Bloom

Again, I have been a negligent blogger. A lot of changes since my last post. Unfortunately some of it is sad. My dear little April Kitty left us in October. She was 19.5 years old and was a very feisty until she could fight no more. We all miss her greatly.

Sweepie is now 4 years old and has a little sister, whom I call The Little Munchkin, who just turned 1 year. Sweepie is learning she now has to share her reign as princess in the castle.

I moved from my sister's house a couple of months ago and now I have my own craft room. It is not set up and most of my stuff is buried in boxes but I was able to make one card. I am in a new city and learning my way around. I believe God has planted me here for His service. Psalm 37:3-5 says

"³ Trust in the LORD and do good;

Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
⁴ Delight yourself in the LORD;
And He will give you the desires of your heart.
⁵ Commit your way to the LORD,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it. "

The phrase that sticks out and is the theme for the card is "Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness." This is where God has placed me for now and I am to trust Him, do good, and grow in my relationship with Him by trusting in His faithfulness."

Test using Blogaway app

April Kitty kindly let me use this old photo of her to test out this new blogging app I downloaded to my Droid. We'll see how it works.

Sympathy for Neighbor

One of my neighbors passed away last week and I made this card for his widow. I chose the colors from SCS Color Challenge 230 and the sketch from SCS Sketch Challenge 277. Since it is such a beautiful day outside, I took the photo from my back deck with the camera on my Moto Droid.


Recipe:

Stamps: Close as a Memory, Beautiful Borders - SU

Ink: Blush Blossom, Close to Cocoa

Paper: Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery, Blush Blossom, Close to Cocoa, SU DSP

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Shapeabilities, Ribbon, Brad, Prima Flowers

Tea Time

Wow, I made and posted 2 cards in one day! I must be getting my mojo back. Speaking of mojo, this is the second card I made using this weeks Mojo Monday sketch. This one is using the round sketch option. The colors are from this weeks SCS Color Challenge 264 using Bermuda Bay, So Saffron and Basic Gray.

Recipe:

Stamps: A Cup of Life - Verve

Paper: Basic Gray, So Saffron, WW, SU DSP

Ink: Stazon Black, Bermuda Bay

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Cricut, Shapeabilities, Ribbon, Die, Nestabilities, Brad, SU Markers, Button

Sweepie's 3rd Birthday

Sweepie is turning 3 tomorrow! She is such a delightful (and mischievous) little girl. Sweepie is into fairies now and likes Tinkerbell and Abbie Cadabbie from Sesame Street so I made a little fairy for her card. The sketch is from this week's Mojo Monday sketch and the colors are from SCS Color Challenge 104.

Recipe:

Stamps: Lily - PCS, Circular Sayings - Verve

Paper: Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, WW, SU DSP

Ink: Stazon Black, Distress Ink Shabby Shutters, Worn Lipstick, and Scattered Straw

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Embossing Folders, Nestabilities, Sizzix Die, Paper Piercer, Stickles, Crayola Colored Pencils, Goo-Gone, Stick on Gems