January 28 2020

Hello and welcome back to the blog.  I had an exceptional day got to chat with two of my friends.  I took care of some odds and ends and made this fabulous card.   Bill and I managed to have lunch together, which is amazing cause we are never hungry at the same time. Normally we graze, until dinner time. I have a box of Fig Newtons at my desk, along with some 3 Musketeers, and Lorna Doone cookies.   While chatting this morning I was inspired to create the card below. So let's see what I used to make it.

Again I'm grabbing the Altenew sets that make me happiest! The Garden Treasure is a fan favorite of mine.  Sincere Greetings which I've had on my desktop for a few days. The Artist Markers were calling out to be used.  So I used sets A and C for the coloring below. If you didn't already know Artist Markers are sets that go together to help you create the perfect palette of hues. There are 5 sets in all, with refills available for each color.  

Going beyond the stamps and color, there is some glitz from my glitter paper in Copper and 110lb cardstock for the base card.  I splattered a bit of black paint onto the background of the card as well.
That's it for today's card.

The scripture for yesterday was:
 The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130

God is good
:) 

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 20 2020

Hello and welcome back to the blog. Today was very cool, I started off with a great Bible study. I made the card below and have been working on small changes that are going to be happening at the house.  I'll share more of that soon. 

Nothing like a whole-house remodel over the next year or so to clear your mind and clutter!   Yup, we plan on removing the 70'tys paneling and put up drywall.  We have a huge problem with heat during the summer, here in Arizona. So that type of update is a must-have. Been looking for additional items to go into the craft space aka my office.  I've gotten many great pointers from YouTube.com and other bloggers/vloggers. I can't express my happiness to get started on the projects.  We will be building a smallish garage, 12x24 with a loft and all-new concrete. Then onto fencing the property.  Once the garage is built, we will have a staging area for placing most of the items from room to room as we start each project. Because we don't have the money to live elsewhere we'll be staying in the house during the construction. That should be fun, lol! Anyway, I should get to the card for today's post. But thanks for reading what's happening here at the house.

Today's card is all about Washi from Altenew.  Monochrome washi is about 4 1/2 wide. So it's perfect for cardmaking.  I added it to a piece of cardstock and trimmed it following the lines created by the floral design.  I wanted a big and bold statement, so I went with the Caps Bold Alpha Dies and used my Desert Night Oval Inkpad on white cardstock to make the cardstock color what I needed. Die-cut it and attached it with liquid glue, for long-lasting adhesion. I went through my stamp sets for a great sentiment to go with it and found Story of us, which has great fonts. Using a T ruler I lined up my die cut letter and glued the outside ones first then the center ones to help with the alignment.  Cut a rounded edge on one end of the sentiment and adding everything to my base and my card was complete.

Each day is a blessing from God, I hope you have been enjoying the posts. This journey is about living the best I can, through crafting and my Christian life.  If you are looking for a great morning bible study, you can find mine on Facebook.com/evabussom every day at 8am MT (PT during summer).  Well, that's it for today.  A little pray before you go:  My Lord our God lift you up in his glory. Giving you strength, courage and grace. Amen

:)