Thanks Berry Much!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Cathy McCauley aka cathymac.....congrats, Cathy!!  Wow, what an IMMENSE gallery.....it took me a long while to choose a card to case, but finally decided on this beauty!  For my card, I chose the 'Raspberries' set from Divinity Designs LLC, along with the following items: Rustic Beauty Paper Collection, Fence Die, Slimline Grasses Die, Pierced Rectangles Dies, Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, Double Stitched Circles Dies, Circles Dies, Matting Rectangle Die, and A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Die.  The image was stamped with Stazon Jet Black, colored with markers, then cut a scratch paper mask and sponged the yellow and aqua background while the panel was still in the die.  Before removing the mask, some matching splatters were added to the background as in Cathy's card.  The fence, grassline, gems, and sentiment panel were added at the last. (Note: the Raspberries set and Slimline Grasses Dies will be released on July 1st.)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings,

Relaxin' in the Tropics!

Hi, everyone! It's time for a new Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast!  Plus, you're getting a sneak peek of the 'Cool and Casual' Paper Pad and 'Alphabet Caps' Dies from Divinity Designs LLC!  When I saw this week's sketch, I wasn't sure how to tackle it....paper strips, stenciling, die cuts?  I decided to go with the tedious route and started with a rectangle and then cut each opening with a single square die. It took a few minutes to die cut all of the squares, but it was not difficult.  Once the frame was all cut out, it was popped up with foam tape over a tropical pattern from the 'Cool and Casual' Paper Pad, then embellished with the Hibiscus Dies set, Tropical Leaves Dies, and Alphabet Caps Dies in place of the sentiment strip. Other dies used: Pierced Rectangles, Matting Rectangle, and A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Dies.

Thanks once again for stopping by!  Stay tuned....the May release for Divinity Designs LLC will be revealed on Friday, the 29th!

Blessings,

Whispered Prayers

Happy Monday, everyone!!  How about a sneak peek of an upcoming set from Our Daily Bread designs?!  This is a quick and easy card I made using the new "Holy Angels" set, which will be released on Thursday, May 1st.  The angel wings were inked up in purple ink, then stamped multiple times in a row to create the fade effect.

Before I sign off, just wanted to remind you that Our Daily Bread designs has a huge clearance sale going on this week.....there are many stamp sets and singles which will be retired, so make sure that you check out the list before it's too late!!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a blessed week!!

ODBD Sneak Peek - Stained Glass Birthday

Hi, everyone!  Hope you all had a wonderfully blessed Thanksgiving!

This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers is to find inspiration from the Horchow site......I fell in love with the purple, green, and white color combo of these gorgeous table linens.  This week's Queen for the Day is Beverly aka ruby-heartedmom.....congrats, Beverly!!!!  Her gallery is full of so many cool techniques, so I decided to try the stained glass technique as she did on this beautiful card.  I tried a single image as she did, but it didn't turn out well, so instead I used the Ornate Background stamp from Our Daily Bread designs (available December 1st).  The background was stamped onto white vellum with versamark, heat embossed with white embossing powder, then the entire underside was colored with a sponge dauber in light purple, then markers highlighted the ornate designs.  The vellum panel was adhered to white cardstock using a Xyron Sticker Maker Machine, then matted, paper pierced and popped up with foam tape over light purple cardstock.  Since this is a birthday card for a dear friend, I also added a sentiment from the "Ornate Borders Sentiments", stamped over the "Ornate Borders and Flowers" design, cut out with the custom "Ornate Borders and Flower Die Set" (all available Dec 1st).  The leaves were cut out with the ODBD "Fancy Foliage" Die Set.

Thanks for visiting today!  Don't forget.....Our Daily Bread designs has a huge sale going on right now, plus Blog Candy.....check out the details HERE!

Have a very blessed weekend!!!

Sneak Peek - ODBD "Earth Verses"

Hi, everyone!  This is a super quick card I made for this week's Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast.  This is not a normal card for me.....no paper piercing and no foam tape.....eek!!!!  I wanted to show how easy it is to create a card simply by using ODBD stamps along with their new beautiful designer paper, the "ODBD Christmas Paper Collection 2013".  Don't let the name fool you.....these gorgeous patterns can be used for many different projects.....as a matter of fact, I used the green gingham for a Thanksgiving card a couple of days ago!  Anyhoo.....I'm also using some brand new stamps too.....the sentiment panel and card base were both stamped by the "Vintage Pattern Mini 1" background stamp and the scripture verse is from "Earth Verses".....these will be available on Friday, November 1st.

I will also be submitting this card to this week's ODBD Shining the Light "No Ribbons or Lace" Challenge.  Baker's twine was fair game....yay!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

What a Wonderful World!

Hello!!  Sadly, this is my last week as guest designer for the Color Challenge over at Splitcoast.  This week's colors are Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, and Baked Brown Sugar, with the "dessert" option is to use triangles.  This is my first sneak peek for the November sets by Our Daily Bread designs.  The background on the right triangle section of my card was stamped with one of two new background stamps, "Vintage Pattern Mini 1".  The earth image and sentiment are from "The Earth".  The designer paper is My Mind's Eye.....it had all of the right colors for the challenge, so I cut it to size, then cut it diagonally, sponged the edges, stamped the right side piece, then adhered them to the mat.  The earth image was colored directly with markers in Wasabi and light blue for the water, stamped on vanilla cardstock, then sponged with Brown Sugar and Melon Mambo on the edges to blend.  The earth was cut out with the "ODBD Custom Circle Ornaments Die Set" and was framed with SB Fleur De Lis Squares.

Before I go, just wanted to remind you of the sale going on over at Our Daily Bread designs.....check out the sale items and details HERE!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Thankful Song / Color Challenge

Hi everyone!  I am so excited to announce that I was asked to be a guest designer for the Splitcoast Color Challenge for the month of October....yay!!!!  This week's Color Challenge #446 is to use Summer Starfruit, Cajun Craze, and Soft Suede.  What a fabulous opportunity to create another fall-themed card using some new sets by Our Daily Bread designs.  The "dessert option" for the challenge is to decorate your bow with a button, charm, etc.  The leaves and acorns are from "Autumn Blessings" and were cut out using the ODBD Custom "Fall Leaves and Acorn" Die Set; the quote is from "Thankful Song", and the embossed outline was created with the largest die from the "ODBD Elegant Ovals" Die Set.  I have also incorporated this week's Featured Stamper Challenge.....this week's artist is Susie aka PaperPunchScissors....congrats, Susie!!!  I fell in love with the layout of this beautiful card, so I used it for my sample here today (although I did add ribbon and a bow).

Thanks so much for visiting today!  If you are seeing this Monday evening, come on back at 8 am in the morning for the October New Release from Our Daily Bread designs!!!

Blessings,

"Autumn Blessings" Sneak Peek

Hi, everyone!  Today's Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoast is to create your card based upon the Pinterest Inspiration Photo shown at the left.  Fall is  my favorite time of year and Our Daily Bread designs has some amazing autumn-themed stamps for October.  My card today is a Sneak Peek, getting ready for the big release tomorrow morning!

I started off with a Kraft card base, stamped with the ODBD "Wood Background", then stamped and colored three leaves from the "Autumn Blessings" set, then cut them out with the ODBD Custom "Fall Leaves and Acorn" Die Set and adhered them over a burlap ribbon banner.   The sentiment is also from "Autumn Blessings".

Thank you for visiting today!  Before I go, I do need to mention that Our Daily Bread designs has a sale again this week on select items....check out the deets HERE!  Happy Shopping!

Have a blessed week!

ODBD Sneak Peek - Autumn Blessings

Hi, everyone!!  Woo hoo, it's the weekend!!  Today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to choose any item from The Bella Cottage for your inspiration.....I really love the lavender, pink, and gold combination in this parfum photo....yummy!!!!  For my card, I used alcohol inks on glossy cardstock, then heat embossed in gold with the "Leaves Background" stamp which will be available on Tuesday, October 1st.  The sentiment is from another October set, "Autumn Blessings" and it's framed by "Mini Tags 1", which coordinates with SB Ribbon Tags Trio 3. The tag was stamped in dark purple, sponged in pink, and then accented with 'Gold Lame' Smooch paint to match the embossing.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a beautiful weekend!!

Blessings,

A Bushel and a Peck!

Hi, everyone!  How about another sneak peek of a new set by Our Daily Bread designs?  This is simply called "Apples".....I LOVE this set and will wear it out for sure!!  Isn't this the sweetest sentiment?!

This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to choose an item from the Eskayel store......I chose this fabric with rust, red, and green patterns.  The Friday Free4 All Challenge was to use primary colors red, blue, yellow, or a combination of them....I used red, blue and blue+yellow=green!

How did I create this scene?  The "Apples" image was stamped in Stazon Jet Black permanent ink onto a square white piece of cardstock and also onto a piece of scratch paper.  The scratch paper image was cut out (just inside the lines) and placed over the image on the cardstock as a mask (to protect the image while the background was sponged).  I cut a long rounded piece from another piece of scratch paper with my craft knife in order to sponge the grassy hill.  The clouds were sponged over the edge of a punched scallop circle.  After all of the sponging was done, the mask was removed from the apple bushel and the image was partially watercolored and the rest was colored with markers. Paper piercing was added, along with baker's twine and red gemstones, then popped up over a rust-colored card.

Thanks for visiting!  Come back tomorrow for the ODBD New Releases!!

Oh, don't forget.....today is the last day for the Dog Days of Summer Sale over at Our Daily Bread designs.....20% off of all in-stock stamps and dies!!!!!

Blessings,

The Smallest Seed of Faith

Hello there!!!  Three days and counting until the new releases will be revealed over at Our Daily Bread designs, but you are getting a preview right now!  The sentiment I have used is from the new "Apples" set.  I can't wait to show you the entire stamp set......it's amazing!!!!

I used the (retired) "Nested Apples" Spellbinders die set to cut out the apple, stenciled the panel with green ink, free-hand paper pierced it, then adhered it over a blue-jean panel which was cut from a pair of torn jeans which my brother donated to me several years ago.....I have used the jeans for many projects and have plenty of material left to last a couple of more years!!

I will be submitting this card for a couple of challenges around blog land this week:
The Mojo Sketch #308 (at the left).....since I flipped the sketch for my card, I flipped the sample photo so that it was recognizable;
The Word Art Wednesday challenge is "Anything Goes", as long as you share a wonderful message.

Before I go, just wanted to let everyone know that there is a big sale going on at Our Daily Bread designs until the last day of August.  No code needed, but all stamps and dies are 20% off....woo hoo!!!!   Check out the details on this post!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

You're So Berry Sweet!

Hello!  Here is another sneak peek of the upcoming August sets by Our Daily Bread designs.  I am in love with this month's release, so I have to warn you.....I will be using these sets a lot!!

This card uses both sized strawberry images from "Strawberries and Pickles", the tiny flowers and sentiment from "Strawberries", the new "ODBD Fancy Foliage" die set, plus the previously released "Gingham Background".

Thanks for visiting! Come on back tomorrow for the ODBD August New Release!!!  Woo Hoo!!

Blessings,

Fruit of the Spirit

Hi, everyone!  Here is a super quick card I made to cover a few challenges over at Splitcoast.....plus it's a sneaky-peek of one of Our Daily Bread designs' upcoming August sets, called "Peaches"!  This card took about 30 minutes to make....I LOVE when that happens!  An A2 card was cut from peach cardstock, the "Gingham Background" was stamped on white, then cut into a banner shape, the scripture was stamped, then the image was cut, colored, and popped up. The only embellishment was the satin ribbon....no piercing, no pearls.....I must be ill! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Proud to be an American (ODBD Sneak Peek!)

Hi, everyone!  This week's Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoast is to feature feathers on your clean and simple card....I hope that it's okay that my feathers are attached to an eagle!  This is a perfect opportunity to share a sneak peek of another June 1st release by Our Daily Bread designs, called "Home of the Free".  The die cuts are from the ODBD Exclusive "Elegant Ovals" die set.  After embossing the middle section of my card with the stars, I scored lines above and below with my Scor-buddy to give it a finished look without causing the design to be too busy.  I chose not to use ribbon for the same reason.  In this case, I felt that less was more.

I will also be submitting this card in the CAS-usual Fridays "Red, White, and Blue" Challenge and the Pink Elephant "Stars and Stripes" challenge.

Thanks so much for visiting today!

Blessings,

Walk In The Truth (ODBD Sneak Peek!)

Hi, everyone! This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is the talented Vicki Burdick aka justcrazy.....congrats, Vicky!!!!  I chose this adorable card to re-create using an new June 1st release by Our Daily Bread designs called "Precious Girl".  I love making one layer cards when I can....they are not easy for me, but with Vicki's inspiration, I was able to pull it off (though the layout was reversed).  The little girl's gown was paper-pieced using the ODBD Gingham Background stamp.

Stay tuned tomorrow.....I will have another sneak peek from Our Daily Bread designs......this time it will be for a new patriotic set!

Have a blessed Sunday!

Waves On The Sea - ODBD Sneak Peek!

Hi, everyone! Today I would like to share a sneak peek of two of the upcoming May 1st releases from Our Daily Bread designs, "Waves On The Sea" and the "Fishing Net" background stamp. Less than a week away until the May sets will be revealed....yay!! I have used two Splitcoast challenges to help me with this card....Sketch Challenge #433 and the Ways To Use It Challenge today is to use numbers.....my numbers are in the scripture verse....it may be a stretch, but they are numbers!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings,

ODBD Sneak Peek - Pink, Pearly Hyacinth

Hi, everyone!  Here is a sneak peek of the new "Hyacinth" set by Our Daily Bread designs, which will be included in the April New Releases.  Don't forget.....the ODBD April New Release Blog Hop will start at 8 am EST tomorrow....and that's no April Fool's joke!! :)

The newly crowned Queen For The Day over at Splitcoast is Sharon aka smadson....congrats, Sharon!!!!  I fell in love with the design of this gorgeous card and just had to case it (copy and share everything) in order to create a sympathy card for a friend.

The frame/image stamp from the "Hyacinth" set was stamped twice; one was cut out with the Spellbinders Labels 26 die set and the second I cut out the inside frame to pop up with foam tape.  The designer paper is SEI from my scrap bin....I was too lazy to look up the name!

Thanks for visiting !!

Blessings,

Season of Singing! (ODBD Sneak Peek!)

Hi, everyone!  I'm so excited to share a sneak peek with you of the upcoming April stamps by Our Daily Bread designs, which will be released on April 1st.

Three of the new sets this month were designed to fit the Spellbinders Labels 26 die set.  I used Labels 26 to cut this shaped card, plus cut the two panels which were stamped with "Romantic Floral Designs".  The sentiment is from the new "Morning Glory" set.  The frames were stamped in navy blue and colored with pink....one of my fave color combos!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Stay tuned for more sneak peeks this week!!

Blessings,

Happy Spring!

Hi, everyone!!  Today's Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoast is to choose a CAS card from the amazing gallery of Ceal Pritchett aka simplybeautiful.  I have been a fan of Ceal's work for many years and did not want to pass up the opportunity to case one of her cards......I fell in love with this beautiful one layer sympathy card.  I used the Pussy Willow image from the upcoming new set by Our Daily Bread designs, called "Happy Spring" (will be released on March 1st).

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a wonderfully blessed week!!

ODBD Sneak Peek - Strawberry Cake!

Hi, everyone!  Today I am sharing some new stamps by Our Daily Bread designs, which will be released on March 1st.  The background of my card was stamped with the new "Gingham Background" stamp and the "Cake Single" image was layered over the doily from "Birthday Blessings".

This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Andrea Hayes aka stampinandrea....congrats, Andrea!!  There were so many incredible cards in her gallery to re-create, but I decided on this cute square card with the gingham background and doodling.

Thanks for visiting with me today!

Blessings,