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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.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Happy Tuesday all!! I hope you all are having a great week!! There is just something about making a winter card in the hot weather that makes the temperature feel cooler. Lol!!! I decided since it is so hot an humid that making a Christmas card would be fun. I made it for the Shining the Light challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs as well as some other challenges.
This week's Shining the Light challenge:
We
would like to see clouds or sunshine (sunsets, sunrises...) on your
creation. These can be on your designer paper, be cut or sponged or be
part of your coloring or stamping.
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 Sunday, July 22nd at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.
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 three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, July 22nd at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery , please use the keyword is ODBDSLC116. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.
Here is my take on the challenge:
I decided to make a Christmas card rather than a summer creation with clouds or sunshine. My image is Our Daily Bread Designs- Warm Wishes. I colored the image with copics and added Liquid Applique for snow. The fold for the card is called a diamond fold. My background is dry embossed while my sentiment is gold embossed. The dies used include Spellbinders Lacey Circles, Lacey Squares, Petite Ovals, and Classic and Scalloped Circles.
For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my dt sisters:
To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click here.
Challenges I am entering this card in:
Southern Girls - Pearls Forever Friends -must include an animal Christmas DRS Designs - Blue Christmas Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - Easel or more than one fold Stampin With
The Dragon Ribbons
& Bows Totally
Papercrafts – Lots of Layers Jellypark
Challenges Christmas in July Alphabet
Challenge L … Lace Send a Smile for Kids - Christmas in July 2 Sisters - #99 Christmas in JulyThe Hybrid Chick Card Caravan Christmas in July Robyn`s Fetish - Christmas in July Creative Inspirations Paint Christmas in July Amusing Challenges - Christmas in July Christmas Crafting -Christmas and 2 or more folds Crafters Companion - Ho ho ho Christmas Creatalicious Challenges Christmas in July Cupcake Craftroom Lots of layers The Crafter's Cafe Challenge -Christmas in July w/non-traditional colours The Crazy Challenge - Christmas in July There She Goes - Christmas in JulyTotally Stampalicious Christmas in July Paper Pretties Embossing Stamptacular Sunday - Wings (two cardinals by the snowman) and Bling
Our Daily Bread Designs will be attending the CHA trade show in Rosemont, Illinois this week!
Please note that no orders will ship out after this weekend and they will
resume shipping on Monday (July 23, 2012).
.....but they will be running a special for 5 days....July 16-20, 2012 (midnight EST) and will give you a discount off purchases!!
Orders of $100.00-$149.00 may use code CHA10 to receive 10% off the order!
Orders of $150.00-$199.00 may use code CHA15 to receive 15% off the order!
Orders of $150.00-$199.00 may use code CHA15 to receive 15% off the order!
Orders over $200.00 may use code CHA25 to receive 25% off the order!!
PLEASE NOTE: Stamp set bundles and Gift Certificates are NOT included in this offer. We will not discount any of these items and your invoice will be adjusted if you purchase them.
Thanks for stopping by!! We hope you will join us for this week's
challenge. We can't wait to see your creation!! Have a great week!!
blessings,
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Happy Thursday All!! I hope you are all enjoying your week. Life has been busy but I am so thankful that the heat is so much less this week!! Mid 80's feels like fall or winter compared to the 100 degree days of last week.
This week I have been trying to join more of the challenges at Splitcoast Stampers. What a fun and challenging sketch at Splitcoaststampers Yesterday (SC393)! I decided to challenge myself even more to a white on white card and make my image pop.
The stamps used are Surging Sea and Smooth Sailing from Our Daily Bread Designs. The ship reminds me of summer vacation and the many cruises people enjoy. Not me....since I get terrible motion sickness even in a car...but many others love cruises.
The card Shape uses Labels 23 (Grand) from Spellbinders. The image is framed with Petite Ovals (large and small) from Spellbinders. The embossing folders are Stars and Swiss Dots from Provocraft.
This week I have been trying to join more of the challenges at Splitcoast Stampers. What a fun and challenging sketch at Splitcoaststampers Yesterday (SC393)! I decided to challenge myself even more to a white on white card and make my image pop.
The stamps used are Surging Sea and Smooth Sailing from Our Daily Bread Designs. The ship reminds me of summer vacation and the many cruises people enjoy. Not me....since I get terrible motion sickness even in a car...but many others love cruises.
The card Shape uses Labels 23 (Grand) from Spellbinders. The image is framed with Petite Ovals (large and small) from Spellbinders. The embossing folders are Stars and Swiss Dots from Provocraft.
Thanks for stopping by!! I so appreciate your comments and visits! Have a great week!!
blessings,
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Happy Tuesday all!! Sorry it has been so long since I posted, yet again. Life keeps getting in the way of crafting. I wish I could just craft all day but that is just not the case. Thankfully the heat is much better here. No more 105 degree plus days...today it is 85 degrees. Much more tolerable. Thank you Lord!!!
Anywho...today I am popping in to share this week's Shining the Light challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs.
This week's challenge:
We would like to see tearing or distressing 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 Sunday, July 15th at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.
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 three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award. In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, July 15th at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery , please use the keyword is ODBDSLC115. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.
Now on to my creations:
This a.m. I made a quick card to meet this week's Color Challenge at Splitcoast (CC383- Rasberry Ripple, Pink Pirouette, and Crumb Cake). I love the color combo for this week's but found it to be a real fun challenge. Since I did not have Razzleberry Ripple, I used Purely Pomegranite instead.
I created my own designer paper using the flowers from Our Daily Bread Designs Flowering Faith and Bird Borders and Corners sets. These stamps were inked in pink pirouette, Purely Pomegranite, and Crumb Cake (kraft). The sentiment is from ODBD's Flowering Faith , framed with Eternity , and cut out with the Elegant Ovals Spellbinders dies exclusive to ODBD.
The crumb cake oval is created with a cuttlebug victoria embossing folder and the embossed kisses technique. I added some pearl trim, some stitching, a Cheery Lynn Small Exotic butterfly , a bunch of leaves from Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish and a punched border using the Daisy Border Punch from Martha Stewart.
For my second creation, I decided to challenge myself and make a pedestal pop up card. You can find the tutorial here at Splitcoast Stampers.
My card uses Birthday Blessings from Our Daily Bread Designs and Green Tea designer paper from Stampin Up. The card stock is Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, and Old Olive. I distressed the edges using old olive. The bows are made with Martha Stewarts Ribbon Loop corner punch. It was fun using my Nestabilities (Squares) and ribbon to make presents. To meet this week's Shining the Light challenge- ODBDSLC115, I added distressing with Old Olive.
This a.m. I made a quick card to meet this week's Color Challenge at Splitcoast (CC383- Rasberry Ripple, Pink Pirouette, and Crumb Cake). I love the color combo for this week's but found it to be a real fun challenge. Since I did not have Razzleberry Ripple, I used Purely Pomegranite instead.
I created my own designer paper using the flowers from Our Daily Bread Designs Flowering Faith and Bird Borders and Corners sets. These stamps were inked in pink pirouette, Purely Pomegranite, and Crumb Cake (kraft). The sentiment is from ODBD's Flowering Faith , framed with Eternity , and cut out with the Elegant Ovals Spellbinders dies exclusive to ODBD.
The crumb cake oval is created with a cuttlebug victoria embossing folder and the embossed kisses technique. I added some pearl trim, some stitching, a Cheery Lynn Small Exotic butterfly , a bunch of leaves from Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish and a punched border using the Daisy Border Punch from Martha Stewart.
Challenges I am entering this card in:
Bearly Mine - #43 Pearls & Lace Creative Card Crew - #14 Swirls & Pearls Paperminutes - #225 Shabby Chic/Vintage Make it Monday - always Anything Goes There She Goes - Sewing and Stitching Corrosive Challenges -Sentimentally Yours Stampin' Sisters in Christ - (at least) 1 Circle/Oval Element, (at least) 2 Different Papers, (at least) 1 Embellishment Guylou's Inimitability Swirls & PearlsStamp Man - Bling it On It's All About the Vintage Anything Vintage Moving Along With The Times Sentiment only Shelly's Images Use text/sentiment Southern Girls Pearls For my second creation, I decided to challenge myself and make a pedestal pop up card. You can find the tutorial here at Splitcoast Stampers.
My card uses Birthday Blessings from Our Daily Bread Designs and Green Tea designer paper from Stampin Up. The card stock is Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, and Old Olive. I distressed the edges using old olive. The bows are made with Martha Stewarts Ribbon Loop corner punch. It was fun using my Nestabilities (Squares) and ribbon to make presents. To meet this week's Shining the Light challenge- ODBDSLC115, I added distressing with Old Olive.
For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my dt sisters:
To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click here.
Challenges I am entering this card in:
Thanks for stopping by!! We hope you will join us for this week's
challenge. We can't wait to see your creation!! Have a great week!!
blessings,
Friday, July 6, 2012
Hi All!! Sorry I have not posted in a while, my life has been rather crazy lately with company and etc. Has anyone else been having the extreme heat. It has been over 102 degrees for over a week now! I am definitely not used to that...
One would wonder why I would title this card "Just Squeakin by.....". To make a long story short, I had my in laws here for the past week and was unable to join in any challenges or create any cards or projects. I was so excited to get started on yesterday's WT382 Tissue challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. I began soon after they left, however, my progress and ability to finish the card was hindered when I opened my craft cabinet to get my ink (in our new house) only to have a mouse staring at me. I hate mice and have the urge to run when I see one. Which is just what I did...I ran to get my pet cat Zoe who chased the mouse through my cupboards and saved the day. I will be a bit more cautious when getting supplies in my craft area from now on!!
Anywho...I made this for yesterday's WT382 challenge to use tissue at Splitcoast Stampers. I used the faux silk technique and created a tissue paper flower. The Our Daily Bread Designs Flowering Faith stamp set was used to create my faux silk. The sentiment is from the Our Daily Bread Designs Sharing your Sorrow . The flower was created with the Spellbinders Blossoms Three and Peony dies. . The card shape is created with the Labels 23 Grand dies.
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Flowering Faith stamp set was used to create my faux silk. The sentiment is from the Our Daily Bread Designs Sharing your Sorrow .
Dies: Spellbinders Blossoms Three and Peony dies, Labels 23 Grand
Accessories: May Arts Satin Ribbon, leaf from stash, Gem Brad
I have created this card for this week's Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light challenge which is everything goes with Our Daily Bread Designs.
challenges I am entering my creation in:
Thanks for stopping by!! I hope all is well!!
One would wonder why I would title this card "Just Squeakin by.....". To make a long story short, I had my in laws here for the past week and was unable to join in any challenges or create any cards or projects. I was so excited to get started on yesterday's WT382 Tissue challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. I began soon after they left, however, my progress and ability to finish the card was hindered when I opened my craft cabinet to get my ink (in our new house) only to have a mouse staring at me. I hate mice and have the urge to run when I see one. Which is just what I did...I ran to get my pet cat Zoe who chased the mouse through my cupboards and saved the day. I will be a bit more cautious when getting supplies in my craft area from now on!!
Anywho...I made this for yesterday's WT382 challenge to use tissue at Splitcoast Stampers. I used the faux silk technique and created a tissue paper flower. The Our Daily Bread Designs Flowering Faith stamp set was used to create my faux silk. The sentiment is from the Our Daily Bread Designs Sharing your Sorrow . The flower was created with the Spellbinders Blossoms Three and Peony dies. . The card shape is created with the Labels 23 Grand dies.
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Flowering Faith stamp set was used to create my faux silk. The sentiment is from the Our Daily Bread Designs Sharing your Sorrow .
Dies: Spellbinders Blossoms Three and Peony dies, Labels 23 Grand
Accessories: May Arts Satin Ribbon, leaf from stash, Gem Brad
I have created this card for this week's Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light challenge which is everything goes with Our Daily Bread Designs.
challenges I am entering my creation in:
- Our Craft Lounge - Die Cuts
- Art Impressions Stamps Challenge Include a metal accent (Brad)
- Sassy Studio Designs - Use something metal (Brad)
- Shelly's Images Use text/sentiment
- Paper Shelter Challenge - #71 flower power
- WordArt Wednesdays - see site to download word art OR use an encouraging uplifting sentiment
Thanks for stopping by!! I hope all is well!!
Have
a blessed Day and Weekend!!!
hugs
and blessings,
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs July Release Blog Hop!! If you got here from the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog, you are in the right place!! If not, you might want to start there so you know all the details about today's hop and the prizes that are available!!!!! Kelley, has another exceptional release with lots of great stamps. The team, I know, has lots of inspiration for you, using these stamps. So why don't you grab your favorite beverage and enjoy what they have in store.
This month's hop will run from 8 a.m. EDT on July 1 until 8 p.m. EDT on July 2. The winners will be announced July 3! There will be THREE PRIZES of $20.00 Gift Certificates for stamps and ONE GRAND PRIZE of the ENTIRE BREAD BASKET BUNDLE (The entire release!!!)
All you have to do for a change to win is:
So now.... on to my card:
For my creation I used the sets Calla Lilly and Sharing Your Sorrow from Our Daily Bread Designs. These stamps were so beautiful that I just colored the image with copics, cut it out and framed it with Spellbinders Labels 22 on top of a piece of white cardstock embossed with Provocraft (Cuttlebug) Swiss Dots. I did not want design paper to detract from the image or take away from the softness of it so I mounted the framed image on a piece of white cardstock (Neehan Solar White) that was embossed with the Sizzix Plaid folder. The sentiment from Sharing your Sorrow is framed with Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Fancy Tags 2.
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs: Sharing Your Sorrow, Calla Lilly
Paper: Neenah Solar White (110 lbs)
Accessories: Sizzix Plaid Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Spellbinders-Labels 22, Petite Ovals, Fancy Tags 2, White sheer Ribbon, pearls
My Second creation is one I created using the Flowering Faith and Sharing Your Sorrow for this week's ODBD Shining the Light challenge- ODBDSLC114 Anything Goes with Our Daily Bread Designs and this week's Queen Of the Day 119 casing some of the elements of Mary's card Hello Doily I am not as lucky as Mary to have that gorgeous doily stamp but I decided to create my own stamped doily by sponging over Cheery Lynn's Canadian Kaleidoscope . I also used three flowers like Mary but changed the layout, stamps, and color as well as added some vines.
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs: Sharing Your Sorrow, Flowering Faith
Paper: Neenah Solar White (110 lbs)
Accessories: Sher White Ribbon, Corner Punch, Canadian Kaleidoscope and Fanciful Flourish from Cherry Lynn Designs
This month's hop will run from 8 a.m. EDT on July 1 until 8 p.m. EDT on July 2. The winners will be announced July 3! There will be THREE PRIZES of $20.00 Gift Certificates for stamps and ONE GRAND PRIZE of the ENTIRE BREAD BASKET BUNDLE (The entire release!!!)
All you have to do for a change to win is:
- Visit each of the stops on the hop and leave a little love!!
- Visit the ODBD blog at the end of the hop and tell us you completed the hop!!
So now.... on to my card:
For my creation I used the sets Calla Lilly and Sharing Your Sorrow from Our Daily Bread Designs. These stamps were so beautiful that I just colored the image with copics, cut it out and framed it with Spellbinders Labels 22 on top of a piece of white cardstock embossed with Provocraft (Cuttlebug) Swiss Dots. I did not want design paper to detract from the image or take away from the softness of it so I mounted the framed image on a piece of white cardstock (Neehan Solar White) that was embossed with the Sizzix Plaid folder. The sentiment from Sharing your Sorrow is framed with Spellbinders Petite Ovals and Fancy Tags 2.
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs: Sharing Your Sorrow, Calla Lilly
Paper: Neenah Solar White (110 lbs)
Accessories: Sizzix Plaid Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Spellbinders-Labels 22, Petite Ovals, Fancy Tags 2, White sheer Ribbon, pearls
My Second creation is one I created using the Flowering Faith and Sharing Your Sorrow for this week's ODBD Shining the Light challenge- ODBDSLC114 Anything Goes with Our Daily Bread Designs and this week's Queen Of the Day 119 casing some of the elements of Mary's card Hello Doily I am not as lucky as Mary to have that gorgeous doily stamp but I decided to create my own stamped doily by sponging over Cheery Lynn's Canadian Kaleidoscope . I also used three flowers like Mary but changed the layout, stamps, and color as well as added some vines.
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs: Sharing Your Sorrow, Flowering Faith
Paper: Neenah Solar White (110 lbs)
Accessories: Sher White Ribbon, Corner Punch, Canadian Kaleidoscope and Fanciful Flourish from Cherry Lynn Designs
Thanks for stopping by today!! I hope you are somehow
inspired by my creations!! For more inspiration, the next stop on the hop is
the exceptionally talented Sandee.
Have
a blessed Day!!!
hugs
and blessings,
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