch is a must have.  It coordinates with the Daisy punch and the Daisy Lane stamp set.

The Medium Daisy punch can be purchased as part of a bundle with the Daisy Lane stamp set or byitself.  The daisies were stamped in Melon Mambo ink and punched out using the Medium Daisy punch.  I stamped and punched it twice for each flower.  The Leaf punch was used to create the Granny Apple Green leaves. 

The background was created using the new Birch background stamp inked with Crumb Cake ink.  The Birch background stamp is beautiful and one of the first things I ordered from the new catalog.

The centers of the daisies were created by inking Granny Apple Green card stock with VersaMark and embossing it with a mix of Clear Embossing powder and Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  A layer of Fine-Tip glue was applied over the centers to create a slightly dimensional and glossy finish.

Now it is time for you to check out what Cynthia has created for you.