Water, Water Everywhere

Water-Water-Everywhere is our theme this week at Digistamps4Joy.  What a great theme - especially since it rained most of today.  LOL!!!

I used one of the newer released images called "Sailboat".  Did you know that Digistamps4Joy has new releases EVERY WEEK!  WOW!!!  I loved the image and felt it really didn't need a lot of coloring so I kept it very simple.  I found I had some paper in my stash that was clouds so I used that too.  Here's the final product:

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Jellypark Challenges - One For The Boys
• Moving Along With The Times - Transportation
• Challenges for Everybody - Anything Goes
• Without Words - Gentlemen Only
• Lexi's Creations - For the Man/Boy in your Life
• The Crafting Cafe - One For the Boys
• Blue Moon Crafting Station - Die Cuts

Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!

Sparkling Cross

Deedee's Digis is one of my favorite companies.  I love that the sets come with not only an image (colored and uncolored version), but sentiments as well.  When I saw the set titled "Christ is Risen" I knew I wanted to try to do the cross completely in Stickles.  I thought of those old stained glass windows in the older churches and wanted to do something similar.  It didn't photograph that great, but in real life I love the look!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
• Path of Positivity - Peace....the Cross gives me peace because Christ went to the cross to bear my sins that I can have eternal life
• Pinspirational - used the pink & blue colors from the photo
• Sweet Stampin' - no dsp
  

Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!

Spring follows

This morning I was watching the Weather Channel and saw that there are parts of the country that are under a Winter Storm Warning.  What?  It's the end of April?  Since Winter seems to be hanging on in some areas, I thought it was the perfect time to post this card - the sentiment fits today perfectly!

The image is "Spring Medley" from From The Heart Stamps.  The sketch I used is from their sketch challenge.  I used a Spellbinders Embossing folder and some paper from DCWV.  The image is colored with Spectrum Noir markers.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• FromTheHeartStamps - Stamp of the Month Challenge
• IHeartCardSketches - Sketch challenge with a twist (used some of the colors)
• Come and Get It - spring flowers
• Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards - Spring
• 4 Crafty Chicks - Embossing
• Digi Galore - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!

Sparkle!

Crafter's Cafe is adding glitter this week!  What girl doesn't like to sparkle?  LOL!!  I'm not a real fan of glitter when it's lose, but I sure do love Stickles so that is what I used to add some sparkle to my image from Rick St. James.  I glittered the balloon and also the edges.  And now this card is on it's way to a young girl who has some physical challenges.  Why not get out that glitter or Stickles and come on over to Crafter's Cafe this week....cause I need ideas on how to use more sparkle in my life. 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Creative Card Crew - Girly
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
• Sparkle N Sprinkle - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!!

Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday - Animals

I'm an animal lover.  I love them all!  Ok, maybe not spiders but I love animals.  Our new challenge at Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday is Animals.  Our sponsor is A Random Fan and there are so very cute images with animals!  I chose to use an image called "Autry and Poodle".  I liked the French feel and I wanted to keep it black and white with just a pop of red.

Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!

Duckie In Egg

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge is starting a new challenge this week and with Easter being this weekend - what else could the theme be?  Did you know that Pattie's Creations offers a freebie every month?  For my card I used the freebie that was offered the first Friday of this month - Duckie In Egg.  I decided that I wanted to make a statement with this card:  that you don't have to spend a lot of money to make cards.  The image is a freebie.  The papers were scraps from other projects as is the ribbon.  And I colored the image with Bic Sharpies.  So many people use Copics and get wonderful results.  But some people just can't afford the investment of those markers.  I once bought a set of Sharpies at Staples with a coupon - I think I got a set of 40 markers for around $12.  Certainly you cannot get the same results as you can with Copics or Spectrum Noir markers....but you can still create a nicely colored image.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Milk Coffee Challenge - Easter
• Simon Says Stamps - Animals
• Eureka Stamps - Easter
• Created with Love - Easter

Thank you for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!

Easter/Spring

Event though it did snow yesterday here in Ohio - UGH! - Spring is here and Easter is Sunday!  I love Easter!!!!  It's Holy Week.  I know for many Easter is about chocolate bunnies and coloring eggs.  But for me it's about celebrating Him!  It's about the reason that when I leave this Earthly life I will be with Jesus is Heaven!  It's about how Jesus went to the cross sinless to pay the ultimate price for each and every one of us...and then three days late the tomb was empty!!!  Jesus is ALIVE!  Easter is certainly a day to celebrate!!!

And at Digistamps4Joy we are certainly celebrating!!  Our this this week is Easter or Spring.  I used "Floral Cross" for my card.  I wanted the image to be the sole focus of the card so I kept it pretty large.  When searching on Google for a coloring idea for the flowers I found a picture of these soft yellow petunias.  They were so pretty and I knew I wanted to use that buttery yellow shade.  Add some paper for a background and a flower with a button....this is what you get:

Now it's your turn...let's see what Easter or Spring means to you!  Come on over to Digistamps4Joy and join us for our challenge.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Loves Rubber Stamps - Easter or Spring
• Papertake Weekly Challenge - Happy Easter
•  Cards In Envy - Easter
• Stamp & Create - Spring Flowers

God bless you today!  Thank you for stopping by and spending a few moments of your time with me.

Under Your Wings

"Under Your Wings" is the title of this month's featured digi at Deedee's Digis.  Owls are so popular and this little owl image comes with a great assortment of sentiments.  Plus you get the image colored and uncolored!  What more can you ask?  Well, there is more!!  When you enter this month's challenge using "Under Your Wings", you will get next month's set FREE!  Gotta love those freebies!

I don't have a color printer so I used the black & white image then colored it with Spectrum Noir markers.  The embossing folder is a wood grain folder by Sissix.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Crafty Calender Challenge - Things With Wings
• Natalie & Amy's Challenge - Embossing
• Just Inspirational Challenges - Embossing
• Top Tip Tuesday - Cute
• Craft Your Passion - No Designer Papers

Thank you for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!!

Kitty Bee Designs DT Spotlight

Being part of the Kitty Bee Design Team is such a blessing!  One thing that is really neat is that there is a Design Team Spotlight and today it's me! 

I love the Kitty Bee images.  It's so hard to just chose one to use.  But since Winter was so long and harsh this year and Spring has arrived here in Ohio I wanted to use an image that reminded me of Spring.  I used "Under The Stars Bear". You can find him and all the other great images at the Kitty Bee Designs store.  I used some papers I had in my stash along with some Washi Tape - doing a take on one of the Freshly Made sketches.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• A Creative Need - Signs of Spring
• Crafty Catz - Animals
• Stampin with the Dragon - Springtime

Thanks for stopping by today!  God bless you!!!!

Aloha Friday - Easter

Can you believe that Easter is right around the corner?  It's very close so it's time to make those Easter cards!  At Kitty Bee Designs we are helping you with that task by giving you a challenge to participate in so you can make those cards.

For my card I used an image called "Three Amigos" by Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet.  I thought it was so cute!!!  I had some scap papers that I was able to use too.  The image is colored with Bic Sharpies and Spectrum Noir markers. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!

Carriers of Faith - All God's Children

It's the 9th and that means it's the Carriers of Faith blog hop!  You should have arrived here from Barb's blog.  If you stayed and visited for a while then you have learned that Barb is quite the talent...and between you and me - I think she must have a second home that only contains her paper collection because she always has the PERFECT paper for every card she makes!  (Love ya Barb!)

Our theme for this month is "All God's Children". We are supposed to create or share something depicting a baby, child, teen, or adult - as we are all special in His eyes!  Our scripture to focus on for the month  is from Mark 9:36-27:

And Jesus took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them, "Whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent me".

My card is not only for the Carriers of Faith blog hop, but also for Crafter's Cafe.  The theme at Crafter's Cafe is Spring...and I used an image from Inky Impressions called "Maddie Spreading Love". 

So how does this apply to the Carriers of Faith?  Well, not only is it a picture of a young girl...but even the name of the image including "Spreading Love".  Isn't that what we are called to do?  To share the love of Jesus and spread His love?  I heard a song one day while I was in my craft room listening to KLOVE on the internet.  The song talked about how he wanted people to see Jesus through him.  That has become my prayer....I pray that when people see me - they see Him...that when they talk to me - they hear Him coming through...that in some way my life is a reflection of all He has done for me.  I'm blessed.  And I pray that today He will bless you in a very special way!!

Your next stop on the Carriers of Faith blog hop is Paula...spend some time there - she's another amazing talent!!!


I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• {PIN}spirational Challenges - used the color pink and the flowers
• Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
• Pile it On - Feminine

It's a Cherry Good Day!

I don't think I've made a card just for fun in a while.  So it was fun to sit down and go through my digi's and just pick something out randomly!  I loved this fruit image...it's from Doodle Pantry.  I found the cherry paper in my stash and thought it was just perfect.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Eureka Stamps - Ribbons & Bows
• Doodle Pantry  - Any Digi Goes
• Paper Makeup Stamps - Anything Goes
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!!  God bless you!!!!

Fancy Folds

Do you have any idea how many creative folds there are out there?  Are you one that makes cards folded many different ways?  If so - do I have the challenge for you!!!  Pattie's Creations Design Challenge theme is "Fancy Folds".  The only rule is that you must always use an image in your creation.

I've noticed I do a lot of confession here on this blog and today I'm doing another one.....I don't typically do any fancy folding.  Yeah, I know...I get stuck in a rut but it's where I'm comfortable.  I think that's why I like doing challenges - it's forces me outside my little box.  For my card I used Pattie's wonderful "Pocket Watch" image.  I thought about coloring it - but then I decided to just take some inks in various colors and ink up the whole image and paper.  I've seen it done but have not done it myself (at least I don't think I have in the past).  Shocking - I really liked it it turned out!  The fold I used is a double z fold.  It's a simple card (as are all my cards), but I did really like the final results.  And this card is already in the mail too.

 

Stop by Pattie's Creations Design Challenge and join the fun.  Plus be sure to pick up the freebie available (for a short time).

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Little Red Wagon - Make It Masculine
• Everybody Art Challenge - Watch
• Make My Monday - One For The Boys
• Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Anything Goes With Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by today!  God bless you!!!

Things with Wings!

I love birds.  There is just something about them.  Maybe it's their ability to fly.  Maybe it's because when they soar they look so free.  Maybe it's because their songs are so pretty.  I don't really know what it is - but I just adore them.  It doesn't matter what size they are - the small ones the large ones - they all amaze me.  So when the theme at Digistamps4Joy is "Things With Wings" - of course I have to use birds!  I used an image called "Juvenile Trio" and it's just so sweet!  I wanted the image to be the sole focus of the card so I kept this one very simple - just color the image and add little paper punched out for something extra.....that's it.

 

If you have never checked out Digistamps4Joy I encourage you to do so....there are SO MANY DIFFERENT IMAGES!  It amazes me!!!!

I'm  entering this card into the following challenges:

• Creative Card Crew - Animals
• Loves Rubbertstamps - Anything Goes
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!!