You're So Tweet!

Ahhh, it appears the work week has finally come to Wednesday!  Today's little card it just a pondering on Spring...  can't wait to be playing outside with my little girl, trips to the park, our ice cream dates with her daddy, picking flowers...  I could go on and on!

This little card is for some "new to me challenges" and revisiting some of my favorites - Just Add Ink, Sew Many Challenges, Paper Sundaes, Stampin Sisters in Christ, and Paper Works Co.  And guess what?  It's almost time for the Design Delights gallery to open at Christian Paper Crafts...just a few more days!!

(Paper: PaperTreyInk, My Mind's Eye; Stamp: Unity; Ink: Momento, Copics; Misc: lace, jute, bling, ribbon, cuttlebug swiss dots folder, marvy scalloped circle punch)

Stay warm my friends!

God Bless You,

*Snowy Saturday*

Snow...  I am so over the white stuff!  We have had more than our fair share around here this year.  At least this snow is on the weekend, and I am home with my loves!  Since school has not started back yet, I get to spend the snowy day catching up on housework and playing with paper and material!!  I just wish my mommy lived closer so we could do this together!

My first little creation today is for the Clean and Simple Challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts today, as well as the sketch and color challenge over at SplitCoastStampers.

(Paper: PaperTreyInk; Images & Sentiment: PaperTreyInk; Misc: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, Cricut shape, gingham ribbon)

And in some happy, scrappy news, I'm now a Scrapbook Specialist at Christian Paper Crafts!  Below is a page a created from our "Christmas Vacation" to the Inn at Christmas Place in Tennessee this past December!

(Paper: PaperTreyInk, My Mind's Eye; Stamps: PaperTreyInk; Lettering: Cricut; Misc: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, Fskars Treading Water Punch, buttons, jute, Marvy snowflake punch, bling)

God Bless You,

Still Missing the Beach...

Really, you would think I would be over it by now, but I wanna be back at the peaceful beach!

I couldn't resist playing along with some "beachy" themes and accessories to reminisce on our sweet vacation time.  The super images are from Deedee's Digis, and guess what?  Deedee has a Dollar Digi section now!  That is totally awesome, and if you wanna know why, well here is the scoop:  You see, for just a dollar, you get a digi image that you can resize, print, and color as many times as you want.  Now, most of us are guilty for buying the stamps in the dollar bin where we are stuck to the small size the stamp is.  But with these, you can make them as BIG or little as you wish!

(Cardstock: PaperTreyInk, Abbey Road; Image: Deedee's Digis, Accessories: Tattered Angel's Glimmer Mist, Prima Flower, Lacce, Copics, Spellbinder's Nestabilities)

Head on over to the Deedees Digi's Craft Blog to see more ideas with today's stamp and play along with this week's sketch challenge!

My next card once again uses a Deedee's Digi's image - and it's one of my faves - The Flops!  Over at Christian Paper Crafts, today's Color Monday challenge is Royal Blue and white.  Being a Kentucky girl, those colors tend to come naturally, so here is what I can up with:

(Paper: PaperTreyInk, BoBunny; Accessories: cork, prima flower, Stickles, CuttleBug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder)

Over at Kaboodle Doodles, they are having a luau and you should totally go check it out!  Both of my cards fit the theme!  I hope you are having a Blessed Monday!

God Bless You,

DollyWood Bound! :o)

My little love is all about a DollyWood trip and I am more than excited to always be taking her!  One of my fondest memories of childhood is that my grandparents constantly took me to DollyWood and made it such a special place for me that I am so honored and blessed to be able to share it with her!
Scripture Saturday over at Christian Paper Crafts today is all about a verse with some healing in it!  Luke 28:8 - I just love how she is told that she is healed and to go in peace!  That just sends happiness head to toe in me!

*note: this looked a *whole* lot better in real life...I used a Copic Spica pen to write the verse with - if you have not tried them, they are totally addictive - best glitter pen ever*

I couldn't decide what to make, but went for an ATC for the office again!  It seems the workplace is a great place to add subtle hints of Scripture!!

Have a great Saturday!  I sure pray we do!

God Bless You,

Another Hot One...

Well, the weather man is saying that it will be another hot one today...oh boy...  Car with black interior + no air conditioner + heat advisory "hotness" = FREE SAUNA!  Come along all my buddies ;)  No need to complain about it.  I am blessed that the car is still under warranty and the dealership is supposed to check on it for me for free :)  God is good!

Thinking of the hot temperatures took me straight back to the beach, well, in my mind at least!  I was so excited to take these pics while we were there, but non of them had actually made it into a scrapbook yet!  Thanks to Candace's Fun on Friday Challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts, this first one finally is!

The paper is appropriately titled Abbey Road, although we don't use an "e" in Abby, I just had to get it!  Just about everything that sat still got some love from the Glimmer Mist Bottles, and since I totally despise journaling, a tattered angels calling card is all I needed!  This lovely sketch is an adaptation of the challenge over at Scrabooking Supplies R Us.  What is the adaptation?  No journaling block is found on mine, of course!  LOL

Hope this Friday is the beginning to a wonderful weekend!

God Bless You,

Forever Flowers

Forever Flowers are a new creation that I decided to dabble in! I'll tell you more about them in upcoming months, but for now, this is the first time that I have "modified" one to fit as a card embellishment! I really like the way it turned out!! The layout of my card today is inspired by the incredible sketch over at Christian Paper Crafts for Sketch Tuesday!

Now how fun and yummy is that! Papers are PTI, My Mind's Eye, and some misc green pp. Stamp set is Fruitful by PTI, I also used copics, my edge distressing tool and some trim that was showed some loved by the Glimmer Mist bottle!

Thank you for your visit!

God Bless You,
Mary

Finally Friday :o)

I am so happy that it is Finally Friday!! I have been so busy with work this week, I am actually excited about the chance to catch up on some homework :o) Oh, and some housework too LOL!
My first card today is made following the sketch over at Die Cuts R Us' A Crafty Little Place! I love their sketches, they are always such fun to work with!

For this, I used PTI carsdtock along with My Mind's Eye Papers. Hawaiian Shores Ink (by PTI), buttons, lace, and jute!
Next up is Fun on Friday over at Christian Paper Crafts! And guess what, we have a guest hostess today so hop on over and check it out! Today's challenge....Anything altered! Everyone who knows me knows that one thing I love to do is write! You would think that as much as I do write, my handwriting would be better than it is LOL... I write all the time, making notes, writing lists, etc... Papers are PTI and Cosmo Cricket, I used Copics, PTI Vintage Picnic and Take Note Stamp Sets, and CTMH inks!
This is the first time that I have played along with the SplitCoastStampers sketch challenge. All the stampers over there are so wonderful, it can feel intimidating at times! I don't know why I chose to start with this one though, I have such trouble having anything crooked on purpose :o)

SC280. All papers are PTI, lace was tea stained by me and Abby :o) and the Ippity Butterfly was colored with Copics :o)
Have a great weekend!

God Bless You,

Oh What A Day...

And it isn't over yet. I apologize for this blog post being so late, but the day has just went nonstop unscheduled!!

This first card is for Fun on Friday over at Christian Paper Crafts yesterday and follows this week's 2 Sketches 4 You sketch!

The scrapbook page, well just imagine there is a picture there. I could not find the one I was looking for at all, but there is going to be a picture of me and my daddy there as soon as I do find it :o)

Supplies used today include My Mind's Eye cardstock, PTI cardstock, CTMH ink, {ippity} stamps, and Unity February Kit of the Month stamps! The scripture under the stamped sentiment on the scrapbook page is Psalms 119:1 from Scripture Saturday today at Christian Paper Crafts!

Have a wonderful day!!

God Bless You,

Mary

So Happy For You...

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! The little love of my life and I had a date with her daddy last night to McDonald's and a Wal-Mart trip all for her! Anytime I am excited over something, Abby is sure to be the first to tell me, I'm so happy for you, mommy! Now how sweet is that, especially coming from someone not even 3 yet! Abby girl, I am so happy for me that God blessed me to be your mommy!

It's Saturday, so you know what that means here! CASE artist Saturday and Scripture Saturday over at Christian Paper Crafts.

I used today's scripture - very Valentine's appropriate might I add :o) - "I am my beloved's..." (Song of Solomon 2:16). The page is of my wonderful hubby and I on our wedding day, and yes... I am still working on the wedding scrapbook album after all these years...or should I say I am finally working on it!

Today's CASE artist is thumbunny! I really enjoyed cruising through her gallery and making this card from one of the layouts found there!

My sweetie has to work today :o( and I have to file a complaint on eBay...the first time since I have had the account for over 7 years! Not fun at all!

God Bless You,

"Pap"

I adore my daddy! I always have. I feel so blessed when I am able to see my little Abby with my dad and witness the special relationship she has with her "Pap". Don't get me wrong, she loves her "Mam" better than Mac&Cheese (her favorite meal), but there is something about "Pap" and when she says his name he melts... He always has and I suppose always will!
This page is made with all My Mind's Eye Papers, except the Papertrey Ink Kraft cardstock. The flowers are made from both the Cricut and Unity Stamps September 2009 Kit of the Month! Inks are Close to my heart. Button, ribbon, making memories journaling spot, and jute also used.
I hope you all have a wonderfully blessed weekend! It will be pretty busy for us, Saturday is my daddy's birthday, as well as the bike ride at the church for Relay for Life and Sunday is Pastor Appreciation Dinner at our church. I wonder if you can guess who has to do some cooking Friday night and Saturday morning!
God Bless You,

Sketch Tuesday of my GAP girl!

Good Tuesday morning! I am so glad that you stopped in on this nice crisp Fall day! Today I am enjoying the weather - not too hot, not too cold, because all too soon it will be on the too cold side for me!

My page today follows Alisa's sketch ST25 over at Christian Paper Crafts. I just flipped it around a bit and added a little spot down in the corner. The stamped image is from Unity and the papers are all My Mind's Eye from the Laundry Line. Embellishes include flower, brad, button, and jute. And the picture - that picture of Abby is in the GAP Casting Call. To vote for Abby, click here. You can vote one time per day!

God Bless You,

Sweet Saturday!

Happy Saturday everyone! I can't believe it is the end of September already, can you? It has rained all day here, so my pictures had to be taken inside...ugh - I love outside and natural light so much better for photographing my goodies!
I was so happy to be able to have the time to play along with the 2Sketches4You sketch today! It seems like forever since I have been able to fit it in! However, with school comes even more responsibilities. Oh, and so tooting God's horn because He is the one that led me through it - received an "A" in the last nursing class :) Without further adue - Valentine in September!

(Clear card, My Mind's Eye dp, CTMH ink, PTI Heart Prints stamp, cuttlebug hearts embossing folder)

This next card is for 2 challenges! The SSS25 over at the Sweet Spot is where the wonderfully fun sketch came from and SSC5 or Stampin Sister's in Christ is where the theme for season (I chose Fall of course) is from! I was about to sit this week out over at SSIC, but I have participated every week so far, it seemed a shame to not play along this week!

(BoBunny dp, Unity stamps, copics, CTMH ink, buttons, jute, stickles)

Have a wonderful weekend and a blessed new week!

God Bless You,

More in Love...

I'll tell you, the more I look at these wedding pictures, the more I love my husband! I love to look at these pictures and walk down memory lane. It's funny that as I look through them I remember memories of the day that I had forgotten until the photo triggered them. I need to look at them more often to make sure I don't forget. And the wedding video... I don't think that we've watched that but one time... Note to self: Need to make a date night with hubby to watch wedding video...

Since I have a desire to make my wedding scrapbook, I decided to use the Tuesday Sketch over at Christian Paper Crafts as my starting point!

A little Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye, Bazzil flower, prima bling, lace, edge distresser, CTMH cocoa ink, PTI Heart Prints, and a metal C to complete the layout!
One thing I like about scrapbooking is that although red was no where in our wedding colors, it was fun to add a little dose of red onto the scrapbook page and tie it in with the photo by making sure there was purple on the hearts of PTI heart prints stamped images to match the purple in my flowers!
Have a wonderful Tuesday!

God Bless You,

Scripture Saturday

Good morning! For Scripture Saturday, I would like to refer each of you to the 1st Book of Corinthians, chapter 13. Specifically verse 7, but you really need to begin at the beginning of the chapter. It really is a great read. Today's scripture verse selection is 1 Corinthians 14:7. I never have gotten around to scrapbooking our wedding. Gary & I were married over 5 years ago, but for some reason, I just never have scrapbooked the pictures. It seems the longer I put it off, the easier it is to come up with excuses not to do it... I am going to try to commit to making at least one wedding page per week, in hopes that I will have a complete wedding album by the end of the year, or the beginning of next year. In effort to give myself some credit, I did make a small mini album right after the wedding, just not what I wanted to fully accomplish! Today I decided to use wedding pictures, along with the Tuesday Sketch #19 for my Scripture Saturday page!

(My Minds Eye paper, white cardstock, Fall Elegance stamp set - PTI, brown ribbon)

Today is also CASE Artist Saturday over at Christian Paper Crafts, with Michelle or Tolep8nt being in the spotlight today! I decided to CASE her card found here. I love the fun circles and since I am just breaking out my nestabilities that I have had for a little while (months on end)... this was a lot of fun and the perfect opportunity! Wanna know another fun tid bit about this card? It is also for the challenge over at the Stampin Sisters in Christ blog and everything except the little white ribbon is from my bag of scraps! I LOVE being able to use things "Good to the last drop" quality! :o)

(Heavenly Medley stamps by PTI, button, jute, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird Papers from HisPrincess Scrapbook Kits, Fiskars treading water punch, Background Basics Retro stamps by PTI)

God Bless You & Have a wonderful Saturday,

Scripture Saturday - Joshua 10:25 - SS003

Good afternoon everyone! I hope everyone that drops by the blog regularly has not dropped off since I have not posted in a week! I was having some major computer trouble... Well, really not major, but my computer would not type correctly in Internet Explorer and Firefox would not submit things properly! Long story made short, Abby (yes the 2 year old), hit some buttons on Thursday that caused me to have to sit down and work on the computer for almost 2 hours (it locked up EVERYTHING - Windows would not open), and after that we have been working fine!!

Today's Scripture Saturday scripture is from Joshua chapter 10 verse 25. I only used part of the verse on my page, which is of my dear Uncle John who passed away this past June. He and I were very close so this was a difficult page to make. If you notice, I have not done any journaling on the page yet except the verse. Perhaps one day I will be able to write my journaling on there, if not, I think the verse sums it all up. He was very strong and courageous all throughout his fight with brain cancer. He battled it over 4 years before going home to be with the Lord. Very strong and courageous if you ask me for a brain cancer that the medical field only gives a year life expectancy for!!

Come play along over at Christian Paper Crafts! Remember, there is no time limit, but please use SS003 and let us know if you upload or blog it anywhere!!

(My Minds Eye Papers, Buttons, Cricut)

This project is my card for 2Sketches4You this week! I used Cosmo Cricut papers and the stamp set is an oldie from SU Long Time Friend I think... The papers are all included in the His Princess Scrapbook Kits kit for this month!

God Bless You,

Scripture Saturday - SS002

Happy Saturday! Welcome back to Scripture Saturday here on the Softangelkisses Blog. If you have not done so yet, time is running out on the scrapbook kits at His Princess. So click on over

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Today's scripture is 1 Samuel 1:27. I decided to use it on a scrapbook page of my little Abby when she was a newborn. If anyone knows us, or read my blog when I was pregnant with her, then you know how we did just what the scripture says. We prayed! While pregnant with Abigail, some of my lab work kept coming back abnormal, causing me to have to go see a specialist. The visit was very scary in that they told us all the things that they believed could be wrong with our little one. We prayed and prayed and guess what? Today she is a happy, HEALTHY, 2 year old running wild through the house!

Have a wonderful day & don't forget to stop by Christian Paper Crafts leaving a link to your page with today's Scripture!

God Bless You,

Rain Rain...

I have not decided if I should end that with go away, or not. It's not the hard pounding rain, just the gentle thunderstorm. Those are my favorites, the gentle roll of thunder makes me feel like the Lord is just right there, like you can look out your door and see Him standing there. I know He is ALWAYS there for us, there is just something soothing about the thunder to me, especially when I have a lot of my mind and in my heart!

I made this card for the Monday challenge at CPC Mag and for the Memory Challenge at the Stampin Out Alzheimer's (pay to play site raising money for Alzheimer's). The CPC challenge was to use one color and an accent color and the SOA was to make a card in memory of someone - mine is in memory of my sister... Although we didn't get to really know each other, I like to think that she would have liked pink, buttons, & jute like Abby & I :o)

God Bless You

Just a CPS kind of Tuesday

Do you like snow? I sure don't. My friend Leslie is so tickled that it is snowing, she had to come to my office to see it trickling down today - I wish she was here now to look out my window - it is pouring. Although I despise it, her bubbly mood is always a warm welcome! I would rather have the snow on the weekend when I can stay home and enjoy it without having to worry about going to and from work.I am so into the CPS sketches lately! Here is my take on this one! I hope you enjoy. The stamp is from Punny Valentine from PTI, kraft cardstock from PTI embossed with the cuttlebug then smudged with some green ink from Close to My Heart, ribbon from American Crafts, brown c/s, and My Mind's Eye patterned paper!

Is anyone excited about the upcoming release from PTI? I can not wait until those new samples start rolling out and see what new sets are in store! I HIGHLY recommend their kraft cardstock - it is the best I have found!

God Bless You,
Mary