Swaps and Angels

I got a OSA challenge card in  under the wire on Sunday, It had to follow a specific layout.  Here she is:

I'm making  Journal Parts for my study group this morning, Um maybe I should have started before this am to make 10 Journals before 11am?   I hope to post the process and outcome  tomorrow for you.

I am the women's ministry leader in our local church and have been now for about 10 years.  My mind is always on improving the lives of women, those near and far in my life.  There is very little I can do in the physical sense, but I can be an encourager, I use 'art in the heart' as a vehicle.  Not mine, but the beauty and art that is locked within the heart of every woman.  It was put there be the Divine Creator to be expressed.  It is   expressed in every day acts of love and nurture in works of beauty and works of kindness.  It is part of the helix of our DNA:  To love and bring beauty, kindness and healing. 
We find restoration in these acts, it also brings us peace.

I am also working on a batch of Chemo Angel Cards and using these beautiful portraits,
I thought I'd share a few with you and a verse I love:






Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!!
Ginny M


Comments

Pamela Duncan said…
Beautiful as always Ginny!
January 20, 2015 at 6:24 AM
Cathy Kuntz said…
Ginny, you are certainly an encourager, I see it in your posts here and on the list. You have the heart of the Lord and build up women so beautifully. Thank you for your post. It is wonderful as well as the beautiful images hugs, Cathy
January 20, 2015 at 2:08 PM
Eliza said…
Such beautiful images Ginny, I love seeing what you post and use these images from time to time. thank you and have a wonderful day.

Hugs Eliza & Yoda
January 20, 2015 at 6:26 PM
Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said…
Ah sis beauty all around!
Beautiful:-
* thoughts
* verse from God's precious word
* card made
* images shared.
Treasures all indeed.
Love Shaz in Oz.x
January 20, 2015 at 6:31 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How to Make Sweet Little Paper Dress Cards!

Image
I recently watched a You Tube video on how to make an origami Paper dress, I thought these would make the sweetest card for all occasions!  So I had a great time crafting with friends and making these adorable dress card! These three are my favorites: I used an old Stampin' Up background stamp for the background on most of these. I left the sentiment off, for now, that way I can turn these into whatever I need them to be when I get ready to send it! I used the Best Glue Ever to hold the layers and the dresses- worked great!  This adhesive allows the folded paper to keep its spring by not soaking into the fibers - no wet spots showing through or dents. Just a tiny drop and bead hold it down perfectly Add glue and then put a book on it to flatten it a bit For the delicate die cut sentiment and embellishments, I also used the BGE If you are interested in learning how to make these, here is the video I used, th
Read more

Tutorial: Making Napkin Cards

Image
Here is a fun tried and true old fashioned card making technique. Long before we had all these sumptuous patterned papers we had gorgeous napkins! For depth of color and interesting texture, you can't beat them especially for the money! Most you you may have done these so this will be an ‘Oh Yeah’ moment! Have fun! You can start with any size paper napkin - I like to pick min up at Tuesday Morning, they have a wonderful selection and are usually marked down Separate the printed surface from the tissue backing - these napkins are usually 3 layers I cut my panels to fit a light weight piece of cardstock I drizzled glue on the card stock and then added my napkin panel I found it was easier to keep the light and floaty napkin on the table and then place the gluey paper on it Gently smoothed it a little bit - remember the napkin layer is very fragile I gave it a few minutes to set up and the just added a puddle of Lineco glue. You can also
Read more

How To Restore A Vintage Rubber Stamp

Image
I have a lovely Vintage  Magenta Cat Stamp, I'm not sure of the exact year of release, but I'm pretty sure it is about 20 years old, It appears to be in perfect condition.   But on inspection, I can feel that the rubber has gotten a little dry and "tough" and what that means is that I won't get a good impression from it.  I bet you have run into the same thing with some of your older stamps!  Don't toss the stamp, there is a way to restore them pretty easily! I have on hand the little sanding blocks you can buy for about $2.00 at the hardware store.  The are very handy in the craft room!  I gave this stamp a vigorous rubbing and then wiped off the dust with a damp wipe Next a coat of glycerin - a $4.00 drugstore item - you can also re-ink your embossing/resist pad with this! Let it sit over night and then wipe with a damp towel.  Your stamp should have that nice soft rubber texture.  Now the ink will sit on the rubber!  I inked up
Read more