Hello and Good morning.......

on this beautiful Saturday!!! Are you ready for this weeks Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge? Oh my goodness, if you are an avid reader or know someone who could use a bookmark you are gonna love this challenge!!





The team would like you to create a bookmark. We thought it was time to do something other than a card. This challenge will be up for two weeks due to the holiday and new release on July 1st!





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 8.





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 July 8 at 8 p.m. EST.


If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC19.





When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.





All right, are you ready for my version of this weeks challenge?





Thinking of You



Recipe:
Paper: PTI Dark Chocolate, Rustic Cream, K&Company Ancestry

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Series 1, Thinking of You

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, VersaMark, golden detail embossing powder, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Tea Dye

Accessories: Nesties Labels 6, bookmark was cut with my Cricut Expression and my Home Accents cartridge, Prima flowers and mini roses, Zva Creative mini roses in white, Zva Creative small flourishes, Martha Stewart Monarch butterfly punch, Recollections golden half pearls, ivory trim (found it at Tuesday Morning ;D) golden rhinestones by Studio18, golden 1/4" silk ribbon, eyelet, foam tape, 3D foam dots, 2 pearls from my stash to finish off the bookmark

As you can see I cheated a little and made a pocket for my bookmark as well, but I wanted to give this as a gift and thought it would be perfect to have a little pocket to go with it. Actually, that pocket is not little at all...it does measure 5x7" as an A2 card would have been too small. The label for the bookmark was cut at 2 1/4" and 2 1/2" and is quite sturdy as I cut the larger size in cs and in DP and layered the final 2 1/4" piece of cs on top. You can see that the scripture 'just' fits on this 2 1/4" label.

What do you think....does this make a nice little gift?

Now that you have seen my version are you ready to see some more amazing bookmarks?

Come on and see what

Chris

Christine

Fran

Patter

have come up with. If you came from the ODBD Blog you already know that America, Christine and Natalie will leave us at the end of the month. I truly enjoyed working with them and getting to know them a little better through blogland. I wish you all the BEST for the future and I will see you on your blogs as I am a follower/subscriber and will stalk you,hehe!!

All right, before I get all teary eyed, let me just finish my post here ;D.

Remember that this weeks challenge will last for 2 weeks as next week is a holiday and the new release, so the Shining the Light Challenge will take a short break and we will be back the second week of July. I will be checking the ODBD Blog to come and check your bookmarks out and leave you some love. With this said, I thank you for stopping by today!!!

Put your thinking hat on and shower us with bookmarks,LOL!!

Have a fabulously blessed and creative day!!

Hugs,

Morning y'all.....

can you believe it is already Wednesday? WOW...time flies by these days :D. I have a little card for you all that fits perfectly in Joan Fricker's challenge that she has going for the second week now. I read about this one last week, but it slipped my mind and this morning I had an update in my e-mails with a reminder that the challenge was still running until tomorrow morning 6 AM EST...so you know I had to hustle, but here it is a quick one but I did manage to use all of the requirements which are to use at least one Spellbinders Nesties (check) and make it Vintage (check).





You all know that I do Vintage in heartbeat so here it is





The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever!! Isaiah 40:8






Recipe:
Paper:PTI Vintage Cream, mossgreen recycled cs, SU Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey Sugared

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Series 1

Inks: Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Antique Linen, VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Nesties Labels 9, May Arts pink crochet lace, pink sheer ribbon, pewter bible charm, Zva Creative pink rhinestone flourish, pink half pearls, Prima mini roses, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, foam tape, 3D foam dots

Do you think this card qualifies?

Well, I guess I'd better hurry and get this card added to Mr. Linky over at Joan's blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by this morning and I hope you'll have a blessed day!!

Hugs,

Good Tuesday morning.....

my stamping friends!!! Hope you all are having a good week so far. Yesterday I made a card for this weeks Shabby Tea Room Challenge where "Cottage Comfort" is the theme. Have you all checked it out? They are having an inspiration challenge and a fun one for sure! You can find out all of the details here and I have the inspiration picture right here

Doesn't this picture just look awesome? I love those colors and I knew right away that I can count on Basic Grey to help me out making this card ;D. I went through my stash and yes, EUREKA, there it was my trusty "Sugared" pad and wouldn't you believe it...the colors are almost a perfect match!!!!

So, to make a long story short here is my version of this weeks The Shabby Tea Room #15 challenge

When I pray, you answer me!!!!

Recipe:

Paper:PTI Rustic Cream, Dark Chocolate, Basic Grey Sugared

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 2

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Tea Dye, Antique Linen

Accessories: Nesties Standard Scalloped Circles Large, Standard Circles Large, ZVA Creative Topaz Rhinestone flourish
May Arts Crochet ribbon lace, handmade flower, ZVA Creative mini and med. sized roses, antique brass button, handmade stick pin with glass beads and antique brass stick pin and spacer beads, hand dyed ribbon

So, what do you think?

Doesn't this Basic Grey paper look almost like the bedding in the inspiration picture? I love it when I find the perfect paper...{sigh}.

Those mini flowers were originally white but my handful of Copic markers came in handy as I simply colored the white roses in to look a little more yellowish ;D.

Thanks for stopping by today...I'll have to head on over to the Shabby Tea Room to submit my card and get my girls ready for a little bit of out and about time.

See you all back soon!! Have a fabulous and creative day!!!

Hugs and blessings,

It's a recipe......

yep, today the Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge # 18 is a recipe. A recipe you ask?








This week the challenge team is challenging you to





Use three of the items from the flower recipe:





f-flower


l-lace or lacing


o- Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, ovals, or embellishments with circle shapes including gems, pearls, brads,


w-water color, wedding


e-embossing


r-ribbons-stitching (faux or real), swirls





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 24. 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 June 24 at 8 p.m. EST.








If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC18. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.





Are you ready for my recipe card?





Do not be anxious....

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Dark Chocolate, K&Company Ancestry, Papyrus looking paper my DH had in his office ;D;D

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 4

ODBD Fleur De Lis Borders

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

Accessories: Petite Ovals Large, Petite Scalloped Ovals Large, Zva Creative Topaz Rhinestone Flourish, handmade paper flower, hand dyed rayon ribbon, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool,

So, to tell you which ingredients of the "recipe" I used

F - handmade flower

O - ODBD stamps ;D, ovals

R - ribbon and flourish aka swirls

Are you ready to get cooking or do you need a little more inspiration? Sit back and head on over to my design sisters aka fellow bread sticks and check out what have been whipping up ;D

America is taking a break this week

Chris

Christine

Fran is on vacation

Natalie

Patter

and we have a guest this week Angie she is one of the regular DT, but wanted to play along in this fun challenge ;D

I sure hope you will be able to play and remember, if you don't play you might just miss out on being the one being chosen for that $ 15.00 gift certificate ;D;D.

Thanks for stopping by today.....gotta run, today is my DH's Birthday and the girls and I have a few things up our sleeves ;D;D.

Have a fabulous and creative day!!!

Hugs and blessings,

It is Thursday.......

and that means it is time for another Stamping in Time Challenge with Betty!!! Well, you all have noticed that Betty has invited guests to do the challenges and this week it is a very talented stamper, you all know her from all over the place but mostly from SCS and from her blog


http://weeinklings.blogspot.com/ and it is no other than LeAnne Pugliese. LeAnne is challenging us with an Inspiration Challenge.





Here is the Inspiration picture

Be inspired by the colors, shapes, patterns, or design in the picture! Enjoy and have fun!

In order to qualify for the $ 15.00 gift certificate you must use ODBD Stamps! Other stamps are allowed, but ODBD images need to be the focus!
Use keyword code SNTODBD12 and ODBD when linking to SCS or public gallery.
Be sure to use the LINK to be eligible for the gift certificate drawing!
If you use either your blog link or online gallery, please give a link back to the challenge page on the ODBD Blog.

For all of the fine print, please head on over to the ODBD Blog

Now, are you ready what I came up with? When I first saw this fun bag I thought of some awesome paper I had for quite some time. If you have been a regular on my blog you know that I am addicted, yes, I've said it ;D;D, to paper. I have tons of it and this K&Company pad by Amy Butler came right to mind. I know the colors are not the same, but the flowers and overall design is similar. Are you ready?

Take a look at my little gift set I made, a purse/bag and card

Recipe:

Paper:PTI Soft Stone, Dark Chocolate, Su Certainly Celery, K&Company Amy Butler Pad

Stamps: ODBD Friendship

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories: Nesties Labels 6, Recollections golden half pearls, Spring Moss grosgrain ribbon, golden med. brads (to secure the ribbon handle on the purse) handmade paper flower, foam tape, 3D foam dots

Well, what do you think? Isn't this a fun little gift set. I am sorry about the picture. I was trying to take a photo inside and it did not look right, so I've tried outside and it looks much better, but the wind was going (;D) and the rocks where not that straight. So, I apologize!! :D:D

Are you ready to see what some of the other sticks have come up with and off course LeAnne?

LeAnne

Angie

Betty

Chrissy

Grace

This is it for right now...thanks so much for stopping by today. I was fun having you over :D.

I hope you'll get to play this fun challenge and I am looking forward seeing them all.

Have a fabulous and very creative day.

Hugs and blessings,

Just a little more.......

Vintage...can you take it? :D I made another Vintage card the other day and totally forgot to post it. Yep, that happens to me all the time. ;D I guess I am getting old,LOL!





All right, on to my card





A woman who fears the Lord is to be praised! Proverbs 31:30

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Dark Chocolate, Basic Grey Nook & Pantry

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 4

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Tea Dye

Accessories: Classic Scalloped Circle Large, Classic Circle Large, May Arts cream crochet lace, hand dyed seam binding (looks like antique gold....GORGEOUS!!!) antique brass button, Maya Road chipboard flourish sprayed with MayaMost in Avocado, Prima mini roses, leaves cut with my Cricut Expression and the Accent Essentials cartridge, paper crimper (used on leaves) Tim Holtz Distressing Tool

What do you think? Oh, if you could only see the ribbon IRL....it is so awesome...it has a real nice glimmer to it ...yummolicious!!! Sorry, I am hooked on this stuff,LOL!!


This is it for me for right now...I will be back tomorrow to show you a project I made for Betty's Stamping in Time Challenge over at ODBD. This one is going to be fun...we have a very talented and sweet guest challenging us tomorrow ;D;D. Come on back and check it out.

Have a fabulous creative day!!

Hugs and blessings,

I am in a Vintage mood.....

would you like to see? :D:D I was playing around with some wrinkled ribbon and this is what happen...two very Vintage cards. I chose my paper and it happened to be gorgeous on both sides...so two cards were on the agenda,LOL!!




The first one is very muted and soft



Thinking of You

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Aqua Mist, K&Company Ancestry

Stamps: ODBD Thinking of You, Fleur De Lis Borders

Ink: SU Creamy Caramel, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Tea Dye

Accessories: Nesties Petite Ovals Large, Ivory trim from my stash (I think I bought it in a pack of three at Tuesday Morning), coffee stained crinkle ribbon, EX Success border punch double crochet lace, Recollections half pearls, Zva Creative light blue half pearls, Maya Road Vintage Pearl Trinket Pin, golden + clear glass beads, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, foam tape, Tombo glue

That is number one and number two is the back side of that Designer Paper and totally different. More warm and rich in color....check it out

There is a season

Recipe:

Paper: PTI Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream, K&Company Ancestry

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 1

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

Accessories: Nesties Labels 5, May Arts crochet lace ribbon, Zva Creative pearl flourishes, handmade flower made with my Cricut Expression and the Accent Essentials cartridge, antique brass cross charm,

So, what do you think! Very Vintage.......aren't they? I have had so much fun making these two cards...I think I will make a few more and put them together in a little box as a gift for someone very special ;D;D.

Well, gotta run and check on my kiddos, they are way too quiet.

Have a fabulous day!!

Hugs,