IC202 daisywheels

happy saturday to all who are visiting the charmed life blog today. we started off our day with a visit from a large hawk. he was perched on the railing of our deck eating breakfast. I couldn't tell exactly but I am guessing it was a rabbit or a squirrel.

he was so big and so beautiful. i was totally amazed at his wing span when he decided to leave. fortunately for us, he took his prey with him.

it was rainy and chilly, but our youngest grandson had a football game this morning and we sat through it. they won and next week start playoffs. his little hands were so red and cold after the game. my daughter-in-law said he could soak in a warm tub when he got home.

well enough chatter-onto my card.
on saturdays, splitcoast stampers has the inspiration challenge. this week we visited the website of xenia talor. she hand decorates and paints tiles.

there were so many beautiful ones to choose from for inspiration.

but, as soon as I saw this one , I knew I found my inspiration.
it looked just like a die-cut flower that I had from a stampin-up scrappin' kit.

my layout was from the saturday crazy 4 challenges blog. so this card came together quickly for me.

that's it for today. I leave you today with the words from psalm 90:2

"before the mountains were born,

before you gave birth to the earth and the world,

from beginning to end,

you are God".

card recipe:

stamps: wow flowers

paper: more mustard, ginak k white, autumn vine designer paper

accessories: ribbon, die-cuts, brads

season of joy #2

happy friday to you and thanks for taking the time to drop by the charmed life blog.

it is a rainy, cold day here in pittsburgh. just perfect for staying indoors with a hot cup of coffee or chocolate. i just bought some pumpkin spice coffee cream so the coffee is sounding real good right now.

I was planning on going to my grandson's soccer game this evening but the rain and cold turned me away. our youngest grandson has a football game tomorrow morning so I hope the weather is a little different. sitting in the rain when it's cold is not my favorite thing to do.

well, onto my card for today. I had our stamp club meeting at my home recently. when you are the hostess you are also responsible for designing the 3 cards that we make.

I decided to case (copy and share everything) myself. I made this card a few weeks ago and thought the girls would like it as well. I changed the papers, ribbon and added a 2nd stamp from the season of joy set. they were very happy with this card and one of them is using it for her christmas card.

I really like this satin chocolate ribbon. I bought it on clearance from stampin-up. buying supplies on sale makes my hubby happy. he will be reading this since he is subscribed by email to my blog.

that's it for another day, my friends. remember to leave me a comment. i really like hearing from all of you and i read every one.

if you are visiting my blog and you would like me to pray for you, please send me an email.

the book of psalms states: the LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.

card recipe:

stamps: season of joy

paper: su choc chip, real red, vv, merry moments dsp

ink: choc chip

accessories: satin ribbon, circle punches, cb folder, red stickles

sc250 give thanks

happy thursday and a warm welcome to the charmed life blog on a rainy, fall day.

I completed most of the to-do list that I mentioned yesterday and early evening I was free to create a card.

I had 3 challenges that I definitely wanted to be a part of:

1. crazy 4 challenges


2. the scs sketch challenge


3. the scs ways to use it challenge

interesting, how they tied together for me. the sketch challenge gave me my layout-a big plus. the crazy for challenges gave me my theme-create a thanksgiving card. and, the ways to use it gave me my designer paper-use leaves on your creation.
sooo, today i received a new stampin-up order that included some fab new rub-ons with a thanksgiving autumn theme. the autumn traditions designer paper was already in my stash and it had leaves on some of the paper. oh, i am so ready to complete my card.
no stamping on this one-rub-ons are so great. i added some leaf and acorn buttons and i have another thanksgiving card ready to go.
thanks for stopping by and remember to leave me a comment. i really like hearing from all of you.
also, if you have any prayer requests drop me an email.
remember the words of 2 samuel 7:22- o sovereign LORD! there is no one like you, and there is no God but you

sscc8 it's a boy

wednesday greetings to all who are visiting the charmed life blog today. it was a busy day in my household. lots on the to-do list and I accomplished some but not all.

I mentioned in a previous post that our church just moved into a new building and we are finding that there is still lots of things that need attending to.

Our prayer group meets tomorrow morning and then after that I will have to finish my list. I hope I find a little time to stamp.

The card I am showing today is for the stampin sisters in christ challenge.

We were to make a baby card or project, or a card for an expectant mother (or expectant parents)...

this card is a total case of this one. I did make some changes to the card to make it my own. I didn't have the nursery necessities stamp set so I made my little boat from punches. My sentiment is from a verve stamp set and I also added a border with the martha stewart zig zag punch.

well, my friends that's it from me for today. thanks for stopping by and remember to leave me a comment. I do like hearing from all of you.

if there is anything you would like prayer for, drop me an email. i believe that God is attentive to our prayers, and i would be honored to pray for you.

card recipe:

stamps:verve-practically perfect

ink: memento rich cocoa

paper: su white, bashful blue, so saffron, delicate dots dsp

accessories: nestabilities, round & square punches, celery ribbon, ms zigzag punch

mtsc43 christmas ornaments

happy tuesday to all who are visiting my blog today. it was a sunny, cool day here in pittsburgh. we are expecting frost tonite though.

my flowers will be done and some of my herbs as well. i harvested most of my greek oregano yesterday and hung it to dry. the basil i turned into pesto and its in the freezer.

also, cut my gomphrenas and hung those to dry. they are like a straw flower and retain their gorgeous purple color even after they dry. I use them as adornments on gifts. makes me laugh to see women smell them.

so onto my card for the day. I used mercy kerin's tuesday sketch challenge for the layout. she always has such great layouts for us to use. thanks mercy!!

I made another card from the stampin up simply scrappin holiday jingle kit. I so love this kit. I have made 4 cards from it so far. It's an easy way to get christmas cards finished in a flash. it is definitely worth the $19.95 that I paid for it. I will post the other cards later.

thanks for dropping by and remember to leave me a comment. I really like hearing from all of you.

mojo108 year of blessing

happy monday to all my blog visitors.

we are celebrating columbus day 2009. the u.s. has celebrated this day since the colonial period but it didn't actually become a federal holiday until 1934.

in 1892, president benjamin harrison called upon the people of the u.s. to celebrate columbus day on the 400th anniversary of the event.

during the 400-year anniversary in 1892, teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used columbus day rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic rituals were framed around themes such as the importance of loyalty to the nation.

it has now become a controversial day with columbus being condemened in political disputes.

I honor a man who had a dream to spread the faith of Christ throughout the globe and the courage to make that dream a reality.

now onto my card for the day. the mojomonday blog provided a sketch to kickstart my mojo.

it was such a fun sketch. it gave me a chance to ink up my new verve stamps and use this gorgeous heidi grace paper that i found at joann's.

I was surprised to see that it matched so well with stampin-up bravo burgundy and soft suede. and, i only bought 2 sheets-oh well, i guess that calls for another trip (lol).

the flower on the card was cut from the designer paper and popped up on dimensionals.

my ribbon treatment was something that i recycled from who knows where but i liked it with this paper.

well, that's it for today. thanks again for stopping and remember to leave me a comment. I like hearing from all of you.

card recipe:

stamps: verve-wishing you

paper: su bravo burgundy, soft suede, vv, autumn traditions dsp, harvest row dsp

ink: bravo burgundy

accessories: ribbon

IC201 dandelion sympathy

happy saturday to all who are visiting my blog today. If this is your first time-welcome and I hope you will become a regular visitor. if you like what you see sign up for email updates. that way my posts will be delivered right to your inbox.

it was such a beautiful day here in pittsburgh-cool but sunny. the trees are beginning their awesome display of autumn color. next week-end they should be at their peak of beauty.

on saturday i so enjoy taking part in the inspiration challenge over at splitcoaststampers. we always have the best internet sites to go to for inspiration in our card making.

today, we visited an etsy store "tzaddishop".
after looking around i chose this dandelion necklace as my inspiration piece.


i decided to make a sympathy card and the layout i used on it is from mercy kerin's tuesday challenge.

i kept it fairly simple because that's how i think sympathy cards should be. my card is sprayed with glimmer mist to replicate the dusting of gold on the necklace.
that's my post for today-thanks again for stopping. remember to leave me a comment. i read them all and really like hearing from everyone.

card recipe:
stamps: great impressions, rubber cottage
paper: stampin-up choc chip, kraft, kraft designer paper
ink: choc chip
accessories: glimmer mist, inque boutique brads, oval punches, nesties

happy fall

happy friday to you and thanks for taking the time to stop by and check out my latest creation.

this was a special day for my husband & I. our youngest grandson came to stay overnight. he loves doing that as part of his birthday present. he gets to come without his brothers for some individual time with us.

we took him to the local high school football game. it was raining fairly heavy for awhile-oh the things you do for those grandkids!! our team won so that made the soaking we got worthwhile.

now onto my card!! I made this card for the friday challenge over at splitcoaststampers. we were to do a fall-themed card. the focal point of our creation was to be something stamped.

I love this little scarecrow from an old stamp set called "happy fall y'all". I stamped , embossed and then colored him with markers. I used 3-d dots to raise him up a little. the card layout is the sketch from wednesday's challenge at splitcoast.

the cuttlebug folder with all the autumn words fit so well here.

the leaves are buttons i found in my stash.

that's it for today, my friends. Oh, remember to leave me a comment. I love hearing from you.

card recipe:

stamps: stampin-up happy fall y'all

paper: choc chip, vv, more mustard, autumn vine dsp, gina k white

ink: choc chip

accessories: cb ef, buttons oval punch, markers

christmas medallion

thanks for taking the time to visit my blog today. it is a rainy, fall day here in pittsburgh.

but, the good news is I still have flowers blooming and my tomato plants are still producing.
my herb garden is also going strong. I have dried the oregano and made pesto from my basil. I will be enjoying this into the winter months.

now, let me share a little about what I have created today.

I just bought these stampin up felt snowflakes that were on clearance recently and decided to use them on a scalloped edge medallion card.
My designer paper is from the merry moments pack.
I used the cuttlebug snowflakes folder for my layering piece. The joy sentiment completed the card.
thanks for stopping by to take a peek and don't forget to leave me a comment. I like hearing form you.

card recipe:
stamps: a-muse
paper: gina k white, stampin-up garden green, red riding hood, merry moments dsp
ink: ruby red
accessories: stampin up small flurries, ribbon, cb embossing folder

trees of the forest

hello and thanks for taking the time to visit my blog today. it's been a week since I have posted and I have missed blogging and creating.

our church purchased a new building several months and this past sunday was our inaugural service in the new building.
since my husband and I are in the leadership of the church, needless to say we had a very busy week. there were lots of last minute details that needed attending.
everything went smoothly on sunday and for that we thank the Lord.

now, onto what i have created for this week's stampin sisters in christ challenge #7.
kristine breach is our hostess this week and her theme is about praise and rejoicing.
her card challenge is to show the "earth rejoicing"... flowers blooming, oceans roaring, trees bursting with fruit, mountains and hills 'clapping'... whatever comes to mind for you as long as your card or project shows the earth rejoicing.

my card does just that. I started off with designer paper from graphic 45 with the appropriate name of eden symphony. I used stampin-up rub-ons for my trees and computer generated my scripture from psalm 96:12. the layout for my card is sketch challenge 235 from splitcoaststampers.

thanks for dropping by today and remember to leave me a comment.
I love hearing from all of you.