Vintage Thinking of you

 A lady in our cardmaking group has cancer and has started her treatments, she has to go through chemo and radiation, I was trying to figure out what to do for her when I was looking through my papers and for some reason this image from a paper pack just seemed calming to me, so I thought it would be good for this situation.  After the card was done I felt it needed more so I punched out some flowers, gave them a bit of dimension by shaping them with my stylus, and adding some stickles in the middle of them.  The tag at the bottom I added a stamp too and then decided that another flower would look good with it too.

• Stamperia - Daisy Art Collection paper (image)
• Crafter's Companion - Distressed Florals (background paper)
• Tim Holtz - Label Die
• Winter Time - Art Journal stamp
• EK Success - Flower Punch
• Distress Stickles - Scattered straw
• Digital Sentiment 
• Pink & Main - Sentiment strip die

I would like to share my card today with Love those pretty papers Challenge anything goes with Optional Coastal theme.

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

Connie

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