Friends of Speedy TV challenge #105 - New Years Card with Chalk and Paper Piercing

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

I kept my New Years card simple with embossing that I added chalk details to with a darker shade of green, a simple Cheery Lynn flourish and rick rack made of felt. I love the font of this MFP greeting and accented it with paper piercing.

Here's a close up of the paper piercing

Mark's Finest Papers images: Pussy Willows

Other Supplies: Cheery Lynn flourish die, felt rick rack, gingham ribbon, Spellbinder dies, embossing folders, chalk.

Hugs!
DJ

ODBDSLC #184 - Anything Goes with ODBD stamps

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is Anything Goes, please join us here for all of the details.

In this hectic season of running around trying to get everything done, it's wonderful to just stop and smell the chocolate covered cherries, and get inspiration for my Anything Goes card. I've made so many red, green, and blue Christmas cards, and have wanted to try something different, so I watercolored this lovely church and combined with with chocolate dp and touches of cherry cardstock.

Our Daily Bread Designs Image: Worship the Lord

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, embossing folder, reinkers, water pen, ribbon, heat embossing

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Chris Olsen
Robin Clendenning

Blessings!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #104 - Wedding or Engagement Card

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

For my wedding card I chose a soft pink and dove grey for my colors, they go beautifully with the Lily of the Valley set, which includes a wedding sentiment. I heat embossed and watercolored the Lily of the Valley with reinkers and mounted them with foam tape on Spellbinder dies, along with the sentiment. The wonderful rosettes were purchased by the spool at my local fabric store.

Mark's Finest Papers images: Lily of the Valley Mini

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, embossing folder, pearls, rosettes, heat embossing, reinkers, foam tape

Hugs!
DJ

ODBDSLC #183 - NOEL Word Play

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to create a card using the word NOEL, please join us here for all of the details on the challenge.

For the word NOEL, I chose:
N = Nesties
O = Oval
E = Embossing (heat and dry)
L = Layers

I heat embossed these wonderful wise men and watercolored them with reinkers, then layered them on Spellbinders dies and a Cheery Lynn doily on the bottom.

Our Daily Bread Designs Images: We Three Kings

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, Cheery Lynn Doily die, embossing folders, heat embossing, reinkers, water pen, foam tape, jewel stickers.

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Chris Olsen
Robin Clendenning

Blessings!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #103 - Christmas Card

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

The Christmas card challenge comes at a perfect time when I'm getting my last couple cards in the mail! I can't get enough of this Christmas Cardinals set, so I heat embossed and watercolored him with reinkers. He's layered on Sizzix and Spellbinder dies with a Magnolia lace border die along the bottom.

Mark's Finest Papers images: Christmas Cardinals stamp set.

Other Supplies: Sizzix die, Spellbinder dies, Magnolia lace border die, seam binding ribbon, heat embossing, reinkers, waterpen, foam tape, burlap, half pearls, embossing folder.

Hugs!
DJ

ODBDSLC #182 - Alternate Fold

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to create a card with an alterante fold or 3D(other than traditional top or side fold), please join us here for all of the details.

I might have cheated a bit here, I went for more of an alternate shape than an alternate fold, but I saw this wonderful stable card on Splitcoast Stampers and I was dying to combine it with my favorite Baby Jesus stamp by ODBD. I used a white pigment ink pad instead of white paint and added a swag at the top and bottom.

Our Daily Bread Designs Images: Baby Jesus Single

Our Daily Bread Disigns Dies: Custom Fancy Foliage Dies

Other Supplies: branch punch, button, wood embossing folder, white pigment ink, twine, seam binding ribbon, distress markers

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Chris Olsen
Robin Clendenning

Blessings!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #102 - Silver and White

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

For the silver & white challenge, I decided to make a sympathy card, pulling out this wonderful winterish tree from the MFP Chill in the Air set and embossed in silver. The image is layered on layers of Spellbinder and Cheery Lynn dies on silvery grey cardstock.

Mark's Finest Papers: Chill in the Air, Lots of Words

Other Supplies: Cheery Lynn doily die, Spellbinders dies, embossing folders, foam tape, heat embossing, distress ink, satin ribbon.

Hugs!
DJ

ODBDSLC #181 - Double Embossing

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to create a card with double embossing, please join us here for all of the details.

The double embossing technique I used is very simple, I just embossed the kraft cardstock with an embossing folder and then ran a gold pigment pad over it and heat embossed in gold. I layered the beautiful stamps from the ODBD Ornate Borders and Flowers set on a Cheery Lynn doily die and topped off with a sentiment from the Ornate Frame Sentiments and a seam binding bow.

Our Daily Bread Designs Images: Ornate Borders and Flowers, and Ornate Frame Sentiments

Our Daily Bread Designs Dies: Custom Ornate Borders & Flower die set

Other Supplies: Cheery Lynn doily and lace border dies, seam binding ribbon, foam tape, heat embossing, jewel stickers, embossing folder

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Chris Olsen
Robin Clendenning

Blessings!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #101! - Anything but a Card!

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

For the Anything but a Card challenge, I made vellum candle covers, they've always been one of my favorite things to create, and I'm especially happy with these. I started with my favorite Mark's Finest Papers flowers from the Huge Bloom set, and heat embossed them on vellum strips that fit my candles, then watercolored them with reinkers and a water pen.

Mark's Finest Papers Images: Huge Blooms

Other Supplies: vellum, heat embossing, reinkers, water pen.

Hugs!
DJ

ODBDSLC #180 - Circle or Square It

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to create a card with more than three circles or squares, please join us here for all of the details.

When contemplating this challenge, this adorable little chickadee from the ODBD You Will Take Refuge set came to mind, I needed a sentiment that would fit on these small squares, so I pulled out a greeting from the ODBD Holly Wreath set. The bird was colored with Copics and all of the designer paper from the ODBD Christmas Paper Collection 2013 was embossed, distressed and sponged. The squares were all framed with a small Spellbinders scalloped square and a flourish die from the ODBD Custom Fancy Foilage Die set was placed behind the greeting with a twine bow and cherry button.

Our Daily Bread Designs Images: You Will Find Refuge, and Holly Wreath.

Our Daily Bread Design Supplies: Custom Fancy Foliage Dies, Christmas Paper Collection 2013.

Other Supplies: Spellbinder scalloped square dies, foam tape, embossing folders, twine, button, Copic markers.

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Chris Olsen
Robin Clendenning

Blessings!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #100! - Anything Goes!

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is Anything Goes!, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set and for all of the details on the latest challenge.

A challenge where anything goes sounded very exciting, but it made my mind whirl with all of the possibilities! I decided to go away from my normal, which is tons of color and coloring, and brought out this adorable lady from the Mark's Finest Papers - Out on the Town set. I took her to my son and asked if I could color her, but he said no, she looked great as is, sigh, no coloring! I found this card stock paper at Michaels and let it do all the work, just doing some distressing and sponging. I cut the Cheery Lynn flourish so that it would show on both sides of the image and added a large scallop trim.

Mark's Finest Papers Images: Out on the Town

Other Supplies: Cheery Lynn Flourish, large scallop border die, half pearls

Blessings!
DJ

ODBDSLC #179 - Holiday (Christmas or Thanksgiving Card)

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to create a Holiday card, please join us here for all of the details.

I wanted another chance to to use this beautiful wreath, this time I embossed it in silver on light blue and layered a greeting on top with a couple circle dies underneath as well as a Cheery Lynn doily. The Fanciful Flourish was cut in two and placed underneath. The background was reverse embossed by inking the embossing folder and I added a seam binding ribbon bow with a crystal button.

Our Daily Bread Designs Images: Holly Wreath

Dies available from Our Daily Bread: Cheery Lynn French Pastry doily die, Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish.

Other Supplies: Embossing folder, seam binding ribbon, crystal button, twine, Spellbinder circles, silver embossing.

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Chris Olsen
Robin Clendenning

Blessings!!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #99 - Thanksgiving

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

For my Thanksgiving card, I pulled out this wonderful leaf from the MFP Oh Happy Day set and a sentiment from the Marsh Silhouettes set. The leaves were heat embossed and my original intention was to watercolor them, but I really liked them natural and that's the way they stayed. Each of the layers was distressed and sponged.

Mark's Finest Papers Images: Marsh Silhouettes and Oh Happy Day stamp sets

Other Supplies: Sheer ribbon, Spellbinder dies, embossing folder.

Blessings!
DJ

ODBDSLC178 A Sketch

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is a sketch, please join us here for all of the details.

For this beautiful sketch I pulled out my favorite Lilacs, which are heat embossed and watercolored with reinkers and a waterpen. I stamped a greeting from the Mini Tags 2 set on the banner and used a couple embossing folders on the background.

Our Daily Bread Stamps: Lilac, Mini Tags 2

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, banner dies, embossing folders, distressing, seam binding ribbon, jewel stickers, foam tape, reinkers, waterpen

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Chris Olsen
Robin Clendenning

Blessings!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #98 - Torn Paper

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make a card that has torn paper, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set and all of the details.

I had to pull out my favorite flower for this one, I heat embossed multiple times for my background, watercolored the flowers and tore the edges, then popped up the largest one on top of my label with greeting. The background was pierced and embossed.

Mark's Finest Papers image: Huge Blooms stamp set

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, seam binding ribbon, half pearls, embossing folders, reinkers, water pen, heat embossing, foam tape.

Blessings!
DJ

ODBDSLC #177 - Inspired by a Song or Music

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to create a card inspired by a song or music, please join us here for all of the details.

My card speaks for itself on which song I chose, this set couldn't be more perfect!! I really wanted to use an unusual Christmas color for this beautiful nativity and thought I would add just a touch of lavendar, ok, maybe a lot!! This precious holy family was heat embossed and watercolored with distress markers for a pastel look, I think I'm having a 90's flashback because I'm starting to love pastels again!

Our Daily Bread Stamps: Joy to the World stamp set.

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, embossing folders, foam tape, distress markers, water pen.

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Chris Olsen
Robin Clendenning

Blessings!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #97 - Sympathy Card

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

For my sympathy card I chose the colors Steel Blue and Concord Grape, along with black accents. The Mark's Finest Papers Marsh Silhouettes set has a great sympathy sentiment so I sponged a sky with purple and orange and stamped the reeds in grey and the duck in black. The background was reverse embossed by inking the embossing folder and I added a seam binding bow with grey button.

Mark's Finest Papers image: Marsh Silhouettes

Other supplies: Spellbinder die, embossing folders, seam binding ribbon, button, twine.

Blessings!
DJ

ODBDSLC #176 - No Ribbons or Lace

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to create a card with no ribbons or lace, please join us here for all of the details.

For this week's challenge I decided to make a masculine card. The moose was heat embossed and watercolored with distress markers then layered on many Splellbinder dies. My original sketch reflected the pine bows wrapping around the right side, but in the end I thought this would be too heavy, so I pulled out this wonderful flourish from the Custom Fancy Foliage die set which gives it a lighter look. I love this wonderful proverb, perfect for my husband or my Father.

Our Daily Bread Supplies: Fathers Day stamp set, Custom Fancy Foliage die set.

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, embossing folders, foam tape, distress markers, water pen.

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Linda Carson
Chris Olsen

Blessings!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #96 - Halloween

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

I know this looks more like a fall card than a Halloween card but this is the closed I have to a jack-o-lantern! I heat embossed this sweet pumpkin and watercolored with reinkers then raised on foam tape on Spellbinder dies. I added a little sheer knot with a couple acorns from the same set.

Mark's Finest Papers: Autumn Splender stamp set.

Other supplies: embossing folders, foam tape, Spellbinder dies, small scallop border die, heat embossing, reinkers, waterpen.

Blessings!
DJ

ODBDSLC #175 - Fall

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to create a fall card, please join us here for all of the details.

I wanted to make something today that wasn't my traditional fall orange, so I went to my designer paper scrap box, it's full of great ideas. I found this muted yellow dp and pulled out the Stampin Up Summer Starfruit cs for the base. I have to admit that I've been a little bit obsessed with reverse embossing lately, and for today's card I inked up my embossing folder with white pigment ink and embossed black card stock to make a strip across the middle, keeping my leaf bouquet small to show it off. I'm loving this sweet ODBD squirrel image and watercolored him in warm rust after heat embossing and framing him and the sentiment with Spellbinder dies. Under the seam binding bow I used a couple of the leaves from the ODBD Custom Fall Leaves and Acorn set and also a small leaf from the SB mini leaves set.

Our Daily Bread Designs supplies: Thankful Song stamp set, Custom Fall Leaves and Acorn die set.

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, seam binding ribbon, button, twine, heat embossing, reinkers, waterpen, foam tape.

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Linda Carson
Chris Olsen

Blessings!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #95 - Fall

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

I decided to add a cowboy to my fall card this week and gave him an orangy sunset to ride into. The leaves were heat embossed and colored with reiners, I added a little foam tape to pop one up and a twine bow. On the left is a reverse embossed piece, I inked up the embossing folder with SU Chocolate Chip ink and embossed on SU Close to Cocoa paper to get a leather look. Across the top is a wrought iron piece made with a Sizzix die.

Mark's Finest Papsers stamps: Hey Cowboy, A Trip to Lancaster (fence and tree), Oh Happy Day (Leaf).

Other Supplies: embossing folders, Sizzix die, twine, foam tape, small scallop die, embossing folders, reinkers, water pen.

Blessings!!
DJ

ODBDSLC #174 - Create Your Own Background

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to create your own background on your project, please join us here for all of the details.

I love it when I find images that have extra goodies that can be taken out and expanded, that's the way this beautiful ODBD church is. It has two perfect little trees that I used to expand my horizon! First off, I watercolored the bg with reinkers, waterpen and watercolor paper. I stamped the image several times to get layering for my project along with the extra trees I would need. All are heat embossed with a sparkly black that gives the card a little extra shimmer and were watercolored with reinkers and layered with foam tape accross the Spellbinder label. I added a little extra Christmas cheer with sprigs from the ODBD Custom Fancy Foliage die set, a couple tiny SB holly dies and a seam binding bow with button tied with twine bow. I know it's a little early, but it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!!

Our Daily Bread Supplies: Worship the Lord stamp set, Custom Fancy Foliage die

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, button, seam binding ribbon, embossing folder, Spellbinder holly die, heat embossing, reinkers, waterpen.

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Linda Carson
Chris Olsen

Blessings!!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #94 - Tags and Banners

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make an project with a tag or banner, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set and all of the details.

A couple of weeks ago I saw a fun technique that I hadn't seen in a while called Faux White Wash, take a look here for the details. I used the faux white wash for my background and cut them into squares before adding my sweet ginger man who is layered with foam tape on Spellbinder dies. The tag was cut out and I added a satin knot.

Mark's Finest Papers Stamps: Holiday Tag Set

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, satin ribbon, embossing folder, heat embossing, reinkers, water pen, foam tape

Hope you find time to craft this week with us!

Blessings!
DJ

ODBDSLC #173 - Fall Leaves!

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to use Fall Leaves on your project, please join us here for all of the details.

For my leafy card, I pulled out this beautiful verse from the ODBD Scripture Series 1 set, one of my favorites, and added leaves from the beautiful new ODBD Custom Fall Leaves and Acorn die set, as well as the branch and acorn from the Custom Fancy Foliage Dies. The leaves were scrunched and sponged and layered with foam tape under a seam binding bow.

Our Daily Bread Designs supplies: Scripture Series 1 stamp set, Custom Fancy Foliage dies, Custom Fall Leaves and Acorns dies.

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, foam tape.

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Linda Carson
Chris Olsen

Blessings!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #93 - Anniversary Card

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make an Anniversary Card, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set.

I've been so excited to use these gorgeous new blooms from Mark's Finest Papers and today is my chance!! I had to pull out my newest favorite colors to go with them, cantelope and steel blue. I sanded the background and reverse embossed the grey banner by inking the embossing folder then adding metalic rub-ons to the highlights. The flowers are heat embossed and watercolored with reinkers.

Mark's Finest Papers images: Love Love, Huge Blooms

Other Supplies: embossing folders, oval dies, banner die, half pearl, reinkers, heat embossing, foam tape.

Enjoy your week!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #92 - Favorite Color

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make a card using your favorite color, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set.

I had to pull out my favorite pansies to go with my favorite color, obviously purple! I wanted to go with a layout that was a little different than usual so I heat embossed 3 of the trios of pansies from the Spring Flowers stamp set and one single pansy and watercolored them in yellow and purple with reinkers, then layered them vertically down the card, as well as adding a vertical ribbon. The sentiment is from the Bring on the Sun set and is layered on Spellbinder dies.

Mark's Finest Paper stamps used: Spring Flowers stamp set, Bring on the Sun stamp set.

Other Supplies: embossing folder, seam binding ribbon, heat embossing, reiners, water pen, spellbinders label die, foam tape.

Blessings!
DJ

ODBDSLC #172 - Anything Goes!

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is Anything Goes, please join us here for all of the details.

My choice for the anything goes challenge was based on my excitement to use this gorgeous bird by Our Daily Bread Designs, truthfully, I had intended to make him a blue jay, but then I bought this beautiful Christmas dp and he turned into a cardinal, I'm not sure why there can't be a Christmas bluejay, but it just doesn't seem right!
I started out by making a frame for the bird with the small pine cone from the Sing For Joy set, all the images were heat embossed and watercolored with reinkers. In the top corner I've added the lovely ODBD Custom Decorative Corners die and in the bottom corner I added some sprigs from the ODBD Fancy Foliage set, Spellbinder ivy, small circle punch for berries, a seam binding ribbon bow, and a chocolate button tied with striped twine.

Our Daily Bread Supplies: Sing For Joy stamp set, Custom Decorative Corners dies, Custom Fancy Foliage.

Other Supplies: Spellbinder Little Leaf Sets, embossing folder, foam tape, heat embossing, reinkers, waterpen, seam binding ribbon, twine, button, small hole punch.

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

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Linda Carson
Chris Olsen

God Bless!!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #91 - Animal Card

It's Animal week here at the Friends of Speedy TV challenge, kind of like shark week but without the blood and a lot cuter!! Join us here for a chance to win a stamp set.

I've been wanting to make a western card and this beautiful MFP wild horse scene from the Wild Horses Stamp set is a favorite, I heat embossed and watercolored the image with distress markers and a water pen. I had rescued this large piece of corregated cardboard from the wrapping off a package my husband had received, it worked perfectly with the rustic feel that I wanted. A button was added to the twine bow with a couple Spellbinder leaf dies and a happy birthday sentiment (also from the Wild Horses set) on a tag die and three small chocoate buttons along the top of the card.

Mark's Finest Paper stamps used: Wild Horses Stamp set

Other Supplies: Corregated cardboard, twine, Spellbinder leaf die, tag die, Tim Holtz distress markers, scalloped border punch, embossing folder, water pen, brown buttons.

Have a great week!
DJ

ODBDSLC171 - Fall Colors

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to make a project with fall colors, please join us here for all of the details.

My husband just walked in carrying bags of steak, he proudly displayed the two roasts he had bought and I got excited that it's almost time to cook inside again, I've missed the smell of slow roasted food in the oven!! I have to say that I love fall! The beautiful trees, crisp air, the excitement of pulling out my leather jacket and boots, football, and coming home from church on Sunday to the smell of roast filling the house!!

For my fall colors card, I chose to watercolor this wonderful ODBD Pumpkin, the die catches all of the intricate details and makes it so easy to pop up on my chocolate colored burlap. Behind the burlap are two of the new Custom Decorative Corner Dies, I made them in tangy orange to liven up my wood grain dp. For the leafy swag at the bottom, I started with the branch and lacey leaf from the Custom Fancy Foliage Die set, and the small leaves are from the Spellbinder Little Leaf Set, it's all topped off with three different twine bows and a large chocolate button. Oh, yah, pumpkin pie is another reason to love fall!!

Our Daily Bread Designs Supplies: Pumpkin stamp, Custom Fancy Foliage Dies, Custom Decorative Corners Dies, Pumpkin Die.

Other Supplies: Chocolate Burlap, embossing folder, Spellbinder Little Leaf die, twine, button, foam tape, reinkers, waterpen, heat embossing. Check out my talented designer friends for more inspiration.

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Linda Carson
Chris Olsen
Grace Nywening

Hugs,
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #90 - Decorated Corners

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make a card with decorated corners, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set.

It's that time a year when I like to get a few Christmas cards in the works, it gets so hectic at the last minute. I heat embossed this gorgeous MFP cardinal and watercolored him with reinkers then added a pinecone bouquet with various Spellbinder dies. The side and top dies were cut from a square and corner dies added to the top corners.

Mark's Finest Papers images: Christmas Cardinals

Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, foam tape, heat embossing, reinkers, embossing folder.

Blessings,
DJ

ODBDSLC170 Get Ready For Christmas!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to make a Christmas card, please join us here for all of the details.

For my Christmas card, I heat embossed this beautiful ODBD wreath and watercolored with distress markers, I started with the new ODBD Decorative Corner Die, the wreath is framed with a Spellbinder die and the bow is layered on the pretty branch from the ODBD Fancy Foliage Die set followed by a seam binding bow, hemp twine bow, twine bow, and olive button.

Our Daily Bread Designs Supplies: Holly Wreath Stamp Set, Decorative Corner Dies, Fancy Foliage Dies.

Other Supplies: Various Spellbinder dies, seam binding ribbon, twine, hemp twine, foam tape, embossing folder, heat embossing, distress markers, water pen, button.

Check out my talented designer friends for more inspiration.

Jan Marie Ennenga
Diana Nguyen
Cheryl Scrivens
Linda Carson
Chris Olsen
Grace Nywening

Have a blessed week!!
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #89 - Masculine

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make a masculine card, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set.
I had a great time making this guy card, I think it's because I love this wonderful cedar tree image from Mark's Finest Papers. I inked up the image with navy for the bg and in black for the forground then added brass brads to the corners and a Spellbinders label tied with twine across the center.

Mark's Finest Papers images: News from the Woods, Buffallo Spring
Other Supplies: embossing folder, brass brad stickers, Spellbinder label dies, twine, scalloped border die, foam tape

Blessings,
DJ

ODBDSLC #169 - One Layer

Happy Tuesday everyone!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is to make a card with one layer, please join us here for all of the details.

I have to admit that one layer is a tough challenge, but I had tons of fun coloring this beautiful ODBD dahlia with reinkers and water pen, tearing and antiquing the edges. Our Daily Bread has a wonderful label stamp set called 'Mini Tags 3'that goes with the Spellbinder Ribbon Tags Trio Three dies, that you see here, attached with seam binding ribbon.

Our Daily Bread Designs supplies: Dahlia, Mini Tags 3, Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio 3

Other Supplies: embossing folder, seam binding ribbon, pearl stickers, foam tape, reinkers, water pen, heat embossing.
Wishing you many blessings,
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #88 - Frame It

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make a card with a frame on it, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set.
For my frame I chose this lovely Spellbinder oval and added my watercolored rose from Mark's Finest Papers. I chose the colors of razzleberry and antique rose and embossed the background and brought out the roses with sponged ink. A seam binding ribbon bow and adhesive pearls in pale pink were added, as well as a lace border punch.

Mark's Finest Papers images: Love, Love

Other Supplies: seam binding ribbon, Martha Stewart border lace punch, embossing folders, pearl stickers, foam tape, Spellbinders frame and oval dies, corner punch, reinkers, water pen, heat embossing.

Blessings,
DJ

ODBDSLC #168 - Sketch #4

Happy Tuesday!! The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge is bringing our 4th sketch for the month, please join us here.

August is a month of guy birthdays in my family so I created this masculine card using this adorable chickadee and wonderful verse from the You Will Find Refuge set. I colored the chickadee with copics and embossed masculine designer papers with embossing folders.

Our Daily Bread images: You Will Find Refuge

Other Supplies: Spellbinder circles and doily dies, scalloped border die, embossing folders, copic markers, distress ink.

Have a wonderful week! DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #87 - Use Metal

The Mark's Finest Papers Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to use metal on a card, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set.
I pulled out some old Stampin Up antique hardware to accent my adorable sand dollar that's laying on the boardwalk (I promise I'll put him back in the water!) I inked up only the 'sand dollar' from the sentiment and placed it in the metal frame which is attached with brads. The hinge is also attached with a metal brad and satin ribbon wrapped around the edge of the card. A touch of gray copic marker was added around the edge of the sand dollar to make the white really pop.

Mark's Finest Papers stamps: Sand Dollar
Other Supplies: SU hardware (retired), satin ribbon, embossing folders, copic marker, large scallop border die, foam tape.

Many Blessings,
DJ

Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge #167

This week we have a third sketch for the Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge, check it out here. I'm so excited this week, I decided to make you all some peach perserves, this was my first try so hopefully it tastes ok, lol! I envisioned the panels as shelves where I can store these deliscious jars of Georgia peach goodness and you'll be excited to see that I won a blue ribbon for my effort (at least in my own mind)! There's a touch of Cheery Lynn lace doily border under the jars and the peach cardstock underneath is embossed and lightly colored with an ink pad. The blue ribbon is made with Spellbinder circle and scalloped circle and a little banner die.



Our Daily Bread Designs: Blue Ribbon Winner


Other Supplies:
Spellbinder circle and scalloped circle dies, banner die, embossing folder, foam tape, gingham ribbon, Cheery Lynn lace border die, pearl stickers, copic markers.

Blessings,
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #86 - Sentiment Only

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make a sentiment only card, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set.
For my sentiment card, I chose this lovely Mark's Finest Papers saying and framed it with Spellbinder circle dies and a Cheery Lynn doily die. The seam binding ribbon bow is layered on a twine bow and I added a tiny label die with the tiny sentiment, 'Love' from the 'Love Love' set.
Mark's Finest Papers stamps: Love Love, Lily of the Valley
Other supplies: embossing folders, seam binding ribbon, Spellbinder circles, twine, Cheery Lynn doily die, foam tape, pearl stickers, Taylored Expressions tag die.
Have a great week!
DJ

ODBDSLC #166

Hope you're having a blessed week with lots of warm summer weather! Unless you're tired of warm weather, then I hope it's cool and refreshing where you are!


We have a really beautiful and challenging sketch this week for the Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light challenge. Hop on over and join us, all the details are here.
I knew immediately that I wanted to ink up this pretty watering can and colored it with Inktense watercolor pencils and a water pen, then added glitter glue to the flower centers and the butterflies. I wanted to be able to see the satin ribbon underneath the bow, so I placed it sideways and accented the bottom with a lace border die.



Our Daily Bread Designs images used: Happy Birthday


Other Supplies:
embossing folders, doily die, satin ribbon, foam tape, Inktense pencils, water pen, glitter glue, lace border die.
Blessings,
DJ

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #85 - Glitter

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make a card with glitter, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set.
They've started stocking the poinsettias in the craft store that are covered in glitter, so when I found out about the glitter challenge, I immediately had the idea to make a Christmas card with the beautiful Mark's Finest Papers Poinsettia from the Poinsettia Blooms set. The blooms are heat embossed and watercolored with reinkers and waterpen, then layered over a sentiment mounted on Spellbinder ovals and decorative oval. Here's a closer shot of my glittery flower centers.



Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers - Poinsettia Blooms
Accessories: embossing folders, Spellbinder ovals, corregated cardstock, glitter glue, reinkers, water pen, foam tape.
Blessings,
DJ