Today's Blessing!

Hey  Delightful Friends and Family!
Just a quick post to share a card. All four of the grandkids are coming over and I think my crafty time will be  limited for today! There will not be one dull moment :-) Maybe they will be still enough for me to snap a few pictures though.

Here is my CAS card and the picture is terrible!  I gave the card away for a fundraiser already so I cannot retake the picture (bummer!).
 The background paper is from Kaiser Craft Blue Bay Collection and the Spellbinder Floral Cutting Plate is this gorgeous design I cut from a Pearlized (Natural) card stock from Scrapper's Edge. We use this paper often for the wedding invitations that are designed.  I thought it would look so pretty over the lacy designer paper.  Blessings is a Paper Smooches stamp (Good Gab) and I used the Lawn Fawn stitched border die to add the dotted lines.

I will be sharing this at Word Art Wednesday #178 and Paper Smooches both are Anything Goes this week!

Thanks for visiting!  Have a fun day, I sure plan to! 

Then He said to His disciples, "the harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.  Matthew 9:37

Feel Better ...

Hello Delightful Friends and Family!

Here's a fun card I made and what a cute stamp set from Paper Smooches called Space Cadet.  The paper is from Echo Park (Scoot 6x6 collection) and I've colored the image with Copics and added Liquid Pearls and Glossy Accents.  The ribbon is American Crafts. Ink: Memento Pistacho and Archival Jet Black. Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities.

The sketch (below) is from Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  #176

Paper Smooches - Anything Goes

That's it for me today!  Thanks for visiting.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding but in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.  Proverbs 3:5-6

Feel Better Soon!

Hello Delightful friends and family,
Another card to share!  I really enjoyed working with this sketch and I used my sewing machine too!  Love this fun stamp set from Paper Smooches (Healthy Vibes) and I've been hoarding this paper from Fancy Pants called Park Bench.  I'll be entering this card at Color Throw Down #300 (light blue, navy, pumpkin) I've used Memento Nautical blue ink to stamp both the image and sentiment.   I colored the heart with Copic markers and added Glossy Accents for dimension.

Here's the sketch I've used from Seize the Sketch #24 (from Vicki)

I'll be entering this at Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge (anything goes) also.

  

That's it from me, thanks for visiting!  This card will be going to a pastor friend of ours who was scheduled to have a triple bypass this morning but they were only able to fix one of the arteries. Please keep Pastor Andy lifted up in prayer for healing.  

For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.  1 John 3:20

Too Much Happy? Never!

Hello Delightful Friends and Family!
Mom is still recuperating in Oregon so I'm sending her this card today.  She is doing very well, btw!
Hope everyone is having a very happy Summer day!!  I'm still waiting for the sun to peak through the foggy clouds (it's trying to but not very successful, yet)

I've used the 6x6 paper from Simple Stories: Summer Fresh; Card Stock: Bazzill; Stamp: Paper Smooches: Needle Little Loving (the stitched hi and the inside faux stitching)  Both sentiments on the front and inside are from the Simple Stories - Summer Fresh paper.  flower: Petaloo; Ribbon: Bazzill Basics; Ink: Archival, Jet Black. Inside: EK Success, Round binding edge border punch.

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:

Paper Smooches (anything Goes)

Word Art Wednesday #140 Anything Goes

Try Stampin' on Tuesday #175 (sketch)

Sketch (TST#175)

  

Thanks for visiting and have a happy day!!

Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me.

  John 5:39

Kick Back and Relax!

Hello Delightful friends and family!
Yay! It's the weekend ! Hope you all get to Kick Back and Relax!  I'm scheduled to work at the lss so I need to make this super quick.  I needed a masculine birthday card for my sister's boyfriend and so I managed to work it out to fit in a few challenges (specifically 2 newer ones )!!

TMS Challenge #233

Here are the Challenges:

1.  Tuesday Morning Sketches #233

2.  Cardz 4 Guyz - Monochrome for your Guyz (this is just their 2nd challenge!)

3.  Paper Smooches Sparks - Anything Goes (wk 3)

4. Word Art Wednesday - #116 Anything Goes

5. Sister Act Card Challenge #41

6 Seize the Birthday - Who likes to Color?

Ingredients:

Designer Paper: FancyPants - Park Bench 6x6 pad (from the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredient Kit); Bazzill card stock including kraft and base; Neenah white for image

Stamps: Boys will Be Boys (Taylored Expressions - shoes and sentiment)

Sentiment Stamp (Paper Smooches - Sentiment Sampler - Happy Birthday)

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities - Scallop Oval

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Distress Ink Antique Linen

Button, Washi Tape (stash); Darice Hemp Cord

Copics: E13, E15, E18

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the weekend!!

Have you not know? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.  Isaiah 40:28-29

Congrats Card - PSS Picture Perfect Challenge

Hello and Welcome Delightful friends and family!
It's Friday and it looks to be a very busy day!! I'm am so looking forward to a quiet Saturday (hmm... we'll see) I'll have my two youngest granddaughters this morning so I thought I'd best get this posted before playtime at Grammie's starts!  We've been having a heat wave here, (so unlike this time of year - we are pretty desperate for rain), so a walk to the park will probably be on the agenda, today!  I know that will make my girls very happy campers!

My card today is for the challenge at Paper Smooches SPARKS, LOVE this inspiration picture!!!!  Great colors and lots of textures to choose from.  Hope you like my take on it.  I've used the Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler Stamp.  Ribbon and button are from my stash.  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink was used to stamp the sentiment (which by the way I managed to sneak in a "C" - see the inspiration photo below)

 

 Here's the PICTURE PERFECT CHALLENGE Photo 

 I wanted to show a close up of the score lines that I made using my Score Pal and then added the Liquid Pearls (Ranger - Buttercup)  I've used the Cuttlebug Divine Swirls Embossing folder and then used the Ranger Black Soot Distress Ink and Applicator to add a bit more depth. 

 The dies are Spellbinders Nestabilities (scallop circles and standard circles) and Bazzill and Neenah card stock are the papers featured on this card.

 Thanks for visiting!  Have a great weekend and enjoy!

Behold, You delight in truth in the inward being, and You teach me wisdom in the secret heart.  Psalm 51:6

  

Thank You - PSS Anything Goes and SACC #39

Hello Delightful Friends and Family!
Hooray it's Friday!!  Have a real quick and easy card I want to share today.

Directions: 

White card stock base (A2)

Cut Yellow Bazzill card stock an 1/8" smaller than base, cut another piece of white card stock;

Stamp Dylusions border stamp (Further Around the Edge set) in Memento Tuxedo Black, color with Copic Marker, add Liquid Pearls (Buttercup).  Add sentiment (Paper Smooches - Sentiment Sampler) Archival Ink - Chrome Yellow; Add ribbon to coordinate (Taylored Expressions Key Ingredient ribbon).

Can you see a set of these cards in different colors?  And with all the different sentiments from the PS Sentiment Sampler set!!  I think I'll make a few of these card sets for gifts!  

I've shared this at the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge: Anything Goes (week 1)

and Sister Act Card Challenge Blog #39

That's all for today!  Thanks for visiting.

Blessed be the Lord who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation.  Psalm 68:19

Sympathy Card

Hello Delightful Friends and Family

I know that we don't like the reality that comes with making sympathy cards but they can bring wonderful comfort to those who are grieving over a loved one.  It's an opportunity to express love and care during a time of loss.  We have a friend who recently lost her father and so I've made this card.  It's CAS but I think it is very tasteful for the occasion.  Unfortunately, I have another one I'll be making.  Our dear friend Rosie went on to be with the Lord on New Year's Day, she was a very faithful member of our church who had quite the battle with cancer, but we have the hope of seeing her again!  It's tough for us to let go but God is faithful to comfort the brokenhearted. Thank you, Jesus.

I'll be sharing  this card at Word Art Wednesday (Anything Goes #114)
and Paper Smooches Sparks (Anything Goes)

I've used the Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches) and for the background on gray card stock is a background stamp from Prima Marketing.  I've used Bazzill card stock and Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The die is from Spellbinders and I've embellished with two dots of Liquid Pearls (peacock color)

Well that is it for me today.  Thanks for visiting!

You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.  Psalm 16:11

Hey Chickie - Paper Smooches

Hello Delightful friends and family!

Hope your are having a blessed day and evening!  Here is another CAS card I made for the Paper Smooches Anything Goes Challenge.  I was delighted(!!!) to see I was a "Featured Player" mention this week on their PSS blog for my snowman tag!!!!! That was a great surprise today! Yay!!

Isn't this Chickie just the cutest!?  She is from the Chubby Chums set.  What a fun collection, can't wait to stamp it up some more!  I paper pieced the wings and feet with pattern paper and then added the washi tape under the sentiment (by the way, the sentiments with this set are so fun!)  I've stamped with Memento rich cocoa and added a little gold Spica pen to the tuft of feathers and her beak.   I wish I had taken a picture of the inside before I gave this to BREE (my co-worker) as a thank-you. The inside sentiment was "You Rock" (PS Sentiment Sampler set) with the little chickie from the beak up, peeking from the bottom of the card.  Very fun!

Well that's it for me tonight.  I'll post another thank you card tomorrow!  Off to my craft room....

Psalm 63:3-4 "Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, 

my lips shall praise You."

You Rock - Word Art Wednesday and Paper Smooches Sparks challenges

Hello Again!

Two posts in one day after being absent for two weeks, I'm trying to make up for lost time! :-)

I've got a few thank you cards to make so here is the first I've finished and it's for my brother-in-law.  We pick names for Christmas and he had my name this year and he "rocked" in what he gave me!  An awesome Fossil handbag and a beautiful midnight blue (my favorite all time color) silk scarf is what he chose and he couldn't have picked out anything better!  Thanks Larry!!

I've entered this thank you card at

Word Art Wednesday - #113 Anything Goes

Paper Smooches Sparks - Anything Goes  (my second entry)

My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch challenge #157 (MFTWSC)

Sorry the pic is a bit on the dark side.

I thought the sketch from My Favorite Things would be perfect for this card, I wanted something masculine and easy for snail mail.  The paper is Blissful Blizzard 6x6 paper pad from Fancy Pants Designs.  The Paper Smooches stamp is Sentiment Sampler (love the set and fonts!!!!!)  I double stamped "You Rock" with Memento rich cocoa and Memento Brilliance Moonlight White (Dew Drop);  I made the flag embellishments from the designer paper and scissors.

 

Here is a pic of the INSIDE of the card:

The fence edger punch is by Martha Stewart and I ink distressed around the edges of the  Bazzill c/s with Frayed Burlap (Ranger Distress Ink).

Thanks for visiting again today!!  God bless!

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.  Psalm 90:12

Happy New Year! (a couple more tags: Anything Goes - Paper Smooches)

 Hello and Happy New Year to my Delightful Friends and Family!!
Hope your year is starting off well.  We've had a bit of a rough start here in our community but God is faithful and we trust all will be well and healing will begin.  

I forgot to share these tags...

I've used Distress Inks and Stains (Ranger) for the color scheme on the background of this first tag.  Isn't this a cute snowman and sentiment?  They are from a set called "Warm Hearts" from Paper Smooches.  (To and From is from Taylored Expressions)

 I've colored the carrot and heart with Copics then added Glossy Accents.

I'm entering the tags in the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge: Anything Goes

The Paper Smooches stamp set on this tag is called "Peace Joy Love" 

Love the color combo on this tag.  I've used Dylusions Spray Ink (Ranger)

 Hopefully you can see the glossy accents on the string of lights.  I thought that was a fun accent!  I also misted it with Perfect Pearls spray.

Well, that's it for me for now!  Thanks for visiting.

The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear Him, and He makes known to them His covenant.  Psalm 25:14