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About Me
- Chris Olsen, Glowbug
- Hi! I am Chris, also known as Glowbug on Splitcoaststampers. I live in Appomattox, VA. I so much enjoy blogging and the so many good friendships that have formed as a result. During my free time, I am creating cards or projects and I so enjoy Challenges. I have a very supportive husband, Scott, who understands my addiction and two young daughters,Meghan, 9 and Nicki, 12 years of age, who can't wait to get their hands on my stamps and embellishments. I was an elementary school teacher until my youngest was born. I have now been blessed with the opportunity to teach my two girls at home. I use stamping as a hobby or way to escape.
Blogroll
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen
Splitcoast stampers Alumni
Design Teams
ODBD Bread Basket
ODBD Design Team
My past dt sisters at ODBD
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Baby Fox1 day ago
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Coloring fun2 years ago
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Wonderful Christmas Ornaments3 years ago
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Natural Beauties ~ Power Poppy7 years ago
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Feel Better Soon9 years ago
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ODBDSLC268 Anything Goes10 years ago
Monday, April 4, 2011
Today I want to take a moment and share this week's new Stamp and Create challenge. This month I am the hostess and I have chosen the challenge: Buttons and another shaped card other than a square or rectangle.
You must use a NEW card (no back linking please), and you can enter up to once a week. You are welcome to enter cards, tags, scrapbook layouts, 3-D projects, etc. You may use any stamp...it does not need to be a stamp Stamp and create carries.
The prize this month is a $20 gift certificate to Stamp and CreateThe challenge is perfect to go with this week's Product Spotlight!! which is buttons!! All buttons at Stamp and Create is 25% off!!!
Here is my take on the challenge:
I created a card to go with my tool tote for Mother's Day. I used the darling Willow Kneeling image
The buttons are a combo of Basic Grey Pyrus, Basic Grey Olivia, as well as some other buttons from my stash. The ribbon is May Arts Ribbon tied with the Bow Easy. The designer paper is from K and Co. Susan Winget collection.
I shared this toot tote that I created on my blog a few weeks ago. For this creation, I used the darling Willow Kneeling image which I colored with copics. I created a 3d gift using the My Time Made Easy Trendy Tool Tote template designed by Lauren Meader. I used some of my new embossed dp from K and Co. with hydrangeas on it...my fave flower!! It is so sparkly!! The sentiment on the candle is from Whiff of Joy's Blooming Spring Kit. The pearl and gold butterflies are one of my recent finds at Michaels!!
For more inspiration for this week's challenge, please visit my dt sisters:
Joy, Lacey, Heidi, Vicky and Jeanette.Should you join our other shaped card base and buttons challenge, please link your creation here.
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes, Crazy Challenge -Just Add Flowers, Make it Monday - Anything goes, My Partner in Crafting Crime -Layer it up, Paper Playtime -Anything Goes, Stamping Vacation - you name the challenge (Just use pastels), There's Magic in the Air - Lets use flowers, Corrosive Challenges - 2Crafty Pad - Flower, Creative Cowgirls - Spring or Easter, Creative Inspirations Paint - Spring, Gingerloft - Got the Blues, I Did It Creations - Anything Goes, Sparkles Forum - Springtime, Catch The Bug - Anything Goes, Fairy Fun Fridays - Spring-themed, Fairy Knoll - 'whatever' Pastel Colours,
DDH Challenges Stitches Happily Scrappin - Shaped CardsHouse of Gilli - Ribbon and Pearls
Kaboodle Doodles - Lets get girlyKarens Doodles - Fancy & FeminineCreative Inspirations - Mum or Mothers DayFashionista Friday - Sew Something Craft Us Crazy - Easter/ Spring Crafty Purple Frog - Anything but Square.
Thanks for stopping by!!
Chris
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Happy Sunday Everyone!! I hope you are all enjoying the weekend!! If all goes according to our plan, we will be visiting with family in Boston today.
I am popping in to share today's Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge this week!!
This week's hostess is the sweet and talented Miesje!!!
Miesje chose the verse:
Luke 18:17 "Amen I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter in"
Have you ever watched or known a child who is so curious and asks trillions of questions it seems. They are eager to learn and are like sponges soaking everything in. That is what God wants for us.. He wants us to seek Him in our sleep, in our waking up and throughout the day. He wants us to be eager to read His Word and to seek the plans He has for us. Those who study His word and are eager to His will accepting the gift of eternal life He has bestowed upon us will be in heaven someday.
To go with this verse, Miesje has chosen the challenge:
Make a card for a child.
I rarely have the opportunity to use my many Penny Black stamps. Although I have many, it seems I just never seem to have the time to ink them up and I really do LOVE them so. For today's make a card for a child challenge, I decided to make a card with the Gift For You stamp from Penny Black. I colored it with copics.
The designer paper is from Prima Sparkling Spring. The image is popped on a gold embossed (on the edge) oval cut out with a Petite Ovals nestability. The embossed panel is embossed with Provocraft Spots. The sentiment is typed on my PC and cut out with my spellbinders ovals.
For more inspiration for the Stampin in Christ Challenge, please visit my dt sisters:
Grace, Linda, Lisa, Peggysue, Randi (on leave), Meisje, Kristine, Sabrina, Marilynn and Rebecca.
For the full devotional and challenge details please visit the Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge.
challenges I am entering my creation in:
Thanks for stopping by today and for leaving your comments. I really do enjoy reading your thoughts.
Blessings,
Chris
I am popping in to share today's Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge this week!!
This week's hostess is the sweet and talented Miesje!!!
Miesje chose the verse:
Luke 18:17 "Amen I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter in"
Have you ever watched or known a child who is so curious and asks trillions of questions it seems. They are eager to learn and are like sponges soaking everything in. That is what God wants for us.. He wants us to seek Him in our sleep, in our waking up and throughout the day. He wants us to be eager to read His Word and to seek the plans He has for us. Those who study His word and are eager to His will accepting the gift of eternal life He has bestowed upon us will be in heaven someday.
To go with this verse, Miesje has chosen the challenge:
Make a card for a child.
I rarely have the opportunity to use my many Penny Black stamps. Although I have many, it seems I just never seem to have the time to ink them up and I really do LOVE them so. For today's make a card for a child challenge, I decided to make a card with the Gift For You stamp from Penny Black. I colored it with copics.
The designer paper is from Prima Sparkling Spring. The image is popped on a gold embossed (on the edge) oval cut out with a Petite Ovals nestability. The embossed panel is embossed with Provocraft Spots. The sentiment is typed on my PC and cut out with my spellbinders ovals.
For more inspiration for the Stampin in Christ Challenge, please visit my dt sisters:
Grace, Linda, Lisa, Peggysue, Randi (on leave), Meisje, Kristine, Sabrina, Marilynn and Rebecca.
For the full devotional and challenge details please visit the Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge.
challenges I am entering my creation in:
- Allsorts - Blooming Blossoms Card Ideas - Spotty DottyCrafty Calendar - April Showers Bring Forth May FlowersOne Stop Craft - Spots and Dots By the Cute & Girly - Cute and GirlyFairy Fun Fridays - Spring-themedFairy Knoll - 'whatever'Fashionista Friday - Sew SomethingTellen's Place - EmbossingAud Sentiments Challenge -A sentiment/card for a child.CCEE Stampers - NO Buttons, Buckles, Bows or Brads.Charisma Cardz - Bling & Sparkles.Colour Create - Pastels + optionalCraft Us Crazy - Easter/ Spring.Delightful Challenges - Flowers.Paper Romance - Bling.Pixie Dust Studio - Fluttering Wings.Southern Girls - Add An Animal.Shelly's Images - Gettin PunchyCreative Card Crew - for a child
Thanks for stopping by today and for leaving your comments. I really do enjoy reading your thoughts.
Blessings,
Chris
Saturday, April 2, 2011
If you are here for the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog Hop and would like a chance to win a stamp set or even the Bread Basket Bundle, click here for the blog hop post.
Happy Saturday everyone!! I hope you are having a great weekend!! Well our challenge at Our Daily Bread Shining the Light Designs this week is to use birds on our creation. When I think of birds, I often associate them with Spring although they can be winter also...but in the Spring the birds sing. Well it definitely is not spring here!!! Snow and lots of it again!! Yuck!!!
Anywho...enough complaining...atleast it is not an earthquake or a Tsunami...
Now on to this week's Shining the light challenge....
Now on to my creation...
Yesterday, there was an awesome new release at Our Daily Bread Designs and I am so excited to have the opportunity to play with them. I just love the Birds and Butterfly Labels so much that I decide to make a Mother's Day card with it. I stamped one of the images from the ODBD Birds and Butterflies labels and cut it out/framed it with the Labels 18 die from Spellbinders using my GRAND CALIBER. (All the image sentiments in this are made to coordinate with the Labels 18 Spellbinders die. The sentiment is from the Mother's Day set (released yesterday).
To join the challenge, please link your creation here.
challenges I am entering my creation in:
Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great day and weekend!!
hugs,
Chris
Happy Saturday everyone!! I hope you are having a great weekend!! Well our challenge at Our Daily Bread Shining the Light Designs this week is to use birds on our creation. When I think of birds, I often associate them with Spring although they can be winter also...but in the Spring the birds sing. Well it definitely is not spring here!!! Snow and lots of it again!! Yuck!!!
Anywho...enough complaining...atleast it is not an earthquake or a Tsunami...
Now on to this week's Shining the light challenge....
This weeks challenge:
-Use a bird image, punched bird, or birds on your designer paper. 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 Thursday, April 7. 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 April 7 at 8 p.m. EST.If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC55. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.
Now on to my creation...
Yesterday, there was an awesome new release at Our Daily Bread Designs and I am so excited to have the opportunity to play with them. I just love the Birds and Butterfly Labels so much that I decide to make a Mother's Day card with it. I stamped one of the images from the ODBD Birds and Butterflies labels and cut it out/framed it with the Labels 18 die from Spellbinders using my GRAND CALIBER. (All the image sentiments in this are made to coordinate with the Labels 18 Spellbinders die. The sentiment is from the Mother's Day set (released yesterday).
CARD RECIPE
Stamps: ODBD Bird and Butterfly Labels, Mother's Day
Paper: Prima Annalee (the blue rectangle), SU Parisian Breeze and the Basic Grey Hello Luscious
Accessories: Grand Caliber from Spellbinders, lace, gingham, Fleur De Lis Accents corner die, Spellbinders labels 18, Martha stewart shell border punch
For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my dt sisters:
Lori- guest designer
To join the challenge, please link your creation here.
challenges I am entering my creation in:
Card Makin' Mamas - embellish itDelicious Doodles - For Mum - mothers everywhereFashionista Friday - Sew SomethingFairy Fun Fridays - Spring-themedStamping Vacation - pick three: a circle; dry embossing; swirl; vanilla cardstock; star brad; thread or embroidery floss; corner punch; anything pink; a sentiment. I used thread, a sentiment, and vanilla cardstockCrafty Sentiments - Mother's Day.Paper Play - For Mum/Mom.Pixie Dust Studio - Fluttering Wings. (bird) Penny's Paper-Crafty - 1 image, 2 embellishments, 3 DP Pixie Cottage - Sketch* or stitching Scrapbook Sisters - Mother's Day or Special LadyTop Tip Tuesday - Nature InspiredCreative Craft Friends - SpringDream Valley Challenges - Mothers Day Gingerloft - Die Cuts or PunchesOne Stitch At A Time - Mothers day Sparkles Forum - SpringtimePals Paper Arts - Punches.
Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great day and weekend!!
hugs,
Chris
Friday, April 1, 2011
Hello everyone! Welcome to the April 1st Our Daily Bread designs Blog Hop! The sticks in the bread basket are soooo excited this month about all the sets being released! I know you will enjoy this hop and will love all the new sets! I know I personally have enjoyed inking them up!!!
If you got here from the amazing Angie's Blog, you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog and hop from there!
If you got here from the amazing Angie's Blog, you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog and hop from there!
The Hop will run from 8am EDT April 1 until 8pm EDT. April 2.
For this hop, there will be THREE Prizes of One Free Set (your choice), and
ONE GRAND PRIZE of THREE FREE SETS, YOUR CHOICE!
Here is what you need to do to be entered in the drawing:
Here is the order for the hop:
Julie
Debi
Angie
Chris -> YOU ARE HERE
Dawn
Grace
Sandee
Connie
Becca
Lorelie
Betty
Here are my card details:
Many associate me with more feminine cards...I do make many more of them and enjoy adding all the details. Today, however, I want to share a masculine card set I created for Father's Day using the fun Father's Day set released today!! Rather than coloring the moose, I wanted to distress the edges of my image panel instead to match the Creative Imaginations designer paper I found in my stash.
The image is frame with a circle and Labels 18 die from Spellbinders which I cut with my GRAND CALIBER. The sentiment is cut out with the Ribbon Trios 3 dies from Spellbinders. Since I did not want to use a lot of embellishment on a masculine card, I decided to create a window to create some interest. The trim on the card and bag is raffia.
On the inside of my card, I created a pocket to put a gift card inside. Under the pocket, I used the verse from the Father's Day set which says: "A good man obtains favor from the Lord." The "Happy Father's Day" sentiment is from the Happy Father's Day set released last year!! This set is on sale at ODBD for 15% off.
In addition to a gift card holder, I wanted to create a coordinating gift bag. The handle are raffia. The bag is created with a Stampin Up template die.
I hope you enjoyed my creations today.... now from here hop on over to Dawn's Blog where I know you will be in for some real inspiration.
Many associate me with more feminine cards...I do make many more of them and enjoy adding all the details. Today, however, I want to share a masculine card set I created for Father's Day using the fun Father's Day set released today!! Rather than coloring the moose, I wanted to distress the edges of my image panel instead to match the Creative Imaginations designer paper I found in my stash.
I hope you enjoyed my creations today.... now from here hop on over to Dawn's Blog where I know you will be in for some real inspiration.
Have a great day!!
Chris
Hello everyone!! I hope you are all having a good week!! Today I want to share a springy creation with you although we have a winter warning for a Nor-easter here and can get up to 10 inches of snow. UGH!!!! Is it spring yet?
Today is a new challenge at Wags n Whiskers!! This week the challenge is to use ribbons and lace on your creation. Easy Peasy right!!!
We hope you can all join in!!
Wags n Whiskers challenges are every other week.
Well on to my creation...I used the fun Liali fairy from Wags n Whiskers and colored her up with copics. Rather than use the traditional square or rectangle shape, I decided to use my grand caliber and my new Grand Labels die from Spellbinders!!
The dp is from Basic Grey Hello Luscious. The image is framed with the Spellbinders Beaded Ovals and the classic ovals dies. Each of the beaded ovals has a pink rhinestone on it. The lace is tear drop lace available at Stamp and Create.
When I went to visit my mom last month, I tried my hand at crocheting a flower. Granted it took me a long time and I needed a lot of assistance from Mom but here is the result. I place a Prima trellis rose in it and added some other white prima roses next to it.
The bow is tied with the Bow Easy and White Ribbon from May Arts. The white background behind the image is embossed with Provocraft Spots folder.
challenges I am entering my creation in:
Amber's Crafts and Stuff - use flowers
Flutterby Wednesdays - must include butterfly, fairy or angel - buttons and bows
Paper Pretties - bling
Pixie Cottage - stitching
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Fairy Tales
Karen's Doodles Netherlands - Make Your Own Embellishments
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Handmade Flowers (crocheted flower)
Clear It Out! - Flowers, Flowers & more Flowers
Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes + A handmade Flower
House of Gilli - Ribbon and Pearls
Incy Wincy Designs - Sparkle and Shine
Magical Mondays - use a shaped card
Make it Monday - Anything goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Gingerloft - Die Cuts or Punches
Let's Ink It Up - Die Cuts or Punches
Scrappy Frogs - Flowers and Lace
Sketchy Colors - Pink, Orange and White
Tellen's Place - texture
For more inspiration for the challenge at Wags n Whiskers, please visit my dt sisters:
Should you join the Wags N Whiskers challenge, please link your creation at the Wags n Whiskers blog here
Thanks for looking and for your comments!! Have a great day!! I hope to see you for the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog hop with the new April Release!!!
hugs and blessings,
Chris
Today is a new challenge at Wags n Whiskers!! This week the challenge is to use ribbons and lace on your creation. Easy Peasy right!!!
We hope you can all join in!!
Wags n Whiskers challenges are every other week.
This will give you more time to be able to participate with our challenges.
One random participant will win a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber stamp of your choice.
You can still use any stamp you would like, but if you use a Wags 'n Whiskers image, you will also be entered into a separate drawing for a free Wags 'n Whiskers Digital Stamp.
Well on to my creation...I used the fun Liali fairy from Wags n Whiskers and colored her up with copics. Rather than use the traditional square or rectangle shape, I decided to use my grand caliber and my new Grand Labels die from Spellbinders!!
The dp is from Basic Grey Hello Luscious. The image is framed with the Spellbinders Beaded Ovals and the classic ovals dies. Each of the beaded ovals has a pink rhinestone on it. The lace is tear drop lace available at Stamp and Create.
When I went to visit my mom last month, I tried my hand at crocheting a flower. Granted it took me a long time and I needed a lot of assistance from Mom but here is the result. I place a Prima trellis rose in it and added some other white prima roses next to it.
The bow is tied with the Bow Easy and White Ribbon from May Arts. The white background behind the image is embossed with Provocraft Spots folder.
challenges I am entering my creation in:
Amber's Crafts and Stuff - use flowers
Flutterby Wednesdays - must include butterfly, fairy or angel - buttons and bows
Paper Pretties - bling
Pixie Cottage - stitching
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Fairy Tales
Karen's Doodles Netherlands - Make Your Own Embellishments
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Handmade Flowers (crocheted flower)
Clear It Out! - Flowers, Flowers & more Flowers
Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes + A handmade Flower
House of Gilli - Ribbon and Pearls
Incy Wincy Designs - Sparkle and Shine
Magical Mondays - use a shaped card
Make it Monday - Anything goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Gingerloft - Die Cuts or Punches
Let's Ink It Up - Die Cuts or Punches
Scrappy Frogs - Flowers and Lace
Sketchy Colors - Pink, Orange and White
Tellen's Place - texture
For more inspiration for the challenge at Wags n Whiskers, please visit my dt sisters:
Should you join the Wags N Whiskers challenge, please link your creation at the Wags n Whiskers blog here
Thanks for looking and for your comments!! Have a great day!! I hope to see you for the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog hop with the new April Release!!!
hugs and blessings,
Chris
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