And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness
and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8)

Friday, March 15, 2019

Looking Back at the Divinity Designs March 2019 Release

Good morning, friends...happy Friday!  Today we are taking another look at the Divinity Designs March 2019 Release.  I was able to use some of the new Divinity Designs products to make a birthday card and treat for my sister-in-law.


First for my card which features the Birthday Stamp/Die Duo.


Creative Nugget:  The card front was cut with a Pierced Rectangle Die and impressed with the Circles Stencil...love that you can add a bit of texture with the stencils.  Papers from the Birthday Bash Collection were cut with one of Tri-Shutter Layers Dies and layered onto paper from the Birthday Brights Paper Pad. The Birthday Balloon Dies and Birthday from the Birthday Stamp/Die Duo were also cut from the same paper pad.  The sentiment was embossed onto a tag cut with one of the Treat Tags Dies.  Bows were made with twine and added to finish the card.

The Test Tube Trio Dies were used to create a matching treat holder filled with different kinds of M&M's...this should be a big hit with my SIL!

Creative Nugget:  Papers from the Birthday Bash Collection and Birthday Brights Paper Pad were used on the layers.  The sentiments from the Treat Tag Sentiments 3 stamp set were embossed on the tags which were tied onto each of the Test Tubes.  A Scalloped Circle Die was also used to cut a panel for the birthday tag and small bow to finish the Test Tube Treat Holder.

Be sure to check out the Divinity Designs Blog to see more beautiful samples created by the Divinity Divas using products from the March Release!

Thanks so much for stopping by...Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Two for Tuesday - Birthday Stamp/Die Duo

Hello friends!  It's time for another Two for Tuesday feature over at the Divinity Designs Blog.  Today I am using the new Birthday Stamp/Die Duo along with some other goodies from the Divinity Designs Store for my two cards.


Creative Nugget:  Since I didn't have any gold card stock, I decided to make some of my own.  After gold embossing several sheets of card stock, Sparkling Star Dies and Double Stitched Star Dies were used to cut several gold and black stars.  The stars were arranged on a panel cut with a Pierced Rectangle Die. A sentiment from the Birthday Stamp/Die Duo was stamped and embossed in black and birthday was cut three times and stacked.  The All-Star sentiment is from the All-Star Jersey stamp set and was gold embossed to finish the card. 

Creative Nugget:  A Pierced Square Die and a Square Die were used to cut a window from the background panel for the shaker card.  Nuvo Mousse was applied through the Arrows Stencil with a palette knife to this panel for the stepped up version.  The little sentiments were stamped on pieces cut with the Log Cabin Die...these pieces are perfect for stamping small sentiments!

Be sure to hop on over to the Divinity Designs Blog to see more Two for Tuesday creations!

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:
A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge for March #3 - Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge #116 - For the Men/Boys in our Lives
Just Add Ink #447 - Sketch










Scrapping4Fun Challenge 135 - Anything Goes With Layers
Simply Create Too Challenge #147 - AG/Opt Twist For a Male

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Hugs,
Cathymac

Monday, March 4, 2019

He is not Here

Hello friends!  Another snowy morning here, so more time to stamp!  Today I grabbed some new stamps by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps to use for the current Freshly Made Sketch.

Creative Nugget:  I started by embossing the Scripture Cross with Platinum Embossing Powder on watercolor paper cut with a TE Stitched Rectangle Die.  Distress Oxide Inks were used for a light watercolor wash around the cross.  Texture was added using one of the stamps from the Texture Tiles 1 stamp set.  The flowers and leaves from the new Doodle Florals stamp set were also Platinum embossed on watercolor paper and watercolored with the Oxide Inks.  The flowers and leaves were fussy cut and popped onto the card using foam tape.  The little sentiment is from the Victory in Jesus stamp set and was also Platinum embossed.  Little gems were added to finish the card.
This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Friday, March 1, 2019

Welcome to the Divinity Designs March 2019 Release

Hello, friends...Happy Friday!  It's time again for another Divinity Designs Release.  The March release includes two stamp/die duos, dies to make adorable test tube treat holders, stamp sets that coordinate with the treat holders, a Flower Burst Stencil and two more basic shapes scalloped die sets.  Today I am sharing two projects using some of the new products.    


My first sample was made with the new Happy Stamp/Die Duo and the Flower Burst Stencil.


Creative Nugget:  VersaMark Ink was sponged through the Flower Burst Stencil and Silver Embossing Powder applied and heated on a Pierced Rectangle cut panel.  A strip of paper from the Wedding Wishes Paper Pad was stitched to the Flower Burst panel.  A frame was cut using Scalloped Square and Pierced Square dies and then silver embossed.  The "Happy" die from the Happy Stamp/Die Duo was cut five times and one was silver embossed before stacking them together.  One of the sentiments was also silver embossed on a Pierced Banner from the Test Tube Trio die set.  The stacked "Happy" was popped onto a Silver embossed heart frame that was cut with the Pierced Heart Die and one of the Layering Hearts Dies.  A few silver pearls were added to finish the card.

My second project was made using the Test Tube Trio Dies.

Creative Nugget:  The Test Tube Trio holder was cut and paper from the Wedding Wishes Paper Pad was cut with the layering dies included in the set and adhered to each of the panels before folding and gluing the holder together.  The tags were cut and sentiments from the Treat Tag Sentiments 3 stamp set were white embossed on each tag.  The tags were tied onto each treat filled Test Tube.  A Pierced Heart Die and a Layering Hearts Die were used to make the heart frame.  Another sentiment was white embossed on the pierced banner.  The little bow dies were used to make the little bow at the top of the treat holder. 

These new products from Divinity Designs were used to create the cards above...


Thanks so much for stopping by...Be sure to pop on over to the Divinity Designs Blog to check out all of the beautiful projects creative by the Divinity Divas using the new March release.

Hugs,
Cathymac

Doodle Florals

Hello, Friends and welcome March!  Today I am sharing this card over on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog using the new Stamp of the Month set, Doodle Flowers.

Creative Nugget:  The fun flowers are from a new stamp set called Doodle Florals designed by Krista Hamrick.  Other stamp sets used on this card include Made NewTexture Tiles 3 and Thoughtful Words.  The greens in the Doodle Florals set were stamped around the sentiment and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink was sponged around the panel. The panel was then stitched to the background.  The flowers and the butterfly from the Made New stamp set were Colored with Copic Markers, cut out and popped onto the card.  


This card will be submitted for the following challenges:
Thanks so much for stopping by...have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,
Cathy