King for a day!

I LOVE doggies! We have two “other” children and they inspired me to play with one of the super cute Charlie Dog digital stamp from McMahon Five Designs.

I made Charlie a cute little crown using my EK Success Morocco Lace border punch:

Oh, and these are our other children. Bella is a Maltese/Shih Tzu/Lhasa Apso mix which I like to call a “Shiapsotese”…LOL! That giant on the left is our 5-month old German Shepherd, Eli. Believe it or not they get along just fine!

Challenges for this card:

Card Patterns – Sketch 65

Color Throwdown - #94

Tuesday Throwdown – TT001

Basic Grey Challenge – Punch It

Crafty Creations Challenge - Use your favorite stamp or digi

Card Recipe

Stamp: McMahon Five Designs Charlie Dog digital, Stampin Up Yappy Day (sentiment)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up Tangerine Tango

Paper: Basic Grey Max & Whiskers pad, Stampin Up (Tangerine Tango, Soft Sky, Close to Cocoa)

Accessories: Spellbinders Labels One, EK Success border punches (Morocco Lace, Embossed Dotted Lace), Prima Pearls and Crystals Sunflower, Zva Creative Line Pearls Night Blue and Taupe, Basic Grey Basics Label Stickers, white organza ribbon, mini Glue Dots

ODBD June Sneak Peek and an add-on to my blogoversary candy!!!

Our Daily Bread designs will be releasing brand new sets in less than a week so I thought I’d give you a little sneak peek of the goodness that’s about to arrive:

Are you giddy with excitement yet? And here I thought fuschia was just the name of a color…LOL! Now you all know I don’t have a green thumb, but rather…a black thumb. I’m prefectly happy coloring flowers since I can’t keep them alive!

Challenges for this card:

Mojo Monday – MOJO140 (followed sketch)

Basic Grey Challenge – Week 20 Punch It (used border punch)

Color Throwdown - #94 (used muted versions of their selected colors)

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD God Loves You and Scripture Series 1

Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress pad

Paper: Basic Grey Cappella, Stampin Up Basic Brown

Accessories: Ranger black detail embossing powder, Sizzix Bigz Frame Hanging Scallop, Cuttlebug Victoria embossing folder, Martha Stewart Deco Fans Punch Around the Page set, taupe crystals, white eyelets, cream organza ribbon, Ice Crystal Stickles, watercolor markers, mini Glue Dots

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If you’ve entered for a chance to win my blogoversary candy then you know I said I just might add a few more to the giveaway as June 19 nears (winner will be announced June 20). Today I’m adding these:

Two sheets of Basic Grey Basics Label Stickers!

If you haven’t entered for the blog candy then check out the post HERE. Stay tuned…more may be added :).

Play along with the ODBD Shining the Light Challenge

There’s a new Shining the Light Challenge posted over at the Our Daily Bread designs blog so I hope many of you will participate! This week’s challenge is to make the sentiment or scripture the focal point of your card or project. Very easy, especially if you own ODBD stamp sets because the scriptures are so beautifully made that they can stand alone on any card!

I’m still LOVING the paper flowers I’ve been making, thanks to Beate’s tutorial. Here’s my card for the ODBDSLC14 Sentiment Challenge using a scripture from the For the Graduate set:

I used the negative cut out of the Spellbinders Classic Frame die. A great way to use those scraps! I love the open space it gave me to place designer paper under it and add texture with my Cuttlebug.

I took inspiration from the movie “Becoming Jane” which is the current challenge over at Cinema Saturday.  I wanted my card to look timeless as Austen’s work truly is timeless.  Her writings were of hope for the future and oddly enough I think the Jeremiah scripture fit that idea.

Enter your sentiment card today by linking your post over at the ODBD Blog and you just may grab a Shining the Light Award badge to display on your blog or even win an ODBD gift certificate!

Challenge for this card:

Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #80 – Becoming Jane (use flowers and pearls)

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD For the Graduate

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Memory Box Rhubarb Tart, DCWV La Crème Stack, Jenni Bowlin Vintage Red Line

Accessories: Spellbinders Classic Frame, Spellbinders Large Oval, Martha Stewart Arch Lattice border punch, Martha Stewart branch punch, black embossing powder, Prima Holiday Poinsettia (leaves), Cuttlebug Textile Texture embossing folder, Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Alterations die, Glue Dots

ODBD Stamping In Time Challenge

Today is another Stamping In Time Challenge (SNTODBD10) from Our Daily Bread designs and the hostess is none other than Bread Stick alumna Silke Ledlow. She is challenging us with a sketch and you can go check that out over at the ODBD Blog as well as the challenge guidelines. For the current sketch you have your choice of either creating a low and long card or a tall and thin one.

I decided to create a low and long card and used one of my favorite ODBD sets, Lift Up Our Hands, and paired it with one of the May sets, God’s Hands. I thought they were a perfect match!

Please join us and you just might win a $15.00 gift code to be used in the ODBD store! Stop by the other Bread Sticks who played along and see what gorgeous samples they have created:

Betty
Silke
Grace
Sabrina
Angie
Fran
Debi
Kathy
Randi
Connie

Card Recipe:

Stamp: ODBD Lift Up Our Hands and God’s Hands

Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress pad

Paper: Stampin Up

Accessories: Spellbinders (Petite Oval Large, Petite Scallop Oval Large), black embossing powder, Hero Arts Midnight Black Pearls, watercolor pencils

Yes, I AM a Twilight Saga fan!!

Ever heard of Stephanie Meyer? LOL! I read the whole Twilight series one after the other and it made me feel like a teenager again so I wanted to salute the whole Twilight craze with this shadowbox frame. I had the design in my head for quite some time and finally made it to fruition, having worked on it through last night and into today.

I wanted to highlight the main characters and some of my favorite quotes from them so here it is:

The anticipation of the Eclipse movie is almost unbearable!!! My friend is a true fan of Twilight and I wanted to give her a card to help with the wait of the Eclipse movie release:

Challenges for this project:

Cinema Saturday – Creative Challenge #79 New Moon

Paper Cubed - Shadow Box Challenge