Happy WOYWW to you, dear friends! Thanks to everyone who took the time to leave a sweet comment on my Frosty-Inspired Real Friends Last Forever
card! I am overwhelmed by the response to my first creation of the New Year!
Are you ready for a touch of Spring?
What Did I Create This Week?
This week, as I sift through my stash and let my imagination run wild, I am drawn to things that signify new life and the promise of spring – even in the dead of winter.
- Bright colors bursting through the drear of dark winter days.
- Flowers blooming in the midst of ice-covered fields.
- Caterpillars transforming into butterflies.
- And the Word Of God, which stands forever – a lamp, a light, a shield.
What I feel inside bursts forth in this week’s beautiful and inspirational card – Refuge and Strength.
The card incorporates a combination of new (store-brought) and new-to-me (stash) items as well as a few oldies but goodies:
- Fabric – Michaels/Recollections (New – Love)
- Scotch Designer Tape (My New Favorite Product!)
- Chatterbox Happy Day Dimensional Stickers (Die Cut, Glitter / New From Stash)
- SEI Jocelyn 6 x 6 Paper Pad (New From Stash)
- Vellum Quote (Old/Scrap From Stash)
- Cardstock (Old/Stash)
What do you like most about this card?
Now it’s your turn to share your fabulous creations with us! We’d love to see your creations at one of our weekly parties!
For more creative inspiration, check out the Creative Art Challenges at the end of this post!
What Are The Crafty Cats Up To This Week?
Do you remember the first day your precious pet entered your life?
This week at Wordless Wednesday, I am reminiscing about the day that Tsunami first arrived in our lives. Please stop by and share this precious moment with us!
Do You Love To Read? Join Us At The Book Nook!
This week, I’m also excited to announce the launch of a new party and community for book lovers called the Book Nook at Create With Joy! I cordially invite you to stop by and join us!
Creative Art Challenges
Are you ready to jump-start your creativity? Here’s this week’s list of Creative Art Challenges to inspire you (organized alphabetically by Theme or Anything Goes!)
Thematic Challenges
- 4 Crafty Chicks 229 – Flowers
- All Sorts Challenge 294 – Spring Flowers
- Aloha Friday Challenges 39 – Scraps
- Card Mania 64 – Make It Sparkle (Glitter on Flowers/Butterfly)
- Crafts Galore Encore Challenges – Under The Weather / Get Well
- Chocolate Coffee Cards #82 – No Circles Card
- Craft For The Craic – January Challenge – Favorite Word
- Crafting Desert Divas Linky Party 47 – 3D Projects
- Crafty Boots Challenges – Butterflies
- Crafty Calendar January Challenge – What’s New?
- Crafty Creations Challenge 281 – Something Old, Something New
- Creative Card Crew 79 – Shabby Chic
- Die Cuttin Divas 199 – Cheer Up
- Dragon Lair Designs – New Beginnings (Spiritual Renewal)
- Fresh Brewed Challenges – January Favorites (Anything Goes)
- Frosted Designs Friday Challenge (A New Season With God)
- Get Creative Challenges #6 – Celebrate New (Spiritual ReNEWal)
- Glitter N Sparkle Challenge 120 – Cute (Cute Flowers)
- Going Grey With Scrap Creations – Favorite Embellishment
- Just Inspirational Challenges – Sparkle
- Laurel Craft – What’s Your Favorite Color? (Pink)
- Little Claire’s Designs Monthly Challenge 53 – Bright & Beautiful
- MelonHeadz Friends – Clean And Simple
- Ooh-La-La Creations – Once Upon A Time (Bible / Psalms)
- Our Daily Bread Designs Inspiration Challenge ODBD SLC223
- PDE Linky Party – 3D Projects
- Scrapper’s Delight #39 – Favorite Colors
- Scrappy Hands #30 – Layers
- Shopping Our Stash 185 – Not Your Normal Paper (Paper Has Foil Highlights)
- Southern Girls 1st Challenge For 2015 – New Life
- Sweet 7 Designs Challenge Blog – Anything New
- Top Tip Tuesday – Something New (Layered New Fabric For Background)
- Try It On Tuesdays – Add Some Fabric
- Whimsy Stamps #79 – New Beginnings
Anything Goes Challenges
- Aud Sentiments 123 – Anything Goes
- Crafting From The Heart Challenge 43 – Anything Goes
- Craft Your Passion Challenges #245 – Almost Anything Goes
- Dazzling Diva Challenge – Anything Goes
- Decorate To Create #91 – Anything Goes
- D.L. Art January Challenge – Anything Goes
- Imagination Crafts – January Anything Goes Challenge
- Inky Chicks #45 – Anything Goes
- Inspiration Destination #17 – Anything Goes
- In The Pink Challenge #60 – Anything Goes (In Pink!)
- Jo’s Scrap Shack FFC 71 – Anything Goes
- Love To Scrap Challenge Blog 46 – Anything Goes
- Moo Mania & More – Anything Goes
- Not Just Cards Challenges #11 – Anything Goes
- My Craft Creations – 1/19 to 1/31 – Anything Goes
- One Stitch At A Time – Challenge #228 – Anything Goes
- Paper Creators Crafts Challenge 34 – Anything Goes
- Papertake Weekly – Get In Shape
- Party Time Tuesdays #194 – Anything Goes Challenge
- Scrap And Craft Challenge 1 – Anything Goes
- Scribble & Scrap Challenge 36 – Anything Goes
- Seemacrafts January Challenge – Anything Goes
- Sister Act Card Challenge #89 – Anything Goes
- Sisters Of Craft January Challenge – Anything Goes
- The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge 1 – Anything Goes
- The Sisterhood Of Crafters – Anything Goes With A Twist
- Through The Craftroom Door – Jan 20-26 – Anything Goes
- Vandicrafts Artistry January Challenge – Anything Goes
- Wags N Whiskers 145 – Anything Goes
- Whoopsi Daisy – Anything Goes January Challenge
- Word Art Wednesday 167 – Anything Goes
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what an adorable card! Very spring time feely! 🙂
Thanks Jaimie! I love Spring and have been very inspired to incorporate spring elements into my current projects! 🙂
I love the flower theme – I’m so there with you!!! Just when all our snow had melted, we got more yesterday. Ugh. But we can make our own flowers while we wait, right?? Gorgeous card!
Happy Crafting!
Jeannie #14
Thank you so much Jeanne! 🙂
I just looked out the window and it is a rather dreary day here.
But, no worries – we can always carry spring within the depths of our heart! 🙂
Gorgeous colours on that card for what is a very grey day here. You look to have been very busy with all those challenges! Happy WOYWW Cindy #48
Happy WOYWW to you Cindy! Hope my card added some cheer to your very grey day!
Only just noticed you entered his card in our TiOT challenge – thanks for playing!
My pleasure Cindy – thanks for hosting!
A beautiful, bright card, with a great verse to go with it.
:)trisha
#68 today with
monoprinting
Thanks Trisha! Have a lovely day!
Beautiful card!! Thanks for joining us for the Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party!
Kimberly
Craftin Desert Divas DT
Thanks for linking up to our 3-D party at Pause, Dream, Enjoy. I love the Spring feel of this card and the burlap backing – very creative. – DT Jen
That card really reminds me that Spring is about to be sprung 🙂 Love the speckled butterfly. Happy WOYWW. Shel#71
Lovely card. Thank you for sharing it at TIOT
Chrissie
Fabulous colors and I love the bit of burlap! We really appreciate you entering our “Anthing Goes” challenge at Through the Craft Room Door this week. Good luck and I hope you’ll play along again soon.
NanaConnie DT
Joyful card with beautiful spring colours. Thank you for playing along with us at TioT.
Beautiful card. I like the colours.
Thanks for joining us at Party Time Tuesdays.
What a wonderful creation! Thanks so much for playing with us this week at PDE 3D Linky Party. Hope to see you again soon 🙂
michelle (PDE DT)
Purple Monkey Moments
Lovely bright colours and textures. Thank you for joining us at OLL challenges. Wynn DT
Thank you Wynn!
Beautiful card, thanks for joining us at Sisters of Craft and good luck. Wendy DT x
A lovely bright and cheery card.
Thanks for joining in with our Once Upon a Time challenge at OLLCB.
Lynn x
DT
Such a beautiful card Joy
Nice card!!! Thank you for joining in this months challenge on Seemacrafts. Hugs, Donalda DTM
Your card is lovely – thank you for sharing – I hope we see you again soon with a pink creation.
Christine x
Thanks Christine!
Love the card! Hopped over from the Get Pinned! Party. Pinned! =)
I love the colors of this card and the combination with the fabric!
Fab card, lovely bright colours and pretty design. Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.
Dionne
Very pretty! Thanks for joining us at Die Cuttin’ Divas this week.
Leslie
This card is so beautiful, absolutely love the message and really adore the colors. Thank you for playing with us this week in our Funday Friday challenge!
Hugs,
Jo
♥ Jo’s Scrap Shack ♥
Beautiful !!! Love colours and image. Thanks for joining us at Chocolate, Coffe & Cards Challenges!!! I hope you get to join us again for our next challenge. Agnieszka DT
Beautiful. Love the colors. Thank you for Linking Up at PDE Linky Party.
~Janis, PDE Linky Party owner
Pause Dream Enjoy Page on Facebook
We’d love you to link up your scrapbook pages over at our
sister challenge blog, Bimini Moose!
Such a pretty Springtime card. Wonderful sentiment and those pretty flowers and the butterfly are lovely. Thank you for sharing this with us over at Crafting from the Heart. Sue DT x
Lovely card!
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m
At first glance I thought this is so bright and beautiful. It is almost singing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for participating in our 167th AG challenge here at Word Art Wednesday. I hope we will see you back again really soon.
Blessings,
Carole
Beautiful card. Thank you for joining us at Not Just Cards this week. Hope to see your art work back here again soon. Judy DT
Great card, the colors are bright and cheerful! Thanks for joining us over at Die Cuttin Divas this week! Carri~Abusybee
Skittles!
Super cute and colorful , love it , thanks for joining our No Circles Challenge at Chocolate ,Coffee and Cards – DT -Crystal
Lovely card with a fantastic sentiment.
Thanks for playing with us at Craft your Passion.
xxx Michelle (DT)
Not sure if I’ve already commented on your card, lol. if so you’ll end up with two from me. I love the bright colours of your card and the textural addition of the burlap piece too. A lovely uplifting sentiment to finish it off. Fab card.
Thanks for sharing with us at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog this fortnight.
Hugs,
Sandy DT
Amazing card !
Thank you for sharing
MOO MANIA & M ORE
Great to have you with us!
xoxoxo
Susi
So glad to find you and join you! 🙂
Beautiful. Thanks for linking up over at PDE Linky Party
Have a creative day.
Nana
♥ My Crafting Channel ♥
♥ Nana’s Rag Quilts ♥
♥ 2 Creative Chicks ♥
♥ Silhouette Challenges ♥
Wonderful card. love the sentiment you used!! Thanks for playing along with us at the Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge!! 🙂
Wonderful card and sentiment, thanks for joining us at Moo Mania and More, Valerie
Beautiful card – I love the burlap and butterfly!! Thanks for joining us at Frosted Designs!!
Lovely card! I really like that burlap in the centre! Thanks for sharing and for joining the Shopping Our Stash crew for our “Not Your Normal Paper” challenge!!
Beautiful card. Thanks for playing at Frosted Designs.
Awesome card. I am really looking forward to spring myself. Winter sucks! Vickie #33
Beautiful sentiment and you’ve showcased it perfectly with your design! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood’s ‘ANYTHING GOES with a TWIST – use a new craft item’ challenge and please come back again soon!
Darlene
one of the ‘Sistahs’
The Sisterhood of Crafters
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
I’m with you..the contemplation of bright colours from Spring bursting forth is a real help. really pretty card.
This is so perfect for our ‘FAVOURITES’ theme. Just love the colours and design. Thanks for sharing your talent with us and good luck.
Hugs
Desíre
{Fresh Brewed Designs DT Member}
{Doing Life – my personal blog}
A wonderful card.
Thank you for joining us at MOO-MANIA & MORE
My pleasure Rosie – thanks for visiting!
very bright and cheery card. Thanks for joining us at DCD and this week’s cheer up challenge.
Fabulous card. Love that verse. Thanks for joining us at Melonheadz Friends.
Thank you AJ – so happy that the verse blessed you! 🙂
This is a very pretty and inspiring card!!! Love the added texture and combination of patterns. Thanks for joining us this week at ODBD!
Wow!! This is such a fabulous card!! What a joy to see 🙂
Thank you for joining us at Die Cuttin Divas!
Shelly
Beautiful card! Love the sentiment and the added texture of the fabric! Thanks for joining us at Love to Scrap