Royal Birthday

Hi, everyone!  Today I would like to share a nameframe gift and matching card for my great-niece, who is turning two!!  The castle is from 'Special Girl', the scripture is from a retired ODBD set 'Childred of God', the fence across the bottom was cut out with the  ODBD Custom 'Gilded Gate' Dies, and the little hearts were cut with the ODBD Custom 'Umbrella' Dies (available April 1st) and added to the glittery chipboard letters.  After stamping the castle, I continued the cobblestone path to the gate by drawing it in by hand, then the scene was sponged using masking to protect the images. Ha, now it is clear to all that I am a stamper, not an artist! :)  I would have added some flowers to the fence, however, there was not enough room in the shallow frame....boo hoo!

Here is the matching card which also features the 'Special Girl' set, along with some new dies from Our Daily Bread designs (available April 1st).  The frame was cut out with the ODBD Custom 'Lacey Layered Squares' Dies and I used more of the tiny hearts cut out with the ODBD Custom 'Umbrella' Dies.  The card layout is based on this beautiful card from Lisa aka countrybeamer, who was named this week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast.....congrats, Lisa!!!

Thanks so much for visiting!!

God bless!

North Coast Creations March New Releases!!

Hi, everyone!! Welcome to the North Coast Creations New Release party!!! I am sooooooo in love with these new sets, especially since I am a coffee-a-holic.....the stronger the better, and nothing added....just black coffee!!! :)

If you would like a chance to win a gift certificate to the North Coast Creations store for stamps, follow the instructions below:

Prize Information:

Just for commenting on the Design Team Blog Posts, you have a chance to win a $10 NCC Gift Certificate, good towards the purchase of NCC Stamps. You have until March 27, 2015 at 10:00 PM EDT to leave a comments on the participating designers blogs for a chance to win! Two random winners will be selected from the comments left on the designers blogs, the winners will be announced on the NCC Blog on March 28, 2015, be sure to check back there to see if you have won!

Lori
Lisa
Julie
Sandee
Dawn
Patty
Angie....that's me!!
Wanda
NCC Blog....let us know you have finished!

My first sample for today features the 'Warm My Heart' set, along with the ODBD Custom 'Doily Dies' set.  The coffee cup was stamped, colored with markers, then cut out and popped up with foam tape over a doily die by Our Daily Bread designs.  The doily was adhered to a caramel panel which was rolled through my curvy crimper.  I dug into my stash and found some heart eyelits which I have had at least ten years....times like these are why I do not feel guilty for being a craft supply hoarder!

My second project features the 'What's Brewin'?' set, along with the ODBD Custom 'Bookmarks' Dies, ODBD Custom 'Recipe Card and Tags' Dies, and ODBD 'Rustic Beauty Paper Collection'.  To start, I cut the scalloped bookmark from the Rustic Beauty Designer Paper, adhered it to the blackberry cardstock, then trimmed the outside mat by hand.  I then used a circle die to cut the opening for the bottle, then used a Scor-buddy to score where I needed it to bend. The sentiment tag was cut from the ODBD Custom 'Recipe Card and Tags Dies' set, stenciled in green, then stamped with the sentiment in blackberry ink and lined with green pearls.

Here is a view of the tag without the bottle:

Thanks for hanging out with us today!!

Blessings,

Dragonfly Blessings

Hi, everyone!  Today's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Kerry Urbatch aka kerbear.....congrats, Kerry!!!  I chose this awesome card as inspiration to create a birthday card for a co-worker, using the ODBD Dragonfly Single and sentiment from Doily Blessings.  The edges were all 'doodled', the dragonfly was stamped in black, then colored with Pool Party and Night of Navy with sponge daubers, cut out and popped up, then highlighted with a glitter pen.  The small square panel was sponged over a stencil.  This was a very quick card to make, so I think I might duplicate it for future guy cards.

Thanks for visiting!

Blessings,

Happy Birthday Balloons

Happy Saturday, everyone! First off, wanted to remind you that today is the last day of Our Daily Bread designs' 7th Anniversary celebrations.......check out this post regarding the two blog hops and special sales events!

Today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the One Kings Lane store.....this cute wrapping paper helped me to design a birthday card for my niece.  While looking through my stash for lime green polka dot paper, I came across this floral design from Prima and thought it would compliment the hot pink Happy Birthday words, cut from the ODBD Custom 'Happy Birthday' Dies set.  The balloons were cut with the same die set and the little heart is from the ODBD Custom 'Mini Tags' Dies. 

Thanks for stopping by today!!  Have a blessed weekend!!

Our Daily Bread designs Anniversary Blog Hop!

Welcome to Our Daily Bread designs 7th Anniversary Blog Hop!!! To commemorate yet another year of blessings, Our Daily Bread designs has released two beautiful new sets, 'God Verses' and 'God Quotes' which I and my designer sisters have featured in our posts today.  If you would like a chance to win one of these gorgeous sets, follow the directions below:

Prize Information: -;

Seven randomly selected winners will each receive one of the new ODBD Anniversary stamp sets just for commenting on the Design Team cards!You have until March 19, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win! The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on March 20th, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Lori
Chris
Angie....you are here!
Silke
Robin
Sabrina
Lisa
Grace
Gracie
Audrey
Wanda
Paula
Cathy
Diana
Dawn
Sandee
ODBD Blog...let us know you have finished!

My first card features a scripture from the 'God Verses' set, along with the ODBD 'Shabby Rose Paper Collection', and the ODBD Custom 'Vintage Flourish Pattern' Dies.  The Vintage Flourish frame was cut in pink, then popped up with foam tape over the scripture panel and rose paper. Instead of adhering the white scripture panel over the rose designer paper, I used the same die to cut out a rose pattern piece to use at a later time, then inset the white piece in its place.  The rose and rose bud embellishments were fussy cut from a different pattern in the 'Shabby Rose Collection'.  As a finishing touch, several sprays of Pearl Glimmer Mist were added for some shimmer.

My second card features the 'God Quotes' set, framed with two dies from the ODBD Custom 'Vintage Flourish Pattern Dies' set, popped up over the ODBD Custom 'Daisy Chain Background' Die, embellished with a flower cut from the ODBD Custom 'Asters and Leaves Dies' set.

*In case you are a bit late to the party, check out Lisa's post about all of the tutorials and videos on the ODBD YouTube Channel HERE.
*Until Saturday, all Scripture Collection sets are 25% off....check out the details at the bottom of the post HERE!
*Join our Anniversary Challenge HERE for a chance to win one of seven $15 gift certificates for the ODBD store!!
*All previously released Bread Basket Bundles are available this week....check them out HERE!
*There will be a special Anniversary Edition of Customer Card of the Day on Wednesday......check it out HERE after 8 am! (Will you see one of your ODBD creations there?!)


Thanks so much for helping us to celebrate another fabulous year!!

God bless!!

Birthday Butterflies and Roses

****Our Daily Bread designs 7th Anniversary celebrations are underway!  Visit the ODBD Blog for some fun (and prizes!) and a sale on Scripture Collection sets!!*****

Hello, everyone!! This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Chitra Nair....congrats, Chitra!!!  I fell in love with the design of this fun card and used it as inspiration for a birthday card for my niece.  I was also inspired by this week's Inspiration Challenge , to find inspiration from Robin Traversy's Pinterest cookie board.....I chose these gorgeous cookies.  I will also submit this to the Friday Free4All Challenge, which was to use baby pinks and blues but not for a baby card.  The designer papers are from a new paper pack from Our Daily Bread designs, called the 'Shabby Rose Paper Collection', the sentiment is from 'Life is a Gift', and the 'Butterfly Single' was cut out with the ODBD Custom Butterfly Die.  The butterfly was colored in light blue and light pink with sponge daubers, then all of the butterflies and roses were painted with 'Pearl' Glimmer Mist.

Thanks so much for visiting!!

Blessings,

ODBD Design Team Scripture Blog Hop

Hi, everyone!!  Our Daily Bread designs will be celebrating their 7th Anniversary on Tuesday, March 17th.....woo hoo!!!  Congrats, ODBD!!!  Today, we are kicking off this week's celebrations with a Design Team Scripture Hop, a huge sale on ODBD Scripture Collection sets, plus a chance for you to win free stamps by creating a project with your ODBD products!!!  Check out the deets below:

Prize details -

We would love to have you join us in sharing your projects using an ODBD Scripture.  Whether it be cards with fun folds, CAS, cards using techniques, scrapbook pages or home decor items, we would love to see the projects you create using ODBD Scripture stamps.   To enter, simply create your project using an ODBD Scripture, then add your permalink to the InLinkz found at the bottom of this post  by Saturday, March 21, 2015.  Seven random winners will be chosen from all entries to receive a $15 ODBD Gift Certificate to the ODBD Store, to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps found in the "stamps column" of the website.  Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on Sunday, March 22, 2015, so please be sure to check there to see if you have won.

Visit each of my designer sisters below to see some extremely gorgeous cards which feature various Scripture Collection sets from Our Daily Bread designs:

Lori
Chris
Angie.....you are here!
Silke
Robin
Sabrina
Grace
Elizabeth
Audrey
Cathy
Dawn
Sandee
Gracie

My card today features 'Scripture Collection 1',  lighthouse from 'Keep My Lamp Burning',  'Fishing Net Background', the ODBD Custom 'Pennants' Dies set, and the ODBD Custom 'Pennant Row' Dies.  The lighthouse image was stamped in kraft ink onto white cardstock, the edges sponged heavily.  The verse from 'Scripture Collection 1' was stamped with Stazon Stone Gray onto white vellum; the vellum panel was turned into a sticker with a Xyron sticker maker, then adhered over the image panel. Paper piercing, twine, pennant embellishment, and silver brads were added, along with sponging the card base for a little more dimension.  For the pennant, the gray pieces were cut with the ODBD Custom 'Pennants' Dies; the stamped pieces were cut out with the ODBD Custom 'Pennant Row' Dies, then each piece was trimmed by hand since I wanted knotted twine to connect them.

Here are the items used for my card:

I mentioned above about a HUGE sale......Our Daily Bread designs is having a 20% off sale on ALL Scripture Collection sets from now until Saturday, March 21!!!   See details HERE!!

Thanks for hanging out with us today!  Hope you get a chance to join our contest mentioned above.....who knows, I just might find the next Customer Card of the Day there!!  Stay tuned all week for more Anniversary fun, which includes the reveal of two brand new stamps sets!!!!

Blessings,

God Is Good All The Time!

Happy Monday!! Daylight Savings Time has been a bit rough for some.....I myself will probably have an extra cup of coffee this morning!!! My card today is not a fave....some days you have it and some you don't, right? Today's Clean and Simple Challenge is to use ribbon....I love having a chance to use this denim ribbon from my stash.  The clock image from 'Time' was stamped in navy (after 'stamping off' once); the sentiment is from 'God's Timing', both from Our Daily Bread designs. The clock hands were fussy cut and popped up with foam tape with a blue brad in the center.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope you have a fabulous week!!

Shabby Rose Blessing

Hi, everyone!  Today's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Laurene......congrats, Laurene!!!  I chose this beautiful vintage card to recreate because I loved the layout, photo corners, and soft designer papers!  For my card, I have used some new designer paper from Our Daily Bread designs, called the 'Shabby Rose Paper Collection', image from the 'Rose' set, and sentiment from 'Life is a Gift'.  The corner dies were cut with the ODBD Custom Ornate Borders and Flower Dies set.

Thank you for visiting!  It means a lot!

God bless!

Looking Back....the North Coast Creations February Release

Hi, everyone!! Today we are taking a look back at the awesome February release from North Coast Creations, to give you another peek of spring-time!!

Here are the two new sets I chose to work with this month, plus previously released items from North Coast Creations and sister company Our Daily Bread designs:

My first sample for today features the 'Daffodils' set, along with the ODBD Fence Die and ODBD Blooming Garden Paper Collection.  The daffodil image was stamped, then fussy cut and popped up with foam tape.

My next sample features the gorgeous image from the North Coast Creations 'Pansies' set, a sentiment from 'Heaven's Masterpiece', and the following items from sister company Our Daily Bread designs: ODBD Rustic Garden Paper Collection, ODBD Custom 'Ornate Hearts' Dies, and ODBD Custom 'Mini Tags' Dies.  The pansies were stamped twice so that I could fussy cut and pop up the top bloom.  The yellow was colored with a marker, then the eggplant was sponged in the center, then highlighted with an eggplant marker.  The blossom centers were highlighted with 'Gold Lame' Smooch Paint. The straight edges were paper pierced with a template and the white heart was pierced free-hand.  The blossoms on the designer paper were highlighted with yellow to coordinate more with the pansies and yellow ribbon.

Please visit my designer sisters below to see more gorgeous samples:

Julie
Lisa
Sandee
Lori
Patricia
Dawn
NCC Blog

Thanks for hanging out with us today!

God bless!

Cruisin' CAS Style!

Hi, everyone!! Today's Color Challenge over at Splitcoast is to use the colors of the swatch shown at the left, with the dessert option of making a Thank You card. Hubs and I will be going on another cruise in a few months, so this was a perfect opportunity to make a few Thank You cards (for tips for our wait staff and room steward). I bought this adorable stamp a couple of years ago from Stamper's Best to use for scrapbooking some of our cruises.....haha, out of four cruises in ten years, I've created TWO layouts! At this rate, I'll be a hundred before I get one scrapbook made!! lol!!   Anyhoo, the ship was stamped onto the card base and again on scratch paper so that I could cut out a mask.  The scene was sponged in the three colors, then highlighted with a white gel pen.  The sentiment is from the 'Thank You' set by Our Daily Bread designs.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blessings,

Hummingbird Hello

Hi, everyone!!  Today's Clean and Simple Challenge is 'for the birds'!  The Technique Lover's Challenge is to create a circle shaped scene....a perfect opportunity to combine challenges!  The ODBD Hummingbird Single was stamped then cut out with the ODBD Custom Hummingbird Die, then popped up over the Bee Balm flower and sponged clouds.  A circle die was used to cut an aperature to reveal the scene stamped onto the card base; the top panel was popped up with foam tape.  The sentiment is from the 'Miss You' set.  To finish,  there was no piercing and no ribbon, just some tiny pearls.....I'm still trying to get used to making cards that are 'half-naked'! lol!!!!

Thanks for visiting with me!

God bless!