TLC587 ~ Collar Fold Card Challenge ~

Today's card is for a fun technique challenge at Splitcoaststampers.  The challenge...  to use some sort of collar fold on your card.  I opted to mimic a lovely blouse I can remember my great aunt wearing...  She always loved colorful calico prints with a sharply creased collar and a jaunty bow.  I remember her for her love of God and how she used that to encourage me.  When I would visit she would offer me a big cup of hot chocolate.  To this day a steaming mug reminds me of her and her calico frocks.  She was truly an example of letting your cup overflow and blessing others...

My sentiment and image (colored with Copics) may be found in this Our Daily Bread Designs' set, 

My Soul Thirsts

Doesn't this die create the cutest bow?  There are two other sizes as well 

available...

Small Bow Dies 

Matting for our sentiment... Stitched Ovals Die

and the sentiment layer...

Stitched Ovals

And if you would like to check out the challenge here is the LINK.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings...

May Release and Blog Hop at Our Daily Bread Designs

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Designs' May Release and Blog Hop!  The designers at ODBD have some beautiful creations to share featuring new stamps and dies!  And if you love the vintage feel, this release will be right up your alley!  Don't forget to check the end of my post today to see how you can hop along and potentially win your own gift code to the ODBD website!  

Here is my first card today featuring the new stamp set Tea Time, coordinating die Teapot & Roses, Flourishy Frame Die, Pierced Rectangles Die AND the fabulous Majestic Medallion Die!  

Lot's of layers of lusciousness...  (is that a word????)  

For today's purposes it IS!!!

Layer by Layer -

New ODBD items denoted with ****

4.25 x 11 inch white card stock base; scored and folded at 5.5 inches

****Pierced Rectangles Die and ODBD's Pastel Paper Pack (pink with white polka dot DP)

****Majestic Medallion Die - White CS

****Flourishy Frames Die - White CS

****Flourishy Frames Die and ODBD Pastel Paper Pack (Pink DP)

Neenah Solar Crest - ****Tea Time (Image)

 Image stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copics 

After coloring the image I used the coordinating ****Teapot & Roses Die to cut both the flowers and tea pot out, adding them with dimensional foam

The final touch - sentiment (black ink) also from the ****Tea Time set on ODBD's DP - Pastel Paper Pack and framed with Rectangles Die

And here are the new dies  you see on this project...

For today's second project, I chose the new stamp set, My Soul Thirsts

Layer by Layer...

4.25 x 11 inch Cocoa CS, scored and folded at 5.5 inches

****Pierced Rectangles Die with ODBD's DP Vintage Ephemera Paper Collection (Floral DP)

****Pierced Rectangles Die with ODBD's DP Vintage Ephemera Paper Collection  (Polka Dot DP)

Cocoa CS - Filigree Frames Die

****Pierced Rectangles Die with ODBD's Ephemera Essentials Paper Pad

****My Soul Thirsts - (sentiment stamped with a rich brown ink)

Flowers - ODBD's Ephemera Essentials Paper Pad - Pretty Posies Die 

Antique Bronze Microbead Centers

 Brown CS Twigs - ODBD's Lovely Leaves Die

and here are some of ODBD's favorites you see on these projects today...

So now here are the details for today's hop!

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 Gift Code to the ODBD Website  just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until May 2, 2016 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 May 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Thank you!

So to get started here are the design team blogs...

* Lori  (ME)* Robin * Melissa * Julie * 

* Sandee * Cathy * Dawn * Grace * Lisa *

 Sabrina * Diana * Angie  

 Chris * Jan (Guest Designer)

ODBD Blog  (If you get lost along the way!)

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed the projects I shared today.  As always I appreciate your feedback!  Blessings....