My last card as a SFYTT Guest Sister

October seems to have blew in and flew out, didn't it? Today is my last day of being a guest for Jen del Muro's Sketch For You To Try team and I have had so much fun playing with all her sketches! Thank you so much, Jen, for allowing me to work with you and the rest of the SFYTT Sisters!

I thought about making a Halloween card for this week's sketch, but I couldn't help but gravitate towards the upcoming ODBD stamp set Christmas Verses. The fonts on this set are utterly gorgeous!!

Do you recognize the layer beneath the oval? That's the Spellbinders Classic Frame die that I cut the middle out and created a nice little decorative frame for my oval. I've also included a new indulgence of mine, Zva Creative Pearls!! They peel off easily from their backing and are a breeze to apply...no twisting and tangling! GOTTA LOVE THAT!

Come back tomorrow for a look at the November ODBD collection and BLOG HOP!

Card Recipe:

Stamp: ODBD Christmas Verses

Ink: Versamark

Paper: SEI Dust of Snow, SU Bravo Burgundy cs

Accessories: Spellbinders (Classic Frame, Small Oval), Zva Creative soft pink Flourishes Frame, gold organza ribbons, gold cord, Ranger Super Fine ep

Almost to the end of my SFYTT Guest stint

Is it just me or is October just going by so fast? It's hard to believe my time with the SFYTT Sisters is almost at a close, but not just yet! Here's my card for this week's sketch challenge. I wanted to make a more masculine card because it's so difficult for me to do. Go figure, since I live in a house full of boys! I hope I came close to achieving a more "manly" card using only part of the image from the With Deepest Sympathy set: I added Waterfall Stickles for the water because I wanted a sparkling and inviting lake. Another great idea would be to create a winter scene and having a frozen lake! Check out Angella's awesome card over at the ODBD blog to see her icy lake.

Please note: The ODBD blog will have a new home soon so please make sure to update your blog rolls accordingly so you don't miss out on anything. You may also start Following the new ODBD blog now.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: ODBD With Deepest Sympathy, Thinking of You

Ink: StazOn black, Walnut Distress, SU Bordering Blue

Paper: Prismatic (Suede Brown, Spring Willow), SU Pacific Point, Canson Watercolor paper

Accessories: Spellbinders (Kaleidoscope Pendant, Classic Large Circles), acetate sheet (for cloud template), Water Dew Drops, SU Linen Thread, CB ef

A little witchy for this week's SFYTT

Just a quickie post for me since we are off to San Diego once again for the weekend...this time it's for my nephew's baptism (last weekend was for our church wedding vows and my birthday).

Here's my card for this week's SFYTT featuring another Mo's Digital Pencil image (LOVE them!):Card Recipe:

Stamp: Mo's Digital Pencil Halloween Witch, CDS Boo To You

Ink: Memento black, Distress Peeled Paint, SU Basic Black

Paper: DCWV Fall Stack, SU Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Crystal Stickles, Diamond Glaze, Spellbinders (Petite Large Ovals, Petite Scalloped Large Ovals), Prismacolor pencils

Stop by the very talented SFYTT Sisters' blogs to see what inspiring creations they've come up with (links to their blogs are on the left).

I have a fun little Christmas project to show you on Monday featuring ODBD so I hope you come back and take a look!

SFYTT featuring Elisabeth Bell for SCACD and Mo's Digital Pencil

Oh, the holidays are comin'! The holidays are comin'! Hi ho the dairy oh the holidays are comin'!

I'm sure all crafters are on Cloud 9 this time of year...Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas..OH MY!

For this week's SFYTT (click to see the sketch) I wanted to celebrate the two upcoming holidays using the Surprise image from SCACD's Elisabeth Bell Special Edition Ornament Collection: Card Recipe:

Stamp: SCACD Surprise, Two Turtle Doves, Special Edition Ornament Collection set (sentiment)

Ink: StazOn black

Paper: Basic Grey Wisteria pad, SU cs (Bordering Blue, Barely Banana), watercolor paper

Accessories: Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Pendant, MS branch punch, Basic Grey Rose/Blush Opalines, CB Organic Flourish ef, white organza ribbon, Bow Easy, watercolor markers

and Punkin from Mo's Digital Pencil:Card Recipe:

Digi Stamp and Stamp: Mo's Digital Pencil Punkin, Clear Dollar Stamps Boo To You

Ink: Memento Black, SU Pumpkin Pie, Walnut Distress

Paper: DCWV Fall Stack, SU cs (Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White)

Accessories: Spellbinders (Small Classic Circles, Small Scalloped Circles), Creative Memories double circle punch, White Inkssentials gel pen, CB Swiss Dots ef, MS picket fence border punch, Prismacolor pencils, gamsol

Have fun playing with the SFYTT sketch and make sure to post a link to your card in the comment section of Jen's blog! Be sure to check out what the SFYTT Sisters have come up with. Links to the their blogs are found on the left side.

I tried to keep today's post short and sweet to make up for my previous loooooong post :). Enjoy your weekend!

NEWSFLASH! Stay tuned for an SCACD blog hop coming Oct. 15!!!

I get to be a SFYTT Sister this month!

It's just the beginning of October and it's already turning out to be a FABULOUS month! The super talented Jen Del Muro of i{heart}2stamp and host of Sketch For You To Try challenges asked me to be her guest designer for October and naturally I said YES!!!

Here's my card for this week's SFYTT:

Thanks again, Jen, for finding my work worthy enough to play with your SFYTT team!! You can see Jen's card HERE. Visit the mega talented SFYTT Sisters for their interpretations of this week's sketch:

Amy

Kelly

Susan

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Angels Rejoice (Sarah Kay), We Three Kings (ODBD)

Ink: Versamark, Antique Linen distress pad

Paper: Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, Su cs (Blue Bayou, Bravo Burgundy), watercolor paper

Accessories: Crystal Stickles, Liquid Pearl (Yellow, Ruby Red), Basic Grey Grass/Ivy Opalines, CB argyle ef, Spellbinders Labels Four, watercolor markers

ODBD October New Release and BLOG HOP!

A New Release and Three Chances to WIN some Blog Candy!

It’s New Release time again, and the Bread Basket is full of fresh new ideas for you! Today’s Design Team Blog Hop will not only give you lots of inspiration for these sets and what you can do with them but there will also be THREE lucky winners who will be randomly drawn to receive three prizes that are hidden along the way!

You need to start over at the ODBD Blog and hop to the links from there making a comment on each blog! After you have visited and commented on all the blogs, go back to the ODBD Blog and tell us:

1. That you have visited and commented on each blog on the hop, and
2. What you liked best about these sets!

Three of the DT blogs have candy but you won’t know which ones and even the designers won’t know yet! This hop will be open for comments until 6PM EST Friday Oct 2. Then, the three designers who have the hidden candy will randomly draw a name from all their comments!

You will qualify for the prizes IF you have commented on all the blogs and went back to the ODBD Blog tell us you have and told us what you liked best about these new releases! Those names will be posted on the ODBD Blog on Sat. Oct 3!!! Be sure to stop by the ODBD Blog to see who won, and contact Kelley to find out how to use your Store credits!

The prizes…. A $5.00 Store Credit, a $10.00 Store Credit, and a $20.00 Store Credit! These credits will be for any merchandise in the Our Daily Bread designs Store! If you haven’t checked lately… be sure to look around, because Kelley carries lots of great supplies as well as the best stamps ever! So start hopping and be ready to go shopping!!!

If you've followed me here from Chris's blog then you're at the right place! Today I'm showing you a "softer" side of me in regards to color using this week's SFYTT and the With Heartfelt Sympathy set: Card Recipe:

Stamp: ODBD With Heartfelt Sympathy

Ink: Versafine Onyx, SU Brocade Blue

Paper: K & Company La Boutique pad, Prism Simply Smooth Ivory, SU Brocade Blue cs

Accessories: Spellbinders Foliage Frame, Basic Grey Indigo/Sky Opalines, light blue organza ribbon, Bow Easy

Don't forget to leave me a comment before heading over to Debi's blog next! The next three stops along the way in case there are any broken links are: Betty, Silke and Grace.

All you need is Love!

I absolutely adore the new Mother Teresa sets from ODBD! Mother Teresa's wisdom and humanitarian efforts transcends time and creed and I will definitely be reaching for these sets for a long time to come.

I based my card on this week's SFYTT and although I didn't tilt a panel (I can't seem to get myself to do that! LOL!) I kept all the elements in tact:

Card Recipe:

Stamp: ODBD Let Us Begin set

Ink: StazOn

Paper: SEI Jolie Chocolat pad, SU Basic Brown cs, white cs

Accessories: Silver ep, brown ep, white satin ribbon, foam adhesive, silver baubles, Spellbinders Flowers Impressabilities

PLEASE NOTE: ODBD is currently having website issues. I will add links to all ODBD supplies/stamp I used as soon as the issues are resolved.

Decked out in PURPLE for this week's SFYTT!

Okay, I USUALLY don't post on the weekends because hubby has the rule of "I'm only home on the weekends...so that means NO CRAFTING". Well, he's napping and snoring (quite loudly!), so I got to play. To him I say...NEENER NEENER NEEEEEENER!! LOL!

I played along with i{heart}2stamp's Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT):
I reached for my Basic Grey Wisteria pad that I got from Our Daily Bread designs and pulled out the purples. I added some splashes of SU Bashful Blue and came up with this little ditty: The flower was originally white and I spritzed it with Deep Plum Glimmer Mist. I also added the purple rhinestone in the center.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: ODBD Cross of Christ (cross) and Footprints in the Sand (scripture)

Ink: SU Eggplant Envy and Bashful Blue

Paper: Basic Grey Wisteria pad, Prism Simply Smooth white cs, SU Bashful Blue, Eggplant Envy and Pale Plum cs

Supplies: Deep Plum Glimmer Mist, Kaiser Scrapbook Lilac rhinestones, Victoria Lynn flower favor, white satin ribbon, Inkssentials white pen, SU photo corners punch, Tim Holtz Design Ruler, Pop-Its square adhesive

I finished this post just in time...hubby woke up and gave me the "look" so I'm signing off! Thanks for stopping by!

Another card sketch I played with!

I made this for the current SFYTT over at i{heart}2 stamp and I think I made it just under the wire!

This was the sketch:

And here's my take on it:I used ODBD Steel Blue and Bordeaux ink pads and the newly released In God We Trust set. If you don't already know, Kelley over at Our Daily Bread designs just came out with her own fantastic line of ink pads! She has 18 luscious colors to choose from and they are only $4.00!! The ink pads are made by the same company that manufactures Stampin' Up's line of ink pads, so you know you'll be getting a high quality product! If you'd like to be in-the-know on brand new stamp releases and product reviews, please stop on by the ODBD Blog and sign up for e-mail updates (found on the right hand side).

I'll be posting two cards tomorrow that are based on the current ODBD sketch challange. Make sure you participate for a chance to win one of three May stamp sets! All the info can be found HERE.

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Also, May 12 is my ONE YEAR BLOGIVERSARY!!! You won't want to miss some FAB blog candy!