Bible Verse Thursday Challenge - Autumn Days!

Happy Thursday, ya'all!!! This week's Bible Verse Thursday Challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts is to make a card, layout, or altered item with a fall/harvest/autumn theme, plus a scripture verse of your choice. I have used one of my fave scriptures ever from Numbers 6, from the Our Daily Bread designs' set, Scripture Series 1, along with the Flower Soft Scenic Window Autumn Kit, SEI Moonrise designer paper, Zva Creative Pearls, and the following Flower Soft colors: Ultrafine Sage, Autumn, Baby Peach, and Russet Red. Click for a close-up to view the 3-d popped up scene and Flower Soft embellishment.

Along with Bible Verse Thursday, I have also incorporated the following challenges into this card:
Jen's Color Monday challenge, "In The Pumpkin Patch", from last week at Christian Paper Crafts (better late than never!);
The Shabby Tea Room: Chocolate Covered Autumn (See photo to the left...isn't it yummy!?);
Corrosive Challenge: No White....everything I used is ivory;
Crazy4Challenges: Autumn/Fall;
Etsy-Inspired Challenge: I chose this adorable fall card with cute buttons as inspiration from the Capturing Creativity store;
Splitcoast's Ways To Use It Challenge: Fabric...I used cotton lace and "faux fabric" from the pre-printed curtains!;
Meljen's Designs: Anything Goes;
Play Date Cafe 1st Anniversary Challenge: Choose orange, pink, or yellow from Inspiration photo....I chose orange, which is out of my comfort zone.




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

CASE-ing Cindy Coutts!!!

Today is the Wednesday CASE Artist Challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts, where you are to copy a fellow stamper's creation, change a few things, and make their design your own. This week Mary (softangelkisses) has chosen Cindy Coutts as the featured artist! Cindy, the founder and "Servant In Charge" of Christian Paper Crafts, has given so much of herself since the beginning of the online community in May of '09, so we wanted to let her know how much we love and appreciate how she has given us such an awesome place to fellowship, share our love of Jesus and our love of blessing others with our paper-crafting.



I have chosen this gorgeous card from Cindy's gallery to re-create. There were sooooo many awesome cards to choose from, but I chose this one (because of the layout) in order to combine Gloria's Sketch Tuesday Challenge.....Gloria had to step away for a few months after her brother was killed. (Please continue your prayers for their family!) This week, however, Gloria has returned with another fabulous sketch, so I hope you all will be able to play along. Welcome back, Gloria, and thanks so much to Jennipher Lowery for filling in during Gloria's time off.....Jenn, you did a fantastic job!!! And thirdly, Jen's Color Monday challenge (yellow and blue plus another optional color) is both in tribute of her teenage son who loves yellow, and to a son who was lost at birth....baby blue in remembrance of this dear one.

While I'm on the subject of Christian Paper Crafts, please note that there is a brand new group of scrapbook challenges for you to try. Each month on the 15th, our lovely Scrapbook Specialists, led by the beautiful and talented Jennipher Lowery, supply us with new and creative challenges to help kick-start some scrappin' mojo!! Lord knows, I need some help!!! Come on over and check them out!!! HERE is a master thread where you can see all of the challenges so far for September and October!


Card Details:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs "Missing You";
Cardstock: SU Barely Banana and Whisper White;
Designer Paper: Prima "Annalee;
Accessories: Bow Easy, May Arts Satin Ribbon, Zva Creative Pearls, Martha Stewart Doily Lace border punch, Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly punch, Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities and Lacey Circles; Paper Piercer and template, "Pearl" Glimmer Mist.

Some other challenges included in the making of this card are:
Our Daily Bread designs' Shining the Light "Anything Goes" challenge;
Tuesday Throwdown: Anything Goes;
All Sorts Challenge: Bingo challenge: Pearls, Mist, Ribbon;
OCC Challenge: 3 plus embellishments: pearls, ribbon, butterfly, Glimmer Mist;
Paper Cutz Challenge: Anything goes;
Raise The Bar Challenge: Hobby or sport: I love flower gardening when I'm not stamping!;
CCEE Challenge: Incorporate some kind of wood in your project....fence and birdhouse.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Stay tuned tomorrow for Bible Verse Thursday!!! God Bless!!

ODBD Stamping In Time: On Assignment Challenge

Wow, it's Thursday again already!!! This week Betty has a fun challenge planned for the Our Daily Bread designs' Stamping In Time: On Assignment Challenge. The assignment: use your stamps by Our Daily Bread designs.....the challenge: use embossing powder on your card, layout, or altered item. Embossing powders have come a long way...there are many different cool styles to choose from, though I stayed on the conservative side of the fence for this one by clear embossing over chalk ink. I'm looking forward to seeing the varieties of embossing powders used for this challenge!

Check out these gorgeous challenge samples from the girls:
Betty
Marcelle
Chrissy
Connie
Grace

Aren't they awesome?! We can't wait to see what you come up with!! If you'd like to play along, and be entered for a chance to win $ towards ODBD stamps, break out your ODBD stamps and embossing powder of your choosing.....then upload your project with the linky tool on the ODBD blog post HERE. Have fun and good luck!!

Card Deets: I stamped the scripture from "Sing To The Lord", onto a Flower Soft Card Topper, with SEI chalk ink and then embossed with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder, added paper piercing, sponged the edges, then added "Sweet Pea" Flower Soft. The background is SEI textured paper, which was embossed with the Damask Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, then sanded with a sanding block to show the white core of the paper. Paper piercing, sponging, May Arts crocheted ribbon, Zva Creative Pearls, a Prima Gallery Rose, and lots of "Dazzling Diamonds" Glimmer Mist were used to finish the card.

Along with the Stamping In Time Challenge, I have also used the following challenges in the making of this card:
Christian Paper Crafts Wednesday Case Artist: I have combined two weeks of this challenge together....this week's WCA73 challenge is to either case a pink creation from the CPC gallery OR case anyone from the gallery and make your creation pink. Last week's WCA72 challenge was to case (copy and share everything) a stamper from another online gallery or blog, then invite them to become a member at Christian Paper Crafts......I chose to case this gorgeous card by Mary Rager, known as #1volunteer at Splitcoast.

C.R.A.F.T. challenge: colors of pink, green, blue, cream, and white;
Color Create: pink, green, cream;
ABC Challenge: F = Flowers;
Crafty Creations: Show a number anywhere on your project;
Fab 'n Funky: Yummy, yummy, yummy ( I don't know about you, but I use the word "yummy" when it comes to cards with pearls, lace, Glimmer Mist, and lots of beautiful stuff....so, I'm describing my card as "yummy"!);
Gingersnap Creations: Versamark;
Little Red Wagon: Something old (stamp set and Flower Soft) and something new (SEI paper);
Sisterhood of Crafters: Bling;
Artful Inkables: Embossing, flowers, and lace;
Papertake Weekly: 3 of a kind (3 large pearls);
Tuesday Throwdown: 3 elements (3 large pearls).

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Many blessings to you!

"Randi's Song" Side-Step Card

This card was so fun to make! I have made stair-step cards, but never a side-step like this. I wrote a tutorial for Our Daily Bread designs' blog as I was creating this.....check it out HERE!

I used a new set, "Randi's Song", from Our Daily Bread designs. This set was dedicated to Randi, my fellow "Breadstick", who is going through cancer testing right now. Please read all about Randi and this new set HERE. I used some of the new Stampin' Up colors, Concord Crush and Cajun Craze for this card, along with Very Vanilla....I just love purple and rust for fall cards! Everything was stamped with Concord and sponged with Cajun. The leaves were colored with sponge daubers, cut out, Ranger Glossy Accents dots were added to mimic dew droplets. The May Arts satin ribbon was tied with a Bow Easy and the finished card was sprayed several times with "Irridescent Gold" Glimmer Mist.


Here is a close up of the leaf, so you can see the shimmer from the Glimmer Mist!



The following challenges were used in the making of this card:
I combined three different weeks of Fun On Friday Challenges from Christian Paper Crafts: Harvest/Fall/Tree/Thankfulness, Water, and Rhinestones or Pearls;
Our Daily Bread designs' Shining the Light Challenge: leaves;
Crafty Cardmakers: Fancy Folds;
Incy Wincy: Faux It Up ( how about 'faux distressing' or 'faux water droplets'? Okay, I'm stretching!!);
Oooh-la-la: Nothing Floral;
Secret Crafter: Distressing;
No Time To Stamp: Nature/Earthy/Fall;
Charisma Cardz: Autumn Colors;
Stampin B's: Autumn card;
For Fun Challenges: Use something new (Stampin Up paper and ink!! Yay!).

Thanks so much for stopping by today! God Bless!

Missing You!

This is a card I sent to a dear friend, on the other side of the country, who is having a birthday this weekend. So it's a missing you/birthday card combo! I love this beautiful new set by Our Daily Bread designs, "Missing You" and I just had to use these two prints from the Basic Grey "Olivia" collection, along with lots of "Pearl" Glimmer Mist, Zva Creative Pearls, and May Arts satin ribbon tied with a Bow Easy. I sure hope she likes it!



I have used the following challenges in the making of this card:
Jennipher's (AWESOME) Sketch Tuesday Challenge at Christian Paper Crafts;
Bible Verse Thursday Challenge at Christian Paper Crafts: Missing You;
Basic Grey Challenge: Sparkle (there are six layers of Glimmer Mist, although it is a bit camera shy);
Freshly Brewed Challenges: Anything Goes/Girly;
Creative Card Crew: Bloomin' Marvelous;
Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Nature;
Stamptacular Sunday: Layer It On!

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

Happy Birthday Blog Hop for Kelley!

Happy Birthday wishes to Kelley Holland, owner of Our Daily Bread designs! Kelley is the most wonderful and generous "boss" I have ever worked for. In order to give a little something back, in honor of Kelley's birthday, all of the "Breadsticks" have created new cards using some of the older sets, and will be sending them to Kelley to hang on her display boards in the Our Daily Bread designs' booth for craft shows in the future. A lot of the card samples show a little wear and tear (and fading) over time due to constant handling and exposure to bright lights. So, we're sending some "fresh blood", if you will!

For my first sample, I have used "Fruit of the Spirit", which I just picked up this past weekend while working for ODBD at a show in Fort Wayne, Indiana. (Hello to all of the wonderful ladies I met in person there!) The image was embossed on watercolor paper with Ranger Detail Black Embossing Powder, then colored with markers, cut out and popped up over Memory Box designer paper cut from Spellbinders Labels Fifteen, layered on Spellbinders Lacey Squares. The May Arts Satin Ribbon was tied with a Bow Easy and was embellished with Zva Creative Pearls and "Irridescent Gold" Glimmer Mist was sprayed over the finished card.


I have incorporated the following challenges in the making of this card:
AI Factory: Embossing;
For Fun Challenges: Something new (I just bought this set and this Memory Box designer paper a few days ago!).

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My second card was made with the "Give Thanks" set, stamped on a panel cut with Spellbinders Labels Eleven, colored with markers, layered over SEI "Spooks" designer paper, and embellished with May Arts Crocheted ribbon, tied with a Bow Easy and a Basic Grey button on top, with "Irridescent Gold" Glimmer Mist for a shimmery finish.

The challenges I used for this card are:
Charisma Cardz: Autumn Colors;
Stampin B's: Fall Card;
Sentimental Sundays: Autumn/Fall.


If you have hopped here from Fran's blog, you have seen about half of the "Happy Birthday, Kelley" creations. If you are here by chance, head on over to the ODBD blog and start at the beginning....you don't want to miss a thing! The next three stops for this special hop are:

Debi
Julie
Chris

If you would like to leave your well wishes for Kelley, please do so at the ODBD blog on the "Happy Birthday, Kelley" post.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Happy, happy, blessed birthday, Kelley!! We love you!!

Our Daily Bread designs' October New Release Blog Hop!

Happy October, everyone!!! Welcome to the New Release Blog Hop for Our Daily Bread designs! To keep my post short, I have not included pics of all of the new sets, but please take a quick peek here at the New Release post on the ODBD blog. One of the new sets has been dedicated to one of our very own "Breadsticks", Randi Barrett, so please take a moment and check out the post.

I have used the new "Wood Background" stamp plus the 3rd set in the "Full of Grace" collection, called "Pray". I thought that these two together would make a great guy card, along with the May Arts Twill ribbon, Basic Grey "Capella" designer paper, and Basic Grey black brads, plus some Ranger Antique Linen and Weathered Wood distress inks! For the layout of this card, I have used the Splitcoast Sketch #300.

Before I get to the blog hop, I would love to make a very exciting announcement! For the next two months, my dear friend and Christian Paper Crafts DT sister, Marcelle Schauer, will be a Guest Designer.....or should I say a "Guest Breadstick"?! Congrats, Marcelle! I'm so happy to be working with you here at ODBD!!!!!

Now, on to the hop! If you have hopped here from Sandee's blog, you are right where you want to be. If you stopped here by chance, please head over to the Our Daily Bread designs blog and start at the beginning....we sure wouldn't want you to miss out on winning some prizes! Leave a comment on all of the Design Team gals' blogs, including Dina Kowal, who is our special guest for the hop! When you are finished, go back to the ODBD blog and answer the question there in your comment. Kelley has generously donated two free stamps sets, PLUS one lucky winner will be blessed with the OCTOBER BUNDLE!!!!! You have until 8 pm EST on October 2nd to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the ODBD blog on Sunday, October 3rd. Good luck!!

Your next stop is Dawn's blog. Oh wow, wait until you see the eye candy she has baked up for you!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a very blessed weekend!!!