CPS - Day 8: Gardening Cookie says Hello

Hello Delightful Friends and Family!

It's time again for a Card Positioning System Anniversary Card Challenge.  Here is my day 8 (yikes I'm so behind!!) and it's sketch #102.  I may have to do a remake and get a heart in the next one, it's a great sketch and it will be fun to do.  Lori Craig has a great sample for us at CPS.  So be sure and check it out and see the fun sponsors and prizes that will be given away.

I chose Gardening Cookie from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  Korin has a fun line of digitals, I love coloring Cocoa and Cookie!

CPS#102

 This is my being too lazy to type out all the Copics I used, although it probably took longer to arrange them, take the pic, crop and upload!  Go figure!

Other ingredients include:  Designer Paper: Crate Paper, Paper Heart; Card Stock, Bazzill (paper from my January 2012 Key Ingredient Kit, Taylored Expressions); Stamp: Taylored Expressions (sentiment) Bugabee set; Ink: Memento, Tuxedo Black; Ranger Liquid Pearls (buttercup), Distress Inks: tumbled glass and shabby shutters; American Crafts,Crochet Flowers; Spellbinders Nesties, Deckled Rectangle; Dotted Swiss Embossing folder, Cuttlebug (ProvoCraft); HP printer. 

As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.   Psalm 18:30-32

Have a blessed day!  Thanks for looking and I love reading your delightful comments!

Family Stuff

Hello Delightful Friends and Family! 

 Ok, probably just family will appreciate this post but I thought it would be fun to share.  Last night I went to my niece Darby's basketball game (she's a junior in High School) and was so excited to finally get to watch her play and actually get some good action shots for her scrapbook I'm doing. 

This went in for two! Way to go, Darby!

Getting ready for the rebound!

 Okay this is my oldest daughter Amy (affectionately known as Mimi to my grandbabies) and my youngest daughter Kelly (aka mommy to Jake and Addy).  We all went to the game!  I should have gotten a pic of my mom, too.  She doesn't miss a game!

 Even Jakob and Addy enjoyed the game and goofing off with "Mimi!

 It's definitely a family affair, the coach is my "little" or rather younger brother Dustin (just a head taller than the varsity team)  my sister-in-law was there, too but sitting behind me and so was my cousin Jan and my Aunt Linda to support the team.

 Mimi and Addy cuddling up for a picture after the game.

Btw, Darby's team won by a landslide! So it was a good night all around.

"In everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Hey There! CPS Anniversary Day 7 card & TPE

Hello Delightful Friends and family!

Hope this day is finding you well.  I'm learning to be thankful for God's divine interventions (aka interruptions!).  I'm sure you all can relate to interruptions (big and small) but how many of us really want to be thankful and accept them as part of God's divine plan for our lives?  Just a little thought for the day for you!!  There is a study by Priscilla Shirer that is titled "Jonah, Navigating A Life Interrupted" and I just finished day one, so we will see what other tidbits I can share with you all as I do this weekly study and homework! 

Here is the sketch for day 7 of the anniversary celebration at Card Positioning Systems and I'm sneaking in another color challenge (to use pink) at The Pink Elephant #134 which is also celebrating their 3rd birthday (Congrats to Lori Boyd of By Lori Designs!). 

CPS#242

As you can see (at least I hope you can!) I've flipped the sketch, I was having a real challenge with this one for some reason!  But here it is:

Digi stamp Gretchen (how cute is she!) from the Bug & Roo Collection by Hannah Boyd (By Lori Designs) the sentiment is Taylored Expressions from the Labels of Love set.

I'm still so new to coloring with Copic markers and hair is such a challenge for me to get highlights just right and subtle cheek color!  I really need to take a class but I know a lot of it is practice and there are a lot of great YouTube tutorials available, I just need to find time to do both!

Here are the Copics I've used.

Other ingredients:  Designer Paper: Echo Park (Yours Truly); Card Stock: Bazzill and Neenah.  Spellbinders Nestabilities Deckled Rectangle, Cuttlebug (ProvoCraft); Heart punch (unknown); Hinge Clip (Tim Holtz idea-ology line); Ribbon, American Crafts; Memento Tuxedo black ink; HP printer.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:33-34

Thanks again for visiting and leaving a delightful comment, it always is a blessing!

For You - CPS Day 5 Sketch #38

Hello Delightful friends and family,

My last post of the day, just trying and almost succeeding in getting caught up in the Anniversary challenges at Card Positioning Systems.  This is Day 5, which I had skipped. (oops!)  I'm so glad it was a relatively  CAS card!  The fun thing about this celebration and sketches is that I've gotten the dgkid's Valentine cards done!! Yay!

CPS #38

Here is my card for the challenge:  The DP is SEI which I just received this week from a sweet sister in the Lord, Jonia!  I had won a whole bunch of goodies from her!!  I've inserted a pic of the stash I won at the end of this post. 

CPS#38

Here is a side view and how I've used dimensionals to pop up the heart.  I've inked around the edges with Distress Inks: Frayed Burlap and Worn Lipstick.

Other Ingredients:  Stamp: Taylored Expressions Buddy Bear (sentiment); Card Stock: Bazzill; Watercolor paper; American Crafts Ribbon; Memento Tuxedo black ink; Marvy Scallop heart punch.

Look at all those goodies!!  Thank you so much, Jonia!  I'm already having fun with them!

Thanks for looking and I love to read the comments and I appreciate it so much when you take the time to leave one!  God bless!

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.    2 Corinthians 4:17-18

Day 6 of CPS Anniversary Sketches (#37)

Hello again!!  Hope you are enjoying these sketches celebrating Card Positioning Systems Anniversary celebration.  It just dawned on me that I skipped day 5 so I'll have to post that later (after I make a card!!)This card I made for my 1 year old granddaughter Tucker Lynn.  I just love this fun image called Hillie.  Hillie is from the Bug and Roo Line at By Lori Designs. 

CPS#37

Here are the ingredients: From theTaylored Expressions Key Ingredient January 2012 kit: DP Crate Paper, Paper Heart collection, Bazzill card stock. Neenah card stock in bright white for printing digi image and sentiment. Copics:  R000, R00, R01, R11, R27, R81, R83, R85, E11, E13, E15.  Fiskars border punch: Upper Crest; Ranger stickles, Distress Ink: Worn lipstick.

Thanks for looking and have a blessed evening!! 

With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O LORD! Teach me Your statutes.  With my lips I have declared All the judgments of Your mouth. 

 Psalm 119:10-13

Mimi's Heart - Day 4 of CPS Sketch Anniv. Challenge

Hello Delightful friends and family!

Hope you are enjoying the start of the weekend.  Just a quick post to share another card to celebrate CPS 5th Anniversary. 

Here is the sketch I'm using:CPS#220

And here is the Valentine card I made for my granddaughter Riley using the Penny Black stamp "Mimi's Heart" she is just the cutest (stamp and dgd), I used Copic markers to color her and paper pieced her dress with Basic Grey "Kissing Booth" collection which is also the background paper I've used. 

The rest of the ingredients:  Ink: Memento, Tuxedo black; Ribbon, Sticker - Crate Paper (Taylored Expressions); Smooch accent paint; Copics: E0000, E000, E00, E09, E15, E25, E79; R00, R11, R20, R21, R32, R43, W1; Colorless blender; Spellbinders Nestabilities deckled rectangle die; Cuttlebug.  Finished card is 4.25 x 5.5

Thanks for looking and leaving a delightful comment!!

We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.  Romans 8:28

Day 3 - CPS Anniversary - Sketch 54

Hello Delightful friends and family!

I'm just a couple days behind in the card making challenge at the Card Positioning Systems blog but I'm hoping to catch up! Hope this day finds you well and can you believe it, it's FRIDAY!!  Today I made a Valentine Card and just love the Basic Grey Kissing Booth paper!! It is fun and a little bit vintage/rustic/chic - perfect for litttle old eclectic me! Here is the sketch I've based my card on.  Isn't it a sweet and simple sketch?  Definitely need to keep this one around.

Here is my take on sketch #54. 

Ingredients:  Designer Paper: Basic Grey; Card Stock: Bazzill and Neenah; Ink: Memento, Tuxedo black; Buttons (Taylored Expressions, Key Ingredient Kit - January 2012); Stamp: Taylored Expressions, Moka Collection: Cherie; Anchor Floss and Glossy Accents (on heart cutout) and EK Success Border Punch, Scallop Diamond.

Thanks for looking and leaving a comment, it is such a blessing to read them.

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.  2 Chronicles 16:9