A Friend

I love this sentiment from Serendipity Stamps, who generously sponsored the Stampin' Sister in Christ Challenge some weeks ago and this was one of the stamps I received.

 

The sentiment is one of my favourite sayings and it paired beautifully with this bird from DRS Designs. I have had these images stamped and cut out for weeks and am happy to have FINALLY used them on a card! 

The bird is coloured using SU Chalks/Pastels and a Blender Pen and had 3D Kindy Glitz added.

The sentiment has been cut out using the Spellbinders Labels Four Nestabilities and the Die used as a mask before the sentiment was taken out.  My Die was cut out using the Grand Calibur.

 

The pearl flourish is from Want2Scrap - is didn't take long for this to become another addiction - their bling is divine!!

I want to say a special thank you to Theresa Blake-Calderini for sending me this gorgeous vintage Flower Frog, when I asked about them on facebook - it came beautifully packaged and her generosity means so much to me.

This card is for the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges - Things with Wings

Great Impressions - Die Cuts and/or Punches

The Squirrel & the Fox - Make it Sparkle

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Dies to Die for 

Totally Gorjuss - Something Yellow

Hotshot Crafts - Distress Ink

365 Cards - Nature

Shelly's Images - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - anything goes

Stampavie and More - Something with wings

Paper Shelter Challenge - outdoors

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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SSIC Clear to See

This weeks Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge is brought to us by one of the Co-founders and lovely lady - Kristine Breach.  Kris has chosen the scripture:

 "...Christ in you, the hope of glory" Colossians 1:27b

Kris has challenged us to use something transparent like vellum, acetate, transparency sheets etc.

My main image is from our very generous sponsor Serendipity Stamps and has been coloured using Prismacolor Pencils - what a gorgeous image.  It has been cut out and mounted with foam tape onto a Spellbinders Labels Twenty Five Nestibilities and embossed using the Spellbinders Elegance M-Bossabilities Folder, all cutting and embossing has been done with my Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine

I have used Vellum and embossed a sentiment from the retired Layers of Color Sent With Love clear art stamp set - the sentiment seemed to be the perfect one for this gorgeous image - it reminds me of my Mum's veranda and there are many times I would love to be sitting there with her - instead I sit here - missing her - you never grow too old to need your Mum! LOL!

I must add here I am sorry for the quality of my photos, my week has been unbelievable and I realised at midnight last night I did not have my card photographed and had to do it in the bathroom with the heat lights on - I am hoping to rephotograph and update them as they do not do this wonderful image justice....but I did not want to miss this weeks challenge!! :)

This card is for the following challenges:

Just Us Girls - Technique Challenge - Sponging a Layer (my embossed layer has been sponged)

Sugar Creek Hollow - Die Cuts or Punches (Spellbinders Labels 25)

Delicious Doodles - Loads of Layers

Stamp Man - Vellum

Aud Sentiments Challenge -  Spring/Summer colours

Crafty Purple Frog - Let's get distressed

Moving Along With The Times - Shabby chic and/or vintage

A  BIG Thank you to our sponsor Serendipity Stamps.  Please be sure to stop by and show them some Stampin’ Sisters in Christ love!!

Make sure you stop by the Designers Blogs are some amazing inspiration - these ladies are inspirational on so many levels!!

* Kristine * Linda (that's me) * MariLynn * Miejse * Peggysue * Traci M *

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!
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