You are so Loved

 The NEW Sweet to the Soul Printable and coordinating digital papers are absolutely beautiful and make card making a snap! Simply print and fussy cut and wa-la, a pretty card! 

Today's card also features a little hand stitching in two corners and is part of the NEW IG Hop and Challenge kicking off this month! Not only are there beautiful projects from the CWS team, but you have a chance to play along and double your chances at winning a great prize. For all the details visit my  Instagram page and click on this card. 

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 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps
• Sweet to the Soul Printable
• Sweet to the Soul Digital Papers
• Encouraging Peonies (sentiment) 
• Stitched Rectangles Die Set 
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink   
• Rhinestones 
• Needle and thread 

This post linked to:

• Make My Monday Challenge - Say it with Flowers
• Try it on Tuesday Challenge - Keep it Simple
• Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Floral, Free, White/Cream
• Just Us Girls Challenge - Flowers

Patriotic Pocket

   I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog today with this patriotic pocket. I created the pocket by cutting a piece of kraft card stock to measure 4. 75" x 8.5" I scored it at the 3" mark and folded the flap up to form the pocket. All the images were stamped on mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens

Inside the pocket is an oversized tag featuring the Patriotic Background and a Betsy Ross flag with a sentiment from the Liberty Bell stamp set. 

There's a second pocket on the reverse side featuring the large text stamp from The Red, White, & Blue set. I distressed the edges and inked them with brown ink. 

  The tags in the second pocket have faux stitching around them.

 The Patriotic Background is one of their featured products this week and is currently 20% off! You can find their entire line of patriotic stamps and dies here. Any order that includes patriotic items will receive The Pledge of Allegiance stamp set absolutely FREE this week.  

 Supplies from Stamp Simply:      

• Patriotic Background 
• The Red, White & Blue stamp set
  
• The Red, White & Blue flag die
• The American Eagle Stamp Set 
• The American Eagle Die Set 
• Liberty Bell Stamp Set 
• Circle Dies (Spellbinders)      
• Crochet Lace     
• Seam Binding 

    Other Supplies:

• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger) 
• Mixed Media Paper Pad    
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Black Sharpie Marker  
• Paper Doily
• Gold Thread 
• Sequins
• Spirit of 1776 Digital Paper (Mad Scrapper)  

 This post linked to:

• Simon Says Monday Challenge - Tag It

Envelope Folio

 Today I have another folio to share with you. This one is made from gluing two envelopes together (as pictured below). To see this folio in action visit my Youtube page. 

 I used lots of  stamps and dies from Creative Worship Stamps and printable papers from Pink Monarch Prints.

After printing a double-sided piece of card stock and folding it in half, I hand sewed it into the center of my envelopes to create extra pages. 

Each layout features pockets and tuck-ins with encouraging sentiments. 

This particular folio has a sympathy theme as was created with someone in mind who recently lost her husband.  

I folded a pretty piece of printed paper in half and tucked it into one of hte pockets so as to have a space to write a personal note. 

I added pretty silver thread behind several elements to make them stand out a bit more. 

The Vintage Postcards set is one of my favorites - I find myself using it over and over again.

I added bits of crocheted lace throughout, to give the album a Shabby-Chic feel. 

 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps:
• New for May: 
• Your Friendship Stamp Set
• Your Friendship Die Set
• Tickets Die Set
• Spring Collage Tag Stamp Set
• Tag & More Die Set 
• Previously Released Products:
• The Lord is Near   
• Fear Not 
• Encouraging Peonies (sentiment)
• Singing Praises (sentiment) 
• Pray Without Ceasing     
• Take Time 
• Delicate Florals
• Gratitude Matters  
• Vintage Postcards  
• Delicate Butterflies Die Set
• Stitched Tags Die Set 
• Stitched Ovals Die Set    
• Scalloped Stitched Ovals Die Set 
• Stitched Circles 1 Die Set
• Polaroid Die Set          
• Lovely Wreaths Die Set     
• God is Near Die Set 
• Postage Stamp Cover Plate (hearts on wreath) 
• Non-CWS products:
• Vellum  
• Versmark Watermark Ink Pad 
• White Embossing Powder  
• Mixed Media Paper Pad   
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Blending Brushes 
• White Acrylic Paint (for splatters)   
• Peacock Feathers Distress Ink (Ranger) 
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)   
• Other Supplies:
• Crochet Lace 
• Silver Thread
• White Pearls 
• Garden Path Digital Papers (Pink Monarch Prints) 

 This post linked to:

• Little Red Wagon Challenge - May Flowers
• Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Floral, Free, White/Cream
• Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Patriotic Belly Band Card

  I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog today with this double flap fun fold card featuring several of their patriotic stamp sets. To see this card in action visit my Youtube channel. 

 The American Eagle set is one of their featured products this week and is currently 20% off! You can find their entire line of patriotic stamps and dies here. Any order that includes patriotic items will receive The Pledge of Allegiance stamp set absolutely FREE this week.  

 I started with a kraft A2 card base measuring 4.25" x 5.5" and I cut two kraft card stock strips to measure 2.25" x 5.5" and 1.75" x 5.5" Score the wider one at 1.75" and the narrower one at 1.25"

 Cut 1/8 of an inch off the front of your card so that when you attach the flaps it will lay flat. Glue the widest flap to the front of the card and the narrowest to the inside of the card. 

 Decorate all the card front, inside, and all the flaps with designer paper. I used a plainer piece on the inside right and created a little pocket on the left.

Create some fun tags for your pocket and stamp sentiments. 

All my images were stamped on mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. 

 Supplies from Stamp Simply:      

• The American Eagle Stamp Set
• The American Eagle Die Set
• Liberty Bell Stamp Set
• Liberty Bell Die Set
• Old Glory Stamp Set    
• Circle Dies (Spellbinders)
• Seam Binding   

Other Supplies:

• First Class Memories Paper Set (Pink Monarch Prints)
• Postal Theme Add Ons (Pink Monarch Prints) 
• Slot Punch 
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Vintage Photos Distress Ink (Ranger)
• Scallop Circle Dies (Spellbinders)  
• Black Sharpie Marker 

 This post linked to:

• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Make it Colorful
• Alphabet Challenge - A is for Air 
• Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Things with wings
• Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers Challenge - ATG with DSP + optional fancy fold
• We Love Stamping Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small