Bible Journaling - Light of the World

 

Another Bible journaling page completed...this time with Matthew 5:14-16 as the inspiration verses. With the light of the world theme, I went to an old stamp/die set from Papertrey Ink called Vintage Lantern. I used dye inks from Pinkfresh Studio and Papertrey Ink in addition to Versafine Clair Nocturne. The "YOU" was stamped using a freebie stamp set in April - Typewriter Keys Caps Alpha - with a $75 order or more from Creative Worship Stamps. Check them out HERE.

 Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!  ~Wanda

Word Art Wednesday April 15

The weeks are rolling by in April and it's time once again for a new Word Art Wednesday challenge! This time we have a verse from Psalm 4:8 for our inspiration. The verse is part of a psalm written by David, likely during a time of intense personal distress.  It emphasizes finding rest and security in God's sovereignty, rather than relying on external circumstances. The "peace" mentioned is a direct result of trusting in God's presence. 

It doesn't show up well in the photos but I sprayed the butterflies with Sheer Shimmer "Sparkle" spray which gives them a fun sheen IRL.

  

STAMPS: Made New (Creative Worship Stamps); Verse printed at 60% size.

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black.

PAPER: Bloom & Wild 6x6 pad (Craft Consortium); X-Press It Blending Card; Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Made New (Creative Worship Stamps); Extravagant Floral Frames (PTI).

COPICS: B00, B02, B24, YG00, Y18, R20, RV02, RV04.

We have another generous sponsor for this challenge and you only have a chance to win if you join us and enter a card! Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!  ~Wanda

Bible Journaling Begins

I have admired the beautiful Bible journaling pages from a variety of artists and finally took the plunge! I bought an ESV single column journaling Bible by Crossway. I looked at quite a few YouTube tutorials to get some guidance with what inks to use, etc. I started with 2 pages yesterday and 2 more today. It's very addicting! But...I still have lots to learn.

This page lacks something, so I plan to go back and add more color to the large FAITH stamp. I will probably stamp it on paper and color with Copics then adhere to the Bible page. I'm open to any suggestions from you have mastered this process! 

As with the first page shown, I used more of the free printables from Creative Worship Stamps since I had taken their Live By Faith course a few weeks ago and this was a sweet perk. 

This page uses stamps from a Sizzix set (#666704) by 49th & Market. Only the foliage dies are from Creative Worship Stamps' Foliage die set. I also learned to go lighter with my yellow highlighter and I barely get any bleed through.

Thanks for stopping by!  ~Wanda
 

The Paper Players

 

This week it's color week - yellow, gray, black - for the Paper Players challenge. I created a collage background then added the tulip focal point. The sentiment tends to get lost in the background, so next time I might try something different...maybe white embossing on a yellow background? I clear embossed the tulip and colored with Copics.

 

STAMPS: Script Sentiments, Texture Textiles, Vintage Snippets, Blooming Tulip (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Lost Shadow, Black Soot distress.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White (PTI); Bristol Smooth Surface.

DIES: Script Sentiments, Blooming Tulip (Creative Worship Stamps); Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things). 

OTHER: Diamond Mesh stencil (CWS); Clear embossing powder, Copics. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Festive Friday Challenge

 

To recognize World Stationary Day, Festive Friday Challenge has elements on their inspo list related to that theme. I chose sepia colors, twine and distressing techniques for this monochromatic design. Lots of distress ink shades in the brown family were used! 

  

 

I stamped a variety of stamps from the Vintage Snippets set by Creative Worship Stamps. The sentiment is from the Be Encouraged set from that company. I color blended then splattered with Ground Espresso distress ink. The Damask Pattern stencil from CWS was stenciled over random sections of the panel. I love the partial torn notebook page die that's in Papertrey Ink's Just Notes stamp/die set.

STAMPS: Vintage Snippets, Be Encouraged (Creative Worship Stamps); The Journey (Tim Holtz Visual Artistry Collection) by Stampers Anonymous.

INK: Old Paper, Scattered Straw, Ground Espresso, Vintage Photo, Tea Dye distress inks; Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Textiles & Texture Vintage pad (Honey Bee Stamps); Fine Linen, Vintage Cream (PTI). 

DIES: Just Notes (PTI); Tim Holtz butterfly die & embossing folder collection. 

OTHER: Jute twine. 

 

That's it for now. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!  ~Wanda 

Rose Garden Postage Collage

 

It's time to pull out some postage collage stamps/stencils/dies and this time it's all about roses! I'm entering this into the Seize the Birthday challenge where we are to make a spring garden. I'm also playing along with the Tic Tac Toe challenge where I'm using the right vertical column of floral/foliage, stencil and border.

There are 3 stencil layers to start off this collage. I then added a variety of postage elements in black ink then die cut the collage frame after all my stamping was completed.  

STAMPS: Postage Collage, Postage Collage Birthday (Waffle Flower).

INK: Harvest Gold, Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst, Limeade Ice, Ripe Avocado (Papertrey Ink); Versafine Clair Nocturne.

PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Simply Chartreuse (PTI).

DIES: Postage Collage (Waffle Flower).

OTHER: Postage Collage Rose stencil (Waffle Flower). 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda 

Patriotic Wreath

 

I am playing along with two challenges. The sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and my inspiration was from the patriotic colors and wreath for The Card Concept challenge. This is a clean and layered style which is my go to comfort zone. I started with patterned paper for the background. My "grapevine wreath" is actually a bird's nest die set from PTI's Into the Blooms: Spring Nest set. I cut it from kraft paper then blended some Dark Chocolate ink along the edges and added splatters.    

The florals were all cut from white paper then color blended with a variety of dye inks. The sentiment was popped up with foam tape. STAMPS: Perfect Pairs Essentials (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Pure Poppy, Bright Buttercup, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Dark Indigo, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse (PTI).

PAPER: Stars & Stripes 6x6 pad (My Favorite Things); Stamper's Select White, Classic Kraft (PTI).

DIES: Into the Blooms: Wreath and Into the Blooms: Spring Nest (PTI); Sentiment Suite Basics (The Greetery).

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  ~Wanda