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2025 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our 2025 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! It is a fun seasonal blog hop where you can find tons of caffeinated inspiration for a whole week.

The hop starts at Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog. You can read more about this hop, more inspiration, list of Super Sponsors, and how to enter their giveaway!

Also, head over to the Creative Worship Stamps blog to enter their giveaway and also to see more inspiration from the design team.

Today, I have not only one but two cards to share with you featuring our super sponsor, Creative Worship Stamps.

I used these supplies from Creative Worship Stamps to create this first card:

  • Holiday Cheer Stamp and Die Set
  • Poinsettia Wishes Stamp and Die Set
  • Stitched Rectangle Die Set

On this clean and simple card, I did faux-watercolor stamping technique with the poinstettia stamp to create that background. I dried the watercolor background with a craft heat gun and then I stamped the sentiment directly on the background panel.

I cut the watercolor background and white cardstock with the Stitched Rectangles Die Set.

I stamped the candy canes and mug with Memento ink and colored them with Altenew Artist Markers. I cut them with the matching die set.

For this second card, I used these supplies from Creative Worship Stamps:

  • Wordfetti Mash-Up Stamp Set
  • I Like Big Cup Stamp Set
  • Large Snowflake Background Stamp Set
  • Poinsettia Greetings Stamp Set
  • Hello & Smile Word Die Set
  • Lots of Dots Minis Stencil

I simply stamped the snowflakes directly on the kraft card with Memento Luxe Wedding Dress ink pad and dried it with a craft heat gun.

Then I stamped the coffee cup with VersaMark ink pad and added some gold embossing powder, heat set it with a craft heat gun. Then I stamped and heat embossed the poinsettia flower on the mug. I repeated this embossing step twice to get bold and thick embossing. After that, I colored the mug with pencil color.

I cut out a piece of white cardstock using the the word HELLO die 3 times and stacked them together to create the word chipboard sentiment. And I stamped the second sentiment on a piece white cardstock with VersFine Clair Nocturne ink and trimmed it into sentiment banner.

Thanks for stopping by my blog… now grab a cup of coffee (or tea or cocoa…) and let’s blog hopping!

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Bible Journaling | The Light Overcomes The Dark

God’s presence is a primary source of comfort, assuring us, His people, that we are not alone. God promises to give strength to those who are weak and facing difficulties.

When we inviting Jesus to come aboard on our boat of life, He will surely calm the storm in the dark night (John 6:16-21) for He is the Promised One, The light that shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it (John‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬).

I journal God’s promised in John 1:5 on my ESV Interleaved Journaling Bible using stamp set and stencils from Creative Worship Stamps :

  • Lantern Light Stamp Set
  • Star Pattern Stencil
  • Lots of Dots Mini Stencil
  • Lines and Crosses Mini Stencil
  • Grunge Textures Mini Stencil

First, I applied some of the Daniel Smith Transparent Watercolor Ground on the pages, let it dried overnight. It is a new product I wanted to try for Bible journaling projects. I only applied it one layer this time and it was good enough to prevent inks to bleed through the page. I am so glad now I can use any dye-inks and pigment inks on journaling Bible pages.

I stamped the sentiment Bible verse and lantern image on the page with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink, and dried the ink well with a craft heater.

To create the distressed look background, I used ink-blending technique with Distress Oxides inks. And then I used a baby wipe to remove some of the ink through the stencil. I added some water splatters on the page and dabbed it off with paper towel. I dried the whole page with a craft heater.

I added some textures on the background with the stencils, VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink and sponge dauber.

I used small blending brush color the inside of the lantern by blending 2 colors of the Distress Oxide inks. Then I colored the lantern with Faber-Castell PITT Brush Pens.

I stamped the bow on a white cardstock with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink and added the patterns with the Lots of Dots stencil. I dried the ink with a craft heater and fussy cut it with scissors and added it to the lantern with Dries-Clear adhesive glue.

Today, I also participate at the “Friends in Faith Hop” on Instagram. We are sharing projects featuring God’s promise to protect us, His people!

Head over to my Instagram Post @helengdesigns for more info about this hop and you can join our “Friends in Faith Hop”. We don’t just create cards and crafts, we share a bond, and we support each other. We hop every Friday at 5pm EST. Together, let’s spread the Good News of Faith in Christ through beautiful works of art and friendship.

Thanks so much for hopping by my IG today 🥰 More inspirarion, check out the projects from hop participants. Full list is on my Instagram Post.

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2025 National Coffee Day | Peace, Love, Java

Happy National Coffee Day! May your day be filled with peace, love, and java. And today, I am celebrating it with participating at Coffee Loving Papercrafters Insta-Hop.

Head over to Coffee Loving Papercrafters Instagram to start the hop and leave a comment along the way on each Super Sponsors’ posts for chances to with their prizes!!! So…let’s grab a cup of coffee and hop along with us!

I made a mixed media coffee card using these products from our Super Sponsor Creative Worship Stamps:

  • Fill Me Up Stamp Set
  • Clipboard Stamp Set
  • Vintage Labels Stamp Set
  • Fill Me Up Die Set
  • Tabs, Tickets & More Die Set
  • Stitched Rectangle Die Set
  • Circle Pattern Stencil

Have a fantastic caffeinated day!

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National Coffee Week | But First…Coffee…

Hello all…This wee is the National Coffee Week at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog! Today is my turn to share this mixed media coffee card over there. Let’s grab your favorite caffeinated drink and take a little break with me…

I made this But First Coffee mixed media card using some products from our Super Sponsors:

Over the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog, I shared full detail how I made this mixed media coffee card using a couple cardmaking techniques such as:

  • No-heat Foiling using transfer gel
  • Watercolor resist with foil
  • Ink Spraying
  • Ink blending
  • Stamping with watersolube ink pad
  • Die cutting
  • Basic Stamping

What is your favorite cardmaking technique?

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Have a wonderful caffeinated day!

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God Is Bigger Vintage Postcard

Hello hello hello it has been a while since my last blog post. Friends, God is bigger today and always, in any seasons. He is there for you and with you.

I love collecting postcards from any places we visited. But this month I have made several postcards and I am in love with making them. Today, I wanna share this God is Bigger Vintage Postcard I made.

I wanna share this mixed media God is Bigger Vintage Postcard today for our Vintage Vibes Instagram Hop! Come join us and hop along and comment for your chance to win a $25 gift code. Hop starts at Creative Worship Stamps Instagram. The winner will be announced September 26, 2025, on Creative Worship Stamps IG.

I made this mixed media vintage postcard using Creative Worship Stamps supplies:

  • Vintage Floral Collection Stamp Set [NEW]
  • Vintage Postcards Stamp Set [NEW]
  • Typed Thoughts Stamp Set [NEW]
  • Clipboard Stamp Set [NEW]
  • Decorative Frame Toppers Stamp Set
  • Lines and Crosses Stencil
  • Vintage Collage Line Art Printable Digital [NEW]

The other supplies also available at Creative Worship Stamps shop that I used are:

  • Distress Watercolor Pencils set 2
  • Distress Oxide inks (Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo)
  • VersaFine Onyx Black ink pad
  • VersaMark ink pad
  • White Gesso
  • EK Success Small Precision Scissors
  • Art Glitter Glue Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

I had fun creating the backgrounds with digital print, white gesso, smooshing and splatters techniques using Distress Watercolor Pencils and Distress Oxide.

I did no-line stamping & watercolor for those flower and butterfly with Distress Watercolor Pencils and some water. After I stamped them, I dried the watercolor paint with a craft heat gun and then fussy cut them with scissors.

I used VersaFine Onyx Black for stamping the clipboard image and sentiment. I dried the stamped image with a craft heat gun and then fussy cut it with scissors. I stamped again just the top of the clipboard with VersaMark ink pad and added some gold embossing powder on it and heat it up. I colored part of the clip with the Silver Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen. After that, I fussy cut just the clip and added it to the clipboard image with adhesive glue. I also colored the edges of the clipboard image with the Gold Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen.

On the other side of the post card, I also used smooshing and splatter technique to create the background using Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink pads. I dabbed off the water with paper towel and dried it with a craft heat gun.

Then I stamped the images and sentiments on it using Mini MISTI tool and VersaFine Onyx Black.

For the address lines, I used the Lines and Crosses stencil and Micron Pen 03.

Although this postcard has some layered images, it is still flat enough to be sent out as regular postcard, no extra cost for stamp.

For sure handmade postcards have their own special way of sending message. I am planning to make more of them so I will have them ready to be sent out at any time for any occasions.

I hope you all enjoy it today. Thank you for hopping by today! Have a fabulous day!

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