Twisted Tuesday #50 - A Girls Best Friend

The gals over at Twisted Tuesday Challenges have been busy!  Not only are they making lovely cards as always, but they have been busy making new friends!  The Design Team has grown by leaps and bounds!!  I was excited to see he new members....because not only are some of existing members my friends....but even some of the new members are friends!  And what a great theme this round being "A Girls Best Friend".  Even the Sassy - the Guest Designer this round - is a good friend! 

 

The card I made is one that I plan on sending to a friend I haven't seen in a while and miss so much.  The image speaks to the theme of friendship and I can't wait to rekindle that friendship.  The neat thing about it is that even though we haven't spoken in quite some time, it will be like we just talked yesterday!  Don't you just love friends like that?

 

The image is one from my stash and I believe it's an image from Eureka Stamps.  I colored it with colored pencils and didn't blend the colors because I wanted that "little girl" feel to it.

 

 

Why not take some time this week and contact one of your friends - either current or from the past.  Let them know how much they mean to you.  Remember that this hobby we share is more than just a creative outlet - it can be a way to encourage others too.

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a very blessed day!

 

 



Twist of Faith - SQUARE

I'm usually not one to venture far off from the typical A2 size card.  But lately I've done a few square cards and really liked how they looked!  So when I saw that this week at Twist of Faith Card Challenges our theme was "SQUARE" - I was excited! 

 

We have another great sponsor for this challenge:

 



Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps

I was able to use the image called "Katie Reading".  It's so sweet and simple so I wanted to keep my card very simple....without using any extra papers or lots of embellishments.  The image, verse, and a few buttons....I really liked the way it turned out. 

 

 

 

So now it's your turn.  Are you feeling "SQUARE"?  Your card can be square or you can use squares in your design.  Don't forge that your project must include a scripture, uplifting verse, or positive words/quote.  I can't wait to see what you create!

 

Blessings to you today!!!

{PIN}spirational #58

It's Tuesday and that means that it's {PIN}spirational Challenge time! 

 

The picture for this week is one that is full of Summer Fun!

 

 

 

We have two great sponsors this week:

 

 

 

The Stamping Chef

 

 

and....

 

 

The Cutting Café

 

I used an image from The Stamping Chef.  I had this surfboard paper that I have never used.  Oh, you know you have some paper laying around that you never have used because you just don't know what to do with it....we all do.  Even though the image has a skateboard, I thought the surfboards work.  The sentiment is a fabric sticker that I've had - again, for quite some time and have never found a use for it.  So this card helped me use some of my stash and that's what I'm trying to do this year.

 

 

 

Now it's your turn.  Are you inspired by the picture?  Is it the sports equipment?  Or the thought of a picnic playing games with family?  Or your son/daughter playing sports....or your grandson/granddaughter?  I can't wait to see how you're inspired!

May Flowers

Have you ever looked through your stamps and realized you have a ton of flower stamps?  I certainly do.  But not only do I have many flower stamps, I also have some flower images that have been sent to me.  I'm trying to work through the box of images I have, so when several challenges this week were about flowers, I went to that stash once again.  Of course I have no idea who the image belongs to....and I also used other items from my stash including ribbon, papers, and buttons. 

 

 

I'm submitting this card for the following challenges:

 

Celebrate the Occasion - #112 May Flowers - 3 flowers, 2 buttons, 1 ribbon

Loves Rubberstamps - #52 May Flowers

Shopping Our Stash - #101 Scrap Attack (using scraps only)

Tuesday Throwdown - Smell the Roses

 



Inkspirational - CASE Study

One of my favorite challenges to participate in every week is Inkspirational Challenges.  The third week of the month is always a CASE and this one was so pretty:

 

While my goal this year is to use what I have instead of buying anything new...I now want a corner rounder!  LOL!!!  I see all these lovely cards with those rounded corners and I love that effect.  There is no way I would be able to do that by hand - so I'm going to have to buy a handy dandy tool.  Any suggestions?

 

Since I don't have a corner rounder, obviously my corners aren't rounded.  I've been in a "blue" mood lately - not "blue" as in bumming, but "blue" as in wanting to use blues.  So instead of using red, I used blue.  I wish I could tie a bow as pretty as the one in that picture but alas, not one of my skills.  Usually I don't even tie a bow - I just do a knot and leave it at that.  And I didn't include a sentiment at the bottom because of the image itself having words.  The image is one that was sent to me in a swap so I don't know what stamp company it is - but I love it.  So here is my take on the card above:

 

 

Believe it or not, I have a couple more cards to post...but that will have to wait until tomorrow.  It's about time to start getting ready for our last "Seven at 7" evening - Seven Saturdays at 7pm - meeting for prayer at church.

 

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday!





Babies, Babies, Babies

I love making baby cards!  I make a lot of baby cards because I make cards for my local pregnancy center.  This week the theme at Eureka Stamps is Babies or Pregnancy.  I had several quotes on vellum regarding babies, so this was the perfect time to use one of them.  The image is a baby carriage - it's stamped in light pink....doesn't show very well in the picture.  Oh well.  I'm also submitting this to Word Art Wednesday since it has such a sweet sentiment.

 

 

This card will be going into the box for the Community Pregnancy Center.  Here's my shameless plug:  if you happen to have an abundance of Baby cards...or Birthday...or Thank You...or even Praying For You cards - and would like to donate them to the center, they would love to have them!  Honestly, I can't keep up with the need.  You could send them 1 or 2 or 20 or 200!  If you would like to send them cards, you can mail them to:

 

Community Pregnancy Center

Att: Dianne

1058 Wooster Road W

Barberton, OH  44203

A very Blingy Birthday!

It seems like I'm always running out of Birthday cards anymore.  Ok, I'll be honest, I'm running out of all cards at the moment!  But then send a lot of cards every week so it's no wonder my stash gets depleted so quickly. 

 

This week at Created With Love Challenges the theme is "Birthday - Bling It Up"...and boy, did I BLING IT UP!  LOL!!!  I think I got carried away.  I used a stamp that was sent to me by a secret sister along the way.  I believe it's a Bugaboo Stamps image.  I colored it with Spectrum Noir markers and then I started adding bling.  The picture doesn't show it very well, but there is bling on the top layer of the cake (the circles), in the red stripes of the bottom layer, the chocolate frosting sparkles, and there are other various bling items along the way.  This thing definitely glows!  LOL!! 

 

 

I think I should have made more of these...but alas, I didn't have any more of that image.  UGH!  Looks like I'll be shopping soon at Bugaboo!  LOL!!!