1 Corinthians 13:8

Hi!

What with school starting in ten days for me. And juggling three design teams I'm trying to get caught up before I get bogged down with exams and holidays. Plus, for me it's been almost eleven years since I've been a student so I want to be sure to fulfill all my commitments.

I will try my best to continue to bring the same great content y'all have come to expect from my blog.

Today, I'm so happy to be able to share with y'all this weeks wonderful sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Here is the sketch, which was created by Anna-Carin.

The minute I saw this sketch the idea of quilts came to mind. As you can tell by my version of this design.

Paper: My Mind's Eye Quilting Bee
Ink: CTMH Archival Black
Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Inverted Scalloped Square SM, Square Swatches

As I was working on this card I had a couple of errors happen. And with all that's going on in my life I just felt as though this was not just the best sentiment for this card but for this portion of my life at this time.

I'm not saying that my life is any more or less need of God's love. Compared to last year things are looking really bright and cheerful. Just a bit busier then normal. But that's a good thing I think.

I hope y'all are doing well and that God is shining his love down upon you.

Happy crafting,
M.E.

Love Never Faileth

Hi!

I hope y'all are having a wonderful Sunday.

I wanted to share with you a couple of cards that I created.

They are inspired by the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger: A Little Romance

This is the inspiration picture:

And these are what I was inspired to create:

Stamps: Unity Stamp Company Cowgirl Up

Accessories: SU! Bird Builder punch, Jolee's Boutique Cream Felt Rose

Most of the items came from my stash. And other than that the only other thing I used on both cards was my sewing machine my hubby got me last Christmas.

Today it was a bear to use. The thread just kept coming out of the needle part. Ugh!!!

Don't you just hate when that happens?

Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Sending you love

Hi!

I can't believe today that only the third sketch is up over at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

I truly am enjoying being on this design team. All the girls are fantastic.

Oh, and if you're wondering we are looking for additional design team members.

This is the awesome sketch for this challenge.

And this is my take on the sketch

Stamps: My Sentiments Exactly Multi Script, Taylored Expressions Leave a Lasting Impression
Paper: CTMH White Daisy, Cranberry, Blush
Ink: CTMH Cranberry, Archival Black
Accessories: Martha Stewart Heart Confetti, McGill Craftivity Mini Envelopes punch, MFT Die-namics First Class Friends

If you've got a chance to play along with us this week. We'd love to have you join us and we promise to leave some blog-y love.

Happy crafting,
M.E.

Love is love

Hi!

I want to share with you a couple of cute cards that my niece and I designed and created.

My niece asked me if I could take her to a class where she could learn how to make "LOVE" themed cards. After convincing her that I could teach her how. I had a hard time trying to design a card as she's 15 and just came out of the closet. I wanted to create a card that wasn't too serious and that reflected that kind of love.

So first, I visited SCS and didn't find any I liked there. Next I went to Google and couldn't find anything appropriate.

The other problem I had was searching through my stamp supplies for a "LOVE" themed stamp set that was appropriate for my niece. I personally don't have that any teen or gay themed stamp sets. I don't even have any sisterly stamps. Although now I will be keeping an eye out for them. As I love and support my niece in however she wishes to live her life as long as no one gets hurt.

These are the cards we created. So what we did was, first I designed a card and then she got to duplicate it and then it was my turn to design and me to duplicate. That way we both got a chance to teach and be creative. I try to keep my niece and nephews not only entertained but also to utilize their creative juices.

My card

Stamps: Amuse Cupcake Set

Ink: Palette Noir Black, Bic Markits

Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities Scalloped Cirles, Shapeabilities Nested Pennants, CM Circle Patterns, Fiskars Threading Water Scalloped punch

My niece Alyssa's card
Accessories: Fiskars JenniBowlin Jester punch, SU! 5-Petal Flower punch, EK Success Butterfly punch, CM Friendship Shapemaker
Happy Crafting,
M.E.

Cupcake love

Hi!

I'm so excited I just got my Amuse acrylic Cupcake set so of course, I had to use it.

I also used this sentiment from a Studio G acrylic set.

I paper pieced the cupcake and used Fabric Applique for the cupcake top.

I took the Cuttlebug Challenge to make a Love Card with Cuttlebug. I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder to create the background.

I also took the Recipe Challenge #34 on Sketches! by Tamara for this card too. The cupcake is sitting on Quickutz Nesting Flowers CC-FLOWERS-01. The brads are on the title. I think the brads are super cute and this is my first chance to use these brads. And the ribbon is under the die cut.

Thank you for looking.

Materials Used:

Stamps: Amuse Clear Stamps Cupcake Set, Studio G

Paper: CM Cardstock Raspberry, White

Ink: VersaColor VC-82 Black, Fabric Applique, atyouSpica Twinkling like Stars 03 Red, 12 Silver, SU! Classic stampin' spot Basic Black

Accessories: Quickutz Nesting Flowers CC-FLOWERS-01, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Swiss Dot, Bazzill Basics Ribbon Black Dashed, Fiskars Threading Water Scalloped punch

Happy Crafting.

M.E.