And the Winner of the Inspirational blog prize is..../ Awards/ Spiral Whisper New Release

Good Morning Eyeryone!! It is Friday!!! While it was suppose to be rainy today, it is very sunny and gorgeous right now! Woohoo! I wanted to jot a quick note here before I run out the door to run my errands.

Drumrolls please.... and the winner of the Random Inspirational Blog Prize is.... Pamela AKA- Pam124 on Splitcoast. Congrats Pam! Please email me with your choice of 2 designer papers valuing up to $9.95 each by Sunday so I can order them for you. Thanks so much to all who participated. Your creations were amazing!

I have received several awards and would like to share them with you today. They were received from Jodi, Lorraine, Linda, and Kim. These girls are so very talented and sweet and such an inspiration to me! Thanks from the bottom of my heart for this amazing honor! If you have not visited these amazing bloggers, please leave them some love on their blogs. You will so glad you did!

Now to pass the above awards on.... I always have such a hard time picking out a few names to pass because there are so many deserving people and each everyone of my blogging friends are so dear and special to me. If I did not have you faithful and awesome blogging friends how fun would it be to share my creations with myself on my blog. Your wonderful comments are always appreciated and each and everyone brightens my day. So... I would like to pass the above awards on to any and all of my faithful followers and blogging friends who would like to post it on their blog and share with their blogging friends. Thanks to all of you for the smiles and love you share with me daily!!

The Exalting Christ Award is a specialized award started by the Devotional and Inspirational Blog "Women to Women Sharing Jesus". Diane began this blog to give women the opportunity to grow in their faith and share with others. It is very uplifting and inspirational for me. The award is given to bloggers who are an example of honoring and exalting Jesus Christ to others. I was given this award by Kim. Kim is the sweetest and I have really enjoyed getting to know her on the Our Daily Bread Design Team where she is currently a guest dt member. She always knows how to make you smile, lift your spirits up and share her love of Jesus in all she does! Thanks for being such a special friend Kim! The rules of this award is to pass this award on with the rules posted.

1. Name 5 people to whom you would like to offer this award with the posts to their blogs.

2. Contact the above people and let them know you have left them the award so they can post it on their blogs.

3. Invite them to permanently display the Women Sharing Jesus Blog Badge (found on my sidebar) on their blogs with the Women to Women sharing Jesus link..

For this award I would like to personally award this badge to Kelley the owner of Our Daily Bread Designs (My Boss Lady and Friend) who began to make stamps to sell as a ministry and a way of sharing her love of Jesus. She tirelessly serves others and has a heart made of gold! Her love for God shows in the stamps she creates and her everyday generous and kind spirit. Thanks for being you and being such an example for me Kelley!!

I would also like to pass it on to the entire Our Daily Bread Designs team (Bread Basket), Angella, Jane, Lorelie, Amy, Judy, Angie, Angel, Betty, Becca, Tosh, Kim, Sandee, Dina, Sita, and Laurie with whom I laugh with, cry with, share prayer concerns with, and share my love of stamping and Jesus. I can not tell each and everyone of you how near and dear to my heart you are or how much your talent and love have made a difference in my life! Thanks Sticks!! The links are on my sidebar. If you have a chance, please visit their blogs. They are all amazing people and crafters. You will be so glad you did!!

And now....for my Spiral Whisper New Release Card! The image is a new release available TODAY at Spiral Whisper. It is such a fun set with so many neat images that would even work for masculine cards!

The dp I used is from My Mind's Eye. The dry embossing is using and argyle template from Sizziz. I used prisma color and gamsol for the coloring. The candle border was created using an EK Success Punch. I typed the sentiment on the computer using Microsoft Word. The tag is from the Spellbinders Ribbon Trio die set.

Thanks so much for stopping by and bearing with what was suppose to be short post and ending up to be very long. I so appreciate you all! Thanks for your comments. I so appreciate them! Have a great weekend!

20 comments:

LINDA said...: Congrats on all your awards.. Your card is Fantastic.. such a cute image..Very Lovely work..
Hugs, Linda; May 15, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Nikki Fairbairn said...: Congratulations on all your award Chris. You really deserve them and I love visiting your blog. Love your card and such a great new image, gorgeous colouring and design, I love the candle punched border. Have a great weekend, Big Hugs, Nikki x; May 15, 2009 at 2:24 PM
Silli said...: Hello Chris, congrats for all your awards... Your blog is so very beautiful. I love your work...and visit your blog... Your card is so cute... Love the image and the frame!; May 15, 2009 at 3:17 PM
Lorelie Kim said...: Such a CUTE card!! I love your blog and getting to work with you on the ODBD DT!!; May 15, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Jodi said...: You are welcome and so deserving of them! I love your cute card and image. your stitching is very pretty too.
Hugs,
Jodi =); May 15, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Janna said...: Chris congratulations on your numerous awards! I am not surprised that you have received so many as you are such a sweet and wonderful person! I truly love coming to your blog and seeing all of your gorgeous cretations and today's card is no exception! I really love the layout that you created and hte great birthday candle punch! Too, too cute!! Love the way you turned the nestie on it's side and then the beautiful coloring on your dog image! His little face cracks me up!

Smiles,
janna; May 15, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Stef H said...: BIG congrats on all your awards. You deserve them all - for your art, your warmth, your friendship and all the love that goes with it. You are truly a blessing and inspiration.

And your card is fabulous too. I love the black. Really makes it pop!

Hugs,; May 15, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Danni said...: Very cute card! What an adorable image!; May 15, 2009 at 6:21 PM
stampinfrog said...: WOW, Chris! I love this card!!!I love the image(colored so beautifully),the papers and the frame you have sewn around the card is fantastic!LOVE THIS CARD!!!
Congrats on your awards!!!!
Hugs,Connie; May 15, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Michelle said...: Hi Chris, You so deserve all those awards!! I've enjoyed getting to know you and hope that continues through our FBW team. You are a very nice person and your work is absolutely amazing!! I'm in awe over each and every card you post!!; May 15, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Ann Kranitz said...: Such an adorable card. I love the embossed panel behind the image.; May 15, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Kelley said...: Chris, you are so sweet! Thanks for all your kind words. I had to laugh though, after all your heartfelt feelings and than I look down and see that silly dog..LOL!!!; May 16, 2009 at 12:01 AM
Kathy Jones said...: What a fabulous card - love the layout and the look on the pooch's face is priceless!!! Love the embossed BG behind him too!!! Congratulations on all the awards and it sounds like you are one very blessed girl!!!; May 16, 2009 at 1:01 AM
Spyder said...: THis is such a comical card, I love it! The dog looks as if he would like to keep the gift for himself, rather than give it to someone else! Which, when you think about it, we usually do buy gifts we'd like ourselves! (although when I wrap up dog chews at Christmas, I'm quite happy to let them go!) Lovely Card!
(Thank you for stopping by Spyder's Corner!)

The weather today...is looking better!

((Lyn)); May 16, 2009 at 2:56 AM
theneon said...: You are well deserving of the awards! Congratulations. This card is so cute and yet sophisticated -- if that can be in one card. There are lots of layers and textures there to enjoy. Martha Kay; May 16, 2009 at 1:35 PM
Spyder said...: Pop over to Spyder's Corner. To thank all my followers for their kind support I'm awarding them all a little something for their blogs. No rules with this one, except paste it to your sidebar (if you want!!)

(((Lyn))); May 17, 2009 at 6:10 AM
Anonymous said...: WOW!! Congrats on all your awards!! :) Your card is just adorable!! Love the border on the bottom!! ;) TFS!; May 17, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Stamp and Smile said...: Con'grats Chis on the blog awards... many of them... as you have such super talent in paper crafting! Your card is a cutie!! LOVE the dog image, EK border punch and stitching is SWEET! :); May 17, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Kristine said...: :) Love this doggy card--he's so cute! Awesome job on the Nesties and turning them the way you did--that looks so neat :); May 20, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Judy Rozema said...: You are so sweet!!; May 21, 2009 at 9:14 AM