~ Sparkling Snowflakes ~

Good morning!  Thanks for sharing a bit of your morning with me!  Today's card is a CAS project to honor this week's Splitcoast Featured Stamper. 

 

The card created with a rectangular mask...

I used a rectangular die to create my mask and secured it with removable tape to the Kraft layer.  I added Colorbox Mica Magic in Pearl and Colorbox Ink in Frost White with a craft sponge.  I then added just a hint of Memento Desert Sand to all of the edges.  For a final bit of pizzazz, I spritzed the entire area with Glimmer Mist in Dazzling Diamonds and let dry.  I removed the mask and stamped random snowflakes with Versafine Onyx Black on the card and traced the edge with a black marker.  I also used a paper piercer to add another "frame."  Finally, I added my sentiment in the bottom right corner and ONE layer.  Something I RARELY try!  So fun! 

 

Now here are the Our Daily Bread Designs products I used...

 

Sparkling Snowflakes

 

 

and Snowflake Sentiments

 

 

 

Thanks as always for stopping by and your sweet comments!  I appreciate it!  Stop back by tomorrow as I share another fun challenge from Word Art Wednesday. 

 

Blessings...

 

Lori 

MOJO272 & TSTR145 ~ God's Gift ~

 

Good morning!  Hope this post finds everyone well.  I'm spending the next few days trying to get my house in order...  literally!  This holiday season has been a hectic one.  I decided a few months back I WOULD NOT stress so much about the holidays.  I think it has backfired unfortunately!  My nonchalance has proved chaotic...  lol... 

Normally we put up a live tree up the day after Thanksgiving.  Due to health issues and prior commitments I was unable to get my tree until December 5th.  My husband brought it in and placed it in the tree stand.  I however, had zero extra time...  so my poor tree remained in the stand until the next day before I gave a half hearted attempt at putting lights on it.  And when I say half hearted...  well...  it looked pretty sad...  lol...  So on December 12th, I FINALLY placed ornaments on my tree after rearranging the lights.  On December 19th I discovered TWO additional cardboard boxes full of ornaments ONLY after I wondered what had happened to ONE specific ornament.  **sigh** 

I think I have my tree in order just in time to take it down...  :-)

However, I have worked on cards.  Today I have one for this week's Mojo Monday and Shabby Tea Room Challenges. 

The card...

Using Our Daily Bread Designs' recent releases Sparkling Snowflakes, Snowflake Sentiments and Spellbinder Snowflake Die Snowflake Die.

 

 

 

I used a watermark ink to stamp three snowflakes on white card stock and embossed them with silver powder.  I used the snowflake die to cut each one out and added them with dimensional foam to the focal panel.  A bit of pink seam binding adds a cut ebow with some glittered up jingle bells.  I tucked my sentiment in front of one of the snowflakes. 

 

Thanks for stopping by and spending some time with me.  Until next time...  blessings...

 

Lori

 

Card Recipe

 

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Sparkling Snowflakes, Snowflake Sentiments

Die - Spellbinders for ODBD Snowflake Die

Papers - Georgia Pacific, Bazzill, My Mind's Eye Merry

Ink - Versamark Watermark Ink

Embossing Powder - Ranger Silver Embossing Powder

Misc. - Seam Binding, Jingle Bells by ArtMinds, Becca's Peg Bow Maker 

Challenges

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge - MOJO272

The Shabby Tea Room - TSTR145 - Shabby Chic Holiday - Pink, Aqua, White/Cream & Glitter

Word Art Wednesday #59 - WAW59 - Anything Goes/Glory to God

 

Let's Capture Those Sketches

 

Today I'm sharing a couple of fun sketches.  Specifically, I have the pleasure of guest designing for Let's Capture Those Sketches.  Please hop over to their blog for complete challenge details including the link where you can  enter.  This challenge gives you not only a sketch to work with but an inspiration photo to incorporate in your work. 

 

Sketch #44

 

 

and your Pinspired Colour Challenge photo....

 

and my interpretation...

 



I tried to pull out some of the design elements from the photo...  black fixtures, stainless steel, pale green and even some Swiss dots to mimic the milk glass.  A bit of kraft paper peeks out as well...  I felt like it added a bit of brick and mortar to the look...

Now for Sketch #45...

The Pinspired Colour Challenge....

And my interpretation pulling out pink, green and white...

Well, now that you have looked at the sketches and inspiration photos, hop over to Let's Capture Those Sketches and get busy! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe #44

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Snowflake Sentiments, Sparkling Snowflakes

Dies - Spellbinders for Our Daily Bread Designs Snowflake Dies, Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Five

Embossing Folder - Provocraft Swiss Dots

Paper - Georgia Pacific, The Paper Studio, Bazzill, Fancypantsdesigns Winterland

Ink - Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black

Embossing Powder - Ranger Silver

Misc. - Pearl Flourish by Zva, Rhinestone Flourish by Recollections

Card Recipe #45

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Perfect Gift

Papers - KaiserCraft Wish Upon, Paper Pizzazz Vellum Hearts, Bazzill, Fancypantsdesigns Winterland

Ink - Close To My Heart Garden Green

Dies / Punches - Martha Stewart Crafts, Spellbinders Standard Circles Large, Petite Scalloped Circles Large, Layered Poinsettia

Misc. - Flower Soft - Meadow, Pearl Flourish by Recollections

ODBDSLC135 ~ Snowflakes ~

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

This challenge is all about snowflakes!  Use designer paper, embellishments, images or sentiments that feature snowflakes!

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, December 23rd at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC135. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to our challenge.

Today I nestled a couple of coordinating DP's behind a CLD die.  I stamped the sentiment (Snowflake Sentiments) in a sepia ink slightly off center and nestled it under a rich red satin ribbon.  The embossed snowflake is from the Mini Snowflake set.  I placed it on kraft paper, carefully fussy cutting it and adding with a pearl to jazz up the ribbon.  Bits of paper punched greenery dress up one side of the bow.  I just LOVE the new releases!  :-)  

 

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Now don't forget 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 ***


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

Thanks for stopping by! Blessings...

Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Mini Snowflake Set, Snowflake Sentiments
Papers - The Paper Studio, Simple Stories Handmade Holiday, Georgia Pacific
Dies - Cherry Lynn Designs - French Pastry, MS Craft Punch
Ink - Versafine Vintage Sepia, Versamark

Embossing Powder - Stampendous White Opaque

Misc. - Pearls by Recollections, Ribbon By Offray

Challenges

Word Art Wednesday - WAW58 - God Will Take Care of You
Twist of Faith Card Challenges - #16 Christmas

MOJO271 & TSTR144 ~ Winter's Night ~

It is a cold winter's day as I write this post, both outside and in my heart.  The terrible events of Friday have chilled me to my very bone.  I have heard the word "evil" used repeatedly in the last 48 hours.  Scripture says...

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."  Ephesians 6:12

This very card was on my craft table waiting to be photographed and blogged...

 

I created this card with a couple of challenges in mind including The Shabby Tea Room and Mojo Monday.  I opted to use some blossoms on this winter card to symbolize how God's spirit can warm even the darkest of nights.  No matter the depth of evil, God is there.  He can shine his warmth into the darkest of places.  

 

  There is a die cut panel nestled under the sentiment panel with a bit of ecru holly.  The stamps are by Our Daily Bread Designs and may be found in their December release.  Thanks for stopping in!

 

Card Recipe

 

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Snowflake Mini Set, Snowflake Sentiments

Paper - The Paper Studio, Carta Bella Beautiful Moments, Bazzill, My Mind's Eye Merry, The Paper Studio Old World Winter 

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Dies/Punches - MS Craft Punches, Spellbinder Holly Motifs

Blossoms - Inspired To Stamp, Stash, Offray

Misc. - Tim Holtz Tinsel Twine

 

Challenges

 

Mojo Monday - MOJO271

The Shabby Tea Room - TSTR144 - Shabby Chic

A few additional thoughts... 

 

 Do we live in a broken and dying world?  Yes. 

Why is the world this way? 

We live in a fallen world.  Before Adam's rebellion, the world was perfect.  God made it that way...  no death, no illness, NO SIN...  When Adam and Eve chose to disobey God, they were cast out for fear they would eat fruit from the tree of life.  The fruit would allow them to live forever.  God loved his creation so much that he knew it was impossible for them to live forever in such a broken form.  He made a way. 

Well, I'm a good person.  I give money to charities and help my neighbors.  I don't really sin...  I follow the ten commandments as best I can.  I haven't done anything that bad....

Being a "good person" won't cut it.  You can follow all of the commandments, follow the golden rule and still not be "good enough."  Sin is sin and according to God's law deserves corporal punishment.  

"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23

I know I am a sinner.  I want to be right with God.  I want to know I will go to Heaven if something happens to me.  What do I do?

It starts with  you. 

"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."  Romans 10:9-10

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."  Romans 10:13

It's that easy.  Admit that you are a sinner.  Know that you will never be "good enough."   God loved us so much that he created a way for us to be redeemed.  He sent his son, Jesus, to die for our sins.  He suffered a horrible punishment, one that you and I deserved.  But it doesn't end there.  Christ defeated death by rising from the grave on the 3rd day.  He overcame the Devil and made a way for us to be with our heavenly Father eternally.  CONFESS that you are a sinner and accept Jesus as your Savior. 

Thank you for allowing me to share my heart today!  Hugs and blessings...

 

DS79 ~ God's Spirit ~

Can you feel it?  Each and every day, Christmas inches closer.  And just like a little kid perusing the Sears & Roebuck Catalog, I'm dreaming of all the possibilities.  As I write, the tree is not up and the garland isn't strung.  And I dear friends have decided not to fret about that fact!  The greenery and baubles are just that... items to take up space and time...  I am going to enjoy the process!  I would venture to say SAVOR it!  For we are never promised tomorrow and Jesus expects us to give him our best each and every day.  

As I write this post, I am reminded of two lovely ladies in the crafting world that are losing their battles with cancer.  Losing is probably not the right word.  For I know each will be going home to meet their heavenly Father soon.  They have nothing to lose and everything to gain!  But for those that are left behind, the holidays often present a challenge...  an empty seat at the dinner table, an unopened gift under the tree and/or a flood of memories...  a season of rejoicing tempered with longing for those we have lost...  So I ask you to add these unspoken requests to your prayers this holiday season and to embrace those you love!  

The real meaning of Christmas arrived in a dark and dirty stable all those centuries ago.  And it is through his death and resurrection we can live eternally...  no more sickness and no more pain...

Blessings...

The Deconstructed Sketch...

and my interpretation...

 

Card Recipe

 

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Snowflake Sentiments

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap

Papers - The Paper Studio, Bazzill, Simple Stories 25 Days of Christmas

Dies - Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug - Houndstooth

Misc. - Jet Flourish - Recollections; Paper Punch - Martha Stewart Crafts, Paper Piercer - Stampin' Up , Flower Soft - Meadow

 

Challenges

 

The Deconstructed Sketch - DS79
Word Art Wednesday - WAW57 - Giving/Anything Goes