Let's Shell-ebrate!

Hi, everyone! Today I would like to share a fun card to add to my birthday card stash.  The Sketch Challenge and Color Challenge over at MFT were perfect for this new set I picked up recently, 'Turtley Awesome'.  The image was stamped with Stazon Jet Black, water-colored, cut out with the coordinating dies, then popped up with Foam Mounting Tape.  The clouds were cut out with the 'Cutest Clouds Ever' Dies. I also used a few dies from Divinity Designs LLC: Sentiment Strips, Pierced Rectangles, Matting Rectangle, and A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Dies.

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Blessings,

Birthday Giraffes

Hi, everyone!  I needed to create a quick birthday and get it right in the mail, so I used the latest Sketch Challenge from My Favorite Things and the adorable Number Fun - 3 stamp set. My watercolor skills were a bit lacking this time around, but the giraffes are still adorable!  I fussy cut two clouds from the set to add a little something to the scene. The Double Stitched Square Die and Square Die are both from Divinity Designs LLC.

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Blessings,

10 Minute Birthday Card!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to make a quick card.  I created this one layer, monochromatic birthday card for my aunt in about ten minutes.  I love the new 'textured' stamps from Stampin Up since they give beautiful shading and dimension with just one color of ink.  This set is called 'Flowing Flowers' and the ink I used is Orchid Opulence.

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Blessings,

You Are My Sunshine!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Ways To Use It Challenge theme over at Splitcoast is 'Another Dimension'...for my card today, the sunflower, sentiment panel, and fence are all popped up with Foam Mounting Tape for dimension.  The image from 'Be A Sunflower' Stamp/Die Duos was stamped on watercolor paper with Stazon Jet Black, cut out, then watercolored.  The colors weren't bold enough, so I brushed rust on the flower center and leaves with a Blending Brush for added 'oompf''.  The awesome designer paper is from the 'Follow the Son' paper pad and here are the dies I used: Farm Fence, Pierced Ovals, Ovals, Pierced Rectangles, Matting Rectangle, A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer. (Stamps, dsp, and dies are all from Divinity Designs LLC.)  The caramel gingham ribbon is from Stampin Up.....this has been long retired so I only use it for special creations...this is a birthday card for my dear friend (and hairdresser), Laura.

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Blessings,

Let It Snow!!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from Chapters Indigo.....I love the copper, gold, and pearl metallic ornaments in this photo.  I used the same colors to create this layered snowflake.  Here are the items from Divinity Designs LLC used in my Mini-slimline card:  Penguins Stamp/Die Duos (sentiment), designer paper is from the Sparkling Snowflakes Paper Pad, Pixie Gems, Foam Mounting Tape and the following dies:  Snowflake Layering Combo, Snow Crystals (small snowflakes), Vintage Labels 2, Pierced Vintage Labels 2, Mini Slimline Thin Pierced Frame, Mini Slimline Card Base. The letters in the sentiment are 'hollow' so I colored them with a rust marker and then coated them with a clear glaze pen.

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Blessings,

Be Still and Know

Hi, everyone!  Today I would like to share a card which was created about a year and a half ago but did not get posted anywhere.  (I have about a hundred cards with the same status....life gets in the way of blogging, ya know?)  Today's Friday Free 4 All Challenge is about 'Peace' and the Mixability Challenge is about 'Contentment'....I thought this card fit both of those challenges...my faith brings both peace and contentment.  The background panel (and top cross panel) were created with the Wrinkle Free Distress Technique (some call it the Smoosh Technique), by dabbing ink pads onto a craft mat, spritzing with water, then laying the cardstock in the puddle.  Once dry, the background panel was stenciled with both the Flourishes and Arrows Mixed Media Stencils. The scripture verse from 'Be Still' was heat embossed with pewter onto the 'yellow' Wrinkle Free Distress panel, then cut out with the largest of the Cross Layering Combo Dies set.  Other dies used: Bitty Blossoms, Pierced Rectangles, Matting Rectangle, A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer.  Pewter brads were added to the corners to coordinate with the embossing powder.

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Blessings,

Oceans of Love

Hi, everyone!  Today I would like to share a fun card created for one of my niece's birthday.  I used the MFT Sketch Challenge for the layout, along with an MFT stamp set, 'Oceans of Love'.  The images and sentiment were stamped onto watercolor paper with Stazon Jet Black, cut out with the coordinating dies, then watercolored. The background panel was spritzed with olive and turquoise Glimmer Mist; the images were 'painted' with Pearl Glimmer Mist at the last.  The sentiment was cut out with the Sentiment Strips 2 Dies by Divinity Designs LLC; the background panel was cut out with the Pierced Rectangles Dies, framed with the Matting Rectangle; the card was cut with the A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Dies.

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Blessings,

Divinity Designs LLC November/December New Release!

Hi, everyone!  It's time for another amazing new release from Divinity Designs LLC!!  To see the full release plus gorgeous design team samples, click HERE!

These are the new products featured in my projects for today:

My first card features the gorgeous Snowflake Layering Combo Dies, the 'King of Glory' Stamp/Die Duos set, Sparkling Snowflakes Paper Pad, Sentiment Strips 2 Dies, Square Card Base with Layer Dies, Squares Dies, Foam Mounting Tape, and Pixie Gems.  I used blue foil cardstock and white shimmer cardstock which matched the gorgeous new designer paper from the Sparkling Snowflakes Paper Pad.  The sentiment stamp was heat-embossed in silver. Pixie Gems were added for some extra sparkle.

My next sample is a fun slimline design which features the 'Penguins' Stamp/Die Duos set, a pattern from the Christmas Slimline Card Fronts pack, Sentiment Strips 2 Dies, Slimline Scalloped Rectangles Dies, Slimline Pierced Rectangles Dies, Slimline Card Base Die, Trees and Deer Dies, Foam Mounting Tape, and Pixie Gems.

My third card features another awesome design from the Christmas Slimline Card Fronts pack, along with the Long and Lean Letters Dies, Slimline Scalloped Rectangles, Slimline Pierced Rectangles, Slimline Card Base, Foam Mounting Tape, and Sequins.  I used the 1/8" foam tape which was trimmed down to 1/16" width to fit behind each thin letter.

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Blessings,