Happy Sunday....

stamping friends!  Wow, this weeks has just flown by and I can't believe it is Sunday already. Anyhow, since it is Sunday I have a project to share with you all that I made for this weeks Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge. This week it is the super talented, Miesje Flach, that is hosting our challenge and Miesje has chosen the following scripture

Galatians 5:1 "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery

The challenge is to create a

Red, White, and Blue thank you card.

This scripture had me thinking for a minute and this is what I got from it. When we decide to give our life to Christ we are a new creature. Washed white as snow and all of our sins are no more, right? Well, this is what my Bible tells me, so it has got to be true, since the Bible is the WORD of GOD!! So, since we were set free, we can rest asured that we have to walk no lnger in the believes we had before we decided to get saved and since all of our sins has been washed away in the sea of forgiveness, those sins and things we did, should not weigh us down any longer. See, the devil is trying it's hardest to make us believe that we are nothing and that we never will be anything, but THANKS to Jesus we are FREE, we have to set our minds on the things that God himself promises us and walk the walk of faith. It is totally up to us what we do with that blank slate that God has given us. We make our choices, yes, that is true, but if we feed on the word of God and see in his unchanging word, that he has a plan of success for all of us that believe in him, we will be able to enjoy that freedom and will be able to walk the walk. Thank You JESUS, for all that you have suffered, so I can be free.

All right, these are my thought on this scripture and now let me share my card with you.  I did not want to go the traditional "red/white/blue" route so I changed it up a bit and just took my DP as my inspiration. Have a look and see for yourself

Thank You.....

Recipe:

Paper:  PTI White, Spring Rain, DP is from my stash and I have no idea who made it

Stamps: ODBD Mini Tags 2

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, SU Bashful Blue

Accessories: Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio Three, Wilton white paper doily, Zva Creative white pearl flourish which was colored using a Copic marker, Prima mini flowers in red, Prima flower in blue, Wild Orchid Crafts roses in ivory and blue, red rhinestones from my stash, red sheer ribbon and white cotton crochet lace

What do you think of my version of the "red/white/blue" thank you card?

I hope I was able to inspire you, if you happen to need just a little more inspiration, make sure you'll head on over to see what

Chris, Grace, Kris, Linda, Lisa, Marilynn, Miesje, Peggysue and Rebekka

have come up with. I am always blown away by the creativity of these wonderful sisters.

Thanks for stopping by today. Make sure you head on over to the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Blog to see who the sponsor for this week is. I hear there are some digi images to be won ;D

Have a blessed week!

Hugs,

ODBDSLC66 and some news

Good morning my stamping friends!  I hope you all are enjoying a relaxing weekend so far. It is Saturday and that means it is time for a new Shining the Light Challenge over at Our Daily Brad Designs. Today marks 66 challenges in this fun and super cool challenge and Chris, our coordinator has come up with a super simple challenge for this week.



This weeks challenge:

Is to make anything that uses Our Daily Bread Designs stamps!! Is that easy peasy or what?!! This week's challenge will last for 2 weeks.


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, July 7. One random winner will be chosen and announced  Saturday, 9. July. 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 July 7 at 8 p.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC66. When creating your posts on blogs please include a direct link to the challenge.

And here is what I came up with.  I actually made two cards for this weeks challenge as this also marks my LAST official post for the Challenge Team!!!  Kelley, the wonderful owner of ODBD, has asked me if I would like to move over to the Design Team, and I said yes!  So starting 1. July, you will see me over at the regular DT. Since I love the Shining the Light Challenges so much.....really, LOVE them, I will be providing a sample just about every week and I will continue to help Chris with the commenting.

It as been an amazing 18 months on this wonderful Challenge Team and I love you all my sisters!!

Also some more news. Do you remember our Guest Designer from a couple of months back, Lori Ulrich aka Saintsrule? Well, Lori will be a permanent fixture on the Challenge Team, so look for Lori's amazing creations starting on 7. July!!!!

All right, lets get to my creations for this week here is my first card


The Lord..........



Recipe:

Paper:  PTI Hawaiian Shores, SU! Certainly Celery, Basic Grey Hello Luscious

Stamps: ODBDScripture Collection 5 (Lamentations 3:24)

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Martha Stewart Chalk Ink Stem Green and Ocean

Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 18, Fleur De Lis Squares, Wilton white paper doily, Zva Creative corner pearl flourish, Prima E-line half pearls, white seam binding spritzed with Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist, handmade Crinoline flower cut with the Peony Spellbinders die, lace and eyelet trim from my stash. handmade Fimo clay butterfly

and here is my second card


Kind Hearts

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Kraft, Dark Chocolate, S.e.i DP

Stamps: ODBD Kind Hearts

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

Accessories: Spellbinders Lacey Ovals, Labels 18, Zva Creative Taupe pearl flourish, Wild Orchid Crafts roses, hand dyed seam binding, Prima lace


What do you think? See, whenever the challenge is "anything ODBD" I go crazy, as I love my scripture stamps and just can't contain myself, so I made two cards, plus this challenge will go for two weeks. ;D;D

I hope I was able to inspire you and you will pick up your ODBD stamps and get creating, remember you have TWO weeks to enter, plus if you enter a card to Mr. Linky on the ODBD Blog you have a chance on winning a $ 15 gift certificate! ;D;D


If you need a little more inspiration make sure you head on over to see what


Chris

Fran

Pat 

and Rosemary

have come up with. Silke is on leave until August, so she will not have a sample for you.

To find out all of the details and what else is going on over at ODBD make sure you visit the ODBD Blog

That is it for me for today, I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed weekend.

Hugs,

Something new for me

Hello my stamping friends. I have a card to share with you all that is a bit new for me. I recently bought this Tilda and I am in love with this cutie!!  I am not a big colorer (is that even a word,LOL?) But I have to tell you I had so much fun coloring her in and practicing at the same time. I've paired her with a sentiment from an ODBD stamp set called Mini Tags1 and this is what evolved


Thinking of You.......

Recipe:

Paper: PTI White, Sweet Blush, Prima DP Melody

Stamps: ODBD Mini Tags 1,    Magnolia Tilda with Hawaii Flower

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Aged Mahogany and Tattered Rose

Accessories: Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large, Fancy Tags Two, Zva Creative pearl flourish, butterfly charms (found at Mike's $ bin, 4 in a pack ;D) some gorgeous lace from my stash, Wild Orchid Crafts roses

Isn't this little Tilda absolutely adorable? Both of my girls want this card, but I have decided that she is going to someone else, so they won't fight over her ;D;D

Thanks for stopping by today.

Have a blessed and super creative week!

Hugs,

SSIC94.....Let's doodle

Hello and good morning stamping friends! It is time for  new Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge. This week it is Marilynn's time to host and she chose


Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. (KJV)

The challenge is to:

Make a card that you doodle on.




And here is what I came up with

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Aqua Mist, Plum Pudding, Prima Melody

Stamps: ODBD Serve the Lord

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 4, Wilton Paper Doily, Cricut Expression and the Cindy Loo cartridge, white lace, hand dyed seam binding, Prima rose, handmade clay bird

My doodling was done on the flourish and the leaves with a silver glimmer like pen.

To see what the other ladies have come up with make sure you'll head on over to see

Chris, Grace, Kristine, Linda, Lisa, Marilynn, Miesje, Peggysue and Rebekka

This weeks sponsor is the

                          Our Daily Bread Designs

and you can win a $ 15 gift certificate that can be used toward a stamp purchase.

To see all of the details of this wonderful challenge make sure you'll stop by the SSIC Blog.



Well, this is it for me. It is my husbands birthday today, yeah on Father's Day. My girls have bought him some very special things, they were proud to have been able to pick what they wanted. Let's hope daddy likes it as much as my girls ;D.

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

Have a blessed day!

Hugs,

Thank You.......

Hello and happy Saturday my stamping friends!! It is time for a new Shining the Light Challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs and this week the challenge is to make a "Thank You card or project" pretty simple.


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 23. 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 June 23 at 8 p.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC65. When creating your posts on blogs please include a direct link to the challenge.


And here is my creation


Thank you for all you do

Recipe:

Paper:  PTI White, Basic Grey Urban Prairie

Stamps: ODBD Serve the Lord

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three, Prima flower, Martha Stewart seam binding in Camelia Pink, Recollections pink pearl flourish, Recollections silver half pearls, Cricut Expression and the Paper Lace cartridge, Offray lace

Well, what do you think? I hope I was able to get those creative juices in you flowing, if not, make sure you'll head on over to see what

Chris

Fran

Pat

and Rosemary (guest designer)

have come up with. Silke is off for the rest of June and July, but she will be back in August.

For all of the details and everything else that is going on over at Our Daily Bread Designs, make sure you head on over to the ODBD Blog.

Well, this is is for me for right now!! Thanks so much for stopping by today and saying "hi"!!

Have a blessed and super creative day!!



Hugs,

SSIC#93

Good Sunday morning stamping friends!  Wow, this week really has flown by. My oldest was in basketball camp and had a blast. It was organized by a local church and they were sure sneaking in some bible teaching and prayer as well....LOVE it!! I am already looking forward to VBS the beginning of July. All right, this week over at Stampin' Sisters in Christ none other than Lisa Hjulberg is the hostess and she has been challenging us to create a Father's Day card or card that honors God. Well, I went with a card to honor God. Not that hard, as I believe any time you use a scripture on your card, you are doing just that. Lisa has chosen this scripture


(Eph 6:2-4 NRSV) "Honor your father and mother"--this is the first commandment with a promise: {3} "so that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth." {4} And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.


And here is what I came up with


Anchor

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Kraft, textured card stock from my stash, Basic Grey Lime Rickey, Life of the Party

Stamps: ODBD Anchor

Ink: VersaFne Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Faded Jeans

Accessories: MayArts Twine, Basic Grey buttons, Spellbinders Eyelet Squares, Labels 12


What do you think? I know my cards are always a little more simple than the cards I usually make, but according to my husband, men don't like all of that stuff on their cards. ;D

If you would like to see what my Design Sisters have come up with make sure you'll head on over to

Chris, Grace, Kristine, Linda, Lisa, Marilynn, Miesje, PeggySue and Rebekka have come up with.

For all of the details for this awesome challenge make sure you head on over to the SSIC Blog.

Sponsor this week is

                                               Simon Says Stamp

and you can win a set called     "Elephant Love".

That is it for me for today! Thanks for stopping by and making my day a little brighter!

Have a wonderfully blessed Sunday and I hope you'll get to play along.

Hugs,

 

Ribbon, paper and stamps.........

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

this weeks challenge:


Is to create a ribbon bookmark. These are not difficult to make but they really do make great gifts.


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 16. 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 June 16 at 8 p.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC64. When creating your posts on blogs please include a direct link to the challenge.

And here is the bookmark I came up with. I actually made this one for a friend of mine at church who is going through some things and I wanted to encourage her that she does not have to worry and that God will refresh/make it all better again.  I hope she will like it.

and another shot

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Dark Chocolate and Harvest Gold

Stamps: ODBD Porch and Don't Worry oh and don't let me forget Fleur De Lis Borders

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories: Spellbinders Lacey Ovals and Labels 18, grosgrain ribbon in Mimosa, antique copper bible charm, chocolate narrow satin ribbon

Pretty simple and not very many embellishments, but I kept it like that on purpose as I know she will use this bookmark in her bible daily. I hope I was able to inspire you a little but if you need some more inspiration make sure you head on over to see what


Chris

Fran

Pat

Silke (is taking a break this week)

and our guest designer  Rosemary

have come up with.

To find all of the detail about this and all of the other challenges that are going on over at Our Daily Bread Designs make sure you stop by the ODBD Blog.

Well, this is it for me for today, I have a busy day ahead. Thanks so much for stopping by and saying "hi".

I hope that you get to play along in this weeks challenge and remember, there is a chance that you can win that $ 15 gift certificate, but you have to play in order to win ;D;D

Have a blessed and super creative day!!

Hugs,

In good times, and bad times....

Hello and good morning my sweet stamping friends!  WOW, it is Friday already...where has this week gone? I have a fun little card to share with you all that I made "just because" last week and totally forgot to post ;D;D

I've used one of the newly released new single stamps from Our Daily Bread Designs called  "Friends" and is part of the "The Blessings Collection".  Have a closer look at my

In good times, and bad times



Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist, Basic Grey Sweet Threads

Stamps:  ODBD Friends

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Tim Hotz Distressing Ink Tattered Rose, Shabby Shutters

Accessories: cream cotton crochet lace, Prima flower, Dusty Olive seam binding, Recollections half pearls, Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares, Grand Calibur, Spellbinders Labels 16, Classic Squares Large

Not a lot of embellishments this time. I've tried to focus on the Spellbinders dies. I tell you, I am addicted to these things. They make every card special ;D

Well, this is it for me for today. Thanks so much for stopping by and making my day a little brighter.

Have a wonderfully blessed and super creative day!

Hugs,

Time with.......

Good morning my stamping friends!!! It is Thursday and that means that bi-weekly one of the members of the Design Team is sharing a little special something over at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog  and this week it is me that has the pleasure of sharing that little something with you all. :D:D

I will be sharing a little project with you all that comes in handy when you want to give a little something to a friend. I was at Michael's a few weeks back and they had these cute little boxes

not bad, but a little bland for my taste. So I thought, if I just add a little Designer paper and some flowers this could be a fun gift box. So I've got my paper and flowers out and off course I had to use some lace and this is what came out

front view

Recipe:

Paper: K&Company , textured cs from my stash



Stamps: ODBD Friendship, Mini Tags 3



Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Chalk Ink in Prusian Blue



Accessories: Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares, Parisian Accents, Labels 20, Zva Creative small pearl flourish, Wild Orchis Crafts flowers, Prima rose, leaf was cut with my Cricut Expression and the Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge, fabric lace and cream loop lace are from my stash, Recollections half pearl



So, what do you think? Doesn't this make a fun little gift box or even keepsake box?
With very little effort you can turn an ordinary box in a gift on it's own with just a little paper and some embellishments.  I hope you've enjoyed your time with me today.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and making my day a little brighter by just saying "hi"!

Have a blessed and super creative day.

Hugs,

SSIC92.......It's gotta be new

Good morning on this beautiful Sunday morning that the Lord has made!!! Stamping friends, are you ready for a new Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge? This week it is Linda's turn, who is also know as LovelyLinda. Linda has chosen this fabulous scripture


A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. John 13:34-35

and the challenge is to

Use something new on your project - it can be a new product, technique, embellishment - even a color combo that is new to you - show us what you got!!

The scripture Linda chose is a very powerful one and always reminds me that if I want to make it to heaven I have to show love to every one!!!! Yes, everyone, I can't have hate in my heart if I want to make it to heaven. God is not asking us anything that is impossible....he never did and he never will, it is up to us how we apply his word to our life and how we treat each other. Can you image that when it is your time to go to heaven and you are standing at heavens gate and you are not allowed in? You begin to wonder and possibly even throw a fit...saying that you lived a good Christian life and did all that was asked of you, but God says...there was one little tiny thing that you did not do, you did not love your neighbor or your co-worker or even one of your family members. Love is such an easy thing to do, it does not cost anything...all you've got to do is GIVE it! Sometimes it just needs to be that you open the door for someone or simply give a smile. This is a new day try to show some love and I guarantee you that God will bless you!!

Are you ready now to see what I came up with for this challenge? I actually got to use a brand new stamp set called "Serve the Lord" by ODBD, a new Spellbinders die Fleur De Lis Squares, and dies cuts from a new Cricut cartridge I just got the other day called Cindy Loo (I know it is not new on the market, but it is new to me ;D) and last but not least this wonderful and super beautiful pin I bought on clearance.  Don't you just love when your card  serves two purposes? I have a card and a gift all in one.....love it!!!

Recipe:

Paper:  PTI Rustic Cream, Dark Chocolate, BoBunny Gabrielle

Stamps: ODBD Serve the Lord

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

Accessories: Wilton white paper doily, Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares, seam binding, leaves and flourish cut with my Cricut Expression and the cartridge Cindy Loo, cream lace, antique pin, Wild Orchid Crafts roses in ivory, Recollections rhinestones

To see what the other Design Sisters have come up with make sure you visit

Chris

Grace

Linda

Lisa

Kristine

Rebekka

MariLynn

and Miesje

Peggysue is taking today off

For Linda's amazing inspirational make sure you'll stop by the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Blog

This weeks sponsor is     Clear Dollar Stamps

                        and the prize is clear stamps worth $ 15

Well, this is it for me for today! I thank you so very much for stopping by today and making my day.

I hope that you will have time to play along.

Hugs and blessings,

No images oh my!!

Hello and happy Saturday sweet stamping friends. Are you ready for a new Shining the Light Challenge? Today, Chris, our amazing Challenge Team Coordinator, is challenging us to

       Use a sentiment only on our card...no images!!

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 9. 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 June 9 at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC63. 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 Rustic Cream, Dark Chocolate, Basic Grey Hello Luscious

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 7

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

Accessories: Wilton paper doily, Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares, Prima rose, leaves cut with my Cricut Expression and the Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge (leaf # 7 cut @ 1 3/4") Zva Creative small Rhinestone flourish, seam binding, gold colored cross charm, gold colored filigree butterfly, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool

What do you think? Can you see why I absolutely LOVE all of ODBD's Scripture Collections? They are perfect for any kind of card, wouldn't you agree?

If you need a little more inspiration to get your creative juices flowing make sure you'll head on over to the rest of the Challenge Team to see what

Chris

Fran

Pat

Silke

and our amazing guest designer

Rosemary

have come up with.

To see what else is going on over at Our Daily Bred Designs make sure you'll stop by the ODBD Blog.

All right, this is it for me for right now. I am forever grateful that you took the time to stop by today!

Have a blessed and super creative day!!

Hugs,

Hello on this Friday afternoon.....

my sweet stamping friends!!  I hope all of you are ready for the weekend and possibly get some time squeezed in to create. As most of you know Wednesday was "new release day" over at Our Daily Bread Designs and goodness, what a release it was!! I know I say this a lot, but every month seems to get better and better. This month Kelley has release a set that is called "Serve the Lord" and the matching ODBD Custom Dies called "Crocheted Circle Die" and "Crocheted Border Die" and I am totally in love!!!! Most of you know that I love creating Vintage kind of cards and these dies are perfect in combination with this wonderful "Serve the Lord" stamp set. To see the entire June release make sure you'll head on over to the ODBD website.

All right, since I LOVE this new set so much I decided to make a quick card and this is what came out

My Father will.......



Recipe:

Paper: PTI VIntage Cream, Dark Chocolate, BoBunny Gabrielle

Stamps: ODBD Serve the Lord

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories: ODBD Custom Dies  Crocheted Circle Die, Crocheted Border Die, Zva Creative pearl flourish, resin flower, Bermuda Bay handdyed seam binding, Spellbinders Classic Circle Die

So, what do you think? Pretty cool looking dies aren't they? And that stamp set, so perfect for so many occasions. I chose the John 12:26 stamp, but the set comes with 2 scriptures, 2 sentiments, 1 circle image and the border image, so lots to play with.

Well, this is it for me for today, make sure you come back tomorrow for a new Shining the Light Challenge!! This one will be super easy and I hope that LOTS of you will be able to play along. Remember there is a chance for you to win a $ 15 gift certificate, but you'll have to play to win. ;D;D

Thanks so much for stopping by today and making my day a happy day!  I really do love all of your comments and each and every one of them makes me happy!

Hugs and blessings,