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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Zen Calm

Hey everyone - it's my day to post at Die Cut Divas. We have Sunbird Spark as the sponsor for our January Challenge - Use New Crafty Item. Perfect as we start a new year!


Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;
Paper Studio ombre A2 card; scrap of black
Crate Paper Retro Summer
Digi Stamps - Sunbird Spark Zen Time
Other - Glossy Accents; Hero Arts enamel dot;
white gel pen; Copic Markers



Sunbird Spark is giving a $20 CAD gift card as the prize for our random winner.


My new item is the digi stamp from Sunbird Spark - thanks to them for sharing it with the Diva team! I printed it off with some other digi stamps on my ink jet, trimmed to a rectangle & colored it with Copic Markers. I left the background white. Very calming, right? I matted the rectangle with black & added to an A2 card layered with a patterned stitched rectangle. I added glossy accents to the clock, bottle & glass. A digi sentiment from the same file & a die cut flower completed the card.

Since my digi stamps are newly used, I'll add this card to Darnell's January NBUS Challenge #82.

Bonus time! Others on the team have used this adorable reading dinosaur, another new digi for me - love it!


Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;
Paper Studio A2 card; Taylored Expressions Latte;
Lawn Fawn Rainbow Ever After Petite
Digi Stamps - Sunbird Spark My Favorite Chapter
Penny Black Wood Floors
Other - foam tape; white gel pen

The dinosaur, books and sentiment were printed at the same time as my yoga person. I did two sizes of the book image for some interest. I colored the images with Copics and fussy cut them.

Next I die cut a stitched rectangle with a pastel striped paper & the floor from latte cardstock. Adhered to an ombre purple A2 card. Added the dino, books & sentiment. A few white gel pen details finished the card.

That's it, friends. Thanks for stopping and I hope you'll join us in the January Diva Gallery!


10 comments:

Cindy C. said...

Both great cards, beautiful coloring Linda!!

Angelnorth said...

Two great cards Linda, especially love the dinosaur with his pile of books!

Cat Craig said...

Lovely compositions and coloring Linda.

Loll said...

Two fabulous cards Linda. LOVE the ZEN card ... we could all use a LOT of that in our lives. Your dinosaur makes me laugh. Great work!! xx

Lisa Elton said...

Two cute cards, Linda! That little dino is heaps of fun!

Jean said...

Both are quite cute! Wonderful combination of elements!

Dawn T said...

Two sweet cards Linda. Both are delightful

papierelle said...

A yoga session a day is so relaxing. Great map. And then reading a book afterwards. That's what a perfect afternoon looks like!

Rosemary said...

Another fun set of cards, Linda! I think we can all use some "zen" time now and then. This card conveys the message perfectly. The second card is too cute with the fun dinosaur!

Greta said...

Cute cards!