Paint Your World

 Hello Everyone and Happy Spring!

If you have not seen many posts from me lately it is because I have been taking a bit of a crafty break.  But when I saw the new Spellbinders Dies, Paint Your World, I could not resist and had to break out the craft supplies.  

I started out with a mixed media card~

How fun are these dies!!!  The paint brush is adorable and the tulips are so sweet with the brush or on their own.  

For my background, I used a Tim Holtz Stencil, Burst, and some white embossing paste on Canson Mixed Media Paper.  I like using MM paper when I want a more grunge look as watercolor paint does not absorb into the paper like it does for watercolor paper.   Once the paste was dry I loosely painted some yellow Ken Oliver Color Burst Watercolor around the stenciled image.  Once dry, I spattered with some brown paint.  

Now the die fun.  I cut lots and lots of tulips out in a variety of colors using the new Artful Tulips Dies.  With the paintbrush, I settled on neutral colors.  I decided on the yellow tulips and sponged a bit of yellow ink on them for a bit of dimension and detail.  A sentiment strip across the card using the IO Creative Sister stamp finishes the card.  

I added SSS Moonshine Sequins and a twine bone for a bit of detail.  

I am linking this card up to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, Bright and Cheerful. I used the sketch from the Make the Card Challenge~

Next up, a clean card with minimal layers~

I used the same Artful Tulips Die Set, this time using pink tulips.  I swished a paint brush stroke of pink ink using the direct to paper technique across the background panel and then spattered it with white and black acrylic paint.  The sentiment is from an older Spellbinders Card Club Kit.  A few SSS Moonshine Sequins finish this simple card.  

I am linking this card up to The Paper Players. 

I am also linking up to D and D Challenge, 'Something with a Handle'.  

Thanks so much for visiting! 

Lee Ann 

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Ken Oliver Color Burst Watercolor Powder 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	Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS
Gina K Connect Glue SSS	Canson Mixed Media Paper Blick
Tim Holtz Burst Stencil SSS	Spellbinders Artful Tulips Dies Spellbinders
IO Creative Sister IO	Spellbinders Clubs Spellbinders

February Kits and Lots of Love

 Hello Everyone!

It's been a while since I crafted and posted. But with Valentine's Day right around the corner, I pulled out some new Spellbinders goodies and got to work.  

Whimsy- these flowers scream whimsy and I love them!  They are from the newest Clear stamp and Die of the Month from Spellbinders.  The set is called Old School Notes; in case you were wondering about the name of the set, it also has an adorable typewriter image.  

But first, this card- I colored the flowers with Copic markers after stamping them in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  They were then die cut with the coordinating die.  I used an old  sketch from Fusion Card Challenge- it was perfect for my flowers.  

I chose my colors from the Card Concept Challenge. 

The background panel was die cut with the newest Spellbinders Small Die of the Month, Oval Stitch and Border.  I used the border die multiple times to create an entire background panel with the delicate pattern.

I decided to put my flowers in a 'basket'; I used the Spellbinders Hem Stitched Circle Dies for this.  I die cut two circles from white cs and cut one of them in half.  I adhered my flowers to the full circle and then added the half circle directly on top of that, adding a bit of dimension with a few layers of cs.  The sweet little heart was stamped and die cut, then adhered to the basket.  

The Be My Valentine sentiment from the January Kit of the month, sadly, is currently sold out. 

A few sequins finish the card.  

I am also linking up to Make the Card Challenge- Make a Valentine. 

As well as the Krafty Chicks Challenge- Stamp Act.

Did I mention the adorable typewriter?  

This image is adorable and its matching die makes it even better with the cut that you can place a slip of paper into to look like it is still in the typewriter.  And this sentiment...goodness, I love this!  These images are also from the Clear Stamp and Die of the Month.  And while it is all pink and red, I think the grunge kraft background panel (done using the direct to paper technique) and the sentiment make it perfect for your man! Both the typewriter and rose were stamped, colored with Copics and die cut with their respective dies.  

I opted to use the sketch from Stick It Down.  I used the oval frame in the latest Small Die of the Month from Spellbinders to back the typewriter.  

Colors are from The Color Throwdown.  

And Romantic inspiration is from Festive Friday.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Valentine's Day!

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	Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk
Nestabilities Hemstitch Circle Dies Spellbinders	Gina K Connect Glue SSS
SB Clear Stamp and Die Club Kit Spellbinders	Memento Rich Cocoa Ink Pad SSS
SB Small Die of the Month Club Spellbinders

Be My Valentine

 Hello Everyone! 

I have started making Valentines cards; they are my biggest seller.  The new Spellbinders Small Die of the Month from Spellbinders is perfect for an easy, festive card.  

While this is a cutting die, I used a Jr. Rubber Mat and debossed the die instead for my white panel.  I then used it as a cutting die with red cs and pink cs.  The pink and red hearts were glued over the debossed hearts.  I die cut a white piece of cs and used the center heart which I then die cut with the intricate floral die in the kit.  

The sentiment is from the Spellbinders January Stamp and Die Club Kit.  It was heat embossed in white on black cs and then die cut out with a banner die from the same kit.  The sentiment was popped up on dimensional tape. 

These kits are such a great value for what you get!  

Hope you have a wonderful week! 

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
Versamark Ink SSS | scrpbk	Embossing Buddy SSS
Brustus Monroe Alabaster White Fine Embossing Powder SSS	SB Small Die of the Month Club Spellbinders

Starting the Year Out Right

 Hello Everyone! 

One thing I have challenged myself to get back to this year is the Word.  I can't remember the last time I did Bible journaling or even sat down and read scripture.  I should know that when it feels like life is spinning out of control, what I am missing is God.  

Personal struggles, a timely sermon and a Bible journaling session with Deeds (from the Creative Worship Bible Journaling Facebook Group have lead me to my word of the year, love.  Sounds basic, simple.  But I have realized that is absolutely not the case.  Frankly, I think many people have no real idea of what love is.  And I am not pointing fingers at anyone but myself right now.  It is time for me to spend time with God learning of how He wants me to love.  

Which lead me to a Bible journaling page with my word of the year, Love. 

I followed along with Deeds in the basic format/layout and techniques for journaling as I am seriously rusty!  I used distress inks, distress oxide inks, and stencils for the background.  My plan did not unfold the way I wanted it to, so I had to make some changes to make it all work out.  

First, a light coat of gesso was applied to the page. Once dried, I stamped leaves with the set, Gracefully Grateful from IOStamps.  The leaves were colored in with Prismacolor Pencils.  Next, I stamped a cluster of brown leaves with the Silhouette 7 (leaves) stamp from IO.  Originally. the heart image, from the new Spellbinders Stamp and Die Club Kit was stamped in the corner and I tried to watercolor it with distress oxides.  However, things became a big, muddled mess, so I had to regroup.  

I stamped more hearts on Neenah Solar White cs and colored them with Copics, then fussy cut them out.  I was going for a floral spray of sorts and I needed leaves for the flower hearts so used the leaves from the snss Like a Sunflower Stamp Set. The caption/title was done with the snss Creative Worship Chunky Alpha Stamp Set and the Creative Worship Rebecca Script Alpha Stamp Set.  Details were added with a white gel pen. 

I wrote in some scriptures specifically aboout love and then left room to personalize the page.  

Noting that it looks a bit messy and busy, I wanted to not like this page, but then I realized I needed to embrace it as it is not about the artwork but the heartwork.  

I pray you all have a blessed New Year and know that the Lord loves you.  

Lee Ann 

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS
Sakura Pigma Micron Pens SSS | Blick | scrpbk	Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock SSS
Versafine Onyx Black Ink SSS | scrpbk	EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk
Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS	Uni-Ball Signo White Gel Pen SSS | Blick
Prismacolor Pencils, 72 count Blick	Mini Distress Ink Pad, Old Paper SSS
Distress Ink Pad, Gathered Twigs SSS	Mini Distress Ink Pad, Ground Espresso SSS
IO Silhouette 7 IO	SB Clear Stamp and Die Club Kit Spellbinders
IO Gracefully Grateful IO	snss Like a Sunflower SnSS
snss Chunky Alpha Stamp Set SnSS	snss Rebecca Script Alpha SnSS
sss Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Abandoned Coral SSS	Memento Rich Cocoa Ink Pad SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Tattered Rose Ink Pad SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Frayed Burlap Ink Pad SSS