ODBDSLC142 - Animals

Hello challenge lovin' friends!  I hope and pray that all our friends in the Northeast have recovered from the big snow storm that hit that area last week, that everyone's power has been restored, and lives are getting back to normal. What a blessing it is to know that when tragedy strikes, good people rally around those who need help and support.  

This being Tuesday, it's time once again for another Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs.  If you are an animal lover like I am, you will enjoy this week's challenge!

This week's challenge is:

Animals - Use an animal on your creation.  It can include birds.  It does not have to be the image...it can be an embellishment or on designer paper as well.

Here are the challenge details:

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, February 17th 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 participants for the 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 Sunday, February 17th at 8 p.m. EST.  If you upload your creations to Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC142.  When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge...thank you!

Below is my sample for the Animal Challenge!

Creative Nugget:  This adorable image is from the Lord Is My Shepherd stamp set.  It was colored with Copic Markers, cut with an Oval Nestie, and mounted on a Soft Sky Scalloped Oval Nestie. Different designer papers were stitched to True Black card stock and mounted on a Soft Sky card front.  The sentiment from the Earth's Gladdest Day stamp set, just released this month, was stamped in the lower corner right on the DP.  The border from the Serve the Lord stamp set was stamped on Soft Sky and cut with the matching Crocheted Border Die.  Since I don't have a rolled rose die, I punched scalloped circles from the DP, cut them in a spiral, and rolled from the outside in to create my own.  Pearls were added to the insides.  A Cheery Lynn Flourish, some ribbon and decorative pearls were added as embellishments to finish the card.  I hope you've been inspired to create your own animal card for this week's challenge!

The other talented Sister Sticks have created some gorgeous samples for you this week.  Be sure to check out their blogs and galleries and leave a little love!

~~Chris Olsen~~Jan Marie Ennenga~~

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

and our February Guest Designer, Becky Egecrone

Thanks so much for stopping by...have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe
Stamps: Lord is My Shepherd, Earth's Gladdest Day, and Serve the Lord (ODBD)
Ink: Tuxedo Black, Soft Sky, Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink 
Paper: Solar Crest (Neenah), True Black, Soft Sky, KaiserCraft DP
Accessories: Crocheted Border Die (ODBD), Oval and Scalloped Oval Nesties (Spellbinders), Fanciful Flourish Die (Cheery Lynn), Scalloped Circle Punch, Sew Mini (Janome), Double Stitched Ribbon, Kaiser Pearls, Pearl Brad, Copic Markers E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, G03, G40, G46, G82, G85, G94, W2, W3, W5, W7, W9

Sponged Poppies

Happy Saturday to you, my blog friends!  I hope you all had a marvelous week!  Are you ready for another fabulous sketch from The Sweet Stop?  Not only are you going to enjoy working with this sketch, but it is the third Saturday of the month which means it's a sketch with a spin, and that means...PRIZE TIME!  Get ready to create with punches and dies because that's what the spin is this month!

Creative Nugget:  I just love how my sample turned out this week...love the vintage look of this elegant stamp by Our Daily Bread Designs from the stamp set "Serve the Lord."  The best thing about this stamp set is that matching dies are available to go with it.   I began by stamping the poppy image on Neenah Solar White with Tuxedo Black Ink, coloring the image with Copic Markers, and sponging around the poppies with distress inks.  The image was cut out with the matching die.  The clean and Simple layers were made with Bo Bunny patterned paper, True Black and Rustic Cream card stock.  Stitching was added around the border of the second layer and on the crocheted Border Die.  The Fanciful Flourish Die was trimmed to fit around the image, and the sentiment from the Mini Tags 1 set was added.  A gingham bow and button finish the card!

This card will also be submitted for the Sponging Challenge at the ODBD Blog ~ ODBDSLC119

Make sure you check out how the other Sugar Babies used die cuts on their samples for this week....cute, cute, cute!  Can't wait to see the creative ways you use your punches and dies!  Just upload your creations for SSS172 using the linky tool over at The Sweet Stop!

You just might be the winner of this fabulous stamp set from the Sweet 'n Sassy Store!

Sugar Babies

Monika Davis

Shelby Goolsby

Janice Melton

Shannon White

          Chrissy Dickinson



Thanks so much for stopping by...hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Card Recipe
Stamps: Serve the Lord, Mini Tags 1 (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks (Ranger)
Paper: Rustic Cream, True Black (PTI), Neenah Solar White (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Serenity Collection Paper Pad (Bo Bunny)
Accessories: Canvas Impression Plate, Button (PTI), Circle Nestie (Spellbinders),    
Crocheted Circle Die, Crocheted Border Die (ODBD), Fanciful Flourish Die (Cheery Lynn), Lace, Gingham Ribbon, Copic Markers R22, 27, 29, 37, 39, 89; C5, 7, 9