Hello everyone… Happy Friday! It’s been a busy month for us but it is all fun… When we got caught in too many activities, sometimes we need some encouragement to keep us going. Today, I have a set of encouraging cards that I created using digital stamp.

Using digital stamp set is one way to make a bunch of cards in short time. That’s what I do on these cards. I am using this Graciellie Design – You Matter Digital Stamp Set on my cards. This digital stamp set has encouraging sentiments that is great to use on projects.

I used the flower image to create the backgrounds on the cards. I use Photoshop but you always can use any type of picture editing software, you even can use this digital stamp files with Word document software.

I opened the files, and then resized it.

Next, I created a square with 4 flowers and group them into 1 image.

Resized it again to fit the size. I have several different sizes ready to use for other projects.

And then it was only simply copy and paste the square flower image and arrange them on the page.

I printed the finished background page with inkjet printer in black and white.

I dried the printed image with craft heater for coloring and avoid smudging ink.

To color the background, I used Leisure Art Premium Colored Pencils and Tombow Dual Brush Blending Pen.

After I colored all the flowers, I trimmed them into smaller panels and then added them on the grey cardstock mats using Scrapbook Adhesive E-z Runner Grand.

I added all the finished background panels on the A2 White Cards (4.25″ 5.5″) with the same adhesive runner.

For the sentiment, I printed them on white cardstock and trimmed them to fit across the front cards. I added the sentiment strips on the cards with 3D fun foam and Art Glitter Dries-Clear Adhesive Glue.

My cards are done and ready for any time when I need them to send out to family and friends who need some encouragement.

I hope you all enjoy this post today and inspired to keep creating and sharing joy through handmade cards. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. Have a wonderful and beautiful day… See you next time!

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Hello everyone… Welcome to the Collaboration Blog Hop with Coffee Lovercardmakers and Our Daily Bread Designs.

This blog hop starts at Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog. Head over there to read the full details on this blog hop. You should arrive from my teammate, Kerry Urbatch.

Today, I have couple of tea themed cards to share with you all.

On my first card, I used the patterned and solid papers from the Latte Love 6×6 Paper Pads together with the Cups and Mugs Dies and Layered Lacey Ovals Dies.

The sentiment is from the Tea Time Stamp Set that I stamped on a white cardstock and cut it with one of the Pennant Flags Dies.

I embellished this card with some of the clear gems.

For my second card, it is a shaker birthday card. For the background, frame, and sentiment banner, I used the patterned and solid papers from the Latte Love 6×6 Paper Pads.

I made the frame using 2 sizes of the Double Stitched Squares Dies. After that, I added a piece of acetate plastic on the back of the frame using strong double-sided tape.

Next, I added some thick fun foam on the back of the frame, and then added more strong double-sided tape on them.

I added some of the brown and gold sequin assortment in the middle of the card, and then I added the frame on it.”

I heat-embossed the sentiment from the Tea Time Stamp Set using VersaMark Ink Pad and Black Glitter Finished Embossing Powder. And then I cut it using one of the Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies.

I added the sentiment banner on the frame with Art Glitter dries-clear adhesive glue. It is a strong glue that works on any surface.

I stamped the tea pot image and rose bouquet image from the Tea Time Stamp Set using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad on a piece of watercolor paper.

I colored the images with watercolor pencils, dried them with craft heater, and then I fussy cut them with micro-tip scissors.

I added the teapot on the frame with Art Glitter dries-clear adhesive glue and then added the rose bouquet on the tea pot with think 3D foam tape.

*** BLOG HOP, GIVEAWAY and COUPON ***

I hope you all enjoy and be inspired by the projects from this collaboration blog hop today. And your next stop is my Coffee Loving teammate Lisa Bzibziak.

And before you go… Our Daily Bread Designs has a special discount for you.

The code is valid from August 3rd – 10th, and is valid on the purchase of ODBD, NCC and AO stamp sets, Custom Dies and Paper Collections on the ODBD Website when you enter the code: coffee in the discount codes area. Please note that Bundles are NOT included in this sale.

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

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