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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He sure is!! Amen! & that card is so nice!!
Thank you so much Suzie!
Love all the elements on this bright and cheerful card, especially the sentiment!!!
Thanks for joining us at Die Cuttin’ Divas this week!
What a gorgeous pop of colour! Fabulous card. Thanks for joining Southern Girls first challenge of 2015 with your lovely card. Hugs, Wends x SGC DT
Lovely card thank you for joining us at Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Sue DT xx
Lovely creation, cute cats. Thanks for joining us over at AUD sentiments.
Love n hugs
Marie
Thanks Marie – always a pleasure to play at AUD Sentiments!
A very nice card. Thank you for joining us over at Scrap & Craft. Good luck! Hugs Suzi x
what a lovely colourful card. Thank you for entering JIC challenge this week, I hope you will join us next week when the challenge will be – Heat Embossing. Sian – JIC Co-Owner
So gorgeous! LOVING the burlap!! Thanks for playing along with Frosted Designs!!!
Thanks Julie – isn’t that burlap a nice touch?
LOVE Frosted Designs – one of my favorite blog discoveries of the new year! 🙂
Lovely Card.. Thanks for joining us over at Kitty Bee Designs.
DT Pam
My pleasure Pam – thanks for stopping by to comment!
so pretty thank you for joining challenge at dtc
Wow…what great texture on this! Lots of beautiful color too! So happy you could join us at the Dazzling Diva challenge!
What a beautiful work, love the colours you have used. Thank you so much for joining our challenge at Top Tip Tuesday this time, hope we see you again.
hugs Clarissa
Thanks Clarissa – love Top Tip Tuesday, will definitely be back! 🙂
Such a beautiful
Such a cheerful card! Maybe it’s the spring colors… 🙂 Very beautiful sentiment! Lovely card! Thanks for joining us at Card Mania. xx
Love your card! The Scotch Designer Tape is fabulous…think I’ll be keeping an eye out for it now myself. 🙂 Lovely color combination, great work!
lovely card, thanks for joining the dragons lair challenge
What a beautiful card! Thanks for playing along this week at Love to Scrap Challenge Blog!
Lovely card…great texture and colours. Thank you for joining us over at Scribble and Scrap. Good luck.
xx
Your work is always so beautiful! Thanks for sharing with Small Victories Sunday Linkup and hope you join us again this weekend! Pinning to our linkup board.
pretty colours compliment the lovely sentiment. . Thankyou for joining us this month at Craft for the Craic
Lovely card! Interesting combination of products! Love the texture!
Thank you for joining us at Decorate to Celebrate!
Lilian
http://theleafstudio.blogspot.com
Really beautiful card.
Thank you for joining us at Imagination Crafts.
Marleen DT xx
Here from HSTS Pink Saturday. Love the burlap!
such a lovely card and fits well into our challenge brief Thank you for entering our Once Upon A Time challenge at Ooh La La Creations
Alli x
I couldn’t help but notice this great card at Pink Saturday! I’m always intrigued by the talents of card makers like you and especially love the verse you used on this one! I just posted about a card-making opportunity on my blog. Consider this your personal invitation to participate! 🙂
Great card, Thanks for sharing with us at Scribble and Scrap xxx
What a beautiful card. Cheery colors and a wonderful message. I love butterflies! Joyous Wishes, Linda
What a lovely bright happy card!
Thanks for joining us at Dragonfly Dreams and I hope you join us again soon!
Hugz
Laurian
Owner Dragonfly Dreams
What a lovely, thoughtful, creation.
Thank you very much for entering the “Dragons Lair Designs” “New Beginnings” challenge this month. Good luck.
Gwyneth DT
very nice, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop.
This is a fabulous card, such pretty papers.
Thank you for joining us at Paper Creator’s Crafts.
Pauline
x
I have candy on my blog if you would like to take a look – http://craftingwithcotnob.blogspot.co.uk/
Lovely card. Thanks for joining our challenge at Creative Card Crew. Hope to see more of your work soon.
Hugs, Yvonne
Thanks Yvonne – love Creative Card Crew, will definitely be joining you again!
Lovely card!
Thanks for joining us at Sweet 7 Designs
beautiful card and sentiment. thank you for joining us at Sweet 7 Challenge blog and good luck. Hugs Davinia (DT) xx
Love the spring colors! Thank you for sharing on this months Artistry Challenge. Melissa – Vandicrafts
Beautiful card! Thank you for joining us over at Decorate to Celebrate!
Hugs,
Norma
Love this card, and the scripture speaks volumes to me right now. Thank you so much for sharing it 🙂 Thanks for joining us for The Paper Nest Dolls Anything Goes Monthly Challenge!
Thanks Leah – I’m glad that this card and verse spoke to your heart! 🙂
Love that sweet card! I have been writing Valentine’s out and thought if I had a craft area I would be able to make my own. I have so much stuff, all those wonderful treasures to create! My daughter does have a scraping room but she works in the day! 🙁
Had to say HPS to you and hope your week is going well.
Come visit soon. I was good posting PS twice in the past few weeks! LOL!
Thanks for sharing.
Great card – love that image!
Thanks for joining us at the Crafty Calendar Challenge.
Helen
The colors compliment the verse very well. LOVE your card!
Super cute card love the sentiment, and are those your fur kids are they Maine Coons?
Thank you so much for joining us at Whimsy New Beginnings Challenge this month we do hope that you will try and join us again next months Challenge
good luck
Hugs and Kindest regards
Bridget
Whimsy Stamps DT
Yes, our household is ruled by Maine Coons! 🙂
Your card is so beautiful, very professional with a wonderful message. I hope you’ll have time to visit my Pink Saturday, too.
This beautiful and touching card will definitely make someone’s day.
Happy Pink Saturday. Thank you for sharing.
what an inspiration site!
What a beautiful card, Ramona!
Thanks – it’s one of my favorites! 🙂
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Beautiful colours and a lovely message!