I love this sketch...all the layers, the pieces and parts!! Super fun!! Thanks to Paper Craft Crew for the inspiration!! I used Stampin Up's Stitiched Shapes dies and the Sailing home stamp set and matching dies for today's card. This card its also being entered in the Library Challenge for the book, To the Lighthouse by Virginia Wolfe. The sentiment on this card also makes it fits with the Time Out Challenge--use the quote from CS Lewis as your inspiration, "You are never to old to set another goal or dream a new dream".
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts anticipated...A new decade-2020!! Grandkids-a mom can dream!! Sale of Cabin Creekwood-may 2020 be the year!!
Dream!!
Dream Big!!
What is your dream for 2020??
The Time Out Challenge for the end of the year is to create a card inspired by a quote from CS Lewis. What better place to dream dreams and set goal than by the water?!!? I used a retired stamp set from Stampin Up for my main image and the sentiment is from Verve Stamps.
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts of Hope...our future and all that it hold//our Salvation//our Heavenly home
I found a new challenge blog with week and decided to play along....The Card Concepts! The challenge with week is to post a favorite card or a picture of your Christmas Tree. I find it hard to pick a favorite card from the year but I did pick one of my favorites from this week. I used Stampin Up's Friend Like You stamp set to create this card.
Here is my take on the sketch challenge from Freshly Made Sketches. I used Stampin Up's Seaside Notions stamp set and finished it off with a little bit of sponging and embellishment pearls. This card is also being entered in the Library Challenge (pick a book from the past) for the book Gift of the Sea.
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts lingering...in warm covers on this lazy day//with family who are visiting from out of town//my eyes on his
CASology has a fun cue card challenge right now...BRANCH. I love this little branch die from Stampin Up's In the Woods die set...charming when used alone!! And as it turns out this card has no stamping or ink so it also fits the INKspiration challenge to create a card with "no stamping".
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) gifts shared, found, saved...photos//old love letters//money for vacation
Merry Christmas!! I hope today has been special for each one of you. Our daughter and her husband arrived today and we got to FaceTime with our son twice today....good day!!
I created this card for the Fab Friday challenge using Stampin Up's Sailing home stamp set and matching dies.
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts of Luke 2...Shepherds--they searched and they found!! Mary & Joseph--odedient even when faced with what others would think!! Baby Jesus--He gave up heaven for earth--for you and for me!!
Today I am playing along with the INKspirational Challenge to use no ink...that is right...no stamping!! I decided when ink is not an option, dies work great!!
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts humble--The humble beginnings of our King of Kings!! A bowed knee in prayer!! The promise that when we humble ourselves before him, He will lift us up!!
I created this wintery card for the Library Challenge. The current Library Challenge is Rupert...an British comic strip character that has been in the newspapers since 1920. For this card I use Stampin Up's Winter Woods, Wild About You, and Beautiful Blizzard stamp sets to create my winter wonderland. I embossed the snowflakes first with clear embossing powder and then stamped my trees and sponged in the rest of my landscape....this technique left the snowflakes without ink color letting them shine through. Next I layered my little "Rupert" over the wintery scene I had created. I am very tickled with how it turned out.
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) gifts rejoicing, wondering, praising...Rejoicing in the health and happiness that have been ours in 2019!! Wondering if and when heart change will happen in loved ones!! Praising and worshipping with other believers this morning at church.
Here is my take on the sketch challenge from Sunday Stamps. I only stamped the sentiment...designer papers and a Tim Holtz die...that is it!!
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) Gifts lit...Fireplace // Candles // Christmas Tree
I just stumbled across another challenge site, Global Design Project, and thought I would give it a try. The challenge this week, #GDP220, was to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) a card created by Shawn deOliveira. For my take on this card I used Stampin Up's Seaside Notions stamp set. I may not have used birds but the seaside theme is part of God's wonderful & intriguing creation just like birds and flowers are. The color combo that she used also worked well for my Seaside Notions. I embossed my seahorse in silver and used a silver glitter ribbon to tie it all together. Thanks Shawn for the inspiration and to the Global Design team for another fun challenge site!!
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts of angelic song...Christmas Carols//Concert in the park//preschoolers Christmas program
Trees!! I love lite up Christmas Trees!! I might not be able to actually light up my trees on a card but these cute trees will light up someone's face with a smile!!
Here is my take on the TREE challenge from the Addicted to CAS team.
The As You See It challenge this week was to create a card showing what brings you holiday joy. The first thing I thought of was family but I was struggling with stamps to create a card that represented that so.....Stampin Up's Beachy Little Christmas came to mind!!! I love seashells instead of snowflakes, I love taking the boat out when our kids comes to visit from Chicago and NewYork, I love sitting in a beach chair watching the sunset instead of sitting inside in front of a fireplace. Yep...a beachy Christmas brings me joy!!
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts frosted...Sugar cookies!! My hair--I get asked all the time "who colors your hair? the frosting is perfection"--Natural perfection from my Maker!! Cupcakes made by my dear friend Donna--no one does them quite like her!! Say a prayer for her today if you get a moment...she is half way through her chemotherapy for breast cancer and this last treatment really took a lot out of her!! She could use a super natural boost about now!!
Today I went to a baby shower and used this card that I made for the Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch challenge. I used Stampin Up's retired Something for Baby stamp set and matching dies for this card.
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) Gold, Scented, Bent Low...Gold jingle bells hanging in my kitchen adding to our festive Christmas spirit!! Scented candles from our white elephant gift exchange in our small group--perfect for me!! Greenery bent low from my wall candle sconces in our living room--more Christmas spirit!!
Today I am playing along with the Sketch Saturday challenge. Such fun inspiration and sketches from this team...yall should come play along!! Stampin Up's Smooth Sailing dies and Sea of Texture dies create such eye catching arrangements. I am loving the Old Olive and Basic Black color combo...great for a sympathy card.
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts stamped...My cards using rubber stamps and ink!! Christmas packages stamped and mailed to my son...sure will miss seeing him at Christmas!! My name in His book of life!!
Challenge #219 from Sunday Stamps is a color challenge. We were given 5 color and asked to use at least three of them. I liked this color combo so much that I created two cards...They gave use 5 color and we needed to use at least 3 of them!! Two very different looks but I am happy with how they turned out. Thanks for the inspiration!!
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts). Three gifts berry red...Cranberries--this season I have made some new yummy recipes!! Plaid Christmas pillows!! All the accents in my black and gray kitchen--berry red microwave, kitchen aide mixer, toaster and coffee pot!!
Christmas Hoops....well not Christmas but froggy hoops (or should I say hops)!?! This trio of hoops drew me to Stampin Up's So Hoppy Together stamp set. Not sure why but just seemed perfect for these cute little frogs. So...while Inspired By's inspiration photo did not inspire me to make a Christmas card, that trio of hoops did inspire me!!
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts ice cold...ice skating in Chicago in January//southern sweet tea//home made ice cream
Perfect sketch challenge from CAS(E) this Sketch for doing a little bit of chalked dry embossing. This embossing folder has long since been retired from Stampin Up, but I still love it and use it from time to time. I am also posting this card for the "anything goes" challenge from Just Us Girls...just about any card fits this challenge!!
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts of unframed art...
a child's drawing//my friends speciality decorated cookies//him singing to her from his heart
I usually try and use both elements of the Fusion challenge but for today's card I am just using the sketch portion. A trio of starfish seemed perfect for this sketch. I love using vellum with this starfish die...the details just pop on the vellum (not that you can see it in this photo).
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts ugly-beautiful...Tears//Birth//Cocoon
Here is another entry for the Color Throwdown color challenge...gold, green, blue. So yesterday's Christmas on the Square was super fun...lots of vendors, nice steady crowd all day, and I even got my picture taken with the Christmas kissing llama (no I didn't kiss him!!)
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) gifts hung, held, heard...Christmas card hung on our door as the they come in!! Yesterday I got to hold sweet little Anna Kate!! Christmas songs!!
Freshly Made sketches offered up a simple yet fun sketch this week. I made two cards for this challenge...a boy baby card & a girl baby card!
3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts from Our Savior....Grace & Mercy//Salvation//Eternal Life//
I love this sketch...all the layers, the pieces and parts!! Super fun!! Thanks to Paper Craft Crew for the inspiration!! I used Stampin Up's Stitiched Shapes dies and the Sailing home stamp set and matching dies for today's card. This card its also being entered in the Library Challenge for the book, To the Lighthouse by Virginia Wolfe. The sentiment on this card also makes it fits with the Time Out Challenge--use the quote from CS Lewis as your inspiration, "You are never to old to set another goal or dream a new dream".
