"Two For Your View"

Welcome to Wednesday, August 16, 2017.
Our focus is  looking forward towards the weekend because today is the middle of the week.  "Hump day"...as it is usually called.  If we can crawl, run, or jump through and over this day...we will have it made.
I have been very busy with die cutting, inking, paper layering, and just trying to come up with something nice for your view.
I still have another holiday card for you today as well as something different.  If you're not ready for the holiday (Christmas) then skip down toward the bottom of this post to see something else:

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

Challenge #296-#297 - Anything Goes

entry for http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/tuesday-color

 "Let The Spirit Of Christmas Bring You Joy"
Enabler's List:
cardstock...Neenah white; pink Bazzill; Prima "Tales of You & Me double sided papers
embossing folder...Spellbinders M Boss abilities (EL-006)
stamp...Kaisercraft "Sentiments-Traditional/clear stamp
dies...Sizzix garden greens; Darice holly border; Spellbinders Card Creator; Sizzix tattered poinsettia
embellishments...NUVO autumn red crystal drops and green tulle

"Memories"
enabler's list:
cardstock: Neenah white; black Recollection; Colorbok pattern pack; Prima Bohemian Bamboo; Strathmore Bristol smooth
dies :Sizzix garden greens; Little B Bouquet; Sizzix tattered poinsettia
stencil: TCW screen print
inks: Distress oxides; NUVO bright gold crystal drops
Ranger textured paste
Sentiment from Vicki Boutin watercolor stickers
sketch:  SC658

Have a blessed day and do something nice for someone else.
Thank you for viewing with me today.  Please come again.  I always like to hear from you so leave a comment.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

"PEACE"

Hello friends, followers, viewers and visitors.
It's Monday, August 14, 2017.
We survived the weekend and we are back to doing activities today.  It's a blessing to be on this side to continue to love and bless others.

We didn't have very good news in our state of Virginia this weekend.  Many of you saw or heard the news in reference to Charlottesville, Virginia.  At least three people  died in relation to the demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend.  Hundreds of white nationalists, some wielding torches, gathered at the University of Virginia ahead of Saturday's larger rally. Their chants included phrases such as "white lives matter," "you will not replace us," and the Nazi-associated phrase "blood and soil." The mayor of Charlottesville called it a "cowardly parade of hatred, bigotry, racism, and intolerance."

How much longer will our nation continue to tolerate this kind of hatred, bigotry, racism and intolerance?   It appears as if it is not getting better but worse each and every day.

So, today in connection with working on holiday cards for 2017, I specifically gave this card the title, "Peace".  We need to come together as a nation and put an end to the hatred, bigotry, racism and intolerance in our country and abroad.

entry for Anything Goes Challenge #294-#295  at http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com

 Here are the items used to make this card.
cardstock:  Neenah white; Prima Marketing "Bohemian Bamboo";  Tonic Studio Mirror card pack;  Kanban "moments in time" (discontinued);  Hunkydory " A Very Merry Christmas" little book.
dies: Sizzix garden greens; Cherry Lynn fancy pots; Heartfelt Creation window die;
embossing folder: Spellbinders M-Boss abilities brick and bark
inks: Distress ink round espresso and rusty hinge
stickers: Jolee "wedding bouquets" and "peace"
other items: Big Shot machine; foam tape, ATG

Thanks for viewing with me today.  I hope something you see will give you a little joy and peace.
Your comments are always welcome and I enjoy reading them.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

"Holiday Card #2"

Hello friends, followers, visitors and viewers.
Happy Wednesday, August 9, 2017 to you.
I have worked on another holiday card for your viewing today.
I didn't intend for the color to be similar to the one I did on Monday but it just happened that way.  When you have someone who say to you, "I want one in that color also"...what do you do?
I tried a different die and different paper but the color scheme is somewhat similar to Monday's card.

This will be added to WordArtWednesday blog challenge:

Anything Goes Challenge #294-#295

Here are some of the items I used: Sizzix Holiday Greens; Spellbinders Cascading Grace die; Ranger Liquid Pearls in "Robin Egg Blue"; Petaloo Mixed Textured Layers in Teal;

Thanks for viewing.
Come again. 
I enjoy your comment.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois