Introducing Heavenly Medley

If you are a frequent visitor of Lisa Johnson's blog, then you know just how important her faith is to both her family and herself.  Lisa's new stamp set reflects that in such a special and meaningful way.  Lisa says, "Heavenly Medley is a lovely faith based set
just right for those whose faith is centered on Christ. It celebrates
the sweet, comforting sentiments and imagery from various Christian
denominations and Latter-day Saint hymns. Perfect for creating cards,
scrapbook pages and gifts!" 

I don't think I could have said it better myself!  The thought Lisa put into each of the sentiments & image pairings is so well done, it was an absolute pleasure to get the opportunity to work with the collection she has put together.  I know that stampers will have the same discovery upon using the set in their own lives.  I am so pleased with how all of my creations turned out and I'm anxious to share them with you!  So let's get started, shall we?

 

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This first project is probably my favorite out of the bunch, mostly because of the simplicity (what can I say, I'll always be a simple girl at heart!) and soothing calm it brings to me whenever I see it.  Lisa designed this leaf image to fit nicely in a corner, but I found that by turning it on it's end that it creates the perfect little nook to frame a heart.

 

The leaves were colored with Papertrey Copic Trio Ripe Avocado.  I stamped Background Basics: Text Style with Versamark onto Scarlet Jewel cardstock and heat embossed with Filigree Clear embossing powder.  I then used our medium heart punch to create the focal point.  Since this punch also coordinates with the small hearts from Heart Prints, there are several easy variations you could do with the same card design. 

 

The sentiment "Peace…be still" is my favorite from the set.  I think everyone can take comfort in such a statement, especially in the hustle bustle of our lives today.  I stamped it in true black ink onto Rustic Cream cardstock.  After it was trimmed into a narrow strip I adhered it to my card front and added a bit of stitching with my sewing machine.

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I thought this little card would be perfect to be used as a little lunchbox note or other little pick me up!  (Please be sure to click on the photo to enlarge, because the smaller scaled one shown above doesn't do it justice!)  The entire card except for the focal point area is created with our rustic cream cardstock.  The background paper was created with Polka Dot Basics using Summer Sunrise ink.  The edges are distressed a bit with our Vintage Touch Tea Dye Duo.  I really like the way the layers created from the same cardstock look together like and will definitely be doing that more in the future.

To accent the sun image, I simply punched a circle with my 1/4" hole punch from lemon tart cardstock.  I adhered it to the middle of the sun which added just a small pop of color and texture to keep the card from being too bland.  This card just makes me smile!  How about you?

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Heavenly Medley contains this beautiful "together forever" sentiment along with the separate ring image.  I thought the two would pair up well to create a focal point for a simple & modern wedding card.  I used the flowers from Friends 'Til the End to create the background with Scarlet Jewel ink and Rustic White cardstock.  If you enlarge the image, you will faintly be able to see how I used a light gray T1 Copic marker to outline the flowers, helping them to pop just a bit off the page.  The Smokey Shadow card base paired with the new Scarlet Jewel is one of my *new* favorite color combinations!

Heat embossing always gives things a touch of elegance.  So I decided to heat emboss the sentiment & rings in our beautiful Gold Filigree embossing powder.  To accent the gold used in that portion of the project, I used a gold metallic pen & ruler to outline the focal point. I just LOVE doing this technique.  It's quick, easy and really adds a lot of sophistication to the finished product.

I hope that you enjoyed my take on Lisa's new set today.  I certainly think that many people will hold it near & dear to their hearts and discover a multitude of meaningful uses once it arrives.  How would you like a chance to WIN one?  Let me know what you think you would like to use this set for and perhaps which image or sentiment is most meaningful to you.  Or did a particular project move you in a special way.  Add your comment below for your chance to win…

• Heavenly Medley stamp set

You have until 8am EST , Thursday, June 13th, to share your thoughts here.  One comment
will be randomly chosen to win this free stamp set!  The winner will
be announced HERE on our June Prize Page, after noon EST the same day.  Please play nice, only one comment per person. 

Thanks
for
stopping by today and I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow!  We have a VERY exciting group post that will go live that you simply will NOT want to miss!!!

 

Visit Lisa Johnson today to see what else she has created with Heavenly Medley!

Lauren Meader has some additional projects to share using her new June Timeless Templates!

 

Complete supply lists for all of the above projects can be found HERE.