Thankful…

What a blessing to spend the holiday with family and enjoying all this great food.

Well I was hoping to write this post earlier but I realized that I am always thankful so there is no time like the present.

So often I get caught up rushing and planning and doing and thinking and I let one little thing ruin my day and go to bed with regrets.  When I need to slow down, catch my breath and reflect on the enormity of my blessings.  I have so many but I will share a few that are on top right now.

I am thankful for…

  • My mother who shaped me into the woman I am today. I love her and miss her very much.
  • My husband who really is my best friend and supports me in all that I aspire to achieve.
  • My boys who I am my number one source of pride. Their hugs and kisses and silly laughs are forever implanted in my brain.
  • My sister who I confide in regularly and who I quite often causes me to nearly pee my pants when she makes me laugh.
  • My extended family who inspire me on a regular basis with their achievements and aspirations.
  • My current fitness routine which is keeping me healthy and a lot happier.
  • My company, Belinda’s Crafts. Although it is at it’s at infant stages, it brings me great joy to be blessed with the opportunity to pursue a passion of mine.
  • My girlfriends for making me so very happy and put up with me dropping out of communication for periods of time when life gets too crazy.
  • My spiritual practice that is bringing more love and compassion into my life.
  • My craft room (yes a room) that is my daily source of inspiration. Especially when it is filled with the sunlight. I love working in it each day and being among all my crafty things.

So make sure you don’t just be thankful for Thanksgiving. Let’s all aspire to being thankful each day.

 

MFT Guest Designer Contest – October 2012

Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a Happy World Card Making day. I spent mine working on my very first contest entry.

The card I am sharing with you today is for the Guest Designer contest at My Favorite Things (MFT) using the MFTGUESTDT1012 sketch.

About a year ago I discovered the Pure Innnocence collection of My Favorite Things stamps at my LSS.  The quality of the impression was important for my coloring and the price was great. I purchased my first stamp and used my Copics to color the girl with brown skin. I loved the result and how easy I could paper pierce or color them.  My crafting girlfriends liked the way I changed her ethnicity with color.  I was hooked from that day forward.

This is my entry for the MFT Guest Designer Contest.

 

My entry for the MFT Guest Designer Contest

 

Isn’t she so cute set among the leaves?

I love using this Die-Namic because it is the perfect size for all of my cards and the edges are so elegant.  I paper pierced the little girl’s shirt and colored her and her pants with my Copics.  I used dimensional adhesive to raise the wagon for a 3D effect.  The Jillibean Soup label was just begging to be used with this stamp  so I kindly obliged. Twine was my go to instead of ribbon to compliment the theme. I just had to use the blossom gem since it echoed the blossoms in her shirt and who could resist a little bling?

 

I put the pop dots to make the wagon 3D

If have not visited MFT before, you should take a look because they sell a variety of fun products for all your crafting needs at great values.

My special ingredients for this card:

Stamp: My Favorite Things Pumpkin Patch Girl in the Pure Innocence Collection

Die-Namics:  Oval Decorative Doily

Punch: Fiskar’s Boarder Punch ‘Upper Crest’

Paper: Kraft card base, Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collection Cardstock, My Mind’s Eye ‘Stella Rose’, Crate Paper ‘farmhouse’, x-press-it

Inks: Memento Tuxedo black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink ‘Vintage photo’

Accents:

  • Jillibean Soup – Soup Labels ‘Apple Cheddar soup’
  • Jillibean Soup – ‘Bean Stalks’ mustard twine
  • Gems – Hero Arts clear tiny blossoms
Copics:  BG72, BG75, BG78, E23, E25, W8, C1, YR04, Y35, YG03, W10

 

Thank you so much for stopping by to see my first card contest entry ever! I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to participate in this contest.  Have a blessed day!

Belinda

new product release: HALLOWEEN CARDS!!

Here is one of the new shadowbox Halloween cards (closed)

 

Hello, I am so excited to release my new Shadow box Halloween cards my Esty shop, Belindas Crafts.  Do have a look so you can see what’s inside of the cards.

It was a bit of a process to get them up and out but I am working on my schedule now that the boys are in school.   These cards are so stinkin’ cute.  I can’t help but peek at them on the shelf.

They are great to display on a desk or shelf.  So kick up your Halloween celebrations with these interactive Halloween cards.

This is a limited edition release for Halloween celebrations but I will be working on some for other upcoming holidays so stay tuned.

 

Fun Photos Friday – #9

 

Mommy moment

 

This photo  is great because I was picking the boys up today and I had my hands full with my ice tea, purse and cell phone. So I handed my phone to Nicholas so I could tie Apollo’s shoe, only to find out later when I went to look through my pictures that Nicholas took a picture of me helping Apollo. It’s one of those candids that make me smile. A mommy moment captured on film.   So thanks Nicholas for taking this photo. It will head into a scrapbook for sure.

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