Show and Tell

He Hears... and... You're Just My Type

Today is Tuesday, February 14. Valentine's Day! Hope you're having a great day full of love. :)

We're planning to go out to dinner with friends tonight. I threw up this morning, ate breakfast, took a nap... hopefully there's no more little incidences because I'd really like to have a nice evening. And I definitely don't want to throw up in pulic. That would be icky. (It's bad enough that I seem to be talking about it all the time!)

 

Here is some scripture for today.

Psalm 34:17

"The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles."

Do you get sick of me choosing "rescue" verses? I just can't help it. They seem to speak to me these days. I'm hoping that they'll say something to you, too.   

 

Since today is Valentine's Day, you know I needed to make a card for my sweetie! 

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Those little hearts are from a separate stamp set than the typewriter, but the design could support a little something extra. There was some text under the hearts that I didn't want in the design, so I covered them with scotch tape, inked my design, removed the tape and stamped the hearts. Voila!  

AND TELL:  stamps are from Stampin' Up (You're My Type, Sprinkled Expressions, Noteworthy), cardstock is Papertrey Ink (Stampers Select White); ink is SU (Real Red, Regal Rose); also used SU punch (1/16" circle).

 

Thought I'd show you a picture of one of my "Valentines".

Yep, my human Valentine. This is our son, Ian, holding his new dog, Dash. Cute, huh? Both Ian and Dash. :) Dash is (they suspect) part chihuahua and part dachshund. I think his face has kind of an old soul type of look. He's pretty cute, but I'm hoping that Ian's in it for the long-haul . We definitely don't need a new dog!

And while this girl enjoys the company, I don't think she'd be into the day-in and day-out of having a puppy around either. She likes to lounge way too much to have a hyper little dog around all the time.

Well, that's all for today. I hope to be back tomorrow. And I hope you have had/are having a very special Valentine's Day! Love and hugs to you!

Our Hope, Our Help, Our Shield... and... Hugs & Kisses

Today is Sunday, February 12. We went to Bojangles for breakfast (as we do every Sunday), to church, and then back home where  we've been ever since. I tend to be a homebody anyway so it's good for me. Ken is an on-the-go type of person so he gets a little restless. But that's nothing a little cleaning out of the refrigerator can't solve. (Yes, that's one thing he did today.)

Here is what my Bojangles biscuits looked like this morning.

I love going there around Valentine's Day. I think it's cool that they put the extra effort into making their blueberry biscuits heart-shaped. That's pretty special for a fast food restaurant, don't you think?

 

Today we have more encouragement from the Psalms.

Psalm 33:20-22

"We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone."

I've been feeling a little tired and discouraged today. Not bad. Just a little. Certainly not unusual for a person in my situation. Actually, not unusual for a person period. I guess it's just part of life. However, when you have been confronted with a life-threatening illness, every little twinge causes you to ask yourself, "what is that?" "is my tumor growing?" etc. It's a little annoying, really.

But when I get discouraged, the words of these verses help to sustain me. My hope is in the Lord. He is my help. He is my shield. My heart rejoices because I know Him. I trust His Holy Name. He gives me unfailing love. My hope is in Him alone. It's hard to NOT praise the Lord when you read verses like this one!

 

Here are a couple more Valentine cards. 

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The plan is that these will be the last of the Valentine cards. I mean, I have to get them in the mail soon if there's any hope of them arriving by February 14!

I had extra flowers cut after my last die cutting episode, so I used them to make this card. Some of the flowers on the first card are actually connected. This was not my pIan and I was going to throw them away and then decided that they were usable, kind of like the old chain paperdolls. I hate to throw things away. :)

AND TELL:  stamp is Papertrey Ink (Heart Prints); cardstock is PTI (Kraft); patterned paper is Pebbles (with Love: Be Mine); ink is PTI (True Black) and Stampin' Up (Riding Hood Red); pearls are SU (Basic Pearl); also used dies from PTI (Beautiful Blooms II #3), miscellaneous ribbon trims, and vintage sheet music.

I guess that's all for tonight. I started this post HOURS ago and am just now finishing. I really should get more efficient. Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow with more — I have something in the works. Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and Kisses to you!

Unfailing love... and... Always

Today is Friday, February 10. It's been a fairly good day... although I'm fading right now. That could be because I haven't taken any medicine today. Or it could be because it's the middle of the afternoon and I'm always tired at this time of day. Hard to tell.

My neighbors loaned me the rest of the Hunger Games trilogy. I finished the second one just a little bit ago... started it on Wednesday. A little off my usual speedy reading rate, but... Wow. That is such a good series. We'll see how long I can keep my hands off the third and final book. My goal is to wait a couple weeks until my next infusion. Hmmm. Don't know if I'll be successful at that. I've always been an "open a book and read the entire book at the expense of everything else" type of girl. :)

 

Here is some of the scripture that I read today...

Psalm 32:10b-11

"... unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord. So rejoice in the Lord and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!"

I do trust in the Lord and I make every effort to obey His commandments. I attempt to keep my heart pure. I know that I'm not always successful. After all, I'm human — and so are you. So, when you become aware of your sin, you ask for forgiveness. God is always ready to forgive those who ask with sincerity. And a pure heart. 

 

Hope you're not tired of this card layout yet. Or of Valentines. 

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As I've been doing with all of these very similar Valentine cards, I made two cards using different patterned papers. These also are embellished with different buttons from the same PTI button jar. I need to use buttons more often because I have so many. It's not good to buy supplies and then hoard them, is it? Why do so many of us do that?!? 

AND TELL:  stamp is Papertrey Ink (Heart Prints); cardstock is PTI (Stampers Select White); patterned paper is Authentique (Uncommon: Special); ink is Stampin' Up (Blushing Bride); buttons are PTI (Sweet Blush); twine is PTI (Rustic Cream); also used PTI dies (Beautiful Blooms II #3) and pattern tissue paper.

Well, we went on a one mile walk a little while ago. It was chilly, but good to be outside in the fresh air. When we got home, though, I did take an anti-nausea pill. Hopefully, it will kick in soon because I'm feeling a little queazy right now. Not too bad... just a little. But I certainly don't want to get behind it. Always a good idea to head off nausea if at all possible. Don't you agree?

That's all for today. My stomach is feeling more stable now (it's been awhile since I began writing this), so that's good. I hope you've had a great day! And, if I get to the craft room, I'll have more for you tomorrow. Thanks for your continued prayers for my health and healing! Sending you hugs.

{be my valentine}

Today is Tuesday, February 7. I'm enjoying a little downtime before tomorrow... infusion day. Two weeks ago I got a litle sick and a lot tired in the days following the treatment. It seems that the effects are cumulative... so I can't say that I'm really looking forward to the coming days. However, I keep telling myself if this is what it takes to get better that I can endure. :)

 

How about another Psalm? I'm sure you'll be seeing a lot of them as I continue to go through this trial because there is nothing that speaks to a person more when they're in difficut times than the Psalms. But, actually, I love reading the Psalms at any time. They are just so comforting.

Psalm 31:7

"I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love, for you have seen my troubles, and you care about the anguish of my soul." 

I know that God cares about me and every detail of my life. I can rejoice and be glad because I know that He sees my troubles... and I know that He cares about all things that concern me. He is my rock of protection... He listens to me and rescues me. What a great God! (If this spoke to you, you might want to read all of Psalm 31. Great chapter of the Bible!)

 

Well, I think I can squeeze a few more Valentines in before the big day.

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Once again, I used my current favorite sketch and just flipped it upside-down... leaving the wider space at the top instead of the bottom and using a diecut to set apart the sentiment. 

I know. For someone who is a self-professed bird hater, I sure use birds a lot. And... I guess I've been doing this for long enough now, that even real life birds don't freak me out quite so much either. I guess through what some might say is over-use of bird images, I've conquered my dislike of birds and can now appreciate them. Yay, me! :)   

AND TELL:  stamps are from Papertrey Ink (Bells & Boughs, Little Bitty Birds, Fillable Frames #5, Fillable Frames #11, Tag-its # 5); cardstock is PTI (Stampers Select White); patterned paper is My Mind's Eye (Lost & Found Two: Blush Sweet Bouquet); ink is Stampin' Up (Rose Red, Blushing Bride) and Memento (Tuxedu Black); copics (RV10, RV34); also used several PTI dies (Bells & Boughs, Fillable Frames #5, Little Bitty Birds).

And, speaking of birds... I don't think I ever showed you this photo of our neighborhood hawk that I took almost a month ago.

See him perched on the magnolia tree? Quite majestic, isn't he? And, I know... that's probably one of the strangest looking magnolia trees you've ever seen. Me, too. I don't think I had ever seen a magnolia that was espaliered before one of our neighbors tried it out quite a few years ago. Interesting looking, isn't it? At least the hawk seems to be enjoying it. :)

Well, we're having a guest for dinner tonight. I used to refer to her as our Regular Monday Night Company, but she hasn't been that for quite awhile now. We're just happy whenever our "adopted daughter" can fit us into her busy schedule. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and spending a little time here. And, if you think of it, say a prayer for us tomorrow as we head in for another infusion. Yep. If it's going to make me better, I can endure. :) Love and hugs to you from us! 

Let the children come to me... and... Be Mine

Today is Sunday, January 29. This morning I took an anti-nausea pill before we left for church. I guess it's working because I feel pretty good. I did refuse my vitamins today though. Guess that was a little rebellion on my part. I'm just so tired of taking pills. I'll probably take them tomorrow. My rebellion is generally short-lived. :) (By the way, thank you to everyone who gave me tips on fighting nausea. I really appreciate it!)

 

I think I'll save the personal stuff to the end again, so here is the scripture that I chose for today.

Matthew 19:14

"But Jesus said, 'Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.'" 

Children are very trusting of their authority figures. When they're little, what Mom and Dad say must be true. It would never enter into their heads to think differently. And that's how we're to be with God. What He tells us IS true and it behooves us to listen and obey. (Does that remind you of the old hymn, "Trust and Obey"? It does me!) 

This verse also makes me think about how very important it is to train our children spiritually. This is something that I know I (we) didn't do perfectly. But, really, does anyone get through raising children thinking that they did it perfectly? Surely not. We just do the best we can at the time. But one thing I wish I had done was spend more time consulting with my Heavenly Father on my parenting concerns. After all, He created me. He created my children. Who better to ask for advice?

I plan to start reading the book, "The Power of Praying for Your Adult Child" by Stormie O'Martian, soon. I just bought the full book, but I've had the little prayer book for a couple years (given to me by my sister-in-law. Thanks, Kris!). The book gives you a lot of specific ways to pray for your children. Ways that you might not think of on your own. When my kids were in elementary school I started reading "The Power of a Praying Parent", also by Stormie. And I've read it many times. So useful to me. I guess I find it helpful to be given a little structure in my prayer life. Anyway, you might find those books helpful in your parenting, too. 

 

Here is the third set of cards that I made using one of my go-to sketches.  

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You can see that this card uses the same formula as I've used the last couple of days. In fact, I use this formula a lot when I'm working with gorgeous patterned paper. And, isn't almost all patterned paper gorgeous? :)

 

 

AND TELL:  stamps are from Papertrey Ink (Heart Prints); cardstock is from PTI (Stampers Select White); patterned paper is from My Minds Eye (fine and dandy: Tickled Pink Delicate) and Basic Grey (Sweet Threads: Spring Tote); ink is Stampin' Up (Regal Rose); also used PTI's heart dies. 

 

So, more photos from our trip to the beach last weekend.

Here are a couple photos from our Saturday morning walk on the beach.

That photo is looking to the right as we got down to the beach. And this next one is looking to the left.

You can see how unpopulated the beach was. Love it!

The high-tide line was always covered with shells and pieces of shells. I picked up one each time we walked on the beach and brought them home with me.

Here is the condo building that we stayed in.

So pretty. Our friends' unit is in the first buiding.

Those pictures were taken in the morning. We went back for another walk in the evening as the sun was going down.

 It's amazing how much seafoam the tide churns up and deposits on the beach.

Looking at the picture, I kind of want to put that foam in my hands to see what it feels like. :)

I have one more set of photos from our beach trip which I'll show you tomorrow. Then I better get crafting, because after tomorrow I'll be fresh out of things to post.

So — that's it for today. Which is now tonight. It's amazing how long it can take me to write a post. It would probably help if I didn't have the TV on for much of the time that I was trying to write. :) Thank you for visiting with me... hope we have a chance to touch base again tomorrow!

Honor to His Name... and... XOXO

Today is Saturday, January 28. I'm feeling quite a bit better today. And that's good because I don't do sick well. I'm pretty much a wimp who likes things comfortable at all times. Obviously, these days are a bit of a challenge to me. But so many people have it so much worse — and I try to keep that in mind. I may have a brain tumor but I'm still incredibly blessed.

 

I think I'll do some of our beach photos at the end of this post. But, now we'll go right into the daily scripture.

Psalm 23:3-4

"He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me."

I think just about everyone must be familiar with the 23rd Psalm. It's been a great source of comfort for many people through the ages. I mean... how could you not be comforted by the words, "He renews my strength"... especially when you're feeling week. And I'm sure everyone must feel week from time to time. I know that I do. How reassuring it is to know that the Lord is right beside you, protecting, comforting, and guiding you?  

 

When we went to the beach last weekend, I took a limited number of craft supplies with me... some precut patterned paper, four coordinating stamp pads, a couple of stamp sets, and a few miscellaneous items. It was a bit of a challenge to limit my supplies, but I was able to squeak a few cards out... like the ones I showed you yesterday, the ones I'll show you tomorrow, and these two.

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I often like to make two similar cards using the same layout but different papers or stamps. This is an example of that. It means that I'm able to turn out a couple cards relatively quickly, but I don't get bored doing the exact same thing over again.

And, I think I mentioned that I'm trying to use the patterned paper that I can't seem to stop buying. This is a great layout for using that paper up. It's a 4"x4-1/2" piece of patterned paper with a little stamping and embellishment at the bottom. Quick and easy. And pretty good looking, too. :)  

AND TELL:  stamps are from Papertrey Ink (Heart Prints); cardstock is PTI (Stampers Select White); patterned paper is My Mind's Eye (Lime Twist: Life of the Party Sweet Bon Bon, Fine and Dandy: Tickled Pink Delicate); ink is Stampin' Up (Blushing Bride, Regal Rose) and Memento (Tuxedo Black); also used fiber I bought in NYC over a year ago but can't remember the specifics and PTI's heart die. 

So I thought I'd share a few photos from our first day at the beach. In Ocean Isle the garages or carports are on the ground level and the living spaces are above.

Pretty, aren't they?

You can probably tell that not many people go to the beach during the winter in North Carolina.

We have friends who own a condo in Ocean Isle and graciously offered it to us for the weekend. (Thanks, Ron and Teri!) The condo is about one block inland from the watertower (to the right in the photo).

You can see that the weather was a little cloudy. My favorite. :)

The people you see here are about the only ones who were on the beach besides us. I love that. I'm not fond of a crowded hot beach.

You can see that I'm wearing my son's band jacket from high school. Those things are warm! It may not look so great, but that's OK. The beach (in winter at least) is not a fashion show. I love that.

I also love pictures of the sun as it's going.

The sun casts such fun shadows.

I always wanted long legs. :)

And that night  we went into the town for dinner.

They gave us fresh bread with garlic butter and I ordered a crab cake, sauted vegetables, and garlic mashed potatoes. All was delicious. 

For me it's been a day of watching HGTV. Ken and I did take a walk in the afternoon. Just one, though. It was all I could force myself to do. Since I've felt so much better today, though, maybe tomorrow I'll feel like doing a bit more. We'll hope so.

I've been really struggling with nausea over the last couple of days, so this afternoon I broke down and took the anti-nausea pills that the doctor prescribed for me months ago. I'm not sure why I didn't take them earlier. It really doesn't make since to deny myself something that could be making me feel better. I guess I just get tired of pills being shoved at me. Even vitamins. Blech.

Well, that's it for today. I feel like I'm kind of ending on a downer. Really, things are going pretty well around here. And tomorrow they'll be going even better, I'm sure. :) Thank you so much for stopping by for a little visit. I hope you'll be able to come back tomorrow. See you then!  

Come quickly to my aid... and... Bitty Bird Valentine

Today is Friday, January 27. I felt fairly good this morning so I went to work. My main concern is that my mobility doesn't seem to be as good as it has been over the past few weeks. That's kind of a bummer and sends my mind to all kinds of places where I probably don't need to go. Then the office was pretty busy at work today and I neglected to eat lunch. So, on the way home from work I started nibbling on the sandwich I had brought with me — and pretty much immediately started vomiting. Yuck. I've felt better this afternoon, but still not great. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Let's talk about something more pleasant... like last week when Ken & I went to the beach. We had not visited Wilmington before so we had no idea how charming it is...

 with spired churches and beautiful old homes.

We found a charming old building in the historic district that housed a restaurant...

I chose the "s'mac 'n' cheese" and a cup of fresh fruit for lunch. Perfectly delicious!

So that was the first part of our day on Friday. I'll show you some more next time.

 

Here is some scripture for today.

Psalm 22:19

"O Lord, do not stay far away! You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!"

Well, this is a very appropriate verse for today... today when I started out feeling good, but then went downhill pretty sharply in the afternoon. I need the Lord. I need His strength. I need Him to help me — and quickly, would be my preference. I'm finding out that I'm not as patient as I once thought I was.

So, Lord, please don't hide from me. Please don't stay so far away. You have always been my strength and my help. Settle my stomach and come quickly to my aid!   

 

Well, with Valentine's Day coming up, I decided to get a headstart on some cards.

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I love that bitty bird stamp set from Papertrey Ink. The bird is just so perky and happy looking.

AND TELL:  stamps are from Papertrey Ink (Little Bitty Bird, Heart Prints); cardstock is PTI (Vintage Cream, Stampers Select White); patterned paper (My Mind's Eye/Lime Twist: Life of the Party Sweet Bon Bon, My Mind's Eye/Stella Rose: Gertie Girly Lace); ink is Memento (Tuxedo Black); also used Copics (RV32, RV14) and PTI Bitty Birds die.

I think that will be it for today. Hopefully I'll be better tomorrow because right now I'm still feeling pretty crummy. Thank you for your visits and your prayers!     

Give freely... and... January Stamp Club

Today is Saturday, January 15. I'm kind of at a loss as to what to write about today. And you know that's not normal for me! While I may be pretty quiet in real life, I'm usually downright chatty on the blog!

Today is stamp club and the theme is love/Valentine's... stuff like that. So, before I show you the card (and share the scripture) I thought I'd share some really cute cornbread hearts that we received from some neighbors.

Aren't they great? Cute and tasty. Can't beat that combination! (Thanks, Cheryl and Jerry!)

 

Today's scripture is from the New Testament.

Matthew 10:8b

"'Give as freely as you have received.'"

Hmm. Sounds like my cornbread story and this passage were meant to be together. Isn't that funny how often God works that out? :)

We have been so humbled by all the kindnesses that have been shown to us over the past 5 or so months. I mean, truly overwhelmed. When we cut the gravy train off (haha!) at the beginning of December and started fending for ourselves, we really realized what a blessing those months of food deliveries had been. But there is something very satisfying about taking care of yourself, too... you know?

We so appreciate all the weeks of people bringing us food and loving on us in such a tangible (and tasty!) way. But we realized that, not only was it time for us to take care of ourselves, it was time for us to look for opportunities to help others, too. It is so easy to get all wrapped up in our own stuff — and, really, providing meals for people has never been my thing -- but I think that is mostly about laziness and selfishness... not really qualities I want to be know for! 

So — I do hereby vow to pay attention to those around me and their needs... not just my own. :) And I just so happen to know someone who is scheduled for serious surgery in the next few days. Sounds like a golden opportunity to me.

 

Today was stamp club and, as usual, it was fun, fun, fun! As I mentioned, the theme today was love or Valentine's Day... 

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and I'm a bit partial to red, pink, hearts, and all that girly stuff. But I'm not so good at vintage type designs, so this stamp set works well for me. A little more contemporary. I designed this card with kind of a peek-a-boo feature, so that you would get a little preview of the inside of the card when the card is closed. Kind of a fun feature.

And, as usual, I finished the card off with with an image and my initials. Isn't that a pretty cute image?

 

 

 

 

 

AND TELL:  stamps are from Stampin' Up (Valentine Defined, Bella Toile, Amazing to Zany); cardstock is Papertrey Ink (Stampers Select White); ink is SU (Melon Mambo) and PTI (True Black); seam binding is SU (1/2" rose red); also used items from SU (Heart-to-Heart Punch, Sizzlets Lots of Tags Labels 2, Stampin' Write Rose Red Marker).

I took a few pictures at Stamp Club today and thought I'd share them with you.

Since my sister-in-law Kris was back in town, she got to go to stamp club with me — and get personal instruction from our Stampin' Up demonstrator, Judy, and one of our club members, Kelley (who is also my pedicurist... :) ) Isn't that room great? Judy's upline lets us meet in her club house. So fun!

This was the spread we had today. Needless to say, no one left hungry!

And here is one of the walls in the club house. 

No shortage of inspiration around here! (Hi, Kathy! :) )

Well, that's more than enough for one day. And, besides, it's 10:00 at night now. Time to get ready for bed so that I'll be refreshed for church tomorrow. Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit. We so appreciate hearing from you! Sending you big hugs! 

 

Go-To Sentiment Card

I must say... I am so excited about the whole Make It Monday concept that Papertrey Ink has come up with; I loved watching Erin's video. And I also must say that I am quite infatuated with the card I made. It's not all that often that what is in my head actually translates to the cardstock in the exact way that I hoped it would.

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I wanted my word collage to be in a heart-shape, so I cut a heart from a piece of computer paper and used the frame as a mask. After deciding to make a "hello" sort of card, I pulled out all of that type of sentiment that I could find and started filling in my heart (practicing on scrap paper first). So, so fun. I used three different ink colors for my sentiments. All the "hey there, hi there" type of sentiments were stamped in one color, the longer phrases used another color, and the simple "hello"s were stamped in the third. Love how it came out.

Since I seem to have a thing for that cute little bird, he made another appearance... again colored in "Maile-style". Then I repeated the heart motif by having him hold a little one in his beak.

The baker's twine was a last minute inspiration... kind of like the lush ribbon wrapped around those big boxes of decadent chocolates that you see in the stores around this time of year. Except skinny. And twine-y. Couldn't hide all those greetings with a big old satin bow now, could we?

AND TELL:  stamps are from Papertrey Ink (Big & Bold Wishes, Vintage Picnic Sentiments, Everyday Classics, Everyday Button Bits, Daily Designs Sentiments, Little Bitty Bird, Mixed Messages, Mega Mixed Messages, Communique Curves Sentiments, Fillable Frames #1, Fillable Frames #6); cardstock is PTI (white, Dark Chocolate); ink is Stampin' Up (Melon Mambo, Real Red) and PTI (Dark Chocolate, Hawaiian Shores); baker's twine is from The Twinery (Cappuccino); also used a SU marker (Tempting Turquoise), a Copic marker, Creative Memories corner rounder, and a 1/16" hole punch.

I don't look at other entries in challenges before I participate, so I'm excited to see what everyone else has done. That'll be on the agenda for tonight.

Thanks so much for stopping by — hope you've had a great day! See you again soon...

be mine

Here is a card made using Stacey'schosen colors of the week for the Curtain Call Color Challenge {Act 68}. Yummy Valentine's Day colors. Perfect for a sweet, girly card.

 

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Yeah, I went from yesterday's creepy bird to today's cute little one — colored in what I refer to as "Maile-style". Love the way she uses a Copic marker to color the bird's belly (so I shamelessly copied her).

AND TELL:  stamps are from Papertrey Ink (Mat Stack 3 Collection, 2009 Autumn Tags, Little Bitty Bird, Heart Prints, Daily Designs Sentiments); cardstock is PTI (white) and Stampin' Up (Pink Pirouette); ink is SU (Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo); ribbon is PTI (Sweet Blush Swiss Dots); pearls are SU; also used PTI dies (Mat Stack 3, Little Bitty Bird), a Copic marker for the bird's belly, pinking shears, and a Sizzix embossing folder (Damask).

I actually thought that I would post another card today — one for the Papertrey Ink color challenge. When I got home from work, I immediately started working on a card using Dawn's colors, but when I started writing the post I realized that I had forgotten a color. Oh, well. I also used the PTI Make It Monday challenge so I'll rephotograph the card in the daylight and post it tomorrow. And for today's give-away challenge? I'll just have to rely on my comment rather than making cards using the designers' color schemes for more chances to win. Again... oh, well.

So — here's a funny little story from today...

The teacher was reviewing the story of creation from the Bible with her class of 5 year olds. She read from the children's Bible that on the fourth day, God placed special lights in the sky. Pausing, she asked her class, "What would those lights in the sky be?" With no hesitation one little boy raised his hand and called out, "I know! Satellites!"

And with that, I'll leave you for the day. Hope yours was wonderful! Thanks for spending a bit of it here with  me. :)