Pirate Birthday

 I went with a Pirate theme for the next card I needed, I have always made a scene when using this set before but this time I decide to go with this layout.

• Stampendous - Changito Pirates, colored w/markers, the pirate was actually cut out and put on top of the diecut
• PPD - Stitched Postage stamps rectangle dies
• Papercraft inspiration - Greeting stamp set
• Sassafras - Mix and Mend paper

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

Connie

Take time to enjoy

 Using more of the Paper Rose papers for another masculine card for our friend. They make such pretty cards, I added a stamped dragonfly to the scene!

• Paper Rose - Lakeside Memories Paper collection
• Crafter's Companion - Advent calendar dragonfly stamp and die set, colored w/markers and spectrum sparkle pen on the wings
• Spellbinders - Deckled Rectangle dies for the matting

I would like to share my card today with Love those pretty papers challenge Optional polka dots

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

Connie

Sending hugs

 A friend lost her mom, and now she has to deal with all that comes with that. I thought this paper was perfect and I didn't want to cover it up too much but also wanted the sentiment to stand out a bit so added the vellum behind.

• Crafter's companion - Distressed Florals paper
• Poppystamps - Sending hugs Poe Script die
• Spellbinders - Blossom die
• Vellum

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

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today and hope you enjoy a nice weekend.

Connie

February Christmas challenge

 In our stamp group this month the challenge is to make grid cards, she shared with us examples of them. The first thing that came to mind is stamps that have come in card making magazines from the UK that I purchase at Barnes and Nobels. 

First I grabbed some dies that I thought would work with the stamps, I did a grid of 4 first and I laid out the dies on my A2 size cardstock, and one by one I lined them up, added the stamp inside them and stamped the images, then using the die I cut them all out and colored them. Adding some spectrum sparkle pen on the snowflakes.

• American Crafts - Festive Merry Days stamps, colored w/markers and spectrum sparkle pen
• Spellbinders - Large Deckled rectangle die
• Simon Says stamps - Tiny words Christmas sentiment stamp set

Next I decided to do a 6 grid card, with another stamp set. This time using squares as my grid and adding some pattern paper behind. I measured out to try and get them all lined up well.

• American Crafts - Personalized Advent Calendar stamps, colored w/markers
• Spellbinders - Classic scalloped square small dies
• K&Co. - paper

Lastly I used the template made from the card above to just do simple stamping on the card, this is hard for me because I love to add more things, but I went with stamping them all in the same color, and making it very clean and simple. The sentiment didn't really fill the area much so I added a little berry branch with it.

• Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine - Scandi Christmas stamps

I wasn't sure if I could explain how I got the grids very well so I took a picture of them, I will be saving them just incase I decided to make more of these grid cards.  All I had to do was lay the frames back over the front of my card bases, glue each piece and set it back inside the grid.

Next I have two more cards to share,  Papierelle was so sweet to send me these sweet images, I just loved them so much I had to use them this month for the rest of my Christmas cards.

The first one I added a sentiment to the image.

• Scrap and Me images
• Crafter's companion - My special papers
• Simon Says stamps - Tiny words Christmas sentiment stamp

• Scrap and Me image
• Embossing and scoring
• Simon Says stamps - Tiny words Chrsitmas sentiment stamp

Thanks for sticking with me through a long post. 

I would like to share my card today with Peace on Earth Challenge and Four Seasons winter challenge

Connie

So cute

First I want to say that I read hubby all you comments on his card and he said to say thank you :)

 I went with my card kit again for my great niece this time, even the sentiment was in the kit so it went pretty fast, I just cut the sentiment out with a die and put it all together :)

 

• Stamps by Me - Create a card kit
• Dienamics - cross stitch die

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

Connie