Sunday, September 30, 2012

A IS FOR ATUMN ~ TILDA





















Hi everyone. Hope your fall is filled with
fun times and havest specials.

We have a farm about 40 minutes away
that we can get tons of really
special fall veggies and fruits.
 
This next trip I will be getting apples and
other fruits and some winter squash.
Hope they still have corn available.

This was a fun fall card to design.
I used Copic pens for color. Leaf punch
from MS. Flower from WOC.
Side stamp, ribbon, card stock and design
papers are from SU.
Pearls from my stash.

I am entering this card in these challenges:

7 Kids College Fund ~ Fall Is In The Air

Bearly-Mine Challenge ~ Add A Sentiment

Cupcake Craftroom ~ Anything Goes
Autumn theme

I wish you all a great week. I will be working mainly on Christmas gifts.

I have many sewing items to sew. Plus I am working on my Christmas cards too.

Many thanks for coming by. Hugs to all
Doreen

Friday, September 28, 2012

Elegant Tilda





















Many are doing fall themed
cards, as I am also doing. But this one
was fun to do using the pinks and teal
shades. Had fun adding the lacy border
to the card edges.
And added background layers to give
some great demensions.

Tilda......... in Copic shades. I love this
Tilda image and I seem to use her a lot.

Flowers are from WOC, lace punch MS,
ribbon is SU in wisper white, butterfly
is K&Co all other items from my stash.

This card is more of an elegant Tilda
theme.  Hope you like what I have done.

Please also visit the One Image and
Four Designs below this posting to
give me some comments too.

Many thanks for visiting both postings.

Have a super great weekend. I will be
working on more fall cards to post on
my blog and also working on quilts for
Christmas gifts.

Hugs and blessings to all
Doreen

ONE IMAGE ~ FOUR DESIGNS

This is a Stampin Up image. I decided to create 4 card designs using this image. It was a fun challenge and I enjoyed the way they turned out.

Many thanks for checking them out and leaving comments.

It was fun to cut the image into 3 sections. Colors give a fall theme to the card.







 This is a fun design, adding looped ribbon to the side.

The teal color gives a brightness to the card.

Buttons are always a great addition to a card design.









Using plum color shades to create this fun card. I used some frosty brads for the edges.

Background card stock lacing gives a neat demension.

On the fowers I added some glitter glue to give some sparkle to the design.







Birthday celebrations for this card design.

Created a block design for this background.

Pearls are always a fun element to any card.

Well here are my four cards, again many thanks for coming by to let me know what you think.

Blessings to all
Doreen

Monday, September 24, 2012

Autumn Colors ~ Tilda





















Autumn colors can be so bright. Full of
pretty earth tones.
Tilda is all dressed up to do a little fall
shopping.
 
Copic pens added great color to Tilda.
SU cs and ribbon, All other items from
my stash.

Have a great fall day. Sending hugs to all.

Many thanks for coming by for a visit.
Blessings Doreen

Thursday, September 20, 2012

FALL BIRTHDAY WISHES ~ TILDA





















Hi everyone, I used a fun multi layer
technique. It was fun to create.
 
Pearls, leaf, flowers and ribbon from
my stash.

Wishing you all a fun week creating
cards and great paper projects.

Let me know your doing and what
projects your working on.

I am still quilting and making zucchini
breads. Only a couple more zucchini in
the garden and then that will slow down.

Many thanks for coming by for a visit.

Blessings to all.
Doreen

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

SUNFLOWERS ~ TILDA





















Hi everyone. I have been busy working
on a quilt. I also took some time to make
some cards.

Fall is a fun time with all the beautiful
fall colors. Sunflowers are in bloom and
look so majestic in bright golden yellow.
 
Tilda is colored with Copic pens.

I used my Copic air brush system to spray
the white flower and pearls to the color of
golden yellow.

Entering this card in these challenges:

Bearly-Mine Challenge ~ Fall Colors
Craft Your Passion ~ BINGO ~ Flowers -
Ribbon & Yellow
Oldie But A Goodie ~ Show Us Your Ribbons

Many thanks for coming by to see my new
card. I appreciate your wonderful comments
to encourage me.

Blessings to all
Doreen

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Abiding In Christ





















Abiding in Christ.
I know if I want that invigorating power

of Christ, I need to continually be obeying
His Word and keeping His commandments.
I need to constantly be in tune with Christ
and abiding in Him.

Life seems to give us challenges that are so overwelming that we lose our focus.

I had this experience with the illness of
my dear husband and then his departure
to our Lord in Heaven.

It was in my daily reading of God's Word
and staying obediant and keeping His commandments that I felt and had to power
to make it and face each challenge. Was it easy.....No.....but there was a peace and
freedom to move ahead knowing God is
the blessed controller of all things.

Dear Ones, read your Bible today and enjoy
the love and peace of God. Abide in Him and
allow Christ to help you.
"And he that keepeth his commandments

dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby
we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit
which he hath given us." 1 John 3:24

Blessings to all.
Doreen

Thursday, September 13, 2012

TILDA & APPLES





















Apples of all varieties are available now.
Many of my friends are
making applesauce and apple pies
and tarts.

Here is Tilda ready to make a yummy apple pie.
Copic colors, Skin E00 E11 & R81
Hair E53 & E57
Spoon E99 YR21 & YR24
Dress & Scarf R39 & R35 
Apron Y22 & YR21. 
Apples & Basket G24 G99 C3 E97 E99 & YR24.
SU CS Lucky Limeade.
Designer BGP is SU.  
SU Ribbon Lucky Limeade.
Red pearls and flowers from my stash.

 Many thanks for coming by.
Have a great week.
Blessing to all.
Doreen

Monday, September 10, 2012

FALLING LEAVES TILDA





















Hi everyone, wow fall is here and some
trees have already changed leaf colors.

This was a fun card to design.
This is so cute Tilda playing
in the leaves.

Used Copic pens for my colors.
Wood grain template from my
Cuttlebug collection and stipple
brushed it with brown and rust
colors from SU.
All other items from my stash.


After looking at my calendar and
counting the week til Christmas I
see I need to spend most of my time
sewing and making gifts. So my card
making will not be as active as
I usually do.

But I will still feature one each week.
Or more if time allows.

Many thanks for coming by for a visit.
Blessings to all
Doreen

Saturday, September 8, 2012

TILDA SENDING BIG SMILES





















Hi every one, how have you all been doing? 
I am fine. Having some trouble
with water retention. My legs are really
aching. The next two days taking
double water pills to help.

Been busy in my kitchen. Made some zucchini
bread and some black berry
cobblers.  I hope to do some card making
this week.
 
I am just not in the mood yet to make
Christmas cards. I guess I should give
it some thought. I did get my Christmas
stamps out. I need some background
papers to carry a theme. I am not really
a Santa person, mostly enjoy the
Christian manger & angel themes, I also
like the Victorian themes with carolers.

I made this card a few weeks ago, it is a
happy card and was fun to create.
Copic pens, Skin E00 E11 & R81
Hair E17 E18 & E42
Clothes & Socks B00 BG49 R37 & R83.

CS and BGP from SU. Flowers from WOC,
Pearls & Ribbon from my stash,
and branch punch is MS.

I wish many of you could come and join
me to do some card making together,
how fun that would be.

Have fun in your hobby rooms/area's.
Hugs and Blessings to all.
Doreen

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

HAPPY BIRTHDAY THEME ~ TILDA





















Greetings everyone.  Its a great day here
in the NW of Oregon USA. Sunny weather
and nice and warm but not hot. Went to
a farm this past weekend and got some
wonderful tasting fresh corn. So yummy.
Also some more sweet peaches. I am busy
making zucchini bread and cobblers too.

But still time to make cards. Love making
cards in the evening. Keeps me from
feeling alone.

Using different shades of Copics pens to
color Tilda, flowers from WOC.

A fun mini pocket for the tag Happy
Birthday wish. Lots of layering to
show off the great colors. CS in
Raspberry Ripple and Lucky Limeade
from SU.

Challenges are:

Wild Orchid Challenge ~ Layer It Up
The Stamping Boutique ~ Anything Goes Birthday
Stampin Sisters In Christ ~ Birthday Card
Southern Girls Challenge ~ Its All About Flora

Have a great day. Many thanks for
stopping in and leaving encouragements
for me, they mean a lot to me.
Blessings to all , Doreen

Saturday, September 1, 2012

LEANING ON CHRIST




















I Praise the Lord each day for giving me His strength, being handicap is sure a challenge at times and can get me down. But I strive to stay focussed on Him for His present help to me. Many days I do not feel like doing much and have to talk to my self to keep moving. Praise God for His mercies new each day.

 Leaning on Christ.

The more I lean on Christ, the more I find that His power and strength are mine. Leaning on Christ gives me a boost as I live the Christian life.


"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1

"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust." Psalm 91:1,2

"Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong." 2 Corinthians 12:10


Blessings to all.
Doreen