He holds the future

Today's mixed media card features the NEW Victory Blooms stamp and die set from Creative Worship Stamps. To create the background I spritzed and smooshed a piece of mixed media paper with Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio Distress Sprays. Next I used the palette knife to spread crackle paste through the Leaf Fronds stencil. The flowers and leaves were stamped on mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. I splattered both the background and the flower with diluted white acrylic paint. The edges of the background and the sentiment were distressed with a pair of open scissors. Three pretty pink sequins and an inspiring sentiment complete this card.  

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 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps
• Victory Blooms Stamp Set
• Victory Blooms Die Set
• Leaf Fronds Stencil
• Crackle Paste Opaque (Tim Holtz)
• Plastic Palette Knife 
• Mermaid Lagoon Distress Spray (Sizzix)
• Cracked Pistachio Distress Spray (Sizzix) 
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Sequins 

 This post linked to:

• We Love Stamping Challenge - Something New
• New stamps and distress sprays
• The Neglected Stuff Challenge - Use neglected supplies
• Crackle Paste
• Stencil Fun Challenge - use stencils + optional anything with four legs

Your Word Is Truth

   I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog with this mini art journal layout featuring their dahlias stamp set. To create the background I mixed together two shades of green acrylic paint and dry brushed it onto the watercolor paper. Next, I added swirls with white gesso and the Flourish TH stencil and stamped a bit of text using one of the scripty backgrounds. The flowers were stamped on mixed media paper, die cut, colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens, and splattered with white acrylic paint. A Scripture sentiment and three green sequins complete this page. 

 Supplies from Stamp Simply:      

• Delightful Dahlias Stamps
• Delightful Dahlias Dies
• Scripty Background Minis Set 1 
• God's Word 
• Flourish Stencil (Tim Holtz) 

 Other Supplies:

• 3.5" x 5.5" Watercolor Paper Pad 
• Arteza Real Brush Pens 
• Lush Foliage and Light Ivy Green Acrylic Paint
• Sequins
• Peeled Paint Distress Oxide (Ranger)
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• White Gesso 
• White Acrylic Paint Splatters 

 This post linked to:

• The Neglected Stuff Challenge - Use old, neglected supplies
• The TH Flourish Stencil
• Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Stamps + New
• I'm starting a new venture this year - art journaling! This is my 2nd page in my new mini art journal. 

Be Strong

 Today's card features the two new stamp sets from Creative Worship Stamps. I love the big Scripture sentiment stamp, but I confess, sometimes I struggle with using sentiments that large. I started to create a plain kraft and black card, but on a whim I added the yellow flowers in my "scrap bin" from a failed previous projects. I'm loving the pop of color they add. The flowers and leaves were stamped on mixed media paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. I inked the edges of my kraft panels with Vintage Photo Distress Ink to add just a bit more depth and interest. 

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 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps
• Joshua 1:9 
• Victory Blooms Stamp Set
• Victory Blooms Die Set
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Arteza Real Brush Pens 
• Black Acrylic Paint Splatters 
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger) 

 This post linked to:

• Just Us Girls Challenge - Word Week (Encouragement) 
• Word Power Challenge - Sentiment as focus
• Word Art Wednesday Challenge - ATG

Snowdrops

 Today marks the start of a new venture - art journaling! I'm not quite brave enough to try a big journal yet, so I'm starting with this mini watercolor journal. My first page features stamps and dies from the Creative Worship Stamps January release illustrating Psalm 30:5b, "Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning." 

To create the background, I mixed some light blue and turquoise acrylic paint and used a baby wipe to swipe it onto the watercolor paper pad. Next, I stamped the background with dots, numbers, and sentiments and lightly stenciled a design using Salty Ocean Distress Oxide. The Snowdrops were stamped on mixed media paper, die cut, and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. Both the snowdrops and the background were splattered with white acrylic paint. To finish off the page, I added a bit of silver wire behind the flowers and a few blue rhinestones.  

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.

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 Supplies and Tools:

• From Creative Worship Stamps
• Snowdrops Stamp Set
• Snowdrops Die Set
• Pick a Number Stamp Set
• Faded Diamonds Stencil
• 3.5" x 5.5" Watercolor Paper Pad 
• Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  
• Arteza Real Brush Pens 
• Turquoise, Light Blue, and White Acrylic Paint
• Peeled Paint and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide (Ranger)
• Silver Wire
• Blue Rhinestones 

This post linked to:

• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Something New
• New Mini Art Journal and stamps/dies
• Shopping Our Stash Challenge - Free is Good
• My daughter gave me the silver wire when she was cleaning out her stuff
• Stamping Sensations - Anything beginning with "b" 
• Bible verse
• Little Red Wagon Challenge - Happy New ???
• New venture - art journaling, plus new stamps/dies/art journal