Our Daily Bread designs Third Anniversary Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs Third Anniversary Release Blog Hop! If you got here from Connie's fabulous blog, you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog and hop from there!

The Hop will run from 8am eastern Mar.17 until 8pm eastern. Mar.18. The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Sat. Mar 19 along with the Shining the Light winners and challenge.

For this special event, there will be SIX PRIZES of One Free Set, and

ONE GRAND PRIZE of the Bread Basket Bundle (All 3 Anniversary Sets)

Here is what you need to do to be entered in the drawing:

• Leave comments for each designer on each blog
• Return to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment, telling us you completed the hop and noting any blogs you were unable to comment on.
• Answer the question on the ODBD blog

For my card today, I used the verse I submitted, Ps. 9:10, which is in Scripture Collection 7. I also used Brocade Borders (both the square frame and the straight element for the mat layer) and I used the Brocade Border Die Cut. These borders are so pretty and right now, they all are on SALE! Be sure to check out the Store for the sale prices! It's a great time to pick them up!

Here are the supplies I used:

ATD Pastel Green Card Stock, The Paper Co. Heavy textured Gold, Prima Fairy Flora designer paper, THoltz Distress Ink in Antique Linen, SU! Wild Wasabi, Memento Rich Cocoa, Copics to color frame, Martha Stewart Lg Branch Punch, Spellbinders Lattice Pendant, May Arts Silk Ribbon, Butterflies from the Bridal Dept of Michaels about a year ago, Pearls and Crystals from my stash, Gold thread, tiny punched butterflies left from an MS edge punch.

Before I send you on your way, I want to let you know that we Do have One more exciting way you can win during this Special Anniversary Celebration! It's ODBD's second CUSTOMER FAVORITES CONTEST!

We will be taking submissions of favorite verses for a card until Mar. 31, 11:59pm eastern. There is a special post on the ODBD Blog and a special link to it in the right side bar so you can easily find it through the rest of this month. Simply read and follow the rules, and submit the verse you'd most like to see on a card. If your verse is selected you will receive the set free and you will be invited to be a guest designer for the release of these new stamps when they are ready, by sending a photo of your card to Kelley to post on the ODBD blog.

We can't wait to see your submissions!

Now from here hop on over to Becca's Blog to be amazed and thank you so much for stopping by today!

Inner Beauty

Hello everyone! I have a real quick card to share tonight. I wanted to play along with Our Daily Bread designs Shining the Light Challenge this week, as we are celebrating THREE years of offering God's Word to the stamping community this week! So there is a special challenge with a special prize! The challenge is to use either leather, which is the traditional third year anniversary gift, OR pearls, which is the third year gem. Well... if you want to see some awesome samples, hop on over to the ODBD Blog and check them out! I decided to use pearls on this card. I wanted to use this great sentiment from the Eternity set, as is the frame, decorative element and the custom elegant oval die cut (By Spellbinders) that cuts this frame so beautifully. My card stock is Gina K Pure Ivory and Papertrey Aqu Mist, as is the ribbon. I used SEI chalk Ink, Prima flowers, MS punch, CB folder and the little butterflies are from the Our Daily Bread designs Happy Birthday set.

Happy Anniversary Kelley and all of Our Daily Bread designs!

Please come back on Thursday the 17th when we will have our special Anniversary release Blog Hop! There will be lots of chances to win wonderful prizes!!!

I also wanted to play along with the following challenges:
Critter Sketch - Monochromatic House of Gilli - Pastel Colours with Bling Make it Monday - anything goes Stamp Fairy - Green There's Magic in the Air - monochromatic
Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything goes Card Cupids - Green Creative Cowgirls - Monochromatic Gingerloft - Use flowers Let's Ink It Up - NO DIGI and Embossing
Paper Sundaes - Keep it Simple Sentimental Sundays - SENTIMENT and Green
Card Positioning Systems - SKETCH ECP Challenges -Green Little Claire's -Flowers
Card Makin' Mamas - something green Delicious Doodles - use green Mami Doodles - monochromatic green Simply Create - monochromatic Stamp Something - something cream & green Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - Embossing Crafty Purple Frog - things with wings Delightful Challenges - Delightful Butterflies Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Pearls The Outlawz - Prisma & Other Mediums - Monochromatic The Rubber Cafe -Favourite Die Stampin' B's - Use Bling Paper Pretties - ribbon Penny's Paper-Crafty - green Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Treasures from the heart

Hello everyone! It's Sunday and time for another Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge! Today our hostess is the very lovely Linda! The Scripture she has chosen this week is

Mat 6:21 "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. "

Linda's challenge is:
Use something you treasure on your card - whether it be bling, flowers, something new or have been saving for a long time - show us your treasures!

The two verses before vs. 21 tell us not to store up for ourselves treasures on earth, fo(r they will all be gone one day)... but rather to store up treasures in heaven, (for those things have eternal value).

Our time here is so short, yet we strive to hold on to all the "stuff" of this life with all our strength. We work longer hours so we can buy more, have more, and then we need to spend more time taking care of all the stuff we have accumulated. When we look at life through spiritual eyes, we realize that we came into this world with no "things" and we will leave this life with no "things"... and the only time spent during this life that will matter for anything in eternity is that time spent doing God's work... whatever He wants us to be doing. We need to be about His kingdom and doing things that will matter for eternity. If we're not sure whether we are doing that or not... this verse tells us.... where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. If you find yourself totally wrapped up in this world, the things of this world, and find little time for God or doing things that bring honor and glory to Him, chances are your treasures are here on earth... and they are temporal. I don't know about you, but I really want to hear Him say "Well done, good and faithful servant". I know I fail often in this area... but it certainly is the desire of my heart to make a difference that will last for eternity.

I have used Layers of Color Flutterescent Clear Art Stamp set and Our Daily Bread designs Happy Birthday set for this card. The butterfly is stamped with Color Box Paintbox Pigment Variated Pad, and then sprayed with Pearl Glimmer Mist and distressed with T Holtz Walnut Stain Ink. The Birthday sentiment was stamped with Groovy Guava (SU!) directly on the panel. I embossed the upper part of the panel with a Cuttlebug folder (sorry I can't remember the name) which I had inked with Groovy Guava. I wrapped my ribbon around and adhered my main panel to the SU! Very Vanilla base.

My treasured item is the pretty crocheted element saved from a dear loved one's sewing box. It actually looks like the old shade pulls they used to make with solid plastic rings inside, but she had started to attach them together to make perhaps a dresser scarf or something. There is a cluster of about 10 of these. I carefully disassembled it and used one on my card today. I treasure it because of the loving hands that created it tenderly many years ago.

My leaves and boughs are punched with Martha Stewart punches. For the leaves I used my embossing stylus to create veins and then sponged distress ink on the edges. I made the ribbon rose after watching a YouTube Video and I love how it came out. It is made from the same ribbon I wrapped around the card. The amount of ribbon it takes depends on the size you make your rose. I made several small ones, and then this one was the largest I made. I think I used about 22" for this one.

Our Sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp~
They are donating this adorable Cat Dog Best Friend set

We want to thank Simon Says Stamp for their continued support of Stampin Sisters in Christ! Please stop by their store for the best selection of stamps on line!

For more inspiration on today's challenge, please visit my DT Sisters:
Chris, Linda, Peggysue, Miesje, Rebecca, Lisa , Kris, Sabrina, & MariLynn
Randi (is on leave)

I wanted to enter Eva's Butterfly blog hop with this card... she has some incredible prizes up and some absolutely stunning cards so if you love butterflies... hop on over to her Blog!

I have incorporated the following challenges in this card:
Fun with Shapes & More - must include die cut/punch - happy birthday, Simply Create - monochromatic, Stampin For The Weekend - monochrome, Crafty Purple Frog -things with wings, Delightful Challenges - Delightful Butterflies, The Outlawz - Prisma & Other Mediums - no Copics - Monochromatic, Paper Crafting Journey -Things with Wings, Samuel Taylor's Challenge - Butterflies, Southern Girls - Use Flowers, A Spoonful Of Sugar - Anything Vintage/Shabby, Bearly Mine -2nd week - Birthday card, Top Tip Tuesday - Happy Birthday, Incy Wincy Designs - pastel colors, Little Claire's - Flowers
Sugar Creek Hollow - Hand Made Flowers

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a blessed week!

Tuesday Trigger and more...

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a card I made for this week's Tuesday Trigger over on Moxie Fab World. We were to take inspiration from this Oh So Lovely photo:



Doesn't that just give you the warm fuzzies? I love this pic! Anyway... I also wanted to play in this week's challenge over at Joan's Gardens, and that challenge was to use blue, orange, a spring theme, a die cut and a circle. My circle is actually my hand made organza rose, which was my first attempt at these so go easy on me! :) I cut several circles of organza in bright pink, light pink and an orange/gold color. I used a candle to seal the edges and that causes the organza to curl up and it's amazing how you can start with a circle and end up with what really look like petals! I also used a big button from my stash that I have been hoarding. It is clear but half of it is orange and half is colorless. I really liked how it played with the orange tones in the card stock and flower. The ribbon is recycled from a gift I had received quite a while ago. I knew some day I'd use it!

I also incorporated some pink so I could play along with the Play Date Cafe Color challenge, which is orange, pink and blue. The photo there had two shades of blue and I went with the lighter.

My dp is from a treasured pack of Prima- Annalee. The sentiment is from Gina K (It's a Nina Brackett set called Fanciful Tags). I stamped it with Adirondak Latte and I used a Spellbinders Fancy Tag to cut it out. The base is Gina K leather. The punched edge is cut with a T Holtz die (Sizzix) and I used a scrap of MS cs for that. I meant to sew on this and totally forgot! LOL! Oh my...

I am also entering this into the following challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Birthday card, gift packaging or gifts
Craft Us Crazy - anything that reminds you of nature
The Rubber Cafe - Favourite Die (love the fancy tag by Spellbinders!)
Sassy Studio Designs - Use Something Recycled on project- the ribbon
Some Odd Girl - Think Spring
Southern Girls - Use Flowers
Pals Paper Arts - Spring - Inspirational Photo of straw hat with multi colored flowers
For Fun Challenges - Spring
Paper Pretties - ribbon
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Bearly Mine - Birthday card
Karen's Doodles Netherlands - CAS with one catch detail- my flower
Outlawz - COLOUR Orange & Pink + add flowers
Crafty Cardmakers - Fabric (organza)
Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything goes
Card Cupids - Anything Goes
Crafty Pad - Use Ribbon

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tulips in the Window

Hello friends!

Today I have a quick card to share. I made this for several challenges, including the Shabby Tearoom Challenge which was to take inspiration from this photo:
Classic Elegance!

Design a card or project using RED, WHITE (OR CREAM) AND BLACK!

I drew my inspiration from the colors and also the checked patterns. What a pretty kitchen!

I used this month's release from Our Daily Bread designs, Tulip Corner and stamped with Memento ink, and colored with Copics (R14,24,29 &46) and G99, 94 and 82). My card stock is Flourishes. It's very white and I love it! I used Spellbinders Label Thirteen in two largest sizes to create my frame from Basic Black. I used a Sizzix embossing folder (sorry I don't know the name). The ribbon was from my stash. I attempted this week's Double Embossing technique on SCS but failed so my center panel is cut out. I lightly colored the bg with B000 to pop my colors a bit. I also used today's IC274 on SCS.

I also incorporated the following challenges:
Alphabet Challenge - "R" is for ribbons, Delicious Doodles - make the card/project YOU would like to receive, Simply Create - power of flowers, Stampin For The Weekend - Spring, Craft Us Crazy - anything that reminds you of nature, Cute Card Thursday - signs of Spring, Delightful Challenges - welcome Spring, Do You Stack Up? - use anything with green in it, Stamp Insanity - lots of texture, Fab 'n' Funky - spring, Scrapbook Sisters - Spring, Oldie But Goodie Challenge -Spring is in the Air, Paper Take Weekly - Anything goes, Try It On Tuesday - Inspired by a song (Tip Toe through the Tulips... hipie days!), Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Spring - flowers Everywhere!, Crazy Challenge - Here comes spring, Incy Wincy Designs - spring is in the air, Lexi's Creations - Flowers,

Rise and Shine Challenge

I made this for several challenges. Angie over on Christian Papercrafts Magazine is challenging us to a rise/shine theme. For the rise part I chose this new stamp set from Our Daily Bread designs called He Will Rise. I used the sketch from Sunday Sketch & Stamp . I used my Spellbinder's Grand Calibur to cut my circles (Spellbinders Standard Circles Small) and the inner square (Spellbinders Classic Squares Small). I love cutting more than one shape at a time with the Grand Calibur... something I never could do with any other machine. I stamped the image with Memento ink and colored with Copics. I then airbrushed the various layers. I popped up each layer on thin foam dots. I pierced around the frame, and added brads, thinking of the nails that pierced the Savior's hands and feet. For the punched element of the sketch I used my MS Pine Bough punch, because I thought it looked a bit like the thorns of the crown they placed upon His head. My base is Papertrey Dark Chocolate, the matting is SU! Pear Pizzazz.

I also incorporated the following challenges:
Critter Sketch - use a sentiment Dream Valley Challenges - anything goes I Did It Creations - Punches or Dies Sentimental Sundays - Anything goes but with a sentiment
Sparkles Forum - Pink, Brown and Blue Stamptacular Sunday - You've been framed
Try It On Tuesday - Inspired by a song Hymn- The Old Rugged Cross) Paper Take Weekly - Anything goes The Paper Variety - green Penny's Paper-Crafty - green For Fun Challenges - purple, green, yellow Southern Girls - Brads, gems or dewdrops Do You Stack Up? - use anything with green in it


Have a blessed day!

Springtime Birthday Blessings

Hello friends!

Tonight I have a Birthday Card that I made today. I used Our Daily Bread designs' Happy Birthday set for the sentiment, and the new release stamp set, Eternity for the frame, along with the Custom Die Cut made exclusively for ODBD by Spellbinders, Label 1. I also used the Magnolia image by Just Inklined that was included in the Help for Katie digis given as a gift for all who donated to help fellow stamper Katie Renz. While that particular drive is over, you can still help dear Katie out as she battles stage 4 stomach cancer HERE.

I used this week's sketch from BasicGrey Challenges turned on it's side for my layout. The base is Papertrey and the designer paper is BasicGrey Curio. The die cut and matching frame stamp are from ODBD (Eternity Set, just released Mar. 1). I stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa and sponged with THoltz Antique Linen all over the vanilla cs. I sponged the edges with Memento. I printed out the Magnolia image on Georgia Pacific White and colored with Copics, then cut out and sponged the edges with Memento to antique it a bit. I popped up the label and flower. I dyed the seam binding using Alcohol Inks in Shell Pink, Terra Cotta and Caramel, along with some Blending Solution. I used 2 CB folders for the texture and sponged them as well. I added some pretty lace that was a gift from my sweet friend Sabrina. The pearls are ZVA Creative, the charm is from my stash.

This is also for the following challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges - Flowers
Little Claire's - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Spring Flowers
Shannon's Sentiments - Fussy Cutting
Stamptacular Sunday (must stamp) - You've been framed
Stamps R Us - For the Girls
Paper Playtime - Anything goes with a Digi
Lexi's Creations - Flowers
KB Cute monday - anything goes using a Digi
Incy Wincy Designs - spring is in the air
Crazy Challenge - Here comes spring
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - flowers Everywhere!
Paper Take Weekly - Anything goes + (optional) something old (the charm)
High Hopes Stamps - Female Birthday
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Spring
Digital Tuesday - (include a digital element) - Celebrations
Desert Island Crafters Challenge: Make it square, hand colored image, Birthday theme
Bearly Mine - - Birthday card
Shelley's Images - Ribbon

Stampin B's Designs - Flower