Our Daily Bread designs June New Release Blog Hop!

Happy Friday, everyone! Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs June New Release Blog Hop! My goodness, all of the new sets are fabulous....check out the New Release post to see them all in one place!

If you have hopped here from Grace's incredible blog, you are right where you want to be. If not, please go back to the ODBD Blog and start from the beginning....we don't want you to miss a thing! The hop will run until Saturday, June 2nd at 8 pm EDT.....just hop from blog to blog, leave a comment at each stop, then head over to the ODBD blog and let us know that you completed the hop. Three hoppers will win a $20 gift certificate for ODBD stamps and one blessed hopper will win the Bread Basket Bundle (the entire new release!)

For my sample today, I am using the beautiful and powerful set, "Crown of Thorns". The background was stamped using the "Grunge Cross Background" stamp, inked in Wisteria Wonder and "thumped" with Cajun Craze marker before stamping. The Jesus image was inked in Wisteria, then I used the "rock and roll" technique....which means I rolled the edges of the already inked stamp in Cajun Craze to create the graduated colors on the image. The edges of both panels were torn then inked heavily for a distressed look. The scripture verse was stamped directly onto the cross background in order to keep the design as simple as possible.

Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Crown of Thorns' and 'Grunge Cross Background';
Cardstock: Stampin Up Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White;
Ink: Stampin Up Wisteria Wonder, Cajun Craze, and Early Espresso, Stazon Jet Black;
Accessories: MegaMount Stamp Block (to stamp the large background), Cross Charm, Copper Cording, Sponge Daubers, Foam Tape;
Size: 6 x 5.

Now.....the moment you've been waiting for.......on with the hop!!!!!    Your next stop will be with the amazingly talented and sweet Sabrina!!!!!  You will absolutely love her project for you today!!!

Enjoy the hop and have a very blessed weekend!!!!

Bible Verse Thursday Cross Challenge

Hi everyone! Welcome to my second week as challenge hostess for Bible Verse Thursday at Christian Paper Crafts! I never realized how fun it would be to be a challenge hostess.....I love it!!! This week's challenge is to incorporate a cross in your project....either embellies, stamps, ribbons, etc......or get creative....make a cross-shaped card!!! Oooh, I'll have to remember that for later!!

While I was designing this card, I thought I may as well incorporate a couple of other challenges as well. Janette's Color Monday Challenge at CPC was to use Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, and Perfect Plum. This dsp from Memory Box, called "Poppyfinch" was perfect for this challenge! I also used Roxie's Sketch Challenge from Splitcoast Stampers.
The stamp set I used is "Jesus" from Our Daily Bread Designs. I think this image of Jesus is so peaceful and beautiful! The gold frame is actually from a package of place-card frames I found at Michael's on clearance.....I KNEW I would find a use for them!!! I did take the backing off since I didn't need the pop-out cardboard stand. The verse was stamped on a Labels Four die-cut which I trimmed down to make a tag. Added paper piercing, sponging, satin ribbon, gold brads, and a gold cross charm.

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

ODBD New Sets for August

Well, July has come and gone in a flash....wow! Today is August 1st and you know what that means......new sets from Our Daily Bread Designs!!! My first card is from our "Happy Birthday" set. I'm so thrilled to have birthday sentiments to go alongside our gorgeous stamp line!
I used three Splitcoast challenges for this card: Jami aka sgt.stamper to use only shades of blue; Kittie aka kittie747 to make a scene; and Wendybell's Limited Supply Challenge to use only one stamp and have punches or die-cuts as your focal point. This was a very fun card to make...hope you like it!




My next card is showcasing a very special set, of which I gave a sneak peek on Monday, called "Jesus". I chose to highlight one of the verses from this set. I used the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast, to choose one of the awesome aprons from Heavenly Hostess. I chose this apron because of the gorgeous colors and design....this K and Co "Wild Raspberry" paper matched it very well, so I kept it simple and let the paper and verse do the talkin'! I used Spellbinders Labels Four, Prima flower, Hero Arts Pearls, May Arts Sheer Ribbon, ODBD Olive Ink, and finished everything off with a generous spray of Pearl Glimmer Mist...I LOVE that stuff!!!

It was sad saying goodbye to Guest Designers Kathy Jones aka Wattle and Grace Nywening aka scrappigramma2.....Kathy and Grace were just like family in the "Breadbasket" and wow did they rock those ODBD sets!!!
I am proud to announce our new Guest Designers, Loretta Lock aka LorettaL and Wendy Wexler aka Wendybell! They have already created some masterpieces with these new sets!

And check what these awesome "Breadsticks" have done with the new sets:
Lorelie
Silke
Loretta
Connie

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed the new release samples! Have a blessed day!

Jesus Set Sneak Peek and Product Review

Hi everyone! I'm very excited for a couple of reasons.....one is that I am able to give you a sneak peek of the new "Jesus" set from Our Daily Bread Designs.....two is that I picked up a new "side gig" and am now writing the Product Reviews for ODBD's blog and newsletter!!! Check out the review and Super Special Sale on the Glue Glider Pro HERE.
Every month we present at least two new beautiful sets from ODBD.....the August releases will be "Jesus" and "Happy Birthday". Check out the gorgeous samples the other "Breadsticks" are showing for their sneak peeks:
Betty, Connie, Jane, Lorelie, Sandee, and Silke

Okay, there is a third reason for my excitement. If you are a Fan Club Member on Splitcoast, you can participate in the Dare to Get Dirty challenges, hosted by the past and present "Dirty Dozen" gals! Here are the challenges I used for this card:
DTGD09genie1314: tag challenge
DTGD09cindy_haffner: sketch challenge
DTGDbasilefamily: inspiration challenge
plus the weekly Inspiration challenge

Card details:
Stamps: "Jesus" set by ODBD
Paper: "Wild Raspberry" by K and Company, SU Certainly Celery and Whisper White
Accessories: Spellbinders: Fleur De Lis Pendant, Nestabilities, and Tags Trio; corner rounder, paper piercer and mat pack, Hero Arts Pearls, May Arts sheer ribbon, Buttercream Shimmerz, Glue Glider Pro


ARE YOU READY FOR SOME MORE EXCITING NEWS?!
Christian Paper Crafts is having a "Posting Challenge" this week to see who can post the most comments in the gallery or in the forums. The contest ends midnight, July 31st. See this thread for details on how to play. The winner will receive a book study by Beth Moore, called "Jesus, 90 days with the One and Only". If you are not yet familiar with Christian Paper Crafts, you have to check it out. Not only are there daily crafting challenges, but there are Bible Studies, a Daily Devotional column, Bible Trivia, and much more! The entire community is a total blessing! We would love to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for putting up with such a "windy" post!!! God Bless!

Skeem Inspiration Memorial Plaque

For those of you who don't know, I am addicted to the challenges over at Splitcoast! I love rules and suggestions to help lead me in directions I was not expecting to go! My favorite challenge of the week is the Inspiration Challenge on Saturday.....I love trying to recreate the inspiration piece or at least recreate the feeling of it with colors and design! This week's IC was to find inspiration from the Skeem store, which has the most awesome candles, match boxes, lanterns, etc. I chose the Water Jasmine Pillar, because of the GORGEOUS colors!!!

I have been wanting to make this plaque for some time now. When Kelley at Our Daily Bread Designs released this new set, Children of God, I knew it was time for this project. Throw in the IC challenge and I have a perfect combination to get me started.

The wooden plaque was sprayed with "Glacier" Glimmer Mist, then with "Iridescent Gold" Glimmer Mist. The dp is from the "Butterfield" collection by Memory Box, edges sponged with Almost Amethyst. After adhering the dp and image, I sprayed a few layers of clear-coat to make it weather proof. My hubby, Tom, drilled two holes for my dowel rods....then we headed to the cemetary for a nice sunny visit! About a year after we were married, we had a son, Thomas Jr., who died shortly after birth.....he would have been sixteen.....wow, I can't imagine what it would be like living with a teenager right now! But the Lord chose a different path and purpose for us. We have been blessed in so many ways and are so grateful for the knowledge and understanding the Lord has given us. Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a blessed weekend!!

Children of God Diorama

I love this new set, Children of God, from Our Daily Bread Designs! I couldn't resist but pair the verse and Jesus image with the scene from Path of Life....I thought it was a perfect fit!!! I made this diorama for this week's Splitcoast color challenge of Bashful Blue, So Saffron, and Close to Cocoa....this new SU dp, Bella Birds, was a fantastic match. I started to follow the Diorama instructions on the Resource page at SCS, but decided I only wanted two layers and a bigger window. I cut my two pieces 6"x8" each and scored 1" from each end. I cut out the square with a ruler and exacto knife, punched the scalloped border with a SU punch. I painted Jesus' robe with Pearl Shimmerz, however, my camera will just not pick it up....darn! I didn't want to take away from the image or verse, so I chose not to embellish it much.

Thanks for stopping by! God Bless!