Thursday, October 22, 2026

Autumn Embossing

 Using more of the papers I shared in my last card. This time using a new to me embossing folder, I have had it for some time but just never gave it a try and I decided to use pattern paper with it to see how that would look. This embossing folder cut the inside of the flowers out, so I added orange strips to the back to make the cut out parts stand out against all that pattern. Then I took my small ink brush and added some inks to the raised areas of the embossing.

  • 49 and Market - Peach 6x8 mini collection
  • Spellbinders - Blooming Sprigs Cut & Emboss folder, inking on raised areas
  • Diamond Press - Ribbon die

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

Connie

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Best Birthday

 Well I did it, I bought the same paper pack twice.  I hear about others doing it but it finally happened to me. The stamp store has a clearance section and I only go there a few times a year, so when I went this last time and they had these papers that I thought would look great for my Autumn cards and it was 40% off I just had to get it. When I was going through my papers for another card, guess what I found, yep the same paper pack that I had already bought off her clearance the time before must be because that one was 40% off too, at least I got them both on sale.  So since I had two packs of the same papers I decided to see if I could use up one of the packs this Autumn since I will have a whole other pack to use.  So you will be seeing a lot of it over the next month :)  The time before I had picked up some laser cuts too so I have enough for both paper packs probably.


  • 49 and Market - Peach 6x8 Mini collection paper, Peach Laser cut Elements (Flowers and tag behind it, butterfly, Sentiment tag and Faux ribbon)
  • Simon Says stamps - Tiny words Birthday sentiment stamp

I would like to share my card today with Word Art Wednesday anything goes challenge

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

Connie

Monday, October 19, 2026

Picture show

 I had to use this reel again I think it is so neat. I cut the smallest images I could find to fit in each little slot of the picture reel that you could somewhat tell what it was. and used a film strip behind it. Used some of Tim's new paper pack for the background and the middle of the reel is a sticker from Amazon.


  • Tim Holtz - Neutral papers, Vault Picture show dies and Clippings Sticker book (sentiment)
  • Amazon - Sticker

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

Connie

Saturday, October 17, 2026

90th Birthday

 A lady that use to attend our church that is now in Assisted Living, has just celebrated her 90th birthday. I used an image from the Hunkydory book of images.  Some washi tape to add the number onto so it isn't floating and a sticker sentiment onto the image, bottom right corner.


  • Hunkydory - Garden of Dreams pocket images
  • Tim Holtz - Palette collection, Pink paper
  • Spellbinders - Square, Circle and Lacey circle dies
  • Martha Stewart - Numbers stamp set
  • Ieebee - Fluttering blooms washi tape
  • SRM Stickers - Thinking of you sticker set

I am sharing today's card with Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Add a number Challenge

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

Connie

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Get well Soon

 I know I said I would post guy cards every other one but there has been challenges that I am using things for ladies cards, I will get back to the guy cards :)  I am really trying hard to use more Advent calendar goodies before I start opening my new one in December and I managed to use quite a bit on this one card. A lady in our church had back surgery.

I started with coloring this pretty stamp, cutting it out with a wavy die from the set and using an embossing folder and sentiment too. I added a die cut to go between the embossing and pattern paper.


  • Diamond Press - Advent Calendar 2025- Stamp set (flowers and sentiment, colored w/markers, wavy Square die, embossing folder
  • Cheery Lynn Designs - Alison's Ribbons die
  • BasicGrey - Porcelain paper
Here is a close up of the embossing folder, I think this is the prettiest folder of all the ones I have gotten from Advent calendars.

I would like to share my card today with the following challenges :
Can you handle the Pressure Optional birthday

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today, I am a little behind again on visiting blogs but I am trying hard to catch up.

Connie