Hero Arts Spring Sketch Challenge

Hero Arts is sponsoring a Spring Sketch Challenge through May 25th. It's not too late to participate. I am a little late getting started myself.

Here is my interpretation of Sketch #2. 

Hero Arts Frame Cut: DI058 Large Tag

Hero Arts: CL750 Butterfly and Flowers (Butterfly and Sentiment)

Hero Arts Frame Cut: DI090 (Butterfly)

Spellbinders Nestabilities Oval

Thanks for stopping by!

"Give thanks in all circumstances, for this God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Dimensional Ruffle Card

Operation Write Home had the most amazing card tutorial on their blog a couple of days ago. It was a Dimensional Ruffle Card tutorial I fell in love with it and couldn't wait to try it. Love how the choice of my top layer paper made mine look like an awning over a shop.  Check out this link and see if you are inspired to try.

Wish I could give the company names of all the different papers but I just started pulling papers and didn't write them down.
Punch: Martha Stewart ~  Edge Punch Doily Lace
Flower: PaperTrey Ink ~ Beautiful Blooms II #1 Die Collection
Flower Petals: WPLUS9 ~ Folk Art Floral Dies WP9D-014
Sentiment: Hero Arts ~ Truly Appreciated (I cut just the "hello" portion of the stamp to use)

Have a blessed day ~

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path."

Psalm 119:105

Old and New

I don't know how "Clean and Simple"  this is but I am entering this in this weeks Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

I fell in love with the new Hero Arts Tiny Flags stamp and used it with one of my older Hero Arts Flower Corsage. The background is stamped with Hero Arts Mid-Tone Cornflower and Butter Bar. I added that sweet and rather large "HELLO" die from Simon Says stamp. When I cut it out I used white card stock and decided it look too bland so I went over it with a green from my Paintbox Option Pad by ColorBox. I used Lawn Fawn circle dies for the frame around the flowers. Colored the flowers with copics.

Thank you ever so much for stopping by!

"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."

Hebrews 12:2

Catch Up

I have been away from my blog for several weeks so I am playing "catch up". I took a couple of weeks to prepare about 50 Easter cards. l used several different brands of stamps but basically the same design.
I didn't have a sentiment stamp that I wanted so I printed this one out and used the Simon Says Stamp Tilted Banners on some of them.

We have so enjoyed the sunshine over the last several days here in south Georgia and hope you are experiencing good weather also.

 Hero Arts: K5376 Hydrangea

Cuttlebug Embossing folder

 The Craft's Meow: Potted Garden

I so enjoyed their stamps and sad that they are no longer in business.

 The Craft's Meow:  Pottted Garden

 Inky Antics: Spring Blooms 1109 MC

 Inky Antics: Spring Blooms: 11099MC

Stampendous: Star Lilies P115

I actually got tired of coloring after about 25 cards so I found some stamps that were solid and stamped them with various inks that I have.

 LOVE this Verve Stamp Set: So Fluttery VS-0190

If you have never tried them, take a look at their site:  The Verve Store

 Verve Stamp Set:: Bloom & Grow VS-0144

Another favorite Hero Arts stamp: Bold Blossoms CL450

Thank you for stopping by and I pray that your Easter was blessed.

"Be still, and know that I am God; 

I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

Psalm 46:10

Smile

I love this card that Lucy Abrams made with the Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of the Month March 2014. I think the kit is sold out but the stamp is available here.

So I just had to totally CASE it.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."

HEBREWS 13:8

Old Stamps ~ New Inspiration

I have been organizing my stamps using some of the stamp storage that Jennifer McGuire has shown on her blog. As I am doing this, I am pulling out stamps that I have had since I first started making cards in 2006. Yes, I am a hoarder and do not usually let go of many things. I figure I will use it again later.

I have been wanting to order many of the new stamps out by Simon Says Stamp, Avery Elle, Hero Arts - just to name a few. My budget does not allow it right now so when I "rediscovered" these stamps, I decided to use my older stamps and apply new techniques!

Here is a birthday card for our daughter that I used one of my precious Hero Arts stamps. So this time around I used a flower die from PaperTrey Ink instead of coloring in the flower that is on the stamp and the hello die from Simon Says Stamp. I was not using dies back in 2006 :-)

Hero Arts CG127 Flower Box

PaperTrey Ink Beautiful Blooms II

Simons Says Stamp Small Hello

Copics to color leaves and small flowers

Have a blessed day!

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -- his good, pleasing and perfect will."

Romans 12:2

Faux Layered Die Cuts (2)

I tried so hard to make a card using Dry Embossing with Julie Ebersole's directions. LOVED the effect. However, I just did not have in my supplies anything that would work. So I resorted to Faux Layer Die Cuts again from Days 1 and 2.

The first one may not count as one layer but it's close :). I pulled out two of my old Hero Arts background stamps and colored them in and didn't really know what I was going to do with them but as you see as I used the die out of one background stamp to place on the other background stamp - COOL :)

Background stamp: Hero Arts CG439 (Basic Grey) Floral Dot Background ~ stamped with Memento London Fog

Colored in Flowers and Leaves with Copic Markers

Sizzix Embossing Folder

Spellbinders Labels Eighteen

Dies: WPlus9 ~ Folk Art Floral ( LOVE THEM)

Sentiment: Hero Arts - have no clue which set because I pull a lot of my "hello" stamps out and keep them together :(

Now for the second card that I used the die cut background from the above in this one.

Background: Hero Arts CG145 Reverse Flowers and Leaves

Stamped background with Hero Arts Shadow Ink Wet Cement

Colored with Copic Markers

Sentiment: Hero Arts 

So glad you stopped by :)

Blessings!

"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death."

Romans 8:1-2