Twist of Faith #54 - Monochromatic

This week at Twist of Faith we are challenging you to make a card using MONOCHROMATIC colors, or tints or shades of one color.  We'd also like you to include a Scripture or positive uplifting verse or quote as a sentiment somewhere on your card.

Our sponsor this week is Melonheadz, who will award one lucky winner an image bundle!

My card uses shades and tints of RED, the Melonheadz image, "Crayon," and this sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp:

This is one of the encouragement cards I'm making for the teachers at the Christian School where my grandchildren go. They work really hard, provide a great education and positive environment, and make salaries that are far from that in public schools. I like to let them know at times throughout the year how valuable their Christian service is in the molding young lives.

 

The MFT stamp sentiment is from the set "Clearly Sentimental about Teaching." I used the Sizzix embossing folder called "Arithmetic."  I used the new CTMH Cricut "Artbooking" cartridge to make the alphabet overlay using Real Dial Size 6". I only included the left half of the finished alphabet overlay. 

The crayons were colored with several red Copic markers (from top to bottom above): R32 & R35,  R43 & R29, and R81 & R85. (The hearts were colored with a pink Copic marker that I forgot to record.)

Thank you for visiting. I'd love to see you share your own monochromatic card with us at Twist of Faith.

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:
Crafting for all Seasons #60 -  Back to School or for a child
Crafting When We Can #52 - Repeated Image
Crafty Creations #238 - Back to School
Pile It On #36 - Tic Tac Toe (patterned paper, image, school theme)
Ribbon Carousel #85 - Back to school
Rose Blossom Garden #11 - School theme


Sunday Sketch and Stamp #173 - sketch
Word Art Wednesday #96 - Anything goes with Scripture or encouraging verse
Yumi & Fumi Handmade #23 - Back to School



 

MME Scripture Notecard #3

Introduction for all 10 Cards: After I'd been in the hospital a few days I went through crafting withdrawal. So today I began a project to make a bunch of Scripture notecards for my upcoming craft fairs in local churches. I wanted to keep them fairly flat, clean and simple for anyone who likes to send notes in the mail. I had to resist the temptation to keep adding more elements or embellishments. I'm using the My Mind's Eye "Bright Basics" as the base for each card in the set. FYI for other craft fair enthusiasts, The card bases come in a box of 50, with five each of ten designs for about $6 with a Michael's coupon. So I'm preparing five card boxes with ten cards in each set.

The verse is from Our Daily Bread Designs. The swallowtail butterfly is an oldie from Close To My Heart. Where we live swallowtails are either yellow or dark blut/purplish. I colored mine yellow with a Copic marker Y13. The ribbon is Michael's. I used this sketch from Just Us Girls for this week:

 

 

 

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:

All Sorts #233 - Butterflies

Catch The Bug September Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Bloggers Network September Challenge - Things with Wings

Just Us Girls #205 - sketch

Lady Anne's September Challenge - Wings

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - color blue

Word Art Wednesday #96

 

 

MME Scripture Notecard #2

Introduction for all 10 Cards: After I'd been in the hospital a few days I went through crafting withdrawal. So today I began a project to make a bunch of Scripture notecards for my upcoming craft fairs in local churches. I wanted to keep them fairly flat, clean and simple for anyone who likes to send notes in the mail. I had to resist the temptation to keep adding more elements or embellishments. I'm using the My Mind's Eye "Bright Basics" as the base for each card in the set. FYI for other craft fair enthusiasts, The card bases come in a box of 50, with five each of ten designs for about $6 with a Michael's coupon. So I'm preparing five card boxes with ten cards in each set.

This is the second card of ten that will go in my sets of Scripture Notecards. Once again I emphasized a verse about focusing on God's Word in our lives and the benefits of prayer/answered prayer.  This is my tribute to God who has helped me so much!

The verse is from Our Daily Bread Designs "Scripture Collection #4."  I used the Spellbinders Nestabilities Lacey Circles die adhered over the shiny black doily. Black organdy ribbon and a CTMH Crème Brulee flower and black brad are the simple embellishments.

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:
Blogger's Challenge - To Die For (Nestabilities Lacey Circles)
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #68 - Anything Goes
So Artful Challenge - A Single Flower, with a minimalist Design
Word Art Wednesday #96  - Anything Goes with Scripture or encouraging, uplifting verse




 

MME Scripture Notecard #1

I want to thank my friends that prayed for me while I was in the hospital. The doctors used terms like cellulitis, ischemia, possible MRSA, to describe what seemed to happen when two of my toes became quickly, badly infected and one turned black. Using words like amputation puts real fear in the heart, enough to take it seriously, submit to all tests and blood letting, and be determined to prevent a repeat performance. The element that alleviated that fear was knowing I had many friends praying for me and that I had an all powerful, merciful God who loved me as His own child and would help me. HE had to because I've always become allergic to antibiotics. Amazingly I was able to tolerate five days of IV antibiotics before I had an allergy to one of them. In some ways, that reaction even had a good side - it helped me get on oral antibiotics and go home a little sooner.

After I'd been in the hospital a few days I went through crafting withdrawal. So todayI began a project to make a bunch of Scripture notecards for my upcoming craft fairs in local churches. I wanted to keep them fairly flat, clean and simple for anyone who likes to send notes in the mail. I had to resist the temptation to keep adding more elements or embellishments. I'm using the My Mind's Eye "Bright Basics" as the base for each card in the set. FYI for other craft fair enthusiasts, The card bases come in a box of 50, with five each of ten designs for about $6 with a Michael's coupon. So I'm preparing five card boxes with ten cards in each set.

Here's the first one:

I used two Spellbinders dies, Classic Scallop Rectangles Nestabilities and Foliage Two. The stamp sets are Our Daily Bread's "Scripture Collection2" and Close to My Heart's "Love Blooms" for the two-step rose stamp.  Three bitty sparkles added the finishing touch to the rose.

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge #88 - Any Sentiment
Blogger's Challenge - To Die For
DRS Designs #86 - It's So BRIGHT In Here (neon colors)
Inspire Me Fridays #119 - Anything Goes
Quick Quotes Friday Challenge #31 - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge #22 - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday #96 - Anything goes with Scripture or encouraging verse

Just a quick note

For my friends who regularly check my blog, I won't have Twist of Faith, or Perfect Sentiments Challenge design team posts this week. I've been on IV antibiotics since Friday for some strange infection of my toes that turned one black in less than 24 hours - not nearly as much fun as creating!

God has been gracious and I've been able to take two super-strong antibiotics with no allergic reaction--a first thanks to the prayers of many friends and a loving God. Hopefully I'll be home later in the week! Thanks for your prayers!

Perfect Sentiment Challenge #89 - Goodbye Summer, Hello School

I've noticed when traveling that school starts at different times across the U.S. It usually starts in our area the 2nd week of August while a visit to Connecticut one September showed me that children were still off for summer until after Labor Day in September. I remember the mixed feelings I had as a child and as a teacher hating to see the end of summer freedom, but also anxious to get back to friends and the familiar routines of school.  That's the mix of possibilities for our challenge this week at The Perfect Sentiment Challenge. You can focus on either

Goodbye Summer or Hello School

LABOR DAY IS AROUND THE CORNER AND FOR MANY THAT MEANS THE END OF SUMMER AND BACK TO SCHOOL. CREATE A CARD WITH EITHER A SUMMER THEME OR A BACK TO SCHOOL THEME. DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR SENTIMENT ON THE FRONT.



Our sponsor this week is The Paper Shelter where you can find some really cute summer or school images. They will give one lucky winner a $20 gift certificate!!!  I used Copic markers and colored this fun  outline image called "Learning is Fun" to make my card today.

I used the "Scholastic" paper pack from CTMH. I found this sentiment quote that is great for a teacher and printed it on some of the graph paper in the Scholastic pack. I made this card for one of the teachers at the Christian school where four of my grandkids attend. They were so excited when I picked them up from school on the first day --two weeks ago - especially Michel who is starting Kindergarten.

We took my youngest grandson to lunch with this school bunch. Since he was starting afternoon kindergarten, he wasn't starting school until the next day, Aug. 15th (still so early, what a short summer). The biggest change I noticed from my teaching years was the color of boys' school shoes:

 

I believe that our children are our most precious "resource." We should focus on giving them the best education possible for the future depends on them. I'm trying to put more focus on praying for them and what they do at school each day. That includes asking God to help them pay attention, to make good friends and be kind to others, to obey their teachers, to work hard and do their best, and to do well with schoolwork, homework, and tests.  Thanks for letting me share. I hope you'll share in the fun at The Perfect Sentiment and let us enjoy your art.

 

I'm also sharing this card with the following challenges:

ABC Challenge #42 - No flowers

Card Mania #28 - Ribbon

Cuttlebug Mania - Anything Goes with Die cuts 

Going Grey with Scrap-Creations - Back to School

Love to Create #80 - Back to School

Love to Scrap #12 - Bingo (Die Cuts, Sentiment, Buttons)

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Back to School

 

 

 

Stamps & Fun = Creativity #166 - School

The Pink Elephant #214 - Back to School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twist of Faith #52 - Easel/Pop-up Cards



This week at Twist of Faith we are making easel or pop-up cards. I must admit I've always wanted to make an easel card and never took the time to find directions. Thanks to the resources at Splitcoast Stampers, I discovered how easy it can be. I wanted mine to be a 6.5" x 5" vertical card to go with the digi stamp I selected, so once I saw the directions, it was fairly easy to figure out the scoring positions for other cards.



I chose a great Hummingbird Birthday image with flowers digi from our sponsor this week, Eureka Stamps who is generously giving 5 digital images to one lucky winner!

The inside sentiment is a Scripture from "Birthday Blessings" from Our Daily Bread Designs:

I just discovered I had 2 packages of the long-retired Veranda papers from Close To My Heart. It includes hummingbird images, so it was a perfect choice (and definitely needs to be used up!) The image was colored with Copic markers to match the papers. I added taffy sorbet ribbon and Mocha pearls from CTMH. The flower is made from two different blossoms from Prima.

If you'd like to join our challenge, but don't know how to make an easel card, here's the tutorial I used from SplitcoastStampers.  I altered the size. I used a 5" x 12" base. I scored it at 6" and 3." Since I wanted it to fit my envelope for a 6.5" x 5" card, I made the top mat and image for that size. I folded the card down flat with the 3" section on top, glued and ready to adhere to my 6.5" x 5" mat. I simply laid that mat on top, matching it to the bottom of the card base and overhanging the top by half an inch. Easy Peasy!

We hope to see your lovely examples at Twist of Faith. Just be sure to include an uplifting, encouraging sentiment or Scripture on your card.

I'm sharing this card with the following challenges:
Card Mania Challenge #28 - Ribbon
Crazy 4 Challenges #200 - Use animals
Creative Creations #17 - Bingo (Sentiment, Image, Pearls)
Eureka Stamps Weekly Challenge #54 - use a sentiment
Jellypark Challenges - Things that Fly
The Crazy Challenge #152 - Animals
Word Art Wednesday #94 - anything goes with Scripture or uplifting/encouraging verse