Twinkles Glow with Stamps

Happy Saturday Everyone!! I hope you are having a great weekend!!  With the holiday it was a short week but it was so busy that it seemed long.

Anywho...it is time for another Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs.  I am excited to have a new challenge for the week after having the last challenge last 2 weeks.  I guess I am a creature of habit and routine and it felt to not post last week.

This weeks challenge:
Is to use red, white and blue on your creation.



I had a blast creating this card.  I was able to take all my frustrations out by burning my card!! It was fun until once I felt the whole flag may burn, then I kind of panicked.  I wasn't worried about burning the whole house down though as I did my burning over the sink and water was easily accessible.  The background is colored with copics. I feel this card is perfect for Operation Write Home to send to our troops.

To join the challenge, please link your creation here.

Challenges I am linking my creation to:
Ellephantastic -  July: CelebrationsInspire Me Fridays - always anything goesAud Sentiments Challenge -  Sentiment with at least two wordsArt Impressions Stamps Challenge -  Use something from your stash (hemp)Paper Crafting Journey -  for himSassy Studio Designs - Red, white, and blueStamp Insanity -  Anything goesCooking It Up With Katie - # 68 colors of your flag/something your country is known for )Crafting for all Seasons - #4 red white and blueDigistamps 4 Joy -   - #22 red white and blueMy Mum's Craft shop -  #13 stars and stripes7 Kids College Fund - red white and blueSimon Says Stamp - stitchingUse It Tuesdays - Red, White and BluePaper and Such Design -  #4  - Colour*Craft Your Passion - Anything GoesiCopic Challenge -  must use Copics - Red, white and bluePaper Creations Ink -  Red, white and bluePink Elephant  - Red, white and bluePollycraft - Celebrations (Stars/stripes optional)Scrapbookaholic - Red, white and blue

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments!! Have a great weekend!!

blessings,

Happy Hump Day Everyone!!  I hope you are all having a great week!! 
 Today is my dear Daughter. Meghan's, birthday!!  My baby is nine!! Where does the time go.  Happy Birthday Meghan!!!

Today is also another fun Whiff of Joy Challenge!!!  This week's challenge is a fun one: Lace and pearls (with a Whiff of Joy image).  Any one who knows me knows that I just love adding elegant details!!

Here is my take on the challenge using the darling Kneeling Willow image from Whiff of Joy (also available at Stamp and Create)


I used a lot of scrap papers from my stash since I have been cleaning house lately.  I just love these colors.  I know one of the sheets of dp is from Cosmo cricket Material girl and another is from Basic Grey Nook and Pantry .  The flowers are Prima Teal Fairytale roses and Prima ivory roses.  The pearls are from ZVA Creative.  The image is framed with the Lacey squares, scalloped and classic circles spellbinders.  The sentiment is framed with the Scalloped and classic ovals.

For more inspiration for the Whiff Of Joy Challenge, please visit my dt sisters:  Chelsea,  Gio, Jane, Kathrin,  Kylie, Louise, Manuela.  Michele To join our challenge, please link your creation here.

challenges I am entering my creation in:
4 Crafty Chicks ~ StitchingA Spoonful Of Sugar -  #159 Sewing  Bearly Mine -  #14 Anything Goes Jac-Inks Papercraft Challenges - Die-cuts Plus TextureGoing Grey With Scrap-Creations - SummerLadybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge -  Summer BirthdayPartytime Tuesdays -  PTT#23 Square Cards Paper Take Weekly -  Anything GoesTry It On Tuesday  -  Flower PowerCraft Your Passion - Anything GoesHooked on Crafts -  FlowersKaboodle Doodles - CelebrationsMake it Monday - Anything GoesSquigglefly - SummertimeThere She Goes - Glitter, Glitz and BlingSentimental Sundays - must include a Sentiment -  Anything goes plus a sentiment

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments!!
I greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts.

Have a great day!!

Happy July 4th to all in the USA!! I hope all around the world have enjoyed the weekend!!  Today will be a great family day and I am really looking forward to it.  My dear daughter's birthday is on Wednesday but since my hubby has to work then and he is home today, we thought we could celebrate today as well (usually we camp on her birthday and she is spoiled rotten so we have to do something compareable, right?).  We have an extended family picnic this afternoon.  And...the SUN is SHINING!! Woo hoo!!

Anywho...today it is time for another monthly challenge at Stamp and Create!!  This month's challenge is
RIBBONS and BOWS!!  Easy peasy right!!

KB Cute Monday - Anything GoesMake it Monday - Anything GoesOoh La La Creations -Summer flowers
Stamps R Us - there was a little girlThere She Goes - Glitter, Glitz and BlingDream Valley Challenges RibbonPaper Sundaes -  StitchingSentimental Sundays  Anything goes plus a sentimentAllsorts -  July long Free & EasyCatch The Bug  Anything Goes Emerald Faerie Garden - All things GirlySir Stampalot  Anything GoesSecret Crafter - #141 Here Comes SummerClearly Inspired - Punches, Die Cuts or Cut Outs.Delicious Doodles - Flourishes and Bling. Fairy Fun Fridays -.Swirls & PearlsPoodles Parlour -  Come fly with me.Totally Papercrafts - Bingo*gems, flowers, dies4 Crafty Chicks - Stitching.AiFactory   Use your favourite embellishment. (flowers and ribbon)CCEE Stampers -  Use your die cutting machineDigi Doodle Shop's Best -Anything goes.Just For Fun -  Anything goes.Paper Crafting Journey -  Anything goes Stampin' B's - Use 2 diecuts & piercing on your card. Ruby's Rainbow - flowers Paper Shelter Challenge  #20 anything goes
Truly Scrumptious - things with wings



**You are welcome to use any stamp for our challenges, but please make sure to adhere to the challenge theme and mention our challenge in your post** You can link your ribbon and bow creation here.

 For more inspiration using Stamp and Create's stamps and products or for more takes on the "Ribbon and Bows Challenge", please visit my dt sisters:  Joy, Lacey, Heidi, Vicky and  Jeanette.


There is no product spotlight this week but THERE IS A SALE!!!!


Thanks for stopping by and for your comments.  I greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts.

Have a great day!!

Blessings,

Happy Sunday Everyone!! I hope you are all enjoying the weekend!  It has been nice weather for most of the weekend and we had the opportunity to go visit with friends and neighbors at graduation parties.  Today it is very rainy so I can either craft, blog or sleep after church and dinner. LOL!

Today it is time for another Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge!!

This week's challenge host is Peggysue who chose the verse:

Psalm 46:10 Be still and know that I am God. 

This is one of my favorite verses!! Although short, it is so powerful!  It gives me such security to know that God is always there and that I can wait on Him.  When the perils of life come, He Says, "Be Still and Know that I am God." I am there for you, I am holding your hand." I know the plans I have for you says the Lord. Plans not to harm you but to give you hope and a future." As my husband and I come to a junction in our life where we feel God has a different calling for us, we can be patient and wait on Him knowing He will guide us.  Do you have that comfort, do you listen to the quiet and what He is telling you. "Be Still and know that He is God!!"


Peggysues challenge:


Make a CAS card or project.


Anyone who knows me or has followed my creations, knows that CAS and Chris Olsen are not used in the same sentence. LOL!  That is indeed a challenge for me!!!  I did my best though...

For my patriotic card that I plan to send to Operation Write Home, I used the You Are Not Forgotten stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs.

On This holiday weekend, I would to like our troops for putting there lives in harms way to preserve our countries freedom's and safety!!


Card Recipe:
stamps:  You Are Not Forgotten stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs.
paper: Real Red, Not Quite Navy, Neenah Solar White, Kraft
Accessories: Ribbon tags Trio from Spellbinders, Spellbinders Grand Caliber, Provocraft Stars Embossing folder, red grosgrain, Recollections Silver baubles

For more inspiration for the Stampin in Christ Challenge, please visit my dt sisters:
Grace, Linda, Lisa, Peggysue, Randi (on leave), Miesje, Kristine, Sabrina, Marilynn and  Rebecca.

For the full devotional and challenge details please visit the Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge.  I know I am always enlightened or inspired by Marilynn's take on the verse each week and I am sure you will be also!!

Challenges I am entering my creation in:
Thanks for stopping by and for your comments!!  I hope everyone in the USA an Canada are enjoying the holiday weekend!

Have a great day!!
blessings,

Hello All!! Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs July New Release Blog Hop!!  We are so excited to share some beautiful new stamps with you today!!  If you came here from Dina's blog, you are in the right place.  If you happened on this hop by chance, you will want to start at the beginning since there is a lot of inspiration and some great prizes along the way!!!


Here is what you have to do to be qualified to win one of these prizes:

• Hop to each designer’s blog and leave a comment 
• Return to the Our Daily Bread designs blog and leave a comment telling us that you completed the hop, making note if there were any you could not comment on. 
• Answer the question on the ODBD blog

  Here is the order for the hop just in case a link is broken or you get lost along the way:

Sandee
Grace
Angie
Becca
Debi
Dina
Chris- YOU ARE HERE!
Connie
Lisa
Sabrina
Julie
E Marie
Betty
Dawn
ODBD

Now on to my creation using the gorgeous new release hydrangeas and the crocheted circle from last months Serve the Lord set (I used masking to create a frame around the hydrangeas), and the awesome Large Scrapbook Words!!





Card Recipe:
Stamps: ODBD Serve the Lord, Hydrangeas, Large Scrapbook Words
Paper: Kaiserkraft Lilac Avenue, SU Walk in the Park, pink cs, Old Olive CS, Neenah Solar White CS
Accessories: Crocheted Circle die (from ODBD), olive May Arts Silk ribbon, pink May Arts lace ribbon
Challenges: House of Gilli -  Ribbons and BowsOoh La La Creations -  Summer flowersKB Cute Monday - FlowersDeep Ocean Challenge -  Flowers Craft Room Challenge  #3 Summer Birthdays Ruby's Rainbow -  flowersLittle Darlings Challenges -  #2 favorite colors Creative Belli -  #120 the letter G- greenPaper Crafting Journey - Anything goes4 Crafty Chicks - Stitching .AiFactory -   Use your favourite embellishment (ribbon)C.R.A.F.T. - Gardening.Just For Fun - JFF - Anything goes.Crafty Catz - Colors of Summer.Inspire Me Fridays - Always anything goes.Totally Papercrafts - Bingo*. (diecuts, flowers, gems)

I hope you enjoyed my creation today!! Thanks for stopping by and for your comments!
The next step on the hop is the talented Connie.