A Stamping in Time Birthday!

It is time for ODBD Stamping In Time Challenge (SNTODBD51)!  The Challenge this rotation is all about 2012!  Or, at least the numbers that make up the year.  Like 2-0-1-2. The numbers are a formula or recipe for how much we can add  or not add to our card!   Any stamps are allowed; however, if you use ODBD stamps you are entered twice for the win!  Play as often as you like!  The more you play the more you increase you chances to win!  

2-  Use two of something ( I used 2 butterflies)

0-  Use zero of something ( I didn't use any lace or stitching)

1- Use one of something (I used one sentiment)

2- Use two of something else (I used two  bracket die cuts for my side panel, matting them)

I made this  with ODBD's January release: Bleeding Heart Stamp, Birthday Blessings,  and 2 Step Butterfly and matching die.  I also used Serve the Lord (crocheted border) and matching die.  I used Mark's Finest Papers and SU! for my card stock, Glitter Paper by Marcella K (black bird cage), My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Blush, and Prima designer papers.  The birdcage is a Tim Holtz die. I colored the bleeding hearts with Copics and fussy cut them so I could weave them into the bird cage.  I used a couple embossing folders and some bakers twine, a scrap of hand dyed seam binding, and finished it off with some Spica Glitter Pen on the butterflies.  Sorry that doesn't show up in the photo.

We can't wait to see what YOU create for this challenge!!!   Have fun with it!

Please visit my DT sisters who also created samples for this challenge: 

Lori
 Jan

Kathy

Chris

Jan Marie

Betty

I am also playing along with the following challenges: 

Freshly Brewed  something new  (new stamps) My Mum's Craft shop Something new (new stamps) Paper Shelter Challenge Anything goes Cupcake Craftroom   Anything Goes House of Gilli Anything Goes Incy Wincy Designs Anything Goes Make it Monday Always Anything Goes Paper Creations Ink Die Cuts and/Punches Simon Says Stamp and Show Something New (newstamps)  The Pink Elephant Anything Goes Truly Madly Crafty Challenges  Anything Goes Sentimental Sundays  a Sentiment/Anything Goes

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:

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!

Pumpkin Patch Fun - layout

It is time for ODBD Stamping In Time Challenge (SNTODBD43)! The assignment is to use Our Daily Bread Design stamps. The challenge this rotation is Sewing!  Stitch it up either real or faux!  The challenge runs from now til Sept 21, 6pm edt!  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 created a 12 x 12 layout using several new release sets, and a couple past release sets.  I wanted to play along in this month's Our Daily Bread designs Let Your Light Shine Scrapbook Challenge 9, which was to use vellum.  Read all about it here and play along for a GREAT chance to win ODBD stamps!  I stamped the Seed Packet with Stazon Ink on vellum, backed with Marina Mist card stock, then using my craft blade I cut out the center to frame my photo. 

I used the Garden Tag Set to stamp the small pumpkins, and the ODBD Fence Die  for the fence.  I also used Harvest Blessings and the it's custom die  for my small sunflowers along the fence. 

I stamped the large Pumpkin and cut with the custom die in a flash!  LOVE when the dainty cut work of these vines can be cut so quickly!!!  The largest Sun Flower is from Happy Fall, and again, I cut it with the custom die.

I used the Garden Tag Set and The Good Seed for my tag, and I added the small pumpkin and sunflower, and some piercing.  I tied it all with Raffia.

Items used:  Our Daily Bread designs Stamps: Seed Packet, Pumpkin, Garden Tag Set, The Good Seed, Happy Fall, Harvest Blessings, and custom dies, Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish, Designer Paper - Recollections Autumn Pad, Colored all images with Copics, Ticket from K&Co Ephemera pack, Wood Leaf Buttons - Favorite Findings from Hancock Fabrics, Stazon Ink (Saddle Brown), Memento Black Ink, Glue Dots, Ornare Piercing Tool, SU! Mat Pack, Sewing Machine.

Please be sure to check out what Betty made for this challenge!

I am also entering this in the following challenges:
Creative Belli - #125 acetate/vellum, Freshly Brewed -  something new (stamps), Little Red Wagon - #97 diecut, My Mum's Craft shop - lots of layers, Crazy Amigo Challenge - Sewing, Creative Card Crew -  Anything Goes, Everybody-Art-Challenge - #158 Autumn, Crafty Boots -  Anything Goes, Critter Sketch - Anything BUT a Card, Lexi's Creations -  Autumn/Fall, Make it Monday - always Anything Goes, Stamp with Fun - Autumn/Fall, Woodware USA -  Anything Goes,  Lasting Memories Layout Challenge - layouts - Simply You ( love my grandkids and memories we've made together), Just Some Lines  Anything but a card, Secret Crafter - #150 Colours of Autumn, Sweet Stampin - Anything but Birthday

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you enjoyed my fall layout!

Love... Stamping in Time

It is time for ODBD Stamping In Time Challenge(SNTODBD27)! The assignment is Our Daily Bread Design stamps. The challenge this rotation is "All about Love!" Love can be conveyed in many ways. You can use sentiments, stamps, or designer papers that use the word love or have a heart on them! You can use scriptures that actually use the word LOVE! Or, you can come up with your own idea about LOVE! Just let us know what you use to convey love! We look forward to seeing what you create using ODBD stamps!

For my card I used Our Daily Bread designs Love One Another set. I colored it with Copics and cut the panel with Spellbinders Labels Ten . I matted that on Gina K Cranberry Tart cs cut with Spellbinders Labels Fourteen which I embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. I matted that with a white layer, embossed with a Cuttlebut Swiss Dot folder and cut with a Spellbinders Curved Rectangles die. I cut and embossed everything with my new Grand Calibur and I love how smoothly it works, yet makes an incredible impression when embossing! I used a Martha Stewart edge punch.

This card was made to take to my church along with a lot of others to donate to a missions scholarship fundraiser. I bought a revolving card rack to have in the Church where people can take whatever cards they want... and hopefully will leave a donation in the attached box. My hope is that lots of cards will be taken for whatever donation people care to make, and that those donations will enable someone to go on mission who can't otherwise afford to do so. I'm resisting the temptation to see how much money has been raised so far, as it's only been in place a little over a week, but pray with me that God will use this in many ways.... it's always amazing to think what God can do with even a little thing! Just think... if someone goes on mission.... and someone else finds the Lord through that person... and then two more find the Lord through that person... well... the results could be far above what we can even imagine! Will you pray with me for God to use this little effort?

Well... that's my take on the love challenge this week! Now let's see yours! Simply link to the Stamping in Time Challenge on the ODBD Blog by Feb 9th! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Be sure to check the rest of my DT sisters who played in today's challenge:
Sabrina, Fran, Pat, Angie, Patter & Betty

I am entering this in the following challenges:
A Spoonful Of Sugar - Valentine's
Everybody-Art-Challenge - "my favorite thing" (love)
My Time To Craft - embossing
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Love is in the air
Lexi's Creations - Valentines
Pink Elephant - Red, brown & pink
Let's Ink It Up - NO DIGI and Anything Goes
Pile It On - Love is in the air
Craft Your Days Away - love
Secret Crafter - it's a couple thing (2 characters in your main image I hope hearts apply)
Totally Papercrafts - add a heart
Penny's Paper-Crafty  – anything goes
Sisterhood of Crafters  - anything goes 
Stampavie and More - love
Meljens Designs -   create something with hearts
Paper Play -  layer it up
Southern Girls -  dry embossing

Even when we can't find the words...

It is time for ODBD Stamping In Time Challenge(SNTODBD20)! The assignment is Our Daily Bread Design stamps. The challenge is to use embossing powders. Embossing powders have become more sophisticated over the years. We have regular embossing powders, super fine powders, and tinsels powders to name a few styles not to mention all the fabulous color choices. Pick your color and your style. Be sure to tell us which embossing powder style you chose! We would love to see what you create using ODBD stamps!

I used this month's newest Our Daily Bread designs release in the Full of Grace Series, Pray. This sentiment is just wonderful and I can think of so many times it could be used! Have you ever been to that place where you just couldn't pray, or maybe didn't know how to pray? Perhaps you've battled with confusion or inability to focus, wandering thoughts or just plain didn't know what to pray for. The Bible tells us in Romans 8:26 "In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words". Isn't that a comforting thought!

I heat embossed it with SU! Black embossing powder. I also heat embossed the dry embossed design of my frame, and for that I used Stampendous Detail White embossing powder. It makes a great statement on the basic black card stock. The praying hands image is Our Daily Bread designs "Lift up our Hands" set, stamped with Versafine and cut out.

I also made this for this week's Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 75, and for Pile It On Challenge to use 4 or more embossing folders. That was a challenge but I did it!

Card Details:
Stamps: ODBD Full of Grace Series Pray, and Lift Up Our Hands
Card Stock: Basic Black, Gina K Pure Luxury 80 lb white, Making Memories Black Tie DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, SU! Craft White, VersaMark
Accessories: Spellbinder's Frames, cut and then dry embossed, then heat embossed
Cuttlebug folders Scrollwork, Ornamental Iron, Cassies Brocade
Pearls - Queen B, Ribbon - Michael's

We would love to have you play along with us, and for some GREAT inspiration please visit my DT Sisters here:

Angie

Connie

Chris D.

Betty

Marcelle's card is spotlighted on the ODBD Blog

We'd love to have you play along! To be eligible to win:

• You must use ODBD Stamps! Other stamps allowed, but ODBD images need to be the focus!
• Use keyword codes SNTODBD20 and ODBD when linking to SCS or public gallery.
• Be sure to use the LINK to be eligible for the gift certificate drawing!
• If you use either your blog link or online gallery, please give a link back to this challenge page.

I am also entering this in the following challenges:
Ooh La La: Nothing Floral
Craftalicious Challenges: challenge 10 - anything goes
For Fun - Something I've never used before (this is a brand new stamp)
Papertake - 3 of a kind (strips, sets of 3 pearls)
Stamping Vacation - No No No Sparkle
Ellaphantastic - Anything Goes
Pollycraft - Anything Goes
Creative Cottage - Bling

Be still and know...

It is time for Our Daily Bread Designs Stamping In Time Challenge(SNTODBD18)! The assignment is ODBD stamps. Cheryl Walker is our challenge hostess this time. Cheryl is challenging us to ribbons and lace! When you think of ribbon and lace you are not just limited to the fabrics. If you have die cuts, punches, or even stamps that have a ribbon or lace look, name, or design, those can work, too. However, you do have to use both! We would love to see what you create using Our Daily Bread Design stamps!

I used this week's Midnight Madness Sketch for my card. I used this month's new Our Daily Bread designs releases Brocade Background and Brocade Borders. I also used an older set, Scripture Collection 3 for my verse, which I just love. I wanted to show that lots of verses will fit in these frames, not just the ones from this month's release. I LOVE this brocade backgrounder and these frames!!! For my card I started with a base of Sahara Sand and then stamped on a peachy pink solid page from BasicGrey's Cappella pack with Sahara Sand ink and the brocade background stamp. My flower is made with a combination of elements using scraps from the Cappella pack and the T Holtz big flower die cut, and the daisy shape from my Cricut "In my Garden" cartridge. I also sewed up a lace ringlet for the flower and adhered it all with a big vintage looking brad. My ribbon is May Arts Silk (yummy) and the lace is from my stash. The pearls are ZVA Creative.

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT Samples this week! They are truly stunning! Thanks Cheryl for a great challenge!!!

Angie
Fran
Chrissy
Sabrina
Connie
Chris
Betty
Cheryl

I am entering this in the following Challenges:
My Time To Craft - Jewelled
Gingerloft- Anything Goes
Fab 'N Funky- Photo Vibe
Timbro Scrapmania - Anything Goes
Stamping vacation- no brads or eyelets "NO, NO!" challenge
Pocket Full of Posies - Floral Frenzie (when I layered up this flower I was on a frenzy LOL!
Pile it On - There are five layers to my flower
Creatalicious - pink, brown and green - Ink is brown, bg ink is green as is print, bg paper and ribbon is pink
Stampin' for the Weekend - Shabby or Vintage
Flourishes Bring Back the Beautiful - Rustic Beauty (my card has a vintage feel)

Thanks for visiting! Have a blessed day!

ODBD Stampin in Time Inspiration Challenge

Hello everyone!

It is time for ODBD Stamping In Time on assignment challenge(SNTODBD12)! The challenge hostess for this three week challenge period (due to the July 4th holiday) is LeAnne Pugliese. LeAnne is challenging us with an inspiration picture! Be inspired by the colors, shapes, patterns, or design in the picture! Enjoy and have fun! We would love to see what you create using Our Daily Bread Design stamps! You have until July 7th to link your card to the ODBD Stamping in Time post. When uploading to on line galleries, please use keyword SNTODBD12.

Here is the inspiration photo: For my card I used Our Daily Bread designs set "From Me to You" and stamped in Chocolate Chip Ink. The dp is BasicGrey Sultry and the cs is Kiwi Kiss, Papertrey Pink and GPW. I used Card Patterns Sketch #68 for my layout.
Card Details: Spellbinder's Mega Ovals and Scalloped Ovals, CB "Ornamental" die cuts and swiss dot ef, MS Scalloped hearts edge punch, May Arts Soft & Silky ribbon, SU! Corner Rounder and pearls by Mark Richards. I wove the different elements of the die cut together to replicate the feel of the side strips on the bag, then fussy cut some of the flowers out and adhered and added the pearls. Hope you like it~ thanks for looking!

Be sure to check out Leanne's and the other design team samples this week:

ANGIE

CHRISSY

SABRINA

BETTY

LEANNE

This also qualifies for the following challenges:
Stampin Royalty - another picture inspiration of flowers and summer colors... perfect!
Sentimental Sunday - summer and a sentiment
The Cuttlebug Spot - Embossing(white panel is swiss dot ef)
Kitchen Sink - ribbon
Lexi's Creations - something old... the pink pearls are very old, kiwi kiss cs is retired
Shabby Tea Room - summer fun (flowers are the best part of summer)
Timeless Tuesday - embossing (swiss dot white panel)

Masculine Torn Edges

I made this for a few challenges, including Our Daily Bread Design's Stamping in Time with Betty.
The Assignment: Any ODBD stamps!  (Yay!)
The challenge: The challenge this week was by our challenge host, Randi Barrett. Randi is challenging us to use tearing or faux tearing on our project. 

I used  Happy Father's Day , one of this month's new releases by Our Daily Bread designs.  I stamped the toolbox image with Sepia Archival onto a scrap of textured tan cs, tore the edges, and then sponged with T Holtz Distress Inks in Tea Dye and Black Soot.  For the verse I stamped with Sepia but then I drew in lines to simulate wood grain, and again tore the edges and sponged.  I added screw head brads to the end of each "board".  The base is True Thyme, then a scrap of camel colored cs which I embossed with the CB Distressed Stripes EF and sponged.  The dp is Memory Box Twiggy.   I added some Hemp twine and a cross charm that says "Faith".

This card is also for Bible Verse Thursday  at Christian Paper Crafts ( make a masculine card and include a Bible verse) and A Spoon full of Sugar which is to create one for the boys.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I love knowing you were here!

Footprints in the Sand

Feel free to click on the image to enlarge it and be able to read this inspirational poem!

Hello everyone!  I hope your week is going well!  I was excited to be able to play in several challenges with this card!  I used the Midnight Madness Sketch #41, and  Our Daily Bread Designs Stamping in Time#3 , as well as Corrosive Challenge (sew it up), Sophisticat (sewing), OCC (something old from your stash) and this week's Cuttlebug Challenge (loads of sewing).

Betty challenged us to use ODBD Footprints in the Sand set and the challenge was to find a way to use buttons with it.  I started out with the Midnight Madness Sketch reversed, using elements of the Footprints background stamp for the panels on either side of the sentiment. I stamped them with River Rock onto Papertrey Vintage Cream  CS, and then sponged heavily with T Holtz Scattered Straw, Color Box Creamy Brown Chalk Ink, and True Thyme.  I stamped the poem with True Thyme and tore my edges, sponging lightly around the edges.  I tried to use regular buttons as the sketch and Betty's challenge both called for, and they just did not look right, so I made buttons out of shells and sewed them on with hemp twine.  My base is True Thyme,( the something old in my stash), then a unknown yellow marbled cs, also old from my stash.  I added fancy birds feet stitching up the two sides as well as I used my Cuttlebug edge ef in the upper left and lower right corners.  Inside I stamped lightly the background stamp and left room for writing my message.  I struggled with finding buttons for this, but once I poked holes in my shells and used the shell beads I had in my stash... I finally felt like it flowed.

Thanks for looking.... and be blessed as you read the words of this wonderful poem.  Remember, He loves you and will carry you through the difficult times... giving you just what you need when you need it if you will allow Him to!  Be blessed by that knowledge!

Sing and Make Music in your Heart

 

Hello everyone!  Whew... I have been working on several challenges in one here today!  This is for today's Color Challenge on SCS: Basic Gray, Bravo Burgandy, Summer Sun and neutrals), Betty's Stamping in Time Our Daily Bread designs challenge #2 ( Use Sing to the Lord and add texture and dimension), The MMSC39 sketch, Betty's FTTC Anniversary challenge (cut it out and pop it up), C4c21 (Pink), Our Creative Corner (Music), Your Next Stamp Challenge (Sparkles), and Practical Scrappers (Patterned Paper).... I think that's a record for me! LOL! 

I do love this Our Daily Bread designs set... Sing to the Lord!  It's been a favorite of mine for some time now!  Of course, the new sets just released are quickly becoming new favorites.  Scroll down one post for the blog hop using these sets for three chances to win gift certificates to ODBD! 

Anyway... Betty's Stamping in Time challenge is to use Sing to the Lord and add texture and dimension.  I stamped the image twice, using a combination of coloring techniques including watercoloring and Airbrushing.  I cut out the flowers and popped some of them up for dimension.  I painted them with Shimmerz to add sparkle.  For the sentiment panel, I first stamped the ODBD Amazing Grace Hymn on marbled yellow cs in VersaMark, then lightly chalked that with gray chalk.  Then I cut out the heart with a SB Heart Die, and over-stamped the sentiment in Bravo Burgandy.  I hand drew a slightly larger heart on BB CS and then on Basic Gray.  I distressed all the edges and layered them, cutting the gray in half and only showing a bit of gray on one side as a shadow effect.  All layers are distressed with a T Holtz Distressing Tool.  

My paper is a base of Bravo Burgandy, unknown yellow marbled cs, and the DP is Flair Designs Coming Up Roses.  I added more dimension with a wired ribbon from Michaels and ZVA Creative Pearls.  Although I really struggled with these colors, I am actually happy with the end result.  I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!  

When you think of God's Amazing Grace, does it not make you want to Sing and make Music in YOUR heart to the Lord? 

Timeless Tues. Meets Stamping in Time

Hello everyone!  Happy Weekend!

I made this card for two challenges.... Flourishes Timeless Tuesday, and Betty's brand new Challenge over on the Our Daily Bread designs Blog,  Stamping in Time!  Betty will be bringing us an assignment challenge on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month!   Feel free to grab her blog button here and post it in your side bar to spread the news of her new challenge!  Be sure to link it to the Our Daily Bread designs Blog!                                                                                                                                                                                                      So this week Betty challenged us to pull our our older sets... specifically the 2009 Anniversary set... The Design Team Scripture Collection 1 and 2.  We were to make a card using one of these two sets, and the challenge was to use word spotlighting.

I chose this verse from Is. 12:2 for my Scripture from the ODBD  DT Scripture Collection 1 set, stamped it with Always Artichoke on creamy cs, over stamped lightly with Amazing Grace Hymn with VersaMark and rubbed Pebbles pearly chalks over it.  After cutting with a Spellbinders Circle Die, I sponged with Always Artichoke.  Then I stamped the verse again with VersaMark, embossed with Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder and cut out my two lines, popped them up on dimensionals for my spotlight.

My base is Always Artichoke, Designer Paper is Memory Box Sugardrop, Die Cut leaves and bird is Sizzix, and flowers and bird are airbrushed with Copics. (It's my first shot at the Air Brush, so bear with me while I figure it out! LOL)  I used a Sizzix Embossing Folder for my pink panel, then sponged with AA.

Thanks for looking and for taking the time to leave a comment.  It means so much to me!  To play along with Betty's Assignment Challenge, simply check it out here and link your card by Jan. 27, 6PM EST... there's a prize up for grabs, so why not join in the fun!