Faith

I have a tutorial on how I made this little book over on the Our Daily Bread designs Blog today!  

Please come join me!

My Final Guest Week at Word Art Wednesday

Oh I am so sad to see the month end!  Is it just me, or is this year flying by?!!!  This is my final week as Guest DT at the Word Art Wednesday Blog and I have thoroughly enjoyed it!  And now I get to show you the whole completed book that I made with this month's Word Art!  First though, here is this week's Word Art and my art journal page:

I started with a piece of chipboard from packaging.  I used Mod Podge to attach some pretty designer paper and once it dried I ran it through my cuttlebug with the Wicker Weave folder.  I used paint, ink, dictionary pages, various embellishments, and the following Our Daily Bread designs stamp sets:

 (Simple Things, Faithful Friend and It Is Well With My Soul background)

 

I truly had so much fun with the Word Art Wednesday gang!  Thanks to Karen and the entire team for allowing me to join you this month!  I had a blast!

And thanks always to all of you for visiting with me today!  Take care and God Bless You!

Prayer and Supplication

Good morning!  Hope you are having a blessed week!

Here it is, Wednesday again, the middle of June already and I am half way through my time as guest designer for Word Art Wednesday.  Which brings me to the second page of my little book!  If you would like to see the last week's page, here is the link.  

The Word Art Wednesday word art this week is this:

I used all the same supplies, with the addition of Spellbinders dies and Glossy Accents for the black frame.  The stamps I used are Our Daily Bread designs: 

Simple Things, Faithful Friend, It Is Well With My Soul Background

I just can hardly wait to show the completed book to y'all, but I don't want the month to end either!  Can't have it both ways, LOL!!!  Enjoy the blessings of the day!  See you again soon!

 

Exciting News!

Good morning!  I am so excited!  

Several months ago I received an email from 

Karen Letchworth of the Word Art Wednesday Blog inviting me to be a guest designer this month!!!!!  

 

Every week they have either a scripture or encouraging quote for you to use in your projects but you are welcome to use one of your own as long as it is scripture or an encouraging word!  And so, for the next month, you will see what I created using their word art!  I had so much fun with this little project!  At the end of the month, you will see the total finished creation, but for now it's one week at a time!  

 

I started with a piece of chipboard from packaging.  I used Mod Podge to attach some pretty designer paper and once it dried I ran it through my cuttlebug with the Wicker Weave folder.  Then I just went to town with paint, ink, dictionary pages, various embellishments, Our Daily Bread designs stamps (Simple Things, Faithful Friend and It Is Well With My Soul background), and of course the Word Art Wednesday scripture for this week!

 

Thank you Lord, for giving me a new heart and a new spirit!  

Thank you Lord, for giving me this opportunity to share your word!!

So glad you took a moment to visit with me today!

Come back soon!

Scripture Series 2 Release Day!!!

Good morning y'all!   Our Daily Bread Designs is having a special middle-of-the-month stamp set release! If you remember, back in March, Kelley was looking for favorite scriptures for a new ODBD set. She had a Customer Favorite's Contest, and now it's time to reveal the winners and the new, beautiful sets called Scripture Series 2 and Scrolly Borders. Each winner made cards using their chosen scripture stamp!  How cool is that?!  To see all of the winner's cards and get all the details, please see Kelley's post HERE.

The design team has also created some beautiful cards and layouts using this new set. 

Here is a list with links to all the ODBD designers who are playing along today!  

 

Sabrina

Fran

Lisa

Becca

Angie

                Sandee-that's me!

Dawn

Connie

Marie

Grace

Lori

Chris

Julie

Debi

Gemiel

Patter

Silke

Pat

Now, be sure to leave a comment because there are THREE $20.00 Gift Certificate prizes hidden along the way! Winners will be announced Wednesday, August 17, on the ODBD blog so be sure to check back! 

 I decided to make a little book using all six of the scriptures from the new set!  I tried to be organized while creating this but here is a little hint for you!  DO NOT bind the book pages until AFTER you have finished stamping the pages!  I thought I was doing right by binding first but that gave me limited freedom of stamping more of the Scrolly Borders!  I intended to use those more!  I did manage to get one on the first page but I had to hide where some of the stamp didn't show with a flower!  LOL!!  After gluing the designer paper to the chipboard pages, I painted the backs and around the front edges with acrylic paint and then I used my Bind-it-All to bind the pages before decorating. I also dirtied the pages up with distress ink.  

Then it was just a matter of adding snips of this and bits of that to complete the little book!!!

 Here are the supplies:

ODBD Scripture Series 2

Scrolly Borders

Chipboard from packaging

Spellbinders Grand Calibur

Bind-It-All

Spellbinders Dies: 

ODBD Elegant Ovals, Labels 4, Labels 7, Labels 18

Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Doily Die

K&Co Designer Paper

Memento Black ink and Tim Holtz Antique Linen ink

Vintage White Acrylic Paint

Prima Flowers

Buttons

Rhinestones and Rhinestone Swirls

Snips of ribbon, lace, seam binding

Netting bits

And last but not least, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist

 We thank you for joining us today!!!  

We are so excited about these new sets and know you will love them too!!!

Vintage Tart Tin Pin Keep

Good morning!  This week at the Passionately Artistic Blog we are sharing inspiration for gift ideas!  Almost a year ago, I picked up the Jul/Aug/Sept issue of the Somerset Life magazine.  This magazine is always a beautiful way to spend an afternoon!  Anyway, there was this wonderful article by Becky Shander showing several of these little pin keeps.  I have been wanting to try one for myself and just now decided to try it!  My Mom found some of the little vintage tart tins for me.  They are oval in shape and just so cute!  

I painted the tin with white paint and when it dried I sponged and stippled distress ink on it.  I cut a piece of burlap and sort of winged it with the sewing and then stuffing it with quilt batting.  I sewed the button on with ribbon and tied it tightly on the underside.  Then I glued the whole thing down with Beacon 3-in-1 glue.  

Once it dried, I added the butterflies using straight pins and a tag with a small safety pin.  I aged the SU! seam binding with Suede Glimmer Mist and tied that to the safety pin too.  I used a stamp from the Our Daily Bread designs set called Mother's Day (using the masking technique) and then cut it out with a Spellbinders Label.  Well, for my first try at one of these little tins, I am pleased.  I learned some things along the way too!  And I think my Mom will like it, don't you?

Happy Birthday Kay!

Good morning!  Today is my friend Kay's birthday!  She is now the same age as me but we aren't talking about that!!  LOL!!!  Anyway, I made this for her.  I asked some of her family to email photos of her when she was little and they happily obliged.  I chose this sweet photo of her when she was about a year old. I printed it in sepia and got to work.  I altered a plaque that I have had for a number of years.  I prepped it with gesso and then painted it with black acrylic paint. I used my Spellbinders Grand Calibur to cut the Oval, Beaded Oval and Grand Oval and also the Oval for the sentiment and Fancy Tag. I did cut the Fancy Tag in half to better fit my design.  I ran the Grand Oval through my Cuttlebug with the Kassie's Brocade embossing folder.  It didn't cover the entire oval but I was able to camouflage the areas that didn't emboss.  The sentiment is from the Eternity set and the tulips are from the Tulip Corner set, both from Our Daily Bread designs.  I colored the tulips with copics, and cut them out to frame the photo.  I also did lots of sponging with Tim Holtz Antique Linen and Vintage Photo inks.  The designer paper and card stock is from StampinUp! and the tag is Neenah card stock.   I added lace and ribbon and then some Martha butterflies and Zva pearls!  I gave this to her during her party and she loved it!!!  

Don't forget the 

Customer Contest for the Second Scripture Series Customer Favorites Set

ends March 31st!!!  

To get the details of the contest click on the above words in bold!

Thanks for coming by today! See you again soon!

It's ODBD Release Day Baby!!!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs Mar. 1 Release Blog Hop! 

If you got here from Dawn's fabulous blog, you are in the right place!

If not, you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog and hop from there!

The Hop will run from 8am EST Mar. 1 until 8pm EST. Mar. 2. The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Thurs. Mar 3.  This month, there will be Three prizes of a Flower Corner and Tag Set, 

and one grand prize of a Bread Basket Bundle! WooHoo! 

Here is what you need to do to be entered in the drawing:

• Leave comments for each designer on each blog
• Return to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment, telling us you completed the hop and noting any blogs you were unable to comment on.
• Answer the question on the ODBD blog

 Here are the details of my card above:

I cannot tell you how excited I am that Spellbinders has partnered with ODBD!  This die is perfect for so many stamps but this first coordinating set called Eternity, which was designed specifically for this die, is so wonderful!  With the help of my Stamp-a-ma-jig, I stamped the label, sentiment and scroll design in Stazon Brown ink, and then used my Spellbinders Grand Calibur machine to cut it out.  I went around the edge of the label with Tim Holtz Antique Linen ink.  The base card is Neenah Cream and the background designer paper is by K&Company.  The center portion is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder from the Preserves collection and these two pieces are also inked up with the Antique Linen ink pad.  I added the EKSuccess punched lace border and finished the card with SU! seam binding and SU! Hat Pin from the Pretties Kit, pretty blue Zva pearl swirls and a Prima flower!  The seam binding was also inked up with the Antique Linen ink just to mute the color down a little for a more vintage look!  I have one more project to share!

I used the little scroll from the Eternity set on the egg and then made the tag with the 

Daffodil Tag Set and matching die! 

The egg is a candy holder I have saved for over 25 years!!!  I painted it with acrylic paint and then sprayed it with Suede Glimmer Mist.  I stamped the scroll onto the egg with Stazon Brown ink and then used Beacon 3-in-1 glue to attach the lace, velvet ribbon and buttons.  For the tag, I colored the daffodils with copic markers in muted colors and sprayed it with Suede Glimmer Mist.  I made a huge Bow Easy bow with SU! seam binding, also sprayed with Suede Glimmer Mist and glued it down to the tag and then the egg.  I sort of curled the tag down to better show the design.  This was a fun project as I love altering things!  I love paint and glimmer and embellishments!!!

I do want to remind you that March 17th is Our Daily Bread design’s Third Anniversary! We have MANY fun activities lined up, and ALL our teams will be participating! There will be special challenges, some lasting all month, some for 2 weeks, and some just for one week! There will be a BLOG HOP on the 17th and 18th to reveal the new Anniversary Sets! These are always HUGE sellers, so you don’t want to miss this! There will be MANY chances to win free sets! Be sure to check out the ODBD blog for the dates of all the festivities and chances to win prizes!!!(Lots of prizes!!!!)

I really enjoyed having you hop with me today!!  Thank you so much!!!

Now from here hop on over to Betty's Blog!  I know you will love what she has to share today!!!

Altering Boxes is Fun!!!

 

Good morning!!!  I've got lots of photos in this post so hope you will hang with me through it all!! 

Today is Wednesday, so the Passionately Artistic Blog is here to inspire you again this week!  

I am showing you a set of cards and a pretty altered box!   See the little butterflies on the inside of the lid? 

I altered a little box that originally came with a little photo album inside.  It's perfect for regular A2 sized cards.  I did make two little barriers on either end to keep the cards from sliding around.

I tied some pretty lace around the cards and envelopes too!  

Here is a look at the inside of the box without the cards.

I did lots of sponging with Tea Dye ink to age everything.  

I used a combination of Beacon 3-in-1 glue, Scor-Tape, Mod Podge, 

and Scotch adhesive glue to attach everything.

And here are the cards!  

They will be great for birthdays or thinking of you cards.

I hope I have inspired you to create your own altered box and cards!  It's really a lot of fun!

Hope you have a wonderful day and see you again soon!  Thanks for stopping by!

Here are the supplies I used:

Our Daily Bread designs sets-Faith, Scripture Series 1, Thinking of You

Neenah Cream card stock and K & Co designer paper

Stazon Brown ink and Tim Holtz Tea Dye ink

Cuttlebug and embossing folders-Cassie's Brocade and Preserves

Spellbinders Grand Calibur and various Spellbinders dies

Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

StampinUp! border punch

Buttons, pearls, lace and seam binding

Pearl Glimmer Mist

Poinsettia Box

Good morning!  I am so excited to share a little Christmas project with you today!  It's a little gift box just perfect for a gift card, a cookie, or candy!  I painted an empty Laughing Cow box with vanilla acrylic paint.  Once that dried, I cut a Spellbinders circle from a sheet of Basic Gray Wassail designer paper and embossed it with one of the Cuttlebug embossing folders from the Preserves collection.  I cut a Spellbinders scalloped circle from SU! retired Baroque Burgundy card stock and adhered it to the circle and then to the top of the box.  I then cut the Spellbinders Poinsettias from another sheet of Wassail paper and sprayed them with Glimmer Mists in the shades of Brick, Suede and Marshmallow.  After they dried, I fiddled with them and layered them using foam tape, until I had the blossom ready to attach.

Before I attached the poinsettia blossom, I cut some red velvet ribbon and some white lace to size and sprayed Brick and suede Glimmer mists on them to get the burgundy color to match.  I dried them carefully with my heat tool and then attached them to the sides of the box and added pearls.  Then I attached the poinsettia and added the button and pearl to the top.  Next, I was ready to create my tag!  I used the newly released Poinsettia Tag Set and matching die from Our Daily Bread designs.  I colored the image with copic markers first.  I outlined the vine with a gold pen and used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to place the To/From sentiment.  I made the bow with my Bow Easy and attached the tag to the top of the box!  What do you think?

 Don't forget the November Release Blog Hop is in full swing!  

You have until tonight at 8 pm EST to hop along with us as we show you the new sets for this month! 

Just go to this ODBD Blog post to begin the hop! 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!