New Year 2026

 Hello All and Happy New Year!  

It is hard to believe we are closing out 2025 (wasn't it just Y2K??).  I am trusting in God's faithfulness and looking forward to big changes in 2026.  

I am finishing up my month of guest designing with Creative Worship Stamps and the year 2025 with this card, which uses my most requested sentiment on it.  

As I so often do, I watercolored a single layer panel; I used the roses from the Sketched Roses Stamp Set and my Ken Oliver Colorbursts.  And, as I often do, I did not like the results so fussy cut around a portion of the rose to make a partially die cut panel.  I stamped a background with one of the leaf images from the set using a light grey ink.  The sentiment is from the Precious Poppies Stamp Set.  

Happy New Year, Everyone! 

Lee Ann  

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! 

"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, 

and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

 Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."

Isaiah 9:6

Products used

• Creative Worship Stamps Poinsettia Greetings 
• Creative Worship Stamps Christmas Pine
• Penny Black Baroque embossing folder
• Watercoloring- Ken Oliver Colorbursts

I am linking my card up to the following challenges~

Word Art Wednesday

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (I turned the sketch)

Sparkle and Shine Challenge- Poinsettia

The Flower Challenge~  

Wishing you a blessed and peace filled Christmas!

Lee Ann  

Bold Blooms

Hello!

I hope you are enjoying your summer. Summer is wrapping up here and school just started.  Not sure how that can even be!  

I pulled out a Creative Worship Stamps floral and colored it with Copics.  An old background panel on my desk was the perfect backdrop.  Yes, I am still using up bits and pieces in my stash.  

 The image was fussy cut out and adhered to the background panel.  I outlined the flower centers with a white gel pen.  A sentiment from Stamp Simply was stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink.  

a few clear sequins finish the card.  

I am linking up to The Color Dare Challenge~

As well as~

Sketch Saturday~

And Word Art Wednesday~ Anything Goes

Have a wonderful weekend !  

Lee Ann  

Trust in the Lord

 Hello and Happy Summer!

I took a hiatus and went to Florida for a month to take care of my father after he spent 3 months in rehab.  I was itching to get back to crafting and it was one of the first things I did when I got home. 

I did need a little inspiration to get me going so I used the colors in the Inkspirational mood board challenge.  

I pulled out my Jane's Doodles floral stamp set and colored the flowers with Copics.  

The flowers were fussy cut out.  I used a watercolored background which had been clear embossed with a retired background stamp from IO Stamps.  Then I used my favorites, Ken Oliver Colorburst Powders to paint the background.  

I used a piece of this background on the card base and popped up the flowers on some scrap cardstock and adhered them to the panel.  The sentiment is from Stamp Simply, from the Encouragement Stamp Set.  

I am trying to use some of the product that has been in my craft room for years so I added some pearls and enamel dots to the card and called it done. 

I am also linking up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Emboss It and Word Art Wednesday.   

Thanks for stopping by! 

Lee Ann

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	Ken Oliver Color Burst Watercolor Powder Blick
3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS	Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock SSS
EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk	Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk	Versamark Ink SSS | scrpbk
Canson XL Watercolor Pad SSS | Blick	Gina K Connect Glue SSS | scrpbk
Versafine Claire Ink Nocturne SSS | scrpbk	Wagner Precision Heat Tool SSS
MISTI SSS

Blue Beauty

 Hello Friends!  

Every now and again I like to look through images, die cuts, card bases etc. that are in the 'did not use' pile.  This card base has been in my stash for at least a couple of years.  It was time to use it! 

Watercolor paper had been, well, watercolored and the green watercolored leaves were die cut with a Simon Says Stamp Die, Outline Clustered Leaves; I kept the negative space leaf shapes.  Then the blue piece was die cut with the same die.  I only used a portion of that background piece.  The white outline was inset into the blue background and then glued down to the card base.  The green pieces were then inset into the outline leaves.  

I finally decided that all it needed was a big flower to finish the card, so I stamped and colored with Copics one of my favorites from SnSS, True Beauty.  I fussy cut it out, added some scrap cs behind it to pop it up just a bit, adhered it and then stamped the sentiment with My new favorite sentiment ink, Versafine Claire Nocturne Ink.  Scripture sentiment is from Stamp Simply.  

I added a few SSS Moonshine sequins to finish the card.  

I am linking up to TGIF Challenges~  #TGIFC473

Cut It Up Challenge- Flowers

The Flower Challenge~ Color your Flower

Triple B May Challenge~

Word Art Wednesday

Thanks for stopping by! 

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
Canson XL Watercolor Pad SSS | Blick	Simon Says Stamp Outline Cluster Leaves SSS
Versafine Claire Ink Nocturne SSS | scrpbk	MISTI SSS

Rainbow Bridge

 Hello Friends, 

I have been in need of pet sympathy cards lately.  I thought about pets going over the rainbow bridge and decided to turn that idea into a card.  

I started with watercoloring some simple rainbows.  I used Canson Mixed Media Paper for these.  Once the paint was good and dry, I stamped the pawprints from the Divinity Designs Stamp Set, Paw Prints. 

The sentiments in the set are perfect for pets.  The sentiments and the pawprints were both stamped with Versafine Claire Ink.  A few sequins finish the cards, including my go to, SSS Moonshine Sequins.  

I am linking up to this week's Paper Players Challenge- 

As well as Simply Clean and Simply April Challenge- Anything Goes/Optional Weather

Thanks for stopping by!  

Lee Ann  

Supplies used in today's project(s)

3M Scotch ATG Advanced Tape Glider SSS	Simon Says Stamp Assorted Moonshine Sequins SSS
Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS	Canson Mixed Media Paper Blick
Versafine Claire Ink Nocturne SSS | scrpbk	MISTI SSS
Divinity Designs Paw Prints Stamp Set DD

Song Bird

 Hello!  

Are you ready for Christmas yet?  Have you moved on from Christmas cards?  

I am back to florals and soon Valentine cards.  Today's card use's the sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Challenge.  

I finally got this adorable stamp set from SnSS- Song Birds- I had been eyeing for quite some time.  The image is stamped on watercolor paper using Versafine Black Ink and then watercolored with my all time favorite watercolor product, Ken Oliver Color Burst Powders.  I fussy  cut the image out and then decided I needed a bit more foliage so stamped a branch from the Birds and Blooms Stamp set as well and painted it.  

The sentiment is from the SnSS Be Still and Know Stamp Set.  I added some highlights with a white gel pen and some sequins for sparkle.  

I am linking up to 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Triple B Challenge

Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes Watercolor Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

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	EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk
Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS	Uni-Ball Signo White Gel Pen SSS | Blick
SnSS Birds and Blooms Stamp Set SnSS	Canson XL Watercolor Pad SSS | Blick
MISTI SSS	SnSS Be Still and Know Stamp Set SnSS
SnSS Songbirds Stamp Set SnSS