Going Grey...and Yellow, Part Deux

Finally! Another installment of my "Going Grey..." series. I have had this image colored for weeks. Weeks, I tell ya! But I just needed the time/motivation which was kindly supplied by your friend and mine: Guilt! about being a week overdue on sending a thank you note. Oh, the shame. But have I mentioned busy season? I plead busy season. ;)


Soooo, this is the beloved Bee Tia by the ever awesome Some Odd Girl stamps. I {heart} her! She was a dream to color. I could do it over and over again. And I will. After busy season. :) Other than her innate fabulousness, I chose Bee Tia because the family this is going to started keeping their own bees last year. How cool is that?!? I know them through church, and they have been such a tremendous blessing to both me and my mom. Sooooo praising the Lord for them!


Okay. Back to Bee Tia. I trimmed her out and almost couldn't stand the wait to glitz up the fuzzies on her headband with Frosted Lace Stickles. (Learned the hard way that Stickles are the very last touch on a card.) I almost cried over discovering that I didn't have the right shade of grey ribbon (a problem I will remedy ASAP), and opted for this ethereal and oh so shimmery number from my stash.

And then there are the hexagons. Or "hexes" as I've taken to calling them. Yum! It took me hours to hunt down the Sizzix/Westminster Fibers dies. (Seriously, a trend this hot and no one else can make a punch or die? And Sizzix.com is the only place that carries them? For shame!) These dies are actually designed for quilters, but I am happy/grateful to say that they work beautifully on paper. I bought them in two sizes and used the 1" diameter (aka 3/4" sides) here. After an hour or two of hemming and hawing on exactly how to use my luscious little bits of Authentique Blissful papers, and devising how to run the patterns, voilà:


The alpha stickers are from October Afternoon's Farmhouse Collection, and came as part of a recent Studio Calico kit. I {heart} alpha stickers. A lot. I also love to be cheesily punny. So of course the inside of the card finishes the sentiment with "for BEE-ing so sweet." Hey, I warned you.

I'm entering this into the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #129 to use something with wings, inspired by this scripture verse:

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

Psalm 91:4

May all your days be blessed with the sweet friendship. May you take refuge in the truth and love of the Lord.

BIG Birthday Wishes

My mom recently celebrated a "milestone birthday". I won't mention numbers, but I will say that she looks amazing and is routinely guessed to be 10-15 years younger than her actual years. Go, Mom! I just pray those genes kick in for me ;)

Since it was a "BIG" birthday, I just couldn't resist using Some Odd Girl's "Big Pressie Tia" for her card. I seriously can't say enough about how awesome these SOG images are! Total coloring bliss for a Copic addict like me.

I paired it with scrumptious patterns & colors from Crate Paper's "Pink Plum" Collection (12x12), my new obsession - Thickers - and my long-time love - Alpha Stickers (these are from Glitz Design). And of course, a touch of bling never hurts.


This birthday was extra special because not only is it a blessing to celebrate such an amazing lady and mark another year of her life, but also because it's her first birthday as a born-again Christian. And that means that I not only can look back with joy at the years past, but I can confidently look forward to sharing eternity with her in heaven. Praise the Lord for salvation - the biggest and greatest gift ever!

If you haven't accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, I'd be humbly honored to share God's plan of salvation with you. Please email me or leave a comment with your contact information.

God bless you today and always. (((hugs)))

Thanks Berry Much

One thing I love about my church is that it's proof that good manners are still alive & well in today's world! Men (from ages 2-92) hold doors open for ladies, children mind their parents, and generosity abounds! And with that generosity is a very strong attitude of gratitude - for all the Lord's blessings, and the people He blesses through - and a great need for Thank You cards.

I made two of these cards, one for my friend Lani who was practicing embroidering with organza ribbon on a handkerchief, and followed the Lord's prompting to give it to me, not knowing that I had been searching for and drooling over hankies for months. (Neither of us could also know that within days of her giving it to me, I'd come down with a nasty cold. No, no, no! I didn't blow my nose into her work of he{art}! I put a couple drops of lavender oil on it and inhaled at regular intervals. I'd learned about using lavender oil this way last summer at a lavender farm in Michigan, and it's precisely the reason I was hunting hankies. I think it really helped, and plan to use it as a preventive all throughout cold & flu season.) The other edition of this card went to Diane who had me over to her house one evening for a delicious meal and hours of crafting fun & fellowship.

I used the adorable (and contrary to what my mom said, non-radish looking) "Strawberry" from Some Odd Girl, combined with the "Thank You Berry Much" sentiment, both digital and both colored with Copics. Being pressed for time, I kept the layout simple, letting color and pattern paper do the work. You can't see it in the photo (I hurried there as well), but the yellow die cut border and the background paper have touches of glittery goodness, which was also repeated with a Stardust pen on the "berry" part of the sentiment. (BTW, the ribbon wrapped object in front of the card is the stem of a lavender wand. I took the photo on my new nightstand. I love rolling/crushing the want between my hands right before I climb into bed. Yes, I've become infatuated with lavender! I just can't get enough.)

Thanks for taking a peek! May your day be blessed & I hope to see you soon. (((hugs)))

Pattern Papers: GCD Studios "Soul Food"
Copics: G05, G14, YG0000, YG13, YG17, YG23, R22, RV14, RV17, RV21, colorless blender

Some Odd Girl Bride

I've been collecting Some Odd Girl images for several months now. Finally, I've created my first SOG card, and it couldn't be for a sweeter occassion: a bridal shower!

The shower is tonight at church and is extra special because both the bride & groom are church members and come from very involved families. A match truly made in heaven, PTL! The wedding colors are Black & White with a touch of Hot Pink! I just love to use the wedding colors in my gift wrap and cards, and had extra fun playing with it because our couple is a bit "modern" in their style (unusual, but perfectly fine in our church). The bonus is that this color scheme fits nicely with the Challenge at the Some Odd Girl Blog: white (or kraft) with two pops of color. So fun!

Our bride Sarah is a true beauty, with rich dark tresses and beautiful warm skin, so I did my best to color "Bride Mae" to look like her. (Feedback from my mom *without prompting* was, "Oh, it looks just like her!" Yes!) I paired her up with these gorgeous Echo Park papers from the "Be Mine" 12x12 collection. I kept the layout simple to let the color tell the story. The sentiment is computer generated (note to self: stock up on wedding & baby sentiments), and die cut with two little crystals for a touch of bling. What is hard to see in pictures but super yummy in person (IMHO) is the organza ribbon. I used a glossy cardstock base to give it a special feel.

Thanks for stopping by! I'll have another bridal shower card for you soon, since wedding bells are ringing again this year at the office. ((((HUGS))))