Word Art Wednesday #185

          Good morning everyone! I hope everyone had a blessed and safe Memorial Day! The entire weekend my husband was on duty, my daughter was with her grandma, and my son was at Universal Studios for a friend's birthday so I just spent the weekend all by my lonesome :( There was really no relaxing for me because my fur-baby had taken a turn for the worse and I literally was up with her non stop. I got a couple occasional cat naps but that was about it. She is still not well but she has shown some improvement so I am staying positive and not giving up hope. Over the weekend I also was babysitting 16 baby chicks. Those chickies were so cute! It's amazing how fast they've grown in the 6 days I had them. The little soft fur was has already turned into feathers and their yellow coloring is starting to turn to browns and blacks. It was also quite neat to see how the changes in each one are so different too. While spending my time alone this weekend I as well reminisced about my military family and friends. I thought about all they have went through and still do. So many funny stories of time spent with their buddies but unfortunately so many sad ones too, way to many losses. One of those losses includes my cousin whom we lost on August 3, 2005 while he was serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. My heart goes out to all the other families who have lost loved ones to war. I am so appreciative and grateful for all the men and women who serve to protect this country! So that was my weekend. How about we get on to some crafty goodness.
          Today I am sharing another Word Art Wednesday card. This is for challenge #185 featuring scripture 1 Corinthians 2:5. I am in love with the pearlized card-stock I used! The picture doesn't do this card justice, that's for sure. We would love to have you play along with us at Word Art Wednesday, so after you finish my blog post please hop on over to their blog by clicking here: Word Art Wednesday Blog. Remember every Wednesday there is a new challenge you can join :) Thank you so much for stopping by today! Have a beautiful and blessed day!

Card Front

Card Inside - I chose not to stamp a sentiment for now.

Close up of butterfly

Back of card - Showcasing my personalized stamp. I chose to create my own caption and then had it custom made by The Stamps of Life

Supply List:
My Favorite Things - Fancy Butterflies Dienamics
My Favorite Things - Stitched Basic Edges Dienamics
My Favorite Things - Textile Rectangle Frame Dienamics (Retired)
My Creative Time - Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More
My Creative Time - Pretty Butterflies & Dragonfly Dies
Stampin' Up Sizzix - Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
Stampin' Up - Tempting Turquoise Stamp Pad
Georgia Pacific White Card-stock (purchased at Wal-mart)
Recollections Blue Pearl Card-stock (single sheet purchased at Michael's Crafts)
Recollections Teal Paisley Scrapbook Paper (single sheet purchased at Michael's Crafts)
Recollections Mini Butterfly Punch (purchased at Michael's Crafts)
Tiny rhinestones (purchased from ebay)
The Stamps of Life - Personalized Stamp



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Word Art Wednesday #184

     Thank you for joining me once again for our Word Art Wednesday Challenge! This is challenge #184 featuring Bible scripture Deuteronomy 30:14. Sorry this blog post is going to be a bit brief with regards to my card details. The school year is winding down for my daughter who is home-schooled via an online program and it's that time where we need to get all of her work finalized and submitted, which is a chore all in itself. LOL! Then on top of that one of my little fur-babies has unexpectedly become paralyzed. Usually things like this show early symptoms, happen from an injury, or from old age but she is only 5 and didn't suffer an injury of any kind. We have no idea why she has become paralyzed but after the vet did all her tests, she is confident that this is permanent, so my fur-baby is going to need a wheel chair for the rest of her life. Poor baby already suffers from seizures, but she has been doing fantastic on her medications, and the vet feels that she isn't suffering with any internal pain from the parallelization so with the wheelchair and the seizures currently being under control, it looks like she will still be a very happy baby with a long beautiful life ahead of her. Until I am able to purchase a wheelchair for her, it means a ton of extra work on my family. She has to be carried everywhere and carefully monitored so that she doesn't fall, hit anything, jump, etc. Just because her body isn't functioning doesn't mean her mind quit too so she of course still wants to act like a puppy. Once we get her the wheelchair she can run around chasing her fur-siblings and lizards again, lol! Should I have some free time this week though I will try to comeback in and give more details on my card. Otherwise if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask :)
     Now for my card today I chose to make an A2 size using My Creative Time Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies and More along with The Stamps of Life Birdcage2stamp Set and the matching Birdcage Club Die Set. For my flowers I used a Recollections tiny punch that I picked up at Michael's Crafts this week for only $1.00! Doesn't it give just the cutest little flowers! I adorned them with tiny rhinestones and added some clear Wink of Stella just to give my bird cage a little sparkle too. I didn't want it to feel left out ;) Plus I added a couple of tiny butterflies I punched from silver glitter paper using my other new Recollections mini punch. Again it was only $1. For the scripture I used the largest size die from the My Creative Time Stitched Decorative Banner Dies to cut out the banner. All of the card-stock I used is from Recollections, which I purchased at Michael's Crafts this past week as well because they were having an A-MAZING sale on all of the Recollections card-stock. It was 5 packages for $10. Each package contains 50 sheets of fantastic quality card-stock, which if you do the math comes to 250 sheets of card-stock for just $10! That's an amazing deal! What I also love about the Recollections card-stock is that they offer card-stock to match every one of my Stampin' Up ink pads as well as the My Favorite Things ink pads that I currently own. Also when I cut the Recollections card-stock I don't get a white center. The card-stock is colored all the way through. I have even sanded this card-stock before. So if you haven't tried out this card-stock yet, I highly recommend you give it a shot. You can't beat the price and quality!
      Well folks, that is all I have for now. Don't forget to go check out Word Art Wednesday's Blog. There are tons of beautiful creations, an inspirational devotion, and some good ol' fun. We would love to have you join us! Have a beautiful, blessed, and wonderful week! Until next time, tootles :)

PS: A quick tip to get your string, twine or floss in the shape you'd like is to simply take a very tiny amount of Multi Matte Medium onto your fingers and then rub it all over the string/floss/twine. Remember you only need a little bit and don't worry it dries perfectly clear. Once it's all covered then you will simply shape the bow how you would like and once the Multi Matte Medium dries you have a perfect bow :) Oh and I forgot to mention that the bird cage as well as the little bird were actually die cut 3 times, glued together with the Multi Matte Medium, in order to give it some even dimension without needing to use foam tape/pop dots/etc.



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Word Art Wednesday #183

      Hello everyone! Today I am so blessed to announce that I am now part of the Word Art Wednesday Design Team! It was such an honor to have been asked and now an even greater honor to actually be part of such an amazing team! Making this even more special to me is that my very first Design Team post is occurring on what would have been my Dad's birthday (he passed away 13 years ago). I think he had a hand in making this happen for me ;) So starting now, every week on Wednesday, I will be showcasing my Word Art Wednesday Design Team creations. Super exciting right! It is for me anyway, lol! To learn more about Word Art Wednesday or if you would like to participate in the weekly challenges, you can get to their blog by clicking on the following link: Word Art Wednesday. Each week there is new challenge feature along with fantastic prizes provided by fabulous sponsors! We would LOVE to have you join us! There is so much talent and inspiration, you won't want to miss it! I am so thankful that you all for stopped by my blog today! I wish each and every one of you an amazing and abundantly blessed week! Now cue in the drum roll please..... Here it is, my first Word Art Wednesday DT creation! Woo Hoo!

Front: The front of the card is featuring scripture Psalm 149:4 I absolutely love the font used for this scripture. Since the scripture font was so elegant, I wanted a card to match so I chose soft colors and flowers to capture the elegance. For the base card-stock I used is the Blue Breeze Prestige Card-stock from My Favorite Things. I also used plain white card-stock that I purchased from Walmart. I cut out the shape of my card with the My Favorite Things Square Scalloped Dies (I believe these dies have been retired). I stamped the base of the card with Versa Mark using the My Creative Time Build A Scripty & Watercolor Background Stamp Set. The inks I am using are the My Favorite Things Blue Breeze Hybrid Ink, Stampin' Up Marina Mist Ink Pad, and Stampin' Up Midnight Muse Ink Pad (which Midnight Muse has now been retired). The flower stamp set I used is from Stampin' Up as well but this was a promotional stamp and is not currently available but fingers crossed they will bring this set back for purchase because it is a beautiful set. This stamp set is a 3 layering stamp set, meaning you have 3 different stamps to use to achieve the final look but they are so easy to use, especially using the MISTI which I was so excited to use for the first time when making this card. I will be doing a review on the MISTI soon, so stay tuned. Oh, the ribbon was purchased from Michael's Crafts unfortunately it doesn't list a brand or color on the packaging.

Inside: The inside of the card was made using the same My Favorite Things Square Scalloped Dies and the sentiment came from the same Stampin' Up stamp set as the flowers. I used the My Favorite Things Blue Breeze Hybrid Ink to sponge the edges of the white card-stock. The clear holder that is displaying my card was purchased at Micheal's Crafts.

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You'll Land

       Hey, Hey, Hey ;) I am back to share another card. This one is called "You'll Land" because even during those tough times I firmly believe despite all the flipping and head spinning things that happen during those tough times we at some point land on our feet, pull ourselves together, and stay grounded for as long as we possibly can before the next toss up happens. I personally have had a very difficult life so I have a soft spot when someone else is dealing with some rough stuff. Someone I know hit one of those rough patches recently which prompted me to make this card using The Stamps of Life cat2stamp set and matching Cat Club Die Set. This set is so cute! Let me present my card and I will walk you through all the details.

This is an A2 size card which when folded is 4.25" by 5.50". To make the main base of the card you I grabbed some plain white cardstock that I get from Walmart. I cut the cardstock to be 5.50" by 8.50" and then scored it at 4.25". I folded it at the score line and viola I had my card base :) This picture is the front of the card. To get those adorable cat images I took some left over scrap patterned paper and used Tsukineko Tuxedo Black Ink to stamp the cat image from the The Stamps of Life cat2stamp set. I cut them out using the matching Cat Club Die Set. I made that adorable paw print background by using the Creative Time For Me Stitched Rectangle Frame Dies & More set and The Stamps of Life cat2stamp set. I used the largest stitched rectangle die to cut out the the piece needed then using the clear paw stamp from the cat2stamp set I stamped the paw with Versa Mark in various location on the /cardstock. The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped with the Tsukineko Tuxedo Black Ink. I didn't have any black card stock on hand so I used my Spectrum Noir black marker to color a white piece of card stock big enough to cut out the size I was going for. I am not sure what the size ended up being after I cut it down but as you can see it was just enough to show a little bit of that white based cardstock. I am going to estimate that there is about 1/8" difference between it. To attach those cute kitties and layers altogether I used a tape runner adhesive.

For the inside of my card I cut a star patterned piece of paper to the dimensions of 4 1/8" by 5 3/8". I then die cut a plain white piece of cardstock using the largest rectangle stitched die from the Creative Time For Me Stitched Rectangle Frame Dies & More set. I "tipped" the sides with my black Spectrum Noir marker so that the white would have a little bit of separation and standout against the star background. With the Tsukineko Tuxedo Black Ink I stamped the kitty to the right side of the cardstock. The black paw print was cut using The Stamps of Life Cat Club Die Set. I didn't have even a small piece of black cardstock for that so I did the same method as the front of the card and just colored a small piece of cardstock with a black marker. My final step was to adhere the die cut paw print and layers to the base of the cardstock with a tape runner adhesive. I chose not to put a sentiment on the inside because I wanted to write my own personal words of encouragement for my friend. I stamped the very back of the card with my personalized stamp, then Ta-da the card was complete :)

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(Disclaimer: Any supply links listed above are links solely being used as a guide to show you what those items are. Some links may come directly from the manufacturer while others may not. Unless otherwise stated all products were purchased with my own money and in no way am I affiliated with these links nor the businesses associated with them. Please use discretion should you choose to shop from the links listed above. Thank you)