COF: Stars in the Night Sky!

Hello friends!

Wishing (upon a star) that you a great start to the new week!

My card today is for the Crafters of Faith card group

that I started a few years ago.

It was such a wonderful way to connect to cardmakers 

on a christian, faith-filled level!

But - all good things often come to an end - and this will be my last card.

I have a few things on the horizon and am REALLY excited about it!

As they say, one door closes because another one opens :)

First, here is my card:

Our hostess this month is Jeanette and this is her challenge:

Scripture: Matthew 2:10 When they [the Wise Men] saw the star, they were overjoyed beyond measure.

Challenge: For this month’s challenge let’s add a star (or stars) to our cards/projects. 

For my card, I used Lawn Fawn's Super Star stamp and dies

and used the cute mice looking up into the night sky.

The big stars are from another set 

My sweet granddaughter loves to go out with me every night

to look at the 'Moon and 'tars!'

It's like our special moment each evening :)

And that's my card for December!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, bigger blessings :)

~Kelly

COF: Take a risk!

Hi friends! 

It's SO wonderful that the Crafters of Faith falls on a Sunday!

The COF is a little card group I started a couple of years ago

with faith-based challenges as a way to share fellowship with crafters ♥

And I promise this is really my card!

I know it looks like something my little granddaughter scribbled :)

We take turns scooping up a month and issuing a challenge for the group 

and this month our challenge is the talented Jeanette!

Her challenge:  

Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
has long been one of my favorite Bible verses because it reminds me that I can do things in God’s power. I do not need to be fearful. God will equip me. 

For this month’s challenge, I’d like you to think of some paper-crafting technique, fold, or some other thing that you’ve been fearful of trying and let go of the fear and give it a try! 

Okay, so back to the scribble!

I decided to try the scribble stamping and used the my Karin Brushmarkers Pro

again - only this time a little differently!

For the 'scribble stamping'

 (and I may have made that up! I don't know if that's the actual name!)

I added colored on my glass craft mat and spritzed it with barely any water.

That way, the marker mostly stays the same and just wiggles a bit!

This process did take a bit of time ~ I did it in stages to keep colors separate.

I stamped Best Buds from Paper Smooches, one of my FAVORITE flower stamps,

this time on heavyweight cardstock and it held up super well to the water.

And here's the risky part!

I had to trust that flipping the stamped image onto the wet marker 

would land more of less where that part of the image was, providing rich colors.

 I did have to guess a little bit where it would end up!

This process was wildly fun!

Messy ~ but definitely creative play :)

The sentiment didn't get as much attention, I'm afraid!

It happened to be on my desk from a previous stamping session ~

rather than have it go to waste, I added it as a fun banner.

My daughter thought this card was hilariously wrong 

and I'll admit, I'm a little afraid to post it.

I realize it looks like kid's scribble ~ and that's kinda the idea!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, bigger blessings

~Kelly

COF ~ Kind Hearts ♥

 

Hi friends! 

 

Today is the day that the COF (Carriers of Faith) post our cards

reflecting a theme that the hostess has chosen. 

 This month, Shelly has chosen a theme of forgiveness,

and these are her words for us:

 

We had a priest come to a prayer group one evening, and he said in confessions the number one comment people make is how they struggle with Forgiveness. I am one who struggles with that as well, so I choose that as my topic for October and our final month together.

"Therefore I tell you, all you ask for in prayer , believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours. When you stand to pray, forgive anyone against whom you have a grievance, so that your heavenly Father may in turn forgive your transgressions." Mark 11:24-25
So make a card- tell someone you have trouble forgiving that you love them and send it off in the  mail to them! 
 

Well, I'm pretty sure I failed at this challenge as

I didn't have any stamps that really fit the theme.

I remembered one of my very favorite stamps from ODBD

that beautifully talks of kindness.

And in Ephesians 4:32 it tells us ...
 

 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,

 as God in Christ forgave you.

 

I do think sharing kind words, doing acts of kindness for people

and wonderful services for those in need make this world

such an incredibly more beautiful place.

It takes but a second sometimes to do so,

and sometimes we are just too rushed, too busy, too distracted ...

I really feel that time is the one thing that can often be unforgiving.
I know that's way off topic, and another post altogether :)
But in this hustle and bustle world, and in our family alone,
we are just so incredibly busy with so much to do.
I hear so often "enjoy it while you can!  They grow so fast!" and we do!

It's not easy.
It's not always fun.
It's not always forgiving ~
but through the grace of all that God gives us, asks of us,
truly praying for others and letting go of anything weighing down the soul
is a beautiful gift you can give yourself and others :)

Sadly, this will be my last COF post - for all the reasons above,
time hasn't been in my favor for 'online' life.
The group of ladies have meant the world to me
and I'm grateful for the time we have spent together -
thank you so much for being women of faith and women of my heart!
I ♥ you all :)

Thanks for stopping by today!
Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly
 

 

 I'll enter this into:  ODBD:  Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - AGhttp://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/