Simply Trust - Proverbs 3:5,6

Hi there!

I made this card for a couple of Challenges using mostly "leftovers" from other projects.  It's amazing what you can do with what you already have, especially if you keep things organized!  All the pieces I used were filed away in my recipe card boxes where I store them.  If you're interested, I posted about this around a year ago.  You can find it here if you want to check it out.  You can also see all my organization posts on my blog by clicking "Organization" under the "Labels" heading on my side bar (way down).

Anyway, I'm submitting this to a couple of challenges at Split Coast Stampers, TLC379 - distressed edges and CAS172 - love.  Distressing is something I never do, I find it distressing lol!  I finally bought a paper distresser from Tonic and it wasn't too bad to do.  For the clean and simple challenge, this about as CAS as I can get although for some it probably isn't very CAS!

I'm also submitting this to Little Birdie Blessings to use Scripture.  Abby has some wonderful thoughts on "Balancing Priorities" talking about Mary and Martha.  For me, this is a daily struggle that I ask God to help me with.

Also, I'm submitting this to Word Art Wednesday Challenge #30 where you can use anything uplifting or Scripture.  I thought I was using the right verse for WAW, but it's actually for Matthew 5:16.  Oh well!

For complete ingredients:

Stamps: Scripture Collection 2 (ODBD)
Paper: White (Georgia Pacific), Solar White (Neenah), Pool Party (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Flower & adhesive pearls (Recollections), White Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Elegant Scrollwork (Memory Box), Labels 8 & Elegance M-Bossibilities (Spellbinders), Paper Distressing Tool (Tonic)

That's it for today!  Tomorrow I will be showing you a new stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs' June Release, so stay tuned!!!

Blessings!

Kathy

Wednesday Inspiration - Heartfelt Creations

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Today I get to share with you my favorite set from the May release!  It's called "China Fragments", and it has the most gorgeous tea cups with flowers on them!  I LOVE this set!!!  The tea cups come in 3 sizes and match the Spellbinders' Nested Tea Cup Dies.  I've also used the Tattered Blossoms and Tattered Blossoms Swirls Sets for these.  Here is my card using the large tea cup:

Here is a wall hanging I made using the medium and small tea cup:

The tea pot is from a chipboard album I bought at Michaels last year on clearance...I knew I'd use it for something!  This isn't what I planned to use it for when I bought it, but I love how it came out and it's perfect for the tea cup set and dies!

Here's a close up of the flower using the Tattered Blossoms Set:

And, a close up of the tea pot:

I colored these with Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits.  The tea pot is done with white paper that I stamped with various inks using the background stamp from the Broken Cinder Blocks Set and sponged a little.

Here are the complete ingredients and instructions for these which you can also see on the Heartfelt Creations Blog.

Tea Cup Thank You Card

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3474 –Heartfelt Expressions PreCut Set
HPC 3469 –Tattered Blossoms Swirls PreCut Set
HCPC 3472 – China Fragments PreCut Set
204800 Nested Tea Cups Shapeabilities Dies
Product ID:159723 – Art Institute Glue – Dries Clear

Other Products:
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Certainly Celery (SU), White (Georgia Pacific)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Elegance M-Bossabilities Embossing Folder , Labels 23, Floral Ovals Nestibilities (Spellbinders), scissors, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils (Periwinkle, Indanthrone Blue, Prussian Green), Silver Stickles (Ranger), Sterling Micro Beads (Martha Stewart), adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), charm (Michaels), White Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Bow-Easy, pop dots.

Instructions: Cut White (GP) cardstock 5 ½” x 8 ½”, score at 4 ¼” and fold.  Emboss folded card with Elegance EF.  Make mat from Certainly Celery cardstock using Floral Oval larges die.  Add to center of card with pop dots.  Stamp onto Solar White CS: large teacup, sentiment, and 3 of the second smallest swirls from the Tattered Blossoms Swirls Set.  Color teacup, 3 flowers, and 1 swirl using pencils.  Die cut teacup, glue handle to cup and adhere to card with pop dots.  Die cut sentiment with Labels 23 and add to card with pop dots.  Make bow and attach charm to secure.  Cut out 3 flowers and 1 swirl with scissors a add to card as shown.

Tea Pot & Cup Wall Hanging

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3469 – Tattered Blossoms Swirls PreCutSet
HCPC 3472 – China Fragments PreCut Set
HCPD –Broken Cinder Blocks PreCut Set
HCPC 3468 –Tattered Blossoms PreCut Set
HCD 722 –Tattered Blossoms Die
204800 – Nested Tea Cups Shapeabilities Dies
Product ID:159723 – Art Institute Glue – Dries Clear
Product ID:159223 - Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
Product ID:459222 - Paper Blossoms Tool Kit

Other Products:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Roam Designer Paper Pad (K & Co)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Night of Navy (SU)
Accessories: Chipboard Teapot Book (Mary Engelbreit – Michaels), charm, spacers (Michaels), Moss Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Silver Stickles (Ranger), Sterling Micro Beads (Martha Stewart), sponge, Mod Podge, foam brush, craft knife, cutting mat, Tombow glue, glue dots, pop dots, Crop-a-dial, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils (Periwinkle, Indanthrone Blue, Prussian Green).

Instructions: Remove 1 tea pot chipboard sheets from book.  Apply Mod Podge to one side and place glue side down onto green Roam Paper from pad for back.  Let dry and cut out with craft knife and cutting mat.  Trace teapot on Solar White paper and cut out with scissors.  Stamp smallest swirl from Tattered Blossoms Swirls Set as shown.  Color with pencils and add Stickles to flower centers.  With Broken Cinder Blocks stamp, stamp around outside of teapot using any combination of Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, and small amount of Onyx Black till you’re happy with it.  Adhere this to the other side of teapot chipboard, let dry and trim and/or sand edges as needed.  Ink edges with Night of Navy ink using sponge.  Stamp medium and small teacups onto Solar White Paper with Onyx Black ink and color with pencils.  Cut out with Tea Cup dies and add stickles to flowers and rims of cups.  Adhere to teapot as shown.  Stamp one of each flower from the Tattered Blossoms Set on Solar white, color with pencils, and die cut with Tattered Blossom Dies.  Shape with Tool Kit and Molding Mat and adhere each flower together with pop dots.  Add Sterling Micro Beads to center with Art Institute Glue.  Make to holes on top of teapot and add seam binding and spacers as shown for hanging.  Glue flower to top.  Make bow, attach teapot charm to center and add to bottom of pot with glue dot.



That's it for today!  There are lots more creations on the HC Blog from the other Designers that will blow you away!!!

Blessings!

Kathy

Sketch Challenge - Elphine House Australia

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia!  This time we have a sketch challenge using one designed by the talented EHA Designer Janneke!

For the challenge, use ANY Elisabeth Bell Design in order to qualify to win any 2 stamps of your choice from Elphine House Australia.

Here's my take on the challange...I'm not the best with sketches...lol!

This image is a brand new Elisabeth Bell stamp from EHA that I just received from them a couple of days ago!  She's called "Fairy Faye Making a Wish"...so cute!  I colored her with Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits and used Diamond Stickles on her wings and popped them up with pop dots.  The beautiful papers I used are mostly from Prima's Nature Garden Collection.

For all ingredients used:

Stamps: Fairy Faye Making a Wish (EHA)
Paper: Nature Garden (Prima), Little Black Dress (Basic Grey), Solar White (Neenah), Always Artichoke (SU), Mocha Devine (Bazzills)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger), Wheat & Spanish Olive (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Flower (Recollections), Adhesive Pearls (Want-2-Scrap), Amana Circle Die (Memory Box), Large Petite Scallops, Fleur de Lis Squares (Spellbinders), Diamond Stickles, White Opal Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Prismacolor Pencils, mineral spirits

That's it for today!  Hope you can join in the challenge!

Blessings!

Kathy

ODBDSLC110 - Color Challenge

Happy Saturday!

It's time for a new Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs!

This week's challenge:

Use the colors pink, black and/or grey and white/vanilla.

This week will be a two week challenge.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Friday, June 8th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, June 8th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC110. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my take on this week's challenge:

For my card, I used the Sentiments Collection from ODBD and made this into a Wedding card.  I love the font on this stamp set and the sentiments are perfect for all kinds of occasions.  The added little hearts and wings are so cute too!  This is definitely one of my favorite stamps set from the recent releases!

The designer paper is a new collection I bought called Enchanted from Bo Bunny.  The flourish on the bottom is a new die called Flauntleroy Crest from Memory Box...so pretty!

For all ingredients used:
Stamp: Sentiments Collection (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Black, Whisper White (SU), Enchanted Collection (Bo Bunny), Tutti Frutti (Bazzills)
Ink: Onyx Blac (VersaFine)
Accessories: Ribbon (Celebrate It - Michaels), Labels 20 Dies (Spellbinders), Flauntleroy Crest Die (Memory Box), Flower (Recollections), adhesive pearls, Nestabling Pearls for Labels 20 (Want-2-Scrap), Fond punch (Marth Stewart), butterfly punch (Marvy), Dazzling Diamonds (SU), Aleene's Paper Glaze, button (Jo-Ann's)

For more inspiration, please visit the other "Breadsticks'" Blogs for some gorgeous creations!

Jan Marie Ennenga

Sabrina Jackson

Jan Keen

Rosemary Dennis

Lori Ulrich

Debi Southard

Chris Olsen

Hope to see you join in the challenge this week at ODBD!

I'm also submitting this to Word Art Wednesday Challenge #29.

***Just a little note to let you know about a sale Kelley at Our Daily Bread Designs has just posted for this weekend only...

This weekend we will be having sets on sale at 20% off and will also have FREE SHIPPING on all orders in the US. Please use code MEMORIAL in coupon code area of the shopping cart. Prices will be reflected in the cart.
(International customers receive $5.00 off their shipping charge - use code MEMORIAL5.)

Please note several of these stamps are brand new to the website!!

Offer is valid until Monday, May 28, 2012 midnight EST.

*****Might be a good time to check things out, here's the link!
Have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings!

Kathy

For the Love of Celebration HOP

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop. This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop for the For the Love of ODBD Celebrations stamp sets! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, go back to the ODBD blog for a full list of links. One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until Wednesday, June 6th at 6 pm. Enjoy all the awesome inspiration using For the Love of ODBD Celebration sets!

It you got here from Rosemary's Blog, you're in the right place!  If not, you may want to start back at the ODBD Blog so you don't miss any of the beautiful creations!

For my card, I used the Birthday Blessings Set.  I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits and cut it out with Standard Circles Large Dies.  I added a So Saffron Small Petite Scallops Die behind it along with a couple of Elegant Scrollwork Die cuts from Memory Box.  The card base is embossed with the Rebecca Embossing Folder by Cuttlebug.  For the sentiment, I stamped it on plain white paper and cut it out with scissors.  I finished it up with seam binding, a heart button and some adhesive pearls.



Thanks for stopping by!  Next on the HOP is the fabulously creative Sabrina!!!

Blessings!

Kathy


I'm submitting this to the latest Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #140, adding layers.

For all ingredients used:

Stamps: Birthday Blessings (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), So Saffron (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Standard Circles Large, Small Petite Scallops (Spellbinders), Elegant Scrollwork Die (Memory Box), Bow-Easy, Rebecca Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), White Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), button (Michaels), Prismacolor Pencils, mineral spirits, white gel pen.

Inspiration Wednesday with Heartfelt Creations

Happy Wednesday!

It's time to show you more inspiration using Heartfelt Creations' Stamps and dies!

I'm using another set from the gorgeous English Garden Collection released this month.  (I knew from the name alone that I would love this collection!)  For this card, I used the Broken Cinder Blocks Set for the main image and the background.  I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits.  The background is designer paper with a "wethered" look, then stamped with the background stamp from the set.  The flower on the top right is made with the Tattered Blossom Set and the matching dies and was also colored with my pencils.  The leaves are from the Distressed Leaves Set from a previous release.

Here is the complete list of ingredients used and instructions:

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:
HCPC 3468 –Tattered Blossoms PreCut Set
HCPD –Broken Cinder Blocks PreCut Set
HCPC 3474 –Heartfelt Expressions PreCut Set
HCPC – 3376Distressed Leaves PreCut Set
HCD 722 –Tattered Blossoms Die
Product ID:159723 – Art Institute Glue – Dries Clear
Product ID:159223 - Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
Product ID:459222 - Paper Blossoms Tool Kit
Product ID:9brn – Brown Gala Glitz

Other Products:

Paper: Olive cardstock ( ANW Crestwood), Roam Designer Paper (K & Co.),  Serendipity Wish (The Paper Loft), Solar White (Neenah)
Ink: Onyx Black, Vintage Sepia (VersaFine)
Accessories: Et Cetera Brads (Bo Bunny), Antique Gold Velvet Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Sookwang or Scoretape 1/8” double sided adhesive tape, glue dots, sponge, pop dots (Recollections), scissors, mineral spirits, black Copic liner pen, Prismacolor Pencils: (Chestnut, Tuscan Red, Ginger Root, Sandbar Brown, Burnt Ochre, Terra Cotta, Jasmine, Goldenrod, Kelp Green, Marine Green, Prussian Green, Steel, Metallic Silver, Light Umber, Chocolate, Dark Brown)

Instructions:  Cut green cardstock 5 ½” x 8 ½”, score and fold at 4 ¼” for card base.  Cut piece Wish paper (it’s double sided with red/oyster) 5 3/8” x 4 1/8”.  Cut at 1 ¾” across, turn one piece over and tape on back with both colors showing for your mat as shown.  Stamp mat with Vintage Sepia Ink using  Broken Cinder Block background stamp all over, leaving area for sentiment with a lighter application (see note).  Ink edges with Vintage Sepia, adhere ribbon down cut line using Sookwang/Scortape.  Stamp sentiment from Heartfelt Expressions Set on the bottom right of mat.  Note: I traced liner pen over the words “have a” and “day” to darken the print a little.  Ink edges of card base with Vintage Sepia, add 2 brads on top left, and adhere mat to base. 

Stamp image from Broken Cinder Blocks Set with Onyx Black Ink on Solar White Paper and color with pencils.  Trim image as shown, Ink edges with Vintage Sepia, and add Gala Glitz to flower centers using Art Institute Glue.  Stamp flowers from Tattered Blossoms Set with Onyx Black Ink on Solar White paper, doing 1 each on the 3 smallest flowers.  Color with pencils, mold their shape with Tool Kit and Mat till pleasing, and add Gala Glitz to centers with Art Institute Glue.  Glue the 3 flowers together with glue dots and adhere to top right of card with pop dots.  Stamp 6 of the smallest flowers from the Distressed Leaves Stamp Set with Onyx Black Ink onto the green designer paper from the Roam Collection.  Cut with scissors (or the match die Nested Leaves Nestabilities Product ID: 472117).  Shape with Tool Kit and glue with pop dots as shown.

Please visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see all the creations the designers have for you this week! They're all so gorgeous!!!

I'm also submitting this to the latest Stampin' Sister's in Christ Challenge #140 to:

Build up your card: by adding layers, paper tole, paper piecing, stacking flowers...you name it!!

This is a wonderful theme for the Scripture this week reminding us to "build" eachother up:

Ephesians 4:29 "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."

Blessings!

Kathy

ODBDSLC109 - Sketch Challenge

Happy Saturday everyone!

It's time for a new Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs!

This week's challenge:

is a sketch!!!

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Friday, May 25th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, May 25th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC109. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my take on the challenge this week!  I really love this sketch!  I think I'll be using this one again!

I used the Dreams Stamp Set for the quote and the bird, which was just released this month  The flourish below the quote is from  Flourished Verses Stamp Set recently released.  The Dreams Set is perfect for Gratuation cards and projects.

For ingredients used:

Stamps: Dreams, Flourished Verses (ODBD)

Paper: Little Black Dress (Basic Grey), Basic Grey (SU)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)

Accessories: Piercer, lace (RAK), Paper Lace II Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), flower (Recollections), adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), Medium Branch Punch (Martha Stewart), Elegant Ovals Die (ODBD/Spellbinders), Labels 18 Die (Spellbinders)

For more inspiration on the ODBD Challenge this week,  please visit the other ladies and see their gorgeous creations!  You can also see them all together here on the ODBD Blog!

Jan Marie Ennenga

Jan Keen

Sabrina Jackson

Lori Ulrich

Debi Southard

Chris Olsen

Rosemary Dennis

Hope you are able to join in on the challenge this week!

I'm also submitting this to the latest Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge to use any type of animal, bird, or bug.   Also, Word Art Wednesday Challenge #28 using Scripture or an uplifting quote or sentiment.  Lastly, Basic Grey Challenge #68 - Anything Goes.

Blessings!  Kathy

Wednesday Inspiration With Heartfelt Creations

Hi there!

It's time for some inspiration with Heartfelt Creations!   Each Wednesday I will be showing you my creations I've made using HC's stamps!  For this week, I've created a card using more of the English Garden Collection released last week.  The main image on the front is from the Tattered Collage Set.  This is the front...

Here's the inside of the card...

This stamp is so beautiful, and it allowed me to die cut some of the flowers to add dimension to it.  The verse within the image is Romans 8:28, a beautiful verse!  I'm submitting this to the Little Birdie Blessings Scripture Thursday Challenge #28, a wonderful site to show your creations that use Scripture on them.  Also, Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 28 using Scripture and an uplifting message on your creation.

Here are the details for the products I used, along with the intructions.

Tattered Blossom Collage

HeartfeltCreations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3468 –Tattered Blossoms PreCut Set
HCPC 3471 –Tattered Collage PreCut Set
HCPC 3474 –Heartfelt Expressions PreCut Set
HCD 722 –Tattered Blossoms Die
Product ID:159723 – Art Institute Glue – Dries Clear
Product ID:415217 – Spellbinders Fancy Tags Die
Product ID:159223 - Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
Product ID:459222 - Paper Blossoms Tool Kit

Other Products:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), White card base (Georgia Pacific), melon (Cardstock Stacks – Brights DCWV)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Pink Martini Powder Puffs (Shop Quick Quotes)
Accessories: Peridot Micro Beads (Martha Stewart), Adhesive Pearls (Want-2-Scrap), Bow-Easy, Melon Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Prismacolor Pencils – Carmine Red, Crimson Red, Olive Green.

Instructions: Cut a piece of white cardstock 9¼” x 5⅜” and score at 4 ⅝”.  Cut 2 melon cardstock mats: 5¼” x 4½”.  Stamp Tattered Collage image onto Solar White paper and cut down to 5⅛” x 4⅜”.  Color with pencils and ink edges with Pink Martini Chalk Ink.  Stamp Tattered Blossoms onto Solar White; 3 smallest flowers, 2 second smallest, and 2 third smallest images.  Color with pencils and shape petals using mat and tool kit.  Glue beads to centers of flowers.   Add 3 smallest and 1 third smallest to collage image as shown with pop dots.  Make bow and, glue to Collage image, and glue 1 second smallest flower to bow.  Add 2 adhesive pearls on top right of card.  For inside of card, glue the second melon mat.  Stamp sentiment on Solar White paper and cut out with Fancy Tag Die.  Glue sentiment to mat and then glue the remaining 2 flowers.

I hope this inspires you!  Please visit the other DT Members for their beautiful creations!

Blessings!

Kathy

Alter It - Elphine House Australia

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia!  This week's challenge is: 

  “Alter It”Alter ANY item, and incorporate your favorite Elisabeth Bell design in it.

Use ANY Elisabeth Bell Design in order to qualify for
any 2 stamps of your choice from
Elphine House Australia.

For my project, I altered a spiral journal notebook I bought at Michaels for a couple of dollars.  The stamp I used is another brand new one from EHA called "Carrie On the Swing".  I LOVE this one!  She's so adorable with that cute little face!  I thought this would be a great gift for a young girl and you could add a matching pen to go with it!

I colored Carrie with Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits and sponged around the bottom part of the image while inside the die.

For ingredients used:

Stamp: Carrie On the Swing (EHA)
Paper: The Garden Party Stack (DCWV), Solar White (Neenah), Lavender Lace (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Certainly Celery (SU)
Accessories: Paid ribbon (Jo-Anns), Moss Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), lace trim (RAK), flowers (Recollections & Offray), adhesive pearls (Want2Scrap), rhinestone flower (Michaels), Floral Ovals Nesties, Classic Petals & Classic Decorative Inserts Four Edgeabilities (Spellbinders), Spiral Punch (SU), Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn), stamens (Michaels), Prismacolor Pencils, mineral spirits, Bow-Easy, black marker (SU), sponge, Mod Podge, foam brush, sand paper, journal (Michaels)

How you can join in on the challenge this next 2 weeks!

Blessings!

Kathy

ODBDSLC108 - Inspiration Photo

Happy Saturday everyone!

It's time for a new Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs!

This week's challenge:

Tomorrow is Mother's Day- since most have already made cards for their moms, we want you to use one of the photos to inspire your creation. Please let us know what number you used.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Friday, May 18th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, May 18th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC108. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here's my take on the Challenge this week:

Here's what the inside looks like:

The images on the front of the card is from the new Dreams Stamp Set.  The thing I love about this set is you can combine the stamps together or use them each separately.  The image on the front is actually 3 separate stamps put together on my acrylic block!  I love it when I can use things in different ways, I feel like I'm getting more for my money!

For the ingredients used:

Stamps: Dreams (ODBD)
Paper: Botanical Collection (Prima), Bravo Burgundy (SU), Palo Verde (Bazzills), Ivory Cardstock (TPC)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry (SU)
Accessories: Elegant Ovals (ODBD's Spellbinders Die), Labels 18 Die (Spellbinders),5 Petal Flower Punch (SU), Medium Branch Punch (Martha Stewart), Snowflake Punch (Marvy), piercer, mat, stylus, Florentine Gold Microbeads (Martha Stewart), trim (Jo-Ann'), flowers (RAK from Sabrina), Prismacolor Pencils (Kelp Green, Sage Green, Light Umber, Eggshell, Pomegranate.

For more inspiration this week, check out the other Design Team ladies and see their beautiful creations:

Jan Marie Ennenga

Jan Keen

Lori Ulrich

Debi Southard

Rosemary Dennis

Sabrina Jackson

 

That's is for today!  Hope to see you join in the Challenge this week!  Blessings!

Kathy

Heartfelt Creations - Weekend Market

Hi there!

I'm back with another card I made for Heartfelt Creations.  This is my second project I created for my submission to their Design Team, a center-step card.  I love the rich vibrant colors of these Weekend Market Papers.  It was fun coordinating the project around them!

I've got lots of pictures.  Here's the front straight on...

The side...

Another side view...

A close-up...

Here's the inside...



These are the ingredients and instructions I gave to Heartfelt Creations. You can also find these and lots of other gorgeous creations from the design team members here on the HC Blog. 

Products Used on This Project
HCPC 3452 Pristine Lilies PreCut Set
HCPC 3455 Butterflies and Lilies PreCut Set
HCD 718 Decorative Chateau Gate Die
McGill Paper Blossoms Tool Kit
McGill Paper Blossoms Molding Mat

Other Products Used. Paper: Not Quite Navy, Black, and Old Olive (Stampin’ Up), Natural White (Neenah) cardstock, Weekend Market Collection designer paper (Bo Bunny) Inks: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Amaretto, Banana Bliss (Powder Puffs). Accessories: Scissors, exacto knife, cutting pad, stylus, scoreboard and tool, sponge, pop dots, Gold Stickles (Ranger), Copper mini beads (Martha Stewart), Aleene’s Paper Glaze, mineral spirits, tortillons, Prismacolor Pencils (Cream, Sand, Goldenrod, Yellow Ochre, Chocolate, Light Umber, Dark Umber, Dark Brown, Ginger Root, Indigo Blue, Kelp Green, Black), and black adhesive pearls (Recollections).

Instructions: Card measures 6” x 5 1/2”. Used “Center Step Card” instructions from Split Coast Stampers adjusting center measurement to increase by 1”. Cut Not Quite Navy Cardstock 6” x 11”, line up edge of 11” side on cutter at 1” mark and cut at 1” to 6 1/2” marks, flip cardstock over and repeat on other side. Using a scoreboard and score tool, score along the long side of the cardstock from the edge to the cut line at 1”, 2”, 6 1/2”. Repeat on opposite edge of cardstock. Score between cut lines at 5 1/2”. Fold at the score lines and make crisp folds. Fold the first, third, and center fold lines mountain folds, and the second fold valley fold. This is the card base. For center section of card, cut dark gold designer pattern paper 4” x 6” format, cut light gold pattern paper 3 7/8” x 4 3/8” and ink all edges with Banana Bliss and Amaretto using sponge, and glue to card. Die cut 2 large gates and 1 small gate with Black cardstock. Cut and remove doors from large gates dies. Layer 2 large gates together with pop dots. Cut small gate in half down the middle between the windows. Overlap windows on top of each other and glue to form the flower box. Trim the little curl that extends on the sides. Use pop dots to adhere the window box to the bottom of the large gate. Stamp candle/scroll image on Natural White cardstock and color with pencils and mineral spirits, add micro beads with Aleene’s Paper Glaze to flower centers. Trim image to fit in gate window and adhere. Stamp flower box image on Natural White cardstock, color with pencils, and fussy cut. Stamp another flower image, color and cut 2 of the flowers. Add micro beads to flower centers, use pop dots to add the 2 flowers. Use pop dots to adhere the flowers to the flower box. Stamp butterfly on Natural White cardstock, color with pencils, fussy cut, and add copper micro beads as shown. For bottom front of card, cut mat with light gold designer paper 1” x 6”. For top layer, using striped pattern paper, cut 7/8” x 5 7/8” piece. Ink all edges with Banana Bliss and Amaretto. Glue to bottom of card. Add 3 black adhesive pearls on bottom right. Adhere gate and window box to center front of card with pop dots. Add butterfly to top right with pop dots. Stamp 1 second smallest and 1 third smallest flower from Pristine Lilies Precut Set onto Natural White cardstock. Color with pencils and puff up the petals using the McGill Paper Tool Kit and molding mat. Glue micro beads to centers and use gold stickles to dot stamens. Adhere to bottom left of card with pop dots. For front sides of card, cut 2 – 1” x 4 3/8” from light gold designer paper and 2 – 7/8” x 4 3/16” from blue designer paper. Ink edges of gold paper with Banana Bliss and Amaretto, and ink blue paper with Amaretto. Glue to sides of card. For inside of card, cut 1 – 4 3/8” x 5 7/8” from blue designer paper, ink edges with Amaretto, and adhere to inside of card. Cut 1 – 1” x 5 7/8” from striped designer paper and glue to bottom of card. Die cut one each of the leave branch from the Decorative Chateau Gate Die Set from Old Olive cardstock, and glue to center bottom of card inside using a glue dot. Stamp 1 large flower on light gold designer paper and 1 second smallest flower onto Natural White cardstock from the Pristine Lilies PreCut Set. Color with pencils, and cut out with scissors (or the matching die set if you have it). Cut between petals of large flower and ink edges with Banana Bliss ink. Puff up the petals using the McGill Paper Tool Kit and molding mat. Glue micro beads to both flower centers and use gold stickles to dot stamens. Add flowers with pop dots as shown.  

I think I'm a little too detailed, lol!  Well, I hope this gives you a little inspiration today!

Blessings!

Kathy

Heartfelt Creations Wednesday

Happy Wednesday everyone!  It's the second Wednesday of the month which means Heartfelt Creations has a new release! 

We are delighted to present the Old English Garden Collection. Come have a cup of tea with us in our Old English Garden. With flower blooms as fresh as the morning dew and cracked walls as old as the dirt beneath it, this set offers a rustic flavor. The typography flows as smoothly as a calm spring breeze. Be sure to grab the custom die for maximum creative versatility and fun 3D depth! There are 6 new PreCut Stamp Sets and one beautiful new exclusive Spellbinders die designed for Heartfelt Creations.

Leave a comment on the HC Blog by May 15th and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $141.99.  The winner will be announced on May 16th on the HC Blog.

For my card today, I used images from 3 of the new sets in the Old English Garden Collection.

These new sets are SO GORGEOUS!!!  I am so thrilled to be able to work with these beautiful images as one of Heartfelt Creations' Designers!  I love the way the sets all coordinate with eachother or can be used separately and also having dies to match!

For my card, I did the center-step technique.  I love making these, and they are pretty easy to make.  I colored the center image using Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits on Natural White Neenah paper.  The small flower swirls are colored with pencils (no mineral spirits) on patterned paper.  I'm in love with this little flower swirl!  I know I'll be using this little one a lot!

You'll definitely want to visit HC's Blog and leave a comment for the contest.  Also, check out all the other DT's beautiful creations!

Blessings!

Kathy

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3468 –Tattered Blossoms PreCut Set
HCPC 3469 –Tattered Blossoms Swirls PreCut Set
HCPC 3474 –Heartfelt Expressions PreCut Set
HCD 722 –Tattered Blossoms Die
Product ID159723 – Art Institute Glue – Dries Clear

Other Products:

Paper: Serenity Love (Bo Bunny), Natural White (Neenah), Black (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Wheat Chalk Ink (VersaMagic), Midnight Confession Powder Puff
Accessories: Regal M-Bossabilities Embossing Folder & Labels 20 Nestibilities Dies (Spellbinders), Brad (Bo Bunny Et Cetera), Olive Wrinkled Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Adhesive Pearls (Want 2 Scrap), Prismacolor Pencils – Olive Green, Marine Green, Sepia, Bronze, Ginger Root, mineral spirits, Copper Micro Beads (Martha Stewart)

Instructions: Make center step card base with cream colored cardstock: cut piece 6” x 9”, score at 1”, 2”, 5 ½”, at 1” mark on each side cut at 1” to 5 ½”, score at 4 ½” between cut lines.  (Basic instructions for center step cards can be found on Split Coast Stampers, these measurements here are a variation.)  Mat each section with black cardstock and adhere to base.  Cut the narrow strips of designer paper and stamp using the small flower spray from the Tattered Blossom Swirls Set as shown.  Color flowers with Bronze pencil.  Ink edges with black chalk ink.  Add micro beads using glue and adhere to card.  For middle section, emboss designer paper with Regal EF and run black chalk ink over raised pattern and edges.  Adhere to card.  Stamp large flower image from Tattered Blossom Swirls Set on Natural White Cardstock and color with pencils and mineral spirits.  Die cut image with labels 20 die and sponge with wheat ink while in die.  Die cut black cardstock and cut down center lengthwise and adhere to back of image to create mat.  Stamp sentiment from Heartfelt Expressions Set and cut with Labels 20 die and sponge with wheat ink.  Add image, sentiment, bow, and brad to card as shown.

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ODBDSLC107 - Scrapbook Page

Happy Saturday!
It's time for a new Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs!

This week's challenge:

Since today is National Scrapbooking Day, we want to see you make a scrapbook layout (any size).

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Friday, May 11th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

 

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, May 11th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC107. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my scrapbook page for the challenge this week.

This is a picture of me when I was probaby about 4 years old.  Probably seems silly to scrapbook one of my own photos, but this one has special meaning to me.  It just totally reminds me of my Mom who passed away a few years ago.  I don't remember if she kept it framed on the wall or not, but I think she may have.

The photo was "colorized" so I tried to match the papers and embellishments with it.  I found these beautiful papers at a scrapbook store that I use to go to a long time ago when I did a little scrapbooking.  Things have changed a lot since I made scrapbooks for my boys, so I did the best I could with what I've seen.

I used a new stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs called "Flourished Verses".  It's a pretty set with some basic sentiments that are good to have on hand.

For ingredients used:

Stamps: Flourished Verses (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Be Happy Be Joyful Paper, Follow Your Heart (My Mind's Eye), darl green, med. green, peach, pink, old pink (no names - from scrapbook store)
Ink: Creamy Caramel (SU), Sweet Blush (Palette), Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Adhesive pearls (Recollections), Flowers (RAK, Prima Sugar Blooms Collection), lace, ribbon & trim (scrapbook store), seam binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), decorative brads & layered stickers (Follow Your Heart - MME), Grand Adhesion Stickers (K&Co), Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn), Classic Petals Edgeabilities, Paisley Impressionablilies, Holly Motifs Shapeabilities, Foliage Shapeabilities, Classic Scalloped Ovals Large, Floral Ovals (Spellbinders)

For some more inspiration this week, check out the other DT ladies and their beautiful creations!

Lori Ulrich

Jan Keen

Jan Marie Ennenga

Sabrina Jackson

Debi Southard

Rosemary Dennis

Chris Olsen



Hope you can join in on the ODBD Challenge this week and try doing some scrapbooking!

I'm also entering this in the Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #47 for Mother's Day or Feminine theme creations with ribbon that you can find here.

Also, Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #137, Jeremiah 17:8, something green or planted...lots of pretty flowers on this one.  You can find this challenge here.

Also, Word Art Wednesday #26, Nahaum 1:7, which you can find here.


Blessings!

Kathy