a HOT hacienda

EEK! Just when you think all is well in your own little world...the devil slings out a stab at cha. It's a holiday...a fantabulous extra day off...a beautiful day to enjoy...and booyah the air conditioner decides to take labor day off! What the HEY?!?! IT's HOT...this is not good. DH made a good-hearted attempt at getting someone over today but that was so not gonna happen and why would it...people are off on...Hello. Labor Day! I hope everyone else had a wonderful & safe holiday weekend. WE will find out our fate or rather our wallets fate tomorrow...it doesn't look or smell purty...let me just tell ya in advance. Praying for something minor. Seriously my birthday is next Saturday and a new ac unit is not on the Wish List!

Here's a few cards that I made using an easy peasy affordable $1 card kit from Target (pronounced Tar Jaay by me...sounds much classier). I do love the bright colors of these two little kits. There were many little things inside to entertain a crafty creative sort.

I really didn't add much to the kits...just some ribbon and a few flowers...some glitter via a gel pen. Pretty sweet little sets I thought.

Bible Verse for today:

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light Isaiah 9:2

Read the rest of the verse and more here: Heartlight Daily Devo

A NEW SWAP

PLUEASSSE...please go HERE and check out a SWAP that I am hostessing. It's a Christmas Theme: Something & a Tag...go see and then post if you would like to join.

RAK CHALLENGE:

EIS RAK Group Challenge: Make a "scrappy" card using no stamps to send out to an RAK friend this week. (click for more deets)

SCS CHALLENGE:

Cards for Soldiers September Challenge (LINK)

PRAYER REQUEST:

Those in the path of Gustav...once again these people are dealing with a very scary situation. I couldn't imagine dealing with it. Please be in prayer for those in the path of Gustav.

I also have an unspoken prayer request...God knows so if you want to say it's for me that is totally fine. Thanks so much!

OK. I'm all done now. Have a great week! Four days is just a joy if you ask me!

My Card Frenzy Swap IL

My Card Frenzy Swap Card: see RECIPE below~


Card Frenzy Swap July 14, 2007
Stamps: CMTH Flourishes
CS: gray (base), yoyo yellow (1st layer), salmon (2nd layer), DCWV PP purple flowers, yoyo yellow, gray for the last layer
Ink: lavender lace, passion pink
Accessories: prima flower, pink ric rac, pop dots, a jewel, cuttlebug (divine swirls) was used for the 2nd layer

DIRECTIONS:
My card is pretty self-explanatory but I would like to suggest that you stamp the lavender swirl first and before cutting the small pieces with your paper cutter. This cut is also optional. The ric rac is simply taped with a tape runner and wrapped behind the top two layers of CS. I used pop dots under the small yoyo yellow layers.