Joy comes in the morning

 

Today's card features the Snowdrops stamp and die set from Creative Worship Stamps. I started by ink smooshing Peacock Feathers distress oxide onto mixed media paper and adding a stenciled design in the same color. Next I spot stamped some music bars and polka dots and added three "you are loved" sentiments. The snowdrops were stamped on mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens.

 

Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps
• Snowdrops Stamp Set
• Snowdrops Die Set
• Vintage Sheet Music Tile  
• Damask Pattern Stencil 
• Mixed Media Paper Pad    
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide (Ranger)
• Rhinestones 
• Arteza Real Brush Pens 

This post linked to:

• Try it on Tuesday Challenge - Make Your Own Background
• Allsorts Challenge - In the Garden 
• Stamping Sensations Challenge - Inspired by Nature

Praying for You

 I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog with this folio type "praying for you" card. I started with a 6" x 6" piece of paper from the Test of Time Paper Pad. I folded it in half and inked all the edges with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink. For the front I die cut a circle and added two die cut wreaths from the TH Funky Wreaths Die Set. After stamping the sentiment, I added the rosette and tiny rhinestones. 

 The inside features a pocket on top of a pocket on the left side and includes two tags. The cone-flower was stamped on mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. I added seam binding ribbons to both tags.  Visit my Youtube page to see a short video of this project. 

  Supplies from Stamp Simply:     

• Sympathy Sentiments 1 Stamp Set   
• Vintage Peony Stamp Set (swirls and bees)
• Beatitudes 2 Stamp Set  
• Fear Not Stamp Set  
• Thank You for Caring Coneflower
• Coneflower Die
• Farmhouse All Occasion Greetings 
• Words of Encouragement 
• Shabby Rosettes (May Arts) 
• Test of Time Paper Pad (Craft Consortium)  
• Circle Dies (Spellbinders) 
• Seam Binding 

Other Supplies:

• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Peacock Feathers Distress Ink (Ranger) 
• Rhinestones
• Eyelet
• Slot Punch 
• Big Bite Crop-a-dile 
• Funky Wreaths Dies (Tim Holtz - Sizzix) 
• Mixed Media Paper Pad    
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink   
• Printable Ledger Paper (Etsy)  

 This post linked to:

• As You Like Challenge - Simple of Fussy
• Fussy for me - I love texture and layers
• Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Floral, Free, Encouraging Sentiment
• Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Favorite Colors 
• Blue
• Love Those Pretty Patterned Paper Challenge - Pattered Paper + optional spring flowers
• The Neglected Stuff Challenge - Use old supplies
• The shabby rosettes 

Altenew Surprise

What a fun surprise! In celebration of 12 years of business, Altenew sent me a beautiful floral stamp set that includes a personalized stamp with my name on it!  I used it to create both the background and focal image on this card combining it with their Piped Floral Lace 3D Embossing Folder. 

 Supplies and tools:

• Evergreen Beauty Stamp Set (Altenew)
• Piped Floral Lace 3D Embossing Folder (Altenew)
• Arteza Real Brush Pens 
• Silver Thread 
• Rhinestones
• Black and White Acrylic Paint (for splatters) 
• Mixed Media Paper Pad    
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink   

This post linked to

• Try it on Tuesday - Make Your Own Background
• Allsorts Challenge - In the Garden 

When I am weak, He is strong

Today's mini art journaling page features the NEW Typewriter Keys Caps Alpha from Creative Worship Stamps and is part of their "Fun with Alphas" Instagram Hop. There is a great Buy 2 Get 1 FREE Alphabet Sale starting today as well.  If you'd like to enter the drawing for a $25 gift card to CWS - visit my  Instagram page and click on this card for more info.

 To create this art journaling page I started by ink smooshing two colors of distress oxide onto the page. I stamped off the faith sentiment on a scrap piece of paper to make it lighter on this page. After stamping the swirls from Funky Textures I decided they were too dark, so I added a little white gesso over top to tone them down. I masked off the sentiment with Scotch tape so I could stamp it in two portions, one at the top and one at the bottom of the page. Both were outlined with a black marker to make them stand out a bit more. The lion was stamped on mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens and splattered with white acrylic paint. A bit of drywall tape and silver thread complete this layout. 

 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps:
• Typewriter Keys Caps Alpha 
• Lion of Judah
• Funky Textures 2
• Be Encouraged 
• Faith Definitions 1 
• 3.5" x 5.5" Watercolor Paper Pad  
• Mixed Media Paper Pad   
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Dusty Concord Distress Oxide (Ranger) 
• Zig Writer 
• Dina Wakley White Gesso  
• White Acrylic Paint (for splatters)   
• Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide (Ranger) 
• Arteza Real Brush Pens 
• Drywall Tape 
• Silver Thread 

 This post linked to:

• Stamping Sensations Challenge - Inspired by Nature
• Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon Challenge - That Song 
• "His Strength is Perfect"