Beautiful Awakening DT Project - The Greatest is Love...

The Greatest is Love...

One of my favorite Scriptures is 1 Corinthians 13:13. Now all of chapter 13 is amazing but verse 13 stands out to me and has.  As a little girl growing up Catholic (I no longer am) a lot of the Word of God was taught to me in song; it was how I memorized scripture and it was the first way that I learned host to communicate to God.  Since prayer was about reciting Hail Marys' and Our Fathers, I used to sing song to God about just about everything.  1 Corinthians 13:13 is one of those songs that I remember singing in my childhood. 

The New King James (NKJV) says of this verse, "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." The New Living Translation (NLT) reads as, "Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love." 

My project today is for "Beautiful Awakening" is centered on this scripture. 

  

  

 I made an accordion style mini album (my fav as of late) using Recollections, Union Square 12x12 collection and MME, The Station 6x6 pad. I inked every edge with Studio G pigment ink. and embellished the cover with some additional Twinery twine, and Dress-it-up buttons.

To this day I never ceases to amaze me how God will get our ear. How He will grab our attention to get a Word to us. I love this Scrioture because it speaks of what is most important to God. Verse one of this chapter says that if we do not have Love, then we are nothing but noisemakers.  People blowing a lot of hot air, sounding good but not meaning anything we say. Or as the old folks would say, "Saying a whole lot about nothing".  It is love that moves people to action, loves that restores and forgives, love that will move Heaven and Earth to get to us.

I pray this project is an inspiration to you and speaks to your heart.

Kelli


What I used...
~Recollections Union Square 12x12
~MME, The Station 6x6
~Studio G pigment ink
~Twinery twine
~Dress-it-up buttons
~Colorbok Vellum quote stack: Growing in Faith
~Studio G glitter glue

Practical Scrapper Ten Things Project - Letter Stickers

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick post to share with you a Design Team Project for Practical Scrappers.  The Challenge was to be creative while using letter stickers.  Well, I am back on my Christmas card countdown and this card was quick and simple and packed with color.

I used the letter stickers to create a fish tail banner and then used that as the main focal image for the front of the card.  Sometimes simple is the way to go and I think it fits using the banner as the focus.  I added some glitter glue instead of ribbon to help draw your eye to the center.

Its a clean and simple card but I really like it!  Not all cards need to be so elaborate.  These clean and simple cards are great for those you know are going to most likely toss the Christmas cards at the end of the season or for those you know are just not going to appreciate a hand made card as much as someone else.  Sadly I think we all know sometime that matches this description.

Anywho, there you have it everybody.  I pray that this card brings you some inspiration.

Thank you all for stopping by and I will catch you all next time. Bye!!  :D

Kelli

What I used...
~My Minds Eye, Christmas Kitsch collection
~Fiskars Scalloped Daisy punch
~Studio G pink glitter glue
~Recollections white card stock
~Jolee's Boutique by EK Success, Pearl and Gem dimensional stickers

5 Card Friday - Month 2

Hi Everbody,

This is the second month of my 5 Card Friday.  These cards are created each month so that I will have a total of 60 cards to distribute in December for the Christmas season.  I was playing around with some KandCompany paper that I had and some stickers from another collection to create this first card.  This card is a stretch from my normal style but it is good for me to venture outside my comfort zone.

For the second card i chose to go ultra simple.  The simpler the better.  I saw the Noel stamp and wanted that to be the focus.

Then I found the digital designs of Meljen. They are so super cute and I knew when I saw them I had to use them!!

Card #2 using Meljen's designs

Card #3 using Meljen's designs

View all 5 Cards on YouTube here:

What I used...
~Heidi Grace Stamp Set
~MME Christmas Kitsch paper stack
~Glossy Accesnts
~K&Company Yuletide Paper
~Studio G Glitter glue
~Recollections Kraft Cardstock
~Colorbok pigment ink
~Recollections Embossing powder
~DecoArt Twinkles
~Nestabilities Oval dies
~Recollections White Cardstock
~Copic Markers
~Dress It Up Snowflake buttons
~Inkadinkadoo Thank you stamp
~Lace Heart doilies
~Twiney Twine
~Craft Smart Noel Stamp
~Studio G Holiday Stickers
~Ribbon

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Feel Better Soon Card - feat Melonheadz image

Hello Everybody!

So hubs and I donate blood and plasma anytime we can.  We truly believe in the importance of donations.  I have been involved with donating since 1995.  Anywho, Where we donate now, one of the technicians was in an accident and did some damage to her fingers (not her dominant hand).  She is back to work but on limited duty.  I wanted to create a little something, something for her to hopefully aid in the recovery process do I created this card and a cute and simple pair of earring for her.

I used a digi stamp from Melonheadz Illustrating because it was a perfect image.  Same hair cut, same injured side.  This image just looked like the technician.  She is just darling.  

I added some of the Studio G glitter glue to her flower and the hearts on her shorts and also to the bodies of all the butterflies to make them stand out.

Box created from Recollections card stock for the earrings.

The earrings are actually a pretty shade of sea blue but the camera didn't pick it up well.

Well, this is my project.  I love how this card turned out!  I wasn't sure of the layout of the card when I started but I had an idea in mind.

Okay everybody, I out!  I have a slew of projects that I need to finish including a few paper bag albums to share and a plethora of card ideas floating around in my head.  I also have Christmas on the brain.  I am preparing myself for projects now so I won't be behind later.

So until next time..

Kelli

What I used...
Card
~My Minds Eye "Howdy Doody" paper collection
~Fiskars butterfly punch
~Studio G glitter glue
~Melonheadz "Broken Arm Girl" digital image
~Copic markers:  Clothes: RV42, R11, BG0000, B97  Hair: Y23, E33  Skin: E11, E21, E13 Shadow: N0
~Offray white ribbon
~Hampton Art "Get Well Soon" wood mount stamp
~Studio G dark brown pigment ink.
~Recollections kraft card stock

Earrings
~Blue coin beads
~White pearl beads
~Gold hoops

Addicted to Scrapbooking, All That Scraps & Happy-n-Scrappin Haul

Hi Everyone!

Whew vacation is hard work!  Well hard it's getting back into the routine of doing what I did before the vacation.  But none the less I'm here.  Hubs and I had a fabulous time together and I think we will have to start planning vacations more often, just the two of us.  I was able to get a lot of projects done, receive inspiration on lots of new stuff, and I have a "Thank You" theme that I have been gravitating to.  Being a follower of Christ I receive instructions on what type of projects to make from the Holy Spirit in my prayer time.  And right now Thank you cards, albums, gifts is what my focus is on.  So I will show you all what I am making soon.  But for right now I have some Haul stuff to present to you.  As most of you may know Addicted to Scrapbooking-Stamps-etc. has gone out of business.  :(   {I am really hurt by that}  But as painful as this is, I must admit that I got some great deals and fabulous finds from them...Here take a look.

I found all these mini stamps!  From left-right, "Butterfly Scroll" by Dimension Crafts #98874 - http://www.inkadinkadoo.com/, "Cottage Christmas Collection - Snowflakes" by Imaginisce #002332 - http://www.imaginisce.com/, "Small Giraffe" by Hot Off The Press #HOTP-1031 - http://www.paperpizazz.com/, "Birds Mini" by Inkadinkadoo #60-30239 - http://www.inkadinkadoo.com/ * http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/, "Love Birds Unm" by Queen Kat Designs #E-101-SJ - http://www.katstamps.com/, "In Bloom" by Scrappy Cat #SCR1017 - http://www.scrappycatonline.com/. 

I found the "Baby Sayings" by Me & My Big Ideas #STR-04 - http://www.meandmybigideas.com/!  I have had such a hard time finding these stickers.  So much so that I did scan the original that I had so I could print them out and use them again.  But I was in sheer delight when I saw these that I had to buy another pack.  I truly believe in supporting vendors and buying or going the bootleg route.  The "Best Friends" by Penny Black Stickeroos #10-026 was a free gift with my order.  LOVE free stuff, don't you.

From All That Scraps - http://www.allthatscraps.com/ I went wild and purchased all these Color Box stamp pads.  At $1.19 per stamp I had to stop myself.  But I picked up Atlantic Blue, Cape Cod, Lavender, Lettuce, Golf Course, Shabby Pink and ream White.

From Happy-n-Scrappin, my new favortie online store, I picked up three packs of paper (2 double-sided) and one single sheet.  First we have "Ooh La La" by My Minds Eye #OLL122 - It comes with 9 double-sided cardstock paper and 1 coordinating accessory sheet; I just love the colors. Next is the Grandma's Kitchen collection - "Precious Paisley" by We R Memory Keepers - http://www.weronthenet.com/; I love the sparkles on the paper. And then I got the "Andrea Victoria" collection by My Mind's Eye - http://www.mymindseye.com/ - it also comes with 9 double-sided cardstock paper and 1 coordinating accessory sheet.  And lastly I picked up the "Life Stories" collection by My Mind's Eye - http://www.mymindseye.com/.  I think the cardstocks are perfect for a family album.  Here are some up close shots.

So that is all for now.  I am excited to start creating with these collections.

So until next time!

Kelli

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