Flower Bouquet

 I have more advent calendars to open this December so I am really trying to use the things from last years before then, so I was able to go that plus I used some from other years too for the next birthday card I needed.

• Diamond Press - Advent Calendar 24, Frame die
• Crafter's Companion - Advent calendar 23 Stamp and die cut flowers by sentiment
• WeRmemory keepers - For the record papers
• Diamond Press - sentiment stamp
• Spellbinders - Labels trio die
• Fiskars - Border punch

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

Connie

Masculine Birthdays

 I have two cards to share today, my nephew and his son have their birthdays just a few days from each other and I finished these cards on the same day, using the same paper pack, so I thought I would share them here together.  My great nephews card I used all papers from the pack, just cut the numbers and background from different pieces of paper. You can probably tell my great nephew is turning 15.

• DCWV - Tattered Time paper
• Studio G - Alphabet stamps (I hand wrote in the 2) on ticket

For My nephews card I did go with some rub ons and sticker tags I found at the $store, along with some other goodies.

• DCWV - Tattered Time paper
• Crafter's Square - Tag sticker and Gold Fern Rub on (to the left of tag)
• Tim Holtz - Curator stamps (bottom left ephemera)
• 49 and Market - Curator Meadow Faux stamp
• Recollections - Brad

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

Connie

Autumn Tree

 I have not played with this set in a long time and it is perfect for a fall birthday, in past times I have stamped the leaves, fussy cut them and then popped them on the tree, this time I did all the stamping directly onto a piece of pattern paper.

• Papertrey Ink - Mighty Oak stamps
• Hero Arts - It's your day sentiment stamp

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

Simply Clean and Simple Optional Pumpkins

Four Seasons Anything goes Fall

Neglected Stuff Challenge My tree stamp

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

Connie

Greenhouse

 My hubby surprised me one day back in August with these dies. Normally he walks during his lunch break but because it was so HOT back then he decided to check out the thrift store on base to see what they had, we haven't gone in there in a long time.  Well he saw this die set and thought I could use it on my cards.  Now at first I will have to say I wasn't too sure about it, like how I am going to use something dimensional on my cards, but the more I looked at it I thought maybe I could, this is the card I came up with and the actual 3D version will be at the end. I added a tree to go with the greenhouse, and a punched border of flowers inside but all the rest of the dies are from this set.

• Concord & 9th - C9 Summer camp greenhouse and greeting dies
• Enamel dots on the flowers inside the greenhouse
• Memory Box - Orchard tree frame die, colored w/markers
• Fiskars - Flower border punch (inside greenhouse)
• Vellum
• Martha Stewart pearls on banner

I used some foam tape to pop out the greenhouse to fit the plants and flowers inside.

Here is the greenhouse actually put together as it was intended.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today, have a great weekend!

Connie

Bunched Bouquet

 I decided to go with some stamping that I haven't done in awhile for the next birthday card I needed, this was another hand delivered so I could add as much dimension. These are layered stamps.

• Tonic Studio - Bunched Bouquet stamps
• Spellbinders - Floral Doily Motifs dies
• Lilybee designs - Head over heels papers
• Stamps of Life - Miis4circles sentiment stamp set
• Gems

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

Connie