ODBD January 2017 NR Reminder

Hi Friends! 

Today we are taking a look back at the Our Daily Bread Designs January 2017 Release on the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog today and I that you will not want to miss out on the inspiration from the rest of the ODBD "Bread Baskets"- fabulous examples from all!

I had fun with the new stamps and dies and created a gift set with a center step card and coordination sewing basket.

My card features the new ODBD Happy Birthday Script Die, ODBD Sewing Die Set along with the previously released ODBD Deco Border Die, ODBD Pierced Square Dies, ODBD Fun& Fancy Folds Center Step Card Base and ODBD Soulful Stitches Collection 6x6 Paper Pad.

My coordinating sewing basket features the January 2017 ODBD Release stamp set, Seeds ofToday, the new ODBD Bountiful Basket Die as well as the new ODBD Sewing Die Set along with the previously released ODBD Soulful Stitches Collection 6x6 Paper Pad and ODBD Mini Tag Dies.

 I  hope you will take the time to visit each of my DT Sisters and leave them some “love” (comments):

Cathy * Robin * Helen * Kathy * Angie * Julie (you are here)

* Sabrina * Sandee * Lori * Dawn * Diana

I am also linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #266-#267 “Anything Goes” Challenge and the basket to the Simon SaysWednesday “Anything but a Card” Challenge.

I had fun designing this card and basket set and hope I have inspired you to create something this weekend :-) Thanks again for stopping by- hugs and have a blessed week, my friends!

Seeds of Today	Happy Birthday Script Die	Sewing Set Dies	Deco Border Die	ODBD Custom Pierced Squares Dies	ODBD Soulful Stitches
Center Step Fold Fun and Fancy Folds	Bountiful Basket Die	Mini Tag Dies

Ice Cream Shoppe- Life is Better with Ice Cream!

Hi Friends! 

I hope you are having a great week so far!  I had fun designing this Mixed Media card for this week’s  Splitcoaststampers SC612 Sketch Challenge using the Ice Cream Shoppe along with the Bottle Caps Background from Artistic Outpost by Our Daily Bread Designs.

I decided to pull out my sewing machine and incorporated the TGIF #74 “Sewing & Stitching” Challenge into the design :-)

If you have not had a chance to visit the Artistic Outpost Blog or the SC612 and the #TGIF74 challenge galleries yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Lay the flourish 

stencil over a piece of white cardstock and lightly brush the pale pink distress stain over the stencil, lift and re-position the stencil a bit to the left and apply a pale gray distress ink with the stencil brush.

While the stencil is  still in place, use a clear glitter pen over the entire area.

Distress the edges of the panel as well as the wedge shaped piece of the pink swirl patterned paper from the ODBD Beautiful Boho 6x6 Paper Pad, use a zig-zag stitch to attach the background pieces to the black cardstock panel and mount onto the white card base.

Ink the Bottle Cap Background and the ice cream cones from Ice Cream Shoppe using black archival ink onto white cardstock.

Fussy-cut three bottle caps along with the ice cream cones and layer onto black cardstock (fussy cutting the images again).

Die cut three circles from black cardstock using the ODBD Double Stitched Circle Dies and mount the circles directly onto the card front.

Layer the fussy-cut bottle caps with dimensional foam over the circles, add the looped silver metallic thread and mount the fussy-cut ice cream cones with dimensional foam as well.

Heat emboss the sentiment from Ice Cream Shoppe with white embossing powder, hand trim and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the ice cream as well as the bottle caps to finish off the card.

Thanks again for stopping by- hugs and enjoy the rest of your week, my friends!

Artistic Outpost Ice Cream Shoppe

Artistic Outpost Bottle Caps Background

Double Stitched Circles Dies

Beautiful Boho Collection

Christmas Pine

Hi Sweet Friends! 

Happy Friday!  Today we will be highlighting several new Christmas stamp sets from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (SNSS) on the SNSS Blog and I am sharing a card with the new Christmas Pine Clear Stamp Set designed by Korin Sutherland.

I love the different branches and pine cones in the SNSS Christmas Pine Clear Stamp Set as well as the sentiments- perfect for both Christmas, Winter and Masculine cards.

I incorporated the Can You Case It#CYCI136 Sketch along with the Simon Says Monday  " StAMPtember® Stamp It” Challenge into the design.

I hope you will take the time to visit the SNSS Blog as well as the other challenge sites- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Ink the large pine branch image from SNSS Christmas Pine Clear Stamp Set  using Distress Inks (I used Peeled Paint and Forest Moss) and stamp onto a piece of vanilla cardstock.  

Continue to re-ink the stamp and stamp onto the vanilla cardstock to build up layers of the needles.

Color the branch portion of the image with the Gathered Twigs Distress Marker and use a water brush to soften the ink on the branches.

Stamp the sentiment from the SNSS Christmas Pine Clear Stamp Set  with Festive Berry Distress Ink, distress the edges of the panel with a distressing tool and use a zigzag stitch to adhere to a piece of dark brown cardstock and distress the edges.

Distress the edges of a piece of plaid designer paper and adhere to a piece of dark brown cardstock with the zigzag stitch (distressing the edges of the brown cardstock as well).

Emboss a piece of vanilla cardstock with the Tim Holtz® Poinsettia Knit embossing folder, trim and adhere to the cherry cardstock panel, trim and mount onto the dark brown card base.

Trying to capture the glitter on the pine cones :-)

Add the designer paper panel on an angle (per the sketch) and mount the pine needle focal image panel with dimensional foam.

Stamp the pine cones from the SNSS Christmas Pine Clear Stamp Set with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink onto vanilla cardstock, color with a water brush with ink from the Gathered Twigs and Walnut Stain Distress Ink pads, add a bit of dark brown marker for shadows and create a bit of “snow” with the Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen.  

Use a clear glitter pen over the entire surface of each pine cone (hard to see in the photo).

Fussy cut the pine cones and add to the card front with dimensional foam.

Finish off the card with the dark brown triple satin ribbon bow and sequins.

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Pine Clear Stamp Set (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Stampin’ Archival Pad™- Basic Black; Distress Inks- Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Gathered Twigs, Ground Espresso, Walnut Stain, Festive Berry; Gathered Twigs Distress Marker; SU! Early Espresso Marker, Sharpie® White Extra Fine Paint Pen Marker; Spectrum Noir® Clear Glitter Pen

Paper/Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, retired Festival of Prints DSP

Accessories/Tools: Distressing Tool, Sewing Machine, White Thread, 5/8” Dark Brown Satin Ribbon, Sequins

Thanks for taking the time to visit- hugs and I hope you have a blessed week, my friends!

Artistic Outpost- Lacy Bottle Caps Background

Hi Friends!! 

I hope all of you are having a great weekend so far!!  Today is my day to highlight a card at the Artistic Outpost blog and I wanted to share the card with you here as well:-)

This card was designed using the new Bottle Caps Background stamp from the Artistic OutpostSpring Release and I created another faux wood background with a feminine twist.

I am also linking this card to the Splitcoaststampers’ Way To Use It WT584 “In Stitches” Challenge along with the Free For All F4A319 “One Plus One” Challenge and the Mix-Ability MIX23 “Multi-Surface” Challenge.

To create this card:

Ink the Artistic Outpost (AO) Bottle Caps Background stamp with Stāz-On® Midnight Blue Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock.

Use a sponge applicator to apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Stain over the image to distress the paper and use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Folder to emboss the panel.

Use a foam brush to apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Vintage Medium, allow the medium to dry and apply Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Collage Medium (set the panel aside to thoroughly dry).

Once the panel has dried completely, use a sewing machine with a zig zag stitch to adhere the panel to a piece of Night of Navy cardstock.

To create the actual bottle cap embellishment:   

Ink the Bottle CapsBackground stamp with Stāz-On® Midnight Blue Ink and stamp onto another piece of white cardstock.  

Punch out the bottle cap image with a 1” Circle Punch and color using the Night of Navy Stampin’ Write Marker.  

Adhere the punched circle to the center of the flatten bottle cap embellishment (flatted with the Big Shot™) and fill in the circle with Crystal Effects™ (carefully set the embellishment aside to dry for a few hours).

After the bottle cap embellishment has thoroughly dried (I allowed it to dry overnight), adhere a strip of 1 ¼”  dark navy grosgrain ribbon along with two strips of ivory crochet lace to the front of the panel (wrapping the edges behind the card front), add the string of self-adhesive Pearls and adhere the bottle cap embellishment with dimensional foam.

Mount the entire panel onto the Extra Thick Whisper White card base to finish off the card.

I decided not to add a sentiment at this time- I could add at a later date or use this as a note card...time will tell :-)

Stamp Sets:  Bottle Caps Background (Artistic Outpost)

Ink: Stāz-On®  Midnight Blue , Ranger® Tim Holtz® Tea Dye Distress Stain; Ranger® Tim Holtz® Distress Collage Medium- Vintage and Crazing

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy; Extra Thick Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot™,  Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Sponge Applicator, Foam Brush, 1 ¼” Dark Navy Grosgrain Ribbon, Ivory Crochet Lace, Bottle Cap, Pearls

Don’t forget, we would love to see what you are creating with your Artistic Outpost stamps- click here for details on how to join in on our May Show Us Your AO Art Challenge.

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you have a fabulous weekend and find time to be creative!!

A Friend Loves At All Times- using Toilet Paper for a Paper Cast :-)

Hi Friends!

When I saw Sabrina's (Cook22)Try A New Technique TLC582 “Paper Cast” Challenge at Splitcoaststampers, I decided to give this fun technique a try and create a card :-)

After all, using toilet paper to create a focal image- who could resist? 

But, even after I created this Mixed Media card, I was not sure if should share it with all of you (after all, it is toilet paper), but here it goes....(no pun intended)  :-)

Yes, you read that correctly, you will need toilet paper for this technique- just plain regular toilet paper known as "TP" here in the U.S. (I used Charmin Extra Soft but you can use whatever brand you desire).  

Basically you stack several layers of the TP, press your stamp onto a clear block with the image facing up toward you (or use a wood mount stamp, lay the dry TP stack over your stamp and spritz the area of the image carefully with water (avoiding the edges of the TP), press the TP into the stamp and continue to press with a kitchen towel (I used a microfiber towel that I have in my stamping area), carefully lift the “paper cast” TP off of the stamp and set aside to dry.

Allow the paper cast to dry completely (I used a Heat Tool carefully to speed up the drying) and color if desired.  There are complete details here at the TLC582 challenge forum plus a video tutorial  :-)

This was the first time I had ever tried this technique, so I used six layers (as noted in the video) of the Charmin Extra Soft, die cut the TP with the Big Shot™ using the second to the largest My Favorite Things® (MFT) Stitched Rounded Rectangle Die before proceeding with the steps above to create my paper cast with the flower image from You’ve Got This.

After drying, a few of my paper cast layers separated, so I carefully removed them, colored the floral image with Spectrum Noir® Markers (DG2 for the leaves and BP6 for the petals) and I used the tip of a very fine paintbrush to add Titanium White Acrylic Paint to the flower center.

FYI- I did notice as I photographed the card that the ink on the flower petals bleed a bit when the alcohol markers dried, so I would recommend if using alcohol markers to avoid coloring up to the edges as I did.

Since I noticed several of the ladies in the challenge forum were mentioning that traditional adhesive was not recommended (it would tear the TP, etc.) so I decided to pull out my sewing machine and attach with a zig zag stitch.

I finished off the card with a heat embossed sentiment, added ModPodge® to the butterfly wings  (I mounted the sentiment and butterflies using craft foam and hot glue) along with pearls to the butterfly centers. 

***Please note *** I had the butterflies previously stamped and colored from a prior project, but the original black ink was very light so I used a Black Extra-Fine Point Sharpie® to darken the butterfly wing patterns before adding the ModPodge® and used a White Pitt Pen Marker to add the white highlights after the ModPodge® dried :-)

Close-up of the Paper Cast Floral image :-)

Not sure if I would try this technique again right away, but it was fun and the focal image is very soft looking and a bit fuzzy (difficult to capture in the photos)....

I am also linking to the Simon Says Monday Challenge "Butterfly Beauty" Challenge  as well as the Splitcoaststampers' MIX126 "What If?" ( to get over your fear and try something new....this paper cast technique was definitely new to me :-)).

I hope you will find the time to visit all of challenge sites (fabulous inspiration from all)! 

Stamp Sets: You’ve Got This, Blessed by God, Papillon Potpourri, retired En Francais background stamp

Ink/Mediums: Versamark™, Pear Pizzazz; Stampin’ Write Marker- So Saffron; Spectrum Noir® Alcohol Markers (DG2, BP6); Titanium White Acrylic Paint, Black Extra-Fine Sharpie®, Faber-Castell® White Pitt Pen Marker, ModPodge®

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Stitched Rounded Rectangle Dies, Toilet Paper, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Note Punch, Pearls, Sewing Machine, White Sewing Thread, #2 Paint Brush

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- oh, and don’t forget, now you will need to stock up on your TP for the craft room- lol!!

PP289 Western Thinking of You

Hi Again Friends!

I had a chance today to create a card for The Paper Players PP289 “WesternTheme” Challenge along with the Mojo442 Sketch Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge site galleries yet, again, I highly encourage you to do so- fabulous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the Embossing Buddy®, ink the Nature Silhouettes (retired Stampin’ Up!) tree and wolf image using Versamark™ Ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock, apply Stampin’ Emboss® Early Espresso Embossing Powder (retired) and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Once the embossing powder has cooled, trim the image, mount onto Early Espresso cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of retired Dusty Durango cardstock.

Trim a few pieces of the retired Outlaw Designer Paper (Stampin’ Up!) and use a sewing machine with the zig zag stitch to attach the pieces to Early Espresso cardstock for the elements of the sketch.

Mount the background panel to the Dusty Durango card base, add the wolf focal image with dimensional foam, add the sentiment and Vintage Brad with the ribbon detail.

Stamp Sets:  Nature Silhouettes (retired), Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Versamark™, Early Espresso Classic Ink

Paper/Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, retired Dusty Durango; retired Outlaw DSP

Accessories:  Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® Early Espresso Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sewing Machine, White Thread, Hexagon Punch, Antique Brad, 1” Peach Satin Ribbon (from my stash)

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope you have a fabulous week, my friends!

SUO142 Trust In The Lord

Hi Friends!   

It’s time for the SUO142 “Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration 2016” Challenge (Sale-A-Bration (SAB), an annual Stampin’ Up! promotion that allows you to choose one item from the SAB Catalog for every $50 in sales).  We want to see what you have created with this year's SAB Products :-)

I decided to use two SAB items on my card, the What I Love photopolymer stamp set along with the Botanical Gardens Designer 6x6 Vellum Pack.

This card also incorporates the Pals Paper Arts PPA284 ColorChallenge and the #TGIF42 Sketch Challenge (I flipped the sketch to the right to use the design in a portrait orientation :-)).    

I hope you will have a chance to check out my sister Design Team member samples at the SU-Only Challenge site as well as the fantastic Design Team samples and galleries at the other two challenge sites- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock. Trim the panel and mount onto the Calypso Coral card base.

Use a sewing machine with a zig zag stitch to adhere a piece of the Botanical Gardens Vellum to a piece of Old Olive cardstock and mount onto the lower portion of the card front.

De-static another piece of the Botanical Gardens Vellum with the Embossing Buddy®, ink the floral image from What I Love with Versamark™ Ink and stamp onto the printed side of the vellum.  Apply White Stampin’ Emboss® Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool.

Create a mask for the flower image with a sticky note, mask the flower and repeat the steps above to stamp two more flowers and three stems.

Once the embossing powder has cooled (only a few seconds), flip the stamped vellum panel over and color the images from behind using Stampin’ Write Markers- Calypso Coral for the flowers and Old Olive for the stems.

I curved the center of the stamped panel
by adding an additional layer of Stampin’ Dimensionals®
so the sentiment could be pressed against
vellum :-)

Ink the sentiment from Trust God using Stāz-On® Jet Black Ink and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Adhere the stamped Vellum panel to the Whisper White panel with the zig zag stitch, mount onto Lost Lagoon cardstock and ad the 3/8” Lost Lagoon Silky Taffeta Ribbon strip and triple bow to the corners.

Add a White Tea Lace Doily behind the panel and mount to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add a few Pearls to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  What I Love (2016 SAB), Trust God

Ink:  Versamark™, Stāz-On® Jet Black; Stampin’ Write Markers- Calypso Coral, Old Olive

Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive; Botanical Blossoms Vellum (2016 SAB)

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sewing Machine, White Thread, White Tea Lace Doily, Pearls, retired 3/8” Lost Lagoon Silky Taffeta Ribbon

Thanks again for stopping by and we hope to see your Stampin’ Up! Only project in our “Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration 2016” Challenge gallery!