I Will Give You Shepherds

Hi Friends!

I designed this fall Pastor Appreciation card using Give Thanks Bundle and the Pastor & Ministry Appreciation Sentiments stamp set plus other supplies from Stamp Simply.

I love all of the fall colors here in the Northeast and especially love the change of the seasons in this area.  I wanted to participate with a few online challenges and will be linking this card to the following challenges: 

Alphabet Challenge “L is for Leaves”

Hand Stamped Sentiments  #HSSSIC397  Inspiration Challenge- I was inspired by the fall scene

Simon Wednesday “Stamp It” Challenge- the leaves and sentiment are stamped on this card

Word Art Wednesday #559-#560 “Anything Goes” Challenge

If you have not already had a chance to do so, I hope you visit the Stamp Simply blog to see all of the inspiration from the rest of the SS Design Team as well as the other challenge galleries- gorgeous galleries from all!

To create this card:

De-static the top right hand area of a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of the Craft Consortium Brick Textures 6x6 paper pad with an embossing powder tool, stamp the verse from Pastor & Ministry Appreciation Stamp Set with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Distress the edges, mount onto a piece of tangerine cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Add a strip of rust seam binding, wrapping the ends behind the panel. 

Add three strips of Natural Burlap String, wrapping the ends behind the panel and mount onto a piece of white cardstock (trim close to the edge).

Add the layered panel to a piece of espresso cardstock and mount onto a white card base.

Ink the leaf/acorn image from the Give Thanks Bundle with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock,  apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Repeat this process for the second leaf image.

Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor with water-based markers and die cut with the coordinating die (also die cut several more leaves from white cardstock to layer behind the colored images to create a thicker layer).

Adhere the leaves to the card front using dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Give Thanks Bundle, Pastor & Ministry Appreciation Scripture Sentiments 

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Tangerine Tango

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Espresso, Tangerine; Craft Consortium Brick Textures 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Give Thanks Die, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, May Arts Burlap String- 400 yd spool- Natural, Seam Binding Sampler- Patina- 30 yards

Also, check out the new Fall Release at Stamp Simply!!

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope I have inspired you to create a few fall cards!  

Merry Christmas Wreath

 

Hi Friends!

I mailed out my Christmas cards this week (I know I am a bit behind schedule) and realized that I am short approx. 40 cards! I believe that some of my cards are going to be late (again) this year! 

I tend to start in January on mass-producing Christmas cards, but by mid-February, I get side-tracked with other Design Team commitments and other holidays- Valentines, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July, etc. Before you know it, Christmas is here!

Maybe 2022 will be the year that I can keep up with my personal commitment to make 20 each month, we'll see, lol! :-)

I created this quick card using the Seasonal Wreath Stamp Set- Fall/Winter Bundle along with the new Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 paper pad along with dies and supplies from Stamp Simply!  FYI- Some of the elements I already had die-cut and were in my stash, so it was quick but would take a bit of time if you had to die-cut the tag, lace and rectangle :-).  

As some of you who follow my blog know, I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the  Color Hues #31 “Red & Green” Challenge, the Word Art Wednesday #521-#522 “Anything Goes” Challenge and the Hand Stamped Sentiments #379 Inspiration Challenge (I was inspired by the greenery in the packages as well as the red ornaments).  

If you have not had a chance to visit the Stamp Simply blog or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the wreath and poinsettia image from the Seasonal Wreath Stamp Set- Fall/Winter Bundle with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Die cut each with the coordinating dies from the Seasonal Wreath Stamp Set- Fall/Winter Bundle and color the poinsettia with water-based markers.

Die cut a tag from white cardstock using the medium size die from the Tim Holtz Tag Collection dies.

Die cut the medium size rectangle from white cardstock using the Spellbinders Amazing Grace Hemstitch Rectangle Dies, de-static the die-cut and heat emboss the sentiment “Merry Christmas” from the Seasonal Wreath Stamp Set- Fall/Winter Bundle (same steps as above).

Trim a piece of the Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 paper to approx. 3 ¾” x 3”.  Adhere to a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of white cardstock. Adhere the panel onto a piece of black cardstock, trim close to the edge.

Mount the entire card front panel onto a white card base.

Die cut the paper lace from another piece of white cardstock using the Tim Holtz Crochet Die, mount onto the card front. Add a strip of the dark floral pattern from the Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 paper across the card front (this will cover the edge of the lace die cut and cut edge of the snowflake patterned paper).

Use a scrap of the same floral paper to fill in the area at the top of the tag and adhere layered sentiment rectangle onto the die cut tag.

Add the die cut wreath and floral image onto the tag.

To finish off the card, loop a piece of sage twill ribbon through the top of the tag and tie with a piece of burlap string.

Stamp Sets: Seasonal Wreath Stamp Set- Fall/Winter Bundle (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Water-based Markers- Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, Wild Wasabi, Mossy Meadow (all Stampin’ Up!)

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black ; Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 paper

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Seasonal Wreath Stamp Set- Fall/Winter Bundle, Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing PowderSizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz- Tag Collection, Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz- Crochet , Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace- Hemstitch Rectangle Dies, May Arts 5/8” Twill- 30 Yard Spool- Sage , May Arts Burlap String- 400 Yard Spool-Natural

Also, don’t forget, there's still time to save with the December sale at Stamp Simply (use code DECEMBER20 to save 20%)!  

Thanks for taking the time to stop by- I hope all of you have a blessed Christmas week and Happy New Year! 

CC800_CC752 Sound of the Sea

Hi Friends!

I have been busy this week creating a few cards for the #800 Color Challenge at Splitcoaststampers(SCS).  Normally, the SCS Color Challenge consists of one set of colors but this week to celebrate the milestone of 800 challenges (wow!) they have six different color combos (one for each hostess).

I did not think I would have time to participate with all the combos but decided to make that a challenge for myself :-)  I was able to complete them all and will be posting each card in a separate post.

In order to save time (posting is so time consuming for me, lol!), I will be summarizing the creative instructions.  If you have any questions about any of the techniques or steps taken , please let me know in the comments.

This card uses the C800_CC752  Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight and Flirty Flamingo along with the dessert option of an embossing folder.

 

This color combination reminded me of summer so I decided to pull out an Artistic Outpost stamp and paired it with a verse sentiment from Divinity Designs, LLC.  

The main image was stamped with a waterproof ink and watercolored using ink from the ink pads in the color challenge.

The image and sentiment were hand trimmed and matted onto cardstock before using the Splitcoaststampers SC412 Sketch for the layout (another one of my personal challenges is to make a card with every one of the SCS Sketch layouts- this sketch was from 2011).  

I am also linking this card to the Hand Stamped Sentiments #343 Photo Inspiration Challenge (I was inspired by the beach theme as well as the seashells and ocean).

Stamp Sets: Sound of the Sea (Artistic Outpost), Scripture Collection 9 (Divinity Designs, LLC)

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo, Pacific Point

Ink/Mediums: Stampin’ Classic Pads- Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Pacific Point

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr™, retired Square Lattice Embossing Folder, AquaPainter™, Heat Tool, 1 ¼” Pacific Point Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestones

Thanks again for stopping by- I will be posting the remaining five cards shortly, I hope you can check back again soon!

One Layer Snowflakes

Hi Friends!!

I have been stamping and creating cards like crazy but have not had the time to post to my blog (I am hoping to play"catch up" within the next few weeks). 

This card was a fairly simple one layer card designed with a new stamp set, Snowflake Builder (Simon Says Stamp) along with a retired sentiment from Trust God (Stampin’ Up!).

The background was very easy to create- fold a piece of white cardstock in half, using sponge daubers apply Distress Oxide inks (see colors below), once dried, heat embossed the snowflakes with white embossing powder.

The sentiment was heat embossed with clear embossing powder and a bit of water was splashed onto the background.

I am linking this card to the AAA Cards #157 “One Layer” Challenge along with the Hand Stamped Sentiments #331 “Inspiration” Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #424-#425 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

Stamp Sets: Snowflake Bundle (Simon Says Stamp), Trust God (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Versamark™, Tim Holtz® Distress Oxide Ink- Broken China, Picked Raspberry, Tumbled Glass

Cardstock/Paper:  Whisper White

Accessories: Embossing Buddy®, Clear and White EP, Heat Tool, Sponge Daubers, Rhinestones, Stencil 

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!

A Friend Loveth At All Times

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another card designed with Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps-  Snowy Hello , Texture Tiles 4 and Peaceful Peonies.   

I incorporated the Hand Stamped Sentiments #304 Sketch Challenge into the design and am also participating with the Simon Says Monday “Warm Winter Wishes”Challenge and the CAS-ual Fridays #214 Inspiration Challenge (I was inspired by the snow, greens and reds). 

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the snowman/bunny image from Snowy Hello with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, color the images with water-based markers and die cut with a stitched circle die.  Mount onto a circle die cut from black cardstock.  Use a permanent marker to create the snow line and stamp a few snowflakes from Snowy Hello with ink from a marker (see all colors used listed below).

 2).  Stamp the sentiment from  Peaceful Peonies with Versafine™ Onyx Black ink onto a piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing has cooled, die cut with a ticket die and mount onto the larger layering die cut from dark green cardstock.

3). Stamp the buffalo plaid image from Texture Tiles 4 with black soot distress ink onto a piece of cherry cardstock.  Repeat stamping to create a large panel, cut a strip of the side layer on the left of the card and another strip for under the sentiment (per the sketch). Mount both onto black cardstock and trim close to the edge.

4). Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4” x 5 ¼”  and mount onto a piece of black cardstock 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Adhere the panel to a white card base and add the vertical panel of plaid on the right and the strip onto the card front (for under the sentiment).  Add the layered sentiment directly to the card front and mount the die cut focal image circle with dimensional foam.

5). Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the snow and snowman.  Add a few silver sequins to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Snowy Hello, Texture Tiles 4 Peaceful Peonies (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write markers- Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate; Tim Holtz® Black Soot Distress Ink, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Designer Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black , Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow (Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™,  My Favorite Things Stitched Circle STAX Dies, Circle Dies (retired SU!), Ticket Dies Duo (retired Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps), AquaPainter™, Embossing Buddy®, Clear EP, Heat Tool, Silver Sequins

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope all of you have a blessed weekend and Christmas season!

Home for the Holidays

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another fun Mixed Media Christmas card using  a few Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps- Home for the Holidays, Texture Tiles 1, Texture Tiles 4 and Scene Silhouettes: Trees.

For the layout I used the #503 Mojo Sketch Challenge and am also linking this card to the  Word Art Wednesday #362-#36.3 ”Anything Goes”  Challenge and the Hand StampedSentiments #303 Inspiration Challenge (I was inspired by the snow scenes and the green colors).

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

Also, don’t forget- Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps is continuing to celebrate their 11th birthday this month! This week’s special is 11% off Sentiment, Fall and Christmas stamps plus with any net order of $60 (US), you can choose one of four top selling stamp sets as your November Stamp of the Month-hurry, though- both offers are good through November 30^th!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the truck image and sentiment from Home for the Holidays with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Watercolor the truck with distress ink along with water-based markers and die cut the sentiment with a stitched circle die. Fussy-cut the truck image and set aside.

2).  Die cut a white circle with a stitched circle die for the scene behind the truck, mask the snow bank area, ink the pine tree image from Scene Silhouettes: Trees with olive ink, stamp along the edge to create the tree line, remove the mask and use a blue ink to sponge a bit of shadows on the snow.  Watercolor the sky area with berry ink, die cut with a stitched circle die and mount onto a circle die cut from gray cardstock and then again onto dark blue cardstock.  Add a bit of splatter with the splatter image from Texture Tiles 1 using dark blue ink and use a Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen to add snowflakes to the scene.

3). On a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of white cardstock, ink the grid image from Texture Tiles 1 with dark blue ink and stamp repeatedly to create the pattern.  Lightly spritz with water, mount onto gray cardstock, trim and mount onto dark blue cardstock. 

4). Create the plaid horizontal strip using white cardstock and stamping the plaid image from Texture Tiles 4 first with dark blue ink, then again with olive ink.  Die cut the horizontal strip with a stitched die and create the corners by hand.  Add the corners and insert a silver brad in the center of each.

5). Layer the blue hemp twine, wrapping the ends behind the panel and mount the card front onto the white card base.

6). Add the die cut/layered circles onto the card front dimensional foam, mount the bow with the green button and add a bit of shimmer to the truck with a silver glitter pen.

Stamp Sets: Home for the Holidays, Texture Tiles 1, Texture Tiles 4 , Scene Silhouettes: Trees (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers-Berry Burst, Blueberry Bushel, Lemon Lime Twist; Tim Holtz® Crushed Olive Distress ; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen, Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Cardstock/Designer Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Blueberry Bushel (all Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, MFT Dies- Stitched Circle STAX, Horizontal Stitched Strips, Circle Dies (retired SU!);  Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Silver Brads, Blue Hemp Twine, Old Olive button

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope all of you have a fantastic week!