Deepest Sympathy w/Stamp Simply

It doesn't matter what kind of card I need to make; whether it's a Sympathy or Get Well card, Birthday, Pastor Appreciation, Scripture, Kids' card, Wedding/Anniversary or any occasion you can image, Stamp Simply always has just the perfect sentiments and images on their amazing stamps to cover it ALL.  Today, I'm sharing a sweet Sympathy card that uses just a few of those gorgeous stamps, dies and products.  Stamp Simply truly has a bit of everything to help crafters create the most amazing cards.

I used cream cardstock and layered it with an older patterned paper from Echo Park.  Both pieces were cut using the Spellbinders Pierced Rectangle Dies.  I used inks to create my background and used the Tim Holtz Bricked Stencil to add a pattern.  The sentiments can be found in the Eucalyptus Silhouettes Stamp Set, and the musical images are found in the Worship & Praise Stamp Set.  They add such a lovely touch to any background.

I used lengths of Vintage Cream Seam Binding to tie the pretty bow on the side of my card.  Stamp Simply has several lovely shades of Seam Binding as well as Laces, Twines and lovely Paper Flowers among other things.  I topped the bow with a pretty Hot Pink Paper Flower.  You'll find many wonderful accent products at Stamp Simply in addition to all their wonderful stamps.  SO much to see, to love, to buy and to enjoy in your crafting.

Thank you so much for visiting here on my blog today.  It's always a pleasure and an honor to have you visit me, leave me a comment, and Follow me.  I'd really enjoy having you visit me and FOLLOW me on my Instagram Page.  It's difficult (hard work) to grow your Instagram account and I could really use (and appreciate) your help.  I'm happy to Follow Back if you just let me know.  Have a wonderfully creative week, and I hope to see you out there in blogland.

Blessings,

Karen

None Other Name

This has been my first month as a Design Team Member at Creative Worship Stamps.  In fact, this is my eighth and final card for January.  However, that doesn't mean I've stopped using these NEW stamps.  Not at all.  I've been using them on much more than just my DT samples.  They're absolutely awesome, and I can't seem to keep my hands off of them.

I used a  pink polka dot patterned paper from Echo Park.  I layered that with a piece of white cardstock that I stamped first using the NEW Texture Tiles 12 Stamp Set in Spun Sugar Oxide Ink at the top and bottom of the card.  Next, I used several ink colors to stamp the images using the NEW Vintage Postage Stamp Set.  It creates such a fun design.  This is the Stamp of the Month and can be yours for FREE with a $75 order, or purchased separately for $9.99.

I used the Going Postal Stamp Set (one of my all-time favorites) to stamp the images you see on the little sticker tab.  I used the NEW None Other Name Stamp Set for the wonderful scripture sentiment.  A piece of Baker's Twine was the finishing touch.  I absolutely LOVE these new stamps, and I'm so grateful to be a part of this amazing Design Team for this awesome Christian company.

I hope you'll stop by my Instagram page to Follow me and say hello.  There's always lots of great inspiration on the Creative Worship Instagram page, too.  Thanks so much for visiting me here today, and please stop by again soon.  I appreciate it so much.

Blessings,

Karen

Journal Page w/Creative Worship

As I've mentioned before, I don't share many of my art journal pages.  This is primarily because I write my personal thoughts which can be, at times, incredibly sensitive and not meant to be shared; somewhat like a diary.  This page, however, was created to be shared.  It talks about the fact that there is None Other Name than Jesus by which we can be saved.  There are so many fabulous products at Creative Worship to help you with Bible Journalling and art journalling.

On this page, I stamped the sentiment which is found in the None Other Name Stamp Set.  It reminds us that Jesus, God in human flesh, is the ONLY way to get to Heaven.  Nothing else (not good works, not money, not anything) and No One (not the Pope, not Joseph Smith, not Mother Mary, not a saint, not a priest, not a Shaman, Guru, or any other person/being) has the ability to save us from our sins.  Jesus, being perfect and holy, paid the entire debt for our sins when He came to earth, suffered death on the cross, rose from the dead and ascended to Heaven to prepare a place for us.  He alone was able to do this because He alone is God, and He did it because He loves us.

The other Creative Worship products used on this art journal page include the Oval Mesh Stencil, Texture Tiles 12 Stamp Set, and the small hearts are from the (soon retiring) How Tweet Stamp Set.  There are so many fabulous Bible Journalling and Christian Stamp Sets at Creative Worship.  Be sure to stop by and check out all they have to offer.

Thanks so much for visiting me here today.  I'd love to hear your thoughts on my page, and I'd really love to have you visit and Follow me on my Instagram account.  I'm always so grateful to have you stop by.  I hope you're having a great week, staying safe and being creative.  God loves you!

TIME OUT Challenge Blog - January Challenge #280 - Favorite Things to Do in January - One of my favorite things to do in January is that I really try to commit to every year, especially in January, to spending more time in God's Word.  I do more Bible journalling and art journalling.  This always gets me in a good space spiritually, emotionally, etc.

Blessings,

Karen

Love You w/Really Reasonable Ribbon

Welcome by my blog today, friends.  I'm sharing a cute little cross-stitch card that I created for Really Reasonable Ribbon using some of their fabulous products.  I absolutely love all the wonderful trims and twines they carry - among so many other amazing things.  This card was fun to make, and I'm always super grateful to know that Really Reasonable Ribbon will always have the Adhesives, Embellishments and trims to help me create wonderful things.

I used cream cardstock and some sweet Crate Paper patterned papers from my stash.  I machine stitched them together.  The tag I used to do my cross-stitching is actually a piece of packaging from a super old October Afternoon ephemera.  It's sort of a cardboard piece.  I cut that with a cross-stitch tag die, and I used a free cross-stitch pattern that I found on Pinterest.  Once that was done, I attached a length of Striped Grey Grosgrain Ribbon and a length of Medium Pink Plaid Gingham Ribbon into the loop of my card.

I added a piece of Oyster Grey Baker's Twine, Solid Light Pink and Solid Hot Pink Baker's Twine to the top of my tag.  On the back of the tag, I secured everything with Scor-Tape to hold it securely in place.  I absolutely LOVE this fabulous Adhesive.  On top of the ribbons, I added two pretty Mulberry Leaves and a Pink Trellis Rose.  A few sequins were the finishing touch.

Thanks again for visiting today.  Be sure to check out the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog for lots of great inspiration and ideas for using RIBBONS and other products carried at Really Reasonable Ribbon.  Also, don't forget to join us on the 13th of every month for our FUN Blog Hops where you can WIN prizes.  We always enjoy having you stop by, and we all wish you a wonderfully creative week.

TIME OUT Challenge Blog - Challenge #280 - Favorite Things to do in January - One my favorite things to do (in January) is to make Valentine's.  I like getting a head start on this because I send out several Valentine's Day cards.  I also love to cross-stitch, so I needed to get started this month.

Creations in Pink - Challenge #77 - I love using PINK.

Die Cut Divas Challenge - January Challenge - Happy NEW Year - The new things I used include the cross-stitch tag die-cut that I used and the ribbons that I just got from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Challenge #2503 - Anything Goes Sponsored by Whimsy Stamps

Stay creative, everyone.

Blessings,

Karen

With Love from Stamp Simply

As Valentine's Day approaches, you can be sure to find all the perfect stamps, dies and products to help you create beautiful cards when you shop at Stamp Simply.  In fact, Stamp Simply carries the perfect sentiments, scriptures, images and products to help you create beautiful cards all year long no matter what theme you're desiring.  They have it all.

This card uses a glittery gold cardstock (from Michael's) along with a piece of cream cardstock.  I used Spellbinders Nested Pierced Rectangle Dies to cut both pieces.  On the cream paper, I used Kitsch Oxide Ink to paint the background.  Next. I used Antique Linen Oxide Ink to stamp all the sweet "love" sentiments.  Like I mentioned, Stamp Simply has so many great sentiments to use for every occasion.  The sets I used for the various sentiments and "swirls/doodles" include the Happy Day Iris Stamp Set, Love Stamp Set, Thinking of You Rose, Daisy Pitcher Stamp Set and the Wedding Wishes Stamp Set.

I used the sweet Nested Hearts Steel Dies to cut the three sizes of hearts, and I used patterned papers from the Echo Park Love Notes 6x6 Paper Pad and the Carta Bella My Valentine 6x6 Paper Pad to cut them.  The other goodies I used on my card include Rich Pastels (Gold) Seam Binding, Natural Crochet Lace, May Arts Gold Metallic String, and a pretty Pink Paper Flower.  Are you ready for Valentine's Day?

You'll find lots of great inspiration on the Stamp Simply Blog and Stamp Simply Instagram Page and SO many great items in the Stamp Simply Shop.  Thanks for visiting me today and please stop by again soon.  We always appreciate you for shopping with us and for stopping by to say hello.

I'm sharing my glittery card here:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Fun With Foil - While I didn't actually use a foiling technique, I did see DT samples that included just touches of gold.  For this reason, I'm entering my glittery gold card in this fun challenge.

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Challenge #2503 - Anything Goes Sponsored by Whimsy Stamps

Creations in Pink - Challenge #77 - I love using PINK.

Blessings,

Karen

Texture Tiles w/Creative Worship Stamps

If you're a fan of Creative Worship Stamps (formerly Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps) like I am, you may be familiar with their many amazing Texture Tiles Stamp Sets.  In fact, as of right now (January 2025) there are 12 of these fantastic stamp sets.  The newest one, Texture Tiles 12, was used on this card down at the bottom.  Each Texture Tiles Stamp Set contains four different designs and each one is FABULOUS.

This card was a lot of FUN to make.  The top portion was first stamped with the Geometric Background Stamp Set (Retired).  Creative Worship carries lots of fun patterns to use for your backgrounds.  After that, I used the Going Postal Stamp Set and the Vintage Postage Stamp Set to stamp all the awesome postage images you see.  I also used the fabulous new Oval Mesh Stencil on the background with Spun Sugar Oxide Ink.

I used the new Hello & Smile Die Set for the word Smile and I used the Leaf Silhouettes Stamp Set for the stamped sentiment at the bottom of the card.  As I mentioned earlier, I used the new Texture Tiles 12 Stamp Set down at the bottom.  You'll also see part of the gorgeous new Sunflower Background Stamp peeking out at the bottom.  This lovely Sunflower is such a terrific stamp and is super versatile.  All these wonderful products from Creative Worship Stamps work so well together.

Finally, I splattered my (partial) Sunflower with antique white acrylic paint that I watered down a bit and flicked with a paint brush.  It's an easy fun technique to splatter flowers and images and it adds a nice touch.  Feel free to ask any questions you might have.  Everyone at Creative Worship Stamps is super sweet and more than happy to help in any way possible to help you enhance your crafting experience.  We all wish you the best in your crafting endeavors.  Thanks so much for stopping by today.

I'm playing along here:

The Paper Funday Challenge - Challenge #72 - Anything Goes/Optional Monochromatic - Entry 5/6

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Challenge #2503 - Anything Goes Sponsored by Whimsy Stamps

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge - Challenge #609 - I love this color combination.  How cute!

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Challenge #25 - Anything Goes w/Florals - I just love this sunflower and I was inspired by the lovely touches of purple in the inspiration photo.

Blessings,

Karen

Hello with Creative Worship Stamps

Welcome by again today, everyone.  I'm sharing another fun card that I created using some of the fabulous products from the January New Release at Creative Worship Stamps.  These new stamps, dies and stencils are so amazing, and they work well on their own or when combined with other products from Creative Worship.  You're always sure to find something wonderful when you shop at Creative Worship.  You'll also find lots of terrific inspiration on the Creative Worship social media sites.

I used basic white cardstock for the base layered with white watercolor paper for the top layers.  The second layer was stamped using one of the four fabulous designs in the new Texture Tiles 12 Stamp Set.  I used Twisted Citron, Mediterranean Blue and Kitsch Pink Oxide Inks to stamp everything.  I used another one (of the four) designs in the new Texture Tiles 12 Stamp Set on the top layer along with stamps from the new Vintage Postage Stamp Set.

The cute sentiment (hello) was colored using the oxide inks along with the cute new Hello & Smile Dies.  These fun die-cuts make it quick and easy to add a sweet sentiment.  All the cute postage images here and there are from the Stamp of the Month which is the Vintage Postage Stamp Set.  The fun designs in the Texture Tiles 12 Stamp Set add so much depth to the card.  How cute!

Whether you're looking for fabulous scripture stamps, fun images, stencil, dies or anything super creative to help you make amazing cards; you're sure to find it ALL when you shop at Creative Worship Stamps.  Stop by and take a look around or visit the Creative Worship Instagram page for some inspiration first.  There's just SO much to see and to enjoy.  Thanks for visiting me again today.

I'm playing along in the following:

Color Hues: Color Challenge #102 - Navy & Lime Green - My sweet friend, Esther, is the Guest Designer for this challenge.  Her card will amaze and inspire you.  Come play along, everyone.  I used the Navy & Lime Green plus a touch of pink.

Crafty Calendar Challenge - January: Use Die Cuts - I used a few dies on this card including the Spellbinders Rectangle Die for the base, the new Hello/Smile dies for the sentiment, and a circle die for the stamps.  Entry #3/3

The Paper Funday Challenge - Challenge #72 - Anything Goes/Optional Monochromatic - This card uses the Anything Goes option and is my final entry.  Entry #6/6

Blessings,

Karen