~ All Roads Lead Home ~

Welcome and always thank you for spending a few moments of your day visiting!  Today, I have one final card to close out October.  Can you believe tomorrow is November 1st??  Of course, that means we will celebrate a new release day at Our Daily Bread Designs.  So while, I am working on Christmas cards, here is another one featuring the October release, Home for the Holidays.

some of the items you see here today...

Home for the Holidays stamp set...

Pierced Rectangles Die

Pierced Ovals Die for the sentiment panel...

and Layered Lacey Ovals Die for the sentiment matting...

Naturally, I stamped my image with a Copic compatible ink before coloring.  Here are the combos you need to recreate this image...

C1, C2, C3, C5 - Light Post

R24, R27, R29 - Holly Berries, Candle and Ribbon

G94, G99, YG97 - Holly and Evergreen Wreath

Y11, Y35 - Flame and Glow

Don't forget to stop in tomorrow morning bright and early for the November release at ODBD.  It promises to be fun! 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes Challenge

Good morning and welcome to a new bi-weekly challenge at Word Art Wednesday!  This week we have a wonderful digital image featuring scripture from Proverbs.  To find the digi scripture featured and details of how you can play along in the #246-#247 challenge pop over to Word Art Wednesday for all the details.  But before you check it out, take a moment to look at the card I created using this week's featured digi!

I have enjoyed the pineapple trend this summer.  I love a fresh slice of pineapple particularly this time of year.  And when I saw this fun designer paper I had to put it in my cart...  lol

So here is the break down layer by layer...

White Card Stock (CS) 5.5 x 4.25 inches
Gold Paper Studio Poster Board
Bazzill CS and Our Daily Bread Designs' Pierced Rectangles Die
Gold Poster Board
Recollections Pineapple DP cut/embossed with ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die
Gold Poster Board - ODBD's Oval Die
White Card Stock (printed scripture) - ODBD's Pierced Ovals Die
Pineapple image - Stampin' Up Pop of Paradise 
Die Cut by Dave's Die - Paradise Pop
Inks - Dew Drop Brilliance Galaxy Gold
Memento Bamboo Leaves

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop by and visit the Word Art Wednesday site!  

Blessings...

~ A Golden Happy Birthday ~

Yesterday was a huge milestone for my Mother.  She turned 80 years old!  So over the past few weeks, as we have prepared to celebrate her special day, I have been in the mood to create a bevy of birthday cards.  For today's project, I opted to go with a gold and white color scheme with just a dash of black (for the sentiment).  I used a few of Our Daily Bread Designs' new releases, including the Vintage Bird Labels stamp set and Trellis Die.  

I started with a white card stock base measuring 4.25 x 11 inches, scored and folded at 5.5 inches...

Layer by Layer...

Gold Poster board cut slightly larger than the next layer...

1. White Card Stock - ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die
2. Gold Poster Board - ODBD's ***NEW*** Trellis Die; 3 adhered side by side with dimensional foam to white CS base
3. White Card Stock - ODBD's Ornate Ovals Die (white scallop you see peeking out below the sentiment panel...)
4. Gold Poster Board - ODBD's Pierced Ovals Die 
5. White Card Stock - ODBD's Vintage Labels Die - stamped and embossed with gold Embossing Powder using ODBD's ***NEW*** Vintage Bird Labels Die (image and sentiment stamped in black)
6. White Seam Binding Bow

Here are the new items you see used on today's project...

a closeup of the trellis die, side by side...  Isn't it lovely?

and a few old favorites....

Thanks for stopping by!  I appreciate your kind words and feedback!  I hope you have a wonderful and blessed week!

~ Friendship is Like a Book ~

Good morning!!!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Today I have a simple card using silver poster board, white and black card stock along with some fun papers from Our Daily Bread Designs.  Plus it features the new July stamp release, You Bless Me.  I chose a very simple color scheme for this...  I wanted the image and sentiment to shine...

I stamped the sentiment on white card stock with a soft gray ink before adding my sentiment with a bold black.  The image is a beautiful glad...  one of my favorite summer flowers...

I love how this image can be colored and yet look so elegant with a simple outline...

Here is one of the new dies from this month's release that I used also...

SO let's get into the specifics...  

Layer by layer...

1. Black Card Stock (CS) measuring 4.25 by 11 inches, scored and folded at 5.5 inches
2. White CS cut and embossed with ODBD's Majestic Medallion Die
3. Silver Poster board mat cut slightly larger than the next layer (about 1/8 inch) - popped up with dimensional foam
4. Chalkboard Designer Paper (DP) from ODBD's Chalkboard Paper Collection; cut and embossed with ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die
5. Silver Poster Board cut and embossed with ODBD's NEW  **Ornate Ovals Die**
6. Black CS cut and embossed with ODBD's NEW **Ornate Ovals Die**
7. White CS cut and embossed with ODBD's Pierced Ovals Die
8. Stamped image (light gray ink) with ODBD's NEW **You Bless Me** and then sentiment with black ink
9. Recollections pearls adhered to all four corners

Here are some of ODBD's classics you see on this project today...

Thanks as always for dropping by!  I always love reading comments and getting your feedback!  I hope you have a wonderful and blessed week!

WAW232 & 233

Good morning and welcome to a new bi-weekly challenge at Word Art Wednesday! 

 I love participating with companies and challenges that promote and value Scripture.  

This week we have a wonderful passage from the New Testament...

Be sure to visit the  Word Art Wednesday blog to snag this beautiful digital scripture and play along!

Here is a breakdown of the items I used today to add some delightful layers...

Stampin' Up - Real Red Card Stock - 4.25 x 11 inches, scored and folded at 5.5 inches

Georgia Pacific White CS - cut slightly smaller

DP by Authentique (Cheerful Collection) cut with Our Daily Bread Designs' Majestic Medallion Die

GP White CS - ODBD's Majestic Medallion Die

Georgia Pacific Black CS - ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die nested to create a black "frame"

Black CS - ODBD's Pierced Ovals Die

Digital Scripture printed on GP White CS - Die cut with ODBD's Ovals Die

Green Card Stock - Bazzill - ODBD's Fancy Foliage Die

Brown Card Stock - Bazzill - Martha Stewart Punch

Misc. Flowers from my stash...

Thanks for stopping by!  

Until next time...

Blessings...

~ Thanks a Bunch ~

Happy Saturday!  I hope you find yourself warm and dry this morning!  The weather is a bit soggy in my neck of the woods...  It almost feels like we are in a 40 days and 40 nights kinda of weather pattern...  lol...  And I'm sure when Noah was filling the ark, a couple of these creatures were happy to hop on.  I often wonder if they were a bit mischievous...  

Someday, when I get to heaven I may just find out the answer to that...  But today, I have a special card to share featuring North Coast Creations' Thanks a Bunch stamp set and coordinating Monkey & Bananas Die set...  plus a few items from our sister company Our Daily Bread Designs'...

Layer by Layer...

Green Card stock - 4.25 x 11 inches, scored and folded at 5.5 inches

Designer Paper - Our Daily Bread Designs' Beautiful Boho Paper Collection cut and embossed with ODBD's Majestic Medallion Die

ODBD - Ovals Die (center panel)

Image and sentiment North Coast Creations' Thanks a Bunch and Monkey & Bananas Die

To create the "leaves" I used ODBD's Pierced Ovals Die with Green CS and cut small strips on each side to create the banana "leaves"

Here are some of the other items  you see today including the Designer paper and base die...

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time...

Blessings...

North Coast Creations ~ A Fairy Happy Birthday ~

Good morning!  Today I have a card to share using some of the April release items from North Coast Creations including this fun stamp set, Love You Fairy Much and coordinating Fairies Die set.

Layered up...

4.25 x 11 inch blue card stock, scored and folded at 5.5 inches

3 layers - 1 white CS, 2 DP layers - Our Daily Bread Designs - Majestic Medallion Die

Curved layer and lace created with ODBD - Leafy Edged Borders Die

Blue CS Oval - ODBD - Ovals Die

White CS sentiment panel - ODBD - Pierced Ovals Die

Sentiment - Pacific Point Ink - North Coast Creations - Love You Fairy Much

Flowers, Fairy and Wand - NCC -  Love You Fairy Much and coordinating Fairies Die

The Copic colors I used...  along with 

Diamond Stickles on my little fairy's wings...

and here are a few of the items I used from our sister company, Our Daily Bread Designs...

dragonfly paper...

polka dot paper...

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time...

Blessings....

~ Honor Her ~

Good morning!  It is hard to believe that Monday has rolled back around again!  I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend filled with love and laughter!  Today, I have a special card to show appreciation to the woman who makes it all better!  I am blessed to still have my Mom with me.  And she had definitely worked hard all of her life.  She, along with my Dad ran a dairy, raised tobacco and a myriad of other crops AND raised me!  I'm pretty sure, I was the more complicated job...  lol

So here it is featuring an image and scripture from Our Daily Bread Designs' Homemade Pie stamp set...

and the items you see used here today...

first layer of designer paper...

second layer of designer paper AND apron print...

the red DP layer....

Thank you for stopping by!  Blessings...

~ Families are Like Quilts ~

Popping in to share a clean and simple card featuring a stamp from Our Daily Bread Designs called Quilted Family and Friends...

Layers and layers...

Burnt Orange CS base measuring 5.5 x 8.5 inches; scored and folded at 4.25 inches

ODBD - Cozy Quilt Paper Collection and Pierced Rectangles Die

Burnt Orange CS - ODBD's Star Quilt Die

Burnt Orange CS - ODBD's Ovals Die

White CS - ODBD's Pierced Ovals Die

Sentiment - Versafine Black Onyx - ODBD's Quilted Family and Friends

Here are the items you see on today's project...

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time... 

Blessings...