TLC358 - Birthday Blessings

Happy Monday to you! I'm popping in with a card today I submitted to a SplitCoastStampers challenge. Specifically, it was a technique challenge and participants were asked to incorporate something "wet" in their design. It could be glitter, glimmer mist, anything that gave your creation a sleek or "wet" look. Saturday I received some new stamps from Our Daily Bread Designs and I couldn't wait to get those out and go to work. I treated the cup and saucer with Aleene's Paper Glaze to make it look like bone china hence the "wet" look. Well, the photo does not do it justice. You'll have to trust me that it really looks wet! :-)

And here it is...



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

Lori

Recipe

Paper - Bazzill, K & Co. Susan Winget Botanical; Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Birthday Blessings; Ink - Memento -Tuxedo Black, Copics (V04, V12, V15, V17, YG13, YG17, C1, C2, B000), Memento Grape Jelly; Dies - Spellbinders Standard Circles Large, Floral Doily Motifs, Nested Pennants; Mulberry Roses; Pearls - Recollections; Paper Punches - Martha Stewart by EK Success; Aleene's Paper Glaze

MOJO222 & SSIC121 - Faithfulness in Bronze

Happy Sunday to you! Today I have prepared a card based on a recent Mojo Monday sketch. I love sketches! They do practically all of the work for you! So here is the sketch...



And here is my interpretation...



The papers are from two different companies but I thought they went well together. I built this card around some fun (and cheap) accents I picked up at Michaels. The flowers and bronze flourish are by Recollections and were 50% off! Gotta love that! I'm kicking myself because I should have picked up more! Sigh... Thanks for stopping in and don't forget to stop by Mojo Monday to see the beautiful entries! Blessings...

Lori

Recipe

Paper - Bazzill, K & Company Julianne Vintage Paper Pack (dots), Simple Stories Generations Paper Pad (doily print); Stamp - Our Daily Bread Designs Scripture Collections 6; Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa; Metal Flourish/Bronze Flowers - Recollections; Foliage (Paper Punches - Martha Stewart)

Today's Challenges

Stampin' Sisters in Christ #121 - Thinking of You Card
Mojo Monday #222 Sketch Challenge
Word Art Wednesday

ODBDSLC91 Something Old and Something New

Happy New Year! Can you believe it is time for another Shining the Light Challenge? And this week we have not only a fun challenge but some new faces to welcome to the team! Please take a few moments to welcome each and every one of these talented ladies! This is going to be an awesome year!

And here's my card for the week...



I pulled out an old paper pad (My Mind's Eye - Honey Cake) along with the new ODBD release, God's Love for this card.

Now here's the challenge deets...

Think Something Old and Something New or “In with the new and out with the old”!

Use something new and something old on your creation! 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, January 13th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. 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 or 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, January 13th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to SplitcoastStampers or any other online gallery, please use the following code in the keyword spot, ODBDSLC91. When creating your posts on blogs please include a direct link to the challenge. And don't forget to tell us what your old and new items are!

Now, on to see what some of the other fabulous challenge team members have created... Please take a few moments to see what they have come up with and leave them some love! I promise you will not be disappointed! Blessings...

Debi Southard
Rosemary Dennis
Jan Marie Ennenga
Jan Keen
Kathy Roney
Sabrina Jackson
Chris Olsen
and our fabulous guest, Wanda Cullen

There are some fabulously talented ladies in this group!!!

Recipe

Paper - Colorbok, Bazzill, My Mind's Eye Honey Cake; Stamps - ODBD God's Love; Ink Memento Lady Bug; Dies - Spellbinders Standard Circles Large & Petite Scalloped Circles Large, Cheery Lynn Designs - French Pastry (doily); Pearls - Zva; Paper Punches; Mulberry Flowers; Ribbon

Exploring Cricut - Daily Post - I'm a Little Fussy

Welcome to another post for Exploring Cricut! I decided to be a little fussy today! (And this is where my husband would say "what else is new?") It has nothing to do with a state of mind but a state of scissors! Let's dive right in!



I've been trying to catch up on some of my layouts. And these Easter photos have been languishing for three years. So I decided to pull out some pastel papers and go to work. Here's the details...

1. I cut and matted my white card stock base a bit smaller than the polka dotted base (Doodlebug Sprinkles). The peach layer is 11.5 inches square while the white is 11.25 square.

2. I cut the oblong base (Elegant Edges pg. 67 shift oblong - 10.5 inches) from Three Bug's in a Rug April Showers Gathering paper. Adhere to white base slightly off center.

3. Fussy cut (roughly cut out flowers) from American Crafts Dear Lizzy Spring Flowering Fields Paper.

4. Adhere photos to base with adhesive and use mini craft clothespins to "attach" to base.

5. Add fussy cut flowers where desired with dimensional foam.

6 Cut Happy Easter (Easter 2010 cartridge at 1.75 inches) base from remaining Three Bugs in a Rug Designer paper. Cut Happy Easter layer from white (1.75 inches) and adhere with dimensional foam for depth. Add to bottom of page.

7. Add Zva Pearl Butterfly Flourish.

8. Take a black fine tip pen and doodle flourishes to your hearts content!

Thanks so much for joining me and until next time, blessings...

Recipe

Paper - Colorbok, Bazzill, Doodlebug Sprinkles, Three Bugs in a Rug April Showers Gathering, American Crafts Dear Lizzy Spring Flowering Fields; Die Cuts Cricut Elegant Edges, Cricut Easter 2010; Mini Wooden Clothespins; Zva Butterfly Pearl Flourish; Dimensional Foam; Fine Tip Black Journaling Pen; Sharp Scissors

SNTODBD51 - All About 2012!

It is time for ODBD's Stamping In Time Challenge (SNTODBD51)! The Challenge this rotation is all about 2012! Or, at least the numbers that make up the year. Like 2-0-1-2. The numbers are a formula or recipe for how much we can add or not add to our card! Any stamps are allowed; however, if you use ODBD stamps you are entered twice for the win! Play as often as you like! The more you play the more you increase your chances to win!

So here's the formula...

2- Use two of something
0- Use zero of something (list what it is....no designer paper? No die cuts?)
1- Use one of something
2- Use two of something else

And here's my card for this week's challenge...



And my interpretation of the formula...

2 designer papers by Bo Bunny
0 ribbon or flowers
1 accent color (red) or 1 die (Cheery Lynn heart)
2 stamps (ODBD's God's Love set)

See it's easy! Don't forget to post SNTODBD51 in your keywords when posting to SplitCoastStampers so we may admire your work!

And check out my design team sistahs to see their lovely creations too!

Jan
Grace
Kathy
Chris
Jan Marie
Betty

Recipe

Paper - Colorbok, Bazzill, Bo Bunny Enchanted; Stamps - ODBD - God's Love; Ink - Versamark Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Ink - Black Soot; Die - Cheery Lynn Designs Two of Hearts; Distressing Tool

Great Love

Don't you just love black and white? I do. It always makes a card seem elegant! Today's card was created with Bo Bunny's Enchanted paper along with one of my new favorite classics from Our Daily Bread Designs, Simple Things. I stamped my sentiment directly on the DP with Versafine Onyx Black and then stamped this ever so cute bee on white card stock. I cut him out, slathered his wings with Diamond Stickles and popped him up with dimensional foam! Another fun and fast project! Thanks so much for stopping by! Blessings...

Ingredients

Paper - Colorbok, Bo Bunny Enchanted; Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Simple Things; Ink - Versafine Onyx Black; Ranger Diamond Stickles

Exploring Cricut - Challenge #7

Welcome to another fun challenge at Exploring Cricut. Today's assignment -

Think Winter Wonderland! Create a card, layout or papercraft creating a winter scene or activity

And my entry...



The cut is from Celebrate with Flourish. I cut two base pieces (silver cardstock) at 5.75 inches. I then placed my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder over one snowflake and dry embossed. I adhered the embossed layer on top of the other with dimensional foam for depth. I cut both skates out of white card stock and added them with dimensional foam as well. Then I grabbed some white and gray baker's twine and tied a fun "lace" for my top skate. The distressed designer paper is by October Afternoon (specifically their Farmhouse Collection) and the remaining paper is plain card stock. I added a few pieces of twine and Zva pearl flourishes before placing my assembled skates. I felt like this card needed some sort of sentiment so I pulled out my Warm Wishes set and stamped the sentiment with CTMH Grey Wool Ink. So fun and so cute! Be sure to hop over and check out what the rest of the Exploring Cricut Design team has for you. We are welcoming a couple of new ladies to the team, Annette Robertson and Melody Lane. Be sure to stop by and give all the girls some blog love! We appreciate your comments so very much!

Blessings...

Lori

Ingredients

Paper - Colorbok, Bazzill, October Afternoon Farmhouse Collection; Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs Warm Wishes; Ink - Close to My Heart Grey Wool; Dies - Spellbinders Nested Pennants, Cricut Celebrate with Flourish; Embossing Folder - Provocraft Swiss Dots; Bakers Twine; Zva Pearl Flourishes