Hi everyone! Today I would like to share a super quick and easy card I made using the Spellbinders Nested Maple Leaves die set, the "Square Lattice" embossing folder by Stampin Up/Sizzix, plus the "Wood Background" stamp and "Give Thanks" set by Our Daily Bread designs. Before cutting, the cardstock pieces were embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder, then cut out with the dies. The edges were sponged and then I added foam tape to the back of the leaves to stack them up. This was both fun and easy and I can't wait to do another like it!
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Give Thanks' and 'Wood Background';
Cardstock: Stampin Up Always Artichoke, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, and Bravo Burgundy;
Accessories: Spellbinders 'Nested Maple Leaves' Dies, 'Square Lattice' embossing folder, Stampin Up burgundy grosgrain ribbon, foam tape, sponge dauber;
Size: A2.
I will be submitting this card for the following challenges:
This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Vicki aka VDM....yay, Vicki!!! I fell in love with this beautiful card because of the woodgrain and cool embossed leaves;
Crazy4Challenges: Leaves, summer or fall;
Fab-n-Funky: Starts with "F" = fall colors;
Aud Sentiments Challenge: Fall;
Dutch Dare: Clean and Simple;
Play Date Cafe: Inspiration Photo/Color Challenge...wine, moss, and pumpkin;
Splitcoast's Friday Free4All: Fall leaves.
Thanks for stopping by today! God's blessings to you!!!
Happy Saturday!! Today I have a birthday card to share with you. Though I'm a bit behind, I have used last Sunday's Featured Stamper Challenge from Splitcoast for the layout of this card.....congrats to the wonderfully talented Tricia Traxler aka T. Joy for being chosen!! I chose this beautiful card to re-create. I normally do not like to tilt anything on my cards, however, the way she also angled the ribbon really won me over! Thanks for the inspiration, Tricia!!
I will also be submitting this card to the following challenges:
The Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast is to choose an item from Bella Soleil, which carries the most gorgeous Tuscan decor.....I chose this beautiful holy water font since it reminded me of this SEI Entrada designer paper I just received this week....yummy!!;
Crafty Catz: Buttons;
Fab n Funky: Things with Wings.
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Be Joyful';
Cardstock: Stampin Up Lucky Limeade and Whisper White;
Designer Paper: SEI 'Entrada';
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Stampin Up 'Lucky Limeade', 'Barely Banana', 'Peach Parfait', and 'Blush Blossom';
Accessories: Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight, Labels Eight and Fancy Framed Tags Two, Stampin Up Button, Want2Scrap Rhinestones, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, EK Success Dotted Scallop Border Punch, Paper Piercer (template for straight edges....freehand for shapes), Stampin Up Organza ribbons, foam tape, sponge daubers;
Size: A2.
Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful and blessed weekend!!
Hi everyone! Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!!!
I have a fun card to share with you today. My niece is having an Olympics themed birthday party, so I wanted to use red, white, blue, and gold for her birthday card, plus I wanted to try using negative die cuts for this. This week's Queen For The Day over at Splitcoast is Loll Thompson.....she is extremely talented and creative....I LOVE everything in her gallery, but my fave creations of hers are with the "negative die cuts", such as this beautiful card! If you cruise her awesome gallery, you will see page after page of gorgeousness and creativity! Congrats, Loll, you are definitely a stamping queen in my book!!!
I knew I wanted to use the stars (Creative Memories) and stripes (Moxxie) designer papers along with the gold mirror paper and Cheery Lynn Designs butterfly die, but I struggled with the design until I saw the sketch at Operation Write Home. I used a bow instead of a sentiment, and really loved the open space at the right so that the emobssed red mirror paper wouldn't be covered up. The patriotic butterfly ribbon I found in the $1 bin at Michael's last year....isn't it cute?!
I will also be submitting this card in the following challenges:
Speedy the Fox Friends' Challenge: Use fave technique....paper piercing all the way!!! ( For straight edges, I use a Stampin Up template, for shapes I pierce freehand....see my piercing tutorial HERE);
Raise the Bar: Anything with wings;
Craft Your Passion: Use past challenge...I chose #89 Things With Wings.
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: None on outside;
Cardstock: Stampin Up Crumb Cake and Whisper White;
Designer Paper: Mirror Paper (brand unknown)...purchased from Our Daily Bread designs Show Booth, Stars designer paper from Creative Memories, Striped designer paper by Moxxie;
Accessories: Cheery Lynn Designs Exotic Butterflies Small, Bow Easy, Michael's ribbon, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Zva Creative Pearls, paper piercer and template, foam tape;
Size: A2.
Thanks for stopping by today! God bless!
Hi everyone! Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs "For The Love Of....Fall Harvest" Blog Hop, hosted by our fabulous Alumni Team, and joined by some of my Design Team and Challenge Team sisters! Our theme this time around is all about Fall, Autumn, and Harvest time, since summer has finally come to an end! Hop to each blog, leave some love, then leave a comment on the ODBD Blog that you have completed the hop, for a chance to win a $15.00 gift certificate to the Our Daily Bread designs online store! The hop will run until Wednesday, September 26th at 6 pm to complete the hop.
If you have hopped here from Betty's fantastic blog, you are in the right place. If not, please head over to the ODBD Blog and start from the beginning.....we don't want you to miss a thing! Enjoy all of the autumn beauties!!!
My sample for today features the "Apple Seeds" single from the Full of Grace Collection. I really love this quote and I'm tickled to be able to use my new Spellbinders Nested Apples dies plus some ribbon I found in the $1 Spot section at Target....very fun!!
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Apple Seeds';
Cardstock: Stampin Up 'Cherry Cobbler', 'Lucky Limeade', and 'Very Vanilla';
Ink: Stazon Timber Brown, Stampin Up 'Apricot Appeal', and 'Certainly Celery';
Accessories: Apple Ribbon from Target $1 Spot, Bow Easy, Offray Crocheted Lace, Spellbinders Nested Apple die, Cheery Lynn Designs 'Fanciful Flourish', Stampin Up Button, Paper Piercer and Template (freehand piercing on apple);
Size: 5-1/2 x 5-1/2.
Now, the moment you've been waiting for.......your next stop will be with the super sweet and amazingly talented Grace......I'm always blown away by her creations.....I know you will be too!
I will be submitting this card for the following challenges:
CRAFT Challenge: Autumn;
Color Throwdown: Chocolate Chip, Olive, Summer Sun, Cherry Cobbler, Really Rust (my designer paper has them all...yay!!);
Fab N Funky: Harvest Festival.
Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy the rest of the hop and have a blessed day!
Hi everyone! Happy Saturday!!! This morning I was happy to be able to play in the Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast....one of my fave challenges! The challenge is to choose an item from "French Garden House"......I chose this adorable blue birdie (cappuccino) cup to make a birthday card for my niece. I'm also excited to be using some brand-spanking-new Spellbinder dies...yay!! The fancy-cut panel was cut with Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight and the adorable teacup is from "Nested Teacups". The card was cut out with the Spellbinders Labels Eight, using my Grand Calibur....learn how to cut shaped cards HERE. Since a lot of teacups have a golden edge or detailing, I used some Smooch paint to line the edges of the cup and all of the decorative cuts from the main panel. I created a "faux teabag" for my sentiment by stamping, scoring, folding, sponging, then stapling some thread in between. Please click on the photo for a close-up.
I will be submitting to the following challenges as well:
All Sorts: Layers (I have four total);
CPS Sketch 281;
Pile It On: For A Princess (gold, pearls, and a cup of tea!);
Crafty Cardmakers: Winged Things;
Perfect Sentiments: Creatures Great and Small.
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Be Joyful';
Cardstock: Stampin Up Bashful Blue and Whisper White;
Designer Paper: Prima 'Meadow Lark';
Ink: Stazon Royal Purple, Stampin Up Bashful Blue and Almost Amethyst for sponging;
Accessories: New Spellbinders!! Decorative Labels Eight and Nested Teacups, Spellbinders Labels Eight, Bow Easy, Zva Creative Pearls, 'Gold Lame' Smooch paint, May Arts Satin Ribbon, Sponge Daubers, Foam Tape;
Size: 5-1/2 x 4.
Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a beautiful, blessed weekend!!
Hi everyone! Today I would like to share a fun reflection card I made with the new "Keep Climbing" set by Our Daily Bread designs. A couple of years ago, I bought a "reversing stamp" from Repeat Impressions at a craft show, and I had to dig it out from my stash to create this reflection scene. Some stamps are easy to create a reflection, such as trees or items which are fairly symmetrical, however this scene was a bit different. A "reversing stamp" is a large rubber stamp which is totally flat. Ink up your stamp, stamp it onto the reversing stamp, then quickly stamp the reversing stamp onto the paper. I would suggest practicing a few times in order to get it just right.....and make sure your ink pad isn't dry or there won't be enough ink to transfer. After your reflection is just right, then carefully link up the original stamp (I use a Stamp-a-ma-jig stamp positioner), and stamp it above the reflection. Now you're ready to cut and finish your panel!
I will be submitting this card for the following challenges:
Perfect Sentiments: All Creatures Great and Small (eagle);
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes, with the option of a non-square card base;
Crafty Cardmakers: Winged Things (eagle);
All Sorts: Anything But Square;
Crafty Pad: Anything but Square.
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Keep Climbing';
Cardstock: Stampin Up 'Creamy Caramel' (retired) and 'Whisper White';
Designer Paper: Bo Bunny 'Welcome Home';
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Stampin Up 'Always Artichoke', 'Bashful Blue', 'Apricot Appeal', 'Creamy Caramel';
Accessories: Spellbinders Grand Labels One, Basic Grey Button, Stampin Up Linen Thread and Word Window Punch, paper piercer (freehand piercing), sponge daubers, foam tape;
Size: Approx 5-1/2 x 5-1/2.
Thanks for stopping by today! God bless!
Hi everyone! It's back to work for me today, but I had a wonderful weekend playing in the Operation Write Home Virtual Card Making Party challenges! Thank you to everyone from OWH for your hard work and to all of the fabulous guest hostesses for making this a grand weekend!!
Since I was the guest-host for the September OWH / Our Daily Bread Designs challenge, I offered up some blog candy for those who commented on my blog for this challenge post. Random.org has chosen.......
Congrats, Marsha!!!! Please send me an email: angelladcrockett at yahoo dot com and I will ship your goodies out to you!!
My card sample today is one I created during the "Faux Pressed Flowers" Tutorial I did for the Our Daily Bread designs Blog....check out the tutorial HERE.
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Mother's Day' (flower stem and leaves) and 'Scripture Series 2';
Cardstock: Stampin Up 'Red Riding Hood' and 'Whisper White';
Designer Paper: My Mind's Eye 'Rosy';
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Ranger Antique Linen (sponging), Stampin Up 'Riding Hood Red' and 'Pear Pizazz';
Accessories: Silk flower, Xyron Sticker Maker Machine, Stampin Up/Sizzix 'Square Lattice' Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Lacey Ovals and Oval Nestabilities dies, Cheery Lynn Designs 'Border Carnivale', Baker's Twine, Zva Creative Pearls, Stampin Up Vintage Brad, Paper Piercer (freehand on oval) and template for edges, foam tape, sponge daubers;
Size: 4-1/2 x 6.
Thanks for stopping by! God bless!
Hi everyone! Still working on the Operation Write Home challenges from the weekend! It seems that I'm usually out of town for the "stamping holidays", like World Scrapbooking Day or World Card-making Day, etc., so it's been fun to be a part of an event like this, especially when our troops will be blessed by it!
Both of these cards today are for Sybrina's challenge, which is to create a holiday card for one of our Heroes, plus create a holiday card which can be mailed home to a child.
I will also be submitting this to the Crafty Cardmakers "Winged Things" Challenge and the Aud Sentiments Christmas Challenge.
Card 'Ingredients' for the Angel card:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Angel';
Cardstock: Stampin Up Mellow Moss;
Designer Paper: Memory Box 'Mistletoe';
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Stampin Up Inks and Markers (the angel's gown was colored with a sponge dauber and burgundy ink);
Accessories: Zva Creative Pearls, paper piercer and template;
Size: A2.
Since I don't have many stamps for children (other than dinosaurs and
dump trucks!), I used the Our Daily Bread designs "Warm Wishes" set for
this one. Even though Stickles are allowed, I know that the glitter can
still rub off at times, so I decided to do a bit of sponging instead,
and leave it plain.
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Warm Wishes';
Cardstock: Stampin Up Bashful Blue, Mellow Moss and Whisper White;
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Stampin Up Markers and Bashful Blue ink pad for sponging and making clouds;
Accessories: Scalloped Circle punch (cloud template), paper piercer and template, Zva Creative Pearls, Stampin Up grosgrain ribbon.
Size: A2.
Before I go, just wanted to mention that Our Daily Bread designs is having a one day Labor Day Sale....check it out HERE!
Thanks so much for hanging out with me today! Have a very blessed week!!
Hi again! I'm having a blast this weekend playing in all of the fun challeges at Operation Write Home! No plans to pull me away from home, so I'm finally spending some fun time in my stamp room! This is yet another card for the Operation Write Home Virtual Card Making Party (see the Master Challenge Thread HERE). I combined several challenges with the weekly OWH Sketch Challenge ....love this sketch and will definitely use it again!!!
I have also submitted to the following challenges:
Cindy's "Snowflake (but not Christmas)" Challenge at OWH;
Linda's "Use Your Punches" Challenge at OWH;
Shannon's "Neglected Tool or Stamp" Challenge at OWH...I haven't used this snowflake punch in a long time....I usually grab Spellbinder dies and neglect my punches;
ABC Challenge: W is for "Wishes".
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Warm Wishes';
Cardstock: Stampin Up 'Not Quite Navy', 'Pool Party', and 'Whisper White';
Designer Paper: Bo Bunny 'Snowfall';
Accessories: Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio, Stampin Up sheer ribbon, Zva Creative clear rhinestones, and a paper piercer and template;
Size: A2.
Thanks for stopping by! I'm headed back to my stamp room, so I may see you here again today!! God bless!!
Hi everyone! Here is another card for the Operation Write Home Virtual Card Making Party! If you'd like to play along, visit the Master Challenge Thread HERE! Sandy's challenge is to create a western-style card with a cowboy or horse on it.
The pieces of this card were already stamped (from a Stampin Up stamp camp several years ago...eek!), but not assembled, so I'm not sure of the stamp set name. How about an explanation: well, you see, I stamp at a pace slower than a snail, so any time I go to a stamp camp, I usually have to take my pieces home to finish them!!! Sad, huh? So.....I added some paper piercing and gold star stickers and put this baby together!
Thanks for visiting! Have a very blessed day!
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Hi everyone! The Virtual Cardmaking Party is still going on over at Operation Write Home.....check out the Master Challenge Thread HERE! This card was created for Cherie's recipe challenge, to use 1 image, 2 designer papers, and three words. Since I still had the new ODBD "Be Joyful" set on my desk, I noticed the "I Love You!" sentiment......aren't these the best "three little words"?!
I will be submitting this card for the following challenges as well:
The Crafty Pad: Anything But Square;
All Sorts: Anything But Square;
Daring Cardmakers: Focus On Flowers;
Crafts 4 Eternity: Less is More (clean and simple);
Perfect Sentiments: Anything goes, with a sentiment;
Dutch Dare: Floral Fantasy;
Splitcoast Ways To Use It: "Smile"....make something cheerful to put a smile on someone's face......I will be sending this to Operation Write Home, so one of our troops will put a smile on their loved one's face for sure!
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Be Joyful';
Cardstock: Stampin Up 'Wisteria Wonder' and 'Whisper White';
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Stampin Up 'Almost Amethyst' and 'Pear Pizazz';
Size: A2.
Thanks so much for stopping by! God bless!
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Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs September New Release Blog Hop! If you have hopped here from super-sweet-and-oh-so-talented Dawn Lusk's blog, you are in the right place! If you just stopped by for a visit, please head over to the ODBD Blog and check out the details of the hop, plus the full hop list in case there are any broken links along the way. Three winners will receive a free ODBD stamp set of choice and one blessed hopper will receive a Bread Basket Bundle (the entire new release!) The hop will run until Sunday, September 2nd at 8pm EDT and the winners will be announced on Monday, September 3rd.
My card sample for today features the "Lilac" set. The background was stamped with the Lilac image, using Versamark ink. For the focal point, the Lilac image was stamped onto Kraft cardstock, using Stazon Jet Black ink, then the panel was cut out using a Spellbinders Oval Nestabilities die. An extra image was stamped then cut out with paper snips and my craft knife so that it could be popped up with foam tape. The Lilac blossoms, leaves, and stems were "painted" with bleach, using a fine paintbrush, in order to create a lighter color. Once the cardstock was dry, the blossoms only were "dotted" with a Signo White Gel Pen. To finish, the oval was matted with a Spellbinders Lacey Oval die, then some paper piercing was added. May Arts Crocheted Lace and Satin Ribbon (bow was tied with a Bow Easy), and some Zva Pearls were the final embellishments. I may attach a sentiment tag at a later time, or I may leave it as is....who knows?!
Just thought I'd throw in a photo of my lilacs......these are why I chose white for my card today!
Thanks for hanging out with me today! Your next stop is with the amazingly talented and blessed (and humble) Debi Southard! You will love what she has whipped up for you!!!
Have a wonderful hop and a very blessed weekend!!!
