Patient Echinacea

 

Good Wednesday morning! I got happy mail yesterday from Creative Worship Stamps! They have been sold out of the Patient Echinacea Bundle for awhile and it recently became available. I love the fun, hand drawn look of this set and it's a fun one to color! I made two cards with similar backgrounds. I started with designer paper from an old 12x12" Vintage Shabby pad by Tim Holtz. 

On the first card, I used the single damask stencil by Creative Worship Stamps and added Liquitex light modeling paste. The second card uses the Damask Pattern stencil with Frayed Burlap distress ink over the patterned paper.

I smooshed distress ink onto my glass mat and spritzed with water. I then colored the images using an aquapainter brush. The clipboard was a leftover scrap that I had swiped using distress inks (not sure what colors I used as it was weeks ago that I made it).

 

The "hello" sentiment was from an old sticker sheet and the thank you sentiment tag is from a Phrase Tags set by Jen Hadfield (Pebbles Inc.).

I stamped the images with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink then clear embossed. This really makes it easier to do water coloring within the lines.

 

STAMPS: Patient Echinacea, Clipboard (Creative Worship Stamps). 

INK: Bundled Sage, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Peacock Feathers, Frayed Burlap, Worn Lipstick, Saltwater Taffy, Dried Marigold distress (Ranger).

Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Sealed

 

Yesterday's sermon at church was about the seal of the Holy Spirit described in the first chapter of Ephesians. That led me to do a quick Bible journaling page this morning. The envelope and seal are from The Greetery's Signed & Sealed stamp/die set. The florals are from Papertrey Ink's Thank You Florals stamp/die set.

Bible Journaling - Sun & Stars

 A couple of simple Bible journaling pages. 

 

Bible Journaling - Bee Gracious

Another Bible journaling page...this time highlighting Proverbs 16:24. I started with older, hardly ever used stencils from the July 2023 Surprise Box and from the Grunge Alphabet stencils at Papertrey Ink. I used Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed, Black Soot, Tea Dye, Frayed Burlap, Wild Honey distress inks. The "BEE" word was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink using the Typewriter Keys Caps Alpha set from Creative Worship Stamps. You can get this set free with a $75 order through the end of April!

Happy stamping!  ~Wanda 

Freshly Made Sketches

 

I used the new layout for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I had a leftover 'measuring tape' panel so started with that. I used the Diamond Mesh stencil with Bundled Sage distress ink for the card base. A trio of stitched circle dies are behind the daisies colored with Copics after stamping with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It Blending Card.

STAMPS: Flowers in Bloom, Be Encouraged, Vintage Snippets (Creative Worship Stamps).

INK: Tea Dye, Bundled Sage distress; Versafine Clair Nocturne; Memento Tuxedo Black.

PAPER: X-Press It Blending Card, Stamper's Select White (PTI).

DIES: Flowers In Bloom (CWS); Stitched Circle & Banner STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

OTHER: Diamond Mesh stencil (CWS); Corner rounder; Copics (B93, B95, B97, G21, YG63, Y15, YR23, E31, E33, E35).

 TGIF! Thanks for stopping by.  ~Wanda

 

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

 

 

Ombre Butterfly

 

I created this card after being inspired by the turquoise and brown tumbler on the left for the A Place To Start April challenge. The background paper is from the Patina 6x6 pad from Craft Consortium. I die cut then dry embossed then color blended the butterfly.

STAMPS: Praying For You Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).

INK: Hawaiian Shores, Dark Chocolate (PTI).

PAPER: Vintage Cream Linen, Vintage Cream (PTI); Patina 6x6 pad (Craft Consortium).

DIES: Blueprints 27 (My Favorite Things); Tim Holtz Bigz/Texture Fads butterfly die & embossing folder; Tim Holtz/Sizzix thinlits set of 4 dies #660220.

 

That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by. ~Wanda
 

 

Sunday Stamps Challenge

A quick and easy card using the sketch for the Sunday Stamps Challenge. I stenciled the honeycomb background then added a circle die with a dahlia bloom and some leaves. A double layer sentiment was the final touch.

STAMPS: Effortless Beauties (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Effortless Beauties, Into the Blooms: Dahlia (PTI); Stitched Circle 

Die-Namics, Blueprints 27 (MFT).

OTHER: Mini Chickenwire Reversed stencil (The Crafter's Workshop).      

 Thanks so much for stopping by!  ~Wanda

Rain or Shine

I'm entering this card into two challenges:

The Paper Players - theme of "spring showers". 

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - inspiration from the umbrella, clouds and sun. 

I went into my stash of retired but still fun to use stamps/dies from Reverse Confetti. The sun cover plate die is from Papertrey Ink as is the circle die. 

STAMPS: Rainy Day Fun (Reverse Confetti).

INK:Versafine Clair Nocturne (sentiment); Memento Tuxedo Black (on the Copic-colored images).

PAPER: X-Press It Blending Card; Harvest Gold, Stamper's Select White, Bitty Big: Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink).

DIES: Rainy Day Fun (Reverse Confetti); Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles, On the Border: Sunburst Frame; Stitched Banner STAX Die-Namics (My Favorite Things).

COPICS: Y02, Y06, Y08, Y38, YR04, B0000, BG10, BG11, N3.
 

That's a wrap for now! ~Wanda