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We are having a GIANT Blog Hop to celebrate our new team at  The Crafter's Cafe Come over to the party for a chance to win all kinds of great prizes from all of our amazing sponsors... get to know our new team... and check out the new look  here at the CRAFTER'S CAFE. http://thestampingboutique.ning.com/forum/categories/february-chat-and-craft/listForCategory)!  All the games

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Weekly Challenge  L♥VE Thank you to all who participated in last weeks Punches and Dieschallenge see below for winners This weeks challenge Delightful Challenges would love to see L♥VE  You are not required to use a Digital Delights Image  to join in on the fun but if you do you can enter TWICE To enter twice, when using a Digital Delight image, on your 1st entry use

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Fortnightly challenge - "Shades of blue". WOW This was a tough challenge for me.  They really took me to the edge as a Designer for FOREVER FRIENDS on this one!  But a challenge is good...right? RULES (we love to know our parameters!) To be eligible for the winners drawer you must use an animal on your card. To be eligible for the Forever Friends Favourite you must use 

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BLOCKHEADS BLOG HOP Please put your entry in the LINK OVER IN THE SIDE BAR ON THE RIGHT and then put the LINK on YOUR BLOG! CHALK AND VERSAMARK for full instructions, go to the BLOCKHEADS BLOG For my particular entry as BLOCKHEADS GUEST DESIGNER for 8 weeks (cross your fingers that they keep me on! hee hee) I used Grunge it UP for the outer Boarder on Kraft Paper.  I used

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012 Challenge #88: Feel the LOVE Welcome to another Sentimental Sunday! This week's Sponsor is:Little Darlings This week's challenge is: Feel the LOVE (plus a sentiment) We want to see reds, heart, love...anything that has to do with the feeling of LOVE!!Now, I know you are going to LOVE this weeks inspiration,  I had a great time creating

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PHOTO INSPIRATION THEME Thanks to all of you for joining STAMPING WITH THE DRAGON for last weeks challenge. It was really great doing the commenting.  As usual, I learned bunches for my own cards.  The winners will be posted very soon under the WINNERS TAB on STAMPING WITH THE DRAGON. This week's Challenge was really fun, as a Designer!  I've never quite done a card like this

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Last week was grandly successful at Delightful Challenges with our Valentine theme Challenge Anything but a Card. All of us who Design for Delightful Challenges and comment on your lovely cards really appreciate your entries.  It is wonderful to see new techniques and ways that WE can learn to improve what we do.  Thanks for that! Hop on over to the Delightful Blog to see the Winners

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Challenge #87–Dry Embossing The Die Cuts challenge last week was a huge success.  Sentimental Sundays had some gorgeous entries, not only by the Design Team but the entrants were outstanding.  Each time I comment on the cards I am amazed at how many techniques I learn, the number of stamps that people are able to work with, in different and unique ways and how people are now making their

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Valentine's Anything But a Card You are not required to use a Digital Delights Imageto join in on the fun but if you do you can enter TWICE. To enter twice, use your card Link for your 1st entry. For your second entry, use your blog address and add 2nd entry after your name. RULE! DON'T FORGET TO USE THE CHALLENGE THEME!!! Whiff of Joy is our sponsor this

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Fortnightly challenge - More than one fold Welcome to THE FOREVER FRIENDS CHALLENGE BLOG FORTNIGHT CHALLENGE.  This week, the challenge is: More than one fold. For this challenge, you can make any type of presentation, as long as it includes more than one fold. To be eligible, you must use an animal on your card. To be eligible for the FOREVER FRIENDS FAVORITE you must

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Challenge #86- Die Cuts This week's challenge is: Die Cuts AND PLEASE DON'T USE PUNCHES AS A REPLACEMENT FOR YOU DIE CUT! They will not be allowed into this challenge. AND OF COURSE A SENTIMENT!  This week's Sponsor is: The Paper Shelter is generously giving the winner of this weeks challenge a $10.00 certificate to their

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CHALLENGE 2.....ANYTHING GOES The last challenge was amazing! Everyone's cards were awesome. It was a joy commenting on the entrants for the challenge. Stamping with the Dragon Challenge blog will be posting the Winners under the Tab found at the top of the page under our header.  For this Challenge, it is the Theme everyone loves - ANYTHING GOES! And our

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This weeks challenge over at Delightful Challenges is Distressed/Vintage You are not required to use a Digital Delights Image to join in on the fun but if you do you are allowed to enter the challenge TWICE. To enter twice you when using a Digital Delight image, on your 1st entry use your card link.  On your 2nd entry use your blog address and add the words 2nd entry after your name. **

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Welcome to Sentimental Sundays Challenge! Please read the new entry rules. I've also included a tutorial. Thanks so much! Thanks to everyone who played along in last week's "Snow, Blue and/or Glitter" challenge.  There were so many entries...it was exciting as a Design Team member to see all the entries, and how beautiful they were and how original each one was.  We all really

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THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CARDS! It is only fitting that I should write my post in pastel colors as I rarely do pastel cards.  This is one of my RARE ones you are about to see. It is for STAMPING WITH THE DRAGON.  They do NOT have a challenge this week, but their TWO WEEK CHALLENGE is still open, so please pop over.  This card is for enjoyment only - theirs and mine, and I must say, I

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HAS JUST RELEASED THEIR NEW MONTHLY STAMP SET THE FABULOUS 50's I was born in 1956 so I didn't experience much of this, but it was so fun using the Fabulous 50's Stamps stamps!  I have seen my parent's pictures and they look just like the stamps do.  Wendy, as usual, has done a fabulous job of illustrating these stamps and putting on the Delightful Challenge with our New Designers, of

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Fortnightly challenge - White on White Welcome to the new challenge over at Forever Friends Blog. The Challenge is to make a white on white card. It's kind of difficult to create anything with one color so it is a REAL challenge this time! For me, I have never made a card that is White on White so I struggled and struggled with this one.  It probably shows too!

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This is my first DT Challenge with Lexi's Creation.  I am very excited about this.  Working with Susan, who runs Lexi's has been a fantastic experience thus far.  I can only imagine it getting better and better.  Not only has she pulled together a fantastic forum for the DT to linger and meet, but she has pulled together a wonderful new Design Team (ahem - personally speaking, since I'm on it

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MORNING MARGARET - IN A TOASTER Meet Margaret.  Margaret is one of the many fabulous stamp from Bugaboo Stamps.  Margaret and her Toaster have an intimate relationship, or so it seems to me, which is why I instantly fell in love with her! She looks grumpy but classy, chic but ragged and just downright "who gives a poop!" You have GOT to make your way over to our sponsor this week,

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A FIRST HAPPY NEW YEAR'S CHALLENGE AND FRAMES CHALLENGE You can pick up your  own design from The Dragon's Lair Designs and give your hand to this fun  HAPPY NEW YEAR'S FRAMES Challenge.  There are many fantastic images and papers at the Store.  Just before the holidays, I could not resist the papers and their fantastic sale and chose almost every single paper design! They are

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HAPPY NEW YEAR'S  FROM SENTIMENTAL SUNDAY'S & IF THESE CARDS COULD TALK...(me) Well, we have a big treat for you today!  Not only is there SURPRISE CANDY AND LOTS OF IT ALL PACKAGED UP FOR YOU BY THE DESIGNERS AND HIDDEN to celebrate the Sentimental Sunday's 2012 New Year's Day Blog Hop and New DT Team - yes CANDY (to qualify you MUST leave a comment and become a follower - just let

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Has the most adventurous stamps!  I first was turned on to Little Miss Muffet stamps (digi for me) a few months ago when I saw this Zena Girl holding onto a rope swinging through mid-air!   Then I saw this Warrior Woman on the ground in Khaki's looking through binocs scoping down something or someone. As I looked through their stamps I became more and more impressed with both the variety

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THIS WEEK IS A SKETCH CHALLENGE AT FOREVER FRIENDS! Our very own DT Patricia is offering this up as the prize! My card sketch depicts: CHRISTMAS EVE - When as a child, you can barely wait for Christmas day to arrive! If you pop over to Forever Friends Blog Challenge you will see some beautiful DT inspiration cards...each one very different, using this sketch.  Some turned

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A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE I shall say no more... ImageMy last as DT for Stamp-N-Doodle before I became the Company Advisor Take NoteI myself could not help but to notice "the light" emanating from the left side, almost in the form of a person.  This is NOT on my card!  I see an arm, body and leg standing over Joseph.  It kind of freaked me out in a good way - the way photography can see things the

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WOW... WHEN G-D IS IN CHARGE GREAT THINGS HAPPEN AT "G-D SPEED!" I am entering a DT call with Stamping With The Dragon.  I encourage you to do the same.  They are a fantastic company and the people who run it, well you could not find more endearing folk!  For my entry, I used 99.99% of their companies products, their frames, their elements, their ribbons, their images, their trinkets, their

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ROSES ARE RED CHALLENGE IT'S ON NOW! {and some additional good news at the bottom of the post}      If you pop over to FOREVER FRIENDS challenge blog, you will see some great cards from the Design Team using Roses are Red.  This works perfectly for me, as I am Culturally Jewish and our colors are Blue and White, like the Israel Flag, so for the ROSES ARE RED, I got to make a great "

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TIME FOR ANOTHER CHALLENGE WITH FOREVER FRIENDS! theme is "White and Sparkles" and FOREVER FRIENDS BLOG IS sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads for this challenge.The winner will recieve 3 digi images of their choice !!! Fantastic !!!!You MUST enter and have some fun!!! Here is my entry as part of the FOREVER FRIENDS Design TeamI used one of Di's Gorgeous Digi Images! I just

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RED AND GREEN AND WHITE is the requirement for the Design Team at STAMP-N-DOODLE and for this week's Challenge.  I wanted to take on something a little different for my DT card, so I chose a template style.  Be sure to pop over and enter STAMP-N-DOODLE'S challenge and look at the other Designer's cards!  It should be a goodie week, given Christmas offers lots of options for this  color

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AT FOREVER FRIENDS CHALLENGE BLOG! Sponsored by Whoopsi DaisyWelcome to see the new challenge at Forever Friends & co.The theme is "Christmas is coming" and The Challenge issponsored by Whoopsi Daisy.The winner will have 3 digi sheets as a prize!! The design team over At Forever Friends have created some beautiful cards.Do pop over and see what they've done.You have two weeks to enter the

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STAMP-N-DOODLE HAS A NEW CHALLENGE THIS WEEK! SHINY AND SPARKLY This particular Stamp-N-Doodle image - a skater who is taking a little flip, only to be held up by a friend, I find adorable!I can relate to this very well, as I am not a proficient skater.I hope you enjoy my rendition of the digi provided to the Team.Pop over to see the other member's of the Digi Team's Interpretation and give

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I'm going to my quiet place!  Yup, this describes me - and how it never quite ends up the way I plan it!!  I won the challenge for Delightful Delights Challenge Blog!  How excited was I?  VERY!   I am NOT one to do a child's card, or a cutsie card.  But I loved it!  I found a very playful side of myself.  Sometimes one never knows when the Self they never knew will be revealed.  I hope you like

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Spooks- by Sandra Liatsos There's a goblin at my window,A monster by my door.The pumpkin at my table Keeps on smiling more and more.There's a ghost who haunts my bedroom,A witch whose face is green.They used to be my family,Till they dressed for Halloween.  STAMP-N-DOODLECHALLENGE This is my DT card for this weeks Stamp-N-Doodle Challenge.As you guessed, the challenge is HALLOWED-EVE! Hop on

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...AND tug on it till it cooperates, andwith its help, create a havenyour own private sanctuary,sprinkled in pixie dust, wateredwith daydreams. Perhaps, it is a sheltered garden,a wooded glen or pebbled beach,whatever scene nourishes you,whatever sights and sounds calmyou, whatever regenerates you. Know that in the blink of an eye,the tick of a heart's clock,you can travel there.... (SUSAN R.

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In the arduous simplicity of this momentI open my heart, mind and soul to stillness.In the deeper quietI sense the greater Life that is my life.I do not live only; I am lived.I do not breathe only; I am breathed.I am not only the one I appear to bebut also the ONE who appears as me. RABBI RAMI M. SHAPIRO IngredientsSUMichael's Fantastic and Fun Challenges to Enter

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DO YOU FIND IT A CHORE? I am learning that cooking is an act of love - an act of connecting with G-d.  As part of my studies, I am learning the importance of 'exchange.'  This includes the exchange of money, the exchange of food and the exchange of our energy. So, as far as my own cooking for my son and I - I am consciously thinking of the earth, the people who picked the grains (we are

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HOW CAN I TELL? BECAUSE MY SON IS GOING IN THE DIRECTION OF HIS DREAMS... Well, first there was the request to go purchase "bright" colored clothes, when my child previously ONLY liked grey, black, white and blue.  There is this sudden "Uhuh" looming around the house.  It is as if it is coming from a little... birdie, or from my two labs, or the newly purchased kittens - Louis and Ricky. 

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LOVING MY STUDIES! I am in the thick of my Ph.D studies and truly loving what I am reading.  The subject is Metaphysical Science, and teaches about the "Higher-Mind", our God-Power Within and each of our capacity to choose to live in this positive energy.  Today, I am applying what I have learned and truly know it works.  Positive thoughts, feelings and ideas completely change one's

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ROSES ARE RED... There is a gorgeous card trend of fleurs coming back into style, and I am JUST starting to catch "the bug!"  I think it is because when I go out my front door, onto my porch, I see new perennials blooming each and everyday.  GOD you are amazing!  Today, I have created a "set" of cards; my rendition of what I feel and see when I close my eyes, lay on the trampoline in my

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AND NO ONE DOES IT BETTER THAN LADY GAGA! I'm a fan! "I'm already crazy. I'm a fearless person. I think it creeps up on you. I don't think it can be stopped. If my destiny is to lose my mind because of fame, then that's my destiny. But my passion still means more than anything." "Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are."

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EVERYDAY FOR THE LAST WEEK... In the morning before school, my 13 year old has said "Happy Birthday Mom!" *my birthday is August 14th* I tell him this. He says he knows. I figure...at 13...and a boy? He just told me that was sexist  :( Take it while you can get it. That's my thinking! TO ME? "YOU TOO ARE THE QUEEN FOR THE DAY!" Hmmm That's sexist too :( Have a

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VIVA LA DIVA "Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called. ~A.A. Milne  People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road

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NOW THIS TAKES THE CAKE! I could not resist sharing this with you... Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions: Why did God make mothers? 1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born. How did God make mothers? 1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us. 2. Magic

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THERE IS A DESIGN CALL FOR KENNY K STAMPS! Bearly Mine Stamps put out a Design Call today for KennyK.  Just the other day, and I can hardly believe this - talk about Divine Economy - I wrote KennyK and asked him the next time there was a space for a New Designer for his company to let me know.  He said Bearly Mine, who handles the KennyK Girlz blog challenges are the ones who organize such

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IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME! I just mailed out 250 cards to FROM OUR HEARTS, an organization that mails cards to the Chaplains Overseas in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and all the War Torn Countries where OUR TROOPS ARE FIGHTING AND KEEPING THE PEACE...FOR US!  Having been a Chaplain in my work days, and living in CANADA'S MAIN MILITARY TOWN, this cause is very close to my own heart.  So in the midst

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AND TIME FOR SOME NEW COLORS! I know RED is usually the color of Valentine's Day, but so were RED and GREEN for Christmas a few years back.  I've decided to take my cards up a step and change the colors for this day's celebrations as well.  So, what follows is an untraditionally colored Valentine's Day card...Kraft and Navy!  This one is not for anyone, but rather for my own collection,

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HAPPINESS!.....THIS truly is the name of the book I am reading.  OY! Laughing Your Way To Happiness...This seemed an appropriate reading for the scrapbook page I am doing for my daughter's book of her travels around the world.  My posts will be sporadic, as scrapbooking takes me much longer than card making. In This Chapter (Chapter 7) - Discover the power of humor to

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AND THIS WAS A TOUGH JOB!!! Congrats to all of you.  If you scroll down, you will see my yesterday's post, and what this award is about.   With THE STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD, we are getting to really know each other!   Nice! So spill women!  We want to hear 8 things about you, things that really speak about "you!" as you announce ON YOUR BLOG that YOU received THE STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD.  I love

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WAITS FOR NO ONE....BUT LOVERS!  My card below shall explain the above.  As part of receiving the STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD from ANN SCHACH of THE STAMPIN' SCHACH I am to write 8 "things" about me...so here goes: 1.   I am a nut bar!  Some people will agree this is for real, lol, but other's will merely think I live just off the map!  I live my life in likely the most spontaneous way possible for

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or RADICAL GRATITUDE It is the ingratitude that blinds us. Our failure to see what we have on the way to getting more Our disregard for what we step over on the way to somewhere else Our lack of attention to the person by our side on the way to someone else Our dismissal of the good that we do on the way to something greater. All that we take for granted falls through our hands

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In God's Hands In your journeys to and fro God direct you; In your happiness and pleasure God bless you; In care, anxiety or trouble God sustain you; In peril and in danger God protect you. Archbishop Timothy Olufosoye (1918 - 92), Nigeria Challenges Entered - Creative Belli Blog Challenge Moving Along with The Times FabNFunky Paper Play Crafty

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RINGING IT IN.....IN STYLE! Please double click to enlarge picture BEST OF GOODNESS FOR 2011 LOVING GOD Samara

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Forgiveness restores our hearts to the innocence that we knew - an innocence that allowed us the freedom to love. Robin Casarjian author of Forgiveness:  A Bold Choice for a Peaceful Heart merry christmas everyone! I loved dreaming these cards up and box up. Quite a different style for me and likely part of the fun!

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And in spite of, everything, we are.  Here. Once.  Our time is short, the flare of a candle, the pulse of a heart.  Swirl the wine in your glass. Put on a necklace of sky.  Invite the neighbours.  Dance. By Barbara Crooker in SERENITY PRAYERS, Prayers, Poems and Prose to Soothe Your Soul  Double click image to enlarge FANSY SHMANSY LABELS Kimmie

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...FOR YOUR GREAT BEAUTY! Sometimes a person walks into your life at JUST the perfect time, knowing instinctively when you have made space to be fully available to them, to step up to meet their needs, to come forth to understand them at a deeper level and to pair up in the manner in which God intended.  People are rather facinating in that they can sit in their own corner in life and just 

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I HAVE A MAN IN THE HOUSE!!! and he is 13 years old...lol THE BAR MITZVAH was a complete success.  Today I am going to post a few pictures so you can see just what we were up to, while initiating my youngest into this wonderful ritual of becoming "a man." My oldest MAN, Jordan, was leading Taylor all the way.  He taught his little brother all he needed to know to fill his obligations within

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  By Helen Keller One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar! BE TRUE TO YOURSELF IS MY MESSAGE FOR TODAY LOVING GOD Samara Label:  Taylored Expressions Kit and Stamps

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YOUR FIRST BORN IS ALWAYS "SPECIAL" ... and the child that, unfortunately, is the "test drive parenting" child! Well, I made this card with my Jordan in mind...because he "is" so special to me...he NEVER forgets his mom. The "fathers" in the sentiment is with the Dalai Lama in mind or whomever Jordan wants it to be, including his own father. Jordan respects the Dalai Lama highly, so that is

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FOR RABBI ELKIN.... May HASHEM bless you from Zion, and may you gaze upon the goodness of Jerusalem, all the days of your life.  And may you see children born to your children, peace upon Israel. From The Psalms of David, Spoken on The Sabbath.  LOVING GOD Samara

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PRAYER FOR PEACE May we see the day when war and bloodshed cease, when a great peace will embrace the whole world. Then nation will not threaten nation, and mankind will not again know war. For all who live on the earth shall realize we have not come into being to hate or to destroy. We have come into being to praise, to labor, and to love. Compassionate God, bless the

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IS SOMETIMES ESSENTIAL! Right now, the Commander of the Canadian Military is on trial for the gruesome murder and 82 other counts of violence.  Many people in my town (the neighbouring town of the Canadian Military Base where the fallen soldiers come) are close to the radio and TV or attending the trial, which actually ended a few days ago, with assureness Russ Williams will never get out of

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REMEMBERING TO "LIVE" GOD The power of this struck me many years ago in a song by Billy Gilman, then a tiny child of 10 years old, called ONE VOICE.  This song came to me last night, at a time when the most wonderful Rabbi's wife spent almost 3 hours of her precious time with me on the phone...helping me to REMEMBER...at a time when I felt swallowed up by the absurdity around me!  God Bless

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WHICH ONE ARE YOU? It is an interesting inner question that I find myself in weekly with a person, be it in Starbucks, Sears or Montana's. INTROVERT:  A person who recharges their batteries while being alone. EXTROVERT:  A person who recharges their batteries while being with a crowd. Then there are those of us who are socially either one or the other but truly, in our "real" self, either

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HOW PROUD CAN A MOMMY BE? My daughter Ayla left on Monday for another year travelling around the world, having just finished her last year of her Honors, straight A's BA in Australia, (segue - yay Samara's 3 straight A's children - bragging rights - wink wink), and having travelled the world already once.  She and her Eric are now travelling together and exploring the world "together!" She

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR A CONTEMPLATIVE DAY: Please double click to enlarge pictures... The FEARLESS art is by Papaya Art and something I use daily. LOVING GOD Samara

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LOVE NEVER ENDS. 1 Corin.13:4,8 RELATIONSHIP STRUGGLES DEAR MENDER OF HEARTS,    you are friend of all and foe of none. Your goodness is seeded in everyone.    including those with whom we struggle. Enter into our hearts and soften its hardness.    Erase any ill will and anger abiding there. Help us to reach out with openness,    to speak when we prefer to hide in silence. Teach us how to

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GRATITUDE! When we realize how much we have been given - life, a beginning -we are moved, almost naturally it seems to want to give away some of our things.  Grateful people tend to give away their things, even their time and talents, and to become happier in the process.  In giving away, the craving that holds us captive begins to loosen its grip.  There is such a difference when living

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But isn't the purpose of all ministry to reveal that God is not a God of fear but a God of love?  And couldn't this be accomplished by gently and carefully  converting the empty silence into a full silence, the anxious silence into a peaceful silence, and the restless silence into a restful silence, so that in this converted silence a real encounter with the loving Father could take place?  

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More Meditations for Women,  from the Author of  Each Day a New Beginning  Karen Casey Almost everyone wants something for nothing.  - Marsha Sinetar Bargains attract.  Finding a good value excites us, and we share the news quickly.  Wanting anything for free is human nature perhaps.  However, many of us have had to learn again and again that you get what you pay for.  This is true

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WHAT A DEEPLY MOVING BOOK I JUST PURCHASED! Today's reading from the book is... Faltering Steps Show us Thy way, O Lord, and let us walk in Thy paths. You are doing so.  This is the way.  The way of uncertain future and faltering steps.  It is My Way... Put all fear of the future aside.  Know that you will be led.  Know that you will be shown.  I have promised. by A.J. Russell,

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ARE STRONGER THAN EVER! The native tradition, and the power of the Wolf have touched many people who are not part of the Native Tradition.  I must admit, I myself am not a "wolf" person.  I, personally, am more of an African art type - preferring more Bohemian art, yet, I see more and more Wolf medicine on people's walls, in galleries and on posters. There is a natural healing element here.  I

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IS EXTRAORDINARY! Please double click to read passage The above is from THE MEDICINE CARDS, which is something I use. It identifies the strengths of each animal and is quite useful, especially if one has an interest in Native Tradition. For STAMP-N-DOODLE, I am commissioned this month to create a series of WOLVES...I thought the above would give you a little introduction to the

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I AM VERY EXCITED TODAY!  IT IS MY 54TH BIRTHDAY!!! I am only 1 year away from the "senior's discount" (in Canada!) *wink wink* For someone who preached "living in the NOW" this is a surprise eh? Today I woke up and said "THANK YOU GOD FOR MY BIRTH"!  So I have to thank MY MOM for delivering me, labor, lying on the gurney in the hall, 30 hours of labor and enduring what they did 54 years ago.

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...BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO RESIST MY CARD CHALLENGES!!! The Stampin' Sisters in Christ lay out the most wonderful challenges each week.  You must visit their site.  I am not going to say more...just to build the intrigue!  I've put a link on their name above. This past Sunday their words of wisdom were so appropriate that one often wonders if the "ministers of love" in this world have microscopes on

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IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL! WELL, IT SEEMS I HAVE COME OFF VACATION...though I have spent every day at the beach, literally, for the last week, and plan to again today! But I could not resist giving you this card, once again, because it speaks so clearly about what I feel today.  I also want to offer up something I read last night that is shockingly spot on as to why I "do my blog the way I do" and "do

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AUGUST IS RESTING TIME FOR ME... I have my daughter's birthday and my own birthday...and do you know what I have planned for my birthday?  I am so excited!  I have asked the CAV's (Veteran Motorcycle Group, which is huge) if I could join them, and ride on the back of one of their motorcycles (even though I have my own GM (motorcycle) license; WHY? you might be asking... They are making a

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...ABOUT EXERCISE? Today, I would say so!  I am happy, exhilarated, tickled pink (ahhhh pink) by the new type of exercise I just started. Bee-see-klette!  OK, bicycle.  I actually went out and purchased a zippy bike!  And am I ever glad I did.  WOW...now to most people this is likely an average purchase, but to this person, who makes their cards for/because/inspired by/doesn't sell their

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TO BE FELT ON A REGULAR BASIS IN THIS BOHEMIAN GAL'S LIFE! This past weekend I saw vibrant colors coming from around me, in the shapes of HOPE, LOVE, SPIRIT, DETERMINATION, WISDOM, PRESENCE, TOGETHERNESS, STRENGTH....to name just a few. These, in my mind...are the colors of the rainbow!  It is what comes to mind, when I see a rainbow, when I feel the rainbow's power penetrate straight

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Today, as I was driving from my Boyfriend's House, who himself was with the Military for 28 years, toward my house where I travel under many overpasses, I could not help but be filled with tears in my eyes. Every bridge was LINED WITH CANADIAN FLAGS waiting for the FALLEN SOLDIERS that will be transported to Toronto. One's heart is torn apart with each flag that waves in the wind, yet we feel,

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IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EMOTIONS WE CAN HAVE! Today, I know that GRATITUDE is fully in place within me.  I looked around me and saw how incredibly fortunate I am.  I looked outside of me and saw how incredibly fortunate other's are in my town, I looked at my garden, and saw the devas growing, the birds singing, my dogs playing, my son and his friend laughing and playing their games and

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....STAMP-N-DOODLES monthly DIGIS of Africa still seems to rule my art, though I have some pieces in between that I will begin to show tomorrow. For today though, I will finish up the Africa series. THE WORLD WE MAKE We make the world in which we live By what we gather and what we give, By our daily deeds and the things we say, By what we keep or wwe cast away. We make our world by the beauty

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...WITH SOME STAMP-N-DOODLE DIGI IMAGES! Without a doubt, these are the digis I have enjoyed the most from Stamp-n-Doodle.  I found myself getting literally lost in the "jungle" whilst making and creating the ART for the DIGI IMAGE that Lynne creates. What do you think? If you are interested in having your own copy of the DIGI IMAGE, be sure to pop on by Lynne's site...she has THE AFRICA THEME

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I AM SO SORRY I AM A DAY LATE! I was enjoying this 39 degree temperature with my Oldest Son Jordan, in Toronto yesterday.  He just returned from Israel and Egypt after a month, so we had lots to catch up on, and he is off to Spain for a month's music workshop tomorrow, then school again for his MA in a far away town. Can you hear me sniffing!!! All of that was a seque to tell you why I didn't

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IN SO MANY WAYS, WE ARE SUCH A FORTUNATE COUNTRY.... We have been protected from so much!  For STAMP-N-DOODLE, I created a few images from Lynne's DIGIS for CANADA DAY, and upcoming will be for the American INDEPENDENCE DAY. I THINK THEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!  YET NOTHING IS COMPLETE WITHING SENDING LOVE TO OUR TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES... AND PRAYING FOR THEIR SAFETY ON THIS CANADA DAY

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HAVE ISSUED THEIR SUNDAY CHALLENGE! This is the most wonderful site...on a lazy Sunday afternoon, it is very inspirational to visit their site and find out different people's takes on passages, their journey, the life of Jesus and how that has affected who they are. Today's challenge came from Isaiah...a passage on Sin and Forgiveness. Scott Peck, in his book People of the Lie has a

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THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A GOOD FRIEND! Todays Poem is Dedicated to Marie and Rob... There are angels who sit quietly and whisper when we need comfort. There are those who breathe life into us when we are breathless. There are angels who fill us with gracious support when our souls become fragile, and those who kiss us goodnight for a peaceful slumber. There are angels that touch us with

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Image is a STAMP-N-DOODLE DIGI MY JORDAN AND LAURA ARE GETTING MARRIED! Well, OK, they are engaged!  Oh, my Jordan was SO romantic (as usual) with Our Laura!  He took a ring for Laura to Israel, and when Laura went over to meet him, they were at the beach just talking and such - and Jordan reached into a bag and (took a deep breath) and POPPED the question!  And of course, Our Laura said

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OR IS IT SOCCER EVERYONE? I went to the City yesterday to the Markham Street Festival and could not miss all the flags attached to the car windows.  I am sure this is happening all over the World right now, as the FIFA challenge is ON! For my Soccer Challenge, I decided to be true to my Design Team at STAMP-N-DOODLE DIGI and use their Monthly stamp club.  Is this not priceless? Well, the

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...SINCE WHEN ISN'T A DOG ALLOWED SOME NICE SPA TIME? Oh my gosh, when I saw this DIGI from STAMP-N-DOODLE I saw the card completed!  I laughed and laughed, knowing the direction I was going to go with it.  As a designer for Lynne, I hoped she would be OK with my wacky SPA idea!  Turns out, I'm in the clear....reminds me of that gorgeous blonde lab commercial with the pup doing all the spa stuff

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THERE IS A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT IN  MY FAMILY....BUT IT HAS TO WAIT FOR A BIT. Suffice to say, this might be a clue *wink*! But before I go on, pop on over to STAMP-N-DOODLE for their new CHALLENGE and for your own copy of this new digi stamp that I used below! PLEASE double click to get the entire essence of this STAMP-N-DOODLE DIGI card! STEPS TOWARD A CONSCIOUS COMMITMENT

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ARE THE TRULY PRECIOUS GIFTS FROM GOD! When Lynne, from STAMP-N-DOODLE gave out this pic as a freebie, I thought about it, given I am not a "cutsie" artist and thought, what the heck!  Then I remembered bathing my Ayla in the sink, and my Jordan in his little white plastic tub and well my 13 years later (and me at 41 years of age) my Taylor, I think I just stuck him out in the rain (lol)

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I HAVE BEEN HAVING SO MUCH FUN...with these new stamps I just ordered from Laura Campbell and her family at LAYERS OF COLOR.  You must check them out...they are SO different, creative, and can add to any type of creative work one does.  Laura is an ecclectic artiste so looking at her work is a wonderful dive into the Divine....literally. So today, I'd like to Honor This Magical Family, God's

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Just thought I'd start the party off right with an image from STAMP-N-DOODLE! ...HMMM  Now, where to start? Well, here is a clue for those of you paying attention... for a piece of the puzzle you will have to "RIDE 'EM COWBOY" like they did in the WESTERN movies...hmmm. I wonder what type of hint that could mean? Remember...you are playing with STAMP-N-DOODLE!  That

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THE BRAVE HAIRCUT FOR CANCER FOR MY 12 YEAR OLD BOY TAYLOR! WELL 12" OF HAIR WAS LOPPED OFF FOR CANCER.... and my brave 12 year old Taylor raised $400.00 in the name of his hairdresser Lucy, who is a survivor. Lord come alive within my experience, within my sorrows and disappointments and doubts and within the ordinary moments of my life.

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WHAT BETTER WAY TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS THAN TO BE ON A DESIGN TEAM! Well STAMP-N-DOODLE.COM is just like that.  Their stamps are fantastic, their owner is fantastic and their DT is fantastic! So in honor of THEM, I dedicate this post. May the God of love who is the source of all our affection for each other formed here on earth take our friendships into his keeping, that they may

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please double click to enlarge image to read the top of the BIKINI babe's sentiment!  It is too funny. You have to pop over and visit Lynne's site...STAMP-N-DOODLE.COM! I'm on the design team there and will show you a few of the cards I've done for Lynne...God has been watching over me and blessing me with a wonderful team leader and a wonderful Stamp site to design for and equally

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FRIDAY MAY 28TH - 30TH COME JOIN THE FUN!

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FOR THE BIG CANCER DONATION HAIRCUT! AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT...THIS IS MY 12 YEAR OLD -  BOY - TAYLOR! This picture was taken about a month ago... Taylor has grown his hair for one year, being ridiculed at school, told to "move those bangs out of his eyes" by his parents, as they were growing in, to put it in a ponytail when he comes to the table (which he absolutely refused to do),

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THE TAJ MAHAL taken from Wikapedia My 12 year old Taylor and I were talking and he came up with the fact that Jordan, Ayla and Taylor = TAJ.  This lead us to the topic of The Taj Mahal, which my older two have visited (pictured above.)  Taylor and I researched the internet before he went to school, because we each knew bits and pieces of the story, and this is a synopsis

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IT KNOWS THE WAY! You may have noticed that my posts are sporadic lately...I am taking some time to foster some other areas of my life - enriching my Spiritual Life, and in particular, my relationship with Jesus.  Then there is my Jordan - my soon to be 25 yr old son is off for the summer, to Israel to explore his roots, then have his partner join him in Israel and they will trek to Egypt and

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