Crafter's of Faith September Hop

Welcome to the first Crafters of Faith Blog Hop! We are so blessed to have you stop by and celebrate the beauty of AUTUMN with us! The Crafters of Faith blogging group is a joyous blending of christian friends ~ joined together to fellowship, share our faith, build friendships and craft together! I am the first stop for our little hop.   Please follow along and take a peek at the other gals creations.

September is my hostess month and I wanted to convey my love for FALL.  The ladies were asked to create a card or scrapbook page that included fall colors, fruits and vegetables that would remind us of harvest.  The fall festival of Sukkoth is just around the corner.  The "Feast of Tabernacles", to many Biblical historians is the actual time of Christ's Birth and manly people believe this will also be the season of HIS return. 

To celebrate in this glorious season upon us, here is the card I created for you!

All items used are from Stampin' Up!, with the exception of the Dew Drops (Robin's Nest) and the sentiment. 

From here, continuing hopping to Carolina's  blog to see what Autumn splendor she has waiting for you! We also have a special little giveaway for one lucky hopper today and you can find that on Kelly's blog - the last stop on the hop! 

Thank you for taking time to share in our hop today.  Be blessed!

Crafter's of Faith August Challenge

Happy last day of August!  Since it is the last day of the month, the Crafter's of Faith girls will all post their challenge cards .  Please check my sidebar for links to all the other beautiful creations from this group.

Liz W is our hostess this month and she asked us to create a card using our birthstone color.  My birthday is in July, that means "RUBY".  My card is made using all Stampin' Up! products.  The stamp set is "Upsy Daisy", a classic, go to set for me.  You just can't go wrong with it.  Life has been pretty busy this month since hubby and I are transitioning into the management position here at our RV park.  Upsy Daisy pulled me through.......

A pretty, easy straight forward card, pretty useable and practical.  Thank you for popping in, I'm off to look at the other girls' creations, please join me.....Have a happy day!

Alyah's Birthday

My goodness, it has been so long since I have posted.  Life has been SO busy, busy.  Fall is coming, so things should slow down a bit.  Hubby and I are now managing an RV park full time.  The transition has taken a big bite out of my day!  I'm getting a bit faster at my daily duties and will be moving into a bigger space with extra room for crafting soon. 

Today's card is one I made for my granddaughter, Alyah's 7th Birthday.  She is wild about horses these days (no pun intended, snicker, snicker!).  She also is a lover of purple and pink.  She was quite happy with her card and gift when it arrived in England.

The image I used is Gift Horse digi, by Whimsy Stamps.  Cardstock and DSP are from Stampin' UP! as well as the flower punch.  I colored this happy guy with koh-i-noor pencils and then blended them.  There is a touch of sparkle around the bridle and the saddle, but hard to see in this feeble example of photography.....

Wishing you all a bright, blessed day!  Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Friday in blogland!  Life has been mighty busy and full these last few weeks.  I finally got a bit of time to play with paper.  My photo was taken outside in the late afternoon, I seem to be in between thunderstorms this week. 

Pretty simple, straight-forward card.  I embossed glossy paper with several different folders, then punched them with a square punch, then rounded the  corners.  The lavender heart was cut free-hand and embossed also.  It is difficult to see the "cherish" that is stamped on glossy and cut with a nestie.  Ribbon is Stampin'Up!, as well as the cardstock I used.  Rhinestones are from Craft Warehouse $1 bin.

Have a wonderful weekend!  Blessings!

Crafters of Faith June Challenge

Good Sabbath morning to all!  Today is the last day of the month and that means it is time of our Crafters of Faith Challenge to be shared. Our awesome hostess, Liz D asked us to create a card or scrapbook page that is full of summer fun.  We needed to include something blue, something raised with pop dots, a sun and a summer or beach toy......Well, this is what I came up with.  I'm still trying to like it.  :o(

Recipe: Cardbase-Stampin' Up!, DCWV supplied the stock I used for layering as well as the pattern paper. The blingage on the flip flops came fro Craft Warehouse $1 bin (love it!!)

I was able to get most of the elements in, I don't have beach toys sort of stamps with me here.  The inside of the card is blank, so I can use this for a Thank You or Thinking of You.  I like to have a few "empty" cards, sometimes you need one just because.
Enjoy you day, hope it is filled with sunshine, love and hugs!!  Be Blessed!

May Flowers-Crafter's of Faith

Happy last day of May!  My card today is for the Crafter's of Faith group I belong to.  The awesome Patti was our hostess this month and she asked that we create a card with a "May Basket" theme.

  My May basket is a hanging basket.  The "basket" is embossed with an SU folder and then cut with large scalloped square nestie.  The flowers were cut from some paper that I have been carting around for a VERY long time.  Background paper is from Stampin' Up! also.  The basket is hanging with a cord I crocheted and is held in place with a small brad from JoAnn's. 


Be sure to check out the other girls' creations.  We are a talented and blessed group of ladies!  Thanks so much for stopping in today.  Big BLESSINGS!!

Happy Wednesday everyone!  My card today is for Mother's Day for my husband's Mom.  She is  a sweet Christian lady who has treated my like her own for a lot of years.  Please excuse the shadow on the picture, I was trying to beat the sprinklers here at the rv park.

My card base is Stampin' Up! Whisper White, it is layered with black stock that I ran through the Cuttlebug with an embossing folder.  The image is SU also and is colored with Koh-i-noor pencils . Scalloped Oval and small oval are cut with Nestibilities.  Ribbon and bling are from Michaels.
Thank you for stopping by and.....

Have a happy day!  Hug someone you love!! 

Happy Monday!  Today my cards are is for a Bridal Shower for a niece that is occurring on Saturday.  I am not able to attend as I will be attending a Baby Shower for another niece. That is the other card you see.  These showers are on the SAME day, at the SAME hour, in DIFFERENT towns.  Each town is about 3 hours, in DIFFERENT directions  from where I live.  I knew of the Baby shower in January and just got the invite for the Bridal shower 2 weeks ago,  sooooo the plans to attend the Baby shower had already been made.  I WILL be attending the wedding in May, though, so I guess everything works out.

This is an all Stampin' Up! card, except for the colored rhinestones that are in the center of each flower.

I love how the baby shower card turned out.  Audrey and Scott are decorating the nursery in a Noah's Ark theme and I just happened to have Debbie Mumm's Noah's Ark paper stack.  How cool is that?!  I cut the animals out and mounted them on scalloped squares cut with my Cuttlebug and Nesties.  Just love 'em!!  The background paper has a bit of a sparkle on the darker lines.  The small buttons came from WalMart.

Hope you enjoyed my offerings today.  I had a blast making them!  Thanks for stopping by and BE BLESSED!!

Crafters of Faith Creation Challenge

Good Morning All!  Today my card is for the Crafters of Faith group I belong to.  We were to make a card with a "creation" theme.  We could use anything from flowers, trees-something that reminds us of God's beautiful world.  I am a mountain lover, so the image was easy enough to choose. I did have a bit of a fit in the coloring, did it more than once!  (she said with a chuckle, because she loves to color!) 

The image comes from a Gina K Designs set called "Happy Camper", by Theresa Momber, one of my stamping heroes. That girl is seriously good with color and sponging.

Try as I might to bling this baby up, I just couldn't get anything to look right.  I tried ribbon, rhinestones, pearls, brads.  Guess you just can't add to God's beautiful work.  The verse I used, Psalms 46:10, describes how I feel when I am on the top of a mountain peak and can see for MILES.  It is so QUIET and the beauty of creation is all around you. 

Cardstock is from Stampin' UP! and Bazzill. I colored the image with Koh-i-nor pencils and blended with mineral spirits.  I used my ancient Fiskars Deckled Edge scissors to trim the verse.  I still love those little beauties!
Be sure to check the sidebar for links to the other ladies blogs to check out their "creations". 

Thanks so much for stopping in today, and take a minute to slow down, breathe in and enjoy God's Creation!. 

Hidee Ho and Happy Monday!

It is late afternoon here, I have spend a goodly portion of my day playing with paper and it was WONDERFUL!!  My oldest granddaughter calls me just about every Sunday afternoon and when we spoke yesterday, she said that 4 of her friends were having birthdays soon, so I told her I would whip up some cards for her.  She liked that idea, but said to me "I'll try not to be too disappointed if you can't get them done, Grammy."  She is thinking about times when I was working and couldn't get into the paper mood.  Then I reminded her that I was no longer working, so I should be able to get them for her. I cranked out all four today.  Pretty happy with myself if I do say so........2 cards a day is usually my max!. I'll share two today and two on another day-how's that work for ya?  First the two that I like the best:

And then there is this one:

I tried to make the cards have a more "grown up" feel for her, after all she is 10 years old now (she keeps reminding me).  I didn't put a sentiment on them because I wanted Avigale to feel free to write whatever she wanted. As you can see, I'm kind of  a clean and simple kinda of gal.  Pretty straight-forward and not a lot of fluff.....just me.

The cardbase on each card is Stampin' Up!, layers are from DCWV Big Summer Stack (both patterned paper and cardstock).  Used my Cuttlebug (LOVE that BUG!!) to cut the shapes and added bits of blingage that I had stuffed away, free from all harm!

Hope you enjoy my offerings today!  Wishing you a peaceful evening!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there today! My card is one a I made for Mother's Day. Pretty simple and quick, but made with a lot of love. I am away from both my Mom and Mom-in-law today, but I know they are surrounded by other brothers and sisters. I'm looking at a pretty quiet day-just planning on doing whatever I want, I have some images I want to get colored, don't know if they will turn into cards today or not.........

Supplies:
Paper-Stampin' Up! Bazzill, Sentiment-SU, Oval and Scallop Oval-Nestibility, Rhinestones-JoAnn's, Corner Rounder-SU

Thanks for stopping in today! God Bless!!

Sister Swap-April

Happy Thursday! We woke to a couple of inches of snow this morning! Oh well, a good reason to stay in and stamp, right!
My offering today is two more creations made while at my sis's house, these were made for our Sister Swap for April. I'm late in posting them, made them late in the month and wanted to make sure that they were received by my other sister.


This cards are pocket bookmark cards. The folding escaped me for a while, but Patti helped me through it......what a brain!!
Supplies: Paper and cardstock-Stampin' Up! Nestibilities, Flowers-KC and Company, Ribbon-Offray, Stamps-Stampin' Up!
Thanks for stopping by, have and happy day and God Bless!

Mojo 136

Well, so Patti got me to do a Mojo Monday card. Haven't done that in a long time, it was sure fun. We only have a few days left. It is so easy to work in her craft room, even the air in there is creative!! Soooo, my card is very much like hers!! Heehee!!

This card is almost completely Stampin' Up! with exception of the ribbon and the flower. It was quick and easy and just made us happy today. Hope you enjoy it too!
Thanks for stopping by! -Blessings!!

One More Valentine....

Happy Morning to all! I finished all my grandkids valentine cards the other day. Will mail the last ones out today. This one is for one of my grandsons. The image is a Stampin' Up one. I colored it with Koh-i-noor pencils, layered it with SU Real Red that I ran through my Cuttlebug. The small hearts are from a Gina K set. Tuxedo Black Ink, Real Red marker. Brads from JoAnn's.
Well, I have ladies coming for tea today, so have some tidying up to do! Thank you for stopping by today. Blessings!

February Sister Swap

Good morning,stampers! Today my post is all about the sister swap that two of my sisters and I do each month. Terri was our "hostess" this month and she wanted us to use black, red and white and stipulated "no valentines". Color challenges are usually pretty tough for me, but this one I could handle, it came together pretty easily.
Card base is Gina K Luxury Black-you can't beat this paper! Layers are Stampin'Up! as is the sentiment. Flower stamp is a Clear Stamp. DP came from my scrapbox, I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and brads from Joann's.
Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Valentines, valentines....

Good day happy stampers! I'm making a concerted effort to stamp A LOT more these days, largely to keep the cabin fever bug away......today's card was really fun to make, it made me smile........I love this DP! The image was colored while at my sister's house last week. I got to try out her Copics. Whew! They are pretty awesome, there is a learning curve involved though. It will take me some time for sure.
Card base is Gina K Luxury White, a black layer is layered with Bo Bunny Alisa DP, soo cute!, next layer is Stampin' Up! DSP, image is layered on more GKD Black cut with rectangle nestie. The image is drawn by P. Hillman, I'm not sure what company. Square brads are from JoAnn's. In the close-up below, you can see that I colored the heart on the bear's chest with a red gel pen from Spica. The angel wing also was colored with a Spica pen. They are really cool too, small particles of glass make the sparkle.
Thanks so much for stopping in today! I hope your day is blessed!

More Gkids Valentines!

Good Morning paper crafters! I have two more Grandkid Valentines today. My pictures aren't really great, the weather has been dark and dreary, so lighting was a problem. I made these a few days ago and wanted to get them posted.
Both cards use more Alien digi images from Janie over at GTC Crafting. Be sure to check her out, she has fabulous images! I colored both images with my Koh-i-noor pencils and blended with OMS. Card stock is from Stampin' Up! (yellow cardstock in the above card is a mystery-it was a gift ) DP is from DCWV of course.....Sentiments on both cards are Clear Stamps. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink on both cards. Other accessories include : SU Ticket Corner Punch, Word Window Punch, Marvy Circle Punches, Ribbon from Offray and Bling from Michaels. That covers everything, I think!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Blessings!

C4C21- PINK!

Happy Day to all! It has been a hectic couple of weeks for me, with not much stamping time. Just when I think I can get back on the train and stay there.......life happens!! Oh well, I do have a card for today. It is for the Crazy 4 Challenge this week. The plan is to think PINK! This I can do!!

Recipe: Cardstock and DSP-Stampin' Up!, Ink-SU, Images-Upsy Daisy-SU Ribbon and Bling-JoAnn's Fabric, Nesties-Spellbinders.

Thanks for stopping in today! Be Blessed!

Happy 2010

Can you believe it? 2010. Wow! Time does go by. Hoping your new year will be all that you hope it to be!! My card today has another of digi image. This one is from the Doodle Palace It is just too cute! The "Snail Mail" image really portrays the mail service this time of year. Hopefully, they will be able to catch up soon. :0)

This was a fun card to make-simple-just like I like it. Card stock is from Stampin' Up!, as is the ribbon. Marvy corner punch. The DP is a piece I brought home from my sister's house, so I'm not sure where it is from........
Have a happy and safe day!! Blessings!

Happy Birthday Sis!

This card was for my sister Patti's Birthday on the 15th. I couldn't post it until I knew for sure she had received it. I had originally planned a different card for her, but just couldn't get the image to cooperate! This card turned out nicely, though and she loved it.

Cardstock-Gina K Luxury Black, Stampin' Up! Pattern Paper-Bo Bunny Press,SU Scalloped Edger and Word Window Punch, Nestibilities Small Scalloped Square, Rhinestones-Martha Stewart

I will FINALLY be home for good tomorrow! I plan to spend ALOT more time STAMPING!
Thanks for stopping by! God Bless!