Wish

 I am using another bird I cut from pieces of washi tape, if you missed my other card all the info is HERE about how I went about making them.  I used an old goodie that I had with this die for the background, it reminds me of an old garden gate. An embossing folder was used for the very background. I inked the raised areas.

• Tim Holtz - Feathered Friends  die cut from a torn washi tape background
• Spellbinders - Swirl Lattice Panel die and Delicious Decorations dies (flowers) Foliage die
• Darice - Crackle embossing folder inked
• Stamps of life - Minis 4 circles sentiment stamp
• Martha Stewart - tag punch
• Pearl

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

Can you handle the Pressure Twist of Layers

Seize the Birthday embossing

Triple B Challenge Birds Blooms Butterflies

We have finally received rain, I think people and animals a like are enjoying having rain!

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

Connie

Happy Thoughts

 Another card I hand delivered so I was able to get as bulky as I wanted, so I made a bouquet for my friend. I tried making another frame for the sentiment and added it all on a die cut shelf.

• The Greetery - Market Basic Dies
• Spellbinders - Be Bold Blooms dies
• Penny Black - Autumn Decor dies (shelf)
• Spellbinders - Labels 23 dies (frame)
• Taylored Expressions - Many Minis Occasions sentiment stamp

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

Beautiful Blossom Challenge

A Cut Above

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

Connie

75th

 My Oldest Brother turned 75, I was able to hand deliver this card when we went back to Michigan. He likes to play poker with a group of guys every week so I asked hubby if he could make some playing cards on the computer with a 7 & 5 and this is what he came up with for me.  Then I took 3 little circle dies and cut them out, embossed them to give them the look of poker chips.  He said it was neat, so I think he liked it :)

• Playing cards done with AI
• Carta Bella - Metropolitan Girl paper
• Spellbinders - Circle die, embossed to make it look like Poker chips
• Crafter's Companion - Sentiment Die 

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

Happy Moments

 Another bird card today this one is a stamp. Another one of those sets that I thought would work nicely for my junk journals, but also would be nice to use for cards :) I tore the background paper to reveal some darker paper behind.

•  49 and Market - Bird Song stamps and dies (Bird and Top Corner piece)
• 49 and Market - Serenity Rub ons, (inside frame and sentiment below)
• Paper Studio - Distressed Florals papers
• Impression Obsession - 6 in 1 Frames

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

Connie

80th Birthday

 When Connie from Crafty Home Cottage mentioned she was turning 80, I just had to make her a special card. I had her address because years ago she sent me a box of stamps she wanted to get rid of and thought I could use them, isn't that sweet of her :)

• PoppyStamps - Nordic Rings and Nordic Bird bunch dies
• Memory Box - Fabulous Phlox dies
• Taylored Expressions - Whimsy #s from gold cardstock
• Pink and Main - Sentiment Strip dies
• Simon Says stamps - Tiny words Birthday sentiment stamp

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

Connie

With Love

 My niece which is also my goddaughter is always texting me positive quotes and so I decided to send her an uplifting card to show my love for her.

• Studio Light - DIY Block, Vintage Roses, Papers and Ephemera
• Spellbinders - Classic Heart die, cut from Vellum
• DoodleBug Designs - Sequin Hearts

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by,

Connie

Washi Birds

 One of the girls in my stamp group and I were exchanging ideas of things we have found on you tube to try and this washi technique is one of them that my friend found, I had to give it a go. I will share the video HERE. I used washi tape I had boughten instead of making my own so if you want to start where she is actually using the washi tape fast forward to the 18:41 mark. I used a piece of real busy pattern paper for my base.  I will have to say that I used some shiny washi tape and when I went to die cut it didn't work so well, so just keep that in mind, some of mine ended up peeling right off, the pieces on this bird actually stayed.

• Cheery Lynn Designs - Feather Friends die, using washi tape background to cut from
• Provocraft - Fabric Textures paper
• PPD - Leafy Circle die
• Stickles - Worn lipstick
• Spellbinders - Lacey Circles die
• 49 and Market  - Artoptions Rouge, Washi tape stickers (Rose and Clip) Ticket Essentials, color swatch grove, 
• Impression Obessions- Sentiments II Birthday stamp on ticket, hand wrote the 2025 on ticket

Here is the many birds and butterflies I cut from my backgrounds I made with torn washi tapes.

As you see I have many I can use in the future all ready to go :)  This was fun project.

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

Connie

Celebrate Owl

 Using more of those old Michaels stamps for another masculine card today :) Feels good to get use out of the old things we have bought in the past. I bought the other stamps with the owl for my Junk Journals. I combined my square die inside my rectangle to get the frame for the Owl.

• Studio G stamps - Owl and sentiment, colored w/markers
• Memory Box - Stitched Rectangle Layers die
• PPD - Mini Stitched Square die
• Park Lane - Script Stamp(on background of Owl)
• Basic Grey - Basics White paper
• Tim Holtz - Vintage Labels dies, Field Notes stamps and THMM112 stamp
• Cardboard

I would like to share my card with Neglected Stuff challenge 

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

Connie

Birthday Roses

 I am once again using an image from the Graphics Fairy. I think I shared the link a long time ago so for those that are new to my blog since then I will share the link again HERE. If you sign up for their email every Friday they send you links to free images and give you an extra free one at the bottom of the email that is new to their free images. A lot of them are very old and vintage but I do love that :)

• Graphics Fairy - images
• Martha Stewart - Border punch
• Ecstasy Crafts - Peel off sticker sentiment
• Pearls

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today, Hope you have a great weekend, I know we are enjoying our cooler weather :)

Connie

Wishing you well

 I went with using some ephemera pieces for a man at church who recently had heart by pass surgery.

• Tim Holtz - Organic Layers Ephemera
• Basic Grey - Basics white paper
• My Favorite things - Label Maker sentiment stamp
• Faux Vintage tape

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

Connie

Hello Friend

 Every week I have been printing off some images from Graphics Fairy.com so I will have them on hand when I want to use them, well my envelope I was putting them in is getting a big full so time to use some more :) This image had a blank spot on it so I stamped the sentiment there, it worked out perfectly.

• BasicGrey - Porcelain Paper
• Graphics Fairy - Digital image
• Gina K -  sentiment stamp
• Recollections - Gems

I have a second card that came together pretty quickly using Instant card art, and a punch.

• Hot off the press - Instant Card Art (Pretty Colors)
• Martha Stewart - Border punch
• Paper studio - Enamel dot (flower center)
• Brads
• Raspberry Road Designs - Love Lives Here paper

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by, hope those in the U.S. are enjoying there Labor day!

Connie