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Holiday House Tags

Good morning crafty friends, Christmas is about 16 more weeks! You can’t believe how fast time flies when you have fun 🙂 And today I am sharing another Christmas project over a2z Scrapbooking blog

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On these tags, I used Hero Arts Digital Kit, Holiday Houses. I share a tutorial how to mass produce tags. Also, they have a fun challenge this month with theme: Make It A Tag. Hope you play along!

When you need crafting supplies, especially Hero Arts, you can visit a2z Scrapbooking store and save 15% of your $25 or more order by using this code: Helen15 when you checking out. They have various collection of Hero Arts stamps, cards, inks, daubers, stencil, embossing powder, digital and also other supplies.

Thank you for visiting and see you at a2z Scrapbooking blog!

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Shower The People You Love With Love

I am not ready to leave Summer behind. But September has arrived and I also love how the weather is cooling down a little bit here in Southern Ohio 😀 Can’t have everything at the same time, right? LOL! I am just thankful every day we can enjoy the goodness of our God in this given life.

Today, I am sharing a card I created with embossing resist with Distress Inks. Lately I love playing with these inks. Especially I found out how fun to blend them together 🙂

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On this card, I first heat-embossed the image from Unity Stamp Company – April KOTM (this set is waiting patiently in my basket to be use…finally!) with Ranger White Embossing Powder on a piece of 4.25 inch x 5.5 inch White Cardstock. Then I blended the Distress inks with make up sponges since I do not have the blending tool. These sponges work well 🙂

Mini Distress Inks I used on this card are Fire Bricks, Spiced Marmalade, Crushed Olive, Evergreen Bough and Seedless Preserves. After I blended them, I splashed some water, let it sit for 10-15 seconds, and dabbed it with paper towel for some texture on the distressed background. I die-cut the panel with WRMK Scallop Rectangle die and Evolution Advanced diecutting machine.

I added some gold glitter paint on a black cardstock for the background. Then I added the die-cut panel on it with Tombow Xtreme Adhesive. I finished the card with the sentiment that I stamped on a vellum and heat-embossed it with Black Glitter embossing powder, and some gold sequins.

I think the love theme sentiment goes great with the rainbow blended colors and some gold. What do you think?

THANK YOU for visiting me today and I hope you are inspired to create something special for your loved ones. Have a fabulous blessed day!

I play along at:

Joy Clair September Challenge

STAMPlorations September CAS Card Challenge

WAW Anything Goes Challenge Week 246 -247

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog

SSS Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

NBUS Challenge #7

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers: CASEing DT Link Up Party #2

This is my third post today… New Month, lots of new challenges and updates to share with you 🙂 You can check on the new Scrapping Everyday Miracles Challenge and a2z Scrapbooking September Challenge posts to play along with their challenges.

Not only those challenges, but Coffee Loving Cardmakers also has a new CASEing DT challenge this week. This is week we are going to CASE one of Amy’s card:

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And here’s my CASE card:

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I used one of my favorite Coffee stamps from Close To My Heart that is retired. I stamped the cup and colored it with CTMH Watercolor Pencils. I stamped the sentiment on a piece of vellum with Cocoa Pigment Ink Pad from Basics Exclusive Inks™ Mini Pigment Pads Set, added some Ranger™ Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder, and heat set it with Craft Heater. Then I added on the card with Tombow Vellum adhesive and added the cup with 3D foam tape.

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And for the inside card, I hand-wrote the sentiment using Tombow Dual Brush Pen 🙂

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For the card base, it is easier if you can just die-cut it with circle die, but since I do not have any circle die, I use Martha Stewart circle cutter for my card base. I cut out an A2 card base with it. So, my circle base is abour 4.25″ in diameter. If you do not have any circle cutter like this, you can also simply trace a circle using a bowl or a cup on an A2 card and cut. But make sure trace the circle slightly off the folding edge so you will have a bit of it to hold the front and back card, just link in the picture above 🙂

So… I am inviting you all, my coffee/tea/cocoa loving cardmakers, to play along and link up your CASE cards at Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog. You have until September 14, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

See you there!

THANKS A LATTE for stopping by and have a fantastic day!

I also play along at:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog

SSS Monday Challenge: It’s A Stitch Up

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog

SSS Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

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a2z Scrapbooking September Challenge: Make It A Tag

September is finally here and it is time for the new challenge at a2z Scrapbooking! This month, the theme is Make It A Tag. Perfect for Holiday projects, don’t you think?

As you can see, I go with Christmas tags and cards for this challenge using the new Coffee Cup Tags Stamp Set and Die Set.

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You are invited to play along with by linking up your projects HERE with the theme of this month to win the $25 Gift Certificate from a2z Scrapbooking store.

In the meanwhile, visit the a2z Scrapbooking store to get your crafting supplies, especially Hero Arts products, you can get 15% OFF your order $25 or more (exclude shipping) by using this code at the checkout: Helen15

Supplies I used to make these cards and tags:

THANK YOU for visiting me today and have a fabulous blessed day!

I also play along at:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog

SSS Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

WAW Anything Goes Challenge Week 246 – 247

Work It Out Wednesday August 2016

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A Bible Journaling Page and A Thanksgiving Card

Hello September… We made it through the Summer! We are thankful to be able to do lots of outdoor activities in the Summer until the school started 2 weeks ago. I hope your Summer been great, too!

New month, it means new challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog. Every month, they have 3 challenges:

  • Scripture Inspiration Challenge
  • Scrapbook Sketch Challenge
  • Card Sketch Challenge

This month, I play along with their Scripture Inspiration Challenge – Psalm 103:1-2.

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When I read this passage, I felt in my heart to journal the Psalm 103:1-5

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,

who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,

who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,

who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

God has blessed me more that I ever imagine. In the last several days, I felt so overwhelmed and felt dried inside. I got distracted by lots of things that I did not realize they replaced my God. My To-Do list became the first thing I wanted to check every morning I woke up. They drained me.

I paused.

I stopped.

I cried out to my GOD, “O LORD, I need You, now”

When I read this passage, the Holy Spirit touched my heart and opened my eyes to see how all the busyness replaced my time with my God and His Word. I repented. I asked for His forgiveness and asked Him to renew me.

Only God can satisfy me. On by His power I can rise up to bless his name. Only Him that I need.

I love how God works and speaks to us. We only need to ready to listen. I am so THANKFUL!

On my journaling page I used Metallic Gelatos and blended them with baby wipe. And then I used Faber Castell PITT Artist Pens to write the journal and hand-lettering. The stickers and washi are from Documented Faith by Stephanie Ackerman.

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And… I also play along with their Card Sketch Challenge. Here’s my take on this sketch:

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I used the new Hero Arts Color Layering – Grateful Leaves stamp set and die and digital sentiment from Autumn Sentiment Card Frame and Printable Sentiment by The Cutting Cafe. And the patterned papers I used are from ekSuccess brand Fall theme paper pad from Walmart.

You are invited to play along with SEM September Challenges and by linking up your project HERE, you can win the prize pack provided by the team.

THANK YOU so much for visiting me today and have a fabulous blessed day!

I also play along at:

WAW Anything Goes Challenge Week 246 – 247

SSS Work It Wednesday August 2016