ODBDSCL214 - Fall Inspiration (week 2)

We're now into week two of the Fall Inspiration challenge (ODBDSLC214) over at Our Daily Bread Designs. You can see my first project for the challenge (a tag / bookmark) here. This week I've made a card. Here is a photo:

And here are the gorgeous images that you can use for inspiration:

Last week I used the yellow rose in the vase, this week the pumpkin image caught my eye. I just adore the colours and that is what inspired me to create my card - plus I've used sunflowers (which you can see in the picture).

I've stamped the sunflowers (from Our Daily Bread Designs Sunflower single) twice onto X-Press It blending card and diecut both using Our Daily Bread Designs' Sunflowers die. I've then coloured all of the sunflowers with Copic markers.

Copic markers used:

Petals: Y04, Y17, YR15, YR18

Flower centres: E42, E44, E47, E49

Leaves: G43, G46, G99

Bee: Y11 and a tincy bit of Y38, N1 for the wings

I used scissors to separate the sunflower on the left from one of the "bunches". My card base is Bazzill textured and I've used Bo Bunny Autumn DP and it has been inked with Distress Ink Spiced Marmalade.

The fence is ODBD Fence die and is attached to my card by just the base of the fence - making it stand up on an angle over the yellowy/gold ribbon that I added. The bee is from Our Daily Bread Designs Zinnia stamp set and has been stamped onto X-Press It blending card and coloured with Copic markers. I've then diecut the bee using the bee die from ODBD Zinnia and Leaves dies.

For the sentiment I have diecut a tag from ODBD Recipe and Tags dies and then stamped the sentiment, from Our Daily Bread Designs All Occasion Sentiments, onto the die. The sentiment stamp is all in a straight line, however I have inked the word "thinking" and then stamped it on the tag, then cleaned the stamp and inked "of you" and added it to the tag.

I placed the single sunflower (that I detached from one of the groups) onto the front using foam tape. I've also added some chocolate coloured pearls for the bee's "trail".

Here are some more photos:

For more inspiration for this challenge please visit my talented design team sisters:

Chris Olsen ~ Linda Carson ~ Diana Nguyen

Cheryl Scrivens ~ DJ Rants ~ Robin Clendenning

To see all the projects created for ODBDSLC214 or to join the challenge click here. You have until 8 pm Sunday, 5 October 2014 EDT to join us (or 8 am Monday, 6 October 2014 AWST). By participating in the challenge, you have a chance to be placed in a monthly draw to win a $15 ODBD Gift Certificate that can be used towards the purchase of stamps in the “stamps column” in the ODBD store; or to be spotlighted on the ODBD Blog at our next challenge! The random prize winner will be posted on the first challenge of each month.

 

 

I am also entering my card in the Word Art Wednesday Challenge #151 - Anything Goes.

 

Thanks for looking!

For a special friend

One of my work friends has had to take about 10 weeks leave to have some treatment due to a medical condition. She has to spend some time away from her husband and two children during this time as well. She hasn't had an easy life yet she always has a cheery disposition and you can usually hear her laughter throughout the office - it makes me smile :-) I made this card for her just before she left.

I've stamped Little Darling Rubber Stamps - Candibean "Wendy's Bouquet" using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It blending card and coloured with Copic markers.

Copic colours used:

Hair: E42, E44, E47 and E49

Skin: E00, E21, E11, E04 and blush - R20

Dress: V01, V12, V15 and V17

Bow: R22, R24, R27 and R29

Flowers: Y11, Y15, YR15, Y38, C0 and C3

Greenery: G40, G43 and G46

Cat: N1, N3 and N5

Background: dots of W1, W3, W5, G40, V01, Y00 and E42

I've cut around the image, inked around the edge with Distress Ink Dusty Concord and backed it with Bazzill textured cardstock. The gorgeous little ticket is a stamp and diecut from Whimsy Stamps - Friendship Ticket Sentiments and coordinating Ticket Die.

The DP is from Basic Grey RSVP, the lace is Green Tara and the flowers are all from Live and Love Crafts. I've added a couple of AnnaBelle Stamps sprinkles (3 mm Plum or Lilac (can't quite remember which one I used) around the card and added a little glossy accents to the Copic coloured flowers and bow. I've also added two little charms - one is "made just for you" and the other is a butterfly.

Here are some more pictures.

Thanks for looking!

ODBDSLC214 - Fall Inspiration

Here in Australia we are just a few weeks into Spring but in the northern hemisphere they are just entering Fall (or Autumn as we call it). The next Our Daily Bread Designs' challenge, ODBDSLC214, is Fall Inspiration and we have some gorgeous images to inspire your projects! 

But firstly, here is my project:

Here is the image that inspired my project:

And here are the other gorgeous images that you can choose from:

My sister in law is having a baby soon (their first). This was the tag/bookmark that I made for her baby shower that I just went to on the weekend. I was inspired by the colours in the image - yellow, green and white.

I diecut some green Bazzill textured cardstock using Our Daily Bread Designs Bookmark Dies and then diecut one of the smaller bookmarks from the same set, ODBD Bookmark Dies, from ODBD Soulful Stitches Paper Collection.

I've stamped the image from Our Daily Bread Designs Noah's Ark stamp set onto X-Press It blending card and coloured with Copic markers. I've then diecut the image with ODBD Vintage Label dies and then diecut again using ODBD Bookmark dies so that the edge will line up with the edge of the bookmark.

I've also used ODBD Pennant Row dies to create the two rows of pennants. This is one diecut, cut in half. I've stuck down the smaller half flat on the bookmark and added the letters from Our Daily Bread Designs Pennant Swag Alphabet stamp set to the larger half before adding to the tag/bookmark using foam tape.

For the back of my tag/bookmark I've diecut some white card using the same ODBD Bookmarks dies and adhered it to the back of the tag/bookmark. This makes both sides "nice" and you don't see the underside of any diecut piece. I also stamped these words by Cecil Frances Alexander:

" All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful,

The Lord God made them all."

from the same stamp set as the image - Our Daily Bread Designs Noah's Ark.

To finish off I've added some green ribbon and white seam binding.

For more inspiration for this challenge please visit my talented design team sisters:

Chris Olsen ~ Linda Carson ~ Diana Nguyen

Cheryl Scrivens ~ DJ Rants ~ Robin Clendenning

To see all the projects created for ODBDSLC214 or to join the challenge click here. You have until 8 pm Sunday, 5 October 2014 EDT to join us (or 8 am Monday, 6 October 2014 AWST). By participating in the challenge, you have a chance to be placed in a monthly draw to win a $15 ODBD Gift Certificate that can be used towards the purchase of stamps in the “stamps column” in the ODBD store; or to be spotlighted on the ODBD Blog at our next challenge! The random prize winner will be posted on the first challenge of each month.

These are the ODBD products that I used on my project:

Thanks for looking.

ODBDSLC213 - In Stitches (week 2)

It's week 2 for our "In Stitches" challenge, ODBDSLC213, at Our Daily Bread Designs! The design team have created some more projects to keep you inspired! You can see my first projects (4 tags) here using faux stitching.

This week I decided to try my hand at real stitching - not something I do very often on my cards so it was a nice challenge :-)

I have stamped the image from Our Daily Bread Designs Hand Knit onto X-Press It blending card, coloured wtih Copic markers and diecut with ODBD Knitting Basket and Yarn dies.

I have used Bazzill textured card (light brown / fawn) as my card base and a green colour as backing for the fantastic DP - ODBD Soulful Stitches Paper Collection.

The sentiment is also from the Our Daily Bread Designs Hand Knit stamp set and has been diecut using ODBD Pennant dies.

I've added some zig-zag stitching to the strips of ODBD Soulful Stitches Paper Collection that I put across my card and used a bit of frantage embossing powder on some of the panels. Most panels have been inked around the edge using Distress Ink.

You can see that I've used a paper doily on my card; however, a much better option would have been to use Our Daily Bread Designs' newly released doily stamps and/or doily dies (kicking myself I didn't order these now - but I will definitely be including them in my next order)!

Have a look - they are gorgeous:

You can view the whole of Our Daily Bread Designs' September release here. 

Below are the sets that I used on my card:

For more inspiration for this challenge please visit my talented design team sisters:

Chris Olsen ~ Linda Carson ~ Diana Nguyen

Cheryl Scrivens ~ DJ Rants ~ Robin Clendenning

To see all the projects created for ODBDSLC213 or to join the challenge click here. You have until 8 pm Sunday, 21 September 2014 EDT to join us (or 8 am Monday, 22 September 2014 AWST). By participating in the challenge, you have a chance to be placed in a monthly draw to win a $15 ODBD Gift Certificate that can be used towards the purchase of stamps in the “stamps column” in the ODBD store; or to be spotlighted on the ODBD Blog at our next challenge! The random prize winner will be posted on the first challenge of each month.

 

I am entering my card in the Word Art Wednesday challenge #149 - Anything Goes.

Thanks for looking!

Card-in-a-box Class

My how time flies! I had a lovely time with some ladies making some Card-in-a-box's a few weeks ago. I meant to write a post soon after the class but time has gotten away from me! 

I did a few samples for the class. Here are some photos:

Baby girl card-in-a-box

Materials used: Bazzill textured cardstock, Creativ DP, Graphic 45 metal butterfly No. 6, Unique Industries paper doily, Fabscraps chipboard shapes, Baby stickers, Winnie the Pooh cutout, Inkssentials glossy accents, baby metal charms, Distress Ink Dried Marigold, Lawn Fawn Quinn's ABC's stamps and dies, Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags Two and Stampendous shabby pink frantage.

Card-in-a-box for male birthday

Materials Used: Bazzill textured cardstock, Creativ DP, X-Press It blending card, Copics, Beutron craft button, Hemptique true hemp cord "aquamarine", Sizzix oval sizzlit, Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Scallop die, Flourishes What a Catch, tag die (got free with a magazine), Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire, Spellbinders Standard Circle die, Our Daily Bread Designs Elegant Oval dies and Our Daily Bread Designs All Occasion Sentiments (Happy Birthday).

Copics Used: R02, R00, E74, E50, E33, E53, E57, Y26, BG90, BG93, W2, W5, N3, N5, BG10, BG11, BG13, W9, W7, E41, E47, E49, E42, E44, FBG2 and W1.

Card-in-a-box I made a few months ago for an Our Daily Bread Designs challenge

 Please see this blog post for materials used.

Was just a small class this time (had a few who couldn't make it). Here are the cards the lovely ladies who could make it made:

I love this gorgeous card with the buttons in the flower centres
and some panels left blank to write something later :-)

Materials Used: Bazzill textured cardstock, Merci Tangerine Tang DP, Our Daily Bread Designs Antique Labels and Border dies, Our Daily Bread Designs Fancy Foliage Dies, Spellbinders Wonderful Wings dies, Our Daily Bread Designs Asters dies, Spellbinders Blossom Tags and Accents dies, Spellbinders Rose Creations dies, Our Daily Bread Designs Zinnia, Our Daily Bread Designs Zinnia and Leaves and Beutron craft buttons.

Another gorgeous card. This one looks like flowers are
just growing everywhere out of the card! Gorgeous colours too.

Materials Used: Bazzill textured cardstock, Merci Vintage Romance DP, Our Daily Bread Designs Asters dies, Spellbinders Rose Creations dies, Spellbinders Foliage dies, Spellbinders Blossom Tags and Accents dies, Our Daily Bread Designs Fancy Foliage dies, Our Daily Bread Designs Antique Labels and Border dies and Our Daily Bread Designs Be Joyful.

This is such a beautiful card. Love the colouring on the bird and the verse matches so well.

Materials Used: Bazzill textured cardstock, DCWV Surf's Up stack DP, 200 gsm white card, buttons, Our Daily Bread Designs Asters dies, Spellbinders Rose Creations, Our Daily Bread Designs Chickadee stamp and die, Our Daily Bread Designs Sing to the Lord, Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Nine, Spellbinders Blossom Tags and Accents dies, Our Daily Bread Designs Fancy Foliage, Distress markers and Spellbinders Foliage.

My oldest daughter is on "news duty" at school at the moment. A few weeks ago (the week after the card class - good timing :-) ) she had to take something made of paper. She wanted to make a card-in-a-box too. This is what she made (mostly by herself):

She did scoring, cutting, turned the handle on the bigshot, stamping, inking and glitter gluing :-)

Materials Used: Bazzill textured cardstock, DCWV The Blossom Song stack DP, rhinestones, Our Daily Bread Designs Recipe and Tags dies, Die-namics Fresh cut grass die, Die-namics Picket Fence, Spellbinders Wonderful Wings dies, Marianne Design Creatables Tree, Distress Ink, Stickles and Die-namics Flat Bottom Cloud.

If you live in the South West of Western Australia and would like to come to any of the classes - check out my Card making and Copic classes page and send me an e-mail (link on top left side bar).

Thanks ladies for coming to the class and thank you for having a look! :-)

ODBDSLC213 - In Stitches

I hope you all enjoyed the sketch challenges we've had for the past month. It's time for a new challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs and this fortnight the theme is "In Stitches"! ODBDSLC213 is to create a card or project using real stitching or faux stitching or just a stitched theme :-)

I've chosen to use faux stitching and I've made 4 tags. Here they are:

For my first tag:

I used a kraft tag and stamped the verse, part of Colossians 2:2, from Our Daily Bread Designs Hand Knit stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black. I then stamped the images from the same set, Hand Knit, using Memento Rich Cocoa and Distress Ink Gathered Twigs. Lastly I added some faux stitching (zig-zag pattern) using my Molotow Signal White paint pen and some twine. A simple, quick tag.

My second tag:

I also used a kraft tag and stamped the image from Our Daily Bread Designs Ocean Treasures all over the tag using Memento Peanut Brittle. I then added the poem from Our Daily Bread Designs Sand Dollar Bookmark in Memento Tuxedo Black. However, because it is a tag I had to stamp the poem separate from the title - so the the poem went below the "hole" and the title went above the "hole". I didn't put any twine on this one - so you can still read the title. Lastly I again added some faux stitching (straight stitch) using my Molotow signal white paint pen. Another really easy, simple and quick tag.

I've recently purchased an airbrush system for my Copic markers - something I've been wanting needing (so I told my husband :-) ) for a while. I was so excited when the ABS-1N system arrived in the post! There are a few different airbrush sets you can buy for your Copic markers but the one I got is able to use air cans or it can be hooked up to a compressor (you may need to purchase an additional hose though). For now I'm just using the aircans but plan on using my husband's compressor in the future.
This is what the ABS-1N kit looks like:

I couldn't wait to try out the airbrush on some tags too :-) For my third tag:

I have stamped the image and some words from the Our Daily Bread Designs Anchor the Soul set in Memento Tuxedo Black onto a manilla tag. I then grabbed my airbrush and started adding some colour with my Copic markers. I got a little carried away with the rope in one place but I think it adds to the character of the tag. Copic markers I used were: B02, B05, YR04, Y13, E43, E71, W5, E44, E79, N7, E49, E74 and RV17. Finally I've added some faux stitching (went for little triangles this time) with my Molotow signal white paint pen and some twine.

I love this little saying on this tag:

"Life's roughest storms prove the strength of our anchors"

It kind of makes us think - what or who is our anchor? Are we relying on the things of this world to "keep us afloat"?? Or are we standing firmly on Jesus - He should be our rock. I'm not saying that we won't be hurt (physically or emotionally) or that things will be easy if we stand firm in Jesus, but our eyes should be fixed on Him and looking to the wonderful, awesome, fantastic - more than words can describe - life that we can live with Him, for eternity! And why can we live this life with Him??! Because of what Jesus did for us. We are all sinners and in desperate need of saving. God cannot be in the presence of sin; and therefore, we are separated from God. God loves us so much that He sent His Son to earth to die for our sins. Jesus paid our penalty. But Jesus did not only pay the price for our sins - He also conquered death. He rose from the dead - and we too can have eternal life with God if we believe that this is what Jesus did for us. When we focus on Jesus it puts the rest of our life into perspective - Jesus should be our anchor.

For my fourth, and last, tag that I made this week:

I have stamped the verse Psalm 18:28 from the Our Daily Bread Designs Keep My Lamp Burning with Memento Tuxedo Black onto a manilla tag. I've then used Holbein Masking Ink to cover over the verse (so that I don't get the next stamp or Copic colours on the words). If you don't have masking fluid or ink you could use some sort of removeable tape (X-Press It sell big sheets of Mask-It) or you can even just use a post it note cut into shape. Once the masking ink was dry I then stamped the image from the same set, Keep My Lamp Burning, again using Memento Tuxedo black onto the tag. This is a large image so I only got about 3/4 of it on the tag.

I then grabbed out my airbrush again and started adding some Copic colours.

When you use the Copic airbrush system you usually use the broad nib end; however, to get the splatters on my ground at the bottom of my tag I turned my Copic marker around and used the sketch nib end - gives a cool splatter effect. Copic colours I used on this one were: B18, B16, B05, B02, B00, G24, R27, Y13, E43, E44 and E71. I then peeled off the masking ink.

Lastly I added some faux stitching again with my Molotow signal white paint pen and some twine to finish off the tag.

For more inspiration for this challenge please visit my talented design team sisters:

Chris Olsen ~ Linda Carson ~ Diana Nguyen

Cheryl Scrivens ~ DJ Rants ~ Robin Clendenning

To see all the projects created for ODBDSLC213 or to join the challenge click here. You have until 8 pm Sunday, 21 September 2014 EDT to join us (or 8 am Monday, 22 September 2014 AWST). By participating in the challenge, you have a chance to be placed in a monthly draw to win a $15 ODBD Gift Certificate that can be used towards the purchase of stamps in the “stamps column” in the ODBD store; or to be spotlighted on the ODBD Blog at our next challenge! The random prize winner will be posted on the first challenge of each month.

Thanks for looking!