Today I have a card using the Magical Enchanted Day stamp set from Prickley Pear at Pajama Crafter Stamps.
I decided to go with a round card for fun. I stamped the wreath onto the round panel and colored it with Polychromos pencils – I think they gave it a little more whimsy. What do you think? I added my sentiment and a few enamel dots and this one is ready to be sent.
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are inspired to try a different shaped card – they are super fun!
Today I have another fun card using the Happy Beach Critters set from Prickley Pear at Pajama Crafter Stamps. I found a beach scene background in my stash so I thought this one was meant to be – these birds on the beach are perfect right?
The background scene is created using Distress Oxides. It had the tag die cut from the middle already so I went with it and created a little dimension by building up the frame piece.
I inked the beach bird on the background then inked it again on Xpress it Blender paper where I colored it with Copics. I cut out just the top part and glued it onto the one inked onto the background – this way I got legs without having to cut out legs. On the same course, I inked the flying bird onto the Xpress it and colored it with Copics. So I could cut just the outline, I colored the “sky” pieces inside the lei with Copics that matched the background. You can’t tell it’s not the actual background right?
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you were inspired today!
Today I have a super fun card using the Happy Beach Critters set from Prickley Pear at Pajama Crafter Stamps. I really wanted to do an underwater background that I could pair with the cute turtles in the set. I searched for a background tutorial online and found one HERE , and the best part is she used turtles on her sample so I knew it would be perfect but what do you think?
I used a sun ray stencil ( I couldn’t believe I had one), blue Distress Inks from the tutorial, and I colored my turtles with Copics and fussy cut them and glued them and the sentiment block to my background panel. I actually love this one! I is sweet and simple and turtley adorable 🙂
After I created my card I couldn’t help smiling – it reminded me of the scene in Finding Nemo where he is riding Crush. Amiright?
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you ae inspired to try anew background technique!
Today I have a Bible journal card project. Easter is this weekend and I really wanted to do some Bible journaling. I decided to use my pocket Bible so it was easier to create a journal card rather than journaling in my little Bible.
I wanted to journal John 3:16. “For God so loved the world,[a] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” When studying this verse, I found thisstatement and it really resonated “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us.” That idea is what I decided to journal.
I had a leftover cross from my last play with the Crosses 2 set and I didn’t want it to go to waste. I die cut another cross and inked it with Chipped Sapphire Oxide Ink so it could act as a shadow for my main cross. I then dug through my stash and found some mixed media backgrounds. I matched one up to my cross and cut it to fit in my Bible (about 3″x4″) I added a pieces of Washi, doodled a border and added the sentiments to bring my idea together.
I hope you have a blessed Easter full of family and fun but above all remember the Love of Jesus Christ our Savior on this day – it is something to REJOICE!
Today I have a super sweet card using Prickley Pear’s Stamp called Noah’s Ark. My first card using this set used half of the bigger image but this card uses several of the small images. I created a very simple scene where the little turtle family is essentially walking across the bottom of the card. I needed a simple sentiment to go with it so I dug through the sets in my stash and thought the small “I love you” from Lovely Bouquet would be perfect.
I stamped my scene directly onto a kraft card and colored it with Polychromos pencils (very sharp pencils – those are some small images haha!)
I hope you like it and are inspired to look at your stamps in a new way. By utilizing the smaller stamps in a set, you get another possibility!
Today I have a card using a Prickley Pear Stamp called Noah’s Ark. I have big plans for the stamp set as a whole but I thought it would be fun to do a project using only half of the main image. It really takes on a whole new look when you use just a piece of the stamp!
I added a few of the small stamps to build my scene (the sun, flowers, birds and cloud) then colored it with Copic markers. I grabbed a sentiment from the Fall Leaves set (this set is retiring but this sentiment is one of my new favorites so I will use it until I find a new favorite. 🙂 I used some stash backgrounds to add a little dimension then I added to my little panel.
I hope you like it and are inspired to look at your stamps in a new way. By stamping only part of the image, you may find you get new life from them.
Today I have a somewhat clean and simple birthday card using Pajama Crafter’s Stamp set – Birthday Banners.
I created a background panel with a patterned paper that I embossed with a birthday embossing folder. I mounted it on black cardstock for a stark contrast to my banner which colored up with bright Copic markers. I mounted the banner onto black cardstock then adhered it and the sentiment onto my background. It has a few moving pieces but it is simple and would be good for a masculine or feminine birthday card. I have both this month so it is perfect timing huh?
I hope you are inspired to create a clean and simple card with a little something extra 🙂
Matthew 2:10-11. When they [the wise men] saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house, they saw the Child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshiped Him.
Merry Christmas sweet friends! I hope your day is filled with the joy and hope of Christ!
Today I have an art journal page for you. I created a sunrise scene with water and mountains using Be Joyful by Prickley Pear Stamps for my main image and Birdcage Winter 2 (the little row of trees) to create a tree line. I colored the girl with Copics and the rest was created with Distress Oxides.
I have done a similar scene before I tried new things today…I haven’t done water before you I just jumped in and it worked out I think. I also tried shadows and dark coloring assuming this girl’s face was to the SON(sun) and we would see her back on darker colors. I also haven’t done that much either so it was fun to try it out!
Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful, blessed day!!
For my project today, I am using a stocking and bow from the Stocking Two Stamp Set. After I colored it, I die cut it with the coordinating Stocking Die and then I sat and looked at it for a few days hoping for inspiration on what the card should look like. It eventually came to me and I created my card around my colored up image….Do you ever do that?
I created a pocket card. As I have strived to do all year, I reached for scraps. I used some of my red scraps to create bricks, then I built a “fireplace.” I added glue in the cracks and sprinkled glitter to create “grout”. Then I added wood like designer paper to the fold down flap to create a mantle. I added some paper I thought could pass as “wallpaper” “on the back then I sealed the two sides with thin score tape. Then I hung my stocking with a little brad act as my nail.
I created a coordinating note card that I can write a note on and maybe glue a gift card on. Then I can just slide it down in the pocket. The card is kind of simple but I really love the sweet little scene and I I can’t wait to get this one in the mail – yes, you heard right. I haven’t sent my cards yet. Please don’t judge, I plan to do them by Wednesday haha!!
I hope you were inspired today and I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season.
Today I have a simple, sweet card using the “extra” pieces from the Christmas Ornaments 2 set from Prickley Pear Stamps.
I wanted to make a Christmas postage stamp with a die from way back when so I created a little vignette to fit it. I die cut it and with the die on, I lightly brushed light blue ink over the scene so when I removed the die, there was a white frame – like a real postage stamp. I think it turned out so cute. I think I may look at other stamp sets to see if I can find something else that will fit into my postage stamp look. I used a stencil background and created my own colored card with Distress Ink
I hope you are inspired!
Hugs, Lyn
PS – Prickley Pear is having a Cyber Monday Sale – No Coupon needed