Envelope/Tag card

 I broke down in one of Spellbinders sells and bought some more of the dies that go with their Essential Envelope dies, I used it for one of my cardmaking friends that also has the set :) The new dies are the front cover, the scallop, tab tag and flowers.

• Spellbinders - Essential Envelope and Every day Add-ons dies
• Basic Grey - Porcelain Paper
• Hero Arts - Your day sentiment stamp
• Crafter's Square - Gel dots
• Inside tag has stickers from Amazon

I wrote my message to her on the back of the tag.

I would like to share my card with Beautiful Blossom Challenge 

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

Connie

Magnolia Bloom

 I just love these magnolia dies, they layer up so pretty, just add a touch of inking and some coloring on the leaves and they are so lovely.  The paper I used in the background had these gold foiling to it which gave it a bit of a dress up to the flower I think, as well as the die I used to frame it :)

• Memory Box - Magnolia Blooming Bud and Magnolia Bud trio dies
• Momenta - Pattern cardstock
• Spellbinders - Decorative Labels Eight die
• Open Studio - Greeting tabs

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

Seize the Birthday Challenge anything goes or Blue Pink and Yellow

Just us girls Challenge Die week   2023 

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

Connie

Happy 250th Anniversary

 I bought these kits before we went on vacation and they came yesterday, so I have been a busy girl working to get them done today, I will keep them up for a few months but still wanted them done today, and thought I would share with you all.  They came from Amazon but I didn't really realize until after that they were actually coming from China, that is why they took so long to get here. 

They are on Canvas Squares so I just propped them up on a picture holder and the other is leaning up against other things.

I really love them both it is hard to pick which one I like more.

I have put them on the mantel really quick to see how they would look, not sure if I will keep it this way or not.  I made the doll in the middle years ago, and the banner a few years back also.  The truck is a lego one that hubby bought and I told him that was one I didn't mind if we kept out in the living room :)

I would like to share my canvas diamond dots with the Colorful Options Challenge red, white and blue

It is dark and gloomy here right now, that may be why my pictures aren't turning out well, the parade over in St. Louis was cancelled due to bad weather. Hopefully it will blow over so they can do the fireworks tonight.  It has cooled down into the high 80's so it might not be as bad as it has been.

Hope everyone stays safe celebrating today and tonight.

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

Connie

Get well

 I was in need of a get well card and I had just saw these images on Graphics Fairy web site and thought they were so pretty, I used one of them for my card. I inked around the edge of the card first and then added some pattern papers to go with it. To tie in the gold foiling on the arch die I added a gold sticker along the border die. There were little dot gold stickers on the sheet so I added them to the background.

• Graphics Fairy - Dome flower image, fussy cut
• Memory Box paper
• Sizzix - Tags Rounded die
• Basic Gray - Periphery paper
• Pinkfresh Studio - Classic Edger die
• Hot off the press - 63 Thin line border stickers
• Chloe's creative cards - Sentiment stamp

I am still trying to catch up on everyone's blogs, it's been a bit busy since we got back from vacation.

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

Connie

Butterflies

 I made this card with my group on Teams meeting back in May, I loved it so much I saved it for my sisters birthday and she has received the card so I can share it now :)  I hope I remember what we did, I think inked the background and stamped our image and then embossed the piece and did anymore inking over top to highlight the embossing. I did write down that the card base is 10.5 x 5.5 inches, but didn't write down where we scored it. 

• Inkadinkado - Patterned Bugs stamp set
• Distress inks - Wild Honey, Dried Marigold and Fossilized Amber
• Elizabeth Craft Designs - Happy Birthday die cut

This next picture shows the fold we did on the inside, I totally can't remember how we did it, but I did have written down that the square sentiments and the pattern paper are 1.25 inches square. As you can see it was like a z-fold card.

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

Alphabet Challenge E for Embossing

Can you handle the pressure anything goes with a twist of purple

Word Art Wednesday 

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

Connie