Vintage Perfumes

      My last two trips to the craft desk, I've been playing with some vintage ads I found on a clip art site and the two I turned into cards for Mother's Day will post on my blog today and tomorrow.  This first one is an advertisement for vintage perfumes in lovely fancy bottles.

     I printed the ad onto beige paper, added a bit of color to two of the bottles using pencils, then cut it with a QuicKutz die, and cut both frames with other dies from that same set.  The dark, metallic paper for one of the mats came from a very old stack by DCWV.   The small flowers are from Petaloo, and they have gems on them.  The ribbon came from the scrap basket and the sentiment was printed, then fussy cut.

     Challenges:

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

You Make Me Smile

      Another fun Valentine card with a Single Rose image and a sentiment which are from Beccy's Place.  I had printed them together but it was quite a while ago and I found them in the folder labeled 'Ready for Coloring.'  I knew I could turn them into a Valentine card so colored with ProMarkers (as close as I could get to the pre-colored image by Beccy but a bit more pastel), then fussy cut them into one piece.

     I looked through the scrap basket and found a left over, negative, die cut (Lawn Cuts from Lawn Fawn) of the hearts.  The pink CS was embossed with my Linen EF.  For the card front, I chose deep, garnet-color, metallic, 'mirror' paper.  Everything was layered together in an eye-pleasing design and that made one more card for my Valentine stash.

     I had a lovely rose bush with roses just this color for several years but I had to leave it behind when I moved into my current home.  Still, it reminds me of the years spent in that house so I do love it.

     Challenges:

Birthstone

Die Cut Divas

Heart's Quest

Lawn Fawnatics

Morgan's ArtWorld

Not2Shabby

Pammie's IP

Papercraft

Your Scrapbook Place

     Well, I certainly have fallen behind on getting my full year's worth of birthday cards made this month, but maybe I'll just get the ones done for the February birthdays, and do the rest of the year next month.  I've just gotten some additional requests for Valentine cards by the batch (to be donated to a group putting together care baskets for local homeless families with children which will be distributed through a shelter on Valentine's Day) so I'm going to have a total of about 50 Valentine cards.  

  

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Basket of Hope

      This lovely fall image is from the "Basket of Hope" set at Jan's Digi Stamps.  The challenges have been on a long summer break and we on the DT are really missing creating inspiration for all of you who play along over there.   But we'll be back in November and in the meantime, some of us are making cards featuring Jan's images just to keep our hand in , so to speak.  

     Every set Jan creates contains both black & white line images, pre-colored images, and multiple sentiments (images in both jpg and png formats.)  They are so worth the cost especially when compared to other artists who offer single images for the same price Jan has on full sets!  

     I colored this one with my ProMarkers and cut it with a square QuicKutz die.  I used metallic copper paper for the background and added a double strip of washi tape before adding the image piece.  The bow-tie bow was in my stash and I'm sure it's one I made in a large batch of 2 dozen probably 3 years ago.  The sentiment is part of the set and I think it will work well for sending Thanksgiving wishes.

     Challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner

Crafty Sentiments

Creative Inspirations

Digi Choosday

Ike's World

I love ProMarkers

Passion for Markers (basket, berries, bow)

Penny's Paper-Crafty

TTCRD

Word Art Weds

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Golden Birthday Flowers

      I'm delighted that Monica has given a new breath of life to Crafty Chefs with recipes modified to only 2 ingredients and this month that means 1. Flower and 2. Something Gold.  Come join us on our Facebook page and play along!

      I decided on a shiny gold  bouquet, sparkly ribbon, and a black background.  The bouquet was cut with a Die-vesions die from gold, metallic, paper and the ribbon was in my Really Reasonable Ribbon stash.  The sentiment was cut with an Avery Elle die.  I kept it really CAS.  Sadly, no matter how I photographed it, the metallic paper and the ribbon looked more orange than gold but I assure you, they are gold IRL.

I was inspired by the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches

modified for a more CAS design.

     Challenges:

Cardz TV

Dragonfly Dreams

Gem of a Challenge

Lil Patch of ...

Outlawz Festive Fri

Paperminutes

Simon Says Stamp

TTCRD

     

     Hope you're having a great weekend and Happy Crafting. NanaConnie

Penny for Your Thoughts

      Out where I live in California, on the West Coast of the USA, we're suffering through our third heat wave of the summer and we're barely finished with June!  We get heat waves (any stretch of 3 or more days of temps 100F and over) every summer but the temperatures we've had in these three are higher than what we usually get in August, much less June!

     In any case, July 1 starts a new fortnightly challenge at QKR Stampede where the theme is always "Anything Goes."  This adorable little mouse, called "For Your Thoughts," is hoping someone has thoughts about anything other than the heat!  :-D  Or maybe thoughts about how to stay cool despite being 107F outside.

     I used ProMarkers to color him and used a Sizzix die to cut the image.   I managed to find copper paper the same color as the penny and added 4 squares (scraps) of it to the background.  The little metal coins were things I've had in my stash for years and I ran across them when I was cleaning out little drawers in one of the craft cabinets.  I'll bet I hadn't opened any of those four little drawers in 2 years!  There were the tiny coins, just waiting for this perfect card.  

     The black bow is hand-tied  and trimmed into dove tails.

     Challenges:

Cardz TV

Colour Crazy

Creative Fingers

I {heart} ProMarkers

Lemon Shortbread

Outlawz PAM

Paperbabe

Polkadoodles

TTCRD

Word Art Weds

      Come play with us this challenge and your could win some of these fun and fabulous images from QKR.  :-D  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Singing in the Spring Rain

      Let's start by saying Happy Easter to all who celebrate it !

    My card today has nothing to do with Easter but it is a celebration of spring.  The image is from  House Mouse, of course - nobody who has ever used a House Mouse stamp could miss that.  :-D  

      Do you like my new hologram CS from Lawn Fawn?  It was part of my latest shopping trip over there. 

Colored w ProMarkers (my fav coloring medium)

Glitter gel ink added to raindrops

Image & frame cut w Tonic Studios dies

Frame is hologram CS from Lawn Fawn

Card base is metallic CS from stash

Sentiment cut w Avery Elle die

     Challenges:

Colouring in Scrapland

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

Double Trouble (2 out of 3)

House Mouse

Lawn Fanatics (Song: Singing in the Rain)

Lemon Shortbread

Outlawz Greetings

Simon Says Stamp

TTCRD

     That's all for now but I'll have a DT post late tonight and another one a couple of hours later so be sure to check back first thing in your morning.  I don't expect you to set an alarm to get up at midnight and have a peek at my blog.  :-D  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Second "Wild Card" at Beccy's Place

      Well, we've gotten through the alphabet as far as the Letter J in the 30 Days of Christmas at Beccy's Place and now we have another "theme" card instead of an alphabet letter so polish up your thinking cap and find something new that you've never done before.  Beccy has such a great collection of tutorials and "how to"s on the blog that I went to that page of her blog and found a style called "Building Block" card.

     It took me two practice tries before I completed this card, but I like the end result even though I modified it from a Z-fold to a regular A2.  Here are photos of both the card front and the inside when opened.  This also could count as the first "pop-up" of any kind that I've ever done!  It all folds flat for mailing.

I've used this Winter Window image from  Beccy's Place every holiday season since it was first released and I've colored it in all shades of gray, brick red, sandstone, and now I've gone with blues.  This was the first one I bought of the 4 seasonal windows Beccy has (now in a set, too) and it's definitely a favorite of mine.

Colored w ProMarkers & gel inks

Image cut w Gina Marie die

"Brick" EF by Darice

Metallic papers

Sentiment cut w Avery Elle die

Inside letters cut w QuicKutz die

     Challenges:

Colour Crazy

Crafty Calendar

Crafty Hazelnut's

Creative Knockouts

Cute Card Thurs

Dragonfly Dreams

Gem of a Challenge

Lil Patch of ...

Outlawz Festive Fri

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Wynona Witch

      Today I'm sharing another DT card for Conie Fong and my last one for this month.  Since today is actually Halloween, it seemed appropriate to share with you this darling image of Wynona Witch.  This is Version 1 and there's actually 2 images in the set.   In the second one, she's holding a cauldron for her candy basket instead of a pumpkin.

Colored w ProMarkers

Cut w QuicKutz die

Sentiment printed & cut w QuicKutz die

Purple velvet ribbon

Satin-edged, sheer ribbon for bow

Background embossed with Cuttlebug EF

Silver, metallic CS for background

     Challenges:

Aud Sentiments

Colour Crazy

Di's Digi Designs

Let's Squash It

Polkadoodles

Scrapping4Fun

Your Next Stamp

     Happy Crafting an have a great weekend.  NanaConnie

Tiny Party

     Despite all the emphasis on 'Social Distancing' and either mandatory or voluntary home isolation, the fairies who live in this village have decided to host a party.  Of course, it's going to be a very tiny party because this is the only hall they could rent!  lol 

    The image is from the Progressive Challenge at Limited Runs this month.

Colored with ProMarkers and chalks
Image and metallic paper mat (scrap) cut with Tonic Studios dies
Filigree ribbon scrap
Gold metallic ribbon for multi-loop bow
3 mini buttons - Usually, I reach for the pearls but these buttons were exactly the right size and color so it was buttons instead of pearls!  :-D
Sentiment cut with Avery Elle die

     Challenges:
As You Like It
Colour Crazy
Creative Fingers
Creative Knockouts
Creative Moments
Lil Patch of ...
Outlawz Twisted Thurs
Pammie's Inky Pinkies
Pixie's Snippets

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Spring Flowers Just for You

     I was digging through my collection of Penny Black stamps again, doing a clean out and organize of the craft room and supplies.  Ran across these two which I've used many times over the years but not recently (meaning not in the 6 years since I moved from northern California to southern California) and not in combination before.  Here's a more up to date, more my current style, card.

Colored with ProMarkers
Highlighted with gel pens
Cut with Spellbinders rectangle die
Punched with Fiskars corner punch
Mat around image is metallic pink paper
Sheer pink ribbon is a scrap
Signature bow w/ pearl

     Challenges:
Angie's Digital
Colouring in Scrapland
Crafty Sentiments
Dragonfly Dreams
Lil Patch of ...
Outlawz SAR
Paperminutes
Passion for ProMarkers
Penny Black and More
TTCRD

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

A Succulent Bouquet

     It's the third Monday in January and we start a new challenge at Jan's Digi Stamps today!   Our theme is always "Anything Goes" and you may use any products from any makers on your projects.

     I'm using a really gorgeous set called "Succulent Bouquet 942J."  It has some stunning images in both B&W and pre-colored, plus lovely sentiments.  I colored it myself but I did try to stick to the gray-blue colors of the cactus succulents Jan had done in the set.  Mine is almost a perfect match to the few succulents which are growing in pots on my porch.

     I have tons of flower stamps but must admit this is probably my favorite.  There's something about the combination of succulents and roses that really appeals to me.

Colored with ProMarkers and chalks
Pearl Drops added to rose centers
Image and 2 circles cut with Sizzix dies, using out-of-the-box technique on image
Lightest circle is metallic paper
Purple CS embossed with "Linen" folder
Sheer bow has 7 loops
Wide ribbon is sheer, plaid, and from RRR
Sentiment printed and hand cut

     Challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge
Arty Divas
Colour Crazy
Lemon Shortbread
Outlawz Twisted Thurs
Paper Funday
Penny's Paper-Crafty
Scrappy Land
Stamping Sensations
TTCRD

     Come play with us this fortnight.  We want to see what you create.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie