Purple Wall Hanging for Word Art Wednesday

Coffee of the Day - Salted Caramel

Well, once again I am late getting my post up for the Word Art Wednesday challenge. so very sorry about that. I'm sure they are happy that my guest designer time is up with them. I've not been a very good guest since my last 2  posts were late on my blog. at least I had the projects finished on time. :)

for my final project I decided to make a wall hanging with the beautiful scripture that they provide. you can find it on their blog. I added a lovely piece of vintage art from Create with TLC and printed it all out on a piece of watercolor paper. I do apologize for the rubbish photo. it was hard to capture all of the shine from the sparkle of the paints with the glare from my lights. I am terrible at photo editing, as you can tell.

I used gelatos as well as ink refills to color the background. this was adhered to a chipboard piece that was painted with acrylic paints and distressed. various ribbon & trims were added, in addition to sequins plus a bit of rubber stamping. you know I had to add a vintage button! it's a gorgeous mother of pearl button, too.

I gave this to Tyler's girlfriend at the end of summer so she could either have it in her room at home or take it with her to school. she ended up hanging it in her new apartment at school.

I do apologize for not being around. still fighting the migraines and seizures. I really hope they go away soon so I can get back to crafting. I have another post to share in the next few days with all of you. thank you for your patience! :)

love to all of you and enjoy your week!
Jennifer

Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Fairy Tale Ch - make a decoration
Creative Moments - Anything Goes w/wedding or anniversary twist
Sunny Day - anything goes
TTCRD - anything goes
Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wed - anything goes
Craft-Dee Bow-Z - anything goes with a handmade bow
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Ooh La La - girly
Ecletic Ellapu - gifts (wall hanging I gave to my son's girlfriend)
Creative Fingers - anything goes
ATG with TLC - anything goes with a Create with TLC digi

A Wise and Precious House.... WAW Guest

Coffee of the Day - Pumpkin Spice

I am so very sorry to have been away for so long. seizures and migraines have been keeping me in bed. being on the computer is like kryptonite to Superman - sure to send me straight to seizure city.

this post is going to be super fast, only because it is already a week late for my guest posting over at Word Art Wednesday. thankfully they are a very kind and forgiving bunch. ;)  and I'm ever so happy that I was able to get my projects completed ahead of time since these were the last things I made before everything hit. nothing crafty has been done in weeks, sadly. :(

anyhow, y'all don't want to hear about any of that. on to my card. papers are from the Basic Grey Origins collection, precious little cottage digi is by Saturated Canary, flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, ribbon and seam binding (distressed with inks) are from Really Reasonable Ribbon, and buttons are from my vintage stash. doily was sprayed with several shades of glimmer mist. accent dots were added to card base with a white gel pen.

thanks for your patience in waiting on posts from me! sure does mean a lot! I hope to be back to crafting in the next few weeks. it normally takes about that long for my seizures to cycle through....

if, by chance, I have won any challenges, please pop me an email. I haven't been around to check the challenge blogs in ages because it is just too hard on my head. I'll try to get caught up on that as soon as I can. if you happen to come across my name, I would be ever so grateful if you could shoot me a message. thank you! :)

have a great day! love to all of you! :)
Jennifer

Challenges:
Creative Moments - anything goes
Classic DT Open Ch - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Sunny Day - anything goes
TTCRD - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes w'patterned paper
Not Just Cards - anything goes
Paradise of Stamps - anything goes
Crafty Friends - anything goes

Have Faith and Be a Fisher of Men

Winner at Little Miss Muffet

Coffee of the Day - Carrot Cake

Today I have the honor of letting all of you know that I have been invited back to the WordArt Wednesday challenge blog all this month as a guest designer! I was so excited when Karen sent me the email asking if I would like to return. :) of course!  it's always an honor to be asked to be a guest designer with a blog, but especially one that glorifies God in such a beautiful way as these ladies do.

Today's lovely scripture really spoke to me  as a back to school card for our youngest son, Ryan. he is in school in Indiana pursuing a double major in both Youth & Children's Ministries. he has been away all summer in an internship with a huge church there. I know God has Ryan exactly where he needs to be. :) This beautiful scripture today, paired on the inside with Matthew 4:19 "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." go so perfectly with this adorable stamp from Kraftin'Kimmie.

papers are from the Basic Grey Bowties collection,  Kraftin'Kimmie stamp is a retired one called Fishin' Friends, orange seam binding is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, while orange jute string/twine is my fabby Michael's find. buttons are from my vintage stash. die for scripture is by Spellbinders, and little grass snippet die is by My Favorite Things. accent dots were made with a white gel pen and a small piece of a Starbucks coffee cozy was inked to nestle beneath the cut out fisherman with his pup. :)

thank you so much for stopping by today! may your day overflow with joy in all that you do! :) and hello to my most recent followers! I'm so happy to have you here!!!

Challenges:

Kraftin' Kimmie's Wonderful Wed. - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
TTCRD - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - tic tac toe: button, patterned paper, ribbon/twine
Craft-Dee-BowZ - anything goes with a handmade bow
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Dream Valley - buttons & bows
Male Room - Olympics/sports
Scrappy Hands - sports

Psalm 9:10 for Word Art Wednesday

The Crafter's Cafe Winner
Top 3 Pick at Scribbles Designs

Coffee of the Day - Carrot Cake

Hello! So happy to be on the Word Art Wednesday blog today with my last post as a guest designer for them. what a privilege to have been asked! thank you, Karen!

Today's word art is especially poignant since I have been needing so very many sympathy cards lately. there is so much comfort to be found in the hope & promise of Scripture.

in our church district, Dave & I have the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people. we travel to various churches over the many states served in the District. this card will be going to the pastor and his wife at one of these churches, since they are sadly in need of a sympathy card.

digital papers are from the Prima Anna Lee collection, butterflies are by A Day for Daisies, flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and buttons are from my vintage stash. several of the butterflies were printed and colored twice, then adhered only down the center to give a more dimensional effect. the centers of the butterflies are coated in distress stickles while the wings are covered in Mr. Huey's clear shine spray.

Turquoise plaid ribbon that I distressed with ink sits over the top of pink satin double ruffle ribbon. a re-purposed postage stamp adds interest next to a doily snippet.

thanks for stopping by! check back in just a bit for my Really Reasonable Ribbon post. :)

Challenges:
Outlawz Twisted Thurs - anything goes with tic tac toe twist (opted to not do twist)
Digi Choosday - things with wings
Retarte (StampArtPapel) - anything goes
Artistic Inspiration - anything goes
Melonheadz - pastel colors
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes with wings
Robyn's Fetish - anything goes
Card Mania - spring
Crafter's Cafe - what season are you in? spring
Crafting Musketeers - spring is in the air
Creaine Ch - spring
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - anything goes with a butterfly twist
Open Minded Crafting - Easter/Spring/pastel colors
Paradise of Stamps - pastel colors
Scribbles Designs - A Little Note to Bug You
Di's Digi Designs - pastel colors
Creative Corner - words

Guest at Word Art Wednesday

Top 5 Pick at Incy Wincy Designs

I have the honor of being a Guest Designer over at Word Art Wednesday for the month of April. I was so very excited to be invited!

I combined the Bible verse word art with a precious little image by Ppinky Dolls Art called 'Thinking.' I don't have many of her digis, but I do love the few I have.

papers & sticker are from the Basic Grey Fresh Cut collection, flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, little clip is by Tim Holtz, and buttons are from my vintage stash. enamel dots are some of my handmade ones. peach diamond satin ribbon and Sharon crochet lace are from Really Reasonable Ribbon. banner die is by SU! and verse die is by Spellbinders.

I hope you will play along in the challenge at WAW. would love to see some friendly faces while I'm there! :) you can also pick up this beautiful piece of scripture word art for free when you stop by the WAW blog.

and thanks to all of you who have left such lovely, thoughtful comments for us about Mocha. you are so very kind!

Challenges:
Come and Get It - bright colors
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Sweet Stamps - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Incy Wincy - fave coloring medium (inks and watercolor brushes)
Melonheadz - let's get girly
Ooh La La - words
Dare 2 B Artzy - polka dots
Robyn's Fetish - add a sentiment
Simon Says Stamp Wed - Let's Do the Polka

I Will Give You Rest Flower Fairy

Top 3 Pick at Robyn's Fetish

Coffee of the Day - Carrot Cake

It's the weekend! Hooray!

I'm sharing with all of you yet another of the sympathy cards I'm making for my cousin's family. I'm almost finished with them - just a few more to do. hope to get them completed this weekend if all goes well.

Today's card uses a precious little image from A Day for Daisies called 'Baby Cherry Blossom' and a verse given away over at Word Art Wednesday.

I confess that I first saw the verse this week and knew immediately that I wanted to use it. I was looking through my ADFD images on my computer and came across the cherry blossom one. it wasn't until the entire thing was printed and on my craft desk that I actually saw the little flower fairy hidden inside the image. C.S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien were both Christians and used fairy folk in their writings, so I guess my one little card should be okay. ;)

papers are from the Basic Grey Typeset and Dear Heart collections, buttons are from my vintage stash, bay leaf seam binding (that I aged and distresd) is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, mini sweetheart blossom is from Wild Orchid Crafts, and little banner punch is by SU!  a wink of stella glitter pen was used to add sparkle to the main image.

enjoy your day! :)

Challenges:
WAW - anything encouraging goes
Robyn's Fetish - add a doily
ADFD - add glitter (used the glitter pen)
Brown Sugar - anything goes
Digitally Sweet - fantasy
Craft Rocket - mythical creatures
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wed - pastel