Beautiful Blooms

 Hello, Hello! 

This has become my new favorite floral.  Isn't she beautiful!?!

I paired this beautiful floral image from the My Savior's Love Stamp Set from Sweet n Sassy Stamps with the leaves from their new Colors of Fall Stamp Set.  Everything is colored with Copics and fussy cut out-pretty straightforward.  

I used a pink mat and a vellum banner that I had laying on my desk and adhered it all to a textured white card base.  The sentiment is stamped in Versafine Onyx Black and is from the Grace so Amazing Stamp Set.

Tucked in behind the flowers are a few sprigs from the Tall Grass Die.  I went over the stamen with a black Pigma Micron Pen and added a few sequins for sparkle.  

I used the sketch from Atlantic Hearts Challenge- I changed the oval to a rectangle.

 

I am linking up to this month's The Flower Challenge where the challenge is to use a diecut.  

Thanks so much for dropping by and have a wonderful week!

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	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk
SnSS Colors of Fall Stamp Set SnSS	SnSS My Savior's Love Stamp Set SnSS
SnSS Tall Grass Die SnSS	SnSS Grace So Amazing Stamp Set SnSS
MISTI SSS

Crafty Fun

Hello!

It was a busy work week and I was sure looking forward to the weekend.  On Saturday I got together with a friend to craft.  It is such good therapy to get together with friends with like interests.  Of course, along with that comes less productivity for me but I would not give up the building of friendship over productivity.  Friendship is good for the soul!  

I spent a good portion of time trying to figure out what I wanted to do.  This page of notes was in the back of my mind and despite not being quite sure how to execute it, I decided to forge ahead.  

I started with the stone arch.  I drew out a template on a piece of paper and then traced it onto cardstock.  The whole thing is colored with Copics and then outlined with a .05mm black Pigma Micron Pen.  It was then fussy cut out.  

I cut a banner from a second page and used it to mask the banner on my page.  Using Shabby Shutters Distress Ink, I sponged some in on the top of the page.  I then used a honeycomb mask and sponged Peeled Paint Distress Ink over the Shabby Shutters. 

The title was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black Ink with stamp sets School Days Alpha and Mini Bold Alpha.  I adhered my arch to the page and then added all of my notes.

There are so many references to Jesus being our rock, our cornerstone, the capstone. He is building his church on the rock.  Are you building your life on the rock or are you trying to survive in the sand?  

Have a blessed week all!

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
Distress Ink Pad, Shabby Shutters SSS	SSS 3 x 4 Acrylic Block SSS
SnSS Mini Bold Alpha SnSS	Distress Ink Peeled Paint SSS
snss School Days Alpha Stamp Set SnSS

Fruit of the Vine

 Hello All, 

I hope your week is off to a good start.  I did a little more Bible study and note taking over the weekend.  As I do these notes, I keep adjusting and fine tuning how I do things.  This is really the second half of the bride and bridegroom notes, as it focuses on the water to wine miracle in Cana. 

And, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I again used a downloadable journaling sheet from the Bible Journaling Tips and Tricks FB group.  I started by stenciling the 'vines onto my page- nothing fancy.  Once I was happy with them, I stamped the title, which I just love.  It is from a new to me stamp set, I Am, from Sweet and Sassy Stamps.  The fonts-oh my-they are just fantastic.  

I did not have a grape image so I decided to make my own, which, given it is mostly circles, was pretty easy.  I sketched it out lightly with pencil, started coloring each grape with Copics and as I went along, I would outline then with my Pigma Micron Pen (otherwise I was afraid the grapes would all start blending together).  I then fussy cut it out and, voila!

One of the things that stood out to me in this study is that Jesus was Crushed by the weight of our sins.  And we too need to go through the transformative process as well.  Am I satisfied just being a grape or do I want to be fine wine?  Am I willing to be crushed?

And I never thought about it, by grain is crushed (milled) as well.  Every word in scripture is important and it is full of symbolism.   

"Blessed are you, Lord are God, King of the universe, who brings forth the fruit of the vine. "

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	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	Gina K Connect Glue SSS
SSS 3 x 4 Acrylic Block SSS	SnSS I Am Stamp Set SnSS

Mushrooms in Blue

 Hello! 

Mushrooms seem to be a popular image right now.  The shrooms in the new set from Sweet n Sassy Stamps are fantastic.  The whole set is, really.  You are going to see a lot of these stamps.  :)

I fell in love with the colors over at Sunday Stamps.  Maybe it is because I am a nature girl at heart.

 Just Add Ink has the same color palette this week.  

 I stamped the shrooms from the Colors of Fall Stamp Set using Copics then fussy cut them out.  I sponged a light background with distress ink and splattered water on it, then splattered a bit of white acrylic paint.  The background needed something else, so I found some silhouette leaves in my stash and stamped them in green.  The mushrooms were adhered, popping the tops on them up with dimensional tape.  I grounded them with a torn piece of patterned paper from my stash of scraps.  

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black Ink and comes from the same stamp set as the shrooms.  A few SSS Moonshine Sequins finish the card.  

I am also linking up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Stamp It.  

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful week!

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
SnSS Colors of Fall Stamp Set SnSS	MISTI SSS

Weddings

 Hello Again, 

What a relaxing afternoon it has been crafting and doing Bible study.  I have discovered a whole new world in understanding the Old Testament and how it relates to the New Testament.  Learning about Jewish religion and customs of the day is paramount; I am amazed at how the old and new connect.  

Today I focused on the bride and the bridegroom.  

Once again, I used a downloadable journaling sheet from the Bible Journaling Tips and Tricks group on FB.  I used Distress Oxide inks in Tattered Rose and Evergreen Bough.  I stamped the flowers from the My Savior's Love Stamp Set several times, following the rule of 3.  I needed to jazz up the flowers, so I stamped them several times in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copics.  I fussy cut the flowers out and glued them on the page.  

Some have asked where I am getting this information from.  I have been watching videos by a Messianic Jew, Rabbi Jason Sobel.  He does an amazing job connecting the old testament to the new and it has opened my eyes!  I do take notes on the videos and then I do a little research, or digging, to see what else I can find on the subject, including scripture verses.  I absolutely love doing this.  

Up next- wine.  

I hope you are having a restful weekend, 

Lee Ann  

Supplies used in today's project(s)

Copic Sketch Markers SSS | Blick	Sakura Pigma Micron Pens SSS | Blick | scrpbk
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Ream Smooth Solar White Cardstock 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	SnSS My Savior's Love Stamp Set SnSS
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Tattered Rose Ink Pad SSS	Distress Oxide Evergreen Bough Ink SSS
MISTI SSS