My Beautiful Friend

 Being a crafter that loves textures and layers, don't make a lot of clean-and-simple cards. However, after I colored the flowers from the NEW God's Beauty stamp set, I didn't want a busy background to distract from them. I did have to add a few mixed media elements - some silver string and black rhinestones, but for the most part it's plain and simple. 

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 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps
• God's Beauty stamp set
• God's Beauty die set
• Vintage Postcards
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink   
• Mixed Media Paper Pad   
• White Acrylic Paint (for splatters)   
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Rhinestones
• Silver String

This post linked to:

• Try it on Tuesday Challenge - Summer Blooms
• Allsorts Challenge - Colors of Summer

Faith Dragonflies Printables

 Today's card features the NEW Faith Dragonflies Printable and coordinating digital paper pack from Creative Worship Stamps. I did lots of paper layering and fussy cutting. A bit of crochet lace, some sequins, and a few film strip dies act as accents and add texture.

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 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps
• NEW Faith Dragonflies Printable
• NEW Faith Dragonflies Digital Paper Pack
• Sweet to the Soul Digital Paper Pack
• NEW Film Strip Die Set
• NEW Summer Collage Tag (sentiment)
• Stitched Ovals Die Set    
• Scalloped Stitched Ovals Die Set 
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Rhinestones
• Crochet Lace

This post linked to:

• Try it on Tuesday - Summer Blooms
• Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Friendship, Any Color, Any Shape Die
• Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers Challenge - ATG with DSP + optional coastal

He Stilled the Storm

 I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog with this mini art journaling page featuring some of the products in their 20% off sale this week. 

I started by ink smooshing two shades of blue distress ink onto the background and spot stamping some text over top. I added the birds in flight and then a bit of stenciling using white gesso and a TH stencil. The main images were stamped on mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. I added a bit of cheesecloth and five tiny rhinestones for texture. 

Supplies from Stamp Simply:  

• He is the Light stamps 
• He is the Light dies
• He Stilled the Storm stamps
• He Stilled the Storm dies 
• Mackinac Bridge Stamp Set
• Scripty Background Minis Set 1
• Cheesecloth  

Other supplies:

• Mixed Media Paper Pad   
• 3.5" x 5.5" Watercolor Paper Pad 
• Dina Wakley White Gesso 
• Plastic Palette Knife  
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Bitty Grunge stencil (Tim Holtz)
• Prize Ribbon & Uncharted Mariner Distress Ink (Ranger)
• Blue Rhinestones

This post linked to:

• Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Make Your Own Background
• Krafty Chicks Challenge - Masculine Week
• Allsorts Challenge - At the Seaside
• The Neglected Stuff Challenge - The bitty grunge stencil hasn't been used in a loooooong time

Foiled Background

 Did you see the new "Fun with Foils" class released this month? I just love the shimmer and elegance foils and embossing added to this card featuring the NEW Summer Collage Tag and Single Damask Stencil. 

Michelle has several different ideas and techniques for using foils in her class, I chose to use the Pixie Spray one. The tag was stamped and embossed with gold embossing powder, and I added a second butterfly over top the first for a little more dimension. The love how the gold edges peeking out from the torn borders adds a bit more interest, and the gold string and rhinestone give texture. The finishing touch was white crinkle ribbon dyed blue with Prize Ribbon distress ink. 

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 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps
• Summer Collage Tag
• Tag & More Die Set
• Single Damask Stencil   
• Texture Tiles 1 (background text)
• Pixie Spray
• Gold Foil
• Fun with Foils Cardmaking Class
• Versamark Watermark Ink Pad
• Gold Embossing Powder
• White Crinkle Ribbon 
• Prize Ribbon Distress Ink (Ranger)
• Gold Thread
• Rhinestones

This post linked to:

• Simon Says Monday Challenge - Add Some Text 
• Just Add Ink Challenge - Stencils & Dies or both
• Just Us Girls Challenge - ATG stencil week
• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Make your own background