Honor your Father and Mother

Today is the last day of the month and I am here to welcome you to my Crafters of Faith card! The Crafters of Faith blogging group is a joyous blending of Christian friends ~ joined together to fellowship, share our faith, build friendships and craft together!  

I am the hostess for August and this is the challenge I posted:

Memories of Mom and Dad! Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Even though my parents have been gone for close to 20 years, I still have wonderful memories of both of them. Some of you may have one or both of your parents still an active part of your lives and for others, the memories are what we hold close. So--what can you create on your card that reminds you of you mom or dad or both of them? A site from a family vacation? A hobby--music, gardening, literature, art, etc.? A favorite food? Your mom cooking? Your dad spending time with cars? Or vice versa . Create a card that shines of the memories that honor your father and mother.

Enjoy this trip back in time--or maybe it is just a few steps back of a recent memory. Tell us in your blog post about your card, the memory it unlocks and a bit about your parents if you want to share. I cannot wait to see all of the wonderful memories you create and post on August 31st. Have Fun getting inky!

I grew up on a farm in Central Wisconsin, as many of you who read by blog know.  We were a dairy farm and as a typical farm, we had a windmill.  It was not an active one--but it did turn all of the time.  We also had flowers that grew along the bottom of the frame.

That is one of my favorite memories of the farm where I was raised and it still is there as far as I know.  A few years ago, a cousin from Germany came to visit, and we drove to show them the farm--there stood the windmill!

Image/Sentiment—Northwoods Stamps--Windmill

Cardstock—Gina K Ivory; Stampin' Up Close to Cocoa and Creamy Caramel; Creative Imaginations Patterned Paper

Ink—SU Close to Cocoa 

Accessories—Jute; Brown Button; Spring Flower Soft; SU Ticket Corner Punch

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you do check out the other creations that honor our parents from the wonderful ladies in the Crafters of Faith group! The blog list is on the left side--please check out all of the cards.

Mystery Swap ~ Round 8 ~ A Better Friend

This card is for a Mystery Swap on SCS.  A group of us are doing a bi-monthly swap where we all use the same mystery image, sent to us by the hostess.  Jeanette-Forest Ranger on SCS-came up with this idea and it has been an absolute blast.  These images were sent to us by Darlene, who will swap the cards and send us the next image, which will be provided by Linda!  I can't wait to get the swap cards back to see how everyone else used the same image.  And then we get to do it all again!!!!

This image was a bit of a challenge for me—I love D. Morgan stamps, but I am sure intimidated by them.  Darlene has some awesome samples on her blog and in her SCS gallery—so I went to check them out before starting to color.  I also made a couple of copies of the images to try my colors, as we are sent 6 images and need to return 4.  Two extra were not enough for me this time………..  I colored the landscape and sky first with colored pencils and then added my Copics over the top.  I remembered we did this at a Copic class that my friend Kathy taught at Creative Pals a couple of years ago—and I sure like the look.  Flower Soft on the two main trees gives this card dimension. 

I hope Darlene and the other swappers think I did justice with this stunning image.  And yes, we are a great group of friends and I love the creativity in each of the members!

Image—A Better Friend, by D. Morgan--Stamps Happen

Cardstock— SU Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi and So Safron; Wausau Smooth White,  Basic Grey Urban Prairie Corn Husk Designer Series Paper

Ink—Memento Black

Accessories—Copics; Colored Pencils; Green Brads, Spring Flower Soft