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

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

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

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 :

Simon Says Monday Challenge Think Pink

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

Fold Card

 I did this card with my group over Teams and I totally forgot to write down the measurements as we were making it this time. With all the folds it is a thick card but I was able to hand deliver it to a lady in our church so that was ok. I hope if you want to give it a try you can figure out a way to make it with your own measurements.

• DCWV - Linen Closet paper
• Simply Cards and Papercrafts Magazine - Layered Peonies stamp and die set
• Ecstasy Crafts - Birthday Stickers, colored w/marker
• Martha Stewart - Butterfly punch
• Paper Studio - Gems

I didn't get a very good close up but gave it to her before checking my pictures.

I would like to share my card today with Just us Girls Challenge Move

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

Connie