Beautiful Morning & Pages

Hi blog friends,

Hope everyone has been having a great week.  I have been relaxing and making a few cards. I have finally decided to do an Etsy page. At first I did not want to, but I've changed my mind. I'm looking forward to it; challenges and highs and all. I am also contemplating doing a smash book, but wonder when I'd have time and what I'd smash. I've watched a few YT videos and even thought of making my own. However, when I use a coupon at Michael's, it's cheaper and less time to just buy one.

I was browsing through a magazine this morning and some of the pages were just beautiful. I ripped them out and will use them in my smashbook (eventually). One of them was a cute idea of sewing tea towels together to form a runner. I ran the first 2 picture through PicMonkey; I like what it does.

I also tried the new Starbucks Refresher - Very Berry Hibiscus this morning and to my delight it was good. It is from a coffee extract, water, and blackberries...OMG. And to boot, no sugar added but naturally sweet. To get you back, they give you a coupon to use after 2. Most often, you'd buy something additional...but I will be trying to refresher and NOT buying anything else.

Well blog friends, just wanted to share my early day with you.

Speak what you desire over your day, over your family, and iover your life; not the situation(s). Allow God to let you be the blessing in someone elses life today. If you are reading this blog, you are already blessed. If you cannot see it, look around, examine your life.

...Thanking God for all the marvelous things He has done.

First Blog Giveaway

Hi Blog Friends,

I hope your weekend is off to a great start. I was finally able to make a few cards, but since I'm not a big Halloween'er, these cards are a give-a-way. I love the stamps and images of Halloween, but I cannot wait for fall and Christmas. I've ordered my Christmas stamps, gotten a few papers, and am ready to start Christmas carding (almost).

Although the cards are Halloween themed, they are blank inside and can be used for almost any occasion. Send one just for fun, a thinking of you, birthday, hello...whatever you desire.



not all who wander are lost



from one witch to another



it's all perspective



Happy Halloween



the journey awakens the soul

Well to score these cards;

1.  Follow my blog.

2.  Leave a comment below. With your comment pick a number and leave it in your comment.

3.  Share this giveaway on your blog by putting a photo of a card and link on your page or share the link to the giveaway on your Facebook page. Post your blog link or Facebook link of the share in you comment.

The giveaway runs from today until July 31st, at 11:59pm EST. A winner will be picked randomly the first week of August.  

Hope you enjoy the cards and sharing them with your family and friends.

Have a great weekend.

Time to catch up

Hi blog friends,

Well my family left this morning and one more drop off to do for visitors. I have not been able to post or view any of my favorite blogs during their visit; I've been exhausted each evening. I rested one day and was able to get a few cards made, which I've decided to give away. My family was here for two weeks and let me tell you, entertaining is not a vacation.

We took my nieces to WDW and they had a good time. It has been hot, but not as hot as the Midwest. Being in the sun all day, you don't realize how draining it is until you sit down.

I've missed creating, watching videos, and blog hopping. Today, I am doing BBQ chicken for a church event. I've tried a couple different recipes for the sauce since I have to make a lot of chicken. I'm sure it will be good.

I also am so pleased. My BigKick broke. I called Sizzix and ordered a replacement crank, but that did not resolve the issue. I was so sad. I had just ordered a few die cuts and could not use them...uhhhhh.
Good thing I had taken care of it. On the bottom it showed the made date and I was able to get a new one free of charge...ohhhhhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!.

Well off to die cutting.

Just Rite Stamps &Spellbinders

Hi blog friends. 

Hope everyone is having an enjoyable weekend. Speak over your day and you shall have what you decree.

As part of the things I ordered, I've wanted to try the Justrite stamps for a while. Lucky me, they were having a sale. (looking around) did someone say sale? hehehe. My things have been sitting in a box waiting for me to play with them.

You know what, my paper, my punches, my dies, my glues...all of my crafting supplies must feel like Woody and the Gang from Toy Story. They cannot wait for me use them. I can only imagine the conversations they had; all closed up in that Priority Mail box. Well ladies, I apologize now for locking you in there. Please forgive me and Let's Get to the Fun.

Well, that's out of the way and I think I've been forgiven.

Justrite Stampers have some many beautiful things, I could not decide. In the excitement I ordered 2 of the same item.
Here is a list of all my goodness. I can not wait to play.

 

  

These are only a few of the stamps. I am so excited and cannot wait to use these. Even with Christmas coming, I'm now planning my Christmas cards.
I also got a few spellbinders to add to my meager list.

Seeing some of the designs from them on different blogs helped me make my decision. I will be using them today.

Vintage Label & & Banner Die

Parisian Motifs

Parisian Accents

In Spades Pendant Die

Antique Frames & Accents

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day.



Dies and MME Paper Day

Hi blog friends!! Hope everyone is having a wonderful Saturday. I am back and so excited. I placed a couple orders and they all arrived at the same time. Some of these were on my crafting wish list (they all should have been). I cannot wait to use them. The Cheery Lynn dies are amazing. I ordered them through Dutch Paper Crafts; they were cheaper there. If you are looking for Cheery Lynn products, definitely check her out. I was surprised everything arrived so quickly. The only thing was that the day after they arrived, I had deployment for work and wouldn't get to play with them until today.


I got some doilies from Dutch Paper Crafts.

I will be using them this week. I also purchased some flourishes and leaves. I think flourishes and leaves always come in handy

Last but not least, I got the exotic butterfly. At first, I was only going to get the butterfly without the angel wing, but I'm glad I got both.

I also tried scrapbooksteals for the first time and purchased some My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 stacks. Although I thought the shipping was a bit high, the product came extremely quick and I am happy with what I got. I cannot wait to use the paper. I've got a few other projects in line that I want to complete.

The paper is super cute and I cannot wait to use it.

I got the Blink of an Eye, All Spice, A Happy Heart, Everyday Flair, and Darling Dear. I wanted some additional stacks but by the time I logged on that morning they had been sold out. :(


Hope you enjoyed viewing some of my goodies. I cannot wait to use them. There are of course other things on my wish list but this is a good start.


Paper makes me so bubbly!
Have a Blessed Day

Card Swap

Hi All,

I am so excited. I particiapted in my first ever event...a card swap over at Scraps of Color. It was a bit of a challenge getting all the cards done due to a family matter, but I met the deadline. The card design is not what I originally had in mind, but due to time I had to change it. I like the end result. I can't wait to see what I receive in the swap.

The cards are A2 size, which IMO made it easier and quicker to make. I did not use a lot of embellishments because I wanted the card to be easy and inexpensive for others to mail them.

I chose colors/themes you'd find in a male necktie/shirt or complimentary.

The theme was birthday cards. I used a tan base with black, browns, and whites.

I used a sentiment that I found on the web, not sure where and made it brown to match the card. I border under the sentiment is the scraps of paper that were left from cutting the paper to size. I thought this would be a good way not to add to the already mess of scrap paper I already have.

The envelopes, I stamped brown with Happy Birthday sentiment to match the card and give it a bit of uumph.

I still have not learned to write down what paper collection or stamp set I'm using. But I will definitely do it for the next card (no promises).

Hope you enjoyed the card as much as I did and I'm looking forward to doing a challenge where I only make one card.

Happy Birthday, Thank You, and Baby

Hi There,

Hope everyone is having a teriffic Tuesday. I wanted to share some cards I'd made. For me, even though I don't always know what I want to put on a card or the end result I want to have, I always enjoy the process. Card making is relaxing to me, even during the putting together phase.

I made this card for a friend who shared a day with me for my birthday. I like the way the card turned. I enjoy how everything seemed to come together. The pin was from an antique shopping store in Mount Dora FL. I wanted to incorporate it in the card.

I used some Iamroses flowers (which I absolutely enjoy using). I purchased so many, as a new card maker, I don't know how or when I'd possibly use them all. But I will enjoy using them along the way. The sentiment stamp is a JustRite stamp I found in a discount bin a while ago.  

Birthday Card
The birthday card is for a cousin. I'm so sorry I don't know what stamp I used. I had do the image twice. The first one I glittered and did not like it. It made the image look to heavy for the card. I used another Iamroses flower. I like the card.

Sympathy Card

This card was made with the paper as the primary item I liked. I saw this at Hobby Lobby. It was priced at clearance, but the sale price would have been cheaper. Since it was the last stack, I went ahead and bought it. I like every paper in the collection.

The baby shower card for a church member, my daughter (who does not like crafting) helped pick out the card design and embellishments. I wanted to use a clothespin in the design and used it to attach the sentiment, that was detachable.

 Just wanted to share some previous cards with you. Now I'm off to deciding which card challenge I want to enter. I need to create daily to perfect my cards.

Hope you all enjoyed the cards.

Have a God Blessed day,