Clean and Simple Masculine Card

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Susan aka MDO Susan. I chose this beautiful card from her gallery but changed it into a one layer masculine design.  The set I chose is Nature's Prints from Stampin Up. I used the MISTI since I colored each stamp with a marker; using the MISTI ensures the ink coverage that you want.  A mask was used in order to stamp the second foliage stamp.  As a finishing touch, the outside edge of the card base was sponged.

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Blessings,

Moonlit Deer

Hi, everyone!  This week's Ways To Use It Challenge theme over at Splitcoast is 'Black and Blue'.  The scenic stamp is 'Silhouette Forest' by Blue Knight Rubber Stamps, the deer are from Stampscapes and the sentiment is from the 'Happy Trails' stamp set by Divinity Designs LLC.  Also from DD are the Sentiment Strips Dies, Circle Die for the moon mask, the A2 Thin Pierced Frame Die, a Blending Brush for the navy ink, and Foam Mounting Tape to pop up the sentiment and frame.

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Blessings,

Lakefront Birthday

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the fun vintage poster collection at Vintagraph.....this poster (shown below) reminded me of the 'Oceanfront' stamp set from Stampin Up.  I wasn't able to add the boy but was able to create a similar scene by using masking (and my MISTI to line up each stamp, of course!)  It was challenging to get everything lined up but it was worth it! The sentiment stamp is from 'Special Moments' and speckles were added to the shore with the oldie but goodie 'Itty Bitty Backgrounds'.  The scenic panel was cut out with a Double Stitched Rectangles Die from Divinity Designs LLC.

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Blessings,

Hakuna Matata!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to use 'Zoo Friends' on our projects.  For my card, I used the 'Safari Huge Thanks' set from Hero Arts.  The entire scene was sponged using masking and reverse masking.  Thanks to my MISTI, I was able to get crisp images with the black ink by stamping each image multiple times.  The A2 Thin Pierced Frame from Divinity Designs LLC was popped up with Foam Mounting Tape.

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Blessings,

Dinoroar Birthday

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Claudette aka lamoore....congrats, Claudette!!  I love to mask and sponge scenes, so I chose this awesome card from Claudette's gallery.  Instead of trees and sun, I added grass and dinosaurs to my scene since I needed a birthday card for one of my nephews.  The stamp set I used is 'Dinoroar' from Stampin Up.  The dino's were stamped in Stazon Jet Black, then watercolored.  To finish out the scene, I used the following dies from Divinity Designs LLC: Clouds and Raindrops (stencil for clouds), Pierced Rectangles, and Double Stitched Rectangles.

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Blessings,

Live In The Sunshine

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Jill aka JD from PAUSA....congrats, Jill!!  I have been a fan of Jill's work for many years.....after cruising through her awesome gallery, I finally decided on this amazing card since I'm a sucker for sunsets and silhouettes!  For my card, I have used 'The Outpost' set from Artistic Outpost.  I will also be submitting this card to Stacy's 'Tank of Gas' Getaway VSN Challenge since this country scene reminds me of Young's Dairy in Ohio which is a little over 2 hours away.....I have made it there and back on one tank (depending on the vehicle!).  Since this stamp was not a full silhouette, I sponged dark gray and green to shadow the scene against the sunrise/sunset. The sky was also sponged, with yellow, orange, and red.  To keep it flat for mailing, I used a small hole punch to create 'faux brads' for the black layer.  The edges of the card base were sponged for a little dimension.

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Blessings,

A Ray Of Sunshine

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Cheiron Brandon....congrats, Cheiron!!!  It was extremely tough to choose a card to case since there were so many I loved!  I chose this awesome card as inspiration to help me to create this birthday card for my niece's husband (would that make him my nephew-in-law?! lol!!)  I began by cutting a piece of watercolor paper with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, then adhered two masks cut with the ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies (I use temporary Tombow snail adhesive since it rubs right off when you are finished with your masks.)  I then sponged Coastal Cabana ink at the top over the masks and both Summer Sun and More Mustard at the bottom.   The masks were removed and a little yellow was sponged over the cloud areas, then the panel was spritzed with water to mottle the inks a bit..  A sentiment from 'Hello Sunshine' was stamped in the corner plus the birds only from the fishing boat stamp in 'The Waves on the Sea' stamp set were stamped among the clouds.  Instead of using a brown card base like Cheiron's card, I matted the panel in brown but used a Coastal Cabana card base. One cloud was cut out with the watercolor paper and popped up with foam tape.

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Blessings,

Share In God's Grace

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Uncommon Goods store.......if I had a nautical style bathroom, I would buy this awesome shower curtain!  I love the navy blue collage and white space at the top.  My card is floral instead of nautical, but I used the monochromatic style of the curtain.  I know I've been using this 'In My Heart' Stamp/Die Duo from Our Daily Bread designs a lot lately, but it's my new favorite set....the hydrangea is so easy to mask and layer!! I used three masks to stamp this one layer card, using just one navy ink pad.

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Have a blessed weekend!

I Have You In My Heart

Hi, everyone!  Today's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to use a favorite new (or new to you) stamp that you had acquired in 2017.  Hands down, my new fave is this "In My Heart" Stamp/Die Duo set from Our Daily Bread designs!  LOVE this hydrangea image and I had a blast using one stamp plus a lot of masking to create this birthday card for a dear friend.  After coloring the flowers, aqua ink was sponged around and between them, then liquid pearls was added to the centers.

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Blessings,

Grow In God's Love

Happy Saturday, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge is to create a card out of inspiration from our sentiment stamps, plus bonus points for using the 'Sentiment Backdrop' Technique.  This was a perfect opportunity to use a brand new set from Our Daily Bread designs, called 'Sunday School Teacher'.  The cross image and sentiment were stamped on Confetti Cream cardstock in black; a mask for the cross was cut out with the ODBD Custom Crosses Dies set then temporarily adhered over the stamped cross; the sentiment was stamped over the mask in Marina Mist (to match the flecks in the cardstock). Once the mask was removed, the scratch paper from which the mask was cut was placed over the image so that I could sponge the matching ink inside the cutout. One tiny blue gem was added to the center of the cross. This card will be given to one of the elders in my study group. Because of the unique background technique, I will also be submitting this card for the Fan Club monthly theme of  'Background Check'.

 
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Have a very blessed weekend!

Happy Birthday, Cowboy!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Lynne Jardine aka Ruby-dooby-doo....congrats, Lynne!  I chose this super cute card to case today because I loved the layout and doodling around the edges.  I changed the stamps and colors since I needed some masculine birthday cards for this month, but kept the layout and doodling.  I loved this layout so much that I made five identical cards!  The cowboy image from 'Ride 'Em Cowboy' was stamped in Stazon Jet Black, then the background was colored with sponges and ink using masking and reverse masking.  The following dies were used as well:  ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Rectangles Dies, and the ODBD Custom Circles Dies.  The three 'faux brads' were created with a hole punch.

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Blessings,

Warm Winter Night

Happy Saturday, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the creative packaging ideas from the Dieline Packaging website....I fell in love with the colors and snowflake design of this Bath and Body Works packaging! For my card, I began with a rectangle panel cut with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies; cut snowflake masks from post-it paper with the ODBD Custom Snow Crystals Dies and placed them on the white panel.  Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss inks were sponged over the masks.  Once the masks were removed, tiny snowflakes were stamped and the sentiment from 'Snowflake Sentiments' was silver embossed.  Both the mat (cut out with the ODBD Custom Snowflake Sky Dies) and silver snowflake were cut from silver mirror paper.  A glitter pen was used to add a bit more sparkle. (Note: the snowflakes and frame die will be available on November 1st.)

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Have a blessed weekend!

On My Mind, In My Heart

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Mary Deatherage aka Stamps-n-lingers (what a fun username!)....congrats, Mary!!!  I chose this beautiful card to re-create since I LOVE to mask and sponge backgrounds!  I used the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies set to cut both my main panel and the mask over which I sponged the olive and blue ink.  Once the sponging was done, I taped down the same die and embossed with it to create the pierced border.  The wildflower silhouette and sentiment are from the 'Miss You' set, also by Our Daily Bread designs.  This is a 'thinking of you' card for my sister's father-in-law who sadly is in hospice care.

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Blessings,

Time To Celebrate!

Happy Saturday, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to choose your inspiration from the Abstract Art Pinterest Board.....I chose this stunning piece because I loved the colors and clock theme.  This card is for my brother who just graduated from college....congrats, Sean!!!  I knew I wanted to make a partial clock face with the ODBD Custom Numbers Dies, but I didn't have a circle die large enough, so I traced a roll of tape and cut a partial circle to sponge the black outline onto the card base which was cut with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies.  The panel was then smooshed into a mixture of teal, brown, and rust inks plus Gold Glimmer Mist instead of water.  Once it was dry, some sponging was added and the clock face image from 'God's Timing' was stamped multiple times.  A portion of a sentiment from 'Time' was stamped to coordinate with the 'Celebrate' from the ODBD Custom Celebrate and Wish Dies set.  The clock hands were cut from the ODBD Custom Matting Circles Dies set and trimmed evenly with the mat's edge. After adding three black brads to the corner, the matted panel was adhered to a black card base.  Woo hoo, another flat card to mail with only one stamp!! :)

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Blessings,

The Righteous Man

Hi, everyone!  This week's Friday Free 4 All Challenge over at Splitcoast is "Weather or Not"....my card features sunshine.  This is a birthday card for my brother-in-law.  I have used the following items from Our Daily Bread designs: 'Howdy' (scripture), 'Ride 'Em Cowboy' (cactus silhouette), the ODBD Custom Circles Dies (mask for sun), and the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Squares Dies for both cutting out the image panel and for embossing the frame onto the kraft card base. Half of the cowboy image from 'Ride 'Em Cowboy' was stamped in black, then black ink was used over a scratch paper mask to complete the hillside.  The sun and sky were sponged using mustard and ruby red ink.  I wanted this card to be flat for mailing, so instead of adding brads or ribbon, I chose to add linen thread and a a bit of doodling around the edge.

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Have a blessed weekend!!

Superstar Birthday

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Geni aka genistamps....congrats, Geni!!  I absolutely love how she stamped inside the shaped mask on this beautiful card and just had to try that myself!  I started by cutting the white panel with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies. Instead of using a butterfly, I created a mask using the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Stars Dies, used various stamps from the 'Superstar' set in navy, green, and eggplant to stamp within the star mask, sponged kraft ink within, removed the mask and embossed the stitched edging with the same die used to cut the mask.  Instead of liquid pearls, I added three tiny stars at the bottom and one medium star in the center; these were cut with the ODBD Custom Sparkling Stars Dies.  This card will be for a nephew who will be turning 18 next week.

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Blessings,

The Mountains Sing

Happy Saturday, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Total Wall Covering store.....I fell in love with the stunning colors of this African sunset, so incorporated them into this birthday card for my brother-in-law. The image panel was cut out of ivory cardstock with the ODBD Custom Rectangles Dies set; the mountain image from 'Keep Climging' was stamped several times across the panel; a circle mask was temporarily adhered while the panel was sponged in So Saffron, More Mustard, and Cajun Craze; the panel was matted with black cardstock  cut out with the ODBD Custom Stitched Rectangles Dies, paper pierced, then popped up with foam tape over a Cajun Craze card base.  After the mask was removed, the scripture was stamped.  This will also be submitted to the Fan Club central theme gallery for 'Songs From The Heart' and the Word Fun challenge: T = trees, U = uncolored sun, N = nature, E = eagle.  The basic card layout was cased from this gorgeous card created by my Sistah Stick, Lori Ulrich....thanks, Lori!!

Thanks for visiting with me today!

Blessings,

ODBD Sneak Peek - Plough the Fields

Happy Saturday, everyone!  I hope everyone had a wonderfully blessed Thanksgiving!!!  After a few days of "down time", I'm back in the stamping groove!!!  Today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to choose a photo from your Favorites Gallery to recreate.  I picked this awesome card by Lois aka clownmom....I love the sponged panel with the silhouette....so striking!  I am using an upcoming set by Our Daily Bread designs, 'Plough the Fields', plus two new dies sets (ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies and ODBD Custom Double Stitched Circles Dies) which will all be available on December 1st.  I love this stamp set so much, especially since I'm always needing help in creating masculine cards.  I started by cutting the white rectangle, masked the top and bottom, sponged the center portion with rust, olive, blue, and purple, removed the masks and stamped the image in black.  Though Lois' card was very CAS, I added linen thread, the die cut circle for the sentiment, plus three metallic dots in the corner.

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God bless!!

My Lifeguard Walks On Water!

Happy Saturday, everyone! This week's Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast makes me so anxious for vacation....it's all about shells and the beach!!  The photo to my left is one I chose as inspiration for my card today.  I needed a masculine card for today, so I chose the 'My Lifeguard' set by Our Daily Bread designs, along with the ODBD 'Fishing Net Background'.  The background was sponged using masking, the lifeguard stand was colored with markers, the panel was matted with a brick red cardstock, paper pierced, then adhered over a cut piece of burlap ribbon.  The star button was in a sample variety pack I got at CHA about five years ago.....was perfect since it looks a little like a starfish!!

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God bless!

Father's Day Deer

Hello!  Yesterday, in the gallery for the Inspiration Challenge samples, I fell in love with this card by beesmom and knew that I wanted to borrow this design for two quick Father's Day cards for today. Due to a sore shoulder, I didn't feel like cranking out lots of die cuts, so I took the clean and simple approach. Two strips of scratch paper masking were adhered to the white panel; the strip was sponged with yellow, orange, and green; the masks were removed then the tree and deer from the North Coast Creations 'Deer Silhouette Greetings' were stamped in black, along with the sentiment from the Our Daily Bread designs set, 'Good Man'.  Paper piercing and baker's twine were the only additions. Done and done!!  Now I'm ready to make my Father's Day rounds and deliver the cards (and gift cards inside)!

Thanks for stopping by!!  Happy Father's Day to all of you dads out there!!

God bless!!