Bible Verse Challenge Card

I was reading my Bible the other day when this scripture just jumped out at me. I grabbed my journal and wrote it down. It seemed to be the perfect scripture for a birthday card I wanted to make for a lady in our church who is one of the strongest people I know. I know that her strength is not from within herself, but because she relies on God to strengthen her.
I am so thankful to serve a God who is always there for me. Who gives me strength on a daily basis and a peace that passeth all understanding. This isn't just a nice idea, it is a PROMISE from God to His people. What an awesome God!!! I am humbled daily to think that He loves me and cares about the littlest things in my life. I honestly don't know how I could make it through the day without His strength and peace. He is so very, very good to me.
Here is a close-up, I wanted to show off the shimmerz on the flower. I colored a cream colored Prima flower with Pink Poinsettia Shimmerz. I printed the scripture on cardstock. I'm sorry, I don't remember the font I used. I always forget to write it down. I guess I need to work on that.

Supplies:

Paper-Papertrey White, Dark Chocolate, Basic Grey Sultry
Accessories-Computer generated scripture, curved rectangles nestibilities, dk. chocolate ribbon (Papertrey), Prima flower, Pink Poinsettia Shimmerz, adhesive pearl (K & Co.), Cuttlebug Vintage Die

Have a fantastic day!

Two Hearts

Just a really quick post today. My daughter's bridal shower is tomorrow and this is the card I made for her. Very simple and easy. The card size is 5.25 x 5.5. I used my Scor-pal to score 3 lines on the bottom of the card leaving enough room for the sentiment I wanted to use. I stamped my hearts and then painted them with Shimmerz Angel Wings to add shimmer. Those babies really shimmer in real life. I cut them out and adhered them with pop dots.

Supplies-
Paper- Papertrey White
Ink-Versamagic Night Sky, Pretty Petunia
Stamps-Heidi Swapp (heart), Verve Anniversary Birds (sentiment)
Accessories- ribbon (Offray), Scor-pal, Shimmerz Angel Wings

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

Sneak Peek!

My upline, Chris, sent me some images from the Spring/Summer Magalogue to play with. Thanks, Chris! I used this image from the Everything is Blooming set available from The Angel Company on February 1st. I used Bazzill cardstock and paper from the DCWV Glitter Stack. The ribbon is from Offray, the button is from my stash. I threaded hemp twine in the button and wrapped it around my paper piercer to make it curly. The image is colored with Prismacolor markers and I used Pink Poinsettia Blingz on the tie on her dress and the dots on the boots. I also used Golden Wheat Shimmerz on the flowers. I used a C-1 Copic marker for the shadowing and I have to say I am not really happy with the way it turned out. I really need to work on my shadowing technique, I can never seem to get it right.
Here is a close-up shot so you can see the shimmer.

Thanks for looking.

And More

More simple Christmas cards.

Supplies:

Chickadee card- Stamps: Sweet Chickadees (Great Impressions), Ornate Christmas (Inkadinkado); Paper-Papertrey Ripe Avocado, Curious Poison Ivory, Bazzill; Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Papertrey Ripe Avocado; Other: Shimmerz Sagebrush, Rustic Red, Beeswax, Angels Wings, giga scalloped oval, hemp twine, button, corner rounder

Whimsical tree card-Stamps: Whimsical Christmas trees (Great Impressions), Merry & Bright (unknown); Paper: Papertrey Ripe Avocado, Aqua Mist, Curious Poison Ivory; Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Papertrey Aqua mist; Other: Lyra watercolor crayons, stardust clear glitter pen, giga scalloped oval, cropadile, Papertrey Ripe Avocado satin ribbon, corner rounder


Have a blessed day!

What NOT to do with Shimmerz

I have been playing with my Shimmerz some more, trying to figure out if I could get them to photograph better. I thought maybe if I applied more to the surface they would show up better in a photo. Wrong answer! You can see in my picture how the leaves and the pumpkins are white. I thought Angel Wings was clear, turns out if you use a lot, it's white.
So, I unstuck the leaves and made new ones, just added a light touch of Rustic Red and then added a little Rustic Red to my pumpkins to try to salvage them. It's better, but definitely not perfect. I guess I will be using less of my Shimmerz (amount that is, not frequency. I still love them.) I think I need to take a photography class.
Stuff I used: Stamps: Pumpkin Patch Riley (Hanna Stamps); Paper: Papertrey White, Dark Chocolate, pattern paper (unknown); Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: circle classic and petite scalloped circle nestibilities, EK Success leaf punch, Martha Stewart scallop dot border punch, prismacolor pencils and goo gone, Cool Gray No. 1 copic marker, Shimmerz, Papertrey pure poppy twill ribbon

Have a blessed day!

Pink and Lacey

This is a card I made for my Grandmother's birthday. I took the SCS technique challenge and made a pink sparkly card. The stamp is Papertrey Flower Garden. I stamped the flower in Sweet Blush and the stem in Ripe Avocado. I then used Shimmerz Angel Wings paint to color over the flower and stem and Beeswax to color the flower center. The sentiment is from Papertrey Birthday Basics.

As a side note, you can enter to win Shimmerz blog candy here. I am just totally in love with this stuff. It is so easy to use, fast drying and really adds a nice shimmer to anything you use it on. I have a very difficult time taking pictures that showcase that shimmer, however; it is stunning in real life.

Back to the card, the paper is from sugared 6 x6 paper pad by Basic Grey. The card base is Papertrey Ripe Avocado. I distressed the edges of the mat and sponged them with the Versamagic Pink Petunia inkpad. The border punch I used is Martha Stewart doily, and the flowers are silk flowers. I love to buy silk flowers and pull them apart and use them on my cards. The pearl brad is from Michaels brides wedding collection. The lace is from Offray.

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Have a blessed day!

Autumn Blessings

I gave the sketch challenge over at splitcoaststampers a try. This card is not on my favorites list, but I thought I would share anyway.

I used the Harvest Mouse image from Great Impressions. I colored the stamped image with Prismacolor pencils and OMS, then went over the pumpkin with Beeswax Shimmerz paint. I am really loving this stuff. It is so much fun. The background is Papertrey Spring Moss cardstock with leaves from an unknown stamp collection stamped in Versamark.

Supplies I used-Stamps: Harvest Mouse (Great Impressions), sentiment (The Paper Co. Autumn Stamp kit), leaves (unknown); Paper: Papertrey White, Spring Moss, Ocean Tides, Summer Sunrise, pattern paper (unknown); Ink: Momento Black Tuxedo, Versamark, Colorbox Chalk creamy brown, Papertrey Ocean Tides; Accessories: leaf brad, leaf buttons, twine, nestibilities (circle and petite circle), ribbon (Target dollar spot)

Have a blessed day!

Fall Shimmerz

I recently purchased a few of those Shimmerz paints that everyone is raving about. I have to tell you it is worth raving about. This stuff is so easy to work with and has an amazing shimmer that really adds to anything you put it on. I will definitely be purchasing more!

I used it on the leaves in the image and also on the leaf I punched out of designer paper. The designer paper was a golden brown color and I painted Sagebrush green over it. I really like the color effect it made. This picture does not even begin to show how shimmery it is in real life. It is so pretty! I had a difficult time taking a picture that shows how glimmery it is.

The image stamp is Fun in the Fall by Great Impressions, the sentiment is Simple Things, also by Great Impressions. The sentiment is stamped on Papertrey white cut with Nestibilities Double Ended tags. The pattern paper is K & Company Fall Harvest Mat pad. I punched the leaf with my EK Success maple leaf punch, and the branches are a Martha Stewart punch. I used Papertrey Kraft for my card base and sponged Colorbox Chalk Chestnut Roan along all the edges. I also inked the edges of my pattern papers. The ribbon is from Target's dollar spot and the leaf brad is from my stash.

I purchased both my Shimmerz paints and my stamps from RK Stamps. They have a great selection and terrific service!

Have a blessed weekend!