Birthday Card for Mom

This morning I am posting a new birthday card which I made for my mom. On October 31 she will celebrate her 87th birthday! So I made a Fall themed card:

I am entering this card in 3 challenges:

http://Perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.com - "Birthday or Anniversary", blog hop Day 1

http://thedutchmagnoliachickies.blogspot.com - #30 "Bingo" (Swirls, Charm, Ribbon)

http://magnoliastamplovers.blogspot.com - "At least 2 Spellbinders dies"

Here is a close-up of my little ribbon bow and charm!

Ingredients:

Magnolia stamp*- "Fall Tilda" (??)

JustRite stamp* - "Birthday Wishes"

Clear Dollar Stamps - Little Leaves

Tilda is colored with a combination of Noir Markers, Memento markers and colored pencils!

And i used just colored pencils on the tiny leaves.

Sizzix -Tim Holtz dies* - Elegant Flourishes

Spellbinders dies* - Standard Circles Lg, Fleur de Lis Pendant & Accents, Labels 15 

Pizzaz Aplenty Flatback Pearls - Ivory, Dark Chocolate

S.E.I. Cardstock - "Alpine Frost"

Western Crafts - heart charm

Scrapbook Adhesive* - 1/4" and 1/2" foam squares

Smooch Spritz* - green, rust

Everything except the background has a fine coating if shimmery Smooch.

*ALLof these items can be purchased at my favorite online store, www.StampingScrapping.com

October Calendar

I recently downloaded and printed some new FALL images, beautifully pre-colored, from the "Sunflowers and Pumpkins" set by Daydream Designs. Because I am on their DT I try to post a project made with their amazing images at least twice a month, usually more! These colorful images were just asking to be used on something!

I love the fence and really wanted to use a nice long one (this is 2 sections together) so decided on a slightly bigger project than usual. A not a card! This calendar is 11"x 9". The numbered calendar I made as a Word document and printed on white cardstock, rounded 2 corners and distress-inked the edges. 

I fussy-cut the pumpkins and birds...the fence was much easier to cut around! Then I added Stickles and a few glitter flowers, a small ribbon/bow and a button. Daydream Designs has several beautiful Fall image and sentiment sets...worth taking a "look-see"!

Now I hope to use this calendar in my craftroom by writing on it all the occasions that I will need a card for in the month of October. I can add in names of people from church who are ill, recovering from surgery, "shut-ins"...anyone mentioned in the church bulletin as having a special need. Sometimes for me the hardest part is not making the cards but actually getting them in the mail! I'm a terrible procrastinator! Lots of good intentions!

10 minutes later...

Another "duh" moment! (I think that's the second one this week! Yikes!)

I just went to the Daydream Designs online store and saw calendars! So my project would have been an even better showcasing of Diane's stuff if I had just used her calendar (instead of spending a half hour making my own!) One is called "Wall Calendar" and is 5 1/2" x 6" which would have fit quite nicely.

Hind-sight...its a wonderful thing! (sorry Diane!)

A Tic Tac Toe Challenge at SOS!

Happy Tuesday, my Friends!

Its time for another Shopping Our Stash challenge again! So here we go!

Challenge 72: A Tic Tac Toe Challenge

I chose the top row:

Brad, Kraft, Embossing

and decided to make a birthday card for my grandson Daniel. He will be 3 on October 21.

He loves tractors, especially John Deere...green & yellow!

My brads are 3 cloth-covered ones that I've had in my stash a couple years and have no idea where they came from. You can see the kraft which I embossed with a Sizzix folder. The stamps of the earth-moving machinery are a 1990 Stampin Up set. The HB stamp is also Stampin Up.

We'd love to have you join us this week at SOS with your creation based on the Tic Tac Toe choices!

Our 35th Anniversary! Plus, a Fall Card!

Yes, today (October 8) is my 35th wedding anniversary! I married a wonderful guy 35 years ago and haven't regretted a minute of those 35 years! He is so perfect...perfect for me, anyway! God blessed me with just the right guy and I'm still thanking Him!

Here is the card I made for Jerry, my dear hubby:

The train is a free digi image I found online. If interested, you can check out the site I got it from: "Free Vintage Images"...in my sidebar under My Blog List.

A friend asked me today to email her a picture of us on our wedding day and since I've got it on my computer now I thought it might be fun to show it to you all too!

Now, the card below is very appropriate for showing on our anniversary because almost every year we take a little "color tour" by heading up north here in Michigan. We usually don't get any farther north than Traverse City, but once in while we go all the way to Macinac City and cross the bridge! But one place we always stop on our way home is Ebel's in Falmouth! I love that place! Big crates of apples outside so you can select a bushel or two, and groceries and hardware inside. But also inside is a really nice clothing department...I bought a beautiful sweater there several years ago and still love it! We were going to go up north tomorrow but the weather is supposed to be rainy and cold so we put off our annual trip for a week.

So here is my "bushel of apples" card in honor of Ebel's!

The pre-colored digi stamp is from a set called "Bushel and a Peck" by Daydream Designs.

The green and white gingham background is from another DD set called "Rustic Gingham".

They keep adding new digital images and paper sets all the time! The new Christmas ones will be there any day now! Check it out @  Daydream Designs !!

Boxes! New Challenge at SSiC!

Challenge #160

Make a box or use an image that includes a box.

Scripture

Eph 3:17-19 "...that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height - to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge."

Hostess
**  Michelle  **

Michelle has some wonderful devotional thoughts about her scripture choice!
You can visit her blog or the main blog, Stampin' Sisters in Christ to read that.

Sponsor

The Digi Garden

I used 5 of their images on my gift box! They have so many adorable digi images...you really should go check out their website: http://thedigigarden.weebly.com/index.html

I made my box out of 2 sheets of 12x12 cardstock. I scored all the fold and cut lines on my Martha Stewart scoring board. Each side, top and bottom are all 4x4, but I subtracted 1/8" from all the measurements on the bottom part of the box so it fits easily into the top part.

My "Snowmen" box is the right size for a mug...or any small gift!

Below are the 4 sides of the box. I added punched snowflakes, a sticker, Stickles and rhinestones on each side.

"Snowman 5"

"Snowman 3"

"Snowman 1"

"Snowman 2"

Here is the top of the box: "Snowman 4"

and I added a little "sign" with my computer-generated sentiment.

The cute matching die-cut background papers are a digi print from Daydream Designs from the set called "Merry and Bright Christmas"! I just love all those snowflakes!

I love all the seasons...even winter! Mainly because it is SO beautiful! All of that glistening, pure white snow reminds me that Jesus died for me and washed away my sins, making me "whiter than snow"! THAT is the "love of Christ which passes knowledge"! 

Well, thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed the show!

Be sure to stop by the other DT "Sisters'" blogs (listed in the sidebar)...lots of amazing projects!

And I hope you are inspired to join in this fun challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ this week...make a box or use an image that has a box in it!

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #71

Hello! Yes, its Tuesday already! Time for the next Shopping Our Stash challenge!

Here are the details:

Challenge #71 "Go Green", either use the color green or RECYCLE something!

You have until 11:59 pm on October 8 to enter your project in this challenge.

With the cooler temps lately I'm starting to mentally prepare for winter...

 so I came up with a snowflake card.

Obviously I didn't use the color green so can you guess what recycled item I used?

In the picture below you can see a couple seals taken from Jif peanutbutter jars.

I used a couple "Fleur de Lis" Spellbinders dies to cut out the pieces of my snowflake & glued it together with Glue Dots (minis).

The medallion stamp is a CDS that I purchased last year and stamped in several colors 'cause I was so excited to get  it...then forgot about it! I found this gray-stamped one while hunting for something else and decided it would go well with the silver snowflake. I did add little "extenders" around the stamp with a tiny stamp from the "Frou Frou" set from StampingScrapping.com. Also added lots of Stickles to the stamped image, then clear rhinestones. The "Merry Christmas" stamp is a Stampabilities.

The background was embossed with a Sizzix folder, "Dots, Circles, & Stars".

All the cardstock is from my stash and/or scrap box.
I hope you can join us this week at Shopping Our Stash!

Check out the other DT members' blog for more inspiration...they are all listed in my sidebar.

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #159

Hello Friends! Welcome to the next challenge at SSiC: MUSIC!

This week our hostess is Marilynn and she decided she wants to see some element of music in your project.

Our sponsor is Fred She Said, who is offering a $15 gift card to one randomly chosen winner.

You can visit their store to see some wonderful digital stamps!

The Bible passage that Marilyn chose and that inspired her to create this challenge is:

"Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." 

Ephesians 5:19-20

Music...what a wonderful way to praise God! And we are commanded to "sing and make music", along with giving thanks for everything! As we look forward to Thanksgiving this is a great verse that reminds us of one way to show our thankfulness is to use music in praising and worshipping our God.

For my "music element" I just used some design paper that is a copy of antique sheet music.

The large butterfly is a die cut from a whole set by K&Co. that I just bought! I sponged it with 5 colors of ink and added a bunch of Stickles. The Bible verse is a Verve stamp and I used Spellbinders -Labels 15 to cut it out. The cardstock and rhinestones are from my stash.

Please consider joining our challenge this week...we'd love to see what you create with some sort of music element in it! For more inspiration and to read a lovely devotional from Marilynn just go to the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge blog!

PS...
Well, I'm having kind of a "Duh" moment here! Reread my post and found a problem. I liked the Bible verse to go with the butterfly, thinking they were both sort of serene. However, the theme is MUSIC and those Bible verses speak of making music and singing to the Lord...NOT to be quiet! I know there is a time for each but I'm thinking I really chose the wrong one this time! Oops!

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #70: Fur & Feathers

Welcome to the new challenge at Shopping Our Stash! This week we have been asked to created something that includes our "Furry or Feathered Friends"- anything that features furry or feathered friends! Any animal, bird or animal/bird print paper -No Insects or spiders, please! You have until Oct. 2  to enter your creation in this challenge!

Here is the card I came up with:

The polkadot cardstock (DCWV) and the striped paper (My Mind's Eye) have both been in my stash for over a year now. The little rooster stamp is one I bought last year and never used yet. It is a CDS stamp. The buttons are probably the oldest...I collect them wherever I find them, even removing them from old clothes before discarding. Anyone else do that? The sentiment is computer generated.

I am entering this in one other challenge:

http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com - "Photo Inspiration" + buttons + polkadots

Here's the inspiring photo:

Yum!