Christmas in June

 We have been on vacation the past week, we went down to Alabama were some of our family moved from Michigan.  It was very HOT and HUMID about what it is like here now this week so we didn't get much relief coming back home to Illinois like we were hoping. I am trying my best to get caught up on everyone's blogs, but it may take me a few days.

I managed to get all my cards done before I left but didn't get pictures.  Our Challenge this month in my stamping group was to use any animal other than birds in our card.  I just so happen to have quite a few I could choose from these are the ones I did choose.

• Penny Black - Jolly Follies stamp set, colored w/markers
• Stickles - Crystal for snow
• Spectrum Clear Sparkle pen on the light
• Kat Scrappiness - Mini Slimline Double stitched dies
• Paper Pizazz - Red Plaid paper
• DCWV - Green Star paper
• Spellbinders - Ribbon Trio die
• Burlap strip

I would like to share this card with the Penny Black Saturday Challenge Use Pattern papers

I colored the cat and dog like one of our cats we have now and our dog that passed away.

• Newton's Nook - Holiday Post stamp set, colored w/Aqua pens on watercolor paper
• My Favorite things - Cross- stitch Rectangle die
• Graphic 45 - Christmas past papers
• Poppystamps - Eyelet Stitches die
• Stickles - Crystal for snow

This next stamp set came from a cardmaking magazine.

• Quick Cards Magazine - Rabbit stamp set, colored w/markers
• Wink of stella - Cl White and Spectrum Clear marker
• Crafter's Companion - Shimmering Snowflakes die
• Paper Pizazz - Christmas plaid paper
• ornament brad on tag

This last one is a 3D Decoupage sheet I bought at my stamp store.

• Katy Sue - 3D Decoupage Reindeer Kisses Bauble
• Tim Holtz - Shabby Paper

Sharing a side view so you can see the dimension.

This last card I did before she shared the challenge of the month with us.

I forgot to write down the name but it is those scratch off cards I had bought at Michaels store that I shared in earlier Christmas posts.

Take care and all those in the line of this HOT weather I pray you all stay well.

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Connie

Digital card kit

 Alicia McNamara gave away a digital kit a few months ago and I finally printed it out a couple weeks ago and made a card from it, I think the coloring looked a little better on the screen then how my computer printed it out but I think it still make a nice card. Another one I am hand delivering so I used my bigger pearls on it :)

• Alicia McNamara - Digital Download Cardmaking kit, background paper, butterfly and sentiment
• Recollection Pearls

as you can see I fussy cut the butterfly piece out and popped it up with foam tape.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by,

Connie

Sticker bouquet

 I am trying to use as many older items as I do newer ones in my cards, this is one of those older ones, these are stickers I bought from the dollar store many years ago.  I have gone to a couple of our stores around here and they just don't have good craft sections at them, I have read that some are good and others are not stocking craft stuff very much, so I need to visit more stores and see if I can find one that has a good craft section.

The card stock that I applied the sticker to and stamped the sentiment came out more yellow than the cream color it actually is, the close up picture below is more accurate. I fussy cut around the sticker,  The flowers in the corners and the strip on the center of the card are also stickers.

• Miss Elizabeth - Petite Stickers (image, strip and flowers in corners)
• XERE - Green scrapbook papers
• Chloes Creative cards - Sentiment stamp
• Spellbinders - Ribbon tag Trio die
• Ribbon
• Brads

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

Connie

Diamond Dots bouquet

 Made another diamond dots card for my girl friend, she always has pretty flowers in a vase from her garden whenever we go over there, so had to give her one for her birthday :)

• Craft Buddy - Crystal Art card Kits (HSN)

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

Connie

Watercolor Floral

 I feel terrible I bought this set of papers and ephemera a very long time ago and finally broke into it, They are so pretty together.

• Gina K - Watercolor Floral paper and Ephemera pack
• Spellbinders - Romantic Rectangle and A2 Matting Basics A dies
• DCWV - Bright Cardstock
• Digital sentiment
• Pink & Main - Sentiment strip die

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

Connie