Silly Scraps Saturday

 

Happy Saturday, everyone!  I hope you're having a great weekend.

Thirty Days of Biblical Lettering

This is the front cover of the journal for the #30daysofbiblicallettering project that I recently completed.  The cover is a gelli print.  The rock that I used here as a paperweight is from the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

 

 

 



Songs In My Head

 

Do you ever have songs that you keep singing in your head?  I often have praise and worship songs lodge themselves in my brain on Sunday.  They stay until they are replaced by a new one the following week.

 

I thought that if I used the songs as calligraphy pieces, that they might go away.  It didn't work LOL.

Delight Yourself in the Lord

 

I enjoyed the #30daysofbiblicallettering project so much that I couldn't stop!  And I do have all of those backgrounds that I made.  They are, of course, still on my desk.

Your Kindness is Much Appreciated

 

Stamp by All Night Media

 

These cards were inspired by my sister, Dianne, who makes lovely stamped cards.  She does projects that take hours of painting or coloring; I like quick stamping.  I also put my own twist on her design by doing some calligraphy.

 

Stamp by Magenta

 

These cards measure 5 1/2" x 4 1/4".  I did the lettering first, on 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card stock pieces (1/4 letter size).  After lettering, I cut them down to 5" x 3 3/4".  This way, I was able to center the lettering by cutting the sides with excess white space.

 

After cutting, I stamped around the edges, and using my Perfect Layers tool I added a 1/8"mat.  Then I mounted them on the cards.



Thirty Days of Biblical Lettering

The last day of the #30daysofbiblicallettering project deserved something strong and courageous.

 

 

I broke away from the journal, and made a few backgrounds using a very simple technique that I recently discovered again, originally blogged about here.

 

The only supplies you need are card stock, plastic wrap (Saran or other) and water soluble markers.  I tried a few different kinds of markers; one isn't better than another, but if they are juicy and have a fat tip it helps.  Here are the steps:

 

1. Cut a piece of plastic wrap a little larger than your card stock.
2. Crumple the plastic wrap into a ball.  Uncrumple it and smooth it flat on your table.
3. Scribble on the wrap with 3-4 colors of markers.  You don't need a lot of coverage.
4. Fold the wrap in half to mix the colors.  Unfold.
5. Spray the wrap lightly with water.
6. Gently place your card stock on top of the wrap and press it flat to allow the color mixture to transfer to the paper.
7. Peel the card stock off.
8. Repeat with more color if needed and let dry.

 





Silly Scraps Saturday

 

Happy Saturday, everyone!  I hope you're having a great weekend.