Word Art Wednesday - One for the Books!

Hello Delightful Friends!

The new school year locally is one week away, I can't believe how fast the time has gone this summer.  Of course, here where I live, summer is actually just now starting at least "weather-wise".  Our summer weather is late August through mid October.  All this doesn't affect me since I have no children in school but it's kind of sad having such nice weather to enjoy while sitting in a classroom.  

Anyway, the card I made this week is probably going to be sent to my grandson who will be starting 7th grade, and he still likes my cards! 😊  However, it would be ideal to send to a teacher, too. It would be super cute in primary colors, wouldn't it? I just might make another one....

 Word Art Wednesday has it's challenge starting today and runs for two weeks!  You can enter 10X, 5 times a week but it must be a new project and the theme is Anything Goes - Family Friendly.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Stix to Anything and is an adhesives package.  How important is adhesive to a card maker or scrapbooker?!! So yay! Thank you Stix to Anything.

Here is my card for this weeks challenge and of course I used adhesive and 3-D adhesive foam strips to pop up some of the elements on my card design.

I can't seem to find this weeks Scripture Art but if you go to Word Art Wednesday they will have the free Scripture Art for you.

Here are the ingredients to my card: (all from Taylored Expressions, except the black ink)

Paper: Sugar Cube, Tiki Mule

Ink: Honeydew Melon, Tiki Mule, Peapod, Honey, Dijon, Toffee, Latte; Versafine Clair Nocturne

Stamps: Classroom Canvas Background; Up Against A Wall split 6x6 background; Treat Your Shelf - Back to School (clear stamp set)

Stencil: Treat Your Shelf  6x6 Layering Stencil; Treat Your Shelf - Back to School (Layering Stencil and Die Combo)

Dies: Treat Your Shelf 

ADHESIVES: Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive; E-Z Dots repositionable adhesive dots (Scrapbook Adhesives); 3M double sided foam tape (0.5")

Thanks so much for visiting and God Bless!  And along with the title of "One for the Books" my favorite book is the Bible, I definitely recommend it!  B-I-B-L-E  "Basic Instructions before Leaving Earth!

Word Art Wednesday - Not 2 Shabby

Hello Delightful Friends!

Just a quick post to share my card for Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge. Our sponsor for this challenge is Not 2 Shabby ($25) This online store is delightful! Make sure you share a new crafty project with us at the Word Art Wednesday Blog.  You can upload 5 new projects for each week of the challenge.

Here is my card for the Anything Goes/Family Friendly Challenge: (I was inspired by Lori Craig's card found HERE)

Lots of techniques in this card - Stamping with Versamark, heat embossing, stenciling, diecutting, Olo Coloring, & adding texture with an embossing folder.

Ingredients:

Embossing Folder (Garden Trellis) All products are from Taylored Expressions

Dies: Diamond Stacklets, A2 Postage Stamp Stackets; A Year in Bloom Vases & Places; A Year in Bloom - February (violet)

Stamps: A Year in Bloom Feb. Violet; Large Lattice 6x6; Softly Spoken Sentiments

Ink: Oreo (hybrid), Macaron, Dried Fig, Dragon Fruit, Sweet Corn, Mango.

Paper: Sugar Cube, Dragon Fruit

Olo Markers to color the Violet.

Thanks for visiting!

 First day of summer coming up!  Yay!🌞

Word Art Wednesday - Featuring Taylored Expressions

Hello Delightful Friends!

Time for another challenge from Word Art Wednesday. We have my personal favorite sponsor and stamp company this week: Taylored Expressions!!

Hope you'll visit TE and check out their store and the inspiration on the blog they share with all of us card makers. There is a lot of ideas and techniques on the Facebook page and Instagram too.  Don't forget to play along with the Anything Goes - Family Friendly challenge at Word Art Wednesday.

Here are my cards:

My first card is for my granddaughter Addy, she's turning 16 this month!  (all the ingredients shown are from Taylored Expressions.  The list of items are at the end of this post)

My next two cards are for a graduation celebration which includes my grandson who is graduating from High School.  These two cards are 5x7 and I've used the Create in Quad layering stencil for the backgrounds.

Scripture Art inside the above graduation cards:

Ingredients for card #1

Inks: Guava, Peaches n Cream, Mulled Wine, Peapod, Cookie Monster, Blueberry, Toffee

Paper: Granny Smith, Sugar Cube Saltwater Taffy, Toffee

Foil It panels: Doodle Birds (Foil - Gold Shimmer using Minc laminator)

Doodle Bird Stencil/Dies

Cloud Nine 3D Embossing folder

On the Fence border die

Stamp Set:  So Tweet of You

Mini Strips Die

Inspiration for colors: Color box #041

Cards #2

A7 Sugar Cube card bases and envelopes

Inks: Blueberry, Toffee, Latte, Honey, Pablano Pepper

Paper: Sugar Cube, Blueberry, Toffee, Honey

Create-in-Quads Layering Stencil: Pattern Playground

Foil It panel: Perfect Pennant Grad (I cut out with scissors and added the border strip and fishtails using Honey Card stock)

Perfect Pennant Stamp/Dies

Foil - Gold Shimmer using Minc laminator

Thanks for visiting!

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Happy is the Man

Hello Delightful Friends,

Time for the bi-weekly challenge at Word Art Wednesday. 

Our sponsor is Kat Scrappiness (US) 💗$50 Prize Package.

Lots of fun craftiness so be sure and check out the online store.

Hope you can share your projects with us for a chance to win the prize.

You can share 5 new projects each week, the challenge is Anything Goes - Family Friendly.

Here is my card:

Ingredients:

Checkered Garden (3D Embossing folder & Layering Stencil Combo (subscription)

All Planned Out 3 die set.

Cross Stitch Rectangle Stacklets

Ink: Strawberry Milkshake, Guava, Raspberry Sorbet; Pineapple, Sweet Corn; Lime Zest.

Paper: Raspberry Sorbet, Sugar Cube, 

Heavy vellum (scrap in my stash, backing the Scripture Art)

All ingredients are from Taylored Expressions except the enamel dots which are from Carta Bella.

Thanks so much for visiting! Have a blessed week filled with hope and kindness!

Word Art Wednesday - Goodness of the Lord!

Hello Delightful Friends!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a quick look at my card!

I had fun creating this one using a Christmas stencil. This is actually 1 out of 4 cards from this Create-in-Quad Layering Stencil called "Mistletoe".

These are the 3 other panels from this stencil, I

just need to add a card base and do a bit of embellishing.

Be sure and head over to Word Art Wednesday and visit the other designers for some inspiration.  Our Challenge of course is Anything Goes - Family Friendly and our sponsor this week is Stix 2 Anything (adhesive package) and who doesn't need adhesive! I've used 3 types of adhesive just for my one project. (liquid, dimensional and repositionable); share your projects at Word Art Wednesday for a chance to win the prize package. You can upload 5 new projects a week plus be inspired by the other crafters, don't forget anything goes: scrapbook pages, cards, Bible journaling, multi-media projects!

Ingredients: (all Taylor Expression products)

Create-in-Quad Layering Stencil - Mistletoe

Dies:  Arched Stacklets, Postage Stamp Stacklets, Dragon Tales Die Set

Paper: Dried Fig, Salt Water Taffy, Sugar Cube, 

Inks: Spearmint, Mint Julep, Dried Fig, Salt Water Taffy

Sentiment/Scripture printed on vellum.

Thanks so much for visiting!  

The Lord is good!

Word Art Wednesday and Love in Faith!

Hello Delightful friends,

Better late than never!  I've been a little under the weather and just couldn't get into my craft room. But I didn't want to miss out on our Word Art Wednesday Challenge.  This week's sponsor is brand new for WAW and it is LOVE IN FAITH  (Where faith meets fashion) this is a really cool T-Shirt and Sweatshirt (and other goodies) Christian Company! I love the Faith Hope Love heart canvas tote bag; I just may have to order it! They will be giving away 5 T-shirts so that means there will be five winners so get over to Word Art Wednesday and play along with our Anything Goes - Family Friendly Challenge.

Here is my card this week:

This week's Scripture Art

Here are my ingredients: (all Taylored Expressions)

Stamp Set: Here Comes the Sun

 (clear stamps, I've used 3 from this set)

Stencil: Shine On

Die: Petite Scallop Mini Slim Stacklets

Ink: Potato Chip, Lemon Meringue, Sweet Corn, Mango

Thanks for visiting! God Bless!

💖Natalie 

Word Art Wednesday featuring Taylored Expressions!

Hello Delightful friends!

So excited to share my cards with you today for our challenge at Word Art Wednesday.  I shared two at the challenge blog but I have another one here to share.  Our sponsor this week is Taylored Expressions ($30) my all time favorite stamp company! Make sure you head over the TE facebook page, Instagram, Pinterest and blog and get inspired!  Lots of great videos and inspiration.

So without further ado...

All ingredients are from Taylored Expressions unless stated otherwise.

Stencil: Shine On (layering) Stamps: Here Comes the Sun with coordinating dies

Ink: Peaches & Cream, Pineapple, Potato Chip and Poppy Seed

Card Stock: Sugar Cube, Lemon Meringue

Dies: Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle

Simon Says Stamp: Stitched Circle

Stencil: Shine On (layering); Stamp Set/Die Set: Shine So Bright

Inks: Pineapple, Potatoe Chip, Poppy Seed

Paper: Sugar Cube

Scripture Art is this weeks Scripture Proverbs 4:18

Die:Pink Fresh - Blanket Stitched Rectangles, Simon Says Stitched Circle

Bonus card:

Stencil & Stamp set is from the Kit called Hey Lady!

Sentiment: Hey Lady- mini strips

Ink: Cherry Pop, Blue Raspberry, Poppy Seed

Paper: Blue Raspberry, Sugar Cube

Insider set called Hey Lady that was laminated with Cherry Pop Foil.

Be sure and play along and upload your Anything Goes - Family Friendly crafty creations at the challenge blog HERE and you will be entered into the drawing, you can enter 5 times each week a new project. The challenge runs for 2 weeks!

Thanks so much for visiting!  Hope you shine with the joy of the Lord!

Have a blessed day!

Natalie 💖🌞

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Fruitful transformation

Hello Delightful Friends,

Spring has quickly disappeared and summer is upon us in most of the states.  My corner of the world is still kind of cool in the morning and evenings and if the wind doesn't blow it's pretty comfortable, but boy if the wind is out the temperature stays in the low 60s. I always look forward to late July thru September when summer is really here on the north coast of California. 

On some crafty news, I'm getting ready this weekend to start tearing apart my craft room with the help of my oldest granddaughter Riley!  I've ordered some Stamp-n-Storage items (I'm so excited to start getting things organized, right now I can barely squeeze in there to my table.  I have too much furniture that isn't functional anymore and too much "stuff" if that's even possible 😂 I "might" be to embarrassed to do "before pics" but we'll see....

Well it's time for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Anything GoesWord Art Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes - Family Friendly!  Our sponsor this challenge is  Doodlebugs. They are offering a $25 gift certificate to shop in their store! Hope you can play along, don't forget to upload your crafty project at the challenge blog and you can enter 5x each week the challenge runs.

The Scripture Art is from Colossians 3:12.  One of my favorite chapters with wonderful instruction on what to "put on" and what to "put off".  When you put on the attributes of Christ Jesus your life will be transformed and become fruitful for the glory of God.

Here is my card for the challenge:

Ingredients

Die: Postage Stamp Stacklet (Taylored Expressions)

I've used lots of ink colors:

Sour Gummy, Cookie Monster, Blue Raspberry, Granny Smith, Kiwi, Lime Zest, Sugar Cube

Items from 2 Kits from Taylored Expressions:  Butterfly Wishes (Stamp & Stencil set); Time to Fly (Combo Club) Card Stock: Sugar Cube; Foil it: Butterflies.

My messy table after putting together my card. 

Well that's it for me today.  Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment!

God bless and please visit  Word Art Wednesday and share with us your crafty creation!

Natalie  💖

Word Art Wednesday - In My Prayers

Hello Delightful Friends!

Happy Wednesday to you!  It's time for another Word Art Wednesday challenge, Anything Goes - Family Friendly is the theme.  Our sponsor this week is Stix 2 Anything (Adhesive package is the prize!)  Hope you'll play along and maybe you'll be the winner, everyone can use some adhesive!  Head over to WAW and see the Scripture art for the challenge (you can upload and use it if you'd like to) be sure and check out the inspiration!

Here is my card (I think this is the first time sharing a card that I've used my Minc laminator and the foil technique):

Here are my ingredients:

Paper: Card stock - Sugar Cube and Cilantro (Taylored Expressions)

Foil: Lily Pad (TE)

Foil it card stock - Diamond Botanical (TE)

Ink: Earl Grey (TE)

Stamp and Die: Diamond Botanical (TE)

Pierced Circle Cutting Plate, background design (TE)

Thanks so much for visiting and praying that the Lord will bless you and minister to your heart today.

💗 Natalie

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Taylored Expressions

Hello Delightful Friends!

I am getting starting on my Father's Day cards with the help of our sponsor this week for the 

 Word Art Wednesday Challenge. Can't wait to share it with you.  Taylored Expressions is our fabulous sponsor!  Hope you'll play along with us and share your new projects, the challenge is always Anything Goes - Family Friendly and you can upload 5 new creations each week that the challenge runs.  If you play along you will be entered to win the $30 prize to spend at the Taylored Expressions Shop.

Also check out the TE Blog,  it's THE perfect place for crafty inspiration! They also can be found at Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.  You'll find lots of fun ideas, videos and techniques.

Here is my card:

Here are the Taylored Expression products that were used:

GREAT OUTDOORS LAYERING STENCIL & CLEAR COMBO

Super fun stencil that is designed to make 4 cards! 

Two shaped in a circle design and two in a hexagon shape.

THROUGH THE WOODS DIES

DUDE SENTIMENTS and matching Dies

TE Premium Inks: Blue Corn, Sweet Basil, Dijon, Spearmint

TE Premium Card Stock: Blue Corn, Sweet Basil

TE BLENDER BRUSHES

Stitched Circle Die is a product from Lawn Fawn

Scripture Art this Challenge:

Hope you enjoy this Father's Day card, the Dude sentiments include birthday and retirement too.

Have a blessed week and don't forget to play along!

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.

  💖 Natalie  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Welcome Spring!

Hello Delightful Friends!

Here is my card for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge (Anything Goes - Family Friendly).

I went with a Spring/Easter Theme background with the pretty butterflies that represent the resurrection so well.  Stamps of Life is the sponsor for this challenge.  Check out Stephanie Barnard's Blog.

If you'd like the Scripture Art from Philippians 3:10 you can grab it at Word Art Wednesday

Here are the ingredients to my card:

The Stamp set is called Butterflies Stamp and Stencil Set (Taylored Expressions)

Foil it Butterflies panel / Gold Shatter Glass Foil  (TE)

TE Inks: Rose Water, Pineapple, Lemon Meringue, Cookie , Granny Smith

Stitched Circle Die (Lawn Fawn)

Gold threaded twine.

I really like the color combo and tried an ombre effect. Not sure I quite got it but I will try this color combo again.  Hope you'll join us at Word Art Wednesday and share your creative projects with us!

Thanks for visiting and God Bless!

Natalie 💗

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Warm Hugs!

Hello Delightful Friends!

Word Art Wednesday Challenge (Anything Goes - Family Friendly) is here already!  I can't believe how fast the last 2 weeks have gone.  Last time I posted we were experiencing snow, well that continued a little longer but now we are having an atmospheric river!  Which means a very heavy rain causing flooding and because it's a warmer rain, it melts the snow and causes even more flooding!  The fields I drive by when going to work are under water.  Maybe this will lessen the drought California is experiencing.  We can hope!

Back to Word Art Wednesday and the challenge, here is my card this week.  Our sponsor is Crafty Individuals (UK).  Check out their site HERE They have some very cool, contemporary collage stamps.

Here is the featured Scripture art I used this week:

The other ingredients I've used are Taylored Expressions Cozy Winter stencil and clear stamp combo (sentiment and mittens) and matching dies. The paper is from Photo Play called Crafting with My Gnomies (6x6 pad)

Inks: Lime Zest and Poblano Pepper (TE).  Darice Hemp Cord. TE Blender Brushes.

Well that's it for me!  Thanks so much for visiting.  

Hope you share your crafty creations with us at Word Art Wednesday.

Natalie  💖

Word Art Wednesday - Cas-ual Fridays Sponsor!

Hello Delightful Friends!

Can you believe it's already August!  School is just around the corner, I have 5 grandkids 2 will be in high school, an eight grader, a sixth grader and a 4th grader they are getting too big!  And this means juggling schedules to attend all the functions.  (I love it!!)

Well it's time for another challenge at Word Art Wednesday!!!  It's ANYTHING GOES - FAMILY FRIENDLY and you can enter 5 times a week with a new project.  Each challenge last two weeks so that's 10 new projects for a chance to win the prize!  

Thank you to Cas-ual Fridays our Sponsor this week. Be sure to check out the  Blog for excellent inspiration!  We do truly appreciate our sponsors!!

Here is my card:

I sure have been enjoying the stencil sets that I've been adding to my ever growing collection of crafts stuff!  

Ingredients:

Stamp & Stencil Set "One in a Melon" (Taylored Expressions)

Ink: Lime Zest, Watermelon, Oreo

Paper: Sugar Cube 100# (TE)  Buffalo Check/Woodgrain (Doodlebug Designs Rainbow Petite Prints)

Die: Stitched Scallop Rectangle (Pink Fresh)

Embellishments: Glossy Accents 

Tools: Big Shot, TE Stencil Brushes

Scripture Art: Psalm 52:9

Thanks so much for visiting.

Sweet Blessings,

Natalie 💕

 

Word Art Wednesday - It's a Bee-utiful Day

Hello Delightful Friends,

Time for the new Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes (Family Friendly)!

Our sponsor for our challenge is Seth Apter Designs 2 x $25 (two prizes of $25 each)

Seth is a mixed media artist, instructor, author and designer from New York City.  You just might want to check out his cool blog:  HERE is the LINK

Here is our Scripture Art if you'd like to use it on your card (optional)  the challenge runs for two weeks and you can enter 5 new projects each week, head over to Word Art Wednesday for more info.

Here is my card using the Scripture Art:

Ingredients:

Sugar Cube White card base 100#

Top layer card stock (Taylored Expressions - Honey

Stamp and Stencil Bees Knees (T.E.July Kit) on Sugar Cube card stock

Inks: Taylored Expressions (honey, salt water taffy, Sea Salt, Oreo)

Die: honeycomb (in the July Kit) coordinating bee dies (kit)

Thanks for visiting and have a bee-utiful day!!😉

Natalie 💕

Word Art Wednesday - Freedom in Jesus, the Son!

Hello Delightful friends!!

Hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of their summer. Baseball and softball are done for the grandkids Unless my granddaughter plays on the traveling softball team. We will find out today. My garden is finally in, I've done my garden in buckets and on raised platforms this year which my dear hubby made.  So much easier on our backs and not so much weeding either!

It's time for our bi-weekly challenge at Word Art Wednesday!  Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Altenew.  Be sure and take a look at the Altenew Blog so much inspiration and so many resources to help you learn new techniques. Wonderful!!  

Don't forget that our challenge is an Anything Goes - Family Friendly challenge that runs for two weeks.  Each week you can share 5 new projects and that will give you the opportunity to win the prize from Altenew.  Be sure and check it out!  We also have Scripture Art that you can use but it's not required.

This weeks Scripture from John 8:36

I'm so blessed with this Scripture from the Gospel of John.  This world system wants to keep us in bondage but thanks be to our Lord Jesus Christ, He has set us free from sin.  So no matter what difficulty is thrown in our direction whether it's sickness, financial problems, wars and rumors of war, famine, whatever it might be, we can exhibit a peace, a love, a joy and a hope that NOBODY can take away! It is shining the light of Jesus Christ to this lost world and we can share it through our testimony and God's Word. We truly can celebrate our FREEDOM!

My card ingredients:

Scripture Art resized and printed on Vellum, diecut using Stitched Circle Die (Lawn Fawn) 

Card base: Sugar Cube #100 card stock

Layer on top of base: Sugar Cube c/s stamped using Splatter Background and Red Cherry Ink the edges were blended with a brush using Blueberry ink that had been mostly removed, to keep it a lighter color

Top layer inks: Red Cherry, Blueberry, Gumball.

Stencil Set: Create-in-Quads: Hooray Layering Stencil

Embellishments: Red Pearl Drip Drops (Bits & Pieces)

(all of the ingredients except the Scripture Art & Stitched Circle Die are from Taylored Expressions)

Thanks so much for visiting!  God bless.

Natalie 💕

Word Art Wednesday - Father's Day Card

Hello Delightful Friends,

Here is my card for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge (Anything Goes - Family Friendly).

  Who doesn't need ADHESIVE??  Our sponsor this week is Stix to Anything (Adhesive Prize Package to one lucky winner!)  You can enter 5 times a week with a new project and since the challenge is open for 2 weeks you could possibly have 10 chances to win!

Here is the Scripture Art used:

These are the ingredients used for this card (mainly Taylored Expressions unless specified)

Stamp & Stencil set: Hook Line & Sinker

Inks: Tropical Punch, Sprinkles, Confetti Cake, Oyster.

Paper: Tropical Punch, Sugar Cube

Stamp & Die Combo: Dad Bod  

The Scripture Art was printed on Vellum (from the print shop) and cut out with the Stitched Rectangle Die (Lawn Fawn)

The greenish color on the fish was completely accidental.  My stencil had yellow ink that wasn't completely cleaned off (oops!) and it created a new color!

Thanks so much for visiting!

Natalie 💕

Word Art Wednesday - Featuring Lawn Fawn!

Hello Friends!

We have a real fun and popular sponsor this week for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge.  It's Lawn Fawn!! This week is the summer release so be sure and check out all the inspiration and fun new items at the Lawn Fawn Blog HERE.

I love their Critter line of stamps and dies.  This is an older set called Critters of the Sea that I've used this week besides some other items listed below.

Hopefully you can play along for a chance to win the sponsors' prize.  This challenge runs for 2 weeks and you can enter 5 new crafty projects each week for a chance to win.  This is an Anything Goes - Family Friendly Challenge, so quick get back to your craft table and get inspired!

We also have Scripture Art you can upload and use if you'd like to ( below is the digital image)

Here is a list of the materials I've used:

Lawn Fawn:  Critters of the Sea stamp set; Ocean Waves stencils (set of 3) Stitched Hillside Die, Stitched Rectangle Die

Other items I've used are the Inks from Taylored Expressions: Blue Raspberry, Gumball, Sprinkles, Salt Water Taffy, Earl Grey and Toffee; Stencil Brushes; Toffee & Sugar Cube card stock; Bits & Pieces clear Drip Drops to embellish.  The Scripture Art was printed on Vellum.

I colored the Critters with Prismacolor Pencils and added the white accents with Uni-Ball Signa pen and popped them up with dimensional squares.

WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!  

Thanks for visiting,

Natalie 💕

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Really Reasonable Ribbon

Hello Delightful friends!

Hope everyone had a blessed Resurrection Sunday!  We had a wonderful service and was so nice to see so many people that were visiting from out of the area.  Well it's Wednesday so that means it's time for our twice monthly challenge at Word Art Wednesday.  The sponsor for this challenge is the very faithful Really Reasonable Ribbon  and here is the link to their BLOG, we are all so grateful for our sponsors! 

Don't forget to play along and upload a new crafty project at Word Art Wednesday for the Anything Goes - Family Friendly challenge.  You can enter up to five new projects a week for a opportunity to win our sponsor's prize.

Here is my card for a little inspiration and if you have a moment check my last card and see how I've stepped it up a bit using the same stamp but this time I used the coordinating stencil and I'll give you more details at the end of the post.

Scripture Art for the week: 

Details:

I stamped the background stamp Flower Patch (Taylored Expressions) with Toffee Ink (TE), then using the coordinating layering stencil I added the following colors (first, since I've used the Toffee card stock (TE) I'm going to stencil each layer with Sugar Cube (TE - technique from Heather Nichols) after it dries (because its a pigment ink) I will stencil each layer with the following inks: Granny Smith, Guava, Pineapple (all TE).  Next I die cut, using the Stitched Rectangle Die (Lawn Fawn) the center, creating a frame for the base.  I cut out 3 more of the rectangles in white card stock, to pop up the center focal piece then adhered them together.  Before adhering them to the base, I added the hemp cording and tied a bow.  Next I die cut the Scripture Art using Stitched Scallop Circle (Cottage Cutz) and also a piece of vellum.  With my stencil brush, I gentle inked the edges without re-inking for just a touch of color. I then adhered the two pieces together and added it to the card.

Thanks so much for visiting and may God richly bless you this week.

Natalie 💕

Word Art Wednesday - Thank You Heartfelt Creations

Hello Delightful Friends!

Word Art Wednesday has another wonderful sponsor and challenge for us!  Heartfelt Creations will be giving $20 to shop at their online store!!  Did you know they have classes, videos, a gallery and blog plus so much more? Go grab a cup of coffee or tea if you prefer and go browse for inspiration.

The challenge is Anything Goes - Family Friendly it will run for two weeks and you can enter a new creation 5 times each week!  

Here is my card with our Scripture Art this week:

The Scripture Art is free to use if you'd like, just go over to the challenge blog and grab it.

The ingredients I've used:

Water color paper, Karin Brushmarkers, Koi watercolors, white vellum, 

Stamp: Flower Patch Background (Taylored Expressions) stamped with Poppy Seed ink (T.E)

The Scripture was die cut using Nested Stitched Scalloped Circle (Cottage kutz)

Card stock: Cilantro and the base is Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions).

Hope you all have a beautiful Resurrection Sunday!  May our Risen Savior Jesus Christ pour out His love into your hearts today.  Thanks for visiting.

Natalie 💕

Word Art Wednesday - God is More Than Enough

Hello Delightful friends,

I have an encouraging card to share today for the Word Art Wednesday Challenge (Anything Goes / Family Friendly).  I like to find different ways to use my stamps and dies and so that was my mindset when I started planning this one.  I knew I was going to incorporate the Starry Background (DRS Designs, our sponsor this week).   So, I had been thinking on this for a few days.  I also changed my mind a few times!! I've used 5 different dies from different companies too. But I really like how it turned out!  

Here is my card (ingredients and steps follow):

First I picked out some pieces of card stock from my stash and stamped the Starry Background using Versamark Ink.  I used the Ranger White Embossing powder, then heat set it.  Then I die cut the balloons, I diecut a bunch of them but only used three on my card.  The die was from the Party Time set from Taylored Expressions (I think it's retired though...). The strings for the balloons are part of the set and so is the tiny bow.  I glued the strings to the back of the balloons and set them aside.  Next I used the Stitched Scallop Rectangle die (Pink Fresh Studios) and choose one of the cute plaids from the Doodlebug Designs 6x6 pad (Made With Love set).  It's double sided and the yellow polk-a-dot paper hillside is the backside of the plaid. I die cut it using the Simple Stitched Hillside die from Lawn Fawn.

Now to put it together:  On the card base, adhere the yellow hillside (make sure it's just a tad bit smaller than the card base so that it fits beneath the plaid "rectangle frame" After those two are glued down stamp the sentiment, I've used Earl Grey ink (Taylored Expressions) and the sentiment is from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps called God is for You.  Then start arranging the balloons, I've popped up the light green and yellow balloons with dimensional tape after I glued down the teal balloon.  Lastly I added the teeny tiny bow and a clear Bits & Pieces Drip Drop (T.E.) to the balloon strings.

Seems like a lot of steps but once I knew what I wanted to do, the card came together quickly.

Hope you like it and I do appreciate you visiting.  Don't forget to play along with us at Word Art Wednesday, the challenge lasts for two weeks and you can link up 5 new projects a week!

Remember, no matter what you are facing in this crazy life, the Lord will be with you and He is more than enough to see you through.  Jesus will never leave you, nor will He forsake you.

Blessings!