Desire of Your Heart

Happy Friday, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to share our graduation cards.  This clean and simple design was created for a co-worker's daughter.  It only took about 15 minutes to complete.....sweet!!  The stamp set I used, 'As You Graduate', is unfortunately retired from Divinity Designs LLC, but it's still a fave of mine because I love to created a blended sky for the background.  I used the MISTI to stamp the scripture verse onto the card base and it took several layers of ink to get a solid black image for the scene.....LOVE my MISTI!!!  For the scene, I used blending brushes and sponge daubers with lavender, orchid, pink, and yellow ink pads.

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Blessings,

Sending Sunshine

Happy Friday, everyone! This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to create your own background with stamps, stencils, etc. For my card, I created a stencil with the top layer die from the Flower Petals Layering Combo 2 Dies set from Divinity Designs LLC.  Using Blending Brushes, I was able to blend yellow and apricot inks to create this cool pattern with the die-cut stencil.  The butterfly  base and card mat were cut from copper foil cardstock, so copper pearls and copper cord were added to coordinate.  The sentiment is from the Birthday Flower of the Month - April set and the following dies were used: Double Stitched Rectangles, Matting Rectangle, A2 Landscape Card Base with Layer, and Butterfly Layering Combo 3 Dies.  Foam Mounting Tape was used to pop up the butterfly and sentiment panel.

Here is a photo of the die set, showing all six layers:

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Blessings,

Mother's Day Cards

Happy Friday, everyone! This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to show off your Mother's Day cards. These two cards are for my co-worker to give to his wife and daughter for Mother's Day. The designer papers and dies are all from Divinity Designs LLC: Beautiful Blossoms Paper/Die Duos 5 and the Beautiful Blossoms 4 and 5 Coordinating 6x6 Paper Pad, Mini Slimline Card Base Die, Mini Slimline Scalloped Rectangles Dies, Mini Slimline Rectangles Dies, Leafy Edged Border Dies, Letter Board Dies, Mini Tags Dies.

This card features the Beautiful Blossoms Paper/Die Duos 4 and the Beautiful Blossoms 4 and 5 Coordinating 6x6 Paper Pad, plus the following dies: Long and Lean Letters, Matting Rectangle, Rectangles, A2 Landscape Card Base with Layer, Ornamental Rectangle Die Set. Foam Mounting Tape was used to pop up the frame and flowers.

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Blessings,
 

Happy Birthday To One Fungi!

Happy Friday, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to use die-cut letters.  This birthday card for my brother-in-law has plenty of them.....it would have been a fairly easy card to make, but gluing all of the letters in place took a while.....why do I keep forgetting to use adhesive sheets?!  I used one sheet of designer paper from the Mushroom Medley Paper/Die Duos pack to cut out the A2 Pierced Triple Window frame, plus one mushroom image to add to the center.  The cut-outs were inset and the frame was popped up with Foam Mounting Tape. The small letters are from the Letter Board Dies set and the large letters are from Alphabet Caps.  Other dies used are: Matting Rectangle and A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer.

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Blessings,

Coneflower Thank You

Happy Friday, everyone!  My card today is one of a group of thank you cards created for those who came to support me during my Dad's funeral visitation earlier this week.  I have combined this week's Splitcoast Color Challenge of Vanilla, Melon Mambo, and Pecan Pie, along with the Friday Free4All Challenge, which was to incorporate anything beginning with a 'B'.....brown is my 'B' word.  I have used the 'Nature's Harvest' stamp set by Stampin Up; the image was stamped with Stazon Timber Brown onto ivory cardstock; the petals were water-colored and the leaves were colored with markers.  I used an air-art tool for adding the 'splatters' once the coloring was finished.

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Blessings,

Tropical Birthday

Happy Friday, everyone! This week's Friday Free4All Challenge theme over at Splitcoast is Birthday Wishes. Today I'm feeling a little 'beachy' so how about some tropical birthday wishes? This card was super easy.....designer paper and some cutting dies from Divinity Designs: Beautiful Beaches Slimline Paper Pad; Dies: Mini Slimline Card Base, Mini Slimline Scalloped Rectangles, Mini Slimline Rectangles, Hibiscus, Ferns, Slimline Happy Birthday and Layers; Blending Brushes. 

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Blessings,

Sprout, Bloom, Grow

Hi, everyone! This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to get creative with leaves. For my card today, I used leaves to create a border around the image panel. The image from 'Potted Herbs' was stamped with Stazon Jet Black onto a panel of watercolor paper cut out with the Double Stitched Ovals Dies. The sentiment is from 'Sow Seeds' and was cut out with the Sentiment Strips 2 Dies.  I thought the leaves from the Delightful Daisies Dies were similar to the parsley, so I cut out enough to create a wreath.  Each leaf was sponged with a bit of Razzleberry to coordinate with the image and cardstock layer.  The plaid paper is from the 'Garden Gnomes' Paper/Die Duos pack.  Other dies used: Pierced Rectangles, Double Stitched Rectangles, Matting Rectangle, and A2 Portrait Card Base with Layers. (All stamps, dies, and papers are from Divinity Designs LLC.)

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Blessings,

Two Challenge Cards

Happy Friday, everyone!  I have two challenge cards to share today.  The Mixability Challenge over at Splitcoast is A Taste of Fall.  For my card, I chose a leafy pattern from the 'Follow the Son' Paper Pad from Divinity Designs LLC.  The rooster from 'Rise and Shine' was stamped in the center with Cajun Craze dye ink, then the sentiment was over-stamped with Stazon Timber Brown.  After coloring the feet and beak with a marker, a clear glaze pen was used to highlight them. Other items used for this card are as follows: Linen Thread, foam tape, sequins, and the following dies from Divinity Designs LLC: Basket Weave Square Background, Squares, Square Card Base with Layer, Double Stitched Circles, Bitty Blossoms.

My second card is for the Friday Free4All Challenge, 'Go To the Corner'. This is a card I made for a co-worker to give to his mother-in-law. All of the products used are from Divinity Designs LLC.  The flowers are from the Beautiful Blossoms 4 Paper/Die Duos set, the floral paper is from the Beautiful Blossoms Set 4 and 5 Coordinating Paper Pad. These are the dies used: Lattice Background, Pierced Ovals, Ovals, Family Names, Matting Rectangle, and A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer.  The satin ribbon was tied with a Bow Easy and foam tape was used to pop up the layers. 

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Have a blessed weekend!

Faithful Tulips

Happy Friday, everyone! This week's Friday Free4All Challenge theme over at Splitcoast is 'Think Pink'. For my card today, I used the Tulips Stamp/Die Duos set from Divinity Designs LLC, along with the following dies: Mini Slimline Card Base, Mini Slimline Scalloped Rectangles, Mini Slimline Rectangles, Clouds and Raindrops (die cut a stencil for the sky). The tulips were stamped in Stazon Jet Black using my MISTI to get good ink coverage on the watercolor paper; an aquabrush was used to paint the tulips.  Pink baker's twine was used for a simple embellishment.

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Blessings,

On Eagle's Wings

Happy Friday, everyone! This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to include clouds on your project. I love sponging clouds!! For my card today, I used a cloud die-cut as as stencil. The eagle and scripture from 'On Eagle's Wings' by Divinity Designs LLC were stamped on a white panel.  The eagle was sponged using reverse masking then highlighted with markers. The clouds were sponged over the 'stencil' made with the Clouds and Raindrops Dies set.  Other dies used: Pierced Rectangles, Matting Rectangle, and A2 Landscape Card Base with Layer.  No embellishments were added so that it would be flat for mailing.

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Blessings,

Cocktails on the Beach

Happy Friday, everyone! This week's Friday Free4All Challenge theme over at Splitcoast is 'Let's Chill'. For my card today, I chose the 'Cocktail Mixer' set by Newton's Nook to create a birthday card for my niece. The cocktails were stamped onto a white card base, the clear glass portions were highlighted with a light blue marker; the colored sections were sponged using reverse masking; the tiny pieces were colored with markers.  A clear glaze pen was used to seal in the colors, then the background scene was sponged.

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Blessings,

Happy 1st Birthday!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is a tribute to Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon....incorporate either the moon or footsteps on your project.  My card is for my little niece who just turned one.  I love this adorable set from My Favorite Things, "Number Fun - 1".  The image and sentiment were stamped onto a white card base using my MISTI.  Using masking and reverse masking, the scene was colored with sponges for a softer look. Some pink gingham ribbon was added to coordinate with the pink "blankie".

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Blessings,

You've Got Style

Happy Friday, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to 'Put A Wheel On It'.  I needed a quick birthday card to put in the mail, so I grabbed the 'Driving By' set by Stampin Up.  The car image was stamped with Stazon Jet Black, colored with markers, highlighted with a white gel pen.  The background was sponged over a cloud stencil and the road was sponged over a piece of scratch paper. It took less than fifteen minutes to complete this card....I love that!!!

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Blessings,

Welcome, Baby Girl!

Hi, everyone! This week's Friday Free4All Challenge theme is 'Oh Baby Baby!'. This accordion style card was created for my niece for her new baby girl. All of the items used are from Divinity Designs LLC.  The stamped sentiments and scripture are from 'Sweet Baby'; the designer papers are from 'Pretty Pink Peonies'; Dies used are: Accordion Fold with Layers, Accordion Fold Add-On, Baby Blessings, Scalloped Rectangles, Scalloped Ovals; Misc items: Blending Brushes and Foam Mounting Tape. Though this looks a bit complicated, it was very easy to put together after the pieces were die cut and stenciled. The center sentiment reads 'Children are a gift from the Lord. Psalm 127:3. (It was difficult to get a good photo of the open view...I need a larger 'photo booth'!)

This is the view of the front:

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Blessings,

Full Armor of God

Hi, everyone! This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to create a simple CAS (clean and simple) card with lots of color. This one-layer card is for one of the elders in my Bible study group. The stamps are from the 'Armor of God' and 'Full Armor' sets by Divinity Designs, stamped with Stazon Jet Black, then colored using Stampin Up markers. The background was colored with Blending Brushes, first lightly with navy blue, then gray ink over a stencil in my stash that has no company name on it.

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Blessings,

Queen Bee

Hi, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge theme is 'All Things New'.....I am using a brand NEW stamp set, along with a spring theme for my card. The stamp set is 'Queen Bee' and the following dies from Divinity Designs LLC were used: Treat Tags, Pierced Rectangles, Matting Rectangle, A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer, plus a Blending Brush.  The images were all stamped in Stazon Timber Brown, colored with markers, then coated with a Clear Glaze Pen.  Barely Banana ink was brushed onto the center of the card before adding the SU sequin stickers and gold tag with baker's twine.  Also, the crown was stamped onto the same gold foil cardstock and fussy cut....unfortunately I didn't get the right angle with the camera to capture the shiny gold crown.  This will be an anniversary card for my co-worker to give to his wife in a couple of weeks.

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Blessings,

Pretty Floral Birthday Card

Hi, everyone!  Today's card combines two Splitcoast challenges: Friday Free4All 'Spring Garden' challenge and today's Inspiration Challenge which is to choose an inspiration piece from Meadow Blu...I chose the photo below because of the beautiful colors in the flowers.  Instead of gold, I chose light yellow since my mom's fave color is yellow....this is her birthday card.  The 'Nostalgic Florals' stamps and 'XOXO and More' word dies are from Altenew and the following items are from Divinity Designs LLC: Scalloped Rectangles Dies, Pierced Rectangles Dies, Foam Mounting Tape, Blending Brushes, and Rhinestones.  The flowers were stamped; the centers and stamens were colored with a yellow marker then sealed with a clear glaze pen before sponging the colors over coordinating stencils.

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Blessings,

Good Luck Golf Outing

Happy Friday, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to have a good luck message along with a splash of green.  My co-worker LOVES to play golf so I created this for his birthday.  The scene was stamped with 'Silhouette Forest' by Blue Knight Stamps; the golf flag was hand drawn (definitely shows why I am not a sketch artist!), and the scripture verse is from the 'Golf' Stamp/Die Duos set by Divinity Designs LLC. The scene was cut out with a Rectangle Die and the frame was cut with the A2 Thin Pierced Frame Die.

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Blessings,

Captain Marvel Birthday

Hi, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to use stars on your project.  One of my co-workers is a HUGE Marvel movie fan, so I created a Captain Marvel card for her birthday.  I sketched out the pieces with a pencil on the back of some foil cardstock (from Michael's) before cutting out and adhering to the card.  For the center star, the lines were scored onto the back of the star to create the dimension of the sections.  Two die sets from Divinity Designs LLC were used: Happy Birthday and Layers and Sparkling Stars.

Here is the logo on which my card design was based:

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Blessings,

Floral Birthday x 3

Hi, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is 'Overstamping'....one of my FAVE techniques!!  I created three similar cards very quickly (thanks to my MISTI!) using the same stamps and papers.  The stamp set is one of my favorite older sets from Divinity Designs LLC, called 'Fragrance'.  The flower image was lightly inked with lavender and stamped onto white.  The sentiment was then 'over-stamped' in black. While the image panels were still in the die, light sponging was added around the edges.  The gorgeous designer paper is 'Floral Favorites' Slimline Paper Pad and here are the dies used: Pierced Squares, Squares, Pierced Rectangles, Matting Rectangle, and A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer.

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Blessings,