Hello Friends!!

Hello Friends!!!

Thanks for the get well wishes....so appreciated but I am tired of falling...lol...now I have to take off another day and wanted to post this last night but couldn't due to meds. So here is the good news that I am going to be okay but the specialist still wants to see me on Wed due to the fact I had surgery only over a month ago on the shoulder to make sure all is okay. I feel better today but there is still pain. Now lets get this out of the way....lol....

Thanks so much for helping me reach a goal....200 followers and I want a party!!! wanted it yesterday but better late than never huh! :)

So tomorrow starting at noon ....I will be giving out the first post....it will fun throughout the day! I hope all goes smooth and the problems with everything including blogger...so please pray that it goes that way...lol...

Thanks for stopping by! :)
In His Love,
Be Inspired,
Kari

Update

First off, congrats to Kari for reaching 200 followers!!!!
Second off, this is Lynne filling in for Kari to give you an update!

Just wanted to let you know that Kari took a fall yesterday and is hurting.

She did, however, go to her son's last ballgame this evening. She will be on later this evening.
Prayers and hugs to Kari and hope this fall doesn't hinder her recuperation!
God Bless all of Kari's followers!
Lynne
Her Craftiness
(http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com)

Hello Thursday!!

Hello Friends!

Did you notice anything????? I am in awe and so happy for all my friends and followers and thanks to you I reached a goal...200 followers so today we are going to party!! par-ty! par-ty! ....giggles... so starting in the afternoon I will be showing you several posts of things I made and due to blogger and the dead cam batteries I could not post and I am hoping my guest designer will also be able to post so that is just the beginning of great things to come and I will be introducing several blogs for you all to check out too! so don't miss the party and I may have a surprise or two! :)

Also those waiting for their prizes please forgive me for being so late due to health injuries I forget a lot so I have some in the mail and others going to the mail this weekend...so thanks for your patience!!! :)

In His Love,
Be Inspired,
Kari

Faith Sunday and an Altered Frame

Hello Friends!
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and sorry I am posting this so late been feeling blah today so it took me a while and while studying my pastoral stuff God spoke to me and said you need to faithbook this today and this is my verse for you:

For you created my inmost being,
You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made,
Your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you,
When I was made in the secret place,
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
Your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
Were written in your book,
Before one of them came

Psalm 139:13-18

I thought wow...I have not heard this one in a while but how appropriate he gave it to me today for I was thinking about some things and not so good some things and yet I know so many that are going through a rough time and also putting themselves down so God knew and laid this on my heart today....I pray that you know how much you mean to papa...he loves you with an everlasting love and he loves you no matter what and what you are going through he is walking through the fires before you and will get you through...he even knows the number of hair you have on your head!!! I mean I can't even imagine trying to count my hair strands can you??? It is awesome when you think of that and how you were made and how he looked at you before you were even born...this is astonishing when you think about it and it is like whhatttt???? I am that important to him and yet even through life with the all the trials, and sadness, lost and grief and even worthiness of ourselves he always loved us! I am blown away by this truth and so should you and realize YES HE LOVES YOU !!! to the end of Age!! It fills my heart with a song and I hope your heart is filled with joy of His truth!...I just love him more everyday...Praise God for his glory and his word of truth! Amen!
So remember when you catch yourself telling yourself "I am no good" DON'T BELIEVE THE DEVIL'S LIES!!!! You are worth and GOD LOVES YOU! DON'T LISTEN TO THE ENEMY, STOMP HIM DOWN AND SAY I AM LOVED!!!!
Say it with meaning and conviction till you believe it! because it is TRUE!!!
If you need someone to help you know how you can get to know God let me know and I will be glad to help you know him.

I had a frame that was broken and well I decided to alter it a bit and wanted to give it away as well...I made what I call A POSITIVE THINKING FRAME! Sounds familiar...lol...I got that from Kristal Andrews Stamp Set I brought just recently and which I love and I use a few favorite sayings on this frame...I put embellishments of flowers, buttons and stickers, bow and sticky string on it...looks a little country to me but I still liked it...and I hope you do too and I highly recommend her stamps I have a button of hers on the sidebar to go to her site and then you can check out store online! I can't wait to get some more....I am going to be posting all week of her stuff...on the stamp set "Positive Thoughts". :) I also put the Psalm verses inside of the picture frame...good way to remind yourself that God loves you! :)


Thanks Kristal for some wonderful stamps! much love to you! :) Thanks for stopping by and make sure you give Kristal some love too! check out Getting Cricky and grab the button on my side bar to take you there! :)

In His Love,
Be Inspired,
Kari

Pinkalicious Birthday Blog Hop - July 9th

Hello Friends!


Glad to have you stop by today...I am in a fun hop for Melissa and we are celebrating her birthday and love for pink too! ...lol...thanks Melissa for letting me be a part of it....I want to wish you a wonderfully and blessed birthday ever! :)
So if you stop by here by chance please go back to the beginning at Melissa www.adventuresinheels.com and give her some love and birthday wishes while you are at it!! :) but if you came from Sylvia then you are in the right place! WELCOME!!!

Below is the list line up in case you get lost along the way....now check out my creation!

www.adventuresinheels.com – Melissa

http://crossmyheartpapercrafts​.blogspot.com/ - GISELLE

http://www.gettingcricky.com/ – Krystal

www.nadiasbeautifulmess.blogsp​ot.com – nadia

http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.c​om/ - KERRY

www.craftyscentiments.blogspot​.com – YOLANDA

www.kreations-by-kristi-crafti​ng.blogspot.com - KRISTI

http://www.bellascrapbookdesig​ns.blogspot.com/ - SYLVIA

http://purplefuntastickcreatio​ns.blogspot.com/ - KARI (here now)

www.thescrapbookingqueen.com – TERESA (Next) *sorry but the link isn't working cut and paste to get to Teresa...thanks! don't want to miss her! :)

www.daisylovecreations.blogspo​t.com – DIANA

http://cutecricutcorner.blogsp​ot.com/ - PHYLLIS

http://www.princesspaperprojec​ts.blogspot.com/ - HEATHER

www.almabrooksblog.blogspot.co​m – ALMA

http://www.yellowbirdcreation.​blogspot.com/ - Micia

http://kathleessnippitsncricut​s.blogspot.com/- Kathy

www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.c​om – Sandra

http://www.anitaandbugs.blogsp​ot.com/ - Anita

http://www.lovetocrop.com/ - Amy

http://www.fancyframework.com/ – linda

www.inkingitupcrazy.blogspot.c​om – Kassidy

www.thatzuneek.blogspot.com/ - Jessica

http://www.KinderStampO.com/ – Jess

Well as you know it is Melissa's birthday and her only major thing of course is she LOVES pink and wanted a pink theme but we were allowed to add black or white to the project.

So I made this pretty and yet simple card for her for her birthday and I hope she likes it! :) I was going to put my butterflies on their and couldn't find my small butterfly stamp and then stickers did not look right for this card (sigh) ...really need to go shopping...lol...but I hope you like it. :)



Recipe of card:
Pink Carstock/SU, Plaid paper *idk*, leftover ribbon from MM, and MS Daisies, left over self adhesive gems and stamp by Hero Arts, Pink Stamp pad from Uchida


Thanks for stopping and sharing the love ....please comment and I don't have any blog candy at this time due to the fact I didn't have a chance to go shopping...but I really appreciate you stopping by my blog. Thanks and would love you to become a follower and as well as get my e-mail to keep updated on my blog happenings...thanks and have a blessed day friends! :)

Now you need to go give bloggy love to Teresa (go back to the line up and cut and paste since the link isn't working...sorry!)

Thanks again for stopping by and hope to see you again soon! :)
In His Love,
Be Inspired!
Kari

Thoughts

Hello Friends!

I have had many thoughts lately about the direction of my life...I am amazed where I have been and what I have done and the mistakes I made and the losses I have suffered over the years especially the last couple...and yet God always held me in his hands...he loves me so wonderfully and unconditionally like I am suppose to be loved and want to be love...and yet I get dumped on, I am struggling financially, without a car and raising a teenager that has his own problems...and the list goes on...then a verse stood out in my head 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 and Yep I want you to look that up...lol...thought hmmm....lol....then he reminded me yesterday that he still hears my cries and he still knows my needs and he knows my heart and yet he fulfills them in the most unusual way and the call he has placed on my life.

It is amazing who we meet in life and it made also realized that we meet each person for a reason...some to lift them up and some to lift us up and some to help you and you to help them...we are all a part of the dream catchers that God makes in our lives with our troubles, hurts and mistakes....and yet aren't they beautiful...a lot of people that know me know I am deaf and I am completely deaf in my left ear but I have 30% left in my right but I wear a hearing aide...and I am normal and if you met me in person on the street you wouldn't know that I was ...12 years of therapy can do a lot of help...lol...I have been told that I am a good talker...lol...but I have not been able to get a hearing aide in 8 years due to the cost...mine alone was 1000 dollars 8 years ago....and so I been praying for a long time.

And then I got information about a person through a good friend of mine who knew another and you know what happens I finally meet the right person I need...and it all came together after years of waiting...and I was able to get the top of the line hearing aide I needed at a payment I could afford and on top of that it was a 3000 hearing aide...I am like here we go again...but nope I got some help after help and got down to 1200 dollars with a decent payment plan a month and then 3 years warranty (unheard of) and then 3 years worth of free batteries for it (unheard of) and then a free mold and I was like are you kidding me!!!!!!....lol....nope God doesn't play....He did it for me....and I am humbled....when the doubts come and you think it is never gonna happen BOOM!~ lol...got to admit he is pretty awesome!

I didn't create anything tonight but I had to share you this personal story to let you know not to give up on prayer(s)...sometimes he answers quick and sometimes a week, month or year or years!!! but he has his timing and his timing is great!!! our timing is well has to be like fast food and it don't work that way...lol...we wish but don't always get it...but he teaches us to rely on him and have patience and yep sometimes the answer is NO which we dislike but have to realize that He wants the best for us....well I am still praying for the car, the healing of physical issues and the like but I know one way or another He will answer it and I will obey the answer that He gives. May not always like the answer and I might be doubtful, or question but I will go where He wants me to go...that is the learning...to believe and trust in Him beyond my flesh and the thoughts that come to my head....but the rewards go beyond our difficulties and produces the fruit of the Spirit!

I pray for each and every one of you to know the love of God has for you and if you don't know Him I would be glad to help you with a prayer and you can accept His free gift and his love that lasts forever! :)

In His Love,
Be Inspired,
Kari

Guest Designer Tuesday - July 5th

Hello Friends!
Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend celebrating our country's birthday and freedom and don't forget to pray for the troops who helps us keep that freedom!! I am so behind lately...I will catch up on the latest hops and draws for the winners on my Random.org and thanks for the new followers that have come aboard!! And my other winners from last month...will be getting their stuff soon! ;)

Today my dear friend and funny gal Maria Delgado from http://just getscraphappy.blogspot.com/ is my guest today...very talented and give her some love here on my blog and don't forget to visit hers....and she created the cutest card just check it out below...and give us your thoughts! :)

Yep! It’s me!! I am so thrilled that Kari let me be part of her Guest Designer Schedule. For July the themes were 4th of July and Vacation.

Here’s the card I made using an SVG file from SVGCuts.com
Paper from Stampin’ Up
Glitter from Studio G



Thanks for stopping by and hope to have something posted by Wed. and so stop on by and keep checking in....thanks! :)
Have a blessed day friends!

In His Love,
Be Inspired!
Kari