Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2014

Cricut® Artfully Sent Is Finally Here!

After waiting for a while, the new Cricut® Artfully Sent Collection is finally here! This collection is packed not only the cutting images but also 3 D-size stamp sets! With our newest Cricut® collection, you can make handmade masterpieces in no time at all. Choose from cards with sentiments cut directly into them, or combine several cutouts to create your own pop-up scenes. Featuring more than 25 different card themes and 5 different card formats including dynamic interactive designs, this cartridge has a card for any and all occasions—even if the occasion is “just because”! Card styles include pop-ups, scenes, sentiments, sleeves, and pocket cards.

Collection includes:

1 – Cartridge (700 images: Cards and Font)
3 – My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets
1 – 12″ × 12″ White Daisy Cardstock Pack

Check out all CTMH Cricut® collections today!

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Recommended blocks for included stamp sets: 1″ × 1″ (Y1000), 1″ × 3½” (Y1002), 3″ × 3″ (Y1006), 2″ × 3½” (Y1009).

Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2014

Thankful Thursday

Counting God’s blessings in our lives is one way to remind us what God has done and who He is to us. Every gift He gives to us is too wonderful for word.

Though in the midst of uncertainty and so many changes have been happening in our family, all I see how God has been so faithful in my life.

Every single moment I am thanking God for giving them in or life and for giving me this privilege to be their mom.

I am thankful today for being a mother of daughters!

What are you thanking God for today?

Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Autumn Is Here!

Autumn is here! Cooler air is always feeling better! This season always takes me to the beautiful of the colors. Just gorgeous when we look out to the nature and how those leaves change their color uniquely

Today I join Joyful Stars Blog Hop, it is a group of Close To My Heart consultants blog hop. We create projects using CTMH products. And I would love to share one of the card I made inspired by the beautiful colors of Autumn.

For this card I used Pathfinding WOTG Scrapbooking Kit. The card base I used White Daisy cardstock. For the sentimen tag, I used 3D foam tape for giving some dimension to it.

I stamped those leaves multiple times using Goldrush Ink Pad, Autumn Terracotta Ink Pad, and Olive Ink Pad. Then I used my Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors to cut them and used glue pen to add them on the card.

I just like this kit that we not only can create scrapbook layouts, but also cards from the left over 😉

Your next hop is Crystal Davis. Here’s the full list of blog hop:

Joyce Houck

Nancy Brown

Krista Hershberger

Helen Gullett –> that’s me 🙂

Crystal Davis

Thanks for visiting and have fun blog-hopping 🙂

Posted on Monday, September 8, 2014

5 Minutes Monday

Today I have something excited to share with you. But first, Thank You for spending your 5 minutes to read and pray with me today for the Unreached and Bibleless People Groups.

Our Focus UPG today is Penghulu People. They are about 30,000 people live in this area in Sumatra Island.

Their language is a mixture of the Minangkabau language and the Jambi Malay language, widely spoken by every one, every day. They don’t have one verse of God’s word in their language. The largest religion is Islam. Though in general the Penghulu are Muslims, they still cling to traditional animistic beliefs for everyday life. They believe that strong spirits inhabit sacred sites. Some are still in the habit of giving offerings to appease the spirits. Many people seek help from the shaman for daily needs like treating the sick or casting out evil spirits.

Would you join me today to pray for them?

Ask for God to send His workers to this people, to reach them strategically.
Ask that doors will be open for translation work to give them access to God’s word.
Ask God’s Kingdom will be there, His will be done for this people as it is done in Heaven.
Ask God to show you how you can be part of His works for this people.

And here’s the exciting news!

One of Wycliffe’s partner organizations, The Seed Company, released a new Devotional e-Book, Joy In All Circumstances. It’s a beautiful devotional designed to both encourage the reader and prompt them to pray for the Bibleless People Group.

You can download the free devotional HERE (or click on the picture to download). And please feel free to share this blessing with your families and friends 🙂

And would you please consider to join us as a Prayer Partner? Visit TSC Prayer page to join as a Prayer Partner!

THANK YOU! Your partnership in prayer and financial give these people access to God’s word that will change their lives when they read it in the language they can understand best! Our prayer that God bless you abundantly!

Posted on Saturday, September 6, 2014

Friend, You Lift Me Up, Thank You!

Every month I participate at Card Chain Challenge over Deborah’s blog. What is Card Chain Challenge? This is an international card exchange – you sign up to send one handmade card to the person above you on the list, and you will receive one handmade card from the person below you on the list. Please read the Rules and FAQ‘s if you want to play along this month.

There are at least 4 options how you can create your cards provided by Deborah. And for CCC August, I used the sketch and the theme, friends: