NEW RELEASE / BLOG HOP / DT COLOR CHALLENGE / GUEST DESIGNER CONTEST

WOW, July is here already!!! And that means brand new sets from Our Daily Bread Designs!!!! This set is called, "Let Us Begin", one of two beautiful sets which feature Mother Teresa's brilliant words. We girls on the ODBD Design Team, lovingly called "The Breadsticks", were given a challenge to use three colors ONLY from the Our Daily Bread Designs ink pad collection. I chose Olive, Terra Cotta, and Sunflower. The background scene was sponged with my three colors onto watercolor paper. The layout is Splitcoast's Sketch Challenge today....a little tricky for the set I wanted to use!! The lotus flowers were colored with a blender pen and ink, and then painted with Buttercream Shimmerz.....don't forget....Shimmerz is on sale this week at ODBD!!!
Finished with LOTS of paper piercing, Hero Arts black pearls, and satin ribbon by May Arts.






ARE YOU READY FOR A BLOG HOP?! WOO HOO, WE ARE!!!



If you have hopped here from Lorelie's blog, you're in the right place! The blog hop actually begins 9:00 am CST at the ODBD BLOG......there are three chances for blog candy along the way, so make sure you visit all of the girls! You don't want to miss all of the previews with the new ODBD sets!!! Blog candy winners will be posted on the ODBD blog on July 4th....good luck!!!

MORE EXCITING NEWS:
July 1st marks the first day of our GUEST DESIGNER CONTEST!!! That's right, YOU could be the next Guest Designer for Our Daily Bread Designs!!! We are looking for two designers to join the Bread Basket for a month in August and in September! If this is something you would be interested in, email three samples (.jpeg files) of your best work to Judy at lidaroseroz@GMAIL.com by July 9th! That's right - you only have NINE days!!! ODBD images are preferred, but not required. But what IS required? If you are chosen, you will be working with two beautiful stamps sets during your "Guest Month" and will make a total of six projects for that month. Can you stick to a deadline? Do you have photography skills that can show off your creations? We want to hear from you!
Include: your name, address, and a link to your blog and SCS Gallery in your email. Tell us a little about yourself and why you would like to be in the "Bread Basket" (our Design Team). We will announce the Guest Designers on the ODBD blog on July 11th! Good luck!!!

Thanks for "hopping" through the Bread Basket today! We can't wait to see your entries for the Guest Designer contest! Hope you found some blog candy along the way too! God Bless!

Amazing Grace Sneak Peek

Here is another sneak peek from Our Daily Bread Designs, called, of course, "Amazing Grace". This single stamp, along with four other sets, will be released on July 1st. DON'T FORGET TO COME BACK ON THE FIRST FOR THE ODBD BLOG HOP!!!!!
This week's featured stamper over at Splitcoast is Dawn Lusk, an uber -talented and very sweet gal, who happens to be on the Dirty Dozen design team right now. Check out her awesome and creative work here. I was inspired by a tag Dawn made, using Flower Soft, so I thought I'd give Flower Soft another shot. Instead of using the oval frame, I chose the square Flower Soft frame but cut out the corner scrolls instead of using the whole frame. The layers of the card are Barely Banana and Basic Grey "Porcelain", punched with the EK Success Scalloped Scallop Border Punch. I used Peach and Green Flower Soft, Hero Arts Pearls, and Irridescent Gold Glimmer Mist.
NOTE: This week's Super Special Sale at Our Daily Bread Designs is all Shimmerz 25% off, until Friday night at midnight. Each Saturday a new sale begins....check out the ODBD store now!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a blessed day!!!

The Will of God - Inspiration Challenge and Sketch

Another sneak peek for the new releases from Our Daily Bread Designs, due out on July 1st. The sentiment is from "Grow in Grace". Check out the ODBD card gallery for some of the other Breadsticks' creations!
This card was made with three challenges in mind. Today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast was to choose a photo from "The Charm School Dropout". I was inspired by this photo because of the vintage feel and I loved the plum colored flowers. Also, yesterday over at Christian Papercrafts Magazine, the Fun On Friday Challenge was to use butterflies on your project.....no problemo, I LOVE my Martha Stuart butterfly punch, especially "duded up" with pearls and Glimmer Mist! The third is a sketch challenge from CPS (Card Positioning Systems). I flipped the sketch on its side for this project. The frames and flower are from my new Spellbinders Decorative Frames set. A set of frames was cut from Very Vanilla and Basic Grey "Wisteria" paper, to alternate each layer. I used Perfect Plum and Always Artichoke to stencil the frames. The leaves are from some May Arts suede ribbon....I just cut two of the leaves from the roll. The sheer ivory ribbon is also from May Arts....I layered three pieces of it, just for somethin' different! After many layers of foam tape and a few pearls, I sprayed the entire project with "Glacier" Glimmer Mist. I'm addicted to the stuff!!! Who doesn't like a little sparkle?

Don't forget.....the Super Sunday Special at ODBD for 25% off Prism paper ends tonight at midnight! BTW, each week's special is listed on ODBD's homepage!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day!

"Dream Big" Tri-Fold Grizzly

Today's card was a fun one! Today's Limited Supply Challenge from Splitcoast is called "Chinese Take-Out", to choose one item from each menu given by Wendybell.....the three "menus" I chose are: non-floral nature, greens/browns color scheme, and ribbon plus brads. Um....I used ribbon sliding letters instead of stamping a sentiment....the challenge police may come and get me for that one! I used Wildlife Reserve and Wide Open Spaces for this card, plus a little grass stamp of unknown origin. This was very fun to make...I love scenery cards!!!

BTW, don't forget that Christian Papercrafts is now an open site, just like Splitcoast....all you have to do is sign in with your username. Please come on over and join in on the Bible discussions, daily devotions, friendly chit-chat, and don't forget the papercrafts!!! There are daily challenges, tips and tutorials, product discussions, and a wonderful gallery to cruise!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a blessed day!

Mother Teresa Sneak Peek

As I mentioned on yesterday's post, this may be one of my fave months yet as a designer for Our Daily Bread Designs......because of the incredible sets coming out on July 1st. I have always loved Mother Teresa and I think she was one of the most brilliant and wise human beings God ever created.....what a blessing she was to sooooo many people! Now I am the one blessed to be able to use her words on these stamps to bless others!
This set is simply called "Mother Teresa". Several of her loved quotes are featured in this set, along with the beautiful lotus flower. (Okay, I called it a water lily, Kelley!)
I stamped the quote and lotus directly on the Kraft card with Stazon Jet Black, colored with sponge daubers using masks, then colored the blossoms with a Sakura gel pen for that ceramic glazed look that I love so much! The border punch was EK Success' Dotted Scallop and the photo corner is also EK Success. It was a relief to make a one layer card.....sigh!!!

And I'm going to remind ya'all again to sign up for the e-newsletter again at ODBD, so just in case I don't post for a while, you will know what the Super Sunday Special is for the week. I can fill you in: All Prism Cardstocks are 25% off, while supplies last! This includes Prismatic Packs, Simply Smooths, and Metallics! Sale ends Saturday night, June 27, at midnight. Note: Sale prices will be reflected in your shopping cart.

One more thing: Check back on July 1st for another fun blog hop....with candy!!!




Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a blessed day!!!

Sneak Peek For ODBD New Releases

Wow, another month has flown by!!! The good news is that Our Daily Bread Designs has some AWESOME new sets coming out on July 1st!!! This may be one of my fave months yet!!! I have used "Grow in Grace" for this card....sorry, no peeks at the sentiments....just yet! For once I wanted to keep it fairly simple....I may add a sentiment tag later. Anyhoo....this layout is from Splitcoast's sketch challenge today....it's not often that I get to play on the same day of a challenge, so Woo Hoo! Also, today over at Christian Papercrafts, the "New to You" Wednesday challenge is to use glitter on your project. Since glitter and I don't get along, I used Stickles instead!!

Card details:

Stamp set: ODBD "Grow In Grace"

Paper: Memory Box "Sugardrop" dsp, SU Almost Amethyst and Whisper White

Tools: Spellbinders Labels Three and Labels Four, paper piercer and mat pack, corner punch, Martha Stuart Butterfly Punch, Exacto Knife

Embellies, etc.: Hero Arts pink pearls, Glacier Glimmer Mist, Stickles: Cotton Candy and Antique Linen, Velvet Ribbon

Hey, don't forget to sign up for the ODBD newsletter, so you can find out what each Super Sunday Special is!!! Scroll down to see this week's special which ends Saturday night at midnight!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day!

Ten Minute Thank You Card

We had a company cookout on Friday to celebrate Father's Day. Jon, our controller, and Daren, our sales rep organized the whole thing and stood in the hot sun grilling all of the food for us. So, to show my appreciation for the hard work that went into it, I made a couple of quick Thank You cards. The grill is from a $1.00 set from JoAnn's and the Thank You sentiment is from Stampin' Up, but I forgot to look up the name...oops! The photo does not show, but the sky was sponged with Ballet Blue, before sponging the clouds in Craft White. Oh, the card is Kraft cardstock.

Have you signed up for the ODBD newsletter yet? Signing up for the newsletter is the very best way to find out what the Super Sunday Special is each week, since I may not post anything here for days at times. But today, I can fill you in: All Prism Cardstocks are 25% off, while supplies last! This includes Prismatic Packs, Simply Smooths, and Metallics! Sale ends Saturday night, June 27, at midnight. Note: Sale prices will be reflected in your shopping cart.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day!