3.31.2012

Crafters of Faith: Light of my Life!



Good morning!  I'm so so sorry I haven't been blogging much and missing many visits to you - trying to squeeze enough minutes in the day to stretch my way around :)  But today's card is one I whipped up last night for Crafters of Faith blogging group ~ a group of christian bloggers that met and bonded on SCS to craft, fellowship, make friendships and more!  This month, our hostess was none other than the illuminating Carolina! This is the challenge she gave us this month:

 My challenge is:  The Light of my Life!!!. I got inspired by the stamp set from Our Daily Bread "Light of the World". It has a lighthouse, which I'm a big fan of, and has my favourite sentiment that belongs to my favourite Hymn "The Lord is my Light and my Salvation Whom shall I Fear?.

1. Try to use a lighthouse in your project or something that represents LIGHT in your world/life.
2. Use at least two different scrap of designer paper.
3. Since the theme is light use some bling on your card/project.

Can we say LOVE!  What a beautiful theme to work with!  I have several lighthouse stamps, but after inking a few of them up last night, they were all so huge and detailed and it just would not fall into place.  Sometimes cards are like that, right?  I ended up using a smaller lighthouse and coloring it oh so subtly instead and paired it with Jersey Shore paper from SU.  For my bling, I put a trio of descending rhinestones in the corner of the card and actually the button is full of sparkly glitter - that part didn't come out in the photos, but it's blingy and shiny, too :)  






And ....... I also have to announce the winner of my Birthday Blog Candy give-away - I thank you all for the birthday wishes, sweet words and for posting the candy to your sidebars!  I did read each and every comment and saw your side-bar postings -  thank you!  I wish everyone could win, but since there is one goodie bag to giveaway this time around, the random winner is ........


Emkay,
 who said "It's so generous of you to share such an awesome prize
for your birthday. I will add it to my sidebar.

I hope you and your kids have fun over the spring break, and I hope your new
Cuttlebug arrives soon."

Congratulations, Emkay - please contact me at Kelnkids@aol.com so I can get your information and your goodie bag mailed out to you!  

Thanks for stopping by today - be sure to visit the other crafting sisters of faith - you can find them in my sidebar and see what they have made!

Big hugs,
Bigger blessings!
~Kelly 


35 comments:

  1. Kelly, this lighthouse card is fantastic! Love all the happy DPs behind the image, and it's perfect that you let the image speak for itself and only used subtle coloring. Another wonderful card!

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  2. This is so pretty Kelly! I love the papers you used. Wow, great layout Sweetie! :)

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  3. Super fantastic!!! Love that image and with the DP (which I also hoard and love) is just so perfect. A bright and beautiful card! LOVE IT! Now I guess I "need" some lighthouse stamps! So pretty.
    lynn

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  4. Love, love this!! Blue is my fav color and it sure made this card pop! I'll say it again, I love it!

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  5. awww, wonderful my friend, love the image and your colors... Perfect...Happy weekend...und viel Freude!

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  6. Beautiful! Love your choice of DP you used.

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  7. This is just amazing! Love your light house and that gorgeous blue ribbon! Well done my friend! Have a super great weekend!

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  8. Love this, lighthouses are the best and you made this lighthouse shine :) Loving all the papers. I know what you mean about time, somedays I don't have time to blog and then you run and catch up. No worries, family comes first. This is a little something on it's way to you, left TX yesterday :)

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  9. Great card - love the lighthouse. The papers you chose are perfect and the bow is such a cute added touch.

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  10. Very pretty! Love the hints of color on the image and that ribbon is so pretty!

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  11. Such a lovely card. I like how you colored the lighthouse. I like the colors you used.

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  12. Beautiful image and love the mix of papers - just used some on one of my cards today!

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  13. Love this card and the image. The DSP is delightful- love the button and the added bling. Congrats to the lucky winner of your b-day candy!

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  14. What a beautiful, serene scene!!! wow... that lighthouse is breathtaking! And i love how you added the perfect amount of coloring... not too much, not too little. Letting the image shine. Beautiful, my friend.

    So... are you still recovering from all that birthday celebrations? keke... have a great weekend!

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  15. You did the challenge justice. I love the subtle coloring! And your bow is magnificent!!

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  16. this little lighthouse is adorable! love how you laid this out and those dp's are perfect!

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  17. Kelly I absolutely love this gorgeous Lighthouse image, which you have coloured beautifully. The papers and colours and a wonderful compliment to this fabulous image.

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  18. sorry it has took me so long to drop by to comment, super busy weekend, I love your card, so clean and gorgeous!

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  19. Your card is beautiful, Kelly! It makes me want to go to the beach!

    Congrats to the winner of your blog candy, too! That was fun!

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  20. Very pretty Kelly! Love the image and all the blue reminds me of water.

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  21. This is beautiful Kelly. Love the image and colors.

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  22. gorgeous card Kells! It emanates peaceful thoughts and serenity.
    Love the soft coloring, allowing the image to shine and stand alone amidst such perfect b/ground d/p.
    Another masterpiece for sure....♥

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  23. This is absolutely beautiful. Wonderful lighthouse image and sentiment. The background papers and colors really make the image pop.

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  24. Kelly, your card is stunning!!!. Don't you love that lighthouse???. I love it!!!. Love your papers as well. GREAT card!!!

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  25. Pretty card! I like the image and how you can see the DP through the sheer ribbon.

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  26. Oh my goodness Kelly this card is absolutely STUNNING....great job. I think you hit the nail on the head with this card...perfect in every way...

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  27. What a wonderful card Kelli. Lighthouses are such great images to use for so many emotional responses, aren't they?.

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  28. Stunning Card Kelly--love the background and the colors!

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  29. Kelly this is gorgeous! Love the lighthouse.

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  30. Kelly, Love the way you colored your lighthouse. Very pretty!

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  31. WOW, Kelly, I love your delightful combination of papers on this card. Sorry, I haven't gotten mine done yet, but it is getting done before I go to bed tonight.

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  32. Love all the fun colours and patterns on your card. I always like lighthouse images, and yours is beautiful.

    I can't believe I won. Thank you so much, that's put a huge smile on my face. I will e-mail you now.

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  33. Love your paper it makes me think of light shining everywhere, and so many papers you really need to look to enjoy all that you did so pretty and lets not forget that great bow :)

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  34. WOW...what an awesome card! Your choice of colors and paper is perfect for the lighthouse!

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