ODBDSLC145 Children's Prayer

Welcome to a new Shining the Light Challenge!  If you love encouraging others with the cards you make, this week's challenge is just for you!

This week's challenge is:

Use a Prayer, Blessing, or Encouraging Scripture

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, June 9 at 8 p.m. EST.  One random winner will be chosen and announced 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, June 9th 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!

Here's my card for ODBD145:

Creative Nugget:  I just love this praying darling from the Precious Girl stamp set just released by Our Daily Bread Designs.  The Gingham background was stamped on a panel, stitched to Pretty in Pink card stock, and mounted to a Solar Crest card base.  The praying girl image was stamped three times, twice on Solar Crest and once on a scrap stamped with the Gingham Background.  The first image was cut out-of-the-box with a Classic Circle Nestie. The second image was colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut, and mounted on the first one.  On the third image, only the dress was fussy cut and mounted on the second one...lots of dimension here. The little prayer from the Children's Prayers stamp set was stamped and cut with a Labels Four Die and mounted to a Gold Lables Four Die in Pretty in Pink.  A couple Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourishes, mulberry flowers, and a silk bow finish the card.

Several supplies used to make this card are available at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store!

My Challenge Team Sisters have more fabulous samples for this week's encouraging ODBDSLC145.  Be sure to check them out and leave a little love behind.  Looking forward to seeing your creations over on the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog!

~~Chris Olsen~~Jan Marie Ennenga~~

~~Kathy Roney~~Diana Nguyen~~

And please welcome this month's talented Guest Designer, ~~Cheryl Scrivens~~

Thanks so much for stopping by...come back again next week for another Shining the Light Challenge!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Precious Girl, Children's Prayers, Gingham Background (ODBD)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Pretty in Pink (SU!), Spun Sugar Distress Ink (Ranger)

Paper: Solar Crest (Neenah), Pretty in Pink (SU!)

Accessories: Classic Circle Nesties, Labels Four, Gold Labels Four, Lacey Circle Die (Spellbinders), Mini Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn), Sew Mini (Janome), Mulberry Flowers, Silk Ribbon, Copic Markers R21, R81, R83, R85, BG70, BG72, BG75, E00, E11, E13, E97, E99, Y11, Y21

ODBD June Release Blog Hop

Hello again, sweet friends!  Since this is my second post today, if you are looking for The Sweet Stop sketch, click HERE!

Welcome to another fabulous release by Our Daily Bread Designs!  The release this month covers two themes just perfect for June.  Two of the stamp sets and two single stamps cover American Patriotism, perfect for cards with a masculine, patriotic holidays, or military service theme, and cards for organizations such as Operation Write Home.  The other sets being released are children's sets that you are sure to fall in love with.  Now...on to the HOP!

If you got here from Sandee's amazing blog, you are in the right place!  If not, you might want to return to the ODBD Blog and start from there so you don't miss a thing!

Briefly, here are the details of the hop:

• Hop will run from 8:00am on June 1st until June 2nd at 8:00pm EDT.
• Winners will be announced June 3rd
• There will be four PRIZES of $15, $20, $30, and $40 gift certificates for STAMPS in the ODBD Store.  These must be redeemed within the month of June**
• To qualify to win, all you have to do is hop to each of the designers, leave a comment, and return to the ODBD Blog to tell us you completed the hop, and let us know of any difficulties along the way.

Now...on to my projects!  Since I've recently become a new Great Aunt, the stamp set I chose to make samples for is the Precious Girl stamp set....LOVE this one!!

This darling gift set will be for my new little grand niece, Baylee!

Creative Nugget:  The card front was made by stitching an embossed panel and some of my favorite Graphic 45 baby papers to Groovy Guava card stock and a Vintage Cream card base.  A piece of lace separates these two sections.  The precious girl image was stamped on a piece of Vintage Cream card stock, cut with a Spellbinders Gold Label 4 die, and mounted to a Groovy Guava Label Four die.  The precious girl image was stamped again on Solar Crest card stock, and again on some Graphic 45 DP.  The first image was colored with Copic Markers and popped on top of the Vintage Cream panel.  Just the dress was highlighted with some Copics, cut out of the DP, and popped on top of the second layer.  This made three layers in all, creating depth on the main image.  The sentiment, also from the Precious Girl set, was stamped on a Spellbinder Basic Tag die.  The tag was tied onto the lace with some button twine.  A mulberry flower, some leafy sprigs, a charm, and pearls finish the card. 

The baby pram was made with some matching Graphic 45 papers following a pattern from the Great Gifts CD by Technique Junkie Newsletter.  The sentiment was stamped on a Spellbinders Tag and tied to the pram with seam binding and button twine.  Some lace and a decorative pearl were used to dress up the pram.

Neutral colors were used to create my second sample.

Creative Nugget:  The little Bless this Child sentiment from the Precious Girl stamp set was stamped before using the Quatrefoil Pattern Die to emboss the pattern on a piece of Vintage Cream card stock. Frayed Burlap Distress Ink was used to stamp the Gingham Background stamp on Vintage Cream card stock.  This was cut into two narrow strips and adhered to the embossed panel.  The panel was then stitched to Fine Linen card stock and mounted to a Vintage Cream card base.  The precious girl was stamped on Solar Crest card stock, cropped with a Square Nestie, and mounted to Fine Linen after being colored with Copics.  The girl image was stamped again on a left over piece of the gingham stamped card stock.  The dress highlighted with Copics, cut out, and mounted on the square panel.  The scripture panel was also cut with a Square Nestie and sponge with Frayed Burlap ink.  A Seam binding bow and several little pearls finish the card.

Here is the Precious Girl stamp set, and other materials used to make these projects, available from the Our Daily Bread Designs Store:

From here, you will hop to the super talented and very creative Dawn! 

Enjoy the rest of the hop!  Have a fabulous day!

Hugs,
Cathymac

God's Mercies

Hello Sweet Friends!  Can you believe that June has rolled around already...where did May go?  Along with June we've been hit with hot, temperatures in the high 90's, and HUMID weather!  That is not a good combination for me, and I don't mind telling you that my walks with Kody have been curtailed this week, and we've been staying in the air conditioning.  I love summer, but this is way too hot, way too soon! So...while we've been staying in, I've been busy stamping and Kody has been curled up at my feet under the desk were I work!

Here it is Saturday again and time for a new sketch at The Sweet Stop!  Speaking of new...aren't you glad that God's mercies are new every day?  God's faithfulness is so great, that no matter how we slip up or make mistakes, we can start each day with a clean slate just by asking for forgiveness.  That's good news and the theme of my sample today.

Creative Nugget:  The front of the card was made with a combination of My Mind's Eye and Cosmo Cricket designer papers stitched to Smokey Shadow card stock and mounted to a Vintage Cream card base.  The large Poppy Background by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps was stamped on some matching MME paper from the Blush paper pad and cut out to pop on the square panel. The sentiment from the New Creature stamp set, also by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, was stamped on Vintage Cream card stock, cut with a Fluer de Lis Square, sponged with Pumice Stone Distress ink, and attached to the card.  I found some sparkly micro beads in my stash that I've had for years, and used Glossy Accents to adhere them to the center of the poppy.  Pearls and seam binding finish the card.  Hope you like it!

For more inspiration for this week's sketch, check out the blogs of the talented Sugar Babies.  I hope you'll be able to join us for SSS213 over at The Sweet Stop!  We look forward to seeing your creations in the gallery!

Sugar Babies

Ceal Pritchett

Debbie Owens

Jamie Moore

Marlena Peduzzi

Monika Davis

Robin Parker

Stephanie Serrano

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Stay cool and have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Poppy Background, New Creature (SNSS)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Pumice Stone Distress Ink (Ranger)

Paper: Vintage Cream, Smokey Shadow (PTI), Blush Paper Pad (My Mind's Eye), Girl Friday DP (Cosmo Cricket)

Accessories: Scallop Border Dies (SNSS), Fleur de Lis Square Die (Spellbinders), Sew Mini (Janome), Glossy Accents (Ranger), Micro Beads (SU!), Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Kaiser Pearls

ODBDSLC156 ODBD Stamps and Dies

Hello friends!  Hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day yesterday!  It's time for a new Shining the Light Challenge and I thought I would take this opportunity to honor all those who have and are now serving in our military.

This week's challenge is:

Our Daily Bread Designs and Dies

Use an Our Daily Bread Designs stamp and any dies.

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, June 2 at 8 p.m. EST.  One random winner will be chosen and announced with the next challenge.

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, June 2 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!

Here is my card for this week's challenge:

Creative Nugget:  I decided to try a "Lever Card" after finding THIS tutorial on Splitcoaststampers.  The layers are modified as I wanted to have a double matt on each of the panels.  A combination of Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, and Old Town Tavern papers by The Paper Loft was used to decorate each panel.  The soldier image from Not Forgotten was stamped twice on Soft Stone card stock...once in Cherry Cobbler, and once in Night of Navy.  The cherry parts were then cut and pieced on the navy layer.  The Fence Die was cut from Kraft card stock and attached to the bottom of the top layer.  I found some ancient chipboard stars in my stash and covered them with matching DP to be attached on either side of the soldier image.  Some seam binding was died and tied around the frame.   The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy and cut with an Antique Labels & Border Die. This was trimmed by hand so it could be layered on a navy Antique Label.  

The Antique Border was added to the third panel.  A tag using one of the other sentiments from the Not Forgotten stamp set and the Recipe Card & Tags Die was mounted on the last panel to finish the card.

Here are the Our Daily Bread Designs supplies used to make this card:

                                   
Be sure to visit my Challenge Team Sisters for more fabulous inspiration for this week's Shining the Light Challenge!  Can't wait to see what you create using ODBD Stamps and Dies!

~~Chris Olsen~~Jan Marie Ennenga~~

~~Kathy Roney~~Diana Nguyen~~

and a special thanks to Gloria Stengel for being this month's guest designer!

Thanks so much for stopping by...hope to see you back next week for another awesome challenge!  Have a wonderful week!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Card Recipe
Stamps: Not Forgotten (ODBD)
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy (SU!), Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger)
Paper: Kraft, Soft Stone (PTI), Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy (SU!), Old Town Tavern DP (The Paper Loft)
Accessories: Fence Die, Antique Labels & Border Dies, Recipe Card & Tags Dies (ODBD), Sew Mini (Janome)Chipboard Stars, Seam Binding

Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day, Friends!  I have just a quick post to share today...it's my day to post on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog, so I thought I would share a few patriotic cards with you here as well!  These cards were created to thank the men and women who are dedicated to protecting our country and our freedoms, and to honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice by serving in the military!  

Stamps: Patriotic Cocoa

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Night of Navy

Paper: Solar Crest, Real Red, Night of Navy, Fancy Pants Designs DP

Accessories: Hearts and Stars Scallop Border Set, Circle Nesties, CB Embossing Folder, Baker's Twine, Button, Sew Mini, Piercing Tool, Copic Markers

Stamps: Grunge Borders, Patriotic Cocoa

Ink: Real Red, Night of Navy

Paper: Solar Crest, Night of Navy

Accessories: Hearts and Stars Scallop Border Set, Stars Die Set, Square Lattice EF, Canvas Impression Plate

I hope you will take time today to pray for those serving in our military both at home and overseas.  These brave men and women put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe here at home!

Have a wonderful Memorial day...thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Bountiful Balloons

Happy Saturday, everyone!  It's time for a new sketch at The Sweet Stop!  My card this week was inspired by Bridget Finlay's Wired Balloons card which was inspired by Colleen Dietrich's Baby Balloon Bouquet!  So we have balloons to bring hugs, balloons for baby, and balloons bearing birthday wishes...hope you are inspired by these bountiful balloons!

Here is my card for this week's sketch:

Creative Nugget:  Sweet 'n Sassy's new Birthday Bash set and matching Birthday Bash Dies made this card a snap to put together.  The cheerful designer paper was laying on my work table, so I don't remember which paper pad it came from any more, but the colors were replicated on the die cut balloons by sponging on Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink, and Pumpkin Pie inks.  A doily was used for the circle element on the sketch.  Hemp twine was taped to the back of each balloon and all the ends were tied together near the bottom.  The balloons were then mounted on the doily with dimensionals. The horizontal panel was embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder and attached to the card.  Some messy stitching was added around the border.  The cupcake paper was stamped directly on a scrap piece of DP that had been die cut.  The icing was also die cut and sprinkles were stamped on using matching inks.  Stickles was added to the balloons and the sprinkles for a little sparkle.  I found that the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Timeless Classic Stamp Set fit perfectly on the banner to finish the card.

Be sure to check out all the fabulous samples created for you by the Sugar Babies and join us this week at The Sweet Stop!

Sugar Babies

Ann Tuck

Ceal Pritchett

Cynthia Olheiser

Debbie Owens

Faye Winn-Jones

Jamie Moore

Marlena Peduzzi

Melissa Schultz

Monika Davis

Robin Parker

Stephanie Serrano

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.  I wish to extend sincere gratitude to all of you who have friends or family serving in our military.  Their sacrifice is greatly appreciated and I pray for them often!

Hugs, 

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Birthday Bash, Timeless Classic (SNSS)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Pumice Stone Distress Ink (Ranger), Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie (SU!)

Paper: Select White (Neenah), True Black (PTI), Baja Breeze (SU!), DP (unknown)

Accessories: Birthday Bash Die Set (SNSS), Sew Mini (Janome), Sizzix Embossing Folder, Banner Die (PTI), Hemp Twine, Diamond Stickles (Ranger), Doily

ODBDSLC155 Sky or Water

Hello everyone!  Hope your week got off to a great start. We have another wonderful Shining the Light Challenge for you this week...we're paying tribute to part of God's awesome creation...

This week's challenge is:

Sky or Water

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 26 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 26 at 8 p.m. EST.  If you upload your creation to Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC155.  When creating your posts on blogs, please include a link to the challenge.  Thanks you!  We love seeing your creations!

I was able to purchase several stamp sets from ODBD that have been on my wish list for a while that were perfect for this challenge.  Here is my card:

Creative Nugget:  A piece of Cryogen White card stock...love the shimmer on this...was masked and sponged using a variety of distress inks.  The Mighty Sea image was then stamped in Tuxedo Black ink with the help of a stamp positioner to get the horizon lined up to match the sponging.  A little touching up was done with Copic Markers and white acrylic paint was stippled on the waves along with some Diamond Stickles.  The Labels Twenty-Six die was used to cut a frame out of the edge of the My Mind's Eye DP and to make the frame out of Smokey Shadow card stock.  The Fishing Net Background was lightly stamped on the DP using Pumice Sone Distress Ink.  The ocean image was attached behind the frame and the right edge trimmed with a craft knife. The Anchor image was stamped, colored with Copic markers, and fussy cut.  The anchor was colored and cut again and covered with Glossy Accents.  A hole was punched so the twine could be threaded through before attaching it to the card.  A few of the sea gulls were stamped again and fussy cut to fly above the anchor. The sentiment was attached with more of the twine to finish the card.

Here are the materials from the ODBD Store used to make this card:

To see more awesome sky and water creations, be sure to visit my Challenge Team sisters...

              ~~Chris Olsen~~Jan Marie Ennenga~~
                ~~Audrey Hiltke~~Diana Nguyen~~
               and our guest designer, Gloria Stengel

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit!  As you go about your day, take time to enjoy God's wonderful creation!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Card Recipe
Stamps: The Mighty Sea, Anchor, Fishing Net Background (ODBD)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Rusty Hinge, Dried Marigold, Mustard Seed, Stormy Sky, Faded Jean, Chipped Sapphire Pumice Stone Distress Inks (Ranger)
Paper: Cryogen Iridescent White, Confetti White (SU!), Smokey Shadow (PTI), On the Bright Side DP (My Mind's Eye)
Accessories: Spellbinders Label Twenty-Six (ODBD), Tag Dies (Spellbinders), Gold Shimmer Twine (The Twinery), White Acrylic Paint, Stickles, Glossy Accents (Ranger), Copic Markers

A Happy Hello!

Hello everyone!  We finally had some glorious weather yesterday...but I had to work!  Today it's raining...and I'm off!  Let's look at the bright side...since I'm inside today, I'll use this as an opportunity to get some projects finished.  If it's raining where you are, come join us at The Sweet Stop for a "Buggy" challenge!  Since it's the third week of the month, there's a SPIN with the sketch and a chance to win a $15 Gift Certificate to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store!  The Spin: Going Buggy!

An adorable new set just released by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Buggin' Ya, was used for my sample.

Creative Nugget:  Isn't this little lady just the happiest creepy crawly you've ever seen?  She was colored twice with Copic Markers.  One was fussy cut and popped on top of the other. This panel was cut with a Fleur de Lis Square Die and the grass and clouds were sponged while still in the die.  The red panel is embossed with Swiss Dots which were swiped with a Fresh Snow ink pad for definition.  That and the My Mind's Eye DP were matted on True Black card stock.  Some stitching was done across the banners and around the bottom corner.  The ladybug was stamped three times on the wider banner and colored with copics. The red banner was cut from Cherry Cobbler card stock.  All the panels were mounted on a Solar Crest card base.  A few pearls following the stitching in the corner were added to finish the card. This was really a fun sketch to work with...I know I'll be using it again!

To see more fabulous sketch samples, check out the other Sugar Babies!  Hope to see you at The Sweet Stop this week!

Sugar Babies

Ann Tuck

Ceal Pritchett

Cynthia Olheiser

Debbie Owens

Faye Winn-Jones

Jamie Moore

Marlena Peduzzi

Melissa Schultz

Monika Davis

                                    Robin Parker

                                    Stephanie Serrano

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Buggin' Ya! (SNSS)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint Distress Inks (Ranger), Fresh Snow (PTI)

Paper: Solar Crest (Neenah), True Black (PTI), Cherry Cobbler (SU!), Ooh La La Paper Pad (My Mind's Eye)

Accessories: Fleur de Lis Square Die (Spellbinders), Photo Corner Punch (SU!), CB Embossing Folder, Sew Mini (Janome), Kaiser Pearls, Copic Markers R24, R27, R29, R39, R89, YG21, YG25, YG67, C3, C5, C7, C9