For the Love of...Good Steward Sets

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop.  This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop For the Love of ODBD Good Steward sets! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD blog for full list of links.  One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate.  So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love!  You have until Wednesday, July 4th at 6 pm.   Enjoy all the awesome inspiration using For the Love of ODBD Good Steward sets!

If you've come from Deb's Blog then you are in the right place, if not, start back at the ODBD Blog so you don't miss any of the beautiful creations!

Before I start on my card I want to say farewell to Fran who is leaving the team - we will miss you - and a big welcome to Tosha coming back to ODBD and to Connie who is moving over from the DT!

I've started with a base of green bazzill which is topped with yellow bazzill cut with Romantic Rectangle Nestabilities.  This is topped with a piece of Kaisercraft Fine and Sunny DP and I've cut the corners with a corner rounder.  Across the bottom I've attached a piece of white satin ribbon.  I've cut a piece of white using Large Oval Nestabilities and stamped the sentiment (in Rich Cocoa) and wheat image (in Cantaloupe) from Our Daily Bread onto it and then matted it with a piece of yellow cut with Lacey Oval Nestabilities and popped it all up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a few pearls to the top corners.

Stamps - Our Daily Bread (ODBD)
Paper - White, Yellow and Green Bazzill, Kaisercraft Fine and Sunny DP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa and Cantaloupe
Accessories - Romantic Rectangle, Lacey Oval and Large Oval Nestabilities, White Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, X-press It High Tack Foam Tape.

The next stop on your journey is the lovely and oh so talented.......SILKE!!!!

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!!

BBB23 The Beauty of a Rainbow

 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet -- combine all and you have the colours of the rainbow! For this challenge -- show us how you can combine at least three of those hues to celebrate The Beauty of a Rainbow on your card or creation! Link up your Bring Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB23. You have until June 30 to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we'll share our True Beauties, those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog! Our FAVOURITE entry this month will also be asked if they would like to join the team for the August Challenge!

 

 I've started with a base of Pumpkin Pie cut with Labels 23.  Next is a layer of Howdy Doody DP that has a piece of White Crochet Lace and green satin ribbon wrapped around it.  Next I created a panel of white cut with Floral Oval Nestabilities and layered with more Howdy Doody DP cut with Small Oval Nestabilities.  I've stamped the sentiment from Orchids in black directly onto the DP and stamped the bucket of tulips from April Showers in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics - Daffodil Collection, Burnt Orange Collection, Pistachio Collection and Cool Neutrals Collection.  It's then been cut out and popped up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a couple of pearl flourishes to the corners and a green bow to the ribbon.

Stamps - April Showers, Orchids (Flourishes)

Paper - Pumpkin Pie, White, Howdy Doody DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Copics, Labels 23, Large Rectangle, Floral Oval and Small Oval Nestabilities, White Crochet Lace, Green Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy,  Pearl Flourishes, Scissors, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the beautiful creations made by the team today.......
Betty Wright
Claudia Rosa
Iwona Palamountain
Kathy Jones
Linda Duke

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you play along with your creations inspired by at least three colours of the rainbow!!  :)

Copic Card Challenge!

Hello Everyone!!!  There are only THREE WEEKS to the Papercraft Expo in Brisbane, can you believe it???  How many of you are coming??  If you are coming, make sure you pop by the Copic/X-press It Stand (No.31) and say hello!!!  :)

Now, of course that means that there are only TWO MORE WEEKS to enter the Australia Copic Card Challenge which is open to all Australian and New Zealand Residents!  What do you have to do???

Create a card in A6 size (when folded) coloured using your favourite Copic colours to take us ‘somewhere over the rainbow.’ All cards will be on display at the Brisbane Papercraft Expo.

The best entry will win a set of 36 Copic Ciao, a pack of X-Press It Blending Card, 2 La La Land Crafts Stamps, a Flourishes Stamp Set, a roll of 6mm X-Press It Double Sided Tape and an acrylic block. (Valued approximately $300)

Two runners up will receive a set of 6 Copic Sketch markers, a pack of X-Press it Blending Card  and an acrylic block (valued approximately $65)

EXTRA CHANCE TO WIN!

Use any La La Land Crafts Stamp and you could win a bonus prize of 3 La La Land Crafts Stamps (Valued approximately $40)

Use any Flourishes Stamp and you could win 2 sets of Flourishes Stamps (Valued approximately $40)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ENTRY FORM!

BONUS - if you are one of the first five to send in a card and mention THIS BLOG (Inspired to Stamp), you will receive a FREE SPICA just for entering!!!  :)

What does 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' mean??  The theme is pretty much anything goes - be colourful, be creative, just have fun and remember to send in your cards!

Cards have to be in by June 1st - we can't wait to see what you create!!!!

Happy Colouring!!
Kathy  :)

A Colourful Catch

Hello Everyone!!!  Yes, it's the dreaded MAN CARD!!!  I know many of you will be preparing for Father's Day (here in Australia, that event doesn't occur until September), so today's tutorial on the Flourishes Blog shows how I coloured this hat and reel image from the What a Catch stamp set.

There has been some shuffling, but you can now find my Copic tutorials on the Flourishes Blog every Second Monday as part of their Create with Me Monday posts, I'd love it if you stopped by!!  :)

The card itself is made of a base of Pear Bazzill, layered with Kraft, Chocolate Chip and some Kaisercraft Up, Up and Away DP.  Over this is a piece of striped grosgrain ribbon.  The image has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics.  This has been cut out with Small Oval Nestabilities and matted with Chocolate cut with Large Oval Nestabilities and then matted again with more Up, Up and Away DP cut with Labels 17 Nestabilities.  The sentiment, also from What a Catch has been stamped in black in each corner of the Label.  To finish I've added a few Kasiercraft Pewter Pearls to the top corner.

In case you missed it - my Crafty Aussie friends, you can now buy or order your Flourishes stamps through any store that stocks Copic in your local area!!  YAY!!!  EVEN better - if you are coming to the Papercraft Expo in Brisbane over the Queens Birthday long week-end in June, you can MEET the Number 1 Flourish herself, the divine Jan Marie Caruso who will be doing Make and Takes on the Copic/X-press It Booth (Stand 31)!!!!  Make sure you stop by and say Hello, she's looking forward to meeting you all!!!


Stamps - What a Catch (Flourishes)
Paper - Blending Card, Pear Bazzill, Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Kasiercraft Up, Up and Away DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval, Small Oval and Labels 17 Nestabilities, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Kaisercraft Pewter Pearls.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting!!!

For the Love of......Spellbinders Compatible Sets

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop.  If you've come from the ODBD Blog, then you are in the right place!  This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop for the For the Love of ODBD Spellbinder's Compatible sets! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, go to the ODBD Blog for the full link list.  One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate.  So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love!  You have until Wednesday, May, 23rd at 6pm.  The winner will be announced May 24th!  Enjoy all the awesome inspiration using For the Love of ODBD Spellbinder's Compatible sets!

For today's card, I've chosen Bird and Butterfly Labels which matches the Spellbinders Labels 18 Nestabilites to showcase as part of the ODBD Spellbinders Compatible Sets.

I've used a base of yellow bazzill and layered with white, aqua and some MME Howdy Doody DP.  Across this is a piece of white punched with the Woodland Branch Punch and topped with more MME DP.  Around this I've also added a piece of white satin ribbon.  The label has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, die cut with Labels 18 Nestabilities, airbrushed (still in the die) with Copics (Y35, R02, BG72) and coloured the butterflies with Sand Spica.  I've tidied up and airbrushing outside the lines with my Colorless Blender and stamped the sentiment from the Sentiment Collection.  It's been popped up on a layer of yellow cut with Labels 23 Nestabilites.  Between these two layers is a ZVA pearl flourish and finished with a bow.

Stamps - Bird and Butterfly Labels, Sentiment Collection (ODBD)
Paper - White, Yellow, Aqua and MME Howdy Doody DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Sand Spica Pen, Labels 18 and Labels 23 Nestabilities, MS Woodland Branch Punch, White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, ZVA Pearl Flourish, Foam Tape.

The next blog for you to visit is the amazingly talented SILKE!!!

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!!!  :)

The Beauty of a Garden

Hello Everyone!  As Spring begins to sprout in many parts of the world - let's honour Mother Nature by showing off the beauty of what we find in the garden. Pick your favorite flower and make it the centerpiece of your card or creation! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB22. You have until May 31 to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

Our favourite Beauty from this challenge will also be asked to play along with the team for the next challenge, so play along and let's see all those beautiful Garden creations!!

I've made my card on a base of aqua bazzill and layered with yellow, a piece of Very Vanilla and some Prima Sun Kiss DP.  Down one side is another piece of Sun Kiss matted with more aqua and wrapped with yellow grosgrain ribbon.  The sentiment, my New Zealand friends will notice, is a Maori Proverb from Sunflowers and has been stamped directly on the checked Sun Kiss paper, cut with Large Oval Nestabilities and framed with Vanilla cut with Floral Oval Nestabilities.  The large Sunflower image also from Sunflowers stamp set, has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics (Y21, Y35, Y38, R35, R37, G20, G21, G24, G28, YR24, E33), cut out and popped up on foam tape.  I've finished by adding a bow and a few Yellow Pearls.

Stamps - Sunflowers (Flourishes)
Paper - Blending Card, Aqua Bazzill, Yellow Bazzill, Very Vanilla,  Prima Sun Kiss DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Floral Oval Nestabilities, Large Oval Nestabilities, Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon, Bow Easy, Yellow Pearls, Scissors, High Tack Foam Tape.

Don't miss all the beautiful garden creations the team have for you this month!

• Betty Wright
• Claudia Rosa
• Iwona Palamountain
• Kathy Jones - you are here!
• Linda Duke
• Naomi Gong
• Yvonne Hagane

That's all for today, thanks for visiting and hope you play along with us this month!!!!

Special Day Hydrangeas

Hello Everyone!!!  As you probably know, this week (and Monday next week), the team are showcasing the JustRite Papercraft May Release and so far I've been making Masculine Cards......but TODAY, I got to go all girly with the new Botanical Medallions and Banners set!!!  *Happy Sigh*

Is this pretty or what??!!!  I've paired it with an older background stamp - Ticking Stripe Background which I thought would be perfect with these stamps.  :)

I've used a dark purple bazzill base and layered with light purple, white, Bo Bunny Ambrosia DP (which I've sewn around the edge....always a scary thing when I drive the sewing machine!) and attached some Lavender Silk Ribbon from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  Next I've stamped the Hydrangeas from Botanical Medallions and Banners in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card coloured with Copics (BV000, BV11, BV34, BV17, C3, C5, G20, G21, G24, G28) and cut out.  Next I stamped the medallion image, cut it out with the matching Nested Oval Medallion Labels Dies and airbrushed some Y32 over it.  The Banner image has also been stamped and cut out (it would have been quicker and easier with the new Vintage Labels and Banner Dies......but mine are still swimming across the Pacific) and lightly coloured with BV0000, BV000, BV11 Copic Markers.  I've popped both the banner and the hydrangeas up on foam tape over the label.  Next I've cut two sizes of Fleur de Lis Squares out of purple and then cut a piece of white card to fit inside the biggest one and stamped the Ticking Stripe Background in Memento Cantaloupe on it.  I've attached all the panel pieces together and glued it to the middle of the card front and finished by adding a silk bow and a few Kasiercraft Snow Pearls to the corners.

Stamps - Botanical Medallions and Banners, Ticking Stripe BG (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Dark and Light Purple Bazzill, White, Bo Bunny Ambrosia DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Cantaloupe 
Accessories - Copics, Fleur de Lis Square Nestabilities, Nested Oval Medallion Labels Dies, Lavender Silk Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Sewing Machine, Scissors.

The girls have a LOT of gorgeousness just waiting for you, so pop by these blogs......
JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Sheri Holt
Eva Dobilas
Angela Barkhouse
Marisa Job
Michele Kovack
Darsie Bruno
Kathy Jones
Barb Schram
Kazan Clark

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting, enjoy the hop and hope you are inspired to stamp!!!

Going a Little Vintage

Hello Everyone!!!  It's more JustRite goodness today as we showcase yet more of the May Release!!  Today I'm using Going Places Vintage Labels and matching it up with the Cozy Plaid Background that was also shown yesterday!  To see what else is new, make sure you pop by the other design team members - so many gorgeous things to see!!

I've made my card with a base of Pear Bazzill and layered with Chocolate Chip.  The next panel is a piece of Very Vanilla that has been stamped with Cozy Plaid Background in Rich Cocoa ink and then coloured various stripes with G40 and G82 Copic Markers.  (I *love* that these backgrounds are BIG, much bigger than a US standard A2 size and PERFECT for the Australian standard A6 size!!)  Across this, I've added a panel of vanilla that has been punched with the Iron Gate Punch and overlaid it with a piece of Striped Grosgrain Ribbon that I got from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  Next I stamped the car label image from the Going Places Vintage Labels set in Memento Rich Cocoa onto X-press It Blending Card twice.  The first one, I coloured the background using E51 Copic Marker and cut it out.  (Are you wondering why on earth I didn't use the perfectly matching JustRite Vintage Label and Banner Dies??  Sadly, mine are still swimming across the Pacific, but I can't wait to get them!!!)  The second one, I coloured the car in G82, W0 and W3 Copics and then fussy cut it and popped it up on foam tape.  I've then attached the label to a Labels 25 Die Cut and glued it down on the card front.  To finish I've added a couple of Pewter Pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - Going Places Vintage Labels, Cozy Plaid Background (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pear Bazzill, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, Labels 25 Nestabilities,  MS Iron Gate Punch, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Kasiercraft Pewter Pearls, Scissors, Foam Tape.

Don't miss all the *AMAZING* creations the team has in store for you today......
JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Marisa Job
Michele Kovack
Linda Duke
Darsie Bruno
Eva Dobilas
Kathy Jones
Heidi Blankenship
Sheri Holt
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!!!