This Bud's For You

I see I have been neglecting my blog lately....my bad!

This CAS card is very simple yet striking IMO.

I used a frame die & a circle die both are by

Simon Says Stamp.

I colored the vines with Copic markers and also

the tiny white fabric roses by Offray

The verse stamp is by Art Gone Wild

(I could not resist using this)

Thanks for looking and for stopping by!

LIM#283 Kitchen Colors

A new challenge over at

This week is to make a CAS card using your 

kitchen colors.  Below is my card:

I paper pieced the little giraffe image

(by Art Impressions)

with some dp by DCWV "Safari Chic"

and sponged some Distress inks for a quick scene.

I popped the stitched frame 

(by Simon Says Stamp) after

inking the verse (by Stampendous).

I added a small flower for a sun to hide an oops.

It sort of looks like a sun?

And below is a pic of my kitchen and the colors.

You see the pottery on cab tops is from

New Mexico (the blues and greens),  walls are yellow and cabs are brown

Simon Says Challenge

Another challenge!  Its the 

"Anything Goes Birthday"

over at

     

I used a ProvoCraft folder with a stamp by

Stampourri that I double cut and popped to fit

all the "stuff" inside.

Dies by Tim Holtz and color by Copic

I love those rascal birds!!

*when you have a birthday in

April it calls for an umbrella doesn't it?*

Tine (or tiny) Bows Tech

A new challenge over at

Less is More

This one entails making something showing
POLKA DOTS
I used stamps by MFP, a die by
Simon Says Stamp and paper by echo park
I also used a technique for making bows
with a common kitchen fork.  I found
this on YouTube and the direct link
to view this is below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rbyM1Izet4

Thanks for stopping by my blog and be sure to check out

the many super talents over at

Light Tomorrow

This is another card for the current challenge

over at Less Is More

It calls for using wire somewhere on

your creation so I added a wire handle

to the Inky Antics image.

A die by SSS for the circle

and some Memento inks sponged

and it looks good to me.

Very Vellum

I'm back!  Moving took a looonnng time.  I want to share a simple vellum card I made for a friend's
wedding.

 I cut a vellum panel with a stitched rectangle die as a base.
 Next I used gold mirror cardstock to diecut some circles.
Then I diecut various foliage dies from white tissue paper 
(wanted them to stand out against the vellum)
Lastly a saying stamp was added as well as a small ribbon.

My sample uses saying stamp by Prickley Pear stamped with 
Delicata Golden Glitz ink, dies by Simon Says Stamp "Stitched Rectangles"
and "Circle Loops" as well as dies by memorybox "Prim Poppy"
and Cheery Lynn Designs "Ferns".
I weaved the foliage through the rings for added texture. I 
needed a wedding card, but this would also do well for a sympathy card
using a different verse of course.

I am entering this into the current white-on-white challenge at
Less Is More....wish me luck?

SSS Die Crazy

This monochromatic card was made

for a swap using stencils but I realized I had also

used a die so that makes it eligible for the

Simons Wednesday Challenge

"Die Crazy"

I airbrushed Copic YR24 over a stencil by

memorybox 

"Texture Brilliant"

on some cream stock

and cut a die by poppystamps 

"Tilda Swirl"

and popped it with foam tape.

The verse by Stampin' Up! was 

used as it fit the space just right.

Thanks for stopping by.

Connie

Birds Of A Feather

I was playing with a new die by Penny Black and this card was born.

I cut the birds in black and again from  a yellow patterned paper

and pieced  one of them.

The "grass" was made by sponging different inks and flicking ink specks

to imitate a grassy look.

The sky was made by sponging blue inks lightly over

white paper and adding some blue bubbles.

The verse is by Marks Finest Papers.

I am entering this card in the current challenge over at

Less is More - Makes me Smile
and the Animal Antics challenge at
Simons Wednesday Challenge

Thanks for stopping by and hope you are enjoying a

glorious Easter Sunday!

Connie

Sunny Rays

This CAS card was very quick to make.

On white glossy I sponged some Memento inks:

"Cantaloupe"

"Dandelion"

"Tangelo"

"Love Letter"

I then stamped the verse by Judith

before embossing with a folder by 

Craft Concepts

"Sun Rays"

and sanded some of the rays and

added a small charm.

I am entering this in the current

challenge over at 

Simon Says Stamp 

Thanks for stopping by!

Connie

Snow Day!

I made this simple CAS card in under 5 minutes (not counting drying time)!

I stamped the scene (by memory box) and used a stencil by

Simon Says Stamp "Falling Snow"

Actually there is a "ice effect" with this card since I had no white embossing paste

so had to improvise....

I mixed some white Copic ink with some translucent embossing paste to get

the white color.  Alas the Copic seems to granulate when mixed but it held together

good enough for this I think, but it was a bit grainy in the end.

I am entering this in the current 

Simon Says Stamp 

challenge

"Ice Inspiration"

Thanks for stopping by.

Connie

Little Black Dress

Woot! Woot!  A new challenge over at

Simon Says Stamp 

This time it is

"Bling It On"

definition:

i.e anything sparkly goes, glitter, gems, stickles, glimmer sprays and paints etc 

My submission is below:

I used stamps by SU

sparkly ep

watercolors

tiny metallic dots that I made by dripping some

shiny fingernail polish onto waxed paper and sticking

a tiny glue dot beneath...instant gems!!

Connie

Real Cowboys

I was happy to see the new challenge over at 

Simon Says Stamp which is 

to make your own background paper.

I have been on a roll, making up a bunch of 

wooden floor backgrounds

so of course I am using one of them.

I made the floor boards by lightly brushing dye inks

over paper, leaving lots of blotches.  Then I drew lines using a ruler for the

"boards" and added small dots for the "nails".

I think it looks pretty authentic, do you?

Stamps are by Stamp A Mania and stickers by

Jolee's and Colorbok

with a die by SB "Wonky Squares"

Thanks for stopping by.

Connie

Thankful or Thank Fall?

I made this simple CAS card for the current challenge over at

The challenge is for either

thanks or Thanksgiving so I think

my card will fit.

Stamps are some UMs that I think are

by Hero Arts and the die cut is by memory box.

Gotta run!  My sister is coming to visit and I need 

to clean my stamp room before she

arrives even though we will trash it I'm sure.

First impressions and all that you know......

Connie

Oh, Ship!......Again

I am playing again!

Tried to do the sketch below for

CAS(e) This Sketch!

My rendition looks like this:

Stamps are by Simon Says Stamp

and die is by Die-namics

"Catch A Wave"

The hardest part was lining up those waves!!

I am entering this into the challenge at

Simon Says Stamp as well.

 

Connie

Oh, Ship!

Oh,  Ship!

I forgot your birthday

My twisted sense of humor just loves this 

stamp set by Simon Says Stamp.

I totally blew my g-daughter's birthday

and had to make a quick card for her.

A few clouds across  the panel for a sky,

stamping the ship and adding

some die cut borders.

TaDa! It was done!!

(Of course only the first 2 words

appear on the front to encourage

curiosity)

Thanks for stopping by.

Connie

WTF!

I have entered this card into the current challenge over at

The challenge was to make something that is

JUST PLAIN WRONG!

I used stamps by Simon Says Stamp and a 

die by Die-namics titled

"Snow Drifts"

(which I morphed into an

island by the sea!)

A foam palm tree sticker colored with

Copic markers and it was done.

Thanks for stopping by.

Connie

Simon Says Stamp Challenge

                                                               

This one is for the

Simon says Stamp challenge:

It is a birthday card so fits that challenge as well!