Cross Fun Fold

  I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog with this Easter cross fun-fold card inspired by the many cross cards on Pinterest. To create this card I started with a 8.5" x 4.25" card base that I scored at 4.25" and 7.25". I folded the card in half and then folded back the front flap at the 7.25" mark. I created the cross piece by cutting a piece of white card stock to measure 1.25" x 3.75". 

Next, I cute two strips of white card stock measuring 5.25" x 1" and 3.5" x 1" - these were embossed with the Moroccan Tile 3D Embossing Folder and glued to the white cross pieces.  I added die cut wreaths, embellished with tiny flowers and rhinestones, and a sentiment to the center of the cross. 

 

The measurements for the pattered paper pieces are as follows:

Front left panel and inside left panel both measure 2.75" x 5.25"

The inside right panel measures 4" x 5.25" 

  Supplies from Stamp Simply:      

• He Has Risen Stamp Set  
• Salvation Stamp Set  
• Candy Ink Drops Paper Pad (Craft Consortium) 

  Other Supplies:

• Dotted Oval Dies (Sizzix)
• Funky Wreaths Dies (Tim Holtz)
• Spring Wreath Die - for the tiny flowers (Impression Obsession) 
• Rhinestones
• Moroccan Tile 3D Embossing Folder (Altenew)
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink    

 This post linked to:

• Try it on Tuesday - Spring
• Just Us Girls Challenge - Emboss
• Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers Challenge - ATG with DSP + optional circles
• Four Seasons Challenge - Spring

The Lord is Good

 Today's mini art journal page features the Goodness of God stamp set and Single Damask Stencil from Creative Worship Stamps. 

I started by spritzing my stencil with two colors of distress spray stain and pressing it into my art journal page. Since the paper is so thick, I removed the stencil and spritzed it again for a deeper background color. After adding a few stamped images to the background, I die cut a circle and stamped my sentiment on it. The tulips and butterfly were stamped on mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. To finish it off, I added some white splatters using diluted acrylic paint. 

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 Supplies and Tools:

•  From Creative Worship Stamps
• The Goodness of God Stamp Set 
• Single Damask Stencil   
• Blooming Tulips Stamp Set 
• Vintage Sheet Music Tile Stamp
• Vintage Postage Stamp Set 
• Vintage Nature Elements Stamp Set
• Vintage Nature Elements Die Set
• Stitched Circles 2 Die Set        
• 3.5" x 5.5" Watercolor Paper Pad  
• Mixed Media Paper Pad   
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Cracked Pistachio Distress Spray Stain (Ranger) 
• Mermaid Lagoon  Distress Spray Stain (Ranger) 
• White Acrylic Paint (for splatters) 
• Arteza Real Brush Pens 

 This post linked to:

• Stamping Sensations Challenge - Spring
• Word Power Challenge - Sentiments as the focus

Easter Irises

 I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog with this mini square Easter card. I started by creating a quilt background using printable papers. I cut 4 squares of paper (mine were 1.75" x 1.75") and then cut those in half diagonally. I arranged them on a piece of card stock measuring 3.75" x 3.75 and then embossed this piece with the Victoria embossing folder. I inked around the edges and lightly over the top with distress ink to make the embossed design stand out. 

(I've added a photo below of another background I created like this so you can see the quilt squares.) 

I added a strip of book page on top of a torn piece of printed gingham paper, and topped that with a strip of crocheted lace. The flowers were stamped on mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens.  

 Supplies from Stamp Simply:      

• Happy Day Iris Stamps
• Happy Day Iris Dies
• He Has Risen Stamp Set 
• Crochet Lace    

 Other Supplies:

• Arteza Real Brush Pens 
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Mixed Media Paper Pad  
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)    
• Willow & Vine Digital Paper Set (Pink Monarch Prints)
• Vintage Farmhouse Digital Papers (Jenny Allsorts) 
• Old Book Page 

This post linked to:

• Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge - ATG with embossing folder + optional sympathy
• Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers Challenge - ATG with patterned paper + optional circles

Finch Collage

 Today's card features the March Stamp of the Month from Creative Worship Stamps, Finch Collage. This stamp can be yours FREE with any purchase of $75 or more.

To create my card, I stamped the Finch Collage on watercolor paper and colored it with my Arteza Real Brush Pens. I layered it on black card stock and added a scalloped border across the bottom. A piece of white lace and two die cut hearts adorn the right side of the collage and the sentiment is from the To Do List stamp set. 

The background was created by ink smooshing two colors of distress ink on mixed media paper and adding splatters in one of the colors. I lightly stenciled the polka dots in two corners and added text from the Vintage Snippets stamp set.  

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 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps
• Finch Collage Stamp
• Vintage Snippets Stamp Set 
• To Do List Stamp Set 
• Hearts Die Set 
• Scallop Border Dies 
• Blotchy Dots & Hearts Stencil 
• Mixed Media Paper Pad    
• Canson XL Watercolor Paper Pad 
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Crochet Lace
• These colors of Distress Ink (Ranger):
• Peacock Feathers & Mustard Seed  

 This post linked to:

• The Paper Funday Challenge - ATG with optional Fur or Feathers
• Triple B Challenge - Birds ~ Blooms ~ Butterflies
• Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes