What's Your Birthstone?

Hello friends!  What's your birthstone?  That's the question on Splitcoaststampers' Ways To Use It Challenge for today to create a card using your birthstone and one neutral color.  Since September is my birth month, sapphire is my birthstone.  It was easy to come up with a blue and white card using the new We Three Kings stamp set just released by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

Creative Nugget:  This card was actually a failed attempt at the emboss resist technique.  The Cobalt Archival ink stuck to the embossing creating a lighter blue color that did not wipe away. Since I did not have time to redo it, I left it as is…the look is growing on me…another Christmas card is finished!

Here is the We Three Kings set by 
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps used to make this card:

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #201 - Anything Goes

ABC Challenge - R is for Recipe (Ribbon, Dies, Blue)

Crafting From the Heart #77 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by…enjoy your day!

Hugs,

Cathymac

October Pre-Order Release by ODBD

Hello friends!  It's time to start working on my Christmas cards for this year and Our Daily Bread Designs is making it easy with these new products being offered as a pre-order.  The ornament stamp sets and coordinating dies can be used to create elegant Christmas cards.  

The Elegant Embellishments Bundle was used to create my samples.

Creative Nugget:  The Vintage Cream panel was cut with the Flourished Star Pattern Die and two ornaments were cut from the panel with the patterned ornament dies from the bundle.  The cut outs were gold embossed and added to the card after everything was assembled.  The sentiment from the Elegant Embellishments stamp set was gold embossed and the Boho Background Die was used to lightly emboss the panel.  Some Christmas Collection 2015 papers were placed behind the ornament cut outs and stitching added.  A topper made with the Leafy Edged Border Dies and a coordinated pattern from the Christmas 2015 Collection was added.  One extra ornament was gold embossed on red card stock.  The ornaments were hung with gold metallic thread and pearls added to finish the card.

Creative Nugget:  The Christmas 2015 Paper Collection, the Splendorous Stars Die, and the Flourished Star Pattern Dies were used make the layers which were stitched together to create the front of this card.  The sentiment and ornament from the Elegant Embellishments stamp set were gold embossed on red card stock, cut with the Elegant Embellishments Dies, and hung with gold metallic thread.  A few rhinestones were added to finish the card.

Here is the Pre-Order Elegant Embellishments Bundle 

used to create this card:

To see the other bundles and products being offered in this pre-order release head on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  To see more beautiful samples made by the talented Breadsticks, click the links below.

Amy * Chris * Sabrina * Cathy * Grace

Hope you've been inspired by your visit…have a blessed day!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Welcome to the ODBD September Mid-Month Release

Hello friends!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs September 2015 Mid-Month Release!   The stamps and dies Our Daily Bread Designs is releasing today are perfect for expressing your gratitude not only during the fall season, but all year long.  Wait until you see the gorgeous creations the Breadsticks have prepared for you!

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate to the ODBD Store, to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps found in the "stamps column" of the website just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until September 15, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments on the Designers' Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on September 16, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

My first sample was made using the Grateful stamp set.

Creative Nugget:  A Neenah Solar Crest panel cut and embossed with the Boho Background Dies was stitched to a Blackberry Bliss mat and attached to a card base.  The Columbine flower from the Grateful stamp set was white embossed around the edges of another white panel.  Watered down distress inks were dabbed unto the panel, dried with a heat tool, and cut with one of the Leafy Edged Borders.  The Leafy Edged Borders were also used to cut a blackberry mat and paper from the Christian Faith Collection. These were all layered, stitched, and added to the top of the card. Oval and Stitched Ovals were layered and added to the left side of the card.  A sentiment from the Beauty stamp set was embossed as well as the columbine flower.  The flower was watercolored with distress inks, fussy cut, and added to the oval.  A few extra flowers were cut and popped over the columbine for dimension and a bow added to finish the card.

Beauty was used for my second sample.

Creative Nugget:  A Fancy Foliage Die was used to cut a flourish from paper from the Blushing Rose Collection and a panel of the same paper was added to a card base.  The Leafy Edged Borders were used to cut panels of pink card stock and Vintage Cream card stock embossed with the Boho Background Die which were then stitched together and added to the front of the card.  The lilies from the Beauty set were colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut, and added to the card front along with the foliage flourish.  The sentiment was stamped on matted Ovals.  A silk bow and pearls were added to finish the card.

Here are the beautiful Mid-Month products being released by 

Our Daily Bread Designs used to make these projects:

To see all of the breathtaking projects created with the September Mid-Month Release hop on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  Then click the links below to see the details for each project.  You are sure to be inspired by what you see! 

Sandee * Julie * Grace * Chris * Loretta * Angie  

Cathy * RobinT. * Sabrina * America * Robin C.  

Paula * Silke * Amy * Lori * Dawn * Diana

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Cathy

SNSS September 2015 Release and Blog Hop

Hello, sweet friends!  Welcome to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps September 2015 Release and Blog Hop!  We are super excited to be releasing five brand new stamp sets this month and adding four new products from the September Sweet Perks Club to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store!  

Time to check out our gorgeous release for September 2015…

My first sample uses the adorable Season's Greetings stamp set!

Creative Nugget:  The Echo Park papers and snow drifts cut with the Hillside Edges Dies were matted and stitched together using the design from the Sketch Saturday sketch from this week.  The images from Season's Greetings were colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut, and popped onto the scene.  The cardinal is sitting on a Fence die cut from the DP.  A sentiment from the set was stamped on a matted oval Nestie and a little embossing and chunky glitter were added to give the card a more wintery look.

Season's Greetings

$15.95

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas with a few cardinals sitting in a snow laden evergreen…or feeding at a birdhouse filled with sunflower seeds.  The brilliant red of the cardinal against the pristine white of snow makes a pretty picture, and so will the images from this adorable stamp set.

• Stamp set includes 6 images and 4 sentiments
• Stamp set measures approximately 4" x 6"
• The large birdhouse image measures approximately 3 1/4" x 1 5/8"
• Designed by Korin Sutherland

My second sample shows how Bible Journaling stamp sets can also be used to create cards making them doubly versatile!

Creative Nugget:  The background was made by spritzing Dylusions Ink Sprays on a piece of Mixed Media paper that had been sprayed with water.  After dry, water was spritzed through stencils to remove some of the ink creating patterns on the background.  Gesso was also scraped through a stencil adding more white to the background, and finally white acrylic paint was splattered over the panel.  Words from the Words of Life: Collection 1 and Words of Life: Common Words 1 were placed on one large acrylic block and stamped at once to achieve the desired spacing and design.  The globe from the Bookmark Bits & Pieces stamp set was then stamped over the sentiment.  The globe was painted with Dylusions ink and Wink of Stella glitter pens. A few tiny rhinestones were added for some sparkle.

This card will also be submitted for the 200th Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge Celebration.

Words of Life: Collection 1

$26.95

The words in this versatile stamp set can be combined to create many different Bible verses that can be used in your Journaling Bibles.  Many of the SNS stamp sets you already have can be used to illustrate the verse.

Words of Life: Common Words 1

$15.95

It's hard to make a sentence without using some common words, so this set can be used to complement the Words of Life: Collection 1 set as well as future Bible journaling stamp sets released by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

• Stamp set includes 51 common words
• Stamp set measures approximately 6" x 4"
• Designed by Korin Sutherland

To view the entire release head on over to the 

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog!

To see more gorgeous samples made by the Design Divas using the new stamp sets from the September Release, click on the links below for our blog hop!  Don't forget to leave a little love on each blog as you hop along.

Then head on over to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store to pick up your favorite stamp sets from the release!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy stamping…until next time!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Coffee or Tea?

Hello, Friends!  What's in your cup?  That's the question on the Ways to Use It Challenge on Splitcoaststampers today. I love the smell of coffee brewing, but was never able to get past the bitter taste, so I am definitely a tea drinker, but even more than that I love my hot chocolate!

Creative Nugget:  The Pick Me Up stamp set and matching Pick Me Up Dies by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps made this card easy to put together following the Mojo Monday Sketch for the week.  Looks like I spilled my hot chocolate, but those splatters you see were really made using the Grunge Elements stamp set.  A little stitching and a little twine finish off the card.

Here are the supplies from the SNSS Store used 

to make this card:

Here is the Mojo Monday Sketch:

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Ways to Use It 548 - Coffee or Tea?

Mojo Monday Sketch - MOJO414

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Use a Stamp and a Blog Hop

Crafting From the Heart Challenge 76 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by…have wonderful Thursday!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Have a Hoot of a Birthday!

Hello friends!  Maria Patrick is the Featured Stamper today on Splitcoaststampers, so I CASEd THIS card to send to my niece who is celebrating her birthday this month.

Creative Nugget:  I managed to put this card together rather quickly before church this morning thanks to the Owl Family Dies that coordinate with the adorable Who Loves You? stamp set by North Coast Creations.  Just a little bit of coloring, a little stitching, and a lot of die cutting!  A sentiment from the stamp set was split onto the two Clouds and the word birthday was replaced by the Birthday die cut.  The paper is from the Beautiful Boho Collection by Our Daily Bread Designs.

Here are the North Coast Creations 

products used for this card:

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Moving Along With the Times #3 - Cute Animals

Creative Moments #76 - Anything Goes/Use a Sentiment

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #101 - Anything Goes With a Twist/Make it Cute

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

Hugs, 
Cathymac

Christmas Joy

Hello friends!  With the beginning of school, fall can't be far behind…and after that...Christmas, so yes, I'm finally starting to work on my Christmas cards for this year!  This card was made as a sample for the Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers today and uses one of the adorable new Sweet Perks Bundles by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Joy to the World.

Creative Nugget:  The matching dies make a card like this so easy to assemble.  The letters were colored with Copic Markers and covered with Wink of Stella shimmer.  The stars were cut with the Star Dies, layered, and also covered with Wink of Stella.  A little gold cording and some rhinestones finish off the warm festive look of the card.

Here are the products from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store that were used to make this card:

Here are some other cards made with the same Joy to the World Bundle:

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More #160 - Photo (Used colors from the photo)

Brown Sugar Challenge #161 - Make the Sentiment Big

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

So…have you begun working on your Christmas stash yet? Hope you've been inspired by your visit!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Our Daily Bread Designs September 2015 Release

Hello friends!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs September 2015 Release!   From oceans deep to household pets, if you are an animal lover, you will love the new stamps and dies being released this month by Our Daily Bread Designs.  Get ready to see some adorable pets and beautiful and colorful coral reefs from the talented Breadstick Designers!

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate to the ODBD Store, to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps found in the "stamps column" of the website just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until September 2, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments on the Designers' Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on September 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Here are my projects using several products from this month's release:

Creative Nugget:  My first card is made with the new Deep Waters stamp set.  The "Wrinkle Free Distress Technique" was used to make the background and while still wet, course salt was sprinkled on and left to dry.  When dry, the salt was rubbed off and the piece was embossed with the Faithful Fish Pattern Die.  The Fishing Net Background was white embossed on another panel and distress inks were sponged over the embossing.  This was cut with the Layered Lacey Square Die and added to the corner of the card.  An embossed piece of Kraft card stock was torn and added to the bottom of the card.  The image was colored with Copic Markers, cut with the Stitched Oval Die and mounted to an Oval die cut.  Cheesecloth was attached to the back of the card before adhering it to the card.  The coral was cut from scraps left over from other projects with the Fancy Foliage Die and tucked under the Kraft layer.  The sentiment was stamped on a Mini Tag Die and tied to the card front to finish the card.

My second card was made on one of the pre-cut and scored Book Fold Cards using both the Deep Waters and the Under the Sea stamp sets.

Creative Nugget:  Paper from the Beautiful Boho Paper Collection along with KaiserCraft papers were used to line each of the panels on the card.  The papers were embossed using the Sunburst Background Die and a Beautiful Border was added between the layers.  The image from Deep Waters was lightly stamped in Frayed Burlap Distress Ink and the sentiment was stamped over the image.  This was cut and mounted to Ovals and Stitched Ovals,  Gold Baker's Twine and Pearls were added to finish the front of the card.

Images from both the Deep Waters and Under the Sea stamp sets were colored with Copic Markers, cut, and mounted to Ovals and Stitched Ovals.  They were then mounted onto the pop-up book portion of the card.  The grass and coral were also cut from scraps found in my stash using the Grass Border Die and the Fancy Foliage Die.  Pearls were added to finish the card.

Here are the new products from the Our Daily Bread Designs September Release used to make these card samples:

Here are some other favorite products from the Our Daily Bread Designs Store also used on the cards above:

To see all of the gorgeous release projects, head on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  Then click the links below to see the details for each of the Bread Stick Designers' creations and to leave your comments to be eligible for one of the prizes!

Julie * Cathy * Grace * Chris * Angie * Amy 

 Sandee * Dawn * Lisa * Loretta * Sabrina 

 Silke * Lori * America

Thank so much for stopping by…hope you enjoyed your visit!

Hugs,

Cathymac