Tag Tuesday - Stamp away!

The weekly tag Tuesday challenge can be on Louise's blog here.

I don't think I have ever made a quicker tag as the challenge was to use only ink and stamps! I had a collage image in my scrap basket that I had made with spraying water on the inked up stamp so I decided to stamp over the top of it and that was all I did.
Thanks Louise.

Meditation Monday - holiday break

I am taking a little break from Meditation Monday for the Summer holiday period and hope to be back in September, when I am back in a normal routine.
I have so enjoyed sharing with you and have so appreciated the feedback.

I can honestly say that the divine law of giving and receiving has been so true in my life these last years - only, God has given me so much more than I could ever have given.

Look at this beautiful verse:
Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you.
For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

I can honestly say that the effort I have put into my marriage has paid off with dividends! Also, the cards and little surprises I have sent with love to people have been given back to me in a way I would never have thought possible... and the list could go on and on - WE CAN NEVER OUTGIVE GOD!! Just a while back I was in a prayer meeting at work and I was feeling a bit empty.. the moment I opened my mouth to pray the Holy Spirit just took over and I felt the joy of the Lord just bubbeling inside of me... I was SO thankful - WOW, God so surprised me! I don't have that often but its at those times that my faith gets a boost. God is like that!
Life with God can be like a desert but if we perservere it becomes an OASIS - I can never thank God enough for His faithfulness - LIFE WITH GOD IS A GOOD LIFE!!

Gothic Arch Sunday - Roses

I had found a free image of a little girl with roses in her hair which gave me a start for a gothic arch challenge.



I know she looks sad but I love those eyes! The challenge can be found here.

I can't remember where I found it, but I know that Nancy Doornen has one on her blog here.

Shabby Chic Challenge

On this blog there is a great challenge going, with a lovely prize too. I don't have any Purple Onion stamps and thought I would just go for it.

This picture is the source of inspiration.


Here is the card I made solely according to the colours of the inspiration piece.


I thought I would try my luck, thats all!

Theme Thursday - pink and brown

I feel a little bit more inspired this week - the temperature has dropped at least ten degrees and the wind is cool and fresh which does help with the energy level!



This is my card for the challenge that can be found here. I absolutely love this face!
I found the music background on this blog.

Created by Hand - Inchies

I saw that 'inchies' was the theme yesterday and I couldn't resist such a challenge as I love playing around with scraps and papers to create inchie cards.



The challenge can be found here - with thanks to the girls that come up with a challenge week after week!

I kept to a beige, yellow and blue color scheme.

Tag Tuesday - Emboss it

Every week I look forward to the Tuesday tag challenge on Louise's blog, which can be found here for this week.

My paper background is basic grey (thanks Tania) and I embossed in white using stamps from Hero arts and in black using a swirl stamp (thanks Sue) from Inkadinkado.

I love embossing and hope it stays a favorite in the stamping world!