OUR BLOG HOP WINNER IS.......

Tricia!! Congratulation, Tricia for recieving the most votes in our poll, a lovely winning entry! Thank you all so much for making our hop such a great success!! Your creations and your love letters were wonderful!! I enjoyed each entry so much!! Thank you everyone!!:)


To see more of Tricia's creation click here!!

BLOG HOP "INSPIRATION" CHALLENGE WINNER!!!!

And our winner is.........Rhonda!! Congratulations, Rhonda for your Inspiration challenge entry! Rhonda's inspiration was her hubby and this lovely creation was made just for him!!

Thank you Pattie and Lee for your beautiful entries as well! Such wonderful inspirations!!! Thank you ladies for a fun challenge!!:)



To see more about Rhonda's entry and to visit her blog click here!

Stampin' Up! With All My Heart Gift Idea

MAD Challenge - Day 8!

For today's Making A Difference Challenge, I went back to the With All My Heart set from the Occasions Mini Catalog, and made this post-it note cover for my boss, Debbie.  She is such a sweet lady, and I just wanted to do something nice for her.  It's a privilege to work for Debbie, and I love her tons!

I also went back to my fun color combo too!  This is held shut with a tiny piece of velcro.

Let someone know you appreciate them, and the opportunities they've given you!  Every gift is from our Father in Heaven!  Be a blessing today!

Stampin' Up! I {Heart} Hearts Treat Idea

MAD Challenge - Day 7!

My pastor is an officer in the Air Force Reserves, and he has been called to active duty to aid in the Haiti relief efforts as a weatherman in Florida.  He is going to be gone for quite some time, and of course, his family is here without him.

So, I made this little treat to give to his wife Grace just to let her know that I am thinking of her.  It's made with the Big Shot and the Pillow Box Die.  After I punched out the box, I ran it through our new dot texture folder, then punched hearts with the Heart to Heart punch.  Behind the hearts, I put a small piece of our window sheets to create a see through window.  Add some ribbon and a cute heart tag, and viola! 

I so appreciate everything my Pastor does, and also the support from his wife and family.  Have you let your pastor and family know how much they mean to you lately?  Why not begin today!

WELCOME TO THE LAST STOP ON THE BLOG HOP!!!!

Welcome to the end of our hop!! Thanks to all of you who participated and who stopped by to leave love at each blog!!! It was a blast and your entries were all wonderful!! But why stop here?!? Lets keep the fun going!!!

First I would like you all to vote for your favorite blog hop post/entry here!! I added a poll here on the right side of our blog so please vote now!! and our winner will recieve my NEW EASTER BUNNY DIGITAL STAMP ABOVE!!! Poll closes at 6PM PST ON MONDAY!!



********AND THATS NOT ALL!!!!!!*************

Lets have an inspirational challenge!!! Literally, an inspiration challenge!! Your inspiration is the word, "INSPIRATION!!!"

You are free to create anything that inspires you and that gives you inspiration!!! It can be anything at all as long as it inspires you!! So you have free reign on this one, so come on and lets inspire each other!!!:)

***Michelle Perkett Studio images are preferred but not necessary on this one***

***CHALLENGE STARTS NOW AND ENDS ON MONDAY EVENING AT 6PM PST*****

THE WINNER FOR THIS CHALLENGE WILL WIN MY NEW "SLEEPYTIME FAIRY" DIGI (ABOVE)!!!!



Have fun everybody and thanks again for another fun hop!!!

Big Hugs,

Michelle:)

Another Kind & Caring Thoughts Card Idea

MAD Challenge - Day 6!

As I said yesterday, I have lots of people from church going through valleys right now.... My one friend, Linda, is hopefully on her way out of the valley.  She is recovering from cancer surgery, and the prognosis looks good!  Praise God for his mercy!

Today's Make A Difference card is for Linda, and I used the Kind & Caring Thoughts set for this pretty card!

I used the Big Shot and Top Note die to create the fun shape for my stamped image. And the background paper is from the Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper Pack.

To get the 2 tone affect on the flower, I used my pale plum marker to color in the petals, then used my rich razzleberry marker to add some swipes of color to the stamp.  Then I colored the stem with old olive, huffed on the stamp, and stamped it on my white cardstock.

I thought it needed a little zing, so back to my glitter I went!

When we see our prayers answered (and even while we're waiting for them to be) we need to praise God for his greatness.  So, let's give a big PRAISE THE LORD, for Linda, and for many others!

Stampin' Up! Kind & Caring Thoughts Hostess Set Card Idea

MAD Challenge - Day 5!

As I look over the prayer request sheet from our church I am almost overwhelmed by the needs that are all around us.  Sometimes it's easy to feel helpless in this world.... Thank God we are NOT!  We have the power of prayer on our side!  God is faithful and promises to answer our prayers... How amazing is that!

So for today's Making A Difference challenge, my card is going to my friend Betty, who just found out her biopsy for breast cancer came back positive.  (Say a prayer for Betty today, would you?)

This card features one of our Hostess Sets... Kind & Caring Thoughts. Earning this set is EASY to do during our Sale-A-Bration special, going on RIGHT NOW!  I kept it nice an simple.... just adding the new Scallop Trim Border Punch along the sides of the focal point image.

And a little glitz with some dazzling diamonds glitter.

Do you have someone in your life going through a trial?  There's no time like NOW to pray for them (and send them a card to let them know that you did!)

Our problems may seem huge, but God is BIGGER!