Thanks Brother

I have been busy getting my flowers and green peppers planted that I got last Sunday and am helping a friend make T-shirt quilts for her son and daughter for their graduation presents and this is the first sewing project she has ever done, she is doing a great job, she is a natural, I can see her going on and doing more projects.

All the images and papers are from a K&co. pack, you can buy them from Jo-Anns.  The sentiment is from a set that my secret sister also gave me, getting good use out of the goodies she gave me :)

K&co. -- Flora & Fauna die-cut cardstock and vellum pack
David Tutera -- Celebrate sentiment, I used distress inks on this to dull down the white background.

The bird image has been popped up with dimensional tape.

Hope you all will enjoy your Mother's day tomorrow, I will be seeing my daughter the first week of June, can't wait :)

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and for your comments,

Connie

Masculine thanks

The two thank you cards for yesterday were for my sisters, today I have a couple for two of my brothers, I still have to make one more for my other brother.

The first one I colored the tag with distress stain and the stamped. The little bird is wooden and I colored him with markers

DCWV -- Tattered time paper
Tim Holtz -- Kraft glassine pockets
7 gypsies -- naked tabs
Spare parts -- Birds cage designer tape (washi)
Distress stain -- Weathered wood
Hero Arts-- all occasion messages stamp
Recollections -- wooden birds colored w/markers
Card minis colored w/marker

Here is the tag outside the envie:

My second card measures 3 1/2 x 5 1/2.  I can't remember why I had a couple of these sizes left over but I decided to use one for this card.  The washi tape kind of blends right in with the paper but there is a strip on either side of the sentiment.

DCWV -- Tattered time paper
Hot off the press -- Cardmakers quotes & definitions w/ yellow chalk
Spare parts -- Birds cage designer tape
Cloud 9 design -- Rain dots

We are having a very windy day today, knocking off alot of those pretty flowers on the trees, it is blowing some storms our way.  Hope you all are enjoying a wonderful week.

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave your comment,

Connie

More Rays card

Do you remember this card I made back in March using 4 sheets of paper that I stacked and then cut into strips, well I have finally done something with two more of them.  Instead of doing a square card this time I glued the strips to a 4x5 1/4 cardstock and cut off whatever was hanging over.  These die cuts came with the paper pack so they match perfectly.  I used foam tape to pop the sentiments up.  Inking with distress inks before gluing them down.

I did the first as a horizontal card and added the sentiment to the heart.

Kaisercraft -- Sweet pea paper and die cuts
Taylored Expression -- Many mini's occasions stamp set

Kaisercraft -- Sweet pea paper and die cuts
Hampton art -- sentiment stamp

We have been enjoying such beautiful weather.  Yesterday I got my order for my green peppers and flowers that I ordered through a boy at church selling them for his boy scout troop, last year they were just great so I went with him again this year and they look terrific again, so I need to get them planted, oh how I love to watch things grow.  My strawberries don't look good this year so I don't know how many of those I will be enjoying.

Hope your week is starting out wonderfully,
Thanks so much for stopping by,

Connie

Sincere Sympathy

While we were in Michigan little Brooklin lost her fight.  I can't imagine what this family is going through, I wanted to send a card and since they are doing a celebration of life and not a funeral I decided to go with brighter colors.

Spellbinders -- Decorative Labels 28, carnation creations and bitty blossom dies
Taylored Expression -- Care & Comfort II stamp set
Teresa Collins -- Tell your story paper
Studio G -- Flower stamp on sentiment label
Sizzix -- Branch with leaves die that has been cut apart
Liquid Pearls -- Mint green (flower centers)
Queen & co. --- Baby blue pearls on label
Lace from Sabrina :)

We are having lovely sunshine here today and the temps are warming up, we should be able to open the windows and doors .... YAH!!!

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

Connie

Linda's Inspiration

Good Morning everyone, I saw this card from Linda and it gave me the want to give the Spellbinder Lily die a try. I loved that I didn't have any dies like it so I bought it then I was to afraid to give it a try. I have been following Linda for some time now, I think I found her when trying to find spellbinder die ideas way back when I started buying them.  She does such Beautiful work, you will have all kinds of inspiration after visiting her Blog .

Now I don't think that I would try mailing a card with this flower on it but I will be hand delivering this one, so it will be ok.  The background die and embossed background is another from a set that my Secret Sister gifted me, all I did was add some distress ink to the background, and popped up the top portion with dimensional adhesive.  Flower started off as white cardstock and I used distress inks and a fine tip sharpie.

David Tutera -- Celebrate A2 layers background (can be found at JoAnns)
Distress Inks -- Tumbled Glass, worn Lipstick and spun sugar
Spellbinders -- Create a Stargazer Lily and Foliage Flourish dies
Technique Tuesday -- Happy Birthday sentiment stamp (cut a notch for a banner)
Dried Baby Breaths from Michaels

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and your comments they are much appreciated,

Connie