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.  

  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"

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)