Snowflake Tag

Hi there!!!  Just a quick little tag to share with you using the new ODBD Sparkling Snowflakes set along with the Snowflake Sentiments set!   I covered a piece of chipboard from some packaging materials with some pretty musical designer paper.  I painted the edges with white acrylic paint and then also sponged them with Vintage Photo distress ink.  I stamped the snowflakes and the sentiment on the same paper and cut them out using the ODBD/Spellbinders Snowflakes Dies and a Spellbinders Oval.  The sentiment is framed with the ODBD/Spellbinders Elegant Oval Die.  I added lace and pearls and buttons.  I made a hanger with seam binding and added a pretty bow I made with Becca's Peg Bow Maker!  Then I added stickles here and there for a little sparkle! 

I am submitting this to the ODBDSLC134 challenge to create using the word NOEL.  N-notes, O-oval, E-elegant oval, L-lace.  Also, entering this to the SCS Fan Club Monthly Theme-Hang It All!  Here are the ODBD supplies I used:

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  Enjoy your week and I'll see you again soon!

It Is Well With My Soul

Good morning!  Hope you all have had a wonderful week!

Got a little sneak peek of a new stamp coming out Feb 1st from Our Daily Bread designs!  

Sheet music to the beautiful old hymn, It Is Well With My Soul! 

I wanted to try the Belleek technique that I enjoyed so much earlier this week!  I inked up my Cuttlebug Textile Texture folder with pink ink and then sponged off a little of it to help make it more muted.  Once I ran it through my bug, it was still a little too pink.  So, I went about trying to tone down the piece by painting it with white acrylic paint using a very light touch.  Then I also painted it with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist.  And then I even sprayed it with Pearl Glimmer Mist!  I finally had the shade and look I was going for.  

So then I did the same applications to each die cut.  I've used the Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish, Spellbinders Squares, Fleur de Lis Squares, Blossoms Tags and Accents and the angel wings are from an old Spellbinders ATC die set.  The heart is made of wood and is also painted.  I stamped the music on the back ground of the card, stamping if off first on scrap paper and then also did the same painting technique to this piece.  You should have seen my hands!  After it had all dried, I put everything together, and added the little silver bow and tiny pearls. 

Here is a little tip:  I got a little too much paint on the sentiment tag, which covered up the song title too much.  So I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp it again which helped a lot!  What a wonderful tool!!!

I am sharing this card in the following challenges:

SSCC123-Heart

Sentimental Sundays #86-Die Cuts and Sentiment

TSTR98-Sparkly and Bright (Cream, Silver and a Touch of Pink)

Word Art Wednesday #12

Thank you so much for looking and I hope you have a beautiful weekend!

Blessings

Hi there!!!  I am playing in the Ways to Use It Challenge at SCS today!!!  There is a list of 2011 WT challenges and you are to use at least two of those challenges.  My card meets these past challenges:

WT346-Leaves

WT343-Pass me a Hot Beverage

WT330-Doily Deluge

WT329-Something Old/Something New (old Spellbinders Lace die and old Cuttlebug die)

WT-328-No White Card Stock

WT325-Die Cuts

WT316-Flowers

I colored this beautiful new image from Our Daily Bread designs called Birthday Blessings with copics. The card stock is vanilla.  The Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish is cut into several pieces to fit my design.  The tiny flowers are cut from a Cuttlebug die.  I added pearls to complete the card!!!  

Here is another card I want to share with you today:

This card uses the same image as the above card (Birthday Blessings) and is also colored with copic markers.  It is framed with Spellbinders die cuts and place on a background that is embossed with a SU! embossing folder.  I made the lace bow my Bow Easy and added a tiny button laced with crochet thread.  I colored the button with a copic marker to get a match to the image!

  

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  See you again soon!!!

Baubles, Bells or Anything Hanging

I hope you all had a wonderful day with family and friends on this day of Thanksgiving!  I am stuffed! What about you?  And so, now it is full speed ahead until Christmas!  I love the holidays!  

I made this card for the Shining the Light challenge on the Our Daily Bread designs blog!  The challenge is 'Baubles, Bells or Anything Hanging'.  This gorgeous ornament is from the new ODBD set called Ornaments 2.  This set was designed to coordinate with the Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornaments Dies.  I stamped the ornament, cut it out and added Stickles to the design.  I also cut out the sentiment with another Spellbinders die and tied it on with a pretty lace bow.  I added some beads to hang down over the ornament with silver cording.  The ornement is placed over a layer of white that is embossed with the Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Square.  I added little green Zva pearls and sprayed the card with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist to complete the card!  Voila!  Another card done!  See you again 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!!!

Times of Refreshing....

Hi there!  Back again with another project!  

Recently, while visiting Pinterest, I found a photo of some fans that were made for wedding favors.  The original idea was from Martha Stewart and I knew I had to try this out for myself!  

I found the wooden handles at Hobby Lobby.  They were not too expensive, I think they were $2.99 for a bag of 24.  (I think I have a lot of fans to make! LOL).  First, I sanded the handle to smooth out any splinters and then I painted it with FolkArt Vintage White acrylic paint.  While waiting for that to dry, I gathered two matching sheets of Memory Box Spearmint designer paper and the cardboard backing.  I used Aleen's spray adhesive, following the directions on the can to use in a well ventilated area, and adhered the paper to both sides of the cardboard.  I cut this down just a little so no uneven edges would show.  I used a corner rounder punch on each corner and then used the same acrylic paint on the edges, both front and back.

Next, I stamped the image from the Porch set.  I cut the sentiment with a Spellbinders circle, a Spellbinders Scallop circle, and a Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Doily, all in one cut using my Spellbinders Grand Calibur.  I did run the circle and scallop circle back through to emboss the edges.  I used Beacon 3-in-1 glue to adhere the handle, and then I was ready to 'build' my fan.

 I added several rows of lace, vintage ric-rac, delicate ribbon and the white bead trim.  Then I added my sentiment doily and scripture circles.  The SU! flowers came next and then the pearls.  I tied some lace and ribbon on the handle and then glued the lace bow that I made with my Bow Easy onto the handle along with the white button.  The last touch was just a few spritzes of Glimmer Mist!  

Here is how the fan looks from the back.

I am entering this for the DT call at Cheery Lynn Designs!  Wish me luck!  

Thank you again for visiting with me today!  I always love spending a few moments with you!  

Have a wonderful day!

For Eternity

 

Hi there!  I hope you all had a great weekend!  

I've got another card to share with one of the new stamps available this month from Our Daily Bread designs.  It is called Save Time and I love it!  I used to sing this song by Jim Croce over and over!  It is a classic!  A couple of things to note on this card, the swirls accents on either side of the frame are from the Spellbinders Floral Accents die set.  I hid the flower portion of the die cut under the lace and added the pink fuzzy brads over it.  The brads were 'smushed' into a Sahara Sand ink pad to dirty them up a little because they were a tad too pink!  I used pink pearls and white pearls.  And the whole card was spritzed with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist!  Thanks for looking and I hope you have a great week!

Here is my supply list:

ODBD Save Time

Various Spellbinders Dies

SU! White, Blushing Bride, and Sahara Sand card stocks

SU! Sahara Sand Ink

 Vintage lace

Pearls

Brads

Foam Tape and Beacon glue

Sizzix Embossing Folder

Glimmer Mist

Sneak Peek Time!!!

Hi everyone!!  Have you had a great week?  I hope so!  And I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!  I wanted to share a little sneak peek of a new stamp that will be released from Our Daily Bread designs on June 1st.  It is called Save Time and is part of a new collection called The Blessings Collection.  So how many of you remember this song?  I know I sang it over and over again once upon a time!  One of my favorites!!  This particular verse from the song is beautiful!  Kelley has some really gorgeous sets coming out so be prepared!!!  You're gonna love 'em!!!

Ok for my card, I went a little button crazy!  Sorry, I couldn't help myself!!  If you don't like buttons, turn away, turn away!  LOL!!!  I followed the Midnight Madness sketch this week and also the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge to create a card of encouragement with touches of silver.  The designer paper is embossed with the ODBD Vintage Border embossing plate and inked up with a distress ink pad.  After the seam binding, lace, butterflies, pearls and massive amounts of buttons (and the touches of silver!),  I sprayed the whole thing with Glimmer Mist in Simply Khaki and Dazzling Diamonds! 

Here are the supplies I used:

ODBD Save Time

ODBD Vintage Border embossing plate

Neenah Cream card stock

SU! card stock and designer paper

Lace and Seam Binding and Bow Easy

Spellbinders Dies and Grand Calibur

Buttons, Pearl Swirls and Martha Butterflies

Silver Elastic Thread

Glimmer Mists

Thanks so much for stopping by!  See you again soon!!!

Refreshing....

Hi y'all!  Here is a card I made for the "Say What?" challenge last Friday on SCS!!  This is another card where I did some 'doodling' by piecing together papers and leftovers from other projects.  Yes, I save too many scraps of things and the stuff has piled up.  So I gotta do lots of doodling!!  LOL!!  The focal point of my card is this beautiful scripture from one of the new Our Daily Bread designs sets this month called Porch.  One thing I did on this card that I have probably only done one other time, is paint the edges of the designer paper with acrylic paint.  Also behind the seam binding bow is lace that I stitched along the edge and pulled to make the circle.  

Here are the supplies I used:

ODBD Porch stamp set

Neenah White and Cream card stock

Webster's Pages designer paper

Lace and seam binding and Bow Easy

Stazon Black ink

Vintage White Folk Art acrylic paint

Martha Stewart butterflies

Zva pearls

Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Square

Exclusive ODBD Elegant Ovals by Spellbinders

Spellbinders Grand Calibur

 Thank you for popping in tonight!  It's almost the weekend!!!!

A Recipe Challenge!

No,  I'm not cooking!  LOL!!  

The Our Daily Bread designs' Shining The Light challenge this week is a recipe challenge! 

1. Use at least two die cut shapes

2. Have a dry embossed background

3. Use one sentiment

For my background I used a piece of K & Company designer paper and embossed it with the Vintage Border Embossing plate (new this month from ODBD).  I rubbed a Tim Holtz Antique Linen ink pad across it to highlight the embossing.  The image and sentiment are from the new ODBD Porch set.  This image just evokes tranquility and peace.  I colored it with copic markers, added the sentiment underneath and cut it out with a Square Spellbinders die. This is matted with another piece of the same designer paper and then framed with a Spellbinder Fleur de Lis Square die cut.  I finished the card with a little ribbon and some Zva pearls in the lime shade!  

Thank you so much for stopping by today!!  Hope you have a peaceful weekend!

Happy Birthday Tag

Hello there!!  Playing again here!  My play time last night was therapy after a long day at work!  This took less than 30 minutes to create while watching television!  These new tags from Our Daily Bread designs help make things easy!  I used Mini Tags 3 set.  I cut out the Spellbinders Tag Trio Three die and the sentiment with the Spellbinders oval with my Grand Calibur.  I then ran the Webster's Pages designer paper through my Cuttlebug with the Kassie's Brocade embossing folder.  Then it was just a matter of putting everything together!    The card stock is Neenah Cream and SU! Blushing Bride.  I added Martha butterflies and ZVA pearls and pretty pink organdy ribbon.  I made the bow with my Bow Easy.  That's it!  Thanks for stopping by tonight!  Hope you have a great week and see you soon!

Stop and Consider God's Wonders.

Hi there!!!  I have a card to share with you today using the new Porch set from Our Daily Bread designs! 

I played in a couple of challenges too:

SSCC88-Use something beautiful like pearls and flowers etc.

ODBDSLC59-Embedded Embossing technique

I did the technique using a sheet from a K&Co designer paper pack, some Martha Stewart punched flowers and a Sizzix embossing folder.  I ran a Tim Holtz ink pad across the embossing to show the detail better.  The Porch image is colored with copic markers.  

Here are the supplies I used:

ODBD Porch

Neenah Cream card stock and SU! Baja Breeze card stock

K&Co designer paper

Sizzix embossing folder and Cuttlebug

Copic markers

Memento Black ink and Tim Holtz Antique Linen ink

Spellbinders Lattice Rectangle and Grand Calibur

EKSuccess border punch

Martha Stewart flower punch

SU Seam binding and Bow Easy

Zva pearls colored with a copic marker

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope that your Mother's Day was special! See you again soon!

Poppy Blessings

Hi there!!!  Hope everyone has had a great weekend!  I made this card for two challenges:

ODBDSLC57-No Coloring

and

SSCC85- Tone on Tone

To make the background, I stamped one of the images from the ODBD Bird Border and Corners set in white on white Neenah card stock and then clear embossed.  Then I sponged the whole thing with Tim Holtz Antique Linen ink.  I stamped the poppy image from the Mother's Day set with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink, cut it out with the Poppy die and clear embossed the whole thing.  I used my Grand Calibur to cut out all of the Spellbinders dies.  The little tabs at the top are negatives from one of the Spellbinders Die cuts. 

Here are the supplies I used:

ODBD Mother's Day and Bird Border and Corners sets

ODBD Poppy Die

Neenah Cream, Neenah White, Creamy Caramel and Blush Blossom card stocks

White ink and Tim Holtz inks

Clear embossing powder

Lace, ribbon and Bow Easy

Spellbinders Grand Calibur

Spellbinders Parisian Motifs and Parisian Accents

Spellbinders Labels Eighteen and Labels Trio

Gold Button and Gold Brads

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy your week!

Violets and Lilacs and Plums, Oh My!

Hi there!  Some of the Our Daily Bread designs DT are so excited to have been invited to sponsor the latest challenge on the Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings Blog!  The ribbon on my card is just one example of the beautiful ribbon they have!  Well, as you may have guessed, the challenge is to use violet, lilac or plum on your project along with ribbon, of course!  I sponged SU! Pale Plum ink on the SU! designer paper (which is embossed with a SU! embossing folder) and the Labels Seventeen.  The tulips are colored with copics and cut out for the bouquet.  And the edges of the Fancy Label are adorned with die cuts using a Parisian Accents Spellbinders die!  

Please join us for this fun challenge!  

Thanks so much for visiting with me today and hope you have a great weekend!

Recipe:

ODBD Tulip Corner 

ODBD Fancy Labels

Really Reasonable Ribbon

Spellbinders Label Seventeen

Spellbinders Parisian Accents

Neenah Cream Card Stock

SU! designer paper and embossing folder

distressing tool

SU! Pale Plum and Tim Holtz Antique Linen inks

Copics, pearls, and a button

A Good Man

Hello everyone! Welcome to the April 1st Our Daily Bread designs Blog Hop!

If you got here from sweet Grace's 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 EDT April 1 until 8pm EDT. April 2. The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Sun. April 3.

For this hop, there will be THREE Prizes of One Free Set (your choice), and
ONE GRAND PRIZE of THREE FREE SETS, YOUR CHOICE!

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. Also answer the question on the ODBD blog.

Here are my card details:

 

I decided to make a masculine card for our hop today!  You all know this is a challenge for me right?!!!  But I love this moose image from the Father's Day set so just had to try it out!  First, I embossed a piece of SU! designer paper with the Cuttlebug Herringbone folder and sponged it with Always Artichoke ink.  I stamped the moose twice so I could cut one out for layering.  Then I decided he needed to be standing in a field of flowers so added the flower soft!  Moose like flowers I am sure!  LOL!  To balance out the flowers on this manly card I added buttons.  I used my Grand Calibur to cut out the Spellbinders square and the new cool Ribbon Tag.  So what do you think?   So glad you joined us today and hope you love the new sets as much as we do! 

Now head on over to the blog of the very talented Connie!!!  Enjoy the hop!!!