Bee Inspired

 I have been wanting to make another card with bees on it, I have seen so many cute cards out there but I kept for getting when I went to make a card, I just love this bee die.  

When I saw this challenge over at Double D Challenge Blog, I knew I just had to play along.

They had a mood board to get your inspiration for your card and I picked both of the images on the left side, I liked just using partial honeycomb on my card and I also liked the image with the 3 bees.  Of course what bee doesn't need flowers so I had to add some of those.

• Sizzix Tim Holtz - Mixed Media die
• Elizabeth Craft designs - Bees die
• Spellbinders - Layered Colorful Blooms dies
• Hot Off the press- Dazzles - 130 tiny words & Phrases sticker

I am also sharing today's post with the NBUS Challenge Blog sharing my never before used Spellbinder flower dies, I love this set and look forward to making more.

 Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today and letting me know you did,

Connie

Faith Hope and Love

 My great niece was just married this past weekend. We were not able to make it up to Michigan for the ceremony but I sent a card and some money :)

Her invitations had this pretty soft blue flowers on it and so I wanted to go with that theme for her card, and I remembered the flowers that my friend sent me to color while I was recovering from my foot surgery and they worked perfectly.  Added a sentiment and a die cut corner and some pretty pearls and I was done.  

The background paper looks a bit gray in this picture , but it was a soft blue.

• Flowers unknown- colored w/markers and fussy cut
• Art-C - Cardstock
• Gemini - Opulent swirls die
• Fiskars - Just Married Quotes
• Pearls

Thank You for stopping by today and saying Hi,

Hope your week is off to a great start,

Connie

New Home

 Our niece on my hubby's side of the family just got her first apartment, I didn't really have an apartment die but this was close to looking like where she lives now. Used my stencil to make the cloud background, colored the roofs and doors and added cardstock behind the windows. Stamped the grass and then inked the background, added those cute birds flying around.

• Poppystamps - Brevilla House die
• D.R.S. - Easy Grass Background stamp
• My Favorite things - Cloud stencil
• Memory Box - Flying birds die
• Inkadinkado - All Occasions sentiment stamp

Hope you enjoy a lovely Sunday!!

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

Connie

10th Anniversary

 It's hard to believe it has been 10 years since my daughter got married, wow time just flies. I went with a faux stitch this time, this set has a cute faux stitch heart that I thought would work for their card. I used some scraps for the background.

• Taylored Expressions - Stitch by stitch & sentiment stamp and Embroidery hoop die
• Gemini Heart die
• Teresa Collins - He said she said paper
• Doily
• Stampin up - enamel shapes

So fun to go through these oldies and give them some time to play :)

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

Connie

Brave wings

 My friend has been going through a lot with health problems here lately and through it all she has stayed positive, she is single and says she puts all her trust in God. So when I saw this sentiment I just had to use it on her birthday card.

I love Hunkydory's artwork, always makes beautiful cards.  Since it is a big size circle I decided to make a circle card instead of putting it on rectangle or square base.

• Hunkydory - Flutterbye wishes, layers built up with foam tape
• Spellbinders - Grand Decorative Circles one die
• Tim Holtz - small talk sentiment
• Gems

You can see more of the foiling on the images with the side view.

I hope you had a nice weekend.  

My hubby is replacing out deck, he has done 85% of the work all by himself, I have helped with what I can. We are now on the home stretch, we have to start building the rails and install the step yet, getting so close, can't wait to sit out their and enjoy it :)

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

Connie