Deer

 Went with another of the Decoupage pieces out of the Cardmaking magazine for my nephews card. I used the papers and tags too from the set, all I had to add from my stash was the button and the jute.

• PaperCraft Essentials magazine - Highland Collection Toppers, papers and tags
• Button 
• Jute

Thanks for taking the time to stop by today,

Connie

Avian collection

 I missed working with my 49 and market goodies, and since I was making a masculine card I decided to add a bird to it.

• Anna Griffin - Avian Collection (bird image)
• 49 and market - 6x6 Natural mini collection, vintage artistry Essentials foliage
• Tim Holtz - Rose Washi tape and Clippings sticker book sentiment
• Dictionary page

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by,

Connie

Slide and Lock

 I once again forgot to post our zoom card from last month.  It is called Slide and Lock if you want to google to find out how to make one.

We did a technique for our outside panels, we took black card stock and stamped in white ink and then cleaned our stamp and stamped once again in two other color inks, I used Oxides.  I thought it gave a neat stone look to it.

• Hot off the press - Mystic Garden stamp colored w/markers
• Hero Arts - All Occasion Messages sentiment stamp
• Queen & co. - Yellow Sunshine pearls
• Distress Oxides inks - Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade stamped over white ink using background stamp

I didn't write inside the card yet when I took the pictures.

It was a fun card to make.

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

Connie

Stencils

 In our stamp group when we have week of challenges a lot of times we will draw a name from those that participated in our challenge to give a little gift of goodies. After our last challenges Beth drew my name and she sent me these cute stencils, it was a 3 pack, the house the fairy and mushrooms. 

 So when I saw the challenge over at the Sisterhood of Crafters Blog I knew just the stencils to break out and give a try working with them. Hopefully my great niece will enjoy it, what little girl doesn't like a fairy :)

I first did the house and then tried to figure out how to fit the mushrooms and the fairy, I had to do the fairy on a separate piece and cut her out and so I popped her in front of the door, lounging on the grass.  I had to use markers through the stencil for the fairy because after 3 I threw away trying to sponge I gave up. I put a little sparkle on her wings. Added a few white gel pen to the mushrooms and also stenciled my sky.  I had this vellum sticker that I thought would go great with the little scene I had made.

• Folkart - Fairies & Mushrooms stencil, distress inks, markers and white gel pen
• D.R.S. designs - Easy grass background stamp, with sponging of ink over it
• My Favorite Things - Cloud Stencil
• K&co. - Birthday and celebrate Vellum sticker sentiment

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today, Hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

Connie

Hello Fall!

 I just loved this new stamp set from Newtons Nook, it was my favorite of the whole release and guess what I won it from their blog !!!  So when the Inky Paws Challenge came up with this color challenge I just had to try out my new stamp with it.

We are to use Orange, Brown, Teal and Kraft.

Doesn't that image just make you smile.  I colored it with my Spectrum markers.

• Newton's nook designs - Fall Friends stamp, colored w/markers

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

Connie