Christmas Coffee w/Stamp Simply

Welcome by today, sweet friends.  As the October New Release continues at Creative Worship Stamps, I've been having so much fun creating with these awesome new products.  There are so many great things found in this month's NEW Release including some gorgeous peacock stamps, dies and stencils.  There are also several sweet Snowflake products including a gorgeous background stamp and some sweet layering dies.  And let's not forget about the awesome NEW Sermon Notes Stamp Set for those of us who enjoy Bible journalling.  It's all so incredibly wonderful, and you won't want to miss any of it.

This card started with basic black cardstock layered with basic white cardstock and then a jewel toned blue cardstock that I stamped using Unchartered Mariner Blue Oxide Ink and the awesome NEW Snowflake Whimsy Background Stamp.  I inked the edges with more of the blue as well as some white ink for a snow-kissed look.  Next, I stamped the Snowflake Whimsy Background Stamp onto a piece of the white cardstock, and I cut it using one of the ovals in the Stitched Oval Dies.  I surrounded the oval with a green wreath that was cut using the Lovely Wreaths Dies.  A bit of white paint splattering and a sequin gave my background some "snow" which also helped break up the dark background.

I used the fabulous Holiday Cheer Stamps & Dies for the coffee cups, sentiment and candy canes.  I positioned these images around the oval to give it depth.  It's always fun to incorporate coffee into my Christmas cards because everyone who knows me is well aware of my love for coffee.  And truth be told, most of my friends and family love it as much as I do.  Creative Worship Stamps has so many great coffee related products to help you give your cards some caffeinated love.

Thank you once again for your visit here today.  It means the world to me that I have crafty friends who stop by to say hello and take a quick peek at my cards.  You all inspire me SO much and I appreciate you beyond words.  Happy crafting, everyone.

I'm playing along in the following challenges that I 💕love so much:

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge Blog - October Challenge:  Anything Goes Christmas and Caffeine - This card uses products from Super Sponsor and friend of all things caffeinated, Creative Worship Stamps.  I absolutely LOVE💖 playing along in this fun challenge any time I possibly can.

The Paper Funday Challenge Blog - October Challenge - Anything Goes w/Optional Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice- Entry #1/6 - My "everything nice" always includes coffee.

Happy crafting, everyone.

Blessings,

Karen

Be Still w/Creative Worship Stamps

It's been such a tremendous blessing and honor to be a part of the Design Team at Creative Worship Stamps.  There are many times that I still can't believe that they would truly want ME on this team.  I'm surrounded by such incredible talent, and I don't feel at all adequately matched to their level.  But I will say this, I'm blessed and grateful to have this privilege and I enjoy Creative Worship Stamps products SO much.  I pray all the time that God will help me to create art that's worthy of this position, and that will bring honor and glory to Him.  For me, that's what my art is all about.....honoring God and praising Him for any talent I may (or may not) have.  God has blessed me tremendously, and I'm #blessed to design for this amazing company.  This month's NEW Release is absolutely wonderful.

Among the many awesome NEW products this month, I've fallen in LOVE💖with the NEW Snowflake Whimsy Background Stamp.  When you receive a padded envelope from Creative Worship Stamps, your products come protected with a piece of thick cardboard (so they won't bend).  Each month, I use this piece of cardboard for a project, and this month, this is that project.  The base is cardboard and the top piece is also cardboard which was cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies.  I stamped that piece using the awesome NEW Snowflake Whumsy Background Stamp in dark brown.  And YES, the die-cuts from Creative Worship Stamps will cut straight through that thick cardboard with great ease.

I used another scrap of the cardboard to make my grungy piece that I cut using one of the smaller pieces in the Stitched Rectangle Dies.  I rubbed some paint on it and attached it.  It's topped with images found in the Holly Christmas Stamp Set (holly and berries) as well as the Coffee Talk Stamp Set (coffee mugs).  The sentiment (Be Still) can be found in the gorgeous NEW White as Snow Stamp Set.  And finally, let's talk about those STUNNING snowflakes.  They are SO pretty, and the NEW Delicate Snowflake Die Set includes SIX (6) different styles/sizes of snowflakes.

You'll LOVE💖this NEW Release as much as I do.  The beautiful snowflakes and snowflake background are definitely good choices, and products that I already know will get used a lot.  Creative Worship Stamps always has such amazing products, and I really do hope you'll stop by to check out all their fabulous things.  Thanks so much for visiting me here today, friends.  I'm always grateful for you, for your comments, and for your supportive friendships.  Leave me some love and I'll pop by to say hello to you as well.  Happy crafting.

I'm sharing my caffeinated Christmas card in the following challenges:

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge - Challenge #58 October: Anything Goes Caffeinated Christmas. I used products from Creative Worship.  Thanks for another FUN challenge and all the great inspiration.

Keep creating beautiful things.

Blessings,

Karen

Delicate Snowflakes w/ Creative Worship Stamps

This month's fabulous NEW Release from Creative Worship Stamps includes some gorgeous peacock stamps, stencils and dies along with some new Sermon Notes Stamps and some lovely Delicate Snowflake Dies, Snowflake Stencils and a Snowflake Whimsy Background Stamp.  Today I'm sharing my first card of the month which features the NEW Delicate Snowflake Dies.  It's always fun to create Wintery cards in unexpected colors, and these new products are so much FUN to use.

I started with Dolphin Gray Cardstock layered with Pink Lemonade Cardstock that I stamped using the fun NEW Snowflake Whimsy Background Stamp.  I also used the Typewriter Text Background Stamp to add the words you see in the background.  I embossed the pink background with a glittery embossing powder to give it that wonderful shimmer.

Each of the snowflakes in the NEW Delicate Snowflake Dies comes with an outer cut and a smaller (thinner) snowflake cut.  They can be used either way, but today I layered them and stitched in some white iridescent string.  The sweet sentiment can be found in the NEW White as Snow Stamp Set.  I really love the movement in the Snowflake Whimsy Background Stamp.  It's much prettier in real life, and that's partially because I don't take the best photos.

I've also shared this card on my Instagram Page where I'd love to have you visit and Follow me.  I'm still struggling there and the struggle is real.  If I ever do get to 1,000 Followers, I'll be having a BIG give-away.  Thank you for being a part of my creative journey.  I always appreciate your visits here.  Have a wonderfully creative week, everyone.

I'm playing along in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Blessings,

Karen