The Highest Mountain

Hi, everyone!  It's another fun Sketch Challenge at Splitcoast this week. Instead of adding layers for the two vertical strips, I used a craft knife and cut the strips from the card base and tucked the other layers underneath. The image from 'Keep Climbing' was stamped in kraft on a panel cut with the ODBD Custom Squares Dies, matted in black with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Squares Dies.  The quote is from the 'Mountains' coordinating set.  The background panel, cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies was stamped in kraft with the 'Birch Background' stamp.  Before adhering the square panel, some holes were paper pierced in the corners and linen thread was stitched through with a needle to coordinate with the linen thread tied through the eyelets.

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Blessings,

Play Ball!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Christmas Tree Shops site....I chose this adorable baseball lamp for my inspiration.  The red stitching on the lampshade gave me the idea to use some hand-stitching on my card. The stamps I used today are from the 'Baseball' Stamp/Die Duos set; the 'baseball' was cut from the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Circles Dies, matted with the ODBD Custom Circles Dies; a die from the ODBD Custom Stitched Ovals Dies set was used to trace the outline for the stitches; a small paper piercer was used to pierce the holes; some red embroidery thread was used to sew the stitches. I will also be submitting this to the 'Less Is More' challenge which is to use something on your CAS card which you would not normally use.....my unusual item is embroidery thread and hand-stitching.

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Blessings,

God's Blessings

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper is Michele Greenwood aka Whimsey....congrats, Michele!  Wow, such a fabulous gallery with so many different styles!  I decided to case this beautiful card. Instead of dry embossing the bottom layer, I decided to use the same pattern of designer paper throughout.  Instead of sewing on my card as Michele did, I added some hand stitching.  The flower and leaves were cut with the ODBD Custom Pretty Posies Dies and sponged with kraft ink.  The sentiment is from the 'Thinking of You' set and the designer paper is from the ODBD Shabby Rose Paper Collection. The center rectangle panels were cut with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies and ODBD Custom Rectangles Dies.

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Blessings,

Our Daily Bread designs September New Releases!!

Hey, everyone!!!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs September New Release party!!!  This month's released is all about sewing, knitting, doilies, and vintage dresses.....our team is very excited and we are sure that you will be too once you get an eye-full!!

Visit each of the designer blogs listed below and leave a comment for each by Tuesday, Sept 2nd at 9 pm EDT for a chance to be one of three winners of a $15 gift certificate toward stamps (found in the "stamps column" at Our Daily Bread designs).  The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Wednesday, so be sure to check there to see if you have won!!!

Chris
Grace
Julie
Cathy
Lori
Sandee
Dawn
Paula
Lisa
Silke
Wanda
Angie....you are here!
Sabrina
Audrey
ODBD Blog.....let us know you have finished!

Below are the stamps and dies I am featuring in my post today, either in my two new creations or sneak peeks from the past few days:

My first sample for today features the "Quilts" stamp set, ODBD Custom Beautiful Borders Dies, and the ODBD Custom Ornate Hearts Dies.  The quilt image was stamped in black, colored with purple/yellow/green/peach/pink markers, then the center was cut out with the 2nd smallest die in the ODBD Custom Ornate Hearts Dies set.  The heart was made into a five-layer button (see tutorial here).  The first two words of the sentiment were stamped on white, then cut out by hand and popped up with foam tape; the 'sew' word was stamped onto the card base through the heart opening (using scratch paper to mask each side).  The border frame was created by mitering four borders cut out with the ODBD Custom Beautiful Borders Dies, then sewing embroidery thread through the openings.

My next sample features the image and a sentiment from the "Sewing" set, along with the ODBD Custom Beautiful Borders Dies and ODBD Custom Ornate Hearts Dies once again.  The stitched border image and sentiment were stamped in black onto ivory cardstock, then matted with some aida cloth which was stitched with blue embroidery thread.  The plaid strip is from some scrap fabric which has been in my stash for many years. The heart die cut through the fabric easily; after adhering it to cardstock and cutting out the holes with a Cropodile, Glossy Accents was added.  The same thread used for the stitching was used in the button and also threaded through the border die cut.

Below are three sneak peeks from over the weekend, which were previously blogged.  Hold your mouse over each photo to see which products were used.

Thanks for hanging out with us today!!

God bless!!

Soar Like An Eagle

Hi, everyone! Today's Ways To Use It Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers is "Tantalizing Texture"....use at least three types of texture on your project....I used dry embossing, distressed edges, and hand stitching with linen thread. I needed a masculine birthday card, so I chose the mountain image from Keep Climbing; the small letters (cut out with a small square punch and popped up with foam tape) and the banners at the bottom are both from the new Pennant Swag Alphabet Set (all stamps by Our Daily Bread designs).

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Blessings,

Splitcoast Featured Stamper is Patter Cross!!!!

Hi everyone! I have a fun card to share with you which I made in tribute to one of my fellow "Breadsticks" (Design Team sisters) at Our Daily Bread designs...... Patter Cross! Patter is this week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast.....yay, Patter! I thoroughly enjoyed cruising through Patter's gallery, identicaltriplets.....full of the most beautiful scrapbook layouts, cards, altered items, and many organizing tips as well! It was a tough decision, but I finally decided on this awesome card.....as I was creating it, my hubby suggested I flip the sketch and I agreed! Thanks, honey! I used Memory Box "Frond" designer paper (since Patter is on the DT there), and instead of the popsicle stick, I decided to try out my new Sew Easy tool across the strips.....just roll the piercing tool over the paper, then hand-stitch following the pierced holes. It took a few minutes to get used to the loop stitches, but I can't wait to do it again!


I have also incorporated this week's Wednesday Case Artist Challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts, where you can re-create an item from anyone's gallery! Plus, Patter was our Wednesday Case Artist a couple of weeks ago, but I wasn't able to play along then. So, this means my card is a Patter triple feature!!! Also, the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge is to use "what works for you"......I have many fave items and techniques when stamping, as long as it's something TEDIOUS! I love to paper pierce, I love fussy cutting and making 3d items, however, on this card I added hand-stitching; it took me about 30 minutes, but "it works for me"! :)



Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Sweet William - Small';
Cardstock: SU Old Olive;
Designer Paper: Memory Box 'Frond';
Ink: SU Early Espresso;
Accessories: Zva Creative Pearls, 'Pearl' Glimmer Mist, paper piercer and template, Sew Easy Tool with 'Vine' attachment, olive embroidery thread, paper distresser, sponge, foam tape;
Size: 5-1/2 square.



Thanks for visiting with me today! Have a blessed weekend!!!