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

Fluffy Thanks

 Hello, Hello! 

I suspect everyone is in the last minute rush to prepare for Christmas.  Having completed my Christmas cards, I have moved on to Thank you Christmas cards which I will need this week for students at school.  The penguin in the Winter Hugs Stamp Set from SnSS was the perfect image for children.  

The penguin was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copics.  I then fussy cut the image out.  The snowflake, from the Folk Art Snowflakes Stamp Set was stamped in Candy Apple Distress Ink on the background mat.  

The sentiment is from the Scripty Thoughts Stamp Set and was stamped on a cs strip with Versafine Onyx Black Ink.  The sentiment and penguin were popped up on some scrap cs.  

I am making a dozen of these cuties.  5 down, 7 to go.....

I am linking up to The Card Concept.  I used the colors in the inspiration image to make my CAS card. 

I am also linking up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Christmas Critters, the Double D Challenge, Christmas Animals and Sparkles Christmas Challenge- Christmas Animals or Birds.

Lastly, I am linking up to the Simply Clean and Simple Card Challenge- Anything Goes.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enjoy the season!

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	Versafine Onyx Black Ink SSS | scrpbk
EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors SSS | scrpbk	Tonic Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink SSS | scrpbk	Gina K Connect Glue SSS
MISTI SSS	SnSS Folk Art Snowflakes Stamp Set SnSS
SnSS Winter Hugs Stamp Set SnSS	SnSS Scripty Thoughts Stamp Set SnSS

Christmas Peace

 Hello Again!  

I have another holly card to share with you today.  These sprigs are just gorgeous! 

The holly is from the Sweet n Sassy Stamps set, Holly Christmas; it was colored with Copics and fussy cut out.  I made a large banner from some patterned paper, then added a doily on top of that.  

I die cut a circle from Neenah Solar White CS so it fit the center of the doily, and then determined where I wanted to place the sentiment.  'Peace' is from the SnSS set, Be Still and Know.  I finished the card off with a few SSS Moonshine Sequins- yes, I use them almost exclusively!  

That's it!  Easy Peasy! 

I am linking up to the following challenge~

The Christmas Kickstart Challenge~

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous rest of your week!

Lee Ann  

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

Holly-days

 Hello!  

I am back with another Christmas card, this time some winter botanicals~

This holly from Sweet n Sassy Stamps is exquisite!  The Holly Christmas Stamp Set has several holly sprigs and some beautiful sentiments, including the one on this card.  The image was colored with Copics and fussy cut out.

The background is on mixed media paper; I inked up the Jumbled Hexies Stencil itself with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and spritzed it with water then laid the stencil, ink side down, onto the paper.  I played around with mixed media paper and watercolor paper and adjusted how much water I used.  I liked the mixed media paper results the best.  I could not wait to get this stencil and it did not disappoint! 

I found a circle die cut in my stash along with a piece of black patterned paper.  I arranged and adhered all of the pieces and then adhered it to a red card base.  A white gel pen and a few sequins finish the card. 

I am linking up to~

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge

The Paper Players Theme Challenge~

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed 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
Uni-Ball Signo White Gel Pen SSS | Blick	Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer SSS
Gina K Connect Glue SSS	Canson Mixed Media Paper Blick
Wagner Precision Heat Tool SSS	SnSS Holly Christmas Stamp Set SnSS
MISTI SSS	SnSS Jumbled Hexies Stencil SnSS
Distress Ink and reinker, Mowed Lawn SSS