I'm "snow" happy!!

Happy Friday to you!!  I'm happy today because we finally got SNOW!!!!!!  Some of you have been getting blasted over and over and are groaning at my comment, but I am so happy today because I just love snow!!!!!!! 

I have a card for you today that I just made for fun and for some challenges.  It's been awhile since I made a card that I did not "need" to make, so I enjoyed this.   I went searching and found some challenges and inspiration and made a card to send to a friend.  (Then I have to get working on a list of several cards that I do need to make!)

The DP is from DCWV Mariposa mat stack just trimmed to fit the card.  (I love it when the paper does all the work!!)  The sentiment is the bonus freebie from Word Art Wednesday.   I cut it with my Spellbinders Labels Four.  I added some ribbon, twine, a button, and adhesive black pearls.

Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #113 - anything goes w/ word art or uplifting sentiment
Twist of Faith #70 - anything goes w/ Scripture or uplifting sentiment
Digi Sketch Challenge - sketch and/or theme-ribbons and pearls (I used the theme)
Pile It On #48 - things with "P" -mine is pearls and "papillon" -butterfly in French! :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!!

Happy Tuesday and Happy October!! TMS #218

~Click HERE for my Doodle Pantry release post~

Happy October to you!   And Happy Tuesday!  Tuesday is always happy because it means Tuesday Morning Sketches!!  :)

I've got a card for you!  Actually, I have 4 cards for you!!  I'm finally an overachiever!!  Whoo hoo!!  :)
Not really!   This week, my sketch worked well for the verse digis that I have from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, our sponsor, so I printed several of them, and once I got rolling, they all just happened!
Haha!  Nope... I forgot an element of MY sketch (duh!!) so had to fix that!!

Our sponsor, as I mentioned, is Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

 

Our sketch for this week...

 

And here are my 4 cards!  The first 3 use verses from Rejoice in the Lord Digital Stamp set.

DP is Prima Madeline for these 1st 2 cards

See? No border! :/ DP is fancy pants "winterland"

The verse and butterfly on this next card are from New Creature Digital Stamp set.

DP is DCWV Mariposa

 Close-up to see all the sparkles!  The DP was sparkly, so after I colored the butterfly, I used a sparkly gel pen on the wings.

 

I'm entering my card into... 
Word Art Wednesday #99 - Anything goes
Twist of Faith #57 - inspired by song ("Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice" chorus that you can sing as a round - fun song!!)

Thanks for stopping by!!  Be sure to go check out the creations from the rest of our DT... 

Bonnie
Jenee

Jessi

Melissa

We'd love to have you come and play along with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!!

Happy Father's Day -- already???

Yes, I have a Father's Day card for you today.  Father's Day may be still a month away, but it's never too early to get started!!!   

This card would be suitable for either my husband or my dad as they have both spent many hours wearing a tool belt (and using the tools!), but it will probably be for my dad.  He can fix anything!!   I am so thankful for my husband who is able to do so many things, as well!!

This image is from Doodle Pantry.  It is the colored version from Handy Ants.  The sentiment is from Handy Birdie. Aren't these both just the cutest??

Supplies...
~square card
~Cricut black cardstock
~Slice metallic silver paper
~Darice "Plaid" embossing folder
~black braiding cord
~Spellbinders Postage Stamp
~brads from stash

Challenges...
Paper Playtime #10 - buttons or brads
Twist of Faith #37 - "The tie that binds" string/twine
Crafter's Companion May challenge - masculine (embossing folder is CC product)

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!!

Verse note card

**Scroll down for my Tuesday Morning Sketches post**

A quick post tonight for you.  No chatter, just my card.

Supplies...
~DCWV Mariposa mat stack DP
~Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals
~butterfly punch from ???
~white gel pen and Gelly Roll pen
~Word Art Wednesday digi verse

Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #76 - anything goes w/ Scripture or inspirational quote
{PIN}spirational Challenge #54 - photo inspiration

Pile It On #16 - "Budding" color inspiration

 

Twist of Faith #34 - sketch

Thanks for stopping by and have a good night!!

He Is Risen!!

I've got a quick Easter card to share.  It's been several days since I posted and even more since I've spent time in my craft room.  :-/   Last week was very busy and I had no time to create until last evening.  I apologize, too, for not doing much blog visiting lately!!

This card did not turn out the way it was supposed to, but do they ever?!?  I trimmed the image incorrectly and had to "fix" it and it ended up sized very differently than I had planned.  C'est la vie!   But except for too much space at the top, I'm reasonably pleased with the result.

Challenges...
Shopping Our Stash #92 - use border punch
Word Art Wednesday #70 - anything goes
Twist of Faith #27 - ribbons and bows (not sure if twine counts?)
The Sweet Stop SSS201 - sketch (I had to slim and stretch it!)

I had intended to follow the sketch exactly, but had a brain dead moment when I started to trim around my image, and it was all down hill from there!! :/

Supplies...
~Doodle Pantry He is Risen COLOR plus  
~MME "Dolled Up" dp
~Cutmates Olive Oil cardstock
~twine and brad from my stash

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Scripture note card

I had intended a lot more time in my craft room this week than I was actually able to spend there, but I did get this card done and wanted to share it.

 

Note cards with verses are something I try to keep "in stock" and ready to use at any moment.

Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #66 - anything goes (w/ Scripture or other encouraging sentiment)
Twist of Faith #23 - Favourite Scripture/Inspirational words (I really have to say that whatever Scripture I am reading/studying at any moment is my favorite!!)

Thanks for stopping by and have a nice weekend!!

Thankful for you

My last post of the day... maybe! :)

Here's a thank you card, or it could be sent just to encourage a friend...  I need several thank you's so that's probably what it will get used as.

I THOUGHT I had some Vellum tape... obviously I don't! :/  Though the tape actually looks worse in the pic than IRL

~Kraft card base

~heart Vellum

~clear verse stamp from Clear Dollar

~Fiskars punch

~ribbon from my stash

Challenges...

Word Art Wednesday #62 - hearts/anything goes

Twist of Faith #19 - sketch

DL ART Thankful Thursday #101 - thank you card

Thanks for stopping by!!

"For unto you is born this day..."

I cannot believe there are only 38 days until Christmas!!!  We're playing bits and pieces of Christmas music, no decorations yet, but I am starting to make plans for Christmas!

This card has a Doodle Pantry image of Bethlehem.  It has wonderful sentiments in this set, too, but I just won a clear stamp set from My Craft Spot's release blog hop this week that arrived in the mail today, so I went and played!! :)

I used...
~Doodle Pantry Mini Bethlehem colored digi
~My Craft Spot 'Joy to the World' sentiment
~Distressed Stripes embossing folder
~paper from my scrap pile :)
~hemp, button, and punches

Challenges...
Word Art Wednesday #54 - anything goes with Scripture or inspiring saying
Twist of Faith #11 - religious Christmas
Tuesday's Testimonial 11 - use Scripture in your project
52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown Nov Theme #11 - Scripture
Card Crafter's Circle #49 - textures

Thanks for stopping by!!!

My life's verse

Diane, the wonderful owner of Daydream Designs, created 3 Scripture sets with the favorite verses of all the design team.   They are wonderful!  You need to check them out!!

Dream Team Scripture Set 1, Dream Team Scripture Set 2, Dream Team Scripture Set 3, or the Dream Team Scripture Sets Bundle

My verse is in set 1 and is Psalm 32:8... "I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye."   This verse has been proven over and over to me and is such an encouragement and blessing to me!!   I first claimed it as a teenager when I wasn't sure which direction the Lord was leading me, and though I'm looooong past my teens, He has never failed to instruct me.    The second half... guide thee with mine eye... has always helped to realize that I need to stay close to Him, close enough to see His face, so that He can guide me. 

I used the sketch from and will join the challenge  Twist of Faith #10.
I'm also submitting it to Word Art Wednesday #53 - give thanks... this is not the word art they shared, but I truly am thankful for the Lord's leading in my life!!

~Daydream Designs image from Dream Team Scripture Set 1 
~Basic Grey Recess DP
~MS border punch
~Spellbinders Labels Four
~TH faded jeans distress ink
~ribbon, hemp, button from stash

Thanks for stopping by!!!  Have a blessed day!!!