Botanical Postage

It's been such an honor to be a guest designer for the month of April with Creative Worship Stamps!  Thank you to Korin for having me, and to Esther for patiently answering all of my questions.  😊

For my last creation this month, I pulled together quite a few stamps and dies to create a flora-and-fauna postage-themed Scripture card.  A verse stamp from Fear Not fit perfectly in one of the largest rectangles, and I paired it with sprigs of greenery from Beautiful Branches, stamped in a few areas.  The postmark wavy edges and tiny American flag are from Going Postal, as is the "par avion" sentiment.  I had stamped that one on white cardstock and grunged it up with Distress Ink, then layered it onto a piece of deconstructed cardboard box.  One of the pretty birds from More Than Sparrows was stamped on white cardstock, colored with alcohol markers and trimmed, then glued her body onto the postage background.  I stamped her first on the actual postage, so the feet would show and I wouldn't have to fussy cut those.  A tiny butterfly from Vintage Nature Elements was stamped and I used the matching die, and placed foam tape beneath to give dimension.  It was the perfect size for that right top corner!

Thanks for joining me all month at CWS.  It's been fun to use their beautiful products!  

More Than Sparrows stamp set

Postage Stamp Cover Plate die

Beautiful Branches stamp set

Fear Not stamp set

Going Postal stamp set

Vintage Nature Elements die set

Vintage Nature Elements stamp set

Isaiah 41:10 - Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Thanks for coming by!

Hope you have a beautiful day!

More Than Sparrows

Hello friends!  It's been a pleasure being guest designer at Creative Worship Stamps for the month of April, and my time with them is almost up!  I've got a card to share with you today and then one more this week.  

For this sweet bird focal point, I stamped a Song Bird and used the matching die, then colored him with alcohol markers.  On the card base, I laid down a mat of brick paper from Craft Consortium Brick Textures paper pad as a backdrop.  Between the bird and brick, a little "softening" was needed, so I used a vellum die-cut flower I had on hand.  The sentiment is from More Than Sparrows, and it's surrounded by more softness in the form of vintage lace I inherited from my great aunt.

Supplies Used From Creative Worship Stamps:

Song Birds die set

Song Birds stamp set

More Than Sparrows stamp set

Craft Consortium Brick Textures

Matthew 10:29

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.

Thanks for coming by!

Hope your day is filled with blessings from above!

Field Notes

As a guest designer for the month of April at Creative Worship Stamps, I've had so much fun playing with the beautiful stamps, dies, and stencils found in their store.  This card I'm sharing today is one of my faves, if I may say so.  I love the crisp black and white of the botanical images against a shimmery aged postage background.

On the Postage Stamp Cover Plate, I first inked up the entire thing with a light colored Distress Ink.  Then I sprayed it with Distress Mica Stain Spray in Unravelled, to give it a beautiful glimmer.  This was matted with black cardstock before going onto the white card base.  Images from Vintage Nature Elements and Going Postal stamped on white cardstock, die-cut or fussy-cut, were added here and there amidst the panel.  I stamped a postmark from Going Postal on the bottom portion, and a script stamp from that same set along the right portions under the mushroom.

Supplies From Creative Worship Stamps:

Postage Stamp Cover Plate Die Set

Vintage Nature Elements dies

Vintage Nature Elements

Going Postal

Ephesians 6:14 NIV

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,

Thanks for your visit today!

God bless you!

Shabby Chic Butterfly

Hello everyone!  I've got a shabby chic butterfly card to share with you today as a guest designer for Creative Worship Stamps this month. I stuck with shades of pink and lilac to accompany this pretty butterfly from Botanical Collages, which was stamped on a fancy die cut.  On top of the butterfly, I used a sentiment from Song Birds in black, double-stamped with a MISTI so it could be dark enough to be seen.  Additional touches from my stash:  vintage lace from my 101 year old aunt (she was a seamstress), a matte gold leather-like flower, and pearls.

Supplies From Creative Worship Stamps:

Botanical Collages

Song Birds

MISTI Tool

Job 12:10

In his hand is the life of every creature

and the breath of all mankind.

Thank you for coming by, I so appreciate it!

God bless you!

Sparrow & Branches

Hello all!  Today's card I made as guest designer at Creative Worship Stamps focuses on a sweet sparrow, nestling in branches.  The background was inspired by the packaging that comes from CWS products!  It's white with tiny blue dots on it, and I put a piece to use here, pairing it with the Damask Pattern Stencil and shades of blue Distress Ink.  A bird from More Than Sparrows was stamped on white cardstock, fussy cut, and colored with alcohol markers.  Same goes for the leafy fronds from Beautiful Branches stamp set.  The sentiment is 3D, using the With Love Word Die set.  I die cut five of each word from black cardstock, and stacked them together.  Really pops off the card!

Supplies From Creative Worship Stamps:

Beautiful Branches stamps

Damask Pattern Stencil

More Than Sparrows stamps

With Love Word Die set

Matthew 10:29-31 NASB

Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

Thanks for dropping by!

God bless you!

John 15:13 Postage

Hi there!  I'm back to share more as a guest designer during the month of April at Creative Worship Stamps!  I've found the Postage Stamp Cover Plate die immensely versatile, and used it for several of my creations that I'll share throughout this month.  For this card, I used the cute little dies that come with the set as well:  hearts, leaves, gardening pots, stars/flowers.  After die-cutting them out of white cardstock, I used dye inks to shade them, and then did the water flicking technique on some of them to get a lovely mottled effect.  To round out the postage pieces, I also used stamps from these sets:  Vintage Postage, Words of Jesus and Vintage Nature Elements.

Supplies from Creative Worship Stamps:

Postage Stamp Cover Plate die set

Vintage Postage stamp set

Words of Jesus

Vintage Nature Elements

John 15:13 NIV

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

May your day be blessed!

Framed Butterfly

Hello!  I'm back with another creation for Creative Worship Stamps, where I am guest designing for the month of April.  This card features a framed butterfly, surrounded by beautiful foliage, and sitting atop a hymn called "Wonderful Words of Life."

On a terracotta card base, I stenciled a background using brown ink and the Chicken Wire Stencil.  Then on a piece of kraft colored cardstock, I stamped the Wonderful Words of Life, trimmed it down, and inked the edges for a more aged appearance.  This was matted with some distressed-looking packaging I had in my stash.  On white cardstock, I stamped greenery from Beautiful Branches, and fussy cut them and colored with alcohol markers.  The butterfly from Vintage Nature Elements got the same treatment:  stamped, colored but I used a matching die for this.  I added glossy accents glue to the butterfly once he was adhered on dimensional foam stickers.  The leaves got a touch of shimmer with a special marker.

Supplies from Creative Worship Stamps:

Beautiful Branches stamp set

Chicken Wire Stencil

Vintage Nature Elements stamp set

Vintage Nature Elements die set

Wonderful Words of Life stamp set

Hebrews 11:3 NIV

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

Thanks for taking a peek today!

May your day be blessed!