Autumn Birthday wreath

 Using more of the stamps from the magazine I bought at the bookstore. This half wreath stamp fit just right on an A2 size card. Fussy cut the flowers and butterfly and popped them up to add them to the wreath, and did a lot of inking.

• Creative Stamping Magazine - Summer Florals Stamps, colored w/markers and fussy cutting
• Distress Oxides - Spiced Marmalade, wild honey and Scattered Straw
• Crafter's Square - Birthday stamp sentiment
• Gold watercolor Paint Splattering

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

Four Seasons Challenge Fall

Triple B Challenge Birds Blooms and Butterflies

Double D Challenge Wreaths

I want to say how thankful I am for all our Veterans, who have done so much for our country, and a shout out to my hubby who is one of them :)

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

Connie

Forest Critters

 Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge this month was to use Forest Critters, and my first thought was my Heartfelt Creations papers and stamps, and this nephew still had not received a card using this set.

• Heartfelt Creations- Woodsy Wonderland Paper collection, Woodsy Critters Stamps and dies and Trees stamps and dies  (the trees were in a bunch and I cut them apart)

I love how you can make so many different scenes from the paper pack and all the images and then add your stamps to enhance the scene, and as many of these I have made I still have a lot left :)

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

Connie

Anniversary

 Hubby and I celebrated our Anniversary last month, well we delayed going out because I have been sick for the past week with a bad cold that is still lingering a bit but we have decided to go out for dinner tonight and celebrate :)

I could not for the life of me find what I had in mind to do for him, what I am thinking is I may have thought I should buy it but didn't, that has happened to me before LOL!  So when I came upon these ephemera pieces, I thought they would be perfect.  After the card was all done and I am looking at it I thought oh this would have made a good valentine card, but guess it works for either :)

• Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Love story ephemera
• Base paper from my scraps bin

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

Connie

Pastor Appreciation

 Last Month was Pastor Appreciation and once again I turned to my Proverb's in Color for the sentiment on them for Our Lead Pastor and her husband that is our Pastor of Discipleship and Outreach.

I loved this Proverbs verse for our Pastor because it fits her perfectly. I had a lot of small strips left from this paper pack so I made the background using them and then added another piece behind the coloring card.

• Christian Art Gifts - Proverbs in Color, colored w/markers
• Sassafras - Mix and Mend Papers

For our masculine Pastor I picked this verse because he is so handy around the church and he has put in a lot of work for our Community Garden we have at church. I colored the whole thing and just didn't like how it turned out so I cut out the verse and put the bottom part of the clipboard.

• Christian Art Gifts - Proverbs in Color, color w/markers
• Tim Holtz - Noteworthy
• Park Lane - Text stamp
• Amazon tag sticker
• Brad

I would like to share my card with Simon Says Monday Challenge using Tim Holtz products

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

Connie

Stitched Christmas

 Yes I am late getting my Christmas cards for October posted, I have been working on them all month long and I finally got them done. The Challenge for this month in our group was to do stitching on cards, just so happened that I had purchased last years Stitched Advent Calendar from Spellbinders, since they were on sale cheap, plus I got 20% off.

• Spellbinders 2024 Stitching Advent Calendar (Tree) with white/gold metallic DMC thread
• Recollections - Gingerbread Forest Paper 6x6 

On this snowman I attached it to the card using removable tape so that they can hang it on their tree if they want to.

• Spellbinders 2024 Stitching Advent Calendar, Snowman with DMC thread
• My mind's eye - O Christmas tree paper
• Poppystamps - Snowscape die
• Recollections - Sticker book sentiment

Michaels this year had some new dies and the stocking was a new one for me so my hubby picked it up for me and surprised me with it.  I cut the die twice and cut the top with foam sparkle. The borders were washi tape they had and the papers too.  The Santa's beard was to be stitched with just straight lines but I added a few more stitches so his beard would be a little fuller.

• Spellbinders 2024 Stitching Advent Calendar, Santa, with extra stitching on beard to make it fuller
• Recollections - Stocking die, cut twice and cut top with Glitter foam, Christmas Plaids paper, Washi tape for borders and Christmas embossed papers

• Spellbinders 2024 Stitching Advent Calendar, ho HO ho
• Paper Studio - Cozy Christmas  paper and Christmas sticker book

On HSN's Craft Day they had these Crystal Art Card kits, they were so cute, I had to pick them up, not realizing half of them are Square, so I decided that I am going to use those ones for the people that I hand deliver cards too.

• Craft Buddy - Crystal Art Card kits

I love how this company does different sizes of their crystals, makes it even more sparkle and interesting.

I would like to share my card with the Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

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

Connie