Marlena is Faithfully Crafting: Victory!

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Victory!

There is VICTORY today in more than one way...my girls crafted with me today! I am a proud, proud mama and am grateful to Scrapping Mommy for hosting this excellent Kid's challenge!
I enjoyed crafting in the same room (and being so caught up in my card, I didn't "meddle" in theirs). :) I turned off that pesky meddling switch...crafting is such a personal thing, isn't it?

Shelby has a sweet, soft card for spring:

I love how she highlighted her bunny. ;)

Amanda went on a slightly different route:

I love the vibrancy in her card. ;)

Mallory created this mod card with Want2Scrap bling I won:

I love her classy pink and black. ;)

God created them uniquely with their own styles and visions. I love it!!!

As for me, I created a card for Our Daily Bread's ODBDSLC61 Plaid or Gingham .

I used ODBD Keep My Lamp Burning set.

Thanks for peeking in at all of our creations! :)

Shelby's Card: Stampendous Birch Buddies, Staz On Ink, colored with Prismacolor Pencils and blended with Prismacolor Pen

Amanda's Card: My Cute Stamps Konnichiwa, Kaisercraft La Di Da, Staz On Ink, colored with Prismacolor Pencils and blended with Prismacolor Pen

Mallory's Card: Sizzix Flower dies, Want2Scrap bling, Sizzix Lucky Ducky dies

My card:ODBD Keep My Lamp Burning, Sizzix Die, MS Pattern Stamps, Staz On Ink, Tim Holtz Distressed Ink Tea Die, Stitches drawn in with Zig marker

4 comments:

Amy C said...: I am loving all the cards and I just love it when my kids craft with me, too. Thanks so much for taking the time to join in on our challenge. All of the cards are fabulous and I just love the personalities of each of them. I really love the plaid and stars on yours....they just go so well together.

Hugs,
Amy
http://www.scrappingmommy.com; May 22, 2011 at 2:20 PM
Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...: What fun cards!! I just love the verse you put into the star. It is one of my absolute faves!! A great reminder!! Thanks for joining the ODBD Shining the Light challenge this week!!; May 24, 2011 at 7:03 PM
Sabrina Jackson said...: WOW, Marlena, you sure have some crafting daughter's there!! I only know so well, that they always tend to end up in the room with you, my two girls do the same thing! Tell your DD's that their cards are AWESOME and so is yours and perfect for this weeks Shining the Light Challenge over at ODBD..thanks for thanking the time to play along. Hugs and blessings, Sabrina; May 25, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Silke Ledlow said...: AWWW, your kids cards are really cute! Pls tell your kids they did such a great job! Your card for the ODBDSL Challenge turned out beautiful too..glad you had a chance to play along! Hugs ~S~; May 27, 2011 at 9:37 PM

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A SERIOUS CARDMAKER WHEN...

You're finally #adulting and spending precious stamp money on ink and Copic refills
You fail the verification test and take another to PROVE you are not a robot
You take the verification test...and break into a sweat to pick the right pictures
You peel an adhesive pearl off your sock, relieved that the little guy has been found
You unashamedly have more pics of your cards than your peeps...they can take a selfie...right?
Your husband cheerfully declares after you've stamped for the first time in months...I can hear the sizzix arm cranking away!!!
You're willing to dump a pile of sand on your dining table ...'cause it makes a prettier photo shoot
You insert in your blog post a saying, and I quote..."Better a bad card than no card" ;)
You whine, "It's so hard to make sequins float!"and your daughter's dry reply ... "Oh the struggles of a cardmaker"
You sacrifice your healthy fingernail...to distress the edges of a card
You walk away from a cute purse...to justify buying a cute decorative punch.
You receive your tracking number ...and obsessively watch your stamp package move across the country. ;)
It takes you 5 minutes to sew a button on a card...but 5 MONTHS to reattach them on trousers!
You're on vacation without your craft items...and you dream that you're stamping.
You're willing to fish around the trash to salvage a roll of 1/2" Scor-Tape you accidently threw away...because it's THAT important
You could sob after inking your HOT Utee-ed image...and it peels off part of your versamark pad... gulp
You find a scrap of cardstock...IN your sock
You are mentally constructing a card... even while watching your favorite show...AND YOUR HUSBAND SUSPECTS IT
You know the Spellbinders' die... without referring to the packaging or website
Your husband teases, "When did you become a Showgirl?"...when he spots glitter highlighting your features at the dinner table
You leave a trail....of papercrumbs to follow
You almost start a fire or burn yourself from embossing...but it was worth it
You have ink... under your nails
You're in turmoil... because you can't come up with a challenge submission
That turmoil has lifted and there is joy in your heart... because an idea has sprung
You're saving the Post Office ...from annihilation
You look around wondering... "How can I fit that on a card?"
You would sacrifice a button or cut up an outfit ...to save a card
You type a gazillion comments... and wake up from a dream
You create the most amazing card... and wake up from a dream
You come out of the shower... with a rhinestone on your knee
You know there are others out there... just like you
You have a shopping tab open while you comment on enablers' creations ;)

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