" A Quick Posting"

Happy Friday Friends, Followers, Visitors and Viewers.

With the way the weather has been today, I thought I wouldn't get a chance to post anything.  The wind knock out my internet service.  It would come on, go off, come on and go off consistently.  Finally, I cut the system off completely and did something else.  It is now according to my writing 3:35 in the afternoon.  I hope it stays on long enough for me to share my posting:

I made this card for a Sympathy card but it can also be used for someone who has had something going on in their lives and you want to let them know you have been thinking and praying for them.

I used:

• Neenah white cardstock for the base and for the die cut topper.  The top piece was die cut with a Spellbinders die.
• a pattern piece of Recollection cardstock was placed between the topper and the card base
• Recollection flowers and faux rhinestones were used to embellish the oval which also has the sentiment that was cut out with a Spellbinders die.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

"It's Time For the Word"

It's Thursday, Thursday, everybody.
 Great day, peace and love to my friends, family, followers, visitors and viewers.

I've met some serious people on all the different sites (Google+, Pinterest, Facebook, personal blogs, etc.)  that I visit.  Some post things that make me hit the delete button or the forward button because I'm not interested in  what they have posted to the internet.  Some post things and stories that I sit and read and take an interest in.  Some are emotional post, some will make you laugh, some will make you wonder, "why didn't I think of that".

Today's card have Christian based sentiments.  This is my God given talent and I have to give him credit for what HE has allowed me to do.  One of my goals this 2016 was to get back to making cards with sentiments from the Scripture...THE  WORD.  One or two cards per week is what I'm trying to accomplish.  It looks like I missed the mark during January but I'm making up for it this month.  I said this because I know there are people out there who will hit the delete button or the forward button because they don't want to see or read anything that deals with the Scripture or THE WORD.
It is entirely up to you if you close out this post...I'm not forcing my belief on anyone.  I like to make cards and I like to read the Scripture.  God has given me a way to combine the two...ENJOY!

Supplies:

• grey Recollection cardstock for A2 base
•  designer paper from Bohemian Bamboo paper pad...this was embossed with Cuttlebug Modern Wallpaper folder and used as a mat on top of A2 base
• yellow textured Recollection cardstock that was distressed with tea dyed TH distressed ink and stamped with Dylusions shattered bits clear floral die in black pigment ink
• a lighter grey Recollection piece of cardstock was used to print the sentiment. Small areas of the Dylusion floral stamp was used around the edges of this piece which was also cut into a pennant shape. 
• We R Memory ribbon was tied into a bow and placed at the top of the pennant.
• Michael's butterfly added to the circle
• Psalm 143:8
• Look for this On  Challenge #219 - Anything  at http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com  and  Twisted Thursday Challenge For February 4 to February 10, 2016...optional twist..."Add a Sentiment" at the Outlawz

Supplies for this card

• black Recollection cardstock
• Designer paper from Colorbok Outdoors and DCWV Travelers
• Google image that was colored with water colored pencils
• pennants from scraps
• sentiment from Jolee 

I enjoyed doing these cards.  It gave me an inner feeling of peace and enjoyment once they came together...that's how God works...Love HIM!

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

 

"Hello, Hello, Hello World"

Good Wednesday morning friends, followers, visitors and viewers.
How many times should you speak to a person before they decide to speak back to you?

There are some people you approach with "Good Morning", or "Good Afternoon, or "Hello" and they  will not open their mouth, wave their hand or nod their head to respond to you.  They pretend they didn't hear you.  You know you spoke loud enough for them to hear,  but they tell  you that fib and say, "Oh, I didn't hear you speak to me".   Or, they will say, "I didn't know you were talking to me".

I thought I would just ask that question.  It has happened to me a number of times.  I speak and the recipient looks at me as if I've just slapped them in the face instead of offering a courtesy to today's meet and greet.

The cards I've made are NOT for people who don't speak.  Instead, they are made because sometimes you just want to reach out to someone with a "hello".   You have been thinking about them and a "hello" is another way of letting them know they are on your mind.
Two of these cards were made for challenges:

This first card was made for  Mojo Monday 433 Contest.

• The entire card (base, mats and focal area) was made from cardstock that came from Craft Smith Burgundy Rose paper pad.
• The sentiment "hello" was cut with Cricut Explore in the Design Space
• Martha Stewart butterfly that coordinated with the cardstock  was placed on the upper left hand corner 

This second card was made for http://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/Challenge @ 5 - Use Three Different Papers

• Neenah white cardstock for the A2 base
• green Recollection cardstock for the matting and design paper from Recollection
• K & Company vellum butterfly
• sentiment ...computer and printer generated
• We R Memory designer ribbon

This third card is scraps that I had left over from other projects and put them together.  

The picture had been colored and put aside months ago...the sentiment  "hello world" had been cut out using the Cricut Explore and also put aside.  The butterfly was missing the foam backing (no problem...I always have something to use for adherence). The only piece that was new was the (middle) brown mat that I cut out to separate the Kraft mat that has a die cut window using Tim Holtz's Mix Media die from the A2 beige base.

Finally, I say to you again, hello, hello, hello world...are you there?

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

"Silhouette Pieces"

Hello Crafty Friends and Visitors.
Iowa caucus...are you happy with the results?  Do you think they will stay this way?

Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil Did Not See His Shadow. One day a year  some Americans go full pagan as they gather around to watch a rodent tell us the future (just nonsense, I say).

Shadows and silhouettes are my fav for today, in cards but not in groundhogs.  I did one with the children and one with the adults.  One representing the Valentine theme and one representing the start of a new life together.  One where the shadow or second image is behind the first and one with a flat image.  One where I've use acetate for you to peek in to see the image and one with all paper:

Here is the first one:  Neenah white cardstock was used for the base (4.25  x 5.5) and two mats.  A piece of acetate was cut to go behind the focal mat.  Two of the same Google silhouette images were printed,  fussy cut out and adhered together using foam dots.  The top mat was adhere to the second mat using foam dots, also.  Two small red hearts using the Spellbinders heart die were placed near the boy (he is hiding his Valentine from his girlfriend).  The word "love" was die cut with Tim Holtz's word script dies using the red cardstock and placed on top of the focal mat.  Red paper was used to finish the inside of the card.  A heart strip in white and silver was used on the very bottom of the card.

 


The second card has Neenah white cardstock for the base (A2 size) and black Recollection cardstock for the mat.  Corrugated cardboard cardstock was cut at 5.25  x 2 inches.  On top of the cardboard, a piece of patterned cardstock was cut at  5.25 x 1/2 inch and adhered with wet glue.  Another piece of pattern paper was cut at 4.25 x 2 inches and slightly angled toward the right and placed beside the corrugated cardboard..  The Google image was printed on a sheet of script cardstock (Recollection), cut at 4 x 2.75 inches, matted onto a piece of black cardstock and adhered with foam dots.  The sentiment was printed and glued to the bottom of the card.

Doing a card like the first one above was fun. The time consuming aspect was cutting out the excess from around the image.  (The next time, I'm going to save the image, use my Word processing program to remove the excess and then use my Cricut Explore to do the cutting for me).  

Thanks for viewing today.  Go outside to see if you can see your shadow or cut out a silhouette and create your own.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois

"And The Two Shall Be For One"

Hello February...the "love" month.   Also on the list:
American Heart Month; • An Affair to Remember Month • Black History Month
• Canned Food Month  • Creative Romance Month • Great American Pie Month
• National Cherry Month • National Children’s Dental Health Month • National Grapefruit Month
• National Weddings Month
You see, we have a lot to celebrate and do this month.

Today, February 1, 2016 is National Freedom Day.   National Freedom Day celebrates freedom from slavery, and recognizes that America is a symbol of freedom.   National Freedom Day was established in 1948 to remind us that America stands for, and is a symbol of freedom for all people. The roots of this special day come directly from the end of slavery and the signing of the 13th amendment outlawing slavery.

Celebrate this day by reflecting upon your own freedoms that you enjoy by being fortunate enough to be in America. Millions of people in the world are not free.

So much for history this morning my friends, followers, visitors and viewers. I had the freedom to craft in my room this morning and .....
I have two cards I'm sharing today that I made for the Outlawz challenges (Sunday and Monday).  The two cards shall become one post for the same website...did you get it?  See the title of this post.
If you didn't get it...it is okay.  We shall move on.

Our first card was made with Neenah white cardstock cut at 4.25  x  5.5;   black Recollection cardstock for the first mat adhered to the white cardstock, cut 1/8 inch less than the base; gold Recollection cardstock was the second mat cut 1/8 less than the black; pattern paper from DCWV The Heirloom stack was used for the focal mat.

To embellish this card, I used the Spellbinders book die to cut out the book shape and used a piece of scrap paper that had the word love somewhere on it.  I used my Cricut Explore to cut out gold wings and the dove from Design Space .  The Spellbinders Romantic vine die and heart die were also used . I copied and printed the scripture sentiment using my computer and printer.  This will be entered in:

 Monday Greetings Challenge GCC020116, Love is in the Air (Add something with wings)

Our next card was made using Neenah white cardstock cut the A2 length as above followed by a piece of black Recollection cardstock for the mat cut 1/8 inch less than the base.  The top mat, which is the focal area is a piece of Ranger watercolor paper.  Here is where the challenge directions took place.

Let's create our own background paper using inks, stamps, paints, watercolors, etc. The theme is up to you, just keep it CAS.

Okay, I pulled out the Tim Holtz's distress inks, a stamp, embossing powder and started on this project.   CAS means you have to leave a lot of  "white" or open space. I stamped the poppy image using clear embossing ink and then applied silver embossing powder over the top.  After masking the poppy,  I used the daubers ( scattered straw, mermaid lagoon, abandoned coral, spun sugar ) to ink a certain space around the image but did not apply too much pressure on the paper.  I wanted the look to remain soft so that the main focal image (the poppy) would stick out. I used a Faber Castell Pitt pen in black to write out "happy day".  The last embellishment that I used were five silver rhinestones.  I did not color the flower because I thought it looked elegant enough against the soft background.  This one is for:  CAS Challenge - January 31, 2016  at the Outlawz.

Thanks for your time and viewing today.  Be thankful that you have the freedom to enjoy life.  Maybe you can do a "two-fer" today.  I already know some of you have posted two cards as of this writing.

Sending you a hug and LOVE,

Lois