It is time for another.....

Shining the Light Challenge,YEAH!!! Are you ready?



This week the challenge team is challenging you to use stars and/or stripes on your creation. Since Memorial Day is coming up, we thought this may be fun. Please note that your card or project can be patriotic, but it does not have to be.



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 Thursday, June 3. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if yo u 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 June 3 at 8 p.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC15. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.
All of these instructions are also available on the ODBD Blog


So, are you ready for my creations...yep, I made two as I could not decide what to do...I made one with stars and one with stripes.



Dad

Recipe:


Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, SU Buckaroo Blue, SU So Safron, DP from stash, dark blue, burgundy and hunter green cs from my stash for the stars

Stamps: ODBD Dad

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dye, VersaFine OnyxBlack

Accessories: Nesties Large Deckled Rectangles, Stars cut with my Cricut Expression and the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool

To give the DP a little more interest I crumbled it up straightened it out and rubbed the TH Distressing Ink in Tea Dye over it. It was still too wrinkled so I ironed it from the back side just a little and achieved the look I was going for. The stars are cut with my Cricut Expression in 2 different sizes and distressed a little on the edges. The word dad is also stamped on a star cut just bog enough to fit the entire word (to be honest I first had it on a rectangle strip, but changed my mind as I went to use a star...I think it works better ;D. What do you think?

All right on to number 2...this one is a bit more feminine

Do not be anxious

Recipe:
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, SU Certainly Celery, rust colored cs from my stash and also from my stash this striped DP (I bought this years ago from Joann.com it was in one of those file folder kind of thingies with all kinds of different papers in it.

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 4

Ink: Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Vintage Photo and Shabby Shutters

Accessories: Wrights Cluny lace, Prima Flowers, Martha Stewart Monarch butterfly punch, tiny buttons from Buttons Galore and more, Nesties Petite Scalloped Ovals Large, Petite Ovals Large, Zva Creative Topaz rhinestone flourish

So, what do you think about these 2 cards? Was I able to inspire you all a little? If you need some more inspiration check out my design sisters blogs and what they have come up with...breathtaking, let me tell you

America

Chris

Christine

Fran

Natalie

Patter

All right, this is it for today, thanks so much for stopping by and saying "hi" :D.

Have a wonderful and creative weekend.

If you are celebrating Memorial Day with friends and family be safe!!

Hugs and blessings,

Good morning....

my stamping friends I hope you are as happy as I am that it is Friday ;D. As I promised you yesterday I have another card to share with you all today...another sneak peek of what is to come on 1. June over at Our Daily Bread Designs . For today's sneak peek I chose this scripture



" The Lord bless you and keep you: The Lord make his face upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace" Numbers 6:24-26



I love this scripture and I had to pair it with the new Basic Grey Cappella paper, have a look and see for yourself...aren't they a perfect match?




The Lord bless you...




Recipe:
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, recycled moss colored cs, Basic Grey Cappella

Stamp: ODBD Scripture Series 1

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen, VersaMagic Wheat, ODBD Olive

Accessories: Nesties Labels 6, cream crochet lace from May Arts, ivory trim from Tuesday Morning, Zva Creative taupe pearl flourish , antique brass cross charm, Prima Hydrangea;s from the Deep Woods Collection, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, half pearl brad from Michael's bridal section

What do you think? I just love those colors in this new paper...so soothing.

All right, this is it for right now...gotta get my kiddos ready and head on over to the church this morning. We are celebrating our pastor's and wife Church Anniversary on Sunday and we are decorating the church and getting ready for it.

I will see you tomorrow with another awesome Shining the Light Challenge, hope to see you then.

Have a blessed and creative day!!

Hugs,

Good Thursday morning......

my stamping friends. Today it is supposed to hit the 100's here in sunny Southern Arizona....goodness, this is going to be a hard day. Today is also my babies birthday. I can't believe that she will be 5 y.o. today...where has time gone. Anyhow..the cake is in the oven and I thought I'd share a sneak peek with you all that I made the other day. Next week on 1.June, Kelley over at Our Daily Bread Designs is releasing 4 brand new sets..they are all out of this world!! For my card today I chose this set called Scripture Series 1 and the brand new Fleur de Lis Borders. Those are the scriptures that stampers like you and I chose and were picked for this awesome stamp set and the Fleur de Lis Borders are perfect to frame those scriptures out!!





Have a look at number one of six cards that I will be showing you in the next couple of days ;D.





Psalm 34:4



Recipe:
Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, recycled moss green cs from Limelight, Basic Grey Cappella (LOVE this paper :D:D)

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Series 1, Fleur de Lis Borders

Ink: VersaMark, brown embossing powder, Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo

Accessories: Nesties Labels 3, Maya Road Vintage Pearl Stick Pin, handmade flower made with my Cricut Expression and the Accent Essentials cartridge, paper crimper, Recollections half pearls, May Arts brown crochet lace, 3D foam dots, foam tape

Since I embossed the Fleur de Lis Border it kind of stands out a bit with it's shine and against this new awesome Basic Grey Cappella Paper....sigh..can you say gorgeous!!! I know you are probably getting tired of these paper flowers I am using, but they are so much fun to make. I even have my 8 y.o. help me...it is FUN!!!

So, what do you think? I love this scripture and I can't wait for you all to see the entire set,hehe...you'll love it!!!

Well, this is it for me for right now....I have a busy weekend ahead of me and it starts today, but I will be back tomorrow with another sneak peak ;D.

There are no direct links as of yet...those will go up for the release, so, please be patient my friends...thanks!!

Thanks for stopping by today, you all make my day by stopping by.

Hugs,

Hello Stamping friends......

are you ready for Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge # 14?








This week the challenge team is challenging you to create a Card or gift with a sentiment as the focal point!!





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 Thursday, May 27. One random winner will be ch osen and announced next Saturday.





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 May 27 at 8 p.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC14. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge. These guidelines are also posted on the ODBD Blog





This challenge was really a no brainer for me ;D...I am addicted to scripture stamps (if you did not know that already,LOL)!!! For my creation I kept it real simple....I did not even use ribbon, can you believe that?





Check it out...I made this CAS card





Trust in the Lord.......

Recipe:

Paper: PTI White, Bazzill textured green cs, Basic Grey Sultry

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 2

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Chalk Ink pink

Accessories: Nesties Labels 5, handmade crochet flowers, Recollections silver half pearl brad, silver open heart charm, pink half pearls

See, I've told you all that I made a CAS card ;D, I really wanted to focus on the scripture.

If this is not enough inspiration for you, make sure you head on over to my design sisters. These girls have outdone themselves once again.

Check out

America

Chris

Christine

Fran

Natalie

Patter

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope and pray that you will join us this week and show off those scripture stamps you have. I can't wait to see what you'll create.

Have a wonderfully blessed day!!

Hugs,

Hi all.....

it is Thursday and time for another Stamping in Time Challenge over at ODBD!!! If you love sketches you will love this weeks challenge!!! The ever so wonderful and fellow German stamper Silke aka 'sparklegirl' has come up with this awesome sketch. I had a bit of struggle ;D as I usually make square cards, but no square card for me this week. The challenge for me was to make the looooooong card not so much following the sketch :D. If you want to find out more about this cool challenge head on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog here to read all about it. You have as usual with this challenge 2 weeks to link your creation to Mr. Linky on the ODBD Blog an guess what....you can win a gift certificate too!!! How awesome is that?


So, are you ready to see what I came up with?





Well, let me show you. Here is my long and tall creation

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, SU Close to Cocoa, K&Company ancestry pad

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 1

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dye, SU Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Nesties Petite Ovals Large, Studio 18 Rhinestones, beige crochet lace by May Arts, handmade flower made with my Cricut Expression and the Accent Essentials cartridge, Glimmer Mist Autumn Leaves, butterfly, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, foam tape

This card is 4.5x8.5

What do you think? Do you need a little more inspiration?

Some more of the Design Team and Challenge Team have come up with some awesome creations here is the list

Angie

Connie

Debi

Fran

Grace

Kathy

Lorelie

Randi

Silke

and off course Betty

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope that you will find the time to play along in this challenge.

Some personal news......I do have my baby back...my laptop that is :D:D:D and I am a happy blogger I tell y'all. I was without it for way too long but the Geek Squad repaired it and I hope I will get lots more use out of it. Thank GOD for people that know how to fix those electronics!!!

I will see you all later.

Hugs and blessings,

The Flowers appear on the Earth;..........

the season of Singing has Come. Song of Solomon 2:12

This is the scripture I chose for this weeks Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge 13!! Hmm....you might wonder, what are they doing this week? Well, this week the challenge team is challenging you to create a April showers bring May flowers card or gift.

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 Thursday, May 20, 2010. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. 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 May 20, 2010, at 8 p.m. EST. All of this can be found at the ODBD Blog as well.

If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC13. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

When I read about this challenge I knew right away which stamp set I was going to use. ;D Back for the Easter release, Kelley brought this wonderful stamp set to the table which is called "The Lord has Risen" . This awesome set has been getting lots of use from me. I love this scripture as it is just one more confirmation on what GOD is able to do. Just take a look around and admire all of the trees, the flowers, the sun and the sky...I don't know about you, but I think that this is just amazing!!! Thank you GOD for doing this and making this place a better and more beautiful place. I know without all of this beauty we would be living in a pretty boring place ;D. So with this said, I used the scripture and one of my handmade flowers, some gorgeous Basic Grey paper and that is basically it.....this card was born, LOL!

Have a look

Recipe:
Paper: PTI White, Basic Grey Porcelain, green cs from my stash

Stamps: ODBD The Lord has Risen

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, ODBD Olive

Accessories: Nesties Labels 4 + 11, Cricut Expression and the Storybook cartridge for the leaf corner and Accent Essentials for the flower, white satin ribbon, Recollections half silver pearls

So, what do you think?

Well, if this is not inspiration enough for you play along in our challenge this week, wait until you see what my Challenge Team Sisters have come up with, you will love it!

America

Chris

Christine

Fran

Natalie

Patter

All right, this is it for me for today....gotta run, I'll have lots of things to prepare for church tomorrow. We have a District Meeting after our regular service and we have to feed them all, so I will be making sweet potato casserole for A LOT of people today and bake some Pound cakes too ;D.

Thanks for stopping by today, you really make my day so special when you come and visit with me and let me tell you....I love reading those comments ;D...they are like medicine.

Have a blessed and very creative day!

Hugs,

Are you ready......

for Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge 12?

This week the challenge team is challenging you to create a Graduation Card or gift.

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 Thursday, May 13. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. 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 May 13 at 8 p.m. EST.


If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC12. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge so we know which creation on your blog is meant for the Shining the Light Challenge.

For my sample today I chose to make a masculine card. My pastor's son is graduating from High School and I have known him for 10 years...oh my goodness...thinking back when I first met Jonathan he was 8, the same age as my oldest daughter Naomi. He is such a talented and well mannered young man. He plays the drums at church and is always helping everybody. We plan on attending his graduation which takes place at his schools stadium. Well, got kind of side tracked here, telling all of this ;D, sorry, but I was thinking of him right away when Chris gave us this challenge :D. So, with no further delay here is my take on this weeks challenge

I know the plans I have for you.......

Recipe:
Paper:PTi Rustic Cream, K&Company Designer Mat Pad Earthtones solid

Stamps: ODBD For the Graduate

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, VersaMagic Chalk Ink Sage

Accessories: silver hardware buckle , silver med. brads, Nesties Classic Rectangles Large, Cuttlebug embossing folder Diamond Plate, black satin ribbon

What do you think? If I put a Visa gift card in it I am sure this 18 y.o. will
flip out ;D.
I hope that this masculine card is stirring the creative juices in you and if you need some more inspiration the rest of the challenge team has some awesome samples as well.

America

Chris

Christine

Fran

Natalie

Patter

Well, this is it for today......I think ;D. Thanks so much for stopping by and making my day a wonderful day.

Hugs and blessings,

Hello on this beautiful....

Friday my stamping friends!!! It is 8:30am here in AZ and I have to get a rush on this post as my oldest only has half day of school today. Can you all believe that school is just about over? Only 2 1/2 weeks left for us, but the good thing is that my kids, yes, I've said kids, my little one will be going to Kindergarten, YEAH :D. Even though it is only half day (they've cut all day Kindergarten here in AZ and let me tell ya, how can kids learn something in 3 hours if they have 2 recesses? Anyhow...we are in a 'Year round' school district and my kiddos will go back on 19. July......I love it!!!


So since I've got that out of my system ;D I have 2 cards to share with you all today!!! A very Vintage card...you all know I love Vintage ;D...and one that I made using some of my Copics. I can't color to save my life, but I gave those Copics another try and I must say it was fun,hehe.


Let me show you first the Vintage one


God did not give us........






Recipe:


Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Basic Grey Nook & Pantry
yellow textured cs from my stash (has a feel of handmade paper)




Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 2



Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Chalk Box Toffee, Bisque, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Tea Dye

Accessories: Nesties Petite Scalloped Ovals Large and Petite Ovals Large, Cricut Expression and the Accent Essentials cartridge for the flower and leaves. Dew Drops in Buttercup, cream lace (I believe I bought it at WalMart), paper crimper, foam tape

I have a close up of the flower so you can see how much dimension those flowers have ;D. They are pretty addicting and I have to make some more as I almost used all of them up that I made a couple of weeks ago.

Here you go the close up

What do you think? Aren't those flowers just awesome? Love it!!

All right, on to the second card I have for you. This one is the one I colored with my Copics. I don't have very many (yet ;D) and so shading was a challenge. I will also submit this card for the Bible Verse Thursday Challenge over at Christian Paper Crafts Magazine where Angie Crockett challenge to make a Graduation card. I thought since Psalm 139:10 says "Your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me" it is pretty fitting. We want those young people to know that GOD will guide them, right? This is my CPCMBVT53 submission card.

Your hand will guide me......

Recipe:
Paper: PTI White, Crafty Secrets Earthy pad, textured cs from my stash in an aqua kind color

Stamps: ODBD God's Hands

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Palette Ballet Blue, Copics E21,E33,E35,C1, BG10 and O

Accessories: Nesties Large deckled rectangles, Cross Die, white metal dots

A pretty simple card with not lots of embellishments, but I wanted to stay focused on this awesome image and scripture.

What do you think? As mentioned I made this card for the CPCMBVT53 and if you care to find out more about this ever so awesome challenge head on over here .

Well, this is it for me for right now. Remember tomorrow I will have a brand new post for ODBD's Shining the Light Challenge. Since we took a little break last week, due to the May release we are back and oh my goodness, will you love what the bread sticks of the Challenge Team have been coming up with ;D. So, make sure you come back to visit tomorrow.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by to see me today.

Have a wonderful and creative day!

Hugs and blessings,

Good morning, good morning....

good morning sunshine!!! We sure have lots of it here in Southern Arizona. :D. Are you ready for Our Daily Bread Designs Stamping in Time Challenge SNTODBD9 ? Oh my goodness will you love this one,hehe.

The Assignment is any ODBD stamps! The Challenge is “A Little Something Something!” Make a card or project using something “old” something “new,” and something “received!” Other stuff can be used, of course, but tell us about these three! And off course you can win something too...a $ 15.00 gift certificate going towards your stamps at the ODBD store .
For more information on this fabulous challenge check out all of the deets at the ODBD Blog.



So, let me show you what I came up with...I did manage to incorporate all three...something old..new..received. I will tell you in the recipe what those items are ;D;D.



Are you ready?



In Prayer.......

Recipe:
Paper:
PTI White, Basic Grey Kioshi (NEW just bought it over at ODBD ;D),
the shimmery purple is some awesome cs I found at Big Lots called 'Mocha Solids' and it has some shimmery cs in it as well :D(that is new too)

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 3

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Nesties Labels 5
Zva Creative pink pearl flourish(was given to me by a friend), MayaRoad Vintage Trinket Pin which I colored a purple color with my Copics (RV23 + V17), Recollections half pearls, handmade crochet flower with seed bead center( the yarn to make the flower was given to me as well), white really, really old lace (yes, this is my OLD item and it was sent to me by my Mama from Germany. She took it off of an very old and worn pillow case)Sizzix embossing folder Damask






What do you think?



Did you get all of the something, something items?




New Kioshi Designer Paper



Old very, very old lace which was taken off of a very worn pillow case by my Mom and
send to me all the way from Germany


Received ZvaCreative pink pearl flourish and yarn for the crochet flower




Did you get inspired?


If you need a little more inspiration have a look what my Stampin' Sister's came up with


Angie

Connie

Sabrina (well, that's me ;D )

Debi

Chris

Betty


Thanks so much for stopping by today!!


Have a wonderfully blessed and creative day!!


Hugs,

It's been a while......

my stamping friends!!! First of all I would like to apologize for being MIA. I am having serious computer issues and had to finally give in and have the Geek Squad have a look. I have not heard back, but I am prayerful that it is not a major issue that will require a new laptop. If some things don't appear as they usually are I am sorry as I am using my DD's computer and it is naked, yep as naked as naked can get if you are talking about a computer, so please don't give up on me. ;D.


I do have a card to share with you all today as well. I made it with some of those very addicting flowers I've cut out with my Cricut Expression.


Have a look at



I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer....




Recipe:
Paper: PTI White, vellum

Stamp: ODBD Scripture Collection 3

Ink: Chalk Box Chestnut Roan, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Tea Dye

Accessories:
Nesties Labels 5, butterfly die cut,
Cricut Expression and my Accent Essentials cartridge to make the flowers, Zva Creative flourish, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, Sizzix embossing folder Damask, foam tape, half pearls (for flower center on the two smaller flowers)

So, what do you think? Don't those flowers just look awesome and they are so easy, my 8 y.o. makes them with me ;D.

Well, gotta run for now, but want to say "Thank You" for not giving up on me. I had to realize that a computer is a machine after all and they break, so what good is going to do me if I stay upset over it...NONE...right, so I will keep on making my cards!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will be back on Thursday when I have another little something something for you!!

Have a fabulous day and be creative.

Hugs and blessings,