Cherry Night Cakes

Betty has chosen some wonderful colors for CC328 this week at Splitcoaststampers.  We are to use Cherry Cobbler (my favorite red), Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, and neutrals of choice.  The dessert option is to use something from the kitchen.  Check out the fantastic samples and come join in the fun.  These colors just screamed patriotic to me which led me to think about and pray for our nation.

Inspirational Nugget:  Our Sunday School class has been using Max Lucado's book, Just Like Jesus, to discuss ways to be like Christ, and this week's subject was about having a heart of hope. How appropriate since many in America seemed filled with hopelessness and despair.  There has been so much loss lately...the earth seems to be groaning like a woman in travail.  When Jesus was facing the cross, he kept his focus on his Father.  He did not lose hope even in hopeless circumstances because he knew he could trust God.  There is our answer...look beyond your circumstances to the one who can handle your circumstances.  "Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever..." (Psalms 146:5-6)

Creative Nugget:  I just had to use my new Patriotic Cocoa digi image from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for these colors.  The image was printed on Cryogen White card stock and colored with Copic Markers.  I love the way this card stock shimmers and it is great to use with Copics.  The banner was made by stamping the stripes from an old retired Stampin' Up! set called "Old Glory," DP from the Paper Loft, and a little paper pleating.  For the kitchen dessert option, I cut a wooden skewer to fit the banner, sanded the ends, and colored it with a Prussian Blue marker.  All layers were then overstamped with the Canvas background stamp using Antique Linen Distress ink.  I'll also be submitting this card for the Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge, All About Summer,  since it has a summer theme and the Cocoa image was a download.  If you are a praying person...pray for America today...and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Patriotic Cocoa Digi image (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Canvas Background Stamp (SU!)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler (SU!), Antique Distress Ink (Ranger)

Paper: Cryogen White, Pure Luxury White (Gina K), Night of Navy, Craft, Cherry Cobbler (SU!), The Paper Loft DP

Accessories: Scor-Pal, Circle Nestie and Lacey Circle Dies (Spellbinder), Embossed Scallop Edger Punch (EK Success), Baker's Twine (PTI), Sharpie Poster Paint Marker, Skewer, Copic Markers B34, B37, B39, R00, R20, R39, R59, R89, E40, E42, E43, E44

 

A Friendly CASE

"Friend!  How sacred the word.  Born in the heart of God, and given to man as a treasure from the eternities~no word in the languages so heavily freighted with meaning."  ~Cyrus B. Nubbaum~  I count it a blessing to to have quite a few true friends.

Inspirational Nugget: There is truth to the saying that to have a friend, you must be a friend.  It seems today that  many are so easily offended.  Years of friendship are destroyed by a single slip.  We forget that we are not as perfect as we expect others to be.  To have a friend means to overlook, forbear, forgive, esteem highly, deny ourselves, and serve...to love. As we do this, we will gain a true friend, one who will stick with us through the good times and the trials of this life.  "The man of many friends [a friend of all the world] will prove himself a bad friend, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." (Proverbs 18:24)  True friends are treasures that enrich our lives and bring comfort and relief.  Jesus is a friend to all believers and He sticks closer than a brother.  "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13)  That is what Jesus did for you and for me!  Now that's a true friend!

Creative Nugget: The Free 4 All challenge at SCS today was to CASE a friend, and the Sweet 'n Sassy Digital Challenge was "All About Summer."  LeAnne Pugliese was the first friend at SCS that I got to meet in person.  Through her friendship, I have met many wonderful stampers, kindred spirits, from PA.  LeAnne's gallery is full of fabulous inspiration, but I chose her Mother's Day card to CASE. I changed the theme of the card and the colors, but kept the same design elements on my "Thanks From Paradise" card.  The image is colored with Copic Markers.  The whitecaps on the waves were highlighted with a white gel pen and given a layer of Diamond Stickles.  The umbrella was paper pieced and the shells were given a heavy coat of Glossy Accents.  The DP panels were pierced and the white panel was given some texture with the canvas impression plate...my absolute favorite way to add texture!  Wouldn't it be wonderful to meet here, my friends, for a relaxing day of fun in the sun!  Thanks for your friendship, LeAnne, and thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe
Stamps: Paradise Digi (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Vintage Picnic (PTI), Shells (SU!)
Ink: Night of Navy (SU!), Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)
Paper: Pure Luxury White (Gina K), Night of Navy (SU!), Echo Park DP
Accessories: Oval Nesties (Spellbinders), Canvas Impression Plate (PTI), Tool Kit (SU!), Silk Ribbon (PTI), Signo White Gel Pen, Diamond Stickles, Glossy Accents (Ranger), Kaiser Pearls, Copic Markers Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17, YR16, YR18BG000, BG02, BG07, E31, E33, E35, E50, YG13, YG17, B37, B39, W00. W1, W3, 0