Showing posts with label Christmas Paper Collection 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Paper Collection 2013. Show all posts

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Seeing Jesus in the Rear View Mirror

My day had been a particularly tough one, physically and emotionally.  I spent most of my day in the car traveling from one work project to another.  And there were countless other things spinning in my head.  You've been there too...  changed plans, rescheduled meetings, regrets for a missed event... and burdens...  oh, how many burdens.  It had become a heavy load.  And so, as I found myself sitting at a stoplight somewhere near the end of the day, I casually looked in my rear view mirror and saw an unexpected sight.  There sitting in an older model car immediately behind me and sporting an Under Armour zip up jacket was Jesus.  Or should I say, a young man who was a dead ringer for all of the paintings of Jesus I have seen.  He had long flowing locks, slim build, beard and gentle features.    Now before someone gets excited and thinks I have lost my mind or have uttered something sacrilegious let me just say...  I needed to see Jesus.  And on that particular afternoon, after a 24 hour period of disappointments and defeat, oh, how I needed Him!  And so what did I do?  I bawled like a baby for that minute and several others after.  And yes, I know that wasn't really Jesus.  But for a few brief moments, I was reminded he is with me always.  Isn't it nice to know he is always with us when we need him?  If you look carefully, you might just see him in the most unexpected places!  

Blessings...

Today's project is a luminary featuring Our Daily Bread Designs' new White as Snow Stamp Die Duo, Card Caddy & Gift Bag Die for the luminary itself, Gift Bag Handles & Topper Die for the striped edging.





and a few old favorites as well...




Have a wonderful day!

Monday, October 17, 2016

~ Come and Behold Him ~

So here we are at the beginning of another work week.  It is hard to believe that Monday is already here!  And I noticed over the last few days my favorite "movie" channel advertising a countdown to Christmas!!!  Can it be?  Are we really that close to the most wonderful time of the year????  

If my craft room is any indication, YES!!!  I have stacks of Christmas papers, stamps and dies just waiting to be put to good use!  So over the coming weeks, I plan on rolling out a plethora of projects for your enjoyment!  *** At least, I hope you enjoy them ***  :-)

Here is a special center step card featuring Our Daily Bread Designs' 
stamp set, Our Savior's Birth...


I started with a Kraft Card Stock base and added white CS for the matting...

Here is a break down...
  1. Kraft Card Stock (CS) - Center Step Card - finished measurements 5.5 x 5.5 inches
  2. White CS (matting) - Our Daily Bread Designs' designer paper - Christmas Paper Collection 2013
  3. Kraft CS - ODBD's - Ornate Ovals Die; Neenah Solar Crest White - ODBD's Ovals Die
  4. Image by ODBD - Our Savior's Birth stamped with Tuxedo Black ink; Copics listed at end of post
  5. White CS - Ornate Ovals Die; Potting Soil Ink - sentiment in ODBD's Our Savior's Birth
  6. Shadow ink - Desert Sand; Pearls by Recollections
  7. Kraft CS - twigs by ODBD's Lovely Leaves Die
And for the Copics...

E33, E35, E37 - Mary
E53, E55, E57 - Jacob and Manger
YR24, YR31 - Straw & Glow
E00, E11, E21, E34 - Skin tones and Ground

Here is the stamp set I used for this project...


and a few old favorites...





Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you found something today to stir your creative juices!  Blessings!

Friday, November 8, 2013

Christmas Patterns by ODBD

Welcome!  Thank you for stopping by and sharing a bit of your morning with me.  I am excited to share a card using Our Daily Bread Designs' new release, Christmas Pattern Ornaments.  What is so cool about this stamp set is that ODBD created a coordinating die set, Circle Ornaments.  It is SO much easier when everything works together!  What's really great about this set?  It not only provides the perfect circle dies to complement the ornaments BUT it also includes the cute holly leaf die you see used below!  I opted to used a few strategically placed red sequins to create the berries but the die set has those too!!!!   
 
For this project I embossed both ornaments, one with a dark green powder on white card stock and the other with gold on green CS.  The cute designer paper is also by Our Daily Bread Designs! 



 

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


 
 
 
 
and this fun paper set
 
 
Thanks again for stopping by!  Until next time...
 
Blessings...
 
Additional Supplies
 
Ink - Versamark
Embossing Powders - Ranger Queen's Gold, Stampendous
Misc. - Sequins
Paper - Bazzill, Georgia Pacific

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