Our Daily Bread Designs Shining Light Challenge 224: Love

Happy Sunday to you all! Hope you have had a wonderful weekend full of God's Blessings.
I'm popping in really quick to meet the deadline for the ODBD Shining Light Challenge this week which is anything goes.

I would have been here much sooner except I was going to do this really cool 'thingy' with my seed beads until...wait for it...

I dropped them on the floor! Yep! All of them! Every single color I own that was separated into this case with dividers. Not anymore. What a nightmare. All I could do was laugh because, there is no point in crying over spilled milk as my Mama would say.

Anyway here is my card...

I used 1 Corinthians from Our Daily Bread Designs. I had fun playing with a hearts, stars, and circles stencil from Heidi Swapp and some new molding paste I found at Michaels. I only used the heart part of the stencil. The molding paste is called Art C produced by a company called Momenta. You can't tell in the photo but the paste is a hot pink color. Of course I bought every color!

Thanks for dropping by!
God Bless,

Classy Cards N Such: Thankful for You

Hello blogging friends! I'm here today with a card created for the Classy Cards N Such Challenge. Our challenge this week is "Sunflower Inspired".

As soon as I saw this challenge I knew that I would be pulling out my French Country designer paper by Graphic 45. I literally am in love with every single sheet in this paper pad! 

I started with a 4.25 x 5.5 cardstock base. I distressed the edges of the sunflower paper from the French Country paper pad to add to my card base. Next using Lattice Rectangles by Spellbinders and white cardstock, I die-cut a lovely rectangle to stamp my sunflower on. I colored it and then added a green bling rectangle from the Blue/Green Lattice Rectangles Nestabling around the sunflower and just inside the lattice edges. I added some Mustard Seed Distress Ink around the lattice edges.

For my next layer, I used the opposite side of the sunflower paper and a slightly darker cardstock to create a long rectangle. I glued the pieces together and then ran them through my Cuttlebug with the Anna Griffin Matelasse embossing folder. I love the weaved appearance you get from this folder. It makes my sunflower appear as if it is poking out over a fence.

For finishing touches, I used the Teramo Labels from Memory Box to die-cut a label to stamp my sentiment on. These lovely little label die-cuts are perfect for stamping small sentiments on and there are two other sets that Beverly carries in the store. I own them all and will be showcasing more of them at a later date. 

The stamp set I have used today is from Gina K Designs. It is a Stamp Set Duo called Thankful for you.

I hope you have enjoyed my card today and feel inspired to join the challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

The Perfect Sentiment: Anything Goes

Hi Everyone! Hope you are having a great week. It's Wednesday and time for a new challenge at The Perfect Sentiment. This week is everyone's favorite challenge: Anything Goes!

Since anything goes and I needed to get a start on Christmas cards and I've always wanted to try pink and green for Christmas...this is what I ended up with...

I used one of my favorite Webster's Pages Collections, "Waiting for Santa/Sweet Season". This collection is probably now retired but, I have a nice stash of it left.

This card also gave me a reason to try out my Frosty Border die by Memory Box. It's hard to tell here but it's actually very elegant.

And of course I used one of my favorite sentiments from Verve's Bright Spirits stamp set.

Challenges I would like to enter:

• LEJ Designs: Die cuts or punches
• Vickie's Anything Goes
• Get Inky: Die Cuts 
• Lawnscaping: Clean & Simple 
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are blessed.

Classy Cards N Such: Valentine Be Mine

Hello Everyone! It's time for another Classy Cards N Such Saturday! This is the day of the week that I share my cards created with products from the Classy Cards N Such Online Store.

Today, I have a clean, simple, yet elegant Valentine card to share with you. 

I started with a 6 x 5.5 base of Champagne Reich Shine. To that I added a layer of the beautiful leaf foil paper from the Magnolia Grove paper pad.

Using some gold cardstock and the Cherish Border by Memory Box, I die-cut a border to place a little further down from the center. I popped the border up by using the Joy Foam Pads.

Next, I used the Spellbinders Fancy Tags and some vanilla paper to die-cut a tag to stamp my sentiment on. And that's it! I told you it was simple. 

 

 

 

Have you started on your Valentine's yet? If you haven't Classy Cards N Such Online Store is an excellent source of fun-loving dies and papers for the occasion. 

 

Daydream Designs: Hearts Blog Hop

Hi everyone and welcome to another Daydream Monday. It's time for me to share another project created with some of the fabulous digital products available at Daydream Designs but, today is not just your typical Daydream Monday. It's also a blog hop!

We are thrilled to be hosting our third blog hop at Daydream Designs. Our theme is hearts... and other than that it's anything goes! So you will see lots of variety and the tremendous talents of our Dream Team.

Our Sponsor

 Prize:

$20 Gift Certificate to Daydream Designs Store 

To Win: Just leave a comment at each one of our Dream Team Member's Blogs listed below.

• Diane
• Amy
• Beth
• Debbie
• Helen
• Jennipher (that's me)
• Jerusha
• Karen
• Kris
• MariLynn
• Michelle
• Miesje
• Sandie
• Stephanie
• Traci
• Vicki

For my projects I decided to work with the following products from Daydream Designs:

Love You Always Bingo Cards

Love Me True Digi Paper Pack

 Ticket to Bliss Color Digi Set

Love Lifts You Color Digi Set

Now onto my samples..

Supplies: Love Me True Digi Papers, Ticket to Bliss Color Digi Set, Love Me True Digi Paper Pack, all from Daydream Designs; Recollections Black Pearls; Recollections Black Rhinestone Swirl; Prima Black flowers; Misc flower brad; DCWV red and black cardstock.

Supplies: Love Lifts You Color Digi Set from Daydream Designs; Pink and Brown DCWV cardstock; Memory Box Twirled Heart Border; Misc heart brads.

Now for some more exciting news... just for stopping by my blog today you get a digital freebie from this fabulous set...

Sending You Love Color Digi Set

Freebies Have Expired!

Enjoy the freebies and take the time to comment at all the participating blogs for your chance at that $20 gift certificate!

Classy Cards N Such: Sofia Heart

Hello Everyone! It's time for me to share a new project made with products from the Classy Cards N Such Online Store.

To create this card, I started with a 5.5 x 4.25 card base made with Pearlized Esse White Metallic cardstock.
I created my own background by using Trendy Tape by Queen and Co. in Polka Dot Red and Stripe Red. Trendy Tapes add color and pattern without adding bulk to your card.

For the focal point of my card, I die cut three Sofia Hearts out of Stardream Jupiter cardstock and arranged them in a triangle.

Finishing touches include a sentiment stamped on a label adorned with some Red Pearls.

 

Classy Cards N Such: Little Winter Bear

Hello Everyone! It's time for me to share a new project made with products from the Classy Cards N Such Online Store.

I started with a 5.5 x 5.5 base of Stardream Emerald. To that I added a piece of the snowflake paper from the Bo Bunny Rejoice Collection.

Using Stardream Emerald and the Snowflake Corner Die from Memory Box, I die cut my corner embellishment.

Using Spellbinders Lacey Circles and vanilla paper, I die cut a circle to stamp the Little Winter Bear on. I colored him up with Copic markers. Once I had Little Winter Bear colored, I added some pearl accents using Viva Decor Pearl Pens. I used Ice White for the knots in his scarf. Using Green, I added pearl drops to the inside of the circle. Then using Red, I added pearl drops to the outer rings of the circle.

For finishing touches, I stamped and die cut a banner to stamp my sentiment on. Using large foam pads for added dimension I adhered it to the card. 

 

Classy Cards N Such: White Rose Wreath

Hello Everyone! It's time for me to share a new card made with products from the Classy Cards N Such Online Store.

I began with a base of Stardream Ruby cardstock measuring 4.25 x 5.5 inches.  Next, using Stardream Emerald cardstock, I cut out the Curly Wreath Die by Memory Box. It's hard to see the wreath because I already have the flowers and leaves added, but this die cut has so many different potentials and cuts out nicely. 

Curly Wreath Die from Poppy Stamps

Before I adhered the wreath to my card base, I decorated it. I started with the Mini Roses in White. These come with very long wire stems and I recommend that if you are going to use them to decorate a wreath that you cut the stems shorter so that you don't have so much wire to wrap around the wreath. Once I had the roses in place, it looked a little sparse so I used my leaf punch and the Stardream Emerald cardstock to create some leaves and fill in the gaps. I used glue dots to adhere my completed wreath to the card base. However, for added dimension you could use adhesive foam pads.

For finishing touches I cut out a label and stamped my sentiment on it. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. God Bless You.