Northwoods

 Today I am sharing in the Neglected stuff Challenge for my next masculine birthday card. I just don't use my rubber stamps on blocks as much anymore.  I took the stamp off the wood block so I could use it in the Misti stamping platform. I colored it with markers and fussy cut it out. I added some die cut leaves to it and a stamped sentiment I don't think I have used before.

• Northwoods Rubber stamps - 2007 colored w/markers
• BasicGrey - Periphery Paper
• Hero Arts - Birthday messages stamp set
• Impression Obsession - Grass die

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

Connie

Get well

 I turned to one of my stamp sets that came with a British card making magazine for this get well card I needed.  I had to stamp the trellis twice to have it go the length of the card it is actually just a square stamp. The bee, trellis and sentiment all stamped directly on card base. I colored the flowers and then fussy cut them and popped them up on top of the trellis.  The sentiment also came in this stamp set.

• Creative Stamping Magazine - Cardmaking magic, Climbing Flowers stamp set, colored w/markers and fussy cut flowers and popped them up on foam tape

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

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge

Triple B Challenge 

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today, Hope you enjoy a great weekend,

Connie

Preteen birthday

 I recently used this die for my hubby's coworker who loves gaming but this time it went to a preteen boy who also loves games on the computer and video hand held games.  I actually used the sentiment die that comes with it also. I used another piece of the wood veneer cardstock I bought from Amazon to look like it is sitting on a wood table. I colored in the controls with metallic markers.

• Spellbinders - You've got game dies
• Cardstock warehouse - Wood Veneer Cherry collection card stock
• We R Memory keepers - For the Record paper

I would like to share today's card with the Word Power Challenge 

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

Connie

Yellow Flowers

 I just had to do bright colors now that it is spring for the next birthday card I needed. Using an old stamp that I colored with markers. I did a little bit of inking around the die inside before taking the image out of the die. The background is 3 strips from the paper pack, and topped it off with the pearls, another hand delivered card so I could use my bigger pearls I have.

• Northwoods Rubber stamp 2009 - Mini Tulips in clay pot, colored w/markers
• Sassafras - Mix and Mend Papers
• Spellbinders - Decorative Labels 28 die
• Simon Says Stamps - Tiny words birthday, sentiment stamp
• Pink & Main - Sentiment strip die
• Diamond Press - Pearls

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

Word Art Wednesday anything goes

Colorful Options Yellow

Alphabet Challenge Yellow Flowers

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by,

Connie

Rejoice

 Our Savior and Lord has Risen!!!  I have thought so much during this Lenten season how the disciples must have been so confused at times and then having Jesus put on that cross and killed how they must have felt so alone and not knowing what to do next. How much excitement must have been had when they found out that Jesus had risen!!! 

 We also can share in that excitement. Not only did he die for our sins, so that all we have to do is believe in him and we can be saved from eternity in hell, but we can live with him for all eternity.  As I get older the more I appreciate that I will no longer have pain and sorrow once I die but it will be day after day of joy!   

Both cards were heat embossed with embossing powders and colored with aqua markers

• Impression Obsession - Cross of Flowers stamp, embossed with Antique gold embossing powder and colored w/ Spectrum noir Aqua tint markers
• Sentiment stamp fussy cut and popped up with foam tape

• Impression Obsession - Cross of Flowers stamp, embossed with Rose Gold embossing powder, colored with Spectrum Aqua markers

Sentiment stamp fussy cut and popped up with foam tape

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

Connie