Rose on Black

 Hello, Hello!  

The crafting rut has struck so I am really relying on challenges and techniques, etc that I have not done in a long while.  I loved the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and for a while there it was very trendy to pop up parts of a background and use the negative space.  That fit this week's sketch perfectly. 

I added some yellow in the way of patterned paper behind the background panels and rose.  This card was a 'bits and pieces' card- things leftover from prior projects.  The rose has been in my stash for about a year.  The leaves are probably about 8 years old-yep!  The patterned paper scrap, well, we all have those stashes of little bits of paper hanging around.  

The rose is from Creative Worship Stamps, the leaves are from Heartfelt Creations (no longer in business) and the embossing folder is my newest one, from Penny Black.  

Some gold threat and sequins finish the card.  

Here is the Freshly Made Sketches sketch~

My colors are from Color Dare Challenge~  

As well as Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes.  

Thanks for visiting!  

Lee Ann

Girlie Colors

 Hello All, 

The school year is winding down and I am ready for summer!  We have had lots of rain and I am looking forward to sunnier days.  Hope all is well in your neck of the woods! 

Today's card color palette was inpired by the Inspired By Challenge.  

The sketch is from Sunday Stamps~

The background stamp is from Impression Obsession (now closed) and the floral image is from Creative Worship Stamps.  I stamped off once with the background image to get a distressed, vintage look.  

The image is colored with Copics and fussy cut out.  

Circle die cuts are SSS and base layer die cut is MFT.  

I am also linking up to Word Art Wednesday and The Four Seasons Challenge.  

U is for Umbrella

 Hello, Hello!

Today's card uses the absolute sweetest image from the now defunct Lil' Inker Designs.  I loved their vintage images.           

I paired the image with a sentiment from Creative Worship Stamps.  

For the background panel I swiped an ink pad down and across the panel.  The image was colored with Copics ( umbrella was paper pieced) and fussy cut out.  I grabbed a frame in my leftovers stash and assembled the card.  Several clear sequin 'raindrops' finish the card.  

I am linking up to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, Whatever the Weather.  

I am also linking up to Inkspirational for their 'Seasonal" challenge~

Lastly, I am linking up to the Alphabet Challenge- U is for Umbrella~

Thanks for stopping by!

Lee Ann  

Sweet Strawberry

 Hello!

Believe it or not, I am back with another card- and a challenge or two! 

I combined a Impression Obsession sentiment with a Sweet n Sassy Stamps (now Creative Worship stamps) with the new sketch and Sunday Stamps.  

I am also linking up to Word Art Wednesday,   Simply Clean and Simple- anything goes. and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- Sweet Treats  and Love Those Pretty Papers.  

The strawberry was colored with Copics and fussy cut out.  I used a couple of pieces of scrap paper to create the look of a folded corner and finished things off with a few sequins.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a very blessed Easter, 

Lee Ann  

Temptation

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We had a snow day today so it gave me time to dive into my Bible study on Matthew 4.  There are lots of 'study aids' available to us and I listened to a sermon on temptation from Matthew 4:1-11.  All I can say is wow.  I listened to it twice and needed to take notes as it was that convicting.  

I used a downloadable template from Bible Journaling Tips and Tricks FB group and sponged some Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink around the edges and used a Tim Holtz Stencil and Evergreen Bough Distress Ink on top of that.  I kept things very simple to keep room for the notes.  

If you have time, I highly recommend this sermon by Jonathan Pokluda called How to Beat the Enemy- Hindsight is 20/20.  

Thanks for stopping in, 

Lee Ann  

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Mini Distress Ink Pad, Cracked Pistachio SSS | scrpbk	Mini Distress Ink Pad, Evergreen Bough SSS | scrpbk
SSS 3 x 4 Acrylic Block SSS	Zig Millenium Pure Black assorted point pens SSS | Blick
Tim Holtz Flourish Stencil SSS | scrpbk	SnSS Skinny Lower Case Alpha Stamp Set SnSS

The Blues

 Hello Friends! 

Time has a way of vanishing.  I started this word mapping before Christmas and am just now getting around to finishing it.  I was determined to complete it now and start another word from the Sermon on the Mount because I am doing a Bible study on Matthew and the Sermon on the Mount starts next week.  

Little by little I am starting to get the hang of this.  I love how this study turned out.  It was not too complicated as there are really not many definitions and uses for the word mourn which makes everything pretty straight forward.  

What struck me the most with this study is that this mourning does not refer to your general run of the mill mourning such as mourning over the loss of a job or a home or the consequences of sin.  This mourning specifically refers to mourning over that which is sin itself.  It flows right into confession and the recognition that we are in desperate need of Jesus.  Knowing how much I sin daily makes me so grateful that he died and rose again for me.  

I used a Sweet n Sassy Stamps Diamond Tile Stencil and distress inks around the edges of the paper and at the top for the focal point.  The flowers are stamped on heavy weight printer paper.  The leaves are from the Like a Sunflower Stamp Set and the flowers are from the Delightful Daisies Stamp Set.  

Other stamps used include~

Word Mapping Stamp Set

Greek Alpha Stamp Set

Chunky Alpha Stamp Set

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Stay warm and have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk	Gina K Connect Glue SSS | scrpbk
SSS 3 x 4 Acrylic Block SSS	Versafine Claire Ink Nocturne SSS | scrpbk
Zig Millenium Pure Black assorted point pens SSS | Blick	SnSS Delightful Daisies Stamp Set SnSS
SnSS Diamond Tile Stencil SnSS	snss Like a Sunflower SnSS
snss Chunky Alpha Stamp Set SnSS	MISTI SSS
SnSS Greek Alpha Stamp Set SnSS	SnSS Word Mapping Stamp Set SnSS

Christmas Prophecy

 Hello All!  

I wanted to give scripture writing a go and I thought I found the perfect writing plan- Christmas Prophecy-  And it is a great plan, but I must confess, I really could not keep up with it.  I had a lot of catching up to do last night.  

Regardless, it got me in the Word.  

I would love to do a study on prophecy sometime.  For now, I am reading all of the prophecies surrounding Christ's birth.  

For the title of my page I used SnSS Lollipop Alpha.  The word 'Christmas' comes from the Christmas Pine Stamp Set.  I framed the pages with the small pine branch from the Christmas Pine Stamp Set.  On the first page I embellished a bit with some sprigs of holly from the Holly Christmas Stamp Set stamped on heavy weight printer paper and colored with Copics.  

Each book of each scripture verse is stamped with the Books of the Bible Stamp Set.  I love this set!  

This may be my last post before Christmas, so I wish all of you a Very Merry Christmas! 

Lee Ann  

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS
EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk
Gina K Connect Glue SSS	SSS 3 x 4 Acrylic Block SSS
Versafine Claire Ink Nocturne SSS	Forest Moss Distress Oxide Ink SSS
SnSS Christmas Pine Stamp Set SnSS	Zig Millenium Pure Black assorted point pens SSS | Blick
SnSS Holly Christmas Stamp Set SnSS	MISTI SSS
SnSS Books of the Bible Stamp Set SnSS	SnSS Lollipop Alpha Stamp Set SnSS

Poor in Spirit

  Hello Again! 

Scripture word study.  It always seemed overwhelming to me.  I finally gave it a go; I followed along with a video in the Bible Journaling Tips and Tricks FB group.  Deeds Cason is a fabulous teacher.  So here is my first go of it~

I kept things fairly simple so I could work on getting a system down.  I started by sponging a little bit of distress ink around the edges of the journaling page.  I chose the poppies from the stamp set, Precious Poppies and stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on heavy weight Printer Paper.  I kept the poppies white, so used some W Copic markers for shadows.  

I used a variety of stamp sets to for titles and headers~

• God the Father Stamp Set
• Skinny Lower Case Alpha
• Greek Alpha- I was so excited to get this set! 
• Worship the Lord
• Books of the Bible- I could not wait to get these either! 

All in all, this was a great learning experience and I will definitely being doing more.  More importantly, I have always thought the Sermon on the Mount was a bit confusing.  'Blessed are the poor"  made little sense to me.  I have a much greater understanding of this verse now.  I am looking forward to working through the entire Sermon on the Mount to delve deeper into the qualities of the people that were blessed.  Also, did you know that in the Greek blessed can be translated 'happy'?  

Thanks for stopping by and have a 'happy' week! 

Lee Ann  

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk	Gina K Connect Glue SSS
SSS 3 x 4 Acrylic Block SSS	Zig Millenium Pure Black assorted point pens SSS | Blick
snss Precious Poppies SnSS	MISTI SSS
SnSS Books of the Bible Stamp Set SnSS	SnSS Worship the Lord Stamp Set SnSS
SnSS Greek Alpha Stamp Set SnSS	SnSS Skinny Lower Case Alpha Stamp Set SnSS
SnSS God the Father Stamp Set SnSS