Play Ball!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Ways To Use It Challenge theme is 'summertime fun'.  My Buford card from yesterday would have fit this perfectly!  Another fave summer past-time is baseball.  This card is a belated birthday card for my friend's son, Zach.  When asked what type of uniform would he design for himself, he was very creative with the parameters: black and gold, the team name would be the Tornadoes and his fave number is 16.  I had a blast customizing this card for him.  Here are the items from ODBD used in Zach's card:  All-Star Jersey stamps, Pennant Swag Solid Alphabet, and these ODBD Custom Dies: Sports Jerseys Dies, Pennant Swag Die, Alphabet Dies, Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies, Pennant Flags Dies, and Sparkling Stars Dies. Some leftover strips of the gold metallic cardstock were adhered to the sleeves so that it would look more realistic.  I will also be submitting this to the June Fan Club Central Theme Challenge due to the sports theme, plus the white panel was scored using my Scor-buddy.

Thanks for stopping by today!

God bless!

Celebrating You

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is ponygirl2.  I chose this beautiful card from her gallery to recreate today using the 'Pottery' image and sentiment from 'Celebrating You', along with the following ODBD Custom Dies: Double Stitched Rounded Rectangles, Rounded Rectangles, Double Stitched Pennant Flags, and Pennant Flags.  The designer paper is from the ODBD Vintage Ephemera Paper Collection. After stamping the image in cocoa, I cut a mask in order to sponge the shadows below them.  My intentions were to make this card for a co-worker's birthday for next week, but it ended up looking more girly than masculine, so I may keep it in my birthday stash for later.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blessings,

Hello, Friend

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Lisa aka MaryLisaK....congrats, Lisa!  I chose this beautiful card to recreate today, using the ODBD Romantic Roses Paper Collection, the 'Hello Friend' stamp set, and the following custom dies from ODBD: Pennant Flags Dies, Pierced Circles Dies, Pierced Rectangles Dies, and Double Stitched Rectangles Dies.

Thanks for visiting with me today!

Blessings,

You're Out of this World!!

Hi again!  I went back for a second round for the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast.  When I saw this amazing glass pendant, it looked like a galaxy to me and inspired me to open a new set I bought more than six months ago and have not used, 'Rocket Man' and coordinating 'Space Man' custom dies from North Coast Creations.  Instead of trying a messy technique to create the galaxy, I sprayed pearl and turquoise Glimmer Mist on a black card base, then pressed it with a book to keep it from warping while it dried.  Meanwhile, I stamped, colored, and cut out the earth and Martian. The sentiment was cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies set. This was really quick and easy.....quick and easy = happiness!! :)

Thanks for visiting!

Blessings,

Our Daily Bread designs August New Releases!

Hi, everyone!  Welcome to the New Release party for Our Daily Bread designs! This month's theme is all about sports and I am super stoked to have more awesome stamps in my arsenal to create customized cards for my large family!!!  To see the entire release in one place, click HERE!  If you'd like a chance to win some goodies from ODBD, please follow the instructions below:

Prize Information: 

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 Gift Code to the ODBD Website  just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until August 2, 2017 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on August 3rd so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

* Cathy * Grace * Angie (that's me!) * Sandee * Kathy * Diana *
                * Dawn * Lisa * Chris * Lori * Helen *

Here are the new and previously released items featured in my two cards today:

My first card features the Volleyball Stamp/Die Duos set, with an Olympics twist!  I absolutely LOVE beach volleyball when the Olympics roll around, so I colored the volleyball with yellow and blue plus made some sandy hills by tearing and sponging kraft cardstock.  The kraft and white panels were cut with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies.  The clouds were sponged over a template cut with the ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies. The "net" was created by cutting a strip from a recycled onion bag (this proves to my hubby that I am a pack-rat for a reason! lol!!)  I used yellow baker's twine to mimic the top and bottom of the net.  The Volleyball word was stamped on a white panel cut out with the ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies (sponged to match the sky) and matted with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies.

My second card features the Softball Stamp/Die Duos set.  I played softball in my early twenties and absolutely loved it, so I was excited to see this new set!  I was extra excited knowing that I had one piece of florescent yellow cardstock in my stash...yay!!  The polka dot paper is from the ODBD Old Glory Paper Collection and matched the red stitching really well.  The "home plate" was created by cutting a rectangle with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, then carefully cutting diagonally with a die from the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Squares Dies. (I practiced with scratch paper to get the measurements just right.)  The Eat, Sleep, Play sentiment was stamped one word at a time onto small rectangles cut out with the ODBD Custom Log Cabin Quilt Die. (Tip:  I LOVE using this quilt die since it has so many different sized rectangles for small sentiments!)  The Softball word was stamped then cut out with the ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies; the mat was cut with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies.

Thanks for hanging out with us!

Blessings,

Cruisin' - Enjoy Every Moment!

Hi, everyone!  Today's Friday Free4All Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from any card playing idioms.....when I looked at the list, I saw 'Show Your Hand' and I knew what I wanted to do!  I love this photo of my hubby (who is 'showing his hand') from our recent cruise with our favorite bartender, Michael, in the background.  He made the best Bahama Mama's and Pina Coladas.....yeah, we're party animals alright! :)  I have used a mixture of new and previously released goodies from Our Daily Bread designs for this 6x6 layout:  sentiment and bird of paradise from 'Aloha', the ODBD Custom Bird of Paradise Die, ODBD Custom Ferns Dies, ODBD Custom Tropical Leaves Dies, ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Bitty Borders Dies, Pennant Swag Alphabet, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, and the ODBD Boho Bolds Paper Collection.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Precious Little Boy

Hi, everyone! This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is AJ Bodine aka rutabagapie....congrats, AJ!!  I chose this super cute card for inspiration today....I loved the country feel, the designer paper frame, the sponged clouds and adorable heart banner at the top! This helped me to put together this new baby card for a co-worker's new grand-baby on the way.  I have used the following items from Our Daily Bread designs in the making of this card: the lamb image from 'The Shepherd',  ODBD Custom 'Little Lamb' Die, sentiment from 'Little Boys', ODBD Custom Fence Die, ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies (for sponging the clouds), ODBD Custom Pennant Row Dies, 'Pennant Alphabet' stamps, ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies, and the ODBD Shabby Pastels Paper Collection.

Thanks for visiting today!

Blessings,

I Love Coffee!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from a scrapbook projects Pinterest board.....I fell in love with this cool page because of the repeated (stamped?) background, pennant flags, and fun layout with the die cut words.  I chose a photo of me from last month on our 25th anniversary cruise....I was enjoying my cuppa joe while relaxing on a bench in Central Park on the ship.  I started by stamping the sentiment from 'I Love Coffee' many times onto a tan piece of designer paper from the ODBD Ephemera Essentials Paper Collection (The polka dot paper is also from this collection).  The stamping alone was a bit plain as is, so I created a reverse mask and sponged red into each heart.  Here is a list of the other dies used in my 6x6 scrapbook page: ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Mini Stitched Hearts, ODBD Custom Alphabet Dies, ODBD Custom 'Faith, Hope, and Love' Dies (unfortunately are now retired). I will also be submitting this to the Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Butterfly Blessings

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Angie aka Sunshinesense....congrats, Angie!  I chose this gorgeous card to recreate today since I loved the framing with the die cut panel peeking through, plus it was the perfect inspiration to help me create a birthday card for one of my nieces who loves pink and butterflies!  Instead of cutting all of the panels in pink, the ODBD Custom Lattice Background Die and the sentiment panel were cut from white; the pink frame was cut by using two dies from the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies set.  The sentiment from 'Pennant Flag Verses' was stamped in black, cut out with the ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies set and stenciled with pink before removing from the die. The butterfly was cut with the ODBD Custom Fancy Fritillary Dies set; pearls were added as on Angie's card.

Thanks for visiting with me today!

Blessings,

The Extra Mile

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from Audrie's 'Beautiful Baskets' Pinterest Board.  I absolutely LOVE the colors in this gorgeous basket!  The design of this card began with the fun and colorful alphabet designer paper from the Artistic Outpost 'Vagabond Treasures' Paper Collection, which led to plum cardstock and mustard ink for sponging. This new 'School Bus Driver' set by Our Daily Bread designs is so fun! The bus was stamped on yellow and again on white so that I could cut out and paper piece the sections together.  The sentiment was stamped on panels cut with the ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies (the top pennant was re-sized to fit the word perfectly).

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

God Loves You!

Happy Saturday, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge is to find inspiration from the Fluevog Shoes site.....I chose these awesome shoes to help with a birthday card for my nephew.  The gray/blue combination was so striking!  For my card, I used two different grays but chose a more subtle shade of blue.  The knight from 'Armor of God' was stamped, cut out with the ODBD Custom Suit of Armor Dies, colored with sponges and markers, then popped up with foam tape over panels cut with the ODBD Custom Lavish Layers Dies and ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies.  The sentiments were stamped with the 'Pennant Flag Verses' set, then cut out with the ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies, matted with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Happy Birthday, Cowboy!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Lynne Jardine aka Ruby-dooby-doo....congrats, Lynne!  I chose this super cute card to case today because I loved the layout and doodling around the edges.  I changed the stamps and colors since I needed some masculine birthday cards for this month, but kept the layout and doodling.  I loved this layout so much that I made five identical cards!  The cowboy image from 'Ride 'Em Cowboy' was stamped in Stazon Jet Black, then the background was colored with sponges and ink using masking and reverse masking.  The following dies were used as well:  ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Rectangles Dies, and the ODBD Custom Circles Dies.  The three 'faux brads' were created with a hole punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Pooh Bear Name-frame Gift and Card

Hi, everyone!  Today I would like to share a card and name-frame created back in November for a new little bundle of joy in our family, our new niece, Molly!  In order to match Molly's nursery, since I do not own any Pooh stamps, for both the card and nameframe, I fussy cut the Pooh characters out of some scrapbook paper.  For the card, I started by cutting out the pink panel with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, then cut out the circles with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Circles Dies.  The sentiment is from the 'Pennant Flag Verses' set; the sentiment and mat, along with the pennants at the top were cut out with the ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies and ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies.  Peeking through the circle cut-outs is a panel which was stamped with the ODBD 'Gingham Background' stamp; the white mat at the bottom was cut out with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies set.  The tiny hearts are from the ODBD Custom Umbrellas Dies set.

For the frame, Pooh scrapbook paper was used for the background and the fun image.  The following items from Our Daily Bread designs were also used:  ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennants Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Alphabet Dies, ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies (sponged clouds), ODBD Custom Grass Hill Die, ODBD Custom Fence Die, ODBD 'Little Girls' stamp set (sentiment).

Here is a close up view:

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Unicorn Blessings

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to choose a color collection from Design Seeds to inspire your project.  Since my first card was so quick and easy, I'm back for another round!  This time I chose this awesome color palette to help in creating a birthday card for one of my nieces who asked for a purple card with a unicorn.  Purple...no problem!  Unicorn....eek!  Since I did not have a unicorn stamp, I dug out one of the very first horse stamps I ever bought and drew a horn. Note: this is the extent of my artistic ability....lol!!!!  All of the white areas were colored with a clear Glaze Pen then the rest was sponged with lavender.  Though the camera did not capture it, the horn and hooves were colored with a glitter pen.  I have also used these items from Our Daily Bread designs: ODBD Pennant Flag Verses, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Circles Dies, ODBD Custom Circles Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies (template to sponge clouds). The paper I chose is from an older Prima collection....I loved the swirled colors and thought it had sort of a fantasy-type look to it.

Thanks for visiting with me!

Blessings,

Apple Blessings

Hi, everyone!!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Jan aka Precious Kitty....congrats, Jan!  I chose this beautiful card to case today.  For my card, I have used the 'Apples' set by Our Daily Bread designs, along with the 'Pennant Flag Verses', ODBD Custom Pennant Flags Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies,  ODBD Custom Double Stitched Squares Dies and the ODBD Ephemera Essentials Paper Collection.  Since my apple image was fairly large, I changed her square card to an A2.

Thanks for visiting!

Blessings,

Our Daily Bread designs September New Releases!

Hi, everyone!  Welcome to the September New Release party for Our Daily Bread designs!  If you haven't seen the whole enchilada yet, check out the full release HERE on the ODBD Blog!  If you'd like a chance to win a gift certificate for ODBD, follow the instructions below:

Prize Information: 

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 Gift Code to the ODBD Website  just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until September 2, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on September 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

* Melissa * Julie * Sandee * Cathy * Dawn * Lori * Robin * Lisa * 

* Sabrina * Diana * Angie (that's me!) * Chris * Grace *

Below are the new and previously released items from Our Daily Bread designs which are featured in my card and scrapbook layout today:

I know that one of the themes this month is coffee, but the moment I saw the ODBD Custom Beverage Cup Dies, I knew I HAD to make a chocolate chip cookie card!! (***Pssst...this is one of the most versatile ODBD die sets EVER!!!)  The cookies were cut from caramel cardstock using the ODBD Custom Circles Dies, sponged on the edges, then many chocolate chips were die cut and adhered.  The "bite mark" was cut with one edge of the scalloped heart in the ODBD Custom Ornate Hearts Dies set.  The sentiment panel, stamped with a sentiment from 'Rise and Shine' was cut out with the ODBD Custom Stitched Ovals Dies set; the caramel mat and plaid design (from the ODBD Ephemera Essentials Paper Collection) were cut with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies set.  I created a five-layer button by cutting out five circles with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Circles Dies set, glued the layers together, used a heavy duty hole punch, then coated the top with Glossy Accents.  If you'd like to see a tutorial to make your own buttons, click HERE.

My second project is a 6x6 scrapbook layout.  My hubby and I LOVE to cruise and this is a photo he took of me as I was enjoying a cuppa joe the morning that we came to port in Labadee, Haiti earlier this year. (Sorry about the poor photo quality but I was in the shade of our balcony.)  I chose a fun pattern from the ODBD Nautical Paper Collection for the background, then pulled the red and tan from the pattern for the framing which was cut with the ODBD Custom Ovals, ODBD Custom Pierced Ovals and ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies.  The banner letters were stamped with the 'Pennant Alphabet' set, trimmed by hand, sponged, then layered over the pennant cut with the ODBD Custom Pennant Row Dies.  The awesome sentiment is from the 'Rise and Shine' set.

Thanks for hanging out with us today!

God bless!