Psalm 91.4







The photo at Inspirartion Station was the start of today's card.  The card base includes Psalm 91.4 that I printed on a 4 on 1 Word label program.  My printer doesn't always print straight (photo below) so I often need to use a die cut to straighten up my verse or sentiment!    Inspired by the bright stripes and a picnic where I might see some beautiful birds and such, I chose the bird on branch from the Hello Friend set, and the bright plaid cross piece from the SU Ring of Love Papers.   I stamped the bird image 4 times, 3 in black and 1 in Soft Succenlent . I then cut the 1st outlined image with a  stitched oval  (did not color it, just needed the bird there for position on the oval).  Next I  fussy cut the entire bird, branch and flowers and only colored the bird and the branch.    Thirdly I fussy cut the green leaves and glued to the bird piece, and finally fussy cut, colored and attached the flowers to the bird piece. The entire bird piece was then popped on the oval (that been embossed with dotted swiss) black oval and then black oval popped on the card panel.   The pearls were added as a sweet embellishment!  Thanks for stopping in, and smiles to all of you.  

Linked to:
.   




 

Little bear's birthday card...





What were my thoughts when I saw the above photo at Inspiration Station--birthday and candles. I really didn't have anything with candles and since  every so often I like to buy digital images when they are on "sale,"  I bought this cute  Lili of the the Valley digi stamp off ETSY.   They are having a 70% sale, so the image only cost 93 cent.     I fell in love with it and a couple of others (to be used one day).  My intention was to make a child's birthday card for an adult to give.  But the longer I looked at it, there seemed to be something that just wasn't quite right, finally. it dawned on me--too many candles,   and I was thinking of a 5 or 6 year old.   So I changed the plan and decided to make a card that a kid could give their papa.   Papa's love to get cards from the grand kiddo's (I guess since I don't have grandkids.)     I also found a place to download free fonts (not google) so I got this one called dark crayon and printed it in the blue ink in a label program.   As it turns out "little bear" also talked his mom into letting him run the panel through her embosser since papa would like it better that way!  If you are interested, there's still time for you to create a card and link it over at Inspiration Station.     Thanks for stopping in,    Smiles,   Kathy


 

Joyful Ornament Christmas Card...










Well it seems I'm really getting into Christmas in July and today has been wonderful weather, nice and rainy and much cooler!   I'm also into patterned paper.   I just love the new paper pads I ordered from Scrapbook.com a few weeks ago.  The papers for today's card is from a pad called peppermint.   I cut the circle ornament with a small circle die and then fussy cut the top from another ball and glued it on.   I fussy cut the long ornament (just can't fussy cut a circle!)   As always, thanks for looking and if you have time leave a comment!     Smiles,  Kathy

Challenges:
Peace on Earth  (Inspiration-Ornaments/Decoration)



Psalm 34.18 Sympathy Card....



Probably like me you don't particularly like to make Sympathy cards, but sadly, from time to time we need a card to send a friend or acquaintance.   I just seem to gravitate that direction with this card made using this week's sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches.   One of the tasks I completed this week was organizing the cards I had gotten a recognition badge to display on my blog.   I ended up doing a post which I was able to link to a gadget on the left side of the blog, that can be clicked on to go to that post, which I can update if I ever need to.   I discovered that I had participated about 47 times over at TMS and several of my cards had been picked.   But what meant the most to me was as I was rereading the post where my sister had passed away that week and I had just found out that my myeloma had "relapsed."    The design team, were so "kind" with their comments and I felt surrounded by ladies who cared about me as someone who was struggling...As I read it all, my heart was lifted, my sister loved Jesus and I am confident we will one day be together again.   And for over a year now,   My myeloma has been in remission.   So thank you TMS design team for being there for me 2 years ago.   Cardmaking,  blogging and entering challenges has put me on a path of making friends with some wonderful caring folks!      Thanks for stopping in.    Smiles,    Kathy
 
In addition to TMS I am also linking to the following challenges:
Happy Little Stampers (use a die)  " a new to me challenge"








 

Challenge Blog Winner Badges


Challenge Blog Winner Badges




Cards and Artwork following each Challenge Blog were winning entries



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~









~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~












~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~






~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~





~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~





~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~





~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~





~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~









~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~













~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~