Babies, Butterflies and Blessings

Today is just one of those days when I woke up counting my blessings.  I had a really bad "Charlie Horse" or cramp in my right leg in the wee hours of the morning.  It woke me from my sleep, and it hurt pretty bad.  I called out to God for relief, and. . . wouldn't you just know it?  GOD IS SO GOOD.  It went away, and I was able to go back to sleep for a bit.  Sometimes that's what it takes to get our attention, and put us in the right frame of mind; becoming more grateful for all the blessings in our lives.  God has blessed me, and give Him ALL THE GLORY.

I've been busy crafting this week, and wanted to make this post before I start what's turning out to be a very busy day.  I have a nail appointment, a doctor's appointment, an errand with my daughter, and a Birthday Party to attend this evening.  Lots to get done today.  But first, I wanted to share a couple of quick cards.

First, this little card I made is TOTALLY inspired by the sweet and talented Melissa Phillips of Lily Bean Paperie who is part of the Design Team at Simple Stories (among her many other roles).  She gets ALL the credit on the creative end for this one.  I just love this sweet baby line from Simple Stories.

I'm entering this card in the following challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ and also at Simon Says Stamp - both of which you can find here:

http://www.stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/2012/08/challenge-151-i-peter-22-3.html - Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge Blog - Challenge #151 - Babies/Pastels

http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/08/simon-says-lets-play-bingo.html - Simon Says Stamp - Let's Play Bingo - My Bingo is Buttons, Lace and Blooms.  The "blooms" or flowers are very soft pastel and don't show up real well, but they are there on the tree with the pearl accents in the middle of each one.

Next is a little card I made while I was at my best friend's house in Minnesota last month.  Patti Lyn and I made oodles of cards.  This is just one of them, and I used the adorable Pretty Party line from Crate Paper.  I know it's hard to tell, but one of my butterflies is chipboard, and the other one is made from layers of an old dress pattern.

I will be using this one today for the Birthday Party we're attending later.  The Birthday Girl LOVES flowers and butterflies, so this one is for Olivia.

http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/simple-salutations-challenge-6-08-08-12 - Mark's Finest Papers on Speedy TV - Wednesday's Simple Salutations Challenge #6 - Butterflies

http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/challenge-120-things-with-wings.html - Digi Doodles Shop Challenge #120 - Things With Wings (butterflies)

http://foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/fortnightly-challenge-no42.html - Forever Friends Challenge Blog - Fortnightly Challenge #42 - Something New (My new items are all the Pretty Party line goodies by Crate Paper that I used to make this card)

Sorry this is such a short little post, but as I said. . . . .I have SO much to do today.  I hope to make another post tonight or in the morning.  So much to do, so little time.  I encourage you all to take time today to thank God for all the blessings in your life.  He is just SO WONDERFUL.

My Cup Runneth Over,

Karen