ROMANCING THE CANVAS: December 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR....2011

RINGING IT IN.....IN STYLE!

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BEST OF GOODNESS FOR 2011

LOVING GOD

Samara

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!

My all time favorite!

FANCY SHMANSY LABELS

Card Stock: Stampin' Up

Many of the Die Cuts: Basic Grey

Punches: Stampin' Up

Stamps: Stampin' Up, Inque, Papertrey

Brads: Bo Bunny

Decal Punch: McGill

Fluffy Paint (not called that but I love that name for Santa's Beard) - Michael's

Copics/Prismas/Stampin' Up Markers

Tombow Glue Runner: Stampin' Up

Ribbon: (Red) Stampin' Up, (Green) Michaels

Some Patterned Paper: Basic Grey

Please email me if you'd like more specific detail re Papers or Stamps

Moi

LOVING GOD

Samara

NEVERTHELESS...

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

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FANSY SHMANSY LABELS

Kimmie Stamps

Copic Sketch markers

Stampin Up Oval Punch and White Gel Pen and White Paper and Crushed Curry Classic Ink

Cricut New Cutting Frames

DCWV Paper - The Colorful Life

Stash Ribbons

LOVING GOD

Samara

THANK YOU LESLEY....

...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 observe what is going on in another person's life, even when you don't realize it - and this is the true mystery in life - and the other person patiently waits, intuitively knowing when you are, in that perfect God moment, ready for them "to show up" in your life - maybe for the first time, or maybe once again...

Ding-a-ling goes your phone, or a knock on the door, or an envelope in the mailbox. All resistance is gone and all you experience is surrender to the truth of "what God is in your life" and "what God has done for you" and that "God has NEVER left your side" not for one minute, not for one second! And an amazing flood of gratitude washes over you.

Such was the case at my house last evening. I was rather astonished, to say the least...

I call this a GOD intervention...

Like in the Psalms of David...God made His people of that time wait, often until the last crunching moment, before the People of Israel could breathe any relief from their relentless despair.

"I am suggesting that, for those of us who have grown up with a more linear sense of our lives, it may also be helpful to situate each breath of our lives within the longer breathing of our lives from God and FOR God. This is the source of our breath, our spirit, our inspiring."

Still

I breathe in You

You breathe in me

I live in You

You live in me

I come from You

I go to You

You in the beginning

You in the end

From You

With You

For You

Forever.

Amen.

From Radical Gratitude by Mary Jo Leddy

It is my New Year's Resolution, in the area of my Blog, to begin again to write the Recipe for my creations. I have become lazy and my time is up for that nonsence, given I just LOVE to find out what you use on YOUR creations!!! A whole whakee-doodle of labels will again be Stampin' Up, given I have become a demonstrator once again. Thanks for bearing with my sabbatical regarding this task for the last 6 months.

p.s. I used lots of goopy and messy liquid glitter and pearl drops on this card and finger painted!

Very fun indeed.

MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY HOLIDAYS

LOVING GOD

Samara

WELL IT FINALLY HAPPENED....

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 the ritual. Without "the two of them" *lol* the BAR MITZVAH just wouldn't have happened with the joy, tears, laughter and celebration that we experienced.

ENJOY!

Jordan is showing Taylor how to don a Prayer Shawl or "Tallit"

Taylor and Jordan are saying the Blessing after putting on The Prayer Shawl (Tallit)

Jordan is teaching Taylor how to use Tefillan (each one - arm and forehead - contains the SHMA) a Sacred Prayer - "Hear O Israel, The Lord Our God is One...." but written in Hebrew Script and said in Hebrew

Taylor is "all wrapped up" trying to follow his big brother's perfect instructions

This part was hysterical! Taylor did not know that part of the tradition is that when the ritual is over, the guests (40 of them) pelt him with candy that I gave to them when they entered the house. You can see what he is protecting!!! lol Jordan is playing his guitar and we are all singing SIMON TOVandMAZEL TOV, in other words - CONGRATS! Hey, notice the banner - Thank You Mrs. Cricut Expressions Machine and many late nights!!

Taylor is just figuring it all out and having a blast! Maybe one of relief that his hour of Hebrew and singing Hebrew and learning all these new tricks of Tallit and Tefillan are over! And boy, was my floor covered with candy!!! Lucky my dogs were in the back room...

This was a HUGE surprise to Taylor! He did not realize that part of the ritual is that 4 strong people lift Taylor on a chair while we sing and clap and they bounce him up and down! You can see him saying: "Whowwwww" and holding on for dear life! I'm the one in red on the left, jumping and clapping with Glee! Proud Mommy!

Teary Mommy!

I am giving my speech to "my baby" but God's MAN! Oy Gavolt...or Oy Gavoy as I like to say, was this a teary moment, having my baby looking up at me and my big boy (MAN) Jordan just behind him!
And here is my new MAN not taking his eyes off me for a second while I told him all kinds of stories about him and situations he's not known about before - for 15 minutes! He is a cutie eh!!!