Hello, friends, visitors, and crafters! I have a side step card that I made while serving as a member of the Splitcoaststampers “Dirty Girls”. Now that I have completed my time as a “Dirty Girl”, I am allowed to share the card. That’s the rule, and I have to follow it!!!
When I look at this young girl image on my card, I think of Stevie Wonder’s song, “Isn’t She Lovely”. She is Serena, a digital stamp image that I purchased from The Paper Shelter. She has her hand over her heart as she peeks with one eye from under her gorgeous hat with a lovely pink flower!
Hello, my friends! Now that summer is here, I am beginning to see lots of butterflies of all types around my yard. Thus, I decided to create this card that features the Heartfelt Creations (HFC) Butterfly Dreams collection.
John 16:5-11
Jesus said to the disciples regarding the Holy Spirit: “Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’. Because I have said these things you are filled with grief. But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.”
This Wednesday is Independence Day, July 4th, and I love cards made to celebrate the occasion. This card is a gate fold card in the shape of a star. I made the card for the Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen’s June Theme, “Keeping Score”, and it fits the theme in two ways. One is the special card fold, and the other is the 20 strips on the card front in blue.
Revelations 3:20-22
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
Special card folds is a category for the Splitcoaststampers.com Dirty Dozen June Theme, “Keeping Score”. One of my favorite card folds is one that I created in 2013 and that is a gate fold card in the form of a die. I have created many cards this way and thoroughly enjoy it. This is a gate fold card in the shape of an ODBD die, the largest die from the Lavish Layers Dies.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-4
Apostle Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians says, “Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come. Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come UNTIL [emphasis added] the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.”
Happy Father’s Day to the fathers who make a difference in a child’s life and are supportive, a pillar of strength, and help to ensure an end result of a well-adjusted child. My special son-in-law is one of those fathers. He exudes love for his daughter and is a great role model. His time with his daughter is of utmost importance to him, and he ensures he has time with her on a daily basis. He does not role cast her; he introduces her to tools, fishing, and other “male” activities. His daughter is 3 years old, and she LOVES her daddy! I am very proud to call him my son-in-law (SIL) and I think he is an exemplary and great father.
This is one of the cards I made for him for Father’s Day. It’s On The Fly Father’s Day Card that features the old Stampin’ Up! On The Fly stamp set. He is an avid fisherman! The card is a Step Ladder Center Cut card, and I posted a tutorial on making this style of card in my last post.
