52 Weeks of Gratitude Challenge: Week 8 + winners announced!

Hello friends!
How is your attitude of Gratitude going?  If you haven't joined us yet, we'd love to have you join us this week!  Just make any type of artwork you like (a card, a doodled list, a painting, ANYTHING) that shows your GRATITUDE!  We are using Scripture each week, but you are not required to use our stamps or the same Scripture to join us!  The goal is to be more grateful!  If you plan to join us for March, here are the weeks and the Scriptures we will be using:
March 3:  James 1:2
March 10:  Psalm 103:1
March 17:  Romans 8:28
March 24:  1 Thess 5:18
March 31:  Isaiah 30:15

We have just a handful of these sets combined into one discounted purchase left at our online store if you are interested:  CLICK HERE to go to the store page they are on.

Be sure to post your Gratitude artwork by Saturday March 2nd midnight EST in order to be entered in our February Gratitude Giveaway!  We'll announce the winner on next week's Gratitude post on Sunday!

This week our focus verse is:

and we will start off with Belinda's beautiful artwork (LOVE the coloring of the His Little Ones: Soldier Boy with Flag set!  Flawless!!)  She made a card this week and stamped on a FABRIC piece to get this ethereal stamped look:

Next up is Anita and her CAS artist trading card:

Here is DeNetra's mixed media piece:

Finally, I have my Scrapbook pages.  Today I wanted to use the Simple Stories background from their Fall line, because I love the fall-like colors.  But, I didn't want it to be a fall page, so I adjusted it with paint and embellishments:

 Using the vanilla paint I got rid of the 'FALL' on this page.

 I decided to use a couple of my favorite Inspired Stamps to fill these pages:
TAGS which you can see at the online store by CLICKING HERE:

 ART JOURNAL WORDS AND FACES which you can see at the online store by CLICKING HERE

I colored these pages in using Copic markers E000, E00 E01, E15, E97, YR15, R20 (for her cheeks) andYG17

 Here is page 1 that I will fill in each day this week with what I am thankful for:

And here is page 2:

So how is your Grateful Artwork coming along?  I hear from a number of you that you haven't made the time yet, but really want to.  Grab a black marker and a pad of paper and just start LISTING every day before you go to bed WHAT you are grateful for!  Then take a photo and link it to our blinky below!  We randomly choose winners for our challenge, so it's not an art contest!  We just want to encourage you to get those grateful thoughts down on paper!

If you want to see ALL our posts from our 52 Weeks of Gratefulness Challenge, just CLICK HERE!

WINNERS OF OUR TUTORIAL:  VIDEO or PICTURE? posts are:
JULES from the blog comments and
Marcia B. Gissiner from the Facebook comments!
Thank you all for giving us input on this!
JULES and MARCIA B G, please look at the store (www.inspiredstamps.com) and pick out a stamp set you would like and then email us at inspiredstamps@gmail.com  by Saturday midnight with your choice of stampset and a  mailing address we can ship it to you.  We will get it in the mail to you on Monday of next week!  Thanks again for all the input everyone gave us!

Get your Gratitude Artwork into our mr linky post below OR post on our Facebook Wall to be entered in the challenge for the prize we will draw and announce next Sunday!!

We will have some GORGEOUS EASTER cards (and sets of cards) to inspire you with this week so be sure to come back over and see us!

Blessings,
Antoinette and the Sunday Scripture DT
www.inspiredstamps.com  (We are shipping currently within 1 business day of your order being placed!)


LINK YOUR ARTWORK HERE:

Bible Verse Stamp : Easle Card + follower winner announced!!

Hello friends!   **Tutorial is moved to Friday due to some uploading difficulties!!**
Today I have one of my favorite 'fun folded cards' to share with you:  the Easle Card!  If you would like to learn how to make one be sure to come back FRIDAY for my Quick Tutorial on how to make 3 of these from 1 sheet of 12x12 Cardstock!!

Here's the card in its entirety with an Inspired Stamps $3.99 Bible Verse Stamp, Deuteronomy 31:8 and a sentiment from the Comfort set at the bottom: 

(ink: CTMH black, Distress Ink tea dye, Petaloo flowers, DCDW paper, CTMH Opaques, Kraft cardstock)

This is a 4x4 size card that lays flat to mail but stands up as shown above when you open it up!  I'll show you a few more angles so you can get a feel for it:

Be sure to come back FRIDAY for the Quick Tutorial! 
Now it's time for the reveal of our 100 Followers Celebration!!  THANK YOU to all of you who are following us, receiving email notifications of our new posts, who "Like" us on facebook, who purchase our Inspired Stamps, and who take the time to encourage and support us with your comments, letters, and emails!!  We SO appreciate each one of you!!

We chose ONE name to receive a Free New August Release Stamp Set....and that winner is...

Amanda

Congratulations, Amanda!!  You have until Friday, August 12th at midnight to email your mailing address to inspiredstamps@gmail.com  

See you all FRIDAY for the tutorial!

Until then,

Be the Blessing!

~Antoinette

http://www.inspiredstamps.com/  (shipping out most orders the same day you place your order!!)

Bible Verse Stamps...DT THURSDAY FOCUS! Plus 10 inspired stamps Giveaway...

Hello friends!
I am so happily exhausted after my very first trip to the CHA show in Chicago this week!  I have photos to share tomorrow, but for today I want to share the inspired stamps Scripture stamp focused artwork that the incredibly talented Design Team made for this week's artwork!  Above is a close up of Melissa's beautiful use of the Scripture.  Here are all the DT's artwork using Bible Verse Stamps from our inspired stamps online store...leave a comment if you see something you love!!

Have you signed up for our 10 FREE STAMP SET GIVEAWAY?  Click HERE to go to the post to sign up...you have til 11:59pm Friday, July 22nd to leave a comment on that post!!

melissa made the following card using a $3.99 Scripture Stamp, DEUTERONOMY 31:8

Jan made the following card with a $3.99 Scripture Stamp called Lamentations 3:41
 

Sylvia made this bookmark using a $3.99 Scripture Stamp called Isaiah 30:15

lynn made the following card using a $3.99 Scripture Stamp called Romans 8:28

Jenn made this frame using a $3.99 Scripture Stamp called John 14:6

Shana made this card using Psalm 91:11 from the Stamp Set called  Psalm 91 Protection

Belinda made this hanging Scripture banner using a $3.99 Scripture stamp called Deuteronomy 31:8

Amy made the following card using a $3.99 Scripture stamp called John 14:6

Deneen made the following card using the following inspired stamps:
Isaiah 30:15,  1inch circle sentiments, grasses, flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by...please leave a comment and let me know you were here!  We are all so blessed by your visit!!
Be the blessing,
~Antoinette
Shop the store at www.inspiredstamps.com  (we try to ship it out the same day you place your order!)

Sneak Peek #2: $3.99 new stamp sets!! (Plus 6 giveaways!)

I am so excited that you came to visit the blog today!!  Above you see the 6 new $3.99 stamp sets stamped on 6 empty kraft envelopes (you can click on the photo to see them more clearly!).  

These 6 stamp sets will be in the store with the rest of the Mid-May releases THIS WEDNESDAY May 18th!  And they are the first of the $3.99 stampsets to carry the new packaging---by popular request!!   The $3.99 Stamp sets will still come on their own acetate sheets, but starting with this new group of sets, there will be the laminated sheet you've come to love with the larger inspired stamps.

They will be slightly smaller than the full size sets, so they'll be easier to find if you store them on your Clip It system:

They are so thin, you can store a LOT like this and have easy clean up (just put the stamp on the back of the laminated sheet), see:

I know you'll enjoy the easy storage as much as I do!
How would you like to have one of your own?  It's time for the GIVEAWAYS!!

Easy Giveaway#1,#2, #3, #4, #5, #6:
  I'll be giving away those empty envelopes, with something to put inside them....each will come with a brand new stamp set that matches the envelope's verse!! 

HOW TO ENTER:  Just leave a message on as many of the Sneak Peeks as you can (one message per Sneak Peek).  There is a place to comment under this post where you can leave your comment.  Just let me know what you like about each post.  THAT's IT!  I'll enter your name for every sneak peek you comment on into a drawing (you can have 5 chances to win one of 7 total prizes!).  If you let your friends know about the giveaways, have them tell me when they post you sent them and I'll put your name in 2 times as a thank you! 

Sunday I will have a BIG COPIC/STAMP giveaway, and just by leaving a comment on the sneak peeks, you'll be entered to win it too!!  There will be 5 total Sneak Peeks so be sure to come back each day, or you can leave messages on previous sneak peeks if you can't pop over daily!  I'll announce the winners on Wednesday...you can win more than once!

Have a great night and come back tomorrow to see the fabulous Copic Marker/Stampset giveaway I have for you!!

Be the blessing,
~Antoinette
http://www.inspiredstamps.com/