Chelsea's Christmas

      The Progressive Challenge over at LeAnn's World 101 (that's the one on Facebook) has started up again and "Chelsea" is the image for July.  She's perfect for all those 'Christmas in July' challenge themes you want to enter.  If you don't belong to the FB group yet, click on the name above and join.  It's free, simple, and will get you on the path to playing each month in the Progressive Challenge.  Just follow instructions once you see the featured post about it.  You could end up with a freebie image from LeAnn's World 101 starting on the 5th of every month.

     The LeAnn's World 101 Blog Challenge is also starting again this month but it will be a shortened one, starting on the 15th of July and ending on July 31.  After that, it will run each month from the 3rd through the last day of the month. 

     If you visit the blog, you'll also see that we're having a DT Call.  You could join this fun team and if you fall in love with LeAnn's cute digis, you can play with them even more!  Finally, LeAnn has put every one of her digis on sale at 50% off for the rest of July!  Pop over there and grab a handful.

     I colored Chelsea with Sanjoki markers, then cut the image with a Unbranded die.  I put red CS behind it and trimmed it to fit.  The sentiment was printed, then cut with an Avery Elle die.  The green dp for the background came from a very old, DCWV, Christmas stack.  I don't even know how long I've had that paper but I found it in an unmarked drawer in the craft room.  You know, one of those drawers which is in a cabinet that's half hidden by a chair, or an ironing board, or boxes that get stacked in front of it because you needed to put another little bookshelf in the spot where the boxes had been.  LOL

     Challenges:

Digi Choosday

Double Trouble

Dragonfly Dreams

Happy...Stampers

LeighSBDesigns

Lil Patch of ...

Outlawz Friday

Pammie's IP

Peace on Earth

     Well, this is my third post today and it's now really late so I'm going to bed.  I'll be back with another post in the morning.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie 

North Pole Express

     Welcome to my blog.  So good to see you visiting today.  It's Friday so that mean another challenge has begun at Crafty Catz  where our theme is always "Anything Goes" but with an OPTIONAL twist.  This week the twist is to use more than 1 fold.  Our sponsor is Last Minute Miranda.  They supplied image for the DT to use and I chose the one called "North Pole Express."

     I did a Gate Fold card and used three of the images which came with the set.  I started by coloring the images with by Sanjoki markers and a gold paint pen, then added highlights with a white gel pen.  I cut the three images using either QuicKutz dies (outside images) or a die from Tonic Studios (inside image.)  The sentiment was cut with an Avery Elle die.  I cut plain red CS to mat the images and sentiment.

Card front

Inside

     Challenges:

ABC Christmas

Creative Creases

Creative Fingers

I Love Markers

My Favorite Things

Outlawz Friday

Paper Funday

Paper Shelter

Pattie's Creations

Penny's P-C

     This is my second post today and if you scroll down, you'll see the first one.  I'll be posting the third one later today so come back and see it, too.

     I hope you'll be inspired to make something and come enter it into our challenge.  If you get truly inspired, make a card with more than 1 fold but if not, Anything Goes is perfectly fine.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Eight Maids a Milking

      It's the 7th of another month and that means a new challenge over at FarmQuest General Store, where the theme is always "Anything Goes" but we also want to see 'country.'  That means anything farm, farming, farm animals, fields, open country, ranch, country roads, planting, harvesting - you get the picture.

     I'm kind of focused of Christmas cards this month, partly because I love laying in all the "Christmas in July" themed challenges, but also because I'm getting a late start on the 100+ Christmas cards I'm, going to need for this year.  So, today's 'country' card features a line from the Partridge in a Pear Tree carol, and you can't get much more country/farm than milking cows.  :-D

     The image is clip art and I cut it with a round QuicKutz die.  The octagon frame was cut with a die from Lawn Fawn (Lawn Cuts.)  The background is all gold glitter paper.  I found the red and gold sparkle ribbon in my stash and I have no idea where I got it.  The gold ribbon for the triple loop bow came from Really Reasonable Ribbon and I used my bow maker to tie it.

     I really love the red and gold color combo and all the sparkle from the glitter paper!

     Challenges:

Christmas Bingo (G- free/ribbon/glitter)

Digi Choosday

Double D

Double Trouble

Dream Valley

Happy ... Stampers

Lawn Fawnatics (Milk is food, right? lol)

Outlawz Thurs (Elegantly Rustic!)

Sparkles Christmas

     I hope you'll come and play with us this month.  We love seeing your creations.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Snowman in July?

      In keeping with all the "Christmas in July" themes, I just had to do at least one snowman card for Christmas.  I adore snowmen images and I'd use them year-round if I could find an excuse.  But I do feel sorry for those snowmen who have to tolerate our heat wave temperatures (anything 100 F or above for 3 or more days!) in July.  Although this one, and his little friend, seem to be holding up pretty well.  :-D

     I have to share a quick, childhood story before I share about my card.  This particular snowman, with the little bird on his arm, always reminds me of a theme park called "Santa's Village" which was up in the mountains in California.  Where I grew up in southern California, we didn't have winter snow so a trip to Santa's Village was a treat.  It happened to be near my grandfather's cabin and we always spent at least a week during the winter at that cabin so it was a short trip over to Santa's Village.  One of the things available in the park was a town square with lots of fresh snow (often machine made) where kids could build snowmen.  The only ones I ever built were at that square.  I remember watching winter birds perch on the stick arms of the snowmen, waiting to be fed seeds which were sold in small bags for the kids to scatter around for the birds.

     This snowman is from QKR Stampede and it's called "Winter Friends."  I wish I could give you a link in case you fell in love and wanted to buy it, but the QKR Stampede rubber stamps and digis are currently on hold while the brand is up for sale.  We all have our fingers crossed that a buyer will grab them up because they're just too cute and quirky to never be seen again.  

     I colored this one with Sanjoki alcohol markers and cut the image with a square die from QuicKutz,  The three papers in the background are all scraps and they all came from a DCWV stack, "Winter Magic" which I've had for more than a decade!  The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.

     Challenges:

12 Months...Christmas

Creatalicious

Creative Fingers

Dragonfly Dreams

Gem of a Challenge

Kerst Christmas

My Favorite Things

Outlawz Friday

Park Hopping

Peace on Earth

     Tomorrow I'll have a total of 3 posts, all featuring DT work.  It's not usual for me to have that many posts in one day but somehow they just all piled up because the 7th of the month fell on a Friday.  :-D  I hope you'll stop by and check things out.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

4th of July - Independence Day !

      Happy 4th to all my American friends!  

    It's Independence Day in the USA and in my town, we're celebrating with BBQ hot dogs, hamburgers, a visit to the Museum of History Revolutionary War exhibit, a parade, and fireworks once the sky gets dark.

     My youngest granddaughter isn't home this summer because she's taking a full load of summer classes at her university, along with participating in a summer internship.  Because she's out of state, we put together a "care package" box for her to open today.  My other granddaughter (her older sister) decided the box should have a theme like the other boxes we sent to her during the school year (i.e. Exams, Valentines, St. Patrick's, etc.) and the theme became Red, White, and Moo - in honor of the silly 'Counting Cows' game, originally used to lessen the boredom of long drives back and forth between California and Texas when she was moving at the beginning of the academic year.

     Of course, as with each box, my job was to make a card to go in it and my daughter picked out the cow image for me.  The cow was pre-colored but I added highlights to it using gel pens and polychromos pencils.  The sentiment had to be the theme, and I cut the image piece with an oval die from QuicKutz.

     I found the fireworks for the background in a digital stamp set by Jan's Digi Stamps called Independence Day Friends.  There were two separate images, one red and the other blue, which I merged together after reversing one of them.  I sized them before printing so that they would fill the entire background.

     I chose scraps of red and blue CS to make the card front, added the panel of fireworks, and then mounted the image onto dimensional dots before applying it over the fireworks.  I love the way it turned out!  :-D

     Challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations

Jan's Digi Stamps

Outlawz Monday

Pammie's IP

Penny's P-C

Simon Says Stamp

Word Art Weds

     That's it for today.  Be safe and sane with all your celebrations.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Strawberry Time !

      I love summer!  Not so much the miserable heat but for the fact that it's berry season; blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, huckleberries, loganberries, but most of all STRAWBERRIES!!!  In celebration of strawberries, I played with images from different Beccy's Place sets.  

     Before printing, I reversed the sweet mouse and then merged him with the basket of strawberries (also reversed.)  I have to say that when that sweet mouse was by himself (not yet merged with the basket), he looked like an industrious little guy, harvesting a berry from his carefully tended strawberry patch to take home for a delicious dinner.  Once merged, he looks more like a sneak thief  running off with berries which came from my garden!  lol

     I colored with ProMarkers, then did the intricate fussy cutting with scissors.  The green background is plain CS which has been cut and embossed with a Hero Arts die.  I love how the white card front peeps through, accentuating the dimension of the embossed and lifted leaves, flower petals, and butterflies.  

     After fussy cutting the mouse and his strawberry, I mounted it onto dimensional tape so that it would stand above the green background.  The sentiment was also fussy cut and adhered directly onto the card front.  I didn't want anything interfering with the cut background so I did without any added embellishments.

     Challenges:

4 Season

Can You Handle ... ?

Crafty Calendar

Digi Choosday

Di's Digi Designs

Dream Valley

Gem of a Challenge

Pammie's IP

Simon Says Stamp

     Wishing you a lovely day on this start of a new week and thanks for stopping by.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Going Gnome for Christmas

      I'm back to an image by Mariola Budek, this one a delightful and fun Christmas gnome.  No, I'm not associated with her in any way other than I love her artwork and my collection of her images continues to grow.  :-D

     I colored this one with a combination of Sanjoki markers and white gel pen.  I added the sentiment to the image before printing then after it was colored, I cut both of the with a large, round die from QuicKutz.  I cut 2 frames with larger round dies, and offset those behind the images as frames.  

     I found some marvelous holographic paper scraps from Lawn Fawn, plus two small CS scraps in red and green and used all of those to make the background.  The Christmas Tree embellishment is a button.

     Challenges:

Digi Choosday

Di's Digi Designs

Double Trouble

I Love Markers

Lil Patch of ...

Pammie's IP

Passion for Markers

Peace on Earth

Polkadoodles

Simon Says Stamp

     Another Christmas card for this year's stash; only 98 more to go!  lol  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Christmas Kitties

      It's the first of the month and this is the day when the newest challenge would be starting over at QKR Stampede.  However, sad news to tell.  The challenges are on hold for the indefinite future.  The QKR brand (with the Eureka Stamps brand) is up for sale and, until a buyer is found, there's no website for you to visit to look at or purchase those digital images (or the rubber stamp equivalent.)

     However, as a DT member of the QKR Stampede challenge, I had prepared this card so I decided to share it here on my blog.  In honor of the "Christmas in July" we all love so much (and because I haven't even started making cards for my Christmas stash this year), I chose this Christmas Cats image.  I'm probably going to do mostly Christmas cards this month.

     I colored with a combo of Sanjoki and Copic markers, then cut both the image and the frame with cross-stitched Unbranded dies.  The dp is from Doodlebug.  I left it pretty CAS because most of my Christmas cards get mailed so they need to be flat.   Just a note - usually when I do CAS designs, I prefer a plain background instead of patterned paper but at Thanksgiving and Christmas, pretty dp seems to be so much more festive so it's dp as my favorite on holiday cards.  :-D

I pulled colors from the mood board at Double D

upper right and lower left.

     Challenges:

As You Like It

Carlin's Card ... "C" = Cats

Christmas BINGO "O"

   (rectangle, free, pattern paper)

Country View

CRAFT-alnica

Creative Fingers

Creative Knockouts

Kerst Christmas

Outlawz Thurs

     That's it for today but I'll be back tomorrow so stop by again.  :-D  NC

Wild Roses

      It's Friday morning and that means it's time for another "Anything Goes" challenge at Crafty Cats.  We always offer an OPTIONAL second theme and, this week, it is "Embossing."  Our sponsor for this challenge is SheepSki Designs and they provided images for the DT to use on their inspiration cards.  However, I happen to have a large collection of SheepSki images and I chose this one for my card:  Wild Roses.

     The roses were colored with Sanjoki alcohol markers, then hand-cut with scissors.  I chose a delightful, flowery, Cuttlebug embossing folder to do the dry embossing but first I used my very old (brand name unknown), "Linen" EF on the CS, then embossed over that with the Cuttlebug folder, which also happens to be called "Wild Roses."  :-D  

     I chose ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon and wrapped it around the card front.  I cut the sentiment with a die from Avery Elle and added it on top of the ribbon.  The bow was made from felt, folded and wrapped around the middle.

      Challenges:

Bastel-Traum

Beautiful Blossoms

Can You Handle...?

Creatalicious

Creations in Pink

I Love ProMarkers

Penny's P-C

Simon Says Stamp

Word Art Weds

Worldwide Crafters ...

     I hope you're going to come and play in our challenge this week.  I know you think we on the DT just do cards to inspire you but the truth is that we love being inspired by what you create and enter, too.  See you there and Happy Crafting.   NanaConnie

Bull Elk

      We start a new challenge over at FarmQuest today and our new theme is "Moose or Elk."  I know many people, especially in the far north of North America, use the terms moose and elk interchangeably to mean a moose.  But in the more southern part of the USA, the magnificent animal on my card is what we mean when we talk about an Elk.  

     Remember, to enter our challenges, your projects must reflect a farm or country theme each time, in addition to following our specific theme this time of "Moose or Elk."

     The image here is a photo printed onto card stock and cut with a Tonic Studios die.  I inked the edges, then matted it with a scrap of dp from the basket which was barely big enough to frame the image.  The background was made with a piece of burlap cloth, and I pulled several strands from each edge to give it that fringed look, something to add a little more country flair.  As the sentiment reflects, I used it as a Father's Day card.  Sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.

     Challenges:

2 Sisters on the ...

Ally's Angels

Crafts Galore ...

Creatalicious

Die Cut Divas

Let's Craft & Create

Park Hopping (Animal Kingdom)

Worldwide Crafters ...

YSBP

     Come play with us this fortnight.  Find a moose or an elk image, turn it into a project suitable for entry, and post it to our challenge.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

For a Baby

      I adore today's image from Conie Fong, called "Baby Buttercup."  Conie Fong is sponsoring the challenge this week at Crafty Catz.  I decided to do the kind of card we used to do back in the days before most parents knew if it was a boy or girl halfway through the pregnancy.  I used a color combo of both pink and blue, suitable for either one.

     Believe it or not, I found the background dp (Recollections stack) and that helped me decide on the overall color combo.  I colored the image with Sanjoki alcohol markers, then cut it and the two frames with Die-namics stitched dies.  Everything is inlaid so the image and both frames actually make only a single layer but look like 3 separate layers.

     I hand-tied the white bow, then printed and cut the sentiment with another Die-namics die from that same set.  I thought turning everything on an angle gave some nice visual interest to the card.

     Challenges:

CRAFT-alnica

Creative Fingers

Digi Choosday

I Love Markers

Jan's Digi Stamps

Lil Patch of ...

Pammie's IP

Paper Funday

Word Art Weds

     I hope we'll see you playing in the challenge.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Girl with Caterpillar

      I'm back with another delightful Mariola Budek image, this time of a young girl with a caterpillar on an autumn leaf.  I colored it in obvious autumn colors using a combination of Sanjoki and ProMarkers, then cut it on 2 sides with a sawtooth die from CC Designs.  I accented those two sides using a cross stitch die from Lawn Fawn (Lawn Cuts.)

     The background dp is from a textured stack by DCWV.  The sentiment was cut from a K & Co. paper pad and the butterfly gem was a Studio 8 embellishment.

     Challenges:

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Patriotism

      Our greatest National holiday in the US is undoubtedly July 4th, Independence Day, (right around the corner!) but the image I used on this card would work for Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, even Labor Day, I suppose.  The image and the sentiment come from a Jan's Digi Stamps set called "Star Spangled Wreath" and it was a delight to color.  It also happens to be on sale right now.  :-D

     I used Sanjoki markers and a gold paint pen to color a gray scale image, then cut it with a QuicKutz die.  I 'distressed' the edges with a craft knife and layered it onto a blue CS rectangle, also distressed along the edges.  The image itself was so beautifully detailed that I didn't want anything to distract from it so no embellishments of any kind.

     Challenges:

613 Ave Create

Aud Sentiments

Double Trouble (summer, red, blue, gold)

Gem of a Challenge

I Love ProMarkers

Lil Patch of ...

Pammie's IP

Passion for Markers

Penny's P-C

Word Art Weds

     Wednesday will mark the official first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and trips to the beach, family and friends around the BBQ, the rising heat can't be far behind.  So unpack your shorts and swimsuits, grab your flip flops, and get ready!  If you're not traveling, then head for the craft room and Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie 

Cat Lady

      Those of you who have the opportunity to see the sidebar of my blog may think I'm a 'cat lady' so this card will need little explanation.  But I'm actually an animal person - cats just seem to fit my current lifestyle better.  

     I'm also a huge fan of the artist, Mariola Budek, and coloring her images never fails to make me feel like a great colorist!  I used this one for another birthday card, one which will go to a family member in the future.

     I colored the image with Sanjoki markers, then cut it with a rectangle Tonic Studio die.  I used a corner punch from Fiskars and it had three different corner options, of which I used 2.  I framed the image with a 'Linen' embossed dark pink CS piece and framed that with a scrap of light pink CS.  I used my bow maker to tie a double-loop bow, then printed and cut the sentiment with an Avery Elle die.  I used a tiny scrap of the dark pink CS to frame the sentiment.

     The background was made using a Darice EF on metallic paper for a 'hammered copper' look.

     Challenges:

Crazy for Cats

Digi Choosday

Dream Valley

Happy ... Stampers

Jan's Digi Stamps

Lil Patch of ...

Pammie's IP

Polkadoodles

Simon Says Stamp

SUYP Cats

     That's all I have for the weekend but I have a couple more images already colored up, waiting to be turned into 'masterpieces" (lol) so maybe you'll see another post tomorrow or Tuesday.  I feel a coloring binge coming on and that could mean I color rather than make cards but we'll see. 

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

2 Year Old's Birthday

      I have a great granddaughter who is turning 2 at the end of this month, and although I've not yet met her (being in different states and nearly 1,000 miles apart), she knows that her NanaConnie is the one who sends hand made cards.  This is the card I'm sending this time.

     It's another card put together with all die cuts and this time, I used some negative portions of dies, things which either fall our of the die's design or what's left behind when the original die cut piece has already been used for another project.

     On this one, I stared by using my 'Linen' EF to dry emboss the card front.  The sentiment is the 'left behind' negative which I just couldn't bear to toss out.  It's from a Sizzix - Tim Holtz set of word dies.   The 'happy' and the 'birthday' are individual dies which I laid out, cut, and used on another birthday card but the way I laid them out meant that I had a scrap which could be trimmed into an interesting shape and used for this card.

     The giraffe die is from Cuts, and I cut them from orange and pink CS, then layered them onto the card front for a double exposure look.  The little stars are bits which fell out of a Hero Arts background die and I kept them for future use instead of throwing them away.  The final touch was to add the teeny-tiny gems (Recollections) to the center of the stars.

     Pretty quick and easy but a card which will be loved by a 2 year old.   :-D

       Challenges: 

Crafter's Cafe

Creations in Pink

Creative Fingers

Digi Choosday

Happy...Stampers Birthday

Happy...Stampers Dies

Outlawz Friday

Pammie's IP

     That's it for today.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend and Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Leave a Little Sparkle ...

      It's time to share the card I made for the June challenge at Beccy's Place, and I was inspired by one of Beccy's sentiments which I merged before printing with her lovely "Hydrangea" image.  The theme this month is the usual "Anything Goes with a Beccy's image" but the optional theme she offered was "Doodling."

     I colored the flower with my ProMarkers and then added white and purple glitters to the blossom.  I doodled the stitching around the edges with a purple gel pen.  The little mulberry-paper flower came from Recollections and I used a white gel pen to accent the center.

     This is a very CAS, single-layer card with lots of white space.

     Challenges:

Addicted to CAS

Bastel-Traum

Beautiful Blossoms

Creative Fingers

Friendship

Morgan's ArtWorld

Triple B

Worldwide Crafters ...

     Be sure to check out my first post today with all the details about the latest challenge over at Crafty Catz.  Just scroll down 1 post.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnieProM

Summertime Fun

      When I think of summer (especially early summer before it gets too miserably hot!), I think of being outdoors and having fun.  Our latest OPTIONAL theme at Crafty Catz (we always have an Anything Goes theme) is "Fun" and our sponsor this week is Hetty Clare.  I'm completely mad for her art!  She generously supplied images for the DT to use on their inspiration cards and I chose to use the one called "At Play."  

     NOTE TO MY READERS:  When I went over to the store to look for the image link to put into my post, I noticed that there's a 50% off sale right now.  Go check it out (and, yes, to answer your unasked question, I DID go on a shopping spree!  lol)  Click on the name of the image or on the Sponsor name above and it'll take you right to the shop.

     I colored the sheep and cow with Sanjoki markers before cutting the image with a die from Tutti Designs.  I printed and cut the sentiment with another die from that same set.  The background paper was in the scrap basket so I'm not sure of the maker but it's probably DCWV - a very old stack.  

     I added brown lace ribbon and one of my hand-sewn, signature bows, this time with a pearl sewn on. 

     Challenges:

613 Ave Create

Crafter's Cafe

Crafty Calendar

Creative Knockouts

Creative Moments

Die Cut Divas

Paper Shelter

Polkadoodles

Simon Says Stamp

The Four Seasons

     Come play in our challenge!  We love being inspired by you.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Birthday Hippo

      It's time for Challenge #467 over at QKR Stampede and it will run until the last day of the month.   Our theme is always Anything Goes and you can enter up to 3 times in each challenge.  There's no requirement that you use a QKR Stampede (or Eureka Stamps) image but if you do, your entry goes into a completely separate draw for a prize and that increases your chance of winning by a huge amount!

     We've also posted the winners from the two challenges which took place before we had to take a break, waiting for the new online store to be completely stocked.  That's now complete (but for some minor tweaking here and there) so we've announced the Winners of three different challenges and they can all be found on the main Challenge post which went live this morning.  Check it out and see if you're one of the Winners or Top 5 for Challenges #464, #465, or #466.

     My card today is another for my birthday card stash and the QKR image is called "Birthday Gator."  Yes, I'm aware that's a hippo, not a gator, but the image was incorrectly titled "Gator" so if you go searching for it in the store (without using the link I made), you'll need the name of it the way it's actually listed so ...

     I used my Sanjoki markers to color the hippo, then cut the image with a die from Dare2BArtzy.  The dark blue CS was embossed with my 'Linen' EF.  I found a scrap of dp in my basket and added it, then stamped and cut the sentiment (also from QKR but this time a rubber stamp instead of a digi), which is  called "Happy Birthday."  That die was also from Dare2BArtzy.

I took some liberties by turning it on its side but my 

design is inspired by the sketch at My Favorite Things.

     

     Challenges:

Ally's Angels

Crafter's Cafe

Digi Choosday

Happy...Stampers

I Love Markers

Paper Funday

Penny's P-C

Simon Says Stamp

Word Art Weds

     Now that our challenges are back, we really would love to see you playing along with us.  How can you go wrong with an Anything Goes theme every time?  Come play!  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Country Farm Kitchen

      Ok, we're done with the deer from the last challenge and are moving on to our newest theme at FarmQuest Challenge, "Country Kitchen."  I found this clip art image, printed it in gray scale (a technique I really love these days!), and colored it with a combo of (mostly) water colors, ProMarkers to create the 'rust,' and gel pens for white highlights on the cherries. 

     The background stripes were made using a scrap of dp.  The image and the frames were cut with Tonic Studio dies.  The sentiment was printed and cut with an Avery Elle die.  I decided on a CAS design (despite the background stripes instead of just white space) so no embellishments beyond that paper.

     Challenges:

A Perfect Time ...

Classic Design

Crafts Galore ...

Happy ... Stampers

Let's Craft & ...

Mirtillamente

Morgan's ArtWorld

Not2Shabby (4 of 5 colors + country)

     We'd love to see what you create for our challenge.  Anything farm or country kitchen will do.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Birthday Roses

      Time to restock the birthday card stash and I've found a new artist (new to me) whose art I really like.  She draws under the name Maya Silvercat but I'm still searching for a website for her.  If/when I find it, I'll edit this post to add a link for all of you.

     This basket of roses was the first of her images I saw and I colored it with my Sanjoki markers.  I cut both the image and the sentiment with dies from QuicKutz.  The golden CS behind the image (which looks brown in the photo) was embossed using my 'Linen' EF.  The lace strip along the side came from my box of scrap lace bits but it fit the card perfectly.  The tiny butterflies, one pink and one white, are the negative pieces which came out of a Spellbinders die.  I saved them after doing another project and they were waiting just to embellish this card.  :-D

     Challenges:

Ally's Angels

Butterfly  (Briar Rose & Banana + butterflies)

Can You Handle ...?

Creative Fingers

Gem of a Challenge

     That's all I have for today's post but I'll be back later this week.  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie