Creative Connections Card 1

One of the great and fun benefits of being a Stampin' Up!© demonstrator is an annual event that a few of our team leaders hold for us each year in August, called Creative Connections.

They always have two people from the Stampin' Up!© headquarters attend our gatherings. Last year it was our CEO Sara Douglass, last weekend it was Shannon West and Kevin Lunt. Kevin mentioned that our local Minnesota event is the largest event, globally, held by demonstrators that is not an event held by Stampin' Up!© headquarters. This year had about 300 people attend in person.

I wasn't able to attend in person because of my chronic fatigue, but I was able to attend virtually and for the first time they had Take & Makes for the in person attendees. Because I helped a little bit from my home so my team members could attend. As a member of the Stamping Share for Leaders, I was able to receive the Take & Makes thanks to Amy Rich who was one of the presenters and who lives in New Ulm.

This is the first Take & Make card that was included in the in-person attendees swag bags.

Those that attended virtually were send a PDF of the three Take & Makes os I'm sharing that information with you so you can make this at home.

Here are the dimensions, supplies and instructions for making this beautiful card provided by Susan Campfield. The design is based on the "hidden" template from the 2024 Sept - January Mini Catalog, on page 103, which debuts Sept 4, 2024.

Supplies Needed For Assembly: Stamps and Ink, you can use what you have on hand or order what was used. The tools below are probably part of your basic card making tool kit. Underlined item numbers are links provided for ease of shopping.

Tools:

• Take Your Pick Tool with scoring attachment (#144107),

• Stampin’ Pierce Mat (#126199),

• Bone Folder (#102300),

• Grid Paper (#130148)

Adhesives:

• Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430),

• Multipurpose Liquid Glue (#110755),

• Mini Glue Dots (#103683),

• Favorite Adhesive (Stampin’ Seal #152813, refill 152814)

Materials & Supplies to make packet:

• Cardstock, Paper: Basic White (#159276),

• Nature’s Sweetness Specialty Designer Series Paper DSP (#162616),

• Gold Foil Sheets (#132622)

• Accents: Iridescent Foil Gems (#162842),

• Gold & Silver Trim Combo Pack (#161633)

Tools, etc.:

• Stippled Roses Dies (#162666),

• Wanted to Say Dies (#161594),

• Stylish Shapes Dies (#159183),

• Cut & Emboss Machine (#149653),

• Paper Trimmer (#152392)

Measurements:

• Card base (Basic White): 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"

• Decorative Panel 1 (Basic White): 4” x 5-1/4” layer

• Decorative Paper Layer: 3 @ 3/4" x 4”

• Decorative Panel 2 (Basic White): 3-1/4" x 3-1/4"

(largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies)

• Decorative Images (Stippled Roses Dies): Gold Foil 2-

1/4” x 2-1/4” to die cut the leaves; Basic White 1-1/2” x 1-

1/2” to die cut the three flowers

• Sentiment (Wanted To Say Dies): Basic White 1-1/2” x

3-1/2” to die cut the word “celebrate”

• Sentiment Layer (Wanted To Say Dies): Gold Foil 1-

1/2” x 3-1/2” to die cut the bottom layer for “celebrate”

• Ribbon: 6”

Instructions:

• Starting 1-1/4” up from the bottom, adhere the 3 Decorative

Paper Layers to the front of Decorative Panel 1.

• Adhere Decorative Panel 1 to the folded card with

Dimensionals.

• Adhere the gold leaves to Decorative Panel 2 circle with

Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

• Burnish each flower center with the scoring tool until the edges

of the flower cup inwards. Adhere the flowers to the leaves

with Mini Glue Dots. Adhere gems to the center of each flower.

• Adhere Decorative Panel 2 with Dimensionals.

• Fold the ribbon into a loop. Use a glue dot to adhere the ribbon

pieces together where they intersect. Use another glue dot to

adhere the ribbon to the card.

• Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the Sentiment

(“Celebrate”) to the Sentiment Layer (gold), Adhere the

layered word to the card by placing a Dimensional on the right

end of the word and a glue dot in the center of the word. The

glue dot will adhere to the circle and the Dimensional will

adhere to the DSP.

This is a stunning card! So fun to make and even more fun to give.

Stop back for cards two and three!

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