Crafters of Faith: Isaiah 60:19

 

Happy Friday!

                                       I hope your weekend is off to a good start!                                                    Today's card is fro the Crafters of Faith card group                                                            and our hostess this month is Liz.

       We are making cards this month based on her challenge and scripture:

Isaiah 60:19 ~

  The sun will no more be your light by day, 

nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,

 for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

                           

Thank you, Liz!

Her challenge, along with the scripture is to use radiant or sundials

on our cards somehow.

Thank you, Liz!

Her challenge, along with the scripture is to use radiant or sundials

on our cards somehow.

I used the MFT stencil die to create sunbeams

and this little cutie is off to the beach!
i used a snow hills die to mimic waves that she is standing in.

Here is the inside of the card:

One of my HAPPIEST places!

The beach!

I know this isn't the most spiritual card

but that isn't necessarily the only requirement of the group.

We are faith-filled, creative and talented cardmakers!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Big hugs, bigger blessings ...

~Kelly

TPB ~ It's Summer somewhere!

Hi friends!

Happy Monday!

I hope your weekend was spectacular ♥

Today's card is channeling summer!

When I made it last week, we were packing our bags to head 

to the beach ourselves for our weekend getaway :)

 

This card was such fun to make.

It's a collaborative card using products from Eyelet Outlet

and The Project Bin from the Instagram hop they had this weekend. 

I used the Summer Fun stamp set, one of my favorites!  

I chose products that reflected a beach/summer theme

since I knew that's what my card would be.

Here's how I made this card:

I started by masking and blending my Tim Holtz Distress Oxides

in Broken China and Squeezed Lemonade and my mini blending tool.

I wanted to create the illusion of sand dunes 

and in order to do that, I created a template out of chipboard.

The palm tree brads were a bit smaller than I planned for

so I went with a 'in the far distance' look :)

And to finish it off the beach scene, I added seagulls,

the quintessential bird at the ocean!

 

Finally,  I created a frame to go around the image and 

popped the whole card onto 3D foam.

This card is really thick, measuring almost 1/4 of an inch!

I really love this card ~  it's so peaceful, serene, calming ♥

I do love living so close to the beach and visiting often ...

hence, the name of my blog :)

Thanks for stopping by today!
Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

Design Team News and summer fun!

Margarita, anyone?!

How about a mansion?

Or maybe just the beach!

With today's card - you get all 3!

{On paper ........ of course :)}

Like summer, this card is pretty laid back ♥

I've stamped Hammock Riley

in Momento Tuxedo Black, along with the Funnybones "Money can't buy Happiness" sentiment

~ both available in the store!

After double stamping the palm trees, I fussy cut just the top 

to add foam dots under the palm trees for a 3D effect. 

 There is some pretty exciting news going on at Riley and Company!

Riley and Company Stamps has a brand new design team for 2016-2017:

fresh faces, new talent and inspiration!

I'll be joining them for my 7th year with Riley + Co to bring you

some of the latest and greatest with blog hops, 

weekly posts, new stamps and dies!

I'm.  So.  Excited!!!

Be sure to follow THIS BLOG to stay tuned!

It gets better!

You may already know about the Tickle My Funny Bone stamp club

which is amazing stamp club kit.

Well, head moose Tanya heard you on wanting MORE Rileys - 

and she listened!  

Once a month, that wonderful box filled with fun stamps

arrives right at your door :)

 Super fun and a great way to get creative 

during the hot summer months.

Stay cool out there!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly