Connie-Glimmer

I have used an image by 
Sweet Pea Stamps "Glimmer" by Elisabeth Bell as well as Stickles, a glitter rub on by DCWV, some gold mirror paper along with a big round brad and flower by Hero Arts.
I entered this into the current CAS challenge at  CAS-UAL Fridays. Don't you agree that Elisabeth Bell's images lend  themselves to CAS?
Thanks for stopping by! Connie

Connie-Silent Cry

Don't you just love this stamp by

ching-chou kuik?

It is titled

"Silent Cry"

and can be found on plate #232

or by clicking below:

 Sweet Pea Stamps

I colored her with Distress markers and paired her with 

an embossing folder by Provo Craft

"Forest Branches" and also

a die by memory box called

"Catalina Wreath"

Some tiny pearls by 

Martha Stewart for bling!

Hope you like what I did with her and we would love to see what YOU do!!

Be sure to send your creations to Jennifer so your art can be featured

HERE!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Connie

Variations Week: Connie's View

I had so much fun playing with this adorable image

by Elisabeth Bell titled

"Little Curls"

You can find her over at

Sweet Pea Stamps

but only in rubber at this time, no digi sorry.

I colored her with Copics and Distress markers and

masked her off to airbrush the background.

I cut her on a SB circle die and matted over an 

embossed (folder by Darice) background.

Add some sheer ribbon by Reasonable Ribbon and diecut

some pretty paper flowers 

(die by Simon Says Stamp) that were cut

from pretty papers by Echo Park.

Added a sheer flower by Offray and

thought that was enough.

I wanted this pretty girl to shine on her own!

I really enjoy seeing what everyone does with the

same stamp and hope all of you

are planning to upload your creations as well.

Thanks for stopping by.

Connie

Connie-Wild Thing!

I was playing with a pretty stamp by 

Joanne Schempp called

"Wild Thing" and you can find it over at

Sweet Pea Stamps

Below is what I did with this image:

Supplies used:

Copic markers

Memento ink "Bamboo Leaves"

tropical leaf brad by Oriental Trading

dp by DCWV "Safari Chic"

Distress marker "Picket Fence"

Gelly Roll glitter pen by Sakura

I sponged Memento ink around the image panel and

highlighted her hair with my Distress marker and

a clear glitter pen by Sakura

Thanks for stopping by!

Connie

Connie-Silent Woods

This gorgeous stamp is available over at

 Sweet Pea Stamps

Her name is

"Silent Woods"

and she is available alone

or with other equally beautiful

images on plate 232

I colored her with my Distress markers

and layered her on some dp by Basic Grey

"Oxford" as well as

a pretty die by Cheery Lynn

"Polynesian Sails Oval"

I added some tiny pearls by Martha

and think that is enough.

What do YOU think?

Connie

Connie-Clean And Simple

I've discovered CAS cards!!

The cute girl stamp is by Conie Fong and titled

"Little Blossom 2" and can be found over at

Sweet Pea Stamps

I colored her with Derwent watercolor pencils

and fussy-cut her out, added some cute rick-rack

from my stash.  The dp strip is from

making memories "Abby".

A gem in her hair and a corner punch

and it is finished!

Thanks for stopping by.

Connie

Variations Week: Connie's View

The Design Team at Sweet Pea Stamps is having a blast showing

you all the different ways to play with this pretty stamp by 

Concetta Kilmer

"Under Her Wings"

Here is my rendition:

I began using watercolor pencils and blending colors

but soon switched to my trusty Copic markers.

Other supplies used:

embossing folder by Darice "Wood Grain"

die by SB "Petite Ovals"

die by Memory Box "Woodland Branch"

You can find this adorable stamp in either 

red rubber OR digi format over at

Sweet Pea Stamps

Oh those googly eyes?

I couldn't resist!!

Connie

Connie-Dance The Night Away!!

Here is another CAS card for you!

This one uses a cute stamp by 

Karen Middleton from plate 113

named "Dancer Girl"

I paired her with an embossing folder by

Craft Concepts called

"Sun Rays"

A couple of punched circles, some Copic

markers, a few music notes, a freehand

sentiment and some ink smooshed

across the page and I'm done.

I hope you like it enough to run over to 

 Sweet Pea Stamps

and check out the wonderful selection 

of both digi's and red rubber!!

Connie

Connie-Steam Angel

I really love this beautiful stamp by 

Marlon Teunissen called

"Steam Angel"

and you can find it at

Sweet Pea Stamps

I stamped her with Tuxedo Black ink

by Memento and then colored only

the edges with colored pencils.

I used some Gamsol and a blending stump to 

draw the color in.

Other supplies:

SB die "Sprightly Sprockets"

Provo Craft folder "Clock Works"

pop dots

blue shimmer paper and copper paper from my stash

gem by Momenta

Thanks for stopping by!

Connie

Connie-Tummy Time

Do you think by working with spring stamps and colors that I can hurry winter out of here?

I am doing my best trying at least!

This cute stamp is by Elisabeth Bell titled

"Tummy Time" and you can find her over at

 Sweet Pea Stamps

Supplies used:

Sweet Pea Stamps

SB die "Big Scallop Ovals"

embossing folder by Crafts-Too "Daisy & Swirl"

Copics/airbrushing

flowers:  Hero Arts

button by Dress It Up

white Enamel Accents by Ranger

corner rounder

Thanks for checking in!

Connie

Connie-The Koi

I came across this image by ching-chou kuik titled

"The Koi"

that had been stamped onto some vellum

some time ago and decided to play....

I cut a white mat and then a frame by 

fitting 2 dies together (by SB) and

airbrushed the scallop frame and 

UTEE'd it.

Then I used some gorgeous background paper

from a seed corn company ad.... can you believe it?

I added some gel stickers in one corner but

didn't want to cover too much.

You can find this beautiful stamp over at

 Sweet Pea Stamps

Thanks for stopping by!

Connie

Variations Week: Connie's View

This week's variation is a lovely image called

"Dreaming Of Aquamarine Tides"

and it is available at

Sweet Pea Stamps

I layered this onto some embossed papers and

added some dimensional stickers by Jolee's.

one of which is a teeny tiny shaker box:

I am looking forward to seeing everyone else's

view of this pretty stamp!

Connie

Connie-Butterfly Birthday!

Here is one view of this gorgeous 

 Sweet Pea Stamps

from plate #2.

I think this plate has absolutely 

THE most classically beautiful 

images!!

I chose to stamp on cocoa cardstock with versamark

ink and emboss with powder...no color added!

I cut some lovely papers to match from

Colorbok's "English Meadow" set and added

a few diecuts by 

memorybox

"Catalina Border"

The end result (in my opinion) is

a lovely piece with little time!

I made a second card using the same image below:

For this one I embossed in gold and colored

with Copics.  I tucked the main image under

a cut of the pretty background paper

(from DCWV "Mariposa") in order

to make it useful for more than

a birthday.

Added a flower from my stash and 

a pretty tiny diecut butterfly by

Cheery Lynn

"Exotic Butterfly Small"

popped up a bit.

Please check out the pretty stamps

from the earlier offerings over at

 Sweet Pea Stamps

Connie

Connie-Little Wishes

This sweet image is
"Little Wishes" by
Elisabeth Bell and you will find it

HERE

I embossed with a folder by
Crafts-Too "Blossom"
and sanded very lightlyly
to bring out the white core.
I trimmed her with a SB die
and added a sheer ribbon.

You'll find many more delightful images
by this artist and many more over at

Sweet Pea Stamps

Thanks for stopping!
Connie

Connie-Thru The Window

Here is another  Sweet Pea Stamps

"Snowy Mailbox"

by Teresa Sherman.

I just love this stamp and you will find it

HERE

I used lots of embossing and diecutting as you can see.

EF by Crafts-Too "Damask"

Dies by

poppystamps "Madison Window"

MFT "Beautiful Bird Cages"

Cheery Lynn "Fanciful Flourish"

Thanks for looking!

Connie

Variations Week: Connie's View

This little lovely is

"Irish Chic" by

Joanne Schempp

and you will find her at

Sweet Pea Stamps

I colored with Copics, 

airbrushed the SB Nestie,

added a corner diecut by 

Memory Box "Madera Corner"

and layered all this onto some

papers by Colorbok

"English Meadow"

Be sure to check back daily this entire 

week for the rest of the

design team's view!

Connie-Standing Pretty

Isn't this stamp by 

 Sweet Pea Stamps

"Standing Pretty" by Elisabeth Bell 

uber cute??

I layered some pretty papers by 

making memories

"Cheeky Collection"

together with a border punch

by Martha

and a die by SB

"Lacy Ovals"

A snippet of lace and an odd heart-shaped

button from my stash 

and this could be my 

valentine!!

Thanks for stopping.

Connie

Connie-Snowy Mailbox

This card reflects our climate here in South Dakota today.

We woke up to 12 below zero with not much of 

a rise in temps predicted.  It is a good thing

we only have one inch of snow on the ground!

I stamped the beautiful image by 

Teresa Sherman

"Snowy Mailbox" which you will find at

Sweet Pea Stamps

onto some white glossy paper and sponged

some Memento dye inks as well as a little Copic markers for color.

I cut a window frame by Cheery Lynn

"Window B"

and popped it over my scene to make it

appear one is looking out a window.

I tied a tag with computer generated words 

with some bakers twine by

Doodlebug.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to 

stay warm!!

Connie

Connie-A Sweet Pea CAS Card

I used some stamps by 

  Sweet Pea Stamps

(image is by Elisabeth Bell

"Li'l Miss Polly") and the verse

is from SP's Plate #3.

The embossing folder is by Cuttlebug

"Wedding Suite"

for this CAS card.

The hardest part of the entire card

was fitting those pesky squares together!!

Connie

Connie-Thorne

This beauty is by Teresa Sherman for

Sweet Pea Stamps

and her name is "Thorne"

You will find her on plate #222

or by clicking

Sweet Pea Stamps

I colored her with Copics and Distress markers,

cut some scallops with SB 

"Classic Scallops" die, layered with

pretty papers by Basic Grey from their "indian summer"

series.  A little glitz from

some Distress Stickles "Worn Lipstick"

by Ranger & some die cut vines by

poppystamps dies and

that is all she needs IMO.

What is your opinion??

Connie