Old Rugged Cross Autumn Collage

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from Christmas Central.....I chose this gorgeous fall table cover with colorful leaves and red border.  'The Old Rugged Cross' background was stamped in black onto ivory cardstock; after tearing the edges, the panel was sponged with caramel and distressed with espresso brown.  The leaves from 'Autumn Blessings' were stamped over the hymn after lifting the colors with Alcohol Lift Ink from a Yupo panel which was inked with multiple alcohol inks.  Three of the 'ghosted' leaves were cut out with the ODBD Custom Fall Leaves and Acorn Dies.

Thanks for visiting!

Blessings,

Our Daily Bread designs May New Releases!!!

Hi, everyone!!  Welcome to the May New Release party for Our Daily Bread designs!!  If you haven't seen the entire new release, check it out HERE!   Would you like to win some goodies from ODBD?  Follow the instructions below:

Prize Information: - 

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate to the ODBD Store, to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps found in the "stamps column" of the website just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until May 2, 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 May 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Lori
Julie
Sandee
Dawn
Amy
Cathy
America
Chris
Angie....that's me!
Audrey
Sabrina
Grace
Silke
Loretta
Lisa
Wanda
ODBD Blog....let us know you have finished.

For my samples today, I have used both new and previously released stamps and dies:

My first sample took a while to make because of all of the masking and fussy cutting, but I'm so happy about how it turned out.  The card base is one of the pre-cut and pre-scored Z-Fold Cards (love!) and all of the scenic panels are just white cardstock with stamping and sponging.  When I first saw the new 'Psalm 23 Script' stamp, I knew I had to use the little lamb from 'The Shepherd', which led me to use the ODBD Fence Die....they just naturally go together, kwim? :)  Using masking, the lamb/daffodil image was stamped multiple times, then fussy cut and popped up for dimension.  The little butterflies and beetles are from 'Butterfly and Bugs', cut out with the ODBD Custom 'Butterfly and Bugs' Dies.

My second sample features the new 'Lord's Prayer Script', stamped in blackberry ink onto some musical themed designer paper.  The butterflies from 'Butterfly and Bugs' were stamped onto coordinating designer paper, cut out by hand, then the centers of each butterfly were adhered to the ivory outlines which were cut out with the ODBD Custom 'Butterfly and Bugs' Dies.  The corners were cut out with the ODBD Custom 'Ornate Borders and Flower' Dies.  Pearls and 'Pearl' Glimmer Mist were added as finishing touches.

Though I did not have a chance to create any sneak peeks for this release, stay tuned all month long for LOTS of butterfly creations......can't wait to play with all of the new ODBD dies!!!!

Thanks for hanging out with us today!!

Blessings!!

How Sweet The Sound

Happy Saturday, everyone!  Today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from one of the gorgeous scenes from this Pinterest 'Shafts of Light' gallery......I fell in love with this awesome scene and thought it would be perfect for the 'Amazing Grace Sheet Music' Background from Our Daily Bread designs.  The sheet music was stamped onto a white panel, the edges were sponged in Daffodil and Tangerine (plus a few light rays in the center), then stamped with various stamps from the 'Bird Borders and Corners' set.  The large Amazing Grace sentiment from 'How Sweet The Sound' was stamped in black, fussy cut, edges sponged, then popped up with foam tape over some tangerine ribbon, tied with a Bow Easy.

Thanks for visiting!!

Have an awesome weekend!!

Grace Will Lead Us Home

Hi, everyone!  Hope you are having a blessed 'Resurrection Day' today and that you are mindful of the true meaning of today....the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!  
 
Today's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Stef Perry aka dahlia19....congrats, Stef!!  I chose this beautiful card to copy and share because I loved the layout, loved the Island Indigo color, and masculine theme.  My card features the new 'How Great Thou Art' set (love!!!), the ocean scene from 'The Mighty Sea', and the 'Fishing Net Background', all from Our Daily Bread designs.  The scene was inked in Baked Brown Sugar, stamped off, then stamped onto a white panel; the hymn lyric was overstamped in Island Indigo.  The edges were sponged heavily, the panel was double matted, paper pierced, then popped up with foam tape over the card base which was stamped in Versamark with the Fishing Net Background.  I did not add a button to the baker's twine like Stef's card since I needed it to be fairly flat to mail.

Thanks for visiting!!

God bless!!

Unending Love

Hi, everyone!  Today's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is 'flower power'......I have chosen a pattern from the Our Daily Bread designs 'Shabby Rose Paper Collection' with roses and butterflies, along with the 'Amazing Grace Sheet Music' Background, a sentiment from the coordinating 'How Sweet the Sound' set, along with the Butterfly Single and small butterflies cut from the 'Stamped By Butterfly Mini'.  After the hymn was stamped onto the designer paper, the panel was turned over and I traced the outline of the custom 'Butterfly Die' and cut it out by hand.  Note:  this die has 'alignment holes' on the outside of the image, so I could not simply cut the butterfly from the dsp with the die.  The 'Butterfly Single' was stamped on white, sponged with pink, blue, and kraft then the sentiment from 'How Sweet The Sound' was overstamped in black.  The hymn panel was sponged, paper pierced, then popped with foam tape for dimension over the butterfly which was adhered to the card base. The little butterflies are from a 'Stamped by' clear stamp (for the back of cards) but it's such a perfect size to cut out for embellishments. Pink pearls were added to the corners.

I will also be submitting this to this week's ODBD Shining the Light Challenge, which is 'Anything Goes with ODBD Stamps'!

Thanks so much for visiting!!

Blessings,

Our Daily Bread designs March New Releases!

Hi, everyone! Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs March New Release party!!! Wow, it's another incredible release, with new gorgeous stamps, dies, and what I feel is one of the prettiest ODBD designer paper collections yet!!! Check out the full release HERE!  Would you like to win some stamps from Our Daily Bread designs?  Follow the instructions listed below:

Prize Information: - 

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate to the ODBD Store, to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps found in the "stamps column" of the website just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until March 2, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EST to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on March 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

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

These are the items I chose to work with this month:

My first sample for today features the St. Patrick's Day set.  The celtic-style frame was stamped in black, fussy cut inside and outside, then popped up over the prayer which was stamped directly onto the designer paper from the ODBD 'Shabby Rose Paper Collection'.  The border was cut with the ODBD Custom 'Beautiful Borders' Dies set, then layered with matching ribbon and linen thread. The designer paper is so beautiful that I didn't want to cover it up, so I just added paper piercing and some pearls to finish it out.

My next sample features the 'Christ the Lord Background', which combines the beautiful hymn plus some design elements from various stamps and designer papers from ODBD.  The background was stamped in Stazon Jet Black directly onto a pattern from the ODBD 'Shabby Rose Paper Collection', and again on white cardstock (so that I could fussy cut the flowers in the corner and pop them up.)  I kept the design as simple as possible so that the powerful hymn would not be covered up.  The edges were sponged and highlighted with markers before matting.  Paper piercing, pearls, and baker's twine were added for finishing touches.

Below are some sneak peeks shared earlier in the week:

Thanks so much for hanging out with me and my 'Sistah Sticks' today!!

God bless!!

Roses, Tea, and Music!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to choose a photo from the Hora-del-te Pinterest board....all about tea...I chose this gorgeous photo for inspiration, plus I saw some other tea cups with a gold rim, so I added some 'Gold Lame' Smooch paint!  I just had to dig out my SB Nested Tea Cups dies to cut out a tea cup from this gorgeous new designer paper from Our Daily Bread designs, called 'Shabby Rose Collection'.  The background was stamped with the 'Christ the Lord' Background onto another pattern from the 'Shabby Rose Collection', then lined in gold Smooch paint to match the lining on the tea cup.  The sentiment is from 'Just A Note' and the border die was cut with the ODBD Custom Beautiful Borders dies.

Thanks for visiting!!  Come back tomorrow morning for the ODBD March New Release party!!

God bless!

Bible Verse Thursday- It's ALL About "Hymn"

This week's Bible Verse Thursday Challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts isn't so much about a verse this week, but it's about your favorite hymn or song lyrics. Most of us find such inspiration in the songs we hear, whether from the church hymnals, or the radio, or songs we sing with our families. So, use music as your inspiration. Now is the time to scan those old hymnals and print your own designer paper!! Use stamps if you've got 'em or write your music freehand. Be as creative as you wish.....there are no rules!!!
I have used a few other challenges for this card as well. I used a color challenge from OCC, to use Chocolate, Lt Pink, Dk Pink, and white. And last but most fun, was Lynn's Technique Lover's Challenge to make your own 5-layer buttons out of cardstock or dsp!!! I will definitely start making my own buttons....no more searching through all of those buttons to find something to match!!! I made my button from "Grow in Grace" to match the Amazing Grace single stamp and the Amazing Grace Hymn from ODBD.

Here is a fun little tidbit: The Cuttlebug Spot is celebrating their one year anniversary.....lots of prizes there this week. Today's prize is sponsored by The Scrapping Cottage....they are giving away a $250 shopping spree!!

Don't forget to check out Christian Paper Crafts if you haven't yet! It is a free on-line community, with some wonderful Christian ladies to fellowship with and talk paper too!!! Marcelle's "Daily Bread" devotional is a fantastic way to start your day, along with Robyn's Proverbs study, and Natalie's "Book of John" study!! If you're hankerin' for some paper-craftin', we have challenges every day except Sunday. Check out the weekly challenges and special projects HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a blessed day!!