The Fullness Of His Grace

I had so much fun this weekend with my friends at the scrapbook store.  We spent 3 days and two nights visiting and creating.  We also made some great new friends who were sharing the cottage with us.

I have one more card to post today.  Our Daily Bread Designs has a sketch challenge and I found some lovely paper from Fab Scraps that I thought would be perfect.  One side was floral and the other side with a simple pattern.  I used both sides, layered on distressed and inked pieces of two colors of Bazill.  I stamped the verse from ODBD’s Scripture Series 2 on cream cardstock and die cut it with Spellbinders’ circle die.  I layered this on a lacy die cut created with the Crocheted Circle stamp and the coordinating Crocheted Circle Die  from ODBD.

I distressed and inked all the layer edges and colored the seam binding ribbon with Distress Ink.  The little flowers are from Petaloo.  I added a lacy border and greenery using Cheery Lynn Designs Dancing Doily Lace Border and Japanese Garden Lace Oval dies.

Hope you have a wonderful week.

E. Marie

I entered this card in the following challenge:

Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light ODBDSLC230 Challenge - Sketch

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 177 - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge – Happy ….. Anything

Penny's Challenge 219 - Use your favorite embellishments (Flowers/Ribbon)

Scrap and Crafts Inspiration Challenge #5 Flowers

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #175 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #98 - Anything Goes

Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog LTSCB #50 - Anything Goes!

As You Like It Challenge - Favorite Digi or Rubber (Crocheted Circle Stamp – So delicate looking and can be used by itself or as a doily look behind another image)

Tissue Paper Background Technique

I was able to play with my friend, April, awhile back and she showed me how to make this great background called Tissue Paper Background.  It uses tissue paper and glue to create a background with lots of texture.  Then you can add the colors you want.  It is so easy and fun.

For my card I used a variety of distress stains and was a bit more controlled with the coloring to give the look of grass and sky.  After it dried I lightly tapped my VersaMark pad over it and add Sparkle Embossing Powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  I want a very light sparkle so I used a paint brush to remove some of the EP before heat setting.

The image and sentiment are from SNS’s new Bicycles set.  I colored the image with alcohol markers, cut it out with a Spellbinders’ label die, and sponged ink around the edges.  Then I added Sparkle N Soft to the flowers.  The sentiment is embossed with Belgian Cream EP on a Spellbinders’ Back To Basics Tag.  I used distress ink to color my seam binding ribbon for my bow.

You will love this technique and can see April’s tutorial here.

Thanks for stopping by!!

E. Marie

This card is entered in the following challenges:

Spectrum Noir June 2013 Challenge – Summer

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge Week 164 - "Y"

Totally Papercrafts Challenge 171 - Feeling Blue

Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge (JG06013) – Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodle Challenge #176 – Summer

Ladybugs Crafts Ink Challenge #99 – Flowers and Ribbon

Stamp and Create June Challenge – Summer Fun