JUGS210

This is for the Just Us Girls challenge to inset diecut pieces together like puzzle pieces. This was fun and I made use of some scraps of design paper that have been in my scrap basket. I decided this might make a cute little Christmas card.  Check out this challenge here:

SOS 122

I am always needing to use things from my stash. In this case I am using some wired ribbon that I have had for quite some time. I made use of two different embossing folders. One side I embossed on vellum, the other side I embossed on metallic design paper. I rubbed my tuxedo black pad over the design paper after it was embossed so that it would pick up the embossed pattern a little better. I used my new Sweet and Sassy stamp I received this week. The diecut for the frame is one of the older ones in my Spellbinder collection. It fit this stamp nicely. The cardstock base is some brilliant blue scraps I still had lying around from an earlier project. This is for the Shop Our Stash Challenge #122  that was to use two types of embossing on the card. You can check out the challenge here.

ODBDSLC173

I made vellum leaves and punched some leaves for my fall leaves, because I wanted to just use ODBD stamps on this card and I don't have any of their stamps with leaves.I love this cross for fall  cards. So perfect around Thanksgiving.  Check out this challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs here.

CAS(e) This Sketch 48

This is for the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge this week. Here is the sketch:

Since it is Breast Cancer Awareness month and in honor of the friends of mine who have had to battle this fight, I made a survivor card. Click the sketch to link over to the Case This Sketch blog.

The stamps I used are from Kitchen Sink Stamps and stamped  in angel pink in (Memento), pretty in pink (SU) and tuxedo black (Memento).

WT447, C4C205, CBC179

I don't usually combine challenges because the more cards I can make the better I like it. But, I have 5 banners I need to be making instead of my cardmaking and decided to do a little combining here. While looking for another stamp I ran across this old Stampin' Up set called Heaven Sent from 2004. Decided to give it a little love today and inked it up. I am using this card for the WT447 challenge to use ribbon, the C4C205 challenge to use a bow, and the CBC 179 challenge to use ribbon and pearls. Since it's Breast Cancer awareness Month, I just had to use pink and plan to add this card to the pile I will be mailing to MD Anderson, here in Houston. I love October and sending these cards for patients' use.

WAW 100

Wow, this is one of my favorite scriptures, and today at my Bible study we studied this very verse at Merry Ministries. We are now in my favorite season of the year with the rish wonderful colors of fall. So, I made use of them on this card. Hope this finds you living God's purpose in this season of your life If you see God working in something today, that is your invitation to get involved. Happy fall!

Crafters of Faith September Blog Challenge

Kelly made it a simple challenge this month for our Crafters of Faith  blog challenge, to pick a favorite scripture. Since October will soon arrive and it is Breast Cancer awareness month, I think Jeremiah 29:11 offers much hope to us all no matter what circumstances we find ourselves. I used a little embossing on the edges with a Darcie border folder and repeated it to make it a double pattern. I added pearls in between the scallops, added a diecut vine from design paper and some beautiful hand made paper roses, that were a special birthday surprise from my cyber friend, Marilynn McGroot. How talented she is! I mounted this onto a soft pink card base. I plan to take part in the Hope You Can Cling To challenges over on SplitcoastStampers that happen daily during October and hopefully will have at least 30 cards or more to mail to MD Anderson. The cards for those challenges restrict us from using religious or scriptural items on them, so I was so happy to get to do one with a scripture of hope on it. I will be sending it to a very special friend.