Fancy Shoe

 I am trying to do more organizing, it seems to be a nonstop thing for me, I have it one way and then decide that isn't quite working for me so I try something new.  Through my stamp and cardmaking groups and sweet blog friends I have over time received a lot of goodies to play with, and they are everywhere in my room, under different categories.  I thought it would be good to have them all in one place and to challenge myself to use them at least once a month.  I decided to go with one that I have had for many years, it isn't quite my style I guess so I didn't use it but the lady this is going to I hope she does.

The paper pack I chose to use with it also had a sheet of these tags inside so I used one for the framing of the shoe that I fussy cut and one to stamp my sentiment on.

• Stamp image unknown, colored w/markers
• DCWV - The Primrose paper
• ODBD - Mini tag sentiment stamp
• Pearl drops

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and saying Hi,

Connie

Yellow Finch

 When I was going through my stamps I came across this one that I don't think I have ever used, and it was with all my other bird stamps.  It came with a die to cut it out too :)

I colored one this one and wasn't so sure about it, so I stamped another and liked that one more, the next day I came to make the one into a card and ended up liking the first one I colored too, so I made them both into cards :)

• Cottage Cutz - Yellow finch w/cone flowers stamp and die, colored w/markers
• Hot off the press - 4 Lacy rectangles frame die
• My mind's eye - Lost & Found paper
• Recollections - Bling on a roll
• Simon Says stamps - Tiny words birthday stamp
• Pink & Main - Sentiment strip die

Sharing this card in the Inspiration Station Challenge blog music sheet

The second I was going to just mount onto white cardstock but I wanted a light blue behind and remembered my mulberry papers, I like the soft touch it gave behind it.

• Cottage Cutz - Yellow finch w/cone flowers stamp and die, colored w/markers
• Spellbinders - Noble Rectangle and A2 matting basics B dies
• Graphic 45 - Botanical tea paper
• Paper Studio - Mulberry paper and Flower gems
• Hero Arts - Birthday message stamp
• EK Success - circle punch

I think this just proves if you don't like something you made one day, leave it and come back to it, you might just find you like it after all :)

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

Connie

Flowers and butterflies

 I think I needed a little more pressure to get the embossed flowers on the corners, so I hope you can see them well.  The butterflies were cut from 3 different shades of yellow card stock.

• Poppystamps - Clara Corner die
• Memory Box - Leavenworth Butterfly trio dies
• Hot off the press - Life Happens Greetings stamp
• Mark Richards - Gems

I am sharing todays card with the Poppystamps Challenge 

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

Connie

Market Basket

 Oh my goodness, when I saw this market baskets die from the Greetery I just knew I had to get it, I have not seen anything like it and I just loved the look.  I have been wanting the die that I framed it with too but kept putting it off because I felt I had plenty of rectangle dies but it just ended up in my cart :) She was having a sale so that justified it :)

Added a stamped bird from the Greetery also but didn't have any spring flowers from them so had to go with another die for that, I cut it out of water color paper and water colored them.  Added a little shiplap to the bottom to ground the scene!

• The Greetery - Market baskets, Shiplap and Crimped Frames dies, Robin & Wren stamp and die
• Memory Box - Bella Bouquet, water colored w/ Spectrum Aqua and Zig clean markers
• ODBD - Mini tag sentiment stamp

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

Connie

Live your dream

 I decided to go through my dies and see what I haven't used in a long time and came across this one. If you are stuck for what card to make for someone, challenge yourself to use something that hasn't been used in awhile.

• Memory Box - Debutante Frame and Orchard tree frame dies
• RubberNecker stamps - Wide Terracotta pot die
• D.R.S. design - Easy Grass background stamp
• Taylored Expression - Flower box sprigs dies and Birch tree accents die (cardinal)
• Tim Holtz - TH93193 Small talk sentiment
• Stickles - Warn Lipstick

I colored everything with markers except the flowers and sprigs that were cut from pattern paper and cardstock.

I would like to share this post with the Dies R Us Challenge blog using Memory Box dies

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

Connie