Winner of Challenge 24

First off I want to thank every single one of you for joining us this week!!  It has been a pleasure viewing each and every one of your cards!!  As far as I'm concerned you are all winners this week but I don't think Michelle would go for that!!  :)

In putting all of you in the random generator this is the one they have chosen.................

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: 13 Result: 5 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Congratulations Robyn B.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  WooHoo!!  Here is her fabulous card.

Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow for our new challenge!!

JOIN US FOR OUR EARTH DAY BLOG HOP!!:)

Please join us for our "EARTH DAY BLOG HOP" SUNDAY APRIL 25TH!!

GO GREEN AND ADD YOUR BLOG TO OUR LIST HERE!!

HERE ARE THE DETAILS FOR OUR HOP:

Create something using only recycled material (other than ink and markers/paint)
cards are fine but lets get creative with your recycled plastic, paper, cardboard and whatever you like, as long as its recycled!!:)

Also, there must be some green in your design as well!

Please add the blog hop button to your blog!!:)

The winner will be chosen by YOU by our voting method here on our blog and the winner will recieve the BLOG CANDY seen above and a stamp from my Etsy shop of their choice!!

A Michelle Perkett Studio image is always preferable but not on this one, we want everyone to join us and have fun!!:)

Please post your blog address here if you would like to join us!!

Have fun and see you on Earth day!!!:)

Michelle:)

Stampin' Up! Watercolor Trio Card Idea

Watercolor Trio is a stamp set coming out in the Summer Mini Catalog May 1.  I think this is going to be a HUGE HIT!  So easy to work with and the images are fabulous!

Here is a card I made with just one of the images in theset.  I used my markers to make the image 2 toned. The card is a 3x6 card, and would work great for a money holder for upcoming graduation open houses.

It's a very simple card layout... no accessories other than ribbon!  Sometimes it's nice to make something quick and easy (ok, most of the time that's my style).  I think we need to do real stamping for real people... and anyone can make a fun card like this! :)

Hope you have a wonderful start to your week!

Stampin' Up! Elements of Style Card Idea

As I mentioned yesterday, I spent Friday night with my girlfriends, one of which just lost her father.  It was wonderful to laugh and cry with her as she goes through this loss.  Both myself and my other friend who was there, have lost our moms, and we can surely feel the pain our friend is experiencing..... And today as I read my Bible... the first verse I read spoke so greatly to my heart.... It's found in 2 Corinthians 1: 3-5.....

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in all trouble with the cmfort we ourselves have received from God.  For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

Yes, God comforted both my friend in I in the loss of our moms, so now we can use the comfort He gave us to comfort our friend.... Sometimes we question why God allows things to happen, but I truly believe that he works for good in ALL things.... If I had not experienced the same loss, how could he use me to help others? It was truly a blessing..... SOOOO.....

This card reminds me that moments like these are the precious things that make up our lives.  I thank God today for my friends....

My friend Nikki made it using the new Elements of Style stamp set and the NEW Presto Paper from the Summer Mini Catalog.  The paper is white, and using the new Smooch Spray, the design 'magically' appears. 

Here's a close up, but it really doesn't do it much justice as it is REALLY shimmery!

I will be featuring this spray at my May workshops... Do you have yours scheduled yet???  Why not!? :)

Have a fun filled blessed Sunday!

Stampin' Up! Elements Of Style Card Idea

I had so much fun last night with my Stampin' Up! Girls!  Three of my best buds came over for some stampin' and stress relief.  AND the radio station had an ALL 80's WEEKEND going on! We were dancing and singin' and even got some stampin' done.  Here is one of the cards I made with the new Elements of Style set from the UPCOMING Summer Mini Catalog. 

I kept it monochromatic using Soft Suede and Kraft.  The images in this set are so elegant....

Today is such a beautiful day!  I am out at Turk Lake at my friend's cottage.... the sun is shining and it will be 75 degrees today!  How blessed we are to enjoy this beautiful day from the Lord.  I think the "For You" on this card was a message to me from God... He made this beautiful day, just for me!  Mmmmmmm, what a great gift we have.  Enjoy your day!!!

Women of Faith Blog Hop

This is a different kind of post for me... Well, not in regards to sharing my faith, as you all know I do whenever I can!  It's a passion of mine!  But in regards to why I am posting.

I love Women Of Faith and am participaing in a blog hop where we talk about what topic we would speak about if we were to speak at a Women Of Faith conference... Now, I'm not a big public speaker... having spoke at some Stampin' Up! events, the biggest one being about 800 people, I don't know how well I would do, but I would give it my all and talking about Seeing Yourself the Way God Sees You.

I think it's so easy to put a smile on your face and pretend to the world that life is wonderful, and on the inside be totally discouraged and critical of who we are.  We know all the flaws, all the failures, all the things we wish we weren't or wish we could be.  The devil is wonderful at making us see those things above all else.  But what we fail to do, and what we should do all the time, is see us as God sees us.  Perfecly created to do His will.  Isn't that amazing.... We are created PERFECT... JUST THE WAY HE WANTS US.... It's like that stamped card that we make, and we take the time to select the perfect color combination, the perfect accessories (ribbon is a must, right?) and then layer it with complete care to make sure that it's perfectly centered.... When it's done, we LOVE it.  We cherish it, and we certainly don't want to GIVE IT AWAY!  In fact, we want to show it off to everyone!!!!  Well, consider our creator, and how much MORE went into creating YOU!  And to see yourself as He sees YOU.... perfectly shaped, perfectly gifted, perfectly colored, perfectly talented, perfectly loved, perfectly abled to do exactly what He created you to do!  When we focus on the fact that we were created by Him, for Him, and not on what we wish, hoped or wanted to be, our lives wll be free... free of guilt, disappointment, self doubt, fear, shame, and discontentment.  And to know that He loved us enough to send His ONLY SON into this world to make us perfect forever through His blood, there is NO OTHER WAY we should see ourselves.... only Perfect in the Blood of the Lamb!!! Oh what a wonderful way to see ourselves.... Perfect in Jesus!!!! Mmmmmm what a perfect day!

Challenge 24......Favorite Color Combo And..........

Hey everyone!!  We have a fun challenge for you this week.  We are challenging you to use one of Michelle's awesome images and create a card using you favorite color combo but.....we want more!!  LOL!  You must use one of Michelle's images colored with your favorite color combo along with lace and pearls.  Now how much fun can you have with that one!?!

The DT has created some beautiful cards as usual using this challenge.

The first card is from Gini.  I think we like the same color combo!!  :)

Next we have a beautiful card from Nancy.  I really love the colors on this one!

Next we have 2 cards from Jean.  She must not have been able to make up her mind!!!  LOL but both of these cards are awesome.

And of course you have me last!!!  Bet you can't tell my favorite combo!!!!  :)

Okay....now that we have given you some inspiration, why not grab your favorite Michelle Perkett image and show us your favorite color combo!!

You have until 6:00PM MDT April 12th.  Please make sure you link us up to your post not just your blog!!  We want to be able to find your creation!!!  The prize will be a $10 gift certificate to Michelle's store.  Such an awesome prize!!!

Hope to see what you can do with this challenge!!!!

Have a good one!!


I am going to try a new linking system so if you have any problems just leave a comment linking to your blog post.