Summer Love

 Today's card is part of the Creative Worship Stamps' Instagram Hop & Challenge called "Summer's Last Hurrah." I chose to combine the lighthouse with flowers and bees as a nod to vacations and summer flower gardens. 

 If you'd like to enter the drawing for a $25 gift card to CWS - visit my Instagram page and click on this project for more info. 

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 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps
• Safe Harbor stamp set
• Safe Harbor die set 
• Wonderful Words of Life
• God's Beauty stamp set
• God's Beauty die set
• Vintage Snippets 
• Bee Sweet stamp set
• Bee Sweet die set
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink   
• Mixed Media Paper Pad   
• White Acrylic Paint (for splatters)   
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Calico White Ink (Pinkfresh Studio) 

This post linked to:

• Inkspirational Challenge - Word prompt - Garden
• Four Seasons Challenge - Summer
• The Card Concept Challenge - Summer by the Sea
• Clean and layered card inspired by the lighthouses
• We Love Stamping Challenge - Summer Blooms

Autumn Blessings

The Autumn Blessings stamp set from Stamp Simply is one of the sets on sale this week! Get 20% off through Saturday night!

I created this pocket card by printing two different digital papers back-to-back, trimming to size, and folding down one edge. The tag and main image were stamped in walnut stain distress oxide and inked around the edges with vintage photo distress ink. I added some lace, twine, and rhinestones for texture. 

Supplies from Stamp Simply:  

• Autumn Blessings
• Give Thanks 
• Jute String

Othe Supplies:

• Circle Die Set (Spellbinders)
• Skelton Leaves Die Set (Tim Holtz)
• Rhinestones
• Lace
• Slot Punch
• Walnut Stain Distress Oxide (Ranger)
  
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink   
• Fall Harvest Digital Papers (My Porch Prints)
• Brown & Ivory Digital Papers (My Porch Prints)

This post linked to:

• Just Add Ink Challenge - Choose Two (Circles and Gingham)
• The Paper Funday Challenge - ATG plus optional fun fold

Sunflower Joy

 Check out the gorgeous new printable set from Creative Worship Stamps called Sunflower Joy!! This card was created using all printable elements with just a bit of gold thread and a few rhinestones thrown in for texture. Jenn Nilsson does an amazing job of hand painting all the images in her sets, and this one is one of my favorites so far! 

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 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps
• Sunflower Joy Printable
• Sweet to the Soul Digital Paper Pack
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)
• Gold Thread
• Rhinestones

This post linked to:

• Inspiration Station Challenge - Sunflower photo
• Just Add Ink Challenge - Choose Two (Gingham, Flowers)
• Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Blessings

The Eucalyptus Silhouettes stamp and die set from Stamp Simply is on sale this week! I paired it with some pretty printable paper from My Porch Prints and the Blessings Word die for a fall-ish looking card. The eucalyptus branches were stamped with multiple layers of distress inks to create the shades of blue and rust I wanted. 

Supplies from Stamp Simply:  

• Eucalyptus Silhouettes Stamp Set 
• Eucalyptus Silhouettes Die Set   
• Blessings Word Die

Other Supplies:

• These colors of Distress Inks (Ranger):
• Chipped Sapphire, Prize Ribbon, Uncharted Mariner, Vintage Photo
• Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide (Ranger)
• Rhinestones
• Baker's Twine
• Frosty Fall Scrappy Digital Papers (My Porch Prints)

This post linked to:

• The Neglected Stuff Challenge - use old, neglected supplies
• It's been a long time since I've used these stamps and die