Thy Mother Shall Be Glad

Happy Wednesday! I hope you are doing well and surviving this time of social distancing and quarantine. It's time for a new challenge on Word Art Wednesday and this week our focus verse is very appropriate for the upcoming Mother's Day holiday. Proverbs 23:25, "Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice." Exodus 20:12 instructs us to, " Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee." and Ephesians 6:2 states, "Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;" There is instruction in both the Old and New Testaments about the importance of honoring our parents. What truly makes a parent glad and a mother rejoice? 3 John 4 says it best, "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth." Having your children following the Lord and seeking to please Him brings joy to a mom's (and dad's) heart. My heart is thrilled when our children share something with us and tell us how they saw the Lord was working in the situation. My heart is humbled when they say, "I've been praying for you, Mom." As children, let's live a life that will bring joy to our parents. For those of us that are parents, let's be a good example of godly living so our children will know how they ought to live.

Our sponsor this week is Pink & Main. I love their products so I couldn't stop at one card (product links are provided below). First up is a shaker card using this week's free WORDart digi. I used the Reverse Scalloped Rectangle dies for the frame of the card and for the verse. The larger frame was cut multiple times (approx 8) from white cardstock and the layers stacked and glued together to form the well for the seed beads. The beautiful spring papers are so bright and cheerful and the coordinating enamel shapes provide the finishing touch.

I used the Sunny Cover Dies for a set of 5 cards. Five different patterned papers were used for the die cut inlay. This first card uses a Pink & Main stamp and die bundle. The hot air balloons were stamped on patterned paper with embossing ink and white heat embossed. The stamp set includes layering dies for the balloons but I didn't have inks that went with the papers so I opted for heat embossing. The largest balloon was die cut from white card stock and the basket was stamped in black ink. The top of the balloon was stamped, embossed and fussy cut around the outside of the embossing before being glued to the top of the die cut balloon. It was popped up on the card front with foam squares. The smaller balloons were stamped and heat embossed before being die cut. They were adhered flat to the card front. An enamel heart was added to the basket to finish off the card.

I don't have any other Pink & Main sentiment stamps so I pulled a couple sentiments from other sets in my stash for the remaining four cards in the set. I kept them pretty simple so that they would mail easily. They also are embellished with the enamel shapes and two of them use the banner die in the Sunny Cover Die set.


Pink & Main Products used:
Enchanted Garden 6 x 6 paper Pad
Enchanted Garden Enamel Shapes
Reverse Scallop Rectangle Dies (first card only)
Sunny Cover Dies (card set)*
Hot Air Balloon Bundle - stamps & dies (card #2 only)*

*these two items are currently on sale. :)

Other supplies:
Cardstock: Recollections #110 (white for card base ), Pen & Gear (white), Green - source unknown
Stamps: WORDart by Karen digi stamp (Proverbs 23:25), Stamps of Life clear stamps (Anniversary 2 Celebrate), Divinity Designs cling stamps (Bon Voyage)
Ink: Versamark, Versafine (Onyx Black)
Tools/Embellishments: Fiskars heart punch, black fine tip marker, Simon Says Stamp fine detail embossing powder (white), MISTI stamping tool, Cuttlebug Die Cutting Machine, The Paper Studio seed beads

I'm entering these cards in the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Cuttlebug Mania - Celebrate Mums (the shaker card and the hot air balloon card are both Mother's Day cards - the Mother's Day sentiment is on the interior but not shown - I used the Cuttlebug machine and three different die sets)
Shopping Our Stash Challenge #419 - Mother's Day (the first two cards are Mother's Day cards but the Mother's Day sentiment is on the interior)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use Punches or Dies (I entered the hot air balloon card as it uses more dies)

I hope you'll be able to stop by the Word Art Wednesday blog and see the projects from the rest of the Design Team. I also hope you'll check out our sponsor, Pink & Main. Thanks for visiting today. Please stay safe.

Fall Shaker Card

Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is going well. My husband started a new job on Monday and we're adjusting to his new work schedule. One of the mentors the Lord gave me after my mom passed away used to frequently say, "Adjust is a must!" How true this is...even in good things like a new job. The Lord brings change to our lives for many reasons. Sometimes it's to help us grow and learn to trust Him more. Our Word Art Wednesday focus verse this week expresses it this way, "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!" Romans 11:33 To have knowledge is to know the facts and wisdom is the ability to appropriately use use those facts. Our Lord has both knowledge and wisdom in a limitless supply. How thankful I am for that!

Have you discovered the relatively new website Paper Craft Romance? If not, you are missing out on a wealth of paper craft resources, tutorials, product reviews, free printables and a LOT more. The owner, Deedee, is a good friend of mine and previously owned the Deedee's Digis online store. If you become an email newsletter subscriber, you are given access to a subscribers-only free printables section. I am using on of those printables for my card today.  I colored the image with Copics and then used it as the background for my shaker card. I used a variety of sequins in my shaker including my new favorites Assorted Moonshine sequins by Simon Says Stamp (SSS). SSS is our wonderful sponsor for this challenge. They are a fantastic one stop shop that features most, if not all, of the most popular brands. I was able to purchase the Lawn Fawn banner dies and the Echo Park 6x6 paper pad used in today's project from them. They have quick shipping too. :) A few more Moonshine sequins topped with Rusty Hinge stickles finish off the card front.

I used two of the double-sided patterned papers from the Echo Park I Love Family 6 x 6 pad for the card front and the window border. A piece of stamp packaging is the clear panel for the shaker window.

I used the papers for a little interior decorating as well.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Addicted to Rubber Stamps Challenge #217 - Make Your Mark (I used my Copics)
Craft Your Passion Challenges #335 - Anything Goes
Let's Color Linky Party #13 - Anything that has been hand colored
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes (optional feature of Lawn Fawn Products - I used a Lawn Fawn Banner die)

Thanks for stopping by for a visit today. Be sure to play along with us in our challenge to win a wonderful prize from Simon Says Stamp. By the way, they are having a 25% off Copic Marker sale until Nov. 1st! If you share your project on Instagram, please use the hashtag #WAWchallenge. You just might be featured on our Word Art Wednesday Instagram page.

The products I used are listed below using affiliate links where possible (this allows me to make a small commission at no additional cost to you).

WORDart by Karen	Echo Park I LOVE FAMILY 6 x 6 Paper Pad ILF113023	Georgia Pacific White Cardstock	Recollections Kraft Cardstock
Copic Sketch Marker G03 MEADOW GREEN	Copic Sketch Marker G07 NILE GREEN	Copic Sketch MARKER G09 VERONESE GREEN	Copic Sketch Marker Y17 GOLDEN YELLOW Bright Bold
Copic Sketch Marker Y21 BUTTERCUP YELLOW Light Pastel	Copic Sketch Marker Y32 CASHMERE Cream Yellow Gold Soft	Copic Sketch Marker Y35 MAIZE Bright Bold Yellow	Copic Sketch Marker Y38 HONEY Bright Bold Golden
Copic Sketch Marker R24 PRAWN Red	Copic Sketch MARKER R27 CADMIUM RED Ladybug	Copic Sketch Marker YR07 CADMIUM ORANGE Bright Bold	Copic Sketch Marker YR21 CREAM Light Pastel
Copic Sketch Marker E07 LIGHT MAHOGANY Light Brown	Copic Sketch Marker E08 BROWN	Copic Sketch MARKER E09 BURNT SIENNA	Copic Sketch Marker E31 BRICK BEIGE Cream
Copic Sketch Marker E35 CHAMOIS Light Brown	Copic Sketch Marker W1 WARM GRAY No. 1	Copic Sketch Marker N0 NEUTRAL GRAY NO. 0	Ranger TDS-28949 Tim Holtz Designer Series Distress Stickles Glitter Glue, Rusty Hinge, 0.5-Ounce
Red Round & Silver Star Sequins | Hobby Lobby | 1112333	Brown & Champagne Gold Round Sequins | Hobby Lobby | 1112325	Simon Says Stamp Sequins ASSORTED MOONSHINE ASMS37	Spellbinders Standard Circles Dies - Small
Lawn Fawn EVERYDAY SENTIMENT BANNER Lawn Cuts LF1139	Scotch Advanced Tape Glider (ATG)	DoCrafts 3D FOAM TAPE 9mm x 5m Stick It STI7201	Ranger Glossy Accents
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two Applicators 62191	Dahle Self-Healing Cutting 18x12 Mat 10671	Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches	Fiskars 12 Inch SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
*Ranger PAPER CREASER BONE FOLDER Fold Cardstock & Cards Easily BON10029	*Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05002	Cuttlebug Machine

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My Favorites from 2015

Last year I did a Top 10 Favorites from 2014 and had so much fun with it I decided to try it again for 2015. They are listed in the date they appeared on my blog.

I Thought of You Today

Melody of Love

Sweet Happy Birthday

Smart Owl

 

He's Not Far Away

Strength and Honor

Belated Happy Birthday

Inspirational CAS

Meowy Christmas

Bought with a Price

I'm linking up my list of favorites at Debbie's Favorite Five of 2015 - just like last year, my favorite 5 expanded to favorite 10. :) If I HAVE to pick JUST a favorite 5...then it's the first four on this post and the last one.