Free Digi

I have bought all the sets with six colors of Spectrum Noir markers, I was buying the copics one at a time but they are a bit pricey for me and so I went with buying the sets. I joined their site on Facebook to get ideas and such and they were offering this free digi  from Crafters Companion and thought it would be perfect for my Daughter and son in laws Valentine card.  Here is the LINK .

Image-- Crafters Companion digi stamp, colored w/markers
Basic Grey -- Sugar Rush papers
Martha Stewart-- Swirling lace punch
Hallmark -- Heart Doily
Heart button w/thread
Forever in time-- Gems

I tried to do that cutting outside the die technique, can't remember what it is called and as you can see I need more practice, and not on something that it just took me a long time to color.  I thought I had remembered how to do it but obviously I need to go back and find the link and watch the video again :)

Hope you enjoyed a good weekend.  We are being told that next week we may just see some 60's in our forecast, oh how that puts a smile on my face :)  So if we can just get past the next 7 days we will be good.  We are at 8 right now, with a high of 15 today, we are normally in the 40's this time of year... brrr.  I am sure this year more than any other we will be very thankful for spring.

We had lost power at Church yesterday so no lights or heat.  It was a very chilly time during Sunday School, everyone left their coats on, but with the doors closed and the body heat we were able to do ok.  We headed into the sanctuary wondering how that was going to go, we only have small stained glass windows in there, very dark,  but just a few minutes before we were to start we got our power back, the Lord just filled that room and through our Pastor gave us a wonderful message of his grace.

Hope your week is filled with joy!
Thanks for taking the time to stop by,

Connie

Friends

My girlfriend is going through a really rough time right now, so I when I saw this image on my daily calendar by Mary Engelbreit, I just had to make a card for her and hopefully bring a smile in midst of all that is going on.  She REALLY LOVES the color pink, so that is why this is filled with pink.

The flowers on the side were  fussy cut from a separate piece of paper in the pack, thought it helped to frame it.

Image and sentiment -- Mary Engelbreit's daily calendar 2014
Spellbinders -- Labels Eight and Decorative Labels Eight
g.c.d. -- Melody Ross Designer collections paper
Lace

Wishing you all a great weekend, stay warm and safe :)

Thanks so much for stopping by,
Connie

Wish

My great nephew is quite the little monkey, I can remember when he was younger he would climb right up his mother until he was on her shoulders, it was the funniest thing to see, he is quite fearless. So that is what brought me to using this Monkey image that came from a daily scrapbook calendar I had a couple years ago, I don't think they make them anymore or at least I haven't seen any in the past couple of years.

Monkey image -- diecut from scrapbook calendar
My mind's eye -- boy crazy paper
Spellbinders -- Square swatches and font one lowercase dies
Martha Stewart - Border punch
Stickles -- yellow (on candle flame)

All of our snow had finally just melted and now we have about 4 more inches out there again, this is the most times we have had snow in one winter since we have moved here, a lot of accidents in the area yesterday. 
I did a little bit of reorganizing in my craft room yesterday, a lot still needs to be done but it feels good, better to tackle a little at a time, doesn't feel too overwhelming that way I think.  I was good though, usually what happens is I get started see something that gives me an idea for a card and I quit cleaning up and just make another card, but not this time I stuck to it!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Connie

Owl Birthday

This card is going out to our nieces husband, he surprised her by coming home the other day with a puppy.  He heard that someone was going to take it to the pound and he couldn't let it happen, it is a dachshund like ours so she has been writing me asking for tips on things.

Darcie's -- JCS 0158 stamp set, stamp colored with Distress markers and memento inks
Spellbinders -- Large Deckled Rectangles and Curved Rectangles dies
Fiskars -- border punch
DCWV -- Wild Splendor paper
DMC -- Thread
Liquid Pearls -- Copper Pearl
Button

Hope you all enjoyed a great weekend and that the week ahead brings many blessings,
Thanks so much for stopping by,
Connie

Kittie's Inspiration

Today is the first and that means I am sharing another project from someone who inspires me.  Today it is Kittie and you can check out the inspiration HERE .

I just love everything about this card, she does such amazing work with dies, she is the reason I am hooked on Memory Box dies, if you look through her blog she does such wonderful scenes both with dies and her stamping, always gives great tips too.  Hope you get the chance to sit down and just have a look through her blog.

My girlfriend lost her brother a couple days after I saw Kittie's card and I thought that would make a nice design for a sympathy card.

I inked the embossing folder with Distress ink and then embossed it to give it the black background.

Paper Studio -- A2 Quatrefoil embossing folder
Martha Stewart -- Border punch
Stampendous -- Sincere sentiments
Memory Box-- Fabulous Philox die (a little inking around the flower with the black soot ink)
Poppy Stamps -- leaf sprig die
Distress ink-- Black soot

We had freezing rain last night but this morning it is warming up so it is just regular rain, guess they are getting snow north of us, cold week ahead, counting down the days until spring.
Wishing you all a very safe and warm weekend,
Thanks so much for stopping by,

Connie