Loving the FTTC76 color inspiration!

I haven’t played along with the challenges over at Flourishes in a long while and so when I stopped by to find out what their current challenge was…well, I fell in love with the colors from the FTTC76!  The colors were so cooling and inviting and clean:

I buy the large Zva Creative pearly swirls (you know, the ones that are big enough for 12x12 scrapbook pages) and cut them up to fit my 6” square cards.  I get a lot more bang for my buck that way!  I just recently reorganized my designer papers, cardstocks and embellishments.  While doing that I discovered something…I am a HOARDER!  LOL!  Well, deep inside I always knew, but was in denial.  I had so much of everything and so I decided to start using a lot of my stash.  Please be patient with my creations when you start to see many flowers, pearls and buttons on my cards – I need to clear out my supply to make room for MORE!  Shhhh…don’t tell the hubby!

I hope you’ll stop by tomorrow for a little ODBD August Sneak Peek from me and my fellow Breadsticks!!

Happy Friday and thank you for stopping by!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD The Living Bread

Ink: Versamark, Stampin’ Up! Always Artichoke

Paper: Basic Grey Origins, Fancy Pants, DCWV, Stampin’ Up! (Cameo Coral, Barely Banana), vellum

Accessories: Prima flowers, Zva Creative pearls, Basic Grey Opaline pearl, Ranger Super Fin detail embossing powder, Martha Stewart punches (Quilted Border, Quilted Corner), buttons, Karen Foster white Scrapper’s Floss, Glue Dots

Give us this Day…

New August ODBD sets will be coming your way soon which means SNEAK PEEKS are just around the corner! Make sure to visit some of the Bread Basket’s blogs to check out some teasers!

In the mean time, I got to play with my Our Daily Bread set and followed this week’s MOJO148:

(NOTE: This post was scheduled ahead of time with a photo of my card, but had to be replaced due to a future publication.)

I’ve been having fun lately playing with brownish/cocoa tones and I love how the Stampin’ Up! Sage Shadow color popped from it. I think it really draws the eyes to the center and to the wonderful Matthew 6:11 scripture.

I hope you’ll stop by this Saturday for my ODBD August Sneak Peek!

Card Recipe:

Stamp: ODBD Our Daily Bread

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic Grey Cappella pad, Stampin’ Up! Sage Shadow, Prism Tawny Dark

Accessories: Spellbinders (Classic Circles Small, Classic Circles Large, Petite Scalloped Circles Large), Cuttlebug embossing folders (Kassie’s Brocade, Swiss Dots), Fiskars Apron Lace border punch, Martha Stewart Royal Butterfly punch, Ranger Super Fine Black Detail embossing powder, white organza ribbon, Bow-Easy, Creative Memories 2-in-1 square punch, tawny rhinestones

Blossom Baby

When I saw a digital stamp called Blossom Baby from *Wink*Wink Ink I knew I wanted to play with it! I mean, flowers and babies are a perfect combination and if you’ve seen the photography of Anne Geddes she agrees, too.

I played along with the current *Wink*Wink Ink challenge of using Homemade Embellishments on a creation, based it on this week’s Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 78 and Allsorts Baby/Child Challenge 62 . I decided to make my own paper roses:

I love how the Blossom Baby image was colored and it lent itself very well to doing a simple paper tole technique. I created and printed out the Carl Sandburg quote using my Photoshop Elements program.

I’ve been a busy little bee and hope to start posting on a more consistent basis! What was keeping me busy? Well, here are a couple of little hints:

I’ll be sharing a project I had a blast creating soon (just waiting for creative clearance from the company) so I hope you stick around for that! I may have another little teaser photo to share a little later…hmmmm….

As always, THANK YOU all for your visits and sweet comments!!

Card Recipe

Digital Stamp: *Wink*Wink Ink Blossom Baby

Paper: Basic Grey Origins pad, Stampin’ Up! (Perfect Plum, Gable Green)

Accessories: Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Florals die, Martha Stewart punches (Branch, Classic Butterfly), Cuttlebug embossing folders (Swiss Dots, Seeing Spots), Zva Creative pearls, lavender organza ribbon, Glue Dots (Mini, Craft), 3M foam adhesive, Bow-Easy

Flower Soft your cottage home!

It’s been a long while since I’ve reached for my Flower Soft and the cottage from Our Daily Bread designs’ Bless This Home set practically screamed at me to use some and so I listened!

A few sprinkles of Flower Soft here and there and I got a nicely accented card using the ICSketches #75 layout:

Oh, Flower Soft…forgive me for neglecting you because you added so much to the cottage scene!  Am I being overly dramatic?  Perhaps, but hey!  That stuff added much goodness to my country cottage!  Now I’m thinking I need a few more jars..who’s with me?  LOL!  Off to do some shopping at the ODBD store!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Bless This Home

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Paper: Memory Box (Frond and Spearmint), Stampin’ Up! Bordering Blue, Canson watercolor paper

Accessories: Flower Soft Sweet Pea, Ranger Super Fine Black Detail embossing powder, Fiskars Scalloped Daisy border punch, Making Memories mini buttons, Karen Foster Design white Scrapper’s Floss, Stampin’ Up Crystal Effects,  watercolor markers and pencils

Super cute digital stamps over at *Wink*Wink Ink!

I rarely get a chance to check out what’s new out there in regards to stamps (both rubber and digital) and it’s always a treat when someone points me in the right direction!  Rachael from *Wink*Wink Ink (in charge of DT and Publicity) recently contacted me if I’d be interested in creating a card using digital images created by Melanie Montes de Oca (she’s the artist and owner) and after seeing what they had to offer I said YES!

Here’s my card using the Catnap digital stamp set and this week’s MOJO147 sketch:

You read that right…I said digital stamp SET!  Many of the *Wink*Wink Ink digitals have BOTH uncolored and colored versions of the images!  I LOVE that because it saves so much time not having to color and let me tell ya, they are colored wonderfully!  I used the colored version of the Catnap set so you can see why I was excited to work with it!

There are fun challenges to participate in and you can find the *Wink *Wink Ink group at the Crafters Digital Art Center.  If you join CDAC group right now there is a special coupon code for 25% off waiting over there as a "Thank You" for checking out the new group.  But hurry!  The coupon expires on July 15! 

Other challenges for this card:

The Crazy Challenge – It’s hip to be square!

Paper Playtime – Bubbles (any way you interpret it)

Speedy the Cat’s Friends – Challenge #11 (punches)

Just For Fun Friday – Color Challenge #19

Sew Many Challenges - #19 Anything Goes

Pile It On! – #27 Holiday Colors (used Thanksgiving/Fall colors)

Little Red Wagon - #36 Nestabilities

Card Recipe

Digital: *Wink*Wink Ink Catnap

Ink: Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress pad

Paper: Basic Grey Max & Whiskers pad, Stampin’ Up! (Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa)

Accessories: Spellbinders (Classic Circles Small, Petite Scalloped Circles Small), Basic Grey (Opalines, Max &Whiskers button), Karen Foster brown Scrapper’s Floss, Fiskars square Whale punch