HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!


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 2010.

Thanks GOD!







May you Celebrate in Style the "Eh!" Way!

LOVING GOD
Samara

THE STAMPIN' SISTERS IN CHRIST....


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 definition of Evil...People who sin over and over and over again and take absolutely NO accountability for it.  Is this what Jesus would do?  Is this what we are told to do in every aspect of being a good person?

The Stamping Sisters have done a stellar job this week of leading us through a journey of sin, mistake, and choosing from a human point of view - and how God views that, who God IS, WHILE we do that...and we all do make mistakes, and we do all sin and are VERY human.  Even Jesus...but we have been forgiven!  If we believe we have been.

The Challenge today with the Sisters was to use STRIPES.

I have chosen to use my stripes, not in paper but in my silver marker around a passage that speaks to me and to how I see my own life...we WILL be accountable, and we WILL take responsibility and we WILL stay up close to GOD...if we KNOW with all our being how BLESSED we are each and every day...and Jesus, in all his humanity and divinity tells us so!


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This passage is from the Psalms of David..33:12

LOVINGLY MADE WITH...

Paper: (Papertrey)
Stamps: (Free Digi - Beate ?)
Silver: (Star Fit - Ecstacy Crafts)
Butterflies: (Ecstacy Crafts)
Pens: (Identi-Pen)
Ink: (Stampin' Up! Ink Spots)
"Striped Stitching": White Gel Pen (Stampin' Up!)
"Silver Striped Stitching": (Uni-Ball)

LOVING GOD
Samara

ANGEL'S EMBRACE EACH OTHER...



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 sacred laughter
when tears become a burden.
There are those who strap their wings around us
and rock us until the ache in our heart disappears.

There are angels that can send us flying with wonder
when our hope begins to fade,
and those who devote everything to give us
everlasting peace in heaven.

LORI EBERHARDY
from Serenity Prayers,
Prayers, Poems and Prose to Soothe Your Soul
book by:  JUNE COTNER

Today's Card is Dedicated to Michael...
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Lovingly Made With...

Paper:  (Papertrey) (Stampin' Up) (Basic Grey)
Stamp:  (Layer's of Color)
Coloring of Butterfly:  (My Copic Pens)
Rub On:  (Creative Memories)
Heart: (Stampin' Up)
Ribbon:  (Michael's)

LOVING GOD
Samara


SO THE BIG SECRET IS REVEALED....




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 "YES"!

Isn't that just the best!

Now, it is the best because his sister, Ayla, and I have been BUGGING him for 2 years about this!  About a year ago we were instructed to STOP (by Jordan)!  And we did.

Although (shhhh) Our Laura and I talked about it ALL THE TIME!!! Girls will be girls...she's the one who named me HOTT MOMMA and eventually (but not too soon please God) HOTT GAMMA! (lol)  She is the absolute best, Our Laura. I love her to bits! And my Ayla is over the moon to have a sister!!!

When the HAPPY COUPLE called from Israel to tell me the good news, I just screamed and screamed and screamed with glee for 5 full minutes of Israel long distance calling card time!  Our Laura and my little JoJo (25 years old!) but my 1st born, just laughed and laughed!

And so it goes...



Lovingly Made for

with their DIGI images
as part of being on their Design Team

LOVING GOD
Samara

SOCCER ANYONE?


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 funny thing about this is that I had a lab who used to sneak out of the yard, mid-day, and go down the street to the highschool and play soccer with the kids in their outdoor gym class!  When we found Amadeaus, the coach said she was one of the best players!  This kept up for months.  The coach allowed it to keep happening because he said our dog's presence motivated the otherwise unmotivated grade 9 and 10's to get with it and "beat the dog" for the ball!


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This is what the STAMP-N-DOODLE DIGI reminds me of!  Be sure to "pup" over to SND and more specifically, BLOG-A-DOODLE,  and see all their doggie digi's.  You won't regret it....they are SOOOOO cute!

Given that DOG is GOD backwards....I think today, DOG will be our blessing!

Card is Lovingly made with....

Stamp words:  Stampin' Up!
All the rest:  Taylored Expressions Monthly Kit

LOVING GOD
Samara

SPA TIME!

...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.  Anyway, enjoy...and maybe give yourself a bit of SPA time!


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LOVINGLY MADE WITH...

Coloring:  My beloved Copics
Paper:  Papertrey - I put scor lines using Martha Scor Board
Letters:  CTMH
Embellishments: (gifty mish mash...sorry?)

LOVING GOD
Samara

LOVE IS IN THE AIR IN MY FAMILY.....



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

Making a Genuine Connection
The ground of a strong and lasting commitment is the passionate connection between two people whose beings say yes to each other.  When two people connect being-to-being, they experience a deep "soul-resonance" that goes beyond mere romance or desire.  Something powerful and real inside them starts waking up and coming alive in each other's presence.  It is often surprising because they cannot reason themselves into or out of it.  Although it seems to arise mysteriously out of nowhere, it may also have a certain familiarity:
"I felt when I met him that I had known him before, as if for many lifetimes.  I especially remember waking up next to him with the profound feeling that I had just woken up after a thousand years."
From: Journey of the Heart by John Welwood, Ph.D.


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Card was Lovingly Made With:

Paper:  Papertrey
Buttons:  Stampin' Up!
Thread/Ribbon:  Michael's
Die Cuts:  Remisce
and of course my COPICS


Card Lovingly Made With:

Paper:  Papertrey
Background Stamp:  King Rubber
You're My Hero StampTaylored Expressions
Clips:  CTMH
Ribbon:  CTMH
Inks:  Tim Holtz
Punches: Stampin' Up!

LOVING GOD
Samara

THE LITTLE ANGELS IN OUR LIVES.....




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) and had to give this one a go.

GOD, THANK YOU FOR OUR ANGELS...what would we do without them...


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LOVINGLY MADE WITH...

I must happily say that everything is made with STAMPIN' UP! Products
with the exception
of my copics (and the circle - a gift)

LOVING GOD
Samara

LAYERS OF COLOR...a fantastic store and blog



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 work at His best!

The Tree of being

All human beings powerfully sustain one another.  The lovers

of God in this contingent world become the mercies and the

blessings sent out by that gentle King of the seen and unseen

realms.  Let them purify their sight and behold all humankind

as leaves and blossoms and fruits of the Tree of Being.

Baha' Ullah (1817 - 1892), Persia




Lovingly made with...

Image:  LAYERS OF COLOR
Button:  Basic Grey
Ribbon:  Michaels
Ink:  Tim Holtz
Paper:  Papertrey
Metal:  Dollar Store
Stickles:  Michaels

LOVING GOD
Samara