ODBDSLC110..Let's do a color challenge

Happy Memorial Day weekend my blogging friends! It is time for a new Shining the Light Challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs and this week it is a color challenge.

Use the colors pink, black and/or grey and white/vanilla.

This week will be a two week challenge.

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, June 8th at 8 a.m. EST. 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 three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, June 8th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC110. When creating your posts on blogs please include a direct tlink to the challenge.

And here is what I came up with. I will actually give you  little sneak peek on what is to come on 1.June.

Recipe:

Paper:  PTI Vintage Cream, True Black, Hibiscus Burst, Glitz Pretty in Pink

Stamps: ODBD Thank God (to be released on 1. June 2012)

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Studio G Chalk in pink

Accessories: Spellbinders Picot Edge Circles, Labels 20, Recollections rhinestone flourish, I Am Roses leaves, light pink lace from my stash, pink seam binding, handmade stick pin, Mulberry roses

Size: 5.5" x 5.5"

As you can see I chose the color combo cream, black and pink. To be honest, not a color combo I would have naturally chosen, but the Glitz Pretty in Pink just called my name when I read the challenge.

I hope I was able to get your creative juices flowing, but if you would like to see just a little more inspiration check out and see what

Chris

Debi

Jan K.

Jan Marie

Kathy R.

Lori

and Rosemary

have come up with!

To see all the samples in one place and and to find out who won last weeks challenge make sure you'll check out the ODBD Blog. If you have some time, please leave the Challenge Team some love on their individual Blogs....thanks!!!Remember, if you play along you will a chance on winning a gift certificate and this time around you will have TWO weeks to play along.

But wait, I have some more news for you. Since Memorial Day is on Monday Our Daily Bread Designs has a special treat for you all. Kelley is offering some selected Patriotic stamp sets for a discount of 20% off with free shipping within the US and a discount shipping rate for all International orders, but hurry on up, this SALE will end on Monday, 28. May 2012 at midnight ET. The coupon code for this sale is MEMORIAL  for our US customers and MEMORIAL5  for our International customers. You can read all about it right here.

Well, this is it for me for today. My kids are officially out of school, for 6 weeks, so not too long, but I have promised them we would hang out today. Plus, it is my youngest Birthday tomorrow, so I will have to sneak in some time to make my baby a cake. :D:D:D

I thank each and every one of you and wish you  a blessed and fun Memorial Day weekend!   Stay cool, safe and most of all blessed beyond measure!!

Hugs,

For the Love of "Celebration"!!

Hello and happy Thursday my blogging friends! It is time once again

For the Love of .... Hop and this time around it is all about the "Celebrations"

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop. This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop for the For the Love of ODBD Celebrations stamp sets! If you have arrived at my Blog from the SUPER talented and sweet Kathy R's Blog you are in the right place. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, go back to the ODBD Blog for a full list of links. One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until Wednesday, June 6th at 6 pm. Enjoy all the awesome inspiration using For the Love of ODBD Celebration sets!

Close up of the tag I made

 

I chose the ODBD May release stamp set Dreams

 

and here is the Graduation tag I made.  

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Prima Song Bird, 4x6 medium weight chipboard

Stamps: ODBD Dreams

Inks: SU Basic Brown, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Tea Dye, Vintage Photo

Accessories: Spellbinders Antique Frame and Accents, Labels 5,Elegance Crochettes doily, ivory colored lace in two sizes, seam binding in Sea Foam Green and hand dyed, handmade stick pin with glass beads, handmade charm using a Tim Holtz Swivel Clasp, Prima Genie Stone, antique brass key and butterfly charm, SU label punch, I Am Roses roses and leaves, Prima rose, cream satin alligator trim

Size: Base 4"x6"

I hope I was able to inspire you with this Celebration creation I have come up with. Thanks so much for stopping by today. I will now send you off to see what the ever so amazing and sweet beyond words Angie has come up with.

This is it for me for today.  Have a blessed and super creative day!

 

Hugs,

ODBDSLC109 Check out this sketch!!!

Hello and happy Saturday my stamping friends! Over at Our Daily Bread Designs we have a new Shining the Light Challenge for you all!  This weeks challenge is a sketch!

  

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, May 25th at 8 a.m. EST. 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 three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, May 25th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC109. When creating your posts on blogs please include a direct link to the challenge.

So, since we have the official business taken care of, here is what I cam up with

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Dark Chocolate, BoBunny Weekend Market Collection, SU Not Quite Navy

Stamps: ODBD Count the Waves

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

Accessories: Toffee colored seam binding, lace, Spellbinders Labels 25, Labels 14, Lacey Ovals, antique brass heart charm, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Prima rose


Size: 5.5" x 5.5"


I know this is not my usual color palette, but I thought that the papers from the BoBunny Weekend Market Collection are so beautiful and rich and coordinate so well, that I would give them a try :D


I hope I was able to inspire you to play along in this weeks challenge, if you need a little more inspiration check out what my Sister Sticks


Chris

Debi

JanK.

Jan Marie

Kathy R

Lori

and Rosemary

have come up with. I have to tell you the truth, it is amazing how different one and the same sketch can look when different style designers interpret it.

If you would like to find out who won last weeks challenge make sure you'll check out the ODBD Blog.

Well, this is it for me for today!  Thanks so very much for stopping by to say "hello"!!

Have a blessed and super creative weekend!

Hugs,

The Lord is my shield.......

Hello and happy Tuesday morning stamping friends! Today I have a card to share with you all that I made using one of the newly released Our Daily Bred Designs stamp sets for May. This stamp set is called Fortress and has some pretty powerful scriptures and this awesome image of a tower/fortress. This set is great for masculine and feminine cards alike. Have a look at what I came up with


The Lord is my shield..

Recipe:

Paper: PTI White, True Black, BoBunny Enchanted

Stamps: ODBD Fortress

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black, Ink Spot in silver for the distressing
        Copic markers in T0, C1, C2, C3,C5 (to color in the tower/fortress)

Accessories:    Spellbinders Labels 20, Label 25, Floral Ovals, antique silver shield charm, lace, center pleated ribbon, MayArts black silk ribbon

Size: 5.5"x5.5"



So, what do you think? I know this one is more monochromatic than what I usually do, but I thought it would make for a little more elegant card.

If you have not yet checked out the May release, make sure you'll head on over to the ODBD Store. This month we have something for the graduates and the people that are getting ready to retire and encouragement as well! What I love about ODBD stamps is that you can combine different sets and get so much more out of them!!

Thanks so very much for stopping by. Sorry I have not been in blogland a lot, but I have been having pretty bad migraine headaches again.  If I have not visited you I am sorry, but just as soon as I can shake them off I will be back!

Have a blessed and super creative day!

Hugs,

ODBDSLC108 Let's get inspired!

Hello and happy Saturday sweet stamping friends! Are you ready for a new Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge? 

This week's challenge:

Tomorrow is Mother's Day- since most have already made cards for their moms, we want you to use one of the photos to inspire your creation. Please let us know what number you used.

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, May 18th at 8 a.m. EST. 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 three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, May 18th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC108. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge

And here is what I have come up with. I have chosen photo # 5 mostly for the gorgeous roses, but also for the fun green and blue. Have a look


Believe in the beauty

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Aqua Mist, Pink Paislee London Market

Stamps: ODBD Dreams

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 5, Persian Motifs, Celebrate It white Venice lace, Cheery Lynn Designs Exotic Butterflies Small, seam binding, pink Mulberry roses, Recollections silver half pearls

Size: 5.5" x 5.5"

To see what my Sister Sticks have come up with make you'll check out

Chris  (she is taking a break today ;D)

Debi

JanK.

JanMarie

Kathy R.

Lori

and Rosemary

have come up with!

To see who won last weeks challenge make sure you'll head on over to the ODBD Blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!  I wish all of the Mom's out there a very Happy Mother's Day!!! 

Hugs and blessings,

For the Love of .............

Spellbinder's Compatible Hop

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop. 

If you came here from the ever so creative Betty's Blog, you are in the right place!!!

This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop for the For the Love of ODBD Spellbinder's Compatible sets! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, go to the ODBD blog for the full link list. One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until Wednesday,May, 23rd at 6 pm. The winner will be announced May 24th! Enjoy all the awesome inspiration using For the Love of ODBD Spellbinder's Compatible sets!

For my card I chose one of the May release stamps called Happy Retirement and  one of the Spellbinders Compatible Sets called Elegant Ovals Frames (which is compatible with the Elegant Ovals Custom Die)

and here is my card

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Su Groovy Guava, Prima Almanac

Stamps: ODBD Happy Retirement,     Elegant Ovals Frames

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, SU Creamy Caramel

Accessories: ODBD Custom Sellbinders Die Elegant Ovals, ZVA Creative small pearl flourishes, lace, Prima Flower, Wild Orchid Crafts and I Am Roses flowers and leaves, Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Doily Die,

Size: 5.5" x 5.5"

I don't know about you, but I love these Elegant Ovals Frames, they just give any scripture or sentiment that extra little something, wouldn't you say?

Well, this is it for me for today. From here I will send you off to see what the super talented Angie

has come up with!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have  blessed day!

Hugs,

ODBDSLC107 Let's do a Scrapbook Layout!

Hello stamping friends!! It is time for another Shining the Light Challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs. This week in honor of today's National Scrapbooking Day the challenge is to create a Scrapbook Layout of any size.

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, May 11th at 8 a.m. EST. 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 three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, May 11th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC107. When creating your posts on blogs please include a direct link to the challenge.

And here is what I came up with. Please be gentle on me this is only my third time trying my hands on a Scrapbook Layout.  I chose the stamp set Dreams and some recent school pictures of my girls and LOTS of flowers, LOL!

My Girls

Recipe:

Paper:  Wausau textured card stock, PTI White, Prima Fairy Belle Notecards, K&Company Ancestry, medium weight chipboard

Stamps: ODBD Dreams

Ink: Versa Fine Onyx Black

Accessories: Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two, Labels 17, Romantique Rectangles, white flat back pearl trim, lace, Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Doily die,  K&Company butterflies, Recollections flowers, Recollections metal piece, Prima FLowers, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Making Memories metal piece

Size: 12" x 12"

So, what do you think?  You see, I am usually not a scrapper, I love making cards, so this one was a little challenging for me. I hope I was able to inspire you to play along this week. For some more inspiration make sure you'll check out what my sister stick

Chris

Debi

JanK.

Jan Marie

Kathy R.

Lori

and Rosemary

have come up with. Remember if you play along in this fun challenge you'll have a chance on winning a $15 gift certificate. To see who won last weeks challenge make sure you'll check out the ODBD Blog.

Well, this is it for me for today. Thanks so very much for making my Blog one of your stops.

I pray that each and every one of you will have a blessed a super creative weekend!

Hugs

ODBD May Release Hop

Hello stamping friends!!!


Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs May Release Blog Hop! If you got here from Connie’s awesome Blog, you are in the right place. If not you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog  and start from the beginning. If you get lost along the way, simply return there, where the entire hop is listed with links.

Now here are the details:

The Hop will run 8am EST May 1 until 8pm EST May 2. The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on May 3. Three hoppers will be randomly selected to win ONE FREE SET of CHOICE, and One blessed hopper will win this month’s BREAD BASKET BUNDLE!!!

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 on the ODBD blog when you leave your comment.
Here are my project details!


Go confidently.......

Recipe:

Paper:

PTI Rustic Cream, Prima Romantique, K&Company Ancestry

Stamps:

ODBD Dreams

Ink:

Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Tea Dye, Vintage Photo

Accessories:

Spellbinders Grand Labels 4, ODBD Custom Die Elegant Ovals, paper flowers, Prima Burlap leaves, Toffee colored seam binding, Glimmer Mist in Pearl, lots of lace from my stash, Prima rhinestone flourish, handmade charm, Cheery Lynn Designs Exotic Butterflies Small, Tim Holtz ticket pins

I hope I was able to inspire you.

Thanks so much for stopping by to say "hi" it is always a joy to read who visited me.
Now I will send you of to see what the super creative Dawn has come up with!

Hugs and blessings,