Mojo Monday 383: O Holy Night

Hello blogging friends! I have a Christmas card to share with you tonight. My card design was inspired by the Mojo Monday 383 Sketch.

I pulled out some of my fun paper toys for this card! I'm really enjoying the stencil craze and last Friday I found these great new molding pastes at Michael's by Art-C and I am really enjoying working with these. First, of all they dry really quick and when you want to make a card in a couple of hours and add texture with your stencil and paste, this is the way to go! I have the embossing pastes by Dreamweaver and the original dries pretty quick but, in my experience the translucent, pearlescent, and metallic pastes take a couple of hours to dry. I don't always have that much time to allow when creating a card. So, I'm really glad to have this new option in 12 gorgeous colors! Tonight I used the white and silver pastes along with a Heiddi Swapp star stencil.

I used Peace on Earth from Verve Stamps along with their Flag It die set and Classy Label die. The paper is from the Candy Cane Collection by Bo Bunny. I used distress inks and paints on the edges of the card and each panel. I couldn't make up my mind so, I kept going back and forth with ink and then paint and then ink again (scowl). What can I say? It was not a good day for creative decisions.

Thanks for dropping by. God Bless.

Grow in Grace

"Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need."

~Hebrews 4:16 

Hello everyone, it's Jenn and I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things in the paper-crafting world. Today I have a faith-based card to share with you that I designed for the Classy Cards N Such Store. This card would be perfect for those "thinking of you" moments when you want to send a card for no particular reason.

I began my card with a 5.25 x 5.25 card base. I distressed the edges of all the patterned paper used here which comes from the Bo Bunny Autumn Song paper pad.

My image was stamped onto white cardstock with Perfect Medium. I then colored it with Perfect Pearls. Next, the image was die-cut using Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight. I also distressed the edges of the die cut using Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls.

I added a ribbon and a tiny Prima Petal for finishing touches. The pearl dot in the center of the flower was created with the Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Ice White.

Stamp Set Used: Grow in Grace by ODBD

All the products hi-lighted above can be purchased at the Classy Cards N Such Store. The only exception is the stamp set. You can save 10% off your entire purchase at Classy Cards N Such by using my discount code: JENNIPHER-10. 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. My God Bless You.

ODBDSLC167: Sketch

Hello Everyone! It's time for a new Shining Light Challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs.


This week we are challenging you to use this sketch to inspire your card design:

Before I show you my take on the sketch, I just have to admit what a challenge this sketch was for me. It looks pretty straightforward and simple, right? Well, after my third and final try, I decided to go with that old rule of thumb I've heard about sketches: flip it, rotate it, change out shapes, add a layer, or skip one as long as you can still see the basic outline of the sketch in your design. 

ODBD Stamps Used: Blessed Christmas

I hope that you will join us in our challenge this week. To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, August 25, at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next challenge. In order to win this prize, you do not need to use ODBD stamps, but if you have them, we would love to see them!! As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs Stamps, we will be choosing three or more participants for the Shining The Light Award. In order to qualify for this award, however, you must have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, August 25, at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBSLC167. When creating posts on your blogs, please include a link to the challenge.


I hope that you'll stop by my fellow designer's blogs/galleries and see their lovely creations for this challenge:

Cheryl Scrivens

Jan Marie Ennenga

Diana Nguyen

Chris Olsen

DJ Rants

Thanks for dropping by today. God Bless You!

CCNS: He Cares

Happy Memorial Day Everyone! Hope you have had a wonderful holiday.

Today I have an encouragement card to share made with some fun products from the Classy Cards N Such Online Store.

I started with a 5.25 x 5.25 card base made from Echo Bronze Stardream Metallic. Beautiful brown shimmery cardstock! To that I added a distressed layer of designer paper from the Bo Bunny Prairie Chic collection. This is a great collection for those of you that like to do "shabby chic" designs.

Next, using the Italian Flourish Doily Die, I die cut an elegant pink doily and added it to the bottom center of my card. I knew I wanted this doily to be my focal point so, using Lacy Circles I die cut a green lacy circle to stamp my Scripture on.

I knew I needed something across the upper part of my card to finish it off. I decided to use a border punch with the Echo Bronze Stardream Metallic and create a border for the top of my card.

To bring it all together like a beautiful package with a big bow, I used the Esse Smooth Pearlized Cocoa with the Large Bow Die from Impression Obsession and created a bow for the upper left corner.

My card design was inspired by the Viva la Verve May Week 2 Sketch...

Thanks for stopping by...

The Perfect Sentiment: Let It Snow

Hi Everyone! It's Wednesday and time for a new challenge at The Perfect Sentiment. This week we are challenging you to create a card for the sentiment or occasion of your choice and include an element of snow on it.

Our Sponsor

will award one lucky random winner with 4/free digis of their choice!

 Supplies: MelJen's Designs Cozy Little Chickadees Digital Stamp; Copic Markers; Bo Bunny Rejoice DSP Collection: Real Red and Garden Green CS from SU; Martha Stewart Crafts Snowflake Punch: Pearl White Viva Decor Pearl Pen; Sentiment stamp from Avocado Arts. 

Challenges I would like to enter:

• Sweet Stampin' Christmas: Anything Goes 
• Crafts and Me: Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations: Winter Scene 

 

 
 

Classy Cards N Such: Little Winter Bear

Hello Everyone! It's time for me to share a new project made with products from the Classy Cards N Such Online Store.

I started with a 5.5 x 5.5 base of Stardream Emerald. To that I added a piece of the snowflake paper from the Bo Bunny Rejoice Collection.

Using Stardream Emerald and the Snowflake Corner Die from Memory Box, I die cut my corner embellishment.

Using Spellbinders Lacey Circles and vanilla paper, I die cut a circle to stamp the Little Winter Bear on. I colored him up with Copic markers. Once I had Little Winter Bear colored, I added some pearl accents using Viva Decor Pearl Pens. I used Ice White for the knots in his scarf. Using Green, I added pearl drops to the inside of the circle. Then using Red, I added pearl drops to the outer rings of the circle.

For finishing touches, I stamped and die cut a banner to stamp my sentiment on. Using large foam pads for added dimension I adhered it to the card.