New Stamps FRIDAY NOON in the etsy shop! DT THURSDAY: 2x2 Single Scripture

Hello friends!
Friday at NOON we will have some brand new Inspired Stamps in the etsy shop and His Little Ones: Praying Girl 2 is one of the new ones!! I love seeing her colored with different colors...she looks so different!

Today the amazing Inspired Stamps DT is showcasing some beautiful cards using the 2x2 Single Stamps, that all bear the name of their verse (so Belinda's stamp is 2x2" Single Stamp:  Psalm 27:1!
Up first is Belinda:

Next is Chere who made this wonderfully interactive card using Isaiah 30:15 and the Card Ministry Basic Set (praying for your comfort is from that set):

Jamie made this lovely card:

Kary made this sweet card:

Patty made this colorful card:

and Shanta made this gorgeous set of cards with various 2x2 Single Stamps (love this so much!):

Thank you so much ladies for all your hard work and inspiration!

Don't forget SUNDAY begins our brand new 31 Days of March Segment...be sure to share with your Scripture loving friends:

Friday at NOON the new stamps will be able to be found here:
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Have a blessed day!
Antoinette

Sneak Peek of New Stamp + Caring Card:

Hello friends!
Today I have week 8 in our 52 Weeks of Caring Cards and with it a sneak peek of our Friday New Release in the etsy shop:  Colossians 2:9 which will be a brand new 2x2" $3.99 Single Stamp available this Friday!

Here is the front of the card I made (I also used Inspired Stamps: Card Ministry Basics Set on the front and back of this card):

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 
We'll be back tomorrow with some beautiful card creations from the Design Team!
Blessings,
Antoinette    Free Shipping for US orders $25 and over:  use code:  25freeshipping
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New Stamps FRIDAY in the Etsy shop!! + Thinking of You cards from the DT now!

Hello friends!
NEW STAMP RELEASE FRIDAY at NOON in the etsy shop:
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Today we have some wonderful DT creations focused on THINKING OF YOU using Inspired Stamps from the etsy shop!

Kary's up first using the HYMN GIRL: SITTING WITH SIGN stamp:

Chere made this interactive card using FLOWERS VALUE SET and CARD MINISTRY BASIC SET :

Deneen used Inspired Stamps THINKING OF YOU stamps:

 Jamie used our 2x2 THINKING ABOUT YOU set and a stamp from our HYMNS: MUSHROOMS AND LEAVES set

 Patty used the Inspired Stamps Flower Value Set

 And Shanta used the 1" Circle Sentiments stamp for her card:

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit us today!
Blessings,
Antoinette and the Inspired Stamps Design Team
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52 Weeks of Caring Cards in 2015: Week 1

Hello friends!
I hope you are having a fabulous start to 2015!  Today I begin 52 Weeks of Card Card posts and I'd like to make these as 'how to' as possible, because new card makers email me all the time on how to put a card together or advise on color choices or stamp placement.  As I put in my last post, this Inspired Stamps blog will focus on papercrafting.  So Tuesdays (today's our first one!) are devoted to creating Caring Cards.  Thursdays here are our Design Team Thursdays and Fridays will focus on New Stamp Releases---yes EVERY FRIDAY we will have new stamps in the etsy shop (www.etsy.com/shop/GodblessyourART)

My blog over at www.GodblessyourART.blogspot.com will show more of the mixed media and art journaling artwork.  So Wednesdays, there will be Memorizing Scripture in a Grateful Calendar posts, and Fridays will be Bible Art Journaling posts each week! 

Today is my first post for the 52 Weeks of Caring Cards.  I want to encourage YOU to join me in this endeavor and feel free to post  your cards on our Facebook page or leave a link here in the comment section, as I'd love to see what you are creating!

My goal is to not only MAKE 52 Weeks of Caring Cards, but to MAIL OUT 52 Weeks of these Caring Cards!  I hope you will bless someone you know for the next year with cards that show you care...it can really mean a lot to people!

So here's my first card, going out to a beautiful woman in my Bible Study whose father-in-law she was caring for just went to be with the Lord this past week:

 This is how I made it:

I used a white card base of 4 x 5.5".  Then I cut the brown cardstock that will serve as a mat to the BoBunny patterned paper to 3.75"x 5.25", and the patterned paper to 3.5x 5".  I inked all my edges as shown:

I wanted you to see the difference in the inked edges and the plain patterned paper so I took a photograph of both here next to the brown mat:

It just gives the paper so much more depth with inking!

I use a tape runner and put them all on the card base (set it on my art journaling bible!).

I used one of my Inspired Stamps' stamp sets called DRAW NEAR for the sentiment and inked/matted it.

I made a bow in a ribbon I had in my ribbon stack and cut it long so I can tuck the ends behind the brown matted paper to secure it with a little adhesive.

I got out my CTMH Opaques and looked to see which looked best with the card...best way to put any embellishment on a card is to lay them out and see what you like best next to the patterned paper.

I used a stamp from my Inspired Stamps' stamp set: CARD MINISTRY BASIC SET

Here's a front photo of my finished card, all ready for me to write a personal note in and mail out tomorrow:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Please leave a comment if you plan to create some Caring Cards this year to share with others!  I'd love to see what you do!

Blessings,
Antoinette       Free Shipping on all US orders over $25:  use coupon code: 25freeshipping

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Scripture Cards

Hello friends!  Thanks to everyone commenting and sending emails about the Scripture Memorizing posts we are doing on Friday!  Part 2 will be posted Friday evening!  Above, Kary starts us off with her beautiful sneak peek of her card shown in full below, here, followed by the rest of the DT creations:

 Belinda:

 Chere:

 Deneen:

 Gaby:

Jamie:

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Be sure to stop by tomorrow night for our Memorizing Scripture post #2!
Blessings,
Antoinette and the Design Team
All the stamp sets used in the artwork can be found below this post!

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Happy Mother's Day cards

Hello friends!
Today the DT has some wonderful Mother's Day cards to share with you using Inspired Stamps!!  Above, Leesa, starts us off with a gorgeous creation!  Here's her full card followed by the other DT:
Leesa:

Chere:

Deneen:

 Jenn:

Kary:

How beautiful, ladies!  Our internet cable has some damage that is being fixed and should be back to normal on Monday afternoon! (YAY)  Our Sunday Scripture post will be up on Monday this week as a result, as will the Mr. Linky we were unable to upload this week (the Sunday Scripture team will still have their posts up Sunday for you). 

Thanks so much for your support and for stopping by to visit us today!
We'll be back Monday!
Blessings,
Antoinette and the Thursday Design Team
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