Card Publication

Hey everybody! Long time no blog! :) I have still been so busy! I feel like I'm being pulled from one thing to another and no time to craft! I am still getting our taxes finished. I have been working with our CPA. Sometimes I wonder if everyone else's taxes are as complicated as ours! We did some changes to our business in the middle of the year and that seems to be why everything seems complicated! I hope next years are alot easier! :)
Well I wanted to share a card with ya'll today. I almost forgot that I had a card in the PaperCrafts May- June 2010 issue, because I have been so busy! I haven't even been to the craft store lately, so I was surprised to find my card in there when I got my issue in the mail. I love how "Springy" this issue is! I LOVE all the colors in it! :)
And here is my card! I just LOVE Heather Bailey fabric! :)

Well that's all for today! I need to get back to paperwork! I also have been redecorating Autumn's room. We are trying to get the finishing touches on it, so I will take pics of the before and after and show ya'll later! The EBTKS sketch challenge is still going on, so stop by and play along with us!

Have a Blessed day!

CARDS Publication

Hello! Well today is April Fools, and I have already been fooled 2 times today! I guess I am gullible! Here is a post I put on my Facebook today in regards of April Fools: " Don't be "Fooled" Friends, you will never know True happiness, peace, & love until you have met Jesus Christ! He will change the way you look at EVERYTHING! Thank you Jesus for saving & dying for me! :) "

I am feeling so Thankful for everything Jesus has done in my life and for what the true meaning of Easter is! He is so worthy to be Praised!

Well today I wanted to show you my card that was in the March issue of CARDS. Very simple, but simple is what I like! :) Thank you for all the prayers for Chance. He went to the Dr. this morning and they said that he has a virus and it has to run it's course. So that means he can have a couple of more days of fever. And he was starting to get Bronchitis, so they put him on antibiotics for that. OF course I have been spraying Lysol everywhere and Cloroxing everything! :) He is still unable to go to work, and with us owning a A/C business in Texas and it will be in the 80's today, that can be a scary thing. But God is so faithful, and believe it or not, the weather has been really good and not alot of service calls right now. We have a couple of employees who can run the calls if we have them, so Chance is able to get the much needed rest he needs! Thank you Jesus!

I have started doing a little Spring cleaning today, but I really need to make Chace's Easter gifts for school, so I guess I better go do that, his party is tomorrow morning! :)
Have a Blessed day!

Moxie Fab- Household Item Challenge #2 & Good News

Hey everyone! Well I decided to play again in the Moxie Fab Challenge! We are to use a household item, and I figured everyone has a door or maybe... a few at home! :) So I had to think of a sentiment to go with a door, so I came up with... "God Never Closes One Door, Without Opening Another One!" Which is very fitting for me today! Well, I can officially say that none of my cards that I submitted were picked for the Paper Crafts magazine. I was a little upset, because I did spend alot of time on them, but maybe they weren't what they were looking for this time! I will have to try again next time! :) But, like my card says "God Never Closes One Door, Without Opening Another One!" Well, I received an email from CARDS magazine on Saturday, saying they wanted to publish one of my cards that I submitted to them! :) WOO HOO!!! It will be in the February 2010 edition! So I am VERY excited about that!! :) I wanted to leave you with a quote I heard on the radio today! "My disappointment will only sting if I let it!" So I will not let it sting me! God is so good, and gives me way more than I will ever deserve! So, Thank You Jesus, for always Blessing me and forgive me if I ever get ungrateful!

So I guess ya'll want to see the card now, right?! Here it is! :)

Supplies:

Cardstock- (Georgia Pacific)- white, (The Paper Company)- kraft & black

Patterned Paper- (Basic Grey)- Infuse Collection

Stamp- (All Night Media)- woodgrain

Ink- (Versamark)- watermark

Ribbon- (Offray)- black

Accessories- clear embossing powder, (EK Success)- embossed scallop punch, sentiment printed from computer, hand cut door, silver brad, transparency for window

Have a Blessed night!

All Glory To God

Hey everyone! Well, I am happy to say Autumn got home yesterday! She had a great time! Thank you all for the prayers for their safety! I am so excited to tell you the AMAZING news I heard yesterday! I got an email from Ms. Susan Opel from Paper Crafts yesterday with a Project Acceptance Notification! I submitted 18 cards and they choose 3! I submitted to CARDS magazine in June and never heard anything, so this time I submitted to Paper Crafts and submitted even more cards, determined to get at least one published! I was starting to feel discouraged, because today is the last day to hear something. So when I checked my email last night, I thought I was just seeing things and I almost started crying! :) They will be in the March/ April 2010 issue! I just want to say Thank You to all of those who have encouraged me and believed in me! And for all of those who want to submit, but are still unsure, just do it! You have to believe in yourself, before anyone else can believe in you! I am just starting to understand that concept for myself! I give ALL GLORY TO GOD!!! He is my Strength and my Salvation!! He gives me the vision to do this! When I started this blog, I prayed for God's light to shown through my life and work! I thank God for the opportunity to let more people see Him through me and the gift He has given me! I feel like this is an acceptance speech, but it is just me sharing my heart!
Thank You all and have a Blessed day!