Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2026

Be Brave, Be Courageous

Be brave… Be courages… This was God’s command, promise and reminder for Joshua and the Israelites as they entered Canaan because He knew they needed it to fight the “giants” they would face daily. He wanted them to keep remember that He was with them and would give them victory in the battle, spiritually and physically.

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”(Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

The same command, promise and reminder is also for us these days. As we walking into this new year, new season, we need to remind ourselves that “The LORD is with us.” He walks with us. He brings victory in our daily spiritual and physical battle. He is our source of courage.

Be brave.
Be courageous.

Today I have two projects, a Bible journaling page and an encouragement card using this newly released Bible verse, Joshua 1:9 stamp set from Creative Worship Stamps.

On the journaling page background, I also used:

I used VersaMagic Dew Drop inks for stamping and ink blending with the stencil and round blending brushes. And I used Prismacolor Pencils to color the snowdrops and soil. I added some white splatters to the page with white paint and water.

The second project is an encouragement card.

To create this rainbow-with-textures background, first I used ink-blending technique with Distress Oxide ink pads, then I sprinkled some water with my hand to the background and then I used paper towel to dabbed off the water. I dried the whole panel with a craft heat gun.

Next step, I used the stamping stencil technique (or ghosthing technnique) using Moroccan Quatrefoil Stencil with some water. I sprayed the stencil lightly with water and then I added it to the inked background. I used a piece of paper towel to press the stencil for a couple senconds, then lifted it up, and I dried it again with a craft heat gun.

The last texture I added to the background is with heat embossing techniques using Mindful Magnolias Stamp Set. I added some anti-static powder to the background panel and then I stamped the leaf brances around the panel with VersaMark ink pad and then I added some of the pearl embossing powder and heat set it with a craft heat gun.

I cut out a frame using the Stitched Rectangle Die Set and added some Distress Ink around it.

I plan to make more encouragement cards using this Joshua 1:9 stamp set, it is great to make one layer card, don’t you think?

May this word of God encourage you all today. Thanks for stopping by!

I link up my card to this challenges:

Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2026

Hello | A Clean and Simple Card

Hello… Today I would like to share with you this clean and simple card I made.

Recently, I joined a new (to me) group of cardmakers named “CAS Instagram Hop.” It is a group of cardmakers on Instagram who share specifically clean and simple card only every month.

This month theme is “Blue.” And I was inspired to make this CAS card using these stamp sets and die sets from Creative Worship Stamps:

Victory Blooms stamp and die set [NEW]
Pick A Number stamp set [NEW]
Stitched Rectangle die set
Hello & Smile word die set

I cut out a piece of white cardstock with the scallop stitched rectangle die and then I stamped the random number images on it with second and third generation stamping technique using VersaFine Clair Sand Dune ink pad. I added this background mat to the card with permanent adhesive.

I stamped the flowers and leaves on a white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad and color them with Altenew Artist Markers. After that, I cut them with the matching die set.

For the Hello sentiment, I cut black cardstock for three time and stacked them together with permanent glue adhesive. And then I dab some of VersaMark ink on the word cutout and then added some black glitter embossing powder. I heat up the embossing powder with a craft heat gun. I repeated this heat-embossing step three times to get the “epoxy” look word.

I added some white paint splatters to the card using small round brush.

It is a clean and simple card yes it still has some layers, too. Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by!

I link up this card at this challenge:

Die Cut Divas January Challenge

Posted on Wednesday, January 7, 2026

STAMPlorations New Release | Etheral Faces Card Fronts + Anything Goes Challenge

WOOHOO! The STAMPlorations is back. Kicking of this new year, they are releasing these 14 new card front sets! And today, I got to share a couple cards using one of them, the Etheral Faces card fronts.

This Etheral Faces card front sets is a pack of 8 card front designs with 4 graphic designs, two piece of each. The images are printed on a very thick cardstocks of 4 inch x 5.25 inch, perfect to be used as the card fronts directly, can be colored, die cut, or even to use it on any other paper crafting projects.

I made these two cards using two of the four designs. It is very easy and quick to make them. It is a great way to start buikding up the stash of greeting cards for the year.

First, I cut out 2 piece of white cardstocks using the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies. I added each of background panel to a card base with permanent adhesive glue.

On each card front, I trimmed it about a quarter inch smaller. First I added some of the Vintage Photo Distress Ink using a finger sponge around the edges toward the middle a little bit. And then, I added some of the Gathering Twigs Distress Ink using a finger sponge just around the edges for darker shade of the shadow.

To give them more texture and some depth of the vintage look, I sprayed lightly with some water using the Distress Spray bottle and dabbed it off with paper towel. I dried them with a craft heat gun. Then, I added each of them the card base with permanent adhesive glue.

I cut out a white cardstock using the Hello Word Die and the Life Is Good Phrase Die. I cut out 3 times for each of them. Then I stacked them together with permanent glue adhesive to make them look like thicker word chip sentiment. I added each sentiment on each card with thin foam tape for extra dimensions to them.

To celebrate the new release, Shery is giving away some prizes! To enter the giveaway, leave a comment here and on STAMPlorations blog for a chance to win one of the card fronts sets featured today!

For LIMITED TIME… you can get the Buy 3 Get 1 Free offer!!! There are 31 card fronts designs to choose from! You’ll find them all here. And Shery is also offering monthly subscription of our paper goods products. Check out all the subscription services — subscriptions include free US and international shipping!

Before you go, my freinds, you are invited to JOIN our the first monthly Anything Goes Challenge! This challenge runs until January 31st, at 11:59 PM Pasitifc time. Please make sure to read the new rules of the challenge for to be eligible to be entered to win the prizes.

Thank you all for stopping by my blog today. Have a fabulous day!

Posted on Friday, November 7, 2025

2025 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our 2025 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! It is a fun seasonal blog hop where you can find tons of caffeinated inspiration for a whole week.

The hop starts at Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog. You can read more about this hop, more inspiration, list of Super Sponsors, and how to enter their giveaway!

Also, head over to the Creative Worship Stamps blog to enter their giveaway and also to see more inspiration from the design team.

Today, I have not only one but two cards to share with you featuring our super sponsor, Creative Worship Stamps.

I used these supplies from Creative Worship Stamps to create this first card:

Holiday Cheer Stamp and Die Set
Poinsettia Wishes Stamp and Die Set
Stitched Rectangle Die Set

On this clean and simple card, I did faux-watercolor stamping technique with the poinstettia stamp to create that background. I dried the watercolor background with a craft heat gun and then I stamped the sentiment directly on the background panel.

I cut the watercolor background and white cardstock with the Stitched Rectangles Die Set.

I stamped the candy canes and mug with Memento ink and colored them with Altenew Artist Markers. I cut them with the matching die set.

For this second card, I used these supplies from Creative Worship Stamps:

Wordfetti Mash-Up Stamp Set
I Like Big Cup Stamp Set
Large Snowflake Background Stamp Set
Poinsettia Greetings Stamp Set
Hello & Smile Word Die Set
Lots of Dots Minis Stencil

I simply stamped the snowflakes directly on the kraft card with Memento Luxe Wedding Dress ink pad and dried it with a craft heat gun.

Then I stamped the coffee cup with VersaMark ink pad and added some gold embossing powder, heat set it with a craft heat gun. Then I stamped and heat embossed the poinsettia flower on the mug. I repeated this embossing step twice to get bold and thick embossing. After that, I colored the mug with pencil color.

I cut out a piece of white cardstock using the the word HELLO die 3 times and stacked them together to create the word chipboard sentiment. And I stamped the second sentiment on a piece white cardstock with VersFine Clair Nocturne ink and trimmed it into sentiment banner.

Thanks for stopping by my blog… now grab a cup of coffee (or tea or cocoa…) and let’s blog hopping!

Posted on Monday, September 29, 2025

2025 National Coffee Day | Peace, Love, Java

Happy National Coffee Day! May your day be filled with peace, love, and java. And today, I am celebrating it with participating at Coffee Loving Papercrafters Insta-Hop.

Head over to Coffee Loving Papercrafters Instagram to start the hop and leave a comment along the way on each Super Sponsors’ posts for chances to with their prizes!!! So…let’s grab a cup of coffee and hop along with us!