Caring Card

Hello Friends~~
Lisa from SSCC#6 has given insight to being the person who you really want to be in God's eyes. Don't get caught up in the hype. The scripture quoted is: Psalm 19:14: Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight Oh, Lord, my strength and my redeemer. The challenge for this week is to make a card letting someone know that you are thinking of them or praying for them. A"thinking of you" card is always sure to bring a smile to someones face. And a "praying for you" card is sure to bring comfort. Both are blessings as much to those who give as to those who receive!

Die cut Dreams challenge #16 is to use ribbons and trims!!

This card I made is for a friend that has a daughter that last week had major surgery to remove tumors not knowing if it was cancer or not. Everything went as best as it could and time will tell what the future holds. My friend is a professor at a university and when she received news of her daughters condition she had to take a leave of absence b/c emotions took over :-( I felt so very bad for her and told her they would be prayed for daily. I sure hope this "Thinking of You" card does bring a smile to her face and lighten as well as brighten her day!!

I used Certainly celery for the card base and layered with brown, melon mambo and white. Stamping the phrase: "Three Little Words" and tagging with "thinking of you." I Stamped butterfly swirls with Colorbox pink Ink before adhereing the layers. Added Twinkling H2O irridescent green to the pink and white butterflies for shimmer and rhinestones and pink stickles (on the babies) for bling!! Added ribbon, roses and a special guardian angel charm!!
Here is a close up of the melon mambo ribbon with roses twirled into it as well as a better view of the guardian angel charm and shimmery butterflies :-)
The finished inside is a continuance of the butterfly swirl stamp and the same color combo of papers layered for a personal message. Finishing with three little words inside of "God Loves You!!"
Recipe:
Stamps: SU Three Little Words Set and Inkadinkado (butterfly swirl & God Loves You) Ink: SU Markers, Colorbox Pink, pink stickles & Twinkling H2O (iridescent green)
Papers: SU brown, melon mambo, white & certainly celery
Tools: SU eyelet border punch, SU ticket corner punch, MS butterfly punch,
Embellishments: SU melon mambo ribbon, roses, guardian angel charm, rhinestones

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Tilda Sending Girlfriend A Letter

Smiles everyone~~ My girlfriend and co-worker is having a birthday on Monday, so I made her a card. I used the sketch from MMSC#20 and the Just Magnolia week 24 color combo challenge to use Grey and Pink. I incorporated a bunch of punches to enter the Pile It On #16 challenge. The Stamp Something challenge if to use a favorite layout or sketch. I Amazed Myself!!!! LOL--don't you love when that happens :-)

My focus image is Little Miss Tilda waiting to deliver her card :-) All layers are matted with a very soft grey cardstock paper. The striped dp is from "Me&My Big Ideas" collection, the diamond dp is from K&Co. and the bench is stamped on a distressed sheet from BG Bittersweet collection. I used foam tape to pop up Miss Tilda, the pillow on the bench and each cuttlebugged or border punched layer. The "Girlfriends" sentiment is a quote sticker from Cloud9 Designs. She is sooo cute that I can't wait to share her with Patti!!!

Another view so you can see the dimension:

The finished inside is using the same DP and ribbon~~ adding sentiments of "Birthday Wishes and Smiles" seeing we work in a dental office :D Then of course, I couldn't forget the BUTTERFLIES!!!!!!


Recipe:
Stamps: Tilda with Letter, Art Impressions (bench), Delta (small stamped butterfly), Studio G (Birthday Wishes)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, copics & Inkssentials opaque pen
Papers: SU (grey), Me&My Big Ideas, K&Company, BG Bittersweet
Tools: MS border & butterfly punches, Fiskars border punch, EK Success corner & flower punches, Spellbinders Die Cut border, CB & SU embossing folders
Embellishments: Silver ribbon ruban, dew drops, Cloud9 Design clear epoxy quote sticker, JoAnn Craft Essentials vellum phrase, and rhinestone (on inside of card)

Fall Cuttlebug Card

Hello Everyone~ A few different fall color variations for me.

CPC has a challenge to use the colors: tempting turquoise, pumpkin pie and close to cocoa. So below is my creation ~~ and I am very pleased. Hope you like :-)
SSCC #5 challenge is to make a fall card. Kathy Winter chose this scripture verse for us to ponder on this week. Ecclesiastes 3:1, "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." (NIV)

Basic Grey week #4 is sponsoring a lucky draw challenge of heat or dry embossing.

My card base is pumpkin pie orange with a twist of turquoise for excitement and cuttlebugged close to cocoa with the Friends Forever folder. Then I found the BG Marrakech paper which matched beautifully to add detail ~~~ picket fence, ladybugs and inside border which shows b/c I shortened the front of the card. Added Oak and Maple leaves falling as well as a tag sentiment and finished with a little glitz using distress stickles.

The finished inside: I used SU top note die and kraft paper accented with maple and oak leaves.

Recipe:
Stamps: SU Teeny Tiny Wishes Ink: SU Chocolate chip
Papers: SU (pumpkin pie, tempting turquoise & close to cocoa) BG Marrakech
Tools: EK Success lady bug and maple leaf punches, Oak leaf punches, MS picket fence border punch, Fiskars rope border punch and MS tag punch
Embellishments: Distress stickles (spiced marmalade, broken china & fired brick)

Winter Wishes

Hi Everyone~ CPC had a Tuesday sketch challenge this week in which I used to create this christmas card.


My focused image (which I got from my daughter--THANKS KIM!!) is WOJ~ Winter Miss Charlotte with cat. They are raised off a deckled mega embossed rectangle which is also raised off a snowflake embossed peony shape. Miss Charlotte and her kitty are colored with copics. Liquid applique was placed on her hat, coat collar and handmuff to give it a soft, fluffy and warm appearance. Green satin ribbon is holding the swiss dotted ribbon tag sentiment in place over a strip of Making Memories plaid dp punched with MS stars and snowflakes. The sparkly mesh ribbon is accented with white snowflake embossed paper shaped with MS border punch and detailed with MS branch and red rhinestones. Very pleased with finished card :D

A close up of Miss Charlotte and her kitty.


Recipe:
Stamps: Charlotte with her cat by Whiff of Joy and SU sentiment from "A Cardinal Christmas"
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black and Copics
Papers: SU and MMdp
Tools: Spellbinders nesties and ribbon tags, cuttlebug snowflake folder, MS border and branch punches,
Embellishments: Liquid Applique, ribbon and rhinestones

Tilda Sharing Tulips

Hi Everyone~~ Hope you had time to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend. I did and then took time on sunday to make a card :-) I had combined 4 challenges in this special card.
SSCC4 The Scripture Lisa chose is Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Our challenge is to follow the sketch below.

Basic Grey is An Inspirational Challenge for Week 3. After viewing a photo you are to create a card . Click Here to view photo.
Just Magnolia is on week 22 and the challenge is an EMBOSSING theme.

Stamp Something has a challenge to use favorite embellishments.

I colored Miss Tilda with my copics. Using BG dp as the foundation, I then popped Miss Tilda on Spellbinders Contemporary Hearts pendant laced with gold ribbon. Used the inside of the pendant for flower base under the primas and finished flower with pin, butterfly charm, ribbon and heart bead. Crystal stickles used to add glitz to flower. Final touches of bling were added with rhinestones and more butterflies punched from BG dp :-)

Flowers and butterflies are two of my most favorite embellishments! You will see them often!

Recipe:

Stamps: Magnolia (Tilda with Tulips)

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black and Copics

Papers: SU and BG Wisteria Collection

Tools: Spellbinders Shapeabilities Pendants, MS butterfly punch , EK Succes border punch, MS Frond leaf punch, prima flowers, rose, ribbon, pin, butterfly charm, heart bead, and rhinestones

Melinda Reading Her Book

Hello~ My card is for 2 challenges: SSCC and Stamp Something.
At SSCC we are to make a card which would encourage or inspire our children or a teacher. The scripture chosen for this week is Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." My hubby and I have always asked our kids to always try and do there best and whatever the outcome~ at least they tried!!
For the Stamp Something challenge we are to use our favorite stamp or set and as a bonus to add the use of die cutting tools and punches :D Well, I ended up using 3 different stamps~~ you are right that is a very tough decision to only pick a stamp.
My card is an acetate card which I stamped the diamond background with Cotton White Opaque stazon and then I chose the Bo Bunny Alissa (my youngest daughter's name :)collection as the insert. The stamps I used are the cute little Melinda from Whiff of Joy and Mother Teresa set from ODBD. I cut out Melinda with oval nestie and popped her up, then glued a black scalloped oval under the acetate behind Miss Melinda. Used ribbon to connect insert to acetate and added "SMILE" from Verve Circular Sayings Set along with flowers and butterflies :-)

The finished inside of my card is a stamped verse from Mother Teresa Stamp Set on labels 4 nestie over a curved rectangular layer accented with butterfly.
Recipe:
Stamps: Melinda Reading Book by Whiff of Joy, ODBD Mother Teresa Set and Verve Circular Sayings
Ink: SU Black, Cotton White Opaque stazon
Papers: Acetate, Bo Bunny Alissa Collection
Tools: Spellbinders Curved Rectangular Nesties, Labels 4, Ovals, and MS butterfly punches
Embellishments: Sandylion essentials flowers, ribbon, and rhinestones

Card for Paige

Paige Welch a 13 yr. old lost her arm in a boating accident while on vacation. Erin is reaching out to all to support this little girl and her family. She is offering some blog candy if you send Paige a card. Go to Erin's blog HERE for details :-)
Here is the card I am sending to Paige:

God Bless~~~~ Mary Lou

Boyds Bears Tea Party

Hello Everyone~

Wow I amazed myself by combining 3 challenges in one. Whew!!! The fun challenges include Priscilla's MMSC #17 sketch, Basic Grey Color challenge of brown, pink, yellow along with 1 item from basic grey (which I was too late to enter but oh well), and Paper Maniac's embossing challenge.

The stamp I used is very old, sitting around since kids were little. It is Boyds Bear & Friends (Emma and Bailey) having tea :) I used SU brown paper and BG Urban Prairie collection.

Emma and Bailey were colored with my copics (thanks Kim for little lesson the other night) and I added bling to the roses with taffy smooch. The rose accents I sparkled up with stickles and finished with added touch of dew drops.
I embossed each BG layer with different folder design.
Recipe:
Stamps: Boyd Bears & Friends (Emma & Bailey)
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copics & Taffy Smooch
Papers: SU and BG Urban Prairie Collection
Tools: Cuttlebug embossing folders and Spellbinders Octagon Nesties
Embellishments: Ribbon, lace, dew drops, and roses highlights with stickles

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SSCC #2

Hello~ Friends

Lorie our host this week, chose this scripture: “The scripture challenge is from Song of Solomon 6:3 and it says "I am my Lover's and my Lover is mine; he browses among the lilies." We are to make a card for our special someone and MUST give it to them. My hubby of 30 years is not a mushy, gushy guy but, he has opened so very many doors for me in our life together. He is the social butterfly and I (well you could say reserved). LOL because not anymore. Hee Hee---he encourages, praises, and understands me totally. Love him for that!!! Well the tables have turned with his health 8 years ago and he is challenged with Meniere’s disease (autoimmune). He has lost 80 % of his hearing and the dizziness is constant. I have to tell you that when I gave him this card on Sunday evening he was surprised and truly appreciated the saying inside. awhhh I felt good. So THANK YOU Lorie because I should take time to acknowledge my hubby more often.

I just received this new SU Nouveau Chic designer paper and it seemed to be perfect for a masculine card. The card base is SU kraft paper and then I cuttlebugged the designer paper with swirls and used the corner border for hinges :) The doorknob is a grommet with the punched out piece of diamond cuttlebugged paper glued on top with a black rhinestone (I thought it to be a clever idea :o) I used scrap metal letters to personalize it and Of course I had to add a few butterflies!!! I think it turned out COOL!!!!!!!!!!

The finished inside phrase I found off another card as I was browsing one day--don't remember where but, when I find something that touches my heart I write it down to use in the future. After hubby was diagnosed, each year the symptoms have been progressing and we have spent many hours driving to and sitting in doctors offices. bummer but it is not cancer :)

HE LIKED THE CARD, I LOVED THE CARD AND HOPE YOU DO TO!!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: SU Yummy "with Love" and computer generated sayings
Ink: SU Black
Papers: SU
Tools: Spellbinders Deckled Mega Rectangular Nesties, Labels 2, Piercerabilities, MS butterfly punch, Cuttlebug Swirls & Diamond folders, Cuttlebug border die, SU ticket corner punch
Embellishments: Grommet, rhinestone, stickles, scrap metal letters

Mother Teresa Inspiration

Hello~
MMSC #16

I enjoyed thinking about this challenge before even starting my card. I new I wanted to use the ODBD stamps but not sure how. I chose the Mother Teresa sayings and really liked the end product. As you will notice on all my cards there are butterflies. I LOVE butterflies of all sorts. My base card is from DCWV gray textured and then I used Heidi Grace design paper to give it a fallish setting. With that the leaf shapeabilities came to mind and everything else just flowed together. Prima flowers and fern leaves were highlighted with stickles as well as accents on baby butterflies :-) The Ruban ribbon compliments all the colors used.

The finished inside of my card:

Recipe:
Stamps: ODBD Mother Teresa Set, Inkadinkado "God Loves You"
Ink: Brillance Cosmic Copper
Papers: DCWV, Heidi Grace Designs, and SU
Tools: Spellbinders Shapeabilities Leaf Collection & Nesties, Sizzix swirls, Cuttlebug Friends Forever cutting die, MS butterfly and border punches, EK Success fern punch
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Stickles, Ruban ribbon, and rhinestones

Lighthouse

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge
MMSC #15



I usually love to do cards with alot more bling and detail but, I am donating cards to my church's Fall Festival Silent Auction and I thought I would do more of a variety than my usual. God has created us all with different tastes :-) The Image I used is from ODBD--Light of the World set---reminds me of our trips to Door County, Wisconsin. That is where my husband's mother grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan. Love that area!!! I did use red and yellow stickles on the windows and tower light but that doesn't show very well on the photos. This card gives me a very peaceful feeling.

Here is a close up of the lighthouse:

Recipe:

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Design
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, SU Chocolate chip, Copics, SU Markers
Papers: SU
Tools: Spellbinders Labels 1 nesties, Cuttlebug embossing border, SU word window punch, dobbers
Embellishments: Mini pearls from my stash and stickles

Stampin' Sisters in Christ #1

SSCC – Challenge #1

Our host for this first challenge is Lisa Hjulberg and the scripture she chose is from the book of John:
Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty." John 6:35 (NIV)

Create a card that has some sort of food or drink theme. It does not have to be a religious card, although please feel free to do so.

I love the Whiff of Joy stamps that my daughter, Kim shares with me. I decided to color Willow sipping hot chocolate, coffee, or chai (love all three, I will let you decide) with my copics and SU markers. Using my cuttlebug and daisy patch spellbinder edgeabilities I embossed the designer paper and sanded it to bring out the daisy design. I added ribbon, lace, prima flowers, rain dots, rhinestones and a special friendship heart charm.
Willow and her pillow (nice rhyme, hee hee) are both popped up on the card.

A close up of Willow with her Hot Chocolate:

The inside is finished using curved rectangular nesties. Daisy border die cut highlighted with smooch pearlized ink.

Recipe:

Stamps: Willow with Hot Chocolate by Whiff of Joy
Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copics, SU Markers, Smooch

Papers: DCWV, SU
Tools: Spellbinders nesties and edgeabilities, Fiskars border punch, and corner punch
Embellishments: Flowers, ribbon, lace, gems, and charm from my stash.

Sugar Nellie Birthday

My very special friend I work with had a birthday. God has given her the gift to minister his WORD to all and the gift of taking flowers and turning them into masterpeices whether they are real or silk for any occcasion. She had done the flowers for Kim's (my daughter) wedding 2 years ago. They were UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!! So when Kim shared Sweet n' Sassy with me I knew she would brighten my friend's special day :-)



Recipe:

Stamps: Sweet n' Sassy by Sugar Nellie

Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copics, SU Markers
Papers: Basic Grey Wisteria Collection
Tools: Spellbinders oval nesties, SU corner punch
Embellishments: Flowers & ribbon from my stash, and butterfly from my daughter's friend, Lena.

Welcome & Hello

Hi! Welcome to my crafty corner. I am brand new to blogging, so my daughter, Kim (from Crafts by Kim) is teaching me how to share my creations with you all! I look forward to getting to know more people in the crafting cyber world. I haven't been stamping or card making for very long....(my mother has been stamping for years).....my daughter hosted a Stampin' Up party at my house a year ago, and I have been hooked every since. My daughter, has been sharing her love of Copics with me, so I am now on the Copic band wagon adding to my collection slowly.

I hope you enjoy my creations that I share. First is a WOJ card. I love all of the WOJ stamps that my daughter buys and shares with me.

The finished inside:

Recipe:
Stamps: Willow with hot chocolate from WOJ
Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Stampin' Up Markers
Papers: Basic Grey Bittersweet collection, and others from my stash
Tools: MS monarch butterfly punch, Fiskars border punches, nesties, SU embossing die, cuttlebug script embossing folder.
Embellishments: ribbon, and flowers from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

God Bless~
Mary Lou