F4A327~ You're Sweet ~

This week's Free 4 All Friday Challenge at SCS (Splitcoaststampers) is to make a card that reflects what you like to do, or wish you could do, in your free time.  Unfortunately, like many others, I have zero free time.  I keep telling myself that if I budgeted my time better...  but with job demands, life demands...  we've all been there, right?  

So for me, I would love to have time to have a real flower garden.  Specifically, I would like a heritage garden full of hollyhocks, sweet peas and roses...  lavender...  you get the idea!  I love the idea of having a beautiful garden like something my great grandmother would have had!

So for today's challenge I colored a couple of rose images from Our Daily Bread Designs' Tea Time stamp set and went to work.

layer by layer...

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

4.25 x 5.5 inch layer of polka dotted DP from ODBD's Old Glory Paper Pad

ODBD's Majestic Medallion Die & white card stock

ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die; Old Glory Paper Pad & Medallion Background stamp (embossed with Versamark & White Embossing Powder)

ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die and Old Glory Paper Pad

ODBD's Lavish Layers Die & white card stock

ODBD's Tea Time stamp set, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics & ODBD's coordinating Teapot & Roses Die

ODBD's Flourishy Frame Die and white card stock

Medallion Sentiments stamp set - Indian Corn Blue (Close to My Heart) and Real Red (Stampin' Up)

and a bit of white seam binding...

Thanks for looking!  Don't forget to stop back by tomorrow for our look back at this months' Mid Month Release at Our Daily Bread Designs. 

My Cup Overflows

It amazes me just how truly blessed I am!  God never ceases to amaze me with His provisions and care.  I heard someone once say you must be mindful of your needs versus your wants.  God has always provided my needs.  (Not always on my timetable...  His time, not ours, right?)  I may want a nice new shiny Corvette.  Do I really NEED it though??  My dependable Toyota gets me around just fine, thank you very much!  (And I suspect my bank account is healthier due to that decision...)  

Today's card features a lovely scripture from the Book of Psalms...  Chapter 23, Verse 5 to be exact...

And it features a few May release items from Our Daily Bread Designs...

Let's break it down layer by layer....

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

4.25 x 5.5 inch red designer paper found in ODBD's Old Glory Paper Pad

ODBD's pattern designer paper found in Americana Quilt Paper Collection and die cut with ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die

Blue DP found in ODBD's Old Glory Paper Pad and die cut with ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die

Red DP found in ODBD's Old Glory Paper Pad; die cut with ODBD's Filigree Frames

White Card Stock die cut with ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die and stamped sentiment (black ink) from ODBD's Tea Time stamp set

Tea Pot and Roses (from ODBD's Tea Time stamp set) stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Copic compatibe Paper 

Colors - R24, R27, R29; G21,G24, G28; C0, C1

Die cut with ODBD's compatible Tea Pot & Roses Die

And here are a few old favorites you see in today's project as well...

Thank you dear Lord for all of your provisions!  

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....