Brighter Skies are on their Way!

Hello Delightful friends and family,

Here is a card I made for a friend that is going through a rough time.  I hope it brightens her day!

I love the Scripture on the inside of the card, sometimes when we are going through a time of testing it's good to take time to be still, evaluate our faith walk and see how we are lining up to God's Word and make corrections if necessary or just rest in His loving kindness knowing that this life is a series of hills and valleys and that the Lord is there to walk us through.  I'm so grateful for His faithfulness.

Ingredients: Designer Paper - EP Summer Bliss, Bazzill card stock; Stamps:  Taylored Expressions - Sunny Days (sentiment), Ranger Dylusions - How Does Your Garden Grow (flowers); Dies: Taylored Expressions (clouds, sun, border scallop), Spellbinders (label); Ink: Memento, rich cocoa, scattered straw; Archival, Chrome Yellow. Ribbon & button (my stash); Green cording (Darice)

I just love all the little birds on the background paper! So cute!!

Here is a close up of the details.  I've used Ranger Liquid Pearls (Buttercup, Rouge and Flamingo) and Queen & Co. pearls (green) I've colored the flowers with Copic Markers.  Embossing Folder small dots on clouds (Cuttlebug P.C.)

There's lots of layers on this card!

Here is the inside of the card.  The Scripture verse is from a stamp set called Faith in Bloom (Taylored Expressions)

I've entered this card in the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #141

Chocolate Coffee & Cards #69 - For the Birds

Twisted Tuesday Challenge #80 (Challenge: Pearls and Twist: Layers)

Curtain Call - Anything Goes (Inspiration photo - dark and light pink, aqua and white colors)

Tuesday Morning Sketches #258

TMS#258

 

Thanks for visiting!!  Have a great week.

For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away His face from you, if you return unto Him.  2 Chronicles 30:9

Hope in God (TMS234 and WAW117)

Hello Delightful friends and family!!
I wanted to make a special card for a couple going through some deep waters (figuratively speaking) right now.  It seems they are just going through a real time of testing in every area of their life.  I know the refining process isn't always the most pleasant but once they get through it and see how the Lord has truly been holding their hands though out, the end result should not only develop a deeper love for Christ but an opportunity to minister to others experiencing the same things.  I will see them tonight and I hope it will encourage them.

I will be entering this card in the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge #234 and Word Art Wednesday #117 Anything Goes

Here is the sketch I used.

The designer paper is from Echo Park (6x6 paper pad - So Happy Together Collection)

Bazzill card stock; Sentiment (Sweet 'n Sassy : Future stamp set: part of the January release)

Inks: Distress Ink (Bundled Sage); Memento (Tuxedo Black)

Heart Charm (my stash); Ribbon (Taylored Expressions)

Die: Spellbinders, Nestabilities Deckled rectangle

 This is the inside sentiment.  (Sweet 'n Sassy's - "Future" stamp set)

 

Thanks so much for visiting!! I look forward to reading the delightful comments, thank you so much.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.  

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

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

Thank You card - Tuesday Morning Sketches #232

Hello Delightful friends and family,
This week is just speeding by isn't it!  Just a quick post to share a card and play in a challenge that I don't believe I've ever participated in before, then Addy and I must go and walk Ruby my oldest daughter's dog and then pick up Jakob from school!
  Tuesday Morning Sketches has a sketch and then the added twist is to make a monochromatic or tone on tone card. I have a couple more thank you cards to make so here is one I made to go along with the challenge.

Sorry the picture quality isn't the greatest. I really need to work on that. The card is so much prettier in person. I am really disappointed how it looks in the photo.  It looks like the leaning Tower of Pisa (boo-hoo!)

Here is the challenge sketch.

My ingredients: 

Designer paper: My Minds Eye: Meadowlark

Stamp: Crafty Individuals (CI - 385); Paper Smooches (Sentiment Sampler set)

Black card stock: Bazzill; Gray card stock: my stash

Twinklettes (Rhinestones on flowers - Taylored Expressions

Dies:  Spellbinder, Nestabilities (scallop circle and standard circle)

MFT, Die-Namics Fishtail Flag Stax

Thanks again for visiting!  

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith.

  Colossians 2:6-7