Making Time for a Card

Hi there! Still busy here at my home so many things going on at once. What a blessing to have this craft for a bit of time to just think and enjoy for a bit.

I used my brand new 

Concord & 9th Filled In Florals BUNDLE   the background  stencil is from Altenew : Wavy Gird Stencil

Have to run and take our big pup to the vet. 

God bless you and I hope you are having a wonderful week.

Simon Says: Happy Hour
This was my happy hour

Grateful for a Man in a Red Truck

Challenge #25 – Color Inspiration

Hello friends! 

I needed a card to give to my daughter and her husband Tom,

Soon it marks a year since the shooting in Vegas when Tom

was shot three times. I thought this sentiment was simply 

stated and perfect . 

 My heart goes out to the families that lost a loved one, and the  

many that are still suffering . My daughter keeps in touch as they all need each other.

I heat embossed my image with gold powder and watercolored  with the inks below. I decided to fussy cut my image and pop it up 

with foam tape to the back. I love this stamp from 

Concord & 9th .  Grateful For Everything 

 

 At first I didn't think I could use the colors but I ended up liking them and so different from what I normally use.

 I won't go into the long story but some of you know immediately after the shooting a man in a RED PIKCUP gathered as many shooting victims as he could in his truck as he himself was fleeing the shooting. (My heavy heart and prayers are with the families of the six people in  the truck with them that didn't survive, my they rest in peace.)

When I saw this pillow it just seemed happy and of a time most of us love (fall) So I bought it for Nicole and Tom and I searched for one for myself as well. 

Thank you for the visit .

Hope you have a wonderful day 

Simon Says: Pop It Up

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all my crafty friends and family .

Loving my new Bold and Brushy Bundle Alphabet set: from 

Concord&9th and pretty new jewels from Pretty Pink Posh.

I am grateful for my own mother that gave me the gift of life and faith, for my mother in law (may she rest in peace) that brought up the man I fell in love with and my daughters that made me a mother and grandmother.

Hope you all have a wonderful day.

 Bold & Brushy BUNDLE 

I love this new set!

A Few Valentine's

Hello! 

 I have a few Valentin's Day cards using : Concord & 9th

 stamps and dies.

 One card is for one of my granddaughters and the other for my sweet husband. 

I used Barnwood Background  stamp on my husbands card to help it

look a bit masculine. It was my husband who encouraged me to

get the entire  Monogram Collection BUNDLE  , so happy I did!

I am also grateful! The heart came with the bundle. I used the letter X and the & for my sentiment.

 

Challenge #18: Watercolor

Simon Says: It Must Be Love

The Card Concept #86 {Old Fashioned Love}
I think my card is CAS.

On the card below I cut then watercolored the pieces with pearl colors from Kuretake watercolors .

 I used Magnolia Wreath Dies,  Cozy Up for the heart and Happy Words for the sentiment.

 Thanks for the visit. Hope you have a nice week!

 Ash Wednesday ( the beginning of Lent and a day of fasting) falls on Valentine's Day this year.

 We don't go out that day, any day but :)

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Silent Night Holy Night

Challenge #13: Ink Only

Simon Says: Clean And Simple

Hi there! I had a chance to play with my new Concord & 9th Magnolia Wreath Stamp Set, early this morning.

When I was getting ready to put it all away I quickly put together this simple Christmas card. 

The sentiment is from : Holy Night Stamp Set.

Thank you for stopping by again today!

 God bless you and yours!

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Welcome Home

Happy Birthday to You Concord &9th

Anything Goes Challenge

Thanks to the very fast shipping over at Concord & 9th I was able to make this card Saturday night! 

I used, Peerless water color sheet pack from Birch Press Design, (link on sidebar). I stamped this in a light color then heat embossed in clear. I wanted to kinda keep the colors of a pineapple for my first card, using this amazing stamp! Next will be lots of colors.

I fussy cut this out as it is very easy!

The envelope is also from Birch Press Design and I just love the color! I added some Glossy accents. 

The welcome banner is cut from Happy Day dies !

Hope you had a nice weekend. We spent another ,beautiful day at the beach!

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 Pineapple Perfection 

God bless you!

Best of the Best!

Camp Create Day 3: Spectacular Shakers
Laurie has a video full of fun tips for creating a shaker with fun foam!

 MFT Camp Create – Spectacular Shakers

Hello there new and dear friends!

 Don't ask me why I chose the alligator, not sure other than I like it a lot! :)

Sorry I couldn't get a clearer picture for the life of me, posting it anyway! 

We have been so busy around here, not much craft time.

The sentiment is from Concord & 9th :Kindhearted 

and the alligator is MFT: Die-namics Jungle Friends

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

God Bless you!

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Two Cards and a Few Challenges

Create Along With Us: June 2017

Happy Monday to you all! 
I made two cards, one this morning and the pineapple card over the weekend. 

Challenge #10

Simon Says: Touchy Feely

For my layered pineapple card I used:

 Pop Art Pineapple BUNDLE,  Happy Day BUNDLE and Barnwood Background all from Concord & 9th

For my mostly green card, I used Pen & Ink Stamp Set

Make It Market Kit: Don't Forget to Write both from Papertrey Ink.

I used the card above from Nichole, for my inspiration.

I love the all green in Nichole's card!

 I stamped the flower cluster in all greens, then last minute added the printed top bloom 

to soften the look of the cluster! I could use this flower cluster over and over and over again :)

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and have a blessed week!

Thank you for the visit today!

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Sharing a Few Things

Floral Challenge

Simon Says: Going Dotty

dotted with shimmer

Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!

I am very blessed to have my mother and spent Saturday with her as we were at a family wedding! 

I had a chance a few days ago to play with my new :Triangle Turnabout  

and a few other products I love from Concord & 9th!

The flower die is Floral & Flutter  and  Happy Words for the sentiment. I layered the flower 3 times and only adhered the center so I could curl the layers up a bit then added some Wink of Stella for shimmer .

 The tipped angle :Papertrey Ink - Tipped Tops Die

Simon Says: Home Sweet Home

Homemade coin purse!

Create Along With Us: May 2017

  I am adding my coin purse to the Papertrey Ink Challenge as I used the colors and background :) 

Papertrey Ink - Coin Purse 

and the Papertrey Ink - Seasonal Stitching: Birds 

Some of the felt is from Papertrey Ink and the printed felt ( that I love) is from the Felt Pod.

Thank you so much for the visit! 

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Birthday Blooms

Good morning to you all! I woke up early (2:30am) and decided to head into the craft room so I could play along in the: CASE a Designer challenge over at :Where Creativity Meets C9. I was happy to ink up my: Hello Lovely stamp for the first time. 

Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge 7:
 CASE a Designer

I chose this beauty by: Linsey

I stamped my background  using my favorite wood stamp: Barnwood Background, then stamped my flower on top then heat embossed. I colored it in with my Zig pens.

God bless!

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Concord & 9th Stamps:
 Barnwood Background
Happy Words
 Hello Lovely

Glass Glitter Shaker

I added a few more pictures so you can see the movement of the glass glitter.

Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge #3
: Sparkle and Shine

Hello and Happy Weekend to you all!

I had this in my head,  it didn’t come out quite like I wanted but sharing it anyway. 

Maybe it’s the colors Im not happy with or wishing I would have mixed some tiny sequins 

inside with the glass glitter.

 I do love this heart and the way the glitter moves when you shake it. 

The heart is layered with five layers and one layer of acetate .

I filled the Concord & 9th Heart with glass glitter from

 Germany, it was a gift from one of my daughters.

I’ve been busy again with family birthdays, helping out with some of the grandkids,etc!  

Thank you so much for the visit today and I hope you all have a

wonderful weekend.

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Glass Glitter carnival blue