613 Avenue Create Challenge #26~Use Your Country's Flag Colors

Supplies:  Perfectly Penned Stamp Set; High Flying Mouse Digital Image; Real Red, Night of Navy &

Whisper White Card Stock; Night of Navy Ink; Big Shot; Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder; 

Oval Framelits; Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon; 1 3/4" Square Punch; Paper Piercer Mat; Paper

Piercer; SU! Rhinestones; Prisma Color Pencils; Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Sunday Stamping Friends!

It's time for another Anything Goes Challenge with 613 Avenue Create & this week our option is to use the colors of your Country's flag.  Please go to our blog to read up on the rules so you can play along with us....you'll also get to see what everyone else created & hopefully that will inspire you to share your creations with us!!!

I had so much fun putting this card together & combining it for several different uses!  It's the last day of the month so it's time to share a creation for the Crafters of Faith group & Barb challenged us to make a card in honor of Dairy Month...something on the farm.  Well; if you have a farm, you'll have mice so my image is PERFECT for that LOL!  I also needed to make a birthday card for my soon to be 20 year old Son & I am very sure he's going to LOVE this since I've never given him a card in the 4th of July colors!!!  If you want to see what the rest of the ladies made, check out their links listed on the left hand side of my blog!

I'll be entering this creation in the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz~3,2,1 Recipe-3 papers, 2 banners & 1 bow
Cute Card Thursday~Fly Like a Bird
Delightful Challenges~Red, White & Blue
Inky Impressions~Recipe-3 Different Papers, 2 Embellishments & I image
Loves Rubberstamps~Red, White & Blue
Ruby's Rainbow~Things with Wings
Scrapper's Delights~Die Cuts or Punches
Totally Gorjuss~Wings

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!!!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,

Crafters of Faith Challenge

Supplies:  Secret Garden and Lacy & Lovely Stamp Sets; Very Vanilla, Garden Green,

Rose Red & Wild Wasabi Card Stock; Garden Green, Rose Red & Wild Wasabi Ink;

Big Shot; Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder; Secret Garden & Ovals Framelits;

Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon; Elegant Butterfly Punch; SU! Rhinestones;

SU! Pearls; Shimmer Mist; Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Friday Stamping Friends!

It's the end of the month so it's time for another Crafters of Faith challenge & it's my turn to host!!!  I chose:  

 "For God so loved the world; that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

This is my most favorite verse in the Bible. It speaks to me about love...a great love that will never end. How awesome!!! For the month of May; I would like you ladies to create something out of love. Interpret this anyway you want...it can be a fave stamp set; some of your fave embellishments, maybe even a project for a loved one. There's so many possibilities & I can't wait to see what you all come up with!!!

Well, I have a variety of things that I LOVE in the card I made for today....pink is my most fave color to use; I absolutely LOVE texture; God gave us beautiful creatures & nature to inspire us & I used 2 of my most fave things that He created~Flowers & Butterflies and last but not least...my fave embellishments to use are ribbon, pearls & rhinestones.  Please check out the rest of the ladies to see what they created...their links are listed on the left hand side of my blog.

I'm also entering this card in the following challenges: 

Crafting By Designs 

Creative Belli  

Creative Moments 

Flutterby Wednesday 

Fresh Brewed Designs 

Loves Rubber Stamps

Paper Pretties 

Simon Says Stamp 

Well, I'm off to make 20  more of these....thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!!!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love, 

A Black & White Easter Blessing

Supplies:  Whisper White & Basic Black Card Stock; Basic Gray Ink; Silver Glimmer

Paper; SU! DSP; Big Shot; Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder; Corner Rounder

Punch; SU! Rhinestones; Dimensionals

Happy Easter Stamping Friends!

My post for today is for the Crafters of Faith challenge.  Jeanette is our host & she asked us to make an Easter card with a religious theme.  Well, the only thing that I have is this verse that I picked up some time ago so that's what I went with.  I did add a bit of sparkle & texture because those are 2 of my favorite things!  Please check out the rest of the girls to see what they came up with....their blogs are listed on the left side of my blog.

I'm entering this creation in the following challenges:

2 Sisters 

Catch the Bug 
Challenges 4 Everybody

Creative Corner 

Dutch Dare Card Challenges 

Our Daily Bread Designs

Papercraft Star 
Red Carpet Studio

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!!!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,   

Crafters of Faith Creation

Supplies:  Elements of Style Stamp Set; Very Vanilla & Soft Suede Card Stock; Soft Suede Ink; First

Edition Specialty & SU! DSP;  Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon; Giga Scallop Circle, 2 1/2" Circle, Scallop

Oval, Small Oval & Scallop Border Punches; Simply Scored Tool; Champagne Glitter Pen; SU!

Pearls; Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Thursday Stamping Friends!

It's the last day of the month & that means we share our artwork for the Crafters of Faith Bloggers group.  Our hostess for February is Tami & here is her challenge:

 I have a crafting tool that I just had to have and have hardly used. Does that sound remotely familiar?! I think you all may have the same tool in your arsenal. I would like you to drag out your scoring tool. Scor-Pal mini, biggie, Martha mini, biggie or if you do not have one of those, I am sure that you may have a scoring blade on your paper cutter. SCORE!!! It would be fun to see how you all incorporate scoring onto your card. You know I am into 'use what'cha got', so if you do not have a scoring tool of any sort, please create without this element. Oh and I do not mean just a score to fold your card base in half! LOL

While it is a 'lovely' month February, let's create a card that is not Valentine's themed. That being said, it is the second part of this challenge. Let's not use Valentine theme, red, pink or white colors anywhere on our cards. That includes the paper you stamp your image on....*gasp*!

For our third element, how about we place both an image and a sentiment on the front of the card.

I do believe that I met every single one of her expectations with the card I created.  I used this week's SCS sketch & everything just came right together!  Please check out the rest of the girls' work---they're listed on the left hand side of my blog.

I'm also entering my creation in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More 

Crafts & Me 

Crafty Sentiments

Divas by Design 

Paper Pretties 

Stamp n Doodle 

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!!!

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love, 

Crafters of Faith Card

Supplies:  Affection Collection & Creative Elements Stamp Sets; Very Vanilla, Soft Suede & Vellum

Card Stock; Crumb Cake & Soft Suede Ink;  Big Shot; Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder; Beautiful

Wings Embosslits Die;  Scallop Border, 1" Square, Elegant Butterfly, Decorative Label & Extra Large

Oval Punches: SU! Pearls; SU! DSP; Very Vanilla Ribbon; Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Thursday Stamping Friends!

It's the end of the month so that means it's time for another Crafters of Faith post.  Our host this month is Sharon & she challenged us to use our old stash along with some new things to make our creations for today.  She also wants us to try a new technique & I do believe I met every goal this time!  For starters; every single thing with the exception of the elegant butterfly punch is OLD & my new technique  was learning how to make rolled flowers.  I think they came out pretty good even if they remind me of bird nests LOL!!!!  Please check out the rest of the girls blogs that are listed on the left side of my blog....ENJOY!!!!!

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:
Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations 
Craft-room Challenge

Dynamic Duos

Love to Create

Mojo Monday
Oldie But A Goodie

Paper Playtime

Pretty Little Ribbon
Southern Girls

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!!!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,

ABC10-New Year Sparkle & COF Creation

Supplies:  Lovely As a Tree & Perfectly Penned Stamp Sets; Cherry Cobbler, Whisper

White & Brushed Silver Card Stock; Early Espresso, Versamark & Basic Black

Craft Ink; Cherry Cobbler Dotted Scallop Ribbon; Big Shot; Lacy Brocade

Embossing Folder; Heat & Stick Powder; Black Embossing Powder; Dazzling

Diamonds Glitter; SU! Rhinestones & Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy New Year's Eve Everyone!

I do hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your families/friends.  Mine was awesome as my son came home to spend Christmas with us.  It was very nice having him around & hanging out with him....was very bittersweet taking him to the airport though.  I'll be counting the days until I get to see him again!!!

I have a double duty card to share with you today.  First up is the ABC Challenge--New Year Sparkle!  We're challenging you to make a card using things that are shiny & sparkly for the New Year!  I used dazzling diamonds glitter all over those trees along with brushed silver card stock & added some rhinestones to complete my simple design.  Check out our blog to see the rest of the gorgeous designs & after you've been inspired; you'll have until Sunday; January 6, 2013 @ noon EST to post your creations here.  Have fun & I can't wait to see your wonderful works of art!!!!

As I said earlier; my card is also for the Crafters of Faith Blog Hop.  It's the last day of the month so that means it's time for another Crafters of Faith creation!  We were asked to create a card/project using a snowy-winter theme reflecting  the beauty of the season & include bling/glitter to ring in the joy of what will be.  ENJOY & check out the rest of the girls' blogs to see their awesome work!  They're listed on the left side of my blog!

I'm also entering this in the following challenges:

Just Us Girls

CraftyMess

Drunken Stampers

The Outlawz

Thanks so much for stopping by & I do hope you all have SAFE New Year's celebrations!  

Until Next Time,

Hugs & Love,

Merry Double Duty Creation

 Supplies:  Snowflake Soiree Stamp Set; Crumb Cake, Rose Red, Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals,

Sahara Sand, Whisper White & Vellum Card Stock; Baja Breeze & Primrose Petals Ink; Big

Shot; Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder; 2 1/2" Circle, 2 3/8 Scallop Circle & Corner

Rounder Punches; Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon; SU! Rhinestones; Silver Sparkle

Dazzling Details & Dimensionals

Good Morning & Happy Friday Stamping Friends!

This is my final post for the Color Me Beautiful challenge as the creators of the blog have decided to end it.  Carole is having surgery & we wish her a quick and speedy recovery!  Today is the last day of the month & that means it's time for my Crafters of Faith challenge too so I combined both to prevent a double post.  I also decided to play along with the Deconstructed Sketch this week & it really made my work so much easier!  Thanks Jen!!!!!

Our hostess this month is Mary Rose & here is her challenge:  Make a card inspired by a favorite Christmas carol. You may include a little bling to represent the Light of the World. Bonus points for anyone who uses gingham and kraft in their design, just because I LOVE gingham and kraft! ha ha! It could be gingham ribbon, gingham paper, a gingham stamp print, kraft card stock, kraft ribbon, etc.

My card was inspired by the Christmas Carol Let It Snow. I always find myself humming that tune so it was a cinch which song I would use for my creation!  ENJOY & check out the rest of the Faith girls to see what they've created.  Their blogs are listed on the left.

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the weekend!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,

Crafters of Faith February Challenge Card

Good Morning!
I hope you've all been well.  I did have this post all typed up & ready to post on Leap Year but as you may have noticed; I have been absent from my blog for almost a month.  After mulling over the right words to say & as you may also know.....I'm always quite honest about my feelings so this is what's been going on in my neck of the woods these last few weeks......

After several phone calls informing us that a loved one has passed away; I had to take a leave of absence to get my head & heart right.  I think any normal person can deal with 1 or 2 deaths but several?!!!  We were beginning to think that there was some evil conspiracy going on!  Even though words can't really express how we feel right now; I can say that we're doing much better as a family despite the tremendous hurdles we've encountered.  You know that saying that God doesn't put more on you than you can handle?  Well, we're beginning to question that just a bit but we're still going strong despite everything that's happening outside our walls.  We realize that we have no control over who lives or dies & we're just taking it one day at a time.  I myself personally have not attended any funerals since my brothers' and that doesn't mean that I don't care.....I'm just emotionally drained when it comes to that.  Honestly, I am still pretty raw inside when it comes to my brother & even though I'm in a much better place emotionally; I alone know my limits and refuse to let *the world* tell me how to grieve for other family members.  I'm choosing to remember people in my own way through memories & photos and if they don't understand; well, that's too bad.  I have to do things the best way that I see fit & this is how I'm dealing with everything.  My husband completely understands where I'm coming from & he appreciates my show of support for him through this very difficult time even though I'm not attending funerals with him.  I thank you for sticking with me through my ups & downs and I'm very happy to be able to show a bit of creativity with you today!!!

I am the February host for our blog group Crafters of Faith & I challenged everyone to come up with a LOVE creation using non traditional Valentine colors with a nature theme & have a circle shape somewhere on their card/project.  Sounds fun right?  Well, as you can see; I used Early Espresso & Wild Wasabi along with Confetti White for my color scheme and I grabbed Kind & Caring Thoughts stamp set to fulfill the nature part of my challenge.  I went with a pretty basic layout, some awesome hardware & cute butterfly along with some scrumptious ribbon to finish it off and this lil' baby is ready to mailed off to my son when I get his new address.....yes; there was definitely an ulterior motive to my challenge LOL!!!  Enjoy the rest of the creations as well & be sure to leave them some love:
Patti Sue
Carolina
Olga
LizW
Melina
Cynthia
Liz D
Linda
Carol
Kelly

Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,

Supplies:  Kind & Caring Thoughts & Three Little Words Stampsets; Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi & Confetti White Cardstock; Wild Wasabi & Early Espresso Ink; Antique Brads; Early Espresso Quilted Satin Ribbon; Big Shot; Stripes Embossing Folder; Beautiful Wings Butterfly Die; 1 3/4" Circle & 1 1/2" Circle Punches; Dimensionals

Crafters of Faith Monthly Challenge Card

Good Morning & Happy Tuesday Everyone!
I hope you all had a great weekend....mine was extremely busy as always but nice.  I spent yesterday making sure I have everything ready for class this Friday evening in my home & I'm pretty excited about that!  I can't wait to share my love of rubber stamping with my new friends!!!

Anywhooo, my post for today is featuring a creation I made for a blog group I belong to called Crafters of Faith.  Our leader Kelly  asked us to make something with the book of Genesis in mind while using the colors green, brown or yellow and as many embellishments as we wanted to use.  I decided to use flowers, different shades of green & brown along with pearls and some luscious seam binding ribbon to make my card.  My design is pretty simple but since it's also doubling as a card for my son.....I think it's perfect!  Please check out the rest of the creations from the group & leave them some love:
Carol
Carolina
Cynthia
Kelly
Linda
Liz
Liz
Melina
Olga
Patti

Well, I'm off to figure out dinner....I know it's really early but my DH is on a crazy schedule right now so I have to cook very early so he'll have dinner when he gets home today.  Thanks so much for stopping by & I hope you have a great rest of the day!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,

Supplies:  Flower Fancy, En Francais & Three Little Words Stampsets; Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso & Whisper White Cardstock; Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip & Early Espresso Ink; Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon; Decorative Label, Large Scallop Oval & Large Oval Punches; White Gel Pen; SU! Pearls; Dimensionals

Crafters of Faith Color Challenge Card

Good Afternoon Friends!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  Mine was busy as usual getting sick children back healthy, spending time with my hubby & doing my best to not get sick in the meantime.  I'm not going to jump too far ahead of myself but so far; so good with me not catching the sickies!!!!!

Anywhooo; my post for today is for a blog group that I belong to called Crafters of Faith.  Kelly, our fearless leader has challenged us to come up with different color combos for each member to make a card with....as you can see my colors were light blue, light green & light yellow.  When I first saw them; I immediately pictured a baby card but since I send my son cards just about every other day, I figured I'd make this one  for him.  He won't care about the soft colors....he'll just be happy to get mail from home!  I kept my design very simple & since I couldn't add any bling; I paper pierced the upper corners.  Don't forget to check out the rest of the ladies' work....the links are on my sidebar!

Well, it's time for me to get back to work so I'm signing off for now.  Thanks so much for stopping by & have a great rest of the day!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,

Hello Blossoms Stampset; Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White & Bashful Blue Cardstock; Certainly Celery Ink; Labels Framelits; Whisper White Satin Ribbon; Dimensionals; Mat Pack & Paper Piercer