Dueling Darlings Time

I am a Dueling Darling... and proud to be one. Each month, two of us are hostesses, one for the Divas and the other for the Dazzlers. The hostesses decide on a theme together, then they individually put together card kits for their respective team members. We all create with the kits and post our cards on the 15th of the month.

We've been doing this for a few years now and it is amazing to me how the hostesses always manage to come up with a theme that hasn't been used before.

I love the Dueling Darlings!

This month's hostesses are Tami (Divas) and Terry L (Dazzlers). 

Now, up to this point you may be wondering why that first picture on this post. After all, it is a small communion cup. My husband actually brought this particular one home from Israel.

Well... Tami and Terry's theme is Wine... and I am a Southern Baptist. We don't drink. In fact, we don't even use wine in our communion cups. We use "Baptist Wine" which is merely grape juice. So making a wine-themed card is just a wee bit funny for me.

But I am always up for a good challenge... and I had fun making my card. I'm just glad Terry and Tami didn't ask us to share our favorite wine story. LOL!

THANK YOU for sending such a nice kit, Terry!

Terry's kit included the following items...

Images/Sentiments: Art Impressions "Wine Divas" and MFT "Uncorked"

Papers: Paper Studio

Embellishments: Celebrate It Ribbon, Recollections and Paper Studio Gems, Michael's and Got Flowers Flowers, and White Twine from her stash

The only thing of my own that I used in creating the card was some black and red card stock.

But wait! I do have a wine story...

This isn't the exact cup - this one actually came from Kazakstan, where it was handmade and given to me during my mission trip there. But the story I share is also from the mission trip. They had communion in one of the churches during my time there. The Baptist Wine there is really wine. And they use a common cup. So the servers would wipe the edge of the cup and then turn it slightly when they handed it to you, so that you wouldn't be sipping in exactly in the same spot as the person before you.

There is a picture somewhere - I tried to find it, but was unsuccessfully - of me holding that cup of wine, with a reflective look on my face. I was quite moved by the communion experience. But the leader of the team teased me relentlessly saying I was sure looking intently at that wine. Her teasing was all in good fun. And no, I didn't guzzle... just a little sip. 



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