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Saturday, December 1, 2012

ODBD December Release Blog Hop

8:00 AM | Posted by Anonymous | | Edit Post

Hello my friends! Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs Nov. Release Blog Hop! If you got here from Dawn's incredible blog, you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the ODBD Blog so you don't miss anything!

The hop will run from 8am EDT Dec 1 until 8pm EDT Nov 2
Winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog Dec 3
Three hoppers will win a $20 gift certificate toward stamps at the ODBD store, and 1 blessed hopper will win a $75 Gift Certificate stamps at the ODBD store!!!
Simply hop to each stop, leave a comment and return to the ODBD Blog to tell us you completed the hop and let us know if you had any problems along the way! That's it! Enjoy!!!

For my card today... I used the Poinsettia Wreath. The sentiment is from the Cardinal Ornament stamp set.

For my card today... I used the Poinsettia Wreath. The sentiment is from the Cardinal Ornament stamp set. The image is colored with copics. The poinsettias are cut out and layered to add dimension and texture. The background panel is dry embossed with a Poinsettia embossing folder and inked with golden embossing powder. The image is cut out using the Scalloped Circles from Spellbinders and layered on Labels One (Spellbinders). The card frame is Fancy Labels One. The bow is May Arts Burgundy Silk.

I hope you are somehow inspired by my creation ! If you did not see my sneak peek earlier, I'll just show you that again, which was made using the Sparkling Snowflakes and Snowflake Background.

Here are the sets I spotlighted today:

Card 1:

Card 2:

Snowflake background

Thanks so much for visiting today! To continue on the hop, your next stop is the fabulous
Sandee!!

blessings,

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Sparkling Snowflakes

7:20 AM | Posted by Anonymous | | Edit Post

Happy Thursday friends!! I hope you are all enjoying a good week. Winter is definitely on it way here in Virginia this week. The nights are very cool and most mornings we wake up to frost. The trees have mostly lost their leaves. It does get you more in the mood for the winter holidays. Like my dear hubby said, it is hard to put Christmas lights or a tree when it looks like Summer or Fall.

Keeping winter and Christmas in mind, I decided to share a sneak peek from Our Daily Bread Designs that will be released on December 1.....a wide array of GORGEOUS Snowflakes in the Snowflake Background and Sparkling Snowflakes stampsets.

I decided to make A quick Christmas card!! All it took was dry embossing with my Snowflake folder and Swiss Dots folder from Provocraft, some sewing (to secure the gold glitter paper...doesn't glue very well) and some gold embossing.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are somehow inspired by my creation. Have a blessed day!!

blessings,

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Ornaments and Lindt Chocolate... a yummy combination!!

8:00 AM | Posted by Anonymous | | Edit Post

Happy Tuesday all!! I hope everyone in the USA had a great Thanksgiving Holiday!! I know I did!! It was a nice quiet weekend that we shared as a family. Although I am still not able to get around very well due to the muscle pull in my leg, I had the the opportunity to supervise the girls and my dear hubby with the Christmas decorations. We really did quite a lot done!!!

Anywho...today I am popping in to share this week's Shining the Light challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs and something to add to my holiday decor!!!

This week's challenge is to Deck the Halls!! We want to see those ornaments or something hanging on your creation!!

I decided to make an ornament and treat box in one. For this first ornament I used the Ornaments Stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs as well as the Cardinal Ornaments for the sentiment. The ornament shape is cut out with the Spellbinders Heirloom Ornament.

Here is a side view:

Here is a side view from the top so you can see the delicious Lindt chocolates!!

Here is a second ornament I created with the Ornaments stamp set. The sentiment is from the Chickadee Ornaments Stamp set. This one I added some pearls and gold baubles to. The image is colored with copics.

For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my dt sisters:

Jan Marie Ennenga, Barb Pace (guest designer), Jan Keen, Lori Ulrich,

Kathy Roney, and Rosemary Dennis.

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click here. You have until December 2nd to join us. You do not have to use an ODBD stamp to join in, but we would love to see them if you have them. Plus....your card will only be featured in the top 3 if you use ODBD stamps. Anyone, however, has a chance to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps.

We would love to see your creations.

I hope this creation, has somehow inspired you.

Thanks for stopping by!! I treasure all my viewers/blogging friends and their comments.

Have a blessed Day!!!

hugs and blessings,

challenges I am entering my creation in:

Anything Goes Challenge #82 Tags Flourishes - #197 Use Gold Or Silver
Crafty Sentiments Red White & Green Creative Craft Friends Challenge #65 - Christmas Crafts, Lexi's Creations Blog Challenge #79 - Christmas, Paper Girls Challenge #20 - Christmas, Stamping Sisters In Christ Challenge #167 - Christmas,Addictged to Stamps Challenge #44 - Christmas time,

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Christmas Joy

8:00 AM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

Happy Tuesday Friends!! I hope all are doing well. Soon it will be Thanksgiving!! I can't believe it is only 2 days away. Our family is getting together with family we have in Virginia. I am so thankful to have family near by. While I miss my parents tremendously I am so thankful for my sister and brother in law and their family and my Aunt and Uncle who have become like parents to me. What a blessing!! With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Christmas is also on it's way. I am not near ready!!

I think Christmas is such a beautiful time of year not only because we Celebrate Christ's birth but because the ornaments and decorations are just so elegant and beautiful. With that in mind, I wanted to capture that elegance in today's card. I am sharing this card for this week's Shining the Light challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs.

This week's challenge is:

Create a winter holiday card or project. (Christmas or Thanksgiving)

Recipe:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Holiday Ornaments 1
Embossing Folders: Sizzix Poinsettia, Provocraft Swiss Dots
Dies: Spellbinders Holiday Tags, Spellbinders Floral Doily Accents
Accessories: lace, Gold embossing powder (for image and for the borders on the card), pearls, gold baubles, white sheer ribbon

For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my dt sisters:

Jan Marie Ennenga, Barb Pace (guest designer), Jan Keen, Lori Ulrich,

Kathy Roney, and Rosemary Dennis.

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click here. You have until November 25th to join us. You do not have to use an ODBD stamp to join in, but we would love to see them if you have them. Plus....your card will only be featured in the top 3 if you use ODBD stamps. Anyone, however, has a chance to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps.

We would love to see your creations.

I hope this creation, has somehow inspired you.

Thanks for stopping by!! I treasure all my viewers/blogging friends and their comments.

Have a blessed Day!!!

hugs and blessings,

challenges I am entering my creation in:
Loves Rubber Stamps #27 Use RibbonPapertake Weekly - Ribbon & Pearls

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Monday, November 19, 2012

ODBD Feature Focus ~ Cardinal Christmas ~

8:00 AM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

Happy Monday Friends!! I hope all are doing well and had a great weekend!! I am limited on what I can do since I am still not able to be on my feet. Nothing like relying on others to run errands or do what I need. Makes you thankful for the health and strength you so often take for granted.

Anywho....today the team at Our Daily Bread Designs is doing a feature on the Elegant Oval Frames Die and some of the coordinating stamps for this week's Feature Focus at the ODBD blog.

For my creation I used the Elegant Oval dies, the Elegant Oval Frame stamps, and the Cardinal Ornaments to make a Christmas card. I stamped my frame in real red then cut out the middle with the Petite small and large ovals from Spellbinders. The cardinal is cut out with copics and was cut out. (Hint: don't use the 120 lb. cardstock for cutting out images with a lot of fussy/fancy cutting)

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs- Elegant Oval Frames, Cardinal Ornament
Dies: Large and small Petite oval dies, Elegant Oval Die from ODBD, A2 Matting Basics a and b, A-2 Polka Dots, Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish, Petite small and large ovals from Spellbinders.
Paper: Neenah White, Read Red
Ink: Black Memento, Real Red, Copics
Accessories: sheer white ribbon, Bow Easy, Swiss Dots Embossing folder

Here are the ODBD products I used:

Thanks for stopping by today!!

I hope this creation, has somehow inspired you! For more inspiration using the Elegant Ovals dies at ODBD and some of the coordinating stamps, please visit:

Angie Crockett, Dawn Lusk, Betty Wright, and Grace Nywening!!!

Have a blessed Day!!!

hugs and blessings,

challenges I am entering my creation in:

Word Art Wednesday- Anything GoesCorrosive Challenges Flutter by (wings) Glitter n Sparkle - Lots of Layers Penny Black and More - Any Die will Do Little Claire's -ChristmasBloggers - Birds of a Feather
Fairy Tale - EmbossingStamp Man - emboss itJust Keep on Creating - Christmas The Crafty Pad Christmas Make it Monday- Anything Goes

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