Gardenscapes window pots

Number two in the gardenscape set. That's

what I'm calling them. The patterns are all

named separately. Not nearly as much fun,

I think.  I really love the olive green shimmer

card stock.  I think it shows off the black

beautifully.  It does lend a bit of shine

when I photograph it, though.

I have so many things I need to get done

and I ended up going to bed at 9 pm

last night. I never go to bed that early.

Lots of aches and pains from cleaning Bob's

house the other day. It's so hard getting old!

Proverbs 16:3

 Commit your works to the Lord,
And your thoughts will be established.

Happy Friday!

Gardenscapes

I have had these patterns for quite a while,

I think there's six in all, but when I first

started stitching them, for some reason

they just didn't look right so I never finished.

I found some awesome shimmer card stock

at hobby lobby the other day that is NOT

pastel, so I decided to give it a go with these

patterns and I like how they are turning out.

The only problem is that it's nearly impossible

(for me anyway) to get the holes exactly straight

and that drives me nuts, but I think I overthink

things more than someone else would.

It is so cold.  I was getting used to the mild

temps even though I knew it wouldn't last.

Can't blame me for wishing, I guess!

Psalm 103:12

 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Happy Thursday!

Zee-bra or zebra

Sorry, I can't for the life of me figure out how to

make pronunciation symbols above letters.

In Australia they pronounce zebra with a short

"a".  I don't know, I think it's kind of cool that

way but I'm sure everyone I came into contact

with would look at me like I was nuts and

call 911. At any rate, I absolutely love this card!

I was really thrilled with how it came out!

 

I had a bit of an issue yesterday.  All of a sudden

we had no power.  I heard some trucks so I looked

outside and sure enough, there's the power company

fooling around with the lines.  OK.  No power.  Find

something to do.  Oh, yes.  I'll go to hobby lobby since

I have lunch with a friend in about an hour.  OOPS!

The garage door is ELECTRIC!  Now what?  Now

I call Larry in New Mexico and ask him how to manually

open the garage door.  I know there's a way, but

I can't remember how.  I finally get it open and when

I come home, still no power.  I decide who cares and

left it outside all night.  Too lazy to bring it in.  Now

my southern belle has snow all over her and looked

at me like I was a cruel person for leaving her out .

Oh well.

 Matthew 4:4

 But He answered and said, “It is written,

‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word

that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”

Happy thursday!

Wishing for Spring

It has been unseasonably warm the last

week or so and I've been loving it. Yesterday

it was pretty windy so that made it feel a

little colder, but still, it's been nice. The

problem with that is that it's not going to

stay that way. I think today is supposed to

be cold. And I know the snow will fly

eventually as much as I want to wish it away.

So here's wishing for Spring:

  That won't comfort me much but it's a start.

I'm having lunch with Dianne today and then

I'm going to go by and see my mother.  It's

been rough.  Sometimes she knows who I

am, sometimes she is confused and talking

about things that don't make any sense.

Lamentations 3:25

 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him.

Happy Tuesday!

grapevines

Now that Christmas is over I went through my

patterns and found some that I hadn't done

yet. I may have used an image similar to

this, it kind of looks familiar, but the pattern

is new. I love it. Very simple. Two colours.

Not hard to remember for someone like me!

This card is for the January RAK attack.

Here is something I was playing around with

the other day.  it is glittered  paper covered with

glossy accents so it is a little raised.  Not as much

as I'd like but I didn't want it running over 

the edges.  I like how they turned out.

And finally...I got this yesterday from the pastor's 

son, Adam, who is also a pastor at our church

and worship leader.  Pam got one too and I think

the other two got one a couple weeks ago.  Pam and 

I must not have been around.  Anyway, it is 

for the fridge, of course.  But the best part

is that he wrote a personal message.  So 

that was appreciated.

1 John 4:9

 This is how God showed his love among us:

He sent his one and only Son into the world

that we might live through him.

Happy Monday!

Black on white

Sadly, yet another sympathy card. This one

for my friend, Sam, who lost her mother.

I say lost, but not really, because we

know where our loved ones are if

they know the Lord. That is always a comfort.

  Isaiah 60:1 

Arise, shine;
For your light has come!
And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.

Happy Friday!

Butterfly notes

My muse finally came back from partying and

I was able to finish the second card for Dianne.

I was pretty pleased with how it came out!

 

I forgot to post the paper that tells all the

things to try to find in the snow village:

That's a lot of items!  As you can see, we got

more involved in looking at it than in finding

the objects.

 And finally a picture of my loving dog:

 

She is not smiling, but snarling. When I give

her a bone she expects me to “fight” her for

it. However, somewhere along the line it

ceases to be a game and she becomes very

serious. I'm sure if I got my hand close enough

she would bite me. Isn't she a sweetie?! If

I don't fight her long enough by her standards

she will walk away and leave it there, hoping that

I will pretend to take it again. Crazy dog.

  John 1:11-12

 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.  

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name,

he gave the right to become children of God—

Happy Thursday!