Back to School Teacher's Gift

 

Here with a back to school gift for my grandson's teacher. It also fits for this week's My Favorite Instagram Hop...theme being "Back to School."

I simply purchased a box of pencils and trimmed the box down. I then covered it with Echo Park's School Rules decorator paper.

The tag also uses the decorator paper pad; the tag die cut with a Tim Holtz Sizzix Tag Collection die along with Tim Holtz Sizzix Alphanumeric letters. The apple is die cut with a retired Spellbinders die.

Ribbons are May Art's from Stamp Simply.

Check out the rest of the Back to School inspiration at Instagram!

Thanks for stopping by!

Scripture Based Sympathy Card

 

Hello once again! Here this Friday after noon with a sympathy card for our Friends in Faith Instagram Hop. Our theme today is the same Bible verse that is on my card: Matthew 5:4.

I wanted to use very neutral/monochromatic colors, yet still have some texture. I'm happy how it turned out.

The blooms are Paper Trey Ink's Into the Bloom Snowdrops Die, watercolored with Daniel Smith watercolors.

The base of the card uses The Greetery's Shortbread Shapes dies and Shortbread Shapes Rectangle Spring Embossing Folder.

The beautiful Bible verse is from Stamp Simply's Blessings/Beatitudes 1 clear stamp set, stamped with Versafine Clair Morning Mist ink.

If you get a chance, head over to today's Friends in Faith hop for more faith filled projects. We'd love to have you stop in!

Merry Christmas Winter Poinsettia Floral Cluster

Hello! I have a Christmas card to add to my stash using Stamp Simply's Product of the Week: Floral Clusters Series clear stamps and die! I've used their Winter Floral Poinsettia Cluster for this card, which includes Christmas and holiday sentiments. The other three floral cluster stamp sets are also on sale, as is the die that is sized to cut all four floral cluster images.

I began by stamping the floral cluster with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then colored it with Copic Sketch Markers. I used the Floral Cluster die to cut it out. I also die cut three sprigs from the Floral Cluster and Sprigs dies set.

I stamped the two sentiments from the Winter Poinsettia Floral Cluster stamp set with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink then die cut one with a Stamp Simply Fishtail Banner Sentiment die.

The background is Craft Consortium's Festive Flora decorator paper.

Crystal Stickles adds a bit of sheen to the berries and flower center.

All linked product is from Stamp Simply.

Be sure to check out the Product of the Week sale, it runs thru September 12th.

Have a great weekend!

Ripe Old Age Birthday

 

Hi and Welcome! I have a special card that I created for one of our very good friend's birthday...I think he really got a kick out of it!

It features products from The Greetery...Botanicuts Tomatoes Die, Checks Out A2 Border die, and Tomato Tomato Stamp Set.

These dies combine to make such an appealing and attractive card. A bit of die cutting, shading with ink, and stamping. Done!

I die cut the white background panel with the border die, then layered it over a panel of blue. The tomatoes and vine were cut from red and green cardstocks, then were edged with a bit of ink with a distress sponge dauber. Easy!

The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and a Versafine Red ink. The red ink was a bit orange so I dabbed a bit of a darker red Copic onto the letters to match up with the tomatoes.

The card is fairly flat for mailing, although I did pop up the tomatoes and sentiment oval with foam tape.

I hope that you've enjoyed today's card. It was a lot of fun making it.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Thank You Black Eyed Susans

Hello! I've put together a card for today's My Favorite Instagram Hop...this week's theme is to use our favorite pattern. I have always loved gingham. I had a navy gingham blouse when I was young and it got a lot of wear thru the years. I had to buy one last year to relive those great memories. 

The gingham here is Stampin' Up In Color Gingham Gallery 12 x 12" paper. 

The flowers are Spellbinder Echinacea/Cone Flower dies. I've made them up to look like Black Eyed Susans which are now blooming in our area. I watercolored the die cuts with Daniel Smith watercolors.

The sentiment is Stamp Simply's Farmhouse All Occasion Greeting clear stamp set. I stamped it with Versafine Clair Acorn ink and die cut it with a Spellbinder Narrow Oval die.

The base of this card is 4 x 5 1/4" so that the over hang will still fit in an envelope nicely.

Be sure to check out the rest of the pattern inspiration over at the Instagram hop! So fun to see what pattern is a favorite.

 

Name Above All Names

Hello! I have been playing with some ink for today's card...always fun! 

I began by spritzing and splashing a watercolor paper panel with Ranger Distress Oxide sprays and then drying. I also die cut a butterfly (Tim Holtz Sizzix Tattered Butterflies Bigz die, retired) from watercolor paper and sprayed it with the same inks.

I pulled out Stamp Simply's Jesus clear stamp set and stamped the ink background with the block sentiment in the set with Archival Pebble Beach ink. I also dragged the ink pad around the edges of the panel with the Pebble Beach ink.

I stamped a sentiment from the Jesus stamp set for the main sentiment of the front of the card, as well as the "Jesus" inside the card.

All linked product is from Stamp Simply.

I'm including my card today in the Friends in Faith Instagram Hop. The theme today is Give Me Jesus. 

If you would like to see more inspiration in this theme, be sure to check out the hop!

 

Have a great weekend!

His Mercies are New Every Morning!

 

Good Afternoon! Here to share my addition to this week's Friends in Faith Instagram Hop! Our theme this week is "Great is Thy Faithfulness." We are reminded that our Heavenly Father never changes, is always the same, as are the promises in His Word.

I began by making my background using Hero Art's Daisy Cover Plate die. I've always loved daisies and enjoyed playing with the die.

 I simply cut the die from an A2 sized piece of royal blue cardstock. I then cut the same die piece once again to use as a template to lay over a white piece of cardstock to color in the daisy centers with a yellow colored Copic Sketch marker. The daisy petals were left white. I then glued the royal blue cardstock die cut over the white panel. Simple! 

The lovely sentiment is from Stamp Simply's Farmhouse Scriptural Thoughts, stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and die cut with a Stamp Simply Fishtail Sentiment Banner die.

A border and bow of May Art's Baker's Twine (I used yellow, but orange would look fantastic as well) finishes the design.

If you would like to view more inspirational designs, check out this weeks #friendsinfaithhop2026 Instagram hop!