Blessings on your Birthday, C4C and a CASE!

Happy Saturday!   It is time for another Crazy 4 Challenge with the Crazies!   Check out the blog for more challenge details with the crazies at Crazy 4 Challenges(C4C170). 

This week we are 

"Raising the Bar!"

This week’s challenge is dedicated to Bar, our very own Crazy Team Member! She had hand surgery earlier this month.   While she worked diligently prior to surgery to create beautiful cards for the challenges ahead of time, the past few weeks she has been unable to get crafty at all while her hand heals so we are “Raising the Bar” with a CASE!

Check out her blog, Paper Pursuits, 

and choose a card or 

project to CASE!

For my card I am using ODBD newly released Antique Label Designs,  All Occasion Sentiments, and Antique Labels & Border Spellbinders dies on this card.   

I totally had a blast perusing Bar's blog to find a card to CASE.  It was so hard to choose that I finally had to minimize my choices to the ones she has for sale on Etsy.   I chose to CASE this card of Bar's.  I mixed together some papers, stitching,  flourished pearls,  and finished with a seam binding bow topped with button.  I love how a decorative stamped frame, coordinating die, and a few embellishments complete a whole card. 


Feel better, Bar!  You are in my thoughts and prayers!  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

 

ODBD Feature Focus Peace on Earth!

Happy Monday!  Today, some of the ODBD designers are showcasing ODBD Exclusive Spellbinders "Elegant Ovals" Die set.

I am using ODBD Elegant Ovals Spellbinders dies.  I combined ODBD Elegant Oval, Christmas Mini, and Vine Background for my card.  

I chose colors of red and cream for my Christmas card.  I stamped the Vine Background onto the red with Memento Rhubarb Red.  I stamped each die with the coordinationg Elegant Oval frame in rhubarb.  I lightly stamped the Vine Background using a stamped off linen color to two of the elegant oval frames that I layered behind the focal frame.  I stamped the focal frame with one of the sentiments from Christmas Mini.  All of the die cut frames are popped up for added dimension.   I finished with a few gold pearls and seam binding bow topped  with button and curly ques bow. 

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Betty 

ODBD Special Birthday Blog Hop!

Happy Monday!  Today, the ODBD designers are celebrating a very special lady's birthday!  Happy Birthday, Randi Barrett!  You can read about Randi's story here. 

If you just hopped over from Debi's blog you are in the right spot.  If not, you may want to start at the ODBD Blog!

Randi has a stamp set in the store dedicated to her called Randi's Song!  For my card today I used elements from this set along with the poppy image from Mother's Day and the sentiment from the Happy Birthday set.  I used ODBD Custom Poppy die.  This image and die come with stem included.  I just snipped the top of the poppy off and colored with copics. I added some gun metal stickles to the centers.  I stamped the scripted verse in Randi's Song set inside the large scalloped August Release Bookmark Collection of  ODBD Spellbinder's Exclusive Bookmark dies.  I lightly sponged inside.  I did cut this die down.  For this card the bookmark die is used as more of a tag than a bookmark.  It is adhered to the card. 

Next, I stamped the two step leaves that come in Randi's Song with Memento Pear and a couple with New Sprout inks.  The veining stamp was stamped with ripe avocado inks.  I cut those out and inked the edges a bit.  I then arranged my three flowers and the leaves to create a fun and colorful arrangement to coordinate with my background paper.  I finished with a double ended fishtail sentiment, seam binding bow, and some gold metallic memory thread curly que touches.   

 As always thanks so much for stopping by!  Next on the hop is Sandee's blog!



Betty 

I am using Sketchbook #73 

  

From Me to You! C4C and MORE!

Happy Saturday, everyone!  It is time for another challenge with the crazies at Crazy 4 Challenges(C4C148).   Silke is the hostess for August.     She is challenging us to make a back to school card/gift for a teacher!   

For my card I am using ODBD newly released Bookmark-Trees and ODBD Custom Spellbinders Bookmark dies.  I also used a sentiment from Mini Tags 3 set.    

I chose to make a large post it note holder complete with a bookmark clip and bookmark.  The actual post it note pad is 4 x 6.  The holder is slightly larger.  I added some stitching and rubbed versamark all over to create a suede effect to the cherry cobbler card stock.   

Check out what the rest of the team did with the sketch!

• 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 Ledlow

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Betty

Playing along with a few blog challenges!

Crazy Amigo Challenge Dies and punches
One Stitch At A Time Freebie
Bearly Mine Anything Goes
The Stamping Boutique  Anything Goes
Make it Monday  always Anything Goes
Paper Playtime Anything Goes
Amusing Challenges  Anything Goes
Fashionable Stamping Challenges  Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays Always Anything Goes

ODBD Shining the Light Sketch and a Sneak Peek!

Happy Tuesday!  I have two cards to share with you today!  The first card is for Week 2 of ODBD Shining the Light Challenge.  It's a sketch!  

I was in a purple mood!  Can you tell?  I am using ODBD Fancy Labels, Quote Collection 1 , and 2 Step Butterfly  stamp sets.  I combined Spellbinders Fancy Labels 17 die and  ODBD Custom Grunge Butterfly die.  

I stitched the background patterns, stamped the fancy frame, used the stamp a ma jig to line up perfectly the Helen Keller quote, and stamped with purple staz on the vellum layered butterfly, and topped it all off with a seam binding bow with a jumbo button with gold accenting.  I think this was one of the quickest cards I have ever made.

For my second card to share with you today, I am using some of the new SU In Colors. This card is for today's SCS Color Combo Challenge (CC386) "A Primrose Summer Breeze!" Check out the link to see what the dessert option is!

I am sneak peeking a new set from ODBD called Bookmarks-Prayers that have a custom Spellbinder's die set. I used two of the dies here. One for the actual bookmark and another of the bookmark dies as a cool slider clip to house a bookmark for easy slide in slide out bookmark gift giving. I used some embroidery floss to make the tassel for the bookmark. I added some hardware for a fun accent to the slider holder look. The smaller picture is the bookmark out of the slider.  

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Betty