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

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