Thanks so much for popping over and saying hi, may God bless your day wherever you maybe.
Thank you for taking time to visit, and I hope I am even a tiny bit helpful as I have been helped and blessed by so many others. I have been doing Calligraphy since teens, and card making for many years as well. In 1990 I delighted in the joys of stamping with ink and embossing after a trip to Cairns, Qld. In 2009 I discovered the brayer, 2010 the Cuttlebug, also have now taking to reading up on crafting blogs and lo! Here I am, on one of my own.
I live on the coast of eastern Australia. I am a Christian. I trusted in the LORD down here at the beach, amazingly it is not far from where I now live. It was over 50 years ago, after a Beach Mission Service at the age of 12 years
Wednesday 11 October 2023
Dry Embossing with Gansai Tambi Watercolours + WOYWW + NBUS + Snippets
Thanks so much for popping over and saying hi, may God bless your day wherever you maybe.
Sunday 13 August 2023
Still Here! Joining Snippets Playground + very belated WOYWW
Okay, when three bloggers in less than a week contact you to see if you’re okay, it’s a big prompt from the LORD to do a post. Update is below.
The next card is a CAS washi thank you card, die is Disc. CB die with Olivia alphabet, with simple scoring and peel off borders.
Last is a pop up window card (technique See post here) for Mister Four, image is from a Google add for Paw Patrol.. I think. First photo is me trying to figure out the layout. Ollie's mum made an amazing Paw Patrol cake, so glad they rescued it!! 🤣🤣🤣
Result is a mild heart attack was not. This has totally affected my health stability. Combined with my 36 y.o very wise local Dr retiring, I have spent the last 18mths trying to source a new one, becoming more ill as time passed due to a Dr who wouldn’t listen. In God’s great mercy, I’m now (last 2 months) under another brilliant medical team and things are starting to stabilise a little, at last. I know that there is a good, God-chosen reason for everything, including this, and THAT is such a comfort at all times.
A Dr who will listen is a rare thing these days. It’s not taught in Medical Schools my Naturopath said (who teaches Physiology to Nurses at our local Medical School on our University campus). New Drs are apparently taught to listen to their learning above the patient! 😳 So grateful my health is improving a little, but I’m not what I was when went on miracle trip in 2018 to visit all my blogging pals. I probably won’t even travel locally far, my system is now too fragile, and won’t be able to blog much, as I’m so slow.
Crafting still continues though 😆😍 and my garden and other things, I just have more help, God is good, all the time.
Here are some Aussie photos, some of nearby creek, with full moon recently .
I receive a lot of your posts via “Followit” but rarely comment as time and ‘oomph’ is scarce for such things.
Praying God’s blessing upon you all and those you love, this day and every day ahead till Jesus comes again, just as He promised us (Acts 1:11)!
Prayer hugs, Shaz in Oz.x
Thought of the day:
For those who wonder why I always do a “Thought of the Day”, it’s because of such events as 26.6.20, when after mild heart attack I nearly died again because was refused required medication. That was time number 7, my complicated Endocrine condition is very rare, hence easily misunderstood. When you nearly die 7 times you totally realise the ‘brevity of life’. Each blog post might be my last, and I always want to honour the One Who makes my life worth living, our beautiful LORD Jesus.
After such an update the verse that leapt out in my mind was Romans 8:28. It’s oft quoted in times of hardship, because it is SO reassuring.
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for GOOD to them that love God,
to them who are the called according to His purpose.
It’s ALL THINGS … this of course is for those who love Jesus, we can be assured that everything happens for GOOD - and I add for GOD!
Our Loving Father God sees what we cannot, our wondrous God sees the BIG PICTURE.
The WHY behind everything. So when life gets tough it’s such a comfort to cling to “the God of all comfort”.
For some reason we are always expecting life to run smoothly, but this is exactly the OPPOSITE of what our LORD Jesus promised us.
John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace.In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Our Jesus promised PEACE in Him, but TRIBULATION or trouble in the world, BUT HE has overcome it all, and will give us the victory in it all in this world by faith in Him ...
The key is to abide, or live in His peace - while in the midst of the world’s trouble. Jesus alone can HELP us do that.
There is trouble in the broken world, because of Genesis 3, man sinned and a curse was put upon all, for all have sinned (See Romans 3:23). BUT one glorious day, ALL CROOKED THINGS will be made STRAIGHT (see Isaiah 42:16)!
INDEED What a glorious day that will be!
Sunday 9 April 2023
Happy News day = Resurrection Day! + NBUS Masking + Sweet 'n Sassy
Well, YESS! today is a day of great rejoicing as my title shares.
Today is Resurrection Day!
May our Father God help us to walk every single day in the glory of resurrection day!
Satan is the defeated foe, for evermore the victory is in Jesus, as we rest and trust in Him alone!
Hymn sung below by Mennonite Youth choir. (link here if missing)
Now to share a couple of cards followed by Aust pickies of course.
The First card is my NBUS (Never Used Before Schtuff) - and of course, it is two lots of new schtuff! This CAS card was a really quick card. I suspect attempt two wouldn't be the same but I will find out as going to make a set or that is the plan!
Black
embossed both stamps with Versafine Onyx Black and clear EP, gloss
doesn't show in image, then masked a circle with die cut on scrap card
and taped down + inked up with ink dusters. White splatters added too. Love this verse too!
From the end of the earth will I cry unto Thee, when my heart is overwhelmed:
Here is the last of the cards made thus far with Altenew Beautiful Bergenia 3D EF, inked top side of folder 3x with Oxide Seedless Perserves.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from Him. Ps 62:5
This image shows the shimmery spray used, used SB Majestic Circle die set, and Sweet 'n Sassy, Wait on LORD set.
Love both of these verses. The disciples could have clung to them both in their grief on Resurrection Day.
Lastly some Aussie shots - floral and scenes. The cosmos have taken months to decide to flower - just as went to rip them out! The hibiscus is a stunning one at our church. Last two photos were out and about nearby.
Thanks so much every one for popping over for a peek and chat!
May God bless your day wherever you may be.
Will do my very best in commenting, and truly appreciate your visits!
Shaz in Oz.x
Friday 7 April 2023
What Cost is Today? + NBUS Challenge + Oxides Altenew Beautiful Bergenia 3D Folder
As I thought on this Friday's purpose thoughts wandered to childhood. I don’t know about you, but growing up in the 60's that little question - COST was very important to us in everything.
Treats were that - treats not like today, or perhaps I should say last year. This year that focus has returned.
My favourite thing as a child were the hot cross buns of Good Friday… yum! Lightly toasted, eaten warm with butter & cinnamon sugar melting into it. Yes, it’s on today’s menu 😋
This simple acrostic came to mind, so relevant today …. COST
C Christ (Messiah - Anointed or Promised One)
O Omniscient Omnipresent Omnipotent
S Salvation - in our LORD Jesus Christ's own Sacrifice
T Trinity - Three in One God
The very first time the reality of what Good Friday COST our Saviour hit me was 4th January, when twelve years old.
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God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that WE MIGHT LIVE THROUGH HIM. 1 John 4:9 |
For the first time, as the teacher talked to me, I saw Jesus, hanging on the cross, for my sins - I saw my sin put Him there.
What cost indeed!
AND LOVE, Jesus' deep LOVE kept Him there!The triumph.
The joy.
The verse up closer - a great favourite of mine.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear;
Technique- smooch all over top surface of EF with chosen ink, inked three times, and emboss each time, without shifting the folder on bottom side.
I also lightly water spritzed the last smooch to activate the oxide, pop the colour and even out the tones.
I chose top side to ink up but optional.May God bless your day wherever you may be.
Will do my very best in commenting, and truly appreciate your visits!
Shaz in Oz.x