Thinking Of You With A Grateful Heart

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Beverly

THINKING OF YOU WITH A GRATEFUL HEART

Do you have someone who you think of with a grateful heart? Is it a family member? I often think how very grateful I am for my son-in-law. He is so good to me and looks out for me regularly. If I have something in my home that has broken, he is right there to make repairs. I am so grateful for him, and I want to share my feelings with a card! My card share today is a “Thinking Of You With A Grateful Heart” greeting card that I will drop in the mail to him!

The card features Hero Arts Color Layering Cardinal stamp set and matching dies. My inspiration for this card is this tee shirt on this Website. The website was selected by Stef (SmilynStef) from Splitcoaststampers.com who hosted today’s Inspiration Challenge.

To create the card, I cut two 3-3/4″ x 5″ pieces of white card stock. Using the matching dies, I cut out the bird and branch with the first piece of card stock. I ran that piece through the Big Shot to emboss it with the Stampin’ Up! Wood Grain Embossing Folder. I then laid this piece over the second piece of white card stock, and traced around the cut out with a pencil to provide an outline of the bird and branch which I would color.

After tracing, I used the Hero Arts Color Layering Cardinal Stamps to layer three blue inks on the head of the bird. (BTW, it is no longer a cardinal – it’s a Blue Jay!) I only wanted the head of the bird stamped because I would create a scene similar to the one on the tee shirt, my inspiration piece.

To create the scene, I used several Copic Sketch Markers in blue shades. I added the mountains with shades of gray, and the trees in Stampin’ Up! Brilliant Blue Classic Ink. I hand drew the flying birds on the Blue Jay as well as on the top panel. After adhering the pieces together, I added some Nuvo Duck Egg Blue Crystal Drops across the top-left of the card.

My sentiment, “Thinking of You With A Grateful Heart”, is from the retired Stampin’ Up! Happy Scenes Stamp Set. I stamped it with VersaMark and embossed it with WOW! White Puff Embossing Powder. I used two sets of die cuts (ODBD Lavish Layers Dies, and Hero Arts Rectangle Infinity Dies) to cut out the sentiment and a mat for it.

Enjoy the card, and I would love to get your feedback! Leave me some happy notes in the comment section! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Stampin Up Happy Scenes Stamp Set

1 Corinthians 11:23 – 26 (NIV)

Apostle Paul was writing to the church of Corinth: “For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.”

Diamond Fold Card

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Beverly

Hello, my friends, and thanks for stopping by. I am posting a Diamond Fold Card that I created a few weeks ago. I made this card for a “Ways To Use It Challenge” on Splitcoaststampers. The hostess of the challenge asked to see some “fancy fold” cards, which was a great challenge as we tend to get in a rut and regularly use the same folds. This diamond fold card is a Christmas card and it measures 4″ x 11″ and has 12 folds.

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I used Stampin’ Up!’s “This Christmas Specialty DSP” on the far left and right of the card. For the middle folds, I used the Stampin’ Up! Holly Embossing Folder to emboss Garden Green Card Stock. I cut the necessary sections and adhered them to 10 sections of the card. The main element of the card is the lantern and holly that I made with the CottageCutz Lantern w/ Holly Vine Die. The card was time consuming but fun!

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Stamps: ODBD Home For The Holidays

Paper: SU Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Wild Wasibi, Brushed Gold, and This Christmas Specialty DSP

Ink: SU Cherry Cobbler and Yellow Copics

Accessories: CottageCutz Lantern w/ Holly Vine Die (currently on sale), SU Holly Embossing Folder, My Favorite Things Die-namics Dies, ODBD Double Stitched Squares Dies, Tombow Glue, and Mounting Tape

Thanks for viewing and leaving comments!!

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God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

Firm Reliance on Divine Providence!

“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

SU Flower Shop-ODBD Faith, Hope & Love

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Beverly

SU FLOWER SHOP; ODBD FAITH, HOPE & LOVE

My card share today features the SU Flower Shop Stamp Set and ODBD Faith, Hope & Love Dies. This card was made for Splitcoaststampers (i.e., Audrie’s (girlgeek101) Village Hat Shop Inspiration Challenge, IC563. She selected this site from which to draw inspiration for creating a card. I was inspired by this lovely hat and it was the driver behind this card.

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My faith is always my primary focus, and without it I would be lost! That’s why I chose FAITH as my sentiment.

Stamps: SU Flower Shop

Paper: Neenah Solar White, SU Basic Black, and SU Garden Green

Ink: Stazon Black

Accessories: ODBD Vintage Borders Dies, ODBD Faith, Hope, and Love Dies, IO Foliage Die, SU Pansy Punch, SU Ribbon, Foam Tape

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Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen
Firm Reliance on Divine Providence!

LUKE 16:13 (NIV)

Jesus said: “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

ODBD Tea Time

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Beverly

The card I’m sharing today is one I made in response to Tuesday’s Color Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.com. My card features the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Tea Time Stamp Set.

The color challenge required creating with these three beautiful Stampin’ Up! colors:

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I do not have anything in the Flirty Flamingo color, so I substituted SU Regal Rose for my card. The center piece is from ODBD Tea Time Stamp Set. I stamped the images in black and used copic sketch markers to color, trying to match the colors as closely as possible to the challenge colors. I mounted the center piece with foam tape onto a Mint Macaron Deco Label cutout. Using the same framelit, I cut out a Night of Navy frame, covered it with Crystal Effects, and mounted it with foam tape onto the center piece.

The first layer is a piece of Regal Rose polka dot DSP that I cut out with a ODBD Pierced Rectangle Die and embossed with the SU Finial Press Embossing Folder (retired). I added die cut leaves and tiny flowers on two corners.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments!!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: ODBD Tea Time

Paper: SU Night of Navy, Mint Macron, and Regal Rose DSP

Ink: Black and Various Copics

Accessories: SU Deco Labels Framelits (retired), Impression Obsessions Foliage Dies, ODBD Bitty Blossoms, ODBD Teapot & Roses Dies, ODBD Pierced Rectangles Dies, SU Finial Press EF (retired), Crystal Effects, and Foam Tape

TEA TIME BITTY BLOSSOMS DIES TEA POT AND ROSES DIE PIERCED RECTANGLES DIES

SU Fifth Avenue Floral

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

“Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the Flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. 1 John 4:1-3 (NIV)

Zentangle & Japanese Notan

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Beverly

Zentangle & Japanese Notan

Hello, my friends!! Before I discuss my card share today, I need to provide you with definitions for Zentangle & Japanese Notan.

Zentangle is a noun, not a verb! It is the resulting art of creating beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. When you create a Zentangle, you are “tangling”, which puts you into a “Zen” frame of mind. The art method is easy and uplifting. The tangling on my card is in the white sections of the card.

Japanese Notan is a guiding principle of Eastern art and design. It is a Japanese word meaning dark-light, and it focuses on the interaction between positive and negative space, and embodies the ancient symbolism of the Yang and the Yin. It recognizes the separate but equally important identity of both a shape and its background.

Now, here’s my card:

I prepared the card in response to two Splitcoaststampers Challenges. One challenge was to create using the Japanese Notan method of art for the Mix-Ability Challenge. The other was to create in black and white for the Inspiration Challenge. For the Inspiration Challenge, participants were to visit this Pinterest Board and draw inspiration from the board’s images.

This image was my inspiration. As soon as I saw the gorgeous Zentangle boot, I knew it would be my pick! Thus, I combined the two challenges to create my card.

To create the Japanese Notan portion of the card, I used the retired Stampin’ Up! Blossom Punch to cut four half blossoms from a piece of black card stock. I laid and glued these four pieces to the sides of the related white half blossoms. I then used different tangling patterns to fill in the white space. Typically, there would only be white opposite of the black for the Notan technique; however, because I combined the two challenges, I used the white space to tangle and to create my Zentangle & Japanese Notan card. I hope you enjoy it.

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God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

“In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive and your joy will be complete.” John 16:23 & 24

Beach Scene

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Beverly

Today on Splitcoaststampers is a Color Challenge featuring Stampin’ Up! Colors of Soft Sky, Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi, and Crumb Cake. I created a beach scene card for the challenge. The scene features several dies from Impression Obsession, Marianne Design, Frantic Stamper Inc., Cottage Cutz, and Spellbinders.

If you want to play along with the Challenge, you can do so HERE!

7-10-16 UPDATE: This card was included in the Splitcoaststampers Favorites of the Week ending 7-10-16!

7-12-16 UPDATE: This card was selected as Splitcoaststampers FAVORITE for last week’s Color Challenge, CC590!!

To create the card, I used a 4-1/2″ square piece of Neenah Solar White Card Stock and sponged on the Crumb Cake sand, Marina Mist ocean, and Soft Sky sky. Because I wanted to use a surfer, I wanted to make the ocean seem a little rough; therefore, I used Liquid Applique and spread it along the shore and into the water.

After cutting out all of the die cuts that I wanted to include on the card from the solar white paper (see list of supplies for the names of the dies), I used Copic Sketch Markers to color each one, and strategically place each cutout onto the scene. After finishing that, I cut two Spellbinders Nestabilities Fairmont Labels dies, adhered them together with foam tape, and attached them around the scene. I then added the flipflops and shells around the labels. The scene was attached to a Wild Wasabi card base.