The Number of Stars

Hello!  Happy Tuesday!  I'm back today with a custom card I made for a friend's great nephew on the occasion of his baptism.  I don't have any actual "baptism" sentiments but I sure do have a wonderful selection of Verve scripture stamps.  So I went through all of them and found this one in Shining Star.  Because I did some mixed media on this card including using 2 stencils and some embossing paste in white and gold, I'm sharing this card over at The Mixed Media Monthly challenge.

In keeping with my goal to make 2 cards at once, I created a girl version of the same card, minus the mixed media effect...

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope your week is going well!

stamps: Shining Star, Weary World (Verve)
dies:  Shining Star,   Starry Stable Die Set (Verve)  

Clearly Besotted Teaser Time ~ Day 3

Hello friends!  I'm back today with another Clearly Besotted teaser as we countdown to the April release on the 5th. 

I had created this embossed/watercolour background last week and it was patiently waiting to be used on a card.  I was playing around with these gorgeous gold butterfly die cuts and then placed them on the embossed background and voila, this card was on its way.  I just LOVE the large sentiments in Brushed Greetings 2.  They definitely make an impact.  I stamped the sentiment on vellum and attached it with 2 staples, one of my favourite ways to attach vellum!

I'm also entering this card in the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #23.  I've added dimension with the white embossing on my background and the layered butterfly.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Head over to Stephanie’s blog for some more inspiration and peeks!

Clearly Besotted Teaser Time Day 2

Hello friends! I’m back with another sneaky peek at one of the new Clearly Besotted Stamp sets to be released on November 5th! This sweet loopy thank you sentiment is from Sweet Sentiments Plus.  There are eight every occasion sentiments in this set so it’s perfect as a staple in your stamp collection.  It takes me awhile to warm up to Fall so when I do, I want to keep making cards with leaves in browns, oranges, and reds.  I was inspired by Amber’s card HERE and grabbed an embossed leaf scrap of paper I had when I made THIS card a few months ago.  Then I started layering elements to create texture and dimension.  I’m entering this card in the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge: Texture.

Thanks for stopping by!  Head over to Stephanie’s blog for some more inspiration and peeks!

stamps: In Stitches: Autumn, Little Things, Sweet Sentiments (Clearly Besotted)

dies: Little Things die collection,  In Stitches: Autumn die collection (Clearly Besotted)

It’s Your Birthday

Hello friends!  I’m back again with another card inspired by Stacey’s fabulous Viva La Verve sketch.  I did the Viewfinder yesterday over on the Viva La Verve Blog so head over there for more inspiration with this sketch and then join in the fun!

 

The tag is the outcome of another mixed media experiment using bronze paint mixed with embossing paste and a leaf stencil.  I’m entering this in the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge “Get Texty.”  Thanks for visiting!

stamps: Chevron Love, Die Sidekicks (Verve)

die: Hearts & Swirls Frame Die (Verve)

Love You

Happy Sunday everyone!  I’ve been dabbling with my mixed media materials again and reworking some old pieces that weren’t working for me.  The background paper is one of those pieces, although, I’ve covered it up with a doily and sentiment panel.  There’s a lot of purple on the background piece so the glitter words didn’t show up that well until I put a black embossed heart panel behind them.  I added some glossy accents to those sweet hearts and a Reverse Confetti arrow.  This card is going to a dear friend next week to let her know I’m thinking of her.  I’m also entering it in The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge “Get Texty.”  Thanks for visiting!  Have a great day!

Be My Valentine

Hello!  I had a little stack of paper and this half heart doily left from another project so I thought I’d layer it all up and stitch it onto this distressed inked background.  I’m entering this in the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge: Think Pink.  I think it’s easy to see how I used pink!  I sure do love this colour!  I’ve used pink distress inks to make a watercoloured background, some pink heart paper, some pink sequins and some pink ink on the  Verve Hearts and Swirls frame.

Thanks for visiting!  Hope your weekend is going well!

Speak the Truth

Happy Monday everyone!  Today’s card is another mixed media experiment using the inspiration photo from the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.  I took the photo literally with a blue background, pink and yellow flowers, and green leaves.

Here are the pieces before I assembled the card.  I wanted to show you the beautiful background paper.  I sprayed a mosaic heart stencil with white Dylusions ink.  The sentiment is from Verve’s Words of Wisdom and the stitched frame is from Treasured Words.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great start to your week :)