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...

QFTD163 ~ A Die With a View ~

Today's card is for the weekly Queen For the Day challenge at Splitcoaststampers .  This week's featured stamper is Peggy, aka jasonw1.  For those of you who hang out at SCS, you are familiar with not only her beautiful work but her beautiful heart.  Peggy never fails to leave me words of encouragement and joy. 

{{Big hugs Peggy}}}

 

For the Queen...

 

featuring Our Daily Bread Designs' Cathedral Window Marble stamp ...

 

 

and Spellbinder Custom Die for Our Daily Bread Designs, Cathedral Window & Border Die .

 

 

 

 

I chose to emboss the stamped image this time with Pewter embossing powder before layering.  If you look closely, you will see a tiny bit of Diamond Stickles in the center of each "pane."  The entire image was layered on a base created with Spellbinders for a bit of added "frilliness."  A few pearls added here and there complement the look.  So what do you think? 

 

I hope Queen Peggy likes it!  Thanks for stopping in!  Until next time...

 

Blessings...

 

Card Recipe

 

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Cathedral Window Marble

Papers - Bazzill, Georgia Pacific

Ink - Versamark

Embossing Powder - American Crafts Zing! - Pewter

Dies - Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight; Spellbinders for Our Daily Bread Designs' Cathedral Window & Border Dies

Misc. - Pearls by Recollections, Diamond Stickles by Ranger

 

SC393 ~ Strength ~

What do you do when you have scraps taking over your work area?  You make something with them!  I just can't bear to throw anything away so when Splitcoast came up with a sketch challenge last week...  I pulled out some recent additions to the pile and went to work. 

Here's my take...

and the sketch...

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Faith
Paper - Paper Studio - kraft; Bazzil; Recollections - Rooster Provincial
Ink - Versafine - Onyx Black
Dies - Spellbinders - Nested Pennants
Misc. - Jute

FS284 & SSIC148 ~ Christmas Snow ~

This week I have been in a Christmas mood. And even though the halls aren't decked and the tinsel isn't strung, I've belted out a few Christmas songs! Is that crazy??? It seems like July 4th is my Christmas trigger. Immediately, I start to plot and plan what my cards will look like that year. And fortunately, this year I have already put some of those ideas into motion!

I created today's card for a couple of challenges.  The first to honor this week's Featured Stamper at Splitcoast, Cynthia Olheiser. If you haven't had a chance to admire her work check out her SC gallery. I added some bling (in this case Stickles) to my card to enter the Stampin' Sisters in Christ weekly challenge. This week the challenge is to create something with sparkle.

So here's my creation...

The top layer is embossed with Cuttlebug's Distressed Snow folder. My snowflake is a die cut heavily coated with Stickles. Every snowflake needs a little flourish and this one by Recollections does the trick. The sentiment (Our Daily Bread Designs' retired Peace & Joy set) is set off with Memento's Danube Blue ink. A nice breath of cool air... Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Peace & Joy
Paper - Bazzill, Colorbok
Ink - Memento - Danube Blue
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug - Distressed Snow
Dies - Spellbinders - Create A Flake One
Misc. - Flourish - Recollections; Stickles - Diamond

Challenges

Splitcoast Stampers - Featured Stamper - FS284
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - SSIC148 - Sparkle

FS282 ~ Enter His Gates ~

Ahhhh... A week of vacation!  There is nothing quite like it! Time to relax, reflect and clean the dust bunnies out from under the couch! OK, I guess that takes relaxation out of the picture, right? :-) So with a little R & R in mind I took to my craft table. Where else can a stamper, papercrafter get a little rest and relaxation, right?

I'm sharing a project I created for Splitcoast's Featured Stamper Challenge.

I used gray card stock scored at 1/2 inch intervals to mimic siding. The die (my new item) is by Memory Box. I cut two strips of tan card stock and dry embossed them with a brick embossing folder to create steps. I also added just a touch of distress ink to the edges with a sponge for definition. The flower pot is a black circle punch that I cut on opposite sides to make my pot. I added some paper punched leaves and tiny hydrangea punched blossoms which I molded lightly with a stylus. A bit of glue in the center along with some tiny gold microbeads finish them off. The doorknob is a simple silver flat backed pearl and the kickplate is a sliver of silver card stock I added. The sentiment (ODBD's Give Thanks set) was stamped on white card stock before hand trimming to mimic a sign for hanging above the door. Really not that complicated and fun to create!

Thanks for reading and until next time... blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Give Thanks
Paper - Bazzill, America Crafts
Ink - Versafine - Black Onyx; Ranger Distress Ink - Pumice Stone
Dies - Memory Box - Grand Madison Door
Punches - Circle Punch - Creative Memories; Embossing Folder - Sizzix Tim Holtz - Bricked; Flower & Leave Punches - Martha Stewart Crafts
Misc. - Microbeads - Gold - Recollections; Flat Back Silver Pearl - Mark Richards - Metal Stickers
Challenges

Splitcoast Stampers Featured Stamper - FS282
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Use Something New - SSIC146

IBSIC16 & QFTD120 ~ Sketch Challenge

Another hot day in the Bluegrass State...  there's absolutely nothing blue about our grass right now!  Everywhere you look, it's a nice crispy looking brown!  So instead of hanging outside I decided to play in a sketch challenge at Inspired By Stamping.  Here's the sketch...

And my interpretation...

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe
Stamps - Our Daily Bread DesignsGrow in Grace
Paper - Bazzill; Colorbok; Authentique - Uncommon
Ink - Versafine - Onyx Black
Misc. - Blossoms - Inspired by Stamping & Jolee's; Jet Flourish - Unknown; Paper Punches - McGill & Martha Stewart Crafts; Becca's Peg Bow Maker; Satin Ribbon

Challenges

Splitcoast Stamper's Queen For A Day - Honoring Arizona Maine
Inspired by Stamping - BSIC16 - Sketch Challenge

CAS176 & WAW36 ~ Sturdy Shelter ~

Thought I would pop in and show you another card I created with Our Daily Bread Designs' Faithful Friend set.  I got this set a week or so back and I just can't put it down!  I love it when a stamp set just seems to work for every project!  The sketch is from this week's Clean and Simple Challenge at Splitcoast.

I scored the bottom of the white card stock base before placing a matted layer of Authentique paper. I matted the sentiment on a simple black card stock panel and fussy cut the dragonfly. After adding Diamond Stickles to his "wings" I popped him on the card with dimensional foam. Super easy! Gotta love that! As always thanks for stopping in! I love to hear from you!

Don't forget on July 1st, Our Daily Bread Designs will release new stamp sets! (...they are FABULOUS!) For my Cricut fans stop in next week on Monday and Friday for some Exploring Cricut posts! And next Thursday the ODBD Alumni team will be having a hop! And it promises to be fun! Stay tuned, as I will be having a fun giveaway in July as well! It promises to be a wonderful month! Until next time... blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Faithful Friend
Paper - Colorbok; Authentique - Uncommon
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Misc. - Scor-Pal; Diamond Stickles

Challenges

Splitcoast Stampers - CAS176
Word Art Wednesday #36

F4A122 & SSIC145 ~ Bling It Up

Sometimes the simplest of ideas goes completely, utterly out of control. That is exactly what happened to me over the weekend as I decided to try out some new Distress Paint. As sometimes happens, I couldn't just settle on plan A. I had to jump head long into plan B. After cutting and gluing two cardboard die cuts together, painting them and watching them crackle up, I had a bright idea! I decided that some added bling would be JUST the ticket. And so I ran to my embellishment stash faster than you can say glitter. And glitter I did! After adding spray adhesive, I blinged it up with coarse crystal glitter. But oh, how my heart longed to do even more! So I sprayed yet again and added fine crystal glitter! And there, where shortly before a double layer of fleur de lis shaped cardboard had been was the most beautiful sight I had ever beheld! (OK, MAYBE I sniffed just a LITTLE too much spray adhesive during this undertaking...) lol... 

This card will go to a lovely couple getting married in a few days.  One half of the happy couple loves the New Orleans Saints.  (Henceforth the fleur de lis and color scheme...)  After said fleur de lis dried, I added it to the card stock base with dimensional foam. I paper pierced the edge of the white focal panel with my Stampin' Up paper piercer and template! And then I stamped my sentiment (Our Daily Bread Designs' Dreams set) on white CS, cut and embossed it with a die from Spellbinders Ribbon Banners set and added a few tiny paper pierced accents. The banner was placed on top with dimensional foam.  I added a couple of tiny baker's twine bows for interest. To keep with the Saints theme, I chose a white card stock base and then layered black card stock under a lovely gold card stock. Very regal!

So here she is...



And a close up of some of the details...



This one will go to a couple of challenges this week as well...

Splitcoaststampers - Free For All - Paper Piercing - F4A122
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Flags or Banners - SSIC145

Thanks as always for stopping by! Blessings...

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Dreams
Paper - Colorbok, American Crafts; card board
Ink - Versafine - Onyx Black
Dies - Sizzix - Fleur De Lis; Spellbinders - Ribbon Banners
Misc. - Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence; Glitter - Coarse Crystal & Fine Crystal Glitter; Spray Adhesive; Baker's Twine; Paper Piercer & Template - Stampin' Up

WT370 Windows & Doors ~ For All You Do ~

Today, I am sharing a card I created for Splitcoast Stamper's Ways To Use It Challenge.  This week participants were asked to create something with a window and/or door.  I wanted to do something a little different.  Most of the cards I see show a scene looking outside the window.  I wanted to create something that looked as if you were outside gazing in. 



To create the brick I embossed a white card stock panel with Tim Holtzs' Alteration Bricked folder. I then took my Memento London Fog ink pad and run it over the embossed paper until I achieved the desired look. I added some Ranger Distress Ink (Pumice Stone) with a inking sponge for depth. Once the panel was dry, I used a rectangular Spellbinder die to cut out the window opening. I placed a layer of DP beneath with dimensional foam. I looked for a pattern that reminded me of old wallpaper. I trimmed the brick panel with black card stock and then kraft. The window and window box die were added with dimensional foam. I layered on some liquid adhesive and added my greenery layer (Meadow). After it dried, I added more liquid glue and some Flowersoft in Sweet Pea. I stamped my sentiment from Our Daily Bread Designs' Serve the Lord set on the bottom of my white card stock base. I then added my bricked & matted panel. The final step... I added a few black rhinestone beads for interest. I promise the project is not nearly as complicated as it sounds! Thanks so much for stopping in and until next time...

Blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Serve the Lord
Paper - Glitz - French Kiss; Paper Studio - kraft; Colorbok - black
Ink - Versafine - Onyx Black (sentiment); Memento - London Fog & Ranger Distress Ink - Pumice Stone (brick)
Dies - Memory Box - Grand Madison Window & Grand Flower Box; Spellbinders - Classic Rectangles Large
Embossing Folder - Sizzix - Tim Holtz Alterations - Bricked
Misc. - Rhinestones - Flourishes; Flowersoft - Meadow & Sweet Pea; Lace (curtains)

QFTD117 ~ Spotlighting ~

This weekend I took a few moments to play along with some fun challenge at Splitcoast. I always enjoy seeing what all of the participants come up with. This time I wanted to honor SCS's Queen for the Day, Cathy, aka cathymac on Splitcoast. You can check out her fabbo gallery HERE.

To honor Cathy, I selected a card from her gallery and used the same technique called spotlighting.



I stamped my image, Faith on two sheets of Neenah, coloring one with Copics. I then cut the colored image with a small Spellbinder and the uncolored image with a large SB. I nested them together with dimensional foam. The sentiment is from ODBD's Birthday Blessings set. This was a quick and easy project! Perfect for a hectic weekend! Thanks for stopping in!

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Faith & Birthday Blessings Paper - Colorbok; Bo Bunny - Country Garden
Ink - Copics; Memento Tuxedo Black
Dies - Spellbinders - Large Classic Rectangles
Misc - Ric Rac

WT362 & OCCC ~ Faith in Technicolor

Happy Sunday to ya! I'm so excited to be popping in and sharing this card. This rainbow idea has been rolling around in my head since I saw a feature in a recent card making magazine. But somehow I just could not get it right! Yesterday I popped in at SplitCoast Stampers and found a challenge... specifically a bountiful borders challenge. Immediately, I knew what to do! Create a rainbow using a Martha Stewart Crafts Punch! Thanks for reading and until next time... blessings...

Here it is... ROY G. BIV... Except Red and Orange are switched... sigh... anywho...



Supplies

Paper - Colorbok, Bazzill
Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Faith
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Embossing Folder - Provocraft Swiss Dots
Paper Edger - Martha Stewart Crafts
Ribbon - Gina K. Designs
Paper Punch (medallion) - Fiskars

Challenges

SplitCoast Stampers - WT362 - Bountiful Borders

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