Bio Dome

So, believe it or not, I love to tour interesting attractions. It doesn't matter what  if it is an old mission, a beautiful park or a Bio Dome.

 

When I was down in Arizona celebrating my birthday with my sister & mom we took a road trip down to the Bio Dome. This structure was built as 7 different living environments and 8 people lived inside for 2 years without coming out.

 

Now I love to grow my own fruits & veggies BUT to grow your own coffee?? Not!! But that is what these folks did. It was so interesting to see how they lived, what the plant life was like, the experiments they did and the living quarters.

 

Studio J made this a fun way to remember my trip!

 

Enjoy your day
Lisa

 

50 Is Nifty

                                     Studio J is awesome!

 November was the anniversary month for Studio J so the layouts were $5.00. Normally they are $6.95 which is a great price BUT $5.00 is even better!!

I only had 5 pictures from my birthday dinner but no problem with Studio J. This layout came together in a very short amount of time and was FUN!

Try Studio J for yourself on my website. There is no charge for playing. If you'd like a private lesson, email me and we can set up some time to show you all that can be done with Studio J

Enjoy your day!
Lisa

Happy Thanksgiving

                               May your day be filled with blessing.


                                              Love, Lisa

Another Sing Glory Card

Again using the Sing Glory stamp set, Snowhaven paper packet and Cranberry ink. This card also shows off the Triangle Border  Punch (Z1997) which is super fun to use. After you have used the punch on your paper you can add Shimmer Trim Red behind it.


Enjoy your day
Lisa

Sing Glory

This wonderful stamp comes from a Hostess only stamp set. What?! How could I use a stamp set you can't order? Weeellll, sorry! but it's just to gorgeous not to use. AND you can get order it when you host a workshop or place a qualifying order.

This card was designed by Vicki Wizniuk, who does amazing work.

The standard card base is then layered with Snowhaven paper cut 4"x5 1/4", the strip on the side is 1 1/4"x4 3/4" and is the flip side of the layering piece


The angel is stamped with Whisper ink then rolled into Slate, then stamped on a 3" circle cut on the Cricut with CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge. Once you've stamped the angel, stamp the sentiment with Cranberry ink. THEN clear emboss the angel for that final BAM!! I  like to sponge the edge of the circle with Whisper ink. Adhere to the card

Stamp the holly on scratch cs with black ink. Cut out with scissors, yes you have to use scissors!! Haha.  You can use the new ShinHan alcohol marker Red to add color to the berries. Mount that with mounting tape for dimension.

Enjoy your day
Lisa

Always Grateful

My favorite stamp set Always Grateful (C1559  $13.95) works for so many different times of the year. We made this at the last Christmas card workshop & the ladies loved it!!






Starting with a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" NE Ivy card base then layering on a Colonial White 5 1/4" x 4" cs. On the Col White piece about 1" from bottom dry emboss 2 lines, leave about 1 1/2" space then dry emboss 2 more lines. Mask the dry embossed lines and then sponge with NE Ivy ink in circular motions the open space between the embossed lines. Once you like how much coverage you have remove the mask.
Stamp with Cocoa ink the tree and sentiment.
Mount the Col White layering piece to card base.

Enjoy your day
Lisa

Choose Joy

CHOOSE WISELY
By Michael Halleen

"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 
118:24) 

The Psalmist had made a decision.  The Lord God had given him that day.  Now he chose to 
live through it with a positive spirit and a hopeful heart. 

Nothing is more crucial to the quality of our lives than the choices we make about HOW we 
will approach the circumstances, relationships and crises of each day.  In the end it is 
that attitude which largely determines the outcomes we will find.  I CHOOSE God as my 
refuge . . . I CHOOSE to believe . . . I CHOOSE to find a way. 

Mrs. S. had lived alone for many years and got out only with the help of a wheelchair.  
Every Sunday she wheeled herself into the side aisle of our sanctuary (one without 
handicap access) where she worshipped attentively.  She always seemed to be 
"up," a radiant person who made people smile just to be around her. 

One evening Mrs. S. spoke to the youth of the church and was asked how she could always 
be so alive, so full of joy.  She responded, "Well, I certainly didn't choose to 
live the last half of my life as a widow.  And I didn't choose to have my son killed in 
the Korean War.  I didn't choose to have to ride around in this chair for the past ten 
years.  But one thing I did choose - to be happy.  I decided to make the best of every 
day and to see the best in every person." 

A friend who has been a missionary in South America for many years told me of taking some 
American visitors through his city.  One of them spotted a beautiful large poinsettia 
tree in front of a small house as they passed by.  The visitor wanted to take a picture 
and, not realizing that the plant was brittle, reached up to pull down a branch for the 
camera.  A six-foot length of flame-red poinsettia snapped to the ground. 

At that moment the woman of the house stepped out of the door and confronted the gringos 
standing there, poinsettia branch in hand.  Humiliated, they tried to express regret and 
offered to pay for her loss.  But they could no more fix the personal damage than they 
could repair the tree.  Still, instead of adding to their embarrassment, the woman 
cheerfully asked them in for tea.  She chose to forgive them, to overlook their clumsy 
behavior.  She CHOSE to offer them grace. 

This is the day the Lord has made.  We are responsible to decide how we will live in it.

 

 

I personally really needed to hear this today. Nothing seems to be going right but I'm alive, my heart is beating and God has my in the palm of His hand.....so it IS a GOOD DAY!!