Sandcastlestamper : Deconstructed Sketch

3.28.2015

Happy Birthday .... to me! ♥

Hi there!

Yes, today is the 'big day' and I'm 29 - again!
It's so much fun how that happens ........ like every year!
I know, right?! :)

By the time this posts, I will have already been in the Florida Keys,
one of my very favorite places to be :)

Sandy beaches, blues skies, lounge chair, a mojito (or 3 or 4!)

We hoped my son would finally recover enough to keep the trip -

and he did! We have canoeing, lots of seafood eating, snorkeling

and more on the itinerary of fun lined up ♥

Back to my card!

I am in a group on SCS, founded by Jeanette, where for one month,
we are showered with card kits from all the other members.
The next month, we shower the next person and so on and so forth.

This month, March, I'm up - yay! :)
I'm starting out with Terry's kit first since it's a *beary special* kit
and fitting for the occasion today ~ thanks, Terry!

I followed the current Deconstructing Jen sketch,

letting this adorable bear be the focal point,
and then added a few buttons here and there, as is my custom :)
I also decorated the inside of the card as I like to do
but I couldn't find the photo of that -
must be birthday brain!
hee hee!

Have a wonderfully fabulous weekend!
Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

2.22.2013

Give thanks to the Lord ...

I met God at the beach a few days ago :) As I was jogging around the small trail near the mangroves, ducking the branches and side-stepping root-lifted cracks, I stopped right in my tracks. This breath of faith just washed over me and I felt His presence so clearly, so purely.

I know it’s God’s answer to never ending questions I have. The ones I ask myself in wonder. And wait for His reply. I didn't finish that jog. I sat one the beach instead, watching the sun share it's warmth over the water, twinkly like nature's glitter.

And I knew - the answers will be here when they are meant to. Be patient, child. And I also knew that I am completely, humbly loved.

I am thankful.

When I saw today's Deconstructed Sketch, I fell in love with it and got to crafting right away. Lately, I'm drawn to the blue and yellow combination which is so lovely - I'm sure it's the contrasting hues, but I like it! I also inked up for the first time my quite lonely Verve stamp (LINY card!) It's a simple card, but it's calming and quiet and not my usual "busy" cards that I love to make with lots of layers and gobs of buttons!