"Love Always"

Hello friends, followers, visitors and viewer.
Thanks for being with me on this Thursday, January 24, 2019.  One more week before we pack up January and move on over to February.  How many of you have given up your resolutions or goals?  Are you still pushing forward and trying to make sure you will finish the month out?  Do you want to quit and say "forget this"?  Don't do it.  Stay with me to see the card I made for today and the supplies and steps used to make it.

Supplies Needed:
Cardstock: Neenah white;  Recollections black;  Bazzill red;  DP from Simple Stories “Kissing Booth” (Hello Love);  DP from North Pole Gazette by Recollections;  DP from Carta Bella “Well Traveled”
Dies:  doily from KS Craft (Ali Express); heart die from Alina Craft (Ali Express)
Embellishments: red burlap ribbon; silver metal accents from TPC Studio; Simple Stories “Kissing Booth” puffy stickers

Steps for making the card:
Cut the base card from Neenah white cardstock 5 by 7 inches.
Cut the 1st layer using Simple Stories “Kissing Booth” (Hello Love) at 4.75 by 6.50 inches (adhere to base)
Cut the 2nd layer using Neenah white at 4.50 by 6.25 inches (adhere to 1st layer)
Cut the 3rd layer using North Pole Gazette by Recollections at 4.25 by 6 inches (adhere to 2nd layer)
Cut the circle doily using KS die and paper from Carta Bella “Well Traveled” pad.   It measures 2.50 by 4 1/8 inches (adhere to middle of 3rd layer)
Cut a strip from the red Bazzill measuring 1 by 6.50 inches (adhere on top of circle doily from edge to edge of 1st layer)
Cut 5 rectangles from black Recollections measuring 1 by 1.50 inches (adhere to 1 inch strip leaving about a ½ inch space on each end of strip
Cut 5 hearts using the red burlap ribbon and Alina Craft heart die (adhere to each rectangle)
Use 5 silver metal accents pieces from TPC studio to place on hearts (adhere to each heart)
Use 1 puffy sticker from Simple Stories “Kissing Booth” for sentiment (adhere to left corner)

Since I used the sketch from Splitcoaststampers. com , I will submit this card there as well as http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com

I hope you will give this a try and let me see what you made. 
Thanks for coming over to view, to comment, and to support my project.

Sending you a hug and love,
Lois

Are You In Control?

Hello Followers, Friends and Viewers,

The weather report was right on target for this past Saturday.  It snowed!   It was pretty and even better for some, it didn't stick like it did in some other parts of the state.

Remember when I talked about the National Calendar Day.  Today we should be celebrating National Doctors Day; National Pencil Day; National Take a Walk in the Park Day and National I Am in Control Day.

My doctor left my area and I’m looking for a qualified person to replace or take the place of my primary care physician. I’ll leave this one to someone else.  I've used my pencils especially the eraser part so much that I need some brand new ones.  Any takers on sending me some?  I’ll celebrate this one.  It is raining and a little too cold to walk outside today.  National Take a Walk in the Park Day will happen later on this week but not today.  National I Am in Control Day.  Yeah, this one is really for me when I get my crafting items in front of me.  I cut, glue, punch, stamp, color, etc., to my heart’s content.

So, take a look at what I could control today… 

Supplies and Technique: beige Bazzill cardstock cut at 3 ¾ wide by 6 inches long; DCWV Heirloom stack for mat on top (it was a postcard that I just cut around and glued on top of the cardstock); DCWV the Timeless Type Stack and Botanique Stack was used for the patterned paper inside the card cut at 3 5/8 by 5 7/8; a piece of burlap 3” by 3” was folded into the shape of a vase and pinned down with two brown brads; Martha Stewart flower stickers (6 of them) were placed down followed by 2 Recollection floral embellishment; Sentiment came from Cosmo Cricket Tiny Text.  There you have it, another clean and simple design.

You let God guide you and be in control of your doctor, how you use your pencil, how you take that walk and whatever else you do today.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy the remainder of your day.

Sending you a Hug and LOVE

Lois

Can I Do Just One?

Hello To Everyone (Followers, Viewers, and Friends),
What a marvelous weekend we had.  Very good weather had us walking outside without a heavy coat. The fellowship with other Christians was amazing.   I'm still joyful from these last two days.

 I’m challenging myself this week to do just one card per day.  I already know it is going to be hard sticking to this formula. If I have the time, it is usually two or three cards posted per day. That usually happens if I make one the night before.  This is a week of more important things that I have to do.  It is tax time.  It is spring cleaning.  It is doctor appointments. It is get up and exercise outside and while I’m out there, clean the flower beds.  You get the message… I just have more things to do and not enough time for crafting.

What I do have for you today is a card that I call “wishes”.  We wish people a happy birthday. We wish some a speedy recovery but don’t really want to say…get well soon. We wish some a safe trip or travels.  The point is this, I've done the outside but have left the inside without any words as of now because when the need comes, I’ll be ready to send someone “wishes”.
I really have to pinch myself (it's not even St. Patrick's Day yet) because I can do just one and feel good about it. Woot! Woot!

Supplies: Cardstock…GP white and black; white American Craft; DCWV Brooklyn Stack; Safari Chic Stack; burlap…beige and green; 3 wooden buttons; hemp cord; Sizzix Sizzlits Flowers, Branches & Leaves Set; Spellbinders Standard Circle die Computer generated sentiment
Technique: Cut the card base at 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 using the GP white. Cut the white American Craft 4"  by 5 1/4" and glue this to the base.  Cut out 3 circles of burlap using the circle die (2"). Align and glue them to the mat.  Cut out the flower branch (one black and the other out of DCWV Brooklyn Stack) and align them together to resemble a shadow and then glue them to the burlap. Cut a piece of hemp cord enough to wrap around card and through the three button. Adhere this to the base of mat.  Place sentiment on the card.  Decorate the inside.

You have been a blessing following, viewing and just being a friend to this blog.  Please continue to do so.  Come back anytime and enjoy your view.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois