ODBDSLC152 Needle It

Hello friends!  It's time once again for a new Shining the Light Challenge at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog!  If you enjoy sewing on your cards as much as I do, you will love the challenge this week!

This week's challenge is:

Needle It!!

Use piercing or real stitching 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, May 5 at 8 p.m. EST.  One random winner will be chosen and announced with the next challenge.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments, 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, you must use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, May 5 at 8 p.m. EST.  If you upload your creation to Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC152.  When creating your posts on blogs, please include a link to the challenge.  Thanks you!  We love seeing your creations!

I had a lot of fun with this one!  Here is my card:

Creative Nugget:  I began by piecing 1 1/4" squares of patterned paper to a 5" square of card stock.  A zig-zag stitch was used to sew the pieces together after they had been tacked down.  The Apron & Tools Die set was used to cut the Apron.  The pockets and gardening tools were also cut with dies from the Apron & Tools Die set.  The pockets were embellished with piercing, seam binding, a button, and a mulberry rose...thanks, Sabrina!  Button twine was attached for the apron strings, and the apron popped onto layered DP and stitched to a Vintage Cream card base.  I found a little gardening tool in with my charms that I've had for years and had never used, so attached it to the corner of the card with some twine and seam binding.  The sentiment from the Faith stamp set was added to the large pocket to finish the card.

Here are the supplies from the Our Daily Bread Store used on this card:

My challenge team sisters have created gorgeous samples for your inspiration.  Be sure to check out their blogs and leave a little love behind...we enjoy hearing what you like about our creations!

~~Chris Olsen~~Jan Marie Ennenga~~

~~Kathy Roney~~Audrey Hiltke~~Diana Nguyen~~

and our April Guest Designer, Gloria Stengel

Thanks so much for stopping by...blessings to you!

Card Recipe

Stamps: Faith (ODBD)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger)

Paper: Vintage Cream, True Black (PTI), A Ladies Diary Paper Pad (Graphics 45)

Accessories: Apron & Tools Die Set (ODBD), Sew Mini (Janome), Kaiser Pearls, Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Button (PTI), Mulberry Rose, Tool Charm