White & Gold Knitting Card Kaspareks Rubber Stamp

Hello everyone! 

Here is a card I made for my sister who is an avid knitter. 

I wanted a simple white and gold card so that the knitting needles stamp would be the focus. 

The knitting needles stamp can be found here on kaspareks.biz:

kaspareks.biz

I used Spellbinders "Radiant Rectangles" to die cut the ovals and rectangles and Cuttlebug's "Swiss Dots" for the embossed background. 

I used ColorBox Gold ink and heat embossed the knitting needles with a clear embossing powder. I also added a little gold grosgrain ribbon and rounded the corners with Martha Stewart's Corner Rounder. 

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March ODBD Challenge

Happy Birthday Dad!! 

I wanted to wait until today to post this one to celebrate what would have been my father's 76th birthday. He battled cancer for several years and passed away just a couple weeks ago. It is still so hard to believe.  I like to think the Lord is keeping watch over him until we are together again some day. 

This card is for the March Our Daily Bread designs challenge with Operation Write Home. The challenge was to make the sentiment the focal point. Here is a link to the challenge:

March ODBD

The sentiment is from Our Daily Bread Designs "Missing You" set (C154) and the little decorative scroll is from ODBD "Thank You Sentiments".

The papers are from Recollections, the border was made using Martha Stewart's Arch Lattice Border punch, and I added a little grosgrain ribbon. 

I miss you Dad....

Our Daily Bread designs SLC228

Hello everyone!

Here is a card for the Our Daily Bread designs "Shining the Light Challenge" #228. You can find details about the challenge here:

ODBdSLC228

The challenge was to make a card without using a colored image. The image could be stamped, just not colored. This took me a little while to accomplish because I love to color. However this stamp called "Cross with Vines" from Our Daily Bread designs was perfect. I stamped it in Gold ink and used clear embossing powder to heat emboss it. 

You can find the "Cross with Vines" here:

Cross with Vines

I used Our Daily Bread designs Rustic Beauty Collection papers (from the 6x6 pad) and die cut the ovals using "Opulent Ovals" (for the white oval) and "Floral Ovals" (for the large one.) 

Both dies are from Spellbinders. 

The background paper was altered because I wanted the floral detail in both corners. On the original 

6 x 6 paper the floral design is in each corner which is too big for an A2 size card. To make it fit I just used the edges of the 6 x 6 so I could have the pretty floral in each corner. 

I added a little gold ink around the edges of all of the Rustic Beauty papers, added some white satin ribbon, and layered the whole thing on black card stock.  The large oval is also popped on dimensional adhesive. 

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Our Daily Bread designs SLC227

Hello everyone!

This week's Our Daily Bread designs "Shining the Light Challenge" is to create a card using this photo as inspiration:

You can find details about the challenge here:

ODBDSLC227

                       I created my card using an old rubber stamp that I removed from it's wood mount years ago (so sorry, I do not have even a stamp company identification.)

I stamped it using Black Memento Ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. 

I colored the image using Spectrum Noir.

The sentiment is from Our Daily Bread designs "Porch" stamp set.  

You can find the stamp set here:

Our Daily Bread designs Porch

The background white card stock was created using Lifestyle Crafts "Bloom" embossing folder and it reminded me of the vase in the picture.   I also added a little ribbon colored to match using 

Spectrum Noir "CG2". 

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Our Daily Bread Designs Ornate Hearts Die

Happy Valentine's Day everyone. 

This card is for my Valentine who stands by me and supports everything I do.

Supplies used:

Our Daily Bread Designs Ornate Hearts Die & Our Daily Bread Designs Flower Heart rubber stamp. 

I used the stamp to make the background paper by stamping in embossing ink and heat embossing with clear embossing powder. 

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Saturated Canary "Reader" & Graphic 45 "By The Sea"

This image was so fun to color. She is Saturated Canary's "Reader" image 

and can be purchased here:

Saturated Canary Reader

I colored her up with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and used Glossy Accents on her glasses. 

The papers are from Graphic 45's "By The Sea" 8x8 stack. I added a little stitching, the Arch Lattice Martha Stewart Border punch, and a little satin ribbon. 

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Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge #226

Hello everyone!

Each week Our Daily Bread Designs offers the "Shining the Light" Challenge for card makers. You can find details about the challenge here:

ODBDSLC #226

The challenge this week is to use this sketch:

I did alter the sketch to accommodate the soldier stamp I wanted to use (and I do not have the lovely "Joy in a Jar" apothecary stamp or die set yet....it is on my wish list though.) I wanted to make 

a card to send to Operation Write Home because they collect cards and 

letters of encouragement for our deployed heros.  I will write a little note in it for 

a soldier to thank them for their service to our country. 

The patterned paper is from Our Daily Bread Designs "Patriotic Collection" and the soldier and sentiment are from Our Daily Bread Designs "Not Forgotten" stamp set. 

You can find these items here:

Not Forgotten Stamp Set

Patriotic Collection

I stamped the image and sentiment using Momento Ink in Black and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I added red and navy ink to the flag image after embossing using a pointed Q-Tip to get around those tight corners of the stars. 

The silver star is from Oriental Trading Company and was part of a patriotic  

embellishment collection you can find here:

4th of July Embellishment Box

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:)