NEW RELEASE DAY FOR TWO ODBD SETS!

Wow, the month of May sure flew by! Though time goes too fast sometimes, it is exciting when the first of each month gets here........NEW SETS FROM OUR DAILY BREAD DESIGNS!!!! YAY!!! And oh my, the "Breadsticks" over at ODBD have already made some gorgeous projects! When you have a second, check out the ODBD card gallery for the new uploads. In the meantime, here are just a few tidbits to sink your teeth into:

Angie

Becca

Betty

Chris








This gorgeous set is called "Quiet Waters". I love the peaceful scene and LOVE the verses!!!









The set I chose to highlight today is "Ask, Seek, Knock". Matthew 7:7 was one of the first verses I memorized as a child in Sunday school, so this set is very special to me personally.....plus, isn't this just the coolest door?!

There were some interesting challenges last week over at Splitcoast that I chose to combine for this card. Dawn's Limited Supply Challenge was to use only designer paper except for the card, no coloring allowed, and simple embellishments. Stef's Inspiration Challenge on Saturday was to choose a book cover for your inspiration. I chose "Decorative Architectural Ironwork" because I have wanted to replicate a rod-iron fence ever since I received the two punches mentioned below. So.... I used Basic Grey Ambrosia for the background panel, the fence, and to paper-piece the stone doorway, the door, and the door hardware. The "shrubs" were punched with Martha Stuart foliage and branches punches out of Basic Grey Marrakech. The "rod-iron" fence was made by combining the Martha Stuart picket fence punch with the EK Success Fleur De Lis punch. The gray pearls are Basic Grey "Platinum" Opaline, also from ODBD.



Hey, I wanted to say a warm farewell and thank you to Kim MacNutt and Tosh Leyendekker, who were guest designers for our design team for the past two months! It was so awesome to get to know them and boy, did they rock the ODBD sets!!!!

However, as two were retired, we have two new guest designers whom we are very excited to work with. Hello and welcome to Kathy Jones aka Wattle, and Grace Nywening aka scrappigramma2! Kathy and Grace have already wowed us with the new sets!!! Plus, Sandee Shanabrough aka stampersandee will be staying on as a guest designer until Sita returns.....Sandee has done some fabulous work and has a brand new blog!!!



Thanks so much for stopping by!!! Have a totally blessed week!!!!!

Quiet Waters Hinge Card and Mercy Kerin Case

Woo hoo! Two cards again today....I feel like I'm on vacation!!!!


Today's Technique Lovers Challenge on Splitcoast is to make a hinge card.....this is something I had not seen before, but Wendy aka Wendybell has an awesome tutorial video on her blog....it was much easier to do than I thought. Today is sneak peek day for new ODBD sets, which will be released June 1st!!!! I have used "Quiet Waters" for this card, but our other awesome new set is called "Ask, Seek, Knock". Wait until you see what our DT gals have already made with these sets.....wow!!!!! I am so blessed to be a part of the ODBD team!!!!

This card also was designed to fit two challenges from Christian Papercrafts Magazine. Janette's "Color Monday" challenge was to make a white or ivory card with just a splash of color.....okay, I splashed a little more than I was supposed to, but this is still a stretch for me to make a white card. Also, a few days ago was Korin's "Bible Verse Challenge" to use a New Testament verse on your project. If you haven't checked out Christian Papercrafts Magazine's gallery, or Bible studies, or forums.....what are you waiting for?! There is even a new Scrapbook Challenge Team (with daily challenges) for all of you scrappers out there!

My second card is for the Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoast from yesterday. Mercy Kerin is such a talent.....you could spend days in her gallery!!! She has a very clean and creative style with some of the best layouts!! I chose this card to case because I loved the ribbon treatment, paper piercing (my obsession), and the punched border. This set is from Stampin' Up, called "Kind Thoughts"......I've had this set for six months but have just inked it today!!! I chose this set because it was similar to the set that Mercy used, plus it matched this gorgeous SU yummy dp!!! The image was stamped with Chocolate Chip, then colored in with a Signo Gel Pen. The border punch is EK Success Fleur De Lis, sentiment tag is Spellbinders Labels 4.

And now, to announce who will be receiving the Inspiration Challenge card from Saturday. Since there were only six comments on the blog post, my hubby, Tom, picked a number between one and six, so.......the WINNER IS: COMMENT #4.......Tenia Nelson!!!! I will try to find your email from SCS or CPCM to find out your address. By the way, thank you soooo much for all of your wonderful comments! I would absolutely LOVE to hear some of your jazz piano!!!!
Thanks for stopping by today! Have a blessed day!!!!

Sing to the Lord Dini CASE

Woo hoo! Two cards in one day!!! Today Christian Papercrafts Magazine's featured artist is Dina Kowal aka "dini". Dina and her family live in Indonesia and are missionaries. Dina is also on the Design Team with me on Our Daily Bread Designs....she does some AMAZING work!!! I chose to case this gorgeous card because of the layout and how she framed the verse with flowers and butterflies.

I used my old stand-by, Sing To The Lord, from Our Daily Bread Designs. The dp is Basic Grey "Marrakech". Today's IC challenge over at Splitcoast was to choose something from Little Odd Forest. Though I already made one for this challenge, I couldn't help but do another because of all of the fun colors and designs of their handbags, etc. So, the reason I chose the Marrakech paper was to match the fun colors of this bag. The flower is from Prima, also found at ODBD.

Thanks for putting up with two posts today!!!! Have a blessed weekend!

Little Odd Forest Inspiration Challenge

I LOVE Saturdays!!!! Other than the obvious, I don't have to go to work, but I LOVE the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast!!! This week's IC is to find an item from Little Odd Forest....they have some of the cutest purses and accessories!!! I chose these button pins...I just loved the colors and haven't used Unfrogettable in a while....plus, I'm making this card for me....just because I can!!! No DT committments, no personal gift list.....this is just for fun....haven't played just for the sake of playing in a while!!!

I'm so happy today that I am willing to give away this "Happy" card.......just leave me a comment here by midnight Sunday, and I will have my hubby draw a name on Monday!

Card recipe:

Stamps: SU "Unfrogettable", Stampabilities "You Bless Me"

Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Certainly Celery

Paper: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Creative Memories checked dp

Accessories: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots ef, Spellbinders circles and scalloped circles, gingham ribbon, foam tape, Signo Gel Pen

Hey, by the way, have you checked out Christian Papercrafts Magazine yet? It's not JUST a magazine....it's a fully functional site with challenges, forums, Bible studies, and more! Membership is free through the end of this month.....check it out!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to leave a comment if you would like to have this card!

Have a blessed day!!!

Blessed Nation Birthday Eagle

I made this card for my friend, Phil, who grew up in the mountains of Kentucky.....wow, talk about beautiful country there!!! Tom and I have spent time with Phil and his wife, Brenda, four-wheeling in the mountains and visiting with his family down there. What you hear about "southern folk" is true....as soon as you walk in the door, they want to feed you!!!!

I used four different challenges to make this card. The "Fun on Friday" Challenge over at Christian Papercrafts Magazine was to use a Patriotic theme for Memorial Day. Roxie's sketch challenge this week was awesome as usual. Julia's Ways To Use It Challenge was to repeat one stamp. Wendy's Limited Supply Challenge was to use circles on your card, plus use only one stamp set. I used "In God We Trust" from Our Daily Bread Designs. The eagle was stamped first, then after masking him, stamped In God We Trust for the background. I used the EK Success Alpine punch to line each panel for a more outdoorsy look. As far as the circles.....yes, I'm reaching a bit, but I punched circles before placing the brads, which are circles, and then paper piercing.....the holes are circles too, right? Oh yeah, the eagle was colored with a sponge dauber in So Saffron.

Thanks so much for looking! Have a blessed weekend!!!!

Pledge of Allegiance Shaker Card

Boy oh boy, was this a hard one to photograph!!!! After MANY tries inside and outside, this is the best I could do!!! It was much easier and much more fun to make!!!

Today's featured stamper on Splitcoast is JOAN ERVIN!!! She is so awesome, as a person AND a stamper!! Joan is so talented that she was a part of the Dirty Dozen team last year! After studying her incredible gallery for about an HOUR, I chose this card because I absolutely LOVE light blue with red, loved the cuttlebug swirls for the water, loved the layout, and loved the glittery stars! All of these things added up turned into a patriotic shaker card! I started with Spellbinders Labels Four to make the shaker frames and acetate window. I Pledge Allegiance, from Our Daily Bread Designs, was stamped on the acetate with Stazon Jet Black. Two layers of foam tape were used to raise the shaker frame so that the beads inside could shake, shake, shake!! The flag inside the shaker is from God Bless America, also from ODBD. The Bashful Blue layers were ran through the CB with Swirls EF; instead of striped background paper, I used three strips of ribbon instead; and I couldn't find my star punch (another casualty of war from all-night crops!) so I made glittery butterflies instead with a Martha Stuart punch and stickles. Also, each of the layers was spritzed with Pearl Glimmer Mist....once again, hard to photograph! The star eyelets are retired from Stampin' Up.

Thanks again for stopping by! Have a blessed day!

Sing to the Lord Triple Challenge Birthday Card

Today's card was made for a very special friend....I won't mention names just in case she reads my blog every day! Three different challenges were covered here: Christian Papercrafts Magazine sketch challenge and Featured Artist of the week (Deedee); also Splitcoast's Inspiration Challenge to find your inspiration from this room shown in Country Living Magazine. I instantly thought of this gorgeous dsp from K & Co, called Madeline. The card I am case-ing from Deedee is here. I kept the layout the same, but used different colors and embellies....this layout fit Danielle's sketch perfectly, so why not kill three birds with one stone? The verse is from Sing To The Lord by Our Daily Bread Designs. I sprayed the finished card with Irridescent Gold Glimmer Mist...unfortunately it does not photograph well, but looks GORGEOUS in person!! The dsp, metallic gold paper, pearls, prima flower , and Glimmer Mist are all from the ODBD store also......you HAVE to check out all of the new stuff Kelley is carrying now!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed weekend!!!!