Connie's Crafty Creations

Monday, February 7, 2022

Spring Bird

Ok I know that it isn't spring yet, so I cut this cute bird out of some darker colors so that it would look more like a winter bird :) I won a gift certificate from the Impression Obsession blog when doing one of their challenges and this bird is one of the things I picked up :) I used some cardstock and some pieces of a background I had made with colorbursts.

Impression Obsession - Spring bird die
Hero Arts - Oval Woodgrain Frames die
Tim Holtz - tiny tattered florals dies
Ivy cut on my Silhouette machine
Leisure Arts - Savor this moment papers

I am enjoying these layered bird dies, I may have a new Obsession :)

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

Connie

Saturday, February 5, 2022

It's Party Time

One of the girls in my cardmaking group loves foxes and has a winter birthday, so when I came across this in my coloring calendar, I had to use it for her birthday.

Cheerful Journey - 2018 coloring calendar image, colored w/markers
Flora Craft - Diamond Dust for snow
Cardmaking and papercraft magazine - Sweet sentiments

Well we went for a long drive yesterday, everywhere we stopped hubby would get out and let me know that it was a bit slippery so be careful, yep not worth it to me, I just stayed in the Van the whole time. We had a day of freezing rain/sleet before the snow, so when they plowed the parking lots and such well you can imagine what was left. But it was nice getting out and seeing it and the excitement my hubby had getting pictures. I spotted an Eagle and some Turkeys, that is what I enjoy trying to see things I don't normally see :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy a wonderful weekend wherever you are.

Connie

Friday, February 4, 2022

Bouncing Brayer

We recently had our zoom meeting with my stamp group and we did a new technique to me called Bouncing brayer. We took glossy cardstock and dye inks and inked up the brayer and then bounced it on the cardstock, moving it around as we bounced. We cut the center out with a die and added our own stamps to the center.

When you open the inside this is what I added there, these stamps are all from the same set.

When it is fully open this is what the inside looks like. A fun fold card plus fun technique. We did more samples but I haven't had time to make those into cards yet.

Hero Arts - Birthday wishes stamp set, colored w/markers
Glossy cardstock for the bouncing brayer technique and die inks

We got about 6 inches of snow so we are going to get out today and take some pictures, hoping the roads are clean our road hasn't been touched yet and it is usually one of the first ones, so we will see how far we get.

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

Connie

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Masculine gift cards

Today I am sharing a couple cards I made for my daughter to give out using a more masculine theme, didn't know if she would need many cards for guys or not. I have had this book of tags that you cut out for quite some time, felt good to be using them.

Hot off the press - Tag Art #2 book
Cosmo Cricket - Fleuritse paper

Hot off the press - Sarabooks Ivory tags and papers
Reminisce - wedded bliss Thank you Rub on
Crafters Companion - leaf stamp
Bazzill Brad
Fiskars border punch

We are getting our snow today, yesterday was all ice/snow mix and today is all snow, they say so far we have 3 inches and it is supposed to snow until the evening so we may just get close to our top of 8 inches.

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

Connie

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Gift of Cards

I decided to make some cards for my daughter at Christmas time that she can give to others when she needs one and can't get to the store. She walks everywhere she goes (doesn't own a car) and so I thought it would be nice to have some on hand. Today I will share some ones I made more Feminine and next time I will share some for the guys in her life.