Texture Tuesday-theme grateful

Today Kim had us use the theme Grateful/Thankful and the texture poetic.  I am so grateful for flowers, I just love them, they make me smile!  I'm thankful for the numerous varieties and colors. 

Stop on over and visit all the other links for some wonderful inspiration, http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe

Have a terriffic tuesday, hugs, Michelle

Praise God-Candy Cane Legend and snowman soup

The Candy Cane Legend, I made up about 8  of these little pocket envelopes and embossed the legend and added a couple mini cc's.    Here are two renditions I have found, if you don't have a stamp you can always use computer art to print and glue on card stock.
The Candy Cane Legend
Look at the Candy Cane--what do you see?  Stipes that are red, like the blood shed for me.  White is for my Savior, who's sinless and pure!  "J" is for Jesus, my Lord, that's for sure!  Turn it around and a staff you will see--Jesus, my shepherd, was born for me!--
The Legend of the Candy Cane
A candy maker decided to fashion some candy to honor Jesus.  He made hard candy because Christ is our rock.  White symbolizes Christ's purity.  The red stripes are for His blood, shed on the cross to save us.  The shape is a sheperd's staff, for Jesus is the Good Shepherd.

Also, made ten of these"snowman soup" packets up cc's and a pack of hot cocco mix.
Snowman Soup
So, you've been real good this year, Always glad to hear it, With freezing weather drawing near, You'll need to warm the spirit...So here's a little Snowman Soup complete with stirring stick, Add hot wter, sip it slow, It's sure to do the trick!

These are soooo much fun to make and to give...He Loves, He Gives, we copy the Father...we love, we give all in His name...Blessings, Michelle

"For God so loved the world he gave His only begotten son, whosoever believes in him shall have not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Pink Saturday, Quilts/ Stamped Cards

Please stop over to our hostess sweet Beverly and check out all the other linked blogs.

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

A couple of easy, fast strip quilts for the lap for Christmas, a Christmas table runner and some quilted stocking ornaments.

Here's a few hand stamped  cards that my cousin Lisa made for some inspiration!

Here's a few paper crafted stockings, stampin in up die, still time to purchase and and make these up for Christmas.  Here's my link or click on the right.

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/shellymarie/

Hope you've had a wonderful "pink saturday", hugs, Michelle

Praise God

I hope you have had a blessed weekend, Grace and Peace to you, Michelle

Stamped Christmas Cards

Hand Stamped Christmas cards...that's been the lastest creative endeavor.  I can get lost for hours doing this, and of course I never start usually until ten or eleven o'clock on a friday or saturday night and before you know it, it's 2 or 3am...yikes.

Did you make it all the way down to this last card...which was your favorite?    If you need any stampin up products, click on my button on the right.  Hugs, Michelle

Texture Tuesday-Phoebe

Texture Tuesdays, be sure to stop over to Kim's blog and check out all the fantastic links.

http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe

Today's theme, Kim asked us to try her new texture called Phoebe, so here's my "go" at it.

November roses...from the garden.

Thanks so much Kim, for all the textures and postings, and video's you give freely...I would have liked these cropped a little differently but I was trying to only capture certain words on the book. 
Blessings, Michelle

Praise God-New Book

Another book I'm reading..."Expecting to see Jesus" by Anne Graham Lotz, , A WAKE-UP call for God's People

Oh my goodness, another one I couldn't put down, 20 pages left to go in this one and it is amazing, really!  End times, personal revival.  A must read.  I have to share this one scripture I underlined, although I won't go through what Anne writes about it, but of course it was one of those times I read something and at the same time the Lord put in front of me something that related....no less at work, below this link came for a you-tube video and it is really something to think about....all I can say is I think we better WAKE UP! 

"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come" (Matthew 24:14)

Praise God, blessings, Michelle

Pink Saturday- Roses and Stamped Cards

Please stop over to our hostess sweet Beverly and check out all the other linked blogs.http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

A November 9th rose in Western New York, a slight fragrance to it.

These aren't pink, but who could leave them out.

Here's one of about 35 {all different} Xmas cards I've made up.  The deer stamp, ribbon, mica flakes and card stock are all stampin up products......my SU site is on the right if you are interested in purchasing any of the items to make your own card up.

Again, I know it's not pink, but isn't she lovely...just love this doily stamp, embossed with white detail powder.  Have a wonderful weekend, blessings, Michelle