Well fall is official, and that means while the temps may still be warm here, the days are getting shorter. I love the long sunny days of summer, and will miss those! But - you can still find sunshine in sunny sunflowers! Today I am sharing a simple to make, easy to mail, fall scripture card using products from Stamp Simply. I blended two DOX inks on watercolor paper, spritzed with water and stamped my sunflower on top. I got out my paper piercer and pierced the corners (that used to be such a thing; now everyone uses dies!), then distressed the edges. I added a piece of burlap for texture and added interest. And of course I added some bling - Split Pea Kasiercraft Rhinestones. Very simple!
I love the Galatians 6:9 scripture. You can find out more about the products I used on the Stamp Simply Blog today!
Stamp Simply Supplies:
Other Supplies: - white, kraft cardstock
- Distress Oxides: Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade
- burlap
- paper piercer
- liquid glue
- foam tape
Good morning everyone! I love this week's sketch by Cécile! She has an eye for creating unique sketches and it was so much fun deciding what to make.
I used my new Jumbo Curiosity: Acorns from The Greetery and some fun, coarse sparkling glitter in front of my DOX painted sketch background. I added a little plaid patterned paper to balance my card.
I hope you will join our sketch challenge this week, and add your creations to our gallery. This week's challenge will end at 3:00 EDT time on Monday, September 25th. Don't miss all of the amazing creations from the DT on the FMS blog to inspire you!
Hello everyone! Have a blessed Sunday! Today I am sharing a VERY simple, yet classy holiday design that can be easily mass produced. I am not one for making multiples of anything (I would rather each item be unique), but this design lends itself easily to do that. And it's flat to mail, for the ever-increasing first class postage. Are we at 68 cents?
I chose two different stamps sets and one die for this card. All supplies are listed below. First I measured my cardstocks, with each layer being 1/4" less than the previous layer. On the top white layer, I used the Spellbinders star die to cut one star out of the front. I then stamped the bow hanger in Simon Hurley Bee Sting (I expected that to be yellow from its name!) and the sentiment in VersaFine Clair Nocturne. When dry, I added a backing layer of Silver from Cut Card Stock for the sparkling win. Adhere to the base layers, and you're good to go!
You can read more about this project and the supplies I used on the Stamp Simply Blog today! Stamp Simply Supplies Other Supplies: - white, red, silver glitter cardstock
- Simon Hurley Bee Sting Dye Ink (red)
- liquid glue
- foam tape
Good morning everyone! Today's sketch from Freshly Made Sketches is brought to you by our resident mountain climber, Jen B! I feel like I have too much going on with my card, and would like to redo it. If you come back later in the week it may look like something else! The Scribble Snowman dies are from Memory Box, and the sentiment is Picket Fence Studios. For some reason (maybe due to the kraft), I feel like my snowman is a cowboy wannabe. But he's not quite got all the things he needs to have to be that, and then there's those hearts..... he still has a lot of soft spots! ha~ I hope you will join our sketch challenge this week, and add your creations to our gallery. This week's challenge will end at 3:00 EDT time on Monday, September 18th. Don't miss all of the amazing creations from the DT on the FMS blog to inspire you!
Growing up as a Pastor's kid, I was keenly aware of the amount of time that both my mom and dad gave to their various congregations. And not just the two of them, but the whole family gets involved in serving. My sister and I used to sit in the second pew of my dad's church - alone, as both parents were preaching and playing. We knew by the imperceptible shake of my mom's head if we were in trouble for being rowdy. And we weren't. We had our little bags of Cheerios and our little notebooks to draw in. I did the same thing with my kids! I began playing piano when I was four, as teaching piano was my mom's job then. But I really began to play when my dad pastored two country churches. I was ten, and neither had an accompanist for their services. My mom was already playing at our home church, and after that, Dad and I would get in the car and drive an hour to the west, we'd preach and play, and an hour later, another half hour to the west. Hymn playing is the quickest way to learn difficult things: chord changes every beat, timing of playing and stopping for other parts of the service, and just learning the wide variety of songs needed in just one hour - or a little more. I loved it. After that I accompanied Sunday services for almost 50 years almost every Sunday somewhere. And may be picking it up again here in the near future. So this card is for all the family members whose Dad is a Pastor. There is a great support system behind him. A lot of weekend planning while other families are out doing this and that. And it's nice to recognize the sacrifices made for always being there 24/7 for the church family, when needed.
I started with a completely different stencil and color scheme, but finally went back to this gorgeous red of fall - Barn Door Distress Oxide. I used it for the stencil, as well as the large leaf, along with a bit of Fired Brick on the edges. The smaller leaf is a darker coat of Dried Marigold. Stenciling is one of my favorite backgrounds to make! To tie the two halves of the card together, I used a strip of paper from the Retro Summer 6x6 by Craft Consortium. It was a perfect match!
You can find out more about the products I used today on the Stamp Simply Blog!
Stamp Simply Supplies Other Supplies: - white, cinnamon cardstock
- Distress Oxides: Barn Door, Fired Brick, Fired Marigold
- gold metallic thread
- liquid glue
- foam tape
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