WAW160 ~ James 1:17 ~ Every Good Gift

It's time for another fabulous, fun and inspirational challenge

at Word Art Wednesday.

  

Be sure to check out the Word Art Wednesday site for all of the details including this week's digital scripture, how to link your creation AND info on some fabulous prizes! 

We appreciate our sponsor's generosity so very much!  Please take a few moments to thank those who provided our prizes this week!  

This week we are visiting the book of James...  a powerful reminder of where our blessings come from...

This week, I decided to use die cuts to create a turkey image.  I printed our scripture on Kraft paper and used a circle die to cut it and a smaller circle for the head.  I split a leaf paper punch (red CS) to create the gobbler.  The beak is also a die cut.  I chose a variety of Thanksgiving/Fall themed papers and used an oval die to create feathers.  A few bits of dimensional foam, help him jump off the page! 

Thanks for taking a few moments to stop by!  And have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

WAW104 ~ Trust ~

 

Welcome!  It's time for another inspirational challenge at Word Art Wednesday.  

Check out the WAW site for all the details including this week's digital scripture image, how to link your creation AND info on our fabulous prizes! 

 

A special thank you to Fred She Said and Pam Korte, Close to My Heart Consultant,
 for providing our prizes this week!

 

This week we feature this scripture from Psalms... 

 

 

I opted to use an old sketch this week from Seize the Sketch and some fun Thanksgiving papers from Authentique.  I just love this time of year and this particular Psalm reminds me to trust our Lord for my provisions! 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  I will be back Friday with Our Daily Bread Designs' November release and Saturday with an Exploring Cricut project!  I can't wait to show you what I've been working on!  ((hugs))

 

Lori

 

Supplies

 

Papers - Bazzill, The Paper Studio, Authentique Thankful

Ink - Ranger Distress Ink Antique Linen

Dies - Spellbinders - Large Rectangles

Misc. - Clip by Spare Parts

Exploring Cricut ~ Count Your Blessings ~

It's Monday again!  And that means it's time for another fun challenge at Exploring Cricut! 

There are so many things we have to be grateful for and today our design team takes a few moments to

Count our Blessings...

Here's my project using Autumn Celebrations and Thanksgiving...

Cricut Cuts

Autumn Celebrations - Turkey - 5 inches

Thanksgiving - Harvest Blessings - 4.25 inches

Card Recipe

Papers - Bazzill, The Paper Studio, Simple Stories - Harvest Home

Ink - Pumice Stone

Misc. - Paper Piercer

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful week! Blessings...

Giving Thanks

For all my friends in the United States, Happy Thanksgiving! I will be spending this one with my step-son's family. We are looking forward to turkey and all the trimmings, parades and maybe a football game or two! After the mess is gone many people will pull out the paper and start making their Friday shopping list. Of course many have already scoped out the online ads weeks ago!

There are so many things to be thankful for at the Ulrich home this year. And most certainly one of mine is the chance to spend time today with family and friends. We are all healthy and happy! What a blessing that is these times! I am thankful to live in a country where I can do what I love and say what I wish. There is no fear of persecution or retaliation for being a Christian. And most importantly, I am so thankful for my Lord who gave his life on Calvary for me.

What a blessing it is to work with such fine folks at Our Daily Bread Designs. Kelley and crew have such wonderful hearts! And in celebration of what we as a team are thankful for Kelley is starting a Giving Thanks sale at ODBD today! We are thankful for our customers who make this such a special place and in appreciation of that you can take advantage of 10% off and FREE Shipping. Visit the ODBD blog for complete details and to see some of the other lovely creations the design team has created from the Give Thanks set. There will be four blessed winners of a $20 Gift Certificate drawn from those who comment on the Breadsticks' posts! Hop on over to ODBD's blog to find the photo links for all participating team members. You have until Sunday November 27 at midnight EST to comment. Thank you for stopping in and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Ingredients

Paper - Neenah Solar Crest, Bazzill, Bo Bunny - Forever Fall Paper Pad; Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Give Thanks; Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, Copics; Dies - Spellbinders - Foliage, Floral Doily, Labels Eighteen; Cheery Lynn Designs - French Pastry, Cricut - Walk in My Garden; Feathers, Simplicity Mini Puff Ball Trim

Exploring Cricut - Let's Talk Turkey!

Can you believe Thanksgiving is only a few days away? Yikes! This year has flown by (no pun intended...) There are so many things I am thankful for this year. I am thankful for my family, wonderful career and I am thankful for you! I have met some wonderful folks while blogging the last few years. Your wonderful comments, support and prayers mean so much! Thank you for being you! I pray this Thanksgiving will find you surrounded by loved ones sharing and creating family memories!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Exploring Cricut has issued a challenge for us to talk turkey! The design team was asked to create a project using our favorite Cricut turkey. I started out creating "Tom" for a floral arrangement but decided he would serve my purposes better on a scrapbook page. After all, I plan on taking some Thanksgiving photos this year! Enjoy and don't forget to hop over to Exploring Cricut to link your creations! You just might win! Blessings...



Cricut Cuts

Turkey - Create A Critter page 70 (5.25 inches)
Pumpkin - Create A Critter page 70 (3 inches)
Sign - Create A Critter page 28 (4 inches)

Tom's closeup... I tied a ribbon around his hat for some dash and ran it through one of those slides I had laying around from scrapbooking years back... And aren't the white dots in his eyes super cute? I added those with a white gel pen! A complete product list is available at the end of my post.



Paper - Bazzill, K & Co. Tim Coffey Halloween & Fall Paper Pad; Cricut Cartridge - Create a Critter; Embossing Folders - PC - Houndstooth (pumpkin), Swiss Dots (Turkey feathers); Grosgrain ribbon (hat band), leaf ribbon - pumpkin; Slide (hat band) - Making Memories; Black Marker - Memento (wording); White gel pen - Signo

Autumn Blessings

The last few cards have dealt with blessings. In honor of that I decided to share one of my favorite Bible verses today. Our country has been nurtured and protected by our heavenly Father for over 300 years. Our country has a wonderful Christian heritage. With him all things are possible! Blessings!

"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance."
Psalm 33:12



Card Recipe
Finished Card Size
5 X 7 inch

Card Stock - Bazzill
Card Stock - Image - Gina K. Pure Luxury
Designer Paper - Karen Foster
Stamp - Image - Lockhart Stamps
Stamp - Image - Sentiment - TPC Studio - Autumn Harvest
Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black
Markers - Copic (sorry this is one image I did not track the colors used...)
Punch - Martha Stewart
Die Cuts - Spellbinders - Fancy Tags, Lattice Pendant
Embossing Powder - Ranger Embossing Powder - Copper
Versamark
Ribbon - Unknown

Giving Thanks

There are many things to give thanks for each and every day. We are never promised a tomorrow and for those who know the Lord Christ as their Savior there is the comfort of spending eternity with him. I am thankful for my family, my country and my Lord. There are so many blessings that he has given me. I deserve none of them. It is only through his grace and mercy that I can even be called a Child of the King.

As you may know this week I have taken a slight sabbatical from blogging. There have been many changes this week. If you read my last post you know that our son left for school last Sunday. I had a difficult few days dealing with that. A day later I found out that a cousin had been killed while serving as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan. The entire family is very proud of this young man and his sacrifice but it is difficult for his mother and grandmother to understand. Death is difficult to understand and hard to cope with when you do not know the peace that passes all understand. Thank you in advance for your prayers for this family. And above all give thanks for the blessings in your life. They are plentiful!



Card Recipe

Finished Size
5 X 7 inches

Card stock - Bazzill
Card stock - Image - Gina K. Pure Luxury
Designer Paper - Deja Views - Red Oak Leaf on Gold
Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black
Stamp - Image - Papertrey Ink - Vintage Picnic
Stamp - Sentiment - Papertrey Ink - Vintage Picnic Sentiments
Markers - Copic
Embossing - Provo Craft - Cuttlebug - Flourished Frame
Skittles - SMH - Pebbles - Harvest
Ribbon - Unknown

Notes on image - the two pumpkins outside the basket are actually a stamped image. I first stamped them on two sheets of paper (one on Gina K. paper and the other on scrap paper) and then cut the scrap image out. I used this as a mask over the good image (stamped on Gina K) and then stamped my basket over it. Removed the mask and voila! This way the basket appears to be behind the pumpkins. This is known as "masking" an image.



Copic

Pumpkins - Y38, YR15, YR18, YR68
Leaves - YR14, E19
Basket - E13, E33, E99
Stem - YG05, E04

Grateful

There are many things I am grateful for this holiday season. And one mentor in particular comes to mind. A dear church friend has been battling cancer this year. For almost 8 months she has taken chemo treatments every other week. Each time I see her she seems more and more frail but her spirit... She is still the same vibrant and vivacious woman she always was! She is so much stronger than I could ever be! Since early this spring I have made it a mission to send her a handmade card each week. This week I received the most wonderful gift. She sent me a handwritten card expressing how much she loves each and every one. She has lined them up on her mantle and kitchen table. Her note says each time she feels down or sick she picks one out to look at and remembers me! I have to admit I cried like a baby. It amazes me that even in such a dark time she thinks of and prays for me! And so I am deeply thankful for Sharon and her love! I created this card to express my gratitude for her example and love! Hope you enjoy!

Materials List

Cardstock - Burgundy - Bazzill
White - Gina K Pure Luxury Cardstock - White
Sage Green - DCWV - Mat Stack - White Core
Pattern Paper - Reminisce - Autumn Breeze
Provocraft Gypsy - Carts - George and Gypsy Wanderings
Ink - Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black
Stamp - Close to My Heart - Give Thanks
Markers - Copic
Ribbon - Offray - 7/8 inch Sherry
Corner Rounder - Creative Memories
Pop Dots
Sanding Block

Stamping for Thanksgiving

Welcome! In my last post I pondered the difficulty of creating a Thanksgiving card. So here is my attempt! I hope you enjoy it! Thanks as always and feedback is greatly appreciated! Have a great Monday!

Materials List

Cardstock - Bazzill - light brown
Pattern Paper - Karen Foster - Pumpkin Vines
Paper for Image - Gina K Luxury Cardstock - White
Sentiment and Image - Close to My Heart - Give Thanks
Markers - Copic
Glitter (on swirls of letters) Marvy Uchida - Just Glitter Pen - Gold
Inking - ColorBox Cats Eye Chalk - Chestnut Roan
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Ribbon - Stampin Up
Embellishments - Robin's Nest Dew Drops - Harvest
Pop Dots