Hooray, You're Two!

Hi, everyone! This week's Color Challenge over at Splitcoast is to use Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, and Old Olive. I needed a quick card to put in the mail this morning and these colors were perfect. The stamps are from 'Number Fun 2' from My Favorite Things. The image and sentiment was stamped on plain white cardstock, then water-colored. In hindsight I should have used watercolor paper but didn't have time to start over.

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Blessings,

You've Got Style

Happy Friday, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to 'Put A Wheel On It'.  I needed a quick birthday card to put in the mail, so I grabbed the 'Driving By' set by Stampin Up.  The car image was stamped with Stazon Jet Black, colored with markers, highlighted with a white gel pen.  The background was sponged over a cloud stencil and the road was sponged over a piece of scratch paper. It took less than fifteen minutes to complete this card....I love that!!!

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Blessings,

Field of Flowers

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Kathy aka laurasbuffy....congrats, Kathy!  I loved the blended background colors of this beautiful card from Kathy's awesome gallery.  For my card, I used a watercolor wash technique with a wide brush.  After the panel was dry, it was stamped with 'Botanical Beauty' background stamp from Taylored Expressions and a sentiment from 'Large Peony 4' by The Ton, then cut out with a Double Stitched Rectangles Die from Divinity Designs LLC.  Lavender baker's twine and rhinestones were added for finishing touches.

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Blessings,

CAS Birthday Flowers

Hi, everyone!  This week's Color Challenge over at Splitcoast was perfect to make a quick birthday card.  The stamp set I chose is 'Flowing Flowers' by Stampin Up.  The image was colored with markers and stamped using the MISTI to make sure I had good coverage.  The leaves were stamped first in green, then I used a marker to add a touch of purple.  The circle frame was cut with the following dies from Divinity Designs LLC: Scalloped Circles and Circles.  I did not add the Color Challenge dessert option of ribbon since I wanted the card to be flat for mailing.

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Blessings,

Let's Shell-ebrate!

Hi, everyone! Today I would like to share a fun card to add to my birthday card stash.  The Sketch Challenge and Color Challenge over at MFT were perfect for this new set I picked up recently, 'Turtley Awesome'.  The image was stamped with Stazon Jet Black, water-colored, cut out with the coordinating dies, then popped up with Foam Mounting Tape.  The clouds were cut out with the 'Cutest Clouds Ever' Dies. I also used a few dies from Divinity Designs LLC: Sentiment Strips, Pierced Rectangles, Matting Rectangle, and A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Dies.

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Blessings,

Ants and Cupcakes!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is all about sharing your favorite sweet dessert.  My card today was made for my nephew's birthday....he is obsessed with ants and he loves vanilla cupcakes, so I combined the two for his card!  The ant die cuts were gifted to me from a dear sweet stamping friend from Splitcoast (thank you, Anne!) and the rest of the dies are from Divinity Designs LLC: Cakes & Candles, Slimline Grasses, Clouds and Raindrops, Letter Board, Happy Birthday and Layers, Pierced Rectangles, Matting Rectangle, and A2 Landscape Card Base with Layer. Extra candles were cut (for the wicks) so that the numbers could appear to be candles as well!  Googlie eyes were added to the ants for a finishing touch.

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Blessings,

Paint Chip Eclipse

Hi, everyone!  This week's Clean and Simple Challenge is to create a CAS design by using only 1/3 of the card space.  I recently picked up this paint chip at the hardware store and thought it would work great for this challenge.  (Please note that handling these paint chips too much will cause the paint to chip off.....I was nearly finished with this card when I noticed that some of the paint had cracked at the top.  I was too far in to give up so I finished it with the imperfection.) Here are the items used for this card: 'Celebrating You' stamp set and ODBD Custom Dies: Celebrate and Wish, Balloons and Streamers.  A white pen highlighted the balloon and baker's twine was added.  The Eclipse Technique was used on both the balloon and 'Celebrate', so I will also be submitting this to the August Fan Club Central Theme Challenge. 

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Blessings,

Birthday Balloon

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Denise aka Visa Visa....congrats, Denise!  I chose this super cute balloon card to recreate today.  My plan was to use the ODBD Custom Big Balloon Die, but it's buried somewhere on my messy desk!  Instead, I used the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Circles Dies, balloon end from the ODBD Custom Circle Ornaments Dies set, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies for the framing, ODBD Americana Quilt Paper Collection, and sentiment from the 'All God's Blessings' Stamp/Die Duo set.

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Blessings,

Gift of Life

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is the amazing Bronwyn Easterly aka BronJ....congrats, Bronwyn!  I have never seen a gallery so full of amazing fancy folds and creative projects like this!!!  I would love to case one of those amazing fancy folds but those would take me all day, so I chose this beautiful card to case instead.  I have used the following ODBD Custom Dies: Fancy Fritillary, Doily, Pierced Circles, Rounded Rectangles, Bitty Blossoms, the designer paper is from the ODBD Easter Card Collection 2016, and the sentiment is from 'Today and Everyday'.

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Blessings,

Birthday Balloon Blessings

Hi, everyone! I was experimenting with different inks with the 'Ink, Spray, and Smash' technique...this one has yellow, pink, and cantaloupe on watercolor paper.  Once dry, I used the ODBD Custom Big Balloon Die to cut out the balloon (the outside of the die was traced on banana cardstock, then cut out by hand for a mat.  The greeting is from the Big Birthday Bolds stamp set. Behind the balloon is a panel cut out with the ODBD Custom Lattice Background Die.  Pink baker's twine and yellow sequins were added as finishing touches.

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Blessings,

Our Daily Bread designs February New Release!!

Hi, everyone!  Welcome to the February New Release party for Our Daily Bread designs!!  I myself make over 100 birthday cards a year, so I am super excited with the birthday theme this month.....check out all of the awesome new stamps, cutting dies (including gift cards and boxes!), and gorgeous design team projects HERE!
Please note that prizes for our blog hops are now offered on social media instead of the ODBD Blog, however, you can find all of the information HERE for your chance to win!

Here are the products used in my three samples for today:

For my first card, I began by cutting the white panel and designer paper (Birthday Brights Paper Collection) with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies. The sentiment stamp from 'Celebrating You' was stamped multiple times while inking and 'stamping off' to get the variance in color. The ODBD Custom Leafy Edged Borders Dies set was used to cut the curved border.  The ODBD Custom Birthday Balloons Dies were cut in coordinating colors and tiny stars cut from the ODBD Custom Sparkling Stars Dies set were added as accents.

My next project is a 6 x 6 scrapbook layout using a photo from my niece's first birthday party.  My brother actually made the cupcake shaped cake for her and I knew that I would scrap this photo.....this months sets were a perfect opportunity!!  The cupcake and sentiment are from the 'All God's Blessings' Stamp/Die Duo. A single candle from the ODBD Custom Birthday Candles Dies set was cut and tucked into the cupcake after making a tiny cut with a craft knife.  Here are the additional products used: Old Glory Paper Collection, ODBD Custom Birthday Balloons Dies, ODBD Custom Alphabet Dies, ODBD Custom Large Numbers Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Stitched Ovals Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Ovals Dies.

My third project for today is a quick card which features the 'Today and Everyday' set, ODBD Custom Birthday Candles Dies, ODBD Custom Large Numbers Dies, ODBD Custom Pierced Squares Dies, ODBD Custom Sparkling Stars Dies, and the Birthday Brights Paper Collection.

Thanks so much for hanging out with us today!

Blessings,

Whimsical Wildflowers Birthday

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge is to choose a color palette from Design Seeds to inspire our projects.....I chose this floral collection with the yummy purples and yellows.  My card was super quick and easy to make...yay!  First, I cut a panel from a design from the ODBD Whimsical Wildflowers Paper Collection with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies, cut a curved section out with the ODBD Custom Leafy Edged Borders Dies, sponged the edges, adhered to the yellow card, then added the sentiment cut with the ODBD Custom Happy Birthday Script Die. Purple pearls were added as the only embellishment. I will also be submitting this card to the CAS-ual Friday's ''Celebrations'' Challenge.

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God bless!

Murphy's Birthday Balloons!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast is a simple one...yay!!  I had originally planned on a very clean and simple design, but once I decided on Birthday Murphy by North Coast Creations, I got carried away with the fun colors and paper!  The designer paper background is from the ODBD Cozy Quilt Paper Collection; the polka dot die is by Spellbinders, the rectangle framing was cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles and ODBD Custom Rectangles Dies.  The sentiment from 'Deer Silhouette Greetings' (by North Coast Creations) was stamped on green twill ribbon.  The image was stamped directly onto the designer paper (simply because I didn't want to fussy cut around the balloon strings!) and another was stamped on white, water-colored, then cut out and popped up.

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Blessings,

Play Time With Lucky 3D Card

Happy Saturday, everyone!  What a glorious day here in Indiana....another "open up the windows" day!!! 

Today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to choose an item from the Kids section at M & S.....when I saw the image on this puzzle packaging, it reminded me of the shaped cards in some Flower Soft Digital Kits I bought last year but have never used.  Ha, I thought that this would be a quick and easy card to make, however, once the shaped card and pieces were printed, it took over an hour to cut out the 3d pieces and layer them with foam tape....lol!!!  It was worth it in the end, but I won't do another one of these for a while! :)

 
This kit was from "Play Time With Lucky" from the Elisabeth Bell - Simpler Times collection....I ordered it directly from Flower Soft.  This next photo shows all of the 3d layers which gives it some great dimension.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a fabulous weekend!!

Blessings,

Clean and Simple Birthday Cake x 2

Happy Monday, everyone!  I have two cards to share with you today....one is the "Less is More" version and the other is "More is More" version, which is the same card but "ramped up" a bit!  The "More" version is based upon the Mojo Sketch for this week......I couldn't resist since it was a very simple design!  Today's Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoast is "Cakes, Pies, and Desserts", so I used the "Cake Single" and birthday sentiment from "All Occasion Sentiments", both by Our Daily Bread designs.  I will also be submitting this to the "Less is More" challenge.....choose any previous challenge.....I chose the challenge from March 5th, to use pastel colors.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Please let me know which version you like best!  Have a fabulous week!!

Blessings,