Daily Reflection

What a day today was! I met my stampin friends at 830 am, we went to Lawrence and stamped for hours, ate lunch at Jason's Deli, drove back home,
stopped at Sam's Club, then to the Sonic for a limeade, and made it church with time to spare. Next, I headed to Best Buy to pick up a network cable, hopefully this will fix my internet connection problem. Oops, I forgot about the tornado warning siren that went off during our church service, so we headed to the basement. By the time we got out some chairs, Pastor said a prayer for everyone's safety, Pastor gave his message, we then learned that the tornado had moved east, so we headed back upstairs to Communion & Offering! Love the excitement!!!

I am extremely thankful tonight that I was not harmed by a tornado, nor was my car or home. I'm thankful for my stampin friends. I'm thankful for creativity. I'm thankful for my new family at church. God is truly at work in my life. I hope that if your are struggling, or someone you know is, you find peace in your life.

Hooray Hardware Number 3

I love how the colors Cameo Coral & Kiwi Kiss look together! This was a fun card, notice how the white embroidery thread wrapped around the Kiwi Kiss cs mirrors the stripe in the ribbon on the opposite side of the card.





Recipe:
Cameo Coral CS
Kiwi Kiss CS
Whisper White CS
Pink Flamingo DSP
Trendy Trees Stamps
Close to Cocoa Ink
Kiwi Kiss Ink
Cameo Coral Ink
White Embroidery Thread
Hooray Hardware
Kiwi Kiss Ribbon

LWML

I love this page! I have been wanting to do a black and white only page, here it is. For those of you who are paper crafters, once you finish a project, do you just sit there and enjoy it for awhile? Even in the days to follow, do you have it laying out so that you can pick it up and look at it, marvel at your creation? I do. I hope you like it. The title stands for Lutheran Women's Ministry League. I went to my first meeting and one of the ladies forwarded a beautiful email the next day containing the journaling that I used here. Next month I hope to get a group picture to finish this off.

Eclectic Circles Décor Elements

Love the colors, but not sure I know what this is. It looks like a trash can. What do you think? It would make a great gift giving idea. Fill in with kitched themed ideas for a bridal shower or wedding gift.

Peace Like a River

It has been such a busy last 4 weeks that I have not done daily reflections. There are so many good things that have happened that I am blessed for, so I decided to read today's Daily Devotional. I found the following story by one of our volunteers in Guana. I found it comforting. I hope you do to. Have a blessed weekend.

When I first heard the story of the famous song, "When Peace Like a River," I asked myself why is it that God allows His people to go through such sufferings and calamities. What will our friends and relatives say about God when things go bad for us?

The songwriter of the well-known song had a similar experience, and this is what influenced him to write the song. He was a lawyer who had amassed wealth through his labor but lost all his properties through a fire. Surprisingly, his trust in God was not affected a bit. As if that was not enough, while crossing the Atlantic, all four of his daughters died in a collision with another ship. His wife survived and sent him the now famous telegram, "Saved alone."

What a tragedy! What a calamity in the life of a Christian. When he received the message, he was never worried about his trust in His God but wrote the wonderful song which said, "Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul."

Amazing as it may seem, God has truly taught us to say, "it is well" when we encounter unfortunate circumstances. He promises us in His Word that He told us these things, so that we may have peace. In this world we will have trouble; however, we should take heart because Christ has overcome the world through His perfect life, His sacrificial death, and victorious resurrection. What a comforting and refreshing message for all of us as we are going through troubles.

We need the Word of God to strengthen us each day of our lives so as not to lean on our own strength but to put all our trust in the Lord who will guide our paths. In this regard, when calamity befalls us, we are sure God will empower us and we can also say, "It is, indeed, well with my soul."

Eclectic Circles Décor Elements

This would look great in your work room, your Stampin Up apron hanging on the hook, your most recent artwork on display! Oh so chic. Ah. A dreamer - I am. LOL.

My Fav

I had so much fun making these cards. This is the 2nd of the 6 cards we will be making using the Hooray Hardware. Class will be Sat. May 19 at 12:30 pm. The class fee will be $20.00, it is non-refundable and non-transferable. Payment must be received by Sat. May 9. I accept PayPal. Looking forward to stamping with you!

Stunning

Eclectic Circles Décor Elements

Sneak Peak

I'm excited to show you a sneak peak at my new class called "Hooray Hardware!" There will be 6 cards total using each of the 6 fabulous & fun pieces of our newest hardware. Stop by Thursday morning for more details.

Artwork

One of the things I am seeing in the paper-crafting world is that many of us are now framing our artwork and hanging it up on the wall and what a better place for it!

Here is a frame with photos and Eclectic Circles Décor Elements. To the left of this post, you will see a link to the Decor Catalog. Take a look & enjoy!