Be Joyful in Hope

In my card I stamped the sentiment by Recllections with Hero Arts black ink onto Strathmore watercolor cardstock. I die cut the sentiment with a Spellbinders die and also a larger one to mat it on. I inked the inside of the die with the stamped sentiment on it with distress ink and an ink blending tool both by Ranger. Then I tried something new and I didn't really like the results. I colored in the words joyful and faithful with the pointed side of the distress marker. It didn't really blend well and gave a blunt look instead of a soft look that I was going for. So lesson learned. Oh well.

The patterned paper and blue cardstock are both by Recollections. I dry embossed the cardstock with a Provo Craft embossing folder and the Cuttlebug. The cross is another Spellbinders die that I inked with distress ink while it was still in the die.

Thanks for looking.