ODBD Tent Card

It's been awhile since I've joined in with the Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge. One of my fave images is this snowy scene which is fun to color and glitter up, so I knew I wanted to play along this week!  Their challenge is to create an alternate fold card or 3D project, so I went to the SCS tutorial pages and found Beate's directions HERE to create a tent card.  It was so easy and it's a fun way to easily display your card as part of your home decor.

Here is a front view of the card...

What did I use?
STAMPS: Warm Wishes (ODBD)
PAPER: Winter Fun 6x6 pad by Carta Bella, Impress It Blending Card, White by PTI
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Chip
ACCESSORIES: Snowflake punch by Martha Stewart, Coarse and extra fine glitter, Fishtail Flags Die-Namics by MFT, Rhinestones by SU, Copics, Circle and Scallop circle Nesties.

Christ's Love

Isn't this a great sentiment by Michael Card to highlight on this CAS card? I hadn't planned on including so many challenges in one card, but it all fell together, so here's the list:
SCS CAS Challenge: love theme
Card Patterns Sketch Challenge
ODBD Shining Light Challenge -  use colors pink, black and/or gray, white/vanilla
Moxie Fab World Spatter Technique Challenge
I used a color spritzer tool (or as I commonly call it - the "spitter" tool) to give a very subtle splatter effect.  I inserted a Tombow marker (#725) into the tool and "spit" the color onto the base panel.   I inked up this checkerboard stamp for the first time from Tim Holtz' Grunge Cirque set and LOVED the look of it!  What in the world was I waiting on?!  Some fave mini rolled roses over a black flag die and this was fast and easy to create! 

Hope all of my American friends are enjoying this Memorial Day and remembering those who served and are still serving to protect our freedom!  I thought the love theme was a very appropriate one for the day!  Thanks for stopping by...and as always, I cherish your comments!

ODBDSLC94 Love Recipe

I can't believe it's the last Saturday in January already, which means my two months as a guest designer with the challenge team at ODBD is over (sniff, sniff)!  I've been so blessed by getting to chat with these uber talented and fine Christian ladies!  I consider them friends and hope to keep in touch with them via blog land and future challenges!  Thanks again, Chris, Kelley and the team for inviting me!  So, enough of the chit chat and on to my card and some challenge details!

The team challenges you t0 a Love Recipe- Use items that remind you of Valentine’s including the word love, hearts, lace and the colors red, white, pink and white, or both (must be more than minimal..make these colors the main colors)

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, February 3rd at 8 a.m. EST. 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.Inorder to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have yoursubmission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, February 3rd at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC94. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

I didn't use actual lace, but did choose a lacy heart die and the embossed BG also gives a lacy feel to the card.  My card is also for the Viva la Verve Challenge on SCS where Teresa Kline has created a fabulous sketch layout!  It also qualifies for the Technique Lover's Challenge on SCS where Judy has introduced a fabulous faux porcelain technique that I will definitely be using over and over again!  I brayered Blushing Bride ink over my EF...a 5x7 Cuttlebug folder entitled "Kassie's Brocade".  You'll want to click on the link to get more details for this look!  I used a square Nestie to emboss the white panel...a small yet elegant detail that I love!  The sentiment is from ODBD's Special Blend set - perfect to convey your love to a friend!  The heart is the largest of 2 dies in a set by Cheery Lynn Designs - "Pair of Hearts".  ODBD now carries some of the more popular Cheery Lynn Designs, so check it out HERE and do some shopping!

There are more fabulous samples to inspire you, so be sure and visit these ladies and leave them some love!

Chris Olsen
Jan Marie Ennenga
Debi Southard
Jan Keen
Lori Ulrich
Kathy Roney
Rosemary Dennis
Sabrina Jackson


STAMPS: Special Blend (ODBD)
PAPER: Blushing Bride, Lucky Limeade, Black, White
INK: Versafine Onyx Black, Blushing Bride, Lucky Limeade
ACCESSORIES: Square Nestie, Plaid EF, Kassie's Brocade EF, Two of Hearts dies by Cheery Lynn Designs, Foliage dies by Spellbinders, Prima by Blue Moon Beads (found at Michael's), Brayer, Blushing Bride ribbon.

Positive blurb of the day...
There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy.  Robert Louis Stevenson 

ODBDSLC #93

Good Saturday morning everyone! Chris has a super sketch for the ODBD Shining the Light challenge this week! You might be experiencing a little deja vu with my challenge card! I used the same ODBD Daisy set for last week's challenge, but I really love coloring them, so this week I bring you the pink version! :-)
Here's the breakdown of Copic colors used:
Flower petals - RV10, RV11, RV34
Flower centers - Y08, Y23
Leaves - YG21, YG25
As with the last card, I cut the daisies apart so I could arrange them around the sentiment which is from ODBD Little Things set. I sponged the sentiment with Basic Gray ink while it was still in the Nestie and added some Diamond Stickles to the flower centers. I'm loving this new Twitterpated DP (isn't that such a cool word?) by SU. It's in their new Occasions Mini catalog and though I have paper and more paper, I just couldn't resist these lovely patterns! I tell ya...I have a sickness - lol!

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, January 27th at 8 a.m. EST. 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 Friday, January 27th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC93. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

You'll want to stop by and visit the other Challenge Team designers who will WOW you with their fabulous creations!
Jan Marie Ennenga
Debi Southard
Jan Keen
Lori Ulrich
Kathy Roney
Rosemary Dennis
Sabrina Jackson
Angella Crockett - DT member who graciously joined us this week!
Chris - our CT leader is sitting it out this week...taking a well-deserved break! 

Thanks for stopping and commenting...hope to see you join us with this fun sketch challenge!

Card Recipe:
STAMPS: Daisy (ODBD), Little Things (ODBD)
PAPER: Twitterpated (SU), Blushing Bride, Basic Gray, White
INK: Basic Gray, Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Corner chomper, Square lattice EF by SU, Fanciful Flourish die by Cheery Lynn Designs, Blushing Bride pleated ribbon & grosgrain ribbon by SU, Corduroy button by SU, Diamond Stickles, Copics, Fleur de Lis Nestabilities

ODBDSLC92 Winter Word Play

Chris has a fun word play challenge for this week's ODBD Shining the Light Challenge! Use three tools or embellishments beginning with three of the letters in the work W-I-N-T-E-R. For my card I chose to use N-Nestabilities, E-Embossing folder and R-Ribbon. My sentiment is from ODBD Simple Things set and then I cut apart the daisy image (after coloring with Copics) from the set called Daisy. I love that this floral image can be so versatile...you can leave it as is or you can do your own "floral arranging"! I used one of Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday sketches for the layout.

To make the ODBD 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, January 20 at 8 a.m. EST. 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 Friday, January 20 at 8 a.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other

online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC92. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my DT sisters:

Jan Marie Ennenga

Debi Southard

Chris Olsen

Jan Keen

Lori Ulrich

Kathy Roney

Rosemary Dennis

Sabrina Jackson

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click here.

We hope you can join the challenge! We look forward to seeing your creations!!

Thanks for stopping by and for taking time to comment!

What did I use?
STAMPS: Daisy (ODBD), Simple Things (ODBD)
PAPER: Garden Girl DP by Bo Bunny, Vintage Cream, X-Press Blend It
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen distress ink by Tim Holtz
ACCESSORIES: Labels Nine Nestie, Fanciful Flourish die by Cheery Lynn Designs, Pleated ribbon, Doily lace border punch by MS , Ribbon, Rhinestones, Victoria EF.

ODBDSLC #91

Happy Saturday everyone! Today I am popping in to share the first challenge of the New Year at the Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light challenge!!

This Week's Challenge-

"In with the new....out with the Old"

The team challenges you to create a card using something new and something old on your card.

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 F riday, January 13th at 8 a.m. EST. 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.Inorder to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have yoursubmission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, January 13th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC91. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Now on to my take for the challenge:

I couldn't stop with just one card...had to use some new stamps along with some new papers by Echo Park for my first card. I was so excited to see the bleeding heart image in the January release as it was one of my favorite flowers in my mom's flower garden! I colored with Copics using R81, R83, & R85 for the flowers & G40, G21, & G24 for the leaves; C00 was used along the frame edge. I fussy cut the flowers and mounted them on the hand cut doily frame from the new Special Blend set. My "old" element is the top note die.
On to my second card...


My new element is this Fun Day 6x6 designer paper pad by My Mind's Eye with its unusual color palette of kraft, cream and black. I still consider the clover image and sentiment from the Simple Things set to be new since it just came out in ODBD's December release. My "old" element is the button which I found in my button tin... probably from my grandmother's stash and added to by my mother. The jury is still out on this monochromatic card...sure do miss my colors - lol!
For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my DT sisters:

Jan Marie Ennenga

Debi Southard

Chris Olsen

Jan Keen

Lori Ulrich

Kathy Roney

Rosemary Dennis

Sabrina Jackson

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click here.

We hope you can join the challenge! We look forward to seeing your creations!!

Thanks for stopping by and for taking time to comment!

Recipe for 1st card...
STAMPS: Bleeding Heart, Special Blend - both by ODBD
PAPER: Yours Truly by Echo Park, Black, White
ACCESSORIES: Top note die by SU, Large dot EF, Black satin ribbon by SU, Vintage button by PTI, Copics, Adhesive pearls by Prima Marketing, Dainty lace border Die-Namic by MFT.

Recipe for 2nd card...
STAMPS: Simple Things (clover) & Little Things (sentiment) - both by ODBD
PAPER: Fun Day DP (MME), Black, Vintage Cream.
INK: Versafine Onyx Black, Antique Linen distress ink by Tim Holtz
ACCESSORIES: Oval Nesties, Clover die by ODBD, Seam binding by SU, Button, Twine, Black lace trim.

ODBDSLC90 Anything Goes!

Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge for the next two weeks is "Anything Goes". I always love the "wide open" challenges and this was my chance to CASE an idea seen in a photo on Pinterest...that wonderful "time suck" web site with endless ideas and inspiration - lol! I created a large tag - about 3 1/4" x 5". I used Tim Holtz' Mini Paper Rosettes die to create the medallions out of white CS. The nose and hat were cut free hand and the eyes are tiny button brads (I cut off the prongs and attached them with a tiny glue dot). I added glitter to the snowflakes which never wants to show up in my photos very well! I made the pompom out of white baker's twine (SU). The sentiment is from the Warm Wishes set at ODBD...another sweet set if you're a lover of snowman images like I am!

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, January 6 at 8 a.m. EST. 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 Friday, January 6 at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC90. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

You'll want to check out all the lovely entries by the rest of the challenge team!
Francie Gumprecht
Silke Ledlow
Lori Ulrich
Sabrina Jackson
Sue Worthington - guest designer

STAMPS: Warm Wishes (ODBD)
PAPER: Mitten Weather by Cosmo Cricket, Kraft, White
INK: Versafine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: Crinkly ribbon, MS snowflake punch, small snowflake punch (?), Vintage buttons by PTI, Medallion die by Tim Holtz, Baker's twine, Button brads, Coarse glitter by MS, Grommet tags die by Spellbinders.

ODBDSLC89 "NOEL" Word Play

Good Saturday morning! The ODBD Shining Light Challenge this week is a word play challenge: NOEL. Use each letter of NOEL to create a card. Here's my take on it:
N - Nestabilities
O - Ovals (punched sentiment)
E - Embossing (dry embossing on the Nestie layers)
L - Lacey border and Layers

I just love this new Stitch BG stamp created by fellow dirty girl, Dina Kowal! The Daisy/Black-eyed Susan image is also new and a fun one to color...in this case I used Copics. The layout is the Card Patterns Sketch challenge for this past week.

To make the ODBD 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, December 23 at 8 a.m. EST. 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. Inorder to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, December 23 at 8 a.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC89. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

You'll want to check out the fabulous creations by the rest of the challenge team!
Chris Olsen
Francie Gumprecht
Silke Ledlow
Lori Ulrich
Sabrina Jackson
Sue Worthington - guest designer

STAMPS: Daisy by ODBD, Stitch BG by ODBD
PAPER: White, Black
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Copics (Y13, Y15, YR14, E55, E25, E49, G21, YG63, YG67), Vintage floral border punch by MS, Circle Nesties, Oval punches by SU, Twine, Gingham ribbon.

ODBDSLC88

This week's Our Daily Bread Designs Shining Light Challenge is a sketch challenge based on one of Lori Ulrich's cards (had to include it in this post...isn't it stunning?)! I had fun with this one and hope you'll join in as well! I used papers from the Lost & Found Two "Blush" pad by My Mind's Eye...distressing the edges and adding some stitching. I fussy cut the 2 bees, but the new die which coordinates with the clover image makes it a breeze to "cut" out!
You'll want to check out the other Challenge Team members' gorgeous creations...

Chris Olsen
Francie Gumprecht
Silke Ledlow
Lori Ulrich
Sabrina Jackson
Sue Worthington - guest designer

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, December 23 at 8 a.m. EST. 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. Inorder to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, December 23 at 8 a.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC88. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here's my recipe:
STAMPS: Simple Things by ODBD
PAPER: Lost & Found Two "Blush" 6x6 pad by MME, Neenah Solar White
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Circle Nesties, Black twine, Copics, Distressing tool, Square lattice EF by SU, Sewing machine.

Hello Pumpkin!

I created this card for 3 different challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges - use orange, olive green, yellow & brown colors.
Our Creative Corner Challenge - wonderful windows.
ODBD Shining Light Challenge - lacing. I might get gonged on this one...not sure if lacing baker's twine through a 4-holed button is what they had in mind, but I'm going with that for now! :-) I loved coloring this new ODBD pumpkin image, then used their coordinating die to cut it out! The square of rustic cream CS behind the postage stamp Nestie frame is covered with overlapping tulle leaves that were cut using Tim Holtz' tattered leaves die. I used brown and light green tulle which gives a very subtle texture to the BG. The finished card is 5 1/4" square.


STAMPS: Pumpkin by ODBD, Sentiment Flags by Lil' Inker Designs, Happy Fall (sentiment) by Verve.
PAPER: Simply Autumn by Recollections, Rustic Cream by PTI.
INK: Chocolate Chip
ACCESSORIES: Pumpkin die (ODBD), Postage Stamps Nesties, Button, Chocolate baker's twine, Copics.

Not Forgotten

It's a multi-tasking Monday morning...created this card for 3 challenges...chatting in the Dirty Dozen thread with lots of excitement as the 2 new dirty girls await their big reveal...watching the Nascar rain-delayed race in the BG...hitting the laundry room...Soon my vacation week ends as I head back to work this afternoon. So, back to my card...It's for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge (I flipped it), for the Crazy 4 Challenges monochromatic theme and for ODBD Shining Light Challenge to add a tag (I used a tiny star tag).
Here's my enabler's list:
STAMPS: Not Forgotten by ODBD, Tiny Tags by PTI.
PAPER: Patterns Pack III by SU, White, Always Artichoke
INK: Always Artichoke
ACCESSORIES: Tiny tag die (PTI), Sentiment flag die, Copper brads, Distressing tool.

Stand Firm

I'm loving these new images by Dina Kowal for ODBD...perfect for sending to service men and women! Today's featured stamper on SCS is teristampsalot & I thoroughly enjoyed browsing her gallery. I was inspired by the color combo she used a couple of times, so went with the turquoise, red and kraft for this card. I used the layout for Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge and am entering this into ODBD's Shining Light Challenge to take inspiration from this phrase: "You're a grand old flag, you're a highflying flag". I inked the BG stamp using Tim Holtz' Broken China & Fired Brick distress inks. The soldier image was also inked with China Clay and the sentiment was stamped in black. Because I added the burlap element, I used kraft for the card base. I layered the star die border over the ruffled ribbon and added silver pearls. Thanks for visiting...hope you take time to comment and let me know what you think!

STAMPS: Old Flag Background (ODBD), Not Forgotten (ODBD)
PAPER: Kraft, White, Yankee Doodles pad by We R Memory Keepers
INK: China Clay & Fired Brick distress inks by Tim Holtz, Versafine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: Star Die-namics border (MFT), Burlap, Ribbon, Kaiser silver pearls, Glitter star brads.

Trio of Challenges

I'm entering this card into 3 different challenges:
Mojo Monday - sketch by Maria.
ODBD Shining Light Challenge - no coloring.
Paper Sundaes - texture
The textured leaves were die cut using Spellbinders new foliage set. The sentiment was stamped on a grommet die shape then layered over a Labels Two Nestie. The paper and pleated ribbon is from Flourishes April 1-2-3 Create Kit - Prima Botanical.
STAMPS: Framed Wishes (Verve), Tiny Tags (SU)
ACCESSORIES: Chocolate twine, Tiny tags punch (SU), Foliage, Grommet & Labels Two dies, Prima, Vintage brads (SU).

Sketch Challenge, ODBDSLC

Roxie has a wonderful layout for the Sketch Challenge on SCS - and I chose the flipped version so I could substitute the bird cage for the vertical panel. This card is also for ODBD Shining Light Challenge to use birds on a card. The bird cage & bird were die cut & the bird was sponged with chocolate chip ink. The flowers were colored with Copics, cut out and arranged to fit the opposite corner.
STAMPS: Happy Hello (Verve), Daffodil Corner (ODBD)
PAPER: Stella & Rose "Gertie" DP by My Mind's Eye, Neenah Solar White
INK: Chocolate Chip
ACCESSORIES: Tim Holtz caged bird die, Oval punches (SU), Kaiser gold pearls, Chocolate baker's twine, Copics (YG03,YG06,Y13,Y15,Y19).

Daffodil Frame Card

This card is for 3 challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges - sketch by Silke
ODBD Shining Light Challenge - frame it
Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - flowers and pearls
I created the frame by using Labels Sixteen & small ovals Nesties. The flowers were colored with Copics and cut out. Some adhesive pearls were added to embellish.

STAMPS: Daffodil Corner (ODBD), Psalm 121:1-2 Plain Jane (Verve)
PAPER: Bayberry Cottage by pinkpaislee, Vintage Cream, Black