Birthday Bot!

Hi, everyone!  Today's Ways To Use It Challenge at Splitcoast is to base your project on a song.....my song pick is 'Mr. Roboto' by Styx. This is a birthday card for my nephew, who is in a robot battle club.  I tried to recreate one of the battle robots but they were too complicated, so I decided to create a robot character instead.  Along with the sentiment from 'Pennant Flag Verses', here are all of the items from Our Daily Bread designs which were used in this design:  ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Squares Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Circles Dies, ODBD Custom Circles Dies, ODBD Custom Circle Ornaments Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Sparkling Stars Dies, and the ODBD Patriotic Paper Collection.  The robot and pennants were cut from red and silver mirror paper, which is super challenging to photograph! After cutting the squares and pennants, I used the leftover scraps with the stitching for the limbs, hands, and neck.

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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!

Always In My Prayers

Happy Saturday, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from Google Doodles....I chose this logo because of the gorgeous pink flower petals, purple background, and elegant silver bowl. All of these colors were incorporated into my card.  I decided to use hot pink and silver mirror paper with the ODBD Custom Filigree Frames Dies, along with Almost Amethyst (light purple) cardstock.  The sentiment from 'Faith Card Sentiments' was stamped in black onto a panel cut with the ODBD Custom Rectangles Dies, stenciled with amethyst ink. The flower was cut from both the ODBD Custom Pretty Posies Dies set and ODBD Custom Birds and Nest Dies set, sponged in hot pink and the matching amethyst.

Thanks for stopping by!  Come on back tomorrow for another fun ODBD Anniversary post....psst....another chance to win prizes!!! :)

Blessings,

Happy Camper Birthday

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Karli Miranda aka maestra....congrats, Karli!!!  What a super fun and creative gallery with so many projects other than cards....wow!!  I chose this fun card as inspiration to create this birthday card for my brother-in-law who enjoys camping on the weekends.  Karli used silver buttons as wheels, so I used silver mirror paper for the camper, just like the old-style Air-stream campers.  I used the 'Happy Camper' set by North Coast Creations and a small tag from the ODBD Custom 'Mini Tags' Dies set for the sentiment.  The background scene was sponged over scratch paper masking.  The camper was paper-pieced out of silver and red mirror paper; the windows were sponged yellow onto white cardstock as if the lights were on in the camper.

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Blessings,

North Coast Creations July New Releases!!

Hi, everyone! Welcome to the July New Release party for North Coast Creations! I am super excited about these new sets.....who doesn't love ice cream?!!!!

If you would like a chance to win a gift certificate from North Coast Creations, follow the instructions below and hop along with us!

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 July 26, 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 July 27, 2015, be sure to check back there to see if you have won!

Lori
Julie
Dawn
Sandee
Angie.....that's me!
Amy
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My first sample features the new 'Ice Cream Shoppe' set, along with the following items from sister company, Our Daily Bread designs: 'Patriotic Paper Collection', the little hearts from the ODBD Custom 'Clouds and Raindrops' Dies, striped awning was cut with the ODBD Custom 'Window Shutter and Awning' Dies, and both dies from the ODBD Custom 'Pennant Row' Dies set to create the banner.  The ice cream float image was stamped onto red mirror paper and white cardstock, then pieced together.  The top was colored light brown then covered in stickles to make it look like root beer fizz; the straw and cherry were colored then covered with Glossy Accents.  I used the same mirror paper to cut out the little hearts for the banner. The awning was cut twice, pieced together, scored and folded, then shaped with foam tape to make it solid.  The bottom piece of designer paper was shaped to mimic a counter-top, but hind-sight tells me I should have added a little doily to make it look real.

My second sample features the 'Ice Cream' set, along with a fresh summer-y pattern from the ODBD 'Blooming Garden Paper Collection', and an early sneak peek of a new die set (ODBD Custom 'Stitched Ovals' Dies) which will be released on August 1st (shhhhh, it's a secret!)  Since my first card took quite some time to make, I decided on a clean and simple approach for the 2nd.  After stamping and coloring the image, I added Glossy Accents and stickles to ramp it up a bit, plus a few sequins.  To match the shimmer of the stickles, I used sheer ivory ribbon which had a little sparkle to it.

Here are photos of the "supporting actors"....the additional products used on my card samples today:

Thanks for hanging out with us today!

Blessings,

Red, White, Blue, and Gold Olympic Butterflies!

Hi everyone!  Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!!!

I have a fun card to share with you today.  My niece is having an Olympics themed birthday party, so I wanted to use red, white, blue, and gold for her birthday card, plus I wanted to try using negative die cuts for this.  This week's Queen For The Day over at Splitcoast is Loll Thompson.....she is extremely talented and creative....I LOVE everything in her gallery,  but my fave creations of hers are with the "negative die cuts", such as this beautiful card!  If you cruise her awesome gallery, you will see page after page of gorgeousness and creativity! Congrats, Loll, you are definitely a stamping queen in my book!!!

I knew I wanted to use the stars (Creative Memories) and stripes (Moxxie) designer papers along with the gold mirror paper and Cheery Lynn Designs butterfly die,  but I struggled with the design until I saw the sketch at Operation Write Home.  I used a bow instead of a sentiment, and really loved the open space at the right so that the emobssed red mirror paper wouldn't be covered up.  The patriotic butterfly ribbon I found in the $1 bin at Michael's last year....isn't it cute?!

I will also be submitting this card in the following challenges:
Speedy the Fox Friends' Challenge: Use fave technique....paper piercing all the way!!! ( For straight edges, I use a Stampin Up template, for shapes I pierce freehand....see my piercing tutorial HERE);
Raise the Bar: Anything with wings;
Craft Your Passion: Use past challenge...I chose #89 Things With Wings.

Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: None on outside;
Cardstock: Stampin Up Crumb Cake and Whisper White;
Designer Paper: Mirror Paper (brand unknown)...purchased from Our Daily Bread designs Show Booth, Stars designer paper from Creative Memories, Striped designer paper by Moxxie;
Accessories: Cheery Lynn Designs Exotic Butterflies Small, Bow Easy, Michael's ribbon, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Zva Creative Pearls, paper piercer and template, foam tape;
Size: A2.

Thanks for stopping by today!  God bless!