Lattice Split card

 I have seen this style of card called a few names, but I wanted to try something new for my daughters birthday cards so I went with this design that I have seen many do.  I followed the instructions on the Card Here . I went with the second card in the video, she calls it a trellis split card.

I wanted to write quite a bit in her card so I added a yellow insert inside that I folded so she has to open that up to view the sentiment inside.

• Spellbinders - Layered daises, colored with inks using brushes
• Stampendous - Birthday Assortment sentiment stamp
• Recollections - gems 
• Butterfly gem

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today, and hope you enjoy a great weekend!

Connie

Cat Sympathy

 Our Friends cat passed away last month, we go over to their house once a week so we see her quite often she was 19, so she didn't move a lot anymore but she was a very big and fluffy cat and she liked when you would come over and pet her.

• Impression Obsession- Cat set die
• Spellbinders - A2 matting basics A die
• Memory Box - Grove Leaves, Bare Sapling, Flying birds and Contempo birds dies
• D.R.S. - Easy Grass Background stamp
• My Favorite Things - Cloud stencil

She was many different shades of brown so I went with a pattern paper to cut the cat out from.

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

Connie

Kids Birthday

 I have two cards finished for my great niece and great nephew, so I thought I would share them together.

• Great Impressions - G423 stamp colored with/markers
• Kat Scrappiness - Mini Slimline Stitched Rope die
• Hero Arts - Fabulous Birthday sentiment
• Cheery Lynn Designs - Alison's Ribbons die
• BasicGrey - Two scoops paper
• Sequins

This next one I tried inking my embossing folder with distress ink and then running it through my machine to transfer the ink to the paper, well I did this a few times and this was my results, then I added some lunar paste to it also, well I am not totally thrilled with the outcome and why did I not just go with some pattern paper instead but no I used the background and had to get it in the mail.  I am sharing my good with my bad cards.  They all don't turn out like we want.  I have since saw someone using the oxide inks and they said you get much better coverage so next time I will try that.

• Lifestyle Crafts - Birthday embossing folder, used Distress ink directly on folder before embossing
• Lunar Paste - Sike! over raised areas of embossing folder
• Mama Elephant - Dos Amigos stamp set, colored w/markers
• Darice - Nesting wavy squares die

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

Connie

Backyard Wren

 I know I have told myself many times I do NOT need anymore bird dies, but here I go again. He is a little bigger than my other birds.  I love them in wreaths so I had to add that but this time I cut some thing strips of paper and crinkled them up a bit to make a little nest for him to sit in.  I colored him by inking with my blender brushes.

• Memory Box - Backyard Wren die, colored with inks and blending brush
• Spellbinders - Wreath die
• Tim Holtz - Funky Floral #3
• Martha Stewart - tag punch
• ODBD - Mini tag sentiment stamp
• Queen & co. - sunflower yellow gems

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

Connie

Cross-stitch

 I was asked by Splitcoast Stampers if I would be a guest designer for December's Christmas challenge in their Fan club, you have to join and be a member in order to see the challenge and all the other creations that were made and join along.  I went with cross-stitching this cute little snowman.

• My Favorite things - Tag die and pattern
• Tim Holtz - Funky Festive dies
• 49 and Market - Vintage Artistry Peace and Joy 12x12 paper
• Impression Obsession - Sentiments II stamp
• Making Memories - Brad
• Simple Memories - Ribbon

Once I had this done I thought I should make up a couple more :)  They are fairly quick to stitch up, I think I did one each evening.

• My Favorite things - Tag die and Pattern
• Queen & co. - Cinnamon jellies (nose)
• Ki - Black gems (eyes)
• My mind's eye - O Christmas tree paper
• Martha Stewart - ribbon
• Making memories - brad

• My Favorite things - tag die and pattern
• Basic Grey - Blitzen collection for snow letters
• Graphic 45 - Christmas past paper
• Stampendous - Star Chain Brite stickers
• Offray ribbon
• DMC - floss
• snowflake button (cut off the shank)

Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me know you have :)

Connie