Lo, I am with you always....for MHKDesigns

Hello, crafty friends!  It has been quite a week.  As some of you know, I have recently been diagnosed with Lymphoma.  I finally got to see an oncologist this week.  It has been a whirlwind --having even more tests, a minor surgical procedure to get a port put in, some training done, and everything ready to begin chemotherapy.  I'm ready!  Let's beat this!  

I'm posting today for MHKDesigns, and I made a card to help me through the rough times I'm experiencing.  It was created using one of my favorite Bible verses -- Matthew 18:20...

I used the beautiful MHKDesigns set, Mum's the Word on this card.  

Taking the mum image from the Mum digital stamp set, I colored it with Lyra Rembrandt color pencils.  Background papers, also from MHKDesigns, are French Country.  I seem to use these papers often.  They are beautiful for flowers, and I do love to color flowers!

I cut the card base out on my Silhouette Cameo, and used some stitched oval dies from Die-namics to complete the card.  The crinkle ribbon is from 3 Girl JAM.

Mum's the Word

French Country

You'll find these and many more beautiful digital sets in the MHKDesigns Etsy Store. There's a challenge going on on the MHKDesigns blog, and tons of inspiration on the blog, too. Lastly, there's an MHKDesigners & Friends Facebook group you don't want to miss for even more inspiration and news!

Thanks for stopping by!

Gratitude Each Day -- for Great Impressions Stamps

It's Friday (yea!) and I'm posting today for Great Impressions Stamps.  It always makes me happy to play with my favorite stamps!  This is Veteran's Day.  I thank all the Veterans out there for serving our country.  We owe you our respect and much more. 

With Thanksgiving so close, and with a spirit of gratitude in my heart, I made a card I really enjoyed creating for today's post.  Here it is:

This card uses two rubber stamps from Great Impressions Stamps -- F169 - Harvest Mouse, and D451 - Gratitude.

I colored F169- Harvest Mouse with Copic markers, then stamped D451 - Gratitude nearby.

Papers and leaf stickers are from Photo Play.  The card stock base is from Close To My Heart.

Have you entered the Anything Goes challenge yet at Great Impressions Stamps?  It's just getting underway, and goes all month, so please link up!  If you use a Great Impressions Stamp, please enter it in the customer gallery. 

Lastly, don't forget to shop in the wonderful Great Impressions Stamps Store!  You'll find more great stamps just like these two. 

Thank You -- for Path of Positivity

It's Monday, and time to start a new challenge at the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog. The challenges are month long, and this month's theme is 'Appreciation'.  I think this is a great theme for the month of Thanksgiving (at least here in the U.S.)!

I appreciate our wonderful guest sponsors this month, and I'll tell you more about them after I show you the card I made using a digi from A Day for Daisies.  I used Sunflowers in Mason Jar to create this:

I used watercolor paints on this card, and a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.  Papers are from Echo Park.  The sequins are from Close To My Heart.

A Day For Daisies is one of our wonderful sponsors this month.  One lucky challenge entry will get a $12 gift certificate to the Day For Daisies Store.

Kitten Scraps is our other guest sponsor.  One lucky challenge winner will get a $20 gift certificate to the Kitten Scraps store.

Thanks, also to our regular sponsors, Creative Bug Digital Stamps & Decosse's Dynamite Doodles.

I hope you can join in on our 'Appreciation' themed challenge this month at Path of Positivity.  It goes until Dec. 4, so there's plenty of time to link up! 

A Golden Christmas -- for Great Impressions Stamps

Happy Friday, everyone!  I'm posting today for Great Impressions Stamps.  I like using red, green, and gold on Christmas cards.  With that in mind, I created this card...

This card uses several Great Impressions rubber stamps: J120 - Elegant Berry Branch and D511 - Merry.

I colored J120 - Elegant Berry Branch, then stamped D511 - Merry on the same paper.

I used some stitched edger dies by Simon Says Stamp on the bottom of the different paper layers.  Papers are from Echo Park -- the Deck the Halls 6x6 paper pad.  I made the gold snowflakes with glitter paper from Close To My Heart and Cheery Lynn dies.

A new challenge will be starting at Great Impressions Stamps challenge blog very soon.  I hope you join us in November for our Anything Goes Challenge!  If you use a Great Impressions Stamp, please link it up in the customer gallery. 

Don't forget to shop for these and other wonderful stamps in the Great Impressions Stamps store! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
IDCB -- ATG
Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog -- ATG
D.L. Art -- November Linky Challenge
Not Just Cards -- ATG
Mod Squad Challenge -- Go for the Gold
Sunny Day Challenge -- ATG
TTCRD -- ATG

I Can Beat This! for Imagine That! Digistamp

Hello, and happy Thursday!  It's been a week now that I've known, and a few weeks that I've suspected.  Last Thursday, I was diagnosed with Lymphoma.  I've had swollen lymph nodes for a few weeks now, and have been undergoing tests.  I've had some other symptoms, too, including incredible fatigue.  I wasn't surprised by the news.

I made this tag to use for my own inspiration.  I have it sitting right by my computer.  It's one of the things that will help me get through this.  Mostly though, it will be my faith, my family, and my friends.

This tag uses the adorable set from Imagine That! Digistamp called Let's Squash Cancer.  I used the pre-colored digi and one of the sentiments from the set on this.

Let's Squash Cancer

Awareness Ribbons Pink - Digi Papers

If you are the praying type, I'd love prayers.  I believe they will help me along on this journey.  My guess is I'll be blogging less in the month's ahead, but I'll try to bring you along on this journey, if I can.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
IDCB -- ATG
Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog -- ATG
D.L. Art -- November Linky Challenge
Not Just Cards -- ATG
Sunny Day Challenge -- ATG

Christmas Bingo -- for the 12 Months of Christmas

November? Already?  I'm sure glad I've been whittling away on my Christmas cards month-by-month this year!  Being on the DT for The 12 Months of Christmas has kept me on track! 

Today starts a new challenge at the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up.  Our theme this time is Bingo, and there's a chart to follow.  First, my card, then the chart I used:

You can link up any Christmas card you make.  To qualify for the prizes from our sponsor, follow the bingo theme using the chart above.  I used the diagonal line Star- No patterned paper - Free Space - Snowflakes - Sentiment.

Our sponsor this month is Decosse's Dynamite Doodles.  Lisa designs all sorts of gorgeous papers and elements.  Her blog is worth a visit, for sure!

The Yuletide Texture papers on this card were created by Lisa for this month's challenge.  The sentiment is also created by Decosse's Dynamite Doodles.  The snowflakes are dies by Lawn Fawn.  The star is a die by Top Dog dies.

I hope you join us this month at the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up.  You have all month, and Christmas is coming fast! 

So Super Sweet -- for Crafty Sentiment Designs

It's Tuesday, and time for a new challenge at Crafty Sentiments Designs.  I'm the hostess this week, and it's also the first day of this month's New Releases. 

The whole team used today's new release - Dragon Charlie - Having a Snooze.  Here's my take on it:

I colored rubber stamp, Dragon Charlie - Taking a Nap, with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens and a paint brush.  I cut the rocking card shape out on my Silhouette Cameo with a file found in the Silhouette Design Store.  Papers are from My Mind's Eye. The sentiment is from Craftin' Desert Divas. 

This week's challenge is Anything Goes.  I hope you can join us at Crafty Sentiments Designs!