Be Joyful

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in EVERYTHING by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the PEACE OF GOD, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7

These are verses I memorized years ago and they are written on my heart. There are times when I still need to remember not to be anxious, but I eventually listen to my heart saying these verses. I didn't really understand what the "peace of God" was until I experienced it. It's having peace inside you, even when you're going through heartbreaking situations and trials. It does "surpass ALL understanding" and you know it comes from GOD alone. Praise the Lord for His wonderful promises!


I love, love, love what I do. I am passionate about the things I create and the talents God has placed in me. I SO appreciate the time you take to look at my things and the comments you all leave me!

Blessings to you!

Kathy

Saturday, June 1, 2013

ODBD June Release Blog Hop

Happy June everyone!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs June Release Blog Hop! If you got here from the super talented Lori's blog, you're in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the ODBD Blog so you don't miss anything! Here are the basic details of the hop:

  • Hop will run June 1 8:00am to June 2 8:00pm EDT
  • Winners will be announced June 3 on the ODBD Blog
  • There will be FOUR PRIZES of $15, $20, $30 and $40. Gift Certificate for STAMPS in the ODBD Store. *Must be redeemed within the month of June!*
  • To qualify to win, all you have to do is hop to each designer's blog, leave a comment, and return to the ODBD Blog to tell us you completed the hop, and if you had any difficulties along the way! 

For my card, I used an awesome new set, "Home of the Free".



To create my card, I stamped the eagle, colored it with pencils and fussy cut it to I could pop it onto the white.  I stamped the quote with red ink on white cardstock, trimmed it and matted it.  Three stars were stamped, colored and fussy cut to place in the corner and around the quote.  This is an awesome masculine stamp set.  Here's a picture of the entire set.




Now from here you go the Angie's fabulous blog to see her gorgeous creation!

Card recipe:

Stamp: Home of the Free (ODBD)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Kraft, designer paper
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Real Red (SU)
Accessories: White Silk Ribbon (May Arts), button, ribbon, twine (Michaels), Four Petal Flower Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Bow-Easy

Have fun hopping!

Blessings!

Kathy



68 comments:

  1. Love the texture on this Kathy! The bright colors give your project such elegance! Beautifully done! {{hugs}}

    Lori

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  2. I do love what you did with this stamp set. Very, very nice. Just found your site and am thrilled with the beautiful work you do. You are right, the Lord has blessed you with a special talent, not just your creativity, but your ability to reach your readers with Bible-verses that have so much meaning in this very chaotic world. Thank you so much for sharing your cards with us.

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  3. all around fab coloring, texture and design, Kathy! love it!!

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  4. I like the way you embossed the card and your use of color! Great job!

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  5. Kathy what a gorgeous patriotic card!!! I just love how you colored this eagle!!! Great layout, texture and details!!!
    hugs,
    Grace

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  6. Beautiful patriotic card. Love the design of this and your ribbon treatment!!

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  7. Gorgeous, gorgeous patriotic card!!! I love it!! The embossed white background really lets the colors of the eagle pop out! Love all of the details too! HUGS!!

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  8. Oh my goodness, this is absolutely gorgeous!

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  9. Your cards are just prefect to share with our troops. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

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  10. Oh Kathy, this is so perfect! Crisp and clean but with lots of detail too! Love your coloring of the eagle and stars!!!

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  11. Beautiful patriotic card. Love the new stamp set. TFS

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  12. Your Eagle is colored to perfection Kathy! I love the soft blues here - and your layout/design and fun embellishments make it even more special!
    Hugs,
    Audrey

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  13. Wonderful project, Kathy! Love the embossed bg and fab layout. Really super!

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  14. Wow - what a strikingly beautiful card! I love the simplicity of the background with the embellishments doing just what they are supposed to - embellishing without overwhelming the focus of the eagle and the sentiment. Great bow!!!

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  15. love the look! great job!
    Sandra ltb

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  16. Loved the embossed touch! Great card. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  17. Wow Simply Stunning card. love the attention to details and the colors and papers are Awesome Love the new Stamps sets. thanks for sharing your Stunning work.

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  18. Beautiful card, thanks for sharing your talents.

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  19. A beautifully done patriotic card :)

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  20. Awesome card! love the way you colored the eagle. TFS God bless!!

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  21. Very beautiful card!! Love the embossing and the way you fussy cut the stars to embellish. Awesome!

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  22. Beautiful patriotic card. Mary L Schreiber

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  23. Love the card.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  24. Love this Kathy!! The stars look awesome on the clean look of the embossed dp and the eagle is beautifully colored!! Wonderful card girl!!
    Hugs,
    Chris

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  25. Love the texture and every amazing detail on your patriotic card, Kathy! Your eagle is so beautifully colored! The combination of elements perfectly reflects the love of our country! Hugs!

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  26. Kathy, my sweet friend, your card is absolutely amazing! I love that added star button, such a perfect little touch and your coloring...always so stunning! Hugs and blessings, Sabrina

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  27. Beautiful, beautiful patriotic card!! Love the layout & bright, crisp red white & blue!

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  28. Love,love, love the bright colors and you did a beautiful job on the Eagle! Just amazing! Thanks for sharing your talent! Hugs, Donna. rubberstampin at yahoo dot com

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  29. What a GORGEOUS card! Love all the embellies, embossing... lovely card! :)

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  30. These Patriotic Sets are FABULOUS!!!!!! :) SOMEBODY has had their BEST CREATIVITY HAT on!!!LOL Your card is FABULOUS Kathy!!!!!!!!! :)

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  31. Love the card! Thank you for the inspiration.

    Marjorie from TX

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  32. Wonderful patriotic card~outstanding tribute to this great Country!! Thank you for sharing.

    Pamela

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  33. Wonderful card, love the stamps and layout.

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  34. What a wonderful patriotic card! Love the texture in the background.

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  35. Wonderful job! I love the embossing the eagle is flying over...

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  36. Excellent coloring of the eagle, great embossed background with it and like your ribbon and button treatment too!

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  37. Love the coloring on your eagle, very creative. Amy Marshall

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  38. I, too, love the "ribbon and button treatment" as Connie said! :) Your attention to detail is wonderful. Overall beautiful card!

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  39. Stunning card.. I love the papers. Love the embossing!! Those stamps are just wonderful!!

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  40. Great card--I like the embossing and the star button.

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  41. There is a lot going on with this card. I appreciate each detail and it all works together so well. Terrific card, I enjoyed it a lot.

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  42. Beautiful card; love all the details. Thanks for sharing

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  43. Loved how you colored the eagle. Wonderful card. Amy Marshall

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  44. Awesome card, I loved it.

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  45. Beautiful and patriotic! Love the background and the sketch!

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  46. beautiful!! love the eagle and the sentiment too!

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  47. Love the eagle! Very stunning card!

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  48. Very stunning patriotic card. Thank you for sharing.

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  49. Such an attractive card! Stunning. Thanks for sharing...the eagle is precious

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  50. Beautiful card! Love the texture. Thanks for sharing with us!

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  51. Love your terrific card. Love how you colored your eagle and how he is popped up for dimension. TFS.
    D~ dmcardmaker (at AOL)
    http://designsbydragonfly.blogspot.com

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  52. WOW! Love the texture and your FABULOUSLY colored eagle Kathy!! Love the sentiment banner with the stars too!! So striking!

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  53. Mary B.

    Love the texture and star button on this card. Its simple and yet beautiful.

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  54. Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.

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  55. Stunning card....great attention to detail!!!

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  56. Stunning! Love the marvelous texture, the star button, and those stamped stars. Gorgeous combination!

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  57. I love your patriotic card! These are great stamp sets!

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  58. Kathy, this card is so creatively put together. I love the way you colored that eagle! The stars are fabulous...each detail so artfully placed. Beautiful!

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Thank you for blessing me with your sweet comments!