Yes, I am still stamping!!!

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:4-7

I am taking a class on Sunday for the Summer at church. We have to memorize these Bible verses. So far, I have memorized the first 2 sentences. I like the rejoice part, but the gentle spirit is hard for me...(okay, so now you know!), but I hope that someday, my gentle spirit will be more recognizable. This class is called CONTAGIOUS JOY. It was originally given by the Women of Faith conference and they are showing the tapes from that conference. It has been a real blessing and joy to see the women who are speaking at these events.

I went to see Billy Graham at Angel Stadium about 30 years ago and that was awesome to see so many Christian families in one area! We were way up in the nosebleed area, and we had to use a binocular to see Billy Graham! (they did not have big screens back then folks!) Anyways...this reminds me of Women of Faith....

I have been stamping, but I haven't scan the cards because I had to get them out quickly! I also have been a gym rat...meaning that I have been taking a certain girl from one gym to another. She has had practice everyday, and tournaments, so this has kept me busy, not to mention that I haven't had too much time to sit down and even clean off my stamping table or unpack the boxes of new cardstock and stamps much....but, I am getting around to it.

I also got the NEW Harry Potter book, so we've been busy reading it too. I am also reading another book that I got from my friend in England, called TUNNELS. It was published by the same publisher as JK Rowling. I think maybe it might be a big hit coming to America in February 2008 bookstores...be on the lookout for this one for your kids!

This is the card that I made for "RAK"s that I sent out to one group. I have it in one of the previous posts in my blog (with the watering can). It is a gate card, that you untie the ribbon to see the message (written) inside.......

The cardstock is Sky Blue (NEW In-Color) and stamped with all the NEW In-Color inks. I used Groovy Guava, Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, Sky Blue and Blue Bayou. So far, River Rock is something I am trying to get used to, but I have seen a few cards done with that color, and I will try to use it more often....

I have been playing with the PRETTIES kit, so, I hope that I will be able to show some samples at the class, and have you do it next week (JULY 27th)

I hope all of you are having a great summer and enjoying the weather where-ever you are...and if you are on vacation...I hope it involves some stamping!

Love,
dianne