Father's Day

 I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog today with this Double Z Fold Father's Day card featuring their A Godly Man stamp and die set. This set is one of the products of the week and currently 20% off. 

It's always been hard for me to use small stamps, but combining them with beautiful, patterned papers and a fun fold makes it easier since there's less space to fill. 

The card base measures 4 1/4" x 11" and is scored at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2"

The top piece measures 3 1/4" x 9" and is scored at 3" and 6"

Supplies from Stamp Simply:   

• A Godly Man Stamp Set
• A Godly Man's Buck Die 
• Typewritten Year Round Greetings 
• Wood Textures Designer Paper (Craft Consortium)
• Tartan Plaid Paper Pad (Craft Consortium)  

 Other Supplies:

• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink   
• Pine Forest Junk Journal Pages (digitalpaperdelights)
• Watercolor Forest Clipart (MotoClipartDownloads) 

 This post linked to:

• Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Plaid, Free, Diecut
• Inkspirational Challenge - For the Guys
• Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes
• We Love Stamping Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small

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