Retirement

 My girlfriend retired recently so I had to make her a card to Congratulate her.  This paper pack had some neat ephemera pieces to stamp and write on, I made a list of things she will enjoy now that she doesn't have to drive over to St. Louis everyday!

• We R Memory keepers - For the record papers
• Gina k designs - Tag lines sentiment stamps
• Wintertime crafts - Sticker book ( Faux stamp)
• Paper clip

I would like to share my card today with Simon Says Monday Challenge Add a sentiment

and Word Art Wednesday 

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

Connie

New Baby

 My nephew and his girl friend just had a baby. I saw these stickers just before they had the baby so I kept them in mind for when she had it to use them. I just placed it on a die cut layered onto another one and had this cute baby paper to put it on and added a few little sticker gems. Stamped sentiment.

• Susan Branch - Baby stickers
• Paper Trey Ink - Hodge Podge papers
• Spellbinders - All Occasions sentiment stamp
• Starform - Transparent Glitter gold stickers

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

Connie

Special day

 I hadn't used my coloring calendar images in quite sometime so I pulled this spray out of my collection for the next birthday card I needed.  I fussy cut it out and paired it with a doily and more of the ribbon my sister gave me :)

• Coloring for Calm 2018 calendar image - fussy cut and colored w/markers
• Spellbinders - Delicate Doilies die
• My minds eye - Quite Contrary paper
• Stickles - Vintage Photo for flower centers
• Gem and Ribbon

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

Connie

Daisy

 I usually cut these type dies out completely and then put them on the front of my cards but this time I cut into my front panel, and added a yellow piece of paper on the inside of the card so that the flowers would stand out better, I think you can see it better on my close up picture.

• Gemini - OX Eye Daisy die, cut directly into the front of the card, colored with both inks  through the die and then markers for the stem
• Penny Black - Sprinkles and smiles sentiment stamp

I would like to share my card with The Flower Challenge Blog Birthday

Thanks for all the kind thoughts with our flooding situation.  I can't imagine what people go through that have their whole house flooded.  We are very close to having our crawl space pumped out and most of the garage is done. Prayers for all those going through floods, fires and anything else unexpected.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Connie

Tag in a card

 I think this card came from working on my Junk Journal this month, I make all kinds of tags and pockets and such for that so when I went to make my friends birthday card that was on my mind :) I used quite a few different pattern papers, and stamped my tag, adding more pattern paper at the top.  It is hard to see but I also used some die cut flowers on the front of the pocket I made to insert the tag into. I used more of the pretty trim my sister gifted me on the pocket.

• Raspberry Road designs - Love lives here papers
• Trim from my sister
• Hero Arts - Nested tag shapes die
• Crafters companion advent calendar - Flower and leaves die cuts
• Impression Obsession - Birthday stamp set (birthday)
• Dollar store stamps - Flowers, leaves and Happy

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

Love those Pretty Papers Challenge Triangle

Simon Says Monday Challenge Layers

I am a little late posting because we had severe flooding in our area, the shopping center we always go too was under water and the animal shelter had to be evacuated, they were wading in waist deep water trying to get them all out.  Through Facebook we are seeing many others that were impacted too.  I am so thankful that the rain finally stopped just before our 4 foot crawl space was up to the floor boards.  Our garage got a couple inches of water, so we have been working on pumping out water and cleaning up everything in the garage.  A damn in a city about an hour away burst and many people in the path of it had to be evacuated too.  

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

Connie