2022 Grad

 Well I had planned to share 2 cards with you today but I totally forgot to take a picture of my great nephews card before sending it out just before I went on vacation, so it will just be a card for our friends daughter.  Her school colors are black and orange, sitting there trying to think what I will do I was looking around and I saw this die panel I had recently bought from HSN's Craft day and thought how could I use that, and this is what I came up with.

I started out with white cardstock to cut the die cut and then colored the die cut with my markers. I added some foam tape to the back to give it some dimension. I cut the numbers out a couple of times also to give them some dimension.  I went around the edges of my cardstock to rough it up a bit.

• Gemini - Create a card Gerbera die
• Taylored Expressions - Whimsy #s dies

 I hope she liked it as much as I do :)

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today and letting me know you did, have a wonderful weekend!

Connie

Paper clip embellishments

 I wasn't really sure what to call these but I have seen some cute paper clip embellishments on Pinterest, a few of them say they are for junk journals, but I thought these might be cute to add to a card and then the person can pull them off and use them for a book mark or anything else they would like.  I am just sharing them today, I don't have any plans on how I will use them.

• BasicGrey - Periphery paper
• Tim Holtz - Snippets Ephemera pack
• Hot off the press - 130 tiny words & phrases stickers
• 2" Paper clip

BasicGrey - Periphery paper

Tim Holtz - Snippets Ephemera pack

EK Success - Flower punch

PPD - Stitched Banner die

Stickles - Yellow

Hot off the press - 63 thin line borders stickers

These measure 3 1/2 inches x 1 3/4 inches, Using 2 inch paper clip. After cutting out the banner die I wrapped it around the paper clips so that it could still open up and glued it behind. Fun to make something new. 

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

Connie

Spring Birthday

 The papers and stamps used in this card are from the Advent calendar I bought off of HSN from Crafters companion, it is fun to be surprised what will be in each new door you open.

• Gemini - Papers and flower stamp, colored with markers, from 2021 Advent calendar
• PPD - Stitched Mini Scallop border die
• Paper Studio - Rhinestones

The paper is so lovely you hate to cover it up.

Hope your week is off to a great start.  I am still trying to catch up with things around here and with visiting all your blogs.

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

Connie

Teen Sports

 My Great nephew turns 13 this month, trying to figure out what to do for him I was going through my stuff and found this die cut with the different areas and thought I could use some of the small sport stamps to put in the different blocks and this is what I came up with. Do you remember the stamps Michaels had in the dollar section of the store years ago, these all came from many of those sets.

• Frantic Stamper - Color Block Card panel die, cut 3 times
• 49 and Market - Vintage Artistry colors Natural 6x6
• Studio G - Stamps, some colored w/markers

I have been away for a few days, we had a family reunion over the Memorial Weekend in Michigan and then we traveled down to Ohio to see some lighthouses along Lake Erie. We had some HOT weather but it was nice to get away and hubby found the perfect hotel that was right in the middle of all we wanted to do.  At our first stop at a drive thru national wildlife refuge the battery in my camera died so I went to change it out and that battery was dead too, I thought for sure it was ok, I was so bummed and I can not see outside with my point and shot but I used that and my phone for the rest of the trip. Haven't had a chance to look at it and see if any of them turned out on my computer.

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

Connie

Wreath

 I believe this wreath with bow came in my advent calendar from Crafters Companion this past year, I decided to color them with markers. The top sequin did not come out the correct color but it does show up correct in the side view I have, not sure if it reflected off my red camera again or what.

• Crafters Companion - Die cut wreath and bow, colored w/markers
• Gina K - Sentiment stamp
• Paper studio - Distressed Floral paper
• Sequins

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

Connie