Oranare Template plus "Real Wood" Paper!

This week's Product Review on the Our Daily Bread designs' blog is on the awesome "Real Wood" paper by Creative Imaginations. Check out the full review here. I am using Jen's Color Monday Challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts for this as well.....pinks and browns....love it!! Also, the Technique Lover's Challenge at Splitcoast this week is PIERCING, which is my obsession!!!! Also, the OCC challenge this week is to use butterflies!!
Today I am showing how to use the "Real Wood" paper along with an Ornare Embossing and Piercing Template.
The first step is to cut a piece of the wood paper slightly larger than the template. I embossed the wood paper with the template in my Spellbinders Wizard so that the raised images would be easier to stencil.


Using a sponge dauber and SU Rose Red ink, I stenciled all of the designs of the template. I cut out the center of the wood with a square Nestabilities die since this will be a raised frame above my sentiment panel. Once the stenciling was finished I used a paper piercer and foam mat to pierce all of the holes. I cut the outside edge with an exacto knife to keep the wood grain from splintering. Helpful Hint: When cutting this wood paper around curves, using scissors will cause a few rough edges....the exacto knife worked very well for the curves. Any rough edges may be lightly sanded with a sanding block.


Here is the finished card using the wood paper ornare frame. Other supplies used: "Happy Mother's Day" set from ODBD, K & Company 'Madeline' paper, and EK Success Dotted Scallop Border Punch, Martha Stuart Butterfly Punch, Basic Grey Opaline Pearls, Lace Ribbon by Offray tied with a Bow Easy, and Pearl Glimmer Mist.


This close up shows the smooth edges which were cut with an exacto knife around the outside base of the template, and sponged with cocoa. Even the butterfly was punched from the wood paper!


Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Have a very blessed week!!!

Ecstasy Piercing Template Product Review

This card I made for the Ecstasy Piercing Templates Product Review for Our Daily Bread Designs' blog and newsletter. It was such a blast to experiment with a new template! I love the versatility of piercing templates...you can add just a little touch or base your whole project around it! Oh, in case you haven't heard, you can get your own Ecstasy templates 20 % off until midnight Saturday.....the Super Special Sale at Our Daily Bread Designs! Check them out here! (Some even come with vellum and tools!)

The colors I chose to fit Janette's Color Monday challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts, to use eggplant, olive, and teal.....okay, I'm stretching it a bit, but there is teal in this dsp!!!!
By the way, don't forget about CPC's Prize Week.....all you have to do is participate in any of the challenges this week.....there is a prize for each challenge.....check out the details HERE.

Card details:
Stamps: ODBD "Get Well" and "Friendship"
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Basic Grey Lemonade
Tools: Spellbinders Labels Four, Ecstasy Piercing Template
Accessories: Basic Grey Opaline Pearls, May Arts Satin Ribbon, Glimmer Mist.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a blessed day!

Grow in Grace ODBD DT Blog Post

My card today is being featured on Our Daily Bread Designs' Blog for a new feature called, "Time With...." one of the Breadsticks....today it's me!!!
It is my pleasure today to showcase one of the newly released ODBD sets for July, called “Grow in Grace”, along with several items from the ODBD store. The decorative frame is one of the Ornare piercing/embossing templates which was traced, cut out, pierced, stenciled, and the center cut out with a Nestabilities Scalloped Square. The designer paper is “Madeline” by K and Company. The flower is by Prima and is layered over Spellbinders Flourish Accents. For a finish, I added ivory organdy ribbon and lots of Hero Arts Pearls .
Hey, time is running short for the Guest Designer Contest! You can still make it if you hurry!!! Check out the details HERE!

Also, check out the Super Special Sale at ODBD this week.....all ink pads are 25% off!!!!! Sale ends Friday night at midnight! Check back each Saturday for the new special, or sign up for the ODBD newsletter (link is on my right column!) and the special bulletin will be delivered to your email!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope your day is totally blessed!!!

Love is Patient....

This verse from 1 Corinthians has always been a favorite of mine....I love to read it slow and think about every word. REAL love, like God's love, is pure and powerful! What a joy is was to find out that Kelley had made this beautiful verse into a stamp!!! You can see this verse, along with three awesome new sets at Our Daily Bread Designs.

Today's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Julie aka JustWriteDesigns.....I love cruising her gallery....she has such a funky, creative style and uses such beautiful, fun colors! I chose this card to case, although I ran out of room and couldn't put anything on the bottom as she did.


Card Recipe:
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst, Whisper White
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst
Accessories: Ornare Piercing Template and piercing tool, Scalloped border punch, pearls, sponge dauber, Tattered Angels "Pearl" Glimmer Mist, CB Textile EF

Thanks for stopping by! Stay tuned for more projects for the new releases at ODBD!!! Have a blessed day!

SgtStamper Take Two

I couldn't resist making another card for the Featured Stamper Challenge. This week Jami Bova aka SgtStamper is being featured. Because of the piercing and awesome layout, I chose this card to case.

I changed the colors, paper, verse, and added oval pearls instead of brads. This "Serenity Prayer" is from Our Daily Bread Designs and will be released on March 1st. The ornare piercing template can also be found on ODBD.  

Thanks for stopping by!