BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO LISTENS TO ME

I repeated the blown ink technique with this card~

ODBDSLC184:Anything Goes With ODBD

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #112

 I can't believe this year is drawing to a close ...

can you???

stamp:  Our Daily Bread Designs (Ask, Seek, Knock & Weave Background)

 dies: Papertrey Ink Counting My Blessings, Sweet 'n Sassy Season of Change Leaf Die, Spellbinders Postage Stamp

ink: Papertrey Ink True Black,Tim Holtz Reinker Picked Raspberry,Tim Holtz Pine Needles

 

STRONGER & WISER

Yayyyy!!! Another second chance~

Make It Monday #145:2013 A la Carte


is a chance to try out a Make It Monday technique you've missed this year.

I gave Make it Monday #114 Blown Ink a try.

It's been a character building year for my family...but I wouldn't take back the storms that God led us through these past 12 months.



We are STRONGER,


WISER,



and God has been and IS faithful in His MERCY and WISDOM.



I'm not going to lie...the storms/thunder still scare me and I don't look forward to them.



But I wouldn't want to go through them without Him.

He is my ROCK for 2014...I pray I stay close close close to His voice and guidance.



We are all going to need it.



stamps: Papertrey Ink Mighty Oak
ink: Memento Morocco, Tim Holtz Distress Reinkers (Spiced Marmalade,Salty Ocean)
dies: Papertrey Ink Mighty Oak,In the Meadow
paper: Georgia Pacific white, Bazzill

GETTING TO THE POINT

MERRY CHRISTMAS friends!!!!

May your day be filled with blessed memories...

Happily Ever After...With Other Fun In Between

The girlies and I went to see Frozen last night.

I really liked it...esp. the "real" parts (hence the title of this post).

I won't spoil it for you...

Happily Ever After is something we all wish for, I'm sure...

but it's so hard to find!

I pray my girlies get pretty darn close, with God's guidance.

Playing Favorites December Diva Dare

The sentiment is taken from my FAVORITE ROMANTIC set from Verve

~Love Story~

even the title makes me swoon!

Simon Says...Bling It On!

I "blinged it" with one rhinestone and a doily

 (which is blingy to me...since I almost never use one...).

We are getting the white Christmas my girlies had hoped for...it's so weird...since it was in the 50s this weekend!

Hey, I'll take it...if that's the weather God chooses to bless us with~it's still a gift to be able to live and breathe among my favorite people!

Have a good one friends~

die: Wedding Couple by Cali Arroyo (Silhouette Cameo),Papertrey Ink Photo Finish Strips Die

stamp: Verve Love Story

ink: Papertrey Ink True Black

SECOND CHANCES

YAYYYY for second chances!!!

I remember this trigger photo from Moxie Fab...

CASE Study Challenge #171

Here's a chance to create/share my take.

It wasn't what I "thought" I would do...but it's what happened.

Geez....that should be a bumper sticker on my car!!! LOL

seriously.

Anyhoo...when I saw this pretty bird on a branch in my Silhouette library, it took off from there.

After I cut the image out...I splashed the reddish/orange/yellow colors in, while preserving a black and white, open flower.

I already had a cut out mask of the PTI rose...so it seemed to be the B&W image to work around.

Of course, OFF TRACK AGAIN from my Christmas card train...but I promise you, I've made those too!!!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas~~~~~~~

stamps: Papertrey Ink (Year of the Flowers:Roses,The Sweet Life,Rosie Posie Step 2),Verve Borderline sentiment

die: Bird on Branch Jennifer Wambach (Silhouette Cameo)

ink: Memento (Morocco & Dandelion), Papertrey Ink (Raspberry Fizz & True Black)

paper: Georgia Pacific white,black cardstock

other: Want2Scrap bling

COURAGE

It takes courage to live in this world.

It takes courage to give each day another try.

I LOVE this sentiment...because it includes the quiet souls~

This sketch inspired me to put this together...

Mojo Monday #324

Once again...I have gone off the Christmas card track...LOL.

It's so funny...I am at my most productive...churning out "other" stuff...when I really, really have pressing projects at hand.

sigh.

stamp: Unity Quiet Voice

ink: Memento Rich Cocoa& Potters Clay,Tim Holtz Pine Needles

dies: Verve Pennant Trim Die,Papertrey Ink Happy Trails,Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles and Wonky Rectangles

paper: Georgia Pacific white,BoBunny Zip-A-Dee Doodle,Carta Bella Hello Again

 

B&W Baby Carriage Sketch

I told you I was going to town cutting and cutting....

I was inspired by this effective sketch from

CAS(E) this Sketch #58

I love EVERY WINCY BIT of that BoBunny Zip-A-Dee Doodle...not a strip will be wasted!

I'm glad I have this baby card on hand...but I really need to get crackin' on finishing those Christmas cards...LOL!

Have a great day peoples~

stamp: Sweet 'n Sassy Vintage Baby

die: Baby Carriage Rivka Wilkins (Silhouette Cameo)

ink: Papertrey Ink True Black

paper: Georgia Pacific white,BoBunny Zip-A-Dee Doodle,Bazzill

Die Cut and Stamping Two Snow Angels

Since my new blade and cutting mats arrived...I was motivated to make special cards for my "snow angel" nieces.

I hope they get to visit one day and play in the real stuff~

I love these sweet images from Hero Arts!

I stamped snowflakes which met the following challenge...

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:Stamp Out 2013

(use any stamp)

I'm also sharing this with the lovely crew at

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #111:Anything Goes.

Stop there and get a free sentiment!

Since I've hooked up the cutter and I'm in the ZONE...

I'm churning those die cuts OUT.

It's time to play with the designs I've collected over the year.

Hope you have a blessed day friends~your visits always make me smile! ;)

dies: Snow Doll & Winter Doll (Hero Arts Silhouette),Spellbinders Labels 25

stamps: My Favorite Things Christmas Ornaments, Just Rite Curlz

ink: PTI Autumn Rose,Memento Lilac Posies

Penguin Bling

I thought I'd play with rhinestones on this card~no color~



just bling. ;)

This goes with the following challenge...

Simon Says...Bling It On!

It was super easy...I'm getting better at using a sharp instrument to lift the rhinestones instead of picking them up with my fingers~they're easier to control that way.


Today was fun...I went "malling" with my girlies (NOT mauling, LOL).


Mostly, I just wanted to hang with my favorite people~we tried a "new" mall we haven't given a go yet.



I'm determined, with God's guidance, not to get all stressed out this season...I want to enjoy TODAY, RIGHT NOW...while it's happening.


I mean, it's really all we've got, you know?


YOLO, man, YOLO


Hope you are doing the same friends (within reason, of course...responsibly and all)


 *wink*


Have a blessed day while it is still called today~

stamp: Stampendous Yule Penguins

other: Want2Scrap rhinestones
ink: Memento Teal Zeal,Papertrey Ink True Black
paper:  Authentique Renew,DCWV Chickadee Stack,Georgia Pacific White

NOEL Word Play and Bookmarks

I've enjoyed playing with my ODBD bookmark dies and stamps.


This was created for a dear friend~

I'm submitting this to

ODBDSLC184  N-O-E-L Word Play


 This week's challenge is: NOEL Word Play (use items beginning with each letter in noel to create your card or project) eg. N- notions, nestabilities, negative O- oval or circle shape, olive, old E- embossing, embellishments, eggplant (color), envelope L-Lace, layered, letterpress

N-negative snowflake

O-older paper (2009) & ornate (the most ornate paper I have!)

E-elegant (the most elegant/matchy-matchy stamps I have)

L-long and lean card

Here is a simpler card with a removable bookmark also~

It's fun to roll bookmarks out of my Big Shot when I don't have the time to design a card..but still want to create.


Those longer cereal/cake mix boxes are treasures for cutting out thicker bookmarks.


This fantastic idea inspired me two years ago~it's from a

Make It Monday tutorial by Erin.



It makes a die cut more substantial~almost more of a gift!


~Now I have bookmarks ready for cards~


Have a blessed day friends~enjoy this last week before Christmas!



stamps: ODBD Bookmarks-Snowflakes, ODBD Snowy Blessings
(Card 2~Stampendous Jumbo Cling Snowflake Trio)
die: ODBD Bookmark Dies
paper: Echo Park Reflections,Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses

GOOD TIDINGS

I shouldn't be up this late...

but I am...so I might as well post!

This is a card I did just for fun...marrying up my favorite combo 

(my hubby loves orange and I love blue) for a Christmas card.

CASology Week 74:Snowflake

CAS-ual Fridays:CFC123

Since my brain is starting to fog...I will say goodnight before I rattle on...LOL,

 you don't want me to rattle on friends. ;)

stamp: Papertrey Ink In the Meadow

die: In the Meadow bird

other: Martha Stewart snowflake punch,Martha Stewart Fringe Scissors,Recollections Camelian embossing powder

paper: Bazzill,Georgia Pacific white
ink:Versamark

Snowmen on the Runway

I've got a handsome trio for the Runway ...

Don't they look like runway material?


HA! ;)

RIC#49 C'eline

I am also submitting this to 

Unity's Friends With Flair

Have a blessed weekend friends!

stamp: Unity Snow Wonderful

paper: BoBunny Zip-A-Dee Doodle,Georgia Pacific White

other: copic black,red and yellow

ink: Memento (Dandelion,Teal Zeal,Rhubarb Stalk),Papertrey Ink True Black

Zip A Dee Brights & a Neutral

How can you not have fun with a collection title like Zip-a-Dee Doodle???

I know it's this doodle paper that brings about my fun cards...

I can't help myself!

I threw together this bright collage of images for

Sweet 'n Sassy December Release Party Challenge #1

Bright Color Challenge (use at least 4)

SNSDEC2013RC1

This next card is anything but bright...

but it still has its whimsical going on!

Snowflakes and sentiment lineup for the challenge

Simon Says ... Let It Snow

That's how this McDeavitt Christmas season is carrying on so far...whimsical and fun.

We are anything but organized...but our hearts are filled with joy~

I'll take that any day of the year!

FIRST CARD

stamp: My Favorite Things DC Christmas Ornaments

dies: My Favorite Things Die-namics Solid Skyline Border,Papertrey Ink 

(In the Meadow tree,Year of the Roses leaf,Happy Trails bird)

paper:BoBunny Zip-A-Dee Doodle,American Crafts Sketchbook,Echo Park Style Essentials,Authentique Renew,Bazzill,Georgia Pacific White

other: Want2Scrap rhinestone

SECOND CARD

stamp: My Favorite Things DC Christmas Ornaments,Papertrey Ink In the Meadow sentiment,Stampendous Yule Penguins snowflake,Hero Arts CL551 snowflake

dies: My Favorite Things Skyline Border

other: Martha Stewart snowflake punch

paper: Recollections kraft,Fancy Pants Swagger,Echo Park Reflections

I Wanna Be Cool

I wanna be cool next year.

I don't have to be A LOT of cool...I'll settle for a little.

Timeless Tuesday #250~Words To Inspire

got me thinking about who I want to be next year.



Well,

with three teens in the house...cool is the direction I want to go.

To me, cool means being present/updated on what my girls and their peers care about.

Because if it matters to them, I want it to matter to me too.

My Dad and I communicated and related through music when I was a teen.

He didn't "poo poo" on what we listened to ~ I think he grasped how powerful contemporary music was.

 Even the littlest cool can bridge the years between my girls and I...plus, I feel God has been reminding me lately of what it FEELS like to be a teen.

The quotes in those "magic boxes"/IPODS and lyrics in popular songs reveal the age old hunt for love, acceptance, and friendships....


and the pain that ensues when they are missing.

I pray I stay cool next year~and never be "too old" to listen with my heart.


This weeks'

CASE Study Challenge #169

 is Cath Edvalson~the (recently)former Trends Editor for Paper Crafts Magazine.


I can't think of a cooler lady to honor!!!


She's always SPOT ON with current hot styles and designs.


I used the peacock colors of blues and greens..exchanging the gold with kraft~


 

stamp: Unity Snow Wonderful,Technique Tuesday Incredible by Ali Edwards
paper:BoBunny Zip-A-Dee Doodle,kraft,Georgia Pacific white,Authentique Renew
ink: Memento Teal Zeal,Papertrey Ink True Black
Martha Stewart snowflake punch,Fiskar's Crimper
die: Our Daily Bread Bookmark,Spellbinders Classic Circle

GRUNGE FUN SNOWMAN

This surprise card kept on morphing every time I fiddled with it.


By the time it was done, I stepped back with a "hmmmm, I think I like it" response.

It started off with slight edging on the focal panel~I didn't intend for it to lean SO FAR into fun grunge.

Believe it or not...that pink background started off as neon pink~but once I started shading...it became, well, another shade of pink. ;)

Maybe I'll be using my neons more often...

My fluffy snowflakes were achieved by off-stamping with Tim's Black Soot on scratch paper and giving it a twist before lifting off the cardstock.

Since the closest white I had on hand was a liquid paper pen, I scribbled with it.

 I'll be using it more often since my white Uni-ball pen is precious to me and I need it for personalizing/signing dark cardstock creations.

This photo was my jumping off point...

Inspired By#99

I love the way snow simplifies the world to black and white...

where only bright colors stand out and are highlighted.

I mimicked the rustic feel with my traced out snowman.


BoBunny's Zip-A-Dee Doodle collection is my NEWEST favorite...esp. since it's mostly black,white, blues and greens.


I might try my hand at more grungy creations...esp. since the fuzzy snowflakes were so fun to do!


I wonder what else I could blur???

stamp: My Favorite Things DC Christmas Ornaments,Verve Borderline,Hero Arts Texture and Shape

die: Papertrey Ink In the Meadow
ink: Hero Arts Neon Pink, Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink,Memento Teal Zeal
other:distress tool,white out pen
paper:BoBunny Zip-A-Dee Doodle,Georgia Pacific white,black

FAMILY MOMENTS

This sentiment was in my Unity win...

LOVE it!!!

I took the colors and swishes from the inspirational photo at

RIC#49 C'eline

Hope your Monday is rolling along smoothly friends~blessings!

stamps: Unity sentiment,Hero Arts Texture and Shape,Papertrey Ink Grunge Me

ink: Papertrey Ink (Hawaiian Shores, True Black),Memento (Ladybug,Dandelion)

other: Want2Scrap bling

paper: Georgia Pacific white

HUG A TREE

I've probably hugged more than one tree in my lifetime...

I'm sure it had something to do with Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree.


That book made me cry.

CAS-ual Fridays:CFC122

CFC122: Show us your Clean And Simple projects that feature a tree or trees.

December Diva Dare:Playing Favorites

I used my favorite Verve Christmas tree~it makes me smile every time I see it!

I still love trees...they're just so....



accepting, you know? ;)

stamp: Verve Plain Jane Winter Tree,Waltzingmouse Stamps Teeny Trees sentiment,Hero Arts Square Pattern

Uncolored

I'm not skilled at coloring...but some designs are beautiful untouched too~

I'm sharing this today at

Unity Friends With Flair.

Hope you get some crafty time in friends!

stamp: Unity Charlee Girl

ink: Memento Ink Rich Cocoa

paper: Fancy Pants Swagger,kraft cardstock

other: Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Paper Distresser,American Crafts satin ribbon

Modern Whimsy & a Dash of Neon

I had fun with Papertrey Ink's

Make It Monday #143 Modern Whimsy Style

 Although I had to take an allergy pill to play with this beautiful fiber~

it was worth it!


I was one of those kids who couldn't take a stuffed animal to bed...even my doll had to have plastic hair.


Maybe that's why God gave me three girls to "play hair" with during soccer seasons...



it "put back" for those deprived years. LOL ;)







die: Papertrey Ink In the Meadow
stamp: My Favorite Things DC Christmas Ornaments sentiments
other: EK Success Adornaments
ink: Memento ink Rhubarb Stalk and Rich Cocoa
paper: BoBunny Zip-A-Dee Doodle,Fancy Pants Filter Paper Embellishments,Georgia Pacific White,Neon Cardstock

Victory and Better With Little

I haven't started shopping yet, have you???

That's ok...this verse gives me peace...

It's a great reminder...I got it free at

Word Art Wednesday #108.

I am also submitting this to...

Simon Says...Anything Goes

The next card was fun to dot....

I found my inspiration here at

Pinspired Challenge #22

I saw "dots" at first...and went with that!

I versamarked it and then sprinkled three embossing powders...one by one to get the multicolored verse.

Hope you have a blessed day friends~

Card 1

die: Spellbinders Wonky Rectangle,Simon Says Stamp Circle Border

sentiment: Word Art Wednesday Challenge #108 Verse

paper: American Crafts Sketchbook,neon cardstock,Georgia Pacific White

Card 2

stamp: Verve Wonderfully Made, Mama Elephant Cup of Wishes

Whisper embossing powders

die: Our Daily Bread bookmark

Versamark ink

paper: Georgia Pacific white

Friday: Workin' the Black and the Rose is a Burst

I had fun with this card...it's simple..but the awesome paper has so much pizazz, you just gotta fly with it.

The surprise element/shape is the burst behind the sledder...

that's a rose!

Yup, even a delicate shape can pass for something cool/masculine if it's the right color and edged in black.

Speaking of black...

the black cardbase and black ink are in honor of BLACK FRIDAY for

CASology:Week 72:Shop

I'm also submitting this to

Unity Friends With Flair.

The sentiment is from the Snowglobe set ~it matches the masculine feel of this card and it fits the trimmed die from the PTI Movers and Shakers Spinners Collection.

I REALLY wasn't planning on going out shopping today...but I have to get TP.


UGH.


Maybe I can get a low, low price that is worth the battle....LOL...I can stock up for months to come....

stamp: Unity Snowglobe Wonderland sentiment

dies: Papertrey Ink (Year of the Roses,In the Meadow,Movers and Shakers Spinners Collection)

ink: Papertrey Ink True Black,Tim Holtz Black Soot

paper: Fancy Pants Swagger,Bazzill

other: Martha Stewart Fringe Scissors

THANKFUL

I'm thankful for today!

Look at the gorgeous inspiration at

Runway Inspired Challenge: RIC #48

I stamped black framed roses and light pink/beige colors with a touch of blue/green in the sentiment (to match her headdress).



Love on those you are blessed to spend the day with ...be they strangers or long-known friends/family.


Have a blessed, blessed Thanksgiving bloggy friends!



stamp: Papertrey Ink Year of the Roses
die: Papertrey Ink Counting My Blessings
other: Want2Scrap Rhinestones

CELEBRAAAAATE!!!

We have GORGEOUS GORGEOUS snow dumped everywhere...it's BEAUTIFUL, people!

Simon Says ...Anything Goes!

Get a beautiful, free sentiment at

 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #108.

 

 

~It will encourage you~

 

stamps: Papertrey Ink (The Sweet Life,Happy Trails sentiment,Rosie Posie leaves)

ink: Papertrey Ink (Hibiscus Burst,New Leaf,True Black),Hero Arts (Cup O' Joe,Soft Olive),Versamark

die: Papertrey Ink Beautiful Beads,The Sweet Life,Rosie Posie

paper: Georgia Pacific White,Bazzill Green,Fancy Pants Swagger,My Mind's Eye Breeze

other: Want2Scrap rhinestones,Ranger black embossing powder,Ranger Tim Holtz distress tool

8 Rockin' Rhinstones...

My husband tossed a clothing tag from his new hunting gear on my craft desk...

he knows me so well. ;)

I trimmed off the extra,corner chomped it and covered up the brand name for the following creation~

There are 8 rhinestones for

CAS-ual Fridays:CFC121

Like I said in my last post, I'm rollin' those Christmas cards off the assembly line...

I feel so accomplished!!!

Hope you crafty folks get some happy creative time in too, friends!

stamp: My Favorite Things DC Christmas Ornaments sentiment

dies: Papertrey Ink In the Meadow,My Favorite Things Sentiment Strip 

paper: Fancy Pants Swagger,Prima Bohemian Bamboo, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses

other: Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper

ink: Memento Rich Cocoa