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Happy Saturday!   It is time for another Crazy 4 Challenge with the Crazies!   Check out the C4C blog for more challenge details with the crazies at Crazy 4 Challenges(C4C181).  

This week is all about WOOD!  

Use either real wood, stamped wood, wood elements or decorative paper

For my card I am using Verve's Psalm 63:3 Plain Jane and  Blessing stamp set.  I also used Verve's Cut Above Banner Bundle and Rounded Rectangle dies.   I combined some designer papers, stitching, and ink distressing.  I like the contrast of the silver doily to the vintage ink distressed papers.  However, I thought that the images of clocks, keys, and silverware as well as scrollwork all lend themselves to a metal so the silver doily accent works.  For my wood element I used a half of a popsicle stamped with the flourished image from Verve's Blessings. Topped the card with a bow and a few silver pearls. For the bow I used Verve's Signature Ribbon Collection in Cream.

 

Check out what the rest of the team did with this week's challenge!

• Andrea Murdock
• Barbara Anders 
• Betty Wright (<---ME...you're here) 
• Cindy Haffner
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Kelli Hull
• Kristine Reynolds
• Silke Kittmann 
• Silke Ledlow

As always thanks so much for stopping by! 

Betty

Supplies 
Verve Stamps
Kraft card stock base, PTI vintage cream, dp
Memento  tuxedo black, ranger brushed corduroy
Accessories  foam circles, Verve's Cut Above dies,  foam tape, Scor-Tape

Stamping In Time Challenge(SNTODBD12) and SCS WT275!

It is time for Stamping In Time Challenge(SNTODBD12)!  The challenge host this three week challenge period due to the holiday is LeAnne Pugliese. LeAnne is challenging us to 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 from now until July 7th to enter this challenge!

For my card I am using ODBD Scripture Collection 4 and The Lord Has Risen stamp sets.   In keeping with my designer paper colors and the inspiration picture, I chose to color the cluster of flowers in The Lord Has Risen set red.  I added a few touches of clear gems to the centers.   I layered my circle die cut nestabilities with Spellbinders blossoms diecut.  I finished my card with some satin ribbon, button, and clear dew drops.   This card is also for today's SCS Ways to Use It Challenge(WT275)!  We are to use ribbon in a unique way or our favorite way. I must say that this is my favorite way. I actually tried to make this card and not include the bow, but it seemed nekked without it. I actually scored the horizontal pirouette pink panel, but you can barely see it as I covered it with my honking bow. Another thing is the bows must be big. I use the mini bowdabra to make my fou fou bows. I also tend to put my bows sideways, too! I do place them facing down sometimes, but I really love them sideways. I usually like to place something in the center of my bow. I often use buttons, but I always find a way to cover up the holes in the buttons. I have button hole issues...lol!


Check out the other designers to see what they created from the inspiration picture challenge.

• Sabrina
• Chrissy
• Angie
• Grace
•  LeAnne

As always, thanks so much for stopping by!

Cheerful Heart!

This card is for a few challenges! It is for today's SCS Inspiration Challenge (IC223)!     I chose the Vintage Playground Fabric as my inspiration at the Warm Biscuit website!

This card is also for ODBD Second Anniversary Challenges (ODBD2AC1)!  Today's challenge is to use cotton!  I am using twill tape.  I stamped the image from the Get Well set onto the twill in ripe avocado ink.   This card is also for ODBD Stamping In Time Challenge (SNTODBD5)!  I am using a couple of new spellbinder die cuts, some NEW Webster pages, and the SU SAB punch! 

This card is also for this week's Crazy4Challenges(C4C28)!  We are to make a masculine card.  I know I added a fou fou bow, but really...it is twill!  I do not think twill is girly...at least not this one.  I kept the patterns and colors sort of manly, too.  Plus, the pearls are brown.  I even kept my texture sort of manly.  Do you think it is masculine or boyish enough? 


Stamps
ODBD Get Well
Paper
PTI dark chocolate, ripe avocado, melon berry, ivory
Ink
dark chocolate, ripe avocado
Accessories
Spellbinders, nestabilities, SU border punch, SU texturz plates, pearls, buttons, foam tape, glue dots, mini bowdabra

ODBD Release Day Blog Hop!!!

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs December Release Blog Hop! And, what an amazing blog hop it is going to be, too!!! If you are here looking for my Flourishes Timeless Tuesday post, you can scroll down or click here!

ODBD is releasing two gorgeous sets called His Gift and Peace and Joy! If you came here from Debi's blog, you are in the right place! If you happened on my blog but did not start at the ODBD Blog, you really should go there and start from there! The reason is we are playing a game. Each designer has one secret word hidden within her post so you must hop to each, copy the word hidden in the designer's post with designer's name, and leave a comment. Then, you will return to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment that you have visited all the blogs and left a comment so you can receive a special email address to email Grace with your completed sentence!


Guess what? Once you have done that you are enter for a chance to win! For this Release Blog Hop, Kelley has generously offered to give TWO lucky winners their choice of one free set! Winners will be chosen by Random.org from the correct emails received by Dec.2, 8PM EST.

Since these two sets are all about Christmas and God's gifts, I thought it would be great to make gift tags using each of the sets! These were pretty fast and fun to make! The snowflakes are done using versamark and some red ep! I layered some petite circle and scallop nesties and used both of the snowflakes in the set. They are truly sparkly in real life. One of the sentiments from the set is stamped on the back. You can click on the pictures to see a larger image.

For the scripture tag, I stamped off of the script poinsettia image and stamped the scripture inside. I sponged with ranger inks to create more of a vintage look. I used one of the spellbinders nestabilities shapes to create my tag look. I also used a scrap piece of my SEI dp. Love that! This dp is beautiful and weighty enough to stand alone. This way the back is just as beautiful as the front of my tag!

Thanks so much for reading my post and checking out what I created for you this month. My secret word is WISH! Next, you need to hop over to Angie's blog and see what she has created for you! You may also want to know that starting in January the design team will be bringing you fun challenges monthly with even more ways to win!!! As always, thanks so much for stopping by! Have a Blessed Day!

Peace and Goodwill!

This card is for today's SCS Inspiration Challenge(IC207)! Thanks, Stef!
Here is the link to my inspiration buttons! This card is also for Crazy 4 Challenges(C4C12)!

I am using two of ODBD releases this month called Blessed Christmas and Christmas Verses. I went with ivory and kraft cardstock in keeping with the look of the buttons. I stamped the poinsettia in snow white craft ink onto the kraft and let dry. I used a damasklook sizzix template for my embossing to further mimic the button looks. I stamped my scripture with Ranger vintage photo ink. I layered a MS border punch along the bottom to further showcase more patterns in my card that give the look of the different buttons in the set. I finished with a simple bow using the bow easy and a heart charm and some gold pearls!

I just want to add that I do start out with the exact sketch for the challenge in mind, but somehow I always manage to turn it or do something alittle different. I hope that is okay!

Thanks for stopping by! I am hoping that the blog issues are fixed. If you are still having trouble commenting, please let me know via pm at SCS! Thanks a bunch!

Stamps
ODBD Blessed Christmas and Christmas Verses
Paper
Ivory, PTI kraft
Ink
Ranger vintage photo, PTI snow white craft
Accessories
Sizzix embossing plate, MS border punch, bow easy, heart charm, spellbinders nestabilities, gold bowdabra wire, foam tape, glue dots, gold pearls