A Special Thank You

Hello Delightful friends and family!

Happy weekend to you.  We are having a gorgeous day, spring is definitely around the corner but I know we can and probably will experience a few more winter storms during the month of March. That is usually the case in our "neck of the woods".

My card today is a thank you to Judy and Michael Phillips who were so generous in sending me 3 of the newest books written by Michael. Michael is a local author and recently wrote: Angel Harp, Heather Song and From Across the Ancient Waters which are fictional books based in Scotland and Wales with wonderful characters growing in faith, with lots of adventure, mystery and romance in the mix, too. To see an excerpt and more info about Michael's books please check out their website Father of the Inklings

  So with the inspiration of the heather found in Scotland and the music of the harp and the love of  our heavenly Father waiting on the prodigals, I tried to make a card that would somehow bring those elements into the design.  Well, let me tell you I searched high and low for a digital stamp of a Heather plant to no avail!  So this one is hand drawn and colored with Copic markers.  Do you know how many varieties of heather there are?!  So this is my own vision of what one of the Scottish Heathers would look like.  I hope I did it justice! 

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Recipe for the card:  

Designer Paper: Glitz; Card Stock: Bazzill and Watercolor Paper; Stamps: Thank You Inside and Out - PTI; Scripture inside card: ODBD;  Ink: Memento, Tuxedo Black;  Distress Inks: Vintage Photo and Worn Lipstick: Ribbon: American Crafts; Dies: Spellbinders (Scallop Circle, Ribbon Tag, Postage Border); Hand drawn heather using Copic markers.

Thanks for visiting!  Have a wonderful weekend. 

Camo Birthday Card for Jakob - CPS254

Hello Delightful friends and family,

Tomorrow is our grandson Jakob's 5th birthday!  His birthday party is a camo/military themed party so I thought I'd make a themed card for him.

The sketch I've used is from Card Positioning Systems this week. It is sketch #254.

The image is a Digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps. Designer Paper is Reminisce (Hunter's Camo - The Great Outdoors) and Creative Imaginations, the colored card stock is Bazzill. The button is from Basic Grey (Wisteria collection) and the fiber is Darice Hemp Cording.

(CPS 254)

Colored with Copics (E0000, E11, E25, E33, YG91, YG93, YG93, YG95, YG97, BG96, BG0000, C0, C01), framed out with Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangle (Nestabilities) and sponged with Pumice Stone Distress Ink.

I created the sentiment on the computer and printed it out on Neenah Bright White Card Stock (Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Recktangle) The finished card is 6 x 6.

 This was today after playing in the mud and goofying off in front of this grammie's camera. Needless to say, he and Addy both had to strip down and I had to wash all of their clothes!

But Jesus called them to Him and said, "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it."  Luke 18:16-17

Thanks so much for visiting and have a blessed day!

Take Note

Hello Delightful Friends and Family!

Here is a card I made for the Taylored Expressions February Key Ingredient  Subscriber Challenge and Blog Hop.  (Whew, that was a mouthful!)  The theme this month is Take Note.

(Sorry for the poor quality of the photo, I think my camera battery needs to be recharged)

Here are the ingredients that are NOT in the kit:  Stamps set: Labels of Love and Minature Motifs; Ink: Distress Ink: Vintage Photo and Archival, Coffee. T.E. Dies: Take Note Frame 3 and Medium Scallop Border; a small manila tag

Directions: cut base from kraft card stock 5.5 x 11; cut Watermelon card stock, 5-3/8 x 5-3/8; cut Designer Paper (My Mind's Eye) 5.25 x 5.25 and stamp on lower corner the label and sentiment. Diecut scallop border using coordinating dp and diecut Take Note Frame from Kraft card stock.  Cut frame in thirds and sponge around edge with Distress ink.  Stamp sentiment "Thinking of You"; Stamp tag using the Mini Motifs and sponge around the edges.  Cut ribbon, tie bow, adhere rose.  See placement: place tag and frame before adhering the scallop border. Adhere the layers, add the bow and flower to tag.

Thanks for looking and be sure and check out Taylored Expressions for more info about the Key Ingredient Kits and enjoy the subscriber hop (the hop runs through March 8!)

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.  Romans 12:2

Thinking Of You - CPS #253

Hello Delightful Friends and Family! 

 I'm thinking of you as we start a new week, hope your Monday is going well.  I'm getting over a bug but was well enough to go to work today.  Good thing, too because a co-worker called in sick.  Nasty little fever and upper respiratory thing affecting a lot of people.  Ick! Out comes the Nettie Pot, Vicks Vabor Rub, hot tea and honey then early to bed, that's my remedy for kicking this, oh almost forgot the most important ingredient, PRAYER! 

I started a card this weekend but couldn't finish it until tonight for the Card Positioning Systems challenge this week.  BTW, I got the thumbs up that all my 15 cards qualified for the grand prize from their anniversary celebration! So, now is the waiting game, I think this coming weekend we should know who won any of the prizes. 

This weeks prize is sponsored by the The Twinery.  Here is the link  The Twinery Blog.

Here is my card:

CPS 253

Here are the ingredients: Designer Paper: Echo Park, Yours Truly; Stamp Set: Taylored Expressions, Birds of a Feather: Card Stock: Bazzill and Neenah; Inks: Memento, Tuxedo Black; Distress Inks: Black Soot and Worn Lipstick; Spellbinder Dies: Standard Circle, Classic Scallop Circle, Ribbon Label Tags;  American Crafts ribbon; WeR Memory Keepers Sew Easy Baker's Twine (primary). 

Finished Card: 4.25 x 5.5

Thanks for looking and God bless!

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.    Proverbs 19:8

February Calendar Challenge - TECALCHAL

Hooray for Friday!  Hello Delightful friends and family.

It's a busy weekend ahead of me, I'll be attending a Women's Day Retreat at the Salvation Army on Saturday, then church services on Sunday. I thought I should get my Taylored Expressions calendar challenge posted before I forget and then spend some time with my hubby when he gets home!  I've used one of the mini Tear-off calendars and the Desktop holder to display it, all found at the TE store. 

(TECALCHAL)

The stamp set I've used is the TE Wreath of Love and I've also used the TE dies: Seasonal Wreath and Bow. Echo Park (Yours Truly) and Bazzill card stock is the paper used.  Buttons and ribbon are from my stash.  Copic markers, Distress Ink, Black Soot and Memento tuxedo black ink finish off the ingredients. 

Thanks so much for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful weekend. 

If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.      1 John 1:7

BFF 'n ever - PDCC#119

Hello Delightful Friends and Family!

 I have a funny card for you today!  I can think of a number of "old" friends that I could send this to and get a good laugh.  I hope this makes you smile today!

I'm playing in the Play Date Cafe Challenge this week and as you can see by the photo we have some pretty sweet colors to focus on!

The stamp and sentiment are from the line called "Girlfriends" (of course!) and is made by Art Impressions.  We just got this line of stamps in the store and I was cracking up over all of them and could hardly wait for an opportunity to ink this one up.  Looking forward to taking the card in to show the girls at work.

Inside

Ingredients:  Designer Paper: Echo Park (Yours Truly collection); Bazzill and Neenah card stock; Ink: Memento Tuxedo black; Colored with Copics; Fiskars Upper Crest border Punch was used on the inside.  I kept the design simple I had intended on paper piecing all the outfits but that was hard with the mainly black patterned paper so only the polka dotted friend has been paper pieced.  I used a stencil to outline the stars with a fine tip sharpie and then colored it in with Copic R43.  The finished card is 4.25 x 5.5

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have an excellent day!

I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.   Psalm 37:25

CPS Day 15 Card (Sketch 231) the Kiddos and Baseball!

Hello Delightful Friends and Family!

So thankful I was able to finish this card tonight!  Fifteen cards and fifteen sketch challenges complete! Yay!! Perhaps I'll win one of the prizes, that would be cool. 

I'm also sharing a few pics of the grandkiddos I took today (end of post).  We are having some crazy weather for February!  Monday was freezing cold plus an earthquake, today has warmed up enough to play outside with Jakob and Addy.

Day 15 sketch - CPS#231

Here is my last card to share for the Anniversary Celebration at Card Positioning Systems so I want to say another CONGRATS to Tami Mayberry and her DT for the outstanding inspiration they've been sharing for the last five years!  Be sure and check out Day 15 and Kim Moreno's adorable card!

My card today is a birthday card (I have two daughters, a daughter-in-law, three granddaughters, my mom, two sisters, three nieces so I never run out of a need of a girlie birthday card!)  This digi image is  Marcie from the Bug and Roo Friends at Lori Boyd Designs another little sweetie that reminds me of Addy!

This card also qualifies for the challenge at By Lori Designs using HEARTS BLD#24

I've use the Echo Park  paper called "Little Girl"; card stock is Bazzill and the image was copied onto Neenah card stock. The scalloped edge is a sticker from the Echo Park collection. The sentiment is a digi from By Lori Designs and I fussy cut it out.  I've used my Copics to color and then fussy cut Marcie and adhered her to another piece of the Neenah bright white card stock and then used my Spellbinder Nestabilities Deckled Rectangle Die to frame her out.  I was trying so hard to get the hair color similar to Addy's gorgeous red highlights but I fell very short!  I need to practice a lot more!

Rosy cheeks and dark brown eyes!

Look at those highlights!

We are so ready for baseball season to start!! 

My sister and daughters (and my mom and husband) secretly conspired to make it possible for me to go to Arizona for a couple of San Francisco Giant spring season games with the girls this year.  I'm so excited, we all are huge Giant fans, usually from afar or watching the games on television.  Kerry (dh) and I try and go once a year during our anniversary week which is fun for both of us (Game, then shopping in the city! Can't beat that!) He won't be going to Spring Training due to his job at the mill and then pastoring the church, it makes it difficult for him to get away.  Maybe next year....

T-Ball is just around the corner, Jake's got a wicked swing and was really hitting the ball well today, it surprised me because it's been a while since we've played.

The spot he is standing is the exact spot my children stood playing homerun derby with the wiffle ball in the backyard!  Those were some good times!  Of course by the end of the summer, I had no grass only base paths but that was ok.

Oh yeah, we are ready for some baseball....

You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.  1 Peter 2:9

Thanks for visiting! Hope you'll leave a delightful comment.  God bless!