MOJO263 ~ Just Because, Shabby Style ~

I must confess my craft table is a mess!  I am frantically working to clear up some projects and as a result my craft table looks...  well loved???  lol...  I firmly believe a messy craft table must indicate a creative mind...  ***please don't burst my bubble dear friends***  :-)

Today I am sharing my take on the Mojo Monday sketch...

and my interpretation...

I created the flower by stamping multiple images (from Verve's Great Friend set) on designer paper and hand cutting each one out. I then used a stylus to curl and cup each layer and nestled them together with some glue. I placed a pearl brad in the middle to adorn and attach all layers. The greenery may also be found in the Great Friend set. I used a Close To My Heart ink and hand cut each before adhering as desired. The circle is actually a Spellbinder die I cut, embossed and embellished with pearls before placing behind the panel. The main panel has also been distressed, inked and embossed for added interest. The measuring tape is actually an embellie by Maya Road I picked up recently. Isn't it cute? Thanks so much for stopping by! Will be back soon with more fun projects to share! Hugs and blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Verve - Great Friend

Paper - Kraft - The Paper Studio; Georgia Pacific; Prima - Tea Thyme; My Mind's Eye - Blush

Ink - Ranger Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap; Versafine - Onyx Black; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Close To My Heart - Topiary

Dies - Spellbinders - Floral Doily Motifs

Misc. - Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Juli's Garden; Paper Edger - Fiskars; Pearls, Brad & Flourish - Recollections; Corner Punch - Tonic; Measuring Tape - Maya Road

 

Challenges

 

Mojo Monday - MOJO263

 

 

ODBDSLC117 Sketch Challenge Continues

It is time for another Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge! And this challenge will last for 2 weeks!

Last week we revealed this sketch for you!
There's still time to enter!  We have one more week remaining!  

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, August 5th at 8 p.m. EST. (This challenge will last 2 weeks). If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC117. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to our challenge.

And my project for the week...

The card measures 4.25 x 5.5 inches. For my base I selected a black card stock with an ecru matting. The DP is from My Mind's Eye Sunshine Collection!  I took two coordinating patterns and nestled them side by side on the ecru matting.  I distressed each layer with a distressing tool and inked the edges lightly.  Becca's Peg Bow Maker made easy work of this satin bow!  I added a fun embellie by Recollections and a crochet button with blossoms in the corner.  Very simple and super fun! 

Thanks for popping in!  Hope you have a great week!

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs -  The Sea
Paper - Bazzil; My Mind's Eye - Sunshine Paper Pad
Ink - Ranger Distress Ink by Tim Holtz - Black Soot (distressing); Versafine - Onyx Black (sentiment)
Misc. - Becca's Peg Bow Maker; Satin Ribbon - Offray - Black; Blossoms; Brad & Button - Recollections

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

A Little Distressed Tea Cup

I've discovered distress paint!  I find myself slathering it on EVERYTHING!  If the Saints hold still long enough...  JUST KIDDING!!!! 

So when I decided to color this tea cup image I HAD to put Ranger's Distress Paint in Hard Rock Candy all over it!  I love how it crackles and makes the cup look like old china!  To do this, I stamped my image first, colored it with Copics and slathered it with paint.  You need a THICK coat for it to crackle properly.  AFTER curing, I cut it with Spellbinders' Nested Tea Cup die.  Super easy!  For this project, I used a real Wilton doily along with DP by Teresa Collins.  Whatcha think???

A blossom from my stash and some paper punched leaves finish it off! Thanks for looking! Until next time...

Blessings...

Card Recipe
Stamps - Heartfelt Creations - Heartfelt Sentiments & China Fragments
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Paint - Ranger Distress Paint - Hard Rock Candy
Dies - Spellbinders' Nested Tea Cups
Paper - Bazzill; Colorbok; Teresa Collins - Everyday Moments
Misc. - Doily - Wilton; Blossom - stash; Paper Punch - McGill (leaves)

JUGS144 ~ Serve ~

Good morning! Hope all is well with you and yours! Today I am sharing a recent sketch from Just Us Girls.

And my interpretation...

The designer paper (from K & Company's Susan Winget's Meadow) drove the color scheme. I wanted to keep the feel of Rudbeckia so I chose a rich yellow and deep brown for the matting and base respectively. I selected Our Daily Bread Designs' Serve the Lord set for my sentiment and a Cheery Lynn Designs die for embellishment. The embellie is not Rudbeckia but a sunflower.  But I decided to keep it for the cheery look! A very simple project to complete! Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings...

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Serve the Lord

Paper - Bazzill; K & Company - Susan Winget Meadow

Ink - Memento - Rich Cocoa

Dies - Spellbinders - Sunflower Set Two (leaf) & Cheery Lynn Designs - Sunflower

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug - Wicker Weave

Challenges

Just Us Girls #144 - Sketch Challenge - JUGS144

ODBDSLC114 - Anything Goes!

It is time for another Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge!  This week we have am easy peasy challenge! Use anything from Our Daily Bread Designs!   

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, July 8th at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC114. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to our challenge.

This week's challenge will be extended through Sunday, July 8 at 8 pm EST. In the future, all challenges will begin on Tuesday's at 8 a.m. EST and end on Sunday's at 8 pm EST. This coming Tuesday, July 3, we will show you more for the same challenge.

My creation for the week...

The design was based on a sketch I found. All coordinating designer papers are by Bo Bunny (Little Miss Collection.) A Cheery Lynn Flourish Die, paper punched leaves, mulberry roses and pearl flourish add a bit of whimsy. The sentiment may be found in Our Daily Bread Designs Faith set.

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 - Our Daily Bread Designs Faith
Paper - Bazzill; Bo Bunny Little Miss
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa; Ranger Distress Ink - Pumice Stone
Dies - Cheery Lynn Designs - Fanciful Flourish; Cricut - Winter Woodland
Misc. - Blossoms; Flourish - Recollections; Button - Recollections; Paper Punch - Martha Stewart Crafts

Challenges


Mojo Monday - MOJO237

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

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

Exploring Cricut ~ Daily Project!

Good Friday morning to ya! I am so excited to have a Cricut Expression that works! After taking a forced sabbatical from Cricuting I am finally back in action. And today I am popping with a fun and funky daily project for Exploring Cricut. This isn't my normal "frilly" creation. I pulled out a sorely neglected cartridge, Nifty Fifties for this one. And my creation is one COOL cat...



My base is white card stock cut to create a 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 inch card. I used Provocraft's Spots & Dots Embossing Folder for some pizzaz. The kitty was cut at 4 1/4 inches (black card stock) and then run through a xyron to make it tacky. I then covered the cat with black flocking. Because the cat was relatively small, I opted to cut pink for the ears and nose only (4 1/4 inches also). A few white pearls add a fun "collar" for my feline friend. The aqua base is also 4 1/4 inches. But the word cool which I pulled from the phrase "cool cat" is only 2 inches. I attached everything with dimensional foam for depth. So cool! (Sorry, I couldn't resist!) Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Lori

Supplies

Cart - Cricut - Nifty Fifties
Paper - Bazzill
Embossing Folder - PC Spots & Dots
Pearls - Recollections
Flock - Stampendous

SC389 ~ Weave in Faith

I love to participate in sketch challenges and one of my new favs is over at Splitcoast. Here's this week's sketch...



And here is my take on the sketch...



The card base is plain white card stock with a matted layer of lightly distressed red. I added a layer of DP from Prima's En Francais collection. I added a die cut by Cheery Lynn Designs and a wool blossom from Jolee's for interest. The sentiment is from a wonder Our Daily Bread set called Weave in Faith. Thanks so much for stopping by! Until next time...

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs Weave in Faith
Paper - Bazzill; Prima - En Francais
Die - Cheery Lynn Designs - Fanciful Flourish
Misc. - Pearls - Recollection, Blossom - Jolee's

Challenge

Splitcoast - SC389

CAS174 & SRC128 ~ Adventure ~

This week the Clean & Simple crew at Splitcoast are hosting a white on white challenge. First of all clean and simple simply SCARES me! And I can count the number of dominately white cards I have done over the years on one hand! With all of these phobias in mind, this sentiment from Helen Keller says it all...



Just do it! And where have I heard that before? ;-) So with that in mind I am entering this in a new challenge for me this week, Clean and Simple over at Stampin' Royalty.  See ya next time...

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Quote Collection 1
Paper - Colorbok, Bazzill
Ink - Memento Danube Blue
Misc. - Corner Rounder, Dimensional Foam

Challenges

Splitcoast Stampers - Clean & Simple - White on White - CAS174
Stampin' Royalty - Clean & Simple - SRC128

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

WT378 ~ The Sea ~

Welcome! So glad you could stop by today. My dear friend and Our Daily Bread Design Team member, Sabrina sent me a lovely package recently. Inside she carefully packed seam binding, blossoms, charms and chipboard. One of the treasures she sent was a metal pocket watch embellie from Michaels. That gift triggered this card...



My base is kraft card stock with a layer of caribbean blue paper. I selected designer paper by K & Company. I distressed the edges with a distressing tool and added distress ink to all sides. I then crinkled it up, flattened it back out and glued it to the base. This weeks SCS Ways to Use It Challenge involves banners. So I stamped my sentiment (ODBD's The Sea set) on kraft paper and cut a banner. I couldn't resist adding some hemp twine and a bit of Flower Soft Ultrafine Sand in the corner of the watch for interest. Almost looks like it washed up on shore! Thanks for stopping in and until next time!

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - The Sea
Paper: Kraft - Paper Studio, Bazzill, K & Co. Tim Coffey Travel
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Ink - Antique Line & Frayed Burlap
Accessories: Hemp Twine, Watch Charm - Michaels, Flower Soft - Sand


Challenge

Splitcoast Stampers - Ways To Use It - Return of the Banner - WT378

F4A120 ~ So We May Live ~

Have you ever broke down and cryed while doing a simple task? The tears came for me Friday night. I had received an order of stamps from Our Daily Bread and excitedly sat down to color. I stamped my image, pulled out Copics and started to work. But something unusual happened during that 30 minutes at the craft table. Where a blank piece of paper was, an image of the Savior came to be. As I colored the shadows around his eyes and the shadows under his chin, my eyes began to well. I pulled out a red Copic and started to define the streams of blood on his brow and face. As tears poured down my face, I came to realize a simple truth. For each stroke of the marker was like a lash he took for me. As I colored and defined his features, I became painfully, humbly aware of the beating he took for me. I saw the blood on his face and the thorns on his brow and realized how he suffered and died so I may live... so we all may live... Thank you and blessings...



and the inside...



Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Crown of Thorns
Paper - Colorbok, Neenah Solar Crest,
Ink - Tuxedo - Tuxedo Black; Ranger Distress Ink - Pumice Stone
Dies - Cheery Lynn Designs - Fanciful Flourish; Spellbinders - Floral Ovals, Standard Large Ovals
Misc. - Mulberry Roses, Paper Punches - Martha Stewart

Challenges

Splitcoast Stampers - Free For All - Scissors Free - F4A120

ODBDSLC111 ~ Old, New, Borrowed & Blue!

It is time for another Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge!  Since June is known as the wedding month…This week the team is challenging participants to make a creation using something old, something new, something borrowed or gifted, and something blue.   

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 15th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced Saturday, June 16th. 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 15th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC111. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to our challenge.

My creation for the week...



A very clean and simple design using old paper from my stash, a new ODBD stamp (Bicycle), gifted photo corners and finally a blue bicycle image...

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!!

Card Recipe

Stamp - Our Daily Bread Designs - Bicycle
Paper - My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found - Portobello Road
Ink - Copic; Memento Tuxedo Black & Summer Sky; Ranger Distress Ink - Pumice Stone & Tumbled Glass
Misc. - Hemp Cord, Photo Corners

Let's Hop...For the Love of ODBD Winged Things!

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop. This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop For the Love of ODBD Winged Things! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD blog for full list of links. One of our posts is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until Wednesday, June 20th at 6 pm. Enjoy all the awesome inspiration using For the Love of ODBD Winged Things!

If you arrived here from Sabrina's FABULOUS blog you are in the right spot! If not, head over to the ODBD's Blog for a full link list.

Today I am working with Mr. Chickadee. He may be found in the You Will Find Refuge set.



There is also a matching Chickadee ODBD Custom die available. I do not own this one but I think I will have to order it soon! ;-)



And here's my card...



Now I will send you on your way to visitSandee's fabulous blog. Blessings!

Card Recipe

Stamps - ODBD - You Will Find Refuge
Paper - Prima - Sun Kiss Collection Paper Pad; Neenah Solar Crest
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa; Ranger Distress Inks - Pumice Stone & Frayed Burlap; Copics
Dies - Cheery Lynn Designs - Fanciful Flourish & Sunflower; Spellbinders - Lattice Motifs, Classic Small Ovals, Classic Scalloped Small Ovals; Memory Box - Tender Leaves
Misc. - Lace, Mulberry Roses

SSIC142, JUGS139 ~ Sing ~

Good morning!  I am now on day seven of Cricut withdrawal...  Hubs swears I am not NEARLY as charming as before the Cricut died!  :-)  But this has challenged me to do more stamping and in some cases get EXTREMELY creative about the products I use.  But that's good, right?  Sometimes you gotta knock the dust off of those under appreciated crafting items!

Speaking of under appreciated...  sometime I get stuck in a creative rut.  I really like those "shabby chic" cards.  And sometimes I fail to try other kinds of cards because I am so COMFORTABLE doing what I know how to do!  So today I am attempting to broaden my horizens with another clean and simple card.  I created this one for a sketch challenge at Just Us Girls and the weekly challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ.  The ladies at SSIC asked participants to create a card that depicts any element of heaven—angels, music, clouds, sun, stars, blue, glitter, bling, etc.  When I think of heaven, I think of music!  I found some My Mind's Eye papers (Be Happy) and went to work.  Kinda ironic that the paper pad is named Be Happy!  Me thinks that's a message...    ;-)

So here's the sketch...

And here's my interpretation...

Super easy! As always thanks so much for taking a few moments to stop by!

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - You Will Find Refuge
Paper - Colorbok, Bazzill, My Mind's Eye - Be Happy
Ink - Versafine - Onyx Black
Pearls - Basic Grey


Challenges

Just Us Girls - JUGS139 - Sketch Challenge
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - SSIC142 - Elements of Heavean - Music

MOJO244 ~ Great Love ~

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! My Mom and I had the opportunity to share some quality time together. We live close to US 68 a state route which runs from Maysville, Kentucky south. The first weekend in June there is a 400 mile yard sale along this route. Saturday we took some time to check out about 60 miles of it. We found some treasures (my fav was an old St. Bernard print in a mahogany frame). But most importantly, we had some special time together. We had a chance to chat and catch up. Isn't it grand being an adult? I think we appreciate our parents so much more!

As we traveled along, my mom was reminded of a yard sale excursion she and my Dad made many years ago. She relived all of their finds and told me about this beautiful bowl my Dad had found. She asked me what happened to that bowl. Well, I couldn't for the life of me remember a thing about a bowl! The more we discussed it, she remembered that I was fairly young and would not have been with them. She told me how they stopped to browse for a few minutes and Dad found a beautiful pressed glass bowl. He excitedly exclaimed, "Chick would like that!" (Chick was the pet name he called me.) So he hurried over to pay for it. Well after getting home Mom packed the bowl away safe and sound. I grew up, graduated from high school and then college. I married, moved several times, divorced and married again. The whole time I knew nothing of the existence of the bowl. And in 1996 I lost Daddy to cancer. Sixteen years later as I type this, I find myself welling up. Somehow you never get over it... you just learn to live with it...

Tonight, I stopped by to see my Mom. And she had a surprise for me! She presented me with the bowl. As I held that bowl in my hands and felt the grooves, I thought of Daddy holding that in his big calloused hands so long ago. I thought of him seeking it out to give to me, knowing THAT one day I would LOVE that bowl. When he bought the bowl, I was in Middle School and not the least bit interested in "old stuff." But how well he knew his daughter! Because these days as a middle age woman I prowl antique shops and yard sales to find "antiques." I am definitely a Daddy's girl! It's amazing... it's a gift 30 years in the making... but somehow even sweeter... It's a testament to a great love...

Today's Mojo sketch...



And my interpretation...



Thanks for stopping in! Blessings...

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Simple Things
Paper - Bazzill, Prima - En Francais Paper Pad
Dies - Spellbinders Standard Circles Large, Petite Scalloped Circles Large; Memory Box - Tender Leaves (rose leaves)
Ink - CTMY - Cranberry (sentiment); Ranger Distress Ink - Pumice Stone (distressed edges)
Misc. - Mulberry Roses, Lace, Satin Ribbon, Pearl Center, Stickles - Diamond (bee wings)


Challenges

Mojo Monday - MOJO244 - Sketch Challenge

STV12MON19 ~ All Our Love

This week's Mix it Up Monday Challenge at StampTV is to create a project for a child.  So I opted to pull out one of my "cute" sets, Warm & Fuzzy, and go to work.  This one is a very clean and simple card.  I tried to focus on bright, primary colors and cartoon like characters to fit the challenge...

The card stock base is green. I framed the focal panel with navy. Behind this panel I placed some fun paper from Echo Park's collection, A Boy's Life. Very simple and super cute! Thanks for stopping in!

And don't forget Friday will be the big release day for Our Daily Bread Designs.

Card Recipe

Stamps - Gina K. Designs - Warm & Fuzzy by Asela Hopkins, Gina K. Designs - Sending Sunshine by Theresa Momber
Paper - Gina K. Designs, Echo Park - A Boy's Life
Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black, Copic

Challenges

StampTV - Mix it Up Monday - STV12MON19 - Project For a Child

RS13, TLC379, A Sneaky Peeky AND Life in Your Years

I can hardly believe Wednesday is here! Wow, has this week flown by! Friday will be release day at Our Daily Bread Designs. Kelley & Company have some fabbo stamps to share. And since Friday is just a few short days away (wink, wink) I thought I would share a sneaky peeky of one of the sentiments. This card will be going to a fun sketch blog called Retro Sketches.

Here's the sketch...

And my take on it...

So what do you think? Definitely a little more "shabby" than normal...but oh so fun to make! My dear friend and fellow DT member, Sabrina, sent me these lovely dress forms a while back. I inked this little gem up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink (directly from the ink pad) and allowed it to dry thoroughly. I then added some Ranger Distress Crackle Paint (Rock Candy) to the base and neck and let it dry. Once it was all cured, I glued on some burlap (Modge Podge) and trimmed it to the form. I added a twine rope at the waist with a tiny cream mulberry rose. My little dressform needed some bling so I added some Recollection pearls! The card base is plain black CS with a layer of distressed Prima Almanac DP. I inked all the edges with Ranger DI (Walnut and Tea Dye Stains) before crinkling, wrinkling and otherwise tearing it to shreds. Once it was "shabbylicious" I glued it to my card stock. The base for the dress form is kraft paper inked on the edges with the above mentioned Ranger stains. I also stamped ODBD's Time image randomly with the Walnut Stain. I didn't reink each time I stamped as I like that 2nd and 3rd generation print I get without it. The final touch... I stamped the sentiment (ODBD's to be released set, Bicycle) with Versafine Onyx Black. I added a hole punch and tied a piece of jute ribbon through the top. After placing the dressform where desired with dimensional foam I added it to the card. I also tucked a bit of ecru lace under the kraft panel for a feminine flourish.

So here's a closer view...

Thanks as always for stopping by and until next time... blessings...

Lori

Card Recipe

Stamps - ODBD - Time, Bicycle (release date June 1st)
Paper - Kraft - Paper Studio, Colorbok, Prima - Almanac
Inks - Ranger Distress Ink - Walnut Stain, Tea Dye; Versafine - Onyx Black; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Paint - Ranger Distress Paint - Rock Candy
Misc. - Jute Ribbon, Twine, Mulberry Rose, Pearls - Recollections, Burlap, dressform (gifted)

Challenges

Crafty Cardmakers - Challenge 69 - Distress It!
Retro Sketchs - RS13
SplitCoast Stampers - TLC379 - Distressed Edges
Word Art Wednesday - WAW30