Lamentations 3:25

Join us at Word Art Wednesday for the second challenge of 2020.  The scripture is Lamentations 3:25, but its Anything Goes.  Yes, I love this scripture and the digital image by Robert Jackson just spoke to my soul.  I thought it was the perfect one to use.  The paper is one of my favorites and I'm almost out by Bo Bunny Faith Collection paper stack.

Entering in the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft Anything Goes #108
Penny's Challenge Anything Goes  #462

It’s Been A While

Yes it’s been a while and I miss card making. On my visit to JoAnns I picked up a Die/Cutting magazine and it had this die by Tattered Lace on the back. I LOVE tea and it just happened to fall in my cart. LOL I can’t remember where I got the sentiment stamp from, but I hope the sweet Dear I’m going to send it to warms her heart.

Entering in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - #223 Any Sentiment, Except "Happy Birthday"

Word Art Wednesday - #380-381 Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude - Challenge 49 Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge - #448 Coffee, Tea, Hot Cocoa

Cute Card Thursday -#575 Feminine

Paper Craft Crew - PCC311 Tick Tac Toe  Sequin, Monochromatic, Favorite Color

Featured at Color Throwdown

How excited was I to be featured as the Guest Star Stamper at Color Throwdown! When I saw the color scheme I thought about water coloring, which I haven't done in a while.  Don't you just love challenges?  They allow me to reach in to products I haven't used in a while or try a different technique.  The stamps used are by Rubber Stamper (image) and Lizzie Anne (sentiment).

Hope you take time and play at Color Throwdown!

Entering in the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Week 348-349

Happy Founders Day 2018

My friend Mary Joyce at Scraps of Color gifted me with these dies and I'm having way too much fun.  I used my sorority colors Crimson and Cream with a neutral color black to create this card.  Sketch Saturday made it easy with their sketch challenge.  Thought I would have a little more fun adding my die cuts with a goal of getting together more often from Cut It Up.  My sorority sisters are all busy ladies, but sometimes you have to get away from it all and take time to fellowship.  Craftycatz has a twist with One for the Ladies so this is my creation.

Close up of their attire.

Entering in the following challenges:
Crafty Catz - #399 ATG with an Optional Twist - One for the Ladies
Cut it Up - Must use die cut and a Resolution or Goal
Sketch Saturday - Sketch 496

Word Art Wednesday - #316 ATG

What a Prize!

I was a winner at Scrapbook.com World Card Making Day!  It made my day.  It was that kind of week when I had so many deadline projects and goals to meet at work, personal goals to stay focus with and trying to stay calm in all of it got me feeling pretty exhausted.  But there was a Silver Lining.....When I arrived home late last night, I was thrilled to pick up this huge box filled with goodies.  Let me share it with you!  You will be seeing some projects real soon.  I don't have any of these items in my stash so I can't wait to play in the craft room.  WOW, What A Blessing!  Sad to see so many craft stores have closed their doors, but Scrapbook.com is still striving and inspiring us to craft!  Got to love that place!!!!!!!!!!!!

Breast Cancer Awareness

My cowgirl is ready to cut up cancer.  Do you see her about to pull out her scissors?  It's another one of Robert Jackson cute digital images.  Scraps of Color has a Breast Cancer Challenge using one of his images.  The sweet Mary Joyce is hosting.  Tuesday Morning Sketches helped me create this card.  Let's fill our blogs with pink and join in the fight for the cause.

Entering in the following challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketch #425


Cutie Pie - Think Pink #116
Sisterhood Crafters - Pink October Anything Pink
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Week #304-#305

I prayed for you today

Using a digital image from Robert Jackson, I created this card inspired by Verve's sketch challenge.  The paper is from Die Cut with a View 'Crisp Luxury' paper stack.  Sentiment and cross is also from Verve 'Faith Medley set. I added stickles.

Entered in the following challenges:
Cute Card Thursday #496 Monochrome
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Week #300-#301
Crafty Creations - #350 Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes 347
Verve September sketch challenge

Happy DSP week!

I'm sharing cards made for our Direct Support Professional team at SRVS!  It takes a BIG heart to work with people with disabilities.   The cards are all made from scraps I was going to throw away.  The paper was too pretty to trash, but I found a purpose for it.  Cardmaking is a great way to use your scraps.  The sentiment is by Verve's Stamps!

Entered in the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - Week #300-#301 Anything Goes Family/Friendly

Crafty Creations  #350 Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Star

It's Finally Friday and I got a lot on my schedule.  I got an early start this morning in the craft room and thought I would create a card for a customer using this adorable Phoebe digital by Robert Jackson.  The sentiment is one of my favorite Verve's stamp.

Entering in the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes - Week 286-287 Family/Friendly 

Making Memories Crafting - BINGO (sentiment, image, lace)

MOJO Monday - Sketch challenge 500

TD Jakes

Scraps of Color  has a Guest Host relay challenge and my printer wasn't working so I only got a chance to complete the first one, which was TD Jakes.  Robert Jackson is an amazing artist and I've been printing digital images like crazy lol.   The challenge was to use a double mat and scripture.  Can't you just hear him preach the Word?!!

Entering in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday - Week 280-281 Anything Goes Family/Friendly with a scripture or inspirational quote
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes #156

Happy Resurrection Weekend

It's been a while.  I'm finally back to crafting after revamping rooms in my home.  No more sharing my craft studio with my guest bedroom.  It's two separate rooms now and I am loving it.  This card is my first project to make.   Bringing you sweet little Phoebe of Robert Jackson digitals.  Phoebe is dressed for Sunday worship with a powerful message, "Because He Lives!".

Entering in the following challenges:

Embrace Your Art -Easter

Cute Card Thursday - More than one fold (Gatefold)

Crafting by Designs - Girls or Flowers

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #278-279 Family/Friendly

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sketch 110

It's in the Song

This post was inspired by the song Everlasting Love by Carl Carlton.  The digital is by Robert Jackson and it was fun playing over at Embrace Your Art with Mary Joyce for the 'It's in the Song' challenge.  The stamp is a Bible Journaling sentiment by American Crafts.

Entering in the following challenges:
Crafty Calendar - Love is in the Air
Brown Sugar - #238 Rhinestone / Ribbon
Word Art Wednesday - ATG Family/Friendly #268-269
Allsorts - #402 Hearts and/or Flowers
Crafting By Design - Love and Romance

Stella Says Sketch Challenge #415

Here's my take on the Bug A Boo  sketch challenge #415.  This is the 4th card of 9 to make. This was a quick and fun sketch to work with.  I used my scraps from Me & My Big Ideas Breast Cancer page stack with my cute Bug A Boo digital image.

Entered in the following challenges:

Bug A Boo sketch challenge 

Word Art Wednesday - Week 252-253

Cardz4galz - Use a Die (die cut ribbon)

Southern Girls - Punches or Die (die cut ribbon)

Fall into your Season

The first card was inspired by a song Donald Lawrence sings entitled "Seasons".  I left the link on his name if you would like to listen to it.  It will truly speak to your heart. The sketch for both cards are by Freshly Made Sketches.  Autumn is my favorite season!  I love the coolness in the air, the crisp colors and the warmness of family and friends together.

Entered in the following challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches - Sketch 256

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Family/Friend Week #250-251
Craft Rocket  Challenge - Lace or Ribbon #25
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Fall Harvest
Cardz4galz - #32 Fall Autumn Colors
Embrace Your Art - Autumn/Fall

Illustrated Faith

OH my....I LOVE this paper stack.  I couldn't stop creating and have enough paper left to make a few tags or cards.  It's an overload of photos, but I wanted you to see everything I created.

This is the layout I made to create the card using one 8 1/2 x 11 plain card stock.  

Here's the inside view when you flip up the front cover.  The top pink piece has white sheets of paper to journal.  I just love the Spellbinder typewriter at the bottom!  I use it often.

This is the view when you open the bottom flap over to the left.  It's a few tags stuffed inside the Martha Stewart's edge punch.  The white flowers was a RAK from my sorority sister.

This is the back cover using Our Daily Bread Boho background die.

This is the front page of the card stock and since I loved all the papers I used it for the cover of my journal.

A few sheets of papers, stickers, and sentiments from the stack was used.  Lace and washi tape was added and I used a black watercolor pencil to make the papers and  embellishments stand out.

Below are three journals I made for my missionary sisters and added things in my stash along with scriptures.

This card was inspired by Viva La Verve August week 1 sketch.

Thank you for stopping by.  Let me know what you think about my creations!!!

Entering in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Week #242-#243
Viva La Verve Sketch 1st week August
Embrace Your Art - Use a Die
Scrapbook.com Card Making challenge
ATG with Create with TLC - Anything Goes

God Bless

Inspired by several challenges I created this card using Our Daily Bread Designs stamp I received from Archivers before they closed.  It's my first time using it. My next door neighbors have sold their home and moving.  They are a sweet couple. I wish them the very best and will be placing it in their mailbox.

Entering in the following challenges:
Our Daily Bread Designs - ODBDSLC276 All that Grows with...ODBD
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Family/Friendly Week #238-239
MOJO Monday - Sketch challenge 455

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes Say it with Flowers

Mist and Glitter

Just having a little fun this morning wide awake since 3:30am.  I wanted to play in my craft room.  With this cute little digital from A Day For Daisy,  their challenge is to add glitter.  I used Pink Paislee Coconut Pixee Stix.  Stickles was used for the butterflies and a little in the background.  A splash of pink shimmer by Recollections was also applied.  I joined in with Chocolate Coffee Cards Girls of Summer #112 challenge and Word Art Wednesday week 236-237 Family/Friendly ATG .  This card is for my little four year old cousin, who just finished her recital.

Close up of the Mist and Glitter

Today was The Best!

And it really was The Best!  Yesterday I got off work and went straight to the craft room to create a few cards.  Here's my first one.  Red/Black/White is my favorite combo, but my favorite color is purple.  This is my first time using Our Daily Bread Designs Filigree Frame I won at their blog hop. It is beautiful!!! Mema's Crafts raked me with the flower die cut!

Entering in the following challenges:

Our Daily Bread Designs - ODBDSLC274April Showers Bring May Flowers 

Really Reasonable Ribbons - RRR #140 Monochromatic with Ribbon or Trim Theme

Dream Valley Challenges - #131 Ribbon, Lace, and Pearls

Eureka - #192 April Showers Bring May Flowers

Crafty Catz Weekly - #324 Dies and Punches

Word Art Wednesday - Weeks #230-231  Family/Friendly

Scraps of Color - Birthday theme

May Guest Designer at Word Art Wednesday

You can't imagine the joy I felt when asked to be Guest Designer at Word Art Wednesday!!!  It was my first challenge to play in 2012.  I was drawn by their inspirational Word Art and have been joining them every since.  There is a saying, "It's a lonely place when no one visits".  One thing I love about Word Art Wednesday Design Team, they consistently  stop by to visit your blog and thank you for contributing to their site. Not only do they create beautiful art, they have big HeARTS!   

When I read the scripture this sweet image by Robert Jackson spoke to my spirit.  Isn't it Heartwarming?  We have to take care of our elderly.  It saddens my heart when I see young people on the news bringing hurt and harm to our seniors.  Instead they should be seeking wisdom and knowledge and blessing them with their time.  I use to crochet before scrapbooking and I remember the quality time I had with my great cousin.  She taught me to cook, sterilize dishes before it was a dishwasher and plant a garden.  They are memories I will cherish forever.

Hope you see your Family/Friendly creations at Word Art Wednesday.  They have also included a free word art to use if you like.  Psalm 33:11

Their friends at Freckled Fawn are offering one person a $15 Gift Certificate to their shop.  Freckled Fawn carries washi tapes, wood chips, cork, metal and so much more.

 

Entered in the following challenges:

Scrapbook.com - NSD colors

Artistic Inspirations - Challenge #156 Use a Die Cut

Lemon Shortbread - Challenge #15 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Challenge #311 Anything Goes

Crazy Challenges - Challenge #222 Three Layers or More