Happy Easter w/Creative Worship Stamps

It's hard to believe that Easter is almost here.  The temps here in the desert are rising, and we've already had to use the air conditioning a few times.  My parents in Minnesota, however, are still getting snow storms.  So, is it really Spring?  I guess it all depends on where you're located.  Nonetheless, Easter is soon upon us and I'm ready for it.  Creative Worship Stamps always has the perfect stamps and products to help me create something special.  This month's NEW Release is, once again, absolutely wonderful.  Today begins the Creative Worship NEW Release March Instagram Hop where you can WIN a $25 gift card to spend at Creative Worship Stamps.  And we all know that they have the BEST and coolest stamps out there.  What a FAB prize.  Just head over the Instagram to get started.

This card started with basic ivory cardstock that I layered with some pretty patterned papers from an older Carta Bella line called Spring Market.  I used the Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut the largest rectangle (the floral print) and then I cut two tags using the NEW Stitched Tag Dies.  I stencilled the two tags using the lovely NEW Damask Pattern Stencil.  The colors of Tim Holtz Oxide Ink that I used to stencil were the Spun Sugar and Peeled Paint.  I absolutely love this soft sweet damask pattern.

Next, I used the lovely NEW Goodness of God Stamp Set for the sentiment.  The circular tag is surrounded by a wreath that was cut using the Lovely Wreaths Dies.  Over the stencilling, I stamped a postal image using the awesome Going Postal Stamp Set.  I also used this same stamp set at the bottom of my card.  The small tabs that I added to the right and left of my center image were cut using the Tabs Tickets & More Dies, and I stamped the words Happy Easter on the left tab using the Wordfetti Mashup Stamp Set.  This sweet little stamp set covers almost every occasion you could ever think of needing.

The finishing touch on my card was a pretty bow tied with Forst Green/Cream Gingham Ribbon.  As I mentioned, this month's new release is FAB; but I also want to mention the literal hundreds of amazing stamps, dies, stencils, inks and all the amazing products you'll find at Creative Worship Stamps.  Be sure to stop by and check out ALL that awaits you.  There's also loads of great inspiration on the Creative Worship Stamps IG Page.  Thanks SO much for visiting me here today.  I'm always so super grateful to have you stop by to say hello.  And don't forget about the Instagram Hop and the $25 prize.

I'm playing along in the following:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Simon Says "Beautiful Blooms"

Double D Challenges - Easter/Crosses/Churches

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #635 - Brown, Green and Rose - These were all incorporated into my card design.

Blessings,

Karen

Happy Easter w/Stamp Simply

Welcome by my blog today, and thanks so much for stopping by as I share another sweet little Easter card that I created using a few of my favorite products from Stamp Simply.  It's such a blessing to know that I can always find the perfect sentiments for any and every occasion at Stamp Simply.  I've been having fun creating with their amazing Easter Themed Products, and I hope you enjoy the card I'm sharing with you today.

The sweet Vintage Seed Packet Background Stamp is absolutely beautiful, and it makes for such a quick and easy background.  It can be used pretty much year-round by coordinating it with various sentiment and images.  I used some super vintage patterned papers from my stash.  They're from an older Crate Paper line called Oh Darling.  However, you can find so many beautiful Paper Pads in the Stamp Simply Shop.  The Echo Park Spring 6x6 Paper Pad would be another great choice for recreating this card.  I used the coordinating Ovals & Twigs Dies to cut out the center of the frame where you'll see the musical patterned paper peeking through the opening.

The beautiful daffodils on my card were stamped using the lovely He Lives Stamp Set.  I used some Tim Holtz Oxide Inks to hand paint the flowers and then I cut them using the coordinating Daffodils Die.  Did you know that Stamp Simply has several different floral stamps available?  And they're all just as lovely as these daffodils.  The sentiment I used (Happy Easter) is stamped in Graphite Black Ink again using the He Lives Stamp Set, and I cut it using the Fishtail Banner Dies.  I splattered the card with watered down oxide inks and gold paint.

Please stop by the Stamp Simply Blog and Stamp Simply IG Page for lots of wonderful inspiration and by Stamp Simply for some great shopping.  There's almost always a weekly special and various ways to save (such as FREE SHIPPING on orders of $100+).  Thanks again for stopping by and have a wonderful week.

SPECIAL NOTE:  I don't know how many people (if any) will see this, but I'm downsizing my craft products immensely.  After 15 years on the Really Reasonable Ribbon Design Team, Bonnie is closing the store.  (HUGE DISCOUNTS NOW) Needless to say, I have WAY TOO MUCH RIBBON (and other products from RRR) as well as many stamp sets, dies, brand new chipboard sets and so many other things.  If anyone is interested, I will GIVE AWAY much of my stash.  Your help in covering the postage is all I would ask.  Just reach out if you're interested.

I'm sharing my card here:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - Simon Says "Beautiful Blooms" and that's exactly what this card showcases.  I used a lovely daffodil stamp set from Stamp Simply on this card.

We Love to Create - Challenge #2 - Mixed Media/Anything Goes

Blessings,

Karen

Feel Better Soon w/Creative Worship Stamps

If you haven't seen all the fabulous products in this month's NEW Release at Creative Worship Stamps, you really won't want to miss it.  This month's release is another stunner with two gorgeous Damask Stencils, some Delicate Butterfly Dies, Stitched Tag Dies, a lovely Finch Collage Stamp Set and a wonderful new sentiment stamp set called Goodness of God.  All the products at Creative Worship complement one another and are also amazing as stand-alone sets.  Some of my favorites are all the great background stamp sets they carry.  No matter what you're looking for, you're sure to find several things you'll absolutely LOVE at Creative Worship.

This card uses a gorgeous Natural White Cardstock from CutCardStock that I used to cut with the Stitched Rectangle Dies.  Underneath it is a piece of light kraft cardstock.  The first thing I did was to stencil that background using the fun NEW Damask Single Stencil with various colors of Tim Holtz Oxide Inks.  Next, I stamped (a lot) on top of that using the NEW Finch Collage Stamp (stamped twice) and the Going Postal Stamp Set which gave my card lots of color and several background images.  By the way, this NEW Finch Collage Stamp ($9.95 value) is the Stamp of the Month which means you can get it for FREE when you place any Creative Worship order of $75 or more.

The awesome sentiment I used was stamped using the awesome Typed Thoughts Stamp Set and was cut using the coordinating Typed Thoughts Word Dies.  I splattered my card with more Oxide Ink and gold accents, and my finishing touch was to wrap some pretty Seam Binding (now on clearance for just $0.90 per 5-yard cut) around my card and tie a sweet bow with it.  It looks like there's a lot going on, but it's really a very simple card to make, and Creative Worship makes it super easy.

I'm really super grateful that you stopped by my blog today to take a quick little peek at this card.  It's also posted over on my Instagram Page, so if you'd like to visit and Follow me there; that would be extra awesome.  I'm always so super grateful for your visits, your input and encouragement, and for all the inspiration and support you bring me.  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative week, everyone.  You're special, you're important, and I appreciate you.  And best of all, GOD LOVES YOU.

SPECIAL NOTE:  I don't know how many people (if any) will see this, but, I'm downsizing my craft products immensely.  After 15 years on the Really Reasonable Ribbon Design Team, Bonnie is closing the store.  (HUGE DISCOUNTS NOW) Needless to say, I have WAY TOO MUCH RIBBON (and other products from RRR) as well as many stamp sets, dies, brand new chipboard sets and so many other things.  If anyone is interested, I will GIVE AWAY much of my stash.  Your help in covering the postage is all I would ask.  Just reach out if you're interested.

I'm playing along in these fun challenges:

Stencil FUN Challenge Blog - March: Anything Goes/Optional Vines

Craft Rocket Challenges - Challenge #134 - No Designer Paper

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge Blog - Challenge #2610 - Anything Goes

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenges - Anything Goes Mixed Media - Challenge #124

Tic Tac Toe Challenge Blog - Challenge #288 - My Tic Tac Toe is straight across the top row including Stencils, Ink Blending and Splatter/Smooshing

Blessings,

Karen

Spring is Here w/Creative Worship

There are definite signs of Spring here where I live in the Nevadas desert.  There are bees buzzing all around the Spring flowers, and the temperatures are rising every day.  I spoke with my younger brother this morning (he lives in Minnesota), and he said they got three more inches of snow last night.  It makes me glad that I'm here and grateful that he's there to help my aging parents get the shoveling done.  It truly depends on where you live when trying to decide if Spring is quite here or not.

This card serves two purposes.  First and foremost, it was created using some of the fabulous NEW Release products from Creative Worship Stamps including the gorgeous NEW Delicate Butterfly Dies and the pretty Damask Pattern Stencil that I added to the butterflies.  This allowed me to combine the color scheme into the butterflies while, at the same time, keeping those lovely butterflies lighter than the background.  The colors I chose were determined by the current NEW Challenge starting today over at The Card Concept.  I hope you'll come by to join us.  Here's the inspiration photo that determined my color choices.

I used the FUN Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut my rectangles that were created using Tim Holtz Oxide Inks and Distress Sprays.  The entire NEW Release this month at Creative Worship Stamps is so very amazing, and you won't want to miss a thing.  No matter what kind of stamps, sentiments, scriptures, images, stencils, inks or products you're looking for; I'm guessing that you're likely to find it all at Creative Worship Stamps.

The sentiment I used is from the awesome Typed Thoughts Stamp Set which has a coordinating Typed Thoughts Die Set which I used to raise up my sentiment just a bit.   I rubbed the sentiment piece and the butterflies using the gorgeous new Damask Pattern Stencil.  It would be such a blessing to have you stop by The Card Concept to play along in our current challenge.  You can let any (or all) of the inspiration photo guide you.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.  It's always a real treat for me when you do.  I greatly appreciate your thoughts, comments and Follows.  You can find even more inspiration on the Creative Worship IG Page as well as a fabulously FUN challenge over at The Card Concept.  It's always more fun when everyone plays along.  Happy creating, everyone.

I'm linking up this Springy card in the following challenges:

The Paper Funday Challenges: March Challenge #85 - Anything Goes/Option Fur or Feathers

Blessings,

Karen

Cross Stitching on CutCardStock

There are so many fun and creative ways to use cardstock.  I've loved doing cross-stitching ever since I was a little girl when, at about the age of 10, my Aunt Betty taught me how to hand stitch.  But it wasn't until fairly recently that I learned I can actually cross-stitch on cardstock.  That's right.  You can cross-stitch on cardstock the same way you'd do it on a piece of Aida cloth.  And some of the gorgeous Linen Cardstocks available at CutCardStock are so rich and filled with amazing texture that you'd have a hard time knowing that it's cardstock.  There are so many great high-quality cardstocks to help you expand your creativity, and that's exactly what happened with the card I'm sharing here with you today.

I used a piece of the lovely Sand Castle Tan Cardstock and a really cool die-cut called Stitchable Pinking Rectangle Die from Waffle Flower Stamps to cut this gorgeous piece of Sand Castle Tan Cardstock, and then I cross-stitched my cute little penguin onto the paper.  This cardstock is thick and hefty giving it the girth you need to stitch on it while still looking like paper.  Have I mentioned all the gorgeous colors 🌈of cardstock they carry at CutCardStock?  I'm not joking when I say that you can find the perfect color(s) to match all your projects, and you'll LOVE the prices and quality.  We all need our go-to cardstock company, and I'd suggest that you look no further than CutCardStock.

I used a Jelly Bean Green A2 Folded Card as my card base and then I attached another piece of the Sand Castle Tan Cardstock that I inked on the edges with inks.  The cross-stitched image was created by using a free pattern I found on Pinterest.  I had to run to WalMart twice to pick up (first black and then white) more DMC floss because I didn't plan ahead.  lol  I won't make that mistake again.  I put together my card by attaching the inked piece of Sand Castle Tan Cardstock, then the cross-stitched piece of Sand Castle Tan Cardstock.  The stamped sentiment is from Paper Sweeties, and it's stamped on a banner cut using the Fishtail Banner Dies from Stamp Simply.  My finishing touches included a Burgundy Wrinkle Ribbon bow and a few little pearl accents.

Thank you again for stopping by to take a peek at my project today.  It's always a real treat to have you visit me and leave your thoughts.  It lets me know that you were here and also helps me to know what you're thinking.  I need new and creative ideas for exciting ways to showcase all these fabulous cardstocks, so please feel free to chime in if there's a project you'd like to see me attempt.  One thing I know for sure is that CutCardStock will always the perfect cardstocks for every project.  Have a great week, everyone.

I'm playing along here:

The Paper Funday Challenges: March Challenge #85 - Anything Goes/Option Fur or Feathers - I guess I'm going with Anything Goes because I'm not sure that penguins have either fur or feathers.  lol

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says "A Bit of Green" - I have a green card base and some additional green in my stitching.

Blessings,

Karen

Hugs w/Creative Worship Stamps

I always enjoy a good NEW Release, and again this month at Creative Worship Stamps, there's an awesome assortment of NEW products that will excite you and get your creativity going on all kinds of different directions.  The more I create with these awesome NEW products, the more excited I get about all the awesome new stamps, dies and stencils available in this month's NEW Release.  The amazing inspiration from our talented Design Team is also super exciting and will get you super ready to get busy in your craft room.  Let the creativity continue.

I used a white cardstock base layered with light kraft cardstock that I cut using the pretty Stitched Rectangle Dies and inked on the edges with Vintage Photo Oxide Ink.  I stencilled the background of this piece using the gorgeous NEW Damask Pattern Stencil and some Crackle Paste.  This lovely stencil gave my card a simple, yet elegant, layer of texture and color.

Next, I used more of the light kraft cardstock to cut two tags using the awesome NEW Stitched Tags Dies.  I layered them, inked them, placed a small piece of white lace around part of them, and then tied them with a length of White Seam Binding.  I cut the largest of all the pretty butterflies found in the NEW Delicate Butterfly Dies with white cardstock, and then did the same for my sentiment.  Using the Happy/Hugs Word Dies, I cut the word hugs several times and layered them for more depth and dimension.

For some really great inspiration, please visit the Creative Worship Stamps IG Page.  And for some really great stamps, dies, stencils, inks, sprays, and SO much more; you'll definitely want to stop by and check out everything at Creative Worship Stamps.  Thanks so much for visiting me here today.

I'm sharing this card in the following challenges:

Stencil Fun Challenge Blog - March: Anything Goes/Optional Vines

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - Challenge #2610 - Anything Goes

The Paper Funday Challenges - March Challenge #85 - Anything Goes

That's all, folks.

Blessings,

Karen

Sending Encouragement w/Stamp Simply

It's always nice to make and send a card to encourage someone who's going through a difficult time in their life.  When I do need to make an encouragement card, or any type of card, I know that I can always count on Stamp Simply to have just the right sentiment stamps, scripture stamps, images, die-cuts, papers and more.  Stamp Simply has such a wonderful assortment of stamps and products that will help you make something special and meaningful.  Today I'm sharing a card and bookmark duo that will, hopefully, be an encouragement to its recipient.

Most of the patterned papers, stickers and ephemera I used on this set are from a Carta Bella line called Spring Market.  This particular set is no longer sold at Stamp Simply, but you will find several other similar (and fabulous) Paper Pads from which to choose.  I also used the Wood Textures 6x6 Paper Pad from The Craft Consortium.  Like I said, there are so many FABULOUS paper pads available at Stamp Simply.  The stamped sentiment at the bottom of my card can be found in the Faith Stamp Set.  The small banners at the bottom left were cut using the Fishtail Banner Dies.

The next photo (below) shows the inside view of my card.  I decorated the inside of the card by using the same patterned papers.  I stamped the wreath using the Fall/Winter Seasonal Wreath Stamp Set and I cut it using the coordinating Fall/Winter Wreath Dies.  It wraps around a sticker sentiment.  Beneath it, I used the Fishtail Banner Dies and the words Praying for You once again using the Faith Stamp Set.  On the left side of the inside, I added a small kraft bag that holds a coordinating bookmark that's also stamped with a sentiment from the Faith Stamp Set.  It's a really lovely stamp set, and I used it once again to stamp the word "faith" on the little kraft bag.

I'm hoping that this card and bookmark will be a blessing to my friend who's going through a rough time right now.  She loves to read, so I thought that the bookmark would be a nice little addition to the card.  The next photo (below) shows the entire bookmark that coordinates with the card.  It will be an unexpected surprise when the card is opened.  I don't always decorate the inside of my cards, but in this case, Stamp Simply made it so easy.

I do apologize for having such a long blog post here today, but I guess I just wanted to take plenty of photos so that you could see all the different views of my card front, inside and bookmark.  You can find so many fabulous stamps, dies and products when you shop at Stamp Simply, and you can also find lots of great inspiration on the Stamp Simply Blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit me here today.  It's always appreciated, and I do hope you'll take some time to visit Stamp Simply for some great shopping.  Have a blessed and creative week, my dear friends.  I'm so grateful for you.

I'm linking up my card and matching bookmark in the following challenges:

TIME OUT Challenges:  Challenge #308 - Celebrating the 12th Birthday of TIME OUT Challenges.  Steph's gorgeous card is SO inspiring (and lovely).  I was drawn to the use of pink florals, and the brown background inspired me to use a similar color of woodgrain paper.  The leaves (greenery) was also an inspiration.  I'm so grateful for the challenges and inspiration at TIME OUT.  Happy Birthday!

The Paper Funday Challenges - March Challenge #85 - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist of Fur or Feathers

Double D Challenge Blog - Books/Bookmark/Postage

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - Challenge #2610 - Anything Goes

Blessings,

Karen