Day 6 of Thankfulness

Day 6 of Thankfulness......I'm thankful to live in a country where we are free to gather together and worship the Lord. What a blessing it is to attend church every Sunday. May we not take that for granted when it is denied for many around the world. 

Oh come, let us worship and bow down;

let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!

Psalms 95:6

Here is another card made with the Flourishing Thinlits bundle. Lots of  pizzazz just using the thinlits.

Blessings,
Renee

Product List

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Bundle [142323] $59.25	Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141415] $8.00	Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141417] $8.00	Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141418] $8.00
Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416] $8.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $5.00	Big Shot Magnetic Platform [130658] $40.00
Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00

Day 5 of Thankfulness

Day 5 of Thankfulness....Today I'm thankful for the beauty God creates. From beautiful little babies (congrats to my friends who have welcomed new little ones into their families lately)to the beauty we see in the great outdoors this time of year.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:3

Now the tutorial and directions for the hand sanitizer holders.

These are the measurements for the two pieces you will need to cut from cardstock. 

As you can see in this photo I've snipped the four corners after I scored 

 This pic shows the smaller piece all folded and just standing on top of where you will place it.

 You will place adhesive on the two strips as shown and also on the two strips that are folded underneath.

It's the easiest to attach the bottom strip first and then the top strip.

I used little thin Velcro hook and loop dots to adhere.  I purchase them at my local Ben Franklin store, but I'm sure you can find them at most craft stores or maybe even office supply stores.

 TADA!  the finished project.  These are fun to do for all times of the year as a little gift.

I sure hope this tutorial helps you.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Blessings,

Renee

Product List

Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Bundle [143493] $35.00	Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper [141981] $11.00	Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine [141983] $6.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $6.50
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $6.50	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Duet Banner Punch [141483] $18.00
Simply Scored [122334] $30.00

Day 4 of Thankfulness

It's Friday........ahhhhhhh!  Only worked one job today, but was busy with stuff. I want to share my day four of Thankfulness and then another hand sanitizer holder.  I promise the directions tomorrow for these cuties.

Day 4 of Thankfulness...... I'm thankful for the way that God meets out our needs even when we aren't sure what they are or how it will take place.   Through a broken washing machine this week,  He also gave us a desire of our hearts. I am just in awe of His goodness and faithfulness.

Delight yourself in the LORD,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalms 37:4

Blessings, 

Renee

Day 3 of Thankfulness

Yesterday I said I was thankful for friends and even those I've met because of Stampin'Up!  Well the project I want to share today is a beautiful card that I received from my sweet SU friend Judy. It's a beautiful card from a beautiful person. This woman takes care of her momma who has Alzheimer's and she does it with such grace. Great will be your reward my friend.

It's hard to see in the photo, but the word sparkle has Wink of Stella on it. It is so cute.

Day 3......Thankfulness. I'm thankful for my heritage. My grandma was one of the hardest working women you could meet. She had a love so deep for the Lord and also for her family. She had a way of making all of us feel like we were her favorite. I'm thankful for the great example she was and I try so hard to be a woman she'd be proud of.

“Many women have done excellently,
but you surpass them all.”  Proverbs 31:29

Here is a picture of her working at what we've always called "the club". It's a hunting lodge and the same place I work during October and November. This picture hangs over the sink there and always brings a smile to my face when I see it. For probably close to 75 years someone from our family has run the place. 

Blessings, 

Renee 

Day 2 of Thankfulness

Day 2 of Thankfulness....... Today I'm thankful for friends. Not just the friends I see and have contact with on a regular basis, but the friends I've made because of this thing we call the World Wide Web. My life is so much richer because I have friends. 

John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

Thank you for your kind words about yesterday's post. Sometimes sharing burdens with friends is good for the soul. Thank you. 

I have a project to share that I actually came up with on my own. When Bath &Body changed their style of mini hand sanitizers I had to come up with something and here it is. Hopefully I can share the pattern with you in the next day or two. I made and sold quite a few of these at the scrapbooking retreat a couple of weeks ago.  Aren't they cute?

Thanks fir stopping by!

Blessings, 

Renee 

What Can I Say???

I really don't know how to start this post.  I know I've not been posting and if you follow me, you know that as well.  I've always tried to be open and honest with my followers and you know by the title of my blog that sometimes I do a little rambling.  Well I think this is going to be one of those kinds of posts.  The last few months I've only kept up with the monthly blog hop and quite frankly that isn't the kind of blogger I want to be.  I want to be inspiring others every day.  I'm going to get honest here and please don't unfollow me for doing so.  First off let me say that I've never been 53 before and I've never had to deal with many of the things that it can bring at this stage of life....mainly menopause.  I think it's one of the worse stages of life.  My body or my mind haven't coped real well with it.  Then you add Fibromyalgia into the mix and you have a mess.  These are the words of my doctor.  I've been struggling physically and that in turn messes with me mentally.  I know what you are going to say and you are absolutely right, there could be much worse things in life than what I'm dealing with and I live with that guilt everyday.  When you are in constant pain it changes who you feel like you are.  Fibro is awful and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.  The last few months have been constant flare ups and trying to manage the pain.  It's embarrassing when you have to pick up your prescription direct from the doctor and take it to the pharmacy that you have told them you would take it to because what you take for pain is considered a narcotic and needs to be handled in such a way because so many people abuse them.  I hate taking them, but I have no choice.  I can't function with the pain.  Even as I write this I feel embarrassed by it all.  I'm not a junkie and I don't take too many pills.  Some days I try to not take the full dosage that I'm prescribed and at the end of the day I pay for it.  I wish things were different, but they aren't.  I've asked God for healing, but yet that doesn't seem to be in His plan for me and I'm trying to accept that.  I'm no good to Him or anyone else that cares about me if I focus on that.  I want to be who I used to be and some days I fake it pretty good although my family may not say that.  LOL!. 

I said all that to say that I'm going to try and give it a good try and post every day.  I need to post, I need to get into a routine of at least doing the things I love.  Right now I'm just doing enough to get me through the day or sometimes the next hour.  I'm so thankful for my many friends and family who support me through the good, the bad and the very ugly.  The very ugly, unfortunately ends up being with my hubby, who happens to be amazing.  I don't know what I would do without him and I hope I never have to find out.  He is my rock and the love of my life.   

So today starts something that I've done for several years now.  I post on Facebook each day something that I'm thankful for and I will share it here as well.  This is my post for today.  I just copied and pasted it here.

It's officially November 1, 2016 and thus starts my 30 days of thankful posts. I'm not going to let this election take my focus away of what is really important. Not they we shouldn't be thankful year round, but I like the idea of making the effort to post each day of November something I'm thankful for. Big, little, it doesn't matter...just be thankful. If you feel so inclined I challenge you to do the same. Use the hashtag #thankfulness2016 if you'd like to join me. It will be fun to see what we are thankful for in our lives and a great way to get to know each other better. So who's with me?

I'm thankful that I have a God who loves me and died for me to pay the penalty for my sins. Life isn't always easy or perfect, but I know His love endures forever. What a great assurance and one of the most important things I'm thankful for today.
1 Chronicles 16:34
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
#thankfulness2016

I do have so much to be thankful for and I'm going to do my best to make that a priority.  I hope you will join me and do the same.  It's much more fun to do things with friends.

Now not to leave you without a project I'm going to share a card I made sometime ago, but recently came across it today.

I hope i haven't shared this before here, but please forgive me if it's a repeat.  I went back and couldn't find it, so I hope it's new.  I used the Flourishing Phrases Bundle to make this card.  I love the words in the stamp set and the dies make it a breeze to make flowers.

One thing before I close there is an awesome special taking place this month.  Here is a link to the specials in my SU store.   NOVEMBER SPECIAL  I'm hoping this works.  SU has changed how they are sharing flyers so I'm trying to see what will work.  If the above link works for you, could yo let me know please?  Thanks so much!

Blessings,

Renee

Product List

Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Bundle [142323] $59.25	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979] $6.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $6.50	Chocolate Chip 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102128] $8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141418] $8.00	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131201] $8.00	Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack [138435] $22.00
Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141428] $8.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $5.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Precision Base Plate [139684] $25.00
Big Shot [143263] $110.00