Poinsettias!

May the sun shine, all day long

everything go right, and nothing go wrong.

May those you love bring love back to you,

and may all the wishes you wish come true!

-Irish Blessing-

Good morning! Another beautiful day to celebrate being alive!

Today is also my turn to post the weekly challenge for The Outlawz Clean and Simple Challenge!

My birthday is this month so this weeks challenge is a card or project featuring Poinsettias! It is my favorite flower and derives it's name from Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States Minister to Mexico, who introduced the plan to the United States in 1825.

Here is the card I made for the challenge

SUPPLIES: The Paper Temptress (Cryogen White paper), Stampin Up! (Red card stock, ink and chalk),  Inkahootz! (Sentiment), Spellbinders die (Poinsettia), Stash (Gold seed beads)

Come check us out at The Outlawz Challenges

Maybe something will trigger your creative streak and you will play along with us.

You could win one of these fabulous prizes!

$15 store gift card from OOZAK

$15 store gift card from 7 KIDS COLLEGE FUND

$20.00 Value Gift Package of 20 Sheets of Cryogen Paper from THE PAPER TEMPTRESS 

3 free digi images from SQUIGGLEFLY

3 Prizes of 3 digis each of your choice from RICK ST. DENNIS

$10 store gift card from TOUCHED BY A BUTTERFLY 

HUGS

Cara

CAS Angel Challenge

Good morning one and all.

God is Good!

Another beautiful day granted to try and be a better person and make someone smile. 

Today is also the start of a new CAS challenge over the Outlawz Challenges .... The theme this week is "Angels" ... Although I would normally be off this week I just had to make a card for this challenge since I have collected Angels, in one form or another, all my life - so I have quite the collection. 

I did make this into a card, but the more I look at I think I am going to find a nice frame for it and make it part of my decor! LOL

SO ... The challenge details: Create a CAS card or project (And does NOT have to be Christmas) that uses an ANGEL image or has the word ANGEL as part of the sentiment.

Here is my card!

Each layer of the wings is attached with foam for a 3 dimensional look

SUPPLIES: Stampin Up! (white card stock), Unknown (Glitter paper (wings) & Gold card stock), Stampabilities (Sentiment "Angels"), Tim Holtz Alterations by Sizziz (Die "Layered wings"), Stash (Button)

Please come on Come on by and check us out!

Maybe something will trigger your creative streak and you will play along with us.

You could win one of these fabulous prizes!

$15 store gift card from OOZAK

$15 store gift card from 7 KIDS COLLEGE FUND

$20.00 Value Gift Package of 20 Sheets of Cryogen Paper from THE PAPER TEMPTRESS 

3 free digi images from SQUIGGLEFLY

3 Prizes of 3 digis each of your choice from RICK ST. DENNIS

$10 store gift card from TOUCHED BY A BUTTERFLY 

HUGS

Cara

Happy Thanksgiving

From my Family to yours!

Happy Thanksgiving and best wishes for the incoming Holiday season!

Always remember ...

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice. 

- Meister Eckhart (c. 1260–c. 1327), German theologian, philosopher and mystic

Through The Craft Room Door Holiday Bonus Issue 2013

I am posting this video because I think that Colleen has a great product for the price!
The website hosts challenges and the magazine is fantastic!

Sliding card

Hi There ...

This is a tutorial I did for Through the Craftroom Door

Please go check out this wonderful on line magazine.

Love this card ... takes hardly any time at all but looks like you spent hours! LOL

To make this card you will need:

Card stock 9-1/4” x 5-1/2” for card base

Card stock 4-3/4” x 4-1/8” for inside

Card stock for decorating

Strong adhesive tape

¼” Hold punch

Scoring tool

3/8” Ribbon 20” long

Stamps of choice (vertical stamps work better for inside)

Stamps used here are from Stampin up! and Halo Stamps

Inks of choice

Score the 9-1/4” x 5-1/2” card stock at 2-1/4” x 6-1/2” 

Add strong adhesive to the edge of the 2-1/4” side.

Fold over and seal, forming a sleeve.

Punch a hold about 3/8 ” from the top.

Decorate the 4-3/4” x 4-1/8” insert piece and the front of the card sleeve as desired.

Insert the ribbon through the card …

Push the insert into the card sleeve pushing the ribbon down as you go until completely inside the card sleeve

Tie a knot in the ribbon … snug but not tight.

Completed card …  just pull the insert out with the ribbon.

If you have any questions about this tutorial --- please send me an email!

Thanks Cara

Give Thanks

Good morning!

Today is a new day and a new Clean and Simple Challenge over at The Outlawz!

This week we are "Giving Thanks" ... One could think how cliche' since this month is Thanksgiving here in the U.S.A, but it's good to be reminded that giving thanks is not always about the Turkey and Stuffing. It's also about the people in our lives that we appreciate but so very often forget to let know how we feel.

Take the time to tell the people around you how thankful you are to have them in your life. Such a simple action and the only thing it will cost you is a few moments of your time, but it can make the whole day brighter for that special someone!

Here's my card for the challenge

I created the leaf using a sticker that I added to BG paper I made then trimmed out and added to card on a foam dot.

Supplies: Stampin Up! (card stock), Starform (Gold leaf sticker), Inkahootz (Sentiment), Paper Studio ("Leaves" EF), Memories (India Ink), metallic paper is scrap from my stash

This card is going to my daughter in Japan. She has been posting on her facebook page wonderful pictures of Japan in the fall.  Her father & I are very proud of what she had accomplished. We are so thankful for her humor and wit and loving soul.

Please come on Come on by and check us out!

Maybe something will trigger your creative streak and you will play along with us.

You could win one of these fabulous prizes!

$15 store gift card from OOZAK

$15 store gift card from 7 KIDS COLLEGE FUND

$20.00 Value Gift Package of 20 Sheets of Cryogen Paper from THE PAPER TEMPTRESS 

3 free digi images from SQUIGGLEFLY

3 Prizes of 3 digis each of your choice from RICK ST. DENNIS

$10 store gift card from TOUCHED BY A BUTTERFLY 

HUGS

Cara

Veterans Day 2014

Declared a holiday by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 to remember the end of World War I, Armistice Day became Veterans Day in 1954 and  is a public holiday that is dedicated to honoring anyone who has served in the United States military.

Look back in history to read the names of our famous veterans. Their selfless sacrifice paved the way for our continued freedom. Our children can gain inspiration by reading about the sacrifices of our honorable veterans. Let us sow the seeds of equality and unity in the minds of our children and teach them to cherish their freedom. Let us also teach them the merits of voluntary service and sacrifice. No sacrifice is too small for acknowledgment, and nobody is greater than a patriot. In these famous Veterans Day quotes, noble men and women of the world have saluted to the spirit of patriotism. Simran Khurana