Happy New Year!

 I came across this paper pack again and thought I haven't used this near enough, I liked this image with the sentiment.  There is a piece of the paper that has these pretty flowers so I just fussy cut one out to go with it, added some gems and lace.

• Graphic 45 - Bird Watcher papers and image, flower fussy cut from paper pack
• Spellbinders - Marvelous squares die
• Lace 
• Gems

We actually stayed up until Midnight last night, I will be ready tonight to go early :)  Lot's of people must have saved some fireworks from the 4th because we had quite a few going off.

Wishing you all a wonderful happy and healthy new year with lot's of time for crafting!

Hugs,

Connie

Outpost

 I realized I never posted my Hubby's birthday card from earlier in the month.  I did the inking of the background first, then stamped over it.  I should have probably embossed the stamp first and then did the background then maybe the stamp would have stuck out better but I went with it this way.

• Artistic Outpost - The Outpost stamp
• Distress inks for background - Tumbled Glass, Carved Pumpkin and Dried Marigold
• Tim Holtz - Small Talk sentiment

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year with good Health and much Happiness!!

Connie

Nature

 Broke out my stickers again for the next card, used a few diecuts to layer under the main sticker.

• Miss Elizabeth - Layered Stickers
• Spellbinders - Labels 29
• Paper scraps

You can see some of the foiling on the stickers in the close up.

I think this sticker was supposed to be an embellishment tag but with a little layering it became a great focal for the card.

Update on my brother he is now home and for that we are very thankful, he is still extremely tired and has more healing to do but thankful that things are improving!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by today.

Connie

Thinking of you

 A lady from our church is going through Breast Cancer treatment, when making her card I decided to go with a white and pink combo.

I started out embossing the background with a frame embossing folder and then lightly inking the background of the card with some soft pink ink. I cut every other layer of the flower with pinks and whites.

• Gemini - Peony die cut in whites and inks
• Distress ink - Pink Flamingo
• Darice - Doily Lace embossing folder
• Hero Arts - Everyday sayings sentiment stamp

I am sharing todays card with Double D Challenge blog which is to use lots of white.

Here is an inspiration board.

Thanks so much for the prayers for my brother, he is off oxygen and is sitting up, still very tired when getting out of bed but he said that will probably take time to get better.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by today,

Connie

Merry Christmas

 For unto us was born this day a Saviour which is Christ the Lord!!

May the joy and happiness we are feeling today, live in our hearts all year long.  May we forever be thankful of the most important gift we have ever received, Jesus coming down to show us the way we should live our lives and save us from our sins!

I do not have a card to share but thought I would share a nativity I made many years ago when I use to do tole painting.

A prayer request today, my younger brother is in the hospital fighting Covid, please pray that he will heal soon and come back home.

Hugs,

Connie