Monday, February 28, 2011

Stampin' Sisters in Christ #78

Scripture: Psalm 9:10 "Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you."

The challenge this week on Stampin' Sisters in Christ was to use 3 buttons. I used three shank buttons on mine. I also used 3 different patterns of desigm papers I found around as scraps on my working table. The stamped image is from Inkadinkado. I stamped it in Versamark ink and embossed it with gold embossing powder.  All of it is glued onto a basic black card base.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Speedy the cat's friends' challenge

The challenge on Speedy the cat's friends' challenge this week was food. Okay, I might be stretching this a bit, but hard boiled eggs are food!! So are rabbits and ducks I suppose, but I can't bear the thought of that with these cute ones on this Mark's Finest Papers stamp. I love this design paper from Basic Grey curio collection. I put it with SU's barely banana. I added some primas, rhinestones, and ribbon to it.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

A lovely Pair

I have been wanting to take part in the Flutter By Challenge for quite some time, and decided this was the day to take part (#143). The stamps are from Stampin' Up (Vintage Vogue) and Mark's Finest Papers (Daffodils and Anise). The papers are basic black, ivory, and Paper Studio dp. I colored the butterflies with copic markers. The red circles were punched from a red glittered cardstock I found at Michael's.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Buttons and Bows

This is a beautiful image from Sugar Creek Hollow that was free! I used it for their challenge this week to use a button and bow on the card. My design paper is from Basic Grey, the punch is Martha Stewart, and the cardstock I'm not sure of the source.  I used copic markers to color this gorgeous digital image.

Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge #76

Here is my card for the Stampin' sisters in Christ challenge this week to use green. I am busy making bluebonnet projects so this one is from Kitchen Sink's bluebonnet multilayered stamp set.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Another Speedy the cat's friends' challenge card

The rose is one of my favorite of Mark's Finest Papers stamp. I stamped  it on rose red paper and added a darker shade of red with my copic marker.

Speedy the cat's Friends' challenge

I have had this package of folded cards forever that I purchased no telling when. This weekend we are celebrating my mom's 82nd birthday so decided this would be her card. I used the Brick Wall set from Mark's Finest Papers. The challenge this week was to use black, white, and one other color.

Copic Hoedown

After listening to Miley Cyrus' Hoedown Showdown, I thought this singing cowboy from my stamp collection was the perfect image. It is from Deadbeat Designs. Such a great stamp for both genders, and being from Texas such a popular theme for our love of country music. I cuttlebugged the cardbase with the five pointed star  and added the zigzag punch, because that "zigzag" lyric in the song made me think of it. This card is for the copic hoedown card for Friday's Outlawz challenge. Those Outlawz girls have been having lots of fun this week with their special week.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Cowboys have birthdays too

This is done with Kitchen Sink Stamps for the boots, and the sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers.
The medallion is from Deadbeat Designs. I love the multilayering on the boots to get that realistic look and I reverse embossed with the paisley folder of my cuttlebug to get that tooled leather look.
This card is made with Mark's Finest Papers' Southwest Cowboy set. I used some burgandy cardstock and a scrap of Basic Grey design paper. Basic black was used behind the  design paper. I punched it with a zigzag punch from Martha Stewart. My nestabilities cut out the cowboy image and mat for it. Twine was added for the rope. All was stamped with Memento Tuxedo black and colored with copic markers.

It's getting close to Rodeo time here in Houston, Texas so these were fun to make! Being a Texas girl, I have plenty of cowboy stamps in my collection. Yeehaw, have a great week!!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Stampin' Sisters in Christ #75

Scripture: Hebrews 13:5 "Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.'"




This is a stuggle I have had the last month myself. My husband was laid off from his job the week after Christmas, and I panicked. The panic stemmed of course from the issue of money and I really had to hold on to the fact that God would take care of us. I knew it was a time of trial and a time to prove my trust in Him. I was also comforted by that scripture in Matthew 6:25-34. It grounded me in "seeking His kingdom first, and His righteousness, and all these things will be given unto you as well."   It certainly put things in perspective for me. I live in one of the modest neighborhoods there is in my city, a growing community of wealth and prosperity. I too often find myself desiring more materially than I have, but in the grand scheme of things that are really important, these things pass away. My husband found a new job which is closer to us than his old one was, and God did it again, even improved in unexpected ways. Why am I surprised by this? Isn't this exactly what God does? So I am hoping that God will help me hold onto some of that humbleness I experienced in this month. It is a good thing!!
 
I am guilty of excessiveness in my craft room. If I didn't buy one more stamp, ink pad, sheet of paper, or roll of ribbon, I could still easily make thousands of cards without making a dent in my supply. I stockpiled before my retirement in case my fixed income and new budget could not  cover these supplies. LOL I think I'll make it till the end of my lifetime that is for sure. Now I am selling my cards and also making cards to give with donations given to the prison ministry of which I am passionate. I do hope I am using some of these things for His glory and in furthering His kingdom on this earth.
 
Today's challenge was KISS  (Keep it simple, Sister).Using only one layer was the requirement. I did that with my stamping, however I added punched flowers and leaves for the embellishment. (Makes use of small scraps that need to be used as well).  Designing my own backgrounds is one of the fun things I love to do with my stamps. It gives me a chance to experiment with lots of color combinations, and a chance to ink a lot of stamps that might need a little love. Most of these stamps used on this card are from Stampin' Up. The inks are Memento. The sentiment is a Michael's $1 stamp!!
 
Have a blessed Sunday, and tomorrow I challenge you to show LOVE like God does, and love even the unloveable today, or that one who manages to get on your last nerve, or that irritating driver who cuts you off on your commute to work in traffic. It is only in these situations do we experience the fullness of what LOVE is all about!! Happy Valentines' Day!

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Speedy the cat's Friends' Challenge #42

I embossed the background, added a Basic Grey paper strip, The image is from a newly released stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers called Big Cats. I used my nestabilities and some Martha Stewart punches,
The image was colored with Copic Markers.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Final Day of Mark's Finest Papers' February Blog Hop



Welcome to the MFP February Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 4 NEW SETS!


Our New Sets are: Greet the Day with Gerber, Big Cats, Spring Has Sprung and He is the Lamb.For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

We have a BRAND NEW Blog Candy Contest! BE A GUEST DESIGNER!

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY!

All Blog Hop participants will have the chance to win a Month Long GUEST DESIGNER position on our Senior Design team! That’s right! ONE lucky winner will receive a Guest Designer package that will include March 2011’s Four New Release sets, a selection of Premium Papers, and beautiful embellishments. The winner will also receive a Guest Designer Watermark, Blog Button and have the choice to participate in the March 2011 Blog Hop!
What do you need to do to qualify? Just comment on the Design Team blogs during the blog hop. EACH DAY that participants comment on all the Design Team blogs, their name will be entered once in the random drawing. Each participant has the opportunity to have his/her name entered up to four times. (There are four days of the blog hop, so there are up to four entries per person.) The winner will be announced on the Mark’s Finest Papers blog on Saturday, February 12, 2011

FRIDAY, February 11, 2011-He is the Lamb

Emily-                                           

Karen-

Patty-

Roxie-

Vicki-

Liz:

Claudine-

Dawn-

Joanne T-

Nicole -

Marilynn-

Peggysue-

Connie –

Emily N.-

Neva

Silvia Mabie

Mark’s Finest Papers
                                                                        

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Day Three of Mark's Finest Papers' February Blog Hop

Welcome to the MFP February Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 4 NEW SETS!


Our New Sets are: Greet the Day with Gerber, Big Cats, Spring Has Sprung and He is the Lamb.For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

We have a BRAND NEW Blog Candy Contest! BE A GUEST DESIGNER!

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY!

All Blog Hop participants will have the chance to win a Month Long GUEST DESIGNER position on our Senior Design team! That’s right! ONE lucky winner will receive a Guest Designer package that will include March 2011’s Four New Release sets, a selection of Premium Papers, and beautiful embellishments. The winner will also receive a Guest Designer Watermark, Blog Button and have the choice to participate in the March 2011 Blog Hop!
What do you need to do to qualify? Just comment on the Design Team blogs during the blog hop. EACH DAY that participants comment on all the Design Team blogs, their name will be entered once in the random drawing. Each participant has the opportunity to have his/her name entered up to four times. (There are four days of the blog hop, so there are up to four entries per person.) The winner will be announced on the Mark’s Finest Papers blog on Saturday, February 12, 2011

Thursday, February 10, 2011-Spring Has Sprung

Nancyruth

Lois

Vicky

Dawn L.

Anne

Emily

Karen

Patty

Roxie

Vicki

Liz

Claudine

Dawn M

Joanne T

Nicole

Marilynn

Geri

Lynn

Neva

Silvia Mabie


Mark’s Finest Papers

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Day Two of Mark's Finest Papers' February Blog Hop

Welcome to the MFP February Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 4 NEW SETS!


Our New Sets are: Greet the Day with Gerber, Big Cats, Spring Has Sprung and He is the Lamb.For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

We have a BRAND NEW Blog Candy Contest! BE A GUEST DESIGNER!

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY!

All Blog Hop participants will have the chance to win a Month Long GUEST DESIGNER position on our Senior Design team! That’s right! ONE lucky winner will receive a Guest Designer package that will include March 2011’s Four New Release sets, a selection of Premium Papers, and beautiful embellishments. The winner will also receive a Guest Designer Watermark, Blog Button and have the choice to participate in the March 2011 Blog Hop!
What do you need to do to qualify? Just comment on the Design Team blogs during the blog hop. EACH DAY that participants comment on all the Design Team blogs, their name will be entered once in the random drawing. Each participant has the opportunity to have his/her name entered up to four times. (There are four days of the blog hop, so there are up to four entries per person.) The winner will be announced on the Mark’s Finest Papers blog on Saturday, February 12, 2011

WEDNESDAY, February 9, 2011- Big Cats

Nancyruth
Lois
Vicky
Dawn L.
Anne
Peggysue
Connie
Claudine
Dawn M.
Joanne T
Nicole
Marilynn

Monday, February 7, 2011

Welcome to the MFP February Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 4 NEW SETS!


Our New Sets are: Greet the Day with Gerber, Big Cats, Spring Has Sprung and He is the Lamb.For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!
We have a BRAND NEW Blog Candy Contest! BE A GUEST DESIGNER!

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY!

All Blog Hop participants will have the chance to win a Month Long GUEST DESIGNER position on our Senior Design team! That’s right! ONE lucky winner will receive a Guest Designer package that will include March 2011’s Four New Release sets, a selection of Premium Papers, and beautiful embellishments. The winner will also receive a Guest Designer Watermark, Blog Button and have the choice to participate in the March 2011 Blog Hop!
What do you need to do to qualify? Just comment on the Design Team blogs during the blog hop. EACH DAY that participants comment on all the Design Team blogs, their name will be entered once in the random drawing. Each participant has the opportunity to have his/her name entered up to four times. (There are four days of the blog hop, so there are up to four entries per person.) The winner will be announced on the Mark’s Finest Papers blog on Saturday, February 12, 2011.
TUESDAY February 8, 2011- Greet the Day with Gerber
Nancyruth
Lois
Vicky
Dawn L.                                                                               
Anne
Peggysue
Connie
Emily
Karen
Patty
Roxie
Vicki
Neva

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge

This is for the Stampin' sisters in Christ challenge to make a card that says LOVE without words.
I adore this Mo's Digital pencil design and think it does a wonderful job of saying this without a single word!
I use this image to make my preschoolers valentines. I love the way Mo Manning captures those percious, innocent looks of children in her art.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Handmade flowers_Speedy the Cat's Friends' challenge

This card is for Speedy the Cat's Friends' challenge for this week to use a handmade flower. I punched hearts out of crumpled paper for the petals and I used the Martha Stewart snowflake for the center along with a MS jewel. The leaves were made with a heart punch, then cut in half. The lines on the leaves are pieces cut from the snowflake punch. The other heart punch is from Creative Memories.The sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers' Hearts, Hearts, Hearts set. Papers are from SU, PTI, and Basic Grey,

Thursday, February 3, 2011

MFP Sneak Peek

Here's a little sneak peek at what will be coming out next week from Mark's Finest Papers. You won't want to miss the blog hop starting on Tuesday. Some great new sets are coming your way!!!