Penny Black Fall Mixed Media Tag

 Mixed Media time again and I'm playing with Penny Black stamps to create some altered style and distressed projects in preparation for my guest design spot at Penny Black & More Challenge Blog in November.  I am overjoyed and have been digging through my (and my mom's!) PB collection and have begun to play!  The thing I love about Penny Black is the versatility - from elegant to distressed to just plain cute!  I'll be celebrating all month long with PB projects, so check back soon.  I have already started a pile-o-projects!  :)

 I used several distress inks to create the background, then embossed a script image in gold for a dose of texture.  Next I stamped text randomly, then glued some tissue paper over parts of the tag.  I added a doily and leaf/DIY paper flower bundle from THIS tutorial.

 I stamped the butterfly in Walnut Ink and Aged Mahogany onto kraft paper and added some white shading with a Prismacolor pencil.  I made a loopy bow from hand dyed silk ribbon.  And didn't feel like the tag was complete until I added the beautiful hymn sentiment (Verve).  I just love adding encouragement and scripture to my pieces.  <3

I'm playing along with Country View Challenges for their Add Some Texture Challenge HERE, with Frilly and Funkie for their Autumn Splendor Challenge HERE, with Penny Black Saturday Challenge Embossing HERE, and with Penny Black & More Warm Autumn Colors HERE.

Give Thanks to the Lord Fall Card

 I love the beautiful fonts on this Give Thanks to the Lord stamp by Verve and just had to use it for a new fall card.  I had one long strip of this beautiful vintage floral paper left from years ago, so I modified the sketch a tad and added the strip of glitter paper.

 This super simple card came together with a MFT doily die and some coordinating ribbon.  I squeezed in two cards while I was at it.  :)

I'm linking these up to the Viva la Verve 2015 October Week 2 sketch HERE, to Word Art Wednesday #204 HERE, to the Challenge #46 HERE, and to Craft-Dee BowZ for their Anything Goes w/ a Bow challenge HERE.

Stamped Butterfly Encouragement Card

 I really wanted to create an encouragement card for the Hop to Stop Domestic Violence and when I saw this week's Mojo Monday sketch, I knew it would work perfectly with the beautiful scripture stamps from Verve.  No matter what we face in life, Jesus welcomes us with open arms and is our peace and rest from life's chaos.

Purple is really outside my normal color scheme, but then so is glitter!  This challenge has really helped me stretch my creative muscles and I've enjoyed it!  :)

I'm linking up to the Hop to Stop Domestic Violence with Becca Cruger HERE, to Mojo Monday for sketch #418 HERE, and to Craft-Dee BowZ for their Anything Goes with a Bow challenge HERE.

A Very Merry Christmas Kraft Snowflake Card

 I have really been on a DIY stamped background paper kick, so when these gorgeous new Verve snowflakes arrived I immediately began making background paper!  I embossed all three snowflakes randomly over kraft cardstock.  Next I brushed Distress paint along the distressed edges.  Still not enough white for me, so I used a Versamark pad and rubbed it gently along the edges of the panel and added more embossing powder.  I really love this look, folks!

 For my focal point, I stamped the Merry sentiment in Tree Branch Archival ink by Wendy Vecchi.  This color ink is exactly the color of kraft paper - love it!  Then I layered some burlap paper, twine, pom pom fringe, and punched SU! snowflakes and gemstones (thanks Carol!) to complete the card.

I'm linking up to Mojo Monday for Challenge #418 HERE and to SSS for their Clean and Simple Christmas challenge HERE, to Stamp and Create for their Brown/Kraft challenge HERE, and to Sunday Stamps Challenge 111, Feeling Grey, HERE.

Stamped Purple Background Teen Card

 As promised, I'm back with my third Unity stamped background this week.  See my week 1 card HERE and week 2 card HERE.  I really wanted to use an inspirational sentiment, since it's my entry for Becca's Hop to Stop Domestic Violence, but I just couldn't pull it off, so after ripping off most of the elements on the card, and reinking the torn spots, I ended up going with a more modern style card, perfect for a teen birthday.

 I made this background by stamping the Lean on Me floral image repeatedly in Versamark ink and embossing with WOW! Atlantic Seaspray embossing powder.  I then dipped my panel in Salty Ocean, Seadless Preserve, and Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink puddles.  There are countless versions of this design you could create with different inks and EP's.

I hope you'll join tonight's Unity Inspiration Bloghop with me HERE and also create a special purple card for Becca Cruger's Hop to Stop Domestic Violence HERE.  Special thanks to Unity Stamp Co. for sponsoring both of these amazing events and to Becca for raising awareness for such a worthy cause.