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

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