So Thankful

Hello friends!  How often do you use other artists to inspire you?  Today on the "Ways to Use It" Challenge on Splitcoaststampers, we are taking a card from our Favorites Gallery and using it to inspire our own version of the card.  Karen Dunbrook's masterful backgrounds always inspire me, so of course I used one of her cards, Monoprinting and Flowers, to inspire mine.

Creative Nugget:  The background is a monoprint made with a stencil and Distress Oxide Inks.  Apply ink to the back of a stencil, spritz with water, and with the ink side down, press onto a piece of heavy card stock.   The background used here is actually the second printing and the stencil was turned and applied again to achieve the water colored panel.  The Typewriter Text Background stamp from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps was randomly stamped on the background before the silhouettes and sentiment were stamped using Versafine Onyx Black ink.  So Thankful was white embossed on a hand cut flag to finish the card.  The other Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps used are Nature Silhouettes, Faith Quote Blocks, and So Grateful.

Be sure to check out all of the fun ways Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps with be celebrating their 10th birthday this month.  Just click on the graphic to see all the details and fun giveaways!

This card will also be submitted for the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #266 - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - "Q for Quote"

Tuesday Throwdown #367 - Watercolor

Thanks so much for stopping by...Be inspired and have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Happy Birthday, Korin!

My sweet friend Korin, owner of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, celebrated her birthday yesterday.  This card was created for her!

Creative Nugget:  Diluted Oxide inks were used to add a wash of color to the corner of the card.  This was over stamped with Leafy Flourish and Typewriter Text backgrounds and splattered with some black acrylic paint.  Strips of Washi tape were adhered to the card front off center.  The Majestic Monarch butterfly was embossed over strips of the same Washi tape and cut with the coordinating Monarch Die.  The sentiment from the Keep in Touch, Too set was stamped on a banner and added to the card. Tiny Sparkles, metallic threads and twine were added to finish the card.  All of the stamps used are available at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #236 - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Speckled

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge 35 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Looks like a crafty day today...rain, rain, rain!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Jesus Paid It All

Hello friends!  I hope you are having a wonderful Easter weekend.  I cannot wrap my mind around all that Jesus did for me when he died on the cross, but his love for all of us caused him to pay the ultimate sacrifice, to lay down his life for us.  While we hated and despised him, and while we were yet sinners, he died for us.  (Romans 5:8)  My hope lies in the fact that he is no longer in the tomb…Sunday is coming!

Creative Nugget:  The design for my Easter card is from the Mojo Monday sketch for this week.  The Typewriter Text Background was clear embossed on the background and the Smackin' Acetate Technique with Tombow markers was used to add the pink, yellow, and purple colors to all three layers.  The text was lightly stamped on the middle panels using Hickory Smoke Distress ink. Deep Purple Archival ink was used to stamp the Jesus Paid It All image of Calvary.  A Basic Grey panel and dyed silk ribbon were added to finish the card.

The stamp sets used for this card can be found at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps also just released their newest Creative Worship Bible Journaling Note This Kit yesterday.  I had a lot of fun using the new Note This stamp set designed by Rebecca Rios!

Creative Nugget:  Acrylic blocks were painted with heavy body acrylic paints, spritzed with water, and applied to the page which had been prepped with two light coats of Gel Mat Medium.  (If you try this, be sure to clean the paint off the blocks right away.)  Elements from the stamp set were stamped using Versafine Onyx Black ink and colored with a White Sharpie Paint Pen.  Other sets used for this page are the All of Me Alpha, Squiggle Banners, Decorative Banners, and Words of Life: Common Words 1.  I also tried a little hand lettering for the words in the banners.

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me."  (John 14:6 NKJV) 

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Mojo Monday - MOJO440

Word Art Wednesday #222-223 - Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards #105 - Use Ribbon
A Gem of a Challenge #165 - Easter

Thanks so much for stopping by…have a blessed day!

Hugs,
Cathymac