A Friend Loves At All Times

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a great week so far!  Today I am sharing a card that I designed using the Our Daily Bread Designs July 2016 Release stamp set, A True Friend along with the new Ornate Ovals Dies, Layered Lacey Ovals Dies and the previously released Vintage Flourish Pattern Dies.

A True Friend

I just love this iris image along with all of the sentiments in this stamp set, don’t you?

I decided to create a Mixed Media card using the iris and sentiment images from ATrue Friend and will be linking to Word Art Wednesday #240/#241 “Anything Goes”Challenge.

To create this card:

Using the Vintage Flourish Pattern Die, emboss a piece of white cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of purple cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of green cardstock.

Cut a piece of whtie cardstock with the ODBD Ornate Oval Dies, add to the card front with dimensional foam, adhere the green satin ribbon (wrapping the edges behind the card front) before mounting the entire panel onto the white card base.

Using archival black ink, stamp the sentiment from A True Friend onto a piece of white cardstock, die cut with the ODBD Layered Lacy Ovals Dies and mount to the card front with dimensional foam.

Stamp the iris image from A True Friend with embossing ink onto a piece of white cardstock, emboss with white embossing powder and once the image has cooled, color with water-based markers.

Fussy-cut the iris image and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam as well.

Add the green satin triple ribbon bow with the purple button in the center to finish off the card.

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- hugs and I hope all of you have a blessed week!

A True Friend

ODBD Ornate Ovals Dies

ODBD Layered Lacey Ovals Dies

Vintage Flourish Pattern Die

Our Daily Bread Designs- July New Release Reminder

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a great week so far!  Today we are taking another look at the July 2016 Release from Our Daily Bread Designs and I am sharing a card that I created using the brand new Sweet As Perfume stamp set, Layered Lacey Ovals Dies, Vintage Borders Dies and the previously released Vintage Flourish Pattern Dies.

I just love the floral images and intricate dies in the July 2016 Release, don't you?  

I have never been to Hawaii, but I understand that they use the frangipani flower in leis (the flower is also known as the plumeria), so I "googled" the flower to try to obtain some color options and chose a multicolored flower for this card:-)

I am also linking this to The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge- day #4.  

  

To create this card:

Using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink, stamp the frangipani flower image from the Sweet As Perfume stamp set onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, stamp a few more of the images onto scrap paper and create masks, mask the flowers to continue to stamp the rest of the border/corner.

Using an waterbrush along with water-based markers (So Saffron and Sweet Sugarplum) watercolor the petals and Pear Pizzazz with Garden Green for the leaves.

Trim the panel and fussy-cut around the edges of the flowers.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Vintage Flourish Pattern Dies to cut and emboss the background die, mount onto a piece of So Saffron cardstock, trim and mount onto a piece of Garden Green cardstock, trim and mount the entire background onto the Extra Thick Whisper White card base.

Die cut and emboss the center panel from the Vintage Border Dies and mount onto the center of the Vintage Flourish Pattern Die cut piece.

Die cut and emboss the medium oval from the Layered Lacey Ovals Die and stamp the sentiment from Sweet As Perfume with Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink.

Add the flower border along with the sentiment using dimensional foam.

To finish off the card, add Pearls to the flower centers as well as a few on the sentiment oval and apply Clear Wink of Stella® to the petals.

Stamp Sets: Sweet As Perfume (ODBD)

Ink/Mediums: Stāz-On® Jet Black; So Saffron, Sweet Sugarplum, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green markers; Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron, Garden Green

Accessories: Big Shot™, ODBD Layered Lacey Oval Dies, ODBD Vintage Border Dies, ODBD VintageFlourish Pattern Die, Waterbrush, Pearls

If you have not already visited the New Release Reminder post at the Our Daily Bread Designs blog, I hope you will do so- fabulous inspiration from the rest of the Breadbasket!!

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- hugs and God Bless, my friends!

Sweet as Perfume

ODBD Layered Lacey Ovals Dies

ODBD Vintage Borders Dies

Vintage Flourish Pattern Die

ODBDSLC255 In Oceans Deep, My Faith Will Stand

Hello Friends!

Woohoo!!   Today starts off the brand new ODBDSLC255 Shining the Light Photo Inspiration Challenge and I just love all of the gorgeous animals and sea life in this inspirational photo collage!!

I chose the top middle photo for inspiration and used the new stamp set, Deep Waters to create two cards (I was on a roll and could not stop) :-) !!

In both versions, the Deep Waters sea image was stamped with a waterproof ink onto white cardstock and colored using water based markers with a water brush (using a different color palette for each :-)). 

Details to finish off the watercolored scene include sparkle shimmer paint for the sand, frost shimmer paint for the shells as well as a white gel pen for some highlights (although it is a bit difficult to see the shimmer in the photos).

ODBD Stamp Sets- Deep Waters, Vintage Flourish Pattern Dies 

To finish the first card, cut and emboss the Vintage Flourish Pattern Dies from white cardstock and mount onto a piece of background paper from the new Beautiful Boho Paper Collection, trim and mount onto the dark purple cardstock, trim again and mount onto the green cardstock. 

Using the interior die from the Vintage Flourish Pattern Dies, outline around the stamped image lightly with a pencil and fussy cut the focal image, adhere to the white Vintage Flourish Patterns background die cut created in the above steps, add the purple satin ribbon strip along with the triple ribbon bow and mount the entire panel to your card base.

Stamp the Deep Waters sentiment onto white cardstock and cut out with the smallest label die from Vintage Flourish Pattern Dies and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

ODBD Deep Waters Stamp Set, ODBD Vintage Flouish Patterns Dies, ODBD Spellbinders Labels 18 Die

To create the second card, cut the focal Deep Waters image out with the Spellbinders Labels 18 die (also cutting a piece of rose red cardstock from the same size die), split the rose red die cut piece in half and mount behind the focal image, cut and emboss the Vintage Flourish Pattern Dies background from white cardstock, mount the background onto the sky blue cardstock, trim and mount onto rose red cardstock, trim and mount onto the white card base.

Stamp the Deep Waters sentiment onto white cardstock and cut with the smaller Spellbinders Labels 18 die (again cutting another piece the same size from rose red cardstock, splitting the rose red die cut in half and adhering behind the sentiment) and mount the sentiment with dimensional foam.

Add the rose red seam binding bow to finish off the card.

I absolutely love designing alongside the talented ODBD Design Team and hope you will check out my DT sisters:

Chris, Diana, Paula, and Robin

To see all the projects created for ODBDSLC255 or to join the challenge click here.  You have until September 27, 2015, at 8:00 pm EDT. By participating in the challenge, you have a chance to win a $15 ODBD Gift Certificate good towards the purchase of stamps in the “stamps column” on the ODBD website, or to be spotlighted on the ODBD Blog at our next challenge. The random prize winner will be posted on our next challenge post. 

Please do not post on Flicker as many of us do not have the ability to comment on your cards nor can we spotlight your cards on the blog.

Deep Waters

Spellbinders Labels 18 Dies

Vintage Flourish Pattern Dies

Beautiful Boho Paper Collection

I am also linking the second card to Word Art Wednesday's Anything Goes Challenge #201 :-)

OK, now I could use your help :-)   I do like the deep purple along with the blue green on the first one, but also like the crisp white on the second- so I need help deciding, which card do you prefer? 

Thanks again for stopping by!  We hope to see your artwork in the Shining the Light ODBDSCL255 Photo Inspiration gallery- have a “fin-tastic” week, my friends- hugs and God Bless!

Christ the Lord is Risen Today- Hallelujah!!

Hi Stampers! 

As I sat in my craft room last night, I wanted to create a few cards reflecting on the sacrifice that Christ made for each of us, His free gift of salvation and our Risen Savior.   

Easter is a time of celebration for our Risen Lord and Savior!!  This first card focuses on our Risen Lord and was created using the FM203 Friday Mashup! Color Challenge (So Saffron, Calypso Coral and Pool Party) along with the Just Us Girls JUGS287 Word Challenge- Spring and the Our Daily Bread Designs ODBDSLC232 Anything Goes! Challenge.

If you have not had time to do so, I hope you will have a chance to visit the challenge sites and check out the wonderful Design Team projects as well as the other entrants- again, fabulous inspiration from all!

 To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Vintage Flourish Pattern Die to cut the frame from a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Adhere the frame to a piece of Pool Party cardstock and trim around the edges.

Cut the sentiment from the ODBD Chalkboard Collection 6x6 Paper Pad and mount onto the frame panel.

Add the 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon bow to the panel and mount the panel onto the Basic Black card base.

Create the rolled flowers using retired So Saffron and Calypso Coral Designer Series Paper (DSP) using the Big Shot™ with the My Favorite Things (MFT) Royal Rose Die and Mini Royal Rose Dies.

Roll the floral dies into spirals and adhere the centers with adhesive (I used Hot Glue). 

Punch the leaves using the Martha Stewart Leaf Punch from Pistachio Pudding cardstock and adhere the leaves and roses to the card front to finish off the card.   

Stamp Sets: None

Ink: None

Paper/Cardstock:  Whisper White, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding, retired Calypso Coral and So Saffron DSP; ODBD Chalkboard Paper Collection

Accessories: Big Shot™, ODBD Vintage Flourish Pattern Die, MFT Royal Rose Die, MFT Mini Rose Die, retired 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope all of you have a great Easter Weekend celebrating our Risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!!