F4A315 Your Word is a Lamp To My Feet

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a great week so far!  This card was designed for the Splitcoaststampers’ Free For All F4A315 “Reading Recommendations” Challenge (March is National Reading Month) and the challenge is to recommend a book...and I recommend the Bible!  

I also incorporated the Splitcoaststampers' SC581 Sketch along with the Word Art Wednesday #221 "Anything Goes" Challenge.

The verse on this card is one of my favorite verses- Psalm 119:105 "Your Word is a Lamp to my feet and a Light to my path".   God's Word is a Light to all those who seek Him and when you put your faith and trust in Him, He will Guide you along your path for sure!

My first version was a bit simpler in style:

Cut the banners using the Big Shot™ and the My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Banner Dies from Early Espresso cardstock and the retired Wellworn Designer Paper and Library background paper (both Stampin’ Up!).

First version: Simpler in style :-)

Stamp the sentiment from the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Light of the World with Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, cut out the circle with the ODBD Double Stitched Circle Dies (also cutting a circle from Early Espresso cardstock with the same size die), ink the lighthouse image from Beyond The Sea (Artistic Outpost) with Smoky Slate Classic Ink (stamping off the lighthouse image before stamping onto the sentiment panel), cut the Early Espresso Double Stitched Circle Die in half and mount behind the sentiment (allowing parts of the Early Espresso circle frame the sentiment).

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink over the edges of the sentiment to “antique” the paper a bit.

Emboss a piece of Well Worn DSP with the retired Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, trim and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock.

Cut all of the banner pieces in half (closer to the bottom of the banners), layer the banners with the designer paper and mount onto the card front per the sketch.

Cut a piece of Early Espresso cardstock with the MFT Horizontal Stitched Strip Dies, cut the die in half and mount onto the card front.

Wrap a piece of 1” Gray Satin Ribbon over the center of the Early Espresso Stitched Strip and adhere the ends behind the card panel.

Mount the entire card panel onto a card base (I used Whisper White but you could use any color since it will not show in the front) and mount the sentiment with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

After creating this card, I felt that it looked a bit stark so I decided to add knotted twine (upcycled from packaging) and a few buttons.... I tend to prefer this version versus the first one- which do you prefer?

Second version- addition of twines and buttons :-)

Stamp Sets: Light of the World (ODBD), Beyond the Sea (AO)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Old Paper Distress Ink

Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, retired Well Worn DSP and Photo Library Paper ? (Stampin’ Up!- not sure of the actual name- paper circa 2000 or so)

Accessories: Big Shot™,  ODBD Double Stitched Circles Dies, MFT Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Banners, MFT Horizontal Stitched Strip Dies, retired Finial Press Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Dauber, 1” Gray Satin Ribbon; 2nd version- Twine (upcycled from packaging), Wood Buttons (from my stash)

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

CAS Christmas Snowflake

Hello Friends!

I hope all of you are having a fabulous weekend! I had a chance to create a few projects this weekend and this card was designed from scraps using the FreshlyMade Sketches FMS215 Sketch along with the CAS-ual Fridays CFC146 “Snowflake”Challenge and the Simon Wednesday “Let It Snow” Challenge.

 Again, if you have not already visited the above sites, I hope you will take a moment to do so- tremendous inspiration from all!

This is a very simple card to create using dies, a bit of Silver Cord and Rhinestones.

I already had the My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Banner die cuts in my scraps since I usually cut out banners and other shapes from the background layered panels.

The snowflakes were die cut from Silver Foil and I did dry emboss the Whisper White Banner using the Big Shot™ with the Memory Box (MB) Lindeman Snowflake Die (it is difficult to see this in the photo since the dry embossing is behind the silver snowflake die cut).

The sentiment was stamped onto a scrap piece of Smoky Slate so again, a quick, easy card for Christmas!

Stamp Sets:  More Merry Messages (retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink:  Memento™ Tuxedo Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Silver Foil

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Banner STAX Dies, MB Lindeman Snowflake Die, Silver Cord, Rhinestones, Frosted Finishes Embellishment

Thanks again for visiting- I hope you have a fabulous week, my friends!

HYCCT1528 You Are Such A Blessing

Hi Again Friends!

This Clean and Simple (CAS) card was created for the Splitcoaststampers’  “Hope You Can Cling To” HYCCT1528 Rebecca’s “Rainbows-The Promise of a Better Tomorrow” Challenge to use a rainbow or rainbow colors on your card.

I decided to use the rainbow colors and am also linking to the Splitcoaststampers’ WT552 “Cats” Challenge along with the SC561 Sketch Challenge (modified for a landscape design :-)).

I sure hope you have a chance to visit the above galleries- fabulous inspiration from all!!

This card was very quick and easy to create- trim the Graphic 45® Bohemian designer paper, mount onto Whisper White cardstock, adhere to the Basic Black card base and add the die cut cat and sentiment banner.

Quick, easy and so fun!!

Stamp Sets:  Boho Blessings (Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Graphic45® Bohemian Designer Paper

Accessories: Big Shot™, My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner Dies, Docrafts™ Cat Dies, Rhinestones

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I have a few more of the Hope You Can Cling To Challenge cards to share with you this evening!!  

HYCCT1527BONUS The Secret of the Sea

Hi Again Friends!

This card was created for the Splitcoaststampers’ “Hope You Can Cling To” HYCCT1527BONUS Shannon’s “Create A Cure” Challenge to create a card using the Salted Background Technique.

I hope you have had a chance to visit the above gallery- terrific inspiration from all!!

To create this card:

Using Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains- Seedless Preserves, Chipped Sapphire and Peacock Feathers onto a craft mat, lay a piece of Glossy White cardstock in to the ink,

twist and swirl the paper to merge the ink.

Spritz the ink with water to keep it moist and using a salt grinder, grind Sea Salt over the background, lightly mist with water (if needed).

Either allow the salted panel to dry naturally ( or heat with the Heat Tool) and once dry, brush the salt off and trim the panel.

De-static with the Embossing Buddy® , ink the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (SNSS) The Sea with Versamark™, stamp over the background panel, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Mount the panel onto Basic Black cardstock and mount onto the Whisper White card base.

Stamp the sentiment with Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White and cut out with the Big Shot™ and the My Favorite Things™ (MDT) Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner Dies.

Add a few stars with the Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen Marker.

Mount the sentiment to the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

 Stamp Sets:  The Sea (SNSS)

Ink: Versamark™, Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Stains- Seedless Preserves, Chipped Sapphire and Peacock Feathers; Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen Marker

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Glossy White

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banners Dies, Sea Salt, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Craft Mat

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I have one more card to share later this evening!  

HYCCT1518 You Are Precious To Me!

Hi Again Friends!!

This card was created for the Splitcoaststampers Hope You Can Cling To  HYCCT1518 Emily’s “Make A Masterpiece” Challenge (to create a card inspired by a famous artist so I chose this Georgia O’Keefe’s Poppy image- see more challenge details here  ).

Since the HYCCT Challenges are for the MD Anderson Cancer Center and October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I decided to make my poppy a bit more pinkish coral than orange :-)

I am also going to link this to the Addicted to Stamps and More!  Anything Goes #166 Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to do so,  I hope you will take the time to visit both of the above sites- great inspiration from all!!

To create this card:

Using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, stamp the large poppy image from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Precious Poppy onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Color the poppy image with an AquaPainter™ along with various watercolor pencils, Calypso Coral and Cajun Craze Classic Ink, finish off with Frost White Shimmer Paint and “fussy-cut” out the image.

Create a mat for the flower from retired Comfort Café Designer Series Paper (DSP) layered onto Very Vanilla cardstock, trim and layer onto retired Midnight Muse cardstock, trim and layer onto Very Vanilla cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Stitched Rectangle Die to cut out a large rectangle from Very Vanilla cardstock and the MFT Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner Die to cut a banner from Midnight Muse cardstock.

Add a piece of ivory crocheted lace to the Midnight Muse banner die cut along with a strip of 5/8” Rust Satin Ribbon (both from my stash).

Mount the Very Vanilla stitched rectangle onto a piece of Midnight Muse cardstock, trim and add the banner layer.

Use the Big Shot™ with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of retired Comfort Café DSP, mount onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Midnight Muse cardstock, trim and mount onto the Very Vanilla card base.

Add the layered banner panel and mount the floral square with dimensional foam.

Stamp the sentiment from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Precious Poppies with Midnight Muse Classic Ink and stamp onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock.

Add the banner points with the Hexagon Punch and mount onto the card front using dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Precious Poppies (SNSS)

Ink: Stāz-On® Jet Black, Midnight Muse, Calypso Coral, Cajun Craze, misc. watercolor pencils, Frost White Shimmer Paint

Paper: Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse, retired Comfort Café DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, MFT Stitched Rectangle and Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner Dies, Hexagon Punch, 5/8” Rust Satin Ribbon, Ivory Crochet Lace

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope you have a terrific Tuesday, my friends!

HYCCT1514 Mosaic Quilt Thank You

Hi Friends!!

This card was created for the Splitcoaststampers Hope You Can Cling To  HYCCT1514 Kerry’s “Mosaic Memories” Challenge.

The challenge was to find an image of a mosaic tile for inspiration and I used this gorgeous neutral tile from this site as inspiration.

I also incorporated the Alphabet Challenge “R is for Ribbon” along with the Splitcoaststampers’ F4A258 “Teeny Tiny Art” Challenge (the quilt pattern is approx. 2/12” square).

Again, I hope you will have a chance to visit the above galleries and possibly take some time to create a card and join in on the fun!!

To create this card:

Cut three separate dies from Early Espresso, Sahara Sand and Tip Top Taupe cardstock using the Big Shot™ with the Wplus9 Designs, LLC™ Quilt Cuts 2 Die.

Adhere your quilt pattern pieces onto another square of coordinating cardstock (cut with the My Favorite Things™ (MFT) Stitched Square Die- I used Tip Top Taupe) and mount this onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock and trim close to the edges.

Create the background banners with pieces of Sahara Sand and Early Espresso cardstock using the Big Shot™ and the MFT Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Banner Dies,  layer the smaller Early Espresso Banner behind the Sahara Sand and adhere the quilt square onto the banners on an angle.

Add the 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon triple bow and wrap the ends of the ribbon behind the banner panel.

Cut two small flag banners from the MFT Blueprints 13 Die using Sahara Sand and Early Espresso cardstock.

Stamp the sentiment from the Wplus9 Pretty Patches: Apple using Early Espresso Classic Ink onto the die cut piece of Sahara Sand, cut the Earle Espresso banner in half and adhere behind the stamped Sahara Sand banner.

Cut a piece of Tip Top Taupe cardstock with the stitched frame from the  MFT Blueprints 13 Die and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock, trim and mount onto the Tip Top Taupe card base.

Add the quilt banner layer onto the card front and mount the sentiment onto the quilt layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Pretty Patches: Apple (Wplus9 Design Studio, LLC)

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Tip Top Taupe

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Blueprints 13 Dies and Jumbo Stitched Fishtail Banner Dies, Wplus9 Quilt Cuts 2 Die, 5/8” Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Pearls

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a fabulous weekend, my friends!

CC552 Vintage Locomotive

Hi Friends!

Here is my card for this week’s Splitcoaststampers' CC552 Color Challenge- Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding and Sahara Sand (dessert option is to use your favorite embellishment) along with the  HYCCT1511 "Can I Get a Ride?" Challenge (card with any mode of transportation), Free for All F4A292 “Extra, Read All About It” Challenge (celebrate newsprint) as well as the CAS-ual Chic 004 "Tic, Tac Toe" Challenge (stitching, coloring and distressing).

I tend to use quite a few embellishments and just love this crochet lace that I found on clearance years ago...plus, I cannot seem to create a card without Pearls!  How can I choose a favorite?  Difficult to say which is my very favorite but I did use two of my favs on this card :-)

If you have not had a chance to do, I hope that you will take a moment to visit each of the galleries linked above – great designs by all!

To create this card:

Stamp the train image from Traveler using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, color using an AquaPainter™ and Classic Ink from the Pool Party and Pistachio Pudding ink pads.

Add a horizon line with the Stampin’ Write Black Marker and additional shadows on the train with the Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker.  Cut the image out using the Big Shot™ with the Squares Collection Framelits™.

Use a sewing machine to stitch the panel onto a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock.  Mount onto a piece of Pistachio Pudding cardstock and use the Distressing Tool to distress the edges.

Distress the edges of a piece of Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) using the Distressing Tool, stitch to the upper part of a piece of Pistachio Pudding cardstock, emboss the entire panel using the Big Shot™ with the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Sahara Sand Classic Ink over the Typeset DSP, add the crochet lace and strips of ¼” Pool Party Stitched Satin Ribbon.

Mount the entire card front onto the Pool Party card base.

Use the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things™ Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner STAX Die to cut a banner from Pool Party cardstock, apply Sahara Sand Classic Ink using a Sponge Dauber and adhere to the front of the card.

Add the triple ¼” Pool Party Stitched Satin Ribbon bow along with the retired Sahara Sand button (using a strip of Pool Party cardstock as the “thread”).

Stamp the Banner Blast image using Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and punch out with the Banner Punch. 

Punch a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock using the Banner Punch, distress with your fingernail and mount behind the stamped banner.

Add the banner to the focal image panel and mount the focal image to the front of the card using dimensional foam.

Add a few Pearls to the corner to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Traveler, Banner Blast (retired)

Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Pool Party, retired Pistachio Pudding; Stampin’ Write Markers- Basic Black, Sahara Sand

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, retired Pistachio Pudding; retired Typeset Specialty DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Square Collections Framelits™, MFT Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner STAX Die, retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Banner Punch, Distressing Tool, Sewing Machine, Sponge Dauber, ¼” Pool Party Stitched Satin Ribbon, Sahara Sand Button, Crochet Lace, Pearls 

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a wonderful week, my friends!

So Very Thankful Bloom for You :-)

Hi Friends!

I decided to create a Clean and Layered card using the Pals Paper Arts PPA267 Color Challenge along with the Mojo414 Sketch Challenge  and the Splitcoaststampers; F4A286 “Three Cheers” Challenge (use 3 die cuts and/or punches). 

Again, if you have not already done so, I hope you will find the time to visit the above links to check out their wonderful Design Team entries as well as their galleries!

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss the Whisper White background with the Boho Chic Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.  Also die cut a piece of Tangelo Twist cardstock, Whisper White and retired I Am Me Designer Series Paper (DSP) with MFT Stitched Rounded Rectangular and Jumbo Fishtail Banner Dies. 

Emboss the Tangelo Twist rounded rectangular die cut and a scrap piece of Pool Party cardstock with the Chevron Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Layer the Pool Party embossed panel with the 1 ¼” Burlap Ribbon over the Whisper White Boho Chic embossed background, mount onto a piece of Tangelo Twist cardstock and mount onto the Pool Party card base.

Stamp the Bloom for You flower using Crushed Curry Classic Ink and use the Rock-n-Roll technique with Tangelo Twist Classic Ink. 

Fussy-cut the flower, add a 7/8” Scallop Circle punch from the retired I Am Me DSP to the center along with the retired Sycamore Street button and Natural Linen Thread.

Stamp the sentiment using Tangelo Twist Classic Ink onto the Whisper White die cut piece.

Add the knotted Natural Linen Thread to the Pool Party chevron banner (created above from I Am Me DSP), adhere the banner onto the chevron embossed Tangelo Twist die cut, add the Whisper White sentiment die cut and mount the entire layered panel onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the flower using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and a few Pearls to the sentiment layer to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Bloom for You, Pretty Patches- Apple (Wplus9 Designs)

Ink: Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist

Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Tangelo Twist, retired I Am Me DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Boho Chic and Chevron Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folders, MFT Stitched Rounded Rectangular STAX, Stitched Jumbo Fishtail Banner STAX, 7/8” Scallop Circle Punch, 1 ¼” Burlap Ribbon, Natural Linen Thread, Pearls, retired Sycamore Street Button

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