SNTODBD44 – Distress it!

I hope most of you are playing along with all the ODBD challenges!  Today I’m sharing with you a card I made for this week’s Stamping In Time Challenge (SNTODBD44) using the Grow in Grace set.  Betty set out the challenge of distressing, whether it be by ink or through paper or a combination of both or any other way you can think of distressing.  I decided to distress and ink edges and tear designer vellum paper.

Take a look at the beautiful creations of these Breadsticks for this challenge:

Betty

Sabrina

Grace

Lori

All the details for this Stamping In Time assignments can be found HERE.  We can’t wait to see what you upload on the ODBD Blog!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Grow in Grace

Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress pad

Paper: DCWV The Performance Stack, Stampin’ Up! So Saffron, Canson watercolor paper

Accessories: Bow-Easy, rhinestones, olive organza ribbon, gold cording, superfine gold detail embossing powder, watercolor markers

Cleaned out my craft room and finally made some cards!

I finally cleaned out my craft room because I just couldn’t sit at my table to create…it was just a mess! After a few days of organizing I got everything in its rightful place. Pictures of my craft room is at the very bottom of this post :).

My first card features a digital stamp from McMahon Five Designs called Wild Rose:

M5D has several new floral digital stamps so be sure to check those out as well as the Specials Page!

Challenges for this card:

Mojo Monday (MOJO133)

Digi Doodle (DDSB#2)

Digital Tuesday (DTC53)

Card Recipe

Digital Stamp: McMahon Five Designs Wild Rose

Paper: Basic Grey Wisteria, Stampin’ Up cardstock

Accessories: Basic Grey Opalines, Spellbinders (Classic Ovals Small, Classic Ovals Large, Scalloped Circles Large, EK Success Crochet Lace Edge punch

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I played along with this week’s Stamping In Time challenge of tearing and used a wonderful quote by Cardinal Mermillod that can be found in the new Mom set from Our Daily Bread designs. I used my Cricut machine to cut out the flowers in two sizes, dampened them with water, scrunched, pinched and tore to distress them:

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are just around the corner and the new April sets from ODBD are just perfect for your card and crafting projects for your special loved ones!

Challenges for this card:

Stamping In Time (SNTODBD7)

Splitcoaststampers (SC275)

Our Creative Corner (Break out the Buttons)

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Mom

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic Grey Wisteria, Stampin’ Up cardstock

Accessories: Spellbinders (Lattice Pendants, Classic Circle Small, Classic Circle Large), Basic Grey Opalines, New Phase buttons, Pearl Dew Drops, copper brad, Cricut (machine, Accent Essentials cartridge)

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Here’s my CLEANED out craft room.

I was finally able to transfer all my Spellbinder dies onto clear DVD cases!

Law of Crafting:

A clean craft room will become a MESSY craft room in 0.5 seconds!

Easter with McMahon Five Designs

Yeppers…I am STILL cranking out Easter cards for family and friends! I am fortunate enough to have several images on hand for the Easter season and one of those happens to be this wonderful Easter Cross digital image which is currently on sale from McMahon Five Designs which I made using this week’s MMSC46 sketch, Dare You 2 Digi Stamp Challenge #34 and I Love Digi Challenge #3:

You can find more Easter images, themes and embellies over at the M5D store. There are several specials going on right now so make sure to check those out!

I think I’m just about ready to mail out all my Easter cards and goodies and Mother’s Day is just around the corner!

Card Recipe

Digital Stamp: M5D Easter Cross

Paper: DCWV Café Mediterranean Stack, SU cardstock (Yoyo Yellow, Bliss Blue, Taken With Teal)

Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folders (Textile Texture, Swiss Dots), rhinestone swirls, Prismacolor pencils, mineral spirits, yellow organza ribbon

ODBD April Sneak Peek and PGP Fourth Friday Fun Challenge!

I know, I know…I promised a sneak peak for ODBD’s April release but time had gotten the best of me. My stepson was with us for the week (he goes back to his mom’s tonight) and we’ve been trying to make the most of his stay with us special since it’s a rare treat that we get to have him for more than 2 days out of the month. The best thing was that my husband was home every night after work during his stay so it was wonderful to see them bonding :).

He asked for snickerdoodle cookies (his favorite!) and wouldn’t settle for store bought ones so I whipped up a big batch today which took me away from my projects. He probably ate all 4 dozen cookies!

So, without further adieu, here is my card using the soon-to-be-released Mom set from Our Daily Bread designs. I followed the super fun Friday Sketchers #94 layout:

I wanted to mimic the Basic Grey Kioshi paper with the white flower silhouette by doing a resist with my Versamark pad on glossy cardstock and brayering over it with color. As you can tell the white flower silhouette on the Kioshi paper ended being hidden in the layout, but I’m still happy with how it turned out. Aside from all the stitching the card came together pretty quickly.

Only 5 more days until April New Releases from ODBD!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Mom (April Set)

Ink: Versamark, StazOn black

Paper: Basic Grey Kioshi pad, SU cardstock (Certainly Celery, Marvelous Magenta, So Saffron), glossy cardstock

Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folders (Victoria, Swiss Dots), silk/tulle lavender flowers, white silk ribbon

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Today is also Paper Garden Project’s Fourth Friday Fun Challenge (Birthday Challenge #4) and the last for the month-long anniversary celebration so make sure to get in on this because TWO MO MANNING STAMPS ARE UP FOR GRABS!

The challenge was to use embossing and I did just that, but not with my image since it was digital. The snowdrop image and sentiment is a FREE SPRING BLOOMS DIGI SET from PGP so head on over there to download it! There are actually several digital freebies so it’s a winning deal! My card is based on a beautiful My Grafico sketch (#41), but only used my PGP images:

I dry embossed with my Cuttlebug Victoria folder and then heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I wanted to give it a “worn look” so I deliberately didn’t try to make the heat embossing perfect.

Please add a link to your card or project over at the PGP Blog under the comment section of the Birthday Challenge #4 post.

If you’ve participated in the other challenges make sure to stop by the PGP blog to find out who the winners are!

Card Recipe

Digital: PGP Spring Blooms

Paper: DCWV Linen Closet stack, SU Tempting Turquoise cardstock, Prism cardstock

Accessories: Crystal Ice Stickles, Prismacolor penciles, mineral spirits, gold embossing powder, Cuttlebug Victoria embossing folder, Kaisercraft Aqua rhinestones

Ink: Ranger Vintage Photo distress pad

Earrings in a cake box!

Here’s another Easter gift I made. This time I dusted off my Cricut Expression and cut out a 10” cake box. I seriously need to give my Cricut machine some love more often because it makes crafting so much easier! For this project I used beautiful ODBD Easter Blessings set and the colors for the current Color Dare (CD61) and for the Cuttlebug Challenge (Be Inspired #74 Easter project):

The earrings are little turtles and I thought they would be perfect for our niece. We’re giving our nieces earrings this year so I have two more cake boxes to do :).

I know I promised ODBD April sneak peeks today, but I’m running a little behind. Stop by my fellow Breadsticks’ blogs since several are offering sneak peeks! I’ll have mine up tomorrow so be on the look out!

Thank you to my new Followers! If you aren’t a Follower yet, please become one as I will be giving away some awesome candy for my blogoversary in May. I have a countdown widget on the left so you’ll know when it’s time :).

Cake Box Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Easter Blessings

Ink: Versamark, SU Pretty in Pink

Paper: Memory Box Frond, SU (Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery), Canson watercolor paper

Accessories: Cricut (Expression machine, Tags, Bag, Boxes & More cartridge), Cuttlebug Holly Ribbon embossing folder, Fiskars Effervescence border punch, black embossing powder, black and silver trim, Spellbinders Classic Oval Small, watercolor markers, Glue Dots 1" Glue Lines

New digis released at McMahon Five Designs

If you haven’t already stopped by the McMahon Five Designs store recently then you should because there are some really yummy florals that were just released along with new embellishments!

My card today features the new Perfect Peony digital stamp that I colored in with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. This was my second attempt because I ruined the first one by adding Inkssentials Crackle Accents which made my printer ink bleed. Live and learn! LOL! I added highlights to the peony with a white gel pen. I also followed this week’s SC272 sketch:

From peonies to orchids to wild roses…you can create your own floral fantasies with McMahon Five Designs brand new digis! While you’re there, be sure to check out the Prima Say It In Pearls and Lace…they are gorgeous!!

Card Recipe

Digital Stamp: M5D Perfect Peony, SU Happy Harmony (sentiment)

Paper: K & Company Brenda Walton Madeline, SU cardstock (Pretty in Pink, Mellow Moss)

Accessories: Spellbinders (Classic Circles Small, Petite Ovals Large), Martha Stewart punches (Monarch Butterfly, 3-in-1 Butterfly), Prima Sunflower Pearls and Crystals

Welcome to Our Daily Bread designs Anniversary Hop!

Today marks the Second Anniversary of Our Daily Bread designs!! To celebrate we are having a blog hop with the release of Four Special Edition sets that all work together beautifully!

If you arrived here from Chelsea’s blog then you’re in the right place. If not, please start at the ODBD Blog and hop according to the list. Here is my card using the scripture I had chosen that is found in the Scripture Collection 4 and the Vine Borders sets (followed sketch for FTTC58):

I chose this verse because I’ve learned to keep Him within myself, most especially during trying times and He has never failed me.

To be eligible to win, they must:

• Hop from first to last on the list, and collect the secret LETTER each designer will have, keeping them in order,because they will spell out a special message.
• Leave a comment for the designer on their blog.
• Return to the ODBD blog, leaving a comment to tell us that they visited all the blogs.
• Email Grace at: gnywening@yahoo.com, giving her the secret message the letters spell.

You have until 8:00 PM EST on Mar 18th to complete the hop and email Grace the message.

On Mar 19th ALL the winners for the entire celebration will be announced on the ODBD Blog: The Challenge Winners, Blog Candy Winners and the Blog Hop winners.

The letter you need to collect from me is: R

Your next stop is at Angie Z’s blog. Wait until you see what a beauty she created!

Card Recipe

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 4 and Vine Borders

Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress pad

Paper: SEI Claire, Basic Grey Cappella, DCWV Gold Metallic

Accessories: Spellbinders (Classic Circles Small, Classic Circles Large), gold embossing powder, Cuttlebug Victoria embossing folder, Basic Grey Rose/Blush Opalines, Zva Creative Pearls, Martha Stewart punches (Classic Butterfly, 3-in-1 Butterfly), SU gold cording, pink organza ribbon, Mini Bowdabra

Vintage Easter and ODBD Anniversary news!!!

Our Daily Bread designs has soooo many fun and exciting surprises in store for all of you to help celebrate its Second Anniversary on March 17!!! There will be 5…yes, FIVE! fun filled days that everyone is invited to participate in so make sure to mark your calendars!

It was announced yesterday over at the ODBD Store Blog what daily challenges to expect March 13 through March 16 so go check out all the details to start creating because you definitely DO NOT WANT TO MISS OUT!

Now, on to today’s card…I used the newly released Happy Easter set from ODBD for this week’s TLC263 and Cuttlebug Spot (both are vintage challenges) and followed the CPS157 sketch:

Remember to check out the list of challenges over at the ODBD Blog so you can get a head start! You’ll want to help us celebrate ODBD’s Second Anniversary because presents will be given away! We’re ALL VERY EXCITED!!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Happy Easter

Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Pad

Paper: Basic Grey Kioshi paper pad, Prism Tawny Pack, SU So Saffron cardstock, watercolor paper

Accessories: Hero Arts Small Accent Pearls, crocheted lace, tawny organza ribbon with white polka dots, black embossing powder, Cuttlebug Victoria embossing folder

Paper Garden Projects Turns 2 and DT Search!

Come join the celebration every Friday for the month of March where there will be challenges and prizes! There is also a store sale going on now through March 18 so make sure to stop by and wish Paper Garden Projects a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and do a little shopping as well! Check out THIS post to get details on how to get a free digital download…it’s a real beauty!

Cathy is also looking to expand her design team!! If you’re interested, please visit THIS POST to get the scoop on what you need to do to be considered! Don't miss out on a fabulous opportunity!

For the first birthday challenge it is only fitting to make, what else…a birthday card! Easy peasy so everyone can join in! Here’s my birthday card using the Rock the Farm set by The Greeting Farm and following this week’s MMSC43 and Cute Card Thursday Challenge 102 (Lucky Green):

I love the papers from the Cosmo Cricket paper pad called Garden Variety! They are totally whimsical and totally perfect for the Rock the Farm set!

I love the sizes of the images because they lend themselves wonderfully to be popped! Check out the rest of The Greeting Farm stamps and sets that Paper Garden Projects carries!

We hope you join us every Friday in March as there will be new prizes and challenges each time!

Card Recipe

Stamp: Rock the Farm, SU Full of Life

Ink: Versamark, Ranger Antique Linen distress pad

Paper: Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety pad, Prism cardstock, watercolor paper

Accessories: Kaiser Craft Red Rhinestones, Martha Stewart Pond Frond punch, Spellbinders (Classic Ovals Large, Classic Scalloped Ovals Large), Fiskars Effervescence border punch, SU Crystal Effects, watercolor markers, black superfine embossing powder

Pearlized Mojo

McMahon Five Designs just released brand new digital images along with some yummy embellies so make sure to stop by the store and check them out!

I made a card using an older digi, but it’s still a winner in my book! I love the swirls in the Butterfly in Flight digi and thought it would be perfect for this week’s Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Challenge #32 (use pearls) and the MOJO128 sketch:

I love being able to colorize the digis through Photoshop Elements…makes coordinating EASY and putting together a card FAST! You can manipulate the size, print off as many as you need and embellish to heart’s content. If you haven’t delved into the world of digis, then make sure to make McMahon Five Designs your first stop!

Card Recipe

Digi and Stamp: M5D Butterfly in Flight, SU Happy Harmony

Paper: K & Company Floral Dreams, SU cardstock (Mauve Mist, Sage Shadow)

Accessories: Kaisercraft Pearls, white gel pen, SU Linen Thread

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs March Release Blog Hop!

Today is the release of THREE BRAND NEW SETS from Our Daily Bread designs! You are just going to flip over these gorgeous floral sets! Just take a look at these beauties:

To go along with these new releases is a new blog hop!! So, if you arrived here from Angie Z’s blog, you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog to be sure you hop in the correct order, because we are having a Special Message Hop, and you will be collecting our Secret Words as you hop along, so you will want them in the order given!

You have until Tues at 8:00PM EST to complete the requirements to be eligible to win.

There will be TWO BLESSED WINNERS... who will each receive a $15.00 Gift Certificate to the Our Daily Bread designs Store to go toward the stamps of your choice! Winners will be randomly chosen from all the qualified entries, and announced on Wed. Mar.3 on the ODBD Blog!
Here is what you need to do to be eligible to win:

• 1. Hop from blog to blog in the order given below, writing down the secret words you will find clearly written in their posts, and leaving a comment on each blog.

• 2. Return to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment that you completed the hop and left comments for each designer.

• 3. Email our DT Coordinator, Grace, at: gnywening@yahoo.com

In the email, give me the secret words you found in order .... they will spell out a special message from the Our Daily Bread designs Design Team to you!
If for any reason a link is broken, simply return to the Our Daily Bread designs Blog to see who is next on the list, leaving a space for the missing words. Most often if you can't get on a blog or leave a comment now.... if you wait a little while and try again you usually can.

Now on to my project using the brand new The Lord has Risen set! Our very own Angella Crockett is the Featured Stamper (FS160) for this week over at SCS and I really wanted to give her work lots of attention so I CASED this particular card from one of her many beautiful works of art. I just changed the colors, image and embellies. This is also for the Colour Create Challenge 39 and Stampin’ Sisters in Christ Challenge #28:

The striped ribbon was black and white. I sprayed it with Suede Glimmer Mist to make it match my colors better :).

Before you go, I want to tell you about the exciting events we have planned for you this month! March 17 is the Second Anniversary of Our Daily Bread designs, and we are celebrating!!!
Be sure to check the ODBD Blog on Sunday, Mar. 7! We will be announcing fun challenges that will run Mar. 13 - 16 so you can get a jump on them.... Then beginning on Sat. Mar. 13, we will be announcing a daily challenge and there will be wonderful prizes EVERY DAY! On Mar. 17 we will have another Blog Hop, revealing the Special Edition Anniversary Release! I hope we'll see you then!!!
I hope you enjoyed my project.

My secret word is: you!

You’ve reached the end of the hop! Now, all you have to do is return to the ODBD Store Blog and leave a comment stating you’ve completed and commented on all the DT blogs. Don’t forgot to e-mail Grace the secret message you collected!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD The Lord has Risen

Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Pad

Paper: DCWV La Crème Stack, SU Real Red, Canson watercolor paper

Accessories: Suede Glimmer Mist, black embossing powder, Want To Scrap red rhinestones, Basic Grey Opalines, watercolor markers, SU Crystal Effects

Teacher Gifts for Valentine’s Day

Ahhh, love is in the air! Well, love mixed in with some rain. How does that one song go…”It never rains in Southern California”…WRONG! But, hey, we need it so we’ll take it whenever we can. I know I promised Valentine cards last week, but I’m currently suffering from a really bad intestinal infection and haven’t been well enough to create until now. My apologies! I hope my projects will make up for that :).

Another big holiday, which means gift giving time! I decided to make really simple gifts for both my sons’ teachers, but each unique in their own way :).

My first ensemble is an easel card (FTTC53) using this week’s MMSC40 and Penny Black’s Every Which Way set that is available over at Paper Garden Projects. I made little monogrammed binder clips that you can see a close-up of on the other ensemble I created.

Gosh, I’ve forgotten how cute all the little Penny Black hedgies were! I braided three colors of ribbon together and tied three knots to add some interest. Make sure to swing by the PGP Store to see what’s currently on sale.

Hedgehog Gift Ensemble Recipe

Stamp: Every Which Way set

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Hearts Bloom Paper Kit, SU Basic Brown, watercolor paper

Accessories: chipboard clipboard, black binder clips, computer generated sentiment, ribbons-buttons-Dew Drops(from Hearts Bloom Paper Kit), Crystal Stickles, black embossing powder, paper floss, Prima Flowers, Spellbinders

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This next ensemble is for my other son’s teacher. As you can see, I tried to make both unique in their own way. For this one I used the colors from the CC257 challenge over at Splitcoast and MOJO125 for the sketch:

I love digi’s that don’t require any coloring on my part, especially if I want to pull something together really quick and the Valentine Heart from McMahon Five Designs. It's red, but I changed it to a rust color for the SCS color challenge on my Photoshop Elements program. I just printed the heart three times and cut them using my Spellbinders to add dimension.

I hope my sons’ teachers like them because we truly do appreciate them!

Stop by McMahon Five Designs to find out the current specials!

Valentine Heart Gift Ensemble

Digi: Valentine Heart

Paper: Fancy Pants I’m Yours, SU cardstock (Soft Sky, Really Rust, Close to Cocoa)

Accessories: chipboard clipboard, black binder clips, white flatback pearls, Fiskar’s Effervescence border punch, computer generated monogram and tag, brown grosgrain ribbon, craft button, white paper floss, Dew Drops (Mens), Spellbinders (Scalloped Circles Small, Classic Circles Small

Oh, Spring! Hurry up and get here!

Apparently the little groundhog saw its shadow which means six more weeks of winter. I say I'm ready for spring. My card today practically screams out warm sunshine, blooming flowers and tweeting birdies!

Following the CCEE1004 sketch and Cute Card Thursday's flower challenge I made this card using the Tweets digi from McMahon Five Designs:

You can make an organza flower using my lace flower video tutorial which you can find HERE.

Be sure to sign up for the McMahon Five Designs newsletter to stay up-to-date on the store’s happenings!

Card Recipe

Digi: McMahon Five Designs Tweet

Paper: Basic Grey Lemonade, SU cs(Brocade Blue, Positively Pink)

Accessories: cloud template, Stickles, black embossing powder, watercolor markers, Gesso, circle punch, blue organza ribbon, heart pin, SU Flower Trio punch, jewelry beads, hatpin

Somewhere, over the rainbow…

I haven’t played along with Flourishes’ challenges lately so I stopped by to see what the current one was. A FTTC50 challenge was to create a scene with stamps and so I decided to create a cloudy sky with a rainbow for my Noah’s Ark image. I also followed this week’s MMSC37 sketch:

I just used an oval piece of paper as a mask to create the rainbow and a handmade cloud template cut from acetate for the sky.

ODBD will be releasing several new sets next month and you are all in for a real treat!! I’ll have sneak peeks next week so come back here to take a look!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Noah’s Ark

Ink: Versamark, SU (So Saffron, Bliss Blue, Pretty in Pink, Orchid Opulence, Certainly Celery)

Paper: K & Company Wild Raspberry pad, SU cs (Pretty in Pink, Basic Brown), watercolor paper

Accessories: Zva Creative Pearls Pink Flourishes Frame, Shimmerz (Sky Blue, December Sky), Prima flowers, pink velvet and silk trim, Liquid Appliqué, watercolor markers, cloud template, oval template