A CAS Scripture Card For You!

I've been working with commercial watercolors and digitized Bible verses to create different types of cards.  It is a lot of fun but due to my skill level or lack of, it is a bit time-consuming.
The verse I used to make this card is from this week's Word Art Wednesday

I wanted to make this available to you for your card making. 
Here is the card:

I printed this on a textured paper 

I edged the paper with a copper sharpie marker

I also used 1/16th inch foam squares to give it dimension

Here is the JPG for you to use 

I created my card as a 5x7, you can change the size to what you prefer.

I hope you use this to bless others, "Freely God has Given", So that we can pass the blessing.

Have a great day 

Ginny M

Word Art Wednesday Challenge , Mail-able Dimension Plus Freebies!

Happy Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge # 454-455 everyone! Karen Letchworth has given us a beautiful devotion!  This weeks'  sponsor is Stix 2 Anything, with a terrific adhesive package!     I hope you stop over to the blog and join in the fun. 

My card for this weeks challenge:

I love using this stamp to create a little mailable dimension.

                    this is very simple you can use a physical stamp or a digital. just make the second or                           top image a little smaller!  Easy enough to do! 

For your crafting:

I love this verse too, we are designed to be a family in the body of Christ.  That is so comforting!

Thank you for stopping by and I hope to see your entries over at the Word Art Wednesday anything goes challenge blog

Ginny M 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge and Freebies!

Happy Word Art Wednesday everyone! Today Karen Letchworth has given us a beautiful devotion!  We also have another gorgeous  Bible verse digitized by Karen Murray!    Our Sponsors this week is Hello Bluebird.  Check them out, the cutest stamps ever!   I hope you stop over to the blog and join in the fun.

I made today's card using Watercolor Digitals.  

Keep scrolling and you will see this is also a freebie for you today 

Printed on 130# watercolor paper

and a little bit of handwork for definition using a micron pen

My gift to you!

Karen Murrays' beautiful verse 

Right-click and save.

Today I am spending time preserving and doing a few hours of companion work for a sweet 92-year young lady.  I hope you have a great day and find the time in the next two weeks to enter our Anything goes challenge!

Have a great day,

Ginny M

How to Use Scrapbook Pads with Photo Papers and Two Freebies.

Hopefully, you have had a day that has included Worship, Word, rest, and maybe a little creative time! 

After a busy morning and afternoon, I decided to work on a challenge card for The Christian Cardmakers Group on Facebook. This weekend's challenge was to make a masculine cards in a color palette of grays, whites, and browns.  I love these colors, so many shades, and a real opportunity to bring in texture.  I thought I would share my card with you and the process.  I also have two freebies for you today!

Here is my card:  I actually made two.

I love buying the big stacks of paper made (I think) for scrapbooking.  I use my pads for card making only - I don't scrap.

You will often find some very cool photos in these pads and I love using them in cards

the strong images can really be a wonderful setting for a verse or sentiment. 

I think the whole trick to this is finding the best area to serve as a backdrop, it may on be one image a sheet - but that is okay because chances are your eye will gravitate to the most exciting area

Here are a few  cards I have done in the past with photo pages:

you can add sentiments or directly print on them with your inkjet printer. I always do a proof print with tracing paper to make sure I have my lettering in the correct position. This technique isn't for everyone and If you don't like experimenting - just add a sentiment like I did with today's card.

I have a large collection of 12x12 paper pads that chopped down to 6x6 and stored and organized with an index.  I did this about 10 years ago ( where has the time gone) and it has bee a terrific way to manage my paper.  Even after moving this across country three times, it has held up and been really useful.  Her is a drawer with #'s 50-54 in it.  According to my index I would find colors in the range I was looking for in the #50 file.

I found these two pictures - perfect!

I cut the images, to the correct size and edged them in black. 

Pulled a A verse from my printed verse file and a matching label frame that I had saved from a previous project, edged it in black.

I placed all the layers together on a textured Charcoal base and added a little rayon fiber.

If you have some of these photo papers and are shy about trying them, with cardstock create a cut out of the size card that you want to make and move it over the image until you "frame" a part that pops for you and then go ahead and cut.  It is really a lot of fun!

For your card making  stash:

A photo to try this out 

And from Karen Murray and Word Art Wednesday

Thank you for stopping by and I hope for many blessings for you this week!

Ginny M