"Four Dies And Some Cardstock Equals One Card"

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Hello Everyone!
Happy Tuesday to you!  Hope your day is going well and you are involved in something great and meaningful.
What about that tax filing...are you still working on yours...have you filed an extension...are you some of the lucky ones who don't have to file?  I thought yesterday was the deadline but most of the TV reporters are saying today is the day.

The card I'm sharing today is an encouragement card...we all need some encouragement in our lives don't you agree.
In making this card, I knew I wanted to use flowers.  I decided to use die cut flowers instead of the ones from Prima or some other flower company.
The combination of dies I used came from Elizabeth Craft Designs "Victorian Flower Overlay Set 2" and Spellbinders "Marisa's Bouquet".
I placed the flowers from Marisa's Bouquet on top of the Victorian Flowers to make a flower.
I used Penny Black's "border edgers die" to separate the two colors of cardstock for my focal area.
My layers came from Kanban designer paper (behind the blue Recollections cardstock) and pink Recollections cardstock.  My card base is a piece of Neenah white cardstock.
The sentiment (from StampinUp "Beautiful You") was stamped on a butterfly which is another die cut from Hot Off The Press Paper Artist Cutting Dies "10 Tiny Things + Shadows".

Entry for http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com

Challenge #278-279 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for your viewing time.  Thanks for the comments you've made on my other projects.  Come again to see my new creations.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

"Let Us Pray"

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Good day visitors, viewers, followers and friends.
We have made it to two outstanding phe·nom·e·nal events...Wednesday, which some refer to as "hump" day.  If you can make it through this day, then, "hello weekend"....second, it is February, the second month of the year.  You survived all that was presented to you in January and now you are on a roll.  You're going to make it through this month even better than last.  Do you know why?  Of course you do...it is shorter than January...you want to know if the groundhog will see its shadow or not...you can't wait to give your love one some love...you will sit and watch the Super Bowl...you'll get another holiday off and last but not least...head on down to New Orleans and celebrate the Mardi Gras.
All of those things will make this month go by so fast and have you wondering "what happened to February".

Before all the excitement, let's pause for a moment to PRAY.   Yes, stop what you're doing and PRAY for our nation, PRAY for our troops, PRAY for everyone:  Why?   Life feels a bit heavy right now and social media can be completely overwhelming if you read and peer at everything that is negatively written and portrayed. The political climate has everyone a bit crazy.
However, we can all PRAY:

 

This will be an entry for http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.
Anything Goes - Challenge Weeks #268-269

Items used in making this card:
Hero Arts "Prayers" stamp and cuts
Penny Black "border edgers"
Our Daily Bread Designs "Layered Lacey Ovals"
Recollections red cardstock
Neenah white cardstock
Prima Marketing cardstock
Recollections dimensional flower stickers

Thanks so much for visiting.  Come again.   I love hearing from you so leave a comment.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois