Verve Diva Inspiration: Teachers Live Forever in the Hearts They Touch

I am excited to see the Verve Diva Inspiration Challenge return.  This month the challenge is simply "green".  After thumbing through my stacks and failing to find winning combinations, I turned to my digital collection.  I saved these papers from Pixel Scrapper, intending to use them with Teacher's Count.  With this combination, the fun began and the card came together quickly.

Thanks for looking,
Christine




Linking to:
Verve Inspiration Challenge
Word Art Wednesday

March VLV Sketch: Happy Birthday

New Verve Sketch rescues crafter from slump!

Don't you just love the latest VLV sketch!  If you haven't seen the Diva's samples, you are in for a big treat.  

Carta Bella's Welcome Home collection was a Christmas gift from someone sweet who "gets me".  It was a great place to look for papers to layer using the pretty sketch.  The sentiment is now available in  Cake and Candles by Verve, and I used dies from Reverse Confetti found here and here.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Happy Spring/Break!

Christine

Linking to:

VLV March Sketch Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

SSS Wednesday (Girl Power/Feminine)

Fun Friday With Lawn Fawn: Happy Birthday

Happy Friday!  It's time for another Fun Friday Challenge at Jo's Scrap Shack where the theme is always Anything Goes.   This week the team is featuring stamps from Lawn Fawn, and our sponsor is offering a great prize. Be sure to play along; looking forward  to seeing your creations!

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your challenge entry project, using the linky tool below. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 
The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo
All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

Thanks so much for taking time to visit,
Christine

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 254: Have an Amazing Birthday

 This card was made from "practice panels" created while getting acclimated to Distress Oxide inks.  I had the best luck using a blending tool to apply the ink to watercolor paper.  I spritzed liberally with water to softly blend the colors and finally got a few of the "oxidized splotches".

I watched lots of videos and loved a  direct to paper technique that was later  blended with a sponge....I couldn't get the ink to move.  Hopefully, all aspects of blending will come with practice.

I used two Verve sets for the butterflies and the sentiment:  Butterfly Grace and Poppy Birthday.  Love, love these collections!

Thanks for visiting,
Christine
Linking to Word Art Wednesday (A/G)
SSS Wednesday Challenge (Girl Power)

Sunday Stamps Color Inspiration: Have an Amazing Birthday

The cheerful shades of spring green and soft neutrals shown in the Sunday Stamps Inspiration palette brought  out my new Spring Wreath Die from The Cat's Pajamas. The wreath and flowers were cut from watercolor paper and shaded with distress inks using a water brush.  I layered the focal panel over some pretty plaid to bring out a masculine look and finished it off with one of my favorite birthday sentiments from Verve.

This is such a wonderful birthday to celebrate.  A dear uncle will be eighty in a few days.  Not only is he greatly loved, but his health and well-being are an answer to fervent prayers through a lengthy illness a few years back.  We are grateful for more time to enjoy him on this side of Heaven.  Praying God's faithfulness in this instance will be a blessing to someone with needs.

Thanks so much for your visit,
Christine

Linking to
Sunday Stamps
SSS Wednesday Challenge (A/G)
Word Art Wednesday (A/G)
The Flower Challenge (A/G)

I am Here for You

This wonderful stamp set was created by Photo Paper Play and benefits Hurricane Harvey relief.  I received it from a kind shop keeper with whom I visited while traveling for the holidays.  When she learned that we are from the Houston area, she gave me the set as a gift, and I just love the encouraging sentiments.  When our grade level chose Texas as the theme of our silent auction basket, I vowed to create a set of cards.  I loved combining this set with some yellow roses from Reverse Confetti's Rose Garden.

Please remember to pray for the many victims of Harvey. The road to repair is a long one.

Thanks for stopping by,
Christine

Linking to:
SSS Wednesday Challenge (AG)
Word Art Wednesday (AG)
The House that Stamps Built (AG)

Create Your Own Background: Wishing You a Happy Birthday

I've been experimenting with some new Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks.  I blended some inks on watercolor paper and cut the panel down to match the size of a gorgeous Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Die. The Verve sentiment  (from Poppy Birthday) is stamped on a Lacy Scalloped Frame by Reverse Confetti.  I cut a few MFT Stitched Flowers from the remainder of the watercolor paper and topped them with enamel dots.

Thanks so much for your visit,
Christine

Linking to:

SSS Wednesday Challenge (Create Your Own Background)
Word Art Wednesday
DL Art Thankful Thursday Challenge