ODBDSLC122 - Birds

Happy Tuesday!

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

This week's challenge: Use a bird or birds on your creation.

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, September 16th 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, September 16th at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC122. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here's my take on the challenge this week...

 

 

 

I used a little bird charm I bought at Michaels and attached it with a chain and jump ring to the bow.  The quote from Mother Teresa is from the Let Us Begin Stamp Set from Our Daily Bread Designs.  Here's a view of the whole set...

 

Next time, I'd like to use the lotus flower corners so I can do some coloring!  Here's the complete card recipe:

Stamps: Let Us Begin (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Almanac (Prima), Black (Recollections), Iced Cocoa (Coredinations)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Mocha Mama (Powder Puffs), Capers (Bazzills)
Accessories: Detailed Embossing Powder (Stampendous), heat gun, Labels 23 (Spellbinders), rhinestone flourish, silk leaves (Recollections), chain, jump ring, brad, charm (Michaels), flower (RAK from Sabrina), ribbon (Jo-Ann's), distressing tool, Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn).

There's lots more inspiration from my design teammates along with our Guest Designer this month, Katherine Lawson!  Please visit their blogs and get inspired!

 

Chris Olsen-Challenge Team Coordinator

Jan Keen

Jan Marie Ennenga

Lori Ulrich

Rosemary Dennis

Katherine Lawson (Guest Designer)

 

 



 

Hope you can join in the challenge this week!

 

I'm submitting this to the latest Word Art Wednesday Challenge #44 which you can find here! 

 

Blessings!

 

Kathy

 

 

 



 

ODBDSLC118 - Scripture Challenge

Happy Tuesday!

We have a new Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs!

This week's challenge:

Is to use scripture on your card or project

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, August 12th 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, August 12th at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC118. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

 

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

 

 



For my card, I used Scripture Series 2, verse John 1:16.  I have received so many blessings from God's Grace.  One of the biggest blessings for me is to be able to create things with my hands and share them with others.  My hope is that in doing this, I Glorify God in some way.

 

I am submitting this to 2 other challenges:

 

• Word Art Wednesday #39 - God's Peace
• Really Reasonable Ribbon #53 - Bling with ribbon

For all ingredients used:

Stamps: Scripture Series 2 (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Nature Garden (Prima), Always Artichoke (SU), peach (DCWV Stack)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Amaretto (Powder Puff)
Accessories: Paper flower (stash - I made with a scallop circle punch a long time ago), Floral Oval, Classic Ovals Large (Spellbinders), Fanciful Flourish (Cherry Lynn), adhesive pearls & swirls (Recollections), trim (Jo-Ann's), Ivory Pleated Satin Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), charm (RAK from Sabrina), sponge

For more inspiration, please visit the other Designers and see their awesome creations!  We also have a Guest Designer this month, Linda Lucas,  who will be sharing her gorgeous creations with us!  Welcome Linda!

 

Chris Olsen-Challenge Team Coordinator

Jan Keen

Jan Marie Ennenga

Kathy Roney

Lori Ulrich

Rosemary Dennis

Linda Lucas (Guest Designer)

That's all for now!  Thank you for visiting! 

 Blessings!

Kathy



ODBDSLC113 - Use 3+ Stamps

Happy Saturday!

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

This week's challenge:

This week we have a real challenge for you!! Let's see you use three or more stamps on your creation. They can be images, backgrounds or sentiments but you must use three or more 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 Friday, June 29th 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 29th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC113. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

For my take on the challenge this week...

I used the Eternity Set for the quote and frame, and the Dreams Set for the bird.  The quote and frame are heat emboss and cut with the matching Elegant Ovals (ODBD's Dies by Spellbinders).  This is a pretty set that you can do lots with.  The bird is fussy cut and added with pop dots.

The paper the quote is on is designer paper from the Mariposa Stack which matches perfect with the Blush Blossom Cardstock.  I think this is one of the first times I've used this cardstock color and I've had it for years!

For all ingredients used:

Stamps: Dreams, Eternity (ODBD)
Paper: Mariposa Stack (DCWV), Black, Blush Blossom (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), VersaMark
Accessories: Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn), Foliage Die (Spellbinders), Elegant Ovals Dies (ODBD Custom - Spellbinders), ribbon (Michaels), Trim (Jo-Anns), Classic Lace Flower (Prima), Black & Gold Embossing Powder, adhesive pearls (Recollections)

Please visit the other ladies and their beautiful creations and leave them some "love"!

Jan Marie Ennenga

Jan Keen

Lori Ulrich

Rosemary Dennis

Sabrina Jackson

Debi Southard

Chris Olsen

Hope to see you join in the challenge this week!


Blessings!

Kathy

ODBDSLC111 - Something Old, New, Borrowed, Blue

Happy Saturday!!!

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

This week's challenge:

Since June is known as the wedding month...This week the team is challenging to make a creation using something old, something new, something borrowed or gifted, and something blue.

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 15th 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 15th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC111. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here's my take on the challenge this week:

Old: black cardstock scraps; New: stamp set; Gifted: ribbon; Blue: ribbon, panel paper

I used the new Bicycle Stamp Set again for this one, this time using the quote from Abraham Lincoln.  I like how the quote is tall and narrow and thought this was a good sketch for it.  I used some new designer papers for this, Prima's Nature Garden and My Mind's Eye's Lost & Found.  The crochet flower is also from Prima and the gorgeous seam binding is from a RAK from my sweet friend Jill!

For all ingredients used:

Stamps: Bicycle (ODBD)

Paper: Black (SU), Nature Garden (Prima), Lost & Found (MME)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)

Accessories: Baja Breeze Seam Binding (RAK/SU), adhesive pearls, (Want-2-Scrap), Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn)

For more inspiration, visit the other DT ladies and their beautiful creations!

Jan Keen

Jan Marie Ennenga

Rosemary Dennis

Lori Ulrich

Chris Olsen

Debi Southard

Hope to see you join in the challenge this week.

I'm also submitting this to Word Art Wednesday's Challenge #31 to use anything uplifting or use the verse image they provided, Ezekiel 36:26.

Also, to Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #49 to use flowers and ribbon.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

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

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

Everything is Coming Up Daisies!

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia!  The new Challenge is to incorporate daisies on your creation!  That shouldn't be too hard to do, where a lot of Elisabeth Bell's stamps have daisies on them and you can use ANY of her stamps not just EHA's!

For the challenge this week, I'm using a new stamp from Elphine House Australia called "Carrie: Three Wheeling"...so adorable! 

She has such a sweet face! Her tricycle reminds me of when my boys were little!    I colored her with my Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits to match these beautiful Eva papers from Basic Grey.

For all ingredients used:

Stamp: Carrie: Three Wheeling (Elphine House Australia)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Brocade (Bazzills), White card base (Georgia Pacific), Eva Designer Papers (Basic Grey), Certainly Celery (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Certainly Celery (SU)
Accessories: White and Black gel pens, White Opal Liquid Pearls, Prismacolor Pencils, Mineral Spirits, ribbon & lace (Michaels), Moss Seam Binding & White Netting (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn Designs), Labels 18 (Spellbinders), adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), sponge, Petite Petals Punch (McGill)

You can use any Elisabeth Bell stamp or image to enter the Challenge!  The winner will be picked randomly and will receive 2 stamps of their choice!


Hope you can join us this week!

I'm also entering this in the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #26 - Flowers - using dies or punches which you can find here. 
Blessings!

Kathy 

ODBDSLC106 - No Designer Paper

Happy Saturday!

It's time for a new challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs!

This week's challenge:

No Designer Paper- This week we want to see creations created with your own backgrounds, embossing, or just plain cardstock….no designer paper.

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 4th 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 4th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC106. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my take on the challenge this week...

I just loved this coral-pink flower and I pretty much did the rest of the card around it.  I found paper that match the color really well and lots of pretty cream color on the rest.  I embossed the background with an embossing folder for a delicate background.  Very, very simple card to make, and I love the way it came out!

For ingredients used:

Stamps: Birthday Blessings (ODBD)

Paper: Natural White (Neenah), Pink (Cardstock Matstack - DCWV), Palo Verde (Bazzills)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Sweet Blush (Palette)

Accessories: Labels Four (Spellbinders), Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn), Rose Leaf Punch (Martha Stewart), Charm (RAK from Sabrina), rose flower (Prima), button (Michaels), adhesive pearls (Recollections), Ornate Flowers & Frame Embossing Folder (Sizzix), seam binding & pleated ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

For more inspiration for the challenge, please visit the other design team members!

Jan Marie Ennenga

Sabrina Jackson

Lori Ulrich

Jan Keen

Rosemary Dennis

Debi Southard

Chris Olsen

I'm also submitting this to one other challenge:

Stampin' Sister's in Christ Challenge #136 - use soft pastel colors

Hope to see you join in on the challenge this week!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings!

Kathy

For the Love of Flowers 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 Flower sets! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, go to the ODBD blog for the full link list. 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,May, 9th at 6 pm. The winner will be announced May 10th! Enjoy all the awesome inspiration using For the Love of ODBD Flower sets!

If you've come here from SANDEE'S Blog, you are 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 along the way!!!

I chose ODBD's Flower Border Stamp to make my card.  This makes a beautiful frame for Bible Verses, sentiments, and quotes.  The coloring of the flowers on it is really quick and easy to do.

This stamp matches the Spellbinders Labels 18 Dies which ODBD has in their Shop.

For my card, I made a 4 1/4" easel card in white.  I embossed the Black Iris paper with an embossing folder for the background.  I stamped the Floral Frame and colored it with Prismacolor Pencils.  I cut the frame using Labels 18 and then the center with Classic Ovals Nestibilities to create a frame.  I stamped the sentiment using the Sentiments Collection from ODBD and cut it with the Classic Ovals (one size larger than the frame opening).

For the inside of the card, I stamped part of the border on one side and cut it with Labels 18 using a smaller die, colored it to match the front, and popped it up on foam dots.

For ingredients used:

Stamps: Flower Border, Sentiments Collection (ODBD)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), White (Papertrey Ink), Black Iris (Coredinations), Old Olive (SU), The Preppy Princess Stack (DCWV)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Labels 18, Classic Ovals (Spellbinders), Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn), Branches with Leaves and Flowers Embossing Folder (Spellbinders), flower (Recollections), ribbon (Michaels), Bow-Easy, adhesive pearls (Recollections), charm (Michaels)

Now you need to go to the sweet, talented GRACE!!!

Enjoy the HOP!

Blessings!

Kathy

Elphine House Australia - It's a Girl Thing

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia!  The new challenge is called "It's a Girl Thing", use pink and/or purple colors on your design.  This was a perfect time for me to use another new stamp from EHA called "It's a Girl"!  Isn't this cute?  Another wonderful image done by the talented Elisabeth Bell!

To join in on the challenge, you can use any Elisabeth Bell image.  The winner will be chosen randomly and will receive 2 Elphine House Australia Stamps of their choice...very generous!

For ingredients used:

Stamp: It's a Girl (Elphine House Australia)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Nana's Nursery Baby Girl (DCWV), Certainly Celery, Blushing Bride (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Certainly Celery (SU)
Accessories: White gel pen, Floral Ovals Nestibilities, Classis Petal & Classic Decorative Inserts Four (Spellbinders), Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn Designs), lace (RAK & Jo-Ann's), Ribbon (my stash), adhesive pearls (Recollections), flowers (RAK & Michaels), Prismacolor Pencils, mineral spirits

I hope to see you join in the challenge this next 2 weeks!

Blessings!

Kathy

ODBDSLC104 - S-P-R-I-N-G

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

This week's challenge:

Use three of the letters in the word “Spring” for your embellishments, materials, or your image. Example- s=stitching, p=pink, r=ribbon, i=ink, n=nestabilities, g=green Please let us know the letters and items 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, April 20th 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, April 20th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC104. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here's my take on the challenge this week, a center step card.  I used the tutorial from Split Coast Stampers which you can find here. 

I used this beautiful new stamp called "Prayer of St. Francis".    I love the words to this and the pretty font that's used.  You really don't need to add much to this to make a card.  I think this would be really nice to put in a decorated frame for a gift...which I think I may do!

Here's a close-up of the bow with that gorgeous silk ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I'm already almost out of this and will definitely need to get more and maybe check some other colors.  Under the bow is black lace that I cut two sections apart and placed together to look like a butterfly.  I thought it looked pretty neat and only used a tiny bit of the lace!

Here's a picture of the inside, I cut out one of the butterflies on the designer paper, curled it a little, and glued it down to just add a little something.

For my SPRING ingredients, I used: 

S-Silk, P-Prayer, R-Rhinestones, I-Ink, N-New Stamp, G-Green

For all ingredients used:

Stamps: Prayer of St. Francis (ODBD)

Paper: Gabrielle Collection (Bo Bunny), Black (Stampin' Up), Natural White (Neenah), gold (DCWV Stack)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Turquoise Gem (VersaMagic), Midnight Confession (Powder Puffs)

Accessories: Silk ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), lace (Jo-Ann's), flower (RAK from Sabrina), Fanciful Flourish Die (Cheery Lynn Designs), rhinestone swirls (Recollections), sponge, adhesive pearls (Recollections).

For more inspiration, please visit the other ladies on the design team and see their beautiful creations!

Jan Marie Ennenga

Sabrina Jackson

Lori Ulrich

Debi Southard

Jan Keen

Rosemary Dennis

Chris Olsen

I'm also entering this into two other challenges, the latest challenge at Word Art Wednesday Challenge #23 which you can find here.  This is the verse given for you to use if you choose.  What a beautiful verse and message this is.

Also, the latest challenge at Stampin' Sister's in Christ,  Challenge #134, which you can find here.  The challenge is to make a joy-ful card, something celebratory! This is the verse given to us.

SCRIPTURE:

"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." Hebrews 12:2-3

I'd also like to thank all of you that voted for me at Heartfelt Creations for their Design Team Contest.  Yesterday was the last day to vote, and I submitted my projects to them.  Now I just need to wait and see!  Thank you for supporting me!

That's it for today! Hope to see you join in on the SPRING Challenge!

Blessings!

Kathy

Our Daily Bread Design's Shining the Light Challenge - ODBDSL102 - Favorite ODBD Stamp Set

Happy Saturday everyone!

It's time for another challenge at ODBD!

This week's challenge:

 Today marks the last March Anniversary challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs.  Since we are celebrating the Anniversary of Our Daily Bread Designs, why not end our Anniversary challenges with your favorite stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs!!!  We can't wait to see your ODBD creations!!
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, April 6th 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 most of our challenges, this month it is an Our Daily Bread Designs only challenge month in honore of the ODBD 4th Anniversary.  Three or more of our participants will be chosen 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, April 6th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC102. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my card for the challenge! It's hard to pick just one stamp set (I love them all), but this one has been on my mind lately. I love this quote! I decided to make a slider card using the Fleur de Lis Shapeabilities Pendants Die. It's small and delicate, but I like the way it came out!   I love these violet blue colors too!  I think I'm just going to keep it at my craft desk for a pretty reminder of God's Love. 

For ingredients used:

Stamps: God's Love (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Almost Amethyst, Pear Pizzazz (Stsmpin' Up), Solar White (Neenah)
Ink: Onyx Black(VersaFine), Almost Amethyst (Stampin' Up)
Accessories: Sponge, ribbon (Michaels' Celebrate It), piercer, flower(Recollections), charm(RAK from Sabrina), brad, adhesive pearls(Recollections), burst punch (Fiskers), Frond punch (Martha Stewart), Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn Designs), Spellbinders' Dies: Labels One, Fleur de Lis Shapeabilities Pendant, Parisian Accents, Floral Ovals

For more inspiration on the challenge, please visit my DT Sisters and see their awesome creations!

Jan Marie Ennenga

Lori Ulrich

Sabrina Jackson

Rosemary Dennis

Jan Keen

I'm also submitting this the to latest Stampin' Sister's in Christ Challenge #132 .  Here is the Bible Verse.

SCRIPTURE:

Romans 8:31b-32 "If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us all, how will he not also give us everything else along with him?”

CHALLENGE:

create a card or project that uses everything! The opposite of a CAS - toss on the embellishments and/or different papers, textures.

I can't do CAS anyway, so this one is EASY!!! 

That's it for now! I hope to see you join in the challenge! There's lots of beautiful ODBD stamp sets to choose from!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings!

Kathy