Grow in Him

 Hello Again!

Today's share uses more of the background from my last project, but this time I have used this gorgeous rose for my main image.  

The rose is from the Creative Worship Set, Sketched Roses.  The rose is colored with Copics and fussy cut out.  I also colored and cut out some leaves.  

The background was made with distress spray stain, distress oxide inks, the Creative Worship stamp set Vintage Nature Elements the CWS Grunge Dots Stencil and DecoArt Crackle paste.  I adhered the mixed media background to a light grey background.  The Vintage Ledger Page Stamp was stamped in a dark teal ink and then die cut with a circle die.  I adhered the florals to the circle and the circle to the card base.  

I tucked in the sentiment, Grow with Him, in the leaves, added a bit of twine across the card and added a few sequins for sparkle.  

I am linking up to Word Art Wednesday.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Lee Ann 

Mixed Media Mushroom

 Hello Friends!

Mixed.  Media.  Mushroom!  Aaand, we have to throw some butterflies in there as well.  I have another card to share using these beautiful Creative Worship Stamps.  

I find that one of the best places for me to worship God is in nature, so combining this old hymn sentiment from the Timeless Hymns Stamp Set and these nature stamps from the Vintage Nature Elements Stamp Set was a no-brainer.  

The images were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, colored with Copics and fussy cut out.  Prior to cutting out, I did put the main butterfly back in my MISTI and usedVersafine Claire black ink to intensify the black color.  

For the background, I played around with some new goodies, Distress Spray Stain in Evergreen Bough, Salvaged Patina and Tarnished Brass.  I started with a large sheet of paper and spritzed the stains randomly.  When the spray was dry, I used some DecoArt Media Crackle Paste with the Grunge Dots Stencil to add some texture.  Lastly, I stamped the small butterfly image on the panel using Distress Oxide Inks in Crushed Olive and Fossilized Amber.  

I selected a section of the mixed media sheet that I wanted to use for this card and stamped the Vintage Ledger Page Stamp in Versafine Claire Black Ink and then cut it out.  I stamped a couple of the small sentiments on the background as well.  

The images were grounded on a circle die cut and then adhered to the card.  The stamped sentiment strip was popped up and adhered as well.  A few sequins finish the card.  

I am linking up to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge using blue, free and stencil.

I am also linking up to Word Art Wednesday- Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by during this busy holiday season! 

Lee Ann  

Mixed Media Nativity

 Hello and Happy Holiday Season!  

I have the privilege of guest designing for Creative Worship Stamps this month of December.  With Christmas being 24 days away, I had to start out the month with a Christmas card.  

Today's card features my all time favorite Christmas Stamp- Born This Day from Creative Worship Stamps, formerly Sweet n Sassy Stamps.  

The main image was colored with Copics and fussy cut out.  Dies are available, but I am one of those odd ones who likes to cut!  

I had fun with my mixed media background; initially, I stamped one of the pine branches from the Christmas Pine Stamp Set in Versamark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder.  Next up, playing with the CWS Blotchy Dots and Hearts Stencil- I inked up the dots side of the stencil with Evergreen Bough Distress Ink and spritzed it with water, then smooshed it onto the paper.  By the time I was done, you really could not make out the dots, by I ended up with a nice blotchy background.  

Next up, I placed the dots stencil on the dried background and spritzed it with Salvaged Patina Distress Spray.  Once everything was dry, I stamped the sentiment from the Holly Christmas Stamp Set adhered the main image and added  some sequins for sparkle and called it done.  

I am linking up to the following challenges~

The Four Seasons Challenge

The Paper Players- I have used multiple rows-white/Christmas/die cuts, white/stenciling/sparkle, stenciling/trees/embossing

Just Us Girls- Anything Goes Stencil Week

Just Add Ink- Just add dies and/or stencils

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Lee Ann    

CAS Mixed Media

 Hello, Hello! 

I hope everyone is staying warm.  Not only is it cold, cold, cold but it is a 3-day weekend as well.  Perfect for relaxing in the craft room.  I spent a little time watching some videos from Jennifer McGuire just to break out of a crafty rut.  I gave her mixed media panels a try and absolutely love how they turned out.  I only used a small strip of a panel on this card, but it really makes the card!  

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  I love Cecile's very CAS style and had to give it a try.

 

 I used my Altenew Dotted Swirls Debossing Covering Die for the background panel.  The butterfly is from an old SB card kit.  I die cut it from mirrored gold cs.

I had a couple of distress ink strips left over from another project and they worked perfectly with my mixed media panel.  

The mixed media panel uses distress inks- cracked pistachio, salty ocean, and peacock feathers, SnSS Going Postal Stamp Set, an old stencil, Delicata Golden Glitz Pigment Ink, clear embossing paste and a Tim Holtz stencil, and some shimmer spray.    

The sentiment is from the SnSS Birthday Wordfetti Stamp Set.  I used Memento Teal Zeal Ink for the sentiment.  

A few sequins finish the card.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Stay warm!

Lee Ann  

Supplies used in today's project(s)

3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS	Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock SSS
Simon Says Stamp Assorted Moonshine Sequins SSS	Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS
Mini Distress Ink Pad, Cracked Pistachio SSS	Mini Distress Ink Pad, Peacock Feathers SSS
Distress Ink Pad, Salty Ocean SSS	Hero Arts Palette Knife SSS
Canson XL Watercolor Pad SSS | Blick	Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer SSS
Gina K Connect Glue SSS	SSS 3 x 4 Acrylic Block SSS
Versafine Claire Ink Nocturne SSS	SnSS Birthday Wordfetti Stamp Set SnSS
MISTI SSS	SnSS Going Postal Stamp Set SnSS
SSS Delicata Gold Glitz Pigment Ink SSS	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil SSS

Rest for the New Year

 Hello!

Well, we are almost to 2024. 

Do you do New Year's Resolutions?  I guess I do, even though I do not call them that as it seems to set me up for failure.  For the coming year I hope to craft more, study the Bible more (starting with the book of Matthew), and eat healthier. Crafting more should not be a problem. ;)

Today's card is a mixed media project.  I reeeeallly love the SnSS Jumbled Hexies stencil.  I started with sponging 3 Distress Oxide inks on my cs.  I used so many different colors that I really don't know for sure what I used and where. 

I kept the inks fairly light in color.  Next, I placed the Jumbled Hexies stencil, added translucent embossing paste and then sprinkled chunky gold embossing powder over the wet paste.  I heated the powder to melt it. While waiting for the paste to dry, I stamped the bird image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, which is from the SnSS Songbirds Stamp Set, and colored it with Copics.  

The bird was fussy cut out.  When the embossing paste was dry, I sponged more distress oxide inks over the entire panel until I had the desired effect. Then I wiped the excess ink off of the embossed areas.  For depth, I splattered water onto the panel.  Lastly, I splattered the panel with white acrylic paint.  The sentiment, from the Be Still and Know stamp set, was stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink.  

I am linking up to the following challenges!

Alphabet Challenge- T is for texture
Triple B Challenge, with my Bird and Blooms. 

Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year! 

Lee Ann  

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock SSS	Simon Says Stamp Assorted Moonshine Sequins SSS
Versafine Onyx Black Ink SSS | scrpbk	EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk
Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk
Hero Arts Palette Knife SSS	Couture Creations Gold Chunky Embossing Powder SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer SSS	Gina K Connect Glue SSS
Tim Holtz distress Ink Broken China SSS	Versafine Claire Ink Nocturne SSS
Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers SSS | scrpbk	Distress Oxide Chipped Sapphire Ink SSS | scrpbk
Bundled Sage Distress Oxide Ink SSS	Wagner Precision Heat Tool SSS
Distress Oxide Evergreen Bough Ink SSS	MISTI SSS
SnSS Jumbled Hexies Stencil SSS | SnSS	SnSS Be Still and Know Stamp Set SSS | SnSS
SnSS Songbirds Stamp Set SSS | SnSS