Monday, March 31, 2014

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #118 - Up in the Sky


The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is 'Up in the Sky', join us here for a chance to win a stamp set and for all of the details on the latest challenge.

Mark's Finest Papers has the sweetest baby stamp set called Bundle of Joy and it worked perfectly with the 'Up in the Sky' challenge this week.  For my baby card I selected spring green and soft pink for the colors with lacy dies and border punch, and a binky from the set attached with a seam binding bow.



Mark's Finest Papers Images: Bundle of Joy stamp set
Other Supplies: seam binding ribbon, copic markers Martha Stewart border punch, Spellbinder dies, embossing folder.


For more inspiration for this challenge, check out the blogs of my friends.










Have a great week!
Blessings, 

DJ

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

ODBDSLC196 Anniversary Challenge #4- Have Fun with ODBD- ODBD stamps only


Since this month is Our Daily Bread Designs 6th Anniversary, the team will celebrating this Anniversary with a sequence of challenges related to the 6th Anniversary of Our Daily Bread Designs.


This week will be the last in our series of 4 Anniversary Challenges. Let's Celebrate Our Daily Bread Designs!! We want to see your favorites at Our Daily Bread Designs or any ODBD stamp you enjoy. 



 Use any ODBD stamps you would like but it must only use ODBD stamps. Find more details on the challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs.


I haven't made a blue card in a while and I took the opportunity to use this wonderful new designer paper collection by ODBD with my favorite watering can full of flowers and one of my favorite verses.  I colored the water can and flowers with copics, layered on Spellbinder dies. I embossed the designer papers  and added a bit of lace made with the ODBD custom die from the Beautiful Borders die set.

ODBD Stamps Used:  Happy Birthday
ODBD Dies Used: Beautiful Borders
ODBD Papers Used: Blooming Garden Collection
Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, embossing folders, Copic markers, seam binding ribbon.

Check out the blogs of my talented friends for more inspiration.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #117 - Three or More Brads

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make use three or more brads, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set and for all of the details on the latest challenge.

All the spring flowers are bursting into bloom and the birds are rejoicing, so I thought I'd celebrate with them today with some joyful dogwood blossoms.  I colored them up with copics and mounted them on Spellbinder dies with some embossed designer paper in the background and a little lace border punch along the bottom.


Mark's Finest Papers Images: Dogwood Blossoms Stamp Set
Other Supplies: seam binding ribbon, copic markers, enamel brads, Martha Stewart border punch, Spellbinder dies, embossing folder.


For more inspiration for this challenge, check out the blogs of my friends.






Have a great week!
Blessings, 

DJ

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

ODBDSLC195 Anniversary Challenge 3- Six of something...

This week will be the 3rd in our series of 4 Anniversary Challenges.

This week mark's the 6th Anniversary for Our Daily Bread Designs being open for business.  Let us see six of one item on your card (6 layers, 6 gems, 6 patterns, six words, six letters, six scallops, six items from ODBD...be creative and have fun). For more details on the challenge, check out the ODBD blog.

For this sixth anniversary challenge, I decided on six dies, four Spellbinder dies that I layered under the charming poppy and two Our Daily Bread Designs custom dies; the Daisy Chain Background which I cut to show off the ODBD designer paper, and the lacy trim from the Beautiful Borders die set.  The poppy was colored with Copics and each layer popped with foam tape.

ODBD Stamps Used: Mother's Day
Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, embossing folder, foam tape, Copic markers, gingham ribbon, jewel stickers.

Check out the blogs of my talented friends for more inspiration.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #116 - Altered Box


The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make an altered box, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set and for all of the details on the latest challenge.

I stamped my box with the MFP Medallion in green ink and also added a tag with the same medallion and a sentiment from the Medallion stamp set.

Mark's Finest Papers Images: Medallion Stamp Set
Other Supplies: ribbon, box, tag punch.


For more inspiration for this challenge, check out the blogs of my friends.






Have a great week!
Blessings, 

DJ




Tuesday, March 11, 2014

ODBDSLC194 Anniversary Challenge #2- Amethyst, Lavender or Purple

Since this month is Our Daily Bread Designs 6th Anniversary, the team will celebrating this Anniversary with a sequence of challenges related to the 6th Anniversary of Our Daily Bread Designs.
This week will be the 2nd in our series of 4 Anniversary Challenges.
Since Amethyst is the gemstone for a 6th Anniversary, let's see LOTS of purple or lavender on your card!!

I'm always overjoyed to pull out the purple, it's one of my favorite colors!  I heat embossed the wonderful ODBD zinnias and water colored them with re-inkers. I layered the flowers for more dimension and added leaves from the new Zinnia & Leaves dies. I added chicken wire embossing folder, corregated paper and lace for a country feel.

ODBD Stamps Used:  Zinnia, Scripture Collection 10
Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, embossing folder, foam tape, heat embossing, re-inkers

Check out the blogs of my talented friends for more inspiration.


Monday, March 10, 2014

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #115 - Spring Colors


The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make a card with Spring Colors, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set and for all of the details on the latest challenge.

Spring colors mean Spring is near and warmer weather! I joyfully pulled out my MFP Daffodils from the Daffodil Greetings set, heat embossed them and the butterfly and water colored all with re-inkers. They're wrapped in seam binding ribbon and raised with foam tape on a Spellbinder frame. The butterfly was cut out and also raised with foam tape.



Mark's Finest Papers images: Daffodil Greetings

Other supplies: Spellbinder dies, seam binding ribbon, heat embossing, re-inkers, water pen, foam tape, embossing folder.

For more inspiration for this challenge, check out the blogs of my friends.






Have a great week!
Blessings, 

DJ

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

ODBDSLC193 Metal or sweets- Anniversary challenge 1


Since this month is Our Daily Bread Designs 6th Anniversary, the team will celebrating this Anniversary with a sequence of challenges related to the 6th Anniversary of Our Daily Bread Designs.

The traditional 6th anniversary gift is iron or sweets so let us see something with metal or something sweet on it.

I originally thought I was just using metal, but after filling my hummingbird feeder many times with sugar water, I realized that my card contains the sweet nectar that hummingbirds love, there's no greater sweet-tooth on earth than a hummingbird (I'm a close second)!

I heat embossed and water-colored my sweet ODBD flower and bird with re-inkers.  The metal pieces are a retired SU hardware piece and some metal brad stickers.  The designer paper is a new release from the ODBD called Blooming Garden Collection.

ODBD Stamps Used: Bee Balm FlowerHummingbird
ODBD Dies Used: Hummingbird
ODBD Paper Used:  Blooming Garden Collection

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, retired SU hardware, metal stickers, seam binding ribbon, heat embossing, re-inkers, water pen.


Check out the blogs of my talented friends for more inspiration.

Elizabeth Whisson
Linda Carson
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Chris Olsen
Robin Clendenning



Blessings!!
DJ

Monday, March 3, 2014

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #114 - New Home


The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make a card for a New Home, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set and for all of the details on the latest challenge.

I've been excited to use this wonderful Mark's Finest Papers Medallion from the Medallion Stamp Set.  I layered the medallions by stamping first in yellow and then in orange.  It's topped it with a sentiment from the Tweet That Stamp Set on a Spellbinder die with 3 orange jewel stickers.

Mark's Finest Papers Images: Medallion Stamp Set,
Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, gingham ribbon, jewel stickers, foam tape.

For more inspiration for this challenge, check out the blogs of my friends.






Have a great week!
Blessings, 
DJ