JustRite - Thinking of You

Hi there!

I made this card for the latest challenge at JustRite, Challenge #093 - Suddenly Spring! 

This is my first time using the Violette Vintage Labels Stamps, they are so pretty and fun to color!  I decide on purples and yellows for colors and colored them with pencils and mineral spirits.   I also added some Buttercup Liquid Pearls to the flower centers and the strips in the background of the stamp.  The sentiment is cut and popped on the main image.

The dies behind the image are from brand new toys I just got in the mail Saturday called Timeless Rectangles from Spellbinders.  I LOVE the lacy look of the outside edges...just gorgeous and fun to layer with!

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Violette Vintage Labels (JustRite)
Paper: Solar White, Natural Whtie (Neenah), So Saffron (SU), The Chateau Lavender Stack (DCWV)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Buttercup Liquid Pearls (Ranger), White Silk Ribbon (May Arts), adhesive pearls, Bow-Easy, mineral spirits, Vintage Label & Banner Dies (JustRite), Timeless Rectangles (Spellbinders), Prismacolor Pencils: Olive Green, Kelp Green, Eggshell, Yellow Ochre, Parma Violet, Violet, Dioxazine Purple Hue, Lavender

Along with our spring inspired creation, we are to say what spring means to us. For me, now living is Southern California, it's almost hard to tell when it's spring! After growing up in Boston and living in New Hampshire for many years, I'm still in awe of how beautiful the weather is here. We do have some trees that kind of went dormant for the "winter" and are now full bloom. I love the yellowy green of when they are first blooming! Other than that though, it's hard to tell!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

JustRite Chalenge JRC093 - Suddenly Spring
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #73 - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy
 

Heartfelt Creations - Butterfly Box & Cards Set

Happy Wednesday everyone!

***It's time to vote for the new Heartfelt Creations' Design Team!  If you like my creations for them, would you please visit their blog and vote for me?  I love working with their products and would LOVE to continue with them as a designer!  Thank you so much!

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Now, for some inspiration from Heartfelt Creations!  This week I have a set of coordinating cards with a matching gift box.

(You can click on the photos for a closer look.)

Here's a close up of the top of the box.

Here is a picture of all the cards together with 2 of the 6 matching envelopes, 1 in burgandy colors and the rest in blues.

These are all made using the designer papers from the collection.  One has the sentiment stamped on it with a journal block, the rest are all made with sentiment blocks from the papers.  Really easy to put together a pretty set of matching cards for a special gift using these!  Here are pictures of the individual cards. 

Basic instructions for my project are at the end of this post.

For lots more inspiration, please visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see what the design team has created for you this week!

I'm submitting this to the flollowing challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #73 - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown #140 - Something Dimensional - box

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope this gives you a little inspiration!

Blessings!

Kathy

Butterfly Box & Cards Set

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3524 – Butterfly & Bunny PreCut Set

HCPC 3523 – Feathered Friends PreCut Set

HCPC 3518 – Vintage Watering Can PreCut Set
HCD 729 – Decorative Blossom Die
HCDP1 231 – Posy Patch Paper Collection
Product ID: 159223 - Paper BlossomsMolding Mat
Product ID: 459222 - Paper BlossomsTool Kit
Product ID: 159723 – Art InstituteGlue – Dries Clear

Other Products Used:

Paper: Solar White, Natural White (Neenah), cream, light blue (Recollections), Pacific Rim, Purple Grandeaur (Coredinations)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)

Accessories: Various embossing folders, Buttercup Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Classic Ovals & Scalloped Ovals Large (Spellbinders), mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Slate Grey, Periwinkle, Kelp Green, Marine Green, Black Grape, Black

Instructions:

Box: Use A-2 Box Tutorial on Split Coast Stampers here with Natural White Cardstock.  (Note: Assemble cover after decorating.)   Stamp flower swirl on each of 4 sides of box and color.  Stamp Butterfly image and extra flowers on Solar White with Onyx Black Ink.  Fussy cut pieces.  Die cut Decorative Blossom largest die with Natural White twice.  Add to opposite corners of cover with glue.  Add butterfly and flowers as shown with pop dots.  Add liquid pearls to flower centers and as desired around image.

Cards:  Set of 6 - 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" sized cards were made using Natural White Cardstock as base and various embossing folders.  Use sentiment blocks from the Posy Patch Paper Collection and add mats as desired.  Envelopes were stamped on lower front and back flap with flower swirls and colored to match cards as desired.

 

ODBDSLC148 He is Risen

Happy Tuesday everyone!

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


This week's challenge is: He is Risen with pastels (a project or card displaying a cross, verse, or sentiment about the true meaning of Easter (not commercialized...bunnies...) This challenge will last 2 weeks!!

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 Sunday, April 7 at 8 p.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 Sunday, April 7 at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC148. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my creation for the challenge this week...

I used the I Am the Way Stamp Set for this beautiful Verse and cut it with the Floral Ovals Die.  These designer papers are OLD ones from my stash, but I just love the soft colors.  To give them a little texture, I embossed them with an embossing folder.  You can click on the photo for a better view.

Card recipe:

Stamps: I Am the Way (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Natural White (Neenah), designer papers
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Paper Lace II Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Medium Branch Punch, charm Cream Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), resin flower (Michaels), Floral Ovals Die (Spellbinders), adhesive pearls, Bow-Easy, brad

For more inspiration on the challenge this week, please visit my design teammates to see their beautiful creations or the ODBD' Blog to see them all in one place!  We also have a new Guest Designer with us the next 2 months, the very talented  Gloria Stengel!  I can't wait to see what Gloria comes up with for our challenges!
 

Diana Nguyen

Audrey Hiltke

Cathy McCauley

Jan Marie Ennenga

Chris Olsen, CT Coordinator

 

 I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #72 - Anything Goes
Really Reasonable Ribbon #68 - Flowers & Ribbon

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

CottageCutz Happy Window

Hi there!

Today I have a center-step card using CottageCutz' Springtime Window and Vintage Lamps Dies!

Here's a closer view of the lamp on the side.

These really are fun to put together!  I used a bunch of different papers, but started with the lavender ones from the Secret Garden Collection from Graphic 45 that I won in January.  These papers are so pretty!  The little birdcage sign on the left side is a sticker from the same collection.  The green papers are from the Preppy Princess Stack which are a little softer than the ones in the Secret Garden Collection.

Here are pictures of the dies I used:

Card recipe:

Stamps: Sentiments Collection (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Natural White (Neenah), Kraft (Recollections), Wisteria Wonder (SU), Secret Garden Collection (Graphic 45), The Preppy Princess Stack (DCWV)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Purple Passion, Green With Envy, Mocha Mama (Powder Puffs)
Accessories: Springtime Window Die, Vintage Lamps Die (CottageCutz), Secret Garden Collection Stickers (Graphic 45), adhesive pearls (Recollections), Lavender Ribbon (Jo-Ann's), button, fibers, Bow-Easy

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #72 - Anything Goes
Really Reasonable Ribbon #68 - Flowers & Ribbon
The Shabby Tea Room #158 - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy


 

Heartfelt Creations - Blue Bunny

Happy Wednesday everyone!

It's time for a little inspiration with Heartfelt Creations!  Today I have a card using this little bunny from the Butterfly & Bunny Set.

(Click on photo for a closer view)

This little guy is so sweet!  This is colored with pencils and then fussy cut and popped onto one of the journal blocks from the designer paper.  I added a couple of extra flowers behind him and a bow made from fibers I have in my weaving stash.  (Complete instructions are at the end of this post.)

There is lots of inspiration on the HC Blog this week for you to check out so make sure to stop by!  Also, they are announcing the winner of the new release from last week!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

Blue Bunny

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:
HCPC 3524 – Butterfly & Bunny PreCut Set
HCPC 3523 – Feathered Friends PreCut Set
HCDP1 – 231 – Posy Patch Paper Collection
Product ID: 159723 – Art Institute Glue – Dries Clear

Other Products Used:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Early Espresso (SU), blue (DCWV Stack)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Triad Leaves Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Bow-Easy, fibers, Antique Copper Microbeads (Recollections), button, mineral spirits, Aleene’s Paper Glaze, Prismacolor Pencils: Chocolate, Dark Umber, Periwinkle, Slate Grey, Black, Kelp Green, Marine Green

Instructions:

Card base: With blue cardstock, cut 5 1/2" x 8 1/2”, score at 4 1/4”, and crease.  Emboss front of card with folder.
Image: Stamp bunny on Solar White with Onyx Black, color as desired and fussy cut.  Stamp flower image and color 1 or 2 flowers same way and fussy cut.  For mat, cut journal block from designer paper.  Add mats of blue and Early Espresso and glue together.  Add bunny and flowers to mat with pop dots.  Add all to card base with pop dots.  Add Paper Glaze to eye and nose to accent.  Make bow and add to card as shown with heart button.



 

ODBDSLC147 - Spring

Happy Tuesday everyone!

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

This week's challenge is: Spring has Sprung. We want to see your spring creations with Our Daily Bread Designs stamps.

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 Sunday, March 24th at 8 p.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 Sunday, March 24th at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC147. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my card for the challenge this week...

 

 

I used the I Am the Way Stamp Set for this.  I stamped the Scripture on white cardstock and cut it out with Decorative Labels Eight.  I popped it on an embossed blue cardbase.  The flowers were heat embossed on the blue cardstock with white embossing powder and fuss cut.  I added some liquid pearls, a bow, a charm, and a spacer bead with a pearl on the bow center.

Here is a picture of the set I used:

Card recipe:

Stamps: I Am the Way (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Colonial Blue Linen (Recollections)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Decorative Labels Eight (Spellbinders), White Opal Liquid Pearls (Ranger), White Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), spacer bead, charm, brad, adhesive pearl

For more inspiration on the challenge this week, please visit my design team sisters to see their beautiful spring creations.  You can also see them all in one place by visiting the ODBD Blog.

Diana Nguyen

Audrey Hiltke

Cathy McCauley

Jan Marie Ennenga

Chris Olsen, CT Coordinator

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #71 - Anything Goes


Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

JustRite Rosey Birthday

Happy Monday!

Today I have a card I made for the latest JustRite Challenge #JRC092, to Make It Pop.  I have lots of "pop" on this one!

(Click on photo for a better view)

I used a new set I recently won, Spring Rose Medallion, for the images, and Violette Vintage Labels for the sentiment "Birthday Wishes".   I stamped the frame image, die cut it with the matching die, and fussy cut the inside to show the sentiment.  I also fussy cut the bird image and added a leftover piece of a die cut from a Memory Box Die.   The "Birthday Wishes" sentiment was also cut with the same labels die in the tiny size.  I added a white mat embossed with Bird & Swirls Folder using pop dots.

Card recipe:

Stamps: Spring Rose Medallion, Violette Vintage Labels (JustRite)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Pink Pirouette (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Nested Oval Medallion Labels (JustRite), Classic Ovals Large (Spellbinders), Birds & Swirls Embossing Folder (Cuttelbug), leftover die cut pieces, flower (Prima), Baby Pink Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), adhesive pearls (Recollections), ribbon (Michaels)

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

JustRite Challenge #JRC092 - Make it pop
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #71 - Anything Goes
Craft Card Makers Challenge #87 - Friendship
No Matter Which Challenge #7 - Anything Goes
The Shabby Tea Room Challenge #158 - Anything Goes


Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy
 

ODBD 5th Anniversary Release Blog Hop!

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs 5th Anniversary Release Hop! Each year, Kelley allows each of her design team members to submit a Scripture Verse, a sentiment or a quote, and those submissions are made into the Anniversary sets. Today's hop will show most of those submissions, and we truly hope you love them as much as we do!

If you got here from the sweet and talented CHRIS' Blog, you are in the right place! If not, why not start at the ODBD Blog and hop from there?

Here are the details of the hop:

• Hop will run Mar 16 8:00am EDT to Mar 17 8:00pm EDT
• Winners announced Mar 18
• There will be THREE PRIZES of $25.00 Gift Certificates toward stamps! (must be claimed within 2 weeks)
• To qualify for one of these prizes, simply hop to each designer, leave a comment and return to the ODBD blog to let us know you finished the hop, if you had any problems along the way, and most of all, leave your congratulations on this big milestone for Kelley and Rick!

Now, on to my card...

 

I submitted this sentiment, "I Am Here For You...Always", which is part of the Sentiments Collection 2 Set.  I thought this would be a really nice sentiment for people to use to encourage others for many different situations.  I love the font that they created for this and how it fits beautifully in the Labels 20 Die shape.  I used Le Creme Designer Papers with a color scheme of cream, black, and pale yellow.

Here is a picture of the entire set:

 

From here, I will send you on to the awesomely talented  BETTY'S Blog!

Have fun hopping!

I'm submitting this to the Word Art Wednesday Challenge #71 - Anything Goes.

Blessings!

Kathy

 

Heartfelt Creations Feathered Friend

Happy Wednesday everyone!

It's time to show you the new release for March from Heartfelt Creations!

We are pleased to present the Sweet Serenity Collection. This set includes a floral frame die, four new nature stamps, four animal stamps and some fun floral and typographical stamps. Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by March 19th and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $113.94

Here is my first creation with this beautiful release:

I just love this floral frame stamp and matching die!  It comes out so gorgeous with little effort.  The scenery stamps in the new collection go beautifully with this, but I decided to use one of the sentiments from the matching designer paper.  The bird with flowers is from the Feather Friend Set that I fussy cut and added to the frame.  Here's a close-up of this cute little guy.

 

 

I just love this little chubby baby bird!  I think I might be using him again and again!

All the images were stamped on white paper and colored with mineral spirits and pencils.  You can see the complete instructions at the end of my post here.  Make sure to check out all the gorgeous creations from the design team on the HC Blog and leave a comment for a chance to win the whole release!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #71 - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown #138 - Paper Piecing
Allsorts Challenge Week 197 - Springtime
No Matter Which Challenge #7 - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime Challenge #5 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

Feathered Friend

Heartfelt CreationsProducts & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3523 – Feathered Friends PreCut Set
HCPC 3522 – Vintage Floret Frame PreCut Set
HCPC 3502 – Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCPC 3500 – Open Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCDP1 231 – Posy Patch Paper Collection
HCD 731 – Vintage Floret Die
Product ID: 159223 - Paper BlossomsMolding Mat
Product ID: 459222 - Paper BlossomsTool Kit
Product ID: 159723 – Art InstituteGlue – Dries Clear

Other Products Used:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Crushed Olive Distressed, Purple Grandeaur (Core’dinations)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Amaretto, Midnight Confession (Powder Puff), Eggplant (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Olive Wrinkled Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Bow-Easy, sponge, Antique Copper Microbeads (Recollections), adhesive pearls, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Marine Green, Black Grape, Peach Beige, Light Umber, Dark Brown, Henna, Tuscan Red, Black

Instructions:

Card base: Cut Purple Grandeaur 8 1/2" x 6 1/8”, score at 4 1/4", and crease.  For mat, cut Olive 4 1/16” x 5 15/16” and add to base with pop dots.

Images: Stamp Vintage Floret Frame on Solar White with Onyx Black Ink, color, and cut with matching die.  Stamp bird image twice, color one completely and color only the flower and bird’s wing on the second.  Fussy cut all three.  Add flower and wing to image with pop dots.  Stamp extra flowers from Mini Vintage and Open Vintage Sets, color and add to frame image as shown.  Cut light green designer paper to fit behind frame.  Cut sentiment block from designer paper to fit behind frame opening, ink edges with Eggplant, and glue to light green panel to it shows through frame opening.  Add frame image with pop dots and glue to base.  Add bird image with pop dots as shown.  Add bow, adhesive pearls, and microbeads as shown.



 

ODBDSLC146 - Anniversary Card, Include Silver

Happy Tuesday everyone!

(This is my second post for today, if you are looking for my CottageCutz "Happy Bird" card, you can see it here.)

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

This week's challenge is: Make an Anniversary card with silver

Since this week mark's the 5th Anniversary of Our Daily Bread Design and the gift for a fifth year Anniversary is Silverware we would like to see your Anniversary cards with silver on it.

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 Sunday, March 17th at 8 p.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 Sunday, March 17th at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC146. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my card for the challenge this week using the 1 Corinthians and I Am the Way Stamps.

 

 

 

Here is a close-up of the little flower from I Am the Way Set that I colored and fussy cut to add to this with pop dots.

 

 



The card base is made with the Decorative Labels Eight Die, I just love this die and it's so pretty as a card base!  The 1 Corinthians image is heat embossed with Metallic Silver Embossing Powder and cut with the Labels Eight Die to match the card base.  I added some pearls, a bow and a leftover earring (heart with rhinestone) I didn't want.  Pretty easy card to make and I added lots of silver!

Here are pictures of the stamps I used:

For more inspiration, please visit my design team sisters to see their beautiful creations this week!


 

Diana Nguyen

Audrey Hiltke

Cathy McCauley

Jan Marie Ennenga

Chris Olsen, CT Coordinator

Card recipe:

Stamps: I Am the Way, 1 Corinthians (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Pastel Pink (Core'dinations)
Ink: VersaMark, Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Heat tool, Metallic Silver Embossing Powder (Recollections), adhesive pearls, heart earring, Bow-Easy, Rose Petal Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Petal Pink Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Labels Eight and Decorative Labels Eight Dies (Spellbinders), mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Metallic Silver, Black, Kelp Green, Sage Green

I'm submitting this to the latest Word Art Wednesday Challenge #70 - Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy 

CottageCutz Happy Birds

Hi everyone!

Today I havea Happy Birds card for you to share using CottageCutz Dies!  I love this Bluebird Die with the bird, branch, and flowers!  You can use each separately or all together!

You can click on the photo for a closer look

I couldn't decide whether to use blue or lavender on this, so I decided to use both of them!  I cut all the die pieces in Solar White Cardstock and colored them with VersaMagic Chalk inks (Eggplant, Hint of Pesto, and Aegean Blue).  I arranged them around the Oval Doily & Frame Die and placed it on a white mat embossed with a folder.  I added some Buttercup Liquid Pearls to the flower centers, adhesive pearls and a twine bow.

Here are the dies I used on this:

Card recipe:

Stamp: Sentiments Collection (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Baja Breeze (SU), Chateau Lavender Stack (DCWV)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Eggplant, Hint of Pesto, Aegean Blue (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Bluebird, Oval Doily & Frame Dies (CottageCutz), blue twine (Jo-Ann's), Buttercup and White Opal Liquid Pearls (Ranger), adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), Molding Kit & Mat (McGill), Birds & Swirls Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Bow-Easy, Sponge

I'm submitting this to the latest Word Art Wednesday Challenge #70 - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

Flourishes Thank You Rose

Hi there!

I made this thank you card for the latest Flourishes' Timeless Tuesday Challenge FTTC210 to use cardboard or do dry embossing.  I didn't have any cardboard, so I did dry embossing on the mat for the base.

You can click on the photo for a closer view

The rose image is from the Roses Are Red Set and the sentiment from the With Graditude Set.   I colored the rose with pencils and mineral spirits, fussy cut it, and popped it on a Decorative One Labels diecut.

I'm also submitting this to the latest Word Art Wednesday Challenge #70 - Anything Goes.

Card recipe:

Stamps: Roses Are Red, With Graditude (Flourishes)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Watercolor Bouquet (K&Co), Colonial Blue Linen (Recollections)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Four Petal Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Decorative Labels One (Spellbinders), Modern Label Punch (SU), Bow-Easy, adhesive pearls, ribbon, White Netting, Olive Wrinkled Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Indanthrone Blue, Kelp Green, Black

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy
 

Heartfelt Creations Inspiration

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for a little inspiration with Heartfelt Creations!

(You can click on the photo for a closer look)

This week I have the second butterfly image from the Butterfly Melody Set.  I used the same color combination of yellow and turquoise as I did before.  I love this combination together, it's so vibrant and cheerful!  I stamped the image twice, partially colored the base and fully colored and fussy cut the second.  Next time, I would do this only to the butterfly, I think it would be prettier that way!  You can see the full instruction for this at the bottom of my post.

I'm submitting this to the Word Art Wednesday Challenge #70 - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

Butterfly Melody

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3519 – Butterfly Melody PreCut Set

Product ID: SF03598 - Prismacolor Pencil Set 48 pc.

Other Products Used:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Rain (Bazzills), So Saffron (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Decorative Labels One (Spellbinders), White Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Bow-Easy, adhesive pearls, Buttercup Liquid Pearls, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Jasmine, Goldenrod, Muted Turquoise, Cobalt Turquoise, Black, Olive Green

Instructions:

Card base:  Cut Rain Cardstock 8 1/2" x 4 1/4", score 4 1/4", crease.  Cut mat with So Saffron at 4” x 4” and glue to card base.
Image: On Solar White with Onyx Black, stamp butterfly image twice.  On one color all outside portions of image and die cut with Decorative Labels One.  On second image, color flowers and butterfly complete, fussy cut, and add to first image with pop dots.  Glue image to base.  Add liquid and adhesive pearls, and bow as shown.

ODBDSLC145 - Sketch

Happy Tuesday 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 Sunday, March 10th at 8 p.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 Sunday, March 10th at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC145. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my card for the challenge this week.

I used this beautiful "Dahlia" flower image and a sentiment from the Birthday Blessings Set.  The flower is colored with pencils and mineral spirits and fussy cut.  Here are pictures of the stamps I used.

 

For more inspiration, please visit the other designers to see their beautiful creations for the challenge this week.  You can also see all the creations together on the ODBD Blog.

 

Diana Nguyen

Audrey Hiltke

Cathy McCauley

Jan Marie Ennenga

Chris Olsen, CT Coordinator

Card recipe:

Stamps: Dahlia, Birthday Blessings (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Solar White, Natural White (Neenah), BM Hermit (Core'dinations), Ancestry Designer Paper
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Accessories: Square punch, adhesive pearls, Four Petal Flowers Embossing Folder, mineral spirits, Bow-Easy, Golden Maple Silk Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Prismacolor Pencils: Jasmine, Goldenrod, Yellow Ochre, Chocolate, Black

I'm also submitting this to the latest Word Art Wednesday Challenge #69 - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!  Hope to see you in the challenge this week!

Blessings!

Kathy

 

 

Yellow Roses - JustRite Color Challenge

Hi there!

I made this Yellow Roses card for the latest challenge at JustRite to use yellow, grey, charcoal and neutral.

I love yellow roses, but I find it hard to color them and have them look real.  This is what I came up with.  I'm not totally happy with it, but it's not too bad.  I colored this with pencils and mineral spirits and inked the edges a little with yellow chalk ink.

Card recipe:

Stamp: With Sympathy (JustRite)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Pollen (Bazzills), Neutral Cardstock Stack (DCWV)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Banana Bliss (Powder Puff)
Accessories: Nested Oval Medallion Labels (JustRite/Spellbinders), Bow-Easy, sponge, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Pewter Ribbon (Offray), flower (Recollections), silver brads, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Olive Green, Black, Canary Yellow, Deco Yellow, Sunburst Yellow, Goldenrod

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

JustRite Challenge #JR091 - Color Combo
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #69 - Anything Goes

Blessings!

Kathy