Friday, September 30, 2011

A little sneak peek on what's to come

Hello and happy Friday stamping friends!!!  I have a little sneak peek for you all today to share part of a set I made for the October release over at Our Daily Bread Designs. Even tough this is just a peek on what's to come, I am sure you will not be disappointed. I kind of went with a fun color combination taking my inspiration from the Designer Paper which is a pack by K&Company that I picked up last year on clearance for only $1.99. Have a look and see for yourself



Recipe:

Paper:   PTI Vintage Cream, Papyrus like paper from my stash, DCWV Mariposa, K&Company Christmas Paper Pad

Stamps: ODBD Holiday Ornaments, Christmas Door, Elegant Ovals (all to be released tomorrow!!!)

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black , ODBD Olive

Accessories: ODBD Elegant Ovals, Spellbinders Labels 20, I am Roses mini leaves, semi-open rose buds, Wild Orchid Crafts roses, red lace and golden trim both from my stash

See, a pretty fun card. I took all of the colors I used from the DP which is fun and a bit whimsical with the reindeer and the blue bird (which is sort of hidden under the sentiment panel).

I hope you've enjoyed seeing this little sneak peek and I will see you all bright and early for tomorrows October release!! 

Thanks for stopping by and making my day just a little brighter! I love reading your comments!

Hugs and blessings,




Saturday, September 24, 2011

Let's play another challenge!!

Hello stamping friends! It is Saturday and time for a new Shining the Light Challenge over at ODBD.

This weeks challenge: Make a card or project with a scripture, quote, or song as the focal point.



This challenge will be for 2 weeks so you have until October 7 at 8 a.m. to participate.

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, October 7 at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced in two weeks on  Saturday 8.October. If you are not using ODBD stamps, please do not enter more than once. Additional entries without using ODBD stamps will not be commented on or will they qualify for prizes.


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 1 to 2 creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. In order to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, October 7 at 8 a.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC78. When creating your posts on blogs please include a direct link to the challenge.

And here is what I came up with. Have you seen those big bloomers or also called frog feathers?  Well, I found some at a local fabric store and I am in LOVE!!



Recipe:

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate, Crate Paper Portrait Collection

Stamps: ODBDSeeds (The Blessings Collection)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Vintage Photo

Accessories: Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two, Labels 18, lace pearl trim, Zva Creative pearl flourish, Recollections half pearls, Bloomer with a Recollections half pearl in the center

So, what do you think about this fun bloomer? I just love it and it takes Glimmer Mist or any other stain spray really well, but I will show you that one in a different post! ;D

To see how my Challenge Team sisters have interpreted this challenge make sure you'll check out


Chris

Fran

Lori

Pat

and Silke

For all of the details and to see who won last weeks challenge make sure you'll head on over to the ODBD Blog

Well, this is it for me for today, I am going to a Farmers Market with my girls today. They have been bugging me for weeks now and I have decided, today is the day.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Have a wonderfully blessed and super creative weekend!!

Hugs,


Thursday, September 22, 2011

Let's distress that card!!

Hello and happy Thursday stamping friends!  I have a fun card to share with you all that I've made for this weeks Stamping in Time Challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs. Betty, the wonderful host of this challenge, is challenging us to distress our creation. For those of you that come to visit me on a regular basis, you already know that I LOVE, yes, love distressing in any fashion and form there is,hehe.  Have a look for yourself


Friendship........






Recipe:

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Kraft, Fine Linen, Prima Printery

Stamps: ODBD Sewn with Love

Ink: Tim Holtz Distressing Ink  Old Paper, Vintage Photo, VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two, minty green lace, rust colored lace, handmade ruffled ribbon flower, handmade stick pin, seam binding, crystal flourish, sewing themed charms, dress form, black half pearls (Kaiser craft I believe)

I thought it came out fun, what do you think?

This week I was not the only Design Team member that wanted to play along, make sure that you'll head on over to see what

Grace, Lorelie, Lori and off course Betty have come up with. I promise you, you'll find some amazing eye candy. :D

Now here are the guidelines for this super fun challenge


You must use ODBD Stamps! Other stamps allowed, but ODBD images need to be the focus!

Use keyword codes SNTODBD44 and ODBD when linking to SCS or public gallery.

Be sure to use the LINK to be eligible for the gift certificate drawing!

The challenge runs from Thursday 9 am EST (September 22nd) til Wednesday (October 5th) at 6 pm EST. You have two weeks to enter. You can enter as many times as you like!

For all the detail and to see who won last terms challenge stop by the ODBD Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I love reading your comments and each and every one of them is greatly appreciated!

Have a wonderfully blessed day!

Hugs,







Saturday, September 17, 2011

Can you smell Fall in the air?

Hello and happy Saturday stamping friends!  Today I have a Fall themed card for you all that I have made for this weeks Shining the Light Challenge over at ODBD. Can you believe that this is the 77th challenge? Chris, is challenging us this week to use a Fall theme or Fall colors on our creations and I did both :D

For the Fall theme and colors I used this amazing pumpkin stamp and pumpkin custom die by ODBD. I tell you, using this awesome die, it made it easy as pie (kind of rhymes,hehe) to cut the image. I also got to use some awesome new Spellbinders dies I just got last week....so fun.

Have a look at my creation

You are handpicked by God




and a shot from the opposite side




Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Dark Chocolate, textured cream cs from my stash, Me&MyBigIdeas specialty paper (Fall)

Stamps: ODBD Pumpkin, Garden Tag Set (for the sentiment)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Vintage Photo

Accessories: Spellbinders Picot Edge Circles, Labels 23, Twisted Metal Tags & Accents, ODBD custom die Pumpkin, Making Memories lace, Crystal Bling, cross charm, MayArts Natural Twine

What do you think, does this card say Fall?

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, September 23 at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. If you are not using ODBD stamps, please do not enter more than once. Additional entries without using ODBD stamps will not be commented on or will they qualify for prizes.



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 1 to 2 creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. In order to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, September 23 at 8 a.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC77. When creating your posts on blogs please include a direct link to the challenge.

Now if you want to see some amazing inspiration make sure you'll head on over to see what

Chris

Fran

Lori

Pat

and Silke

have come up with.

To read all about this challenge and what else is going on over at ODBD make sure you'll check out the ODBD Blog

Also, something special is going on at ODBD and if you have not signed up for the e-mail newsletter, you might want to do that, you  can SAVE big if you do.;D;D More details on this right here at this post, but you'll have to hurry up and do that by the end of TODAY!!!

All right, this is it for me for today! Thanks for making my humble Blog a stop today and making my day a little brighter!

I treasure each and every one of my visitors and I read ALL comments!

Please, feel free to contact me at any time if you have questions. My e-mail address can be found right here on the sidebar under the "Not so fun stuff" section.

Have a blessed and super creative weekend!

Hugs,





Saturday, September 10, 2011

Happy Saturday....

stamping friends and welcome to a new Shining the Light Challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs. This week Chris is challenging us to

use lacing on your cards or projects. This is not using lace but actually lacing ribbon, lace, string, or paper through something.


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, September 16 at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. If you are not using ODBD stamps, please do not enter more than once. Additional entries without using ODBD stamps will not be commented on or will they qualify for prizes.

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 1 to 2 creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. In order to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, September 16 at 8 a.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC76. When creating your posts on blogs please include a direct link to the challenge.


And this is what I came up with






Recipe:

Paper: PTI White, SU Certainly Celery, Prima Annalee

Stamps: ODBD The Good Seed

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Martha Stewart Stem Green chalk ink

Accessories: Spellbinders Lacey Ovals, Labels 10, Fancy Tags Two, lace with pearls from my stash, hand dyed seam binding, hand crocheted rolled rose (those little things are addicting :D:D), crystal sprig

Oh, this was so much fun!!  I hope that you all find some time to join us this week. For some more inspiration make sure you check out what

Chris

Fran

Lori

Pat

Silke

have come up with after you leave here.  To see all of the details and what else is going on over at ODBD make sure you'll check out the ODBD Blog.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by today. I am grateful for every one of you coming by to say "hi".

Hugs and blessings,




Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Good morning and happy Wednesday....

stamping friends!  I have a quick and easy and super CAS card to share with you all today. You are saying to yourself "CAS for Sabrina?"  Yes, very much so. :D You know sometimes you don't need much and that sure counts for this sentiment from one of the new releases for this month over at Our Daily Bread Designs. I chose the Apple Seeds sentiment because of his powerful meaning and this is what came out



Recipe:

Paper: PTI White, Ripe Avocado, Memory Box Rhubarb

Stamp:  ODBD Apple Seeds

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: white crochet lace, Kaisercraft red half pearls, Spellbinders Parisian Accents, Classic Scalloped Circles Large, Standard Circles Large, seam binding, apple button from my stash

What do you think? This powerful sentiment does not need much, does it? I hope I was able today to inspire you with this card and hope that you will take a minute to think on this sentiment. Isn't it so very comforting to know that God is this great?

Thanks for stopping by today and making my day a little brighter.

Hugs and blessings,


Saturday, September 3, 2011

ODBDSLC75..I am seeing dots, oh my!!

Hello and happy Saturday stamping friends!  It is time for a new Shining the Light Challenge over at ODBD. This week we are challenging you to

Use dots or stripes 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 Friday,September 9 at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. If you are not using ODBD stamps, please do not enter more than once. Additional entries without using ODBD stamps will not be commented on or will they qualify for prizes.

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 1 to 2 creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. In order to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, September 9 at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC75. When creating your posts on blogs please include a direct link to the challenge.


And now on to my creation ;D. I went dot crazy have a look


If you have Faith.....




Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Aqua Mist, BoBunny Gabrielle, Recollections Kraft

Stamps: ODBD Seed Packet

Ink: SU Close to Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Vintage Photo

Accessories: Spellbinders Standard Circles Large, Beaded Circles, Recollections pearl flourish in pink, Prima flower, Prima burlap leaf, hand dyed seam binding, Prima lace

To see what

Chris

Fran

Lori

Pat

and Silke

have come up with make sure you stop by and visit them after you leave here.

You can find all of the detail to this wonderful challenge and what else is going on over at Our Daily Bread Designs at the ODBD Blog


Well, this is it for me for today. Thank you so very much for making my humble Blog a stop today. You sure made my day and I hope I was able to inspire you.

Have a wonderful and super creative weekend!!

Hugs and blessings,




Thursday, September 1, 2011

ODBD's September release

Hello and happy Thursday my friends!!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs September


release blog hop! This month's release is super fun!! I just love all

these sets with a plant and seeds theme!!!



If you came here from the oh so talented Grace's blog, you are in

the right place, if not, you may want to start at the beginning for a

chance to win one of several prizes and receive lots of inspiration

along the way!!



Here are the hop details:



The Hop will run 8am EDT September 1 til 8pm EDT September 2.


The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on September 3.


There will be FIVE prizes!






Five blessed people will win $15.00 Gift Certificates for the purchase


of any stamps in the ODBD Store. These certificates will be good for 6


months!



Here is what you have to do to be qualified to win one of these


prizes:



Hop to each designer’s blog and leave a comment Return to the


Our Daily Bread designs blog and leave a comment telling us that you


completed the hop, making note if there were any you could not comment


on. Answer the question in your comment on the ODBD blog

Now on to my creation for this wonderful release, check it out

Friendship........





Recipe:

Paper: PTI Fine Linen, Ripe Avocado, Prima Romantique (love this paper :D)

Stamps: ODBD The good seed

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Tea Dye

Accessories: Wilton paper doily, Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two, lace, Cheery Lyn Designs Exotic Butterflies small, handmade stick pin, Recollections pearl flourishes, Glimmer Mist Gold, Prima flower, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Prima Burlap leaf

Well, this is it for me for today, make sure you'll get a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy the rest of this wonderful hop!!!

From here, you will hop to Chris's Blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by today it is always a joy to see you came to visit!

Have a wonderfully blessed day!

Hugs,