Featured Stamper, World Card Making Day, Etc!

Hi everybody! Hope your Sunday was wonderful! I've been busy this afternoon. I started with this card for the Featured Stamper challenge today. I had a great time going through Lois' gallery searching for a card to case. I found this one and loved it! I kept similar colors and used one of the new stamps from Our Daily Bread designs which is similar to the one Lois used. I added more layers, embossed the designer paper, and sponged. I only used one layer for the lacy border and added ribbon! Thanks Lois for inspiring me!



Yesterday was World Card Making Day! I was able to play in six of the challenges today! Yay! If you would like to see these closer, I'll have them individually added to my SCS gallery in the next few minutes!

I also wanted to say thanks to some very sweet people! Last week, I was given the Shining Star award from the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Blog and I was also featured on the Inspirational Blog! WOW!!! You all made my week! I thank you so much ladies!

Hope you all have a great week! Thanks for stopping by and see ya soon!

In Our Hearts

Good Morning!!! It's a beautiful day and I have another card using one of the beautiful new collection of stamps from Our Daily Bread designs to share with you! Kelley has added three new sets this month. All of the sets are great for those times when we need to let someone know we care and are thinking about them. Today I am showing you a card made with a set called With Heartfelt Sympathy.


I used this week's Midnight Madness sketch and this week's Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge to make a card to let someone know you care. I started with a base card of Kraft paper. I used my cuttlebug to emboss the designer paper. I used an EK Success border punch along the edge of the sentiment panel and added Kraft ribbon. Notice I tied only a half bow! First time I did that, (it was an accident) but I liked the way it looked! Then I added pearls in the corners to finish the card.

CANDY, CANDY, CANDY!

Now, today is Blog Hop Day too! If you arrived here from Grace's blog you are going the right way! If not, go back to the ODBD blog and start from there! Now from here, go check out the gorgeous creations by these ladies:

Dawn L
Connie
and
Angella C

CANDY, CANDY, CANDY!

Three winners will be randomly drawn to receive three prizes that are hidden along the way! Remember that after you have visited and commented on all the blogs,
you need to go back to the ODBD Blog and tell us:

1. That you have visited and commented on each blog on the hop,
and
2. What you liked best about these new sets!

This hop will be open for comments until 6PM EST Friday Oct 2.
Grace will announce the winners on the ODBD Blog on Sat. Oct 3.

So don't forget to check back on the ODBD Blog to see who won!

Here are the prizes:

A $5.00 Store Credit,

a $10.00 Store Credit,

and a $20.00 Store Credit!

These credits will be for any merchandise in the Our Daily Bread Designs Store!

How's that for great prizes!!!

WooHoo!!!

Hope you have fun hopping with us today! Can't wait to see who wins!!!

Paper-Kraft, Always Artichoke, Manchester dsp, Vanilla
Ink-Memento Brown
Accessories-ribbon, pearls, EK Success punch, slot punch, cuttlebug and eb folder, foam tape

Pretty in Pink Kitty

Well, I'm just under the wire for the Midnight Madness Sketch last week again! Why, oh why can't I keep up these days? This was a fun sketch! I just found a set of Inkadinkado stamps on clearance at Joann's and thought this little kitty would fit perfectly in this sketch! I also used today's color challenge to use Pretty in Pink, Sage Shadow and Going Gray. I stamped Ms. Kitty in Pretty in Pink and decorated her with pink stickles. The designer paper is SU! Tea Party. I used a couple of cuttlebug embossing folders and the SU! Flower Trio punch. The little button brads are covered in stickles too. The sentiment is from Lots of Thoughts. Thanks for another great sketch! Looking forward to this week's sketch too! Fun fun!

Paper-Sage Shadow, Pretty in Pink, Going Gray, White, SU! dsp
Ink-Pretty in Pink, black marker, sage marker
Accessories- ribon, brads, stickles, cuttlebug and eb folders, silver HPH, flower punch

Simply Amazing Grace

Good Morning! I wanted to share something a little different with you today. I have been participating in a monthly Artist Trading Card group for quite a while now and I really wanted to show you how Our Daily Bread designs stamps can be used for this type of project as well as cards and other projects. ATC's are the size of a playing card (2 1/2 by 31/2 )and are not meant to be sold, they are only to be traded with fellow artists. It's very important to sign and date your artwork before trading. It's also a great way to recycle! For the backs of my cards, I used cardboard from packaging. In the group that I trade with, the hostess chooses a recording artist and the participants to choose a song title by that artist and make an ATC based on only the title of the song. September's artist is Neil Diamond and I chose the song Simply Amazing Grace! This was a perfect opportunity to use the ODBD's Amazing Grace Collection! I randomly stamped the Amazing Grace Hymn onto some beige designer paper, sponged it with ODBD Terra Cotta ink and sprayed it with Gold Glimmer Mist. I punched blue coordinating designer paper with Martha's lacy border punch and sprayed with more glimmer Mist. I used Versamark ink to stamp the dogwood flower and the word grace from Grow in Grace set, then heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I cut these pieces out and attached them with foam tape, glue and my Xyron sticker maker. I heat embossed more gold around the edges of the card. Then I added the little Martha butterflies and gold pearls and gold organdy ribbon. I really enjoy working with this smaller canvas. ATC's are fun and allow you to expand your creativity. I hope you have enjoyed this post today and maybe you will be inspired to join a swap and see what others will share with you! I hope you all have a fantastic day! Thanks for stopping by!

Paper-The Paper Studio
Ink-Versamark, Memento Brown, ODBD Terra Cotta
Accessories-Embossing powder, Martha punches, ribbon, gold pearls

More Catching Up To Do!

Last week's Featured Stamper at SCS was Tankgrl! What a great gallery! I chose to case this card. I changed the stamps, size and type of card, and added the embossed strip at the bottom.

Today, SCS is featuring Nancy Ruth! This is one fun lady and she has a great gallery too! I chose this card to case. I added an embossed layer, changed the shape of the image panel and the stamps. I masked and sponged the background to create this soft scene.

Both cards sneak peek one of three new stamp sets being released on the first of October by Our Daily Bread designs. This one is called Heartfelt Sympathy. You will be able to see these new sets by way of a blog hop on the first. There will be prizes!!!

Thanks so much to Heather and Nancy for your inspirations! And thanks so much to you all for visiting tonight! Hope you have a great week and see you soon!

Live Forever.

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in so long but I have had a crazy week! I just finished this for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge this week to make a Fall card. I used a pretty Fall color combo to sneak peek this wonderful new stamp set being released October 1st by Our Daily Bread designs! Kelley has another collection of sets coming out for what I call 'every day' use. This collection is for those sympathy cards that we all need to make at times. I usually try to have some made ahead of time, so that I don't have to stress when the time comes. I colored the cat-tails with copics (C1,E07,E43,E74,G99). The dragonfly is colored with E74 around the edges and the body and lightly sponged with Always Artichoke ink. I cut him out and attached above the sentiment. Just to let you know, on October 1st, Our Daily Bread will be blog hopping again to kick off the month! You will love these new sets! Thanks for visiting with me tonight! I really appreciate all of you! See you again soon!

Paper-More Mustard, Ruby Red, Naturals White, Autumn Traditions dsp
Ink-Memento Brown, Ruby Red, Always Artichoke
Accessories-copics, ribbon, Cuttlebug and eb folder and Square Spellbinders die, brown pearls, sponges

Wishing You God's Blessings

Hi everyone! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

I just finished this card for the Midnight Madness sketch this week and for Friday's LSC. This beautiful sentiment is from a set called Thinking of You from Our Daily Bread designs. I thought this sentiment would work great for a Fall/Thanksgiving card. The designer paper, Perfect Plum frame and Spellbinders leaves are all sponged with Ruby Red ink and sprayed with Gold Glimmer Mist. I added pearls and gold organdy ribbon to finish the card! Thanks for looking and hope you all have a blessed Sunday!

Paper-Perfect Plum, More Mustard, Vanilla, Autumn Traditions dsp
Ink-Memento Brown, Ruby Red
Accessories-Spellbinders, Cuttlebug, Glimmer Mist, pearls, ribbon