Love You Always....

Hey there!!!  Wow... January is over!!  Can't believe how time goes by so quickly... especially the older I get!!!  Anywhoo... have a card to share that I made for two challenges:  ColourQ and Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge, the first one of the new year... YAY!!  

For my card I used the cute little TE a la carte' stamp:  Animals in Love - Whales.  The sentiment is from the TE set Birds of a Feather.    When I started out making the card I was going to use some Stampin Up! designer paper in real red, but when I pulled out the piece I was going to use I just wasn't that thrilled with it.  So I hunted around through my rather large collection of 6x6 pads and found the perfect piece in the My Mind's Eye Rosy 6x6 pad.  I just love all the My Mind's Eye collections!  I die cut the circle using a Spellbinders plain circle die and then stamped the whales on it using Tuxedo Black ink.   The little hearts were colored with Copic markers.  I stamped the whales a second time, colored them with Copic markers, trimmed them out and popped them up on the first image.   Some black/white bakers twine was tied around the circle and then the sentiment stamped using Real Red ink.   A scalloped circle was die cut from Rose Red cardstock and then everything was layered up.   As I was checking the TE store to make sure I had the name correct for the whale stamp I saw a super cute stamp with two Flamingos.  I love flamingos and so I think I'm going to need to get that stamp!!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI kraft, black & white; SU! rose red; PP:  My Mind's Eye Rosy; Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic markers; Bakers Twine:  The Twintery; Spellbinders dies

its the little things....

Hey there!!   Finally getting a chance to post my card for this week's Less is More challenge.  I made it earlier in the day, but had to leave before I could get it posted on the old bloggo!!   This week Chrissie & Mandi have given us a sketch to use with some very specific parameters.   We are to use a rectangular card, the orientation must be landscape and the band must remain in a vertical position.  Very simple rules and not hard for me to follow at all.  I had been waiting to see what this week's LIM challenge was to see if it would work with the current One Layer Wednesday challenge and YAY, it does!!!!   The OLW challenge is to use grey and a pop of color.

Because I was going to keep the card a one layer card I pretty much knew I had only one set of stamps I could use to achieve the desired look and that was my Hero Arts cling set Two Vine Scrolls.   I stamped one of the images on the white cardstock using Ancient Page Stone Grey ink and then added just a few tiny gems in a pretty turquoise blue color.  The sentiment from the Hero Arts set Find Joy was also stamped in Stone Grey.  I think I should have used black ink instead of the grey, but overall I''m very pleased with the card.  Lots of lovely white space.... it makes me {grin}!

A big THANK YOU is due to all the wonderful LIMettes who left me so many wonderful comments on last week's LIM card.   I so appreciate each and everyone of you!!!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white; Stamps:  Hero Arts; Ink:  Ancient Page; Rhinestones:  Kaiser Craft

ODBDSLC94 - Love Each Other

Hey there!! Its Saturday, again, and time for a new ODBD Shining the Light Challenge!  This week the challenge is Love Recipe- Use items that remind you of Valentine’s including the word Love or Loves, hearts, lace and the colors red, white, pink and white, or both (must be more than minimal..make these colors the main colors)  For my card this week I used the ODBD Set Scripture Collection 6.  I definitely used a lot of red, pink and white on my card, lol!!  I also managed to work a little heart in along with some bling and a rose.    The layout for my card is courtesy of the current Craft's Meow Sketch challenge and so I will be popping this card into that challenge.   The patterned papers are from PTI's Simple Valentine pack.  The cardstock and ribbon are also from PTI.  

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Friday, January 13th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. If you are not using ODBD stamps, please do not enter more than once. Additional entries that are made without using ODBD stamps will not be commented on nor will they qualify for prizes. While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing 1 to 2 creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. In order to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, February 3rd at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC94. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.


Please make sure you check out all the beautiful projects my fellow "sticks" Lori, Jan Marie, Jan, Debi, Chris, Kathy, Sabrina and Wanda (Guest Designer)!    To join in the fun, please click here.

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white, sweet blush & pure poppy; PP:  PTI Simple Valentine; Stamps:  ODBD; Ink:  SU! Real Red; Ribbon: PTI Pure Poppy; Spellbinders plain & scalloped circle dies; scalloped heart dies; Want2Scrap Scalloped Heart Nestabling; Paper Rose:  Flying Unicorn

A Little Note Because You're So Tweet!

Hey there!!!   Here with a couple of cards I made using the super adorable My Favorite Things Pure Innocence stamps.   I first saw a PI stamp a year or so ago when my friend, Cindy, made a card using the PI set "Start The Day With Whee".   At that time I thought the stamp was cute, but I wasn't really taken by the stamps.  However, all that changed about 6 months ago and now I cannot get enough of these cute little girls (and occasionally boys)!   The first card used the PI set "Violin Girl".  The layout is from this week's Mojo Monday sketch and the color combo courtesy of this week's ColourQ.   To be honest when I finished the card on Wednesday night I wasn't really crazy about it mainly because the look I was going for just really didn't pan out the way I had wanted, but I'm starting to like it more and more.  I think it is just because that little girl playing her violin is just sooo darn cute!!!

Anyway, I colored her with Copic markers and then did a bit of paper piecing, as well.  All the patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye (Sunshine & Breeze collections), as well as the little flower/brad embellishment.

The second card is for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch challenge that happens over at the My Favorite Things Splitcoaststampers forum.  For this card I used a PI set called "You're So Tweet".  Now you know where my blog post time came from!  Anyway, she was colored with Copics and her dress paper-pieced, too.   The papers used on this card are also from My Mind's Eye, the Paris & Co. collection.

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI; Stampin Up!; PP:  My Mind's Eye; Copic Markers; Dies:  Spellbinders, Taylored Expressions & Memory Box; Stampin Up! punch; Stampin Up! Seam Binding Ribbon; MME embellishments

Thanks for Everything...

Hey there!!!   Got a chance to make a card for the current Shabby Tea Room.  I used some bits and pieces from Stampin Up! for the card and a sentiment stamp from the Hero Arts cling set "Very Special".  The layout for the card is based on this week's Sketchbook Saturday sketch.  I think I'm becoming a bit addicted to Chupa's sketches!  Each Saturday I find myself checking her blog to see what the new sketch is and then spending the next few days finding another challenge to combine it with.   So... this week it is the Shabby Tea Room challenge to make your project "Sparkly & Bright".  Just look at that beautiful inspiration photo!

As I indicated above all the paper bits and pieces used on the card are from the Stampin Up! Beau Chateau line.  Some of the pieces were inked with my VersaMagic watermark ink pen, silver embossing powder applied and then heat set.  All the pieces were distressed with a distressing tool and then layered up as you see.  Initially I didn't have the added bling, just the pink pearls and the rose, but then decided to give the card a bit more sparkle.   As a rule, I don't see myself as very good at the "shabby chic" style (and I think my friend, Sue, will disagree with me on that), but I'm really starting to have more confidence with this style of crafting.

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI Vintage Cream; Paper Embellishments & PP:  Stampin Up:  Ink:  VersaMagic Watermark ink; Embossing Powder:  Ranger UltraFine Silver; Stamps:  Hero Arts:  Flower:  Flying Unicorn; Flourish:  Recollections; Pearls:  Zva Creative; Ribbon & Button:  PTI

Oh... Cut It Out!!!

Hey there!!  Back with my card for this week's Less is More challenge, as well as CAS-ual Fridays.  The challenge this week at LIM is to incorporate an opening or aperture as the British LIMettes would say in our clean and simple design.    Thus the reason for my post title.  The challenge at CAS-ual Friday is to make a black & white card in honor of penguin awareness day.  Who knew there was a penguin awareness day? Both ideas seem pretty simple, but boy oh boy did the LIM challenge give me problems!!  I had several fantastic ideas... unfortunately I could not make any of them work.  I even went to the craft store in hopes of finding the tool I needed to make my dream a reality, but alas... it was not to be.   So, I settled on a much simpler and more do-able idea.

I had a piece of black cardstock and a white cardbase ready to go, so I cut the black cardstock down a bit and trimmed a 1/4" off the card base on the long side.  The 2nd smallest Spellbindes plain heart die was placed on the cardstock and then run through my Big Shot.  After that I placed the diecut piece in my PTI quatrefoil die, placed a tan embossing mat on top and ran it through the Big Shot again to emboss the quatrefoil image onto the cardstock.  Some thin white ribbon was tied around the piece and then I added the button and bakers twine.  I adhered the piece to the card base and then stamped the sentiment from the Hero Arts set Year Round Sentiment inside the heart.

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white & true black; Stamps:  Hero Arts; Ink:  VersaFine Black Onyx; Dies:  Spellbinders & PTI; Ribbon:  Stampin Up!; Twine:  The Twinery

Your Treasure.... ODBDSLC93

Hey there!!!  Happy Saturday!  Time for another ODBD Shining the Light challenge.  This time we have a fantastic sketch for you used.  For my card I used the following ODBD stamps:  Scrolly Frames & Scripture Collection 7.  The doily was diecut using a Cheery Lyn doily die from My Mind's Eye Blush papers.  All the papers used on the card are from the Blush collection.  The scrolly frame and the sentiment were die cut using Spellbinders square dies.  I finished the card off with a Prima flower, some lace and a pearl flourish from the Blush collection.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Friday, January 13th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. If you are not using ODBD stamps, please do not enter more than once. Additional entries that are made without using ODBD stamps will not be commented on nor will they qualify for prizes. While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing 1 to 2 creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. In order to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, January 20th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC93. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Please make sure you check out the projects from my fellow sticks: Lori, Jan Marie, Jan, Debi, Kathy, Sabrina, Angie and Wanda (Guest Designer)! To join in the fun, please click here.

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI Vintage Cream; PP:  My Mind's Eye Blush; Dies:   Cheery Lynn & Spellbinders; Ink:  SU! Melon Mambo; Ranger Old Paper DI; My Mind's Eye pearl flourish; Prima Flower; Crocheted lace

For the Love of ODBD Custom Dies!!

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's first Alumni Team bi-monthly For the Love of Blog Hop. This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designer's are featuring for the Love of ODBD Custom Dies! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, head to the ODBD blog for a full link list. One of the post is a hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until February 1st at 6 pm. Winner will be announced February 2nd! So, get hopping and enjoy all the inspiration using for the Love of ODBD Custom Dies!    You should have come here from the fabulously talented Connie's blog.

So for my card today I used the following ODBD sets and custom dies:  Faith, Single Butterfly and Serve the Lord stamps and coordinating Single Butterfly die and Crocheted Circle die.    I took my color scheme from the BasicGrey 6x6 Little Black Dress pad.  I stamped the circle image from Serve the Lord using kraft colored ink and then die cut it using the Crocheted Circle die.  The image was then overstamped with the verse using Tuxedo Black ink.  The circle image was backed with a scalloped circle circle cut from Little Black Dress paper.   The butterfly was stamped using London Fog ink, colored with Copic markers and then die cut using the coordinating die.  The card was finished off with some rhinestone flourishes and light grey ribbon.   The layout comes from this week's Sketchbook Saturday sketch.

Thanks for stopping by... your next stop on the hop is the amazingly talented Lori!  She is going to knock your socks off with her gorgeous project!!


Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI Vintage Cream & True Black; PP:  BasicGrey Little Black Dress; Stamps & Dies:  Our Daily Bread Designs; Ribbon:  PaperTrey Ink; Copic Markers; EK Success Scalloped Edge Punch; Rhinestone Flourishe:  Recollections

i miss you...

Hey there.... Happy Wednesday!  Boy oh boy did we get a lot of snow here in the Pacific Northwest!  That doesn't happen very often thank goodness.  My car doesn't go in the snow so I have been staying inside and trying to do some crafting.  But it has been a bit hard with my two boys and hubby underfoot!  Anywhoo... I did manage to make a card for the current CR84FN color challenge, as well as the current Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge.  I missed out on the first CR84FN challenge of the year and I haven't done a SSIC challenge in ages!!!  This week the challenge at SSIC is to use something new on your card.   Make sure that you read Traci's devotional... it is fantastic!  For my something new I used a brand new Hero Arts/Sizzix stamp & die set called Chairs & Chandeliers.  I'm lovin' this new collaboration between Hero Arts & Sizzix.  The dies are so easy to use and provide absolutely fantastic results.

I stamped the background using the Hero Arts background cling "Classic Fabric Design" and Stampin' Up's Pink Pirouette ink.  The piece was then inked using Ranger's Old Paper Distress ink.  The chair was stamped on some yellow cardstock using SU!'s So Saffron ink and then diecut using the corresponding die.  The chandelier was stamped using Rich Cocoa ink.   I diecut the banner using a Taylored Expressions die, trimmed off one end, stamped the sentiment and then inked it with Old Paper ink.   Another nice and simple card.

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white; yellow; Ink:  SU! Pink Pirouette, So Saffron; Memento Rich Cocoa; Stamps:  Hero Arts Chairs & Chandeliers, Year Round Sentiments; Dies:  Sizzix & Taylored Expressions; Old Paper Distress Ink

Thank you...

Hey there!!  Have a card today for a couple of challenges... JUGs and ColourQ.   I really squeaked this one in with ColourQ.   I had it done the night before, but wasn't happy with the photos I took (I really need to get one of those photo tent thingies).  I took a few more this morning, but wasn't happy with those either.  So I decided to use one I took last night.   Anywhoo.... I combined the card with the current JUGs challenge to create a collage look on your card.  I haven't done a JUGs challenge in a loooong time and I'm not entirely sure why other than I just don't have the time to play in all the challenges that I would like to play in.  But when I saw my bloggy friend, Elise's card (she is on the fabby JUGs design team!!) I just had to play along this week!

So... for my card I went super simple.  I used three different stamp sets:  Stampin Up!'s Artistic Engravings and PTI's Background Basics:  Text Styles & Iconic Images.   The color combo from ColourQ included Pumpkin Pie & Melon Mambo... both dark colors so when I stamped the images using those two colors I stamped them first on scrap paper and then on the cardstock to tone down the color.  For such a simple card it took me quite a few test runs on scrap paper to get just the right look I was going for.  In the end I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.   CAS, but collage. (Its probably going to send my bloggy friend Sue into fits! Because collage should not be CAS!)

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white; Stamps:  SU! & PTI; Ink:  SU! Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo & Pumpkin Pie; Memento London Fog

For the Birds....

Hey there!!   Here with my second post for the day and this time I have two cards!  The challenge this week at Less is More is one layer and we are to use a bird image on our card.   I was so hoping that this week was a one layer LIM challenge as I hoping to combine the LIM challenge with this week's One Layer Wednesday challenge to use pink and red.  I don't have a ton of stamp sets with birds in them, but a couple did come to mind when I saw the LIM challenge.

For the first card I got out my PTI Iconic Images and stamped the bird in Stampin Up! Cherry Cobbler and the sentiment in Stampin Up! Melon Mambo (a really nice dark pink).   I added a few rhinestones and I was done... love all that white space!!

For the second card I used a really fun Stampin Up! set I got last year called Valentine Defined.  When I saw the set I had to get it because one of the images is a cute pair of flamingos and I like flamingos.  Anywhoo... this card is a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 square card.  I stamped the image and sentiment in Melon Mambo and then added the little red rhinestone heart.

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white & rustic cream; Stamps:  PTI & Stampin Up! Ink:  Stampin Up!; rhinestones: Hero Arts

WINTER.... ODBDSLC92

Hey there!  Happy Saturday!!  Time for another ODBD Shining the Light challenge and this time we are challenging you to create a card using the word "WINTER".    The idea is to take at least three of the letters and use tools and/or embellishments starting with those letters to create your project.   For my card I managed to use all the letters in the word WINTER to create my card.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Friday, January 13th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. If you are not using ODBD stamps, please do not enter more than once. Additional entries that are made without using ODBD stamps will not be commented on nor will they qualify for prizes.  While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing 1 to 2 creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award.   In order to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, January 20th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC92. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.   Now... on to my card:

As I indicated I used tools and/or embellishments representing all the letters in the word WINTER to create my card.   Here is the list:   W- white cardstock; I - ink; N - Nesties; T - three designer papers; E - embossing & R - rhinestones and lace ribbon.  The stamps I used are from the ODBD set Simple Things. I embossed the red patterned paper, but unfortunately it is hard to see. The layout for my card comes from this month's Something For You to Try sketch.  Please make sure you check out the projects from my fellow sticks:    Lori, Jan Marie, Jan, Debi, Chris, Kathy, Sabrina and Wanda (Guest Designer)!    To join in the fun, please click here.

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white, Stampin Up! Baja Breeze; Memory Box Brioche DP; Stamps:  ODBD Simple Things; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & SU! Baja Breeze; Copic Markers; Spellbinders dies; Recollections Rhinestone Flourish; SU! Modern Label Punch; White lace ribbon; Swiss Dot embossing folder

A Cheery Birthday Card...

Hey there!! Here with a card for another Flourishes challenge.  This time it is Timeless Tuesday.  The super talented Tammy is hosting this week and she provided us with a beautiful photo to inspire our creativity.

Yesterday was my mother-in-law's birthday (Jan. 12th) and today (the 13th) we are going to her house to celebrate, so I decided to use the inspiration photo to create a birthday card for her.  I used three different Flourishes sets for the card:  Zinnias, Country Charm Labels & Sweet Violets.  I stamped the zinnia image using Memento Tuxedo Black and then colored it with Copic makers (and oops! I forgot to write down which colors.)  I then die cut the image using the new Flourishes Classic Keyhole die.  A piece of yellow cardstock was run through my Big Shot in an embossing folder and the die cut image adhered to it.  I stamped one of the labels from the Country Charm set in orange ink, the sentiment in dark pink ink and die cut with the corresponding Spellbinders Grommet Tag die.   Some Raspberry Fizz grosgrain ribbon was attached using orange bakers twine and then some little buttons were also added.  The entire piece was then adhered to the card as you see.   I recently found a new to me challenge site called "Catered Crop" and their current challenge is to use buttons on your project so I will be putting this into that challenge, as well.

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white & lemon tart; Stamps:  Flourishes; Ink:  Memento & Stampin Up!; Copic Markers; Ribbon:  PTI; Buttons:  DeNami Design; Twine:  Divine Twine; Dies:  Flourishes & Spellbinders

Welcome Little One...

Hey there... think I'm finally getting back in the swing of blogging.  Here it is Wednesday and I have a card to post!!  This one is for the current Flourishes release week challenge of New Year, New Challenge.. to make a card using either something to do with time (like father time) or a baby.  I went with the baby theme because I really don't have anything time related in my stamp collection.  For my card I used some Layers of Colors stamps because I don't have any Flourishes stamps that would have fit the bill (insert sad face).  The layout of the card is courtesy of Sketchbook Saturday and the super talented Chupa.

For my card I used some of the final remaining sheets of paper from my My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 2 Sunshine 6x6 pad.  I love the papers in that pad so I'm going to have to make sure I pick up another one here soon.  I chose to use a light aqua striped paper, as well as a black damask paper.  The ink is SU!'s new Pool Party (which is a pretty darn good match to PTI's Aqua Mist!).  Lots of diecutting one this one, too.  I used Spellbinders Labels 16 dies, plain and scalloped circle dies and a fancy tag die.  The ribbon is some yummy May Arts black crinkle ribbon.   The Layers of Colour stamps I used are "Flower Child" and "Starflower Frame".

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white & SU! Pool Party; PP:  My Mind's Eye Sunshine; Stamps:  Layers of Colour; Spellbinders dies; May Arts black crinkle ribbon; white crochet ribbon; EK Success punch; Ink:  SU! Pool Party; Ranger Old Paper DI

Purple-Palooza!!

Hey there!! Back with another post for today... this time for the first Less is More challenge of the new year and as my title would suggest we are to use purple on our project.   Ahh...the color purple.   While I'm not a huge fan of purple in general... I do like to use it from time to time when I'm making cards.  I especially like deep rich purples for cardmaking.  Today I used two purple inks, PTI's Plum Pudding and Close to My Heart's Pansy Purple, and a purple cardstock, PTI's Royal Velvet for my card.  The stamps are all from Hero Arts (Carte Postal, Antique Flowers & Butterflies & Luscious Frames).

There isn't a ton of white (or in the case of this card... cream) space, but hopefully there is enough to satisfy Chrissie and Mandi.  I stamped the main image several times on the cream cardstock piece using Plum Pudding ink and then one time on scrap cream cardstock using Pansy Purple.  The Pansy Purple image was trimmed out and adhered as you see.  The "hello" was stamped in black ink to make it stand out more and then a little butterfly was stamped in Plum Pudding, trimmed out and adhered to the card.  A few purple rhinestones finished off the card.

In With the New.. Out With the Old...

Today's the day... the sun is shining, the tank is clean! (oh wait.. that is a line from Finding Nemo!)  But today is the day that I share my other good news... I'm now a design team member for Our Daily Bread Designs!!!  The Shining the Light challenge team to be exact and I can't tell you how excited I am to be a part of this amazing company!!   So now... on to this week's challenge:  "In with the new....out with the Old".   The team challenges you to create a card using something new and something old on your card.  

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Friday, January 13th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. If you are not using ODBD stamps, please do not enter more than once. Additional entries that are made without using ODBD stamps will not be commented on nor will they qualify for prizes.  While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing 1 to 2 creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award.   In order to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, January 13th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC91. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge

For my card I my something new on my card are the following brand new ODBD stamps:  Never Give Up and Grunge Cross, as well as the accompanying new Grunge Cross die.  My something old is a glitter brad and a corner punch that I used to make the photo corner pieces.  I love, love, love these new Grunge sets from ODBD! 

Now off you go to check out the projects from my fellow "breadsticks":  Lori, Jan Marie, Jan, Debi, Chris, Kathy, Sabrina and Wanda (Guest Designer)!    To join in the fun, please click here.

Supplies:   Cardstock:  PTI white & black; Stamps:  ODBD; Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Brad:  SU! Glitter Brad; Punch:  SU! Photo corner punch; Diamond Stickles Glitter Glue.

You're So Special...

Hey there!!!  Happy New Year!!  Been awhile, again, since I last posted.  Still trying to get into the swing of things and get some mojo back.  Got some super exciting news this morning.... I'm going to be guest designing for Penny Black Stamps!!!  I could not believe it when I got the congratulatory emails from a couple of bloggy friends (they saw the news before I did!!).   Penny Black stamps are some of my favorites and guest designing for them is a dream come true!!   And my good news doesn't end... on Saturday I will have some more exciting to share.  Now... on to my card.  It is for this week's Shabby Tea Room challenge and I used another one of Chupa's fabulous Sketchbook Saturday sketches for the layout.

The requirements this week at the Tea Room are to take our inpsiration from the photo provided and to make sure our project has something with wings on it.  For my card used a softer version of some of the colors from the photo and added a butterfly from the Hero Arts/Sizzix die set Antique Flowers and Butterflies.  I have to tell you that if you have not tried out these sets from Hero Arts & Sizzix you really should.  The dies are absolutely fantastic to use.  The papers I used are from the My Minds Eye Lost & Found 2 Blush 6x6 pad.  I did a bit of distressing on the edges to give a little more shabby look.   The butterfly was stamped in Tuxedo Black ink, colored with Copics (BG000, BG01 & BG11) and then diecut.  The sentiment is from a new stamp set from Hero Arts called Year Round Sentiments and was designed specifically for Operation Write Home.

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI Vintage Cream; PP:  My Minds Eye Lost & Found 2 Blush; Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black & PTI Sweet Blush; Dies:  Spellbinders & Sizzix; Stamps:  Hero Arts; Copic Markers; Lace:  Unknown