Stencil backgrounds

 Our stamp group had our skype meeting a couple weeks ago.  The first card I am sharing is what I made that night with what I had ready. My sister in law had just lost her sister so that card went to her. We ended up doing 3 backgrounds each.  The next day I made a second card for a friends birthday, but had no idea what I wanted to do for the last card.  I guess I just need to have someone in mind in order to make a card and on Sunday I was talking to a guy at church and he told me of the passing of his sister, we had a long talk and I felt so sorry for the circumstances I ended up using the last card to make him a card.

I believe, April who shares a card technique with us every time said that she saw Gina K doing this technique.  We cut away a chunk of the front of the card, and masked off the edges with some tape and then stenciled both the front and that bit of the inside that was cut away. Remove the tape and you have a border all around. I share a picture of them laying down flat and then standing up.

• Fun Stampers Journey - Starburst Lines stencil
• Heartfelt creations - Flower stamp and die set
• Pebbles - Rub on sentiment 

• Simon Says - Freestyle Flowers stencil
• Pizazz Aplenty - Butterfly die
• StarForm - Silver text stickers, colored w/brown ink
• Brown pearls

• Crafters Workshop - Mini Believe Script stencil
• Gemini - Torn Edge Circle dies
• Crafters companion advent calendar 2020 - Stamped leaves and stamp and die dragonfly
• Spectrum noir - Clear sparkle on the wings
• Taylored Expressions - Many minis occasions sentiment stamp

Sorry so long, just thought they would be nice to post all together.

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

Connie

Jersey

 My great nephew that this card went to is in many sports, I picked his Football Jersey to replicate for his birthday card this year.  I had won a gift certificate to Creative Worship ( Sweet n sassy) and I ordered this stamp set with this Library stamp in it to use in my Junk Journal but thought it might go neat with this Jersey die :)

• My Favorite Things - Jersey Die
• Taylored Expression - Whimsy #s
• Creative Worship - Your story stamp set (Library card stamp)
• Stars from other die cuts

You can see the embossing the die does on the jersey a little better in this close up.

Well we are back to Extreme heat again, so not much outdoor things will be done this week, more time for crafting :)

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

Connie

Best Ever

 I just had to play with my 49 and market goodies for the next birthday card I needed, I love picking the papers and then looking through all the ephemera and seeing what would work well together. These are my favorite colors. I know these are mostly meant to be for scrapbook pages but some of their sentiments work great for birthday cards too! I did a little tearing and inking of the paper.

• 49 and Market - Avesta artoptions 6x8 papers, Avesta Ephemera bits (frame and sentiment) Avesta Laser Cut elements (flower)
• EK Success - Circle punch, added Nuvo Crystal glaze to give it a enamel dot feel

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

Connie

Retirement

 My girlfriend retired recently so I had to make her a card to Congratulate her.  This paper pack had some neat ephemera pieces to stamp and write on, I made a list of things she will enjoy now that she doesn't have to drive over to St. Louis everyday!

• We R Memory keepers - For the record papers
• Gina k designs - Tag lines sentiment stamps
• Wintertime crafts - Sticker book ( Faux stamp)
• Paper clip

I would like to share my card today with Simon Says Monday Challenge Add a sentiment

and Word Art Wednesday 

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

Connie

New Baby

 My nephew and his girl friend just had a baby. I saw these stickers just before they had the baby so I kept them in mind for when she had it to use them. I just placed it on a die cut layered onto another one and had this cute baby paper to put it on and added a few little sticker gems. Stamped sentiment.

• Susan Branch - Baby stickers
• Paper Trey Ink - Hodge Podge papers
• Spellbinders - All Occasions sentiment stamp
• Starform - Transparent Glitter gold stickers

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

Connie