"Oh So Loved" - Gwen Wruck Guest Designer

Hi Creative Friends!

Gwen Wruck back with you on the blog today to share Part Two of my guest designing spot using the DIVINE Creative Devotion line by American Crafts.  Today I wanted to share with you a traditional Scrapbook page I created using pieces from the collection mixed with some more traditional scrapbook supplies, those from the Maggie Holmes Carousel collection.



I started the page with one of my all-time favourite cut files.  I backed it with the delicate paper from the Vellum Scripture Pad.  It is so soft and pretty, perfect for the look I was going for.  Next, I stitched around the edge to secure everything down.  I then grabbed some white cardstock from my stash and the Maggie Holmes Carousel paper pad and mounted my photo, I've also added into my photo mat another piece of vellum from the Scripture Pad as well as some elements from sticker sheet which I have stuck on a scrap of white cardstock and fussy cut-out.  There were just enough little pieces to add a small amount of interest on the bottom right-hand side.  I also added a Suede Tassle here and a Metal Binder Clip.



To create my title, I cut out the large letters from the Jen Hadfield Heart of Home paper "Climbing Ivy" paper and sewed around their edges.  I then mounted them on foam and centred them at the bottom of my page.  I teamed these with the Thicker Stickers from the collection, that pop of gold is DIVINE!



Next, I placed my photo mat also on foam, slightly to the right of my title and now it was time to embellish.  I began with elements from the Maggie Holmes Carousel Chipboard Stickers including the sweet little banner I placed above my tile and the flags I placed on the left of my photo.



I've also added elements from the Puffy Thicker Stickers sheet such as the cute bow at the bottom of my flags shown below.



To highlight the hearts in my background, I added in some from the Puffy Stickers and the Chipboard sheet, I love how they look shape within shape scattered around the page.  Lastly, I took 3 of the sentiments from the Creative Devotion Sticker sheet and mounted them on White Cardstock (Beautiful, Grateful and Amen) and placed these on my page to finish off the layout.

There you have it, so even if this collection is not something you would normally go for because you are not a Bible journaler, you can use elements from it for traditional scrapbooking, just by adding a few things from your stash.  I love how these turned out and I hope it inspires you to take a look at this collection because it really is stunning.

Items used:
Metal Binder Clips
Vellum Scripture Pad
Suede Tassles
Maggie Holmes Carousel paper pad
Maggie Holmes Thicker Stickers
Banner Clips
Puffy Thicker Stickers
Jen Hadfield Heart of Home paper "Climbing Ivy"

Until next time,
Gwen
xo

P.s - If you'd love to see more of my designs, be sure to visit my blog - createdbygwen.com.au

"Be Still & Know" - Gwen Wruck Guest Designer

Hi Creative Friends!

It's Gwen Wruck with you on the blog today, I hope you are all doing super well!

Super excited about the wonderful and unique opportunity I had this month to be a guest designer for Annette and create using the DIVINE Creative Devotion line by American Crafts.  It was so nice to be thought of and asked to create with this collection and I am feeling very blessed to be able to share a Bible journalling page and coordinating Travellers Binder notebook page (where I will do my verse study notes) with you all!



I immediately fell in love with the sticker sheet from the collection which has a stack of Bible Verses included and this one from Psalm 46:10 stood out.

These stickers are on a sheer background so they are perfect for using in your Bible as you can see through them.  For my Journal page, I mounted the sticker on to a scrap piece of white paper and fussy cut it out.

It was at this point I thought to add a bit of background work first.  So I took a sheet from the Vellum Scripture Pad and added some smudges of colour to it using the Gel Crayons.  It already had some colour, so I just added a little extra in a similar style.  I then attached this piece to my Journal using some washi from my stash and sewed around the edge with my sewing machine.



Next, I added the fussy cut "Be Still" element and the "&" sticker from the sticker sheet, I fussy cut this one out on white cardstock as well, just to make it stand out.  The cute little enamel heart you see here is from the Cocoa Vanilla and you can get them here.  I added "KNOW" using Maggie Holmes Thicker Stickers which are the most divine and perfect shade of gold and white, so that made my title "Be Still and Know" - I wanted to remind myself "Be Still and Know", He is God, He has great plans for me and that I don't need to be the one to sort everything out, in fact, I can be still and know what he will make a way even when there feels like no way.



So here is the right-hand side of the Journal page - I've used the packaging technique here and the crayon to lay down some colour for my background.  I have to add here that I love love love these crayons, they are so soft and buttery to use and the colour is so nice!!  They also do NOT bleed through on the bible, so they are perfect!  Next, I added a triangular piece of the Vellum Scripture pad in the corner in the same way as I did on the left. I added the cute stickers from the sticker sheet and my tile was simply cut using my Silhouette.  I also added here one of the Suede Tassles, I love how they finished off my page and poke out of the side of my Journal.  You can also see the Metal Binder Clips I added, these are really great for marking a page or clipping things in your Journal or Bible, love these as well!



Now, onto the bible journalling.  First up, I wanted to bring in some of the colours from my Journal so I just rubbed the crayon straight onto my page and smudged with my finger.  The colours are so soft and I love them!  I also highlighted the verse and I love how you can still very easily read the text underneath.  I am not a fan of covering any text when I create in my Bible.  I added the "Read, Pray, Repeat" sticker straight onto my page as well as the cross sticker on top of that, you can see the edge in the photo above and how transparent they are.  I also added one of the Cocoa Vanilla Enamel dots here too.



On the left I added the full scripture again, I found these cute Bible Journalling templates (link to these is on my blog if you are interested)  I simply coloured it with the crayons and added the Enamel heart, and cross sticker to finish it off.  It's a simple page but that's how I like to keep things in my Bible, yes the art is fun, but it is all about the word for me!



and there you have it.  I love how these turned out and if you are inclined, I hope it inspires you to take a look at this verse and get creative in your Bible.

Items used:
Travellers Binder Journal Notebook
Gel Crayons
Metal Binder Clips
Vellum Scripture Pad
Suede Tassles

Stay tuned, I have also created a regular 12x12 Scrapbook page with this collection which will be coming up on the blog soon.

Until next time,
Gwen

xo

P.s - If you'd love to see more of my designs, be sure to visit my blog - createdbygwen.com.au

Creative Devotion - Donna Lewis guest designer

We have a guest designer on the blog today!

 

Donna Lewis is an avid card maker, living in rural Victoria. She is also a wife, mother, Japanese teacher, oboist and pianist. On top of this, she is trying to live a self-sufficient and zero waste life, producing food for her family from her large garden, which makes for very full days! Donna’s family consists of her super encouraging husband, three terrific children aged from 14 to 21 and Molly the wonder Collie. After a long break from paper crafts, Donna was once again bitten by the crafting bug three years ago when a friend encouraged her to do an online water colour class with her. She has been working hard to squeeze craft time into her busy life ever since!

Donna loves all things papercraft, and especially enjoys colouring and cardmaking. Her cards tend towards clean and simple (CAS).

Donna regularly posts her work on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/donnadoll74/ and blogs at donnaisplayingpaper.wordpress.com

Let's see what Donna has been up to!

Hello!

I'm so pleased to share with you today. I've been given the opportunity to play with and to show you some products from the Creative Devotion Range from American Crafts. These have been designed with bible journaling in mind but they have so many uses outside of this.

The first thing I absolutely fell in love with was the printed vellum. I've used it as a background here for a card. I stamped and heat embossed an image in white on the front of the vellum, and then coloured the back of the vellum with copic markers. You need to choose slightly darker markers to compensate for the vellum. I then sandwiched another piece of the printed vellum behind the piece I coloured on so that the lovely pattern would show up better. This could be done with so many stamps.   The Copics don't blend smoothly on vellum, but because it's at the back, any imperfections are hidden.

Next, I made a couple of of pages in my bible journal. This is where I put verses and quotes that grab me. I used a pack of washi from this range that has so many different options, including some lovely watercolour style washi.

This is one of four different washi sets. I had a hard time choosing just one! As well as the washi, I used some lovely clear watercolour stickers   (this link is to a similar set of rub ons) and one of the stamp sets from the range. You can see these two elements combined in the photo below.

The gold word stickers had so many different options. I can see them being really good for art journaling, with words such as rejoice, hope, believe, heart, grow and many more. I used them with a stamp set from the Creative Devotion range below.

For my next page, I grabbed some papers from my stash, and used stickers and washi combined to create some tags, which I can use for some journaling if I want to keep it private. The words are from a super old hymn, but are so relevant, and a great reminder to practice gratitude. 

I hope this gives you some new ideas to stretch your supplies if you already have some these products, or introduces you to some new ideas if you don't.

Thanks for having me!

Donna