Bouquet of flowers

 This card went to my daughter, tried to do colors I thought she would like :)  Can you believe I didn't use one bit of pattern paper on this one.   I had to cut it out with a die though :)

• Woodware - Flowers in a can stamp set, colored w/markers
• Spellbinders - A2 Devine Eloquence die 

I would like to share my card with the following challenges:

Triple B Challenge

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge 

Simply Clean & Simple 

We ended up with only 9 inches of snow, but many areas around us got up to 12 so I am thankful. We have not tried to clear it yet since the temperatures are in the negative right now, but hoping they will improve, just thankful hubby didn't have to go into work today.  Hope everyone stays safe, I hear that the east coast is in for a lot of snow!

Thanks so much for stopping by today,

Connie
 

Winter time

 With all the snow coming, I though it would be a good time to post those cards I have made this month for our Christmas challenge which is using new things.  I have already shared at the beginning of the month my new snowman die, but I thought I would use him a couple more times, and also using my deer dies I never got around to using last year. I also opened another door to the stitched advent calendar for 2024, I am opening them as I do them, will probably do one a month until I have them all done.

On this first one I also wanted to use the new ornament dies I had bought last year at Michaels, I didn't notice until I was getting ready to post and seeing the card on my big monitor that wow I have a lot of patterns going on here. I cut the top portion of the ornament out of metallic cardstock and glued on top to give it more definition.

• Recollections - Ornament die
• Simon Says stamps - Bundled snowman die
• ODBD - Christmas 2014 paper
• Flower soft - Polar white
• Sizzix - Delightful deer die set for the leaves
• Diamond Press - Advent calendar 2025 Bow die

I went with a little more vintage look on this next one.

• Simon says stsmps - Bundled snowman die
• Stamperia - Classic Christmas paper
• Spectrum noir - Sparkle pen on snow and hat
• Hero Arts - CL722 sentiment stamp

• Sizzix - Delightful Deer dies
• Elizabeth Craft design - Outdoor edges  die (snow)
• Tim Holtz - Funky Festive die (Bow)
• Stickles - Crystal and xmas red

I thought this close up shows the details a little better

• Sizzix - Delightful Deer die
• Stamperia - Classic Christmas paper
• Hero Arts - CL722 sentiment stamp
• Spellbinders - sequins

 My last card is my stitched card, I used a lot of sparkle and regular metallic cardstock and none of the colors showed up right, but I guess you can get an idea, so I am posting.

• Spellbinders - 2024 stitched advent calendar (star)
• Crafter's Companion- Twinkling Stars die frame
• Simon says stamps - Tiny words Christmas sentiment stamp

Most of the time when I take close up pictures that is the more true colors of my cards but that didn't help out at this time, but it is closer.

I would like to share my cards with the these challenges:

Peace on Earth Challenge

Four Seasons winter challenge 

Stay safe everyone in these snow and ice storms going through today and tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by,

Connie

Happiness

 When I was thinking of neglected stuff in my cardmaking I realized I have not used ribbon in some time and I have actually never used this ribbon. So I went with trying to figure out how to use it, this is the design I came up with.

• Make Special Cards Magazine - Die Cut image and papers
• JoAnn - Twill tape ribbon
• Sequins

Sharing today's card with:

Neglected Stuff Challenge Ribbon

Sisterhood of Crafter's Challenge Spots and dots challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by, hope that everyone in the path of these storms, especially those that will be getting the icy mess will stay throughout all of this. We may get up to 12 inches they are saying, I am hoping for less.

Connie

Sketch Challenge

 Our cardmaking Facebook group had a sketch challenge for this month and when I was stuck on what to make for my nephew's wife's birthday I thought that would get me jump started.

• Memory Box - Pattern paper
• American Crafts - Ephemera pack
• Stamps of Life - Standup4sentiments stamp
• Spellbinders- Advent calendar sequins

That is it for today, we have a day above freezing before we hit the below freezing again, and this weekend we are supposed to get snow.

Take care, and thanks so much for taking the time to stop by,

Connie

Birthday Cake

 I needed another girl teen card for my great niece. I remembered these watercolor cards so I found one that I thought would be good for a teen :) I colored it with markers instead of watercolor.

• Taylored Expressions - Birthday watercolor panels, colored w/markers
• Echo Park - Fine and Dandy paper
• Srickles on the candle flames

I would like to share my card with the following challenges:

Sisterhood of Crafters Spots and Dots challenge

Seize the birthday Challenge Anything goes or Make your own snowflake background

Word Power Challenge

We are staying in today, the feels like when I woke up was -5, it has reached 0 now. Time to get more crafting done :)

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,

Connie