"Getting Your Due"

Hello To All My Friends, Followers and Viewers,
It is a rainy Tuesday in my area of the world this morning.  What about you? Hot...wet...snow...cold...cool...?
Have you ever had a vision or a dream?  Can or could you remember most, some, or very little about what it was all about?  Last night, either it was a vision or I was dreaming and I could see myself writing this title in the post topic...Getting Your Due.    This topic sent me on a refresher course to the dictionary to find out if what I knew "due" to mean was any different.  I've heard the word used in sentences:  You are due your wages at the end of the work period.  You will get your due one day. Your due date will be around June. etc.   To be a little more positive, Something owed or deserved: You finally received your due. I don't delve in psychic phenomenon neither do I seek out people who can interpret dreams, but I wrote the title the way I saw it. It may mean something to someone else and not necessarily me.
The card I'm sharing today was intended for MojoMonday.blogspot.com.  They have challenge #392 going on.  I liked everything except the two strips under the sentiment.  I was trying to match them with the mat paper but they look too dark.  For those who view this blog and really read, let me know what you think.  Should I change those strips and use another color or do you think they blend in?
Supplies: medium and dark lavender cardstock;  white cardstock and a piece of patterned paper from DCWV;  Sentiment printed on pink cardstock and die cut using a Spellbinders die; a floral sticker.

Thanks for viewing today.  Come back again.  Don't forget to leave a comment!

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

What Would We Do Without Mondays

Hello to All,
Happy Monday!  What would you do without Mondays?  I know after your lovely weekend, you begin to think about the newness of another week...a fresh start...a bad start...a good day...a bad day. It all counts no matter what happens. The only problem is Monday is coming whether you like it or not.  So let's embrace this day and make it an awesome day.
I played around with punches this morning to see what I could make.  I made "something" and I don't know what else to call it.  I wasn't following a video or tutorial from another source.  I just pick up my box of punches, a sheet of cardstock, a ruler, a paper cutter some glue and just started playing around.  Since I had put all this energy into doing what I did, I added some flower embellishment, butterflies, ribbon, pattern paper from my stash (which is getting smaller and smaller) and went into my box of sentiments and found something that would go with my design.  Here, take a look and see  what I would do on a Monday:

1st card using 4 punches

2nd card using one punch

Punches that were used for the top mat.

So far, as of this writing, my Monday is awesome.  It is not of anything I'm doing but He who is greater than me...He who controls the universe.  Be Blessed my friends, followers and viewers.  Thanks for spending a little time on Lil Artsy Woman today.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

Hey You! Yes You....

Good Friday to My Followers, My Friends and My Viewers,
Grace to you today and always.  Today, I'm grateful for all of you and how you keep coming back to view, to leave a comment and to hit that "like" button to let me know that something I'm doing is keeping you interested.  I don't take things like this lightly.  I really, really, really appreciate YOU. My husband had heard that his uncle in Detroit, Michigan had died earlier this week and just a few minutes before coming to the computer to type this message to you, I received a call that one of my first cousins died last night. It's all good if you understand that we all will follow in that path one day.  We are not sad about any of this because we serve a Mighty God.  Perk up!  It's all about you, yeah you today!  Here are two cards that I made with just you in my mind...the first is a Thanks! card and the other is one letting you know you can go on and celebrate:
Supplies for the 1st card (pink one): pink Bazzill cardstock, white cardstock and three pieces of patterned paper from my stash (the striped piece was scored every 1/4 inch and shaped into a flower, the other two pieces were used as mats); a Recollections floral embellishment and a computer generated sentiment (I type them myself and use the fonts on my computer).
The white and red card: white, red and black cardstock; a Sizzix frame layers & flowers die and  a Spellbinders circle die to make the ladybug, a die from the Spellbinders gerber daisy die to make the flower burst.  This one was really fun to make and I think it is cute.

Thanks for taking a little of your time to view today.  Keep smiling, celebrating and again THANKS!

Sending you a HUG and LOVE,

Lois

Whew! Just in time before the 5:00 deadline!

Hello My Crafty Friends, Followers and Viewers,
When you think you have finished, it is always one more or one extra you have to do so you will not leave someone out.  What am I talking about?  Easter cards that I started making back in February.  Just yesterday when they were scheduled for the Post Office, I realized I left one person off the list. Just couldn't do that because you don't want to hear any backlash (you didn't think enough of me to send me a card but you sent so and so one). Don't you have relatives like that? Anyway, I'm going to meet this deadline before the Post Office close today.  While I'm writing, it's already done.  The card was finished...had it's picture taken...put in an envelope...and now the writing about what it looks like... it will be on the way to the recipient at 5:00 this afternoon...arrive on Saturday...whew (that was a mouth full).
Here take a look:

Supplies: brown Bazzill cardstock, bronze cardstock, beige patterned paper from stash, 3 Jolee's topaz bling, Jolee's cross sticker, computer generated scripture and song.  Spellbinder's book die.

Technique: Card and patterned paper were matted.  The book die cuts were assembled together to resemble an open book and adhered to cardstock using pop dots.  The song sentiment was matted and glued down under the book with the heart sentiment placed on it's left corner. 

Yippee! all Easter cards done and out the door until next year.

Thanks for viewing....I have really enjoyed the comments that I have been getting.  Don't stop.

Sending you a HUG and LOVE,

Lois

THIS IS NO JOKE!

Hello Friends, Followers and Viewers,

Happy Friday to you.  Hope today is going well with you.  I don’t have a specific topic to talk about today. I’m just glad we made it to the month of April and we are celebrating this “Passion Week”.  Some schools are closed for spring break and the majority of the other schools will be out next week. Okay, you've read down this far, now go back and read the first line over again. “April Fool”! Today is Wednesday. I just thought I would play along with the little children.  They love to make jokes and fool around on this day.

My card to share today is not a joke. www.cricut.com/design space had some “free cuts” on their web site this past weekend.  I grabbed my machine and took advantage of their free gift.  So, I’m using it today on the card I made.  If you are a member and own a Cricut Explore or Cricut Air, you may have received the notice about the free 2-week subscription (March 31, 2015-April 14, 2015).  Again, this is not a joke.  I received this in my email box yesterday.  Here is my card:

Supplies: GP white cardstock (will someone please send me some Stampin Up whisper white cardstock); Jolee’s boutique dimensional sticker (sunflower); Studio 112 adhesive chipboard (sentiment); a piece of black and gold mulberry paper from my stash; Darice embossing folder.

I called this another Clean and Simple Card.

Thanks for taking the time to view with me today.  It is no joke that I love having you to visit me and share the love of crafting in your comments.  Until the next time, enjoy your day!

Sending you a HUG and LOVE,

Lois