Color By Faith...Easter best!

Hey there inky friends!  Happy Birthday to ME!  No joke!   Hee hee...

I'm joining my fellow Joy Clair design teamies as we celebrate one of our favorite stamp lines:  Color By Faith!  The Color By Faith line is a collection of stamps perfectly suited for stampers who desire to share their faith with others.  It's also a line that features scripture, faith based sentiments and coordinating images to help you spread love, hope and comfort.  If you've arrived here from Monica's blog, you're on the right track.  If not, scroll down to the bottom of my post and you can start hopping right away! 

Not only is the Color By Faith line perfect for Faith journaling, the stamps work beautifully for cardmakers and scrapbookers.  They even work well for your everyday creations or specialty projects.

Today I created a special project for Easter gift giving.  I was inspired to create a cute little dress featuring one of the newest sets in the Bible Journaling Color By Faith set called "Blossom".  I wanted to create a cute little Dress treat Box from The Cutting Cafe.  To create this project, I printed the dress template onto white cardstock using the PDF version of the files (they are available in SVG format as well) and then cut out the template.  I then stamped the little agave cactus plant onto the bottom of the dress (both sides) using two different green inks.

After stamping the cactus plants, I used a Copic marker and an Opaque White Gelly Roll Pen to create polka dots on the top portion of the card.  Next, I added some yellow ribbon.  

Once the dress was stamped, I assembled the box by following the score lines.  I filled it up with chocolate and now it's ready for gift giving!!!

Thanks for hopping over!  I hope you were inspired by my creation and I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop!  Remember, to celebrate the Color by Faith Blog Hop, Joy Clair Stamps is giving away a $25 Gift Card to One lucky winner! The winner will be chosen at random from the comments left on participating blogs, so make sure to visit each stop and leave a comment. Leave comments by 11:59 pm ET 04-05-2019 on all participating blogs. The winner will be announced on the Joy Clair Blog on April 30, 2019! Please hop on over to Donna's blog for more inspiration!

Blogroll:  

Joy Clair Blog
Martha
Connie
Angie
Karen
Jessica
Monica
Kerry (ME!)
Donna
Betz
Lindsay
Ceal
Jowlina

Helen

Reckless Love...

Hey there!  I'm sharing a fun card featuring the Reckless Love set from Joy Clair.  I'm pairing it up with a beautiful song too..They're a perfect fit!  

Hope you enjoy! 

Reckless Love by Cory Asbury: 

Does the sentiment look like a mountain?  Well, that was the intention!  After stamping, I cut the sentiment at an angle so that it would be in the "shape" of a mountain.  I then added some golden ribbon to just give that mountain some light. After that, I stamped the flowers with RG Studio 360 ink and then colored the images with Caran d'Ashe Neocolor II watersoluble crayons.  I purchased these about six months ago on Amazon and just LOVE LOVE LOVE them.  I really love these pastel crayons.  They are so vibrant,  don't leave a residue, are quite dense and provide for a beautiful finish!   After coloring and blending with water, I cut the images out and selected a card base to arrange my pieces onto. 

I stamped some of the filigree onto the card in strategic locations and then splattered the card with some black ink.  Next, I glued down and popped the stamped/cut out elements onto the bright yellow card base.  To finish off my card, I added some blingy pearls. 

Check out this fabulous Reckless Love set on the Joy Clair Website!  Every little piece of this set echoes the song perfectly.  I just love that about many of the Joy Clair Color By Faith sets...They truly sing!  They're perfect for all cardmakers, scrapbookers, artists and faith journalers alike! 

Thanks so much for hopping over to check out my project today!  :) We appreciate your visit!

Introducing Joy Clair's "God's Promises"

Hello there- Today's release includes the following new sets from Joy Clair:  

Lucky Charm, #Single, God's Promises

Hello there Joy Clair friends!  It's Kerry here and I'm excited to share a new stamp set called God's Promises.  If you arrived here from Betz' blog, you're on the right track!  It's a beautiful set with several bible verses as well as images that work so well with cardmaking and bible journaling!  I decided to create an uplifting and encouraging card to share with a friend.  

Check out the blogroll for today's release and make sure to visit/comment at each blog for a chance to win a Joy Clair prize!:
Joy Clair Blog  

Betz Golden

Kerry Urbatch--- ME!

Monica Cimbalo

Martha Lucia Gomez

Helen Gullett

I started out by stamping the rainbow lines on some white cardstock.  I then colored the lines with rainbow colors (Copics) and doodled the word love on the rainbow lines.  After creating the rainbow I colored the sun and stamped the clouds and then cut everything out.  

I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of white cardstock then doodled and cut out a whimsical border around it to create a panel to add the cut pieces to.  I assembled the images onto the stamped panel and mounted it onto the card base with foam squares.  To finish the card off, I added a little sparkle to the sun to make it shine! 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you find this set inspirational and my project encouraging.  See you again soon! Please hop on over to my teamie Monica's blog and check out her gorgeous creation!  

Joy Clair introduces: "Hosannah"

Hello there Joy Clair friends!  It's Joy Clair New Stamp Reveal Day #1 today and I'm joining my fellow JC teamies as we introduce new stamp products!   I'm sharing a few new projects featuring the brand new Joy Clair Color By Faith set called Hosannah!  Take a peek at the stamp sets being revealed today:  

Hosannah

Martha's Flower

I Think You're S'Wale

Rise and Shine

The Hosannah set is gorgeous.  It comes with a large LARGE Hosannah sentiment, bible verses and images perfect for Bible Journaling.  I created two projects:  The lead page for my Daily Devotional 2019 and a sweet card perfect for a long-distance crafty friend who's husband was called to Pastor at a Lutheran church down the road from me.  How awesome to have her near!

I started out with my devotional.  I used my gelli plate to add some ivory acrylic paint, the splattered some brick distress oxide onto the plate.  That was lifted onto my paper and then I added some spritzing of water.  After I dried it with my heat gun, I added some of the palm (I call it a palm but it may be a feather) and the other leaf (again, may be a feather to some) using some blue distress oxide ink.  I spritzed that with water to allow it to bleed a bit and then dried with my heat gun.  I stamped the sentiment (with Versafine Clair ink) next. After that, I sprinkled some clear embossing powder on the page, heat it up and then doodled some marks and added some embellishing touches.  I placed this page in my holographic planner-the perfect planner to carry everywhere.  :)

Next up, my card!  I stamped the sentiment first with some Versafine Clair ink.  After that, I used the same distress Oxide inks to stamp the "palms" around the edges of some white cardstock.  I spritzed with water to make it bleed a bit then splattered some pink on the page.  After it dried, I stitched the edge with my machine and added a strip of pink and mirrored gold cardstock.  I also punched a few circles out that were remnants of some distress oxide background paper I colored up for this project.  I distressed those circle diecuts and arranged them on the page.  I also mounted the sentiment onto the mirrored cardstock and finished assembling the card.  

This sentiment just makes my heart sing.  I can hear the parishioners singing in church right now...

I added some baubles buttons and ribbon to finish the card off.

Thanks for hopping over.  I hope you were inspired by these projects today!

Please hop over to my teamie's blogs to see their creations!  Make sure to leave a comment along the way (each day of reveal week) and we'll be selecting four winners to receive a fab Joy Clair stamp prize!

*Joy Clair Blog
*Helen Gullett:  Hosannah

*Martha Lucia Gomez:  Martha's Flowers

*Karen Letchworth:  Rise and Shine
*Kerry Urbatch--- ME!:  Hosannah
Lindsay Adreon:  I Think You're S'Whale

Connie Hyde Mercer:  Rise and Shine

Ceal Pritchett: Martha's Flowers
Betz Golden:  I Think You're S'Whale

Salt and Light...

Hello and welcome to the second day of the Joy Clair August product Inspiration blog hop.  I hope you enjoyed yesterday's hop and I'm excited to share another card with you.  If you've arrived here from Helen's blog, you're on the right track, if not, I've included the blog roll so you can just jump right in!

Joy Clair Blog

Martha Lucia Gomez

Jessica Pascarella

Helen Gullett

Kerry Urbatch (That's ME!)

Lindsay Adreon

LeeAnn McKinney

Lori Kobular

Steph Ackerman

This time, I've created with a gorgeous set from the Color By Faith collection called Salt and Light. It is a beautiful set with sentiments from John and Matthew and some amazing coordinating images. I have so many plans for this set so you'll have to stop back again to check out more creations.

To make this card, I started out by creating a yummy background using a Kaleidacolor pad (Fruitcake).  I love the blend of colors it creates.  How did I do the background?  Well, it was quite simple.  I first stamped the Kaleidacolor pad onto a stamp block then spritzed it with water.  After that, I transferred the image onto my Gelli Plate and lifted a few prints from it.  I got about six or seven background prints from one inking!  So yummy. The ink was dried immediately so I was able to ink up the world image and using my Misti, I stamped the image twice onto the colored panel.

After that, I cut the panel to the size I liked, added some gold paint splatter and then moved on to the image.  Since the lightbulb already had a sentiment on it, I opted to just color the lightbulb with watercolor pencils and cover it with Glossy Accents.

The next step was to add a bit of tissue paper to the edge, a strip of hot pink cardstock to the opposite edge, some machine stitching, and re-applied the printed strip underneath.  I also popped the panel up on foam squares to give a little more dimension.

Before I called it quits on this card, I applied a few droplets of glaze onto the colored panel and added some golden bling.

I hope you enjoyed this creation.  I loved making it and can't wait to share more projects using the background papers that remain. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop!  Please continue hopping by visiting Lindsay's blog next.  If you visit all blog stops on the hop and leave a comment each time, you'll be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift certificate to the Joy Clair shop!

Joy Clair Blog Hop...Color By Faith

Hello there Joy Clair friends,

Today I'm up on the Joy Clair Blog and am sharing what I created using the Anchor of Hope set. This comes from the Color By Faith Series.   This series is perfect for Bible Journaling, Bible Study, cardmaking and mixed media...Really, anything you're inspired to stamp!

My Bible study this month is on James.  This book is perfectly suited for this stamp set and the other Color By Faith sets being released this month.    James' guidance and direction help encourage standing firm in faith even when it feels like you're overwhelmed with frustration and distress. Always believe...Never have doubt.

As I study these pages, I journal.  I journal my own thoughts and verses that resonate to me.  While journaling this time, I stopped and took a picture.  It's not the finished page, but it shows just enough for you to get the picture, I suppose.  Yes, i decorate.  I try to incorporate the images that seem to fit perfectly for me.  Adding a few clips to help save my place when I close my journal is an added bonus for me.  Sometimes I share these with my friends who are struggling or are in need of encouragement.  I just take them out of my planner and tuck them in with a card that'll be sent to them.

After completing the simple Bible Journaling page, I decorated the planner journaling page.  I used some Quick Quotes Powder Puff inks (they do bleed so be careful when coloring) and watercolored with them.   After doodling a bit and coloring the images, I re-read James.  I reflected on it and selected James 1:6 as the verse for my journaling.  I usually select one or two powerful verses per page.  

I just love how the stamp set works so perfectly for this book!  

 Remember...Always believe!  Let your faith be your anchor. And hope for your soul!  <3 p="">