Sisters

 Thanksgiving cards for my sisters, I went with a stamp and shaped card for my first, I know don't be in shock that I didn't use any pattern paper :) Going with a classic clean look. I did a little inking around the edges before removing the die.

• Inky Antics - Pumpkin Scenes stamp set, colored w/markers
• Spellbinders Labels 29
  
  

This next one I used an image from my daily calendar because of the message on it, my brother in law has been going through a lot of health problems over the past couple years and we got some good news recently, so this fits perfectly and they both like coffee :)

• Katy Daisy, Just Bloom 2025 Daily Calendar image
• Graphic 45 - Botanical tea papers
• Martha Stewart - Border punch

Even though this has been a rough year at times, we can always find things we are quite grateful for!

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and hope you have a great weekend!

Connie

Collaboration

 One time when we went into Michaels hubby found these beads that you put together and then melt them with an iron, he thought that was a neat idea, I told him I didn't think I wanted to try that and he ended up getting them for himself.  His first try didn't come out perfect, but he gave it to me and said I should use it on a card, so since Thanksgiving was coming up I thought I would use it for his sisters Thanksgiving card and that way it would be something from both of us.

• Beaded Leaf
• PPD - Burlap Swatch die
• 49 and Market - In the leaves rub on sentiment
• Diamond Dots

Next up is a birthday card for my nephew and I went with a Graphics Fairy image and some stamped leaves to frame it.

• Graphics Fairy - Leaves and branch print
• Hero Arts - Wood frame infinity die
• Stamp in up - Leaves 1997
• Sentiment stamp was in my scraps box

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

Connie

Be Joyful Always

 I bought this tag and bag die set for my journaling, I got it on sale :) But I thought it would make a nice gift for my sister in law, I know she has devotional books that she could always use a bookmark and thought the tag could work for that.  She has received it and said she will be using it :)

I love the jagged edge on the bag.

• Hot off the press - Tag in a bag die set
• K&Co. - Ancestry.com papers for the bag
• Graphic 45- Botanical Tea paper for tag
• Stamps of Life - Praise4Him (verse on envelope)
• ODBD - Scripture Collection 2 stamp set (tag)
• Lawn Fawn - Outside In Stitched Scalloped rectangle die (on bag)
• Spellbinders - Lacy Squares die (pocket on tag)
• Hot off the press _ Botanical Library (inside of pocket on tag)
• Impression Obsession - Spring bird die
• Ribbon and string

I glued the square die on tag on sides and bottom only so that it could be a pocket to hold anything in there she may want to save our take notes.

That is all for today, hope you have a great week ahead and thanks for taking the time to stop by and say Hi,

Connie

Celebrating you

 These Paper Rose images are just gorgeous and they have a touch of shine to them that makes them extra special looking on the card.  When hubby saw these with me he said those are cool, so I thought, I can always use more images for guy cards :)

• Paper Rose Studio - Lakeside Memories embossed die cuts
• 49 and Market - In the Leaves 12x12 papers, PVC die cuts (leaves) and Wishing bubbles and Trinkets epoxy xtickers
• Spellbinders - Labels one dies
• Simon Says stamps - Tiny words Birthday sentiment stamp

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

Love those pretty papers Optional Forest Critters

NBUS Challenge Duck die cut

Word Art Wednesday

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by, hope you have a great weekend, we are enjoying very warm weather right now and sun.

Connie

Happy Hugs

 I have a couple cards I made for people in my church. The first was an older lady that recently started coming to our church, she is in need of prayer so I thought I would send a card to remind her that I was praying for her.

Hubby made me a few Autumn pictures on his computer using AI, and this image is one of them.

• Picture hubby made using AI
• DCWV - Earth Prints paper
• Hot off the press - Life Happens Greetings stamp sentiment
• Spellbinders - Blossom and Delicious Decorations (leaf) dies

A man in our church got Covid and was hospitalized.  I went with another Autumn themed card for his get well.

• Tim Holtz - Leaf Fragments and 3D Oak Leaf dies
• Tag from friend
• Art Gone Wild - Get well stamp sentiments

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today, I am a little behind on visiting blogs, been a bit busy, but will get to them :)

Connie