Twinkles Glow with Stamps

Hello, Friends!! I hope you are all enjoying the summer.  I am not sure if you are experiencing the heat we are, but boy is it every hot and humid here in Virginia!!

The summer seems to be flying by.  This coming weekend is Father's Day already!!  Today I am sharing a card I made for the ODBD Shining the Light Inspiration challenge.  I plan to send it to my father in law.

For my creation, I used the Good Man and Hello Sunshine stamp sets and the Sunburst Background and Clouds and Raindrops dies.




For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my dt sisters:
Elizabeth Whisson
Robin Clendenning
Diana Nguyen
Gracie Chavez
Paula Bigelow

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments!!

blessings,

Hello, Friends!! I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the summer!! We went on our first camping trip in almost two years since we were unable to camp last year because of my injuries and accident.  It was wet and rainy but none the less great to be together as a family in the RV!!! I had some challenges since I continue to have pain and still have to recover more from the accident, but I am none the less very blessed at the progress I have made and to still be alive.  Each day I see God's nature, wake up in the morning, see and interact with my children, I thank God for sparing my life!!  God is so good!!

Soon it is Father's Day and since I will be away on a Mission Trip with my girls prior and for Father's day, I thought I better make my hubby and Dads cards before I left.  My hubby loves this ODBD ship from The Waves on the Sea set, so I decided to combine it with the Good Man sentiment, Sunburst Background Die, Vintage Ephemera Collection paper, Vintage Labels die (for framing the sentiment), Layered Lacey Squares, Beautiful Borders die, Pennants dies.  I used this week's Shining the Light sketch at Our Daily Bread Designs.





For more inspiration from my dt sisters, please visit them here:

If you would like to join us for the challenge, we would love to see your interpretation of the sketch.  You can link your creation or see more details above the challenge here until June 14 at 8 pm EST.  If we add your creations, we only ask that if you are not using ODBD stamps, you only add one creation and that your creations be posted on Splitcoast Stampers or a blog and not on facebook or Flicker (or another forum or site requiring signing in or being a member)  

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you are in some way inspired by my creation.  Your comments are so greatly treasured and appreciated!!

blessings,

Hello, all!!  Happy June!!  Today the bread basket at Our Daily Bread Designs is kicking off the month with a new fun release, stamps, dies and paper!!! You will want to check out the fun and beautiful creations made by the team.  You also have a chance to win!!!!

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate to the ODBD Store, to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps found in the "stamps column" of the website just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until June 2, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on June 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Here is my first creation using the tool time dies, workshop tools, World's Greatest, and Good Man to create a sort of apron shaped tri-fold gift card holder.  The apron shape used the Apron and Tools Die. The sentiment is framed using the elegant ovals die.












For more inspiration, please visit my talented dt sisters:
Grace, Sabrina, Sandee, Angie, Julie, Lisa, Cathy, Audrey, Dawn, Lori, Wanda, Amy, Silke, America, and Loretta.

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments!! I hope you are inspired by my creations.

Have a blessed day!!

Hello, friends!! I hope all in the USA had a great Memorial Day Weekend!!  I know our family did.  It is not very often that we have my dear hubby home for a weekend!! It was great!!

I want to thank all those who have served in our country (and their families), those who died, those who have served in the military and survived as well as those who currently are serving.  We thank you for protecting our borders and freedoms!!

Today I am popping in to share a card for the Shining the Light Challenge: Fluttering or Flying.
This card can be used for either gender: male or female. The stamps used include Mountain Range and On Eagle's Wings

Who abide in His shadow for life,
Say to the Lord, "My Refuge,
My Rock in Whom I trust."

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
The snare of the fowler will never capture you,
And famine will bring you no fear;
Under His Wings your refuge,
His faithfulness your shield.

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
You need not fear the terror of the night,
Nor the arrow that flies by day,
Though thousands fall about you,
Near you it shall not come.

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
For to His angels He's given a command,
To guard you in all of your ways,
Upon their hands they will bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.

Hello, Friends!! I hope this post finds you all well!!  I hope your days have been full of lots of sunshine!!  Spring is definitely and judging by the warmer days here, summer is definitely on its way as well.  We have had many days in the 90's here.  The crazy thing is that some nights are 40 and close to freezing!

Today the ODBD Shining the Light challenge has a fun spring/summer inspiration for you!!
Here is my take on the inspiration!!

As I was stamping the birds were singing out my window!!  There is no greater inspiration as listening to them!!  The seemed like the perfect addition to frame Psalm 23!!  The vines in the background are created with the Belles Vignes die.