What Kind of House Will You Build for Me, God asks?

For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.
Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple.
Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written: "He catches the wise in their craftiness"; and again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile." So then, no more boasting about men! All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future--all are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God. --1 Corinthians 3:9-23

Calla's from My DH's Garden

Aren't these gorgeous? I picked these from our flower garden, right outside the front door. The purple Calla's are some my husband bought for me in 2004 for Valentine's Day, then he planted them in the flower garden and now they have spread through out the garden and are just beautiful. The yellow and orange calla's are just some more he bought and planted in the flower garden on the bank beside the drive and they have the most beautiful foliage. The leaves are broad with yellow flecks through out, I should have picked some of them to go in the arrangement.

Birthday Card Bloomin' Beautiful

This card, bookmark and post-it note holder were all stamped with the Bloomin' Beautiful Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! I love this stamp set. I used every stamp in the set to make this birthday card + for my granddaughter. I card stocks used are Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip & Baja Breeze. Makes me want to be on the beach having a chocolate ice cream :). Especially since it is very hot here in Tennessee today and the humidity is even worse. The ink I used is Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip all classic SU! Stamp pads. I used the stamp pads to do the water coloring, also, with my trusty blender pen. I just love my blender pens, they can be used to watercolor with the stamp pads, watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons, Stampin' Pastels, Stampin' Write markers, they are so quick and easy to use, no water, no mess.
My granddaughter is beautiful, intelligent, witty and very personable. She graduated from high school June 7th and is headed for college this fall. We wish her all the very best and pray that she will allow God to direct her steps.

More June Flowers, WOW!!!

May Showers Bring June Flowers 2009

These are the beautiful flowers that my Dear Husband grows in our flower gardens, with the help of the Lord, after all God does provide the rain and the sunshine and he created everything.

June Graduation for our Oldest Granddaughter

To view the pictures larger just double click on them and they will show up in another window.

My husband flew to Dallas for our granddaughter's graduation from high school so I made this card for her. I used the Fifth Avenue Floral Stampin' Up! stamp set. It is one of my favorites.

I heat embossed the roses on vellum and then watercolored them with my 'Real Red' Classic Stamp Pad and blender pen. I sponged white pigment ink on the back of the other roses so they would show up a little more on the 'Real Red' Card Stock.

Stampin' Up! Summer FUN Promotion

Dates: June 1-30, 2009
Promotion Details:
The Summer Fun Hostess Bonus Promotion has two parts:

1) Hostesses who hold a $250-$399.99 workshop will receive an additional $20 in hostess free merchandise dollars.
Hostesses who hold a $400 or more workshop will receive an additional $40 in hostess free merchandise dollars.

2) Last Chance Products
From June 1-30, get your favorite discontinuing products—some up to 50% off—before they're gone forever!*
http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/encourageinkwords/ then click on Shop Now, click on Specials in the list of links on the left of the page then click on Last Chance and then on what you want to look at, (50% off, 25% off, or All Products). Be sure to click on the arrow after the page numbers at the bottom of the Last Chance products page to see all the products.

If you prefer a list (table) with all the last chance items and their availability please email me and I will sent you the list, I haven't been able to establish a link to this list, sorry. The list is updated every day by 4:00 MDT. Order soon before your favorites are gone!!!!