~Spit Out the Bitter Seeds~

Some seeds give life, and some are bitter to chew and eat away at you.

Spit out the yuck ones.

I have to actively spit out the mental yuck seeds everyday, from my mind.

 Psalm 51:6 and Psalm 51:10

 Oooh, I played today.

My name got drawn at FYI 

for this cute digi from Paper Pretties.

How come I think decorative ants are cute...

But real ones get the boot?

Card Patterns Sketch #145

inspired me with their beautiful sketch by Michelle.

This whimsical pic from Inspired By #2

had me thinking of vibrant colors like red,green and purple.

Spit the yuck out and let God refill you today. ;)  

Supplies:

Paper Pretties Tutti Frutti Digi,Copics (0,C1,110,V06,YG03,R27),Piggy Tales DP,Georgia Pacific DP,MS border punch,Fiskars Rotary cutter with scallop blade,DCWV DP Nana's Kids,Creative Memories Oval cutter,Sizzix circle die,Colorbox Frost white ink for edging

~Throwdown Colors and A Sled~

Boy oh boy, is this boy having fun! ;)

I needed a quick card and this did it for me. ;)

The silhouette is multicolored, because I die cut him out of an instant Cider box.

Aren't these colors AWESOME???

I think they coordinate well with Color Throwdown #171

don't you?

Stoooooory tiiiiiiime....

The first time I ever went sledding, I was a young woman.

Since I was born and raised in Hawaii...I DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE how to sled.

I thought you just hopped on, held on and laughed the whole way down.

That's how they do it in the movies!!!

Apparently it takes some form of skill.

My husband (fiancee at the time) and I doubled up for a "trial run" back in '89.

Boy was that fun!

I screamed, I laughed, I had a BLAST.

There was a sharp turn at the end of a huge hill, which seemed so easy when HE did the steering-and frankly, I barely remember it.

I believe it was important.

I DO remember him being all serious when he asked, "Are you ready to do this ALONE?"

"SURE!" I enthusiastically shouted, "Why NOT!!!?".

Long story short....I didn't LEAN IN heavy enough when I went solo.

He still pokes fun at me TO THIS DAY....mimicking my quivering voice that drifted from the bottom of the hill.

 "D-a-a-n"

"D-a-a-a-an"

"Daaa----aaaaaan"

Story goes he had to EXTRACT me from deep within a thorny bush...

  place me on a sled 

and drag me back to his parents' house.

I pouted the whole way home. 

whatever

Supplies:

Papertrey Ink In the Meadow stamps and dies,Ellison Tag Scallop With Eyelets,American Crafts AC Cardstock neutral pack,Memento ink,Whispers clear embossing powder,ColorBox Frost White pigment brush pad,MS twine

~A Watercolor Thank You~

Papertrey's Make it Monday #36 is Faux Watercoloring.

Lisa Johnson shares a video tutorial to teach you this technique.

It is a beautiful, subtle effect that I used for this thank you card.

My favorite element from Grunge Me was arranged as a flower and lightly smeared with a damp brush.

I laced that layer up with some braiding cord.

The only ink I own which reacted with water was the ColorBox pigment.

Try it with all your inks and see which works the best.

Thanks for stopping in today. ;)

INFO:

Papertrey Ink Grunge Me,Papertrey Ink Communique Curves Sentiments,ColorBox pink ink,Kid's Jewelry Braiding cord,Memento ink

Three's a Charm and a Dress

Flourishes' Three's a Charm Challenge

calls for three layers.

I used the card base,the DP and the dress/sentiment as 3 layers.

I am minutes away from the deadline and panting, people, panting...as I type.

The deadline snuck up on me!

Eeek!...here is the info:

MFT Icing on the  Cake,Making Memories Just Chillin' DP boy,Basic Grey Lauderdale DP,Sizzix Originals Dress Ups Dresses die,Color Box frost white,Staz On fuschia pink,Memento ink brown for edges of dress,Want2scrap rhinestones,MS border punch