Behold! Christ is Risen!

 Hello friends!

It's Spring Break here in Miami, Florida 
and I'm SO HAPPY that little man is out of school!
We have a fun week planned with many activities
(and it's my birthday week!)

Spring Break also means Easter is near!
What a wonderful time to start on sending out your Easter/Spring cards,
and I'm getting a good start with Spring Zen from The Project Bin.

I love this versatile set - 
so perfect for lovers of coloring and zentangling!
It has a beautiful 'doodle' look to the images which makes coloring so easy,
especially tailoring the colors to each individual receipient!

My card today is bright and bold ~ representing the sunset 

which was made with my new ray of light stencil

and MFT orange zest ink and Catherine Pooler Coral Cabana and Ranger's Squeezed Lemonade.

I colored the cross in coordinating colors with my prismacolor markers

and stamped the sentiment on top of the sponged ink with Momento Black.

For the month of March, I planned a birthday card 

but ended up posting two last week.

I'm happy to have met my personal goal 

AND

2 of the cards were given out on a birthday - oh the smiles it made!

My heart was happy! 

And Easter is just 26 days away - so head on over to The Project Bin,

and take a peek.

Oh! Shipping is FAST!

Here's a look at the set:

 

  Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

 

TPB: Floral Valentine ♥

 Hello friends

and Happy Monday!

I'm up on the blog at The Project Bin today ~

and I've created a card for my mum ♥

When we lived in England (her hometown) and Germany,

 she would plant and nurture the most beautiful tulips! 

 I still remember propping open my window as a little girl 

and the smell of her garden would waif up to the third story of the house,

 where my bedroom was.

I didn't inherit her green thumb! 

 The only pretty flowers I can cultivate are on paper! :/

I've finished all of my Valentine's cards and am ready to move on to Spring!

Today's card was created by using two panels, both embossed.

I used an embossing folder that came with my new Cuttlebug ~

first embossing it with an A2 size cardstock,

then the same thing with smaller piece 5" x 3.75".

*hint - cut the paper to size first, then add it to the embossed folder.

I did it backwards on the first time and it 'squished' the beautiful design, LOL

The smaller oval die cut is an oval Spellbinders die.

After everything was cut out, 

I stamped/masked the tulip stamp from Spring Zen and colored it,

and used the sentiment from the very popular Really Hungry.

 My card was inspired by this one from Susan ~

I love the was she has a bright bouquet of vividly colored flowers

amidst all the white.

I did embossed as an extra step and kept the sentiment banner white :)

Here's a peek at the two stamp sets that I used from The Project Bin:

I'm still decorating the inside of my cards, too ~

just skipping that step in blogging and hiding the message already written! :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

He is risen!

Good Morning, friends ♥

One of the things I love so much about this craft (hobby!)

 is creating with stamps of faith!

My faith is something that I keep close to my heart ~

and in trying times, let it encourage and guide me.

And The Project Bin has just a perfect stamp set for creating cards of faith!

Spring Zen is a brand new stamp set that is perfect for spring,

Easter and the bold and powerful message of Christ!

One of my favorite scriptures has always been Matthew 28:6

"He is not here; he has risen, just as he said"

So in creating my card today, I knew I wanted a cross on a hill with a sunset.  

I got out my watercolor pans and watercolor paper and 

made bold brushstrokes across the paper with vibrant colors.

Then I stamped out the zentangle cross onto another

watercolor piece and fussy cut that out with scissors.

To give it a bit more of an edgy look, I die cut the panel

to give the card more dimension with a seperated-die idea.

Not sure if it's a technique, but it just came to me when I was 

about to glue the panel down!

The sentiment is the perfect addition and really finishes off the card,

as well as on the inside.

This style of card is perfect for your pastor, church staff, and more!

You can find this fabulous stamp set here in the shop ~
perfect time to get a head start on your Easter cards!
And remember! If you click on any photo, it will take you to a gallery
with wonderful samples made with the stamps - tons of inspiration!

Thanks so much for your visit!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

The Project Bin ~ Spring Zen!

Hello friends!

 I pray you had a wonderful weekend 

and the week ahead is filled with blessings ♥

 The Project Bin is blooming with beautiful new stamp sets!

 Denise, owner and designer of the stamps/dies,

has been busy creating new stamps for the store.

And the new Spring Zen is certainly no exception!

This inspirational zentangle style spring stamp set is 

perfect for the coloring enthusiasts,

Zen style of stamping/coloring lets you expand your imagination and creativity, while increasing your awareness, and helps you relax and focus :)

 

For today's card, I used the zentangle tulip from the set,

creating a garden with a variety of colors.

I made this card by stamping the tulips in Brutus Monroe black ink

for the bulbs, and Tim Holtz distress oxide Peeled Paint for the stems.

I colored the bulbs with prismacolor markers 

and added it to a card base of dsp and die cuts.

I added a few enamel dots and propped up the sentiment on a banner

for some extra dimension.

Here's the stamp set in it's entirety:

Spring is a wonderful promise of life renewing ~

and it's only 29 days away!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly