Fun On Friday - Birds and Flowers

Well it is time for our weekly Fun On Friday Challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts!  This week Robyn is hosting the challenge and here is what she had to say!

Luke 12:24 "Consider the ravens; they do not sow or reap, They have no storehouse or barn, yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable are you than they?"

Matthew 6:25-27 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?"

When I think of a raven, it is not a pretty sight that comes to mind. However, the 'raven haired' maiden congers up more pleasant pictures. Now I ask you, do you believe you are more valuable than a bird? But of course you are! Worry is a tool of the enemy. Look at the flowers all around you. This time of year, here in central Ohio, it is a delight to the eyes to see the color and natural beauty covering the lands. God's handiwork!

For this challenge, search your heart for a memory of someone that encouraged you in a time when you needed it! Perhaps helping you over a 'worrisome' stumbling block, or offering support through a struggle. As you create your project for this challenge, offer a word of thanksgiving for the beauty in your life, and those that have encouraged you to be all you can be in Him that cares for you! Add a bird or winged creature, Flowers or simply a new color, as a reminder of the importance of who you are.

So here is my sample I created for this weeks Fun On Friday Challenge!

I decided to go with the flowers and the birds!  This is actually another sneak peak or now you can actually see them as today is the first day of the new SU Stampin' Up! Catalog.  This is one of the Hostess Gift stamps, Posey Punch, and I am already knowing that I love this stamp set.  It is always good to have a stamp that you can also punch out by using the Fancy Flower Punch. Oh yeah, all made easy for you!

Here is a side view!

Ok, now if you would like to join us in this challenge you can link your project to the Fun On Friday Challenge Post on our Christian Paper Crafts Creative Blog.  You can also post to CPC's gallery and if you do make sure you use the keyword FOF112. If you are posting to another site use the keyword CPC-FOF112!

Hope to see lots of wonderful projects to go along with this challenge!

All Items Used are Stampin' Up!

Stamps:: Posy Punch (hostess) new

Card Stock:: Real Red, Whisper White

Ink:: Real Red

Accessories:: Brad, Extra Large Bird Punch, Fancy Flower Punch, Rhinestone, SU Buttons, Finial Press Embossing Folder Thanks for looking and hope you have a wonderful 4th of July weekend.

Sneak Peak - Cherish Friendship

I don't know about you, but I am loving putting these sneak peaks on here this week.  I have one more, but it is for my fun on Friday challenge tomorrow so I cannot share that one until the new book goes live.  So in one way it will no longer be a sneak peak. lol

Anyway this card was inspired by the sketch challenge at Christian Paper Crafts.  You can also join this challenge by linking your card to the Christian Paper Crafts Creative Blog!  So I hope you will join us.

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Cherish Friendship

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder (new)

Ink: Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder

Accessories: Water Color Pencils, Markers, Pearls, Paper Flowers, Lace Ribbon Border Punch (new), 1/4" pretty in pink grosgrain ribbon

Technique: sponging

Sneak Peak - Snow Much Fun

Here I am again and so excited that I got to play again with all my new stuff.  My inspiration for this card is, again, the Stamping 411 sketch for this week.  I just love that sketch and it worked so well with this stamp set also! Used it in last nights post! So without further ado, here is my sneak peak using a new stamp set called Snow Much Fun!

Isn't this just the greatest sketch for this stamp set!  I love it!  Here is a side view of the card!

This is also one of my samplesfor my catalog preview party on Thursday night!  Alot of fun planned!

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Set: Snow Much Fun

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Old Olive

Designer Series Paper: Jolly Holiday

Classic Ink: Basic Black, Gray for sponging

Embellishments: Markers, 2 1/2" round punch, 2 3/8" scallop punch

Thanks so much for looking and let me know what you think!

Red, White and Blue - Summer Card!

This weeks challenge is Red, White and Blue over at SULateNightStampers and so I decided to do more of a Summer card and after looking at the Stamping 411 sketch this week, this is what I came up with!

The sketch was just perfect for these flip flops and I am so glad I decided to use it!  I just stamped them in Real Red and then colored them in by using markers and water color pencils.  The sentiment was made in my digital studio by using the brush stamp set called "Fourth of July".  I lightened the fireworks by lowering the Opacity and then using the text added the Summer Fun, printed it out and then punched it out using the 1 1/4" punch.  Easy Peasy!!

Here is a close up of the flip flops:

So now I have two challenges in one card!  Love it when a plan falls into place!

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Set: Sunny Fun

Digital Stamp Set: 4th of July

Card Stock: Real Red, Night of Navy, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Old SU Paper Stacks

Classic Ink: Real Red

Embellishments: Pearls, Rhinestones, 1 1/4" Punch, 1 3/8" Punch, Scallop Round Punch

Thanks for looking!

Sneak Peak -Pennant Parade and Punch!

After having all my new stuff for 2 weeks, I was finally able to play with it yesterday and thought I would share.  With this card, I used the new stamp set called Pennant Parade and the new punch called Petite Pennants Builder Punch.  I also used the embedded embossing techniques which I do love!  It is another way of making your own designer paper.  Such a cool technique!  Also the designer paper that is punched out, is new and is called Just Add Cake!  Really cute paper and I am sure you will see bigger pieces of it as I have time to create more!

Here is a little different angle of the card, so you can see all the detail!  Now I did use two embossing folders which are current.

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Set: Pennant Parade (new)

Card Stock: Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Whisper White, Peach Parfait

Designer Paper: Just Add Cake (new)

Classic Ink: Wild Wasabi

Embellishments: White Baker's Twine, Petite Pennants Builder Punch (new), Rhinestones, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Thanks so much for looking and have a great Monday!

Anything goes!

This weeks challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs Blog is "Anything Goes!"  So I decided to use this new stamp set called Serve the Lord.  I just love this set and it is so diverse.

I also had some extra cut outs laying around from a card we had done at our workshop a couple of months ago and decided to use them and make the card round.  That really made it easy.  So here is my submission for this weeks challenge!

All I really had to do with this card since most was already cut out was to stamp the image, ruffle the ribbon, stamp the sentiment and then I actually added Champagne Mist shimmer paint and the rhinestones.  So, so easy!

Here is the inside of the card which actually shows other verses and sentiments that go with the one stamp set!

Items used for this card:

ODBD stamp set: Serve the Lord

All the rest is Stampin' Up!

Card Stock: Early Espresso, Rose Red, Sahara Sand,

Classic Ink: Rose Red

Embellishments: Markers for coloring, Rhinestones, Scallop Circle bigz Die, 3" Circle Original Die, Circles #2 Originals Die, 1/2" Rose Red Seam binding Ribbon, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint

Thanks for looking and hope you have a wonderful day!

FUN ON FRIDAY Challenge - Embedded Embossing

Today I am hosting the Fun On Friday Challenge at Christian Paper Crafts and boy did I have fun with this challenge.  Here is my write up for the post!

You are altogether beautiful, my darling, And there is no blemish in you. Song of Solomon 4:7
Today's Fun On Friday Challenge is to make a card, scrapbook page, altered item what ever you would like, but you need to use the Embedded Embossing Technique on your project. And, you ask, What is the Embedded Embossing Technique?

The Embedded Embossing Technique is where you can take paper flowers, paper hearts, paper stars, paper circles - or anything punched (flowers, hearts, stars, circles) - glue them to a piece of card stock and then using an embossing folder and big shot (cuddlebug or whatever type machine you have) embedd it into the card stock forming a type of background. It is really fun to do and can make some wonderful creations.

Here is my sample!

Here is a side view of the card!

And here is a close up!

So I used the new Triple Layer Punch called the "3 step Doily" and I am loving both of the Triple Layer punches.  So I punched out quite a few of these and adhered them to the whisper white card stock and then I put it through the big shot using the Square Lattice embossing folder.  I then ran it through the big shot again using the Top Note Die for the end result you see above!

So as you work on your project think about how beautiful you are in the site of our Lord, start getting your paper and punches together and let the beauty within you come out in this project. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

When uploading to the Christian Paper Crafts gallery please use keyword FOF111 and when uploading to other online galleries or your blog, please use keyword CPC-FOF111. You are also welcome to link your project to the Christian paper Crafts Creative Blog, Fun On Friday post at the bottom.

Hope to see a lot of links!  Thanks for looking!

All Items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Word Play
Card Stock: Pear Pizzaz, Blushing Bride, Whisper White
Designer Paper: Patterns Pack Incolors
Ink: Pear Pizzaz
Accessories: Pear Pizzazz Stitched Poly Ribbon, Square lattice Embossing Folder, 3 step Doily Triple Layer Punch
Technique: Embedded Embossing

Copy That Scrapbook Challenge

I am the host for the "Copy That" scrapbook challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts!  This is my challenge for this month and following is my post at CPC for this challenge!

Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails; 1 Corinthians 13:4-8b

OK everyone it is time for our "Copy That" Scrapbook challenge where we again will get some inspiration from the advertisement gurus. The ad attached, captured my attention and I hope it will capture yours. Let this advertisement inspire you, whether you are inspired by the sketch design, the colors, or any of the elements or shapes, use the ad to scrap your own layout. Please tell us how you were inspired when you post your layout.

Here is a copy of the advertisement!

I was inspired by the layout. And I loved how it had a main focus on one photo and you could fill in with the other three photos. Of course I made it my own by using only part of the ad as my inspiration. That is what this challenge is all about is making the ad you see in front of you your own design. So I hope you will let this ad inspire you as I did!

This is my Page and also what inspired the scripture verse that I used for this challenge!

My daughter got married 3 weeks ago and I wanted a page that brought my daughter, her daughter and her new husband together as a family!  And this seemed to describe it very well!

Now it is your turn to see how this ad inspires you!  Can't wait to see how you use this advertisement in a layout of your own. It is all about enjoying what you do, so get that paper out, or get your computer out for the digital page and have some fun! You will be glad you did!

Please use the keyword CT10 when uploading your layouts to the gallery at Christian Paper Crafts or CPC-CT10 when posting to another gallery.  Also remember that you can link your creation to the bottom of the Copy That challenge post over at the Christian Paper Crafts Creative Blog!

I am also using this for our Sweet Summertime Blog Hop!  Please join us in our blog hop!  Details on this link!

Thanks for looking today!

Just Chillin - Sweet Summertime Blog Hop

Today is our Sweet Summertime Blog Hop over at Christian Paper Crafts Creative Blog.  I am really excited about summertime and am also excited about the layout I did for the hop!  All you have to do to join us is submit your entry by linking it to the bottom of the Sweet Summertime Blog Post.  I would put the direct link here, but I am pre-posting this to come off on Wednesday the 22nd since I am on vacation.  And if I get the time, I may put the link in!

This page was inspired by the wonderful sketch from our dear Molly over at Christian Paper Crafts.  This is the sketch Molly created for her Simple Blueprints Challenge yesterday.  As soon as I saw it, I knew the photos I would be using.  It just seemed to really match the scene that I needed to create for the photos! 

So without further ado, here is my scrapbook layout for this sketch!

Now isn't my grandson just the cutest thing.  He was just so tired when they came over and when they put him in the pool he just laid his head on the float and just floated around for the longest time.  Of course grammy had to take about 20 photos of him laid out and relaxing! lol  He would just keep smiling when you talked to him, but he would not lift his head!

Anyway, if you would like to participate in this challenge and show us what you came up with, you can link your page to the Simple Blueprints Scrapbook Challenge Post over on the Christian Paper Crafts Creative blog, and if you would like to participate in the blog hop link your project to the Sweet Summertime blog hop.  For the sketch you can link to the gallery at

Christian Paper Crafts also and use the keyword SB14.

This was all done by using Stampin' Up! My Digital Studio!

Thanks so much for looking and hope you have a fabulous day!

Be Still - Butterflies

Good Sunday Morning to you all!  So what better way to start a Sunday Morning off than being still before our God!  That is what He desires fro us to do.  What actually inspired this card was the Case Artist Wednesday and the Bible Verse Thursday from Christian Paper Crafts!  I actually dug very deep into my stash of Stampin' Up! stamps to find this retired set called "Words of Wisdom" to get this verse that I used.  I have always loved this verse and that is one reason I have not let this stamp set go!

Now here is a front view of the card!

All items used are Stampin' Up! 

Stamps: Words of Wisdom (retired)

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Marina Mist

Designer Paper: Beyond the Garden

Ink: Marina Mist

Accessories: Vintage Flower Adornments, Butterfly Punch, Pearls, Curly Label Punch, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint - mixed and spritzed, Marina Mist 5/8" grosgrain ribbon

Saying Goodbye to Wellness Wishes

I was so excited that even though I am trying to get ready for vacation, I had time to put together this card for the Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge!  And, what a great sketch it was to use this retiring stamp set, "Wellness Wishes", and this retiring Designer Series paper, "Elegant Soiree."  I really hate to see both of them go as I really do like using both.  But we have to move forward and know that what is coming is even better!

Here is a side view!

Well now that I have shown you what you can do with this sketch, you may want to check out the sketch for yourself and see what you come up with!  Now back to my packing before I get really behind!  And, I also need to take Roscoe to the Kennel before 12:00 noon.  That I am not looking forward to!  Have a wonderful Saturday everyone!

Items used for making this card are all Stampin' Up!

Stamp Set: Wellness Wishes

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze

Designer Series Paper: Elegant Soiree

Classic Ink: Soft Suede

Accessories: Markers, Blender Pen, 1/2" Polka Dot Soft Suede Grosgrain Ribbon

Thanks for looking!

Fun On Friday Challenge - Use some sparkle

Yes, it is Friday again and today Robyn is the host for this weeks Fun On Friday over at Christian Paper Crafts.  So here is Robyn's write up!

Zechariah 9:17 15 and the LORD Almighty will shield them. They will destroy
and overcome with slingstones. They will drink and roar as with wine; they will be full like a bowl used for sprinkling the corners of the altar. 16 The LORD their God will save his people on that day as a shepherd saves his flock. They will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown. 17 How attractive and beautiful they will be!

The Lord is good to shield us. He will save his people, just look into the Word, it is a constant theme inside! "Sprinkling" brings on a variety of thoughts. The first is watching my Mom when I was small. She used to take in laundry/ironing to bring a little extra income. She would stand and sprinkle the cloths to dampen them before ironing. The extra work caused the shirts to press up so perfect, and the aroma was so fresh!
God is like that, sprinkling to freshen! So grateful for saving grace. It is exciting to be like jewels in a crown! Think of it, sparkling as the sun/son reflects in our lives.

This week, I encourage you to sprinkle a little embossing powder over your background paper, set it from the back.  Or perhaps some spray glitter, or glitter glue. It comes in all fancy packaging, or in the school supply isle. No supplies for sparkle, look about your house. Do you have some glitter?  I am certain your imagination will take you to a product to add some sparkle to your creation this week!

So here is my project and yes, I did add sparkle and some rhinestones per Robyn's direction.

Here is a side view of the card!  You really can't see the glitter as well as I would have liked but all in all, I do like the outcome.

Here is a close up of the top roses I made and here you can see the glitter and the sparkle from the rhinestones.

And, here is a front view of the whole card!  By the way is this not a cute image!  I just love this image!

So now it is your turn to join in on the fun with our Fun on Friday challenge this week at Christian Paper Crafts.  You can link your creation by going to our Christian Paper Crafts Creative Blog and linking under the Fun On Friday Challenge Post or you can link in the Christian Paper Crafts gallery.  If you do that, please use keyword FOF110 and if you add to any other galleries on line, please use keyword CPC-FOF110.

Go ahead, add a little sparkle to the project of the day!

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Set: The Nicest Things, Create a Cupcake

Card Stock: Night of Navy, So Saffron, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: 6X6 Patterns Pack III

Ink: Classic Black, Night of Navy

Accessories: Markers, Water Color Pencils, 1/4" Whisper White, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Rhinestones, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch

Technique: Spiral Roses

Also used this weeks Color challenge at Christian Paper Crafts and their Sketch Challenge!

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful Friday!

Stampin' Up! Workshop Samples

For my workshop, stamp club, this month I decided to do a clean and simple card - if you can call paper piercing clean and simple!lol  Anyway, this is what we will be doing tonight.

What really made this card stand out to me was the flowers and the leaves that I used, but not only that, what I used to make them stand out.  We actually had embossing powder in our summer mini in the colors of Wild Wasabi and Melon Mambo which I used on this card!  Wish you could see it up close and personable because it really does shine with the embossing.  We had not done any heat embossing for a long time and I thought after seeing these in the summer mini it was a perfect time to show this technique again.

Now for our second project, I am going to show them how to make these gorgeous little roses!

Are they not the best!  I am just loving them and if you look through the last week of all of my cards you will see just how much I am loving them.  They are so easy and can really brighten up a project!

And finally, what was it that those little roses were on?  Well this is what I will be giving the hostess tonight for doing the workshop in her home.

How sweet is that?  My daughter has been saving all the larger baby food jars for me and so what I did was add the roses onto the jar and added about 10 pre-made roses to the inside in different sizes for my hostess.  I also made one for myself!  They were just too cute!

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Card ingredients:

Stamp Sets: Just Believe, Printed Petals, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock: Confetti Cream

Ink:  Versamark and Melon Mambo

Accessories: Melon Mambo and Wild Wasabi Embossing powder, round scallop punch, paper piercer and mat pack, melon mambo marker

Altered Baby Jar Ingredients:

Card Stock: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Rose Red, Whisper White: Accessories: 1 1/4", 1 3/8", 1 3/4", 2 1/2" circle punches, extra large bird punch for leaves.

Hope you like what you saw and please let me know what you think!  Thanks for looking today.

Best Wedding Ever

As most of you know, my daughter got married about two weeks ago!  You will probably see quite a few more pages come through prior to me getting everything ready to send out for her wedding book.  I plan on doing most of them using My Digital Studio and then having them printed professionally.  But this is one that I decided to do of my youngest granddaughter (GD) who had a blast at the wedding and even told her Aunt Erin, "This is the best wedding ever!"  My youngest GD is 6 and yes she has been a part of 4 weddings in her 6 years and this was the fifth!  My oldest GD asked me if my youngest GD was in her mother's wedding (Oldest GD was in her moms this time) and I said no, she was not even thought about when her mother got married."  What these little kids think up is too much for me.  But then I guess you could say, she was in her mother's wedding this time.  OK enough babble about my dear sweet GD's!

Anyway, when I saw this sketch from Christian Paper Crafts, I knew I would be using it as part of the wedding scrapbook and finally after about 3 weeks, here it is. 

In the 1st, 2nd and 4th picture from the top down, she is with Papa dancing!  In the 3rd picture down she is with the bride (her Aunt) dancing and in the last picture on the left she is with her Dad dancing.  I can not believe she was up there for every dance except the bride and groom dance, Father and Daughter dance and the Son and Mother dance.  Could not keep her or my other GD off the floor!  So much fun she had.

You can find the sketch here on the Christian Paper Crafts Creative Blog!

All items used for this page are from My Digital Studio by Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking and hope you all have a fabulous day!

Sunny Fun Birthday

How cute is this stamp set.  This card is for this weeks challenge at SULateNightStampers.  The challenge this week is Water, Water Everywhere.  You can use boats, scrapbook pages with water, even snowflakes as they are a frozen water!  Anyway this can be a fun challenge so feel free to join in. 

Also you may notice that this paper is a little different in color!  Well yes, these are two of our new in colors with Stampin' Up! which will be available for purchase July 1st.  As soon as I saw these new colors this stamp set, Sunny Fun, just called my name  How exciting is that and yes, I just love these colors.  Wait until you see the rest of the in colors.

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Set: Sunny Fun

Card Stock: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight

Ink: Pool Party, Island Indigo

Accessories: Scallop Edge punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Round Scallop Punch, Markers

Thanks for looking and have a great day!