ODBD ~ Rainbow Bridge ~

 Good morning!  Thank you for stopping by!  I have a simple card to share today featuring Our Daily Bread Designs' Never Forgotten stamp set.  I lost a very special St. Bernard, Ike about 2 years ago.  And as many of you know, the loss of a pet can be quite traumatic.  He was a big part of our family and his death was unexpected.  Many of my friends sent me expressions of sympathy during that time.  And I treasure each and every one!  So, I was so excited to see this release from ODBD and this set in particular.  The sentiments are perfect for those times when a friend loses a beloved pet.  

Here's my card featuring a sentiment from the Never Forgotten set...

I started with a rich pumpkin card stock base and used ODBD's Sunburst Background Die to die cut and ink up my focal panel.  I used white card stock for this part.  And after die cutting, I added a soft sponged layer of Memento's Cantaloupe ink, Tangelo, Potter's Clay and Rich Cocoa.  I took the darker shades out further for an interesting ombre effect.  I used the tiny sun die from the set and die cut a sunburst from some gold poster board.  I added it to the center with dimensional foam.  I stamped the sentiment on white CS (Rich Cocoa) and used ODBD's Pennants Die set to frame it.  I glued it directly to my focal panel.  A very easy project but I love that you could change the look simply by the inks you choose.  I wanted something with a fall feel..  so you see richer colors!  So fun and super easy to make your very own!  

So here are the items you see here today...

and my special boy, Ike...  I sure miss the big guy...

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Come back tomorrow to see a project I have from North Coast Creations.  And Monday, Our Daily Bread Designs'  has a special surprise for you!  ;-)  So stop back here to get all the deets!

AND if you notice a change in my blog...  I have been experimenting a bit...  someone who shall remain nameless (KELLEY) recently asked what had happened to my blog...  if I had paid the electric bill???  FUNNY KELLEY!!!

Considering I work for a utility that might be bad!!!  ;-)

Hugs and blessings...

NCC ~ I Miss You ~

Happy Tuesday!  I hope this post finds you rested after the July 4th holiday!  Or maybe it finds you beginning a well deserved vacation!  I will return to my job tomorrow after a 10 day vacation.  I wonder how many days it will take to get my mind back in the zone??  This year hubs and I elected to stay home.  I had a big test to prepare and take and a few health challenges kept us from traveling too far.  I did take one day to travel and visit a few of the covered bridges of Kentucky!  And I managed to take one day to visit my favorite Christian bookstore and stock up on some new books!  Now I just need the time to read them!  :-)  

PLUS I did get some time to craft.  For today's post I tried a new technique.  I created the background panel with a sheet of white card stock and black acrylic paint.  After the paint dried, I added my floral image North Coast Creations' (Floral Sentiments 8) with clear embossing powder and Versamark.  I heated them and after curing, added a bit of gold ink, bronze stain and a smidge of dark red distress ink.  I tried to add each as a layer and use a paper towel to lightly remove a bit of each layer before proceeding.  The final panel resembles a distressed leather...  kinda cool...  I embossed the floral image and sentiment on black card stock and used some Our Daily Bread Designs dies to cut and emboss each.  The base is black card stock measuring 5.5 x 4.25 inches with a layer of copper card stock beneath the faux leather/stamped panel.  I added a bit of black frayed hemp cord with a cork button after positioning my image and sentiment in the center.  The photo doesn't do this one justice.  It is so much better IRL!

So here are the items I used on today's project including the recent Floral Sentiments 8 release from North Coast Creations.

And a few items from our sister company Our Daily Bread Designs...

Vintage Labels Die

 

Vintage Flourish Pattern Die 

Pennant Die

Thanks as always for stopping by!  Come back later this week as I share a fun "double window" card featuring the new Welcoming Windows Die from Our Daily Bread Designs!  

Blessings...

A Look Back at Our Daily Bread Designs' April Release

Welcome friends!  I'm so glad you could join us today for a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs'  April release.  As I type this post, rain is covering the Bluegrass state.  I pray that what they say about April showers bringing May flower is true!  Hopefully, they will be nice and pretty just in time for Derby day!  In the meantime, while we wait on those lovely blossoms to make their appearance, we can appease ourselves with lovely paper posies.  Here is the card I created for our look back using the new How Sweet the Sound stamp set along with a couple of new dies, Layered Lacey Squares and Umbrellas.  There are a host of other ODBD products you see here also.  You can find a complete list at the bottom of today's post.  For more inspiration using the April Release be sure to visit the ODBD Blog.  But before you peruse all of the Sister Sticks projects, take a look at this shabby creation...

 

I started with a 5.25 x 5.25 sage green card stock base and added a slightly smaller white CS (card stock) mat.  I selected a couple of soft and shabby papers from ODBD's Shabby Rose Paper Collection  and added just a hint of distress ink around the edges.  After layering those together, I pulled out my ODBD die, Beautiful Borders, to create the faux lace with white card stock.  I added a beautiful die from the new Layered Lacey Squares Die on the left hand side and layered up a die cut umbrella (Umbrellas Die) with Kraft paper and some Shabby Rose scraps.  I added a few springs of greenery and branches (Fancy Foliage Die) and a lovely blossom created with the Asters and Leaves Die.  A large adhesive backed pearl graces the center along with a fun pearl flourish strategically placed among the foliage.  I stamped the sentiment (How Sweet the Sound) in a soft sage ink on white card stock and used ODBD's Pennant Die to frame it.  A few random pearls on the faux lace finish this gem off!

 

I just love soft and shabby! 

 

Here are the items you see today...

 

 

 

 

 

and some old favorites...

 



 

So here are all the products you see today...

 

ODBD Stamps -  How Sweet the Sound 

ODBD Dies -  Layered Lacey Squares, Umbrellas, Fancy Foliage,

Aster and Leaves, Beautiful Borders, Pennant

ODBD Papers - Shabby Rose Paper Collection

 

Additional Supplies

Card Stock - Bazzill & Georgia Pacific

Inks - CTMH Garden Green, Ranger Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink

Pearls - Recollections and The Paper Studio

 

So what do you think?  Drop me a quick note and be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has cooked up for you!  Thanks again!



 

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And the Bread Sticks...

 

  Julie * Sandee * Cathy *  Lori(ME)

* Dawn * Wanda * Sabrina * Lisa

Marching Along With North Coast Creations' Latest Release

Welcome friends to North Coast Creations' March Release!  If you are a person who loves large amounts of caffeine...  this release is just for  you!  But not just any caffeine will do!  I'm referring to that fabulous concoction known as coffee!  You either love it or you hate it!  What is so cool about this release?  Even if you are not a coffee fan...  you can still have loads of fun stamping about it and sharing gifts or cards with your coffee drinking friends!  They will think you are so very thoughtful!

 

And what is even better than matching up the perfect project with your besties?  Just for commenting on the Design Team Blog Posts, you have a chance to win a $10 NCC Gift Certificate, good towards the purchase of NCC Stamps. You have until March 27, 2015 at 10:00 PM EDT to leave a comments on the participating designers blogs for a chance to win! Two random winners will be selected from the comments left on the designers blogs, the winners will be announced on the NCC Blog on March 28, 2015!  SO be sure to check back there to see if you have won!

So here is the first project featuring the new set,

 What's Brewin'?

I stamped the sentiment on white card stock twice.  I hand cut the top layer and added it to the original panel with dimensional foam.  It makes it look like a real banner!

And here's a better look at the sentiment panel along with the circles (created with Our Daily Bread Designs' Matting Circles Dies and the lovely faux lace from ODBD's Beautiful Borders Die set.

 I know that many of you love shabby/chic projects!  But sometimes I like to see projects that are a little more clean and simple.  And when I saw this stamp set, Warm My Heart, I knew the paper crimper would come out of retirement!

I stamped my sentiment on white card stock before using Our Daily Bread Designs' Pennant Die to create the banner.  I stamped the coffee container image and heart separately, coloring each and fussy cutting them.  I added the heart on top (with dimensional foam) and added it to the crimped Kraft layer.  I just love this one too!

So here are the new items from NCC you see today...

See why I had to pull out the paper crimper?

and some products from our sister company Our Daily Bread Designs...

So don't forget to stop by the blog hop and leave some love.  Because you could win a fabulous gift certificate!  If you get lost along the way visit the NCC Blog.  

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  Lori (ME) * Lisa * Julie * Sandee 

* Dawn * Patty * Angie * Wanda

ODBD ~ He is Risen!

Good morning!  I hope you are having a wonderful start to your week.  Monday started a bit rocky for me.  My alarm was 45 minutes off...  and so I was nearly late to work.  I spent 20 minutes rushing to shower, dry my hair, apply makeup, take vitamins and find just the right outfit.  It was a crazy, mad rush to say the least!  However, even with a very rough start to the day, I managed to walk in my office on time and amazingly accomplished every single task I needed to do that morning before arriving at work.  (Except, for remembering my security card...  lol)...  It just goes to show that even in the craziness of life we can stay focused and get the task at hand done.  

So this Easter, my goal is to stay focused on what really matters...  the cross, the empty tomb, the nail scarred hands and feet...  It is through our Savior's sacrifice that we may live eternally...  AND that my friends is definitely worth keeping sight of.  

Blessings...

Today's project featuring Our Daily Bread Designs' Happy Resurrection Day set...

 

I started with a purple card stock base measuring 5.5 x 4.25 inches.  I added a white mat (embossed with a quatrefoil design) and added a royal purple die cut panel (Vintage Label Dies).  I layered up a white cross die (found in ODBD's Ornamental Crosses Die).  I stamped the sentiment with a coordinating purple ink before using the Pennant Die to frame it.  A few mulberry blossoms rest on the corner with greenery and twigs created using the Fancy Foliage Die.  So what do you think?  How have you been reminded of our Savior's love for us?  

Here are a few of the other ODBD items you see today...

Thanks again for spending just a few moments of your day with me!  

Paper - Bazzill, Georgia Pacific

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Happy Resurrection Day

Dies - Our Daily Bread Designs - Ornamental Crosses Die, Pennant Dies, Fancy Foliage Die

Misc. - Mulberry Roses 

~ Congratulations on Your Birthday ~

Can you believe it is the last day of February???  And are you happy about it???  I certainly am.  With record cold temperatures and snowfall in our part of Kentucky...  February can't depart soon enough!!  If the blustery weather has you sick of winter...  like me...  it's time to do some spring stamping.  And tomorrow, Our Daily Bread Designs has some beautiful new stamps to help you plan all of your Easter cards PLUS a fun set to help you celebrate St. Patrick's Day!  I know you will love them!  In the meantime, I have one look back at the February release.  

I used the Life is a Gift and Miss You / Wildflower Silhouette Single sets.  

I chose a rust colored card stock for my base (5.5 x 4.25 inches).  A white mat frames the final image.  I used a rust colored distress ink to stamp my image on white CS (multiple times) and used a scalloped punch to help create my fluffy clouds.  

***  Seeds of Inspiration ***  Place the scalloped punch or die cut randomly and use a soft blue ink to sponge in the edges.  I used Memento's Summer Sky.  I then added Memento's London Fog ink to give my "sky" a rainy feel.  

I used Memento's Gray Flannel to stamp the sentiment (Miss You) on white card stock and ODBD's Pennants Die to frame it.  A bit of dimensional foam adds some lift.  

Don't forget to stop back by tomorrow to see a few new items from Our Daily Bread Designs.  I can't wait to show them to you!  

Here's some of the items you see today...

or you could use this single for the image...

Thanks again!  We will see you tomorrow!

~ Have a Holly Jolly Christmas ~

Happy Friday morning!  Today's project features an Our Daily Bread Designs' stamp from last year AND a new coordinating die released this month!  I love coordinating dies!  They make my finished projects so much easier.  I love this image and last year I fussy cut the image.  That took a bit of time and patience!  Now I can just line up the die and cut away!  LOVE THAT!  

Today's card features the Holly Wreath stamp and coordinating Holly Wreath Die...

and the sentiment placed and die cut with...

And the other products you see...

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black (Image); Memento Espresso Truffle (Sentiment); Copics

Paper - Neenah Solar Crest (Image); Georgia Pacific - white; Bazzill; The Paper Studio Woodland Winterland (DP)

Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to stop back by tomorrow as we explore the new release from Our Daily Bread Designs.  I can't wait to show you all the new stamps and dies, Kelley and company have for you!  

Blessings....

North Coast Creations' October Release

Welcome!  Thank you for joining us this month for a very special blog hop!  We are celebrating North Coast Creations' latest releases.  Now if browsing at new stamps and fun projects isn't enough, you have the opportunity to win a prize!

Just for commenting on the Design Team Blog Posts, you have a chance to win a $10 NCC Gift Certificate, good towards the purchase of NCC Stamps.  You have until October 26, 2014 at 10:00 PM EDT to leave a comments on the participating designers blogs for a chance to win!  Two random winners will be selected from the comments left on the designers blogs, the winners will be announced on the NCC Blog on October 27, 2014, be sure to check back there to see if you have won! 

Today, I chose a wonderful new set called Snowman Family to work with...

My first project features the image colored with alcohol markers...

 and the stamp image itself...

and some products from 
our sister company Our Daily Bread Designs...

Card #1
Quatrefoil Pattern Die



Pennant Die



Card #2
Vintage Flourish Pattern Die

 Vintage Labels Die

 Peaceful Poinsettias Die

Now please stop by and visit my fellow "Coasters" to see what fun projects they have to share. And don't forget to leave some love so you can have a chance to win!  Blessings...

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