OCC DAY 4

Today was all about texture. My card is a clean and simple with lots of texture. I used my Simon says card kit from Oct 2014... again... lol... I love all the different techniques to really stretch to get your monies worth.

I created this card by using the die over and over again to create a dimensional texture.

I added one of the hearts back in the cup after inking it up then using a wink of stella and a little glossy accents. I clear embossed the sentiment then inked over it with the same ink and wiped it off so the white would shine through.

Here is the inside of my card. I think it will make a cute Valentine's card.

I am going to link this project up to 

http://fusioncardchallenge.blogspot.com

hearts, hearts, hearts. I love all the hearts

http://curtaincallchallenge.blogspot.com

lots of things could brew in a kissing booth... like..... HOT LIPS.

http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com

 there is a lot on this card but I think it is very clean and simple.

http://naughtyornicechallenge.blogspot.com

 I think with the naughty or nice.. it could be a cheesy pick up line.. LOL

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.ca

This challenge was the sentiment is the focal point... I think it qualifies.

OCC DAY 3

I just love these classes they get my creative juices flowing. I decided when I was taking this class that I was going to use my simon says stamp card kit from Oct of 2014 because I wanted to see how far I could stretch it and todays lesson was no exception, from Partial die cutting to the stamp set. I love how this card turned out.

 The background was inked in simon says stamp maliblue and carribean then stamped with versa mark ink. My friends and I used to watch FRIENDS all the time and if you have never watched it they used to hang out at CENTRAL PERK which is where I got the idea for this stamping. I used lawn fawn Milo's ABC to create the title and then the stamp from the stamp set.

Added some embellishments and there you go.

Here is a close up of my little die cuts. I ran it through my machine facing down and then again facing up to create so the handle's would be on the opposite side.

Hope you enJOY.

OCC DAY 2

Well here it is Day 2 and I love what Shari Carroll shared about creating your own stamp out of a die. I knew what I wanted to do but wasn't sure how to lay it out till I saw this MUG
Then I knew. This card kit from Oct of 2014 is really getting a work out which is good because it means I am getting my monies worth. So many endless possibilities .. all you need is a little imagination and techniques from online card class. :D

 So the middle cup is my foam stamp I made out of my die.

and the brown and green cups are the stamped images with memento ink bamboo and rich cocoa from the foam stamp. I made little tags and tied them on after I used lawn fawn Milo ABC stamps... these are great for creating your own sentiments or words.. and everything is all matchy matchy ... :D 

 here is the inside of my card which pretty much sums me up every morning... but I thought it would be a cute card to send to a friend who needs my ear. 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enJOYed.

OCC DAY 1

Online Card class is underway again... those girls never cease to amaze me with their talent and inspiration. Here is a link if you would like to go check it out http://www.onlinecardclasses.com

Day 1 clean and simple heat embossing. I wanted to try  a technique by Julie Ebersole I just think she is so tallented and creative and she has a contagious laugh, here is a link to her blog if you would like to check her out http://papertrufflez.com

She did this tile effect with a die cut and some specialty paper which I did not have on hand.... so what do you do..... you use what you have on hand. 

I love how it came out. In real life it is very shiny or as my hubby would say CH-I-N-E-Y

this die cut came in my very first simon says stamp card kit, I ever purchased in Oct of 2014. Still getting use out of it.. LOVE IT!  The sentiment that was in the stamp set for that card kit as well. 

 I am linking up at http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-12/   and http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/category/events/work-it-wednesday/    Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you enJOY!

Week 2

This week at His Kingdom Come http://his-kingdom-come.com is 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Verse 10 really struck me "That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weakness, in insults, in hardships, in difficulties. FOR WHEN I AM WEAK ,THEN I AM STRONG."

 I picture the enemy of our life throwing all kinds of darts in our direction and if we let God, He makes them not hurt so bad. So I turned the darts into balloons. They still have what was intended but God makes it able to bear.

 We just have to open ourselves up to the LORD and He will make us STRONG.

Hope you enJOY.

Soul man

Wednesday card challenge at Simon Says Stamps 

here is the link

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

It's a guy thing. 

In my era there was nothing more guy than the blues brothers

which is the inspiration for my card.

If you don't know who they are (LOL) here is a link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1ehMrK3itM

I used Tim Holtz mirrored paper 

I have been on a kick with that lately. I have had it in my stash for a long time and now I am almost going to have to restock.. but that is a good thing. 

I created the sentiment using Lawn Fawn's Milo;s ABC's 

I love how they work. They are designed to align perfectly. Mine are a little crooked... but most 

"SOUL MEN" are.  

another thing in my stash is from Elizabeth craft designs DIES

called Props.. Derby hat and glasses which I love to make them mirror

Hope you enJOY!

Week 1 

I am a little behind but all in God's timing right? 

Romans 12:1-2 

Each week we get a bible verse from His Kingdom Come http://his-kingdom-come.com

and then we do a bible study on our own and then create something. I have decided to do a journal. My journal title is Anchors aweigh which you can see in this link http://augustduce.blogspot.com/2015/01/gods-mysterious-ways.html

This is my first page based on Romans 12:1-2. I chose to focus on transformation. In this page I see myself as a sinful person which is what the black represents, and that little tiny heart (maybe a mustard seed size?) represents Christ. With Him in my heart my mind transforms into beautiful thoughts which is what the rainbow represents. Without HIM I could and would be very lonely. With Him ...my world is very colorful.

Hope you enJOY