Thursday, December 8, 2011

Noel!

Noel

It is time for ODBD Stamping In Time Challenge (SNTODBD49)! The assignment is to use Our Daily Bread Design stamps. The challenge this rotation is the same as last  rotation.  We are in crunch time for mailings and gift giving.  So, we are creating MORE Christmas cards, gift packaging, gift ideas or anything festive you can think of to share with a Christmas theme!     Remember, the more you play the more you increase your chance to win! We look forward to seeing what you create using ODBD stamps!


I have used Our Daily Bread designs Holiday Ornaments 2 (designed by Dawn Lusk) for the ornament and also the "Noel" and the Spellbinder's Holiday Tags to cut it,  and Peace and Joy, along with the matching custom die for the snowflake. I stamped the ornament with Versafine and sponged with THoltz distress ink.  I stamped the snowflake, die cut it, then glittered it with a glue pen.  I popped the snowflake up and added a little snowflake bling for a pop.  I "hung" my ornament with some twine.  I used this week's sketch from SCS with a Papertrey base, SU! Kraft, and Memory Box scraps.  I used an MS Holly edge punch for my border.

I love these ornament stamps!  I have made literally a TON of tags up with them in a real quick order!  There are wonderful sentiments that go inside the oval or on the inside of a tag.  Here are some ornaments I made to use for packages:

TLC-Ornaments-quick-and-eas



Now... I hope you will play along with us... let's see all those Christmas cards and projects that you need to get finished up!!!  You might win some ODBD stamps for playing along!

Please stop by the rest of the designers who created samples for today!
Lori, Betty

Here are the other challenges I played along in:
ABC Christmas Challenge -  anything goes, Creative Belli -winter/Christmas, Divas by Design -  anything goes, Freshly Brewed - #76 Christmas, My Mum's Craft shop -#35 traditional Christmas, Penny's Paper-Crafty -  #68 Merry Christmas, The Paper Variety - #63 Christmas song inspired (The first Noel which means birthday), Whimsical Wednesdays - holiday plus sparkly, Cards und More -  must stamp  Snowflakes, Crafty Sentiments  Snowflakes, Creative Card Crew -  Tis The Season, Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - #49 Snowflakes & Sparkle, Tuesday Throwdown - #77 Celebrate The Season, Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes PLUS Glitter, Heart Song Inspirations -Christmas and /or Red, Green, White, Make it Monday - always Anything Goes, Paper Creations Ink -  "Bling It Up!", Stamp and Create -Vintage, The Crazy Challenge -  Anything goes, The Pink Elephant - Snowflakes and Sparkles, Whoopsi Daisy  - Snowflakes, Card Cupids - Winter, Come and Get It Challenges - Anything Christmas, Let`s Ink It Up -  Must use rubber stamp (NO digi) -  Christmas

Thanks for stopping by and for all your encouraging comments!



49 comments:

Carla S. said...

Gorgeous card, Grace! I love the papers and the holly border! The ornament is lovely! Great tags, too! Hope you are doing well! I miss having you near enough to visit! Hugs! BTW - beautiful new header!

Always with a Sentiment said...

Hello Grace. This is absolutely beautiful. Love the paper and that gorgeous border you have used. The bauble is fantastic with the stunning snowflake as the centrepiece.
Thank you for joining us at Crafty Sentiments and good luck. Happy crafting.
Love Sandra (GDT)

Becky said...

So beautiful, Grace! Love it all....such simple elegance!

Anonymous said...

Such a classic beauty, Grace!! Thanks for sharing it; I saw it on MIM! Have a blessed Christmas!
smiles,Deena

Unknown said...

Stunning and very elegant creation, love them. Thanks for joining us at LIIU, good luck with the challenge. Hugs Suzanne

Diane's Card Designs said...

A gorgeous traditional Christmas card. Love the layout and that border punch looks beautiful.
Thanks for joining us at MMCS Challenge this week.
Diane xx

Shelby said...

Beautiful and elegant design! Love that holly leaf edge punch...looks amazing. Thanks for joining us at MMCS for our traditional Christmas challenge.

Shelby

Lisa Jane said...

Beautiful Bauble and gorgeous punched border
Thanks for joining us at Diva's by Design this fortnight
Lisa x

Betty Wright said...

Grace, this is beautiful! Love the designer paper choice and fabulous details! The snowflake topped ornament is an awesome detail! Beautifully done!

Kathleen (Kath) B. Hernandez said...

What a wonderful gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us at Penny’s Paper-Crafty Merry Christmas Challenge!

Kathleen – Guest Designer
Blog: Creo by Lady Katutz at http://creobyladykatutz.blogspot.com/

Shirley said...

Lovely ornament, Grace, and the layout is just wonderful with it!

Sharon Huffman said...

What a beautiful card!

Jennipher said...

Absolutely gorgeous Grace. Love that striking blue glitz in the center.

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

What a gorgeous card Grace!! I just love the layout or take on the sketch and your ornament with the snowflake in the middle. Beautiful!! Gorgeous tags too!!! I could use a few more of them for my packages. LOL!
hugs,
Chris

Ani said...

Your card is so beautiful and elegant! Thanks fo playing along at Creative Card Crew and good luck!
Hugs, Ani!

Merlyn said...

Fantastic card:)

kiwimeskreations said...

Grace I love your card with the muted colours, which really make the clear colour of the ornament 'pop'.
Blessings
Maxine

Curly said...

OMGosh this is so very pretty, the image is adorable and its beautifully coloured, its just perfect for our Anything Goes with Glitter Challenges this week,

Thank you so much for joining us at Craft Your Passion, I hope you will come and join the fun next week,

Have a lovely day,
Hugs Bridget CYP GDT

Wendy said...

Absolutely beautiful....Thanks for joining us at Divas by Design.
Wendy xx

Lisa Minckler said...

Grace,
I love how you combined such traditional Christmas colors and the vintage look with the pop of blue! This is FABULOUS!! I never would have thought to combine those, but WOW...it looks amazing. :) I love it!

Thank you for playing along with us at Make It Monday!
Remember, for a chance to win the prize from our sponsor, leave a comment for another entry and mention that you saw them on Make It Monday.
Lisa xx

Doris P. said...

Wow! It´s sooo elegant! Thanks for joining us at CuM!
Hugs Doris

Riet said...

What a beautiful creations Grace.

Hugs Riet.xx

Cindy Beland said...

Great job with your tag,I LOVE the shapes!,Thank you so much for playing along with us at Whimsical Wednesday!:)

Anonymous said...

Such a beautiful card.So many different elements that work perfectly together.Great tags too.Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion.Hope to see you again next week :D
Lisa x

Kristine said...

Morning Grace! Miss you this week... just wanted to pop over and say hello. Your card is gorgeous! I had been eyeing those ornament sets and SPellbinders dies for a couple of months but didn't get them. Now as we're trying to scrounge for those freebie label stickers that come in the mail for identifying Christmas packages, I am wishing I had gotten them ;P But we can't fulfill our every heart's desire now can we? Not in this economy anyways. As I've shared with some others, we don't have our tree up yet, or decorations out of storage, but I've felt more peace and joy this year that I haven't had in years. The Lord is faithful to those who set their hearts on Him! Wishing you a very BLESSED CHRISTMAS!!
xkris

Unknown said...

Loving this card and tags. Hope things are going well, have a great week.

Cor* said...

First of all I adore your header! Second of all....wow...what a great creation. love the shabby vintage appeal. Great papers and design. Thanks so much for sharing this with us at LIIU this month.

Gale said...

Stunning.
Thanks for sharing with us at Fresh Brewed Designs
Happy Holidays!

:) Gale, DT

Catherine said...

This is such a gorgeous and elegant card. Thanks for joining us at LCI this week,,,

Shannah said...

What a beautiful, elegant card, and that holly borderis sensational! So glad you joined our Heart Song Inspirations Challenge this week! Hugs, Shannah

Angela said...

This is stunning...so elegant! Thank you for playing along with us at Creative Card Crew!

Nanne said...

An absolutely stunning card.. I love love love your holly trim..
Thnx for sharing this with us over at Whimsical Wednesdays..
Hugs
Nanné

Dawn said...

Beautiful Card. Congrats on being Spotlighted on TPV. I sketched out your card to use for future ideas. I will also be back to check out your blog more often. :)

patty said...

wonderful creation, thanks for enjoying us at Cards und More, hugs, Patty

Unknown said...

This one is just beautiful! Your edge punch looks so lacy. I wouldn't have thought of blue with these papers but it is perfect. Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown this week.

Unknown said...

This is gorgeous, what an elegant card.. love the colours and that beautiful border. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Sentiments this week.

Jamilie said...

Just gorgeous!! Thank you for joining us this week at The Paper Variety!

shelly said...

stunning card! and your tags are really pretty too. thanks for sharing with us at WW :)

cebelica said...

Your card is gorgeous and so are the tags. I love the vintage touch. Thank you for playing with us at MMCS challenge this week! xx

Dorte said...

Stunning card, I love the CAS style. Adorable tags. Thanks for joining our Y for Yipee challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge this time and good luck. Dorte x

Anita said...

Wow, this is so gorgeous. Thank you for joining the Divas challenge.

Miss Sue said...

Beautiful card and such detail. I also loved your tags. Thanks for playing along with us at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge.

Traci S. said...

Hi Grace~

This card just had such a peaceful effect on me! I loved your ornament, that blue is beautiful! And, the snowflake with all of the bling is just fabulous! I love the holly border and that one sweet word...NOEL.

I tell you what, I think those tags would make fabulous gifts to people! I would like to win the die cut for those! They are beautiful!

He IS Able!
Traci Starkweather

I could sit and look at Dawn's art and craft work all day long! Who couldn't?

Dawn, I am blessed to know more about who you are...on the inside. I know how fabulous your coloring and projects are on the outside.

This card is precious, and is the perfect match for this beautiful Scripture. I'd love to know what colors you use to color red-hair! I don't have that down yet, and have almost all red heads in my family! LOL

Thank you for serving here at SSIC!

He IS Able!
Traci Starkweather

Receive 1-10 Cards Weekly--if your comment is randomly chosen! http://He-IS-Able.blogspot.com

Heather D. ~ Fresh Brewed Designs said...

This is just beautiful!!! I love the blue ornament. it is the perfect shade!!! Gorgeous papers to match. Lovely Project!!!

Thank you for playing along in our MONTH LONG PRIZE CHALLENGE : Christmas theme

Heather D.
www.freshbreweddesigns.com

(and thank you for sharing the beautiful inspirational music and reminder of God's love! Bless you.)

Karen Hasheck said...

Very beautiful holiday card! Love the image and all the bling! Thanks for sharing it with us at Paper Creations Ink and Happy Holidays!

Darsie Bruno said...

Very pretty! Love the ornament attached to your card! Thanks so much for playing with us in the Belli Challenge! Please stop by and play with us again! Our next challenge is "Christmas Cards" on the 21st! One last card before that big day!
Merry Christmas!
Darsie
Belli Challenge DT Coordinator & Owner

Ceal said...

Grace, This is stunning! I love the ornament thanks for sharing with us at the Belli challenge

Helen said...

Beautiful card!
Thanks for joining us at the ABC Christmas Challenge!
Helen x

Shirley said...

Very vintage lovely, Grace!!