Be Joyful

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in EVERYTHING by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the PEACE OF GOD, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7

These are verses I memorized years ago and they are written on my heart. There are times when I still need to remember not to be anxious, but I eventually listen to my heart saying these verses. I didn't really understand what the "peace of God" was until I experienced it. It's having peace inside you, even when you're going through heartbreaking situations and trials. It does "surpass ALL understanding" and you know it comes from GOD alone. Praise the Lord for His wonderful promises!


I love, love, love what I do. I am passionate about the things I create and the talents God has placed in me. I SO appreciate the time you take to look at my things and the comments you all leave me!

Blessings to you!

Kathy

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Bee Happy One Sheet Wonder 6x6

 

Hello!

I made this Bee Happy 6x6 one sheet wonder set using Echo Park’s Bee Happy designer papers.  I love the cheery yellow and green on these papers and think it makes a nice gift set.

Here is the complete set with all the cards together.



I made the set using the 6x6 one sheet wonder instructions I did way back in 2013 that you can find here.  The post shows the cutting layout I made back then to cut the pieces for the cards.  Here is the layout I used, it’s a little blurry, but if you click the link for the post you can see it better.



Here are the individual cards:

Card #1



Card #2


Card #3


Card #4


Card #5


Card #6


Here is a picture of the Echo Park paper pack and the paper I used for the one sheet wonder.  These one sheet wonder sets work best on designer papers that have 3 plus colors and the print is fairly small so you can see the designs even with small pieces.



Hope you enjoy this one sheet wonder project and it gives you a little inspiration!

Here are the items I used:

Stamps: Sincere Salutations (Stampin Up)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)

Paper: Bee Happy (Echo Park), white (Georgia Pacific), Spanish Moss, Sunshine, Antique Gold 

Other Products: Wide Oval, Scalloped Oval punches, Square Lattice Embossing Folder (Stampin Up), white silk ribbon (May Arts), green buttons, Bow-Easy Tool, white floss

If you do use my design, would you please refer to my blog post.  I did a google search yesterday and was surprised that people were using the exact same layout and putting their name on it. :(

Thank you for looking!

Blessings!

Kathy





Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Happy Valentine’s Day!

 

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Today I have a card I made for my husband for Valentine’s Day!




It’s a clean and simple card I made with old stamps and punches that I have in my stash.

Here’s the inside of the card.  I’ve had this little heart stamp forever and I think this is the first time I’ve used it.  Kind of a cute image!



Here are the details for the card:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (Stampin Up), Love and Hearts (Studio G)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Kraft (Recollections, Real Red (Stampin Up)
Other Products: Real Red marker (Stampin Up), Perfect Polka Dots (SU), Wire Fence (Darice) Embossing folders, heart punches, twine, Word Window, Modern Label punches (SU)


Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!

Blessings!

Kathy

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Cherry Blossoms Thank You


Hi there!

Today I have a thank you card I made using a masking technique I found on Pinterest here from Klompen Stampers.




I put easy release tape across the middle on the white panel and stamped the flower image on the top corner and then the bottom corner turning the image around.  The black lines across are done with a ruler and black sharpie and I then stamped the thank you sentiment in the middle.

The images are colored with my Prismacolor Pencils, no Gamsol/mineral spirits again.  I also added mini dots of White Opal Liquid Pearls all around the images and in the flower centers.

Project Details:

Stamps: Cherry Blossoms (Flourishes), Thank You Swirl (Serendipity)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Black (Recollections), blue

Other Products: White flat back pearls, White Opal Liquid Pearls, black sharpie, Prismacolor Pencils: Mediterranean Blue, Indigo Blue, Olive Green

Thanks for stoppping by!  Hope I have inspired you to try something new!

Blessings!

Kathy


Sunday, February 11, 2024

Brilliant Blue Floral Stem


Happy Sunday!

Today I have another card I made using Altenew’s Wild Flora image, this time colored with a much brighter blue color using my Prismacolor Pencils.




I added Cricket mini balls to the flower centers and White Opal Liquid Pearls mini dots all around the image.

Here are the card details:

Stamps: Wild Flora (Altenew), Because I Care (Stampin Up)

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Brilliant Blue (SU), green card stock

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)

Other Products: Large Oval, Scallop Oval Punches (SU), Blue Jay Seam Binding, (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Bow-Easy Tool, White flat back pearls, Prismacolor Pencils: Indanthrone Blue, Periwinkle, Prussian Green, Dark Green

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

Sunday, February 4, 2024

Cream & Kraft Flower Garden


Happy Sunday!

I’m back again with a card I made yesterday using Kraft paper and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I wanted to try coloring on Kraft paper using a new stamp set I bought from Altenew called Flower Garden.  I love this set as it has so many options for flowers and leaves.  It also has matching dies which I didn’t use on this card, but can’t wait to try them.




I stamped the same image in opposite corners and colored them with white Prismacolor pencil, no mineral spirits again.  I added some cream flat back pearls to the flower centers and delicate Bisque Liquid Pearls dots around the images.

The sentiment is from another new stamp set I bought from Stampin Up called Go To Greetings that I stamped with Soft Suede.  I was looking for a basic sentiment set for cards and I think this one is perfect.  Perfect name as I’ll be using this set a lot for my “go to” greetings.

I also stamped the inside of the card with another image from the Flower Garden set.



Thanks for looking, hope you enjoy my newest creation!  I do have a lot of new things I’ve created, but I’m having difficulty getting them to look good in the photos.  (Today’s card was taken with my cell phone and edited on my cell phone, first time doing that!)  I’ve also been working on quite a few 6x6 one sheet wonders card sets that I can’t wait to show you!  I love doing one sheet wonders!

Product Details:

Stamps: Flower Garden (Altenew), Go To Greetings (Stampin Up)

Paper: Kraft (Recolletions), Natural White (Neenah)

Ink: VersaMark, Soft Suede (SU)

Other Products: Bisque Liquid Pearls, White Prismacolor Pencil, cream flat back pearls, White Embossing Powder (SU), heat tool, embossing buddy, glue, white silk ribbon, Bow-Easy Tool

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Blessings!

Kathy