Good Morning Blog Readers! You are in for a treat today at Create with Connie & Mary. We have a sketch challenge……..my favorite! Remember, if you would like to join in, you don’t have to have the same exact shapes showing on the sketch. These shapes are just a starting point to give you inspiration. We would love it if you gave this sketch below a try and joined us this week:

I decided to use some “new stuff”. The new designer paper called “Comfort Cafe”...isn’t it just beautiful? And one of our new “In-Colors” that will be around for two years…Midnight Muse Ink. And finally, what about the new shape on Whisper White Cardstock? A brand new framelit called Apothecary Accents Framelits:

With Father’s Day just around the corner, I thought a masculine card would be perfect:

I stamped the sentiment directly on the DSP! Keep reading for all the supplies I used on my card:
- Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White
- DSP: Comfort Cafe
- Inks: Midnight Muse, Real Red.
- Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Delightful Dozen
- Tools: Scallop Border Punch, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Sponge Daubers, Big Shot Machine, Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Accessories: Glimmer Brads, Bakers Twine
Make sure you visit Create with Connie & Mary to view the samples from the all the design team members and to also read about our Early Bird Special pricing for the “New Catalog Subscription Edition”!

Love this! -Juliana
Great Father's Day card! I love that you used a different shape for the main panel! And the scallops are perfect for the ocean look!! Great inspiration!!
What a fabulous masculine card! Very striking!
Great card! Love the background DSP with the stamp and design concept.
Wow, there's a lot of movement going on in this card – the papers you've used are awesome!
Crazy how that DSP you chose looks like water! Great man card! Love it!
Love the DSP with this stamp set! How perfect!!