Monday, December 8, 2014

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #147 - Blue & Silver

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is a color challenge to use Blue & Silver on your  card.  Join us here for a chance to win a stamp set and for all of the details on the latest challenge.

I heat embossed in silver this lovely MFP snowflake and greeting and watercolored with Stampin Up markers. The circle background was stamped with smaller snowflakes from the same set and the background was stamped in plaid with the Kilt Fun set and dry embossed. I cut out the background silver snowflakes from Spellbinder dies.


Mark's Finest Papers Images: Snowflakes Stamp Set , Kilt Fun Stamp Set
Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, foam tape, Stampin Up markers, heat embossing, embossing folder.

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














Have a great week!
Blessings, 



DJ

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

ODBDSLC219 - Christmas

The Shining the Light challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs this week is to make a Christmas card.  Join us here for all of the details.





For my Christmas card I heat embossed the ODBD Holly Wreath and added a seam binding bow with the new tag from the ODBD Mini Tag dies.

ODBD Stamps Used:  Holly Wreath
ODBD Dies Used: Mini Tags Dies

Other Supplies: seam binding ribbon, embossing folders, foam tape, heat embossing, Stampin Up markers, water pen.

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


Tuesday, November 25, 2014

ODBDSLC218 - Blessings Word Challenge Week 2

The Shining the Light challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs this week is to make a card using 4 letters from the word BLESSINGS.  Join us here for all of the details.





For the word challenge I chose the following letters: 

B: Baby
L: Lace
E: Embossing (heat & dry)
S: Star

I heat embossed the ODBD Mother & Child and Snowflake Stars and layered the nativity on a die from the Quatrefoil die set, the background paper is from the Christmas Paper Collection.  Lace made with the Beautiful Borders die set was added along the bottom.

ODBD Papers Used: Christmas Collection 2014

Other Supplies: foam tape, heat embossing, Stampin Up markers, water pen.

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


Monday, November 24, 2014

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #146 - Double Dutch Fold Card

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is a color challenge of make a Double Dutch Fold card.  Join us here for a chance to win a stamp set and for all of the details on the latest challenge.

I heat embossed this lovely MFP cardinal and watercolored with Stampin Up markers.


Mark's Finest Papers Images: Cardinal Mini Stamp Set
Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, foam tape, Stampin Up markers, heat embossing.

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















Have a great week!
Blessings, 



DJ

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

ODBDSLC218 - Blessings Word Challenge

The Shining the Light challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs this week is to make a card using 4 letters from the word BLESSINGS.  Join us here for all of the details.






For the word challenge I chose the following letters: 

B: Branch
E: Embossing (heat)
S: Silver
S: Star

I heat embossed the ODBD Wisemen Ornament and layered it on silver metalic branches from the Fancy Foliage die set, the background paper is from the Winter Paper Collection.  I cut out the star dies in silver metalic, dark blue and white, embossing the white layer and using the blue layer for a shadow.

ODBD Stamps Used:  Wisemen Ornament
ODBD Papers Used: Winter Collection 2014

Other Supplies: foam tape, heat embossing, Stampin Up markers, water pen, satin ribbon.

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


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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

ODBDSLC217 - Holiday Card Part 2

The Shining the Light challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs this week is to make a holiday card.  Join us here for all of the details.



For my second holiday card I started with wonderful DP from the new ODBD Christmas Collection and gave it some distressing.  The star bouquet in the top corner was made with ODBD Sparkling Stars, which were also distressed and sponged and I intertwined a flourish.  The Wisemen image was heat embossed and colored with SU markers and layered on a scalloped oval SB die with corregated cardstock and a lace border.  I made a pastel poinsettia to go with the dp by cutting out the poinsettias in cream cardstock and sponging them with ink and adding glitter glue to the center.

ODBD Stamps Used:  We Three Kings
ODBD Papers Used: Christmas Collection 2014

Other Supplies: Spellbinder scalloped oval, foam tape,  embossing folders, heat embossing, Stampin Up markers, glitter glue, water pen.

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





Monday, November 10, 2014

Friends of Speedy TV challenge #145 - Gold, Red, and Green

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is a color challenge of gold, red, and green.  Join us here for a chance to win a stamp set and for all of the details on the latest challenge.



I heat embossed this lovely MFP angel in gold on vellum and added an evergreen frame in white and green with a Spellbinder die,  I also added textured gold paper and Spellbinder poinsettias.

Mark's Finest Papers Images: You are an Angel
Other Supplies: Spellbinder dies, foam tape, re inkers, heat embossing, embossing folder.

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











Have a great week!
Blessings, 



DJ