Amazing Love!

I made this card for Daughter #2's Easter. What an amazing love God has for us! I used some Basic Grey designer paper, a punch out heart and this amazing sentiment, a verse from Isaiah. It is a pretty simple card, but the verse was such a profound truth, I wanted it to take the stage.

On an encouraging and relieved note, the house here in WA closed today, keys tomorrow, movers 8 AM Friday and I will be sitting with my feet up watching the Hallmark channel on Friday night! Sure, right, among the boxes and chaos! I am so thankful to the Lord for all He has given and designed especially for us. Of course, it is minor compare to His amazing love and sacrifice!

TTFN! Artha

Posies on Parade

Happy Tuesday! We are down to the wire on closing on both houses! YAY!! I may be mowing my lawn - all 5 strips of it by Saturday! I can't wait! I just need to get utilities turned on and movers to pull up and unload!

This card is one I made for my MIL who recently had open heart surgery. It is simple to the max using scraps and 3 PTI flowers and a simple sentiment! Can't beat the simplicity of it and guess what? It is in the mailbox!

Hope your Wednesday is the best day of your week!

TTFN!

Artha

Flower Power!

We passed the inspection! Finally! Now things are rolling on! Hopefully I will be moving into the new house this weekend! How exciting! AND I get to learn to ride the bus!

Today's card is the standard Artha to the mailbox and beyond! Using die cuts and scraps and a Verve! sentiment.

Hope your week is off to a GREAT start!

TTFN!

Artha

Happy Easter! He is Risen Indeed!

Happy Easter, peeps! I hope you have enjoyed at least one peep of your own or 1/2 a chocolate bunny! This Easter is the first in 34 years, that I have been by myself and without family. It is just one more of the inconveniences in this transition - but it is only for a season and so I look forward to this week for all the closings and moving IN the new house AND for just a flash in the pan for when Jeff will be done with his last school year in Southern Oregon and joins me in our new home.

Today's card is just a simple thank you - I made about 12 yesterday for all the friends who helped me last weekend in the moving sale. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures of all but 2 of them and I have already addressed and licked the envelopes! Darn it! Oh well, you will just have to believe me that they were quick, cute and in my usual mode of off the table and in the mailbox! The photo is not the greatest as the lighting is not stellar today and I am still not the best photographer with my iphone. The chipboard chicks are from Cosmo Cricket! Love that stuff! Scraps of paper and a quick pre-stamped sentiment (keep in mind I stamp a huge amount of scraps with a variety of sentiments so that I can just stick them on to fit the occasion!) Some of Martha Stewart's seam binding ribbon - love IT because I am remedial in bow tying and for some reason this seam binding allows me to tie me a great bow !

I hope your Easter has been full of celebration and time with people you love, doing things you enjoy!

Since I am supposedly moving INTO the new home mid-end of this week, my posting may be limited.

TTFN!

Artha

Livvy G!

THIS is Alivia Grace, affectionately known as Livvy G! Today has been a very tough day but when I look at this little face, life all falls into place, I gain perspective and what is truly important is very clear. I thought maybe someone else could use a smile today. I hope your week has started well, is buzzing along smoothly and will bring you to an amazing celebration of the most wonderful and indescribable gift of Jesus Christ's amazing sacrifice on our behalf! Happy Easter!

Time for Tea!

Happy Monday! I needed a cup of tea when I came home tonight! It was another break neck paced day! Tomorrow I am going home to OR for the first time since Feb 4 and the last time before we call WA our new home. I am anxious for stability and all the paperwork to be completed, signed off and filed. I have collected teapots for years and have too many, but several favorites from our trips to England and France. I am trusting the moving company to pack them right and gently for a safe arrival in WA. I will be moving into the new house on April 30. Again, the Lord has been gracious and everything has just come together flawlessly and covered with His gracious favor.

This card is made with one of my all time - and indeed it might be my BEST all time favorite from Papertrey Ink. There are so many occasions which this set can fit - so flexible and I use it frequently. This particular card I sent to my recovering from open heart surgery MIL with 2 green peach tea bags. I may be incognito for my days in OR, but will try to post as I am able.

Have a great week!

Artha

Beautiful Daffodils!!!

Happy daffodils! Today we had the inspection on the NEW house and things went very well. Afterwards, we drove north to La Conner, WA, a beautiful little town, with the greatest shops and were in the midst of a small town parade before we knew what was happening. This small town is surrounded by the most beautiful fields of daffodils and tulips. 100's of acres of the most stunning colors! The tulips are a little on the late side and they say are another week out, but the daffodils MORE than made up for the tulips being a little shy!

Have a great Sunday!

Hello Peeps! Today's card is another of the quick variety using scrap of paper, premade die cuts, including chipboard and a selected sentiment from VERVE stamps - love those Plain Janes - well just love everything VERVE! Has been a bit of a tough week, but today is the new house home inspection, my DH is here in Seattle again to climb up on the roof and look at everything under the house with the inspector; and Tuesday I am going home for the last time! Actually I have not been home in 11 weeks. We are finalizing sale of furnishings we cannot bring with us and moving ahead to build our new life here in Seattle.

I hope you have a great weekend! There is sun right now coming through my window! So I am thinking on what is wonderful, lovely and worthy of praise!

Get Well Soon!

Hello Friends! It's the weekend! YAY!! This card is for my dear MIL. She had open heart surgery 2 weeks ago and DH and I are not in her area. So I have been trying to send her a card everyday from Seattle so she knows I am thinking of and praying for her. This is again one of the last examples I have from that absolutely GREAT Basic Grey card kit which I "adjusted" to make even MORE great and quick cards. There were letters as well as die cut flowers in this kit making it easy for anyone to make a card. Since there were letters this time, I did not use a stamped sentiment.....there was no stamping at all this time! Just a punched out the shapes of the DP and added some ribbon! We are talking quicker than usual here! Have a great weekend!!!