Word Art Wednesday with Taylored Expressions!

Hello Delightful Friends!

I'm so excited to share a card I made for our challenge at Word Art Wednesday using quite a few products from our Sponsor Taylored Expressions!  One of my favorite stamp companies, actually my first stamp set I ever purchased online was a Tea-themed set that was so cute.  It's retired now, but I still pull it out from time to time.  I loved getting the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredient kit every month waaay baaack when... and playing along in the challenges.

So I've been a fan for a long time!

Today my card features the March kit (unfortunately it is sold out 😢 called Graceful Ferns...an Expression of Sympathy which works nicely with our Scripture Art for this weeks challenge. It's never fun to have to make a sympathy card but it's a wonderful way to express love and comfort during a difficult time, through a handmade card. My son-in-law Ray just passed away January 30th of this year so it's first hand knowledge receiving cards with such heartfelt sentiments.

 There were some excellent Scripture verses included in this kit, hopefully they will release the stamp set with the verses to sell individually.

Here is my card for this weeks Anything Goes/Family Friendly challenge:

Inside of the card

This weeks Scripture Art

The ingredients I've used that were not included in the TE kit are the following:

Water color paper (pre-cut panels), Bits & Pieces Clear Drops, and Mint Julep Ink.

Other Ingredients:  

Cross Stitched Oval Die (Cottage Cutz); Koi Watercolors; black, green card stock (from my stash)

Don't forget to play along at the WAW Blog.  Share your new crafty creations with us and perhaps you will be the winner for the prize from Taylored Expressions!  Enter a new crafty project 5x each week during the two week challenge.

Thank you so much for visiting! 

 

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

With Sympathy

Hello Delightful Friends and Family!!

Just a quick post to share a card I made for our friends whose father passed away a few weeks ago and the memorial service is this Saturday.  I kept the card simple but I know my friend loves sunflowers so that was the inspiration for the card.

Inside of the card

Here are the ingredients: 

Stamps: Taylored Expressions (Sunflower wreath; Many Mini's Occasions - front sentiment; Care & Comfort - inside sentiment.

Designer Paper:  Prima Marketing, "Sun Kissed Collection

Bazzill Card Stock

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Distress Ink, Vintage Photo

Spellbinders Nestabilities: Labels 22

Copics: G24, G85, G99; Y00, Y19, Y35, Y38; W0; E37

Darice Hemp Cording

Technique: fussy cutting, ink blending, Copic coloring.

Thanks for visiting and enjoy your week!

I'll be entering this in the Word Art Wednesday #92 Anything Goes

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

 2 Corinthians 3:18

Praying For You - CPS Day 11 Sketch 170

Hello Delightful Friends and Family,

I needed a sympathy card (a ministry friend's wife went to be with the Lord this week) for a memorial service and gathering we are going today.  I've needed too many of these cards lately.  Please lift up our friend Jim whose wife passed quite suddenly and unexpectedly on the way to the city to have some medical tests done.  Two memorial services today... it may be a tough day but please pray that we will be able to share the love and comfort that comes from knowing Jesus.

Today I'm sharing Day 11 at the Card Positioning Systems Anniversary challenges. Jennie Harper chose this sketch and had a cute Valentine card to share.

CPS #170

I tried to keep this somewhat masculine (even though there is a bit of pink) with the sponging and the water color technique with more earthtones.  I sponged Broken China Distress Ink around the Scripture which matches the paper nicely although it doesn't really show that in this picture.

Ingredients:  Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs (Scripture collection 3) and Taylored Expressions (sentiment; Care & Comfort); Designer paper: KaiserCraft, Hummingbird collection; Card stock: Bazzill and Watercolor Paper. Distress stains: Tea dye and Tumbled glass; Distress Inks: Broken China and Vintage Photo; Memento Tuxedo Black; Fiskars Upper Crest border punch; Spellbinder Nesties Labels 22; Cuttlebug

Enjoy your day and God bless.

Be still and know that I am God.  Psalm 46:10

With Sympathy - CPS 220

Hello dear delightful friends and family,

It's difficult to make a sympathy card especially when you know the family it will be going to.  One thing  while making the card, you could be praying for peace and comfort for the family, then trust and be assured that the Lord is good in all things, even in death.  For the Christian, it's a celebration of life truly beginning, unfortunately for those left behind, still learning the lessons of life, it can be a very difficult time.  I'm so grateful for God's Word when faced with these times.  One verse in particular I'd like to share with those visiting/reading is Philippians 4:6-7 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." 

I believe with all my heart when we bring our petitions before the God of peace, especially in these matters, the Holy Spirit does the work in guarding our heart and mind and bringing about a peace and comfort that the world around us just does not understand.  I'm so thankful for the ministry and love of the Holy Spirit!

I've used the CPS sketch #220 for my card today. 

I used Distress Stains:Tumbled Glass, Tea Dye, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Worn Lipstick and a mini mister filled with water to make the background (I used watercolor paper for this particular piece). I dried my paper with my heat gun then I stamped my image and using a Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Large, I diecut the shape and then sponged around the edges with Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass and Vintage Photo).  Another circle was cut using DP (from my scrap basket - I think it is MME) the reverse side of the DP is the flower pattern layered under the script circle.  The sentiment was cut from leftover background paper and sponged and framed out with the DP. Stamp sets are from Taylored Expressions: Care and Comfort (sentiment) and Summer Afternoon (silhouette).  Both are stamped with Memento, Tuxedo Black ink and the silhouette was filled in with Copics 100 Black.  Ribbon (American Crafts), the card stock is Bazzill. 

Finished card 4.25 x 5.5

 CPC #220

Inside of card: Sentiment from CARE & COMFORT (Taylored Expressions)

Thanks for looking and may the God of all comfort fill your heart with peace.  To God be the glory!