Special Card...Special Lady

This birthday card is for a very special lady so I put a bit more effort into making it pretty. She is known in my church as the Card Lady...because each year she gives every adult in our church a birthday card...and often anniversary & get well cards too, and we have a big church...over 200 adults! She prints them using a Hallmark program. Now it is HER birthday, and she has been having some pretty serious health issues, so she needs some encouragement, appreciation and prayers.

I really enjoyed making this one! Used a ton of different supplies, which I will try to put in a list here:

Dies- Gina Marie "Fronds", Sizzix "Beautiful Wings"

Punches- Martha Stewart "Doily Edge"

Embossing folder- Sizzix "Vine & Berries"

Stamps- Inkadinkado "Birthday", Stampin Up "Painted Harvest",

Our Daily Bread "Scripture Series 3"

Inks- FSJ "Black Licorice", Excelsior "Green"

Cardstock- American Crafts "Dear Lizzy", Paper Studio white base

Flowers- StampingScrapping "Gardenia Pk" & "Micro Rose Open",

I Am Roses "Cherry Blossom, white"

Embellishments- Ranger "Liquid Pearls, Platinum", ribbon from stash

Challenges I'm entering this card in:

https://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com - March Challenge AG w/bow

http://www.cropstop.com/blog - February Challenge AG

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com - #206 Floral Delight

http://www.scrapyland-blog.com - #84 AG

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge - "In My Garden"

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge - AG

http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com - #442

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #324-325 AG

 The birthday sentiment was computer generated, and perfect for the situation: birthday, but also health problems. I always like to decorate the inside a bit too...to carry through the "I made this special for you" idea. And an appropriate Bible verse, the ultimate "good cheer"!

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy March!

Spring is just around the corner now!

Happy New Year! 2015 is Here!

As we head into a new year it is very comforting for me to know that I will not be alone no matter what the year holds. My God promises to stay with me every step of the way, and, yes...He gives the strength to live each day!
This simple note card, which features that comforting Bible verse, includes a few of  my Fun Stampers Journey products once again:
the circle floral stamp, called "Pretty Label"
the turquoise ink, called "Blue Lagoon"
the twine, called "Black Licorice"
The cardstock used is from my stash; the embossing folder I used is "D'vine Swirls" by Cuttlebug; and the Bible verse stamp is from the JustRite set called "Cast All Your Cares".
Challenges:
www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #164 Anything Goes
http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com - Christmas Leftovers ( the kraft card base, and the white cs pieces were both on my desk, left over from a few Christmas cards I made)
http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com - #204 Happy New Year
http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com - #281 Anything Goes
http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com - #109 Looky What I Got

An Autumn Get Well Card

My good friend's mother recently fell and broke a hip, had surgery and is now in rehab at a nursing home so it is definitely time for a Get Well card! I remember when my own mom fell and broke her hip several years ago, it really frightened and depressed her for the first few days. But she bounced back quickly after alot of encouragement, prayers, therapy and her own determination...along with her special sense of humor! So here is the card I made:

It is a "swing" card...the first I've ever made! I found a tutorial online and decided to give it a try. I think it could be easier if you didn't use double layers but that was what the directions called for.

The base is a kraft card stock and the designer paper is thinner but worked nicely with the die cutting.

I was hoping the Stickles on the teacups and green oak leaves would show up in this photo....oh well, it does show in the photo above. 

How do teacups go with leaves? A hot cup of tea on a cold, rainy fall day is perfect!

The sentiment on inside of the card is really on the back of the swing part...makes a nice space to place either a sentiment or a good-sized image. I'll try to get a list of ingredients together later. If you are curious about what I used just message me in the "comment" section. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com - #190 Kraft Paper

http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com - #193 All That Glitters

http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com - #237 Show your shape

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #153 Anything Goes

Guest Designer for Inkspirational Challenges!

Hello, Friends!

Today I'm showing you a card I made for one of my favorite challenges: Inkspirational!

And it really is very inspirational for me...great ideas and designs, challenging themes and color suggestions! I've joined the challenge several times now and had fun with each one...but today is even more special...they asked me to be a guest designer for the new challenge that starts today! I'm so honored!

They asked me to case one of the cards made by one of their fabulous DT members, Sandie (yes, even spelled the same as my name!) and here is the card I chose:

Very pretty, don't you think?

And here is how I "cased" it:

*A Bridal Shower Card*

My youngest son is getting married in May and I got to go to my future daughter-in-law's first shower recently...this was the card I gave with her gift. It doesn't show up very well, but there is lots of sparkley Stickles on the LOVE LOVE, and the sequins are pearly irridescent.

So what do you think...did I case it properly?

On the inside I did not add the Stickles...and purposely left plenty of room to sign the card with a personal note added.

Ingredients

Stamps: Sandylion "Love",  CDS "Medallion de Fleur",  Verve "Ps. 37:4", 

Stampin' Up "Best Wishes", Studio G "Celebrate", J Sharpe "Congrats"

Inks: Studio G "Lt Turquoise", "Dk Aqua"

Glitter: Ranger Stickles "Star Dust"

Sequins: Gutermann "Blue Pearl"

Card stock: white and lt. blue- Paper Studio

Challenges

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #125 Anything Goes

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com - #73 No Design Paper

http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca - #100 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Please hop on over to Inkspirational for this week's challenge and to check out 

all the great stuff the DT has come up with again!

Give Thanks to the LORD...

"Give thanks to the LORD for He is good." 

                                                   Psalm 136:1

Here is the next card I made especially  for SweetStamps as a November Guest Designer.

And that is the verse I used on the  front of my card for the new weekly challenge: "Thanks".

It is a SweetStamps stamp and the two dies I used are also theirs! They are "Elegant Leaves" and "Classy Deer". 

There is a song in the 'Psalter Hymnal' called "Give Thanks to God, for Good is He" that is based on Psalm 136. It is one of my favorites. It goes on to say "His mercy faileth never...His grace abideth ever". So wonderfully true.

I am using this as a Thanksgiving card which I plan to mail to my family in Wisconsin. I have not finished the inside yet so we shall see if I get this mailed on time. Sad to say I am notorious for getting cards in the mail one day late...very consistently!

This was a fun card to make. I made a stencil of heavy card stock and inked the bottom layer of the leafy wreath with an orangish ink (Studio G "Spice") then die cut 3 more colors of the leaves to arrange in the wreath shape. For delicate die cuts like this I use spray adhesive. Some of the leaves have Stickles added in gold and crystal.

The deer is one of my newest dies and I've used it with glitter card stock from the Paper Studio. The very first time I visited the SweetStamps online store I knew I wanted that die...and I finally got it! I'm looking forward to making some elegant Christmas cards with it.

The Bible verse is stamped in "Walnut Stain", a TH Distress ink.

The cream color background print is from the "Vintage Moon" set by Pink Paislee.

I hope you have time to stop by the SweetStamps blog to see all of the wonderful creations made by the Design Team. And once you are inspired, we'd love to have you join the challenge with YOUR creation! Each week they give a generous prize of a $20 shopping spree for SweetStamps merchadise at their online store!

Challenges:

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ - Thanks/Thanksgiving

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ - #248 Dies & Punches

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/ - #127 Use Something Out on Your Desk

(the leaf die has been on my desk for weeks!)

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-challenge.html - Nov/Anthing Goes

http://pathofpositivitychallenge.blogspot.com/ - #8 Thankfulness

http://stampandcreateblog.blogspot.com/ - Nov. Challenge: Feathers or Leaves