SSIC Cracked Roses

It is time for this weeks Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge, this week our hostess is Helen, who has chosen the following scripture:

 

 

 "He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds" (NIV) Psalm 147:3

Helen has challenged us to use something "broken and put back together" on your card.

 

 

For my card I have used an image from the JustRite® Papercraft  Shabby Chic Labels Four stamp set, I have cut it out using the Spellbinders Labels Four Nestabilities and the Grand Calibur® Machine.  The image is coated with Dimensional Magic and once dry, placed in the freezer for ten minutes, then carefully cracked and rubbed over using Vintage Photo Distressing Ink to make the image look aged and vintage.

 

 

 

Recycled lace, Seam Binding, a Mulberry Rose and Want2Scrap bling.

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

 

 

A big thank you to our sponsor

 

Clear Dollar Stamps

This card is for the following challenges:
My time to craft - Vintage
Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes
Happy Campers - Use bright colours
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything goes
Cards by Lady Anne / Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes  
Crafts and Me - Reds   
 Penny's Paper-Crafty - Lots of Layers
Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes at Anything Goes
LEJ Designs - Use Die Cuts Or Punches
Clear It Out! - Anything Goes Stash Item- Red

 Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

Papelitos Stamps - Anything Goes
  

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 *

* Candice * Diane * Helen * Jerusha * Michelle *

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!

{{{hugs}}}

SSIC Watching

I am sharing my card for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge this week.  Our Hostess is the lovely Sandie, who has chosen the following scripture:

 To everything there is a season,  time for every purpose under heaven:

 A time to be born,  and a time to die;
A time to plant,  and a time to pluck what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

 A time to gain, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time of war, and a time of peace.

Eccl. 3: 1-8

 

 

Sandie's challenge is Time. Use clocks/watches, calendars, sundials, etc. OR black and white only (to represent night and day).  

My images are retired stickers from Stampin' Up that have been in my stash for a long time.           The sentiment is form this week generous sponsor Inspired Stamps.         This card is for the following challenges: Brown Sugar – Anything Goes Crafty Catz – Male Card Fussy and Fancy - Anything Goes   Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes  Stampin' For The Weekend - Anything Goes CCEE Stampers - Use a tag   A  big thank you to our sponsor   Inspired Stamps   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 * * Candice * Diane * Helen * Jerusha * Michelle * Sandie L * Tina (Guest Designer) * 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! {{{hugs}}}

SSIC Peace

It is time for this weeks Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge, this weeks hostess is the lovely Peggysue, who has chosen:

 

Make a card that to you represents peace or calm; with an image, color scheme, CAS layout or verse, something that speaks peace to you, but peace symbols themselves are excluded. The card has to speak peace through your own style.  John 16:33

 

There is nothing more peaceful than being in the garden, we often unwind as we water the plants, it is so relaxing after a busy day, especially in an Australian summer. 

 

I have used an image from the Flourishes Sweet Days of Summer

stamp set, cutting it out with Spellbinders Standard Circles LG Nestabilities, layering it onto the Parisian Motifs.  Want2Scrap Black Gems have been added around the circle.

 

 

 

 

The sentiment is cut out with the Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags One Shapeabilities and layered onto lace and some narrow gingham ribbon.  The butterfly embellishment is tied onto the bow.

 

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Cards Galore - Anything goes

Oozak - Die cuts

Craft Us Crazy - Children and/or Fall

Do You Stack Up? - Something vintage

Happy Campers - Use a tag

Paper Crafting Journey - Add some bling

Southern Girls - Ribbons

Cards by Lady Anne / Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

 Paper Shelter Challenge - Charm

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Girl 

Deep Ocean Challenge - Anything Goes  

Everybody-Art-Challenge -  Bling

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes!

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Flowers

 One Stop Craft - Anything goes

Totally Gorjuss - Bling it on

 

A special thank you to this weeks sponsor

 

The lovely Diane from Daydream Designs!!

   

 

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 *

* Candice * Diane * Helen * Jerusha * Michelle * Sandie L * Tina (Guest Designer)

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!

 

{{{hugs}}}

SSIC Handmade

This week I am honoured to be the Hostess for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge.

  I have chosen a well known scripture from Psalms:

 

 

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.  Psalms 139:14

 

 

 

 

My challenge is to create a project with something handmade on it - could be a flower, stitching, patterned paper - show us your creativity!

 

 

I have used the Our Daily Bread Designs Butterly Corner Stamp, stamping it in Black StazOn and colouring the image using the Crayon Resist technique using Distressing Inks and daubers.  A second butterfly has been stamped, coloured and popped up on foam tape.  The bling is from Want2Scrap.

 

The sentiment on the tag is from the Our Daily Bread Designs God's Love stamp set.  You can also see the machine sewing on my tag - I don't usually sew on cards but think I just might have to get the sewing machine out a little bit more often!

 

I have used the Spellbinders Classic Edges Two Edgeabilities  with the Classic Decorative Inserts One  for my lacy border on both the pocket and the tag.  My Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.
‘Who am I?’ I never cease to be amazed by the inward battle that so many people seems to have on an ongoing basis, this is made even more apparent to me living in a household with three teenagers and surrounded by their peers. Social Media is an amazing thing, it is also very eye opening.....

 

It is very clear in God's Word that our identity, who we really are comes from God - it is He who created us, who formed us in our Mother's womb and knows every fibre of our being - He gives us our true identity! Who we really are is not determined by our parents, sibling or friends, it is not something we earn or can take credit for - our identity comes from God alone.

We are God's masterpiece. We have been knitted and woven together by God. I am made by God and that makes me God's masterpiece; everyone of us is God's masterpiece because we have been made by God.

‘Who am I?’ ‘What makes me, me?’ ‘What makes me special and unique?’ ‘What gives me value and worth?  Not the right group, or how we look, no amount of popularity, or money, designer clothing, grades, physical fitness, sports, job, title, position – none of this gives me value and worth.

 The answer: I am God's masterpiece fearfully and wonderfully knit together in my mother's womb, someone Jesus came for and died for.

When we understand this, then we are free to be who we are designed to be - children of the Most High God - a chosen priesthood, unique - God's Masterpiece!!

This card is for the following challenges:
ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Week 1, Anything Goes
Brown Sugar –  Anything Goes
Fun with Shapes & More - must include die cut/punch – include an Animal
Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes
Pattie's Creations -  Anything goes
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
Stampin' For The Weekend - Feeling Floral  
Crafting for all Seasons -Things with Wings
Through The Craft Room Door - Alway's Anything Goes!
Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes

 

Thank you to this weeks sponsor

A Day for Daisies

 

 

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 *

* Candice * Diane * Helen * Jerusha * Michelle * Sandie L * Laura (Guest Designer) *

 

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!

{{{hugs}}}

SSIC Oh So Bright

What a fun time we had last week, celebrating the 3rd birthday of the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge - thank you for all of the support and love you give us each week!

 

  My post this week is prescheduled as I have just arrived in Melbourne to join Stacey Caron and Kim Hupke from Spellbinders Paper Arts for a few days - what a blessing! 

 

 

This week our challenge is brought to us by the lovely Jerusha who has chosen:

 " For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins."

Romans 3:23-24

Jerusha has challenged us to use only bright colours, no neutrals, browns, etc.

I have to confess straight up that I have broken the RULZ - not intentionally, but broken them all the same!  I realised once I had photographed my card that my card base is white - does that count!?  Sorry Jerusha.....my bad! :)

I have used orange card with the Spellbinders A-2 Fancy Weave Card Creator, adding Basic Grey paper, lace flowers and Wild Orchid Flowers.

The gorgeous butterfly is a Donna Salazar Wonderful Wings Licensed Design for Spellbinders, it is paired with the coordinating Want2Scrap bling.  All of my Dies are cut using the Grand Calibur.

 

This card is for the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Fall

Allsorts - Layers

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes

Raise The Bar – celebrate fall

Stamp Man - use hot colors

 

Thank you to our sponsor

 The Craft's Meow

 

 

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 *

* Candice * Diane * Helen * Jerusha * Michelle * Sandie L * Laura (Guest Designer)

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!

{{{hugs}}}

Stampin' Sisters in Christ 3rd Birthday Blog Hop

This Sunday is Stampin' Sisters in Christ's 3rd Birthday
and we invite you to celebrate with us by way of a

Birthday Blog Hop!! 

 

 

Helen is our lovely challenge hostess.  The challenge is to make a birthday card and is inspired by this Scripture:  

 

 "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

John 3:3

 

 Please be sure to read Helen's devotional on this Scripture on our challenge blog!
 

 

 

 

For my card today I have used the Spellbinders Grand Decorative Ovals  One Nestabilties, along with Labels Twenty-Eight Nestabilities, Grand Ovals Nestabilities.

 

 

Fancy Tags Three Shapeabilities and Jewel Flowers and Flourishes

 

 

The bling is from Want2Scrap

 

Our challenge sponsor is Verses, who is donating a $15 Gift Card to one random participant in our card challenge (please link your card in our Linky) and as always, we will pick 3 Shining Stars who's cards will be showcased the following Tuesday on our blog!

 

And now for the Blog Hop!  We will pick 3 random winners who complete the hop and who leave a comment on all our DT's blogs!  Hoppers do not have to make a card and enter our challenge, although we'd love it if they did!  Hoppers could win one of the following:

 

$20 GC to Daydream Designs,

3 Free digis from The Digi Garden,

and 3 digi sets from Carly's Cuties

 

Winners from the blog hop will be announced on Tuesday, Sept. 11th along with our challenge winner and Shining Stars.

A BIG WELCOME to September's Guest Deisgner -  Laura Bradley

 

Here's the order... Happy Hoppin'!!

 

SSiC -- Start Here

Candace- Creatively Candace 
Diane- Diane's Designs
Helen- Creative Jeans
Jerusha- I Love Paper Crafting

Kris- Ink Something 2
Laura - http://lozzapoppins.blogspot.com/

Linda- Lovely Linda's Craft Central
Marilynn- Mississippi McGyver
Michelle- My Papered Cottage
Miesje- Craft Room with a View
Peggysue- Roses by My Window
Sandie- Sandies Card Garden

Traci- Major Moments

Stampin Sisters in Christ

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!

{{{hugs}}}

SSIC Dies, Punches or Shapes

I am sharing my card for this weeks Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge.  This week our challenge is hosted by our wonderful Sister Diane.
 

 Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.

Isaiah 64:8

Diane has challenged is to use punches, dies, or shapes of any kind.
 

 

 

It would come as no surprise that I have used my Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Square Nestabililties, Lacey Circles Nestabilities and Jewelled Framed Senitments Shapeabilities by Julianna Hudgins.  All of my Dies have been cut using the Grand Calibur.

 

The beautiful Cameo is a handmade gift from my very dear and talented friend Laura Kirste, it is framed in the Die with Mulberry Roses and Want2Scrap Pearls.

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes

Avadares – Anything for August  

Fat Pages & Cards with Attitude – Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - use pearls

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - pink

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes  

 

 

Thank you to our sponsor Anonymous

 

 

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 *

 

* Candice * Diane * Helen * Jerusha * Michelle * Sandie L *

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!

{{{hugs}}}