Faith and Chalkboard Art

Happy Cyber Monday!  Today vow NOT to visit online retailers and make Christmas cards instead!  You will save yourself some money PLUS get a jump on all of your card making!  ;-) 

I'm popping in today to share a fun card I made mimicking fun chalkboard art I found on Pinterest.  The goal...  to stamp miscellaneous images on black card stock and make it look like a chalkboard.  ***not as easy as it may sound...  lol***

Here's my finished product...

featuring Faith...

Fleur de Lis Borders...

and Seed Packet...

 

I cut a panel from plain black card stock (with ZERO texture) and used my X-Static (which helps with stray embossing powder) before stamping the first sentiment (Faith) with Versamark.  I added embossing powder, taking care to shake off the excess and return it to the container.  At this point, I DID NOT heat emboss.  Next, I stamped the Fleur de Lis image with my watermark ink and added embossing powder.  I then removed all the excess by shaking the panel over a plain piece of paper.  Finally, I added the last scripture with watermark ink and added embossing powder.  After shaking off the excess, I added heat to the entire project.  I then stamped each sentiment/image with Brilliance Moonlight White ink.  You want to stamp slightly off center to add a bit of shadow.  I then used a white colored pencil and created lines around the edge and slightly inked everything else with the white ink.  Take care, a little goes a long way!  You just want it to resemble chalk dust.  A few die cut holly leaves and rhinestone berries finish it off!  Definitely a keeper!  Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time...  blessings...

 

Card Recipe

 

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs -  Faith, Fleur de Lis Borders & Seed Packet

Paper - Georgia Pacific (black) & Bazzill

Ink - Versamark (embossing), Archival Brilliance Moonlight White (sentiment & image shadows)

Embossing Powder - Stampendous Opaque White

Dies - Spellbinders - Little Leaf Sets

Misc. - Colored Pencil - White, Red Rhinestone - Basic Grey

ODBDSLC125 ~ Fall Colors & a Verse

It is time for another Our Daily Bread Designs' Shining the Light Challenge! 

This month we welcome a special guest designer, Bridget Finlay!  Take a few moments to welcome her at her fabulous blog, Bridget's Paper Blessings.  Welcome Bridget!!!! 

So let's dive right in!  This time the challenge team wants to see you use... 
 

fall colors and a verse!
 

 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!! If you are not using ODBD stamps, please do not enter more than once. Additional entries without using ODBD stamps will not be commented on nor will they qualify for prizes.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, 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 1 to 2 creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. In order to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, October 14th at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC125. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to our challenge.

And my creation for the week...

And the fun stamp set...

Make sure to stop by and visit my sister sticks! They have some wonderful creations to share! And don't forget to leave them some love!

Chris Olsen *** Jan Keen *** Jan Marie Ennenga *** Kathy Roney *** Rosemary Dennis ***
and welcome this month's fabulous guest Bridget Finlay!

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click HERE.

Thanks for stopping by! Blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Seed Packet
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa; Ranger Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap
Dies - Spellbinders Floral Ovals, Foliage & Fall Foliage; Sizzix Tattered Florals
Misc. - Pearls & Flourish - Recollections; Glass Blossoms; Gemstones by Paper Studio; Recollections Gold Microbeads; Embossing Folder - Sizzix

ODBDSLC113 ~ Three or MORE, Please!!!

It is time for another Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge!  This week we have a real challenge for you!! Let’s see you use three or more stamps on the FRONT of your creation. They can be images, backgrounds or sentiments but you must use three or more stamps.   

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 Friday, June 27th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced Saturday, June 28th. If you are not using ODBD stamps, please do not enter more than once. Additional entries without using ODBD stamps will not be commented on nor will they qualify for prizes.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, 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 1 to 2 creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. In order to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, June 27th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC113. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to our challenge.

My creation for the week...



For this card I chose to use black and cream card stock.  The finished card measures 5 x 7 inches.  My matted layer (black card stock) was run through a paper crimper for added texture.  I stamped the sentiment panel base with two images, a daisy bouquet from Daisy and bees from Simple Things.  Both were stamped with Ranger Black Soot Distress Ink.  I elected to use a scripture set from the Seed Packet set and stamped it on scrap vanilla card stock.  I used coordinating Spellbinders to cut/emboss and frame the sentiment.  A black pearl flourish from Kaisercraft was nestled under the panel and for interest I added both a daisy and rose blossoms.  Some paper punched leaves finished it off.

Thanks for stopping in and be sure to check out what my other Sister Sticks have for ya... Blessings...

Chris Olsen * Jan Marie Ennenga * Debi Southard * Jan Keen * Kathy Roney * Rosemary Dennis

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click here.

We hope you can join the challenge! We look forward to seeing your creations!!

Blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Seed Packet, Simple Things, Daisy
Paper - Bazzill
Ink - Ranger Distress Ink Black Soot; Versafine Onyx Black
Misc. - Flourish  - Kaisercraft; Blossoms; Paper Punches

Other Challenges

Word Art Wednesday #33 - WAW33
Stampin' Sisters in Christ #144 - Something that reflects you - SSIC144
Joyful Stamper - IInspire Me Fridays #64 - Anything Goes

CAS174, TLC381 ~ Nothing Will Be Impossible

Thanks so much for stopping by! Today I have another clean and simple card I submitted for a couple of challenges at Splitcoast. I played along with the Clean and Simple Challenge (White on White) and the Try a New Technique (Half it). The dies are some new Memory Box dies I received recently. For my "half" I cut the Bird Cage in Half and adhered it over the bird die cut. Pretty simple! The sentiment is one of my favorites from ODBD's Seed Packet set.

And here it is...



So I'm interested in your feedback! Do you like the Clean & Simple cards I've had or do you like the Fussy & Frilly ones I do? I like both depending on my mood! Operators are standing by... so you may submit your vote! :-) Blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Seed Packet
Paper - Colorbok, Bazzill
Ink - Versafine - Onyx Black
Dies - Memory Box - Wired Bird Cage, Nestled Bird