Red White and Blue

Just a quick couple.

For JUGS-3-d red, white and blue.

It's bag/box. I put candy in it for the lawn boy!!

Dutch Dare-sketch.

Thanks bunches for stopping by!!

Enjoy your July 4th celebrations!!

PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!!

There's More!! *smile*

5 cards for 5 more challenges!!

I Did It-mid-year Christmas.

The beautiful flower was handmade

by my wonderful friend, Lisa.

This is a BAD pix!! It makes it look way off!!

Really it's all straight and stuff!! Sorry!!

Spoonful of Sugar-get well soon.

The images is from Nina May-PCC.

Tuesday Morning Sketches-sketch.

The image is from Meljen's Designs.

Flutterby Wednesday-butterfly, angel or fairy.

Paper Pretties-red, orange and yellow.

I recently won a challenge over at Tuesday Morning Sketches

and received as my prize, 5 digi stamps from

Tiffany's Doodles!!

This is one of the images I chose!!

Thanks TMS and Tiffany!!



And that's it again for now.

Thanks so much for coming by!!

Until next time..............tootles!!

Stampin' Sisters In Christ

This week when I went to read

Stampin' Sisters In Christ challenge,

my family was sitting here in the studio

with me, so I read it out loud.

Here's what it said:

Scripture: Galatians 5:1 "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."

Slavery can take many forms. It may be difficult to think of slavery as affecting us in these modern days. We associate it more with a history lesson – not something that we can relate to in our lives. Yet I, for one, am burdened by a yoke of slavery that prevents me from living in the freedom that Christ created for us. One of the things I struggle with is worrying. Honest to goodness my husband says that if there is nothing to worry about I will worry about not worrying! How is that like slavery you may ask? Well it keeps me from living in each precious moment and being thankful for it. When I worry about everything large and small it also affects my prayer life. I expend such energy on what could go wrong and what might happen that I end up praying for the “what ifs” instead of sending forth my thanks and praise. My life is so good – I am so blessed that my focus should be on that. So this is a burden in my life, not just for me but for those I love.

So today I give thanks! Thanks for our freedom as a country and to our service men and women both here and abroad. Thanks to our Lord for the gift of eternal life.

As soon as I started reading, my sweet

little family started snickering.

They are just sure that

this weeks hostess, Miesje Flach, was writing

MY story!! *LOL*

 I REALLY don't try to worry....but then I worry

that I'm not doing a very good job at not worrying!! *L*

I so relate to this devotion.

I REALLY am gonna work on this worrying stuff!!

After all...God is in control!!

Challenge: Make a red, white and blue thank-you card.

I'm also using this for a challenge at Scrappy Jo's!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!
I hope you have a wonderful July 4th!!

Enjoy all the good BBQ's and watermelon!!

PLEASE, PLEASE

DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!!

Until next time...............tootles!!

Aren't Sketches Great??!!

Hello!!

I had a great few days of card making!!

I really like to use sketches for my cards!!

They really inspire me!!

Thanks to everyone who posts their sketches!!

Here are the challenges I have finished.

Paper Cupcakes-20's and 30's theme.

This is a art deco, step-card!!

Friday Mashup!-sketch.

Crafty Catz-use a charm.

I made the anchor charm!!

The image is from Far Far Hill.

The Sweet Stop-sketch.

Sugar Creek Hollow-lace, buttons and die cuts.

Inkspirations-sketch.

Card Patterns-sketch.

A Gem of a Challenge-sketch.

This image is from Beccy's Place.

Crazy 4 Challenges-sketch.

Crafty Cardmakers-spots and stripes.

The sentiment is from Dee's Bugaboo.

Thanks bunches for stopping by!!

I hope you have a wonderful week!!

Until next time.................tootles!!

Happy Sunday!!

Hello everyone!!
Thanks for taking the time to visit me!!

I hope that you had a wonderful week!!

Today I have a few challenge entries to share with you!!

Die Cut Dreams-red, white and blue.

Tuesday Morning Sketches-sketch.

A Spoonful of Sugar-ribbons an bows.

Dutch Dare-clean and simple.

Paper Pretties-white on white.

Thanks for all the comments you leave me!!
They always make me smile!!

It's nice to know someone actually stops by!!

I hope you all have a wonderful, love filled week!!

Until next time...............tootles!!

One HOT Day

Mercy but it is hot and humid today!!
The perfect kind of day to stay inside with the air on and scrap.

Now if I can just get to the scrap part!!

Going to put out a good effort to do that this evening!!

A few challenges from this  past week:

The Sweet Stop-circle card sketch.
Sugar Creek Hollow-purple, black and craft.

The flower image is from Far Far Hill.

Card Patterns-sketch.

Just Us Girls-yellow, aqua, kiwi and red.

Color combo's are hard for me!!

Who comes up with these mixed up colors?? *L*

Another color combo for Inkspirations-

grey, white, olive, and melon mambo. Really??

That's it for now!!
Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Until next time....................tootles!!

Stampin' Sisters in Christ and Our Daily Bread

Hello everyone!!
So happy you stopped by today!!

It's Stampin' Sisters In Christ day!!

GREAT devotion this week, given by Marilynn DeGroot.

All about faith.

Straight up, ladies, I have real faith issues!!
I don't understand it at all!!

Marilynn did a nice job with this devotion.

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. (KJV)

“You’ve got to see it to believe it.” Have you ever heard that expression? I have a story to share with you. When I was little I was blessed to live near my grandparents and my cousins. One day my sister, my brother and I were playing ball with our cousins in my grandparent’s big back yard. Our game got interrupted when the ball rolled near my grandparent’s Airstream trailer that they stored in their yard for when they went camping. My cousin Alissa touched the trailer as she was reaching for the ball. As soon as she did that, she got a shocking jolt. She jumped back and screamed “I’ve just been shocked!” We gathered around her and taunted “Did not!”, “Did too!” was her response. One by one we ALL had to touch that trailer and get shocked because we had to SEE FOR OURSELVES.

My daughters and I love watching crime tv shows, like CSI. (Probably because my dad is a forensic pathologist and my brother works as a tech in a crime lab.) In all these shows there is a common theme. The police have an idea who committed the crime, but it is their job to collect enough EVIDENCE that the jury will SEE and BELIEVE them.

The scripture I choose to share with you this week is:

Hebrews 11:1 Now FAITH is the substance of things hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things unseen.

How do we get the kind of Faith that is so strong that it is our evidence? The Bible says in Romans 10:17 “So then Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” That is how it starts. We can read the Bible. We can then ask the Lord to help our Faith to grow. Like the apostles did (Luke 17:5 And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our Faith.”) and like the father of the possessed child did ( Mark 9:24 Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do BELIEVE; help my unbelief.”)

My prayer is that God will strengthen your faith this week. My challenge for you is to make a card that shows the “EVIDENCE” that you were the creator by doodling on your card. Here are a few suggestions to get you started: dots, swirls, lines, and faux stitching… I look forward to seeing what you create.

 

Here is my creation:

I'm also going to add my

Our Daily Bread Challenge to this post!!

It was to be a thank you card!!

Here's what I made:

The flowers on both projects, are handmade flowers

that I received in a swap. These were made by Amy.

You can check out her etsy store, HERE.

Thanks again for stopping by!!

I hope you'll visit again soon!!

Until next time..................tootles!!

7 for 7

More cards for challenges!!

Flutter by Wednesdays-use pink, green and orange.
I only used pink and green.I just couldn't get an orange to work!!
I think the image is a coloring sheet.

Tuesday Morning Sketches-photo inspiration.

Paper Pretties-single layer card.

Dutch Dare-Father's Day.

The image is from Melon Headz.

Friday Mashup!-summer/dots.

The image is from Meljen Designs.

Crafty Catz-fancy folds.

Crazy 4 Challenges-use string/floss/thread, ect.

Re-cycled an old card for the ship.



Thanks for stopping by!!

Until next time................tootles!!

Pattie's Creations

Welcome to Challenge #24, where our theme is SUMMERTIME - PHOTO INSPIRATION! JUST REMEMBER, if you use an image from Pattie's Creations, you will get an extra entry to win! Stop over at her Etsy Store and browse around. There are FREEBIES too.

We have a photo of Pattie's granddaughters for you to get some inspiration from. You can use it for color inspiration, summer playtime, water scenes, or however it means to you. Make sure you let us know how you interpreted it.

Maddy and Sam

The challenge starts now and ends Thursday, June 30th at 1PM CST (Central Standard Time).

Here's my card for the challenge:

I hope to see you over at Pattie's Creations!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Until next time.................tootles!!

Such a Lovely Day

The sun is shinning and it's only 70 degrees.

So pleasant and pretty out!!

Think we can convince the whole summer to be like this??

Ahhhh....wishful thinking!! *L*

I'm here again with entries for challenges.

Thank you for sticking with me and reading

my blog!! I love to have visitors. I know

I'm not the most exciting blog you visit,

but it does mean a lot that you are checking in on me!!

First up is Paper Cupcakes.

Sugar Creek Hollow-doilies.

The inside circle is Psalms 23.

Sir Stampsalot-poppies.

Spoonful of Sugar-water/summer.

The flowers on this LO were a gift from my sweet friend, Lisa!!

Thanks again for stopping by!!

Your comments make me smile!!

I hope you have a wonderful, love filled week!!

Until next time...................tootles!!

Stampin' Sisters in Christ!!

This week at Stampin' Sisters in Christ,

it's all about dad's!!

My husband is such a wonderful father!!

I love to listen to him and our daughter

talk about anything!! They are just such amazing

people and I am so blessed to have them

as my little family!!

The devotion this week was given by Lisa Hjulberg.

She picked an awesome verse this week:

Scripture: Ephesians 6:2-4 (NRSV) "Honor your father and mother"--

this is the first commandment with a promise:

{3} "so that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth."

{4} And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger,

but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Since next Sunday is Father's Day, I picked making a Father's Day card

(or, alternatively, a card praising our Father in Heaven) as this week's challenge...

you don't want to wait until the day of to make your cards do you? (*wink*)

I asked one of the pastors at my church for a "good" scripture for Father's Day.

He kindly provided me with a few. I chose this one because

 it embodies the two sides of fatherhood... both parent and child.

Children are commanded by God to honor their father and mother.

(As a side note, we are taught that this commandment extends to all those in authority over us.)

In this scripture, Paul reminds us of this first commandment

and then exhorts fathers to "not provoke [their children] to anger,

but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."

 In the NIV version, the words are "do not exasperate your children."

The footnote explains this means that

"fathers must surrender any right they may feel they have

to act unreasonably toward their children."

Very good advice, don't you agree?

And, of course, most importantly, fathers are told to raise their children

"in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."

Read More....

My card for the challenge:

Thanks for stopping in.

I do hope you will stop over at

Stampin' Sisters in Christ

and see all the lovely DT work and while you're

there, be sure to check out the entries for this challenge!!

I love looking at all the beautiful things that

everyone creates!!

I hope each of you have a wonderful, love filled week!!

Until next time.....................tootles!!

Another Day, Another Challenge

Hello!! I hope everyone

has had a wonderful week.

I'm back with more challenges.

I had fun with these!!

For Flutter by Wednesday-dots.

Card Patterns-sketch.

The beautiful butterflies on this card were

a wonderful gift from my dear, sweet

friend, Miss Kat.

The Sweet Stop-sketch.

These two challenges where both to make a man card.

Crazy 4 Challenges and Paper Cupcakes.

The image is from Birds Cards.

For Our Daily Bread and Crafty Catz,

we were to make a bookmark.

Gem of a Challenge-use flowers and a charm.

There's actually a crown charm hanging

 from the bottom of the basket of flowers.

The image is from Far Far Hill.



Inkspirations-sketch.

I Did It

Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Love when you visit!!

The lovely comments make me smile!!
Thank you!!

Until next time................tootles!!

Just a Couple

Just 2 cards right now.

I'm getting slow in posting. I need to fix that!!

First up is Just Us Girls-sketch.

Spoonful of Sugar-summer.

Paper Pretties-summer.

Tuesday Morning Sketches-sketch.

The image is from Treasure Box.



That's all for now. More later, I'm sure!! :)

Have a wonderful, love filled weekend!!

Until next time............tootles!!

Stampin' Sisters In Christ

Hello!! How is everyone today??

 I'm so happy to be able to share the

new Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge

with you!! I was very surprised to find

that my card from last weeks challenge was

chosen as a shining star today!!

How exciting!! Thanks to those who chose me!!

This week's hostess, Linda Lucas

 chose a wonderful and very thoughtful devotion.

Here's what she had to say:

Scripture: “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” John 13:34-35

I have always loved this scripture in John 13 - even before I became a Christian I loved to listen to the chorus that is based on this song. I would beg my older brother to sing it whenever he got out his guitar - neither of us knew at that time what an impact it would have on my life.

When you introduce something new - does that mean that the old is replaced - this is something I have heard asked a lot regarding Jesus words - does that mean we are able to stop living by the Ten commandments. The new commandment actually captures the ten commandments in itself-

We can see this when Jesus was questioned by the religious leaders, "Master, which is the great commandment in the law?"

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God

 with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 

This is the first and great commandment.

And the second is like unto it,

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 

\On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Matthew 22:36-41

The first five commandments are about loving God

and not having any other God's before Him,

the second five are pertaining to loving one another.

We can see that if we live by the new commandment

we are in fact keeping all ten commandments...

perhaps with a new understanding and insight.

It would stand to reason that if we love one another

like Christ has loved us,

then we would not murder, lie, covet, cheat be jealous......

Therefore, we are not exempt from the commands,

and principles to base our lives on,

that are given to us in the Old Testament,

but we are empowered by the love of Christ to live them daily.

This is no longer a task, but a lifestyle.

Will we have lapses - yes - this is inevitable,

but what peace in knowing that as Christians we are not perfect,

but are committed to the process of being perfected -

 this understanding alleviates guilt and condemnation.

It is in this action of loving one another,

 (and it is an action 'if ye have love one to another')

as He has loved us that people will see that we are His disciples.

People can hear our words but

they see our actions and these can carry the greatest impact....

sometimes I share the FULL gospel better without opening my mouth -

 after all, we may be the only Bible people may get to read!

Thanks so much for this, Linda!!

Imagine the amazing world we would be living in in,

if we could all just love each other, support each other and put others first.

It would be a much nicer, happier and loving place to live!!

I hope this little devotion reminds you to love

those around you. Not just those it's easy to love,

but even those who we find hard to love!!

I find it easier to love people I don't know very well.

So there are times when I have to remind myself,

that LOVE is the best way!! Letting certain things go,

and focusing on the good about the person that I am

having a problem feeling loving towards.

Love is actually something that I try very hard to live my life by!!

Love and kindness....even just a smile, to someone

who needs it, whether you know they need it or not,

makes a world of difference!!

The Challenge: Use something new on your project -

 it can be a new product, technique, embellishment -

even a colour combo that is new for you - show us what you got!!

For my card this week, I used new lace and pearls.

This is also for Our Daily Bread Challenge.

I hope each of you have a wonderful and love filled week!!

Until next time.............tootles!!

Cards, Cards Everywhere Cards!!

I finally had a couple days to catch up

on challenges and card making!!
Here's what I have finished:

Since I was behind, I tried to combine

a few challenges into one card!!
Talk about a challenge!! This defiantly

was one!! But it was fun!!

This card is for:

Paper Cupcakes-make an easel card.

Lollipop Crafts-be inspired by a song.

Flutterby Wednesday-butterfly, fair or angel.

Paper Pretties-sketch.

Dutch Dare-pink and green.

Crafty Catz-lots of circles.

Friday Mashup!-colorful kids.

The image is from Dustin.

Sweet Stop-sketch.

Inkspirations-peach, pear, navy and white.

Card Patterns-sketch.

That's all for now!!
Thanks so much for stopping by!!
I so enjoy your visits and your sweet comments!!

Thank you!!

Until next time...............tootles!!