tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11484211959901551982024-03-18T18:52:42.179-05:00 Connie's Crafty CreationsConniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.comBlogger2530125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-66783297929789985792024-03-16T19:39:00.001-05:002024-03-17T19:26:42.151-05:00Green theme I used my layering dragonfly stamp on today's card, now that it is warming up we have all kinds of insects coming out, and the trees are starting to bud with flowers and leaves. I cut the background which looks pretty dark in the picture from green pattern paper, and stenciled the background with a river rock stencil.Hero Arts - Color layering dragonfly stamp, fussy cutSpectrum noir - ClearConniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-36672984885106792732024-03-15T11:07:00.002-05:002024-03-15T11:07:20.305-05:00Glitter bird I came across this card kit that you add glitter to the different areas to make up the bird, can you believe that the picture on the front shows black glitter for this bird but there was none in the kit and I did not own any either, so I went with a bronze color instead so we made up a new bird :) I was thinking of trying to add some black reinker to some of my white glitter but I Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-36572111516374173522024-03-13T11:26:00.006-05:002024-03-13T11:26:49.406-05:00Bunny Trail There were some really cute and pretty images from my Marjolein Bastin 2023 daily calendar, I just had to use a couple of them for some Easter cards this year.Marjolein Bastin 2023 daily calendar - Bunny imageSpellbinders - Labels 8 diePaper Studio - La Petites 3D sticker flowerStamps of Life - Postmarks 2 stamp sentimentLittle flower stampThe second one is for my sister in law who loves Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-25013522912433691442024-03-11T09:10:00.002-05:002024-03-11T09:10:24.766-05:00Moving on Another couple is leaving the church and moving out East to live closer to their kids and grandkids. We need to stop this trend. This couple did so much for our church and also the husband got us through the pandemic when our Pastor moved to another church he stepped in and preached until we found a new Pastor that took quite some time, He was a Pastor then they became missionaries and Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-24526027072108292152024-03-08T10:30:00.003-06:002024-03-08T10:30:41.956-06:00Magnolia I love Magnolia's so when I saw this die I just had to pick it up. It was pretty easy to layer together. I used my inks and a blending brush to add the color to the flower and leaves. I needed to stamp the sentiment twice and when I did the second stamping the card had moved a bit and so I ended up having to stamp again on a white strip to cover my mistake but I think it looks ok.Memory BoxConniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-9741394228632748702024-03-06T09:05:00.003-06:002024-03-06T09:05:40.053-06:00U Rock Can you tell this is for a teen boy card :) Boy I am running out of ideas for these teen boy cards but most of my great nephews are getting up there in age so I won't have too many more years of making these.I went with taking this stamp set and stamping these images to fill up a square. Did a little splattering for the background too using ink.Papertrey ink - Live Love Life Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-48726146890664358872024-03-03T08:20:00.000-06:002024-03-03T08:20:27.228-06:00Collage birthday Playing with some of Tim Holtz ephemera and added a die cut wood slice for my hubby's friend at work.Tim Holtz - Organic Layers ephemera (Bird, branch and Encyclopedia piece)Honey Bee - Lovely Layers Slice & Stump dieCrate Paper - DIY shop paperI am adding this to the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Anything goesThanks so much for taking the time to stop by and say Hi,ConnieConniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-70697848524446166702024-03-01T09:23:00.004-06:002024-03-01T09:23:52.638-06:00Florida bound A couple from our church has retired and they have decided to move to Florida, they both love the area and the warmer temps and had a great deal on a place to live, they are very missed but happy for them to be living where they always dreamed of.I tried to make a scene that would reflect that with inking and some stamping.Echo Park Paper co. - Splish Splash stamp set for Palm Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-30810142118101482922024-02-28T08:54:00.004-06:002024-02-28T08:54:56.945-06:00Bird Wishes I was going for a masculine card here, but I think it could be for either male or female card. I used scraps to make up the bird. It has been a long time since I had used these stick frames and I thought a bird would be nice with them.Simon Says stamps - Warbler dieSpellbinder - A2 Distressed Edges diePoppy Stamps - Grand stick frame and Stick frames diesGraphic 45 - Botanical Tea paperODBDConniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-8981040374804343502024-02-26T09:42:00.003-06:002024-02-26T09:42:34.466-06:00Best Wishes I can not even tell you how long I have had this die and this is my first time using it. I would think I was going to use it and then I thought of something else for the person, well this time I was stumped on what to use for her card so I decided this was the time to use it.Spellbinders - Candlewick Lace card front and back to basic tags diesMy mind's eye - Lost & Found twoConniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-60470823743011432562024-02-24T11:37:00.000-06:002024-02-24T11:37:05.668-06:00Pattern Paper This challenge at Double D Challenge Pattern paper wasn't hard for me, I usually use pattern paper in all my cards, I have so much I need to use it, this time I used a couple different ones and a tag that is full of pattern too :)K&co. - Classic K papers and tagPPD - Stitched Mini Scallop borders dieSimply Cards & Papercrafts - Layered Peony stamp and dieMartha Stewart - Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-68883981897194119562024-02-22T11:34:00.001-06:002024-02-22T11:34:17.741-06:00Sending Love Using some more of my goodies from my Advent Calendars, some are new some are from past ones.Crafter's Companion Advent Calendar - Border die 2023 and the stamp 2021 advent calendarSpellbinders 2023 Advent Calendar - Tag dieBasic Grey - Periphery Papers49 and Market - Grove Ticket Essentials (stamp border)It has been fun going back and seeing the goodies from past advent calendars will workConniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-48582005202664455102024-02-20T08:54:00.001-06:002024-02-20T08:54:15.416-06:00Vintage Christmas My cardmaking groups Christmas challenge was postage, at first all I could think of is my postage dies and then I remembered a cardmaking magazine I had bought years ago that had faux postage stamps along with other stamps in the collection so I decided to use them for my first two cards.I tried to line up the the little stamps evenly across this strip of paper at the top of my card, then IConniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-19246927433360393572024-02-18T07:57:00.001-06:002024-02-18T07:57:15.909-06:00Hunting My friend was sweet enough to send me some images and papers when I commented on how my nephew would love these cards, this is what I came up with using them.Papers and images from friendHero Arts - Birthday MessagesWe received 4 inches of snow Friday, it never got above freezing yesterday so we still have it but today might reach close to 50 so I think it will melt most of it, I like when Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-46066906260039670092024-02-16T08:47:00.005-06:002024-02-16T08:47:55.127-06:00Merry & Bright My stamp groups Christmas challenge this month was to use stars on your card or do some scoring on your card, so I went with both challenges in my cards today.49 and Market - Christmas Spectacular Ephemera bits and Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy paper packSimple Stories - Simple Vintage dear Santa Ephemera bits and piecesPaper Studio - Have a Cozy Christmas paperStampendous - Star Chain Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-78257822248238491532024-02-14T08:45:00.004-06:002024-02-14T08:45:51.016-06:00Happy Valentine's Day I had to wait until today to share my Valentine for hubby, he follows my blog. I went with a more vintage feel this year for his card.My Favorite things - You're just my type stamp and die setTwineHeart stickersPaper ScrapsI am sharing today's card with the Simon Says Monday Challenge Tie it upThanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,ConnieConniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-40519237204818191862024-02-12T09:53:00.002-06:002024-02-12T09:53:33.038-06:00Woodsy Sharing a masculine card today, most of it is from Hearfelt creations, but the stump and mushrooms are not. When I saw that stump I thought right away about this woodsy collection and how it would be cute with it. The mushrooms is another die from the advent calendar.Heartfelt Creations - Woodsy Wonderland Collection 12x12 papers, Woodsy wonderland stamp and die collection for the Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-26075977919174330482024-02-10T10:22:00.000-06:002024-02-10T10:22:45.240-06:00Pink Birthday Let's bring on spring :) I saw this Pink Challenge on Colorful Options and just had to play along. I brought out my coloring calendar images again and colored it with markers.Color for Calm 2018 calendar - Flowers colored w/markersQuick Cards magazine - Parisian dreams paper and sentiment tagPrima - 8 point doily dieNuvo Crystal Glaze on sentiment tagThanks so much for Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-50684375762968259732024-02-08T10:25:00.003-06:002024-02-08T10:25:47.261-06:00Sending Love This is for my daughter, sending her love and flowers made from hearts. I went to my scrap pile and die cut the hearts including one small one for a bud :) I added half of a flower punch to it. Punched a circle for the center of the big flower out of pattern paper. Stamped the stem.Spellbinders - Classic Heart and Lattice Rectangle diesEK success - Flower punch for the budStampin up -Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-64809926571430567092024-02-06T08:38:00.001-06:002024-02-06T08:38:20.089-06:00Birthday This border embossing folder was in the Spellbinders Advent Calendar 2023, I think it makes for a pretty border. I went with all brighter theme on this one, the paper pad also had this pretty tag image, I added the stamped sentiment and a gem and was done.Spellbinders Advent Calendar - border embossing folderDCWV - The Primrose Paper and tagHero Arts - Fabulous Birthday stamped Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-43160745154017286002024-02-04T09:08:00.003-06:002024-02-04T09:08:48.197-06:00Winter Birthday I made a winter birthday card today, this stamp set has all the seasons in it and I had yet to do the winter season. I used white embossing powder for the snowflakes in the tree, very fine glitter for the snow on the ground, and the little snowflakes were leftovers from a die cut that I saved.Darcie's - JCS0158 stamp set, white white embossing on the snowflakes and owl colored w/Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-16178302023948835752024-02-02T09:50:00.002-06:002024-02-02T10:03:13.312-06:00Birds nest It has been a little while since I have used my coloring calendar images, I colored it with markers, I was going to fussy cut with my blade between the branches but was afraid that it wouldn't hold up well in the mail since I wanted to pop it up off the card with foam dots.Color for calm calendar 2018 - image colored w/markersDCWV - Once upon a time paperSpellbinders - A2 Scalloped borders Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-91477382064702611472024-01-31T09:57:00.002-06:002024-01-31T09:57:31.565-06:00Holly I am just getting this posted in time for this month, I have had them done for a couple days now. I used some new Holly Acetate pieces and some holly images.49 and Market- Christmas Spectacular Acetate Foliage and Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy paperWashi tape49 and Market- Christmas Spectacular Acetate Foliage and Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy paper, branch, flower and sentiment in Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-51638465763901688652024-01-28T09:00:00.001-06:002024-01-28T09:00:15.659-06:00 Once again using the stamp from my Spellbinders advent calendar, The piece behind it is from ink smooshing, and the wavy piece was a left over piece from another project.Spellbinders Advent Calendar 2023 - Stamp colored w/markers and Labels 37 dieRaspberry Road designs - Love lives here paperSimon Says stamps - Tiny words birthday stampButton and FlossThanks so much for taking the time to Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148421195990155198.post-4205949024454544782024-01-26T09:34:00.001-06:002024-01-26T09:34:06.524-06:00Stained Glass window I have been seeing a few cards here lately sharing arched window cards, Esther has done quite a few of them lately just need to scroll through her blog. I have 3 different kinds and I picked the most ornate one to use on my card today. I added a piece of flowery paper behind it and then vellum on top of that to give it more of a stained glass look.Poppystamps - Gothic Stained Conniecrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09266327228870948083noreply@blogger.com16