Pastor Appreciation

 Last Month was Pastor Appreciation and we have two Pastors and as I have mentioned before our Lead on the Praise team has also just become a Pastor.

First up is for our head Pastor, she has been such a blessing to us, and is so easy to talk to, this coloring card was perfect for this years card, I colored it with markers.

• Creative Expressions - To Calm and Inspire coloring cards, colored w/markers
• 49 and Market - In the Leaves 12x12 paper
• Queen & co. - Yellow Sunshine gems

The next is for her husband that heads up all the social media type things and also does so much around the church, I thought this sentiment matched him well.

Creative Expressions - To Calm and Inspire coloring cards, colored w/markers

Last is for our Praise team leader

Creative Expressions - To Calm and Inspire coloring cards, colored w/markers

Praying on this election day that no matter the turn out of our election we can all come together and all this hate and division will end.

Connie

Autumn Wreath

 This was another hand delivered card so I used some of my big pearls to embellish since I didn't have to worry about it getting through the mail.

• Spellbinders - Wreath stamp and die set, colored w/markers
• DCWV - Crafty stack papers
• Stamps of Life - standup 4 sentiments
• Tim Holtz - Funky Floral for leaf border
• Queen & co. - Chocolate Delight Pearls

So enjoying these Autumn cards :)  Don't want it to end.

Connie

Halloween

 I was a bit busy yesterday and totally forgot to post some cards I made for my daughters step kids.  I asked if they go trick or treating and she said yes, so I made them some cards.

For the oldest I chose a digital image to use. The border die was cut from a scrap of pattern paper that I inked over.

• Graphic Fairy - Cat image
• Spellbinders - Large Deckled Rectangle die
• Memory Box - Autumn Border die

For the next two I used stickers I had

• Daily Calendar stickers - Ghost, Bats and Boo
• Spellbinders - Classic Oval Lg. dies

• Daily Calendar stickers - Witch, pumpkin and sentiment
• Gemini - Torn Edge Circle dies

Wow it is so hard to believe it is already November, wishing you all a good Thankful Month!

Connie

Feathered Friends

 Our cardmaking group has for the Birthday challenge this month to do some fussy cutting on your card. I had recently picked up this card making magazine from Barnes and Nobles that had these great Autumn stamps inside so I just had to stamp them out and fussy cut to go with my bird :)

• Tim Holtz - Feathered Friends die
• Creative Stamping magazine - Everyday Autumn art stamp set, colored w/markers and fussy cut
• Crafter's companion - Advent calendar paper
• Martha Stewart - Border punch

This second card is for Sketch challenge in the group.

• American crafts - Art Journaling Acetate Ephemera
• Ms. Sparkle & co. - Watercolor paper
• Inky Antics - Simple Sentiments

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

Connie

Holiday Wreath

 This is the Month of October Christmas cards. I decided to look through my coloring calendar images to see if I had any Winter Greenery ones that I could color up, that is the challenge for this month in my stamp group. I found 3 I liked, so I got down to coloring them up.

• Coloring for calm calendar - image colored w/markers
• Paper Studio - Have a cozy Christmas paper

• Coloring for calm calendar - image colored w/markers
• My Mind's eye - O Christmas tree paper
• Recollections - Christmas sticker sentiment

• Coloring for calm calendar - image colored w/markers
• Martha Stewart - Border punch
• Paper Studio - Have a cozy Christmas paper
• Recollections - Christmas stickers 

After coloring all of them and fussy cutting them out and making the cards it took longer than I thought it would so I went to my Graphic Fairy images I have downloaded from their site and found a few I thought would work nicely for the challenge.

• Graphic Fairy digital image
• Bo Bunny - Father Christmas paper
• Lawn Fawn - Fancy Scalloped Rectangle die
• Tim Holtz - Fancy Festive dies (Branch and pinecone)

• Graphic Fairy - Digital image
• Bo Bunny - Father Christmas paper
• Spellbinders - Curved Rectangle die
• 49 and Market - Christmas Spectacular Acetate Foliage

For my last card my cardmaking groups challenge was using a Santa on your card, I had recently downloaded this free digital from Paper wishes site, so I thought I should use it :)

• Paper wishes - Digital image
• Bo Bunny - Father Christmas paper
• Spellbinders - Captivating Square die
• Starform - Sentiment sticker
• Sequins

All caught up for another month :)

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

Connie