Faith Journal

Hello! Sorry for the silence yesterday. Rough day. Rough night. It's been a rough couple of...years. ANYWAY, this is my weekly project for "Spread the L-O-V-E"! It's a faith journal that I've made for a friend who is in need of a little pick me up. :)

Here's the journal~

Details~

I'm not going to bore you with the details, if you'd like to know how I've done any of this, email me at onastampageATyahooDOTcom or click here to see how to do the baby wipe reinker pad tutorial that was used on the images. :)

Submitting this into the following fabulous challenges~
Gingersnap Creations: Ribbon
Fashionable Stamping: Butterflies/bugs
CR84FN: light pink, light yellow, neutral

Truly Scrumptious: Something forgotten (the sentiment--from a fab set I "refound" in the back of my stamp cabinet!)
Moving Along With the Times: Things with wings

Out of my comfort zone...

Yes. This card SERIOUSLY stretched my crazy brain. I am really all about making A2 size cards...so this 6"x6" card was challenging. PLUS, I've been leaning towards CAS style lately...used to be out of my comfort zone so I continued to try and practice and now it's become my comfort zone. Not that I'm complaining or anything... ;D

Well, anyway...this card turned out so much more beautiful than I thought it would! :) And it is all thanks to a sweet friend. She gave me some AMAZING American Crafts pearly paper--and I used it to make this! :)

Here's the card~

And details~

It's soooo pretty. I'm thinking of framing it to remind myself that I really can do things that are outside of my comfort zone! ;) I'm so very grateful that God has given me the talent of paper crafting!!! :)

Oh, and speaking of out of my comfort zone, I don't like to beg, BUT...

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Linking this creation up to the following challenges~

Sketch Saturday (THANK you for this sketch!)

Christmas Stamping All Year (photo inspiration)

Truly Scrumptious (Pearls or Vintage Christmas)

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU friends, for stopping by tonight! :) I have so many things to be grateful for--I won't go into details, but I did want to do 5 of them in this post just to put them out there. Then I'll show you my card... :)

1. MY HUSBAND--he is my everything! He is my rock, he is my best friend, he is ALWAYS there for me. I am so incredibly lucky to have him--I cannot imagine my life without him!!!
2. MY PUPPY--oh my! I don't even know where I'd be without her! She makes infertility seem like a bump in my road. She is the sweetest thing to come home to!
3. MY HEALTH/MODERN TECHNOLOGY--I'm so grateful for the regularity that Metformin has brought to my PCOS filled life. SO much better! Anyone who knows what I'm talking about probably agrees!
4. MY BLOG FRIENDS--you truly lift me up and bring joy to my life!!! When I feel like there is nobody out there who cares, I can turn on my computer, log in to Blogger, and I immediately get positive feedback that I MATTER. And you'll never know how much I appreciate that!
5. MY FAITH--I am so blessed to be able to have the Lord, Jesus Christ, as my personal Savior. I am nothing without Him!

Okay, so there are my 5 for today--I HAD to post them!!! Now, why am I giving thanks? Well, yes, Thanksgiving is coming up, but I also found a new challenge that I would like to participate in--Creative Card Crew! This weeks challenge is THANKFUL. :) I am also submitting this to Truly Scrumptious--BINGO challenge. I chose embossing, buttons, and ribbon. :)

Here's my card~

And a close up of my dry embossed panel~

What do ya think?! I LOVE it! I had something totally different in my head, but I like this better! My version had a very toned down color scheme, but I like these vibrant colors better. I hope you've been inspired to join us at these challenges--the more the merrier! Merry stamping! :)