Red, white and blue Christmas

 In honor of our 250th Celebration this year, our group Christmas Challenge for July was to use red, white and blue on our cards.  I haven't done a stitching die in awhile so I thought I would do one of those.  I had picked up some already made seals at Hobby Lobby that I thought would go with my seal faux string die for Christmas, there were a lot of seals in the package so I have a feeling you are going to see a lot of those. I also used a lot of different snowman I had that were given to me from family and friends that I used.

• Spellbinders 2024 Stitched Advent calendar dies (warm wishes)
• Sizzix - Woven embossing folder
• Tim Holtz - Funky festive dies

• Creative Life - Christmas seals (Hobby Lobby)
• LDR Creative - Sealed with good wishes (Stem and Faux string dies)
• Martha Stewart - Snowflake embossing folder
• Tim Holtz - Festive Bouquet dies (Poinsettia and Greenery)

On this one I used a Library card Esther gifted me many years ago that had blue cup and sentiment on it, I added the snowman and snowflake stickers to it which were given to me by my sister in law.

• EK Success - Sticko Snowmen Stickers
• Library Card from friend
• Lilybee designs - Jingle Papers inked

This next card snowman was given to me by my sister, I believe this was from a Christmas card I believe her Mother in law had given to her, it was so long ago I have forgotten. He worked perfect for red white and blue, I just cut a background piece of paper and added a sentiment.

• Spellbinders - A2 Distressed Edges die, inked
• Daisy D's - Paper
• Hobby Lobby sentiment tag
• Image from a Christmas card

The only thing I like about this card is how I colored the snowman die cut and even that I was trying to make him look antique and it is too yellow. I used an smooshed background I had made, thinking it looked a little antique I found the sentiment charm to go with it, I think where I failed is the cardstock I used to put behind the snowman, I added dots of white gel pen thinking that might help but not really. The snowman die cut was given to me by a fellow cardmaker that isn't in our group anymore.

• Taloyer Snoman die cut, colored w/markers
• Holiday Charms - sentiment
• Spellbinders - Labels 11 die
• Background smooshed ink
• Recollections - Brad 
• Stickles - Crystal for snow and Diamond on his hat

So that is it my cards for July.

I would like to share with Peace on Earth Challenge anything goes

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

Connie

Grad 2026

 I forgot to post the graduation card that I made for my great niece who graduated from High School.  Since we were going down to Alabama a month after she graduated I waited and hand delivered it to her.

• Echo Park - Graduation Ephemera
• Best Occasions - Mixed Media Paper
• Sequins

I would like to share my card today with Word Power Challenge

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

Connie

Magical

 The day before the 4th, hubby took the day off and asked if I wanted to go over to Missouri to the Stamp store and out to lunch.... well you know I couldn't pass that up :)  Did I find some goodies to bring home with me, why yes I did :)  I was hoping the recipient would think it was as cute as I did :)

The pink piece as well as the bottle and ticket were in the ephemera pack and after I had the card all done I looked over at those round pink pieces that came out of the piece and thought I could use them to embellish it a bit more. So I added a bit of Nuvo crystal glaze on them. The paper is from Tim Holtz's new teal palette papers.

• 49 And Market - The Looking Glass Ephemera pack
• Tim Holtz -  Teal Palette Collection papet
• Nuvo Crystal glaze on Dots from pink piece
• Hot off the press - Dazzle sentiment sticker

I would like to share my card with NBUS - Never before Used Schtuff

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

Connie

Chickadees

 I don't know about you but I feel like it has been way too long since I have had a bird on my cards :)

This had to be a larger card in order to fit the stamped birds on it, this one is 5 x 6.5 inches.

• Stamplistic - Chickadees, colored w/markers and fussy cut
• DCWV - Linen Closet Papers
• Spellbinders - Romantic Rose dies
• Hero Arts - It's your day stamped sentiment
• Paper Studio - Gems

 I would like to share my card with Triple B Challenge Birds, Blooms and Butterflies

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

Connie

90th Birthday

 My girlfriend's mom turned 90 and although she comes to our church whenever she is in town, I didn't know her very well, so I asked my friend what does she like, does she have a favorite color?  She said she likes music and dancing and favorite color is Black.  I was a bit surprised and then thought what I am I going to do with that information.  I went searching through my things and I found some paper that I have had for over 10 years I thought just might work :)

I managed to cut the paper so that the let's dance and the couple along with the piano keys were all on the top, added more music paper to the bottom. Under the Number tag was something I wanted to cover up so that was the perfect place to put the numbers. The faux stamp of the lady dancer was in the paper pack too so I fussy cut that out. Then finished it off with the sentiment die cut that I cut twice and layered and some trim and pearls to break up the top and bottom pieces.  

• Graphic 45 - Curtain Call paper
• Fiskars - stamp scissor
• Taylored Expression - Whimsy#s die
• Spellbinders - Lacy square and Sentiments One dies
• Recollections - Pearl border
• Lace pom pom trim

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

Seize the birthday One or more numbers

Neglected Stuff Challenge Papers

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

Connie