tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181727822024-03-05T00:18:00.075-06:00Who I Am..........MY LOVES * MY DREAMS * MY ARTKaren Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.comBlogger291125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-24358278525927569162015-07-15T08:25:00.001-05:002015-07-17T05:16:04.659-05:00A TRUE Story of LOVE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Let me tell you a story. It's a story about love.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">The story begins with a man. He worked Hard all his life, He raised a family. He worshiped God. He was satisfied.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His sons grew up and moved on with their own lives and he was proud. Then His wife died and he was sad and alone.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But he had God, his church and his friends. He embraced the life as a widower and Bachelor the same way he always did with faith, strength, and a servant’s heart.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And again he was satisfied.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That was until the day God decided to turn his life upside down...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Word was passed in his church that they were going to do a cantata and invite a second church to be involved.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course being a man of traditional faith, and a firm comfort zone, he was skeptical, but his servant's heart demanded that he had to support his church, and he had to attend.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He found his seat and prepared his heart for a small touch from above. He had no idea he was seconds away from not only a touch but a full on out pouring of God’s love.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He barely noticed when the usher sat a person beside him. It was going to be a packed service anyway. That is until he turned and saw her face, and heard in his heart, say hello to your wife.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He fell in love that very day. When he asked her out and she accepted, his heart overflowed</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One morning a few months later he walked into the diner that he had spent so many mornings in, talking about the weather, or the state of the world, with the other old men. But this morning was different. There was a spring in his step, a new gleam in his eye, and an odd new curve to his smile.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As he sat down he said, “Boys, you will never guess what this old man is doing..."</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After some random guesses.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He said, with the biggest smile his friends had ever seen... "I'm getting married!"</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">True to his word, he married the woman God chose for him on Valentine’s Day.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It didn't take him long to realize, God paired him with his equal. She not only carried in her, his strength and love for life, but also his faith and the servants heart.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>They began to travel, do missions, donate their time and love, and all the while grew an even deeper love for each other. This time the old man was not satisfied. He was complete. There was a smile and a wink for everyone who crossed his path, and his heart overflowed with love that he had to share.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This story could end here but there is more...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This story is also about the woman. She also worked hard. Raised a family, had the love of a spouse. And trusted in the power of God. Her Children grew into strong men and women, and she was proud. Her husband passed away, and for a while she was lost and alone.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>But because of who she was, it didn't take her long to find her joy and faith. In Gods arms she found herself satisfied.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Until God turned her life upside down.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>She was excited about the cantata her church was holding with its sister church. She always had a love for music and fellowship.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>As she got ready she whispered to God and herself. Lord I need your love. I'm feeling a bit lonely. When she entered the church, the usher weaved her through the sanctuary past several open spots.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He sat her beside a gruff looking man. The man looked as if he was spending a few minutes in prayer, so she quietly settled in to her seat.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It took her off guard when he turned and he smiled, she noticed he had one dimple and the soft glow of joy in his eye almost took her breath, her heart melted.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>They spent the evening watching the cantata together, and when he asked her out for coffee she didn't want the evening to end.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>As time passed and they saw more of each other her loneliness turned into a deep seated love for this man.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>When he asked her to marry him she felt like a school girl.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Their life became a dream of love, trips, missions, family and more love. God stood in the center of their union as the glue that held them together. A few happy years passed.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>One morning before church, the man met her in the kitchen with an untied tie around his neck and an odd look on his face.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Her concern only grew when he asked, "Do you have any idea how to tie these things? I've been trying and I have no clue"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>She knew he had been wearing ties for years. She put on her brave face and told him he looked good enough without it, and they went to church.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>At his next checkup her world shook. He was diagnosed with the early onset of Alzheimer's</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>For the next few years she watched the love of her life slip away. But for each step back away from her the Disease took him, her love carried her one step closer to him.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>She was so glad that she had studied nursing, she became his caregiver. She faced each day with love and a smile. The day she feared finally came, she could no longer handle his care alone.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The man she loved was not only taken from her mentally but now physically as well. The decision to put him in a home was one of her hardest</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>But every day she was at his side.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>For several years she, shaved his face, combed his hair, and demand of his new caregivers the very best care and love they could give.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>When his time finally came, she stood by him, rubbing his back....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Let’s stop here and look back in the man's heart.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He stood there looking in the mirror; at this piece of material that he knew was supposed to be a tie.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He had a full rack of these things so he knew he had worn them before. But today he had no idea how.... But then again he has been having a lot of small moments like this. But this one, he can't hide it from her.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It broke his pride but he finally asked his wife how to utilize the tie.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>But the look in his wife's eyes broke his heart.... He hated the look of worry on his angels face, but she pushed it aside and loved him all the more.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>They went to church, she held his hand, and spoke so proudly to everyone about him. Yet deep in his heart he feared her true thoughts of him, and the weakness he had just shown.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>His fear only grew when at his next checkup he heard, "Early onset, Alzheimer's" everything else went blank. He saw in his heart his angel walking away. Why would someone with such a love for life want this burden? As he felt the Disease slowly stealing from him, she was there adding more love.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>When anger at God, for allowing this to happen, would overwhelm him, she would place the bible in his lap and just smile and say, "Read" and so he would.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He read of God's love, His goodness, and His help. At moments like this he would steal looks at his wife and think again about how lucky he was and the anger would change to love.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Soon, he found himself trapped in a body that no longer obeyed, and stuck with a memory that always felt muddled. Strangers continued to speak to him as if they were friends or tell him they were family.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Fear became a daily part of his life, but she seemed to know his heart. Every time he felt himself slip, she would take his hand and say, "It's ok, and I love you." He knew if she said it was ok, and she trusted these people, then it would be ok.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Soon he lost memory of her, who was this woman? He knew it wasn't his mother. He could see his mother's face clearly. Was it his wife? Was he old enough to have a wife? How old was he? When he looked at his hands they looked old... But....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Times like this she would sit beside him, and hold him. She would whisper, my love, it will be ok." And because of her he knew it would. Then it hit him. She was his angel.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It was time for him to move to a different home. He guessed he was old enough to move out. He wondered... Will his angel come with him? Days turned into weeks as they always do, but for him time no longer mattered. The only thing that was real was the fact that every day his angel would be by his side, washing his face, combing his hair, and fighting the battles he didn't have the strength to do. He prayed, God thank you for my angel, I love her so...</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>One night while he was sleeping he saw heaven. It was so beautiful; he knew his angel was beside him. He could feel her hand on his back. As the Gates opened and he began to walk through,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Clarity returned. He looked back. He saw himself, withered and old with his wife, his angel rubbing his back. He said I will always love you. Look for me at Jesus's feet. He turned and walked into Glory.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>This is where my story ends. You may ask... Is this story true?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>And the answer is yes.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Who am I?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Just an outsider who had the luck to see this love first hand.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Of course some of the facts may be inaccurate, or added by my own heart. But their love is true, and I feel blessed for being able to see it, and now share it.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Please if their love has blessed you please do the same.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>And hug the ones you love. We are never promised tomorrow.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was written by my son Bill E Quickel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is a true story about his friend.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is a beautiful story of LOVE.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Feel Free to Share with all who might be touched by this love.</span></span></div>
Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-84795538736237422632015-06-06T12:52:00.000-05:002015-06-06T15:48:52.287-05:00I have been B U S Y.....On my last post I announced the birth of my granddaughter, Wren Elizabeth. Since then I have had the pleasure of being Gammi/Nanny to her and her two big brothers while mommy teaches school. School is out for the Summer and I will have more free time on my hands so I promise I will try to do better posting here. <br />
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First .... Here are some of my Favorite Pictures of the kiddos:<br />
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Big Brother Adler loves his baby sister.</div>
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Ready to celebrate being a Patriotic Princess.</div>
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Wren swinging 8 months old.</div>
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Adler "grew" a butterfly from a cocoon.</div>
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Tate is playing soccer this year. He has fun!!!</div>
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Adler, Wren and Tate. They are my youngest son's children.</div>
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Tate, Drake, and Adler playing on the last day of School. Drake is my oldest son's boy. We don't get to see nearly enough of him since he started school. So glad we will have time with him this summer.</div>
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I have been art journaling in my Bible....Below is just a sample.</div>
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And I am still on the design team for Texana Designs Stamps. I am busily coloring samples with Derwent Inktense Colored Pencils. I love how vibrant and water colored they look.</div>
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My Embroidery Machine has been busy doing patches for BACA Bikers Against Child Abuse. After the Waco Motorcycle "event" that has been in the news so much lately, It is a true honor to know and help these wonderful Bikers who stand in the gap for abused children. They "adopt" them and go to court with them or surround their homes to make the kiddos feel secure and protected and loved while they are dealing with the effects of being abused.</div>
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Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-1921073438359628442014-10-01T09:32:00.001-05:002014-10-01T09:32:26.110-05:00I have a GRANDDAUGHTER!!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wren Elizabeth Lambert was born on September 30, 2014. She is the FIRST Lambert Girl born to this branch of the family. She will be spoiled rotten by her family, that is for sure. I have been busy making dresses, bows, and toys for the last couple of months. Yes I am EXCITED!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now don't get me wrong....I LOVE MY GRANDSONS TO THE MOON AND BACK. They are the lights of my life. Drake, Adler, and Tate are the most wonderful boys in the whole entire world, but they are boys. Being a bridal seamstress for the last two decades doesn't translate well to Jeans and Tshirts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I couldn't use pink paper and flowers on THEIR scrapbook pages. So the other thing I have been doing for the last several months is making a PINK Mini Album. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">My friend </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=653632117" href="https://www.facebook.com/theresa.roberge" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Theresa</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18px;">, showed me a mini album she made and I was intrigued. It was beautiful and had so many unique ways of displaying pictures. I had made numerous mini albums for my grandsons, so I decided to make this one for Wren. It has 6 pages with lots of hidden pockets and waterfalls to add pictures. It will be a work in progress and it won't be finished until it is full. Directions on how to make it are on <a href="http://youtu.be/CqcgJZKKLVk?list=PLTsZopiQ1rk8aevvPKcD7a-wRmvuPQe7i">YouTube</a>.</span></span><br />
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<br />Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-81769767398562471762014-09-10T19:14:00.000-05:002014-09-10T19:14:36.002-05:00Wren's Nursery......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have been busy this summer. Wren is due to make her appearance in the beginning of October. April and I spent a lot of time together this summer planning a room that would be cheerful and fun, This is what we came up with.</div>
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Zach installed the wood wall. April covered the letters with fabric to match the crib set. I did all the sewing. Bumpers, crib sheets, dust ruffle, curtains, foot stool, rag rug, throw pillows, and stuffed birds. Oh and I can't forget.....a monster doll wearing a pink tutu!</div>
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<br />Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-34225155327977498452014-06-09T09:19:00.000-05:002014-06-09T09:19:16.444-05:003boys_and_abirdie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I just changed my Instagram name. It is now <a href="http://instagram.com/3boys_and_abirdie">3boys_and_abirdie</a>. It used to be " gammi_to_boys "</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Read on to find out why?!!?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Any one who knows me, knows HOW much I love my grand boys. They are my most favorite people in the world, after my husband. It has been pure joy being able to help raise them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Drake was with me while mommy worked for 3 years before he started to preschool. And I am happy to say, mommy is now with him full time teaching him wonderful things about life and love. He is now officially a 2nd Grader.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Adler and Tate have been with me since birth. Tate comes early in the morning and then we both pick up Adler from school at 2:45 and go to their house to wait for Mommy and Daddy. Adler is now officially a 1st grader.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Summer is here and I have a couple of months break until school starts up again. But I will be busy. You see, I have a new grandchild to prepare for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Zach and April are having another bundle of joy in October. I was so excited when they told us.....actually they had the boys tell us through FACETIME. Above is a picture of them with their first pictures of New Baby Lambert.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">30 years ago this coming October we gave birth and said goodbye to a sweet girl we named Sara Elizabeth. She has touched our lives and the lives of others in many ways. You can read more about her <a href="http://kaldesign.blogspot.com/2012/02/saras-storyand-fresh-water-wells-in.html#.U5W9ZfldVws">HERE</a> .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A couple of weeks ago, April had her ultrasound to find out the Gender of the baby. Now I have to tell you I would have been happy to have a healthy baby no matter the gender, but I was PRAYING for a GIRL. (Not that I was trying to replace Sara, but I dearly wanted to have a little girl to love and sew for. To make pink frilly things and use flowers on scrapbook pages.) So you can imagine my excitement when my son called me to tell me that I could start collecting <span style="color: magenta;">PINK</span> things. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is the picture Zach and April used to announce that a girl was going to be born into our family. I think it is so expressive in many ways. I love this picture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Needless to say, I have been busy planning. And also creating. Below are just a few things that I have make so far.</span></div>
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Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-17047895914440739402014-03-01T00:00:00.000-06:002014-03-01T05:34:45.945-06:00Texana Designs Blog Hop <div style="text-align: center;">
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I am thrilled be part of the Texana Designs Design Team. We are hosting our very first Blog Hop. I had the honor of creating our first Card Sketch. I actually created both a Landscape version and a Portrait version. Each member of our Team has unique styles and I was anxious to see what they created using these sketches. I only sent them the sketches and told them to create a card. No other guidelines were provided. </div>
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My favorite part of this sketch is the double border going across the card. I wanted to do something different and add some textures to my card without using the "expected" ribbon or washi tape. I found a scrap of burlap in my sewing studio and decided that it would make a neat border. Then looking through my Texana Designs Stamps I haven't used in awhile, I saw my Barbed Wire Strip. I used VersaMark Ink to stamp the BW Strip onto a piece of vellum and then used gold embossing powder to heat emboss the stamped image. Remember when using heat embossing on vellum you have to keep your heat gun moving and don't hold it to close the the vellum. Vellum burns easily. After embossing the image I trimmed close to the image and used it for the 2nd layer of my border.</div>
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I used my Ranger Distress Markers to color the Bluebonnet image and blended the colors using my water brush. I colored each color on my Craft Sheet and them picked up the color with my water brush and painted the image.</div>
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Texana Designs Stamps: WF001-Jam’n Bluebonnet (Framed), TD056 Truly Texas, and </div>
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TX022 Jam’n BW Strip</div>
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The back mat of the card was created with a scrap of Polished Stone Paper created circa 2007 by <a href="http://murdocks.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Murdock Country Creations</a>.</div>
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<b>Don't forget to comment on each stop along the way. On Friday 9am CT we will be going over all the comments and each person who comments on EACH and EVERY Stop will be entered into a drawing to win all 7 cards created for this Blog Hop. And don't forget to leave an email address where you can be contacted so we can get your info to mail you the cards if you are the winner. The winner will be announced on March 8th 6am Texana Designs Blog and Facebook Page.</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love chalkboards. I love how they look. I love that I can change the art on my walls whenever I want. I have several that were given to me by my son. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week I decided I wanted a chalkboard the size of a wall. I made a trip to Lowes and bought a quart of chalkboard paint and proceeded to paint a wall . </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I then I found a large frame to hang on the wall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally yesterday I filled my frame with artwork.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This morning while reading my blogs I found <a href="http://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-2013-november/" target="_blank">Tim Holtz post with instructions for his November Tag</a>. He used a technique he taught in his Creative Chemistry 102 called CHALKBOARD STAMPING. I had to try it out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had just come back from a trip to Lost Maples State Park in Vanderpool, TX. We went in hopes of seeing some fall color. We were not disappointed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can see some of my pictures <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kaldesign/media_set?set=a.10151663276381612.1073741841.675251611&type=1" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I followed Tim's directions using Texana Designs Jam'n Oak Leaves in all three sizes. Stamping them on Black. I also stamped a few on colored card stock, just to add a little color to my layout.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After fussy cutting my leaves out, I glued them to the background along with a picture from yesterday and this is what I came up with.</span><br />
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Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-73616880200372444772013-10-26T19:22:00.000-05:002013-11-08T07:38:41.605-06:00Carving Memories....One Pumpkin ScareCrow at a time<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year is missing something..... we have gone to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Comfort-Texas-Chamber-of-Commerce/116725258338803" target="_blank">Comfort TX</a> every October for the last 3 or 4 years to see the Scarecrow Invasion. We have plans to help photograph the DSACT Buddy Walk this weekend and won't be able to make the trip to Comfort. There isn't anything any different about Comfort's Scarecrows. We just enjoy the drive to that quaint little Texas town. It's fun to take pictures of the scarecrows and walk around the little downtown area. Here are some of my pictures from 2011</span></div>
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I am a scrapbooker at heart. My husband and I travel around Texas taking pictures just for fun. I am thrilled to have Texana Designs Stamps to use to make unique and different embellishments for my scrapbook pages.</div>
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Here are some of my layouts. Watch my blog for future posts with tutorials on how I created some of my embellishments.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stamps used: Cactus Border with snake #50806 and TD037 There's no place....springtime</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#120701 Longhorn (Texas) , TX027 Texas, and TX030 Longhorns</td></tr>
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<br />Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-7149895670364351252013-07-31T07:16:00.001-05:002013-10-26T21:40:02.153-05:00Crocheting......HATSThis post will be PICTURE HEAVY. Just wanted to put all my recent Hats out for publication. All are for sale.<br />
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Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-55985917831571384172013-07-31T07:01:00.000-05:002013-10-26T21:41:24.711-05:00Today is my BirthdayI have neglected my blog this summer to pay attention to other things. We have had my son and his family here with us. They are building a new home and their old house sold in 24 hours. I have enjoyed having my sweet grandson's here and love spending time with all of them.<br />
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On July 19th we had a Sleepover at Gammi's. Drake, Tate, and Adler had fun playing and imagining together for two days.</div>
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I have been painting. I am refinishing some furniture. And am painting all the walls on our first floor. I am loving how it is all coming together.<br />
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We picked up this old sewing machine at a junk store in Llano, TX. The cabinet was ugly and in bad need of a paint job.</div>
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So I updated it to match the Red/Turquoise of my new color scheme for my downstairs.</div>
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I refinished my end tables with chalk paint.</div>
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And I have been making Cards for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TexanaDesigns" target="_blank">Texana Designs</a>. It is such a blessing to be part of their Design Team.</div>
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Below are my latest Creations!!!</div>
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Today will be a normal day. I will enjoy being with family and friends.</div>
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Tomorrow my kids are having a party for me.</div>
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EDIT: Friday is an day off for my sweetheart so we will find something fun to do this weekend</div>
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Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-26764646800096778532013-05-13T15:40:00.000-05:002013-11-08T07:38:41.565-06:00Stamp and Bond and Glitter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Have you ever purchased a craft product but never used it? And then found it several year later and decided it is about time to give it a try? </div>
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Well that is what happened to be this week. I was looking for some embossing powder and found a little jar of Stamp and Bond. Fellow Texana Designs team member Megan Bickers introduced me to it back in the day when we both worked as Scrapbook Crossing.</div>
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Stamp and Bond is a medium like embossing powder. You stamp an image, sprinkle it with Stamp and Bond and then heat it with a heat gun. It melts and gets shiny just like clear embossing powder. But it takes it one step further. If you sprinkle glitter on the melted powder and heat it again it melts and adheres the glitter to the image. Below is a card I created using Texana Design Stamps and some glitter I had on hand.</div>
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Here is the sentiment up close.</div>
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And a close up of the square and boot image.</div>
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Texana Designs Stamps - TX032-Jam’n Have a Boot-scootin’ Day!, 100703m Boot (mini),</div>
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Kraft Card stock</div>
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scraps of patterned paper</div>
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turquoise and orange glitter</div>
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Ranger Stamp and Bond</div>
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I created the background for this card using BLEACH. I took my dry embossed background and my Ranger Blending tool to remove some of the color from my dark brown card stock. I poured a little bleach in a saucer and dipped my foam pad in it. I squeezed out the excess bleach by dragging the foam over the edge of the saucer like a squeegee. And then ever so lightly ran it over the embossed image several times until I achieved the look I wanted.</div>
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I used aluminum foil that I crinkled and then smoothed out to mat the star background.</div>
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100711m Star (mini)</div>
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100711S Star (small)</div>
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Sentiment stamp – Wishing you some Texas Twinkle</div>
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Cuttlebug Embossing folder – Stars</div>
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Distress Ink – walnut stain for sentiment.</div>
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Today I started with <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56729042/jamn-yucca-cling-mount-rubber-stamp?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">Texana Designs WF015-Jam’n Yucca Stamp,</a> some VersaFine Black Onyx Ink, and a scrap of Kraft Card Stock.</div>
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I stamped my design and decided to color it with PrismaColor Pencils. I knew they would give me the trues colors for the Yucca blooms. </div>
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Once I finished coloring the image, I went to my scrap drawer and pulled a few pieces of patterned paper out that coordinated with my image. I originally thought about doing some banners for a background but then remembered a <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/190628996698964549/" target="_blank">card I saw on Pinterest </a>recently that had strips of scalloped edge paper put together for a background. I started punching edges. I took a scrap of paper and put some adhesive on it. I then started layering my borders from the bottom up leaving 1/2 inch between the edges of the strips.</div>
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For my sentiment I chose Texana Designs new sentiment stamp, TD102 You're Looking Sharp Today</div>
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I lightly distressed all the elements with Antique Linen Distress Ink by Ranger and arranged them all on a Kraft Card Stock Card Front.</div>
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Being CREATIVE has a definite blessing. I can never say I am bored. There is always something to work on. I am blessed to have so many mediums that I love to work with so that if I get tired of working in one medium, I can move onto another for a little while. </div>
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Last week I did some machine embroidery for Texana Designs. Below is a picture of Texana Designs owner, JimmyeSue in her TShirt. I digitized the design using a stamped image of the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50868086/jamn-bluebonnet-framed-cling-mount?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">WF001-Jam’n Bluebonnet (Framed)</a> stamp and used the font Jester to create the logo. It was so much fun doing shirts for our Design Team.</div>
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I also made a unique Ring Bearer's Pillow. The wedding will be decorated with lots of burlap. The bride's grandmothers dress made the perfect embellishments for this special pillow. </div>
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All the fabric flowers were made from the satin or lace from the old wedding dress. The button centers of each flower were also from the dress.</div>
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I braided some hemp twine to make the bow. The rings will be tied to the pillow with this bow.</div>
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On the back of the pillow I embroidered the Bride and Grooms names and their wedding date in a pale blue/</div>
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We took several road trips over the last week or so to find bluebonnets. I love the Spring in Texas. Such beautiful colors abound, but there is nothing like a field of blue.</div>
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Last Sunday we found the abandoned Kingsland Railroad - aka the Bluebonnet Railroad.</div>
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And of course when we take Road Trips, I have plenty of opportunity to crochet a few hats.</div>
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All hats pictured below are newborn size. They make perfect photo props for the first baby pictures of your special little one.</div>
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Burnt Orange and White earflap girl's hat with flower.</div>
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Burnt Orange and White earflap perfect to the new little "longhorn" in your family</div>
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Dr Suesse colors in a stocking cap </div>
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Black and white striped stocking cap for a sweet little girl.</div>
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All these hats are available for sale. Contact me by<a href="mailto:kaldesign731@gmail.com" target="_blank"> EMAIL</a> </div>
<br />Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-60470892839764064532013-04-14T13:45:00.001-05:002013-10-26T21:18:16.881-05:00Its already Spring in Texas...... Where has the time gone?It has been too long and I have gotten too lazy about blogging. I have been crocheting. I have been making cards. I have been sewing. I have been running the roads of Texas enjoying the country side. But I haven't been blogging. That makes me sad in a way because my blog is a way for me to record my creativity. I won't bore anyone with excuses. I will just make my comeback in pictures and hopefully I will do better in the coming weeks and months. 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AND NOW I AM CAUGHT UP!!!!Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-83938441694475064832013-01-19T07:15:00.002-06:002013-11-08T07:38:41.611-06:00A Mug Valentine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's Texana Designs Time again and this time I used the Jam'n Mug and several sentiments. </div>
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I thought it would be cute to make the mug a card in itself and attach it to a gift or the front of a card.</div>
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A few single serving coffees and creamers in a mug all tied up with a bow makes a nice gift for a friend or teacher. A tiny mug card stamped with "You are the CREAM in my coffee!" is perfect for a Valentine's gift.</div>
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I thought I would share my process of making the little mug card with you.</div>
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Stamp you image on a scrap of card stock Be sure to leave enough room to the left of the image to fold under on the straight edge to create your little card.</div>
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Fold the card stock to the back of the image to form your card. Be sure to leave part of the stamped image showing to the right side.</div>
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Cut out your mug.</div>
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Stamp your sentiment inside the card.</div>
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Stamp your image again on to Patterned paper.</div>
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Trim away the top of the cup and cut out the handle.</div>
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And then glue your patterned paper on top of the little card.</div>
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This card is stamped with the sentiment "You are the MARSHMALLOWS in my cocoa". I used some of my <a href="http://kaldesign.blogspot.com/2012/04/today-i-made-card-using-some-texana.html">HOME MADE POP DOTS</a> to create my marshmallows I used my large hole punch and simply punched some little circles. Since there was already adhesive attached to both sides they were simple to use. I attached one side to my card and then sprinkled some fine glitter to the other side, patting it with my finger to make sure it stuck. On these cards I stamped Jam’n Barbed Wire mini Heart onto the front of my mug.</div>
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TD064 You..Marshmallow in Cocoa</div>
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TX023m Jam’n BW Heart mini</div>
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Scraps of Card stock and Patterned Paper</div>
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Here is another Shabby Chic card. I created the background elements using my Cuttlebug folders and some Ranger Distress Ink. The first card I used Spun Sugar Distress Ink and the card below was distressed using Antique Linen Distress Ink. </div>
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TD063 You..Cream in Coffee</div>
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Cuttlebug Folders - Swiss Dot and Paisley</div>
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Spellbinders Heart Nestabilities</div>
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Scrap of lace and small heart button from my stash.</div>
Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-42411345438807199322013-01-05T05:00:00.000-06:002013-01-19T07:16:55.059-06:00Roxy's Owl Hat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This has been my most popular hat. It is called Roxy's Owl. Why you ask? Because it was originally designed and made for Roxy. Roxy lives in New York and is the surrogate granddaughter of my very good friend . Roxy is actually the granddaughter of my friend's late sister and she has stepped in to fulfill her sister's role. She picked the colors for the owl because she was planning a trip to visit Roxy and her new brother Alister, last fall.<br />
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Shortly after my friend returned from the trip, Roxy's dad sent this picture of Roxy wearing her hat. They say Roxy loves it and wears it every day. I posted this picture on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KALDesign731" target="_blank">KALDesign's Facebook Page</a> and all of a sudden I had orders for 7 hats just like this for Christmas presents. WOW!!<br />
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Today, I met Roxy and her family. They were in town for the wedding. I made the wedding dress for the bride, who is my friends daughter. It was so wonderful to meet this sweet little girl in person and ................<br />
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<br />Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-16553514956830191762013-01-04T19:55:00.001-06:002013-10-26T21:25:55.623-05:00Join me for Tea with Stamping and Dylusions <br />
Texana Designs released new stamps last month. Among them are some Tea Cups, Mugs and sentiments to go with them. I am having fun playing with them.<br />
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In addition to the new stamps I have discovered Dylusions Spray Ink by Ranger. The colors are vibrant unlike any other spray ink I have used. Below is a piece of background paper I created by randomly spraying colors onto a sheet of paper. What fun!!! <br />
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I loved the effects I was able to create so much that I even made some art to scan and use as a Lock Screen Photo for my Galaxy S3 phone.<br />
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So here is my card for the beginning of January.<br />
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I stamped the background paper with My Texana Designs <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/113308021/jamn-cup-wood-mounted-stamp">TX058L-Jam’n Cup large</a> stamp with VersaFine <br />
Black Onyx Ink and cut them out. I made a few Shabby Chic invitations.<br />
Card Blank - Craft Card-stock<br />
Background mat - White Card-stock embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Embossing folder.<br />
I edge stitched the mat with a small zigzag stitch to embellish it.<br />
Doily mat by Bird's Designs ***<br />
Tea Dye Distress Ink by Ranger to shabby up the card.<br />
Stamped and matted Sentiment using the TD069 Join me for and TD070 TEA Stamps.<br />
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***(see link below image to download several formats of files for electronic die cutting machines such as the Silhouette. There are multiple files available for free download. I used the ones below.<br />
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And here is another one with a different colored cup.<br />
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<br />Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-9107443196989004832012-12-31T16:55:00.000-06:002013-01-01T05:37:32.393-06:00Happy New Year 2013Another year is coming to an end and a new one is beginning. It has been a wonderful year. I have received many blessings from my Heavenly Father. 365 new mornings to wake up and be alive. 365 days to love my family. 365 days to spend with my husband. 365 days to be creative. I could go on and on. <br />
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I have had many prayers answered. I have seen God's hand at work around me. I have tried to live a life that pleases Him.<br />
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With each New Year we are bombarded with ways to improve ourselves. Resolutions to make - and usually break. Weight to loose. Goals to set. Things to do.<br />
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I try not to make resolutions because I know that I probably won't keep them. That being said, I have given thought to what 2013 will be like. ~ What I hope to accomplish. ~ What my life will be like.<br />
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I have spent the last several days organizing a few things in my Studio. I realized that I miss sewing and scrapbooking. I enjoy the cardmaking and the crocheting, but those are not my first loves. Don't get me wrong.....I am fulfilled by doing them and don't have any desire to quit doing them. I WANT to keep doing them and I will. But I also want to do some of the things I have neglected in 2012. <br />
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I want to set some time aside for sewing and using some of the wonderful fabrics and laces I have accumulated over the years.<br />
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I want to scrapbook for Tate. Drake and Adler both have albums. Tate has a few pages. I want to work on an album for Tate.<br />
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So my hope for 2013 is to spend less time thinking about being creative and to spend more time doing it.<br />
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But more importantly I want to be all that God wants me to be. I know He wants me to be a good wife and love my husband. I know He wants me to be a good mother and grandmother. A good daughter. A good sister. A good friend. <br />
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I have been looking for a quote to base my life on for 2013.<br />
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This is what I have in my heart.....this is what I will strive for in 2013.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Micah 6:8 The Message (MSG)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">8 But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do,</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> what God is looking for in men and women.<br />It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor,<br /> be compassionate and loyal in your love,<br />And don’t take yourself too seriously—take God seriously.</span><br />
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Merry Christmas to all of you!!! We began our holiday season by meeting Santa at our favorite Chinese restraunt. He was picking up takeout for his elves as they prepared for the BIG day. He told us we better be good because he would be watching us.<br />
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We began decorating our home in early December. We put our tree downstairs since the family will be celebrating here. My mom will be with us. She will be 91 years old 4 days after Christmas. What a blessing it will be to have her with us, to make more memories.</div>
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I missed having a tree upstairs so I went to Michael's and picked up a small tree and decorated it with all my handmade Santa ornaments.</div>
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The paper trees are left over from last year's Christmas Dinner that April and I hosted at church. I made the JOY letters to slip into the picture holders. This greets us as we walk in our front door. </div>
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This little sleigh full of Santas holds many memories. My daddy made it for me when I was small. Growing up in Pennsylvania allowed lots of opportunity for snow and being pulled up and down our street in it.</div>
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This centerpiece was my mom's and sat on her dining table for many years. I love incorporating the old with the new and including memories from my childhood so that my kids and grandkids can make memories of their own.</div>
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I have lots of music boxes and snow globes sitting around that the grandboys enjoy winding up and hearing all the Christmas music.</div>
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The one remnant from my "country decorating" days is my cross-stitched farmer Santa.</div>
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My mother made this manger scene with I was in elementary school. I put it on our piano every year and it becomes the focal point of our celebration as we read the the account of Jesus birth from Luke 2, before we open presents each year.</div>
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Little Dove adorns our tree each year in memory of Sarah Elizabeth our baby girl.</div>
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I leave you with wishes for a most Blessed and Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!!!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner, </span><span style="font-size: large;">the people were in and out of the cold.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> <br /><br />The little boy was so cold that he wasn't trying to sell many papers.<br /> <br /><br />He walked up to a policeman and said, "Mister, you wouldn't happen to know where a poor boy could find a warm place to sleep tonight would you? You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and down the alley and its awful cold in there for tonight.<br />"Sure would be nice to have a warm place to stay."<br /><br />The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You go down the street to that big white house and you knock on the door. When they come out the door you just say John 3:16 and they will let you in."<br /><br />So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the door, and a lady answered. He looked up and said, "John 3:16." The lady said, "Come on in, Son."<br /><br />She took him in and she sat him down in a split bottom rocker in front of a great big old fireplace, and she went off. The boy sat there for a while and thought to himself: John 3:16... I don't understand it, but it sure makes a cold boy warm.<br /><br />Later she came back and asked him "Are you hungry?" </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />He said, "Well, just a little. I haven't eaten in a couple of days, and I guess I could stand a little bit of food,"<br /><br />The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn't eat any more. Then he thought to himself: John 3:16... Boy, I sure don't understand it but it sure makes a hungry boy full.<br /> <br />She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub filled with warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a while. As he soaked, he thought to himself: John 3:16 ... I sure don't understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy clean. You know, I've not had a bath, a real bath, in my whole life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The lady came in and got him. She took him to a room, tucked him into a big old feather bed, pulled the covers up around his neck, kissed him goodnight and turned out the lights. As he lay in the darkness and looked out the window at the snow coming down on that cold night, he thought to himself: John 3:16 ... I don't understand it but it sure makes a tired boy rest.<br /><br />The next morning the lady came back up and took him down again to that same big table full of food. After he ate, she took him back to that same big old split bottom rocker in front of the fireplace and<br />picked up a big old Bible. She sat down in front of him and looked into his young face. "Do you understand John 3:16?" she asked gently. He replied, "No, Ma'am, I don't. The first time I ever heard it was last night when the policeman told me to use it,"<br /><br />She opened the Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain to him about Jesus. Right there, in front of that big old fireplace, he gave his heart and life to Jesus. He sat there and thought: John 3:16 . don't understand it, but it sure makes a lost boy feel safe.<br /> </span><span style="font-size: large;">You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either, </span><span style="font-size: large;">how God was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how Jesus would agree to do such a thing. I don't understand the agony of the Father and every angel in heaven as they watched Jesus suffer and die. I don't understand the intense love for ME that kept Jesus on the cross till the end.<br /><br />I don't understand it, but it sure does make life worth living.<br /><br />John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only<br />begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.<br /> </span><span style="font-size: large;">If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed </span><span style="font-size: large;">of you before my Father." Pass this on only if you mean it.<br /><br />I do Love God. He is my source of existence. He keeps me functioning each and every day. Phil 4:13 If you love God and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things he has done for you, pass this on.<br /> </span><br />
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Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172782.post-10598813444587186532012-12-14T06:40:00.002-06:002013-01-01T15:26:01.841-06:00Christmas Hats<br />
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I am almost finished. The big order, 9 hats is finished and delivered. These hats are going to the nieces and nephews of my mom's physical therapist. Tate wore a monkey hat to visit mom one day last month. She asked where I got it and when I told her I made it, she asked if I could make some for her family. Sock monkey hats for the little boys. One older boy got a Spurs hat since he lives in San Antonio. And the girls got Roxy Owl hats.</div>
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3 more orders by Christmas and several on the waiting list for after the first of the year. </div>
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One of my customers sent me this picture via a Facebook Message so I don't know where she found it. Her message said, "Could you make this hat for Emmalynn? What I readlly like about is the colors - Christmas-like but NOT bright. Let me know!"</div>
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So I went on a search for yarn. After the third store I found this yarn.</div>
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I shared it on Facebook so my customer could see it and got some interesting comments.</div>
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I just had to laugh when I saw the comments. My thoughts were "They just have No Vision."</div>
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I am so glad I can see something unusual and envision it differently. Truly a gift from God. This yarn wasn't exactly like the yarn the hat I was trying to recreate was made from, but it was the right colors. The YARN was the only thing I could find after visiting 3 stores that was the right colors. That was what was important to my customer. So I bought it.</div>
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I must admit that I was afraid it wouldn't be a vibrant as the original. But as I worked with the yarn, I really liked how things were turning out. </div>
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The Background for both of these cards were pieced together scraps of paper. I matched up the edges of two pieces of scraps and put a piece of scotch tape on the back to hold them together. I then used my sewing machine set to a wide zigzag stitch and sewed over the edges catching both pieces with each stitch. Then I added another piece and repeated until I had a piece big enough for a card front. I then used my paper trimmer to square it up and even the edges.</div>
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For the cardinals I used white cardstock and my VersaFine Black Onyx stamp pad. VersaFine is my favorite ink for stamping. It gives great detail and because it is an oil-based pigment ink it not only gives an opaque stamped image, but is water resistant. This is important to me because I color most of my images with either distress markers, watercolor crayons, Pearlescents watercolors, or Prisma Pencils and Gamsol. I love that my image doesn't bleed.</div>
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That being said I used Texana Designs <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55163005/cardinal-wood-mount-rubber-stamp" target="_blank">TD008—Cardinal</a> stamp and colored them with my Ranger Distress Markers. I added some Xmas Red Stickles to the holly berries. Once I finished coloring the cardinals, I fussy cut the out and glued them to my card fronts.</div>
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Various coordinating small scraps from my stash</div>
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I have no excuses....time has just gotten away from me and I have stayed busy. I just realized that it has almost been a month since my last blog post. I am way behind!!!! </div>
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I have been busy crocheting. Special orders for Christmas have kept me happily busy. I am making lots of sock monkey and owl hats. These two seem to be the most popular styles. </div>
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And here are a few more special order hats I made this month.</div>
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I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.</div>
Karen Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05935020817999819408noreply@blogger.com0