Category Archives: Spiritual

National Day of Prayer

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 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom He has chosen as His heritage.”   Psalm 33:12

american_flag_waving__animated_A Prayer for our nation on the National Day of Prayer

by Dr. Tony Evans

Dear heavenly Father, we come to You today as a humble people desperate for Your intervention on behalf of our beloved nation.  First, we thank You for all the blessings You have bestowed on our land, blessings that have allowed us to bring so much good and benefit to not only our own citizens but also to the rest of the world. The very ideals upon which this country was founded were based on biblical truths.

 This is why our hearts are so broken over how You continue to be marginalized and dismissed by both our people and our institutions. We are also saddened by the fact that Your people have contributed greatly to the spiritual apathy that now engulfs us. Our satisfaction in remaining religious without being fully committed to living out the truths of Your Word has caused us to become co-conspirators with the forces of evil that are destroying us as a society.

 It is for this reason that we personally and collectively repent of our sins and recommit ourselves to becoming visible and verbal disciples of Jesus Christ. Enable us, by Your Spirit, to no longer be secret agent Christians but rather to publicly declare and live out Your truth in a spirit of love so that You feel welcome in our country once again. Thank You for Your promise to hear our prayers when we call to You with hearts of repentance and obedience, which is how we are appealing to You today, Father. On behalf of Your church, we affirm afresh the priority You are to us that You would fill every dimension of our lives as we seek to bring You glory through the advancement of Your kingdom in our personal lives, our family lives, and in the lives of our churches and our government leaders. We confidently invite heaven’s intervention into all the affairs of our nation and we praise You in advance for Your answer.

In Jesus’ name we pray.
Amen.

SU Papillon Potpourri

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Today’s card share features the SU Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set, along with the SU Creative Elements Stamp Set and ODBD Many Thanks Stamp Set.  However, the main feature is the five beautiful butterflies stamped, using the old Rock ‘n’ Roll Technique.  If you’e not familiar with this technique, there is a great tutorial on Splitcoastampers (SCS).

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This card is for today’s SCS Technique Lovers Challenge, TLC584 ~ Everything Old is New Again (Rock ‘n’ Roll), hosted by the very talented Sabrina (Cook22), a SCS member.  This following is a closeup of the butterflies that are embellished with crystals.

(UPDATE:  This card was selected as a favorite on Splitcoaststampers for the Week Ending May 8, 2016.)

SU Papillon Potpourri

Enjoy and thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!!

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SUPPLIES USED:

Stamps: ODBD Faith Card Sentiments, SU Papillon Potpourri, & Strength & Hope
Paper: ODBD Cozy Quilt Collection, SU Whisper White, & Cameo Coral
Ink: Various Stampin’ Up! Classic Inks
Accessories: ODBD Small Bow Dies, MFT Stitched Basic Edges Dies, Crystals
Techniques: Rock ‘n’ Roll

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God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

Matthew 11:28 

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take m yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

SU Papillon Potpourri

Lovely As A Tree-Color Challenge

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Last week I made this Lovely As A Tree card in response to a Color Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.  Barbara aka bejoyce was the host for the Color Challenge, CC577 – Pink Pool in the Meadow!   Barbara picked the wonderful colors of Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, and Mossy Meadow, and she gave us a “dessert” option of having one or more animals on the card.

Lovely As A Tree Color Challenge

(UPDATE:  This card was selected as a Favorite of the Week on Splitcoaststampers for the week ending April 10!)

These colors go so well together and I enjoyed participating in the challenge.  Remember Barbara’s challenge included dessert (i.e., extra points) if animals were included on the card?  Well look closely and you’ll see five squirrels enjoying themselves under the “Lovely As A Tree”.  I decided to offset my image to provide some room on the left side of the card for a ribbon and to use color blocking.

This card was selected as a Splitcoaststampers Favorite!  It’s a favorite of mine as well!

I hope you enjoy the card and thanks for stopping by!!!

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Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, ODBD Grace’s Strength;  Paper: SU Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, and Mossy Meadow;  Paper Size: A2;  Ink: SU Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso, Basic Gray, and Basic Black;  Accessories: ODBD Double Stitched Squares and Pool Party Seem Binding;  Techniques: Sponging

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God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

“Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall.”  Psalm 55:22

ODBD Americana Quilt Collection

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Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) new release for the month of April includes some gorgeous products that focus around quilting.  One set of designer papers released is the ODBD Americana Quilt Collection, which I used to create this card.

ODBD Americana Quilt Collection

I love the beautiful colors of this designer paper.  I chose a floral pattern from the collection for the main focus on my card.  You can see the paper designs below.

I submitted this card to a Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge, SC587, as shown below. The colors in the sketch are there just for clarity, not to be matched.

ODBD Americana Quilt Collection

This photo shows a closeup of the floral image that has a center made with Martha Stewart microbeads.

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This photo provides a better view of the layers, of which some are raised for dimension.

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SUPPLIES:

Stamps:  ODBD Faith Card Sentiments

Paper:  ODBD Americana Quilt Collection, SU Marina Mist and Cherry Cobbler

Card Size:  A2

Ink:  Basic Black

Accessories:  ODBD Lavish Layers Dies, ODBD Filigreee Frames Dies, ODBD Pretty Posies, SU Marina Mist Ribbon, and Martha Stewart Microbeads, and SU Crystal Effects

(The links for the below products are in the supply list.)

FAITH CARD SENTIMENTSAMERICANA QUILT COLLECTION 6X6 PAPER LAVISH LAYERS DIESFILIGREE FRAMES DIESPRETTY POSIES DIES

If you have questions or comments about the card, please leave them in the comment section.

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God’s Blessings

Stamping With Guneaux Designs by Beverly Polen

“On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.’  By this he meant the Spirit…”  John 7:37-39 

Trust God Stamp Set

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Trust God Stamp SetHope you are having a good weekend!  Today’s card features the Stampin’ Up! Trust God Stamp Set, as well as the Secret Garden Stamp Set.  I think the card is very pretty and soothing.

The Trust God Stamp Set is one of my favorites, and I am thankful it is not on Stampin’ Up!’s retiring products list.  My opinion is that the stamp set is great for cards of encouragement and to let friends and loved ones know you are thinking of them.

To make the card, I used VersaMark to randomly stamp the large flower from the Secret Garden Stamp Set onto a piece of Whisper White Card Stock.  The flowers were covered with Pewter Stampin’ Embossing Powder and heat set.

Then I randomly sponged three classic inks around the card stock. I used the returning Soft Sky and Crushed Curry, and the current Melon Mambo classic inks.  I really like the look of blending inks.

Using VersaMark, I stamped the sentiment from the Trust God Stamp Set onto a small piece of Whisper White Card Stock, covered it with the Pewter Stampin’ Embossing Powder and heat set it.  I used the Stampin’ Up! Oval Framelits to cut out the sentiment and a Soft Sky Mat for it.  I added six Basic Rhinestones to give the card a little bling.  Before attaching the sentiment and mat to the card, I attached a piece of Soft Sky Ribbon to the center of the card.  (So glad I still have some of the Stampin’ Up products in the returning colors!)

SUPPLIES USED FOR THE CARD:

Stamp Sets:  Trust God Stamp Set (126702 – c) and Secret Garden Stamp Set (129144 – c)

Paper:  Whisper White Card Stock, Crushed Curry Card Stock, and Soft Sky Card Stock

Ink:  Crushed Curry Classic Ink, Soft Sky Classic Ink, Melon Mambo Classic Ink, and VersaMark Ink

Accessories: Pewter  Embossing Powder, Stampin’ Sponges, Soft Sky Ribbon, Ovals Collection Framelits (129381), Corner Punch, and Basic Rhinestones

 

 God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs
by
Beverly Polen

TRUST GOD STAMP SET AND SECRET GARDEN STAMP SET

Blending Inks Technique – Stampin’ Up! Flowering Flourishes

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I absolutely love the blending inks technique using Stampin’ Up! classic inks!  There are so many beautiful color combinations that can be created by blending these inks.  I’ve created a card for you today that highlights the blending inks technique and the Stampin’ Up! 2011-2013 In Color inks.

When using the blending inks technique, I typically use only three ink colors.  Today, I decided to use four.  Personally, I think the card is beautiful!

TIP:  If you need help with selecting inks to blend, rely on the Stampin’ Up! Color Coach (120148)

SUPPLIES:

Stamps Sets:  Crosses of Hope (120567) and Flowering Flourishes (126367)

Paper:  Whisper White Card Stock (100730), Calypso Carol Card Stock (122925)

Ink:  Calypso Carol Classic Pad (122939), Wisteria Wonder Classic Pad (122936), Lucky Limeade  Classic Pad (122935), Island Indigo Classic Pad (122937), and StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad (101406),

Accessories:  Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon (122976), Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (101049), Sponge Daubers (102892), and Retired Double Rectangle Punch or a tool to cut slits into cardstock.

INSTRUCTIONS For MAKING THIS CARD FEATURING THE BLENDING INKS TECHNIQUE

  • Cut an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Calypso Carol Card Stock and fold it in the middle to create the card base.
  • Cut a 5-1/4″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock.
  • Tear a piece of paper (e.g., Post It Note, scrap card stock, etc.) and lay it on the bottom 1/3″ of the Whisper White Card Stock.
  • Cover a Sponge Dauber with Lucky Limeade Classic Ink and sponge it in a circular motion onto the Whisper White Card Stock above the piece of paper and in a random manner (see card picture).
  • Cover another Sponge Dauber with Wisteria Wonder Classic Ink and sponge it in a circular motion onto the Whisper White Card Stock in a random manner.
  • Cover another Sponge Dauber with Calypso Carol Classic Ink and sponge it in a circular motion onto the Whisper White Card Stock in a random manner.
  • Cover another Sponge Dauber with Island Indigo Classic Ink and sponge it onto the Whisper White Card Stock in a random manner.
  • Remove the piece of paper from the bottom 1/3″ of the card stock.
  • Cover with StazOn Jet Black Ink the large floral stamp from the Flowering Flourishes Stamp Set.
  • Stamp the image on the right side of the card stock.
  • Cover with StazOn Jet Black Ink the second to the largest floural stamp from the Flowering Flourishes Stamp Set.
  • Stamp the image upside down on the upper left side of the card stock.
  • If desired, cover with StazOn Jet Black Ink the smallest floural stamp and stamp the image a couple of times on the card stock.
  • Using the Double Rectangle Punch (if you have one) or another tool to cut two slits into the card stock, one slit on the left side of the stem and one slit on the right side of the stem of the largest floural stamp image.
  • Cut a small piece of Calypso Carol Ruffled Ribbon and insert it into the slits from the front to the back.
  • Turn over the card stock and re-insert the ribbon ends back through the slits.  This creates a faux knot.

  • Cover with StazOn Jet Black Ink the sentiment “God Bless You” from the Crosses of Hope Stamp Set and stamp the sentiment onto the bottom left of the card stock.
  • Adhere the decorated Whisper White Card Stock to the Calypso Carol card base.
God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs
by
Beverly Polen

Enjoy making cards using the blending inks techniques.