Divinity Designs LLC October New Release!

Hi, everyone! Welcome to the October New Release party for Divinity Designs LLC! To see the entire new release plus some amazing team samples, please click HERE.

Here are the new items featured in my projects for today:

For my first card, I chose two beautiful patterns from the Shine Bright Paper Pad.  I fussy cut the bow from one of the sheets to place across the opening of the aperature.  The Floating Frame Front Dies set was used to cut the layers and cut out the 'window' from the card base and designer paper.  (The Floating Frame was used upside down for a different look, cutting the window from the bottom section instead of the top.)  The word sentiment was cut with the Holiday Word Dies for the front of the card.  Peeking from the inside panel is the beautiful deer from the 'All is Calm' Stamp/Die Duos set.

On the inside is the image and sentiment from the 'All is Calm' Stamp/Die Duos set. The image wsa stamped with Stazon Jet Black, mostly water-colored, then finished with markers and a clear glaze pen. The sentiment was cut with an Ovals Die, matted with a Double Stitched Ovals Die, and the 'flags' were cut with the Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies. The inside panel was cut with the Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, matted with the Matting Rectangle, and the card was cut out with the A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Dies.

My second card is a slimline design which features the 'Sparkling Snowflakes' Stamp/Die Duos set, and designer papers from the Serenity Snowflakes Paper Collection.  The snowflakes were white embossed on white cardstock, then colored with sponges and ink to match the plum, blue, and mauve tones in the paper.  The Happy New Year sentiment was cut with the Holiday Word Dies.  Additionally, the Slimline Card Base Die, Slimline Scalloped Rectangles Dies, Slimline Rectangles Dies, and the Slimline Layering Rectangles Dies were used.  Matching ribbon was tied with a Bow Easy and some irridescent sequins were used for finishing touches.

Thanks for hanging out with us today!

Blessings,

Floral Heart Thanks

Hi, everyone! This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Tags Pinterest Board.....I fell in love with the soft, dreamy colors of this tag.  For my card, I began by embossing the Floral Heart image (from Simon Says Stamp) with silver embossing powder on white cardstock, fussy cut the image, then sponged lavender ink on the edges and on some of the flowers.  The sentiment was done the same way.  Both were popped up with foam tape over a panel which was dry embossed (not visible....the camera would not capture both the silver and the background!) and cut out with a Pierced Rectangle Die from Divinity Designs LLC.  A baker's twine bow was added for the finishing touch.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings,

Day Two of Dare To Get Dirty Challenges!

Hi, everyone!  The stamping marathon continues over at Splitcoast for Fan Club members.  For the next week, I will be posting multiple cards per day...just wanted to warn you! :)

For my first card, I have combined the Featured Stamper challenge with the DTGD18kittie747 challenge.  Dani Dziama is this week's featured artist and I chose this gorgeous card from her gallery to recreate.  I have always loved the 'Dahlia' stamp from ODBD since it's so easy to cut it apart and pop up the layers for dimension.  The image was white embossed three times, sponged in yellow and coral, fussy cut, then each layer was popped up with foam tape.  The background panel was cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Die then the Dahlia image was embossed with clear powder.  The sentiment is from 'Sentiments Collection'.

My next card was created for the DTGD18twinshappy challenge.  The leafy pattern from the ODBD 'Beautiful Boho' Paper Collection was cut out with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies and shaped with the ODBD Custom Leafy Edged Borders Dies.  The stamps are from the 'Sweet As Perfume' set.  The frangipani image was stamped in Stazon Jet Black, water-colored, then fussy cut and popped up with foam tape.  Small pearls were added to the centers and yellow baker's twine was added to the top.

This card was created for the DTGD18Edna15 challenge.  The yellow circle is a piece of brushed cotton fabric from my sewing stash.  I chose the 'Daisy' set from Stampin Up since I wanted a big solid flower image, plus I haven't used this set in over ten years!  Before stamping on the fabric, I created a cardstock sticker with my Xyron to adhere to the back of the fabric.  This stabilized the fabric both for stamping and die cutting, even for fussy cutting (bumble bee).  The card base was embossed with a honeycomb folder.  I used these ODBD Custom Dies: Pierced Circles, Circles, and Inspiration Words.  Other than getting red ink all over my hands somehow (rolls eyes), this was very fun!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

On Angels Wings

Hi, everyone!  This week's Color Challenge at Splitcoast is so soft and beautiful, so I have used it to make a sympathy card.  The background image from 'Belles Vignes' was embossed in white on white cardstock, then pink, lavender, and light blue inks were sponged (embossing resist technique).  The angel wings image from 'Holy Angels' was inked in light blue then edged with a lavender marker before stamping onto white cardstock (the thumping technique).  The wings were fussy cut and popped up with foam tape on each side of a layered flower cut out with the ODBD Custom Bitty Blossoms Dies set.  The sentiment from 'Carried To Heaven' was stamped in lavender to match the sponging and the panel was cut out with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies.  The only embellishments added were baby blue pearls.

Thanks so much for visiting with me today!

Blessings,

Fragrance

Hi, everyone!! This week's Featured Stamper is Heidi aka howdyheidi, a wonderfully talented stamper who I have featured for ODBD Customer Card of the Day several times before!  I had a blast cruising her gallery again and chose this gorgeous card to recreate today due to the clever embossing resist design.  I began with a white panel, white embossed each corner with the wild rose image from the 'Fragrance' set, stamped the sentiment in Blackberry Bliss.  I used the same ink to sponge each corner from dark to light, then cut out the panel with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies.  The leftover frame was adhered to the inside of the card.  Instead of adding a stamped butterfly, I used the ODBD Custom Bitty Butterflies Dies set and tiny hearts cut with the ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies, both cut out of Blackberry Bliss cardstock.

Thanks for visiting with me today!

God bless!

Three Cards for DTGD Challenges

Hi, everyone!  If you are not a Fan Club member over at Splitcoast, you are missing out because this is Dare To Get Dirty challenge week!  Each day there are five new challenges, but the details are secret unless you are in the Fan Club. Find out more about the Fan Club HERE.

My first card is for Dina's challenge, which also doubles as a Sneak Peek for the upcoming August release from Our Daily Bread designs.  I have used the Golf Stamp/Die Duos set, along with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flag Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, and the ODBD Old Glory Paper Collection. For the flag, I adhered some strips of designer paper onto a small scrap of cardstock, then used the flag die to cut it out.  The scene was sponged using a scratch paper mask and the ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies.

My second card is for Texas Grammy's challenge.  I will be mailing this out for a friend's birthday this week.  The 'Dahlia' image was stamped in Versamak, white embossed, then sponged with pink and lavender. The sentiment and Blessings die are from the ODBD 'Many Blessings' Stamp/Die Duos set.  Both rectangle panels were cut out with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies set.  Two pink pearls were added in the corner.

My third card is for the StamperSandee challenge.  I broke out one of my fave Stampin Up sets, Unfrogettable, for this card. The image panel was cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies.  The frog and toadstools were stamped together using masking.  The grass was sponged over a scratch paper mask and the clouds were sponged over a template cut with the ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies.  Once everything was colored, google eyes were added to the dragonfly and froggie. (Sorry about the splotchy coloring....I do not have blendable markers yet.)

Thanks for visiting! 

Blessings,

God Bless!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoast is to use something new on your card.  For my card, I used the new 'A Happy Hello' stamp set by Our Daily Bread designs.  The floral image was white embossed on a white panel cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, cantaloupe ink was sponged around it, then markers highlighted parts of the flowers and leaves.  The sentiment was also white embossed, cut out with the ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies, matted with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies (both die cuts were resized to make them shorter). The sentiment panel was placed so that it looked like a flower box.  Cantaloupe baker's twine and green pearls were the only embellishments.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Dear Friend

Hi, everyone!  This week's Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast was super fun!  I also combined this week's Color Challenge: Pool Party, Marina Mist, and Garden Green.  For my card, the 'Belles Vignes' flourish vine image was white embossed onto white cardstock, then the three colors were sponged.  The window was cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Squares Dies, then the panel was popped up with foam tape over the embossing resist sponged panel.  The ODBD Custom Bitty Butterflies were cut out of white cardstock, then sponged with the three colors; clear gems were added to give them a little "oompf" since the colors were light.  The sentiment from 'Medallion Sentiments' was white embossed onto the aqua panel.

Thanks for stopping by!

God bless!

Rockin' With Elvis!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Kathy LeDonne.....woo hoo, congrats, Kathy!!!  I chose this rockin' card to case...super fun silhouette and I loved the stenciling and colors. For my card, I heat-embossed everything in black, then sponged blue, green, and yellow as Kathy did on her card.  The background is Our Daily Bread designs' 'Grunge Piano Background', the tiny music notes are from 'Just a Note', also by ODBD.  The Elvis silhouette and sentiment are from Crackerbox Rubber Stamps.  The dies I used for the image and sentiment are from Our Daily Bread designs: ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Stitched Ovals Dies, and ODBD Custom Ovals Dies.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings,

ODBD "Fragrance" Sneak Peek

Hi, everyone!  Today's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Melissa Stout aka mstout928....congrats, Melissa!!!  I chose this beautiful card to recreate today.  Since I do not have embossing paste, I decided to do the embossing resist technique instead, but keep the same card design.  The inset panel was stamped in Versamark with the wild rose image from an upcoming set (July 1st) from Our Daily Bread designs, called 'Fragrance', heat embossed in white, then sponged with pink, peach, purple, and colored the leaves with an olive marker.  A few hot pink pearls were added for a simple embellishment.  The two white panels were popped up with foam tape for dimension.

Thanks for visiting!

God bless!

Brilliant Blue Butterfly

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is one of my Sistah Sticks (Our Daily Bread designs designer sister), Paula Bigelow aka laughingstamper.....congrats, Paula girl!!!!  I'm a sucker for any design in blue, so I chose this gorgeous card to recreate.  Once I finished the top panel, I realized that I didn't have much room for the designer paper panel underneath, so I decided to go with just one panel.  The 'Belles Vignes' image was white embossed on white, then sponged in blue.  The scripture from 'God Verses' and butterfly from 'Butterfly and Bugs' were both stamped in blue.  The butterfly was cut out with the ODBD Custom 'Butterfly and Bugs' Dies, sponged with blue ink, then dotted with a white paint pen.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Blessings,

Bluebirds and Butterflies

Hi, everyone!!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to choose one of the scrumptious color combinations from the Color Inspirations Pinterest board which was pinned by Michael's Stores.....I fell in love with the soft colors from this combination. My card design was inspired by this gorgeous card by this week's Featured Stamper, Brenda aka tessaduck....congrats, Brenda!!  This is my first try with the inlaid die-cut technique, where several die cuts cut into each other for an overlap effect.  I used the ODBD Custom 'Trois Papillons' Dies to cut the shapes from the cantaloupe cardstock.  The 'Belles Vignes' background was white embossed, cut out with the same dies, then sponged in cantaloupe, rose and plum.  The 3d butterfly was white embossed using the matching 'Trois Jolie Papillons' set and sponged in the same colors. The sentiment from 'Life is a Gift' was also embossed in white, taking care to not leave any white speckles on the cantaloupe background.

I loved Brenda's gallery so much, that I had to go back for seconds.  I loved this adorable birdie card with the sponged background and one of my fave sentiments.  For the background, I decided to use a stencil which I bought several months ago, but had not tried yet.  The bird and sentiment are from 'Spread Your Wings' and the birdie was cut out with the ODBD Custom 'Birds and Nest' Dies.

Thanks for stopping by!!

God bless!

Cantaloupe Belles Vignes

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Karen Van Eijk.....congrats, Karen!!!  I loved the textured card, die cut frame, and flourish design of this gorgeous card, so I re-created it using the new 'Belle Vignes' set by Our Daily Bread designs.  The vine flourish was white embossed onto ivory cardstock, then sponged with cantaloupe and espresso brown (the embossing resist technique).  Instead of embossing the sentiment, I decided to use brown to tie in the other brown elements.  The butterfly from 'Butterfly and Bugs', stamped in brown and colored with cantaloupe and a white chalk marker, was cut out with the ODBD Custom 'Butterfly and Bugs' Dies.  The ivory frame was cut out with the ODBD Custom 'Layered Lacey Squares' Dies.

Before I go, just wanted to remind you of the HUGE designer paper sale going on at Our Daily Bread designs......check out the details HERE!!  It ends tonight at 11:00, so don't wait!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

God bless!

Copper Embossed Leaves

Happy Saturday, everyone!!!  Today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast will definitely make you hungry.....we are to find inspiration from the Harry and David site.....yummy!!!!  I fell in love with this harvest cookie bouquet and had to make a Thanksgiving card!  My card's layout comes from this beautiful card by Dianne aka Sarahebo, who was just dubbed Queen for the Day....congrats, Dianne!!!  For my card, I used the following items from Our Daily Bread designs: leaves and acorns from the Autumn Blessings set, cut out with the ODBD Custom Fall Leaves and Acorn Dies, the Leaves Background stamp, and sentiment from Serve The Lord (retired).  The images, background, and sentiment were all embossed in copper, then colored with sponge daubers in inks which matched the inspiration piece.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Emboss Resist Doily Blessings

Happy Saturday!!!!!  Today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find a photo from Audrie's Inspiration Pinterest board......I loved the colors of this photo and incorporated them in my card.  The doily and sentiment I used are from 'Doily Blessings' from Our Daily Bread designs (available Sept 1st).  The doily was clear embossed onto white cardstock, then using the embossing resist technique, I sponged green, yellow, peach, and pink inks onto the white cardstock.  After matting the panel, the edges were paper pierced with a template and the piercing around the doily stamp was freehand.  The paper button in the center was cut with the ODBD Custom Doily Dies set (also available Sept 1st).  Pearls and baker's twine were added for embellishments.  I will also be submitting this to the Friday Free4All Challenge, which was to use one little button on your project.

Thanks for visiting with me!!

God bless!!

Heaven and Earth

Hello!!!  Today's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Heather aka Rica.....congrats, Heather!!  I chose this beautiful card to case since I loved the embossing resist technique, sentiment banner, and paper piercing.  For my card, I started with glossy paper, stamped the Dahlia and Butterfly Single images in versamark, heat embossed with Ranger Antique White embossing powder, then sponged coral, pink, and yellow ink onto the panel, then buffed off the excess ink with a rag (embossing resist technique).   The sentiment panel was cut by hand, stamped with a scripture from Happy Birthday, paper pierced, then popped up with foam tape. (All stamps used are from Our Daily Bread designs.)

Thanks for dropping by!!

God bless!!

Our Daily Bread designs March New Releases!!

Hi, everyone!!! Welcome to March and welcome to another outstanding new release by Our Daily Bread designs!  This month's new stamps and dies have SPRING written all over them.....yay!!!  Visit all of my designer sisters listed below and leave a comment for each for a chance to win one of three $25 gift certificates toward ODBD stamps!  You have until March 2nd at 9 pm EST to comment; winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on March 3rd.

Stacy
Grace
Chris
Dawn
Julie
Sabrina
Cathy
Lori
Sandee
Wanda
Audrey
Silke
Angie....you are here!
Lisa
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Though I haven't had a chance to play with all of the new stamps and dies, I have used several which I have listed below.  To see the entire new release, check out the New Release Post on the ODBD Blog or head over to the ODBD store and add one of the fabulous $-saving bundles to your cart!!

My first sample features the new Daisy Chain Background Die, along with the bee image (cut out with the custom die from the Zinnia and Leaves Die Set) and sentiment from Bee Happy, framed with the ODBD Custom Antique Labels and Border Die set.  I love this die because it cuts beautifully, it's so easy to stencil, and the frame and design makes it easy to use foam tape behind it without cutting a ton of tiny little pieces to pop it up!  Time saver...yay!! (Tip: the bee wings were colored with a glitter pen.) The card base was stamped with the Honeycomb Background for a little extra character.

My second card features the Zinnia set, the ODBD Custom Zinnia and Leaves Die Set, the previously released ODBD Custom Beautiful Borders die set (from which I cut four borders and mitered the corners together to form a frame), and the new custom ODBD designer paper called the Blooming Garden Collection.  The Zinnias were embossed in white on white cardstock, then sponged with yellow ink.  I fussy cut several extra layers for the top and popped each layer up with foam tape. 

My next card is a sneak peek which I shared last weekend.  The designer paper is another gorgeous pattern from the Blooming Garden Collection, which coordinates with many new and previously released stamps set by ODBD.  The dragonfly image is from the Faithful Friend set and the sentiment is from the Dad set.  I LOVE how ODBD stamps never go out of style!!!!!

This is another sneak peek from earlier in the week which features another gorgeous pattern from the Blooming Garden Collection Designer Paper pack, plus a sentiment from "Bee Happy".

Thanks for hanging out with us today!  Have a beautiful, blessed weekend!!!