A New Creation

Today I made a white-on-white card with one of my favorite scriptures, 2 Corinthians 5:17. I used the following in making it:

• Darice Flourishes 3-Pack Embossing Folder
• Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles; Les Papillons Two
• Stampin' Up Elegant Butterfly Punch
• Fiskars Tiny Butterfly Punch
• Martha Stewart Royal Butterfly Punch
• DieNamics Layered Leaves; Prima Donna Petals
• Tulle from My Stash
• Ribbon
• Viva Liquid Pearls
• Rhinestone

Here is the card:

Tulle behind the leaves and flower:

Aug 29 Glitter 'n' Sparkle - Butterflies 3E #1 PP
Aug 30 613 Avenue Create - AG UE PP
Aug 30 Cards Galore - AG 3E #1

Aug 31 Fantastic Tuesday - Square or Rectangle 4E #3 PP

Sep 02 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #2 PP

Sep 04 Crafty Creations Challenges - Use Something from Stash (Tulle) 2E #2 PP
Sep 04 Sister Act Card Challenge - AAG UE PP

Sep 04 Brown Sugar Challenge - AG 2E #1 PP

Sep 04 Creative Corner Challenges - AG 3E #1
Sep 09 Butterfly Challenge - Butterflies with a Sentiment 3E #1

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. I pray for God's highest and best to you today and every day, and that you would prosper and live at God's highest level for your life.

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 

Acts 13:38-39
"Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do."  NLT

Rejoice! The Savior Has Come

Today's Christmas card is very CAS, but I wanted to give it some extra zing with some glittery gold paper. I ran the gold paper through my Cricut machine using the "A Quilted Christmas" cartridge. This design was one of the card features on the cartridge, but the cartridge cuts the paper in a shape that wastes a lot of paper, and I only want to use the part of the paper that has the actual design on it. So I manipulated the paper so that there would be less waste. The design is of a couple singing Christmas carols. I used a Sweet 'n' Sassy stamp from the Jesus Is Born set and heat embossed it with gold ink, then die cut it out with the smallest die from the Spellbinders Lacy Ovals collection.

Here is the card:

The inside is stamped with a sentiment from the same Sweet 'n' Sassy collection:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Aug 28 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE

Aug 29 Suzy Bee's Challenge - AG UE PP

Aug 30 Christmas Cards All Year Long - Sparkle and Shine UE

Aug 31 CHNC August Challenge AG Christmas UE 

Aug 31 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas UE

Aug 30 613 Avenue Create - AG UE PP

Aug 31 Christmas Card Challenges AG UE

Aug 31 Fantastic Tuesday - Square or Rectangle 4E #2 PP

Aug 31 Craft for the Craic - Use a Craft Item You've Never Used Before (Lacy Ovals Die) 5E #3 PP

Aug 31 DLArt August Challenge - AG 1 Entry per Day

Sep 01 Stamplorations - Stamps and Die Cuts 3E #3 PP

Sep 02 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #1 PP

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I always appreciate your visits. I pray for God's highest and best to you today and every day, and that you would prosper and live at God's highest level for your life.

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 

Acts 13:38-39
"Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do."  NLT

Joy to the World!

This year I wanted to start early making Christmas cards, and, in fact, I now have forty cards made so far. This puts me in the zone of not having to rush at the last minute to make sure there will be enough when the first of December rolls around. That is usually when I try to get them mailed.

Today's card has lots of glitter and glam going into the making of this project. Starting out with white cardstock, a colorful metallic finish in bold coppers, golds, oranges and turquoise was laid down with Shimmer Gilding Flakes. Next, an elaborate black die cut layer was added (my first time to use this die!), topped by a framed sentiment. Ribbon and embellishments from the floral department of the craft store were added to make this a very over-the-top glitzy card. I know just the bling-loving friend who will receive this one.  :o)

Here is what was used in the making of it:

• Ranger Perfect Pearls iridescent coloring for the sentiment
• Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Flakes - Calypso
• Memory Box Elliana Background Die
• Spellbinders Labels Eighteen
• Sweet 'n' Sassy Jesus Is Born Stamp
• Copper Spray Paint
• Gold Ribbon
• Gold Foliage and Berries

Here is the card:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Aug 26 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #2 PP

Aug 27 Crafty Ribbons Challenge - AG with a Ribbon 5E #2 PP

Aug 28 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE

Aug 28 Winter Wonderland Challenge - AG Christmas 3E #3

Aug 29 Suzy Bee's Challenge - AG UE PP

Aug 30 Christmas Cards All Year Long - Sparkle and Shine UE

Aug 31 CHNC August Challenge AG Christmas UE 

Aug 31 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas UE

Aug 30 613 Avenue Create - AG UE PP

Aug 31 Christmas Card Challenges AG UE

Aug 31 Fantastic Tuesday - Square or Rectangle 4E #1 PP

Aug 31 Craft for the Craic - Use a Craft Item You've Never Used Before (Elliana Die) 5E #2 PP

Aug 31 DLArt August Challenge - AG 1 Entry per Day

Sep 01 Stamplorations - Stamps and Die Cuts 3# #2 PP

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

Acts 13:38-39
"Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do."  NLT

Psalm 84:11 in Blue and Yellow

Today I made a card using Diane Noble's Daydream Designs papers and sentiment. I especially liked using her blue and white striped paper for the die cut butterfly, and the font she used for the sentiment is lovely, don't you think?. The design is very straightforward, and you can easily see how it was made. Throughout the whole design you can see the repeated pattern of dots, dots, dots in the background paper, the bow, the liquid pearls on the butterfly and the stringed pearl beaded embellishment. Lots of dots going on here!

These are what were used:

Daydream Designs Sunshine and Rain Sentiments

Daydream Designs Nest to Sky Papers - Blue Polka Dots, Blue and Yellow Stripes

Spellbinders - Les Papillons, Labels Eighteen

Stringed Iridescent Pearl Beads

Yellow Tulle
White Vellum

Blue Liquid Pearls

Blue and White Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon 

Bow Easy

And here is the card:

White vellum "shadow" under the die cut butterfly:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Aug 23 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Aug 24 Fantastic Tuesday - Square or Rectangle 4E #1 PP

Aug 26 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #1 PP

Aug 27 Crafty Ribbons Challenge - AG with a Ribbon 5E #1 PP

Aug 27 Red Rubber Inspirations - Just Wing It 3E #1 PP

Aug 21 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE

Aug 26 Divas by Design - Pearls 2E #1 PP

Aug 31 Craft for the Craic - Use a Craft Item You've Never Used Before (Polka Dot Ribbon) 5E #1 PP

Aug 31 DLArt August Challenge - AG 1 Entry per Day

Sep 01 Stamplorations - Stamps and Die Cuts 3# #1 PP

Sep 04 Crafty Creations Challenges - Use Something from Stash (Tulle) 2E #1 PP

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

Acts 13:38-39
"Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do."  NLT

Quote from St. Patrick and a Bow Tutorial Video

Today's card has a sentiment taken from a writing by St. Patrick. Also included is a video I found on YouTube that explains very simply how to make a beautiful two-looped bow using only your fingers!

The verse, from an ancient peom by St. Patrick, was set to music and a friend of mine played it for a group of us. We thought it was so beautiful--the melody is very lovely in a way that so many Irish melodies are, with clear, pure tones. It is called Deer's Cry, and you may listen to it in the video posted at the bottom of this post. I don't think I have ever posted two embedded videos in the same blogpost before, but wanted to make it easy for you to listen to this amazing song. It has stunning graphics and all the words to the song are displayed on the screen. I think you will be blessed to click on it and listen to it. :o)

The background paper is actually shelf liner that I found at the Dollar Store. (TEE-HEE!!!) The portion of the song on the card was printed from my computer using a nice Old English font, then die cut with a Spellbinders Our Daily Bread Designs CSBD56 frame. Also used are Stampin' Up Papillon Potpourri Stamp; Elegant Butterfly Punch; Flower Shop Stamp; Pansy Punch. Memory Box Lorelai Leaf Die; Lorelai Leaf Outline Die. Die Namics Prima Donna Petals Die (first time I have used this die!). Viva Liquid Pearls, Ribbon, Glue, Glitter, Pop Dots and Vellum.

Here is a great video showing how to make a very nice double-looped bow using only your fingers:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Aug ?? Joan's Touch - AG Just for Fun

Aug 16 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Aug 17 Fantastic Tuesday - Square or Rectangle 4E #1 PP

Aug 19 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #2 PP

Aug 20 Cut It Up Challenges - Inspired by a Song 1E PP

Aug 21 Brown Sugar Challenge - AG 2E #1

Aug 21 Sister Act Card Challenge - AG UE

Aug 31 Craft for the Craic - Use a Craft Item You've Never Used Before (Prima Donna Petals) 5E #1 PP

Aug 31 DLArt August Challenge - AG 1 Entry per Day

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

Acts 13:38-39
"Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do."  NLT

A Row of Christmas Candles

Today's card was made using the "A Quilted Christmas" Cricut cartridge. Some of these cartridges have a "card" button that gives such a wide array of lovely card features. This pattern has a row of lit candles running along the bottom of the card. I used only the half of the cut card that had the actual cut pattern on it. It is backed with a piece of paper spray painted gold and dusted with gold glitter mist. The Sweet 'n' Sassy "Christmas Light" stamp was used with VersaMark ink and gold embossing powder. It is all mounted on a piece of green cardstock for some contrasting color and Christmas interest.

Here is the card:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Aug 14 Sister Act Cards Only - UE 

Aug 15 Blessings Ink - Christmas 2E #1

Aug 15 Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge - ATG UE PP

Aug 16 Christmas Card Challenges - Color Challenge or AG UE 

Aug 16 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Aug 17 Fantastic Tuesday - Square or Rectangle 4E #1 PP

Aug 19 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #2 PP

Aug 20 C.R.A.F.T. Challenges - Christmas 5E #1 PP

Aug 25 Crafting by Designs - AG UE PP

Aug 28 Winter Wonderland Challenge - AG Christmas 3E #2

Aug 30 Christmas Cards All Year Long - Sparkle and Shine UE

Aug 31 CHNC August Challenge AG Christmas UE 

Aug 31 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas UE

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

Acts 13:38-39
"Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do."  NLT

Cup of Tulips

Today I made another card using Diane's Daydream Designs images and papers from the Cup of Tulips Collection and the Nest to Sky Papers Collection. I like to mix and match her designs, as they seem to go very well with each other and I can get just the exact feeling I want for the card by blending her creations.

This is what was used to make the card:

Cup of Tulips Image and Sentiment
Cup of Tulips - Garden Breeze Paper and Pink Grid Paper
Nest to Sky Papers - Stripes-Blue-Yellow
Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Ovals
Sizzix Bitty Banners Framelits
Fiskars Tiny Butterfly Punch
Pink and White Gingham Ribbon
Pop Dots
Liquid Pearls

Here is the card:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Aug 12 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #1 PP
Aug 12 Penny's Papercrafty Challenges - AG 3E #1 PP

Aug 13 Milk Coffee Challenge - Use 2 or More Die Cuts 3E #1 PP

Aug 13 4 Crafty Chicks - AG UE

Aug 15 Suzy B's Bloomin' Challenge - AG UE PP

Aug 13 Dies R Us - Birthday 3E #3 PP
Aug 18 Crafty Creations Challenges - Flower Power UE PP
Aug 18 Craft Room Challenge Blogspot - Summer Garden 3E #1 PP

Aug 20 Crafty Girls Challenges - AAG 3E #2

Aug 25 Crafting by Designs - AG UE PP

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

Acts 13:38-39
"Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do."  NLT

Three Wise Men...

Today's card uses the Creative Expressions "Calypso" Gilding Flakes again, which I got from Terri at Joan's Gardens. For a demo of how to use this product, please go to yesterday's post at http://homespuncards.blogspot.com/2014/08/christmas-candle.html. This video taught me how to use the flakes, and it was so much fun to work with them. I made a background paper using them and topped it off with Three Kings from the Cricut "A Quilted Christmas" cartridge in a dark teal color to pick up the teal/turquoise in the gilding flakes. The colors are nontraditional for Christmas, but sometimes that adds to the uniqueness of it. To add some additional sparkle, the front of the card was lightly misted with gold glitter mist. 

Here is the card:

Closeup of the gold glitter mist:

Teal and turquoise:

The inside of the card has the sentiment from the Sweet 'n' Sassy "Jesus Is Born" stamp set; I could not figure a good place to put it on the front of the card, so inside was the best place for it:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Aug ?? Joan's Touch - AG UE

Aug 07 Completely Christmas - AG UE

Aug 07 Sister Act Card Challenge - AAG UE PP

Aug 09 613 Avenue Create - AG UE PP

Aug 09 Christmas Card Challenges - Christmas UE

Aug 09 Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - AG UE

Aug 10 Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Use Non-Traditional Colors 2E #1 PP

Aug 10 Christmas Card Weekly - AG UE

Aug 12 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #1 PP

Aug 25 Crafting by Designs - AG UE PP

Aug 28 Winter Wonderland Challenge - AG Christmas 3E #1

Aug 30 Christmas Cards All Year Long - Sparkle and Shine UE

Aug 31 CHNC August Challenge AG Christmas UE 

Aug 31 Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas UE

I made another Christmas card using the gilding flakes, which I will try to post tomorrow.

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

Acts 13:38-39
"Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do."  NLT

Christmas Candle

I got something really neat in the mail today from Terri at Joan's Gardens. It is Creative Expressions Gilding Flakes, and it was so much fun to work with it. I used the "Calypso" flakes, which has tones of gold, copper, turquoise and orange. You can go to the video below to see how Sue Wilson teaches how to use this fun medium. Enlarge it to full screen for an even better look.





I did not use a stamp like she used, but rather just made a whole background piece covered with the gilding flakes. The sentiment stamp is from Sweet 'n' Sassy and is heat embossed with copper colored embossing powder. The candle die is Tall Taper Candle from Memory Box. The card actually looks very CAS, but there was quite a technique involved in making it. Here it is:

The luscious colors of the gilding flakes:

Closeup of the glittery heat embossed sentiment. The green Crop-a-Dile tool trimmed the corners into an art deco shape:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Aug ?? Joan's Touch - AG UE

Aug 05 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #4 PP

Aug 07 Completely Christmas - AG UE

Aug 07 Sister Act Card Challenge - AAG UE PP

Aug 08 Come and Get It Challenges - Use a Die 2E #2 PP

Aug 09 613 Avenue Create - AG UE PP

Aug 09 Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - AG UE

Aug 10 Christmas Card Weekly - AG UE

Aug 25 Crafting by Designs - AG UE PP

Aug 31 CHNC August Challenge AG Christmas UE 

I made another Christmas card using the gilding flakes, which I will try to post tomorrow.

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

Acts 13:38-39
"Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do."  NLT

Bicycle and Balloons

Today's card showcases several of Diane Noble's fantastically creative artwork, which you can find at her Daydream Designs store. 

These are the images and sentiments I got from her store:

Nest to Sky Papers for the clouds
Time to Party Color Image Set for the balloons
Doodle Garden Color Image Set for the grassy pieces
On the Move Color Image Set for the cute little yellow bicycle with flower basket
Cup of Tulips for the sentiments

I also used a Stampin' Up frame punch to cut out the two sentiments, which I combined into one piece.

I love using Diane's pre-colored images because I just don't have the patience to color them as beautifully as she does. She also has uncolored images that may be colored just how you want them to look.

Here is the card:

Glittery balloons raised with pop dots:

I am entering this card in the following challenges ending:

Aug 05 Word Art Wednesday - AG 5E #3 PP

Aug 05 Divas by Design - AG 2 E #1

Aug 06 4 Crafty Chicks - AG UE

Aug 07 Crafty Girls Challenges - AG 3E #3

Aug 07 Sister Act Card Challenge - AAG UE PP

Aug 09 Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - AG UE
Aug 09 613 Avenue Create - AG UE PP

Aug 13 Dies R Us - Birthday 3E #2 PP

Aug 25 Crafting by Designs - AG UE PP

Aug 30 Crafting at the Weekend - AAG 3E #3 PP

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

Acts 13:38-39
"Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins. Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do."  NLT