Guest Designer for Joy Clair

I am delighted to be invited to join Joy Clair as a Guest Designer for the month of March.  There are so many wonderful stamps sets in their Color by Faith Bible Journaling stamp line, it was hard to choose which to work with first!  Joyful Noise is a great set that can be used with so many passages, especially those of the Psalms.  I was drawn to the wonderful guitar and look forward to using it in Bible Journaling as well as for cards for my musical family and friends. 

  

 I choose to journal Psalms 13:8 with the Joyful Noise set focusing on the “Your Praise will ever be on my lips”.  My personal preference for Bible journaling is that I like to be able to read the other passages on the page and so it is more clean and simple.  

I started by stamping the guitar on a piece of brown Mulberry paper I had in my stash.  I used Brilliance ink in Coffee Brown with an accent of Brilliance in Rocket Red.  The Rocket Red was applied with an Imagine Fantastix Brush Tip.  This is a great little tool to use when coloring with inks. 

  

 

The image was fussy cut, then adhered with Glue Dots Vellum Adhesive.  What a perfect way to create a light-weight embellishment!  I also like that the reverse side of the page is ready for journaling as well.

 

Once I had the guitar adhered I moved the remaining images around on the page to see what I could fit. It was easy to use an acrylic block to lift them up and have the placement already set for the majority of the musical notes.  The sentiment and heart swirl image are stamped in Brilliance in Rocket Red.  The musical notes are stamped in Brilliance Galaxy Gold.  The Brilliance inks are pigment based and need to be heat set with a heat gun, or allowed to air dry before closing the Bible to prevent transfer. 

The verse Psalms 13:6 “I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me” is underlined with Memento Dual Tip marker in Lady Bug. 

There are many other Psalms I plan to use the Joyful Noise set with in the future.  Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your time reflecting on God’s word.

Remember I’ve decided to offer a bit of blog candy to my loyal readers and followers.  I will draw a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by March 31^st.  Click either method to the left to become a follower or follow Snippets of Time via email.  I have a few things in my stash that need new homes, both new and gently used.  So, hang out with me during March, follow the blog, and comment on your favorite blog posts.  To win the blog candy you must comment and be a follower, or follow via email.  Thanks, and good luck!

GDT for Great Impressions and Blog Candy

I am excited to be Guest Designing with Great Impressions in March, thank you for having me!   

This is my first of three GDT post with Great Impressions.  Stay tuned for more Spring and Easter related projects featuring Great Impression stamps. 

Happy Spring!  This bright and cheerful image, Springtime Louie (H263S) is so sweet he couldn’t be hidden.  So I started by die cutting a circle through the front of the card and the front pink paper panel.   Louie is stamped in Memento ink and colored with Chameleon pens.  The white was a little stark so I masked him and sponged in some Memento Bamboo Leaves ink.  A yellow scalloped die cut is the bottom frame topped with Spellbinders Wreathe.  A few die cut leaves and flowers from the same set finish the frame.  The flowers were colored with the coordinating Chameleon pens so they would match the image.  A strip of patterned striped paper is topped with yellow, with the Happy Everything (B246S) stamped in Versa Color Cyan.  All the edges of the panels are inked with Cyan before the card is adhered together. 

When you open the card, Louie is smiling away and ready for your handwritten sentiment!

Go check out the Great Impressions Blog and enter your project in their challenge.  You may win the prize package as well!

Remember I am having a blog candy give away during this month.  I will draw a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by March 31^st.  I have a few things in my stash that need new homes, both new and gently used.  So, hang out with me during March, follow the blog by clicking the button to the left or subscribing by email, and comment on your favorite blog posts.  To win you must comment AND be a follower, or follow by email!  Thanks!

I am delighted to enter the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge week 405 Spring Inspiration

Double D Challenges Think Spring

Kitty Bee Designs #89 Flowers

STAMPlorations March Stamps and Spring Theme

HIMCR #291 Spring Colors

Tuesday Throwdown #332 Things with Wings

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #143 Spring Colors

 

Pet Sympathy card

A dear friend of our lost his beloved Doberman Pincher this week, so I sat down to create a pet themed sympathy card.  To jump start the creativity I decided to play along with a few challenges.

I started with the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and kept the design clean and simple.  To stamp around the edges of the card base used Versa Fine Sepia and Stampology Ink Bone.  The next layer is Coordinations cardstock pressure embossed with Darice Paw Prints then sanded to make the design pop.  The hand-cut banner is a scrap from this project and is stamped with Great Impressions “So Sorry for your loss” sentiment.  A Quickutz mini heart die cut is the final touch to the front of the card.  The inside of the card has two more Quickutz mini hearts and a sentiment of unknown origin. 

Thanks for stopping by! In honor of all the fun goings on I’ve decided to offer a bit of blog candy to my loyal readers and followers.  I will draw a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by March 31^st.  Click either method to the left to become a follower or follow Snippets of Time via email.  I have a few things in my stash that need new homes, both new and gently used.  So, hang out with me during March, follow the blog, and comment on your favorite blog posts. 

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches 277

Stampavie and more #281 Embossing

Creative Moments #122

Creative Knockouts #183 Die Frenzy

Green the Color of Spring and Blog Candy Give AWAY!

March will be a busy month here on my blog, Snippets of Time to Craft.  First off I had a project over at Imagine on the 1^st, but life got in the way for me to post here.  Better late than never!  Go check it out along with the projects of my fellow Artist in Residence. 

Green is a wonderful color to celebrate the coming of spring!  After the winter, we have had I am looking forward to seeing green in a few weeks.  To jump start the spring feeling, Kaleidacolor ink is used to create this quick thank you card.  The brushed look is created using a soft sponge brayer on white cardstock.  Die cutting stars from the frame and through the black backing to show off the multi-hued nature of the Kaleidacolor ink pad.

Imagine

Kaleidacolor—Fresh Green

OnPoint Glue

Other

White and black cardstock

Soft rubber brayer

Sizzix Framelits Drop-Ins Stephanie Barnard 661563

Dimensional foam adhesive

I am Guest Designing for two different companies this month, shhhh, it’s a surprise until the posts go live!  In honor of all the fun goings on I’ve decided to offer a bit of blog candy to my loyal readers and followers.  I will draw a name at the end of March from my followers who comment on any of my posts by March 31^st.  I have a few things in my stash that need new homes, both new and gently used.  So hang out with me during March, follow the blog, and comment on your favorite blog posts.  

Thanks and have a lovely day! 

I am delighted to enter the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks #340 Green

DL.Art #199 Green

Simply Create Too #125 Lots of Green

 

Color My World RRBC

We have wonderful color challenge for the next two weeks at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog.  Please stop by the RRCB and see all the wonderful creations by the Design Team, they really knocked it out of the park this go around. 

Try your hand at the challenge and join us!  Remember to use at least one stamp that is older than a year, identify its age, and enter 10 or fewer challenges with your project.

I decided I wanted to create a background with my colors, and did so by stamping on vellum in Memento Luxe Wedding White ink and heat embossing with white embossing powder.  The image is by Stamp Out Cute which I purchased in 1998 at the Portland Stamp Convention.  It is colored from behind with Memento Dual Markers in Cottage Ivy, Lady Bug, Paris Dusk, and Cantaloupe.  The edges of the card base are colored with Paris Dusk.  Yellow cardstock is die cut with Sizzix Framelits Drop-Ins 660143.  The Birthday Wishes didn’t pop enough so I colored a section of cardstock with Lady Bus and placed it behind the sentiment.  The vellum is adhered to the yellow cardstock frame and then to the card base.

Please join us with your colorful creation over at RetroRubber Challenge Blog.

I am delighted to enter my card in the following challenges.

QKR Stampede @232 AG or Birthday Cards

Brown Sugar Challenge #239 AG

Crafty Catz #359 ATG with twist of spring

Inky Chicks #79 Happy Birthday
Ooh La La #223 Embossing

Family Love in Pink

The color challenge for the month of February at Imagine was to use Rose Pink, this is my interpretation of the challenge.  Check out the tutorial over on the Imagine Blog today!

One snowy afternoon in December we had an amazing family photo shoot, the lighting was perfect with just a hint of snow flashing through our photos.  (A little patience and lots of shots with a tripod and delay shutter can get yield a Christmas card worthy image.)  I was really pleased with this photo and wanted to highlight it for our color challenge this month at Imagine.  Changing the image to black and white really makes the light pink accent color pop. The subtle color of Creative Medium in Iridescent Pink behind the photo helps tie the layout together as well as creating a shimmery color for black die cuts.  A little texture complemented the design by pressure embossing and staining a strip of Vertigo. Memento Angel Pink glossy die cut accents add the finishing details.

This project is now proudly hanging in my home for all to enjoy!  

Imagine

Vertigo

StazOn—Blazing Red

StazOn All Purpose Stamp Cleaner

Fabrico--#134 Bubble Gum

Creative Medium—Iridescent Pink

Palette Knife

Memento—Angel Pink

Ink Blusher

Delicata—Black Shimmer

Embossing Powder—Clear

Other

Black and white Cardstock

Sizzix Hearts and Dots A2 Embossing Folder

Teresa Collins Happy Stencil

Dream Weaver Embossing Paste Spreader

Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Five

Technique Tuesday Home Is Stamp Set

Lifestyle Crafts Heart Dies

Momenta Love Die

Taylored Expressions Gratitude Die

Becky Higgins Rolling Date Stamp

Heat Gun

Die cut machine

Happy Birthday!

Time for a new challenge at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog!  It is an easy one, just get out your favorite-older-than-a-year-stamps and create a card or project to celebrate a birthday!  Don't forget to tell us how old your stamp is and enter 10 or fewer challenges with your creation!

This is the front of my card, using a Sizzix sentiment Birthday set from 2014 by Stephanie Bernard.  The pop up card die is also by Sizzix.  The cake and candles are from Stephanie's newest set, Stamps of Life Cake2set.  I just couldn't resist combining the old with the new!  I colored my cake and candles with Chameleon pens.  The confetti paper is from my stash.

The inside sentiment is also from the same set from 2014.  I had a blast putting together this fun card.  Do stop by and show us your birthday project over at Retro Rubber Blog challenge!