Hello hello hello… It’s time to celebrate this new Spring season together with STAMPlorations Spring Fling!

Starting today, May 11th until May 20th, you are invited to join our Spring Fling Blog Hop and Link Up Party for chances to win the awesome prizes! Check out the full detail on the blog post how to enter to win.

Kicking of this blog hop, I made this Spring theme Artist Trading Card (ATC) using:

• Color Me Spring ATC
• Inspirational #1 Clear Stickers

I use the tulip card from Color Me Spring ATC as the card base. I added a thin layer of white gesso randomly on the card with my finger and then I added some of the shadow around the edges with Faber-Castell Gelatos. I added some white paint splatter on it.

I added one of the sticker from Inspirational #1 Clear Stickers on a piece of cardstock, and then trimmed it in to the sentiment strip. I added it to the card and secured it with some mini staplers.

This new ATC Paper Goods Collections are amazing to start your ATC collection in a fun and quick way.

I hope you will join the Spring Fling fun this week! Also… you can link up your project at May Anything Goes Challenge this month

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

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“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”(Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

The same command, promise and reminder is also for us these days. As we walking into this new year, new season, we need to remind ourselves that “The LORD is with us.” He walks with us. He brings victory in our daily spiritual and physical battle. He is our source of courage.

Be brave.
Be courageous.

Today I have two projects, a Bible journaling page and an encouragement card using this newly released Bible verse, Joshua 1:9 stamp set from Creative Worship Stamps.

On the journaling page background, I also used:

• Snowdrops stamp set
• Captured stamp set
• Herringbone Tile stencil
• Tabs, Tickets & More die set

I used VersaMagic Dew Drop inks for stamping and ink blending with the stencil and round blending brushes. And I used Prismacolor Pencils to color the snowdrops and soil. I added some white splatters to the page with white paint and water.

The second project is an encouragement card.

To create this rainbow-with-textures background, first I used ink-blending technique with Distress Oxide ink pads, then I sprinkled some water with my hand to the background and then I used paper towel to dabbed off the water. I dried the whole panel with a craft heat gun.

Next step, I used the stamping stencil technique (or ghosthing technnique) using Moroccan Quatrefoil Stencil with some water. I sprayed the stencil lightly with water and then I added it to the inked background. I used a piece of paper towel to press the stencil for a couple senconds, then lifted it up, and I dried it again with a craft heat gun.

The last texture I added to the background is with heat embossing techniques using Mindful Magnolias Stamp Set. I added some anti-static powder to the background panel and then I stamped the leaf brances around the panel with VersaMark ink pad and then I added some of the pearl embossing powder and heat set it with a craft heat gun.

I cut out a frame using the Stitched Rectangle Die Set and added some Distress Ink around it.

I plan to make more encouragement cards using this Joshua 1:9 stamp set, it is great to make one layer card, don’t you think?

May this word of God encourage you all today. Thanks for stopping by!

I link up my card to this challenges:

• Word Artt Wednesday: Anything Goes Challenge Week 734-735
• The Die Cut Divas – January 2026 Challenge, New Crafty Item

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