Psalm 98:1 WORDart

 

Here is this week’s WORDart.  Click on it to download.

I am amazed at the way God works sometimes.   I chose and created this wordart several weeks ago.  Little did I realize the events that would transpire just days before I posted it.  It ties in perfectly with the miraculous birth of my granddaughter, Jaliyah Grace.  My son was asked to share the story of her birth, which truly is a testimony to the victorious life we live in Christ.  God has done a marvelous thing and I thought I would share his testimony with you here. 

Jaliyah was born On 1/24/2012 At final delivery faces went from happy to scared. Jaliyah's shoulders were distorted and this means that Jaliyah was stuck and she was being suffocated. She was not breathing for 3 minutes....hear the story........God is a miracle worker!!

 

Thank you for stopping by today.  May God richly bless you and do marvelous things in your life.  If he already has, share it!  I would love to hear it.

~Karen

SHE’S HERE!!!!!

Announcing the arrival of Jaliyah Grace.

Our granddaughter, Jaliyah Grace Murray, was born January 24 at 8:05pm.  She weighed 10lbs 15.4 oz. and is 20 3/4 inches long.  That is one big baby!  She had a rough and traumatic entry into the world, but mom and baby are doing great.  What a thrill to finally hold her in my arms.

WARNING: lots of pictures (I couldn’t choose one or two so I am posting all of my favorites.)

Holding her mommy’s hand

Proud daddy

Very proud daddy!

Holding her daddy’s hand

Proud Papa and Daddy

Proud Grandma (that would be me!)

Jaliyah with her proud parents.  Isn’t this the sweetest picture?  It brings tears to my eyes.

Thanks for indulging me and letting me brag.

~Karen

2 Corinthians 5:17 WORDart

 

I love to shop at thrift stores or yard sales and find the things that others no longer need/want and give them a makeover.  I love to clean them up, repaint and add my own little details to them…to make them mine and a reflection of my style and personality.    That is exactly what Christ did for me!  He took my old dirty, ugly self and breathed life into me.  He took away the old and made me a brand new creature.  It is my desire that He make me a reflection of Him.   I know from experience that that doesn’t always come easy.  Sometimes it takes a lot of sanding and buffing,  chipping away at the gunk that hides the beauty, but the end result is always worth the effort that is put into it.  I am so thankful that He loves me enough to never give up on me, to keep working away at me and make me His.

You can download this WORDart here.

Have a blessed day!

~Karen

Revelation 21:5 WORDart

I’m back!!!  Thank you so much for your patience while I took a little time off.  It is so good to be back.  I trust you all had a wonderful Christmas and your new year is off to a good start.  I think this is the first year I have not made any resolutions.  I figured that I have never kept them anyway, so why put that kind of pressure on myself.  ;)  I have, however; decided to take each day as it is given to me and make the most of that day.  I have always thanked God for everyday that He gave me, but I haven’t always used that day in the best way.  I definitely need to improve on that—mmmm, maybe I did make a resolution after all.

I am going to do something different and have a theme for the whole month.  I am not sure I will continue this for the whole year, but I am going to give it a try and see how it goes.  Of course, I would love feedback and suggestions from my readers!!!

The theme for the month of January is NEW!

You can download this WORDart here.

And, because they have been so popular, I have made a printable in 4 x6 size.  It can be downloaded here.   I know chevron is not new anymore, but I still love it.  The orange font, however;  is the new Pantone color of the year, Tangerine Tango. 

Here is a picture of it framed.  Sorry for the bad pic, we weren’t having the best picture taking weather yesterday.

Speaking of NEW, we are expecting our new granddaughter any day.  I am so excited, I can’t wait to finally meet her!

Thanks for stopping by.

~Karen

Cricut Cartridges for Sale—UPDATED

 

I am selling my Cricut cartridges that I don’t use and offering them to my readers first.  If you are interested in any of the following cartridges, please email me at karen@papercraftmemories.com.

I am selling them at $15 each.  This does not include shipping.  Most of them have been used very little, some not at all.

Tags, Bags, Boxes and More  SOLD

Fabulous Finds

Paper Doll Dress Up SOLD

Walk in My Garden SOLD

Ashlynn’s Alphabet  SOLD

ZooBalloo SOLD

Animal Kingdom SOLD

Alphalicious

Storybook

Doodlecharms  SOLD

Dreams Come True SOLD

Printing 101

Tear Drop SOLD

George and Basic Shapes  SOLD

Jasmine SOLD

Opposites Attract SOLD

Printing Press

Stamped

Beyond Birthdays SOLD

Mini Monograms  SOLD

Base Camp

Christmas Cheer SOLD

Wall Décor and More SOLD

Winter Woodland  SOLD

Cricut Solutions Cartridges – No box

Christmas Noel SOLD

Home Accents

Home Décor

Mother’s Day

Stone Script

Street Sign

EDITED TO ADD:  None of these are linked to a Gypsy.  They have only been used on my machine.

Thanks for looking!

Have a wonderful weekend.

~Karen

Happy Birthday Jesus WORDart

 

Hello!  I am back with some requested WORDart for you to download and use if you would like.  This will be my last WORDart of the year—that just sounds so wrong!  I will be back with more in 2012. 

Thanks for your prayers.  My surgery went very well, but the recovery has been slow.  At least, I feel that way. 

Click here to download.

Click here to download.

I also made a printable in the 4 x 6 size.  It’s not fantastical, I know.  My mojo and energy seem to have run and hid.  I sure hope they come back soon.

Click here to download.

The download images are  not watermarked.

I hope you enjoy these.  I hope to be back occasionally in the next few weeks.  I have so much to catch up on and get done before Christmas and family arrives.  My tree (and home) is begging to be decorated, cookies to be baked, and gifts to be made.  I really love Christmas and intend to enjoy it no matter how tired I feel!!!

Have a blessed day!

~Karen

Baby Shower Pics

My son, Malachi, and daughter-in-law, Courtney, are expecting their first baby together in January.  My daughter, Karissa, and I and Courtney’s mom gave them a baby shower last Thursday. 

{Please excuse the not-so-great photos.  My point and shoot just does not do what the Nikon does, but I didn’t want to chance destroying my husband’s camera in all the hustle and bustle of the day.} 

I made this diaper cake using the tutorial I found here.  It really didn’t take as long as I thought it would.  I had it finished in just a couple of hours.  A good movie is a great distraction to break the monotony of rolling 70 diapers! 

We had the guests sign the front of a story book for the guest book.

We used the Sweet Vintage Shoppe  theme at Hostess {with the mostess}.   Their printables are fantastic, we just printed and framed them in frames that I spray painted white.  Aren’t those little yarn ice cream balls my daughter made adorable?   We placed them in  sundae glasses to make ice cream sundaes for the table décor.

The cupcakes my daughter made.  She makes the BEST cupcakes!

The mom-to-be opening the gifts with her mom.  There is something so exciting about baby stuff!  It’s just so adorable.

Keandra and Brooke, the aunts-to-be, excited about sharing this special day.  I know Keandra doesn’t look all that excited, but I promise you she was.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I will be taking some time away from my blog to spend with family and recover from my surgery.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Karen