She Shall Be Praised

Raising three teen ladies has its challenges and blessings~mostly blessings.  ;)


My main goal has been to encourage their relationship with the Lord.


I know I don't have all the answers...they know that too.


Trust me. ;)

But, God does.

I let the focus be on scripture for the following challenges:

Sweet 'n Sassy Challenge #15:Scripture Spotlight

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #136: Anything Goes

I pulled the grey and pink and simple lines from

Inspired By #118

I pray my girlies always turn to Him...in good times and bad.


As long as they seek His will, they will be in good hands.

stamp: Sweet 'n Sassy Precious Poppies, Verve silhouette

paper: Studio Calico Wanderlust,Echo Park Here & Now

ink: Versafine Onyx, Papertrey Ink True Black

Masculine Grad Card

Got some fun new stamps in the mail yesterday and I wanted to play...

The last few hours are at hand for

The ColourQ Challenge#244

I stapled a bit of ribbon for

CAS-ual Fridays: CFC132

Simon Says Fathers Day/Masculine

A Man's World June Diva Dare

I'm glad I stole a little more time to craft again today...it makes my head all swimmy. ;)

Now I can go back to the daily chores of folding clothes and such...talk at ya later.... ;)

stamp: Verve Happy Graduation Plain Jane,Simon Says Stamp Scribble Flowers

ink: Memento Ink (Tangelo,Summer Sky),Papertrey Ink (New Leaf,Enchanted Evening),Versafine Onyx

paper: Georgia Pacific White

other: American Crafts ribbon

Make the Challenges Lovely

I'm so glad summer is here...but the challenges have not stopped.

I don't mean card challenges, either. Those are cool. ;)

No, I mean the challenges of each and every new day.

I LOVE that God gave me the desire to craft and create...it keeps my busy mind occupied.

There are things I can't change, things I can't control...but I CAN try to make beautiful cards.

IN THAT SENSE...challenges motivate me to USE those challenges of life to create lovely wherever and whenever I can.

I'm sure many of you craft for the same reason...it's cheaper than therapy! Ha! ;)

For this pinkish card...

I started with Inspired By #117

and picked the different layers of patterns.

I used the colors from

Color Throwdown #295

Have a LOVELY CRAFTY DAY friends!!!! ;)

stamps: Unity A Lovely Butterfly Day, Technique Tuesday Ordinary Days

ink: WPlus9 Cranberry Crush,Papertrey Ink Autumn Rose

paper: Echo Park Here & Now,Studio Calico Snippets,Little Yellow Bicycle Acorn Hollow,Georgia Pacific White

other:Creative Memories Oval Cutter

Anniversary Journaling Card

I don't often use journaling cards, but I was able to adapt one for this card.

It's for my husband~our anniversary is coming up this month!

oh my gosh look how YOUNG we looked 22 years ago!!! 

goodness.

ok, here is my card

Photo Pocket Page Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

Create a paper crafted project (card, gift bag, tag, photo pocket page, traditional layout, home decor item, mini-book cover, etc.) that uses a journaling card.

Thanks to Moxie for motivating my creation a week before this special day!!!

Blessings friends~

stamps: Verve Love Story

other: Basic Grey Hey Boy die-cut cardstock & transparencies

paper: Basic Grey Hey You,Georgia Pacific white

ink: Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores,Memento Rich Cocoa,Tim Holtz Tea Dye

die: Spellbinders Labels 25

~So Glad There is You~

Yay, I had a chance to create for this challenge again!

I used one of my favorite silhouettes to frame multiple sentiments~those teeny ones from Written on Ribbon are perfect fillers.

Inspired By #116

Well, about ready to watch some shows with the family~have a great evening bloggy friends!

stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy Together Silhouettes, WPlus9 Written on Ribbon

paper: Echo Park Here and Now,Georgia Pacific white,Bazzill
dies: Our Daily Bread Chickadee, Papertrey Ink Movers & Shakers Spinners die
ink: Versafine Onyx

Hold On

I'm sure between we bloggers there are a million gazillion "I didn't know if I would make it" stories.

Praise God we are here to say, "Hold On".

Amen???!!!!

Oh I love Inspired By's pic so much...esp the green and black...I hope I get another crafty moment to go there.

Instead, I pulled the "sentiment in a holder" look and went running.

Inspired By #116

See that orange strip?

I simply decided to score the double sided paper and tape down rather than trim.

It didn't need the ribbon...but I was feeling fancy. ;)

Have a blessed day and let's encourage each other to hold on, K?

Simon Says: Anything Goes

 Word Art Wednesday Challenge#134:Anything Goes

stamps: Flourishes Always Blooming,Papertrey Ink Friendship Jar Summer Fillers,Lawn Fawn Summertime Jar heart

die: Papertrey Ink Pint Jar

ink: Versafine Onyx,Papertrey Ink (Hawaiian Shores,True Black),Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade

paper: Georgia Pacific white,Teresa Collins Tell Your Story

other: American Crafts ribbon