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,

Did someone say.......

it's Saturday? Yep, it sure is and this means that it is time for a new Shining the Light Challenge over at Our Daily Bread Designs .

This week the team is challenging you to"wing it". Include anything with wings on your creations...this can be birds, angels, butterflies, bugs, etc. It need not be your image...it can be embellishments as well or on your paper.



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,
October 7. One random winner will be chosen and announced on Saturday 9.October 2010, since the Challenge Team is taking a break next week due to "New Release" day on 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 October 7, 2010, at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC31. When creating your posts on blogs please include a direct link to the challenge.

Shall we have a look at what I came up with this week? I have to warn you ;D, this is a very CAS card for me, but I thought I challenge myself a bit and go outside my box of lots of embellishments,hehe!!

Are you ready? 

Recipe:

Paper:     PTI Vintage Cream, DCWV Mariposa Designer Paper and Mariposa card stock pad

Stamps: ODBD Peace   from the Full of Grace Collection

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black,

Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 6, Petite Ovals Large, Recollections half pearls, Filigree gold tone butterfly (purchased at FireMountainGems), May Arts ribbon, foam tape


What do you think?  I think this card would actually fit in a regular envelope ;D.

Are those creative wheels turning yet or would you like some more inspiration?  Check out what


Chris

Chrissy

Fran

Patter

have come up with.

Well, this is it for me for today, we have a big day for the "Women" of our church today. We are having a "Day at the Pool" just for the ladies. Since we are having it at a hotel and not at a local pool we had quite a few ladies sign up. I'll let you all know how this event turned out....I am so looking forward to fellowship with these ladies.

Oh, a quick reminder....remember that this challenge will run for TWO WEEKS!!! More details can be found at the ODBD Blog

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous and creative weekend!!

Hugs and blessings,

Ready set go.........

for a new Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge! Today we are challenging you to use those "Forgotten Embellishments". You know we all have them...eyelets, brads, tons of buttons that we bought but never really used. Well, today you can get them out and use them. :D:D




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, September 9. 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 September 9 at 8 p.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC26. When creating your posts on blogs please include a DIRECT link to the challenge.



All right, are you ready to see what I came up with? I have to tell you, I had tons of brads and eyelets, but I gave most of those to my oldest DD, who is 9 y.o. and loves card making almost as much as her mommy ;D;D, but I also had A TON of buttons. I very, very rarely use buttons on my cards, ever so often when I made a masculine one, so I got my bag of PTI buttons out and went for it,hehe. Wanna see?



Check this out




Thinking of You






Recipe:
Paper:PTI Rustic Cream, Kraft, Pink Paislee Queen Bee paper pad

Stamps:
ODBD Thinking of You

Ink: VersaFine OnyxBlack, Tim Holtz Distressing Inks Old Paper, Antique Linen

Accessories: Nesties Petite Ovals Large, Labels 9, PTI buttons, Recollections half pearls, Maya Road Trinket Pin, Prima Flower The Rosevelt Collection, Jesse James Sentimental Journey glass bead, antique brass spacer bead, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, foam tape, May Arts silk ribbon (which IRL does not look this brown...I could not get it to photograph right...sorry!!!!)

Oh, am I glad that we did this challenge......it was about time I got rid of some buttons ;D;D. To attach the button I added a strip of red liner tape which I totally forgot I had as well.

Would you like to see what my Design Sisters have come up with? All right, let me give you the links to these ever so talented ladies, but before you leave, let me me know you came by ;D.



Chris



Chrissy



Fran



Patter





Well, this is it for right now. If you want to read more about this challenge head on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog. I hope I was able to inspire you and you have enjoyed my creation.


I wish all of you a very relaxing and happy long weekend.





Hugs and blessings,

Christmas in July

is the theme in this weeks Stamping in Time Challenge # 13 over at Our Daily Bread Designs!



The assignment is ODBD stamps. The challenge is Christmas in July!




It is time to start working on your Christmas cards and no better time than with a challenge. If you do not have any ODBD Christmas images, use what you have to make a Christmas inspired card or gift. We would love to see what you create!




I had to put my thinking hat on for a minute as I wanted to use an older ODBD stamp set....after all it is Stamping in Time, right? The purpose is to get those older sets out and ink them up and give them more attention ;D. For my card I chose a set from 2008 and it is called Joy to the World if you have this set you will agree with me that it is absolutely amazing!!!! The image is stunning and all of the sentiments and scriptures are perfect for any Christmas project.







Are you ready to see my very first Christmas card for this year?









Christmas Blessings



Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Kraft, Memory Box Spiceberry

Stamps: ODBD Joy to the World

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Aged Mahogany, Tea Dye, Antique Linen, Old Paper

Accessories: burgundy satin ribbon, burgundy rhinestones, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, Nesties Petite Ovals Large, Cricut Expression and the Storybook cartridge to make the tag

As you can see this card is pretty simple and actually does not require extra postage ;D

So, what do you think? Did you get inspired to join us this week and make a Christmas in July card and share it with us over at the ODBD Blog via Mr. Linky? You will have a chance to win a $ 15.00 gift certificate which can be used towards a stamp purchase at the ODBD store . If you have not checked it out lately, there are a lots of Christmas stamps that Kelley has come up with ;D. To even get some more inspiration some of my other Design Team and Challenge Team sisters have joined Betty this week, so head on over to

Angie (Angella Crocket)

Fran (Fran Gumprecht)

and of course the ever so amazing Betty (Betty Wright)

Remember you have 2 weeks to master this challenge and I am so looking forward checking all of your creations out!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, it really makes my day getting to read your comments!

Have a fabulous and blessed beyond measure day!

Hugs,

Good Wednesday Morning.........

my friends. Hope you all are doing well and are ready for a little something :D.

I wanted to post these cards yesterday, but my computer was not acting right, so I had to wait for hubby to come home and have a look. All is well, so I hope this goes through. My first card is for this weeks, well, Monday's CAS (Clean And Simple) challenge over at SCS. This card is real simple, maybe a little too simple, but I had fun making it :D.


HELLO





Recipe:


Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, K&Company Wild Saffron


Ink: Chalk Box peach pastel, burnt sienna for softening the edges of the flower center, SU Chocolate Chip for the sentiment


Stamp: Hello from the Inkadinkado Set Occasion I bought last year at Costco


Accessories: EK Success edger punch, Prima in rust, circle punches in 1 3/8" and 1 1/2", dimensionals

This card started out as a 5.5"x5.5" card but after I decided I wanted to use my new EK Success edger punch it shrunk ;P to about 5 1/4"x5 1/4". But I really like that edge. I think I am getting a little addicted to this CAS thing. If you want to find out more about this challenge here is the link http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=428988

For people like me, who like lots of embellishments and ribbon and stuff it is truly a CHALLENGE!!!! But it is kind of fun to step out of the normal and try something new:D.

The second card is one that I made a little while ago, but did not feel as though it was worth posting. When I got my new Cricut cartridge Storybook I just had to play around for a while, you all know how that goes, right? You get a new toy and you just gotta try it out. So while I was trying it out I ran across this cool border function and I cut it at the normal size and let me tell you it was huge!!!! So I scaled it down to only 1.5 " and it came out perfect for an A2 card

Many Thanks

Recipe:
Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, PTI Vintage Cream
Ink: SU Chocolate Chip
Stamp: SU Elegant Cheer
Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder Textile, Nesties Labels 4,
swirly Prima's, pearl brad from Mike's Bridal section, Cricut Expression Storybook cartridge, Kaiser Chocolate half pearls, dimensionals.

What you all think about this one? Maybe I should not have posted it. I did like the border but I am not sure how it all came together.

All right, this is it for now. I'll have to go and do my chores ;P. Lots of clothes to wash and put 2 baskets I washed and dried last night to put away. Groceries, and some other errands, so I hope I'll get to play at least for a minute later this afternoon.

Thanks so much for stopping by my friends.

Hugs,