Hope Blooms with Creative Worship Flower Stamps

 

Hey sweet friends!  I have so enjoyed playing with a new stamp and die cut combo, Hope Blooms, by Creative Worship Stamps this month!  It's such a beautiful and versatile stamp set and the convenience of using the dies really allows you to make great combinations and dimension.  Both of these cards feature light colored flowers, oddly enough, so next time I will try to pack a color punch!  Ha ha!

I just love trying to watercolor white flowers!  I inked this one with a combination of Antique Linen, Mowed Lawn and Evergreen Bough Distress Inks.  I used the dies to cut the flower and leaves then layered them onto the Stitched Circles die, which I had splashed with watery Evergreen Bough ink.  I popped the die cut sentiment up and layered over a dry embossed teal background, dotted with pearl adhesive embellishments.  

My next card features another flower from the Hope Blooms stamp and die bundle.  I went a bit grungy with this one, creating an inky background from Frayed Burlap, Bundled Sage and Weathered Wood, overstamping with the Vintage Snippets stamp set.  I colored the focal flower using the same inks and cut it with the coordinating dies.  I made a long inky tag and added a die cut sentiment.  

This card makes me happy!  I hope it makes you smile today too.  xx, Autumn

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Coffee Loving Christmas Cards

 

Hi everyone!  I'm having a fun time playing with the Coffee Talk stamps and dies by Creative Worship Stamps this month! I've created a fun trio of cards to share.  For this first project, I paired the set with the gorgeous Diagonal Plaid Background, using cheery greens and reds for a festive feel.  I enjoyed using the coordinating dies to add dimension.

My next card features a repeat stamped background using one of the most darling cups in the set.  I then created a frame using the new Polaroid dies and stamped them with the Vintage Snippets set.  Inside the frame I added a focal cup, attached with a Wobbles spring so it jitters around when you touch it.  :)  I finished by adding a sentiment from Blessings in Disguise, and creating a tiny tea tag with tea stained string.  Fun!

For my final card, I did another repeat stamping background using the Choose Faith stamps (Joy).  I then layered with the Polaroid die and more adorable die cut Coffee Talk stamps and a loopy twine bow.  

I'm looking forward to giving these cards with giftcards to our favorite local coffee shop this Christmas!  I hope they inspire you, hmmm, maybe for some last minute gift ideas?  :)  

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I'm sharing with Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #48 HERE and Simon Says Stamp Anything Christmas/Holiday HERE.

Kate Crane and Kay Carley Christmas Cards

 

Hey friends!  I'm sharing a few fun Christmas cards I made with my mom using gel prints.  These feature some lovely Kate Crane and Kay Carley Christmas stamps.

The deer and tree stamps are discontinued now, but the houses come from Kay's stamp set by PaperArtsy, EKC63.  I love this stamp set so much!  I layered with gel prints and used a variety of snowflake stencils from my stash and hand drawn hills, which I added shading with light grey ink and glittery accents.

This year Kate has released a gnome stamp set that would be just as cute here!

Inspired by Kay's product packaging, I made another card with a gel printed background and a row of houses.  I loved using the pencil trees between each house.  

I drew a little welcoming path.  I embossed the background with white snowflake stamps from the set.  Such fun!  I hope these cards brighten your day and give you some ideas for using your prints this Christmas.  xx, Autumn

Creative Worship Stamps Vintage Thanksgiving Cards

Hey there friends!  I'm so happy to have my first stamp set released this month!  I designed the Faith Definitions for Creative Worship Stamps.  The set includes faith, grace, love, forgiveness, salvation, reconciliation and hope.  They are great for cardmaking, scrapbooking and Bible journaling!  

I used them to make the background on this card.  First I dipped my panel in Antique Linen DI and stamped the leaves from Casey's Peaceful Botanicals set.  Such a pretty stamp!  I watercolored the leaves loosely, then stamped the hope definition over it in Rusty Hinge that I off stamped and spritzed with water before stamping.

I folded a strip of torn vellum around the panel then adhered the Praying for You die cut, which is from the God is Near set.  I really love these!

For my next card, I used the stamp of the month, Thanksgiving Pumpkins.  I colored them a blue/green, inspired by the pumpkins at my local farmers market this year.  I made a background using Distress Inks in Antique Linen and Speckled Egg, then sponged over it with Vintage Photo and SE through the Circle Pattern Stencil.  

I added some stamping from the Vintage Snippets, the script and the months.  The acorn is from The Colors of Fall stamp set.  

I was really enjoying using the Circle Patterns Stencil.  I made an inky background with Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs and Rusty Hinge, then smashed my embossing ink through the stencil and embossed with Distress Glaze in a light color.  Then I dipped the panel back into Gathered Twigs to make the dark pattern.  Such fun!

I layered the Thanksgiving Pumpkins over another inky panel stamped with the Faith Definitions.  I finished with a little tag and a loopy bow from Sari ribbon.

Here's a closeup of that yummy background...

My final pumpkin card is a little dramatic!  I was digging through old ink pads and came across Cranberry Adirondack, so I made an inky panel with it and layered with colored Thanksgiving Pumpkins.   

The leaf portion is from The Colors of Fall set.  I fussy cut around the leaves leaving me with two pieces from the one panel.  Between the two, I tucked an embossed sentiment in solid cardstock.  I splashed the panels with metallic watercolor paint.  

Friends, I wish you a very happy Thanksgiving and pray you always remember the Giver.  Let our hearts be full of both thanks and giving.  xx, Autumn

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Handmade Christmas Gifts with Stamps and Stencils

 

Hi friends!  I have two more cards to share with you from the October new releases at Creative Worship Stamps.  For my last couple of projects I wanted to use my stamps for handmade gifts.  This first one really makes me happy and I hope to make a few more.  I purchased some wood slices on sale at Hobby Lobby and stamped the nativity scene from O Holy Night onto one with black gesso.  

The stamping wasn't perfect due to the texture of the wood and paint, so I used a small brush to touch up areas.

I attached a jute twine hanger and added a sari ribbon bow, then attached the ornament to a card base with a jumbo glue dot, so it can easily be removed.  For the card base, I used more green Distress Mica sprays to make a background along with the Star Pattern Stencil I designed for CWS.  I layered with some gold music score.  I cut a green tag from a piece of clean up paper and sponged it with the Star Pattern Stencil.  I love how impactful the pattern is on the small tag!  I overstamped with a sentiment from the O Holy Night set and looped more twine from the tag around the ornament hanger.

For my second handmade gift idea, I made a rainbow of tags using Distress Inks.   

I stamped the beautiful Nature Silhouettes 3 set onto each panel, then cut them into tags.  I sponged through the Lots of Dots stencil and layered with the new Happy & Hugs die set.  

I hope to attach the tags to goody bags, stuffed with sweets.  I hope each recipient will feel the love that went into them!  Make sure to check out all of the new releases at Creative Worship Stamps today!

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