He is Risen!!

 He is Risen indeed!  May you all rejoice in our Risen Savior!!

I am sharing the last of the cards I made for Easter.  Luckily I had colored these images from a sheet of paper last year but ended up not using them and went a different way, things all work out the way they should because it made it much easier for me to get the cards done I wanted to send out for this year.

The first two I am sharing, I just went with embossing the background since the images were already clean and simple.  I am using some of the embossing folders that were given to me, this first one I do not know the name of it, but that it is Stampin up, so if you know the name of the folder could you please let me know, thanks :)

• Photo Play Paper - Color me Easter Joy
• Stampin up embossing folder 

• Photo Play Paper - Color me Easter Joy

Stampin up - Square Lattice embossing folder

Photo Play Paper - Color me Easter Joy

• Sassafras - Mix and mend paper
• Stamps of Life - Praise 4 Him sentiment stamp
• Distress ink - fossilized amber around image

• Photo Play Paper - Color me Easter Joy
• Ms. Sparkle & co. - watercolor paper
• Simon says - Tiny words faith 
• Cloud 9 designs - Rain dot

• Photo Play Paper - Color me Easter Joy
• Stamps of Life - Praise 4 Him stamp
• Gold pen on cross and around frame

Hope you have a blessed day, as we celebrate all Jesus has done for us and continues to do every day!!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Connie

Easter Basket

 Well I wasn't smart to get my Easter cards made ahead of time and so when I caught covid I was a bit behind on getting them done.  I saw this challenge over at Beccy's Place and she had the most lovely Easter basket all colored up and ready to use, so I thought I would give it a try and I will have to say that her image printed out beautifully.  I printed onto Matte photo paper.

I put the image onto a die cut, added a bunny die cut, a couple punched eggs and a sentiment and the card was done. Thank you to Beccy for sharing a lovely free image.

• Beccy's Place - precolored image (eggs in basket)
• Sunny Studio - Gingham pastel paper
• Spellbinders - Floral Ovals
• Cheery Lynn Designs - nesting eggs dies (Rabbit)
• Punch Bunch - egg punch
• Simon Says - Tiny words faith stamp
• Pink & Main - sentiment strip die

I have one more preprinted image I used, this one is from Graphics Fairy. I shaped some flowers and added stickles in the center to go with the flowers in the image.

• Graphics Fairy preprinted image
• Prima - Alla Prima paper
• Scallope Frame die
• EKSuccess - Flowers punch, shaped with stylus and foam mat
• Stickles - Worn Lipstick

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

Connie

One Layer cards

 Ok so this is the first challenge I tried after getting Covid and I totally read the instructions wrong, but I thought I would share these anyway.  We were supposed to cut out a shape from a scrap piece of paper the same size as our card to make a stencil to stamp inside, I got that part right, but then we were supposed to stencil inside of that opening and also stamp, so when you take off the stencil you made your stamping is in the shape of the die you used for your opening.  I hope I explained that understandably for you.

For my first card I used a stamp set that has many stamps to make your own scene. I chose 6 different stamps in this set to make my scene, then colored in with markers and sponged in the sky.

• Spellbinders - Labels 29 die
• Stampendous - Meadows Edge stamp set (I used 6 stamps to make the scene) color w/markers
• Distress ink - Tumbled glass applied with foam applicator

Then after looking back at her example I was thinking maybe I should have done it differently so I got out my peg stamps and did another one. Yep still didn't use a stencil on the inside.

• Spellbinders - Labels 4 die
• Rubberstamptapestry - Butterfly Blooms stamps (6)
• Mama Elephant - Blessed sentiment stamp

I did not right down any of the inks I had used, by this time I was just getting way too tired.

So I am sharing because this is a neat idea for a one layer card to stamp inside of a shape that you have masked off.

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

Connie

Infinity Shaker card

 The next challenge I did was a infinity shaker card, I will have to say they are much easier than the traditional.  I did not have the actual plastic you can buy for these, so I used the clear packaging that came over my dies, the real thing stuff. I cut it at least a half an inch larger than my background piece.

HERE is the video that was shared with us to make the infinity portion.  We were to stencil a background first by using a rainbow of colors, and then lifting the stencil and using the same colors to fill in the background.  I added a sentiment on the inside but one tip we were given that I forgot to do is glue some of the goodies to your background so when it isn't shaking you have something there.

I stamped the cat and glued it to the outside of the shaker using glue dots.

• Tim Holtz - Rays stencil
• Distress inks - Saltwater taffy, salvaged Patina and fossilized amber
• The Greetery - Crimped frame die
• Penny Black - Bubbly stamp, colored w/markers
• Inkadinkado - All Occasions sentiment stamp
• Sequins and pearls
• Thin plastic packaging from die envelope for shaker

As you see all my shaker goodies fell to the bottom when it stands up.

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

Connie

Ombre Resist

 The next challenge I have done is an Ombre Resist.  We were too emboss a background and the swipe an ink pad across the middle and taking a baby wipe, using small circles go from the center to the ends blending the inks, I was going for a vintage feel with mine, still not sure what I think about it, that is why no sentiment, not really sure what kind of card this should be.  I cut some wildflowers from kraft cardstock and added some ink to them with marker and little blending foam. Wrapped them all in some jute.

• Distress ink - Gathered Twigs
• Fun Stampers Journey - Lace Background stamp w/ clear embossing powder
• Tim Holtz - Wildflower stems #2
• Jute

We are both feeling much better, have a bit of coughing, worse in the morning and still a bit tired than normal but so thankful it didn't last two long :)  Going to try to get back to normal things this week, we will see how that goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Connie