Choose Faith- Count It All Joy

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Friends!

I wanted to create a card using green for St. Patrick’s Day (after all. I do have Irish in my blood :-)) and decided to give myself a real challenge and create a one layer card.  

That’s right- just fold a piece of cardstock in half and stamp onto the card front for a one layer card.   I know that this should sound easy enough to do but for a gal that loves vintage, shabby, layers, textures and embellishments, it is easier said than done :-)

Shhh...here's a secret- this card also has a sneak peek with the sentiments from the upcoming Creative Worship Choose Faith clear stamp set (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps) :-)  I combined the sentiments from Choose Faith to create the hope, faith, joy along the stems as well as the main sentiment "count it all JOY".  

This is from James 1:2 "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials"...and it continues in verse 3 "knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience"...

Joy in all things is something that I have to continually remind myself as well as remember that the trials are for testing of my faith and helping to produce patience... something that I know I need to work on in my life- how about you?

I am looking forward to the release of the Choose Faith stamp set- I know you will love all of the sentiments and fonts!  It is perfect for Bible Art Journaling as well as card making and I paired it with two other clear stamp sets from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (SNSS)- Precious Poppies and Grunge Elements.

I found that this month’s One LayerSimplicity “Let Green March In” Challenge to be very inspiring for my one layer card and am also participating in the Splitcoaststampers’ CAS366 “GlitterySentiments” Challenge (hard to see in the photo but the large JOY has Clear Wink of Stella® over the letters) as well as the Two Paper Diva’s March Tic-Tac-Toe Monthly Challenge (Green, Stamps, Flowers).

I hope you will have a chance to check out the galleries at the above challenge sites- tremendous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

See- it really is only one layer :-)

Using a MISTI® tool, position the poppy image from Precious Poppies (I cut this image apart from the largest group of poppies in the set) along with the sentiments and words from Choose Faith, ink with the Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad™ and stamp onto retired Naturals White cardstock (I scored the card panel and stamped directly onto the folded card).

Create a mask for the poppy flowers using scrap paper (or sticky note/masking paper) and position over the petals and stems.

Using Sponge Daubers, ink Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi and retired Gumball Green Classic Ink over the Heartwood Stencil by Memory Box®. 

Remove the stencil and the masks, color the stems with the Wild Wasabi Stampin’ Write Marker, add dots between the hope, faith and joy sentiment along the stems using a Faber-Castell® Black Bold Pitt Pen marker and color the petals with the Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write marker.

Hard to see but the sentiment is glittery :-)

Use an AquaPainter™ to soften the coloring on the petals and add Clear Wink of Stella® to the petals as well as the large “JOY” in the sentiment.

Ink one of the inkblot images from Grunge Elements with Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink and stamp a few times onto the card front to finish off the card.

Quick and easy...I will count it all joy :-) !

Stamp Sets:  Choose Faith, Precious Poppies, Grunge Elements (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Basic Black Archival Stampin’  Pad™, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi, retired Gumball Green, Stampin’ Write Markers- Wild Wasabi, Smoky Slate; Faber-Castell® Black Pitt Pen Marker, Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper: Naturals White (retired)

Accessories:  Sponge Daubers, Memory Box® Heartwood Stencil, MISTI®

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and have a blessed week, my friends!

Refuge Under His Wings

Hello Friends!

I love the images and words of the new clear stamp set, His Wings (designed by Korin Sutherland for the CreativeWorship Line of Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps) and I decided to pair it with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Grunge Elementsclear stamp set for this quick Clean and Simple (CAS) Card.

I also incorporated the Splitcoaststampers’ SC577 Sketch Challenge along with the Stampin’ Celebration SC124 Photo Inspiration Challenge for the design  :-)

I hope you will have a chance to check out the galleries at both challenge sites- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Embossing Buddy®, ink the three feather images along with the bird from His Wings  (SNSS) using Versamark™ Ink and stamp onto the prepared panel.

Apply Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Once the embossing powder has cooled, use Stampin’ Write Markers to color the large feather as well as the peacock feather (I used Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise for the large feather and Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight for the peacock feather).

Fussy cut all of the images and set aside.

I love the verse:
"He will cover you with his feathers,  and under his wings you will find refuge"   Psalm 91:4a (NIV) 

and decided to use the "Find Refuge Under His Wings" for my sentiment.  

Position the words on a large clear block (I used my MISTI® Tool) and stamp with the Basic Black Archival Stampin' Pad™.  

I heat set the words with the Heat Tool and added the splatter with the large splatter image from Grunge Elements stamp using Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink (to lighten the image, I stamped off the splatter image onto a scrap piece of paper before stamping over the words).  

Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock, trim and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Add the feathers with Silver Cord looped around the feathers to the card front.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and add to the card front using dimensional foam.

Mount the bird using dimensional foam and add a Rhinestone to the peacock feather to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  His Wings, Grunge Elements  (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Versamark™, Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad™, Tempting Turquoise

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, MISTI® , Silver Cord

Thanks again for stopping by! Hugs and have a blessed week, my friends :-)

Loving God's Word Bible Journaling Kit

Happy Friday Sweet Friends!!

Woohoo!!  Last week Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps (SNSS) announced their exciting new brand, Creative Worship Bible journaling stamps! 

Creative Worship stamps were designed with Bible Journaling in mind, but they can be used for card making, scrapbooking and so much more!

Today we are celebrating the new release of the very first Creative Worship Bible Journaling Kit-  Loving God’s Word Bible Journaling Kit with a fun blog hop and the kit is available until February 11th or while supplies last for $30.95 (plus s/h)!

The Loving God’s Word Bible Journaling Kit includes two brand new stamp sets- His Word and Decorative Banners designed by Krista Hamrick along with a fun bookmark designed by Rebecca Rios as well as some die cut hearts, baker’s twine and a heart doily.   

Loving God's Word BJ Kit- $30.95 

This kit is a great way to get started on your Bible Art Journaling journey or a wonderful addition to your Bible Art Journaling supplies.  

After February 11^th, the stamp sets will be available to be purchased separately at their regular price - His Word $19.95 and Decorative Banners $11.95 - so you can save money on the set plus receive some of the fun extras that are in the kit :-)

His Word

Decorative Banners

Some of you may be like me and are new to Bible Art Journaling :-)  I have found that Bible Art Journaling is a great way to express worship through the study God's Word.  I love focusing on the Scripture as I create plus it helps me memorize verses as well- an added bonus :-)

For this blog hop, I decided to create a card along with a Bible Journaling panel that could be used as a bookmark or as a “tip in”.  

I understand that a “tip-in” is just something that you create outside of your Bible (such as this project) and you can attach it to your Bible using Washi Tape or other adhesives.  Since my “official” Journaling Bible is on pre-order from Amazon and is not expected to ship until March (the Inspire NLT Bible), I decided to stamp on cardstock to create my Bible Art Journaling page. 

For this bookmark/tip-in, I used the new Loving God’s Word Bible Journaling Kit stamps, His Word and Decorative Banners along with a few stamps from Message of Hope (a previous SNSS release).  

OK, now I am going to share a secret and please do not faint- lol! but I decided to carefully cut some of the words apart on both sets to make them more versatile :-)

Yes, I did it and the stamps did not scream at me!! :-)  Cutting them apart apparently does not hurt your photopolymer stamps :-) and you can always re-position the original words back together for stamping later (as I did in the card).

From the His Word set I cut apart “Your” from the “Lord, I long to hear “Your” Voice stamp, “of” from “Word of Life” and “Teach Me” (but the latter, I did not use on this bookmark).

Message of Hope 

From the Message of Hope set, I cut the word “Righteous” from “Righteousness” (used on this bookmark), “With” from “Without”, “Faith” from “Faithful” (well, you are getting the idea- right?)...

I have several clear blocks  and used a larger one (5” x 3 ¼”) for the layout of the first part of the bookmark and two smaller blocks for the second half. 

I choose the words to create the verse along with positioning banners for some of the hand lettered words, placed them onto the cardstock and pressed the block over the words to keep them in the position for stamping.

I did trim it down a bit on the sides after taking this photo :-)

I stamped the images onto Whisper White cardstock (although they could be stamped directly into the margins of your Bible) using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Faber-Castell® Polychromos pencils (any coloring medium would work).

The lettering in the banners I did by hand as well as the Scripture Verse reference using a Pigma Micron™ pen and created shadows with a black colored pencil.

The second project was a quick and easy card using watercolor paper, Brusho® Colour Crystals and stamps from His Book along with two sets from throwback releases- Nature Silhouettes and Grunge Elements.   

I also decided to use the Splitcoaststampers’ SC576 Sketch Challenge for my layout (Splitcoaststampers (SCS) has a wonderful gallery of over 575 sketches that you can use for your layouts- check the master gallery out here).

Spritz water onto a piece of watercolor paper and shake a few of the Brusho® Colour Crystals onto the wet paper (I used Yellow, Purple and Turquoise).  Allow the Brusho® Colour Crystals to spread and merge – it is amazing to watch how they react to water and dry with a Heat Tool.

Ink the sentiment from His Book using Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink and stamp onto the watercolor panel.

Ink the floral images from Nature Silhouettes using Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink, stamp off onto scrap paper before stamping onto the panel and then add a few images without stamping off.

Nature Silhouettes

Ink the bird image from Nature Silhouettes using Elegant Eggplant Classic Ink and stamp onto the panel in the upper corner, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of Tempting Turquoise cardstock, trim again and mount onto Elegant Eggplant cardstock.

Grunge Elements

Ink the Grunge Elements splatter stamp with Tempting Turquoise and stamp a bit onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim the panel add the strips of Elegant Eggplant cardstock and mount onto the Elegant Eggplant card base.

Add the focal image panel to the card front using dimensional foam and the card is finished!

I hope you’ve enjoyed these two projects and that you will take the time to check out the rest of the SNSS Design Team projects on the blog hop!!

Inspiration galore and I cannot wait to see what you create with the new Loving God's Word Bible Journaling Kit!   Share your Bible Journaling creations with us on the Creative Worship Bible Journaling Facebook Page (just click on join and Korin will add you) - you do not have to use SNSS stamps to participate but, of course, we love it when you do!! 

You can also find us on Instagram (@sweetnsassystamps) and our Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Facebook page :-)

Thanks again for visiting- have a blessed weekend, my friends!