More Angel Wings

I don't know how many of my followers have tolerated my long absence from posting. Lots of changes in my life since July- new job, new car, lots of distractions.  Truthfully, the change in jobs was much needed and meant I needed a little time to heal.  I've spent time in the intervening weeks on new adventures, focused Bible study and relaxed craft time.  I kept up taking pictures, but didn't pressure myself edit and post.  As a result, I took a long haitus.  I thought I'd give a try to get back in the saddle.  Here goes.

These cards were made using an inspiration from Lori over at Saints Rule!  The card design is classic and works so well with these inspiring and encouraging phrases from Word Art Wednesday.

Here's the details:

• All the patterned papers are from MME's The Sweetest Thing Lavendar paper pad. 
• The floral pieces are cut from green cardstock scraps using my Our Daily Bread Designs Fancy Foliage.  
• The angel wings were made from solid white cardstock using my Our Daily Bread Designs Angel Wings die.
• The sentiment comes from Word Art Wednesday that I printed out on my computer and die cut with my Spellbinders Labels 17 die.  

I'm going to enter this in Word Art Wednesday's Challenge #152: Anything Goes.  Come on over to view some amazing art or join in the fun.

An Encouraging Time

Ack!  I was on a roll there.  Guess I have to admit to being human.  It isn't that I have not been crafty.   Just a lack of time to get posts edited and up.  I've been going through some life changes and had commitments that gave distracted me and eaten up quite a bit of time. I made this card during all this change.   I intend to use it to encourage sometime remembering how making it encouraged me.   Here's the details:

• The papers are from MME'S Now and Then collection.   They came in the Simon Says Stamp June card kit. The coordinating dark brow card stock also came in the kit.
• The angel whoa die cut is made using my new Our Daily Bread Designs Angel Wings dies.  The detail here is stunning. 
• The floral pieces are cut using my Our Daily Bread Designs Fancy Foliage dies. 
• The little tiny flower is cut from a teal cardstock scrap using my Io Spiral Flowers.  So cute with those A Penny Saved copper prills.
• The sentiment is from Word Art Wednesday and was printed on my printer and die cut with my Spellbinders Labels 17.

I'm going to link this up over at Word Art Wednesday for their  Challenge #143: Anything Goes and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday blog Anything Goes.  Come join the fun.

Wedding Celebration Card

Today is Andrew and Jordin's big day.  I'm praying for a joyful celebration and the beginning of a beautiful marriage.  For this card I whipped out my Burnished Key stamp and dies.  The background stamp was created with silver Brilliance ink and trimmed to be used as a background on the card.  I picked out the lock die cut stamped in the same ink and adhered with foam squares to add dimension and a little pearl swirl to draw the eye.  Not sure I am totally pleased with the placement, but it works.  The tiny blessings sentiment is cut using my ODBD Ornate borders die and the sentiment is from the ODBD sentiment set stamped in black Archival Ink. A rose ribbon trim from the stash was added to the bottom. 

On the inside, I used a Word Art Wednesday verse, printed out on the computer and cut using my Labels 17 die. It, too, is raised with some foam squares.  A pearl swirl added behind as an accent.

But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

Mark 10:6-9

Word Art Wednesday- Challenge #77

I thought I'd get in the mix over at Word Art Wednesday again this week and participate in their Challenge #77.  This is one more card using the fabulous Heartfelt Creations Posy stamp and dies along with my MME The Sweetest Thing- Tangerine paper pad.  The flowers were stamped and cut from white cardstock and colored using a Fantastik and my Peacock Feathers, Ripe Persimmons, Scattered Straw and Worn Lipstick Distress Inks (from left to right on the card).

All layers of paper are edged in Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  What you can't see is my messed up printing job.  The sentiment comes from Word Art Wednesday and I printed onto white cardstock.  The first print job was to the wrong location, printed approximately over the teal flower.  So I ran it through again and it printed right over the location where the teal flower now sits.  This wasn't what I was looking for, so I tried a third time and got it right where you see it.  I've just hidden those two missteps under the patterned paper.

This card will be sent to the mother of one of my co-workers as a get well card.  She's scheduled for surgery this week and I thought the flowers might brighten her day and the verse would be an encouragement.

This card is a loose interpretation of the Mojo Monday 290 sketch.  I'm going to enter this into their challenge as well.  Time's almost up on this week's challenge, but they'll have another one up tomorrow.  I've also entered this card in the Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes! challenge.  Come join the fun.

Andie

Word Art Wednesday- Challenge #76

 I thought I'd join the fun over at Word Art Wednesday again this week.  This is in part because I was playing around with my new Heartfelt Creations Delicate Asters stamps and dies.  This week's challenge (#76) featured the Bible verse for inspiration.  You can post anything- it doesn't have to use the Bible verse.  I just thought that it worked with my flowers and this paper.

The asters were first stamped onto a scrap of light blue non-textured cardstock using black archival ink.  After taping the die to a scrap piece of cardstock, I ran the die through my machine leaving the die taped to the scrap and creating a window for die placement.  Each flower was individually cut out by taping the cardstock window to my stamped flower and running through my die cut machine. The flowers were then shaped.  Using my Heartfelt Creations mat, I pressed the stylus into the backside of the flower petal (approximately the middle of the flower).  The flower ends up looking a little like a dead spider (the only kind of "good" spider to me since they totally creep me out!).  I then flipped the flower over and rolled my stylus around the base of the petals at the center of the flower.  Each flower was made with 2 large flowers, two middle sized flowers and two small flowers.  The flowers were placed on the card front using my Crystal Accents.  Glitter was applied to Crystal Accents at the centers and randomly on the petals of the flower.

The inside was decorated with a piece of coordinating patterned paper edged in the Ripe Persimmons and Vintage Photo Distress Inks, just like the sentiment.  One random little aster was glued to the corner and some more Crystal Accents and glitter applied. 








This was a pretty easy card to put together after I made the flowers (I made up a batch of them in various colors on Sunday).  It was pretty easy and fun.  Check out Word Art Wednesday and specifically their Challenge #76.  It's fun to play along.

Andie

Word Art Wednesday- Encouraging Card 2

I used the scraps from my other Word Art Wednesday card to throw this version together.  Same basic set of papers (Prima Botanicals).  This time I used my Quickutz dragonfly die to cut out a little guy for the corner.  I think I like the bling version better, but it's always worth experimenting. 

I am going to enter this into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Fly. 

Andie

Word Art Wednesday- Encouraging Card

I found a new challenge blog and thought I might combine a couple of needs and finish up some of my homework from my patterned paper card class.  One of the techniques involved using strips of patterned paper to create a quilt-like embellishment for a card.  This is my take.  I realized that I should have layered more patterned paper to create squares in a quilt about halfway through making this one.  I liked the final result enough that I didn't go back and do that.  The verse came from the Word Art Wednesday challenge blog.  I'm entering this in their challenge from last week.

The quilt and the sentiment are edged in some Worn Lipstick Distress ink and the bling brads come from the stash.  A quick card that came together.  I'm thinking of this technique for another project soon.  If it works, I'll share with you.

Andie