Home for Christmas

 The Christmas challenge in my group for this month is to use House or Village in our cards, I kind of stuck to it in the first few the last was something entirely different.

I inked a background, forgot to write the colors I used. Die cut the town, and then found a small star die set and used that and white gel pen for the stars.

• Taylored Expressions - Bethlehem Border die
• Distress inks for Background
• Crafter's Companion - Twinkling Stars die

I found two pictures I thought would work great for this style of card so I made two.

• Penny Black - Immense Joy die
• Thomas Kincaid - 2012 daily calendar for imags
• Martha Stewart - Holly punch, colored w/markers
• Old paper distress ink around edges of card

I know this is only a front door in my next card but I really love this Chipboard Ephemera, so I had to use it, the sentiment came in the same pack so I just added some inking and a frame.

• Crafter's Companion - Holly & Ivy die
• Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Old Fashion Christmas Chipboard pieces
• Old Paper distress ink around edges

So this last one I had just seen THIS CARD on Can you handle the pressure challenge and I thought wow that looks like she used a die from the advent calendar, so I went to her blog and sure enough it was, I had not used that die yet and you know how I am trying to use of the goodies from last years calendar before I start opening this years in December so I just had to give it a try.  I had to try it in pinks.

Instead of an embossed background I used a stencil, toned it down a bit with some inks to blend the background a bit, then went to town on making the tree. I used 3 different pattern papers from the same paper pad. I didn't want to cover up all the embossing but it needed something so I went with cutting out a vellum piece to put behind the tree.  I used a pink scrap to cut out a bow for the top, and used a die for the trunk of the tree.

• Spellbinders - Advent calendar 2025 die for tree branches, Labels Trio for trunk and Cut vellum from Decorative Labels 28 (behind tree)
• Stamperia - Sweet Winter Background paper pack
• Echo Park - Christmas wonderland Stencil
• Distress ink through stencil - Speckled egg and Kitsch Flamingo, Old Paper blended over the whole background
• Diamond Press - Advent calendar (bow die) from scrap paper

That's all for this month, I need to look and see how many more I need.

I am sharing my card today with Peace on Earth Challenge and Stencil Fun Challenge 

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

Connie

Autumn Lakeside

 I love these designs for guy cards, this one for my oldest brother. I used papers and diecuts from the same set, other than the orange came from Tim Holtz's new paper pack. I fussy cut the stone paper to look like a stone wall. Mounted the image onto some die cuts and used a die for the sentiment.

• Paper Rose studio - Lakeside Memories, 6x6 paper pack for the rock border and embossed die cuts
• Tim Holtz - Pallete Collection Orange paper
• Spellbinders - Classic Inverted Scalloped circles die
• Elizabeth Craft Designs - Happy Birthday die

You can see the embossing these images have on them, gives that extra something.

I would like to share my card today with Seize the Birthday Challenge - Fall colors.

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

Connie

Wreath and Basket

 Sharing two more Crystal Art cards from the kits I got.  More that I was able to hand deliver to friends.

Craft Buddy - Crystal Art card kits

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Connie

Thoughts and Prayers

 I was the lucky receiver of some collage papers that Leslie had that she thought I might get more use out of and I used one on my card today.  I started off with a background I had made using glossy cardstock that I have had in my container of backgrounds I have made, it was in all blues but I wasn't very fond of it until adding the collage paper on top it now looks pretty good :)

• Background made from Glossy card stock and inks
• Tim Holtz - Serendipity Collage papers and 2x3 collage card
• Spellbinders - Candlewick Rectangles and sentiment dies
• 49 and Market - Vintage Artistry Serenity Postage Washi
• Inky Antics - Simple Sentiments stamp

 

I would like to share my card with Simon Says Monday Challenge Make your own background

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

Connie

Deepest Sympathy

 Sharing the card I made for my sister after her hubby passed. It felt so weird not to go to the funeral but my sister said she knows how long that drive is and we had just seen them the week before he passed and how much he appreciated us stopping by on our way back home from Michigan. Hubby was having a very intensive week at work so I would have gone by myself and that would have been rough.  

She had gotten a new walk in shower put in that she has to make payments on so we sent her the money we would have had to use for gas to get back there and she was much appreciative of that, helps me feel a little better about not making it but still felt strange not to be there. So sad he passed before it was installed but she is having hard time getting in and out now so it will be nice for her.

• 49 and Market - Vintage Artistry Essentials 6x8 papers and Ephemera bits
• Fiskars - Essential sayings sentiment stamp
• Nuvo Crystal drops

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

Connie