Word Art Wednesday - One for the Books!

Hello Delightful Friends!

The new school year locally is one week away, I can't believe how fast the time has gone this summer.  Of course, here where I live, summer is actually just now starting at least "weather-wise".  Our summer weather is late August through mid October.  All this doesn't affect me since I have no children in school but it's kind of sad having such nice weather to enjoy while sitting in a classroom.  

Anyway, the card I made this week is probably going to be sent to my grandson who will be starting 7th grade, and he still likes my cards! 😊  However, it would be ideal to send to a teacher, too. It would be super cute in primary colors, wouldn't it? I just might make another one....

 Word Art Wednesday has it's challenge starting today and runs for two weeks!  You can enter 10X, 5 times a week but it must be a new project and the theme is Anything Goes - Family Friendly.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Stix to Anything and is an adhesives package.  How important is adhesive to a card maker or scrapbooker?!! So yay! Thank you Stix to Anything.

Here is my card for this weeks challenge and of course I used adhesive and 3-D adhesive foam strips to pop up some of the elements on my card design.

I can't seem to find this weeks Scripture Art but if you go to Word Art Wednesday they will have the free Scripture Art for you.

Here are the ingredients to my card: (all from Taylored Expressions, except the black ink)

Paper: Sugar Cube, Tiki Mule

Ink: Honeydew Melon, Tiki Mule, Peapod, Honey, Dijon, Toffee, Latte; Versafine Clair Nocturne

Stamps: Classroom Canvas Background; Up Against A Wall split 6x6 background; Treat Your Shelf - Back to School (clear stamp set)

Stencil: Treat Your Shelf  6x6 Layering Stencil; Treat Your Shelf - Back to School (Layering Stencil and Die Combo)

Dies: Treat Your Shelf 

ADHESIVES: Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive; E-Z Dots repositionable adhesive dots (Scrapbook Adhesives); 3M double sided foam tape (0.5")

Thanks so much for visiting and God Bless!  And along with the title of "One for the Books" my favorite book is the Bible, I definitely recommend it!  B-I-B-L-E  "Basic Instructions before Leaving Earth!

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Christmas Blessings in July

Hello Delightful Friends!

Here is my card for this week's Word Art Wednesday Challenge.  Our sponsor this week is Stamp Simply! $25 gift card has been donated. Yay! Be sure and check out their blog and follow for some wonderful inspiration, check out the Autumn themed card that Esther Asbury created, it's beautiful.

We are so grateful for our wonderful sponsors!  Be sure and visit and do a bit of shopping at the Stamp Simply store.  There are some wonderful stamp sets and dies!  I decided to use an oldie but goodie for my card today.  I love this seasonal stamp set & die and I've used it many times, I love the sentiments and the wreath!  It's July and I couldn't resist the Christmas in July that I'm seeing everywhere and since it's almost the last day of July I thought I should jump on the bandwagon!  Stamp Simply has some fun and nostalgic Christmas stamps, be sure and take a look.

 🎄Here is my card:

Featuring:  Stamp Simply Seasonal Wreath (Fall/winter) with coordinating dies and Fishtail Sentiment Banners 

Other ingredients:

Card Stock: Green Tea, Sugar Cube (TE)

Inks: Green Tea, Oreo

Pens: OLO

Embellishments: Kaiser Rhinestones rustic red

Die: All Planned Out 3 set (TE)

Embossing folder: Trellis (TE)

Thanks so much for visiting have a blessed 2 weeks.... until the next Anything Goes -Family Friendly challenge at Word Art Wednesday!

Word Art Wednesday - Divinity Designs Sponsor

Hello Delightful Friends!

I'm back for another Anything Goes - Family Friendly challenge #708-709 from Word Art Wednesday! Our sponsor for this challenge is Divinity Designs and I've used the Scripture Collection 4 (set of 6) stamp for my card.  My picture is a little wonky.  I really need to use my camera instead of phone. (next time!)

Hope you'll join us for a chance to win a $25 gift card to shop at the online store at Divinity Designs!  Check out the latest release, I see a super cute barbeque grill die set!

                             

Scripture Art this challenge at Word Art Wednesday:

Ingredients for my card:

Stamp: Divinity Designs Scripture Collection #4

Dies: Pink Fresh - Blanket Stitch Rectangle; Taylored Expressions - All Planned Out #1

Embossing Folder: Taylored Expressions - Mini Meadow (subtle background on Dried Fig card stock and blended around the edges with Dried Fig)

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Oreo, Dried Fig

Paper: Dried Fig, Sugar Cube, Kiwi

I love the texture on this card from the embossed background, the blanket stitch and even the center of the flower - the textures create a nice dimension. Even the flower petals have a little touch of embossing, and I added the ink with a blender brush!

Thanks for visiting!  Enjoy your day.

May God give you peace and joy and His comfort throughout the week!

Word Art Wednesday featuring Lawn Fawn (oldies but goodies!)

Hello Delightful Friends!

I have a cute no stamping card to share with you today! It's also a slim card and I've used only Lawn Fawn dies to design it. You can also find it at the Word Art Wednesday challenge blog and our sponsor is the one and only Lawn Fawn ($25).  This is our bi-weekly Anything Goes - Family Friendly Challenge and you can share 5 new projects a week and be entered for a chance to win the prize, so much cuteness at the Lawn Fawn Blog.

Here is my card and the Scripture Art that you can grab at the Word Art Wednesday blog to use if you would like.

Here are the ingredients to my card:

Lawn Fawn 6x6 petite paper pack called Let's Polka in the Meadow (retired and I have been hoarding)

Lawn Fawn Dies: Stitched Simple Hillside Borders; Small Stitched Envelope (Just a note 3 cut for dimension); Spring Showers (clouds & sun)

Mini Slim Card Base ( Taylored Expressions) Sugar Cube

Mini Slim Layer Panel (Sugar Cube)

Nuvo Jewel Drops (Sea Breeze - applied to "Just a Note) Tonic Studios

Black Card stock (from my scraps) and white card stock for clouds from my scraps

Thanks so much for visiting and for my delightful American Followers 

Happy 4th of July!!

Word Art Wednesday - Not 2 Shabby

Hello Delightful Friends!

Just a quick post to share my card for Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge. Our sponsor for this challenge is Not 2 Shabby ($25) This online store is delightful! Make sure you share a new crafty project with us at the Word Art Wednesday Blog.  You can upload 5 new projects for each week of the challenge.

Here is my card for the Anything Goes/Family Friendly Challenge: (I was inspired by Lori Craig's card found HERE)

Lots of techniques in this card - Stamping with Versamark, heat embossing, stenciling, diecutting, Olo Coloring, & adding texture with an embossing folder.

Ingredients:

Embossing Folder (Garden Trellis) All products are from Taylored Expressions

Dies: Diamond Stacklets, A2 Postage Stamp Stackets; A Year in Bloom Vases & Places; A Year in Bloom - February (violet)

Stamps: A Year in Bloom Feb. Violet; Large Lattice 6x6; Softly Spoken Sentiments

Ink: Oreo (hybrid), Macaron, Dried Fig, Dragon Fruit, Sweet Corn, Mango.

Paper: Sugar Cube, Dragon Fruit

Olo Markers to color the Violet.

Thanks for visiting!

 First day of summer coming up!  Yay!🌞

Word Art Wednesday - Featuring Taylored Expressions

Hello Delightful Friends!

Time for another challenge from Word Art Wednesday. We have my personal favorite sponsor and stamp company this week: Taylored Expressions!!

Hope you'll visit TE and check out their store and the inspiration on the blog they share with all of us card makers. There is a lot of ideas and techniques on the Facebook page and Instagram too.  Don't forget to play along with the Anything Goes - Family Friendly challenge at Word Art Wednesday.

Here are my cards:

My first card is for my granddaughter Addy, she's turning 16 this month!  (all the ingredients shown are from Taylored Expressions.  The list of items are at the end of this post)

My next two cards are for a graduation celebration which includes my grandson who is graduating from High School.  These two cards are 5x7 and I've used the Create in Quad layering stencil for the backgrounds.

Scripture Art inside the above graduation cards:

Ingredients for card #1

Inks: Guava, Peaches n Cream, Mulled Wine, Peapod, Cookie Monster, Blueberry, Toffee

Paper: Granny Smith, Sugar Cube Saltwater Taffy, Toffee

Foil It panels: Doodle Birds (Foil - Gold Shimmer using Minc laminator)

Doodle Bird Stencil/Dies

Cloud Nine 3D Embossing folder

On the Fence border die

Stamp Set:  So Tweet of You

Mini Strips Die

Inspiration for colors: Color box #041

Cards #2

A7 Sugar Cube card bases and envelopes

Inks: Blueberry, Toffee, Latte, Honey, Pablano Pepper

Paper: Sugar Cube, Blueberry, Toffee, Honey

Create-in-Quads Layering Stencil: Pattern Playground

Foil It panel: Perfect Pennant Grad (I cut out with scissors and added the border strip and fishtails using Honey Card stock)

Perfect Pennant Stamp/Dies

Foil - Gold Shimmer using Minc laminator

Thanks for visiting!

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Breathing!

Hello Delightful Friends!

Just breathe... we hear that a lot.  But I love the encouragement to praise the Lord with every breath!

When I get my eyes off my problems and my eyes on the Lord, things that have been disturbing me seem to ease up. I just need to remember that God is in control, just breathe, just praise and give thanks!

Well, it's time for Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Family Friendly Challenge! Our sponsor is Seth Apter Designs ($25)

Please join us by uploading your new crafty creations and share with us for a chance to win!

Here is my card:

(ingredients follow, below the picture)

Ingredients: (all Taylored Expressions unless specified)

Stamp & Stencil - Woodland Blooms

Paper: Sugar Cube

Inks: Potato Chip, Pineapple, Green Tea, Peapod

Die: Cross-Stitch Rectangle Stacklets

Scripture printed on Vellum at Scrapper's Edge.

Thanks for visiting and I would love to read your comments.  Have a great week!