Faith Never Knows....

Good Friday morning stamping friends! You might have been wondering why I have been so quiet. Well, I have not been feeling so well. I can barely lift my arm, even brushing my hair is torture. I have not been able to stamp at all for over a week. Even tying this post is hurting like crazy, so I will keep this short and sweet.

I have a tag to share with you all that I have made and not shown yet, when I first received my July stamps. This set called Flowered Faith  by Our Daily Bread Designs is so amazing.  can't get enough of it. It is so reassuring of what "Faith" really is, it encourages me each and every time I look at it.


Faith Never Knows....

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Hibiscus Burst, Designer Paper, I am sorry I received some pages of this gorgeous paper in a RAK and have no idea what Collection it is from. Medium weight chipboard for the base

Stamps: ODBD Flowerig Faith

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Orchid Ink Spot

 Accessories: Spellbinders Grand Labels 4, Fancy Tags Two, Memory Box leaves branch, Cheery Lynn Designs Exotic Butterflies Small, ODBD Custom Die Brocade Border Die, Recollections half pearls, lace, Toffee colored seam binding, Mulberry roes, antique copper eyelet

See, just like I've said, short and sweet! :D:D:D I just have one more HUGE announcement for you.

Starting today, Kelley the wonderful owner of Our Daily Bread Designs will have ring in a "Dog Days Of Summer"  MEGA SALE.  Let me tell you, if you have a bunch of ODBD stamp sets on your wish list, this may be the time to get them as ALL, yes, you've heard that right, ALL stamps are on SALE at a whopping 30 % OFF!!!! For all of the details make sure that you check out the sale post on the ODBD Blog

Well, this is it for me. Trying to find a position now where my arm and shoulder won't hurt. Thanks so much for visiting me today, it means a lot to me!

Have a blessed weekend!

Hugs,

ODBDSLC117 Let's do a little Sketch!

Hello and happy Tuesday stamping friends. It is time for a new Shining the Light Challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs and this week it is a sketch. Oh, I love a good sketch and this one was super fun. I went outside the box a little, but I think it works. So, here is the 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 Sunday, August 5th at 8 p.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 Sunday, August 5th at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC117. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

And here is my card.

Angel Kisses

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Dark Chocolate, Recollections Kraft, Bazzill textured cream card stock. Glitz French Kiss

Stamps: ODBD Sentiments Collection

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

Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 8, 17, resin angel, Recollections half pearls, Wild Orchid Crafts Ivory Trellis rose, Kraft colored lace with satin ribbon

Size: 5.5" x 5.5"

I hope you find inspiration in my card. To see what the rest of the team has come up with, check out

Chris

JanK.

JanMarie

Kathy R

Lori

Rosemary

and our super talented Guest Designer Sherry Kushibab

This will be Sherry's last challenge with us!  Sherry, I will miss you, it was fun to have you play along this month. I know that you will not be a stranger in our challenge. So, I will not say "goodbye", I'll just say: "see you around my friend"!!

This is it for me for today. To see who won last weeks challenge make sure you'll check out the ODBD Blog. Remember this will be a TWO week challenge!!

Thanks so much for stopping by to say "Hi".

Have a blessed and super creative day sweet friends!

Hugs,

Flowering Faith

Hello and good Saturday morning!  I hope all of you are having a fabulous day so far. I have a quick card to share with yo all that I have made using this super gorgeous stamp set by Our Daily Bread Designs called Flowering Faithand here is my card

Faith

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse, BoBunny Little Miss Collection

Stamps: ODBD Flowering Faith

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Spellbinders Antique Frame & Accents, Labels 25, Romantique Rectangles, I am Roes leaves, Mulberry roses, lace, Recollections half pearls, flourished cross laser cut

Size: 5.5" x 5.5"



See, I've told you a quick card, LOL!  I just love that new BoBunny paper Little Miss Collection. Such fun papers and when you look close, what seems to be white polka dots, are actually pearls....so fun.

Well, this is it for today. I have to make a run to Costco.

Thanks so much for stopping by and brightening my day.

Hugs and blessings,

Close to the brokenhearted...

Hello and happy Hump Day sweet stamping friends! I have a card to share with you all today that I made for a challenge over at Splitcoaststampers. Well, I intended it for that challenge, it is the CC382 and I so late with it, it is a shame :D  I made it two weeks ago and totally forgot to post it. For this card I've used similar colors, I don't have very much SU card stock, so I made due with similar by PTI and Recollections. I've also used one of the July stamp sets by Our Daily Bread Designs called Loving Memories.


The Lord is close to the brokenhearted

Recipe:

Paper: PTI White, Hibiscus Burst, Recollections Kraft, Echo Park Victoria Gardens

Stamps: ODBD Loving Memories

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Spellbinders Floral Ovals, Fancy Tags Two, Petite Ovals Large, Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish, white Mulberry roses, Recollections half pearls

I am keeping short and sweet today. Gotta go and run some errands, but I hope that you will have a minute to let me know what you think about my card.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderfully blessed day!


Hugs,

ODBDSLC116 Sunshine or Clouds?

Hello sweet stamping friends!

Welcome to taday's Shining the Light Challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs!

This week's challenge:

We would like to see clouds or sunshine (sunsets, sunrises...) on your creation. These can be on your designer paper, be cut or sponged or be part of your coloring or stamping.

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 Sunday, July 22nd at 8 p.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 Sunday, July 22nd at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC116. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

And here is my creation

Simple Things.....

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart, Prima Sun Kiss

Stamps: ODBD Simple Things

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

Accessories: Spellbinders Label 4, Picot Edge Circles, cotton crochet lace in cream, seam binding, Twine, sunflower charm, butterfly charm,

What do you think? Was I able to inspire you?

To see what my fellow Sister Sticks have come up with, check out

Chris

JanK

Jan Marie

KathyR

Lori

Rosemary

and our amazing Guest Designer Sherry Kushibab

have come up with. 



 I also would like to let you know about this HUGE sale that is going on. Since Kelley, Rich, Josh and Lisa are  at CHA this week there will be a sale from 16.July 2012 until Saturday 21. July 2012, midnight EDT! For all of the details for this fabulous sale make sure you'll check out the ODBD Blog right HERE.

Well, this is it for me for this morning.   My girls are back at school and I am finally getting back into a routine :D:D

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I pray that each and every one of you will have a blessed day!

Hugs,

Time with "Yours Truly"

Hello there stamping friends! I have a post of a very special kind to hare with you today. It is my turn for the "Time With" post and I have decided, by popular demand, that I would share how I get about creating my cards and those stick pins I love to add to my creations. I will share the card that I have come up with right here, but for the tutorial I will send you off to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.

I would love to hear what you think about this little tutorial that I have put together and as always, if you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact me. My e-mail address can be found in the sidebar.

And here is the card I have come up with

You are such a blessing......

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Dark Chocolate, Sweet Blush, Glitz Pretty in Pink

Stamps: ODBD Flourished Verses

Ink: VersaFne Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Vintage Photo

Accessories: Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two, Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry doily die, ODBD Custom die Elegant Ovals, Mulberry paper flowers, leafs, lace, handmade stick pin using glass beads and glass pearls, Want2Scrap pearl flourish, hand dyed seam binding

Size: 5.5" x 5.5"

What do you think?

To see the tutorial on how this card and stick pin came about check out the ODBD Blog.

Edit:

For those that would like to know where I get my supplies, please e-mail me! My e-mail address is located on the sidebar...Thank You!!!

Please, if you ask any questions as "Annonymous" here or on the ODBD Blog I have no way of knowing how to get in touch with you, please keep that in mind!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a blessed and super creative day!

Hugs,

ODBDSLC115 Torn or Distressed

Hello and happy Tuesday my blogging friends!  It is time for a new Shining the Light Challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs. This time around it is all about tearing and distressing 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 Sunday, July 15th at 8 p.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 Sunday, July 15th at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC115. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

And here is what I came up with

You bless me....

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Dark Chocolate, Recollections Mustard Yellow and Kraft, My Minds Eye Lost &Found Two Sunshine

Stamps: ODBD Sentiments Collection, Elegant Oval Frames

Inks: VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Vintage Photo

Accessories: Spellbinders Lacey Ovals, ODBD Custom Die Elegant Ovals, Memory Box Tender Leaves, Mulberry paper roses, lace, ZVA Creative pearl flourish

Size: 5.5" x 5.5"

As you can see LOTS of distressing and even some tearing! :D

To see what my Sister Sticks have come up with make sure you'll stop by to see what

Chris

JanK

Jan Marie

KathyR

Lori

Rosemary

and our wonderful Guest Designer Sherry

have come up with.

To see who won last weeks challenge make sure you'll check out the ODBD Blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by to say "Hello". It is an honor to see you come and visit!

Have  blessed and super creative day!

Hugs,

ODBD For The Love Of Christmas Hop

For the Love of Christmas Hop

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 Love of ODBD Christmas sets! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD blog for 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, July 18th at 6 pm. Enjoy all the festive inspiration using For the Love of ODBD Christmas sets

So, if you have arrived here from Angie's amazing Blog you are in the right place. If not, you want to go to ODBD Blog and follow the entire list of Hop participants. As mentioned above there will be one Blog that has a "Hot Spot"  and you won't want to miss your chance to win. :D

And here is what I cam up with.

Christmas Joy

and here is the set I've used

Recipe:

Paper:  PTI Vintage Cream, Scarlet Jewel, Ripe Avocado, My Minds Eye Christmas

Stamps: ODBD  Christmas Verses

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Recollections half pearl flourishes, half pearls, handmade stick pin, seam binding, pearl string, gold cording, Ivory center pleated satin ribbon, Spellbinders Labels 18, Parisian Motifs

To be honest I had a little bit of a hard time creating a Christmas card with the temps being in the 110's, but I like the outcome. :D

If you have a chance I would like to know what you think.

Thanks so much for stopping by today from here I will send you off to see what my Sister Stick Rosemary has come up with.

Have a blessed day!

Hugs,

ODBDSLC114 continuation!

ODBDSLC114 Anything Goes With ODBD- this is our FIRST July challenge

Happy Tuesday Everyone!! Today is the start of our new challenge day at the Shining the Light challenge. Since Saturday's challenge has only been three days, we are continuing the same challenge for this week but the team is sharing new samples. We hope you enjoy them!!

This week's challenge is a continuation from Saturday's challenge:

This week is easy peasy...we want to see any creation with Our Daily Bread Designs Stamps

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, July 8th at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

This ODBDSLC 114 REQUIRES you to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creation!!! 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 Sunday, July 8th at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC114. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

And here is my card for today!

Recipe:

Paper: PTI VIntage Cream, True Black, Recollections Kraft, Prima Almanac

Stamps: ODBD Flourished Verses (March Release)

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Tea Dye, Walnut Stain

Accessories: ZVA Creative Taupe Pearl Flourish, Wild Orchid Crafts Trellis Rose in Ivory, Mulberry roses, lace, handmade stick pin with glass beads and glass pearls, Spellbinders Labels 4, Parisian Accents


Isn't this Almanac paper just gorgeous?  To see what my Sister Sticks have come up with make sure you'll check out

Chris  (she is taking a little break)

Jan K.

Jan Marie

Kathy R.

Lori

Rosemary

and our Guest Designer for this month Sherry Kushibab

Make sure that you sit down when check these girls out as they will blow you away!! :D

A little reminder!!!   The challenge requires you to use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps . You can use any ODBD stamp!! You can find all of the already submitted entries on the ODBD Blog.


Well, this is it for me for today. Thanks so very much for stopping by, it is alway such a joy to see you visit me!

Have a blessed and super creative day!

Hugs,

Our Daily Bread Designs July Release!!

Hello and welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs July Release Blog Hop! If you got here from Julie's amazing Blog, you are in the right place! If not…. you might want to start at the ODBD Blog so you don’t miss out on any chances to win!!!

This month’s hop will run from 8am July 1 until 8pm July 2 EDT. The winners will be announced July 3!
There will be THREE PRIZES of $20.00 Gift Certificates for stamps, and ONE GRAND PRIZE of the ENTIRE BREAD BASKET BUNDLE (The entire release!!!)!!! Simply visit each of the links and leave a little love, and end at the ODBD Blog to tell us you completed the hop!

 Easy peasy!!!

And here is what I have come up with.  I am using the set "Sharing Your Sorrow" and thought this would be a perfect set to create something a little different.  When someone we love passes away we usually put up a picture in a room that we spend most of our time to remember that person, well, I have decided to create a shadowbox with this fabulous stamp and a mat for a picture. Have a look and see for yourself

If tears.......

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, True Black, Attic Treasures by Melissa Frances

Stamps: ODBD Sharing Your Sorrow

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Rectangles, Labels 4, Wild Orchid Crafts roses and rose buds, Want2Scrap black rhinestone flourish, Prima Trinket, black Shadow Box Frame (picture opening is 4"x6")

Well, this is it....my memory shadow box frame. Not too overboard, but enough to pretty up a picture of that loved one and express how most of us feel when we lose a loved one. I hope I was able to inspire you.

From here I will send you off to see what my sweet friend Angie has come up with.

Thanks for stopping by and remember, if you get lost or one of the links is not working to go directly to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog to get the list of Hop participants in one spot.

Have a blessed day!

Hugs,