Advent Tea Calendar

And I'm back with another Pinterest find  (here's the original pin)

Here's my 'take' on the idea! I found the mini bags at Michaels.....but I would probably just make my own next time. Each bag has a different tea in it- it gets a little expensive doing it that way ( PLUS they are mostly decaf - for a few of my friends) so I would recommend going together with a friend and splitting the cost. Or just make a bunch- they get progressively less expensive that way :) Another hint - next time I would make sure the tea bags are all individually wrapped.....I had to print some labels for some teas so folks would know what they were drinkin' :) I made the box from  12" cardstock and the lid from a transparency sheet. I also tucked in some chocolate truffles here and there to make the bags *stand at attention* :) I can't wait to give these to some special people in my life! 

leaf rose :)

Hi y'all :) Sorry I've been AWOL for so long. I really have no business having a blog apparently. I wanted to show you what I just made :) I got the idea and the directions from this Pin http://www.pinterest.com/pin/9992430399170967/  Mine doesn't look as lovely as the original, but it's all I could do. And it looks a little more like a Poinsettia than a rose. But you get the drift. Hopefully it will dry nicely and I can keep it! Have a great fall day my cyber friends !

VBS amazingness :)

VBS started today! As mentioned earlier....here's a photo of the decorations that our *resident scenery wizard* came up with.....the WORKING fountain was carved from huge blocks of dense styrofoam that was being thrown out by some local builders. So much fun for the kids. And having a *water feature* at church makes me think we should have one in the entry way all the time :) I'll get back to you on that one....heh heh.  

Bubbling over :)

This was this month's card club offering :) I have so much vellum stashed hoarded and I got the inspiration from a card on Pinterest. The Heart & Soul sentiment fit perfectly, I thought :) And sequins are always a good thing! Ttfn~
*note to self*....some of my punches are a little persnickety and work better if I punched more than one layer of vellum at a time.....

like a rushing wind

So the Sanctuary mobile for Pentecost this year has a decidedly different look than what I usually put together :) My worship team leader also makes amazing backdrops, props, etc ( can't WAIT to show you what he's come up with for VBS!!! but I digress....) He created this dove & fire piece a few years ago, for something else, and I wanted to incorporate it this year. They even lowered it today during the children's message for *dramatic effect* :) 

scrappy day

I am a big fan of kraft paper :) also of using up things from the scrap drawer. I bought the triangle punch from SU awhile back and this is my first card with it. The center *sunbursts* are actually brad cover punches that I got on clearance. A little badda~bing and it's all good to go :) 

birthday brights

I made this awhile back for card club- lots of punches and 3D flowers :) The image is partially stamped Heart & Soul. I loved the neon-on-black :) I layered 3 strips underneath the top embossed black piece and punched randomly to let it show through. That's all for now !