Word Art Wednesday-Graciellie Design

Graciellie Design is sponsoring the Word Art Wednesday Challenge today.  Word Art Wednesday offers free inspirational word art from scripture. Be sure to check them out.

My card features Gracie's "Friends" image.  The scripture is from 1Timothy 4:12.

Friends by Graciellie Design

Card Details:
7X5 Card Base
Images - "Friends" by Graciellie Design and sentiment by Word Art Wednesday
I printed the images on a laser printer, then foiled them with gold foil. I colored the flowers with Copic Alcohol markers.  Alcohol markers don't affect the foil.  It shines right through.
Butterflies - Martha Stewart punches from foil cardstock.

Thank you for visiting with me today.  I love reading your comments.

God Bless You!!!!  Peggy

Challenges for this card:
Always Fun Challenges - W, E3, Top 3 awarded - #25 ANYTHING GOES
Artistic Inspirations - 2W, E3, F - #186 ANYTHING GOES + ANYTHING GOES 
Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOESPammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - W, ATG except Theme on 5th Monday of a month, E3 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
Addicted to Stamps 2W, winner + Top Picks, Must include digi or rubber/clear Stamping (no precolored digis) - #153 Stamp a Background (W2 of 2)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st & 3rd Sun) E3 Always Anything Goes

Happy Birthday To My Son

Tomorrow we celebrate the birth of my son.  When he was born I knew nothing about taking care of a baby, much less raising him to be an incredible man.  However, with the help of the Lord, through all my mistakes, he has become a good Christian man.  He's hardworking (too hard working, if you ask me), a faithful companion to my lovely daughter-in-law, and a good father to his two sons.  I'm afraid I don't get to see them as much as I would like but we live 5 hours apart.  Can you tell?  I am very proud of him.

This is the card I made him.  It is a simple card made with an Anna Griffin card topper, but it was made with love.  I love you, Brian, and am so glad the Lord gave you to me and your Dad.

THE HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO YOU!!!!

Thank you for your visit today.  I hope your day is filled with Peace, Joy and Love.

God Bless You!! Peggy

Challenges for this card:

Come and Get It - W, 3E - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle - W, F - #258 Happy Birthday

The Corrosive Challenges - M, 3E - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - Autumn

Last week we were struggling through Hurricane Irrma, although it wasn't bad here.  My heart goes out to those affected by this terrible storm. The temperatures certainly cooled a lot and it felt like Fall.  I'm not sure if I'm ready for weather that cool just yet.  

This week at Crafty Cardmakers our theme is Autumn.  So I pulled out some fall colored cardstock and came up with this card.

Card Supplies:

Harvest Blessings - this is a Cricut Design Space file.  I cut it from 2 different rust colored pieces of cardstock.

Anna Griffin Summer/Fall embossing folders - The 6" square card base was embossed with one of the folders and the matching border folder.

Stickles - gold was applied to the "Blessings"

I like how this turned out.  The hardest part was getting the two layers away from the cardstock without tearing them up.

Thank you for visiting with me today.  Thank you for your lovely comments.

God Bless You!!! Peggy

Challenges for this card:

Colour Crazy Challenge - 2W,2E  - No.37 - Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - (W2 of 2) No.49 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers -  2W , 3E, No totally digital projects - No.136 - (W2 of 4) Anything Goes 

Fussy and Fancy - 2W, E3, C10 - No.196 - (W1 of 2) - Fall Colors

Allsorts  W,3E - Feels Like Autumn

Hiding in my Craft Room W,1E -  It's Fall Ya'll

Scrap and Craft Inspiration M, 1st Saturday - Autumnal Colours

Graciellie Design Blog Hop- The Vine

Are you ready for another blog hop featuring the fabulous Graciellie Design DT?  Gracie has released some new images and we got to play with them.  You are in for a treat.  I chose "The Vine" for my card.  There are two images and five lovely sentiments with this stamp.

Close up of the image.  I added Stickles glitter to highlight it.

Anna Griffin die used for the background

This is the second image from the set.  I colored it with Copics and cut it out with this sentiment die.

This is the inside of my card. The sentiment die created a ridge around the cutout so I outlined it with a marker. 

I enjoyed working with this new release.  There are more on the other design team members blogs.  Be sure and visit them.  The next person on the blog hop is: 

REGINA 

Be sure to leave a comment on each member's blog as there will be a $10 gift to Gracie's Shop.

The Vine

#blessed

Unicorn Wishes

This Season

Thank you for visiting with me today.  I hope you enjoy this blog hop as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you.  

God Bless You!!!

Challenges for this card:

Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #37 - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread 2W, E3, no digital projects - #50 - Always Anything Goes (Week 1

Retarte 2W, E3 - #105 - Anything Goes  (week 2)

Artistic Inspirations - 2W, E3, F - #185 ANYTHING GOES + ANYTHING GOES (Week 2

Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - W, ATG except Theme on 5th Monday of a month, E3 - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

My First Christmas Card 2017

I would like to share with you today my first Christmas card of 2017.  I have some left from last year so I shouldn't  have to make too many this year.  How about you?  Have you started your Christmas cards yet.  I would love to see some of them.  Show them in the comments.  This is my first.

Card Supplies:
5.5"X5.5" card base made from KandCo. Christmas pad.  I have several so I can't give you the exact name.
Red Shimmer paper embossed with AG Holiday Seasonal Folder
Ornament - AG Christmas Die
Merry Christmas - from Cuttlebug Seasonal Wishes Dies & Border Folders.  I used foiled paper for the ornament & sentiment.
Gold Ribbon for the handmade bow.

I hope you will share your Christmas cards with us (any cards for that matter).  Would love to see them.  

God Bless You!!! Peggy

Challenges for this card:
Cuttlebug Mania 2W, 3E - Anything Goes with Die Cuts and/or Embossing
Lemon Shortbread 2W, E3, no digital projects - #49 - Always Anything Goes (Week 2)
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - 2W, C15, E3 - #14 - Anything Christmas Goes (Week 1)
Tuesday Throwdown W - #359 - Punches and/or Dies
Christmas Card Challenges - 2W runs for 11 days, must be Christmas/Winter card, THEME IS OPTIONAL-  Anything Christmas/Holiday /

Crafty Card Makers - Monochromatic

Welcome to Crafty Cardmakers Challenge.  The theme for this week is "Monochromatic".  I know a lot of us automatically think of black and white or various shades of brown when we think monochromatic.  I thought of going against my natural inclinations with pink.  This is my card and I like how it turned out.  I admit I struggled with it a bit..........

At first I laid out the flowers on the the pink background with no embossing. No matter how I laid them out, it just didn't look right. Then I found this Sizzix embossing folder I had never used.  It seems to lead your eyes to the flowers.  I then added a bow and gems to complete the card along with a Happy Birthday greeting. The flowers were made using Anna Griffin 3D Flower Dies.

Thank you for joining me today.  I hope you have a marvelous Labor Day.  Be sure to have time with your family.

God Bless You!!!! Peggy

Challenges for this card:
A Bit More Time to Craft (2W, P1/15, E3) Always Anything Goes
Craft-Dee BowZ (M P1, E3, project must have hand-made bow) Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.
Creative Craft Cottage Challenges (2W, P7/21, F, E3) #94 Let's get Sparkly
Dies R Us Challenge (2W, P1/15, E3, die cuts) #80- Die Cut handmade flowers
Sparkles Forum Challenges (M, P15, 3E) #95 - Birthday
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge (M, P15, E3, F, must be on DT) Always Anything Goes 

DS4J New Releases - September 3

Time for another new release at Digistamps4joy.  There are several new mandalas, deer and kidsart.  They are all fun images.  I chose Mandala #1 for my card.  I started out coloring it in, then decided to be a little radical and do something totally different.  

I've had a Minc machine for a year or more and never played with it much. Lately, I've been giving it a go.  I decided to print my Mandala image with my laser printer.  Then I ran it through the Minc with gold foil paper.  I decided the negative image left on the gold foil would be pretty on some toner paper so I ran it back through the Minc machine.  Here is the result.

I placed the Mandala images on some gold and black paper, added some sequins and added a sentiment.  What do you think?  I also added a sentiment to the inside with a foiled rose.

I hope you will go to the DS4J Blog Post and check out all the new releases and see all the projects by the other members of the Design Team. 

God Bless You!!!! Peggy

Challenges for this card:

Scrappers Delights  M, First Saturday of the M - September - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft (2W, P1/15, E3) Always Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft (M, P1, E3) - Always Anything Goes

Classic Design Team Open Challenge (M, P1, E3, Must be a DT creation) Always Anything Goes

Graciellie Design Bundle Sale

Normally on the first of each month we have a blog hop.  However, today we are featuring some stamp set bundles that will be on sale for 30% off through the 14th of September.  You don't need a code for this discount, however on the 15th the bundles will go back to a regular price.  These are beautiful images, as you will see later in my post.  First, I want to share the image I picked for my card.

The image I chose is Strong and Courageous from the Bold Florals Bundle.  It is a layered rose image. I printed and colored 2 of them with Copics.  I then added glitter accents to the leaves.  The background paper is from a 6X6 Best of Anna Griffin Paper Pad.  I placed my hand colored images over the flowers in the paper.  The sentiment is from the same image set.  

Close up of the flowers

The center of the card.  Also, one of the sentiments with Strong and Courageous.  I printed it on a laser printer, then ran it through my Minc machine and foiled it.

Now to show you the bundles that you can purchase for 30% off until the 15th.

Beautiful Duos

Elegant  Collages

Beautiful Singles

Bold Florals

These bundles can be purchased at Graceillie Design Etsy shop.  Be sure to visit Gracie's blog. There's a $15 prize to win.

Thank you for visiting with me today.  I love reading your comments. Be sure to snatch up these beautiful bundles while you can get them at a discounted price.

God Bless You!!!  Peggy

Challenges for this card:

Colour Crazy Challenge - 2W,2E  - No.35 - Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - (W1 of 2) No.49 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers -  2W , 3E, No totally digital projects - No.135 - (W4 of 4) Anything Goes

Little C's Aloha Friday Challenge - W, 1E - Digital Image