Bird in nest

 Before my surgery I bought some cheese cloth, I have seen many use it in their creations and I thought why not give it a try, it took Esther sending me this sweet bird already colored and ready to use to give it a try, I inked it up with a few colors of my distress inks and pulled it apart and then bunched it up again and glued it to a piece of packaging from a recent order.

I added a border I punched from a Martha Stewart punch and added some Black enamel accents to the centers.  That is the same stuff that I usually use for my birds eyes but I see Esther uses a little gem, I will have to remember that for my next birds I do :)  The sentiment circle is another Martha Stewart punch and I stamped the sentiment.

Update, I have been able to sit in my craft room for 30 minutes at a time now, for the past two days, not too much pain when sitting, I just get a burning feeling in my big toe after that much time so I come back out in the living room and put my foot up, getting excited that I have seen big improvement this week, a month after my surgery.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today and hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Connie

Flowers for you

 These flowers were given to me from a long time friend in my craft group.  The backs of them had a pattern on them so I think they were from a pattern paper pack, but they colored up nicely I thought.

I stamped my sentiment on a Martha Stewart tag and then colored the top and added some nuvo crystal glaze.

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

Connie

Flowers and Bees

 It sure doesn't take the insects long to come out after it starts warming up does it.  I have been touched by a few friends here and from blog land that gave me a few goodies to help me with my cardmaking while I am recovering from my foot surgery.

A friend from Church gave me a few calendars she had as she knows I use them to make envelopes.  And today I am sharing one of the die cuts that Esther friend from my blog sent.  These little images were from the calendars I cut up for envelopes and the doily is from Esther.

I am able to go in my craft room for at least 5 minutes at a time right now, hubby is trying to figure out a way that we can move things around to make it easier on me, so I will be soon getting in my room and have a little more access to things.

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

Connie

Happy Easter

 He is Risen!!!

I am sharing another calendar image I used for my daughters Easter card.  I had other plans but was too much so I will save the idea for next year when I will be able to get around better. I colored it with markers.

Wishing you all a wonderful day as we Celebrate our Risen Lord!!!

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

Connie

Good Friday

 I told you in my last post that hubby helped with this card.  Our friend from church lost his Dad within a month of learning he had cancer.  I was telling hubby I wanted to make him a card but just didn't know what to do.  

A few years ago when hubby was going to my stamp stores with me he saw that they had some cool dies that he could create with and bought a few and made some projects with, some he saved that he didn't end up using and this piece is one he made.  Of course he doesn't save what the names of the dies he used but he remembers that this cross was made from a square background die that he cut apart to make a cross, then cut the inside squares from patterned paper that has a bit of glitter on them. He mounted it onto black card stock and used a corner punch for the corners.  All I had to do is put some foam tape on it so it pops up.  I used two different patterned papers for the background, I cut along the circles on the one piece to give it a little more than just a straight cut.  

Hubby also brought out some stamps for me and some ink so that I can stamp my sentiments now :) Our living room is starting to look like a mini craft room :)

I am starting to do a little better so I was able to go in and take my own pictures of my cards.

May we all take time today to remember the gift of our lives that Jesus gave us when he died on the cross for our sins.  All we need to do now is believe in him and we will be saved!!

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

Connie