Color Hues #36 // Freshly Made Sketches #525

 2 challenges inspired today's card...

Color Hues // #TCH36 ...A special color challenge!!  Blue and Yellow for the Ukraine!!  I also heard some where along the way that Sunflowers are their flower...so I used my sunflower stamp set from Stampin Up (Painted Harvest).

Freshly Made Sketch // #FMS525 ...A sketch challenge!!  This sketch is perfect for displaying a water color panel.

Verse of the Day: (courtesy of YouVersion)

Retro Rubber Challenge #167 // Sunday Stamps Challenge #265

 2 challenges inspired today's card...

Retro Rubber // #rrcb167 ...A sketch challenge!! Their challenges also require using a stamp set that is over a year old.  I am using Stampin Up's Painted Harvest set from 2017.

Sunday Stamps // #SS265 ...A color challenge!!  My choice for this challenge are Stampin Up's Dijon Mustard, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, and Pumpkin Pie inks.

Verse of the Day:

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Philippians 4:8 (NIV) Courtesy of YouVersion

3 Challenges Inspired Today's Card

 3 challenges inspired today's card...

Just Us Girls // #JUG596 ...A word challenge!! The word for this week is HARVEST!!  When I think of harvest I think of sunflowers and fall foliage.  I guess it is obvious that I am not a farmer!!

Time Out // #193 ...A quote challenge!! The "single flower" and friendship theme of this quote was my inspiration!!

Tic Tac Toe // #tttc125 ...A game board challenge!! My winning three in a row on this tic tac toe board is sunflower, embellishment, and yellow.

 VERSE OF THE DAY

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.

Ephesians 5:1 (NLT) Courtesy of YouVersion

As You See It #255 // Sunday Stamps #262

 2 challenges inspired today's card...

As You See It // #AYSI255 ...A color challenge!! Autumn Warmth...Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Calypso Coral.  Of course this color combo made me think of sunflowers!!  So...out came Stampin Up's Painted Harvest.

Sunday Stamps // #SSC262 ...A sketch challenge!  This sketch was perfect for the above color challenge.  I used Cajun Craze ribbons with a skinny strip of Garden Green card stock for the two back panels...the Crushed Curry and Calypso Coral created a beautiful sunflower for the circle element!!

VERSE OF THE DAY

The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.

Romans 8:6 (NIV) Courtesy of YouVersion

Challenges: Just Us Girls #587 // Just Add Ink #557

 2 challenges inspired today's card...

Just Add Ink // #JAI557 ...A photo challenge!  I love  the rustic feel of this photo with the wood grains and greenery.  I picked designer paper and dies that would create this same feel.

Just Us Girls // #JUG587 ...A word challenge!  The word for this week...KINDNESS!  I picked a sentiment that spoke of kindness.

VERSE OF THE DAY

Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.

Psalms 126:5 (NIV)

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #417 // Just Add Ink #552

 2 Cards...

Card #1

Just Add Ink // #JAI552 ...An inspiration challenge!!  From this inspiration photo, I used the door and the yellow flowers as my inspiration.  Stampin Up's stitched rectangle dies were perfect for my "door" backdrop.

Card #2

CAS Colours & Sketches // #417 ...A sketch challenge!  I know this sketch is for a CAS challenge and stamping out my own designer paper with these sunflowers doesn't leave alot of white space but it was super simple.  And I just had to use up some of my bright yellow ric rac!

Verse of the Day:

For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,

1 Timothy 2:5 (NIV)

CAS Colours & Sketches #413 // CASology Challenge #387

 Today's card was inspired by 2 challenges...

CAS Colours & Sketches // #413 ...A double challenge--color & sketch challenge!!  The trio of colors for this current challenge...Tempting Turquoise, Peekaboo Peach and Marina Mist.  

CASology Challenge // #387 ....A cue card challenge!! The cue card for this current challenge...COMFORT!!  What brings you the most comfort?? For me prayer and knowing that others are praying for me!!

 

Verse of the Day:

He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.

MATTHEW 28:6 (ESV)

TGIF Challenges #309 // CAS Colours & Sketches #412

 2 challenges inspired this card...

TGIF Challenges // #tgifc309 ...A designer takeover challenge!  Tanya Rees is the designer and she is asking us to stamp our own DSP.  I used Stampin Up's Painted Harvest to create my DSP.

CAS Colours & Sketches // #412 ...A sketch challenge!   I used hemp for the trio of stripes called for in this challenge. 

Verse of the Day:

So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Praise God! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord! God bless the King of Israel!”

JOHN 12:13 (GNB)

Just Us Girls Challenge #550 & Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #346

Coffee!!  I love my coffee!!  I smiled real big when I saw the photo challenge from Just Us Girls.  Here is my take on their challenge.  This card is a combination of retired stamps from Stampin Up and Verve.

Sunflowers!! I love sunflowers!!  Another smile crossed my face when I saw the photo challenge from Hand Stamped Sentiments.  For this card I am using Stampin Up's Painted Harvest stamp set along with several of their dies.

#bethegift challenge:   Meet a new neighbor today.  Knock on the door of someone you don't know...just to say hi!

  

As You See It Challenge #232 & Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #346

Sunflowers!!  One of my favorite flowers!!  The challenge from the Hand Stamped Sentiments team was a photo challenge with all kinds of fall scenes including a beautiful sunflower.  The As You See It team has a color challenge (Bermuda Bay//Crushed Curry//Cajun Craze) for us and the color badge includes a sunflower.  So....Sunflowers it is!!  I am using Stampin Up's Painted Harvest set.  Even though it is retired it will always be a favorite of mine...maybe because we used this set for my daughters wedding.

                               

#bethegift challenge:  Share a quote or scripture with someone today...because words we speak make souls stronger.

As You See It Challenge #217

As You See It had a photo inspired challenge with a love theme this go round.  You might ask how a "love" theme ends up with a sympathy sentiment on my card?!?  Well a card sent at a time like this is filled with love!!  Truth is the daisy and green ribbon where the real elements of my inspiration!!  I used Stampin Up's Painted Harvest and Rose Wonder (for the sentiment) stamp sets...love the look of the white on black...the centers are colored in using water color pencils.  These flowers may have been intended as sunflowers but I decided to exercise a bit of creative lenience.  

#bethegift challenge:  Be all about the ministry of presence today...Linger with people.  Make eye contact.  Ask heart questions.

CASology Challenge #355 Take 3

Here is my third entry for the GRATITUDE cue card from CASology.  I used the Painted Harvest stamp set from Stampin Up.  

3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts in remembrance...Our Veterans!!  My praying grandparents!!  My sweet father-in-law!!  This sentiment on today's card was perfect for this prompt...I am so very thankful for each of them!!

Less Is More #407 // Painted Harvest

I used my Painted Harvest stamp set from Stampin Up to create my Winter Flora for the Less Is More Challenge.  This challenge also called for a single layer card.  So....using Cherry Cobble, Always Artichoke, and Soft Suede I created a winter flora out of these stamps that are normally used to create sunflowers.  I like it....what do you think??  

3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) Todays prompt is 3 gifts government...I'm at a loss!!  Guess the answer for that is prayer!!

Today I a playing along with two challenges....the Addicted to CAS challenge and the Hand Stamped Sentiment challenge.  The Addicted to CAS code word was PLAID, and the HSSC gave us a fall imagine from which I pulled the sunflowers as my inspiration.  Funny thing about today's card....I used the stamped boxes from my daughters wedding as my focal point....we made little goodie boxes for the table settings and stamped them with Stampin Up's Painted Harvest set. 

3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts sand...white beach sand that we enjoy here in the Florida panhandle//sandbox for kids...hours of fun//unity vase...two sands melding together...can not be separated!!

Sunflower Kindness

I just got Stampin Up's Painted Harvest stamp set...loving it!!  My daughter is getting married in September and her flowers/decorations will be sunflowers so I had to get this set and create some party favors.  Until I need to get started on those I am playing with it.  The Inspired By challenge this week was a perfect place to play with it.

3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 gifts in today's work...patient co-workers as I learn a new job//structure//uniform--I love not having to decide what to wear each day!!