Our Daily Bread designs "For The Love...." Hop!!

Hello, everyone, and Happy Thursday to you! Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly "For the Love" Blog Hop. This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop "For the Love of ODBD Good Steward sets"! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD blog for full list of links. One of the posts is a "hop hot spot" and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until Wednesday, July 4th at 6 pm EDT to complete the hop. Enjoy all the awesome inspiration using For the Love of ODBD Good Steward sets!

If you have hopped here from sweet Grace's amazing blog, you are in the right place. If not, please head over to the ODBD Blog and start from the beginning....we don't want you to miss a thing!

For my first sample today, I have used one of my favorite ODBD stamps, the "Prayer of St. Francis".  These beautiful words have always been profound for me.....to be a blessing to others in a world of negativity and darkness is all I have ever wanted to do.

The shaped card base was cut out with Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles using my Spellbinders Grand Calibur, then I cut another panel from the Bo Bunny "Ambrosia" designer paper collection to adhere to the top in order to cover up the fold. (Click HERE for a tutorial on how to cut a shaped card using cutting dies.) The "Prayer of St. Francis" was stamped directly onto the designer paper.  The "2-step Butterfly" outline was stamped onto the same "Ambrosia' paper, then cut out using the custom "Grunge Butterfly Die". The edges of the designer paper and butterfly were sponged in tangerine to bring out the accent color in the paper. My original plan was to embellish this very heavily, but after adding the lace, I decided it was beautiful on its own.

I will be submitting this card to the following challenges:
Paper Play: Die Cuts;
Paper Playtime: Anything Goes Plus a Sentiment.

For my next sample, I used another powerful set, "Mother Teresa"!  More words of wisdom here....I love this set!!!

Since I still had the Bo Bunny "Ambrosia" paper pad on my desk, I decided to use it for my second sample! The colors are so vivid and rich and beautiful!!  I chose dark teal cardstock, and pink and lavender ink to compliment the colors in the designer paper.  The flower shaped panel was cut from the Spellbinders "Blossom Tags and Accents" die set, the pearls are from Want2Scrap, the lace is Prima, and thanks to the dark cardstock, you can actually see the 'Pearl' Glimmer Mist I sprayed over the finished card!! 

I will be submitting this for the following challenges:
Sketch Challenge 390 at Splitcoast Stampers;
Paper Play: Die Cuts;
Paper Playtime: Anything Goes Plus a Sentiment.

Now....back to the hop!!!! Your next stop is with "card-making-machine", Lori!!! Hold onto your socks, folks, because Lori has made not one, not two, but three amazing samples for your viewing pleasure today!!!!

Thanks for hanging out with me and the other Breadsticks today! Happy Hopping and God bless!

Glimmer Mist Painted Lotus Blossoms

The Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to choose an item from Posters.com for your inspiration. I am so in love with the new Mother Teresa sets this month from Our Daily Bread Designs, so I couldn't help but pick one of the posters with lotus blossoms!!! I chose this poster, with the pink lotus and black frame. Using masking, I stamped the lotus several times with Stazon Jet Black, and watercolored using Glimmer Mist for everything but the water and the flower centers. I used Rose Tea to paint the blossoms, Mustard Seed for the foliage, and sprayed Glacier over everything when done......yes, I am addicted to Glimmer Mist.!!! Unfortunately, I couldn't get the true sparkle to come through on camera, even though I took about 25 different photos....argh! The pink is very irridescent in real life!
This card layout is from Card Positioning Systems, Sketch CPS122. I tried to keep it simple, so added quite a bit of paper piercing instead of over-doing the embellishments. The ribbon is from May Arts, and the black pearls are from Hero Arts. The white and image layers are watercolor paper.....the frames are Basic Black.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful 4th of July!!!! God Bless!

"Anyway" Poem by Mother Teresa

Today is a good day! I have a paid holiday from work and I have been catching up on some personal projects, like this one, which is a thank you gift for my in-laws, Danny and Jean. They do so many self-less things for their family, church, and friends. I am so blessed by them personally.....so many people do not get along with their in-laws, but I truly feel like a daughter instead of a daughter-in-law. My hubby and I travel on vacations with them, go out to eat with them often, and love to just sit around and chit-chat. So, I took advantage of the Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast today, to use a digital image and die-cuts....no stamping allowed. This "Anyway" poem by Mother Teresa has ALWAYS been a favorite of mine.....this is some of the best advice I have ever read, other than the Bible. I used this poem for this project because I feel that my in-laws have these same qualities.....they never focus on the roadblocks in life, but always look ahead and always treat people good because it's the right thing to do. I hope that I am the same example for someone else one day!
Project details:
Paper is "Madeline" from K & Co.
Poem was printed from my pc onto vellum using French Script font
Die-cut border is Spellbinders Classic Lace Border, stenciled with Always Artichoke and sponged with Close to Cocoa
Pearls are from Hero Arts
Thanks for stopping by today! Have a blessed weekend!!!

NEW RELEASE / BLOG HOP / DT COLOR CHALLENGE / GUEST DESIGNER CONTEST

WOW, July is here already!!! And that means brand new sets from Our Daily Bread Designs!!!! This set is called, "Let Us Begin", one of two beautiful sets which feature Mother Teresa's brilliant words. We girls on the ODBD Design Team, lovingly called "The Breadsticks", were given a challenge to use three colors ONLY from the Our Daily Bread Designs ink pad collection. I chose Olive, Terra Cotta, and Sunflower. The background scene was sponged with my three colors onto watercolor paper. The layout is Splitcoast's Sketch Challenge today....a little tricky for the set I wanted to use!! The lotus flowers were colored with a blender pen and ink, and then painted with Buttercream Shimmerz.....don't forget....Shimmerz is on sale this week at ODBD!!!
Finished with LOTS of paper piercing, Hero Arts black pearls, and satin ribbon by May Arts.






ARE YOU READY FOR A BLOG HOP?! WOO HOO, WE ARE!!!



If you have hopped here from Lorelie's blog, you're in the right place! The blog hop actually begins 9:00 am CST at the ODBD BLOG......there are three chances for blog candy along the way, so make sure you visit all of the girls! You don't want to miss all of the previews with the new ODBD sets!!! Blog candy winners will be posted on the ODBD blog on July 4th....good luck!!!

MORE EXCITING NEWS:
July 1st marks the first day of our GUEST DESIGNER CONTEST!!! That's right, YOU could be the next Guest Designer for Our Daily Bread Designs!!! We are looking for two designers to join the Bread Basket for a month in August and in September! If this is something you would be interested in, email three samples (.jpeg files) of your best work to Judy at lidaroseroz@GMAIL.com by July 9th! That's right - you only have NINE days!!! ODBD images are preferred, but not required. But what IS required? If you are chosen, you will be working with two beautiful stamps sets during your "Guest Month" and will make a total of six projects for that month. Can you stick to a deadline? Do you have photography skills that can show off your creations? We want to hear from you!
Include: your name, address, and a link to your blog and SCS Gallery in your email. Tell us a little about yourself and why you would like to be in the "Bread Basket" (our Design Team). We will announce the Guest Designers on the ODBD blog on July 11th! Good luck!!!

Thanks for "hopping" through the Bread Basket today! We can't wait to see your entries for the Guest Designer contest! Hope you found some blog candy along the way too! God Bless!

The Will of God - Inspiration Challenge and Sketch

Another sneak peek for the new releases from Our Daily Bread Designs, due out on July 1st. The sentiment is from "Grow in Grace". Check out the ODBD card gallery for some of the other Breadsticks' creations!
This card was made with three challenges in mind. Today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast was to choose a photo from "The Charm School Dropout". I was inspired by this photo because of the vintage feel and I loved the plum colored flowers. Also, yesterday over at Christian Papercrafts Magazine, the Fun On Friday Challenge was to use butterflies on your project.....no problemo, I LOVE my Martha Stuart butterfly punch, especially "duded up" with pearls and Glimmer Mist! The third is a sketch challenge from CPS (Card Positioning Systems). I flipped the sketch on its side for this project. The frames and flower are from my new Spellbinders Decorative Frames set. A set of frames was cut from Very Vanilla and Basic Grey "Wisteria" paper, to alternate each layer. I used Perfect Plum and Always Artichoke to stencil the frames. The leaves are from some May Arts suede ribbon....I just cut two of the leaves from the roll. The sheer ivory ribbon is also from May Arts....I layered three pieces of it, just for somethin' different! After many layers of foam tape and a few pearls, I sprayed the entire project with "Glacier" Glimmer Mist. I'm addicted to the stuff!!! Who doesn't like a little sparkle?

Don't forget.....the Super Sunday Special at ODBD for 25% off Prism paper ends tonight at midnight! BTW, each week's special is listed on ODBD's homepage!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day!

Mother Teresa Sneak Peek

As I mentioned on yesterday's post, this may be one of my fave months yet as a designer for Our Daily Bread Designs......because of the incredible sets coming out on July 1st. I have always loved Mother Teresa and I think she was one of the most brilliant and wise human beings God ever created.....what a blessing she was to sooooo many people! Now I am the one blessed to be able to use her words on these stamps to bless others!
This set is simply called "Mother Teresa". Several of her loved quotes are featured in this set, along with the beautiful lotus flower. (Okay, I called it a water lily, Kelley!)
I stamped the quote and lotus directly on the Kraft card with Stazon Jet Black, colored with sponge daubers using masks, then colored the blossoms with a Sakura gel pen for that ceramic glazed look that I love so much! The border punch was EK Success' Dotted Scallop and the photo corner is also EK Success. It was a relief to make a one layer card.....sigh!!!

And I'm going to remind ya'all again to sign up for the e-newsletter again at ODBD, so just in case I don't post for a while, you will know what the Super Sunday Special is for the week. I can fill you in: All Prism Cardstocks are 25% off, while supplies last! This includes Prismatic Packs, Simply Smooths, and Metallics! Sale ends Saturday night, June 27, at midnight. Note: Sale prices will be reflected in your shopping cart.

One more thing: Check back on July 1st for another fun blog hop....with candy!!!




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