Recycling

I love using bits and pieces. The background with the music stamp in white was the backside of a scrap I couldn't find use for. The pink panel is the packaging from a little box of candles.

The postal stamp is cut from the packaging from some new papers from a Dutch designer. The butterfly was stamped in white from a tiny scrap and all I had to do was puzzle them together and I have a birthday card.

 
Here are the candles I found this weekend, they are so my style!

Unfortunately they will be no Tag Tuesday for a couple of weeks.
Jacqueline

Grid card and a little give-away

When I just want to sit down and play I usually make these sort of cards as I have lots of papers with unfinished projects or projects that didn't land on a card and then I pull them all together to make a puzzle.

I usually use a punch but these squares are slightly bigger than my punch as I cut them out from a template. I then add whatever I find in my scrap basket. The top right square is a scrap from Sue.. they all come in handy!

Secondly a little give-away. I never use this stamp from Hero Arts and that is a shame. It should be used, so I'm offering it to somebody who leaves a comment.  It's as good as new too. I will also include a little bag of my scraps. I'll ask my son to choose a number sunday morning. And I will send this card with it.


Have a nice weekend!
Jacqueline

Sunday scraps - 31

Can't say these are the scraps of the week but they certainly were in my scrap basket and I love using them up! I'm joining in with Godelieve again. She has made some gorgeous blue and white cards with hers this week. Yes, I love grid cards and through Godelieve's blog I came across this blog from Kim. If you stroll down you will see some grid cards made with four coordinating squares. Of course I had to give this a go myself!



Paper is Basic grey which I got from Tania (thanks Tania). The birdcage stamp is Hero Arts and the black square is another scrap from Sue who has just posted an amazing grid card on her blog here. You just have to check it out, it is stunning!

More recycled cards

Back again with more ideas. The card above is a scrap card, probably the easiest and quickest I have done and suitable for Christmas with a very strong message. These cards are quick and easy to make! It is about 5x5 inches, as are the cards below.

But first I have to share something that always impresses me about God. At the end of June I sent a package to Andi (RrlScrapGal) as I was having a clear out of my craft supplies. The package didn't arrive. I was disappointed as I had done everything possible (even filled in a custom's form which I often forget and the package arrives anyway) to make sure she got it. Three months had passed and just recently I perceived a heart voice questioning me if I had prayed for the package to arrive. I love the fact that God always prods me in the direction of exercizing my faith! So I prayed! Just yesterday I heard that the package had arrived - all in one piece too! I am awesomely amazed at how delicate prayer is. I have at times lost my faith in prayer and God has never forced or disciplined me about it - look how the Father pulls His children in love to pick up prayer issues and really believe Him for them. OK this is a small detail in life, but I believe God wants us to pray for EVERYTHING! OK point made.
Another testimony, I just have to tell you this - a while ago I had lost my camera and felt sure I had left it in the last hotel we were at. Three days passed and I was whining about my beloved camera.... until my DH says 'Have you prayed for it' - well - no, in fact I hadn't.... just 20 minutes later I was rummaging in a craft box and my eye fell on it just sitting there on the shelf - I must have walked past several hundred times... YES I BELIEVE IN PRAYER - all sorts - for everything in life, things that surround me, things that don't surround me directly but need it! What a challenge awaits us daily to trust the heavenly Father and to pray in Jesus Name!

So here are two more cards which have been recycled from last years Christmas cards. I stamped on them with a Joy for you definition stamp from Hero Arts.






Just rememberd these little Christmas tags that I recycled last year too.

Getting low on nice cards to recycle though - I will probably be attacking my birthday cards soon.... not the nice ones though!! LOL

My scrap cards and tags!