Daughters Birthday

My Daughters first Birthday as a married woman..... She has a big presentation to do at College today, so if it goes well I am sure that will make this Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Amanada!

Found this Grapevine wreath die from Memory Box in the little town we went to for our Anniversary, we came across the Stamp store and I just had to go in.  I used my Xyron to glue it down, it is very delicate.

Added some Pine punches from McGill.
EK success flower punches.
Queen &co. Grass Green Pearls
stickles added to the dots that are suppose to represent berries
Spellbinder Ribbon Banners die with a Hero Arts Birthday message stamp
Creative Imagination Paper
Martha Stewart border punch

We only managed to get a trace of snow last night.  I did get my tree up yesterday and it is decorated, well I still need to find the star for the top :)  Hopefully I can get the rest of the house done today.

Thanks so much for stopping by,
Connie

Collage

Love the collage feel to this stamp, I am not sure the name of this Stampin up set, I bought it at the flea market. 
Spellbinder die to cut it out.

Martha Stewart border punch.

HOTP Ivory papers pack.

Paper Salon sentiment stamp.

Bronze Pearl Pen on the EK success corner punch.

This was the second card I made for church and no it didn't sell, it's funny the ones I didn't like as much sold and the ones I love I still have, go figure.   In fact I only sold 3 cards out of 12.  One of the girls that had her crocheted items in the sale said that it wasn't in the bulletin about it nor did they announce it before the service, so she said not very much sold at all because unless people happen to go back into the fellowship hall they didn't know about it.  I don't know if she was trying to make me feel better or what but I figure what I don't use for myself I can give them again for the next time they do it.   They also put a price of $2.50 on them, I don't think that was too much was it?  Please be honest.

We did manage to get our lights up outside, wellll almost all of them, still have to decorate our porch poles, but my hubby came down with my cold now and so who knows when he is going to feel up to finishing it.   Now to get my inside finished, I think this has got to be the latest I have ever taken to get my Christmas decorations up.

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

Friends

Here is the first card I made for the church sale.

Inkadinkado Flower sentiments stamp set.

Mounted on Spellbinders Labels 4 dies, Tulip Fashion  pink bead paint along the upper left side.

Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby papers

Martha Stewart border punch

Flowers from a bunch at Michaels and I just took them apart and put a Recollections  button brad through them

Not a very sunny day today but the temp is suppose to get up to the high 50's today so we plan on getting our Christmas lights and decorations done outside, usually we do it the weekend after Thanksgiving but since I was so sick we put it off, can't wait to get the house all decorated.

Hope you all enjoy a wonderful weekend,
Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by,
Connie

Dragonfly Box

I thought I would share the other box my husband made today.

Purchased box at Hobby Lobby.  Painted with Acrylic paints, the sunflower along the sides was a stencil, he put the pattern on with a pencil and then painted it in with gold and black paints.

The clay is the Premo clay.  He combined the gold and black to get that marble effect on some of the tiles.

Not sure the maker of the dragonfly stamp, but if your interested I can ask him and get back with you.  I believe he put perfect pearls inside the dragonfly to bring out the detail and then put glaze over it to keep it on the tiles.

Very tired today from helping our friends move yesterday, but we had a perfect day for the move, sunny and in the low 50's, couldn't have asked for anything better and it went pretty smootly too.

Hope you have a Great weekend,
Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by,
Connie

Linen Closet

DCWV Linen Closet paper pack
My Favorite Things Prima Donna Petals Die, inked around the edges of the flower,  Eucalyptus Stickles in center
Sizzix Leaf die
Mint Green Liquid pearls along the scallop in the paper
Paper Salon sentiment stamp

Well I did make it to the Ladies bible study last night but I got there just in time. Then  one of the ladies in our group needed a ride home after and so I totally forgot to go upstairs and pick up the cards that didn't sell, was so bummed when I got home and realized it, so I guess I won't be finding out now until Sunday, I am just hoping I remember then, it stinks getting old and not remembering things :)

We are helping friends of ours move this afternoon, hopefully it warms up by then.

Thanks so much for stopping by,
Connie