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Flower Power with a Groovy Swissie

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Flower Power with a Groovy Swissie

Hello dear crafty friends!  Melina is here today! For my next inspiration I used the cute set "Groovy Swissie" from the February Release. I love all of the swissies Christine has created! And the I’ll try to prepare more card inspirations with them.I actually prefer to color with Copics but newly I decided to challenge myself by using Polychromos from Faber-Castell. Trying new coloring medium wasn‘t challenging enough for me so I decided to use a no-line coloring technique in the swissie colorings for the whole Release. So I put myself two challenges at the same time. At the next picture you have...

Perfect Doughnuts & Coffee!

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Perfect Doughnuts & Coffee!

Hey all! Happy Saturday!! Cristena here today! I missed out on showing you this card last month, so I thought I would show it to you today. I know it is a little late for Valentine's Day. However, I think it is a great friendship card and an anniversary card as well. I just love all these little critters from the Breakfast Animals Clear Stamp Set that released in January.        I actually did this card layout last month for another card I had made, but I flipped it around and put the shapes of the layers down...

February 2023 NEW RELEASE Social Media Hop

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February 2023 NEW RELEASE Social Media Hop

Welcome to the C.C Designs February Release Social Media Hop! This month we have three Swissie stamp sets so we are having a Swissie Soiree! Hop along for your chance to WIN one of two $15 G.C to the store! We will pull one from Instagram and one from the blog comments. The Design Team has darling creations to inspire you to shop and create with C.C Designs! C.C Designs Blog is the start of the hop NEXT UP is “Meghan Kennihan” Here is the full line up: C.C Designs Blog @ccdesignsrs Meghan Kennihan @MadebyMeghanK Melina Borisova @handcrafts_by_meli Maria Russell...

February 2023 NEW RELEASE Preview Week! DAY 3

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February 2023 NEW RELEASE Preview Week! DAY 3

Welcome to day 3 of our previews for February! Today is our final day of previews! Are you as excited as we are for the release!? The team is showcasing the very SWEET Sweater Swissies, that are to CUTE for words.  There are so many things you can do with these charming Swissies!     And now for the Design Teams incredible projects . . .             Thank you for joining us on the final day of previews. The new release is officially available at noon cst. (But you can place and order now on the site)

February 2023 NEW RELEASE Preview week! - DAY 2

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February 2023 NEW RELEASE Preview week! - DAY 2

Welcome to day 2 of our previews for February! Today our talented team is showcasing our SUPER CUTE and SUPER HIP Groovy Swissies Clear Stamp Set!  This stamp set is so adorable and fun! We can only imagine all the AMAZING creations everyone will be making! And now for the Design Teams incredible projects . . . .          Thank you for joining us on day 2 of our previews. Make sure to come back tomorrow to see the Sweater Swissies Clear Stamp Set previews.  

February 2023 NEW RELEASE Preview Week! - DAY 1

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February 2023 NEW RELEASE Preview Week! - DAY 1

Welcome to day 1 of our previews for February! First in line for our sneaky peeky week we have the NEW SWEET and ADORABLE Dessert Swissies Clear Stamp Set. They are PERFECT for so many different cards! While we cannot wait to see what you create with them, we have some great inspiration for you today!     And now for the Design Teams incredible projects . . . .          Thank you for joining us on day 1 of our previews. Make sure to come back tomorrow to see the NEW Groovy Swissies Clear Stamp Set.

Spring Critters

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Spring Critters

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. The 'Spring Critters' stamp set is just so cute, it just makes me smile.  I have used this set for my card. I have stamp the images onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloured them with Copic Markers (listed below).  I fussy cut the images leaving a small white border. I have used a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen for accents. For the card: the base is a White Card.  The 'Grass' was created with Copic Markers (listed below) and Distress Ink (Salty Ocean). I have drawn the border using a Black Copic Multi Liner Pen....

Big hello with flowers

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Big hello with flowers

Hello everyone! I'm so incredibly excited about I'm writing my first blog post for my absolute favorite brand. It is a great honor for me to support this warm and talented team with my inspirations.Thanks to Christine, Meghan and the lovely and creative teamies for this incredibly great opportunity and the warm welcome to the team.You made my biggest dream come true! I still can´t believe it. Today I want to show you my second card for C.C.Designs.For it I used the cute set "Potted Animals". I prefer to color with Copics and Polychromos and especially in combination. The sweet...

Sending lot‘s of Love Sweet Cupid Slimline Card

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Sending lot‘s of Love Sweet Cupid Slimline Card

Hey dear crafty friends! Meli here with my first blog post for C.C. Designs as a Design Team Member and I am so super duper happy and excited about it! I decided to celebrate with this cute cupid card to inspire you for Valentine's day. I made a Slimline card using one cute cupid  from Cupids Clear Stamp Set. This is an older stamp but one of my favorite and I can ensure you soon you could find it again in your C.C. Designs store… so stay tuned! I have prepared a short Reel video on my Instagram of the...

Potted Animals - Mini Slimline Card

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Potted Animals - Mini Slimline Card

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. The 'Potted Animals' stamp set is just so cute and a very versatile set.  I have used this set for my card. I have stamp the image onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copic Markers (listed below).  I fussy cut the image leaving a small white border. I have used a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen for accents. For the card, the base is a Kraft card.  I have cut a square from this card. The blue card is layered behind. The image has been adhered to the card using foam tape. I...

Meet our NEW C.C Designs Design Team Members

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Meet our NEW C.C Designs Design Team Members

Hi Crafty Friends,We are soooo excited to introduce two NEW Design Team Members to C.C Designs. These talented ladies are going to WOW you with their creations and videos! Melina BorisovaI am Melina and come from Bulgaria, living in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. I found my passion for paper crafting in February 2020 and a few months later I started stamping, coloring different sweet designs and creating cute cards. It didn't take so long and I fell in love with my new hobby and now I can’t imagine my days without thinking of new color combinations, shadowing and layering... My lifestyle...

C.C Designs February Facebook Challenge & January's Winners

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C.C Designs February Facebook Challenge & January's Winners

Hi Crafty Friends, It's time for the NEW Facebook Challenge at C.C Designs!  February's Theme is: Anything Goes Optional Twist: Plaids and/or Stripes Each month we will have a new theme for you to share your creations and give you the opportunity to win a $15 prize. Rules and Details are in the album in the Facebook Group. I have some inspiration to get you started but FIRST, let's announce the WINNERS of last Month's Challenge! Thank you everyone for your gorgeous creations! I'm SO glad that Mr. Random does the picks because I could not choose! For the GRAND...