One for the books

 My great niece turned 18 and I didn't know what to do for her so I went looking through my advent calendar goodies to see if anyone of them would work and when I read this sentiment that came with the layered stamp set from Diamond press I thought it would be perfect for an 18th birthday.

This stamp set comes with 6 different layering stamps and I was very nervous that I wouldn't be able to layer them straight all together very well but it worked pretty good. Then when I was looking through papers to use with it I came upon this piece that had another great sentiment so I used that and felt it needed an extra something so to make it look a little more girly I went with some flowers.

• Diamond Press - Advent Calendar, Layered stamp set (Book)
• We R Memory Keepers - For the Record Paper
• Tim Holtz - Funky Nature die (Flowers)

Sharing today with the NBUS Challenge (Book stamp)

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

Connie

Water color bouquet

 It had been some time since I used my flower die cuts so I had to break out this pretty bouquet and cut it out with water color cardstock and using my Aqua pens  to color it by adding the colors to my glass mat and picking them up with a wet brush to paint. Both papers used from same set and I added the crochet lace die between, more of my bigger pearls since it was another hand delivered card :)

• Memory Box - Verona Bouquet die, water colored with Spectrum Aqua and Zig color brush markers
• White glue pen for flower centers
• Graphic 45 - Botanical Tea papers
• Tim Holtz - crochet die
• Crafter's Companion - sentiment die
• Recollections - Pearls

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

A Cut Above Challenge Use a die cut

Word Art Wednesday Anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms challenge Florals

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

Connie

Enchanted Forest

 Using another background we made in one of our teams meetings a couple months ago, where we tore a piece of paper and glued it to the center of our card and then took small stamps and stamped all around. These Tin Tiles are from Making memories and I can remember buying them at Archiver's scrapbook store so you know how old they are.  Using more of the little stickers bought from Amazon that I shared in a couple post ago.  

I used some floss and stitched around the tiles before adding the stickers. Finished it off with sentiment from one of Tim Holtz collections that I cut apart.

• CRS Tapestry - Grass Blade & Trellis peg stamps on background
• Wintertime - Art Journal stamps on background
• Park Lane - Text stamp on background
• Making Memories - Stitched Tin tiles, stitched with DMC floss
• Peter Pauper Press - Enchanted Forest Stickers
• Tim Holtz - Small Talk sentiment

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

Neglected Stuff Challenge (tin tiles)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Masculine card using Tim's products

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

Connie

Mixed Media card

 One of my cardmaking friends is really into mixed media and so I thought I would try and do a card for her that has mixed media in it.

I started the base with an Alcohol inked background I had made awhile ago. Then I got out a stencil and added some solar paste to the top left corner of the die cut for my main image.  Her daughter has a lavender farm so I thought that the die cut would be a neat touch to add and go with the alcohol inked background. Finished it off with a stamped sentiment and some sequins.

• Alcohol inked background
• Memory Box - Long Stem Lavender die
• Lawn Fawn - Outside stitched scalloped rectangles die
• Crafter's Companion - Advent Calendar stencil
• Solar Paste - Crocodile Tears
• Honbay - Sentiment stamp
• Spellbinders - Sequins

I would like to share my card today with:

Stencil Fun Challenge

Just us girls Challenge Stencil

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

Connie

You got this

 My nephew who is only 46 had a couple strokes a couple weeks ago.  From what I understand they have his blood pressure under control but his left leg and left arm needs PT, and he also needs OT, and he can't work right now. I made him this card using these sentiment panels that I thought may be encouraging for what work he has ahead of him. I added a metal turn fastener to the panel I glued down.  I popped up the other panel with foam tape.

• Ciabella - Engine of the future 12x12 paper and Creative pad A4
• Metal turn Fastener and brad

After I sent the first card one of their friends made a GoFundme page for him to help with all the medical bills since he can't work now. I was texting with his wife and asked her if it would be better to send her a check or do the go fund me and she said a check would be great, I couldn't just send a check so I made another card for him using an image from my old Thomas Kinkade daily calendar from a few years back.

• Thomas Kinkade Painting of light- Daily calendar image
• SRM sticker - Thinking of you sentiment sticker

I would appreciate all prayers you lift up for my nephew to heal.

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

Connie