T Stands for Totally Fall

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. John 3:16-17

It is so lovely out today.  I walked yesterday and today because it is so beautiful and cool in the mornings! I love Fall!  I did get a photo on Saturday when I walked. Not beautiful but a sign of the season.

And I discovered a Keeper replica on my walk that I never noticed before.  I walked by the cemetery, and this was across the street.

It is in front of a reality company, so that must be why the art on it involves a sold home.

And for my art I made a art journal layout to join the October Art Journal Journey Challenge:  Beautiful World.  When I first thought of doing it, I wanted to incorporate "This is My Father's World hymn, but could only find this one, which I think is better!

Now for my ticket to TSFT!  I found this in my past photos with two cups!  LOL

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great week.

T Stands For Tea and Crafting

 ⁸ Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. ⁹ Those Philippians 4:8-9

Hello everyone!  I have been making an art journal page this weekend with inspiration from Art with Allison who was one of the presenters at the virtual Art Journal Muse Summit last week.  The digital sunflower and cloud and piece with the butterfly are hers.  It was free for us to use, fussy cut and color as we followed a long with her. 

This is my completed page, and I will be submitting it for Mia's Challenge at Craftlandia, and the Challenge over at Art Journal Journey, both with Autumn themes.

I began by filling the page with all the things I was thankful for.  Then I applied gesso over all of it, followed by a collage of papers. (music, book, scrap, etc.)  After that I painted with distress inks.  I painted a white doily yellow for the sun.  I fussy cut the sunflower, cloud and words and glued them on the page.  I did some splatters on the finished page.  In a few places, you can still see my handwriting under everything.  But I know it is there and for all which I am thankful to God.

One of the things I am thankful for is the change in weather.  It has been cooler and I have been able to get in some walks.  Here is a sunrise from September 24th.

Before I forget, here is my ticket for TSFT over at Altered Book Lover.

Hope you all have a blessed week.  Thanks for stopping by.  Hugs.

T Stands for Technical Issues

 ³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. ³⁴ Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matthew 6:33-34

I have spent hours on the phone with HP Instant Ink today. The good news, the problem was resolved.  I have put off calling them for several months.  I am glad I finally did.  My problem began several months ago when HP said I needed to update the HP printer driver.  After that, I could no longer print wireless as I had before.  And it was only after hours of reloading and uninstalling that I was even able to print with the printer plugged into my laptop. Today, however, by calling HP, they were able to get me back to wireless printing!

I do have to praise the HP Instant Ink program, and its support.  If you don't know that program when signed up for it hooks up with your printer and keeps track of how many pages you print and how much ink you use and sends you the ink before you need it, free!  You just pay per month for whatever level you want.  I am grandfathered from the original free level of 15 pages free a month, since I bought this cheap printer at Walmart in 2020.  I love this program but, am sorry to say the free level is no longer an option. If I happen to use more than 15 pages, it just purchases 10 more for $2.00.   But most months, I don't owe anything.  I love the fact that I no longer have to go to a store and buy printer cartridges!  

So, that was the first technical issue.  Next our internet, tv and phone which are all Cox went out!  Thankfully, internet and phone came back, but not tv.  I received texts that it should be back by 5:38.  I am enjoying the quiet, as usually my husband has it on sports talk shows all day!  LOL

The other tech issue is with my cheap Walmart phone.  I have had it for probably at least 4 years, and mostly it does what I need.  It isn't like I use it all the time.  I just buy time for it once a year, so not on any monly contract.  It is for emergencies and photos! LOL But I do get texts, like from Cox telling us about our outage issues.  It does not make any sounds when I get texts.  I have looked at settings, in the app, and doing everything I can think of to do.  Still, no sound.  eek!

Okay, so we love this technological world and all these convenient devices, but eek! LOL 

Moving on:

Here is a card I created for a friend's son who is retiring from being a pilot.  I got the idea from Pinterest.  It is a fun fold with a belly band.

Here is my ticket to the TSFT party over at Altered Book Lover with our awesome hosts Bleubeard and Elizabeth.  Go ahead and stop over there and see what the rest of the T-Gang are doing.

This is a digital from Sandee Woodson. aka Sande's Poema I will be using it in the future to either make a junk journal or a card.  You can sign up with her for her emails and digitals HERE

Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments.  See you next time.  Have a Tea-riffic week!

Time for Show and Tell

¹⁹ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: ²⁰ Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:19-20 

I told you last time that this time I would show you what I have been working on.  It is a Book of Scraps.  I got the idea off YouTube from Treasure Books channel.

I am sorry I did not take photos as I went, only the maybe finished product, because you can keep adding forever.  Anyway, you just begin by picking out your base pages, then start gluing scraps on the pages.  I provided a link for you to watch the process for yourself.  You could make a cover, but I just used the pages.  I used 6 8 1/2x11 navy cardstock, as I didn't have good black cardstock.  I didn't begin to use all my scraps.  I could make these books forever, which isn't a bad idea, because the whole process is very relaxing.  I can go back anytime and add more.

1. pick pages

2. glue paper scraps

3. paint or watercolor

4. modeling or texture paste

5. Gold foiling : I used a gold pen

6. sewing and stitches:  I don't sew, so I skipped this step.

7. Spraying:  I splattered

8. Binding :  I used brown waxed binding thread and five-hole pamphlet stitch

9. fabric or lace

10. words/ journaling/ sentiment

11.  focal point, something special

12. stickers

13. details-white /black pen/bling

Here are the photos from cover page through book:

That is my project, not for any challenge or for a gift or anything, just for me, enjoying my crafting.

My ticket to TSFT :  I am on Be Real so I can keep up with some of our family.  You don't get to see their photo unless you post one.  Be real pops up some time during the day, you never know when it will be!  Sometimes, I save photos off Be Real, just like a do off of Facebook.  Since family isn't here, that is best way to get photos of them!  Here is one from last year.  I happened to be on a live Zoom at the time.

Thanks for looking, commenting and stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful week! 

T Stands for Time

 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD;

and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. Psalms 33:12

Yes, T stands for Time!  How quickly it passes for example.  I haven't posted since the 4th of July!  I don't know how that happens.  I have done quite a bit this Summer, just not blogging.  I traveled out of state to our granddaughter's wedding and had so much fun.  It was joy to be with young people and our family!  Then we have had family here, and I am lovin' that!  I have made a couple of junk journals this Summer.  I have been reading quite a bit.  Our daughter recommended a new author.  That is always fun to have a new book list!  Oh, and we celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary this month!  

So, here is a photo of the cover of a 60-page, 2 signature junk journal I made as a birthday gift for a friend.  I covered a gutted book cover with fabric from an old table cloth.

Inside front cover.

A page inside.

This is the middle between the two signatures.  Left side is a page covered with tissue, and the right is some brail paper.  The digitals are Jule Dear Julie.

Another page, this one covered with napkin.

And the inside of the back cover.

That is some of what I have been doing.  Next is my ticket for TSFT over at Altered Book Lover where  I think Elizabeth will be surprised to see me! 

Another one of my favorite mugs from Spice Merchant.

Thanks for stopping by!  I really appreciate hearing from you.  Do you remember me?  Since it has been so long!  I have missed you.  

Happy 4th!

 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD;

and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. Psalms 33:12

I just thought I would post a Happy 4th to my USA readers!  This is a special anniversary of our independence as it is our 250th!  I am so proud to be an American and so thankful for my country.  Last Sunday in Church we sang some great patriotic hymns and I included the words on two of them:  

God of Our Gathers:  written to celebrate our 100th Anniversary by Daniel C. Roberts

Battle Hymn of the Republic: Written by Julia Ward Howe during the Civel War

America the Beautiful:  written by Katharine Lee Bates and originally titled Pikes Peak, 4th of July 1895

1 O beautiful for spacious skies

for amber waves of grain;

for purple mountain majesties

above the fruited plain!

America! America! God shed his grace on thee,

and crown the good with brotherhood

from sea to shining sea.

America: "My Country Tis of Thee" written by Samuel F. Smith 1832

1. My country,' tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing; land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside let freedom ring! 2. My native country, thee, land of the noble free, thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, thy woods and templed hills; my heart with rapture thrills, like that above. 3. Let music swell the breeze, and ring from all the trees sweet freedom's song; let mortal tongues awake; let all that breathe partake; let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong. 4. Our fathers' God, to thee, author of liberty, to thee we sing; long may our land be bright with freedom's holy light; protect us by thy might, great God, our King.

I was crying by the time we got finished.  Despite everything that is happening, I love my country and am thankful we live here!

Since I am posting anyway, I thought I would post another card for the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge: Water Fun Midway Inspiration.

I colored this House Mouse image with an assortment of brands of pencils and added Glossy Accents and stamped the sentiment from a SU! set on a MFT die cut cloud.  The wonky rectangle white panel is a die from MFT. (MY Favorite Things)

Here are some photos of how we spent the 4th of July in 2008:

Watching the 4th of July parade in Ketchikan, Alaska from our ship

And here is a scrapbook page of how we spent 4th of July in 2022.

This year, hubby is grilling hamburgers out for the two of us.  You can see that is my ticket to the TSFT party over at Altered Book Lover.

Happy 4th!

Thanks for stopping by!

See you next time.

T stands for Another New Technique and House Mouse

 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Hebrews 12:14

Good afternoon!  I hope you are all doing well!  I am celebrating the new House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge for Water Play or Anything Goes.

I am sharing with you my House Mouse card: Colored with assortment of brands of pencils.  I added Glossy Accents to the fishbowl and splatters of silver ink.

Next are cards I made with a new to me technique called Double Vision.  I used Graphic 45 Designer paper from By the Sea Pad.  These are from a scrap.  To make this card, I cut 1/2" strips of the part of the paper I wanted to use.  Then you glue every other strip down leaving room for the strips in between.  Then you put those on with dimensional tape.  I added a charm to the lighthouse scene and a stamp to the seaside one. 

Which of the three cards is your favorite?

The only thing left is to share a drink for the T party over at Altered Book Lover, hosted by Bleubeard & Elizabeth.  This is our drink of choice when we got out to eat.

Sorry to be a little late, but here it is still Tuesday! LOL

Thanks for stopping by; I appreciate you all.