Moravian Love Feast

I got an early start on my Christmas cards with this card. I used one of the new border dies from Spellbinders. The stamp is from Enchanted Cottage. I used a Martha Stewart punch and rhinestones. A SU stamp was used for the pine boughs - stamp with Bamboo green and embossed with clear embossing powder.

Winston-Salem Stamp Convention

This weekend I was able to attend the stamp convention in Winston-Salem. It was a great day getting to visit all the vendor booths and learn some new techniques. We made lots of purchases and I can hardly wait to play with all our new stuff.

The card today is one I had made several weeks ago when I was playing with tinfoil and dye inks. I also used the flower soft products to make the flowers. Paper is from CTMH, Martha Stewart punch along with rhinestones and prima flowers.



Thought for the day: Romans 10:13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. HCSB

Sing to the Lord 2

Our Daily Bread Designs has the greatest stamps. This card is using the Sing to the Lord set. The bird is colored with Copic markers and cut out and pop dots used to create a 3-D effect. The base cardstock is from CTMH-Hollyhock.

Thought for the day. If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. James 1:26 Our words show what kind of person we really are. Simply trying to control your words isn't enough. First you need a change of heart; then good, kind, and healing words will follow.

Flourishes Daffodil

Flourishes has the most wonderful botanical stamps. I'm using their Daffodil set for this Tri-fold card. I also used their set called Timeless Quotes. Base cardstock is SU-Artichoke, background paper is from Basic Grey. Image is colored in with of course Copic markers. I love this quote about Faith and how it relates to my life. I seem to always want to know how something is going to turn out before I want to invest time and energy into doing it. When I set out to make a card I can't predict always how it will turn out. I start and then experiment with different ways and looks before I declare it finished. So I must walk with faith that the end product will be ok.
Have a blessed day!
Sandra

Friendship is the Wine of Life

Hello again everyone, today's card is in celebration of all my friends past and present and future. I just looked through my high school classmates list on the website that is set up for us to log in and connect with each other. It's amazing to me that we have such technology that we can connect from all parts of the world.
On with today's card. I have this stamp from long time ago. This is a stamp by PSX circa 1999. Yes, I have a lot of older stamps and plan to start using them more frequently. Design was stamped in Bamboo Memento Ink, colored with copic markers. Used crystal effects over the grapes, glass, and bottle of wine. Added a border at the bottom with a Martha Stewart punch and added a bow made from ribbon I found at Hobby Lobby and have fallen in love with. The ribbon is a blend of 55% polyester and 45%Nylon. Makes great bows. Cardstock is of course my favorite color green from CTMH-topiary.
I have also got an opportunity to start placing cards in a local shop here in town. I have prepared 12 cards to sell. Keep your fingers crossed.

God Bless everyone and have a great day!!
Sandra

Today's card image is Sara Kay with her dog. Copic markers used on dress were B000 and B37. Used the B000 to pick up color from the tip of B37 for shadows. Apron was done with G40 and G24. Skin E00 and E02. Used Petite oval & scallop oval nestabilities.

Vines & Birds

Today's post is made using the Flourishes stamps set Birds and Vine and Timeless Quotes and Wordsworth Comfort Verse. I stamped the vines using Memento Bamboo ink and CTMH Hydrangea. I used Liquid Pearls on the Queen Ann's Lace. The cards below were made to send out to the sick people in our church.

My friend came by last week and asked for assistance and an idea to use for some cards she was making for a member of her church. I gave her some ideas and loaned her a few supplies and stamps to use. Below is her creation. The saying on the card is from the elderly church member who has been sending cards to her church members through out her life.



Col. 1:15-17 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation; because by Him everything was created, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and by Him all things hold together.