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Unwind

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I'm unwinding from a busy happy weekend; Entered this last minute in an OSA Challenge: Hope you had a great weekend too! Thanks for stopping by, Ginny M

Love is

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I am Happily busy working on last minute shower favors for our soon to be  daughter in law.  Finishing up tea cups and I made these cards to sit as flags in antique soup tureens for the table center pieces. I thought I would share them with you! The Verse if from Karen Murrays' free printable section I added the flowers: Have a wonderful day and I hope it is filled with what Love Is! Ginny M

Word art Wednesday and being thankful

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Today is Word Art Wednesday and I loved the beautiful verse Karen Murray did for this weeks Anything Goes Challenge Karen Letchworth   Starts here weekly devotion with this quote: "This is a WONDERFUL verse because it reminds us that our faith must ALWAYS rest in the power of God. "  Please read the rest of this important post.  There is nothing more important in our lives than understanding the Word Of God.  We need to have it in our hearts and minds. I was driving home from my mothers yesterday and since the AC in my vehicle isn't working I thought I'd better sing to keep myself awake, so I was singing/praying/praising.   Part of that included these words: Lead me Lord, I want to live with you all of my days,  Teach me Lord, I want to walk in all of your ways. Help me Lord, you are my strength, Thank you Lord for loving  and keeping me. We need to know the word, It is life, it is hope and it is peace. My faith Stands in God. Here is my card: Thank you for stopping

I have/had a dream

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I'm not sure what you would call it , But I have this wonderful idea of having workshops out of my home.  I've had a bunch but in my present home I have room only for about 6-8 woman at a time and that is crowded!  My dream is to have a studio where I can host workshops and maybe even weekend retreats!  I'd love to be able to host 15-20 women at a time, have card making workshop, Christian womens' gatherings' Prayer, Fellowship and of course Food (healthy)  All in the same space!! Part of that dream s to have things ready made and ready to create whether you like real rubber or digitals, have it all there and ready to go!  I am working towards having my own line of Christian rubber stamps made and of course I am excited about that! I have vendors lined up for other supplies - this could be a totally one stop place!  The first thing and my personal passion is to have thousands of bible verse ready to be die cut or cut down for card makers.  Would you like to walk up

Word Art Wednesday and life in fast lane

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Life right now is in the very fast lane, high speed family changes.  Wedding, Selling the house, moving, kids moving.  It is all good, it is all exciting and we feel all in the will of God for our lives. But it is a lot happening all at once. A lot of lane changing for Steve and I as we begin to recreate our lives.  I know I have said this before, and I will say it til the end of my days.  I am thankful for the unchanging Mercy of the Lord and for His Word  that truly is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.     I woke up yesterday with a mountain load of things to get accomplished, and the verse from Deuteronomy 30:14 came to my mind:  'But the WORD is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, That thou mayest do it.' I Love that verse but it has been a long time since it has come to my mind.  I looked it up first thing and thought thank you Lord, this is my compass for the day, I need to accomplish something that was not on my task list.  I trusted He would

Image prompt

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Over at OSA this weeks' challenge was to use a fashion photo as a prompt .  of course it must be Asian and it must  have a hand stamp on it. Here is my take: The fashion photo: my card: I thought I had polka dot paper and I am sure if I had had the energy I could have turned this into polka dot paper but I like it as is! Thanks for stopping by! Ginny M

sound barrier needed

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Yesterday I spent quite a bit of time in my kitchen, I made 16 quarts of chilli and canned them. I've decided to turn my freezer off and save the dollars it takes to run it.  For the most part it is only half full.  I buy spices and flour in bulk, which will get portioned and sent to the deep freeze.  I'm not trying to build up a store house of food in the event of a disaster.  I am trying to keep up with a busy lifestyle that includes  a family that likes to eat, good food, made from scratch and organic if possible. I spend a lot of time at homemaking and I enjoy every minute.  My oldest sister Cherie got me going on this 35 years a go with a simple sunset cookbook called  "MAKE A MIX COOKERY"   It was a great idea then and still his.  I've always cooked ahead and made mixes ahead.  I have relied on my big freezer for big batches of just about everything.   The down side of that is they are expensive to run and if you have a power outage for any length of time,

Word Art Wednesday an birthday cards

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Word Art Wednesday has a beautiful verse and devotion this week to go with their anything goes challenge! Here is the verse: and here is may card (s) this batch will become birthday cards! Thanks for stopping by! Ginny M

Tried something a little different

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I had a tiger swap card to make for an OSA swap today.  I tried something a little different. I stamped my tiger with Stazon and just worked in Tim Holtz Inks  My first attempt was very random , I just wanted to get a feel for the ink on the glossy paper.  I grabbed photo paper by accident. I started working the inks and felt like I wanted a more controlled application Using small sponges I got the look I was wanting Finished card. Fun, give it a try! Thanks for stopping by Ginny M

Under the wire

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I'm posting today for the Word Art Wednesday May 6th challenge - nothing like last minute.                      Tomorrow there will be a new verse and new devotion and a new challenge.                                 That is one thing about the Word Of God, It really is new every day.   Here is the verse: One of the things I love most about the Lord is that he never changes, He is the same yesterday, today and forever.  No rule changes no capriciousness.   His remains Immutable, His Love and plan for our lives is perfect.  Even when we go astray, he loves us still.  That alone is reason to seek Him and to rejoice . Here is my simple card I hope you take time to hop over to Word Art Wednesday and join the inspiration!!

envelope challenges

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I belong to a face group called addicted to card making, it is a fun group that does swaps and challenges, I thought I'd show you one, they are a challenge! With an envelope challenge you never know what is coming your way.  The rules are simple, you have to use everything you get or at least part of it and you can add one stamped image and 2 embellishments. For this month, here is a picture of what came in the envelope: White card base with a very nice dry embossed element in the corner - very hard to see in the corner in this photo. Here is what I came up with: my stamp was the digi bird/flower and my embellishments were the ink and the piece of silver card. Kinda hard to see the doily, I put the focal image down a little to far, unfortunately I could not move it with the double stick tape.  These are a lot fun to do, I am not always successful with them. But since this is a card an not a world peace treaty, it is worry free! Thanks for stopping by! Ginny M

happy Mothers day and a little gift

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I hope all of you are enjoying today, whether you are a mother by  Nurture or by nature - Happy Mothers day!! My mothers Mothers day card, the tag I made using the font card Virginia ( my full name!) It is considered an Art Nouveau font, which fits with this image. for your card making: Thank you for stopping by, Ginny M

Images for you

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After Yesterday's marathon of birthday card making and mailing, I am back on a major spring purge.  I have my paper business and my sewing business, card making hobby and art quilting hobby. I you would like to know how to acquire a ton of things quickly - get a hobby.  The stuff multiples over night!  Now I am in the process of removing what I am not using, not going to use and what I won't have space for ( more about that later).  So since you took the time to stop here I am going to leave you with some beautiful Asian images for your card making! Enjoy! A few back ground papers: Florals: Focal images: And of course Geisha Hope you enjoy these! Thanks for stopping by! Ginny M

Oriental Birthday Cards and a freebie

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I'm trying to get back on track with my birthday cards, today I got the month of Mays done for family, friends and groups!  I thought I would share a few Oriental Stamp Art Cards I made and leave you with a freebie!  Enjoy! and for your card making, Plum blossoms and cranes by Hiroshige:  I used this with a gray base and it really popped, I have never used gray on a birthday card! Thank you for stopping by! Ginny M