Happy B-day....Western Style

Now this card was rather a challenge for me...I don't do "western" cards very often! I don't have any western stamps even...just a few digis. So I used a few Doodle Pantry digis and a horse that I "gleaned" from the internet.

Happy Birthday Cowboy!

You would be amazed how long it took me to make this simple card! Too much rethinkiing, and rearranging! Yikes! And all because I wanted to participate in the challenge at SweetStamps this week!

So here is what I used:

Digital images from Doodle Pantry - Old Pistol set: "oval wire", "old pistol" & "bday"

horse image - internet 'freebie' (tweeked)

Card stock - K&Company "TC Blossomwood", Core'dinations "Chocolate Mousse", Imaginisce "Hallowhimsy", plus...stash

shaped border - Frances Meyer scissors

twine & brad - from my stash

Challenges:

SweetStampsblog.blogspot.com - #135 Western

pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com - #76 Animals

doodlepantryblog.blogspot.com - #38 Use a DP Image

wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #98 Anything Goes

digihaven.blogspot.ca - Kevin's Sketch Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

Using the "Dryer Sheet" Technique....Easy & Pretty!

Hello, Blogger Friends! I've got a busy summer going here...haven't been in my craft room as much as usual. But I did manage to come up with a few "quick" cards. Using a pre-colored digital stamped image makes everything alot faster!

I saw the "dryer sheet" technique used on several beautiful samples on the Sweetstamps challenge blog and decided it looked interesting! Had to try it for myself! I also watched a tutorial on it (I don't remember where...sorry!) and that showed how to add glitter so I did that too! That was SO easy...I used spray adhesive on the surface of my image and added the dryer sheet, and after smoothing it down there is a little bit of tackiness between the fibers so if you sprinkle on a little glitter and rub it in a bit it sticks perfectly!

I wasn't too happy with the pictures I took of this card outdoors the other day, so I took a few more in my craft room. This one (above) is a little better, don't you think?

My list of ingredients:

Spellbinders dies - Fleur de Lis Squares

Pre-colored digital image - Doodle Pantry "Poppies-Red"

Bible verse, digi - Doodle Pantry "Psalm 136-1"

Spray adhesive - Aleene's "Tacky Spray"

Card stock - Bazzill white; lt blue & black are from my stash

Bling - EK Success rhinestones

Ultra fine glitter - "Pastel Glitter"

Challenge:

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com - July Technique Challenge:

"Dryer Sheet Technique"

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Just a quick post this lovely Sunday afternoon. I hope you are all having a blessed day today!

The card I just finished I am entering in 3 challenges:

2 challenges are asking for a "Spring Showers" card and another has a pretty "Sketch" to follow, so here they are...then my card.

Http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com - "April Showers"

Http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com - #106 "April Showers & Umbrella"

Http://mojomonday.blogspot.com - "Sketch" #287

doodlepantryblog.com - #33 "Use a Doodle Pantry Image"

Ingredients:

Pre-colored digital image - Doodle Pantry "Umbrella Ants"

Digital background image/paper - Doodle Pantry "Umbrella Ants Paper 2"

Digital Sentiment - Doodle Pantry "U A Showers"

Spellbinders dies - "Fleur de Lis Accents border" & "Scalloped Edge Frame"

Rhinestones - Kaiserscrapbook "Aqua"

Flower - StampingScrapping.com "Gardenia"

Card stock & fiber-paper - Paper Studio & my stash

SSiC "Plan" Challenge

Hello, Friends! I’m back again today with another challenge from the Stampin’ Sisters in Christ challenge blog! The title of this challenge is “Follow This Plan”. What plan? Well, I will explain that below. First, here is my card…the one I made for our DT to (hopefully!) provide a little inspiration for others to join in this week’s challenge.

Okay, here are all the specifics for this challenge (#147):

Hostess: the many-talented MariLynn!

Bible Verse she chose: Jeremiah 29:11

 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” NIV

Theme: “Follow This Plan”

Requirements: Here is the PLAN! You must use (at least) ONE circle or oval + (at least) TWO DP’s (design papers) + (at least) ONE embellishment. That’s not too hard to do! You have until 11:59 PM Saturday, July 14 to enter! One random winner will receive a prize from our…

Generous Sponsor: Doodle Pantry digital images and papers

I have used one of their pre-colored digital images from the set called “Bunny Friends” and the sentiment is also from the same set. I love the ease of using their images because 1) I was very short on time and didn’t have to color this one, and 2) the images and sentiments can be resized to fit any layout!

Jeremiah 29:11 is one of my favorite verses, an excellent one to remember when facing an unknown future…which is what we all do every day(!)… but especially when we go through trials and perhaps feel that God has forgotten us or no longer cares about us. I like to print this verse on graduation cards to remind the graduate that God DOES have a plan for them and goes with them into a sometimes scary or demanding future. For many different situations this is a wonderful verse to encourage and give hope…after an accident, a job lay-off, a sudden illness, a chronic illness, or even a promotion or graduation. The implication in the first part of the verse is that we must TRUST God…HE knows the plan and the future…WE don’t really need to know it…we just need to trust HIM…and His all-sufficient love and grace. Now that’s a GOOD PLAN!

Please join us this week and enter a card or project in our challenge! You can also visit the other DT “sisters” for more inspiration/ideas by clicking on their names in my sidebar. And MariLynn has a few devotional thoughts to read on her site, as well as the main blog:
Stampin’ Sisters in Christ.

My List of Ingredients:

 DP's - the stripe is The Paper Studio, the dark brown print is from my stash,

the aqua and white cardstock are also Paper Studio

Circle die cut - Spellbinders, Standard Circles Lg.

Digital image & sntiment - "Bunny Friends" by Doodle Pantry

Glitter glue - Stickles "Star Dust"

Flowers - StampingScrapping Design "Color Me, White"

colored with aqua Promarker and watercolor paints

Buttons and rhinestone heart - from my stash



Thanks for stopping by today! If you have the time, please leave a comment and let me know you were here...I LOVE to hear from you all!

Doodle Pantry Digis

Hello Friends! Today my post is featuring my DT card made for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge blog. This week the challenge (#139) is: use an animal, bird or bug in your design!

The sponsor is Doodle Pantry who is offering three free digital images as the prize. They have adorable images as well as beautiful (and cute!) sentiments! I chose the ants because...well, I just couldn't resist! There is even an image of a whole marching ant band! You can check them out at http://doodlepantry.com/ . 

But please stop by the SSiC blog to see more sample from my design teammates at http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/ too!!

"Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that

moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive."  Genesis 6:20

Our hostess for this challenge is Peggysue and she chose the verse from Genesis which is part of the account of the building of Noah's Ark. I peeked at the other cards that the DT has made and there is a wonderful variety!

I don't have much of a list of ingredients this time! Almost everything is just "from my stash" except the digital images from Doodle Pantry and the little black flatback rhinestones which are from Pizzazz Aplenty.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful MOMS out there!

My First DT Card for SSiC!

Today I am posting my very first card as a Designer for Stampin’ Sisters in Christ!! The Design Team has 12 ladies on it…6 of us are “newbies”…and it is a great group of godly gals! (hmmmm…”Godly Gals”…a new nickname?) Anyway, I consider it quite an honor to be selected to be on this DT. I hope I can inspire others to participate in our challenges!

So here is my first official DT card:

The theme that Miesje, our hostess this week, chose for this challenge is to use something real or natural, such as sand, burlap, twine, twigs, shells, etc. and the Bible text that inspired this challenge is I John 2:4-6.

Please check out the challenge yourself at http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/ and join us!

You can also visit the blogs of all my new "sisters"! Just click on their names in my sidebar!

The ingredients for my card are as follows:

Solid cardstock is from my stash

Print cardstock is from FlairDesignsInc.com – “Hearts on Fire”

Sentiment is a digital stamp from Doodle Pantry

Die cuts are Spellbinders – “Fleur de Lis Accents” & “Labels 15” & “Labels 4”

Flatback pearls are Pizzazz Aplenty – “4mm Chocolate”

Dried flowers are from my stash (I dry lots of different flowers to see which ones hold their color the best and “look” nice when dried!)

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Please let me know what you think of this, my first DT card! (Can you tell I’m excited?!)