Our Daily Bread Rose Hugs & Prayers + WOYWW

Well, everyone, it’s desky share time over at Julia’s Stamping Ground. My desk shows a special card in the making!

On the left hand side are two cards on the make, just need a greeting. At centre back and right is evidence of stamping and die cutting last night, in readiness for today. Hugs and prayers set is Hero Arts, and Wild Rose stamp is by Our Daily bread (disc). Blue die at front is lovely frame by Marianne. Usual scissors, WOYWW sign, glues, with monkeys etc which are always there.

Next desk is later today when card has made some progress, added the SB die cut (Magpie might recognise the SB Exquisite Lavells 11 set, I won it on her blog candy ❤), the Marianne layered frame with hugs and prayers. 

I’m finding things are busier than pre COVID19. Way behind on commenting again, will try do better this week. Just finished three days of mailing out of things normally hand out at church, adding snail mail in each one to cheer folks up.

Takes extra time, but 'tis worth it, isn’t it?

Finished card - finally happy, took a bit of fiddling!

Now to Aussie shots - this time of year in Autumn we have the most amazing skies. Stars like you wouldn’t believe and clouds?!
Well, just look at these! all taken on the same day at different locations of our creek on Sunday arvo. 

There is a verse God wrote about our skies.. 
I reckon anyway! 😊

Psalm 19:1 
The heavens declare the glory of God; 
and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Now these magnificent Cosmos flowers are such a stunning colour against this white brick wall, I walk past them most days on my walks but thought would share them with you today!

Don’t they make you smile!?

That’s it for this week.
Aust is very blessed re COVID-19, our rates are identical on Worldometer to NZ, both are 3 deaths per million, USA 126 deaths per million, UK 255 deaths per million. France 310, Italy 399, Spain 455, Andorra 479, Russia 518 per million are among the worst. I think this is clearest way of comparing. 
See Worldometer link here, if you want to check your country out. Suspect we can safely say China’s stats aren’t accurate, as their rate is 3 per million. Mind you they have 1.4 billion pop. AND they did shut down areas extremely harshly..?
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Well, thanks for popping over and most of all if you stop to say hi, you’re all prayed for, and greatly appreciated too!

May God richly bless you an all who you love,

Prayer hugs, 🙏🏻🤗

Shaz in Oz.x 

Thought for the day

Well, I thought these two went together.

A simple summary could be God IS in control, 
rest in Him. 
He may not lift us out of the trial, but He will bring us safely through it, when we put our trust in Him! 

Linking Over To:
1. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes. Two cards  http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au/
2. Flower power at SimonSays Wednesday challenge. https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-flower-power/
3. Allsorts Challenge.  Flowers or Showers 
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/04/week-568-flowers-andor-showers.html?m=1
4. Hazelnuts Patterned Paper challenge. I don't use PP enough, and these pretty BoBunny papers were all from one set, as well as embellies .. so must join up with Hazel! 
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2020/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-april.html?m=1

Bizzy Becs DT Reverse Silhouette Christmas card

Hi there everyone, Time for a DT post for Bizzy Bec's!
 And for the ANYTHING GOES NOVEMBER CHALLENGE 
.. please do enter you might win that prize.

Today trying another new idea and was happy in end with result. Using Coloured Vellum and layered die cuts ... quick peek here.

Love making Christmas cards .. lots of exploring of new ideas .. rarely make large multiples.

Die cut multiples from scrap cereal packets cardstock, glued them together.

Then added a vellum layer on the very top.

Inked them up with inks as shown, but later added some shimmery water colour paints too. Adhered images to a die cut black oval of card.
... hence the silhouette in reverse.
Assembled the rest of the card.

Items Used:

Pre-order Lawn Fawn Scripty Joy Die

Cottage Cutz Stitched Oval Set

Spellbinders Elegant Oval Die Set

Impression Obsession Small Manger Die 
Memento Inks

Our Daily Bread “Joy to world Stamp Set”
 (maybe available upon request from Bec.)

Embossing Folder  by Ultimate Crafts Christmas set
Also used a shimmery water colour paint set.

  

Now don't forget to pop over  HERE at Bizzy Bec's and check out the other DT gorgeous creations, and please do join in the ANYTHING GOES August CHALLENGE - to win that prize.
Pop by Bec's store, too, for her great bargain prices.   

Thanks so much every one for popping over for a peek and chat! 
May God bless your day wherever you may be.
Shaz in Oz.x

Free from previous Word Art Wednesday, see here.

I would like to link these up to the following challenges: 

1.http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au/

2. http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/chnc-challenge-358.html

3. http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/chnc-challenge-extra-for-november-2017.html

4. http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/challenge-35-optional-themestar-struck.html

WOYWW + Nan's Cards ~ for her non-80th!!

Hi all! Popping in very quickly for a few links ups .. busy plus here!
(However want to say my thoughts and prayers are with all those suffering across the globe.
Reading on British Press - the floods in Bangladesh, 1/3 of the country is flooded!
Can you imagine what it's like to have a third of your country flooded?
Plus 100,000 houses destroyed!! On top of that they've floods of  Rohingya refugees fleeing from Myanmar (former Burma) and ethnic cleansing! Devastation with Irma, Mexican earthquakes, etc. Perhaps a reason for all this? See this post here.)
As it is Wednesday, I've also a desky share - or What is On Your workdesk Wednesday.. pop over to our Julia's desk for the link up, at Stamping Ground!
To my desk... probably can't share for few weeks, so thought better do so today!

Several... nay! three things on the go here! If you'd look on another table, you'd see a fourth!! (EEE-eek! she says.)
To right: Eamon's 2nd birthday on homeward run, his mother is very unwell (influenza A, very bad this year in Oz). No time for peeking so can share. Just have to touch up giraffe's adding some depth + greeting + age element.
Other items, kind of hidden are DT works, trying to get ahead. Hate always being behind. One is also for certain six year old's birthday too, top secret though, as they do peek, sometimes. Hope to catch up with both of these birthdays next week, God willing, yay! :D Six year old will be wanting me to make "traditional pass the parcel" game too...

Now will explain the rest of the title of this post. My friend had what I thought was her 8oth birthday.. but dopey me :D made a booboo... it was her 79th! so that is why I call this Nan's non-80th birthday! I gave her half a dozen cards... published some before on here and her card is being published on 15th Sept as DT post.

A male card, made with Inkadinkado Standing Seagull INKA-99205-DD wood mounted stamp and Inspired by Stamping, Just for you set. Frame was from watercolour background, left over from another card. Didn't want to waste this bit, the image and card back stamped coloured for other cards and not used. Entering this card in the Stamp it Challenge with: Simon Says Wednesdays challenge .. stamped images ONLY no digis allowed.
This card won second prize over at Bugaboo... won seven of Jodie's wonderful images!!!

Digi image pre-printed in stash from Ginny Maxam of Maxam Made, like wise greeting. Die cut and mounted them and embossed and card with Sue Wilson pinpoint waves(?) folder. H.B. stamp is from SU discontinued set.

Simple male card, Disc. S.U. DP, Verse and images are digis I had already printed up.

Entering this card in the Stamp it Challenge with:
Simon Says Wednesdays challenge .. stamped images ONLY no digis allowed. Prayers set is available from Simon says.Made with scrunched tissue technique see here - embossed it after scrunching, as shown on post. Dies are Memory box, both are disc. Stamp and die prayers set is by Hero Arts, on my packet. Simon Says brand on one I bought as gift, so bit confusing, slightly different sizes, too.

To the Aussie shots. On my walk yesterday was the sunset, taken rather late.. but out most of the day. The begonia below is real and so is the maiden hair fern, my sister has them growing beautifully and we had a lovely BBQ out there yesterday. Our 88 year old dad loved it!

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 more than words can say.

Shaz in Oz.x

"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God , that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord :".Amos 8:11

This verse is a sign of the times for today.

Very sadly folks rather hear and heed the words of men, instead of hearing and heeding the words of the Lord, our Heavenly Father, Who loves us all.

Joining up with the following Challenges:

 1. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

2. http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-2/
Card one has stamped images x 2 plus foruth card has Simon says set used.

3.http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com.au/2017/09/new-challenge-theme-chin-up-buttercup.html 

Make someone's day brighter with your card. Could really do all cards, but will link first and last cards as both of these are encouragement cards.

Bizzy Becs Anything Goes November Challege - Our Daily Bread "Joy to the World "stamp set.

Hi there everyone - tis time for another Anything Goes challenge over at Bizzy Bec's so sharing some cards.

Warning! Am in Christmas card making mode at the moment!
To join in with us over at Bizzy Bec's ANY-thing Goes November Challenge - please pop over here!! a prize drawn each month!

You saw me colouring these images over here on this post here.
The stamps used are from Our daily Bread called "Joy to the World" set, and hopefully ** available through Bec upon request.
Corner die is a Nellie Snellen Lace corners set - see here. Other Spellbinder dies used are listed below the individual cards.

Nellie Snellen Lace corners set - here.. **Spellbinder Shapeabilities Lattice Pendant die, and SB Fancy tags Die, extended. **Our Daily Bread stamps - Joy to the World set

Nellie Snellen Lace corners set - here  **SB Fancy tags Die, and the corners on the square mounted nativity image  are from Fleur de Lis Square image - see here

Nellie Snellen Lace corners set - here  **SB Petite Ovals and scalloped die , and the corners on the square mounted
**Our Daily Bread stamps - Joy to the World set
The corners on nativity image are made from second square of Fleur de Lis Square image - see here

Well, I'm delighted to welcome  a new wonderful encourager. Unhappily I dont know blog link either as they have not commented. Please let me know so I can join your blog as an encourager too!    Marie Bingaman

Thanks so much for popping over for peek and chat.. you are really appreciated! Don't forget to pop over to Bizzy Bec's Anything Goes challenge.

Shaz in Oz.x

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4

Also linking up to:

1.Our daily bread 279 Colour Challenge (used the colours in the colouring on cards) http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/odbdslc279-color-challenge-reminder-post.html

2.Word Art Wednesday - anything goes     http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au  
3. Crafty Hazlenut's  Extra Christmas challenge  http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.com.au
4. Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge 306  - Vintage or Anything Goes So Long As It's Christmas 

Watercolour Painting with Distress Inks + Friday Smiles

Hi there one and all. 

Yes, time has passed since posting, been fighting tooth issues again, result = root canal. Had the card below on last week's desk but decided not to share it till it was okay.
It is for dear lady in her eighties called Iris, hence the iris flowers. I bought the Digi from "Beccy's place" over here.

I struggled in colouring this image - because although it came coloured I wanted to colour it. This is my third and final attempt - success - yay! First I tried Tombow watercolour pens, too strong on fine image. Next I tried pencils .. same result fine detail of image lost. So lastly you see me trying Distress ink I've smooched it on white piece of laminated card rather than block, so you can see colours. Used two mauve/ purple, and three green with blue. DI Blue Denim was used on both purple and green for shadows.

I shaped the flowers as love the 3D look, although doesn't really show that clearly - see here to show I do it. I did this with a single layer.. a cheat's way :D

Was really happy with this card, love it - it really does make me smile that it finally worked!
Used ODB Beautiful Borders die, threaded ribbon through which was died with ink. Stamp is also ODB Mini tags. Folder is Couture creations Tied together. Ovals dies are Spellbinders Elegant largest oval die
and Stitched Oval dies by Cottage Cutz.

Instead of photos today from downunder I thought I would share some pickies of when I visited Iris in April 2012 in Lincolnshire, UK.
Her home Beck House was built in 1265, the same time as four other buildings - of these only hers and church remained. She lived there from 1965 till 2013, when she moved to a bungalow. So here are some more Friday smiles.

I really enjoyed my time with Iris, even though it was wet like it often is in UK for some of the time.
I reached a milestone today on my blog. I share a snip of it below, over 200,000! quite astounding actually! :D a big smile there.

Well, looks like (at the time that I write this) the Brexit has gone through. Do pray for all concerned as to what this will mean over there as have many dear to my heart in UK.

Thanks so much every one for popping over for a peek and chat!

May God bless your day wherever you may be. 

Shaz in Oz.x 

PS dont forget, Saturday 25th, time for Christmas Challenge over at Scrappy Mo's Rudolph day. Gotta get my skates on! :D

 "I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry". Psalm40:1

Linking up to: 
 1. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au  
2. Di's Snippety challenge - Used snippets, on die cuts.  http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/
3.  Cuttlebug Mania -  'Midsummer'  include flowers/floral wreath + some die cutting and/or dry embossing.
4.  Our Daily Bread Challenge ODBDSLC275 Pop it up or add dimension - Irises done in 3D style.
5. Friday Smiles 175 over at Annie's 
6. http://beccysplace.blogspot.com.au/2016/06/june-challenge.html

WOYWW + Snippets Card Our Daily Bread

Mm, running a tad late for WOYWW as having computer issues with Windows Update. I pray it will be sorted.. its back in the too hard basket for moment.

  WOYWW or What is on your workdesk Wednesday over here ..at our Julia's of the Stamping Ground!   

To my desk this morning:

Was busy this morning - on homeward run with a card. Sharpie blue pen was there 'cos used it to colour the bright turquoise ribbon threaded though the ODBD Beautiful borders. 
Blue Spellbinder fancy Label 8 was done two years ago for my sister's card and not used. Stamped a verse on it, now getting ready to die cut (front centre piece) MB Pippi butterfly and Nellie Snellen fanciful flourish dies.
The red framed piece near Monkey's hand is a Christmas verse found yesterday; thought it would be good for Scrappy Mo's Rudolph Challenge on Anzac day 25th (to 30th April).

Well, this is new part to my desk. Kinda home made looking, but is my wee shelf set, for which I've looked everywhere!!  Gave up and made it myself from a free sturdy box, cut to size, covered it with stash glue and paper, attached it with freebie bulldog clips - so for free I have a wee three shelf topper on my wee set of drawers at the back of my desk. Can display some things and store all those weenie things you need so often. Also have my home made tape tower to the left.

"Nellie Snellen Fanciful Flourish Small" die cut, inked it up with Versafine Majestic Blue, and embossed in Iridescent EP. Did the same with MB Pippi Butterfly

Completed card, for friend with recent surgery for cancer, hence why I chose Stampendous great stamp of Psalm 91:1. DP was snippet, as were all the other elements including the peach card base. Flowers are Impression Obsession - Bunch of Blossoms. Starting point was the centre die cut - pity it wasn't teal as would enter it into Mrs A's Butterfly challenge with is T for Teal and texture this fortnight.

Now for the Aussie shots today .. last weekend we watched some of the *Grom Surfing competition on our local beach. *Surf Groms are aged between 5 to 12 years so these are very young surfers .. only managed few mediocre shots.

These silver gulls were amusing we thought on our icecream drive.. all in unison (almost) preening their feathers, enjoying the very stiff wind that was blowing on this southern beach break.

Thanks so very much for popping over! 

Please say hi - to let me know you've been by!

Shaz in Oz.x  

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Psalm 91:1, 2

I would like to link over to:

1. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au

2. Di's Snippety challenge - Used snippets on all of the cards.   http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/  

3. Simon  Says - Butterfly Beauty (Monday Challenge) include a butterfly.
4. Joining up with recipe Challenge at Our Daily Bread http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/odbdslc273-o-d-b-d-recipe-challenge.html 
Recipe   O -Our Daily Bread Designs Beautiful borders die
                 D - Designer Paper
                 B  - Butterfly
                 D -  Dimension, Dies