Blessed Valentine

Friday, January 25, 2013

Blessed Valentine

9:07 AM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

Happy Friday All!! Wow!! It sure has been chilly here in Virginia. I hope everyone has been keeping warm. I have stayed indoors mostly other than going into the car to volunteer in the classroom at the Christian School. The days have made me feel lazy...We have been very busy, however, with painting yet again in the house as well as looking for jobs for Scott. We continue to pray for jobs for Scott as we stila have not located work. Scott jokes that he could work for the weather channel...he is very able to stand in the rain or pelting snow if they need. LOL! We know God will provide work in time...He is just teaching patience. Hopefully we don't have to endure patience for too much longer....LOL!

Anywho...today I am popping in with a card I made for a challenge over at Splitcoast
(TLC413) which was..."All about the dies" I had fun creating a background with the Spellbinders Butterfly Magic and the A2 Matting Basics .
The stamps used include the Fellowship Sentiments , Little Girls (sentiment), and the Antique Label Designs from Our Daily Bread Designs. The border on the very bottom and the one sentiment is cut out with the coordinating Antique Label and Border die .

The fancy border is cut out with a Martha Stewart punch.

The bow is made with Becca's Peg Bow Maker.

I hope this creation, has somehow inspired you.

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great day!!

hugs and blessings,

challenges I am entering this card in:

Brown Sugar – Valentines Cards by Lady Anne - Sentimental For Friday - must use sentiment Anything Goes Until Feb 21stDelicious Doodles - All you need is LOVEFat Pages & Cards with Attitude – LoveC.R.A.F.T. - Valentines Day/LoveCraft Us Crazy -Celebrate Love or are you seeing the colour Red?Crafty Ribbons - Love/Romance/AnniversaryMoving Along With The Times Bling it onSassy Studio Designs - Use a CharmAud Sentiments Challenge - Bingo* ("you", charm, Love)Sisterhood of Crafters - heartsWordArt Wednesdays - #64 anything goesCity Crafter Challenge - #143 Forever MineInky Chicks - Becky's Bingo* diecuts pearl bowsMy Craft Spot - Bling

39 comments:

Patti J said...: Beautiful card, Chris! Someone will be feeling very special, indeed, when they find this in the mail! Hugs...; January 25, 2013 at 9:13 AM
Kraftychick said...: Chris - this is a beautiful card - I love it! We recently have been thru the job loss situation with our daughter. As a result, she moved to NC with our grandson and is living with us. She has found a job here and will find her own house when she's able to get back on her feet financially. Moving closer to her family is the silver lining in this cloud - so, keep in mind God has a reason for putting you thru this!

Jackie; January 25, 2013 at 10:32 AM
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Cards By Jan said...: Beautiful card...I love the elegance and simplicity of red & white!! love your little border, and beautiful bow & Charms!!
Very special Valentine!!
Hugs
jan; January 25, 2013 at 2:39 PM
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Dawnll said...: I was thinking what Patti said-someone will love receiving this beauty.
Sending a hug your way sweetie.; January 25, 2013 at 4:13 PM
Conniecrafter said...: Gorgeous, love the combo of the embossing and dies borders. Sweet ribbon!; January 25, 2013 at 10:17 PM
Greta said...: Gorgeous use of red & white--love every detail!; January 26, 2013 at 1:11 AM
Kimberly S said...: What a beautiful card Chris! The dies cuts are SO pretty! :) hugs, Kimberly; January 26, 2013 at 10:16 AM
Sherry Kushibab said...: Chris, even when you are keeping things simple they turn out just to be the sweetest and loveliest of cards. How striking the red against the white, love that ruffled ribbon and darling charms. Blessed to have gotten to see this one. Hugs.; January 26, 2013 at 3:42 PM
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Grace said...: Simply beautiful Chris!!! The red and white is stunning and I love the punched border! Beautiful!; January 27, 2013 at 7:06 PM
Karen Letchworth said...: Hi Chris! I love the sweet simplicity of this card. The red and white is SO darling together. THank you for sharing this with us, and may God bless you this week. Thanks for being a blessing to me!
Karen
Word Art Wednesday; January 27, 2013 at 7:39 PM
Sherrie K. said...: This is GORGEOUS! I love the embossing and the beautiful bold red against the white! The border punch is so elegant!
Thanks for joining us at My Craft Spot!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com; January 27, 2013 at 8:09 PM
Becky said...: OH My this is beautiful Chris. I love the embossing and the red and white ribbon is perfect with this.; January 27, 2013 at 8:10 PM
Lisa B said...: Chris, another one of your stunning creations!! Beautiful!!

Thank you for entering into our HEARTS challenge at the Sisterhood of Crafters.; January 27, 2013 at 11:11 PM
Ros Crawford said...: So beautiful and really elegant! Many thanks for playing at CCCB!; January 28, 2013 at 6:03 AM
Laura said...: Beautiful card.
I think patience is the hardest thing to learn... but His timing is perfect.
Thanks so much for playing at Crafty Ribbons
Laura; January 28, 2013 at 8:59 AM
Anonymous said...: What a stunning creation Chris!! Love all of the die cut details and the charm is a perfect accent to this!! Yummy ribbon that you know I always love about your creations! HUGS; January 28, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Scrappin Sista said...: Nice card!! Thank you for playing along with Brown Sugar this week!! Hope you decide to play along with us again!! Good luck!
Alice B.; January 28, 2013 at 1:05 PM
Anonymous said...: I love the embossing and the use of punches! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful card this week at CCCB :-); January 28, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Valentina said...: Love your embossed and punched card!
thanks for sharing at Craft us crazy; January 28, 2013 at 3:02 PM
Unknown said...: WOW!! What a gorgeous card. I am so glad you played along with us over at CCCB!; January 28, 2013 at 3:29 PM
Darlene said...: Oh Chris as always ... this is just stunning! The embossing & design are just fabulous! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood ‘I {HEART} VALENTINE’S’ challenge and please come back again soon!
Darlene
one of the 'Sistahs'
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
P.S. I have blog candy available through January if you are interested.; January 28, 2013 at 5:06 PM
Audrey Hiltke said...: This is so beautiful Chris. I love the bright colors and beautiful textures and diecuts. Your bow and charm are AMAZING!!
Blessings,
Audrey; January 28, 2013 at 8:01 PM
Lee Ann Barrett said...: This is so pretty, Chris! I don't even miss a stamped main image. The embossing and dies do it all!; January 28, 2013 at 11:12 PM
Sheryl said...: A beautifully designed card, I love the depth of the embossing. Thanks for joining us art CRAFT this week.
Hugs Sheryl xx; January 29, 2013 at 3:38 AM
Qie said...: Beautiful card.. So glad to have you joining us at Brown Sugar. Good Luck.; January 29, 2013 at 4:30 AM
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Sue B said...: Ooh this is gorgeous Chris! what a beautiful design! I love the embossing and the ribbon frill… and the bow and charm… it's a really classy and elegant card!
Thanks for joining us at MAWTT and good luck in the challenge!
Hugs Sue xx; January 29, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Creations by Shirl said...: Love the simplicity of your card... That background embossing is just so pretty.. Thanks for playing along with us at Brown Sugar Challenge.; January 29, 2013 at 11:27 AM
Rina said...: Hi hon.... you entered the Fashionista DT call and wanted to be sure that was intentional, as some entered there thinking it was the challenge. Can you please confirm if you intended to enter the DT call.

Thanks ...Rina Meyers
FashionistaChallenge@gmail.com; January 29, 2013 at 1:22 PM
Kym's Crafty Cards said...: What a gorgeous card you have made. Thank you for taking part in the Aud Sentiments Challenge this fortnight and I wish you the best of luck in the draw. Best wishes, Kym (Aud Sentiments Design Team Member) xxx; January 29, 2013 at 5:41 PM
Kate said...: This is lovely! The layers are fabulous and the embossing is absolutely wonderful!

Thanks so much for playing along with us at My Craft Spot!

Kate
Small Bits of Paper; January 29, 2013 at 7:07 PM
LeslieT said...: This is absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for playing with us in the Aud Sentiments Bingo Challenge!
Hugs,
Leslie, DT
http://leslieturner58.blogspot.com; January 29, 2013 at 8:17 PM
Anke said...: Beautiful card. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Ribbons. Goodluck and hope to see you again soon.
hugs Anke; January 30, 2013 at 1:47 PM
kelly ledder said...: An absolutely stunning card! Love the charm too. Thanks so much for sharing over at MAWTT this week.

Hugs,Kelly x; January 30, 2013 at 6:18 PM
cebelica said...: I absolutely love the elegant look of your card. The embossing looks great! Thank you for playing with us at Crafty ribbons! Hugs! xx; January 31, 2013 at 3:44 AM
Anonymous said...: Beautiful CAS card, love the embossing. Thank you for joining us at Fatm Ppages this fortnight. Abbie (Owner) xx; January 31, 2013 at 8:46 AM