Glory to God in the Highest (2)

I am entering another card at Joan's Gardens this week using kraft paper, red paper, a bird and layers.

I started out with a completely different card and kept working with it and just thought it looked awful. I said to myself, "Would I actually give this to someone?"

The answer was a resounding "NO'," so that idea was scrapped and a new card began to develop. Does that ever happen to anyone else????? Sometimes I start out with an idea and just can't seem to make it work.

Starting out with white cardstock, a red paper was glued on top of it. Then a strip of kraft paper was run through a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF and embellished with a red and white gingham ribbon running vertically down the card. Next, a Cottage Cutz Flourish Layered Flower (leaves and swirls only) die cut was added. The sentiment is Stampabilities (I think), and is stamped onto kraft paper, cut with an EK Success scalloped punch, then backed with more red paper. The little red bird (Spellbinders Birds) was die cut and added to the upper left corner, resting on a leafy branch. To top it all off, a very large gingham bow was placed at the bottom of the card.

Here is a picture:

I am also entering this in the following challenges:

Ending:
Oct 31 Sister Act Challenges - ATG UE
Oct 31 Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes UE  
Oct 31 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - ATG as long as it's Christmas
Oct 31 Craft Dee-BowZ - ATG with a Bow #3
Nov 02 613 Avenue Create - ATG 3E #2
Nov 03 Amusing Challenges - ATG 2E #2
Nov 03 Make It Monday - ATG UE
Nov 06 Word Art Wednesday - ATG 5E #1
Nov 08 Challenges 4 Everybody ATG UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Jesus: Messiah, Emmanuel, Savior, Truth, Life

This week at Joan's Gardens we are challenged to use Kraft paper, the color red, layers and a bird. I have seen postings of some really beautiful creations on her site this week, and wanted to give it a go.

Starting out with ivory cardstock, a piece of red paper was added to it. I stamped some kraft paper with a wonderful stamp I have depicting the Names of Jesus (Stampabilities Faith Text Background). I always like to make my Christmas cards with a spiritual message. It is a reminder that Jesus is the reason for the season.

But I digress...

The edges of the stamped kraft paper are torn to add interest. I ran a medallion die (Spellbinders Medallion One) through with red paper and also kraft paper. The bird is from Spellbinders also (Birds), and is embellished with red glitter. Little pine sprigs (PoppyStamps) are tucked in along with holly leaves (Martha Stewart punch). Little red rhinestones are added to the holly leaves to represent red berries.

The bow (Bow Easy) is tied, then a button with a twine bow is layered on top of that.

Here is a picture of the card; color is true red, rather than the orangey red shown in the photo:

Looks like the cardstock does not look ivory, but it is. Wish my colors would come out more accurately, but, hey. We do our best!  LOL

Here is the little glittery bird; kraft paper is brown, not pink:

And a closeup of the stamped background:

I am also entering this in the following challenges:

Ending:
Oct 30 4Krafty Girlz ATG 3E #1
Oct 31 Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes UE  
Oct 31 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - ATG as long as it's Christmas
Oct 31 Craft Dee-BowZ - ATG with a Bow
Oct 31 Sparkle N Sprinkle -  ATG with Glitter  3E #2
Nov 08 Challenges 4 Everybody ATG UE
Nov 02 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes 3E #1 
Nov 03 Amusing Challenges - ATG 2E #1 
Nov 03 Make It Monday - ATG UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Christmas Journal

Today I am entering a project at Mark's Finest Papers "12 Days of Christmas Challenge" Day 1.

We are to make a journal cover and use Christmas as a theme. I had a journal, but the cover was all wrong for Christmas, so I covered it in blue printed fabric. The angel and the star are Cricut cutouts; you can't tell by looking at the picture, but the angel wings are sprayed with Krylon Diamond Glitter Mist spray. The blue part of the angel is cut from vinyl. I had a sentiment ("Gloria") all heat embossed and die cut, but it was just too big and would have made the cover too crowded, so it did not make the cover.


Here is a picture:

I am also entering this in the following challenges:

Ending:
Oct 30 4Krafty Girlz ATG 3E #1
Oct 31 Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes UE  
Oct 31 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - ATG as long as it's Christmas
Nov 08 Challenges 4 Everybody ATG UE
Nov 02 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes 3E #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Happy Birthday in the Pink

I am entering one more card in this week's challenge at Joan's Gardens. The guidelines are Pink, Floral, and Swirls. 

Starting out with white cardstock, I ran some pink paper through a new Cuttlebug die I got (Anna Griffin Flourish Medallion) and put that on the cardstock as a background. Using a rose die (Spellbinders Spiral Blossom One), I cut out a pink rose, but the pink was very fluorescent and very garish, so I spray painted it with white paint. Tucked under the rose is a pink bow (Bow Easy), leaf flourishes (Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish and Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish). To add some interest, depth and texture, I gathered a piece of tulle, inked it with pink ink and nestled it under the rose and bow. The sentiment is punched with a Martha Stewart Happy Birthday punch. The corners are rounded with a paper Studio small round corner punch, as is the white backing for the sentiment.

Here is the card:

I used my camera phone to get a better representation of the colors, but alas, I don't know how to turn the photo upright to display it in the proper orientation. I know that the readers of this blog are amazingly creative and can picture it as it is supposed to be!

This is a closeup of the tulle:

I am also entering these challenges ending:

Oct 25 Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes UE  
Oct 25 Allsorts Challenge - Ribbons and Bows 3E #1
Oct 27 Artistic Inspirations - 3E ATG #3 
Oct 27 Make It Monday - ATG UE #2
Oct 28 Through the Craftroom Door - ATG 2E #1
Oct 30 Word Art Wednesday - ATG 5E #1 
Oct 31 Craft-Dee BowZ - ATG with a Handmade Bow #2 
Nov 2 The Squirrel and the Fox - Pink UE #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Happy Birthday to a Little Sweetie

This week I made a little card for my honey bunch granddaughter. She is so much fun, and will be two in a few days.

I found a cute little graphic on the internet with bright, vibrant colors. Also, I ran some yellow paper through a Cuttlebug Happy Birthday EF. A ribbon is tied around two candles and is attached at the upper left part of the card. Here it is:

Closeup of the candles - (I really had trouble getting the colors right--first photo is the most accurate...)

Shot of the graphic...

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Ending:

Oct 22 Word Art Wednesday 5E #3 ATG with a sentiment
Oct 22 Crafting by Designs ATG UE
Oct 23 Crafty Ribbons ATG 5E #2
Oct 24 Inky Chicks Your Fav Sentiment  UE
Oct 25 Challenges 4 Everybody ATG UE
Oct 25 Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes UE  
Oct 25 Allsorts Challenge - Ribbons and Bows 3E #1
Oct 26 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes 3E #2 
Oct 27 Artistic Inspirations - 3E ATG #1
Oct 30 4Krafty Girlz ATG 3E #2

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

A Very, Very Pink Thank You

This week at Joan's Gardens we are challenged to make a card with only the colors pink and white, flowers and something curvy.

Starting out with a new Cuttlebug die I just got (Flower Vine), I cut it out of white paper and colored the flowers with different pink colored pencils. Now I had to find a background that would make the die cut show up. It had to be darker than the pink flowers, so I found some very, very pink paper which I ran through a Paper Studio Swirls EF. Since it was so blatantly pink, white ink was dabbed around the edges, and even that did not make it toned down enough, so I dabbed some white shoe polish to tone it down some more, just on the perimeter. Ha, ha!

Pink rhinestones were added to the center of the pink flowers for embellishment, and white leafy vines (Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish and Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish) were tucked in behind the flowers. A pink and white bow was added. The sentiment is inked in pink and framed with one of the Stampin' Up Four Frames set, also inked in pink. Then it was punched out with the Stampin' Up Large Decorative Label Punch that corresponds to the shape of the stamped frame.

Here is a picture of the card:

The pink bow does not show well in the picture; it looks as though it is a bit off for the colors in the rest of the card, but in fact, it is a good blend for the card colors. My camera sometimes does not do colors accurately.

This is a close up of the edges of the card, dabbed with ink and shoe polish to tone down the bright pink:

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Ending:
Oct 20 Craft Your Passion - add some embossing - 3E #1
Oct 21 Inky Chicks Your Fav Sentiment  UE
Oct 22 Word Art Wednesday 5E #2 ATG with a sentiment
Oct 22 Crafting by Designs ATG UE
Oct 23 Crafty Ribbons ATG 5E #1
Oct 25 Challenges 4 Everybody ATG UE
Oct 25 Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes UE
Oct 26 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes 3E #1
Oct 26 That Craft Place - Think Pink 1E #1
Oct 30 4Krafty Girls ATG 3E #1
 

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Joy to the World

I am entering one more card for this week's challenge at Joan's Gardens. We are to make a Christmas card with ribbon and corner embellishments. I went a bit outside the traditional red and green colors and went with the colors in a sweet Victorian vintage picture I found on the internet of two angels.

Starting with David Tutera silver embossed cardstock, a double layer of gold tulle flecked with additional gold pieces is added. Corner pieces cut from aluminum foil and made from a Martha Stewart punch are put in two of the corners. The sentiment is punched from a Fiskars 2 inch scalloped oval punch, backed with blue-green and gold paper, as is the image. The image is also bordered with gold glitter glue. Both the image and the sentiment are attached with pop dots for dimension. Below the image is a glittery iridescent white double-looped bow made with Bow Easy. The rose is cut from Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms, and the leaves are from another punch from Martha Stewart. The rose is sprayed with sapphire blue glitter mist spray (Krylon).

Here is the card:

Iridescent bow:

Gold tulle with gold flecks:

Glittery rose:

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

The Crafting Cafe - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes with Circles
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes NL
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Craft Dee BowZ - Anything with a Handmade Bow
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Sparkle and Sprinkle - Glitter
Everybody Art Challenge - Ribbon

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

O, Come Let Us Adore Him

This week at Joan's Gardens, I get to use some dies I recently got from her. It is a gorgeous gothic church window using two dies that go together. I figure a Christmas card is a great opportunity to use these dies.

These are Joan's guidelines:

• Use Ribbon
• Use Corners
• Anything to Do with Christmas
• Use a product sold at Joan's Gardens
• Mention that the card is for Joan's challenge

Starting with white cardstock, a red piece was glued on top of that; then, after running a green piece through an EF, it was attached with dimensional stickies. The window is cut from sparkly gold paper; the ironwork inset is cut from black paper, and the background piece is from some multicolored sparkly cardstock. It was somewhat pastel in its hues, so I used markers to make the colors more vivid. All three layers of the window are assembled, then attached with dimensional stickies. The sentiment is backed with green paper and put on with dimensional stickies, as well. Double layers of holly are used as the corner embellishment, and a red bow at the bottom of the window finishes the card.

Here is a picture:

These are the tools used to make the card:

Paper Studio:  A2 Curl Ribbon EF
Poppy Stamps:  Grand Gothic Window, Grand Gothic Ironwork
Martha Stewart:  Holly Punch
SU Markers

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:


Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes  2/5

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes 2/2

2 Sisters - Anything Goes NL
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Anything but Square
Divas by Design - 3 or More Layers
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes as Long as It's Christmas
613 Avenue Create - Pile It On - I used "layers"
Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room

Well, this week I am entering a card at Joan's Gardens, and I am glad it is another Christmas card challenge. When it is time to send out these cards it will be fun to pick who gets what design, as all will be different.

These are the guidelines:

• Use Ribbon
• Use Corners
• Anything to Do with Christmas
• Use a product sold at Joan's Gardens
• Mention that the card is for Joan's challenge

Starting out with white cardstock, a dark green layer was added with dimensional stickies. I embossed a white layer with a brick pattern EF and used grey ink in the debossing section of the EF to make the grout. Cutting out the shape of the window from the embossed brick layer was the next step. I found a sweet Victorian Christmas picture on the internet and used that image, making it look like we are on the outside looking in on a mother decorating the Christmas tree, and her two children playing on the floor. This layer was glued behind the brick wall layer. On top of the brick wall, I put a die cut window spray painted green, and covered the hole. I gently pulled out the windows so that they look open.

Die cut corners were spray painted red and added to two of the corners. I think they look a lot like the Victorian trim I have seen in that type of architecture. The sentiment, "Let every heart prepare Him room and Heaven and Nature sing," is punched out with a scalloped circle, then mounted on a larger dark green scalloped circle. The card is finished off with a golden bow beneath the window.

Here is the card:

This is a close up of the children:

And a closer view:

 

These are the tools used to make the card:

Paper Studio:  Brick EF; 1.5" Scallop Punch

Fiskars:  2" Scallop Punch

Spellbinders: Window Two

Cheery Lynn:  Lace Corners Deco A

I am also entering this card in these challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes  1/5

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafts Too Challenge You - Christmas Scene
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - 3 or More Layers
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes as Long as It's Christmas
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Created with Love Challenges - Any Holiday

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

For unto Us a Child Is Born (3)

I made another Christmas card today; at this rate, the holidays will not sneak up on me like they have in past years. (LOL)

This one again uses the CTMH Isaiah 9:6 stamp.

Starting with white cardstock, I put a dark green paper down, then a red paper on top of that. Glitter glue and white sparkly glitter edge it. Next is a layer that has been embossed (Daria EF Crackle) and inked with green ink, and attached with dimensional stickies. The sentiment, which has been edged with red ink, is mounted also with dimensional stickies. Little pine cones were printed out from my computer and inked with extra brown ink; pine sprigs (Poppy Stamps Pine Sprigs) in two shades of green are tucked around the pine cones, which are elevated with dimensional stickies. Green rhinestones embellish the lower left and upper right hand corners.

Here is the card:

Closeup of the pine cones and pine sprigs:

I am entering this card in these challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes  2/5
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Moving Along with the Times - Anything Goes
Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - BINGO:  Embossing, Die Cut, Glitter
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes as Long as It's Christmas
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Created with Love Challenges - Any Holiday

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Purple and Green Thank You

Well, this week I am entering a card at Joan's Gardens, and I must say, her challenge really made me go outside of the box, but learning new techniques is half the fun, isn't it?

These are the guidelines:

• Purple and Green
• Torn Edges
• Layers
• Use a product sold at Joan's Gardens
• Mention that the card is for Joan's challenge

The word for the day was crumple, crumple, crumple.

Starting out with purple cardstock, I hand-tore a piece in a spiral pattern, wet it, and crumpled it. After it was dried, it was wound into a rose shape. The white overlay on the basic white cardstock was dabbed around the edges with purple ink; on top of that was a light lavender piece, torn into a semi-rectangular shape, then wet, crumpled, and laid out flat to dry. Next was a piece of green paper with white polka dots cut into leaf shapes. On top of that is a gold wire-edged ribbon crumpled and placed on the paper. More leaves are added in a darker shade of green so they show up better, then the purple rose, and a purple bow. another hand-torn piece of paper wet, crumpled and dabbed with purple ink (and a bit of green ink, too) was added after I dried it with a heat tool. The sentiment is stamped on another hand-torn, wet, crumpled piece, too; it was stamped after it was dried with the heat tool. Gold leaf flourishes are added, as well as a purple butterfly that has been sprayed with purple glitter spray.

I must say, this was a really fun challenge!  :o)

Here is the card:

And a closeup of the sentiment:

Tools used to make the card:

JustRite:  Grand Sentiments
Cheery Lynn:  Small Fanciful Flourish
Memory Box:  Pippi Butterfly
Bow Easy
Gold Mesh Ribbon
Purple and Green Inks

I am entering this card in these challenges, also:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes  2/5
My Time to Craft - Vintage or Shabby Chic
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Flowers
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday - Flowers
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Flutterby Wednesdays - Anything Goes with a Butterfly or Fairy
Moving Along with the Times - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Winged Things

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT

Wise Men Still Seek Him (2)

I am on a roll with making Christmas cards. Seems it is what I want to do right now, and all other creative juices have stopped flowing. And that's okay.  :o)

In keeping with the first Wise Men Still Seek Him card I made in an earlier post, I used the same format from Microsoft Publisher to make the inside and back of the card. The same sentiment stamp is also used.

I cut out some little wise men from gold glittery paper. The layout needed to have a gold backing piece on top of the basic white cardstock, but I did not want to use a big chunk of my expensive gold paper for that, so I just spray painted a piece of white a gold color and used that. On top of that is a piece of black cardstock. In order to simulate a dark night sky on a starry night, I first sprayed the black cardstock with sapphire blue glitter blast glitter spray (Krylon). Then, for more iridescent sparkles of many colors, I sprayed the piece with spray glue, then sprinkled on some fine iridescent glitter (Stampin' Up). First attempt on this failed because I used little dots of glue (not glue dots!) randomly around, but they did not look good at all, so the second attempt using a light spray of glue, then sprinkling with glitter worked better. It looks like the night sky is filled with the sparkling wonders of the stars, but the only star the wise men were interested in was the one God had placed in the sky to guide them to the Christ Child. The sentiment pretty much says it all, don't you think.

Here is the card:

Two of the starry night sky:

And the sentiment:

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes  1/5
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes  NL

Make It Monday - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes as Long as It's Christmas
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
365 Cards - Sunday Sketch
Divas by Design Challenge - CAS
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits, and your encouraging comments mean more to me than you know. As always, God's highest and best to you today and every day.

Many rich blessings,

Ginny B.

Romans 10:9-11
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. NLT