Welcome to the ODBD November Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs November Release Blog Hop!!!  We are so excited to have you with us today!!  I am your first stop on the hop this morning but if you just happened to stop by, you may want to start over at the ODBD Blog to get all the details of the hop!  If for some reason a link is broken along the way, there is also a complete list of all the designers sharing today to get you back on track so you don't miss anything!   There are prizes at stake here y'all!!!  :)

I've got lots of photos to share, so I hope you will bear with me!  The project I made was inspired by several projects shared on Pinterest.  This is the tutorial I followed most closely.  And it is really quite easy, just really glue-y and ink-y!  But seriously, what paper crafter doesn't like to get their fingers all glue-y and ink-y?!!!

Several months ago I purchased on old dictionary at a local Goodwill store.  I love shopping at the Goodwill, because you can find all sorts of reasonably priced goodies to re-purpose!  And I knew that the dictionary would come in handy!   I tore out three pages and cut little rectangles 2 1/2 by 2.  I inked the edges on both sides of each rectangle with Vintage Photo distress ink.  I had about 30 of those little rectangles!  I rolled them into little cones and glued the edges down and put them aside.  

 

Then I cut a several circles with a Spellbinders die.  One from a piece of chipboard from some packaging material and two more from some Christmas designer paper I bought at Hobby Lobby.  I glued these pieces together with Mod Podge which makes a sturdy back for the ornament.  Oh and I inked those edges too and punched a hole to thread the seam binding through!

Next, I used Beacon 3-in-1 glue to glue each of those little cones around the circle backing.  After they were in place to my liking, I colored the sweet little Baby Jesus image from the new set called The Babe using copic markers.  

I cut out the image with another Spellbinders circle and cut a Lacey Circle from the designer paper for the frame around the image.  Those edges were inked as well.   I used Glossy Accents over the whole image circle and let that dry overnight.  I also put some glue on the edges of each cone and added some Martha Stewart Glitter and let that dry overnight too!

I knew I needed to give the center of the image circle a little stability to attach it to the cone circle.  I found a round center piece from a spool of ribbon.  I guess that would be the spool!  hehe!  I glued that to the back of the image piece and then glued the whole thing down to the center of the cone circle!

I am linking this to the Word Art Wednesday Blog!!!

I have a card to share also using the new Turtle Dove Ornament set!

I colored this beautiful image with copics and cut it out with a Spellbinders Circle and framed it with Spellbinders Eyelet Circle dies.  

I added some pearls, stickles on the image and a pretty little lace bow I made with Becca's Peg Bow Maker!

Ok, that is it!  We really appreciate you hopping with us today!

  

Your next stop on the hop is the fabulously talented, lovely and sweet CHRIS! 

I know you will enjoy all the projects today, 

as we all have had a blast creating with these wonderful new images!!!

God Bless You!

Christmas Rose

 

Hi there!  I've got another couple of Christmas cards to share!  This one is for the color challenge today on SCS, Whispering Very Cherry Olives with a dessert of silver or pearls.  I used a beautiful stamp set called Christmas Rose from Our Daily Bread designs!  I colored with copic markers in shades near the colors of the challenge.  I used a Square Nestie to cut it out and framed it with some Spellbinders Marvelous Squares.  The tag is also Spellbinders.  I added pearls, stickles and a pretty seam binding bow made with Becca's Peg Bow Maker.

And another...

Again I used copics, Spellbinders Dies, pearls and another sweet little bow made with Becca's Peg Bow Maker! 

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

Which One?

My youngest little granddaughter is turning two in a couple of days!  She is so precious, as are all of my grand-babies!  Perfect in every way!  haha!  Grammie is not a bit biased or anything!  Anyway, I made these two cards and I can't decide which one to give her!

The pink card is made with a Tilda image that I won recently during the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges on SCS from Scor-Pal!  Such a fun image to color!  The little bubbles have glossy accents on them and I added little dots on her with a paint pen!  

The red card has a Stampin'Bella image called Bye Bye Girl!  So adorable and looks like my little Kare-Bear(my granddaughter's nickname)!  This one is also fun to color!  I added liquid applique to the shoulder straps of her little back pack and little white dots on the lady bug!

 

So what do you think?

  

Won't you please join me in praying for the people that are in the path of Hurricane Sandy?  

James 1:17

Hi there!  Hope you all are having a good week!  I have another Christmas card to share today!  

I am playing in four different challenges:

SSCC162-Peace and Calm

WAW50-James 1:17

ODBDSLC127-L-Layers, E-Embossing, A-Adhesive Pearls, F-Faux Ornament Hanger

CCC12-SCS Christmas Card Challenge

I used the following Our Daily Bread designs sets:

 I embossed the Spellbinders Marvelous Square and used sticky notes to mask off the embossing before stamping the hymn with Memento Gray ink.  Then I added the border at the bottom along with the lace border.  I stamped the image and cut it out with the Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornament die.  I cut the top off and added a Marvelous Square Corner as my ornament hanger.  Then I made a bow with Becca's Peg Bow Maker and attached it.  I added a pearl to the bow and sprayed the card with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist.

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy this beautiful day!

Hope for Karen

I have a friend who has just recently been diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma.  After doing a little research I found out the support color for this type of cancer is lime green.  I found a cute little Lime Green Cancer Awareness bracelet through an Etsy shop called Ssaaty's Heart (she has great cancer awareness jewelry and great customer service!)!  When I got the bracelet, I made this card to match and sent my little gift to her.  She loved it!  Karen has a great attitude and she is a strong Christian so her faith is getting her through this uncertain time.  She has a battle ahead of her but she is ready for the fight!!!  

Please keep Karen in your prayers, will you?

Here is the card recipe:

Our Daily Bread designs-Hope and Faith Hope and Love Bookmarks stamp sets

     

 Unknown designer paper pack

Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Zva Pearls-Lime Green

Vintage Lace

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a nice Sunday!

With Love at Christmas

   

Can you believe October is winding down already?  Seriously, where has this year gone?  I started my Christmas shopping today!  Yay!  I've been playing with Liquid Applique again!  I love this stuff, if you haven't already realized that!  I still have no idea why I never tried this before this month!

For this card, I focused on using just red and white for my card.  There are touches of light green peeking through the 'snow' though.  I   used copics to color in the image.  Then I added the Liquid applique and then some Stickles.  Last but not least, I added some clear rhinestones!  A little bit of lace completes the card.

 

 And here is another snowy Christmas Tree Card!

 I sponged several colors of blue using a torn piece of paper as a mask to create a snowy hillside.  I stamped the tree in Memento Gray and colored in the ribbon garland with a copic marker.  I did the Liquid Applique again along with some pretty Martha Stewart white glitter.  And then I added tons of pearls in three different sizes!  The little wooden star button is sponged in blue with a tiny bow on it.  The scene is framed with a Spellbinders Eyelet Square and popped up on the card base.

Both cards feature the O Christmas Tree set from Our Daily Bread designs!

These two cards are for the Christmas Card Challenge at Splitcoast!

Thank so much for stopping by today!  I enjoy your visits and comments!

More Trees Please!

Hi there!  Hope your week is going great so far!  I have another couple of cards to share today!  

I am loving the new Christmas sets from ODBD this month!  

For this card I stamped the O Christmas Tree Carol onto a Spellbinders Scalloped Label One and popped it up over the base card which is embossed with the Spellbinders Marvelous Squares.  I cut the center out of the label with the Spellbinders Oval.  I had already stamped the tree, colored it with copics and added the liquid applique for snow.  I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to place the sentiment, added a few clear rhinestones and used a copic marker to do the edging on the oval.  

Here is my second card:

The background on this card has a layer that is embossed with a cuttlebug folder.  I colored the tree with copics and cut it out with a Spellbinders Labels 25.  The label is popped up over ribbon and a Spellbinders Lace Die cut.  I cut out the sentiment with the SU! tiny tag punch and glued it under the pretty double bow I made with Becca's Peg Bow Maker!

I am entering these for the challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ this week to use a tree image or die cut.  These will also be part of my commitment for the Christmas card challenge at Splitcoast.

Thanks so much for stopping by!