Sympathies

 I haven't posted these sympathy cards I have had to make over the past couple of months, the first two were shocking, this first one was for one of the girls in our church whose mom passed unexpectantly, she was my age so it really lets you know that at anytime you can be gone from this world.

I used watercolor based markers directly onto the stamp and spritzed with water before stamping. The I took a stencil and went around it to frame it.

• Penny Black - Effulgent stamp using watercolor markers to color then stamp
• Penny Black - Background Basics Stencil
• Stampendous - Orchid Greetings sentiment stamp

I will be adding this card to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge anything goes

The next was for the husband of my cardmaking friend who also died suddenly. I tried adding my white ink to the raised portions of this embossing folder but it didn't turn out as white as I had liked even though I added a lot of layers to it.

• Gemini - Regency Swirls 3D embossing folder/ white ink
• Elizabeth craft designs - With Sympathy die
• Martha Stewart - Pearls

The last was from a lady in our church who lost her mother that was in her late 90's.  To me she lived a good long life and was ready to be with her Lord and Savior, so I made the card cheerful, although she will be missed she is happy now :) I used a watercolor page that was already embossed with these butterflies, I used my Aqua pencils to color them and an Aqua pen for the blue background.

• Spectrum Noir - Simply Beautiful, Colorista Aqua watercolor pad, colored using watercolor pencils for butterflies and Aqua pen for blue background
• Taylored Expressions - Care & Comfort sentiment stamp

Thanks for stopping by today,

Connie

Love

 My hubby's niece remarried last month, they eloped in Hawaii, she loves the warm so that was her ideal place to get married, they had been together for awhile but it still came as a surprise to us, so happy for them. The love sentiment was in the paper pack, I rounded the edges and placed it on a tag. 

I love the gold in this paper, so I thought gold ribbon would go with it well.

• Park Lane - Old World Paper
• Spellbinders - A2 Curved Border One die
• Hero Arts - Tag die
• Fiskars - Corner Punch
• Crafter's Companion - Ribbon
• Queen & Co. - Twinkle  Goosebumps gem
• String

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

Connie

Flower Tea pot

 I couldn't resist this paper pack with ephemera, I love the distressed , romantic feel it has.  I thought it would be perfect for the friend I met in England while we were stationed at the Air Force base there.

• Stamperia - Casa Granada 12x 12 paper pack and Die Cut image
• Spellbinders - Big Scalloped Ovals small die
• Stamps of Life - Postmarks2stamp sentiment
• Martha Stewart - Scalloped circle punch

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

Connie

Hooray

 Still posting cards I made last month, I used this same owl stamp I used on my hubbies anniversary card, although this circle sentiment is birthday related not love related, so it went well for my girlfriends card :)

• sentiment digital unknown
• Art Imperssions - Whoots stamp, colored w/markers
• Memory Box - Stitched Circles layers die
• Melissa Frances - Wreath die

Hope you are all doing well, Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by,

Connie

Framed flowers

 This pretty die set was in last years advent calendar, I made this card last month thinking I needed to use everything from the prior years calendar before I started opening this years the first of December :)

• Spellbinders - Advent calendar 2023 dies
• Hero Arts - Birthday messages sentiment stamp
• DCWV - Rustic paper
• Ribbon

I have fallen a bit behind again visiting blogs, hope to catch up soon, so much to do!

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by,

Connie