PaperTrey Ink: Little Bitty Bird

Happy Sunday!

Today, I have another card I created for the homebound ministry.  This is September's card.  I used mostly PaperTrey Ink products for this months card.  

The images are from PaperTrey Ink "Little Bitty Bird".  The cardstock is PTI White and Blueberry Sky.  The inks are also from PaperTrey - I'm really loving their line of inks.  They don't stain clear stamps and they give a really nice image!  So Happy!

The embossed foliage is a PTI impression plate called "Vineyard".

I stamped the branch in PTI Dk. Chocolate ink and colored in the leaves with a green colored pencil.  The bird is stamped in PTI True Black on the blue cardstock and then again on PTI Harvest Gold cardstock.  I made the stamped birds into a sticker by running it through my Xyron machine, then cut out the bird and a wing and paper pieced it onto the blue stamped scene, to create some layered dimension.

The window die is not PTI - it is from Poppy Stamps "Small Madison Window".  There is a large window too.  It is a really great die - it cuts and embosses the detail all in one time through the diecut machine.

Inside, I used a Clear Dollar Stamp.  I have the actual stamp, but it is available in a digi collection now - Value Verses 1.  Love this verse...

For I am persuaded

that neither death,

nor life, nor angels,

nor principalities,

nor powers,

nor things present,

nor things to come,

nor height,

nor depth,

nor any other creature,

shall be able to

separate us from the

love of God, which

is in Christ Jesus

our Lord.

Romans 8:38-39 

Challenges:

Speedy and Friends - Favorite Technique (Paper Piecing)
Inspire Me Friday - Anything Goes

Clearly Inspired - Leaves

Raise the Bar - Anything with Wings

Pattie's Creation - Embossing

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb

Clear Dollar Stamps: God Is Love

Happy Saturday!

Today was a productive day - finally finished staining our house - we only started at the beginning of August. Uugh. It has been a long process and about 5 Saturdays of hard labor.  I'm just not use to that - LOL.

I had some time to make some cards this evening.  I actually stamped this image about a month ago.  It was August's homebound ministry card.  The image is from Clear Dollar Stamps "Peace for the Journey".  When I saw this set I knew it would be perfect for the homebound ministry. 

This is really a simple card.  I used my watercolor crayons, which felt good considering I had not had them out in years.  I decided to experiment a little and filled my Ninja water brush with Potion #9.  

At the last Angel Company Seminar {June 2011} one of the guest speakers was from Tsukineko and she shared all sorts if techniques using their products.  The advantage of Potion #9 over water is that it doesn't wrinkle the paper believe it or not.  I didn't need to use watercolor paper; I used PTI white cardstock.  I had been meaning to try this technique for over a year and finally did - it worked really well. 

Inside, I used another Clear Dollar Stamp; I'm not sure it is still available though.  

The Lord your God in your midst, 

The Mighty One will save; 

He will rejoice over you with gladness, 

He will quiet you with His love, 

He will rejoice over you with singing. 

Zephaniah 3:17    

Supplies -- 
Stamps:  Clear Dollar Stamps "Peace for the Journey" and "Zephaniah 3:17"
Cardstock:  PTI White and Blueberry Sky
Colorants: Lyra Watercolors Crayons with Tsukineko Potion #9
Ink: Palette Black

Challenges:
Sweet Stampin' - Simply Sentimental
Speedy and Friends - Favorite Technique
Inspire Me Friday - Anything Goes
Bloggers - Silhouettes
Inspired By - Photo

Thanks for stopping by...
Abundant Blessings,
Deb

Birthday Blessings

Hi All,

I have a new card creation today and it uses a mix of products.  This is another birthday card I created over the weekend.

The flowers are embossed with Tim Holtz Distress powder antique linen.  This is definitely not your normal embossing powder.  It is not smooth or glossy but feels like sand.  Love the color, goes perfectly with the PaperTrey Ink {PTI} cardstock "fine linen".

I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder swiss dots for the background.  The burnt orange cardstock is PTI Canyon Clay.  The ink is the coordinating PTI Canyon Clay ink. I sponged ink around the flower image to give a bit of contrast since it is layered on the same color.  The button and cream button twine are from PTI.

The flowers are a stamp set from Clear Dollar Stamps "Bitty Botanicals", sadly I think it is retired.  The sentiment is an Angel Company set "Love you" - one of my favorite word sets.

Thanks for stopping by...
Blessings
Deb

PaperTrey Ink: Willow

Today, I have a card using more new stamps.  The willow tree is a PTI set called Willow and the sentiment is from the Clear Dollar Stamps set I used last week Tag Blessings.

The set Willow is actually a sympathy set and I did make some cards using those sentiments.  It is always good to have a sympathy card around.  The sentiments from Tag Blessings are wonderful too, lots of possibilities for all occasions.  My stitching was the best on the one, so this is the one I picked to show. 

I added an eyelet and threaded the ribbon through it and tied a bow. The image is popped on the light green stitched layer.

All the cardstock is from PTI.  The image is stamped on Fine Linen cardstock.  The base card is also Fine Linen.  The light green is Spring Moss and the darker is Ripe Avocado.

I've found that pigment inks work best for me with clear stamps.  I used VersaMagic ink again this week.  The colors are Hint of Pesto and Jumbo Java.  The ink does stain the stamp but the stamped image is nice.  When there is fine detail like the stitches in the image I used last week the ink can build up and pool if you are stamping a stack of cards without cleaning. I stamped 12 images and the last 2 were not perfect.  The stamps I used this week I had no problems with. 

Supplies -- PTI Willow, Clear Dollar Stamps Tag Blessings, PTI Fine Linen, Spring Moss and Ripe Avocado cardstock, VersaMagic Hint of Pesto and Jumbo Java, Antique Copper eyelet, Ribbon, Sewing machine with cream thread. 

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb    

Homebound Ministry: God's Presence

Happy Sunday!

Today, I have a card made with some new stamps.  This is my January card for the homebound ministry.  A card I hope the recipients will find encouraging.  

I've found a couple new websites with Christian stamps over the last few months.  PaperTrey Ink is one of my favorite sites.  I love their cardstock, beautiful colors and heavy weight at great prices.  Love their dies too.  I decided to try some of their stamps.  Their stamps are clear.  The stitched background is a PTI set, Stitches and Swirls, one of my new favorites. I think I'm going to be using it a lot.  

The other new website I found is Clear Dollar Stamps. They also have clear stamps.  I used 2 sets for this card Tag Blessings and God's Presence inside.

I did not take a picture of the inside but this is what it says...

Supplies -- Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Tag Blessings, God's Presence (inside), PTI Stitches and Swirls;  Cardstock: PTI White, PTI Aqua Mist, PTI Ocean Tides; Inks: VersaMagic Oasis Green; White Organza ribbon; Nestabilities Circles Lacey.

Thanks for stopping by...

Abundant Blessings,

Deb