Sleds

 Well here I am again finishing up my Christmas cards for the month at the last minute.  The Christmas challenge in my stamp group is to make cards with sleds, I managed to find two stamps that had sleds.

They are both from cardmaking magazines that had stamp sets included.

This one is my favorite it is just too cute. I cut the top of the border die so that it didn't cover the whole piece and look more like a border die, added some stickles for the snow.

• Cardmaking and Papercraft - Stamp, colored w/markers
• Paper Pizazz - Paper
• Die-namics - Cross-stitch rectangle die
• Lawn Fawn - Fancy scalloped rectangle die
• Gemini - Mistletoe and Pine die
• Crystal stickles (snow)

This card I used 3 different stamps from the set to make a little scene.

• American Crafts - Festive Merry Days stamps, colored w/markers
• Kat Scrappiness - Mini Slimline Double stitched die
• Flower soft - Polar white (snow)

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by, stay cool and stay safe this holiday weekend!

Connie

Happy Birthday Sis

 Today is my sister's birthday, she stops by my blog, so I always wait until I know she has received the card before posting :)

There is a little story behind the die I used, when it came out I just loved it but told myself you have enough of background dies no more buying of those, well I went on Amazon one day to look at something and this die came up on my suggested items and I thought oh this is a sign I should buy this, LOL, you know free shipping and all, and since my sisters birthday was coming up I thought I should get that so she will have a special card :)

I cut the die twice, first from a yellow patten paper and then again in white, took the white piece and popped it up for dimension and then added the yellow center in the middle gluing directly to the card base.

• Spellbinders - Infinity Punch and Pierce Plate die, Be Bold Blooms dies and Sweet Birdie die
• Queen & co. - Twinkle goosebumps (yellow gems)
• Paper studios - Pearls
• Martha Stewart - Tag punch
• Stamps of Life - Minis4circles sentiment stamp

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

Connie

Santa

 In my cardmaking group this month the Christmas challenge is Santa, since the month is quickly coming to a close I chose to use my paper packs with Santa images to make my cards.

A year or so ago I signed up for The Graphics Fairy email updates, you receive free images every week, they are not all vintage and they even send coloring pages every now and then too.  This Santa image and advertisement piece are both from those emails, they print up very nicely, I just added my own paper.

• The Graphics Fairy images - Santa and advertisement
• Scrap of paper for background

• Stamperi - Classic Christmas paper pack (paper and Santa image)
• Martha Stewart - Holly punch, colored w/markers
• Nuvo Crystal Glaze on Holly berries and on Santa image berries)

• Graphic 45 - Christmas emporium paper pack (Santa image and Faux stamps)
• Tim Holtz - French Design tape

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today, I am still playing catch up on everyone's blogs.

Connie

Time to Play

 I am hoping to get time to play this afternoon. We have been in Michigan since last Friday and made it home yesterday. We had a great time visiting with both our families then headed to the U.P. to go to a State park up there I hadn't been to since I was a kid, and spent some time near the water, have to get our by the water time when we go home :)

My friend who I sent this card to does cardmaking too, so I thought she might like that sentiment :)

I used a lot of rub-ons and one of the laser cuts to frame the sentiment. Spellbinder die to make a little banner for another rub-on.

• 49 and Market - Artoptions Avesta 6x8 paper, Avesta Laser cut (Frame) Avesta Rub-ons  for sentiment, butterfly and flower
• Spellbinder - Baby Buntings die
• Gems

I am trying to catch up on everyone's blogs, usually I take my computer when we go and in the evenings I try to catch up on emails and blogs but I forgot to take my computer this time so I will be busy over the next few days trying to catch up with you all.

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Connie

Wish Big

 Another teen guy card needed, my great nephew turns 14, so I found this bingo type card in with the paper set that had a 14 on it and I circled that with my white pen, cut out the star to put on top and added a stamped sentiment to the other piece that looked like a notebook.

• Recollections - Awesome Boy paper and ephemera 
• Papercraft Inspirations - Greetings stamp set for Wish Big
• Circled the age my nephew will be
• EK Sucess - 1" circle punch to cut out stars

I know I have used this paper pack a lot lately but the boys are getting older and I have quite a bit of paper left to use up :)

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

Connie