Denim Pocket

 Sweet n Sassy Stamps is hosting a Stamp-A-Thon this week-end with lots of different challenges to participate in. Play along and you could win 1 of 5 $10 gift codes to the Sweet n Sassy Stamps Store. (There are freebies to be had as well!)

 My challenge is to "Add a Pocket" to your project, and all you need to do to participate is create a new project with a pocket of some kind and upload a photo to this  Stamp-A-Thon album on the  Sweet n Sassy VIP Facebook page. (It's not necessary to use Sweet n Sassy Stamps for this challenge.)

To create the faux denim look I swiped my white ink pad vertically and then horizontally over dark blue paper before printing this FREE pocket template over top

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Supplies and Tools:

• These Sweet n Sassy Stamp Sets
• Delightfully Delicate Background 
• Springtime
• Canson Mixed Media Paper
• Sonnet Watercolors
• Doily Die (Sizzix - Tim Holtz) 
• Ornate Ovals (Divinity Designs)
• Black Jewel (Kat Scrappiness)
• Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink (Ranger)
• Brilliance Moonlight White Ink (Tsukineko) 
• Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
• These colors of Distress Oxide 
• Worn Lipstick
• Fossilized Amber

This post linked to:
Little Red Wagon - Blue
Krafty Chicks Challenge - Stamp Act
If You Give A Crafter A Cookie - Inspiration Photo (chick)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Kat's Scrappiness - Spring Flowers
Country View challenges - Animal Magic

Faith over Fear - FREE PRINTABLE

Sweet n Sassy Stamps has a FREE PRINTABLE sheet of cards to encourage friends and neighbors during this difficult time. You can use them as is or decorate them with your favorite Sweet n Sassy stamps! Let's take this opportunity to shine for Jesus as encouragers and helpers!

Supplies and Tools:

• Faith Over Fear Printable (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Psalm 23 Background (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Doodle Florals (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)

This post linked to:
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

You're Tea-riffic

I'm having a blast playing along in the Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!
I have a second card to share today that features a fun DIY weathered wood background.

Here's a mini tutorial ...

• Gather your supplies - White Glue, Paint, Stiff Cardboard, Sandpaper
• Cut your cardboard to size and using a Scoring Board, create boards every 1/4 inch
• Cover your entire piece of cardboard with white school glue and let dry till tacky

• Paint over your tacky glue with your choice of paint (I used Blueprint Sketch Distress Paint ---- (NOTE: do not apply using applicator, remove lid and use a paintbrush!)
• Dry using a heat gun (if you did it correctly, cracks will appear)
• Add a coordinating color of paint  and heat set (I added Hickory Smoke Distress Paint) 

• Apply a little bit of Picket Fence Distress Stain and rub in with your finger (heat set)
• Re-score your lines
• Sand edges and center to create a rough, worn look

Here's a free template for the cup I used as well.

 If you'd like the saucer to go with it visit my Patterns and Templates Page.

Supplies and Tools:

• Blueprint Sketch/Hickory Smoke Distress Paint (Ranger)
• Picket Fence Distress Stain (Ranger)
• Sandpaper
• Cardboard
• Elmer's Glue 
• Martha Stewart Scoring Board
• Mixed Media Grunge (Stamplorations)
• Heart Punch
• Polkadot Stencil (Firefly)
• Latte Love - Fiskars
• These colors of distress ink (Ranger)
• Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles

 The teacups were cut from watercolor paper and painted in coordinating distress inks before adding some polka-dots with a stencil.

This post linked to:

Spring/Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop
Stamplorations Mixed Media Challenge - Must use a stencil
Mix It Up - Anything Goes + optional Mixed Media
The Paper Players - Life is Better with Friends

Mini Paper Bag Book

Today I have a Mini Paper Bag Book to share with you. I started out to make a "Junk Journal," but as you can see there are no recycled items in this little booklet -- That's because I got distracted with clipart and papers from My Cute Lobster Designs! Here are the two sets I bought to create this little album....

1. Blush and Gold Clipart
2.  Pink, Yellow, Mint Digital Paper

 

I used these sets to create Scripture and Hymn tags and also as the embellishments to decorate the pages and pockets of my book. All the the Bible verses came from Word Art Wednesday.

Here's how I folded my bag to create the cover for this little book:

1. Start with a lunch sack laying sideways so that it's bottom is on your right
2. Fold over the bottom part of the bag (from the right) to form a flap
3. Fold the top part of the bag (from the left) so that it overlaps the first part
4. Turn your bag over and trim the excess off

Since I don't have a load of double sided paper I made my pages by:

1. Choosing several coordinating designer papers 
2. Adhering two matching pieces back to back using my ATG gun
3. Folding in the center to form a page insert

 Here are some of the inside pages of my little book

 You can see that I created both horizontal and vertical pockets on my pages.

 

I placed a paper doily in between several layers so that it stuck out both in the back and the front of the book.

Besides coordinating paper strips, I also used border punches and a fence die to create pockets for my tags. Several tags have pretty lace threaded through the top.

I contacted My Cute Lobster to be sure I was allowed to do this --- and they said it was fine for me to give away this page of printables (made with their art) here on my blog.

So here's your free printable page of Scripture and Hymn art.

This post linked to:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Love To Scrap - Anything goes + optional Monochrome

Time Out - Retro (Typewriter, Camera etc.)

Double D - Pink and White Inspiration Board

 

Pocket Encouragement Book

My friend Abby recently sent me a sweet little pocket booklet full of inspirational quotes and Scriptures.

I LOVED it and decided to make up a few of my own to send to friends on the card ministry list who experienced tragic losses in the past year.

I started with a 12 x 6 inch piece of double sided card stock and folded it in the center.

I folded in each side 2 3/4 inches and cut the top at an angle to form a pocket.

I created some lady silhouettes in my photo editing program and added free verses from Word art Wednesday to them. (free template below)

I filled the pockets with Scriptures, Songs, and Inspirational quotes from these sources:

Bookmarks from Karla Dornacher 

Free printables from:

Little Birdie Blessings

Word Art Wednesday

Shoregirls Creations 

Using the Trust in the Lord stamp (Stamplorations) and Black Soot Distress Ink (Ranger) I added a verse to the cover. A few tiny punched hearts and twine tie complete this fun little pocket book.

Free Silhouette Printables
If you'd like these with the verses layered on them - visit my Scripture Freebie Page and click the coordinating link.
You can also access these via a pdf file that my friend Abby generously created for me.
CLICK HERE

This post linked to:
Stamplorations Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge
Stamplorations Theme and Sketch - Stamps + Hearts
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Mix it Up - Anything Goes 

 

Autumn Coffee

It's time for our Wednesday challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. This week we have an inspiration board for you. This challenge is a fun cross between a photo challenge and a color challenge. You can choose to be inspired by the colors, the photograph, or both! I love this week's selection -- and chose to be inspired by the photo of coffee and sunflowers!

To create my happy little coffee shaped card I:

• cut a coffee cup shaped card (using the free template below) out of white card stock and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)
  
• cut the lid and wrapper from kraft card stock
• inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger)
• ran the wrapper through my Fiskars paper crimper
• stamped 2826-H, Let Us... on the lid in Ground Espresso Distress Ink (Ranger) and glued it to the top flap of my card
• created an autumn collage on my wrapper using the following Repeat Impressions Stamps:
• 3312-E, Maple Leaf
• 3314-D, Birch Leaf
• 3313-E, Oak Leaf
•  812-G, Pine Cone
•  4313-K, Sunflower
• All the stamped pieces where inked with Fossilized Amber/Spiced Marmalade/Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger)
• I added some brown (Studio G) glitter to the center of my layered sunflower 
• The extra vines are die cut from the Funky Flowers #1 thinlits (Sizzix - Tim Holtz) and Meadowbird Branch dies (Memory Box)

Free Printable Coffee Cup Template

• For my blog readers: Enjoy the 10% discount code to the Repeat Impressions Store posted on the sidebar
• There's a new challenge every week over at  The House That Stamps Built 
• you don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps to link or win
• One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate on the first Wednesday of every month

Check out what the other design team members created: 

Cheri  ~ Shirley ~ Heather ~ Laurie ~ Donna ~ Joy

This post linked to:

Make My Monday - Autumn/ Fall Colors

Paper Craft Crew - Photo Inspiration

Paper Bag Book

Today I'm sharing an inspirational paper bag book I created for a 

friend who is going through a difficult time in life.

This little book includes encouraging and uplifting 

Bible verses and stamped inspirational sayings.

I used the Hannah Scrap Pad from K & Company. 

The paper pack includes stickers, die cuts, tags, folders, frames and more.

I've uploaded all the verses used in this book.

You can access these FREE PRINTABLES by clicking here.

Supplies and tools:
Clipart: Free Scripture Printables from WAW
Dies: Circle & Scallop Circle Nestabilites (Spellbinders)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Ink (Memento)
Misc. Paper Bags, Twine, Mini flowers, pearls, lace, ribbon
Paper: Hannah Scrap Pad  (K & Company)
Stamps: Bible Journaling Stamps (American Crafts), Blue Ridge Impressions verse

This post linked to:
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Mini Album Makers - completed mini albums/books
Simon Says - Pop it up (several pages have popped up elements)
PINspirational -- image below (I made a book!)
City Crafter - Fall Colors
Shopping Our Stash - Upcycle (paper bags)
Stamping Sensations - something that begins with "b" (Book -- Bible verses)