Secret Sister

In my Sassy Stamper blogging group we are doing a secret sister swap. I thought I would show a few "sneak peaks"...

We had to do a technique we don't use often or one we don't do at all. I used the brayer technique over the versamark/embossed image after I colored the little girl from the CTMH Play Time. (as in get a little Play Time for yourself!).

It is an all PTI card in paper and yellow grosgrain. CTMH in image and ink. I used my cricut and CDS for the scallop and circle and popped it up. It is a Monday Mojo sketch with a few Bella baubles!!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Holy Name Challenge #1

This was my "take" on the first Holy Name Challenge...

Patter @ Triple the Scraps will list a name or attribute of God every other Sunday.

Then, we find a verse or song lyrics that speak to us personally about that name or attribute.

Holy was the first attribute.

God is Holy- he is pure, unblemished, blameless.

After praying and looking around, I came (pretty quickly) about this verse in 1 Peter.

1Peter 1:16 "for it is written, 'Be holy, because I am holy.'"

It's very simple and straigtforward. After deciding that I would do a series of tags, I printed off the verse onto photo paper, brayered some ink over it, matted it, and put it on a piece of CM pp. the flowers are random..

On the back of the tag I've dated it and written out what I feel like is important about this verse.

You call us to *be* holy- don't try, attempt, or even succeed. Just *be*. As You are... to do that, I must *be* Christlike, be filled with the fruits of the spirit, be known as a follower of Jesus. Be Holy!

Enjoy!

Kristin

I tried a Zindorf!

Hi all! There is a true artist in the blogging/stamping world... Michelle Zindorf. She has these amazing tutorials on her blog using a rubber brayer and inks after clear embossing a colored stamp image.

I finally had to try. I inked this stamp up and colored with copics. I used versamark over the image and clear embossed it.

Then, I masked off the bottom and used CTMH amethyst, petal, and hydrangea (from lightest near the edge touching the brown and working to the top of the card) on the top. I masked the top part and then used CTMH chocolate, desert sand, and cocoa (moving from the purple to the bottom).

I stamped the sentiment, tied brown grosgrain ribbon ("earthtones" as my dh said- hehe) and matted the image panel. Finally, I matted on the white cs.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Thank yous...

I wanted to make some easy to reproduce thank you cards for patients. So, I gathered up my stuff one night and in about an hour and 15 minutes came up with a sketch, found the paper and inks and stamps to use, and cranked out 4 cards for women and 4 for men. I can do these over and over (I hope) without killing myself with detailed, intricate cards.





This is the one I use for female patients...

I used Making Memories paper (stripes and floral) and green cs to match. First, I used my rubber brayer with CTMH watermelon ink along the bottom, then did all the layers, and then the image is CTMH Friendship Blessings (LOVE this set!!).

To mass produce... I cut all the papers first, then did the ink along the bottom of the cards second, then stamped the images. Finally, I layered and taped them down.

Enjoy!

Kristin