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"

Pansy Cup

 I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog with this elegant tea themed card. After die cutting the teacup from mixed media paper I stamped the pansies across the front and colored them with Arteza Real Brush Pens. I added a little collage of patterned paper banners, paper doily, and silver thread behind. The card front was embossed with a 3D embossing folder from Altenew. 

 Supplies from Stamp Simply:      

• Coffee or Tea? Dies  
• Floral Cluster Spring Pansies
• Seam Binding 

Other Supplies:

• Tiny Gingham Digital Paper Pack (Jenny Allsorts)   
• Willow and Vine Digital Paper Pack (Pink Monarch Prints) 
• Arteza Real Brush Pens 
• Piped Floral Lace 3D Embossing Folder (Altenew)  
• Paper Doily
• Silver Thread 
• Mixed Media Paper Pad    
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  

This post linked to:

• Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Favorite Color (blue)

 

This is my Father's World

This is my Father's world:
The birds their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white,
Declare their Maker's praise.
This is my Father's world:
He shines in all that's fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,
He speaks to me everywhere. 

 I finally got brave enough to try hymnal journaling in this old hymnal I bought at a yard sale last year.  I have to admit it's a little scary since it's in a book and you can't just discard the page and start over if you mess up or don't like something. This may end up being my first and last page as it's harder than it looks! lol

Today's page features products from Creative Worship Stamps. I started by prepping my page with a layer of clear gesso since I wanted to be able to move the colors of my flowers around. I stamped the flowers and leaves (masking off to create layers) in Versafine Clair Nocturen Ink and colored them with Arteza Real Brush Pens. The stenciled design was added using distress oxide ink and then I splattered the page using diluted black acrylic paint. I finished off the page with a tag and die cut butterfly. 

 Supplies and Tools:

•  From Creative Worship Stamps
• Poppy Background Stamp 
• The Goodness of God Stamp Set 
• Peaceful Botanicals Stamp Set   
• Delicate Butterflies Die Set 
• Stitched Tags Die Set 
• Vintage Doily Stencil 
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide (Ranger)
• Clear Gesso
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• White Crochet Thread 
• Black Acrylic Paint (splatters) 

This post linked to:

• Simon Says Monday Challenge - Not a card
• Word Art Wednesday Challenge - ATG
• Stamping Sensations - Inspired by Nature
• Triple B Challenge - Birds, Butterflies, or Blooms

Poppy Birthday

  I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog with this pretty poppies birthday card. The background was created by stamping the poppy stamp in prize ribbon distress ink on white card stock. I stamped one of the scripty backgrounds over top and lightly inked the paper with the same ink. The main image was stamped on mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. I die cut two ovals, one in blue and one in white, and embossed the white one with a 3D embossing folder from Altenew. The sentiment was stamped, fussy cut, and layered over the poppies. 

  Supplies from Stamp Simply:        

• Pretty Poppies Stamps
• Pretty Poppies Dies
• Farmhouse All Occasion Greetings
• Scripty Background Minis Set 1   

 Other Supplies:

• Dotted Oval Dies (Sizzix)
• Mixed Media Paper Pad    
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Prize Ribbon Distress Ink (Ranger)
• Arteza Real Brush Pens 
• Piped Floral Lace 3D Embossing Folder (Altenew)  

 This post linked to:

• Make My Monday Challenge - Monotone 
• Krafty Chicks Challenge - Birthday