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He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. ~ Psalm 1:3

Divine Design again…the months are flyin’ by. If you’re just stopping by, you can read about the project HERE. This month, I chose a scripture that often comes to mind from my days in MOPS, but I can never remember it word for word. Fruit yielded in season, not the drop of a hat. I have to constantly keep that in mind when it comes to motherhood, too.

The tree and fruit are from a new Kim Hughes, available tomorrow called, The Landing Pad. It’s another cute one! I colored the images with Copics and then covered the apples with crystal accents to give them depth and shine. The patterened paper is from Wild Asparagus.

You can see other inspirations this month from Taylor, Nancy, Jami and Angel. I know you’ll be touched. If you upload to Splitcoast, which I encourage you to do! <wink>, use the keyword: BVC08. The SCS Master Thread for Divine Design is here. Many, many blessings!

One of the great things about the Fourth here is the plethora of ‘carry-in’ dinners that go along with it. I’m always searching for my whitest tea-towel to cover bread or cookies when I take this basket.  Here I stamped a flour-sack (about $1.29 at the farm supply store - available at discount and warehouse stores, too) with Eddie and some stars from Supah Star. I used  very light dye-based ink. Then I had my mom (because I’m no good with a needle!) embroider my simplistic design.  America the Beautiful would also coordinate wonderfully with Eddie, if you wanted to do something similar!

Speaking of ‘carry in’, I know that folks call it different things in different areas of the country. In Georgia, it was often called ‘dinner on the grounds’ at our church. What do you call these social get-togethers that involve good home cookin’?

Hear, Obey & Trust

Those close to us, know we’ve been so very excited about a new senior pastor at our church. Last week, the congregation had a ‘pounding’ for the new family. We were to bring a “pound” of a staple item to help them set up their new kitchen. Well, when you’re married to a Texan, salsa is a staple. The vegetables were grown in our garden, the salsa canned in our kitchen. I hope they’ll enjoy it.

Brother Mike’s motto is that you have to stay H.O.T. for Jesus. You have to hear, obey and trust.  So I figured that ‘warm wishes’ were appropriate.

The garden vegetables are from an old, very old Stampin’ Up! incentive stamp. Colored with Copics and cut with Nestabilities from Ellen Hutson, this went together - oh so quick!

The Backgrounder Blitz continues at Cornish Heritage Farms. Today’s challenge was to use a backgrounder to “kiss” your solid image for texture and depth. Since I needed a quick gift this afternoon, as well, I paired my Bloomin’ Beautiful images with the Paisley Backgrounder to make a set of 3″ square notecards and a little box to tuck them into. The largest of the small scalloped rectangle megabilities from Spellbinders, folds exactly in half to make a 3″ notecard…sa-weet!

Keep these little sets in mind as you start to think about end-of-the-year teacher gifts. I know I’m always getting little notes home from the school, and let’s be honest: some of them would be a whole lot more fun to open if they came on a little notecard like this.

Be sure to check out the Backgrounder Blitz. If you’ve got time to play, there are prizes to be had. See you tomorrow with another giftable idea.

• Stamps: Essential Script Expressions, Bloomin’ Beautiful, Paisley Backgrounder - All Cornish Heritage Farms
• Cardstock: Cryogen White, Stardream Metallic Azalea and Flame
• Ink: Watermelon, Shell Pink & Rust Adirondack Dye
• Accs: Mark Richards Pearls, May Arts Ribbons & Nestabilities (Scalloped Squares & Rectangles)
   

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new cration; the old has gone, the new has come!  ~ 2 Corinthians 5:17

Perhaps my very most favorite verse in the whole Bible! Perfect for babies, spring, healing in broken relationships, Easter, baptism, salvation, forgiveness and grace. In the power of Christ, ALL things are made new, not some, not a lot but ALL.

This is my April submission for Divine Design, and the months seem to be flying by. Thank you for your participation, the stories you share with me, the prayer requests, the blessings. This challenge is doing what I had prayed that it would. It is bringing a group of women who love Jesus together, and through a shared hobby, putting power to shared joys, hopes and needs in the Lord. YOU are a testament and to His infinite goodness and glory!

I’d love to see your creations this month, so after reviewing the other inspirations from Taylor, Nancy, Jami and Angel, get busy and link here so I can view your beautiful works. If you upload to Splitcoast, which I encourage you to do! <wink>, use the keyword: BVC08. The SCS Master Thread for Divine Design is here. Many, many blessings!

• Stamps: New Creation and Bloomin’ Beautiful by Cornish Heritage Farms

• Cardstock: Intense Pink Prism, Cryogen White and Honey Pie by Cosmo Cricket

• Ink: Watermelon & Espresso Adirondack

• Accs: Making Memories dotted ribbon, Spellbinders Square Scallop Die, Glitter and Copic Markers

I’ve been tagged a few times in the last few days. Thank you to those who thought of me. I’ll be posting this evening or in the morning to comply with your sweet wishes. Thanks!

Yes today, you can own Elvis’s Guitar without shopping eBay or making the trip to Graceland! The guitar image is new from CHF. My daughter, Ashley is FOREVER losing guitar picks (I couldn’t even find one for the photo shoot! LOL). I am hoping this little altered tin will help her keep track of them, as it is the perfect size to slip into her case or sit on her dresser. I kept it very basic because I didn’t want anything catching or ripping off, she’s not the most gentle 7 year old on the altered objects, if you know what I mean.

• Stamps: Elvis’s Guitar & All Shook Up - Cornish Heritage Farms

• Cardstock: Georgia Pacific White

• Ink: Rasberry, Shell Pink & Black Adirondack

• Accs: Daisy D - rub on tapes

Thanks for stopping by.

I was looking for a cute baby boy shower-giftable-type project when I saw this post on Beate’s blog a few days ago. I knew this concept combined with the Storybook Stamp Set would be perfect for what I wanted to make, a little miniature journal so to speak for the baby’s first year. I also wanted to be able to stick a few small things in the pouch - like those little business cards that they give you each month with the babies height and weight. The baby is a BOY, but the nursery is in a cream and earthy toile, so I thought this would coordinate nicely.

editted to add: When I first started this post, I was thinking that I had used Lesley Langdon’s “BEAUTIFUL” stamp set to make this box. I’m not in the habit of calling my own work ‘beautiful’! I’m having a good laugh over that this morning. I hope you enjoy it anyway.

I started out with a 4.25″ x 12″ piece of cardstock. Then I scored at 5″, 5.25″, 10.25″ & 10.5″ to create a little ‘box’. I stamped and embellised the front cover and flap, then stuck 6 business sized envies (sealed, folded in the middle and then the ends chopped off) in the center. These form the ‘pockets’. The little journal cards are made from some library cards that I had in my stash. Each one is sponged and stamped with a number one - twelve. Some of the months are words and some of the months are numerals. The front flap tucks in behind the scalloped circle.

• Stamps: Storybook - Rummage Bin & Paisley Backgrounder - both by Cornish Heritage Farms

• Cardstock: Tawny Medium Prism, Cryogen White

• Ink: Espresso Adirondack Dye

• Accs: Library Card, Nestabilities, Ribbon, Lace & Buttons

May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. ~ Galations 6:14

 Here is the 3rd card in my hanging scripture project. This sits on a file cabinet in my stamping space to ponder on through-out the month. Easter is my favorite holiday of the year. It doesn’t come with many decorations or fanfare at our home, just lots of reflection on the power of the cross and the grace of Jesus Christ.  No matter where you are at, may you find joy in the forgiving, saving, joyful power of the cross this Easter.

Read about the Divine Design Challenge, and feel free to join me and Angel , Jami, Nancy and Taylor as we post a special scripture on the 8th of each month. I have been so blessed and encouraged by your comments and your participation. God is good! The only rule is that your project must contain scripture, not quotes or inpirational thoughts IF you want to use the keyword when loading to the SCS Gallery - BVC08. 

In my March project, the scripture is less pronounced in my design. That is on purpose. I wanted the focus to be on the cross.  All images are from a new collection at Cornish Heritage Farms by Aimee Nugent.

• Stamps: May I Never Boast  and Modern Cross - Cornish Heritage Farms

• Cardstock: Spring Willow Medium - Prism, Cryogen White and Honey Pie Collection - Cosmo Cricket

• Ink: Salmon, Willow, Mountain Rose Adirondack - Ranger

• Accs: Nestabilities, May Arts Ribbon, Faux Pearls - Ellen Hutson