January 29 2020

Hello and welcome back to the blog! Today was a very interesting day, Bible study went very well,  I made breakfast during the week and I made two cards again.  First here a couple of pictures I shared on my FB page.

Up first is my tassel project. I saw online Bibles that had tassels so I decided that with our current book,  the 5 minute Bible study - for the Anxious Heart and before I retired this study bible and get my year-long bible. Which I may not start until 2021. But I've got handmade and store-bought tassels. Here is my last video of me making bookmarks and a tassel.  I use floss for them, which I got from Amazon .

Thought I'd share the photo I shot of myself today as well, it was taken to update my FB page. 

Finally on today's card.  I'm loving how the second card turned out. Yup, you heard it second!  I used the die cuts, for my card below leftover from my first card that somehow moved during die-cutting. BAH! Ah well, I got a twofer! I used the amazing Poppy Garden from Altenew stamp in Obsidian Black, heat set and gradient of color with the Red Cosmos inks for the main background.  Overall I love the simple design of the card, but it was not where I was going. 

Here was my original idea, of a simple shaker card with minimal imagery and lots of color and negative space from the die cuts. But as I stated the die moved during the cutting process and went wonky on me.  I finished the card as an example, how easily die-cutting can go wrong. I added lots of shaker bits from Pretty Pink Posh.

Anyway, I'm done for today. I hope you like the cards and my tassels on my study Bible. Somedays life is easy and you forget to thank the Lord for all he has given you. Change that today! Pray for the good in the world, in your life and love the Lord our God with all your heart. Amen

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January 22 2020

Hello and welcome back to my blog. Today like many other days before it was good.  Bill and I ran to Wally's and got some food for the boys *Gus n Russ*. Their food tote was running low. I was looking at all the dog dishes, they were so cute, one of them said "Good Boy"!  We went looking at frying pans, as our last one has died! The coating was flaking off, so it had to go. However replacing it will be about 50 bucks, do you know how many stamps I could get with 50 bucks... that was the look on my face while looking at the prices, lol!  Bible study was also very good today too, we read more about Moses, the pharaoh, and freedom for his peoples. Our God is a loving and divine god. I am grateful for his love. Let's get to the card for today.

Shaker card time! I found one of the Altenew stamp sets that I hadn't used yet and made today's card with it. Sew with Love is a great stamp set, it has a matching die, but I didn't use that today.

For my ink, I used 3 of the darker Red Cosmos oval inks, Greed Fields (its a staple) and Obsidian Black, which is becoming my favorite ink to use for sentiments.  I also used 80lb and 110lb White cardstock. Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle Dies for the top layer.

Next, you'll see all the bits for the shaker. Pretty Pink Posh has so many amazing seed beads and droplets to add to your cards. I used clear and white pieces so they wouldn't block the image too much. I also used some of my DoodleBug sequins in pinks and greens to match my card colors. 

In the top image, you can see the sentiment, but on the bottom image you can't, I love that!  A hidden message is always a treat when it comes to shaker cards.

Well, that's about it for today. I hope you will check out my cards on IG and FB and don't forget to follow or friend me. Tomorrow I will be sharing some pours that I came up with. I really enjoyed making today's card.  Don't forget to follow me, using the link on my homepage.

Have an incredible day, and God bless.
:)

January 15 2020

Hello and welcome back, I going to do a quick post today. I messed up my left shoulder, well it's not a lot of fun typing.  Aside from the card, I'm also including something special for my bible.  Praying my should heals quickly.  Sadly Bill's shoulder is also acting up. We are a mess, but that's our normal. lol

The quick and easy card (I love these kinds).  I started by grabbing my mini stamp Magnolia Heart from Altenew. Along with My Family mini for the sentiment "together", which is an Altenew product.  I colored it with a few Prisma Color Pencils, in  Magenta PC930, Yellow Chartreuse PC1004 (a personal fav) and Marine Green PC988 to color in the floral images on the heart.  I also used the Artliner .01 Black pen for the frame.  I love the simplicity of the design and thought it was totally adorbs!

I got some happy mail today from my friend M. I know you can really only see my bible, but under it is a new book holder, which will be so helpful with Bible study classes.  I have a goal this year, to add a bookmark to every lesson we cover. I plan to retire my study Bible at the end of the year. I've been using it for 3 years, and it's gotten a lot of love! I have dyslexia and its really hard to read with all of the markings, from the highlighter from page to page, with multiple colors from overlapping lessons, books, verses. 

My next Bible will be for a year-long adventure into my Lord's gospel.  I have a few ideas which Bible to get, but if you know of a great one, feel free to suggest it in the comments, along with where to buy it. I'm looking to what the future holds, it's in God's hands.  What a blessing to live his word, each and every day. 
:)