Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room

Today I am posting another Christmas card. 

This one, like so many projects, was a bit of an experiment, but I am happy with how it turned out. The experiment part was using a piece of gold fabric glued onto a piece of white cardstock, then running it through a Paper Studio Swirls EF. The embossing came out very distinctly, as you can see in the picture below:

I cut a Christmas foliage piece from Teresa Collins December 25th Cricut cartridge and added some little 3-D paint berries to it. Then a red poinsettia (Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia) was added; it is spray painted with sparkly red glitter paint, and the center is made with a gold liquid pearl. The sentiment is printed from my computer onto a frame, and attached with pop dots:

The poinsettia:

The sentiment:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Apr 30 DL_Art - AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Just Be Creative Crazy AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Imagine, Create, Express - AG UE
Apr 30 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #2
Apr 30 Christmas Cards All Year Round - Poinsettias UE
Apr 30 Christmas Fun Challenge - AG 2E #2
Apr 30 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - AG UE
May 03 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
May 04 Christmas Card Challenges - AG UE
May 10 Quirky Crafts Challenge - S: Swirls and Sparkles 3E #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. 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 White Birthday

Yesterday morning my husband was looking out the window into our back yard and said that he thought he saw two kittens. I went out to investigate, and sure enough, there were three precious little abandoned kittens in our yard. I scooped them up and took them to Petco to find out the best way to care for them. The kind lady there estimated their age to be about 4 1/2 to 5 weeks old. They are SO CUTE!!!!! Three little boys, yellow, grey and black tabbies. They had a mild case of fleas, so this afternoon I took them outside and gave them a bath in Dawn dishwashing liquid (at the suggestion of the Petco employee). All clean now. That stuff really does kill fleas!

Anyone want a FREE KITTEN?

This evening I am posting a card for the challenge at Joan's Touch, which requires us to use purple and white, distressed edges, something from nature and products that are sold at Joan's Gardens. Items printed in purple may be purchased there.

I don't have a distressing tool, so I tore the edges of the purple piece that is the background for the card. It was randomly stamped and brayed with purple ink to make it even more multi-toned, then it was run through at Spellbinders Whimsy EF and attached to the white cardstock base. This was a different effect from braying it with purple ink after it has been run through the EF. A piece of white tulle is knotted and placed along the bottom of the card; the rose is die cut from Spellbinders Spiral Blossom One using white paper with splashes of sparkly black, and the foliage is from a Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die. The sentiment is printed in purple ink which was printed from my computer and a punch was used to round the corners, giving it a softer appearance. The butterfly is from a Memory Box Pippi Butterfly die; it was cut and then glued and glittered.

Here is the card:

The rose:

The glittery butterfly; it sparkles more than the picture shows:

I am also entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Apr 28 Pause, Dream, Enjoy - AG UE 
Apr 30 DL_Art - AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Just Be Creative Crazy AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Imagine, Create, Express - AG UE
Apr 30 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #2
Apr 30 Crafting by Designs - April Showers Bring May Flowers 5E #1
May 02 Come and Get It Challenge - Spring Flowers 2E #1
May 03 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
May 03 Created with Love Challenges - In the Garden 3E #1
May 10 Quirky Crafts Challenge - S: Swirls and Sparkles 3E #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. 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 - May the Love of Christ...2

Today is another Christmas card post. It seems that I am getting an early start this year, and that will be less stressful come December. 

The first layer is white cardstock, then two layers of gold tulle were glued onto black cardstock. A white poinsettia (Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia) was placed at the top along with some Pine Branches (Martha Stewart Pine Branch Punch). A drop of gold liquid pearl is added to the center of the flower (Viva Pearl Pen). The sentiment is from http://heartfulstamper.blogspot.com and is printed from my computer; it is framed with Marianne Anja's Vintage Frame LRO 272, which was cut in white cardstock and spray painted gold. A tiny gold bow is placed at the bottom.

Here is the card:

 I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Apr 25 Crafting by Designs - AG UE
Apr 26 Christmas Card Challenges - AG UE
Apr 27 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
Apr 26 Just Keep on Creating - AG UE
Apr 28 Pause, Dream, Enjoy - AG UE
Apr 30 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - AG UE
Apr 30 DL_Art - AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Just Be Creative Crazy AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Imagine, Create, Express - AG UE
Apr 30 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #1
Apr 30 Christmas Cards All Year Round - Poinsettias UE
Apr 30 Christmas Fun Challenge - AG 2E #1
Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. 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 

Isaiah 9:6 For unto Us a Child Is Born

I seem to be on a roll making Christmas cards, and that is a very good thing. I am entering this post at Joan's Touch where we are challenged to make a card with more than one layer, no stamps and a product sold at Joan's Gardens. (Items in red may be purchased there.) 

The card has a deep purple and white background which was placed on a white cardstock base. Next, a piece of white cardstock that I re-purposed (stamped on the other side with a digi I did not want to use) was sprayed with purple glitter mist, then a Spellbinder's rectangular die (Fleur De Lis) was run through my E-Bosser, framing a wonderful computer-printed sentiment from Word Art Wednesday, and this was placed on top of the glittered paper. The silver ribbon (also re-purposed) made with Bow Easy, actually has three loops, but in trying to manipulate the loops so that they all showed up, the appearance of the bow suffered, so I settled for a two-loop look to the bow. 

Here is the card:

I love this sentiment which I got from Word Art Wednesday last year:

Everything was elevated with pop dots:

I am also entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Apr 19 Glitter and Sparkle Challenge - Anything but a Square 3E #3
Apr 19 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
Apr 21 Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - The Reason for the Season UE
Apr 22 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #2
Apr 23 Crafty Ribbons Challenge - AG with a Ribbon 5E #2
Apr 23 4 Crafty Chicks - Sentiment Only (No Pictures) UE
Apr 24 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE
Apr 24 Crafty Catz - B is for BOW 3E #1
Apr 25 Crafting by Designs - AG UE
Apr 26 Just Keep on Creating - AG UE
Apr 28 Pause, Dream, Enjoy - AG UE
Apr 30 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - AG UE
Apr 30 DL_Art - AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Just Be Creative Crazy AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Imagine, Create, Express - AG UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. 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 - May the Love of Christ...

Today I made another Christmas card using a new EF, a doily from a local restaurant (kept it nice and clean and repurposed it!), a poinsettia die and a sentiment from the web. I am entering it at Joan's Touch where we are challenged to make a card with more than one layer, no stamps and a product sold at Joan's Gardens. (Items in red may be purchased there.)

Using gold ink, the raised part of the embossing is colored using a brayer; next, a gold ribbon was tied into a bow and attached diagonally to the bottom right hand corner of the embossed layer. The doily was cut in half and glued together, staggering the pattern. The sentiment is from http://heartfulstamper.blogspot.com and is printed from my computer; the edges are inked in gold, and the piece is attached with pop dots. Next, a layered poinsettia was added and gold liquid pearls were placed in the center.

Here is the card:

The following were used to make this card:

• Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia
• Darice Scrolls EF
• Viva Pearl Pen Gold Liquid Pearls
• Doily
• Gold Ink
• Gold Wire Edged Ribbon
• E-Bosser (Don't know what I ever did without it!)
• Bow Easy

I am also entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Apr 17 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE
Apr 19 Completely Christmas Challenge - AG UE
Apr 19 Glitter and Sparkle Challenge - Anything but a Square 3E #2
Apr 19 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
Apr 22 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #1
Apr 23 Crafty Ribbons Challenge - AG with a Ribbon 5E #1
Apr 23 4 Crafty Chicks - Sentiment Only (No Pictures) UE
Apr 25 Crafting by Designs - AG UE
Apr 26 Just Keep on Creating - AG UE
Apr 28 Pause, Dream, Enjoy - AG UE
Apr 30 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - AG UE
Apr 30 DL_Art - AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Just Be Creative Crazy AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Imagine, Create, Express - AG UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. 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 

Warm Wishes

Today's card is for Christmas, and it is going to be a lot easier this year getting them out because starting to make them early means less stress close to Christmas. 

I used a Cricut cartridge that I've not used very much--Winter Wonderland, and played around with it a bit. The berries were cut out also, but they looked a bit flat, so I embellished them with liquid red 3-D paint, which made the berries stand out a lot better and have a lot more dimension. The sentiment is from a Hero Arts stamp set called "Heavens Rejoice." The red bow was glued and glittered for some extra sparkle. Pop dots were used for added dimension.

Here is the card:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Apr 15 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #1
Apr 15 ABC Christmas Challenge - Glitter UE
Apr 16 Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - No Squares 1E
Apr 16 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE
Apr 19 Completely Christmas Challenge - AG UE
Apr 19 Glitter and Sparkle Challenge - Anything but a Square 3E #1
Apr 19 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
Apr 26 Just Keep on Creating - AG UE
Apr 30 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - AG UE
Apr 30 DL_Art - AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Just Be Creative Crazy AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Imagine, Create, Express - AG UE
May 12 Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Glitter 2E #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. 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 You

Today's card is more on the whimsical side. Mostly I make more elegant styles, but looking at the glittery polka dot background paper and the stamped flowers, whimsical seemed to fit better than elegant.

Starting with white cardstock, a green layer was added, then a pinkish red layer, then the glittery polka dot paper. Three large flowers were stamped, punched and colored with a pink marker; two smaller flower punches were attached to each flower and a gold rhinestone brad was added to each one. Below the flowers is a white embossed piece; foliage was die cut in white cardstock, then inked with two different colors of green ink, then placed around the flowers. A three-looped raffia bow was put at the bottom of the flowers. The larger butterfly was stamped with VersaMark ink, sprinkled with light blue embossing powder, then heat embossed. The smaller butterfly was punched, then glittered. The sentiment was stamped, then die cut. All of the flowers, butterflies and sentiment were attached with pop dots.

Here is the card:

These tools were used:

• Darice Checkerboard EF
• Stampin' Up Flower Shop Stamp; Pansy Punch; Itty Bitty Banners Stamp; SU Sizzix Bitty Banner Framelits; Papillon Potpourri Stamp; Elegant Butterfly Punch
• PoppyStamps Lorelai Leaf; Lorelai Leaf Outline
• Marth Stewart Monarch Butterfly Punch
• Punch Bunch Medium Flower Punch; Small Flower Punch
• VersaMark Ink
• Pink Marker
• Green Raffia Ribbon
• Gold Rhinestone Brads
• Embossing Powder
• Iridescent Glitter
• Pop Dots

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Apr 09 Crafty Ribbons Challenge - AG with a Ribbon 5E #2
Apr 10 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE
Apr 11 Jo's Scrap Shack - AG 3E #1
Apr 12 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
Apr 12 Inky Chics - Butterflies 3E #3
Apr 14 Just Inspirational Challenge - Embossing UE
Apr 14 Incy Wincy Designs - 3 Flowers, 2 Butterflies, 1 Bow 5E #1
Apr 29 Crafter's Corner - 3D 3E #2 
Apr 30 DL_Art - AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Just Be Creative Crazy AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Mema's Crafts - AG 3E #2
Apr 30 Imagine, Create, Express - AG UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. 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 a Smile Be Your Umbrella

Today's card is centered around a die that was purchased a long time ago, but was never used--an umbrella. I didn't want to make a card that was negative, like saying, "into every life a little rain must fall," or something of that nature that would imply that the recipient was having a hard time in life. And a card that said, "April showers bring May flowers" would have only been good if it were sent this month. That would have been too restrictive; so, "Let a SMILE be your umbrella" was maybe a better choice.

Like most of my cards, there were lots of detours and changes in the original plans. There is a really cute gingham ribbon in pastel spring colors that was supposed to be used on the card, but in the end, there was no place to put it, so that idea got scrapped. And other ideas that did not really work out got laid to one side. Does that ever happen to anyone else?????

A grey background paper was used for a "rainy sky," and it was embossed with a diagonal striped EF (something else that had been purchased but never used!) to help with the effect of falling rain coming down in a slanted direction. Glitter was also applied in a slanted pattern to resemble rain in the sky and on the flowers in front of the picket fence. Grass and greenery were also placed in front of the fence, and in the middle of the punched flowers a drop of pink glitter glue was added. The sentiment is printed from my computer and punched out with a frame punch; the same frame punch was used to cut out two yellow pieces that were joined together to make a backing for the white sentiment frame; they are attached with pop dots. Butterflies were put on the left side of the card to balance out the colors and layout.

Here is the card:

Another view showing more of the glitter rain:

These tools were used:

Darice Diagonal Stripe EF
Memory Box Petite Umbrella
Cheery Lynn Grass Border; B151 Cuties 3 Flower Die
Poppy Stamps Picket Fence
Paper Studio Small Flower Punch
Fiskars Small Butterfly Punch
Punch Bunch Small Flower Punch
Martha Stewart Branch Punch
Stampin' Up Frame Punch
Pink Glitter Glue for Center of Punched Flowers
Pop Dots

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Apr 08 Word Art Wednesday  - AG 5E #3
Apr 10 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE
Apr 11 Jo's Scrap Shack - AG 3E #2
Apr 12 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
Apr 12 Inky Chics - Butterflies 3E #2
Apr 29 Crafter's Corner - 3D 3E #2
Apr 30 DL_Art - AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Just Be Creative Crazy AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Mema's Crafts - AG 3E #2
Apr 30 Imagine, Create, Express - AG UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. 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

Gold and Silver Elegance

Hi, Crafters,

I am really honored to be a guest designer for Crafting By Designs this month. The challenge is my favorite--Anything Goes--and it is always interesting to see what happens when the sky is the limit and creative juices start to flow. Isn't it fun to see what others come up with, too? Pop on over to the website and enter your inspired work there.

The card I am showing you today was inspired by a favorite combination of mine, which is the very regal gold and silver color scheme.

Starting out with white cardstock, a silver paper was added. It was not quite pizzazzy enough, so I sprayed it with some silver glitter mist. A 1 1/2 inch wide ribbon is run horizontally across the middle of the card, then on top of that is a gold die cut piece. The sentiment is printed from my computer, then punched out. A silver frame is added to the sentiment, which is attached with brads. 

One of the most fun things to work with in die cutting is aluminum foil. After experimenting, what works best for me is four layers of foil. It gives a nice finished piece that is bendable, yet strong. This was what was used for the butterfly. Gold liquid pearls also adorn the body of the butterfly.

Here is the card:

I used these tools in making the card:

• Anna Griffin Cuttlebug Flourish Medallion Die
• Spellbinders Wonderful Wings Die Set
• Stampin' Up Frame Punch
• Stampin' Up Coordinating Silver Frame with Silver Brads
• Silver Ribbon
• Aluminum Foil
• Silver Glitter Mist Spray

I am also entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Apr 08 Word Art Wednesday  - AG 5E #2
Apr 09 Crafty Ribbons Challenge - AG with a Ribbon 5E #1
Apr 10 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE
Apr 11 Alsorts Challenge - No Flowers 3E #1
Apr 11 Jo's Scrap Shack - AG 3E #1
Apr 12 613 Avenue Create - AG UE
Apr 12 Inky Chics - Butterflies 3E #1 
Apr 29 Crafter's Corner - 3D 3E #1
Apr 30 DL_Art - AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Just Be Creative Crazy AG 1E per Day
Apr 30 Mema's Crafts - AG 3E #1
Apr 30 Imagine, Create, Express - AG UE

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. 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

Classic White on White

Today I wanted to go a bit off the well-traveled path and make a white-on-white card. The way it is made is pretty easy to see, so I won't give you a blow by blow detail of it. My newest thing is liquid pearls, and almost every card that has been made lately has them. They are so fun to work with and seem to give such an elegant touch, don't you think? Other favorites are butterflies and bows, and it is hard to resist the temptation to put them on every card.

Here is today's card:

 

These tools were used to make the card:

Cuttlebug: Anna Griffin Flower Vine, Anna Griffin Matelasse EF

Just Rite:  CR-03885 Grand Sentiments Stamp

Sizzix: Scalloped Oval Die

Spellbinder: Les Papillions Two Die

Liquid Pearls

Versa Mark Ink

White Ribbon

Silver Embossing Powder 

Silver Glitter Mist

Entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Apr 03 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE  

Apr 05 613 Avenue Create  - AG UE  

Apr 05 Through the Purple Haze - AG 3E #1

Apr 06 Incy Wincy Designs - Monochromatic with Pearls 5E #1 

Apr 08 TTCRD - AG 2E #1 

Apr 08 Papertake Weekly - AG 5E #1  

Apr 08 Word Art Wednesday  - AG 5E #1

Apr 08 Creative Moments - AG/Things with Wings 3E #1
Apr 11 LOC - Ribbon and/or Flowers 5E #4 

Apr 30 Craft Dee Bowz - AG with a Handmade Bow 3E #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. 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