Friends of Faith Blog Hop

I am currently in San Antonio to be with my daughter who is graduating from the Air Force Basic Military Training. but I will be participating in this so make sure you stop back by.

Belli Challenge #78

It's Wednesday and that means its time for another Belli Challenge. Creative Cuts And More is once again our sponsor. I love their stuff! One random participant will be chosen to win a TREASURED FAMILY RECIPES 8"X8" MINI ALBUM KIT. A 28.99 value jam packed with supplies.
Our challenge is to use Christmas themed embellishments. For my project I used the 3D Sleigh. It is a breeze to assembles and fun to decorate. I used a flourish stamp set from CTMH, along with Stickles, Snowflakes, and Christmas picks from Mike's.
I hope you will play along to do so just create a project using some Christmas themed embellishments (buttons, ribbon, stickers, whatever) and leave a link to your creation using Mr. Linky on the Creative Belli blog. If you post to an online gallery please use keyword CBC78

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Tuesday Throwdown ~ Another Sketch

Good Tuesday Morning!

Its time for another Sherrod Studios Tuesday Throwdown. For my card I used the Birthday Ella set. It comes with these cute little packages you can make them birthday or Christmas. To play along make a card using this sketch and leave a link using Mr. Linky. If you post to an online gallery please use key word SSTT05 so we can find it.

More Birthday Challenge Cards

Leah's challenge was to create a card using a snowman. My cards uses the set "Snow Friends".
The sketch for this card is This weeks sketch at CPS.
My challenge was a color challenge using the following colors Blue Bayou ~ Rich Razzleberry ~ Soft Suede. I do not have Stampin Up papers so I used the colors from Close To My Heart that are close. Twilight, Vineyard Berry, and Chocolate. The set I used on this card is "Cozy Feathered Friends" The sketch for my card is this weeks sketch at The Sweet Stop.

Lorie also has a challenge, hopefully I will get to play with hers also before the week is out.

There are lots of prizes to be won so be sure to play along. You will have until next Monday until 8pm EST to post your card in the appropriate challenge discussion in our forum.

Happy Stampin'

Happy Birthday Sweet 'n Sassy

Two years ago today Korin Sutherland opened up an online stamp company, Sweet 'n Sassy stamps. Hopefully you have heard of them but if not you can go HERE and see all the beautiful stamps she has in the store. She has a wide variety to offer including digital as well. I fell in love with her stamps and consider my self blessed to be a senior member of her design team.
We are celebrating ALL day today in our PCP group forum. There are lots of fun challenges with chances to win and also if you are a member of our group (if not join) you will get a discount on your purchase you make TODAY as well as some freebies!
My card is for Teresa's Sketch challenge you can see HERE. I will be back later with a color challenge card that I am hosting also with some more challenges cards. Come join the fun with us!

Recipe Monday ~ Weigh To Go

With the holidays quickly approaching, Julie challenged us to make a weight conscience recipe card. Most of us splurge during the holidays so here is a recipe to help you out just a little. My husband loves pumpkin pie but is a diabetic so he needs to watch his sugars and stuff. This recipe is low fat and also if you use Splenda in the place of the sugars then it is a great recipe for diabetics also. To play along make a card using a low cal recipe and leave us a link at Recipe Card Challenge to your creation. You can find great papers and other supplies to make your recipe cards at Scrapbook Store At Your Door. Can't wait to see all the yummy recipes that you share with us.

Cards for Hereos

Good Sunday Morning to you!

Candace is our hostess this week and she was lead to choose this verse of scripture.

"Greater love has no one than this that he lay down his life for his friends."
John 15:13.

Her challenge is to create "Cards For Hereos" this could mean any type of hero in your life. Most of us think military when when think of heroes and with what happened at Fort Hood this past week, our scripture feel right in place. Isn't our God amazing how he always gives the right scripture at the right time. None of us knew what was going to happen this week at Ft. Hood but God did and gave Candace this verse weeks ahead. Our God is Awesome and may all those families in Fort Hood feel His peace and His love.
As a second part to this challenge you can send the card you made and more to our Military through a program Operation Write Home which you will find all the details on this program on our site Stampin Sisters In Christ.
As for my card, you may think well it isn't patriotic, here's the deets on my card. My daughter is currently in Basic Training for the Air Force so I made one for her. I am so proud of her and all the others who serve in the military. I also lead a card ministry at church where we make cards and send to our soldiers who are deployed. What got me started on sending them was one of my 2nd grade girls I teach had a birthday and her daddy was in Iraq. She said she wished she could get a birthday card from him but he had nowhere to buy it. The OWH is a great program so I hope you will send blank cards for them to send home. Especially those who are deployed they cannot just go to the store and pick up a card to send their wife or children on their birthdays or holidays.

Paper Maniac Holiday Inspiration

Everyday during the month of November, Paper Maniac is getting you ready for the holidays with a decoration a day on our blog Paper Maniac Inspiration. Someone from the DT and our guest designers will be sharing a holiday decoration everyday so make sure to stop by each day for inspiration to help you decorate this holiday season.
My share for this week is a clip calendar using papers from Graphic 45, Christmas Past. I took the photo using only Christmas day in the clip, I have the rest of the month and I am going to make a countdown to Christmas on the other side so you can use it both ways.
I love the vintage look of their papers.

For My Deer Friend

My card share with you today is for the PaperCraft Planet sketch challenge that we are sponsoring this week. This cute little deer is this week's new release digi at SNSS "Deer Friends", there is also a sentiment set "Deer Sentiments" to go with it. I didn't have room for the sentiment on the outside so the inside of my card says "For My Deer Friend". I had fun with this sketch I hope you will join us on PCP and play along.

A digi Mojo Monday

I used the Basic Grey Wassail papers again to make this card using the Mojo Monday sketch and a digi Christmas Candle from Sweet 'n Sassy stamps. Today you can also grab a freebie from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps but hurry because its only for today. We are also sponsoring Digi Day at SNR in our group and there are more freebies and fun challenges until 9pm EST tonight. Come join in on the fun!

Papertake Weekly Sketch 27

My card today is created for a couple challenges . the sketch is Papertake Weekly's current challenge and I also made it for StampTV Technique challenge "Glaze It Up". You are make your project shine by Glazing it up! You can use Crystal Lacquer, Glaze Pens or anything else that will create a glossy, glazy, finish. I used Liquid Glass from Close To My Heart on the ornaments, though it is hard to tell.
The other supplies for my card can be found at Paper Maniac, The stamp is from Serendipity Stamps, The Paper is Basic Grey Wassail, for which there is a card contest going on you will want to check this out.

Sweet Stop 28

Good Morning and thanks for stopping by!
My card today is for a couple challenges, the sketch is The Sweet Stop sketch for this week. The other challenge is Monday's Sweet Treat challenge on our PCP group. The Sweet Treat challenge is "Getting Frosty" all you have to do is have a snowflake on your creation somewhere. It could be in the stamp or a diecut as long as it's a snowflake. I just had to use Sweet Cocoa for this challenge. This is the cutest little mouse ever. I hope that you would play along with our challenges. I look forward to seeing what you create.

Tuesday Throwndown Sketch

Today we have a sketch challenge for you at Sherrod Studios, using this sketch. My card uses the set "Harvest Blessings" which is a great set for making Thanksgiving cards. We are also sponsoring two challenge blogs Card Patterns and Creative Belli if you play along you have a chance to win a stamp set valued at $15.00. To play along with Tuesday Throwdown make a card using the sketch shown and leave a link so we can see. You will have a chance to have your card featured on our blog for a week

Recipe Monday ~ Energy Lift

Our theme this week at Recipe Card Challenge is Energy lifts. When I seen the challenge was energy I just had to use this bright colored papers that Julie had sent me from Scrapbook Store At Your Door because it reminds me of energy. With Halloween over then we know what come next, the hustle bustle of the Holiday season, and we all need extra energy for that. We were to make a card with a recipe that will energize. These little energy bars will do the trick every time. They are great to make to take with you on a hiking trip or for that early morning Black Friday outing to give you a boost of energy right when you need it. You can find supplies to make all your favorite recipe cards at scrapbook at your door store. To play along make a card with an energy recipe to share and leave a comment with a link on the Recipe Card Challenge Blog.

Meet The Sunbeams Blog Hop

Please scroll down to see The Stampin' Sisters In Christ Challenge

Sweet 'n Sassy is TWO years old this month and Korin has developed a new line of stamps "The Sunbeams". This new line of clear stamps consists of 4 characters: Emma, Luke, Owen & Caitlyn. and you will get to meet all of them today by visiting our blogs during the Sunbeam Blog Hop. Every few months we will release a new series with a different theme. Each series will only be available for a limited time! Our first series is called Birthday Party in honor of our 2nd birthday :).

These are available for preorder Nov 1-15th.

Once the preorders ship mid-November, we will sell the images individually, however when they are gone, they are gone! So get them while you can!!

Monday I introduced you to Emma, yesterday you met Caitlyn, today I am pleased to introduce Owen. "He loves memorizing scripture and telling others about Jesus. He wants to be a missionary when he grows up."
By giving Owen red hair my card qualifis for Copic Creations challenge of "Red Hair"
Meet the other Sunbeams by visiting the DT Blogs:

Ceal Pritchett
Chris Dickinson
Janette Olen
Korin Sutherland
Leah Cornelius
Lisa Hjulberg
Lorie Souther
Nancy Brown
Sandy Domelle
Teresa Kline

Happy Hoppin'