The Liebster Award

This morning when I opened my private messages at SplitCoastStampers, I found out my blog has been nominated for the Liebster Award by my talented blogging friend Elizabeth Lincoln.  I know Elizabeth as "I Love Rubber" at SCS.   Visit her blog Paper pass times and prepare to be impressed. 

The Liebster Award helps bring awareness to blogs with less than 300 followers. I entered into the world of blogging in May of 2013 and this award would greatly help in sharing my work.  Thanks for the honour and the hand up Elizabeth.

Rules for participating in the Liebster Award nominations:

- Thank your Liebster  Blog Award presenter on your blog and answer the 11 questions they presented

- Link back to your presenter's blog

- Copy and Paste the pink Liebster logo to your blog

- Nominate 5 blogs to receive the award, who have less than 300 followers and create a list of 11 new              questions for them, and

- Inform them of their nomination

I hope you'll take time to visit these amazing artists, I know you will be impressed.

Melissa Cash

Diana Nguyen

Angela Bode

Here's my list of questions for my nominees to answer:

1) What or who started you rubber stamping?

2) What do you do when not in your stamping area?

3) Who has influenced your style?

4) Are you a multi-tasker or single-mindedly finish what you start no matter what?

5) What is your favorite coloring method?

6) Why?

7) What is the funniest thing to happen while crafting?

8) If you could go to a crafting weekend or retreat, where would you go?

9) Who would you want to take along for a great time?

10) Do you try to keep your craft room neat/tidy?

11) Do you organize by color, type, manufacturer or what?

These are the questions asked me by Elizabeth:

1. Was there a single event that lead you to crafting? My mother was an artist and so my sisters and I have always been involved with art of one kind or another since my mother did a lot of different crafts.

2. What other art forms to you enjoy? Photography & scrapbooking are the only other crafts I do presently but I HAVE done numerous others in the past such as quilting, sewing, candle making, Tole painting, macrame, cross stitching, oil and watercolor, etc.

3. What other crafts have influenced your style?  Watercolor, Tole painting.

4. When you go shopping in a crafting store what is the one weakness you can't resist? paper, ribbon, etc.?  Dies and/or embossing folders

5. Have you influenced others in your family to also craft? My son and daughter are very good at drawing and that is basically all they do at present.

6. Do you work one creation through to completion or do you multi task with many on the go at one time? Both depending on if I get stuck, I leave it and move on, going back when I get more ideas.

7. What is your favorite coloring medium?  I love my Copics. Why? They blend so well. I love the colors you can achieve.

8. What is the funniest thing that has ever happened while crafting? One night my sister and I were painting on T-shirts, it was very late and she was getting the shirt she had on into paint every time she reach over toward my side of the table, when I noticed I pointed it out to her and we both started laughing so hard my husband came out of our room, where he had been fast asleep, and got on to us which , of course, made us laugh even harder!

9. If you could go on a crafting weekend with 3 other crafters who would they be? Melissa Cash, Ronda Clark and Kim Meeks...they are all very fun girls to craft with.

10. Is your craft room tidy or do you like creative disorder? I like creative disorder which is in order to me.

11. If you could go on a holiday to any art gallery in the world, what would it be?  Italy or France not sure which I would like to see the most or where the most art is.

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ODBDSLC197-WATER OR RAIN

Today I bring you The Sea, the largest body of water on Earth.  At sunset, if you are traveling along hwy 1 in California, you will see the waves breaking on the shore and you will notice that they reflect the colors of the sunset sky!  It is a beautiful sight to see. My image is die cut in two parts, using an outside cutout die and an inside cut.  The outside cut has the piercing already in the die.  The flourish frame is from the same set and I added a darker color to the embossed stitching around the edges.  I used paper from Blooming Gardens behind the flourish pattern die.  The "sea grass" is just thin cuts of green vellum and curled with my fingernail.  The little "succulents" are a small flower die in the Crosses set.  The smallest cross die is on the sentiment panel (the largest is approximately 3-4").  I used some yellow flower soft in the centers of the flowers after molding them on a soft foam with a large ball stylist.  I also made some "sand" with Dune pigment ink, heavy embossing powder, micro beads, gold mica chips and gold dust.  I happen to have some tiny star fish and shells the I also added to the sand.
My image is colored with Copic Markers and then I added Diamond Dust to the sea spray and waves breaking.   The sentiment was sponged with distress inks.
Stamps:  The Sea, Clean Heart
Dies: Ornamental Crosses, Vintage Flourish Pattern
Paper: Blooming Gardens and misc. aqua and white
This week at Shining the Light challenge (Our Daily Bread Designs-ODBD) is to create a card or project that includes an image with water, uses a technique with water, or is primarily "Aqua" in color.
To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click Here.  You have until April 13th to join us.  For this challenge, you may use any stamps but if you have any ODBD stamps we would love to see you use them.  If you participate, you have a chance to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps or to be spotlighted for the Shining the Light Award (Shining the Light Award is only for those who use ODBD stamps).  We would love to see your creations.

For more inspiration please visit my talented design team sisters:

Cheryl Scrivens

Chris Olsen

Diana Nguyen

DJ Rants

Elizabeth Whisson

Linda Carson

I used these dies, part of the new April release.

"The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, than the mighty waves of the sea." Ps.  93:4

"The sea is His, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land." Ps. 95: 5

"Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and all its fullness; let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.  Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord." Ps. 96:11-12

Speedy Fox & Friends challenge #206 Vellum

Today's challenge is to use vellum in your creation.  I used vellum for my main image.  I embossed with white pigment ink and white powder.  I then colored from behind with Copic Markers.  I cut the image in an oval and sponged yellow distress ink on the edges.
Stamp set used: Black Eyed Susans for Encouragement  by Mark's Finest Paper.
Please visit Mark's Finest Papers for more inspiration and to join in the challenge HERE.

Be Strong and Courageous

I did this card today for my friend Kathleen Lammie of SCS. She has a very rare lung disease and needs a transplant NOW!!
I put this card in the Tea Potter challenge (They are all making cards for Kathleen today) and in the color challenge (the colors were Navy, Olive and aqua).
I will be sending this card off tomorrow!!
I used the new release crosses and ornate bg dies from Our Daily Bread Designs, The scripture and cut out is also from ODBD.  Under the ornate bg frame is a stamped and embossed bg in Navy.

Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge 205

Hope you had a fantastic week and yay! it's Saturday!!! Time to get creative!!  This is the time to get your Mojo on!
The challenge this week is to use the negative space of a die.  I used a die cut to "stencil" color in the background as if it is a lattice with garden behind.  I used Brilliance ink pads and a sponge for the stenciling.
 I also used the negative of a die to make my frame in blue. Be creative, you can do whatever you want with a negative space.
The stamp sets I used today were Hum Along With Me and Camellia.
Come join the fun at Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge.  Submit your card .HERE.  There is a prize given to the lucky winner each week, a stamp set from Mark's Finest Paper. The prize is described at the challenge site.
To see tutorials go to: Speedy Fox and Friends
Thanks for visiting and as always, comments are appreciated!

Fairy Tea Party

The challenge for the Tea Potters this week was a Fairy Tea Party using the flower of your birth month!  I did my last one with the Lily of the Valley but I only had this one stamp and it was actually a stamp from an Easter set at Our Daily Bread Designs.  The little fairy with it is from Wee...The bringer of spring.
The top two cards were done with very old stamps from Stamps Happen.  I used lots of lovely dies from Spellbinders and a corner die from Cheery Lynn Designs.  The Embossing folders are from Cuttlebug except the bottom card which is from Lifestyle Crafts (on blue paper).
If you love making cards but don't have a lot of motivation, you should try the daily challenges at SplitCoastStampers.  You can find your mojo there!!

ODBDSLC196-HUMMERS

This is the 4th Anniversary challenge from Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) and the last for this month (it is a two week challenge).  You have until April 1st to join us for this Shining the Light challenge at ODBD.  Use as many ODBD stamps and dies as you can on this last Anniversary challenge.
On my card today, I have used the Canning jar upside down for my Hummingbird feeder.  I used to eyelets at the top and strung my Baker's Twine through it then painted little red and white dots to look like the twine running through the jar.  On the bottom I used two yellow flower eyelets and two red plastic (acetate) flowers to make the feeding holes.  Behind the jar is the Quatrefoil Pattern die over the Bee Balm/Hummingbird paper from ODBD done in an oval.  I used the Decorative Corners die (Crosses) and the Beautiful Borders die on this card as well.
With the Hummingbird stamp I got a reverse image by stamping ink onto an acrylic block then stamping the block onto card stock.  I had to cut this one out as my die is the other direction but I used the die on the other hummingbird.  I also stamped, colored and cut out the Bee Balm at the bottom under the border trim.  The Sentiment scripture is from the Faith set.  The scripture, jar and hummers are all popped up and in fact the right hand hummer is double popped.
I used three different papers from the Blooming Garden paper collection at ODBD.  I felt like I need to balance out the red so I added a red sheer bow at the top left.
Paper: Blooming Gardens paper collection
Stamps: Hummingbird, Faith, Canning Jars, & Bee Balm
Dies: Hummingbird, Beautiful Borders, Decorative Corners, Canning Jars & Quatrefoil Pattern BG.  Also oval nesting dies from Spellbinders.
To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click HERE.  For this challenge you may use any stamps but if you have any ODBD stamps we would love to see you use them.  If you participate, you have a change to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps or to be spotlighted for the Shining the Light Award (the Shining the Light Award is only for those who use ODBD stamps).  We would love to see your creations.
For more inspiration, please visit my design team sisters:

Diana Nguyen

Cheryl Scrivens

DJ Rants

Chris Olsen

Elizabeth Whisson

Linda Carson

"Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; ... Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature"? Matt. 6:25-27

Neon Happy Thoughts

I was playing with the Hero Arts Neon ink pads today. Made a stencil with the chicken wire die from Ceery Lynn Designs and sponged the color on. Also used the Memory Box butterflies and sponged color on the top filigree butterfly using black linen for the base.  Stamp is from Inkadinkadoo and enamel dots are from Freckled Fawn.

Journal and Parrot Card Faux Journal

This Parrot is from Stampendous. Our challenge was to get inspiration from a site featuring hand made journals and books.  I tried to make my card look like a journal using metal photo corners and making my 3 black bows look somewhat like binding along with the decorative Italian paper.
The scripture stamp is from Our Daily Bread Designs.

I also made this actual journal with fiber binging and a stamped aged paper. I also used large copper eyelets for my binding and tied beads to the ends of each fiber.

Stamps are from Holly Berry House, Stampers Anonymous and Inkadinkadoo.  Copper parts are by We are Memory Keepers.  I used regular copy paper inside for pages.

Gelli Plate Prints

 Today I was playing with my Gelli Plate.  That thing is awesome! Our challenge was to use print so I used a couple of dictionary pages for my prints, loading them several times, each with a different color combo and different stencils.   The top card is using Our Daily Bread Designs stamps and a sketch.  It also has lace, ribbon, button and sequins from my new 12 bottle set of sequins by Doodlebug. The bottom card is using a Cheery Lynn Designs butterfly die.

MFP Speedy Fox & Friends Challenge #204 Inspiration Photo

This week at MFP Speedy Fox and Friends we are taking inspiration from a photo of a sunset somewhere tropic.

I love the colors in this photo, (I actually think they are really Easter'y) so I have put them in my card background and somewhat in the colors of my image.  The stamps are from the "Friends" set at Mark's Finest Papers. I've added pearls and ribbon as embellishments and made my sentiment a slide for my ribbon. The main image is popped up.
Go to Mark's Finest Papers to join us for this challenge.

ODBDSLC195 Easter Blessings

The challenge this week at Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Shining the Light is to use 6 of anything (for the 6th Anniversary of ODBD.
Today I have used 6 layers to mat the main image,(not counting the cut outs, Hummingbird, corner and sentiment).  I used 6 green rhinestones and 6 pink rhinestones.
The stamps I used today are from ODBD: Easter Blessings, I am the Way, Hummingbird
The dies I used from ODBD are: Hummingbird & Decorative Corners the others are by Spellbinder.
I also used paper from ODBD paper collection: Blooming Gardens.
To see all the creations in one place or to join the challenge, click HERE.  You have until March 23rd to join us.  For this challenge you may use any stamps but if you have ODBD stamps we'd love to see you use them.  If you participate, you have a chance to win the $15 certificate good toward ODBD stamps or to be spotlighted for the Shining the Light Award (The Shing the Light Award is only for those who use ODBD stamps). We would love to see your creations!
For more inspiration please visit my design team sisters:

Diana Nguyen

Cheryl Scrivens

DJ Rants

Chris Olsen

Linda Carson

Elizabeth Whisson

Easter is a time of rebirth as our Savior rose from the dead and put death and the grave under His feet.  Now we may call ourselves princes and (princesses) and priest, sons and daughters, of our God, our Father in heaven and Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  There is no other Name under heaven which can save. "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me". John 14:6  May God bless you all this week my friends!
Heb. 2:14, 1 Peter 2:5&9

Our Daily Bread Designs Anniversary Scripture set 13

Welcome to the 6th Anniversary Blog Hop for Our Daily Bread Designs!

 I used the Scripture Collection 13 created for the 6th Anniversary of Our Daily Bread Designs for this card. The set comes with 4 scriptures and  I decided to make one card for each scripture in the set.
Dies for this card are from Spellbinders.

 The dies for this card are from Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD).  I used The Beautiful Borders, Zinnia and Leaves, and Daisy Chain Background.  The stamps are from the Scripture Collection 13 and Zinnia.

 

I used the Quatrefoil Pattern & Fancy Foliage dies and Scripture Collection 13 stamps for this card.

I also use the Cuttlebug embossing folder with half pearls.

This card for the Scripture Collection 13 was my first using this set.  The scripture that I picked for the Collection is seen here.  It means a lot to me as I think about the fact that we need only to call on our God, our Heaven Father and He will answer us.  He is our shield and and defense, our help in trouble, our provider and protector.  He is our creator and the one who gives us the gifts we have within ourselves and external gifts as well!!

I hope you like the scriptures in this set, I sure do!!  Visit my sister designers for more inspiration!
 * Wanda * Chris * Stacy * Lisa * Grace * Dawn * Diana * Sandee* 
 Sabrina* Silke * Cathy * Angie * Linda * Lori * Cheryl * Audrey*
Julie

Three winners will be randomly chosen from the comments left on the designers blogs to receive a $25 Gift Certificate to the ODBD Store, to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps; ONE lucky random commenter will be randomly chosen to win the 2014 Anniversary Bundle!  You have until March 18, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments! The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on March 19th, so be sure to check back to see if you won!

MFPSpeedy Fox & Friends challenge 203

The challenge this week is to use Black and white and 1 color.  I chose to use yellow.
The stamps I used are from the Bring On the Sun set.
I just happened to have this yellow bee ribbon and the little bee button that went perfectly with the stamp set.
The only thing I did besides coloring the bees and sunflower center, was to sponge a little yellow Brilliance to the white background.
http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/ for more inspiration and to get all the information.
Hope you'll join the fun...there is a prize awarded to 1 lucky participant.

My Anchor

Our Daily Bread Designs stamps for a color challenge at SplitcoastStampers (SCS).
I used round nesting dies to make the porthole and nailhead dimensional stickers.
I also included corrugated kraft card stock and twine. The grid paper is a pre-embossed Tim Holtz paper from a pad.

ODBDSLC194-PURPLE ZINNIA

Hello friends! Today I am excited to share my PURPLE card with you.  Amethyst is the 6th anniversary stone, so as this is the 6th anniversary for Our Daily Bread Designs, the challenge at Shining the Light is to use purple or lavender in your creation.  To see all the creations in one place or to join the challenge, click HERE.  You have until March 16th to join us.  For this challenge you may use any stamps but if you have ODBD stamps we would love to see you use them.  If you participate, you have a chance to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps or to be spotlighted for the Shining the Light Award (Shining the Light Award is only for those who use ODBD stamps). We would love to see your creations.

Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) stamps and dies used: Zinnia set, Zinnia & Leaves die set, Blooming Gardens paper collection, Beautiful Borders die.  Other dies by Spellbinders. My ribbon was dyed to match my color scheme.
I made 4 layers of flower with each being popped up to add dimension.  Gold micro beads were added to the center, I then colored some of them with Copic Markers.
For more inspiration, please visit my design team sister:

Diana Nguyen

Cheryl Scrivens

DJ Rants

Chris Olsen (coordinator)

Elizabeth Whisson

Linda Carson

"Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. Submitting to one another in the fear of God". Eph. 5:19 & 21

Rainy Day cards

Rainy day challenge at SplitCoastStampers (SCS).  I used Glossy Accents and GooseBumps to get the raindrops/wet look.  The yellow card is water color washed then stamped with bleach. I used re-inkers to color in some lines/stems. The flower stamps are from Fred Mullett, the sentiment is Penny Black.
The top card I stamped the flowers by Penny Black with soft grey then used masking fluid on them. I then used re-inkers and water to wash color in the background.  I then water colored the flowers.  I used glossy Accents and Goose Bumps to make the rain look. The sentiment on this card is by Stamping Sensation.

MFPSpeedy Fox and friends Challenge-Oldies Birthday

Hi all!  Today I bring you the Oldies Birthday challenge 202 from Mark's Finest Papers.  I used the Big Boys Toys stamp set and "Happy Birthday" from the Bring on the Sun set.  My gears are die cut then splattered (using an old toothbrush) with embossing fluid and heat embossed using Paprika embossing powder and heat gun.  I also used embossing fluid around the outside of my truck circle and embossed using vintage copper powder.  The background panel is dry embossed coordination paper, aqua Black Magic, so that when I sanded it the aqua shows through.  I then embossed the edges with the copper as well. I made my truck look even older by adding a rust pattern on the faded aqua paint. Finally, I splattered embossing fluid on the phillips head screw brads then embossed with paprika powder again. I think this makes the perfect old guy birthday card!!
Go visit:
http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/ for more inspiration and to get all the information.

ODBDSLC193-METAL ANNIVERSARY

This month marks the sixth anniversary for Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) and so we are celebrating by making this challenge all about either metal or something sweet (gifts for sixth anniversary).  Today I have used some stamps from the new March collection.  Bee Balm Flower, Hummingbird, and The Good Seed. The dies I used are: Hummingbird die, Beautiful Borders and Quatrefoil Pattern.  I also used paper from the new Blooming Garden collection. The other things I used are a piece of aluminum (Copper colored), Spellbinders oval dies, Spellbinder label die, Sheer ribbon, Stickles and rhinestones.  I ran the aluminum through the Cuttlebug with the Quatrefoil die to emboss.
For more inspiration, please visit my design team sisters:

Diana Nguyen

Cheryl Scrivens

DJ Rants

Chris Olsen

Linda Carson

Elizabeth Whisson

T see all the creations in one place or to join the challenge, click HERE.  You have until March 4th to join us.  For this challenge you may use any stamp but if you have any ODBD stamps we would love to see you use them.  If you participate, you have a chance to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps or to be spotlighted for the Shining the Light Award (The Shining the Light Award is only for those who use ODBD stamps).  We would love to see your creations!

He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom.  Matt. 13:37-38

SPEEDY FOX & FRIENDS- METAL

This week's challenge at Speedy Fox and Friends, is to use metal.  I have used a sheet of metal for my background layer.  I ran it through my Cuttlebug with an embossing folder then added black rhinestones to it.
The stamps I used are from Mark's Finest Paper and Stamps: Black Eyed Susans for Encouragement set.  Please go visit and join in at:
http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/
You will find the other designer's samples there to get more inspiration.

ODBDSLC192-THE LORD LOVES US

Hello everyone!! Today I'm sharing my shaped card. This week the Shining the Light challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) is to make a card that has a shape other than straight lines, no squares or rectangles for THIS challenge!  For this card I used He Watches Me, Tulip Corner, Faith, Ornate Frames Sentiments, Ornate Flowers and Borders stamps, Antique Labels and Borders Die, and Heart and Soul paper collection.
I used Copic Markers to color.  This is an Easel card and the sentiment inside is popped up so the the card top can rest on top of it when open.  It is very easy to display this way.
For more inspiration, please visit my very talented design team sisters:

Diana Nguyen

Cheryl Scrivens

DJ Rants

Chris Olsen-team coordinator

Linda Carson

Elizabeth Whisson

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click HERE.  You have until March 2nd to join us.  For this challenge you may use any stamps but if you have ODBD stamps we would love to see you use them.  If you participate, you have a chance to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps or to be spotlighted for the Shining the Light Award (The Shining the Light Award is only for those who use ODBD stamps).  We would love to see your creations.

"Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on.  Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them.  Are you not of more value than they?...But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."  Matt. 6:25-26 & 33

Angel to help

Tea Potters challenge and sketch challenge at SCS.  This week our card is going to Rita who has been battling a number of illnesses. The Image is from Penny Black the words are Hero Arts.

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call on Me and go and pray to ME, and I will listen to you.  And you will seek Me and find Me,  when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord..." Jer. 29:11-14a

ODBDSLC191-SECRETLY ADMIRE...

We are suppose to case a card from a person that we admire, well I chose Grace for this challenge.  There are many I admire, especially from Our Daily Bread Designs but I could only choose one and I have liked this card layout since the first time I saw it at SplitCoastStampers.  This is the card that I cased:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2451841?&cat=500&ppuser=134563
So, this week at the Shining the Light challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) we are to case a card from a person we admire.  Pick someone who has been an inspiration to you, someone you admire as a card maker and pick a card to case.  Make sure you reference the person and the card when you enter your card.
For more inspiration please visit my other wonderfully talented design team sisters:

Diana Nguyen

Cheryl Scrivens

DJ Rants

Chris Olsen-Design team coordinator

Linda Carson

Elizabeth Whisson

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click HERE.  You have until Feb. 23rd to join us.  For this challenge you may use any stamps but if you have ODBD stamps we would love to see you use them.  If you participate, you have a chance to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps or to be spotlighted for the Shining the Light Award (the Shining the Light Award is only for those who use ODBD stamps).  We would love to see your creations.
Our Daily Bread Designs stamps and dies. Quatrefoil background die
Stamp set: To the Lovebirds.
   Bird Cage and Banners die, Ornate Hearts die
and I used the Heart and Soul Paper collection 
"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them....Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers....Speaking to each other in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord." Eph. 2:10,4:29, 5:19

Pine needle frame

I made this card for and Inspiration challenge. It actually took two days to complete.  Yesterday I gathered pine needles from the yard, boiled them (to get all the sap out without making them stiff) and then dried them by the woodstove overnight. Today I glued them to my cardstock circle opening, let it dry then filled in with more pine needles, let it fry and trimmed it off even with the cardstock.  I sprayed it with gloss finish.
I used Copics to color the image by Flourishes then matted it with rust in a smaller circle than my pine needle mat.  The pine needle mat is popped up and I wound twine around it at the bottom before mounting it to my folded card.  This is the first time I've tried this but I have friends who make baskets out of pine needles so this was nothing compare to that.

Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of host, He is the King of glory.  Ps. 24:8-10

Penny Black-new stamps

Here are some new Penny Black cards I've done with some of the new release.  I will be doing 3 Easter Cards from Penny Black at my next class at the Cat's Meow!
The middle card is one of the images I will be using.  The two little fairies are from a set (there are actually 4 little fairies in all...I think the other two are butterfly fairies.)  They are just adorable.

Sing to the Lord

This card was made to send to a lady who has been having a difficult time lately. To encourage her. She loves purple and she loves the Bible so this is the card I made using Our Daily Bread Designs stamp set "Oh Sing to the Lord.  The ribbon is dyed seam binding. The bird and two of the blossoms are popped up.  This is a Tea Potter's challenge over at SCS.  Come join in...we send cards each week to those that need it.
Oh sing to the Lord a new song...

Valentine

Well, Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!! Our challenge today over at SCS (SplitCoastStampers) was to do something RED with Valentine's Day approaching! This is what I call red.  I embossed the background with Red on Red embossing powder. I die cut two of the hearts and the border from red glitter paper, used red velvet ribbon and I stenciled red Versafine ink into the holes on the small white heart die cut before removing the die.
All Stamps and dies are from Our Daily Bread Designs: Ornate Hearts die set; Beautiful Borders die set; Bird Cage and Banners die set; Ornate Background stamp; and Banner Sentiments stamp set.
Create in me a clean heart oh God and renew a right spirit within me!

ODBDSLC190-TRUE LOVE

Hello friends! This week my card for Shining the Light challenge is double silver and purple hearts because the challenge this week is to do a Valentine in NON traditional colors! I embossed the large heart from the Bless Your Heart stamp set in silver with silver embossing powder and heat set.  I used the large die from the Ornate heart die set to cut out the silver scalloped hearts. I also used the Beautiful Border die set to cut the elegant silver fringe border.  The white background panel is embossed and I used some leaves from the Fancy Foliage die set in white above the hearts.  The sentiment "Two Hearts One Love" is from the Love Birds stamp set and the "I love you so much" sentiment on the hearts is from the Banner Sentiments stamp set and Bird Cage and Banners die set.

For more inspiration please visit my talented design team sisters:

Diana Nguyen

Cheryl Scrivens

DJ Rants

Chris Olsen

Linda Carson

Elizabeth Whisson

To see all the creations in one place or to join the challenge, click HERE.  You have until February 16th to join us.  For this challenge you may use any stamps but if you have Our Daily Bread Design (ODBD) stamps we would love to see you use them.  If you participate, you have a chance to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps or to be spotlighted for the Shining the Light Award (The Shining the Light Award is only for those who use ODBD stamps).  We would love to see your creations.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!  Let's see those Valentine creations!
"For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." Eph. 5:31  "Love is patient and is kind, love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek it's own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails...and now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." 1 Cor. 13: 4-8 & 13

Young Love

This is a new stamp from Penny Black!!! Adorable little boy and girl! The heart die is from Our Daily Bread Design.  This was for two challenges, What to do with it (Color it) and the Sketch challenge. I also used an embossing folder from Spellbinders.
"Love one another as I have loved you"!  John 15:12

ODBDSLC189-LOVE RECIPE

Oh my goodness, I LOVE these new heart stamps and dies!!! They are gorgeous!  I like all the colors that have been done with them as well...go check out my design team sister's blogs! Wow!!
The Shining the Light challenge is week is a WORD recipe.  You need to use things on your card that start with the letters, L-O-V-E.  Today my card recipe is L=lovely paper lace, O=octagon frame, V= Valentine sentiment and E= embossing (bottom part of the card).
I threaded ribbon through the holes of the paper lace, sewed around the edges, popped up the octagon frame, added a little metal key to the heart and Liquid Pearls-white around the flowers and flourishes.  I tied little knots in the ribbon going through the sentiment tag and added a ribbon bow under the flowers. I used the Bless Your Heart stamp set, the Fancy Foliage Die set, the Ornate Heart die set, and the Beautiful Borders die set.
For more inspiration please visit my sister designers:

Diana Nguyen

Cheryl Scrivens

DJ Rants

Chris Olsen

Linda Carson

Elizabeth Whisson

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click HERE.  You have until February 9th to join us.  For this challenge you may use any stamps but if you have any Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) stamps we would love to see you use them.  If you participate, you have a chance to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps or to be spotlighted for the Shining the Light Award (The Shining the Light Award is only for those who use ODBD stamps).  We would love to see your creations.

"Create in me a clean heart oh Lord"