So Proud of you

This card was lovingly made for someone who celebrated one year of sobriety. The changes in this person have been both spiritual and profound.

I have received permission from this person to share this with you.  Something else I would like to share: 

Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity 

to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

also

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will direct your paths.

Proverbs 3, 5-6

This person doesn't like fluff, so I kept it simple. The stamp is Stampendous which I colored with Copics and cut out with a Spellbinders die. The sentiment is from Verve. The paper is My Minds Eye. I used Stickles for the body of the dragonfly.

Too late....

I must have missed posting by minutes. I went to enter but it was closed.  Maybe next time.  I hope Mary J. stops by to see what I made.

Squeeking In!

Just finished this card and I want to enter it in the Ladybugs crafts challenge-12-plum-crazy-with-stitching.
I wish I had a Lady Bug Crafts image, but I was in too much of a hurry to get this done.  I'll shop later.
This is a good challenge for me, because plum is not a color I use often, and I need to practice my stitching.

Here is the story behind this challenge entry.  I have a follower Mary J.  She left such nice comments on several of my postings, that I just had to check our her blog.  She has wonderful talent. Check out her blog here.  And that's how I found out about the challenge.

Image is Delicious Doodles which I colored with Copics.  The sentiment is Paper Trey Ink.I also used Scribles 3D Paint and Stickles on the flower center (I can't help myself). The paper is Making Memories.



Another Puppy!

This is another digi I bought from Stitchery Bear.  I decided she, Penelope, is an Irish Setter. I love her sweet little heart shaped face.

I colored Penelope with Copics and shaded with pencil and Gamsol. She was cut out with and mounted with Spellbinder's dies. The paper is My Mind's Eye. and NO Stickles.

Forced to Embellish

A while back I was commenting on how I had bought all these embellishments, but hadn't used any. Well this is a baby step and I was forced to do it.  Those little flowers in the upper left hand corner are covering up a boo boo.  Stamping 101 -- don't add a sentiment after the card is finished and know when to call it.

Some would not even count this as an embellishment, but you may have noticed, ribbon and Stickles have been my limit.

Gee! Do you suppose I am ready to do a different layout?  You may have also noticed almost all my cards have nearly everything centered.  Sometimes, I do get really wild and tie a bow off to the side. 

Here's the scoop.  Stamp is Stampin Up colored with Copics and pencil. The Sentiment is PTI. Paper is Cosmo Cricket. I used Spellbinders dies and I don't know who belongs to these cute little flowers.

I didn't know that!

I didn't know you could color on kraft card stock.  Well, I knew you could, but I didn't know, it would turn out so good.  And I must be a little clairvoyant.  I just bought a couple sheets last week, then The Spotted Chick announces "That's Krafty Thursday#46"  challenge using Kraft CS.  I'm entering Puppy Love.

I buy the least expensive paper I can find, so maybe if this was a better quality it would have turned out even better.

This is a digi that purchased from Stitchybear Stamps.  I used a combination of Copics and pencils. The stamp in the corner is TM Designs. I filled in the heart with red Stickles.  I cut him out with a Spellbinders die and mounted him on some PTI paper cut with a different Spellbinders die.  A little (not so straight) stitching around the edge and the white heart in the lower corner to finish. 

Simpler Times

I am a Baby Boomer, and it was a much simpler time. Go back to the 50's and this would be my sister and her "steady". I think it would make a cool anniversary card for someone of that generation.

I used some clip art for the LP's. Okay, if you don't know what "steady" or a "LP" is then ask your mother or grandmother.

This is a digi that I purchased from Paper Pretties.  I colored these sweethearts with pencil and Gamsol. The sentiment "Always" is StampinUp.  As I said the records are a clip art that I cut out. And the little strip of DP is from Hobby Lobby.