Happy Friday, Bella Friends! Jana Eubank here. This week I wanted to try something different with my stamps, so I decided to create my own cork embellishments by stamping on sheets of cork using the Illustrated Faith Delight In His Day and Seeds of Faith Clear Stamps. First, here is a look at how the page turned out!

I used the stamps along with red, blue, and lime green ink to stamp the image on thin sheets of cork from my stash.

Next, I used various circle punches to punch them out. I flipped the punch over, so that I could view the stamped images through the window and align them in the way I wanted them to appear on each individual circle.


I repeated this process with several images until I had punched out a variety of sizes of circles.

Now it was time to start designing my layout. I began by selecting and placing the circles on my page.

I decided to sprinkle the circles in a cascading manner down the right side of my page. Then I would place my photo, title, and journaling on the left side of the layout. Once I had the basic design figured out, I went back and added spray mist and puffy stickers to fill in the spaces around the circles.

I used one photo on this page, using several patterned papers and a sheet from the Crosses 6x8 Clear Cuts Pad as mats and layers. I anchored the photo on two layered vertical strips of patterned paper.

In the top left corner of the photo, I added a Designer Clip and then embellished around that with more Milk White Puffy Star Stickers, and an arrow and phrase sticker from the Fundamentals Sticker sheet.

Below the photo, I placed my title and journaling. The title was created with the "Today" acrylic word and the letter stickers from the Fundamentals Sticker Sheet. I wanted to do a page about how I am feeling about myself and my life currently, so I titled this page "Today I Am..." I followed the title up with a few descriptive words typed on my computer, along with the date.

Here is a closer look at the mist, puffy stickers, and stamped cork on the right side of the page.

A line of machine stitching around the page finishes everything off!

Have you thought about using your stamps on something other than paper? I used them on cork for today's project, but I think it would also be fun to try other mediums like foam sheets, clay, metal, acetate, etc. Give it a try! It's easy and I think you will be pleased with the results!

IF - Delight In His Day Clear Stamps; IF - Seeds of Faith Clear Stamps; IF - Delight In His Day Collection: Just the Ticket Paper, Raise Me Up Paper, Topnotch Paper, Sprinkled with Bliss Paper, Borders Paper, Fundamentals Stickers, Designer Clips; Crosses 6x8 Clear Cuts Pad; Puffy Crosses Stickers (Oh My Heavens); Puffy Stars Stickers (Milk White, Pickle Juice, McIntosh Mix); Acrylic Words (Embrace Today)