Friday Sketchers 57

Here is the sketch I used.


Ingredients:
Paper - Basic Grey
Stamp - Stamps Unlimited
Flowers - Prima and others
Leaf cutout from a swap on CBC
Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart
Pebeo Pearl Touch, repro postcard, brads from stash

DCM - Miss you

Made this for DCM this week, here is the challenge.

Ingredients:
Paper - Basic Grey
Leaf cutout from a swap on CBC
Buttons from stash
Stamp - Rubber Stampede
Pebeo Pearl Touch

Wedding Card commission

Recently I made a 65th wedding anniversary card for a couple at church, then got this commission to do this wedding card.

It is probably my most elaborate yet!

Lots of Anna Griffin and layered flowers, ink distressing and edge distressing.

inside

Ingredients:
Papers and diecuts - Anna Griffin
Cardstock - TLC
Words and bunnies - Craft Robo
Flourishes - Quickutz
Flowers - Prima and others
Punches - Martha Stewart, Leone Em, Fiskars and Mc Gill
Others - Pebeo Pearl Touch, vintage buttons and lace.

2 Sketches 4 you - Week 1

Used this sketch by the lovely Laura to make this card for a friend who has just had a baby. You have till midnight on 6th of June to play in their 1st Annual Ultimate showdown.


Ingredients:
Paper - K and Co, DCWV and photo my sister took of roses.
Flowers - Prima and others
Swirls and Letters - Quickutz
Leaves - Sizzix (I think) and The Punch Bunch
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Pens by Sakura
Gems from stash

Mojo Monday - week 88

woops, meant to do no 89, scrolled to far down! HERE is the sketch for 88

Anyway, I'm fairly happy with the outcome so can't complain!
Loving my new Martha Stewart butterfly punch at the moment, can you tell?



Ingredients:
Paper - K and Co
Ribbon - American Crafts
Punch - Martha Stewart
Other stuff- Pebeo Pearl Touch, Fabric pricker.

SALT - The work of the Holy Spirit

Sorry bloggers, have had a busy few weeks. Not had the energy to post much!

Here is the card I did for the latest Salt challenge.

Kim set the theme, and as always did a thought provoking and thorough write up, please check it out here.

This is the card I made. been reflecting on how the Holy Spirit makes us bold to tell people the good news of Jesus.


We have elections for Members of the European Parliament tomorrow, picked this T shirt out for Jadon to wear tonight, and then realised how apt it was!!!


It says 'I'm too young to vote, what's your excuse?'

Di Hickman - May no 3

I made this on time to be submitted... honest, but - forgot to email it to Di!!!


Ingredients:
Paper - Cosmo Cricket
Stamp - Hero Arts
Rest from stash.

SALT - God's strength

Julie wrote...

"My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."

It seems lately that I have been made aware of so many people going through so many difficult trials, serious illnesses/injuries, financial strains, marital stress, loss of loved ones, and more. It's often easy for us to begin to question God's purposes and worry or despair. In this chapter of Corinthians, we see the example of the apostle Paul, how he prayed 3 times for God to remove a "thorn in the flesh" (we are not told what it was). God's answer should be our encouragement and comfort as it was Paul's! "My grace is sufficient for you."

When I was contemplating what to do for this challenge, I thought of the verse that contrast strength and weakness in the Bible, its a verse that is really powerful. It also drives home the message of Jesus, that we can not do anything to please God unless we have the right relationship with him. I also wanted a bold design to contrast with something weak, thats why I choose the feather and the dragonflies. Couldn't resist some glitter either!

Please have a look at the work of the girls on the team here.


Ingredients:
Stamps - Basic Grey and Rhonna Farrer
Punch - X cut and Fiskars
Flower and Swirl - CBC swirl swap
Feather, Glitter and Pebeo Pearl Touch from stash