Low Cal Birthday Cake

     Had to wait to post this as my friend Diana's birthday wasn't until today.....didn't want to risk her seeing this before it got delivered.  We met during a Bible Study in Missouri - she is also a Weight Watchers leader, with many fine qualities that endear her to me. (There is a tutorial you can click on in my Nav bar  above on how I made the cake using Spellbinder dies) - The explosion box itself is from a 12 x 12 sheet of cardstock scored on each side at 4 inches.

     One panel wishes her a Happy Birthday and the other three contain scripture from the Book of Psalms

The outside of the box contains panels embossed with the corner Butterfly folder, layered on gold paper.

Supplies:  Spellbinders Dies, Martha Stewart Punch, Computer, Digi Sentiment, Recollections Pearls and flowers, Cardstock

Challenges: Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Dies, Oozak Challenge Anything Goes Spring (pushing it but hoping the butterflies and pink flowers qualify :))

And a one, and a two, and a three...

     Oooh, I just love Mumu by Mo Manning.......just before I went on vacation I purchased this stamp. Next trip to the stamp store I want to get the one with her hanging the laundry.  She just reminds me of a free spirit, unafraid to shake that booty with an in your face attitude.
     The challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ was to do something on your card your afraid of.  I don't really fear trying anything when it comes to stamping, but there are styles and techniques that are for sure out of my box.   Sooooo, I decided to distress the edges of my background paper as well as sew around them. (I am so NOT grunge that it was a challenge for me to even get those edges messy). I also decided to work on perfecting my paper piecing by cutting her skirt out of some lovely paper I have been hoarding.  There were several sentiments I felt fit this cha cha mama, but for today's card I chose this one by Inkadinkado.  The next one I make with her I plan on using another sentiment from this set that says 'Confidence is Sexy' with a truly wild paper pieced skirt!!

Materials:  Mo's Digital Pencil, Copic markers, Pearls, Inkadinkado Sentiment

Challenges:  Stampin Sisters in Christ  , The Perfect Sentiment, Anything Goes  PSC34

White on White

     My stamps are in drawers with categories on the front,  If you know me it is no surprise that the Western and Christian stamps share equal space. My heart belongs to both of them when it comes to stamping, I am trying to branch out a little.....and why not, that means more stamps of other images to play with - and there can't be anything wrong with more stamps.
    The scripture I used from Our Daily Bread Designs is one of my favorite, and from their Customer Favorites released last August. When I think of a new creation I think a clean start or all white. With that thought in mind as I put this scripture to ink, it is no surprise the card is 'simply' white with lovely butterflies (and of course a few pearls, I do like pearls).  What a comforting scripture to know that when I know Christ and embrace Him in my life, I too become a new clean slate for Him to work through. The old me is gone and I am renewed by his gift on the cross and through His resurrection.
   

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Materials Used:  Sizzix Embossing Folder, Our Daily Bread Designs Stamp, Cheery Lynn Butterfly Die, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Vellum, Cardstock,  Pearls

Challenges:  Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge,  Simon Says Stamp Challenge, Anything Goes, Word Art Wesnesday

By His Wounds

      As I got some cards ready for Easter this was one of several I put together. For my background I used an Our Daily Bread Designs Stamp of three crosses, and repeatedly stamped across some kraft card stock in brown ink.  The sentiment, from the same Our Daily Bread Design set, He will Rise, is stamped on a coaster that I ran through my Grand Caliber with a Spellbinders die and then used some gold Krylon to ink the edges.  I cut several leaves from a Cheery Lynn die that I positioned in the corner, and then put a flower I made in the center of them  (a picture tutorial of how I make my flowers is posted on this blog).  The inside reads "Alleluia, He is Risen".
     I also used this sentiment on a cross I made that I purchased from Michael's. The cross was edged in gold so I used gold leaves below the sentiment.  Instead of cards I made a few versions of this cross and sent them to friends.

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Materials:  Our Daily Bread Designs He Will Rise, Spellbinders Die, Cheery Lynn Die, Krylon Pen, Pearl, Cross from Michael's

Challenge:  Word Art Wednesday Challenge 22, Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Easter

Flowers of Faith

     The challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs Blog is to use one of our favorite stamps from them.....Seriously??  My favorite stamp is whatever stamp I happen to be creating with at the moment.  Every time I create a card, for whatever reason, it is my favorite until I dig more paper, stamps, and ink out to play with.  For sure this stamp and paper were my favorite a few days ago..... 

     This card was created using a stamp from Our Daily Bread Designs - what really excited me about this card however, is that I found this envelope with a 6x6 piece of matching paper at a store going out of business for .18 whole cents.  Then I added some lovely patterned paper I had purchased with some ribbon that was going to the garbage from a display at where I use to work and 'voila' a card I love.  However, as I type this I am eyeing those pretty pink cards I made today with the 'Praying for a Cure' stamp and thinking they may just be my favorite......for sure until I stamp tomorrow :)

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Materials:  Crate Paper Slipcover, CS, Spellbinders, ODBD stamps, Pearls, Recycled ribbon

Challenges:  Our Daily Bread Designs 102, 

Happy Valentines

     Catching up with my Valentines cards - this one is for my DD.  I orginally chose this paper with black in it to use on my DS card but as I started working it evolved into this, and once I added the pearls (I so like pearls) it seemed to call out 'daughter' to me. Step cards are just plain fun to do.  I used a few Spellbinders to create the frame for the sentiment and my Cricut to cut the hearts along the bottom.  Inside is a sweet message for her, she appreciates any and all cards I make so I can't wait to share this with her on Valentines Day.  Now I need to get busy on one for my DS.

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Materials:  CS, Spellbinders Nesties, Recollections Pearls, Cricut, My Sentiments Exactly stamp

Challenges:  Creative Belli Blog Challenge 136 Hearts/Valentines, Delightful Challenges - Love,  Perfect Sentiments Challenge  PSC18, Sentimental Sundays #88 Feel the Love.

Heres to Age...

     It is my older sisters Birthday this week and I have my stamp room unpacked enough to get to some of my stamps and things I need so I was able to make a card for her.  In the big scheme of things it is a relatively simple card......I used a stamp I have been wanting to get inked up for a while and think she will enjoy it.  While I could have been much fussier I was also short on time as I needed to get to the post office to get it in the mail.  She has always been supportive of my hobby.....when she visited last year we spent one day down in the stamp room and she made several cute little gifts for her friends for Christmas.  It would be great if we lived closer because I know we would be get together often to play and create.

Materials used:  Spellbinders, Net ribbon, glitter ribbon, Recollections Rhinestones, Pearls, Copics, CS American Art Stamp "Never Show It"




Challenges:  Craft Your Passion Challenge 78, Anything Goes. Make it Monday Challenge 55.