Sneak Peek Time!

Hi everyone!  Hope you are enjoying your weekend!  Here's a little peek at two of the new sets being released by Our Daily Bread designs on June 1st!  Please come back on Tuesday for our blog hop!  The new sets are just fantastic!  This card features the sets called From Me To You and Fleur de Lis Borders.  I am using the challenge from The Shabby Tea Room to use polka dots, and I was inspired by the pretty green from the Inspiration Challenge photos at SCS today.  Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you again Tuesday!

Here are the supplies I used for this card:

Neenah White Cardstock

SU! Certainly Celery Designer Paper

Memento Black Ink

SU! Certainly Celery Ink

Stamp-a-ma-jig

Prima Flower

Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals

Zva Pearls

Sometimes I Just Need to be Artsy...

Hi everyone!  If you have never checked out the Midnight Madness weekly sketches, 

you have no idea what you are missing!  Priscilla has a fantastic blog and weekly, 

she challenges her readers to stretch themselves with her sketches.  And guess what?!  

I am a finalist to win the newly created 'Priscilla Award'!  Please check it out HERE and cast your vote!  

Also, don't forget the Blog Candy she is giving away this month for her one year blogaversary!  

Just click on the photo in my sidebar to see the details!

I made this card for this week's sketch and I was in the mood to be a little artsy!  It also fits this week's Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge to make a card with sponging and distressing.

I have always loved this little girl image that I purchased at a stamp show this last February from the Stampland booth.  Tons and tons of sponging and, yep, Glimmer Mist!  LOL!  

Look Priscilla!  I used some of that gorgeous trim you sent to me!!!  Thanks again!!!!  

Anyway, I'll be back soon!  Thanks for stopping by!

Here are the supplies I used:

Neenah Cream Cardstock

SU! Soft Suede Cardstock

K&Co Designer Paper

Cuttlebug Damask Embossing Folder and Vintage Corner Die

Martha Stewart Pearls and String

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo and Antique Linen Inks

Color Box Ink (Thanks Mom!)

Pearl Glimmer Mist

Be Inspired Wednesday #85 and a Little Sneak Peek!

Hip Hip Hooray!  It's Wednesday!  And the Cuttlebug Challenge is today!  

The design team has been busy creating pennants to inspire you this week! 

I have two pennant projects to share with you today!

I made this first one using stiff felt that I cut to the shape of a pennant and 

measured it around the dowel so that I could staple it to fit.  

Then I covered the staples with pink felt that has a peel and stick backing.  

Using that same pink felt, I cut flowers with ProvoCraft's Cuttlebug 2x2 Flower #1die set #37-1206.  

Then I added buttons, string, ribbon, ric-rac, and flower rhinestones to finish this fun little project!   

Here is my second pennant project!

Again, I cut the shape of a pennant with K&Co designer paper and a larger one from SU! Soft Suede cardstock.  I also cut two Spellbinders ovals, one from Neenah Cream and one from the same designer paper and a Spellbinders Scalloped Oval from the Soft Suede paper.  With the same papers, I cut the butterfly with the ProvoCraft Cuttlebug Butterfly combo die #37-1651.  I embossed it with the ProvoCraft Cuttlebug Textile Texture embossing folder #37-1153.  I sponged everything with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo and Antique Linen inks. I added the button and bows and ribbon to hang it with to complete this pennant.  

The scripture I stamped is a little sneak peek of a lovely scripture stamp set 

being released on the first of June from Our Daily Bread designs! 

Come join us at the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog and create your pennant project!  

You could be the winner of five Cuttlebug Folders that will be given away to one winner of the challenge!!!

Before I go, I am so excited to tell you that I am a finalist to win the 

Midnight Madness 'Priscilla Award'!  Please go visit Priscilla's Blog 

to get all the details and I would be honored if you would vote for me!!!

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

Amazing Grace America

 

Hello again!  I wanted to get one done for The Shabby Tea Room and Stampin' Sisters in Christ and just barely have it done before the deadline!  The Tea Room challenge was to make a Stars and Stripes card for Memorial Day and the Stampin' Sisters challenge was to incorporate music on your card.  I used two Our Daily Bread designs stamp sets.  Amazing Grace Hymn and God Bless America.  Two fantastic sets that I just love!!!  The hymn is stamped on designer paper and then embossed with the Cuttlebug Stars embossing folder.  The flag is also stamped on the same designer paper and colored with SU! chalks.  After putting the whole thing together I sprayed it with Pearl Glimmer Mist!  I know I say it all the time, but I seriously love Glimmer Mist!!!  Well, hope you have a great Sunday, and see you again soon!

Here are the supplies I used for this card:

ODBD God Bless America and Amazing Grace Hymn

Neenah Cream Cardstock

SU! Soft Suede Cardstock

K&Co Designer Paper

SU! Chalks

Ribbon and Bow Easy

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo and Antique Linen Ink

Memento Brown Ink

Spellbinders Square and Ribbon Tag

Glimmer Mist Pearl

SU! Border Punch

Cuttlebug Stars Embossing Folder

Eagle Charm

And a little bit of lace!

In All Your Ways

Hi there!  Hope you are having a great weekend so far!  Here is another card I made with the new set from Our Daily Bread designs called For the Graduate.  I used this weeks sketch at SCS and the Free For All Challenge to use buttons and bows.  I wanted the image to be muted and so I just sponged it with Blush Blossom, Soft Sky, Mellow Moss, and Soft Suede inks.  Thanks for stopping by!

Here is what I used for this card:

ODBD For the Graduate

Neenah Cream cardstock

K&Co Designer Paper

SU! Soft Suede Cardstock

Cuttlebug Textiles Embossing Folder

 SU! Inks Listed Above

Spellbinders Petite Oval and Petite Scalloped Oval and Lattice dies

Bow Easy

Lace, Ribbon, Button and Pearl

Midnight Madness #54

Hey y'all!  I had a chance to play with this week's Midnight Madness sketch!  That always makes for a good day!  And I just love what buttons and pearls can do for a card!  And look at this pretty vintage-y flower that Priscilla sent to me as part of my Midnight Madness Princess award goodies!  Thank you Priscilla!  This Corrie Ten Boom quote is so beautiful and is part of the new set from Our Daily Bread designs called As You Graduate.  I used Spellbinders dies to cut out the quote and the mat and then I used another Spellbinders die to emboss the designer paper underneath the ovals.  

Thanks for another great sketch Priscilla!  

Here are the supplies I used:

ODBD As You Graduate

Neenah Cream Cardstock

K&Co Designer paper

Spellbinders Petite Oval,  Petite Scalloped Oval and Labels 10

Zva Pearls

Flower from Priscilla

Ribbon, Lace and Buttons

Bow Easy

Be Inspired Wednesday #84

Good morning!  I hope you are all having a great day!  

Well, it's Wednesday, and time for another Be Inspired Challenge at the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog!  

The design team has been working with photos this week.  For my project today, I am using this adorable photo of my sweet grandson from a couple of years ago!  Isn't he just precious?  This particular photo gave me plenty of room to stamp a partial scripture from a new Our Daily Bread designs stamp set.  On the background layer, I ran a piece of designer paper through my Cuttlebug with the Moroccan Screen embossing folder from Provocraft.   I also used parts of the Provocraft Vintage Corner dies to 'frame' the photo.  I colored the pearls with a copic marker to match the designer paper!

  And that is it!  So fun to add photos to your cards! 

Here are the supplies I used today:

ODBD As You Graduate

Neenah Cream Cardstock

SU! Chocolate Chip Cardstock

DCWV Designer Paper (Linen Closet)

Provocraft Cuttlebug Moroccan Screen Embossing Folder #37-1909

Provocraft Cuttlebug Vintage Corner Die #37-1201

Pearls

Copic Marker #BG72

Please join us over at the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog and become a follower!  

There are so many things to inspire you!  

And don't forget to leave a comment and tell them Sandee sent you! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

When We Were Young

Good morning! I'm here today with a little inspiration using photos!

All you need is a Cuttlebug machine and a few other supplies to make this keepsake!

I cut a piece of cardstock 4x9 and used the Victoria(37-1916) embossing folder by Provocraft

on both ends. I also cut my photo and mats and then sponged all the pieces with

Tim Holtz Antique Linen and Vintage Photo ink. I used Beacon 3-in-1 Craft Glue to glue

the mats to the photo and proceeded to put everything together.

The 3-in-1 glue came in handy to adhere the cardstock around the candle! Just remember to hold it in place for a few minutes to help it stay in place. The two ends in the back didn't meet all the way, so I cut another oval and mats with a pretty scripture stamp from Our Daily Bread designs to hide the ends and give the finished candle a more complete look. After gluing the ovals to the front and back, I used a couple of rubber bands to keep the whole thing in place to dry for about 20 minutes or so.

Here is a closer look at the embossing.

And there you have it! I just added a little bow and some pearls to complete this project! I hope this has inspired you to make a candle keepsake of your own with your Cuttlebug!  You can check out another really cute idea from Ellen at the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog! 

Thanks for stopping by!

The Lord Has Plans

Hi everyone!  Hope your Saturday is great!  Here is a card I made for the Midnight Madness sketch this week!  I used a scripture included in a great new set from Our Daily Bread designs called For the Graduate.  It is backed with a pretty border stamp also from an ODBD set called Vine Borders. I made a pretty lace flower to go with the Hero Arts flowers, one of which is sprayed with Brick Glimmer Mist to match the designer paper!  I used my Bow Easy to make the pretty little bows along the side. Thanks for coming by for a visit!  I'll see you again soon!

Here are the supplies I used:

ODBD For the Graduate and Vine Borders

Neenah Cream cardstock

Paper Studio Mirabelle designer paper

Spellbinders Oval and Scalloped Rectangle dies

Cuttlebug Vintage corner and Damask folder

Stazon ink

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink

SU! ribbon

Bow Easy

Rhinestone brad

Brick Glimmer Mist

Lace

Hero Arts Flowers

May He Give

Good morning!  It's almost the weekend!!!  Hope you will all have a great one!  

I wanted to share this card with you that I made with one of the new sets from 

Our Daily Bread designs.  It's called As You Graduate 

and was designed by Dina Kowal!  She designed this set so that it could be split up in several ways,

which makes this such a versatile set to have in your collection!  For this card, I split it in half 

and included the scripture in between the two halves.  To keep it simple, 

I just sponged the image and included a pretty bow and 

some pearls that I colored with a black copic marker. 

Check out how two of my fellow ODBD sisters used this set:  

Dawn

and

Randi

Isn't that cool?    

If you have a chance, check out the ODBD blog to see the latest challenge to make a graduation card!  

Well, thank you again for visiting with me! 

Here are the supplies I used for this card:

ODBD As You Graduate

Neenah White cardstock

SU! Bashful Blue and Black cardstock

SU! Bashful Blue ribbon

SU! Bashful Blue ink

Memento Black ink

Bow Easy

Zva pearls

Copic marker 100

No Safer Place

Good Thursday morning to you!  Hope your week is going great!  As usual I've been playing!  I made this card for the Shabby Tea Room Challenge to use chipboard and for the Stampin'Sisters in Christ Challenge to use the colors, brown, blue and white.  I just love this set from Our Daily Bread designs called God's Hands!  The image is so powerful, I think!  The surrounding frame is made from chipboard covered in designer paper and then sponged with ink.  The middle part of the largest flower is also chipboard covered in designer paper.  The little center of the two other flowers are colored with a copic marker to match the color of the paper!  Thanks for looking and have a great day! 

Here are the supplies I used:

ODBD God's Hands

Neenah White cardstock

DCWV designer paper Linen Closet

Square Spellbinders

Scalloped Square Spellbinders

Cuttlebug Victoria folder and flower die

Scrap chipboard

SU! Pretties Kit and White ribbon

Memento Brown

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink

Bow Easy

Copic marker BG10

Be Inspired Wednesday # 83

 

Good morning everyone! 

Today the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog design team is sharing cards and projects created for children!  Perfect timing as I needed to create a birthday card for one of my sweet granddaughters!  And the face on this sweet image actually reminds me of her!  This came together quickly.  I just colored the image with copics and layered it with Spellbinders dies.  The background is embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  Then I just added the ribbon, the butterflies and the pearls to complete the card!  Pretty simple!!!

Here are the supplies I used:

Provocraft Cuttlebug Machine 37-1051

Provocraft Embossing Combo With Gratitude 37-1163

SU! Stamp Sets A Kind Word and Very Versatile

SU! Pretty in  Pink cardstock and designer paper

Neenah Cream cardstock

Spellbinders Circles

Copic markers

SU! ribbon

Bow Easy

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Pearls

I would like to invite you to take a moment to visit and become a follower of the  

Cuttlebug Challenge Blog!  

It's such a wonderful place to find inspiration for your next card or project! 

Be sure and let them know Sandee sent you when you leave a comment!

And thank you again for visiting with me!  Hope you have a great day!

 

 

Buttons and Bows for Mom

Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms out there! 

Recently I found a gorgeous creation by Cheryl seen here, and knew I had to create one for my mother!  Thank you for the inspiration Cheryl! 

I cut the heart shapes with a Spellbinders die out of chipboard and pretty designer papers.  

I grabbed my stash of buttons and ribbons and charms and bling and lace and distress inks

and of course Our Daily Bread designs stamps and got to work! 

Oh and also, Glimmer Mist!  I used Brick Mist to spray on some pink velvet ruffled ribbon and it matched perfectly with the designer paper!

Did you see the tiny little photo of my mother, my brother and me?  

This was so much fun to create!  And I know my Mom will love it!  

Have a great day everyone! 

Here are the supplies I used:

 ODBD Mom, Happy Mother's Day and Scripture Collection 4

Paper Studio Mirabelle paper pack

SU! Vanilla cardstock

 Brick Glimmer Mist

Bow Easy

Spellbinders Dies

Prima flowers

Zva pearls

Various buttons, charms and such!

I'm sure I've forgotten something so if you have a question, 

just email me and I'll give you an answer!

  Thanks for looking!

Time for some Midnight Madness!

 

Good morning again!  This is my second post of the day!  Unusual for me huh?!  Well, it was time for some Midnight Madness!!!  Did you know that I am now a princess?  A Midnight Madness Princess that is!  If you've never played with the Midnight Madness ladies, what are you waiting for?  Priscilla is celebrating her one year blogaversary this month.  I received the Princess award for playing in the weekly sketch challenges almost every week for their first year!!!  You can see the award on my sidebar!  Thanks Priscilla and MM Team!!!  I am so excited!  Also, on my sidebar, you can see the blog candy they are giving away this month! Whoa!  What a pile of goodies!!!!  Wouldn't it be fun to win that?!!!  Ok, back to the card!  I used one of the new releases from Our Daily Bread designs called As You Graduate.  I shortened the image from the top to fit the card design.  I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the sentiment just right.  I sewed the buttons on by hand!  So I am also entering this into the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge this week to use stitching.  (I think they really meant with a sewing machine but this is all I can do! LOL!)  

 

 

Anyway, hope you all have a great Friday and thanks for stopping by for a second time today!  

Here are the supplies I used for this card:

ODBD As You Graduate

Neenah White Cardstock

SU! Brilliant Blue and Bashful Blue cardstock

SU! Brilliant Blue and Bashful Blue ink

Cuttlebug Congratulations embossing folder

Cuttlebug Tag die

Spellbinders Rectangle die

Martha's Butterfly punches

SU! photo corner and word window punches

White crochet thread

Buttons

Cropadile and eyelets

Stamp-a-ma-jig

Wide ribbon

Corner rounder

Stamping with Betty!

Good morning!!!  This is for the Stamping in Time with Betty on the Our Daily Bread designs blog.  Our assignment is to use any ODBD stamp and incorporate something old, something new and something received from a friend.  Well, my something new is this beautiful designer paper from DCWV called Linen Closet.  It's so pretty!  Stamping on the designer paper is one of my favorite things to do these days!  For my something old, I used ribbon that I have had in my stash forever!  It matches the paper nicely.  And for the other part of the challenge, I used a cross charm that I recently received from my ODBD sister, America!  What a sweetie she is!!!  I did use my shank remover to cut the little hanging loop off the charm so that I could just glue it on the bow.  I sponged the edges of the designer papers for an antique look and then just added the prima pearl swirls and a little prima flower!  The pearls are from a bigger pearl design and I just cut off the swirls I wanted to use for this card and will save what's left for another card!  

That's my little tip for the day!  Thanks for stopping by!!!

Here are the supplies I used for this card:

ODBD Friendship

Neenah Cream cardstock

DCWV Linen Closet designer paper

Spellbinders Ovals

Prima Pearls

Prima flower

Cuttlebug Vintage corner die

Tim Holtz Antique Linen ink

Stazon ink

Bow Easy and ribbon

Charm

Be Inspired Wednesday 82

Happy Wednesday everyone!  

Today's Cuttlebug Challenge Blog challenge is very special!  We are honoring Mother's!  

This week, I altered a candy box that I saved from Christmas. It was just the right size for my cards and I knew I would do something with it eventually!  I covered it in designer paper, wrapping it similar to the way I would wrap a present.  The bottom part of the box is sprayed with Glimmer Mist.  For the top, I added lace trim, a cuttlebug embossed panel, a flower and a tag.  The flower on top is made from several white flowers that are sprayed with several different Glimmer Mists.  There is a homemade flower in the midst made from light blue seam binding that is also sprayed with Glimmer Mist!  I've just learned how to make those little homemade flowers!  Sort of gives the box a little vintage touch, I think.

Now, for the cards!  

I made four matching cards, two of them with a scripture from Romans and 

two with a quote from Corrie ten Boom.  These could be given for a variety of occasions.  

Here are the supplies I used for this Mother's Day project:

Provo Craft Cuttlebug Machine 37-1051

Provo Craft Victoria Embossing Folder 37-1916

Provo Craft Die 2x6 Fruit and Tags 37-1116

Our Daily Bread designs Scripture Collection 1 and As You Graduate  and Happy Mother's Day

Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals

Glimmer Mists Suede, Vintage Pink, Pink Bubblegum and Brick

 Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry

Martha Stewart Punch

SU! Soft Suede Designer Paper and Cardstock

SU! Pretties Kit

Neenah Cream Cardstock

Lace and ribbon from my stash

I really appreciate you spending part of your Wednesday with me!  

Head on over to the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog 

and check out the other wonderful projects

the design team came up with this week!  

So much to ooh and aah over!!! 

And don't forget to become a follower while you are there 

so you can keep up with all the Provo Craft happenings!!!

Then leave a comment and tell them Sandee sent you!  
You could win a baby Cricut!!!
Hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy May!

 

Good morning to you!  It's May and time for new Our Daily Bread designs releases!  We are having a 'May Day' blog hop today and if you arrived here from the incredible Julie's blog, then you are following along correctly!   If you just happened to stop by, you can start the hop at the ODBD blog.  The hop will run through May 3, at 8pm EST. The winners will be announced on the ODBD blog on Tues. May 4.  Kelley has generously offered to give three prizes of $15.00 Gift Certificates to the ODBD Store for stamps.  For a chance to win, just collect our flowers(words), leave a comment, then return to the ODBD Blog and send Grace an email at gnywening@yahoo.com stating that you have completed the hop, left comments on each blog and then give her the words(flowers) you found. 

Also, if for any reason you cannot leave a comment on someone’s blog, just let Grace know, 

and she will still enter you in the drawing.  We want you to have fun, not stressed out!

Today, I am sharing a card I made using the new set called God's Hands!  This is such a powerful image and the accompanying scriptures and sentiments are perfect for the image.  For my design, I used the sketch provided this week at Midnight Madness.  The background layer is embossed with the Cuttlebug Victoria embossing folder and sponged with Regal Rose ink.  The layer behind the main panel was done with the long scalloped rectangle Spellbinders die.  I just cut off the ends to fit my design.  I stamped the image with Basic Gray ink and then over-stamped the scripture in Stazon black ink.  Then I used a Spellbinders oval to emboss around the image.  After that, I sponged the edges with Regal Rose and spritzed it with Pearl Glimmer mist.  To finish the card I added a tiny bow made with my Bow Easy, 

and then I tied on a charm I received from my sweet friend America, with some silver cord. 

Here are the supplies I used:

ODBD God's Hands

SU! Basic Gray, Regal Rose, and White cardstocks

SU! Regal Rose designer paper

SU! Regal Rose ink

Stazon ink

Pearl Glimmer Mist

SU! ribbon and silver cord

Bow Easy

Spellbinders Oval die

Spellbinders Scalloped Rectangle die

Charm

Cuttlebug Victoria embossing folder

Now, on with the Hop!  Don't forget to pick the flowers!!  LOL!  

Here is a photo of the flowers you need to pick to add to your basket.

TULIPS

(photo found on the FTD website)

Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Connie!  She has something wonderful to share with you!  I really love that you have spent some time with me today!  See you again soon!!!