The Glitter wins...

Okay, the glitter wins, it can stay. (you have to read the last post to understand my opening line) I tweaked the card, embellished a bit more and even though it's not my favorite card, I'm definitely not going to throw it in the trash. My colors for the challenge were: bashful blue, pretty in pink and certainly celery. There is another reason for this card! There was another challenge at the KL Stampin N Scrappin Blog and so I challenged myself to enter that challenge as well! I'm still kinda shy doing that... but I was inspired by all the snowflakes and the tutorial using the glitter so be sure to check it out!

CPC- CM30 and CPC-ST31

Here is the sketch I used from Christian Paper Crafts

Recipe: cardstock: Bazzill; Stamp (Inkadinadoo, snowflake), Merry Christmas (SU! retired) Ribbon (g.c.d. Studios) and (Nice and Narrow); Stickles, icicle (Ranger); Ultra fine glitter, (Stampendous); Embossing powder, clear (Ranger); border punch (Martha Stewart); Snowflake punch (EK Success)

I finished the card AND cleaned a little bit of clutter... dinners on and hubby is due home anytime so I'll say bye for now!

Glitter...

I have a confession.... I've never been a big fan of glitter. Oh don't gasp!! I like the look, I just have never liked the mess. Me the queen of clutter, don't like the mess, how ironic! However, I have some "less messy" glitter in my stash and I really like them, you probably know that I'm talking about, Stickles!! They come in so many colors and they even come in a "distress" look. Can it get any better than that?! (lol) Well, I finally decided to get glittery, not only that, I did some heat embossing on my card which can be messy, too. I'm definitely in a whole different creative mindset. Where did the real me go??? I even used Ultra Fine Glitter!! The card I made was in answer to the Color and Sketch challenge at Christian Paper Crafts that I posted yesterday.

HOWEVER, I think it's just too ugly to post, so I'm going to start over again or tweak the original card. Am I going to use glitter? That remains to be seen... *sigh* I'm sure I'll learn an "ultra fine" lesson from this but in the meantime, I think I'm going to go clean up some clutter... and be thankful that my glitter mess is confined to one table in one room! Oh wait a minute what is this stuff flaking off my jeans... seems I've left a trail... *sigh*

Over the Top Award - Received and Given

Look what I woke up to this morning! What a surprise from my online friend Randi who by the way makes me smile with her honesty and down home-ness. Be sure and check out her blog her cards are beautiful and her love for the Lord and her family are so evident!! God bless you, Randi!!

This one has RULES!
Pass this award onto 5 people, post on their blog to let them know they won, and then answer the following questions in ONE word:
1. Where is your cell phone? charging
2. Your hair? brown
3. Your mother? Beverly
4. Your father? deceased
5. Your favorite food? Pizza
6. Your dream last night? weird
7. Your favorite drink? Coffee
8. Your dream/goal? Heaven
9. What room are you in? Craft
10. Your hobby? papercrafts
11. Your fear? stupidity
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Serving
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something that you aren't? thirtysomething
15. Muffins? Chocolate
16. Wish list item? camera
17. Where did you grow up? Arcata
18. Last thing you did? sleep
19. What are you wearing? nighty
20. Your TV? Disney
21. Your Pets? cat
22. Friends? wonderful
23. Your life? content
24. Your mood? excellent
25. Missing Someone? dad
26. Vehicle? Hyndai
27. Something you're not wearing? shoes
28. Your favorite store? ScrappersEdge
29. Your favorite color? blue
30. When was the last time you laughed? this morning
31. Last time you cried? Thursday
32. Your best friend? Kerry
33. One place that I go to over and over? Church
34. Facebook? Yes
35. Favorite place to eat? Niveens
I am passing this fun little award to the following friends and I can't wait to see what you have to say.

1. Bobbi Wright (My niece who makes me laugh!)

2. Penny Smith (Fell in love with her layouts & photos!)

3. Chelsea Cook (What a giving heart for the Lord!)

4. Shae Marquez (Because she shares her love for canning, yum!)

5. Nina Brackett (She does it all: family, ministry, crafting!)

Another Sketch and some Delightful Colors!

Sketch Tuesday! CPC-ST31

Hello Friends,


Sorry I'm posting a little late! We have two challenges from Christian Paper Crafts!


Color Monday: Bashful Blue - Pretty in Pink - Certainly Celery!When uploading to our galleryat CPC, please use keyword CM30 and when uploading to your blog or other online galleries, please use keyword CPC-CM30.
Can't wait to see what wonderful creations you come up with those very delightful colors, will it be a Christmas themed card?
Or will you incorporate those colors with our SKETCH TUESDAY? (don't forget to tag is CPC-ST31 if you upload to any other gallery or blog!) If you combine the two: CPC-CM30ST31

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT HEATHER AND ALISA'S TAKE ON THE COLORS AND SKETCH THIS WEEK AT CHRISTIAN PAPER CRAFTS!!

I hope to play along before the week ends. This week is going to be a busy one though. We have our annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner that we put on at the Grange this Friday. We usually feed around 200 people and it's FREE to our community. It's a lot of work but so worth it! We've been doing this for over 12 years now. The community looks forward to it and we do too! AND we get leftovers after Sunday Morning service!

Well, I've got to get to work, so you all have a wonderful day!! God richest blessings!

WE HAVE A WINNER!!

Good Morning!!

We have a winner of the SIMPLE BLESSINGS stamp set from UNITY STAMP CO.

May we have a drumroll please...............................................................

JenMarie

(Oh how great, loving that Simple Blessings kit!)

Congratulations JenMarie! Be sure and go to Christian Paper Crafts and give Cindy your name (Contact Me on the menu) and mailing address and she will get your stamp set sent to you right away!!! Congratulations again, thank you for leaving a comment and God bless!

Everyone be sure and check out Angella's beautiful creation using the Simple Blessing set that she posted this morning at CPC, YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!

Thankful for Friends Faith Blog Hop

(This post will remain at the top of my blog until MONDAY so be sure and scroll down to see other fantastic things that are going on!! If you are looking for the Christian Paper Crafts Blog Hop it follows. Thanks for coming by!!)

Welcome to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine's

"A Faith Perspective Thankful for Friends Faith Blog Hop"

Today, we're out in force on the internet -- showing our faith and giving the glory to God. United, we stand as Christian paper crafters and blog owners to make a presence on the internet for all to see. We're celebrating the theme of friends and we're happy to share our projects with you based on the verse:
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. " Ecc4:9-10a
If you're just joining in on the fun, you can find the start of the train HERE

First, we would like to take a moment to thank our generous co-sponsors: Layers of Color Stamps, Gina K Designs Stamps and Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps. Together with Scrapbook News and Review Magazine, these companies have donated some wonderful prizes for today’s blog hop.
Prizes? Oh, yeah! There will be three lucky grand prize winners for today’s event. To enter, simply hop to the blogs of all of the participating staff members of Scrapbook News and Review Magazine, take note of the staff member’s name, and leave a comment on their posts. Then send us an email at games@scrapbooknewsandreview.com listing each of the staff members who participated in today’s hop. It’s that easy. All entries must be received by Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12 noon, EST and three winners will be randomly chosen to win.
What are the prizes?
One $100 gift certificate from Layers of Color Stamps AND a 6 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.

One basket of goodies -- four stamp sets from Gina K Designs and a 6 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.

One set of digital stamps from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps and a 3 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.

In addition, every participating staff member of Scrapbook News and Review Magazine will offer a free one-month subscription to the magazine to one of their lucky visitors by simply leaving a comment on their blog. That's a lot of chances to win, so let’s get to the Hop!

What better way to share a friendship than lifting up our voices together and worshiping our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! This 8x8 "Faith" page is my sample for todays Blog Hop!

When I was praying about how to use this stamp set called Autumn Pals from Unity Stamp Co. this quote by Francis of Assisi, (which you have probably heard most recently sung by the David Crowder Band) just kept going through my head and the Lord used it to inspire this page. Which incidently will be used as a lesson for my Sunday School class about our Creator and worship. I'm blessed to teach a small and very creative, all girls class who range in ages 6 to 12 years old.

Here is the recipe for my card:
Paper: Kraft, white cardstock (Paper Accents) Rainforest cardstock (Bazzill) Talk Soup (pattern paper by Jillybean)
Stamps: Autumn Pals and Something Within (Unity Stamp Company)
Quote from Francis of Assisi: font: "You All Everybody"
Ink: Archival Ink (Ranger) colors: coffee, olive; Smooch: pearlized ink (dots around the green);Distress Ink (Ranger) colors: scattered straw, dried marigold
Sakura black Identi-pen;
Paint: Claudine Hellmuth, Studio semi-gloss (blank canvas, charcoal black, sable brown)
Pencils: Prismacolor (dk green, goldenrod, sienna brown, rose deco, )
Embellishment: button (Foof-a-la Bag of Buttons)
Tools: Blending Ink Tool (Ranger) Corner rounder (EK Success), Odorless Mineral Spirits (Ace Hardware) Blending Stump

The next stop on this blog hop is the inspirational: Susan House

THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR SPONSORS!!! GOD BLESS YOU!

Layers of Color Stamps: http://www.layersofcolor.com/

Gina K Designs Stamps: http://ginakdesigns.com/

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps: http://www.sweetnsassystamps.com/

Thanks for looking and I hope you leave a delightful comment, God bless!!

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. Isaiah 40:28

Our First Ever Blog Hop featuring: UNITY STAMP COMPANY!!

Hello and Welcome Everyone!!

It's an exciting day for us at Christian Paper Crafts!! We finally get to reveal our Design Team Delights AND we are having our first BLOG HOP featuring our super cool November sponsor UNITY STAMP COMPANY!! Whoo-hoo!! Angela Magnuson, the owner of Unity, generously donated over 20 stamp sets to the Design Team. We have been having the hardest time keeping this underwraps, we just wanted to shout it out and share with you all!! We love Unity Stamps, not only are these stamps fun but they are super excellent quality and I just have to say it again, we love 'em!!

We are also excited about our Guest Design Team Member for this month, Jenny Charboneau, aka Miss Boo. Jen is the Queen of Clean and Simple cards and is the hostess of the Clean and Simple challenge every Monday at Splitcoast Stampers. We were so happy when she accepted the invitation to be our guest designer. Thanks and welcome, Jen!

The DT has some fresh projects for you and a new spin on how to use Unity Stamps. The stamp sets provided to us were Simple Blessings (hugely popular with everybody), Build a Turkey (just wait until you see what Jen did with this - make sure nothing is in your mouth!!!! My computer screen just missed being sprayed with tea!), Autumn Pals, Joy & Wonder, and Embellished Season.

We invite you to participate in our blog hop today and visit the Christian Paper Crafts Design Team Unity Gallery and/or the Christian Paper Crafts/Unity Gallery at Splitcoast Stampers throughout the month of November for new ideas and projects made by our Design Team!

Now to the hop.....and prize announcements!! There's 6 of us participating in the hop so that means 6 prizes and chances for you to win. There's one catch - each blog hop stop must have at least 10 comments in order to open up the prize pool for that stop. CPC and Unity DT members are not eligible for any prizes, and our comments left will not count towards the original 10 comments. What are the prizes? We have 3 Simple Blessings stamp sets and 3 Devoted stamp sets from Unity's new {ippity} line. The comments will close at midnight Sunday and the winners will be announced Monday morning on each individual blog.

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Design-wise I was inspired by the swirls in the leaf stamp of this very cool set called SIMPLE BLESSINGS. I carried out that inspiration by using my Cuttlebug and the Swirl folder on the brown cardstock. I tried to keep this simple to stay within the theme of "Simple Blessings" so I've not done a lot of embellishing. However, I did use green raffia and brown buttons to add a little dimension to the card! I also used Foam Squares to "pop" up my smallest pumpkin. You can see this also over at my SCS Gallery!
Here is a list of my ingredients:
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co (Simple Blessings)
Cardstock: Bazzill (citrus, rainforest) Paper Accents (dk brown & rust)
Paper: 3M Post-it Craft Paper, green (leaves)
Buttons: Bo Bunny
Ink: Ranger, Archival Ink, coffee and olive
Tools: Cuttlebug, Swirl folder
Technique: Paper piecing


I stamped with Archival Ink (coffee) on Citrus colored cardstock. I really liked the color combination!

Archival Ink (olive) on Citrus matted with rainforest cardstock from Bazzill.

My second card: Happy Fall. Friend from the Autumn Pals set.

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I used 4 stamps from the set: the stump, branch, beaver & sentiment.

I paper pieced all of the scenery and painted with Claudine Hellmuth's Studio acrylic paints (traditional tan, landscape green, sable brown)and used my Prismacolor pencils and OMS on this adorable little beaver.

Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink (pumpkin is what created the dots around the scalloped oval) and Archival Ink in coffee is used on the sentiment. The green oval I cut out using my Cricut (From My Kitchen cartridge - it's the body of the sheep!! The paper is from Basic Grey. I needed a shape and size larger than my punch so I had to improvise using my Cricut!) You can also check this out at my SCS gallery!

Thank you Unity and thank you for stopping by and participating in Christian Paper Crafts very first blog hop! Next, you will want to hop on over to the fabulously talented Angella Crockett to see what she has in store for you!

Blog Hop Participants
1. Cindy Coutts, Christian Paper Crafts
2. Mary Collins, *Softangelkisses*
3. Natalie Houston, Delightful Details (that's me!!)
4. Angella Crockett, Mind, Body, Spirit and Stamps!
5. Marcelle Schaeur, Stamping Thyme
6. Jenny Charboneau, Designs by Boo

Don't forget to leave a delightful comment at each blog to be eligible for the six drawings!!!