God's Light Shines

MFP Speedy TV Tutorial Time Challenge 18

I've used stamps from 2 of the fine quality stamps available @ MFP

Cracked Up is my background. I stamped with black stazon on top of cherry cobbler paper.

Pointsetta Blooms I stamped, fussy cut & colored with aqua painter. I stamped the sentiment (same stamp set) on crumb cake paper.  

The tutorial was about distressing- my FAVORITE technique!

I used my scissors on the outside of my background paper.  You scrub it (careful not to cut yourself!) Then I sponged some espresso distress ink around the edges.

I cut my circle of "light" and embossed with gold.

I used distress scissors to cut my sentiment out.

Vintage Angel

 Background paper is my new Graphic 45.  My frame was cut with my cricut cartridge: Lacy Labels. My Angel was colored with pencils. A little highlighting with a marker.  I've used my distressing block to rough up the edges of everything.  Sponged some Tim Holtz antique ink.

 Closeup of my flower & lace embellishment.  Vintage lace in my stash & Wild Orchid flowers.

My finished card. 

Easy Mini Album Tutorial

Outside of book: Start with 5 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock. Score @ 5 & 6 inches.  Use corner rounder on each corner.

Deocrate your cover: cut 4 3/4 x 5 1/8. Attach your decorated cover permatac glue glider.

Build your binder/Accordian style.

 Cut 5 1/8 x 7 inches. Score at every inch (1-2-3-4-5-6)

Create a valley fold. Fold & crease with bone folder.

Build your pages.  cut cardstock 4 5/8 x 5 1/8. Score at 1 inch on long side.

 You'll corner round your pages. Use red sticky tape to attach your pages to your folds. May need to rerun your bone folder over the creases.  Line the accordian page & using your crop-a-dile cut a hold in each end & attach a brad.

Now we build our post it note holder.  Cut a piece of cardstock @ 5x4. You'll score both short sides & one long side @ 1/2 inch & 1 inch.  You'll cut away 3 of the little boxes.  Add a tap opening at the top with a one inch punch.   Use red sticky tape to fold the box together & attach to the inside cover of your book.

When I saw The Teresa Collins Notations -mini album popped into my mind! I also added some stamped images.   I ended up punching the binder end so I could run some ribbon thru. On my finished one I tied the ribbon in a bow. Liked it a lot better.  I really love how it turned out. Holds pictures & notes.

SSIC #153-Rejoice In the Lord

Stampin Sisters In Christ-Challenge 153 Use sentiment with no stamped image

I started with MME background paper, added 1/2 page K&Co at top & 1/2 page olive green (run thru embossing folder & distressed) on bottom.  Then layered 1/2 a doily.  I used Psalm 33:1 for my "sentiment".  Then fussy cut the flowers from a piece of K & company -brenda walton paper. Add my Really Reasonable Ribbon & viola'!  Magnificent!  Did distress each layer-except flowers.  I popped them up with dimensional s.

Life Is Beautiful

There are a couple of different techniques on this card.

My new embossing folder-the flower stems from SU on the edge. I used my SU sanding block & then gently rubbed some tea stain distress ink over it. Then I outlined with a black gel pen. Final touch: blued a tiny pearl in the middle.

Second: I diecut the center of my card out with my new spellbinders die from SU. Center my cute geni underneath & viola! 

When you attach your front, add some dimensionals -makes it show up so much better. You really can't see it with my picutre- but in person it really pops.

Image is from Pattie's Creations

Entering Send A Smile 4 kids Challenge

Have a great day!

Girlsfriends Are Special!

 Challenge day @ The Perfect Sentiments. This week I was blessed to receive an image from our wonderful sponsor: Meljen's Designs. 




Please check out their website to see some amazing images!

Want to win 4 FREE Digi's?  You have a good chance-all you have to do is follow our challenge rules & link your creation @ Perfect Sentiments Challenge.

The challenge this week is CREATE A CARD WITH A SENTIMENT FOR FRIENDSHIP.
We always have a twist: USE GIRLY EMBELLISHMENTS LIKE PEARLS, LACE, BLING, FLOWERS, ETC

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Thanks for stopping by & I hope you have an excellent day!

I will PRAISE the Lord!

Another great word art challenge this week.  The FREE Word Art is available to anyone.  It's a great way to encourage others and spread Christ's love to others.

This week our generous sponsor is Roben Marie Workshop
She has a huge inventory.  check her out!

I definitely wanted to focus on "with my song will I praise him".  I printed the song page from Little Birdie Blessings for my background.I heavily distressed the song page & the edges of the brown paper underneath.

I hope you'll join the challenge @ Word Art Wednesday.  I look forward to seeing what you create with God's word!