Enjoy the Ride - SSSC#162

Hello Delightful friends and family!

Can't believe it's been a week since I've posted anything but I've been under the weather plus just being plain old busy with work, home and church.

I'll be quick to share due to I'm still not feeling all that great and the deadline for the challenge will be up soon!

This card was made for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge over at The Sweetest Thing blog  (I just love me a good sketch to play along with!)

Here is my take on the sketch:

(Inside: should be a light blue card stock unfortunately it was an overcast afternoon)

Here's a list of the ingredients: 

 Stamp Set - Bikes and Trikes, Taylored Expressions

Paper: Authentique, Collection: Delightful;  Card stock: Bazzill

Dies: Clouds, Garden Party Set 2, Scallop border  medium - Taylored Expressions

Scallop Circle - Spellbinders Nestabilies

Label - My Favorite Things

Ribbon and Button: Taylored Expressions (Key Ingredient kits)

Colored with Copic Markers and Stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black

Ranger Liquid Pearls to accent the sun.

EK Success Corner Rounder and Provo Craft Cuttlebug.  Finished card 6x6

Thanks so much for visiting!  Have a great weekend.

We pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another.  Romans 14:19

Sweet Harmony - SSSC161 + Casting Call

Hello Delightful Friends and Family!

Hooray the weekend is upon us and wouldn't you know it, it's going to rain on Saturday, so glad I have plans indoors!  But after the rain clears (and waters my plants and lawn/weeds) it's going to be sunny skies for the next few days, which means that we are going to have a warm 4th of July! Yay!!  I've been watching the weather channel and seeing all the record breaking triple digit temperatures throughout the country.  Makes me glad I live here in the fog soaked northern-est part of California.  Praying that you all are being wise and staying hydrated.

Here is a second card I made for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  I really like this sketch and I love this sweet Pure Innocence stamp set (My Favorite Things).  At our church, I'm (besides the pastor's wife) the worship leader (keyboard and vocals) or as I prefer to be known as, the  "lead worshiper" for our fellowship. It's one of those technicalities where you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him/her drink.  But I can lead by example! Anywhoo.... didn't mean to get off topic... my daughter (for a short time) took violin lessons so this brought back a few memories!

I've paper pieced the dress and all the designer paper is from Authentique.  The flower, button and ribbon are from various Key Ingredientient Kits (Taylored Expressions.  The Fishtail Flags are a STAX Die-Namics from MFT.  I've stamped the image (and sentiment) with Memento, Tuxedo Black ink and the image was diecut from Spellbinders Nestabilities Wonky Reverse Rectangles.  I've used Antique Linen Distress ink to blend around the image. Our sweet image has been colored by Copic markers and the card stock used is the Neenah bright white and Bazzill c/s for the base.

After coloring her shoes with a Copic black marker, I used a Spica pen to accent the shoes, straps, her barrette and the violin bow.

I've used the Notched Border Die-Namics to cut out the music paper (Authentique) to keep with the theme.  Isn't that a sweet sentiment?

Thanks so much for visiting and leaving a delightful comment!! It means a lot!

The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure.  It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others.  It is full of mercy and good deeds.  It shows not partiality and is always sincere.  James 3:17

Live Laugh Love - Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #161

Hi Delightful friends and family!

Just sneaking a quick card in today, it's been pretty busy this week and I'm trying to get some of my "therapy"(ha!) in but my time has definitely been shortened this week.  I can't believe it's already Thursday!

Here is a cheerful card using a fun sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #161.  The Echo Park Hello Summer designer paper are from the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredient kit supplies which includes this month (available only to members) a stamp set called Delightful Day designed for the Whimsical Wishes Line by Nancy McKinney.  The stamp pad color from Memento is the new Love Letters.  I've used two dies (Die-Namics Fishtail Flags STAX and Spellbinders Nestabilities Deckled Rectangle). 

I've double stamped the large flower and popped it up with dimensionals to spill over the diecut.  The yellow gingham ribbon and the colorful buttons are the perfect colors to compliment the Echo Park paper and Bazzill card stock.

I'm also including this in the Word Art Wednesday challenge #34 this week.

Thanks so much for visiting!!

The word of the LORD holds true and everything He does is worthy of our trust.  Psalm 33:4

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #153

Hello Delightful friends and family!

Have to make this brief, I'm heading out of town in the morning and still have lots to do!

It seems like I've been making quite a few sympathy cards here lately and here is another one to share that I made for a dear friend of the family whose wife passed away this week.  My husband will be performing the service and if you would lift him up in prayer I'd appreciate it. It's difficult and yet a joy at the same time, knowing that she is with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  I will be out of town and won't be able to be with him for a little moral support but praise the Lord, we can pray and know that the God of all comfort will be with all of them during this time.

Here is the sketch I used for inspiration, be sure and check out Karen's blog HERE:

(Inside of card)

Here are the supplies used:  Stamps: Taylored Expressions (Summer Afternoon and Care & Comfort) Designer Paper: My Minds Eye (Stella Rose) Bazzill card stock; Memento Tuxedo Black ink and Distress Ink, Broken China; Dies: Taylored Expression Medium Scallop border; Spellbinders Classic Circle; Ribbon (Taylored Expressions Key Ingredient kit)

Thanks for visiting and God bless!

Follow Your Dreams

Hello Delightful friends and family!

Another rainy day keeping us inside! My big plans to walk to the post office (whup-de-doo) with the grandbabies has completely been taken off the to do list. I guess we will be driving there. So I guess I won't be "following my dream" to get out of the house and enjoy a little sunshine (I could use a bit of natural vitamin D) If it was just me, I'd walk, but two little ones with no rain gear just isn't going to happen. Well, both Jakob and Addie are asleep, so I've snuck into my craft room (situated right across from their designated nap areas) to post this card for Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. My CAS card ended up being not quite so clean and simple but as I say, it is what it is! I was inspired to use red so this card had originally started out to be a color challenge but I changed my mind. Sorry the pic isn't better but with these rainy days I just couldn't get a good shot and my flash just added to much glare to the clear embossing. So again I say, it is what it is!! The stamp I used for the embossing is a Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous "Artful Flight" it's a beautiful set and this one of the five stamps in the set, I've not used it nearly enough! The other stamps are from Inkadinkadoo. And I used no pattern paper this week, there must be a challenge out there for that! I just haven't looked for one.

(click to enlarge)

Thanks for visiting and God bless!

Supplies

Paper: Bazzill cardstock, Paper Accents cardstock, Stamps: Tim Holtz, Inkadinkadoo, Ink: Palette, black, VersaMark (Tsukineko); Embossing powder, clear (Ranger); tools: EK Success, border punch; Spellbinders, Nestabilities (Label 1) Embellishments: ribbon (my stash of leftovers)

Sweet Flower Power

Good Morning and thanks for dropping by! Just getting ready to head to work but wanted to post this card and play along with two challenges this week.

First challenge is a sketch challenge Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #68 (I've turned the sketch for may take on it)

(Karen Giron's blog The Sweetest Thing)

The 2nd challenge is from Bugaboo Stamps Blog "Catch the Bug Challenge" and this week is Flower Power! I have lots of flowers on mine to qualify!!I've seen so many of the digistamp images from Bugaboo but this is the first time I've actually made it over to the store to check it out!! What fun stuff there.... I'll be back visiting and shopping there for sure!

This is my first time playing along with both of these challenges!!

I just love the papers in this card, so feminine, so girly, so pretty, so sold out at the lss!! I'm bummed but glad I bought a few extra sheets (hee-hee!) cause I want to use it in one of my granddaughter's scrapbooks! The paper is from "The Girls' Paperie" by Margie be sure and check out the gallery there!! Lots of beautiful creations. This paper is called Green Brocade and it's doublesided so that explains why there is no "brocade"! But I just loved the delicate and petite flowers on the opposite side. The colored cardstock is Bazzill. The flower is a stamp from Hero Arts on Neenah cardstock; colored with Copics markers (YG07, YG13, Y38, R20, R32, W1), the sentiment is from Unity Stamp Co. I've used Palette black ink to stamp the images and sentiment. My buttons are from Making Memories and the ribbon is Offray. I used my sewing machine to stitch and also to pierce just a little!

SSSC#68

Well that's it for now! Thanks for looking and have a fantastic Thursday! The weekend is almost here!!