BIBLE VERSE THURSDAY

Earlier this week, I read a verse about "living water" in the Bible....sorry, I SHOULD go and look it up for you......anyhoo.....I thought water would make a good theme for this week's Bible Verse Thursday Challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts. Use any image with water and a verse of your choosing OR a verse about water and any image you choose. I love being flexible with the challenge rules, to bring out everyone's creativity!!! I also mentioned "bonus points" for anyone who also uses Alisa's sketch challenge and Heather's color challenge as I did!

The set I chose is "Quiet Waters" from Our Daily Bread Designs. The image was stamped with Stazon Jet Black, the sky was watercolored and the rest was colored with markers. I finally had a chance to use this awesome suede ribbon from May Arts...you can "leaf" it attached or cut each one separately...I love it! Though not very visible, the background dsp is Memory Box "Sugardrop"....I liked the olive and rose colors together, to go with the color challenge. I finished with some olive gingham ribbon, buttons, and linen thread. I feel really good that I didn't overdo this one....I'm trying to turn over a new leaf.....well, for some projects anyway!! lol!!!

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Butterflies for a Friend

This set was made for a special friend. I HAVE to make more of these....I had a total blast! The notepad is simply a 3x5 steno pad....check out the easy Spiral Notebook Tutorial I did for Christian Paper Crafts . What I love about this technique is that you don't have to take out the spiral!!!


The ribbon jar is a recycled Almond jar....my hubby now understands why I have a closet full of these things!!! lol!! This gorgeous designer paper is from SEI, called "Jolie Chocolat", paired up with SU Pretty in Pink. I used one of my new fave Spellbinders Nestabilities sets, called Nested Butterflies. The butterflies on the lid were punched with a Martha Stuart butterfly punch; the pink and white satin ribbon I've had in my stash for at least 15 years; the pink pearls are Basic Grey Opaline Pearls (I love the quality of these!) And I saved the best for last: this awesome stamp set is a September release from Our Daily Bread Designs, called "Friendship". Each month, Kelley ads the most fantastic sets, with more and more versatility! Wait until you see what's coming in October!!!

Thanks for stopping by today! Stay tuned tomorrow for Bible Verse Thursday and the announcement of last week's challenge winner! Have a blessed day!

Inspiration Butterfly Birthday

My first card for this post is a birthday card for my niece, Leah. This card will accompany the door-hanger I made a couple of weeks ago. This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers is to find an item from the CWD Kids website as your inspiration for a project. I chose this cute outfit because of the enormous and colorful butterfly. I've been waiting for the chance to try out my new Spellbinders butterflies....this was sooooo fun to make!!! Just might try this again next week for another niece!! I used K & Co "Wild Raspberry" dsp with SU Bermuda Bay, some SU poly-twill, and Opaline Pearls. The butterfly on top was cut out from the dsp.

The next card I made for my nephew, Ethan. For his 1st birthday, I wanted to make his card to look like one of his fave toys, a Tonka Truck. My hubby helped me sketch out the general shape of the truck, then I cut apart the sections for templates. Using various circle punches, a word window punch, and a lot of hand-cutting, this thing finally came together! The Ways To Use It challenge was perfect.....to use red on your project. Red is usually a tough color for me to use, but was perfect for this card!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed weekend!

Ecstasy Piercing Template Product Review

This card I made for the Ecstasy Piercing Templates Product Review for Our Daily Bread Designs' blog and newsletter. It was such a blast to experiment with a new template! I love the versatility of piercing templates...you can add just a little touch or base your whole project around it! Oh, in case you haven't heard, you can get your own Ecstasy templates 20 % off until midnight Saturday.....the Super Special Sale at Our Daily Bread Designs! Check them out here! (Some even come with vellum and tools!)

The colors I chose to fit Janette's Color Monday challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts, to use eggplant, olive, and teal.....okay, I'm stretching it a bit, but there is teal in this dsp!!!!
By the way, don't forget about CPC's Prize Week.....all you have to do is participate in any of the challenges this week.....there is a prize for each challenge.....check out the details HERE.

Card details:
Stamps: ODBD "Get Well" and "Friendship"
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Basic Grey Lemonade
Tools: Spellbinders Labels Four, Ecstasy Piercing Template
Accessories: Basic Grey Opaline Pearls, May Arts Satin Ribbon, Glimmer Mist.

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A PRIZE FOR EACH CHALLENGE AT CPC!!!

If you haven't visited Christian Paper Crafts this week, you are missing out on a lot of fun opportunities! There are fun challenges Mon thru Sat each week, but this week there is a prize for each challenge when you participate!!!
Color Monday: Win an awesome stamp set from smARTworks, called "Breathe"!
Sketch Tuesday: Win the brand new set, "Lord of Seasons", by Gina K!
Wait for The Lord Wednesday: Not only win to have Chelsea's beautiful RAK card sent to someone in need, but the bonus prize this week is "Gathering Flowers" from smARTworks!
Bible Verse Thursday: Win a fantastic set from smARTworks, called "God Bless"!!
(There is no Fun on Friday challenge this week in observance of those who lost their lives on 9-11.)
Case Artist Saturday and Scripture Saturday: smARTworks "Have a Heart" and "Flowers".
Each winner will be announced one week after that particular challenge. Get playing...and Good Luck!!!

Plus, the posting challenge is still underway.....you have until Midnight, September 12, to post as many comments or projects as you can, to win an awesome set from Our Daily Bread Designs! Check out the challenge details HERE.

Now, for the card details:
Today is the Bible Verse Thursday Challenge over at CPC.....today's challenge is to make a sympathy card with any uplifting or comforting verse. I chose the ODBD "Path Of Life" set.....it looks to me like a garden you would see in Heaven. I have also used the Sketch Challenge and Color Challenge from Splitcoast this week.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a blessed day! :)

smARTworks....Vendor Spotlight at Christian Paper Crafts

This month's featured sponsor over at Christian Paper Crafts is "smARTworks"! Susan Trask, the owner of smARTworks, has provided our Design Team with a wide variety of stamps, paper, ribbon, and embellishments. My post today features a matching notecard and envelope, along with the "Have A Heart" stamp set, satin ribbon, and gemstones....all provided by smARTworks.

Check out the variety of products at smARTworks.....from altered items, to tools, to a HUGE variety of rubber stamps, to punched embellishments, and more!

An Important Annoucement:
Tonight at midnight is the start of Christian Paper Craft's second Posting Challenge contest! Visit this thread to find out how to win a stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs!!!! All you have to do is leave comments in the gallery or forums......come on, most of us are natural "Chatty Kathy's" anyway, right? Good luck, everyone!!!

"Three For Thee" ODBD Pocket Challenge

To celebrate the release of three beautiful new sets, Our Daily Bread Designs is hosting a super fun challenge, from now until September 17. All you have to do is make a pocket card of any type.....there are many tutorials on Splitcoast's Resources Page, however, be creative and come up with your own version if you like! Link your card to the ODBD blog by 8 pm EST on Thursday, September 17th for a chance to win one of the new ODBD "Doodle" sets! Anyone can play, however, only those using ODBD stamps as a focal point will be eligible to win. There will be three winners....one for each set!

For some gorgeous samples, check out the following "Breadsticks":
Connie
Dawn
Judy
Silke


For my card sample today, I have not only made a pocket card for the ODBD challenge, but today is also Bible Verse Thursday over at Christian Paper Crafts. This week's challenge is to choose a verse about friendship, plus use a butterfly on your project. Also, over at Splitcoast, Emily's color challenge is to use Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, and Bermuda Bay.....this "Lemonade" paper, button, and Opaline Pearls from Basic Grey were a perfect match! Also, I have used Roxie's sketch challenge......what a great layout for a pocket card!
I have used two of the new sets for this card...."Thinking of You" and "Friendship". The images and sentiments were stamped in Stazon Jet Black, then I outlined the images with "Gold Lame" Smooch paint.

Don't forget to check out the Membership Drive Challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts.....another chance to win ODBD stamps!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!! Have a blessed day!!!