Feeling Under the Weather

Hello Everyone!  It's time for Good Vibe 5 over at Power Poppy with 5 things to inspire you today!!  What better time to send a little cheer and good vibes when someone you care about is a little under the weather!  I don't know about your part of the world, but in mine our state (and the one next to us) has been in a huge influenza epidemic.  I thank God that it did not hit our house, but our poor hospital staff are severely overworked right now.  Whether it's the flu or something else that's hit someone you know, a get well card is always going to make them feel like a little love it coming their way!

For this card, I've used a base of Wisteria Wonder, layered with white and topped with some Maja Designs DP.  Across this is more Wisteria punched with a border punch and topped with more DP.  Around this I've added some purple ribbon.  The floral image is from Lilac Time and the sentiment from Daffodils stamp set.  I've stamped these in Memento Tuxedo Black on X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics and then die cut with Double Stitched Rectangles Dies and attached as shown.  To finish I've added a couple of pearls to the corner and a bow to the ribbon.

Stamps - Lilac Time, Daffodils (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Wisteria Wonder, White, Maja Designs Walk With Me DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, ODBD Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, MS Border Punch, Purple Ribbon, Bow Easy, Pearls

Want more inspiration??  Check out the Bloomies and see what they have for you today!

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
The Power Poppy Blog

That's all from me today - thanks for popping by and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Hibiscus Box

Hello Everyone!!  It's Springtime here in Australia, which means it's really Summer!  LOL!!  We really only have hot and cool where I live (and a few cold days - but that's cold to us, not like those of your who live in Canada or the like) - so although it is September and technically early Spring, the temps are into the mid-30C's (or mid 90's) which I admit is quite above normal for this time of year.  So I am getting into Spring/Summer themed projects!!  I had a colleague have a birthday recently and she's not really a pink/girly type, so I when for a tropical theme box for her - which I filled with some Darrell Lea Peanut Butter Chocolate Balls!  :)

This box really didn't take that long and I was really happy with the way it turned out.  I've used some teal coloured card and die cut it with the Glorious Gable Box Die by ODBD.  I've put this together using some double sided tape and dots of glue to make it secure (don't want those Peanut Butter Balls going everywhere now do we!).  I've made the flower using the Hibiscus Dies and some yellow card - airbrushing some YR18 Copic while still in the die and then all over the stamen as well.  I've then shaped the petals and glued it together.  The leaves have been made out of green card and die cut with Tropical Leaves Dies and once again airbrushed with Copic - this time G28.  I've glued these and the hibiscus to the box as shown.  Then sentiment is from Lovely Flower stamp set and has been stamped and cut into a notched tag and attached as shown.  These small sentiments are just perfect for little tags to adorn the boxes!

Stamps - Lovely Flower (ODBD)
Paper - Teal, White, Yellow, Green
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - ODBD Dies: Glorious Gable Box Die, Hibiscus Dies, Tropical Leaves Dies, Copics, Airbrush System, Glue

That's all from me today, thanks for popping by, hope the weather is nice in your part of the world....and that you are inspired to stamp!!  :)

Marcy’s Tying the Knot Hop!

Hello Everyone!  Today is an EXTRA SPECIAL HOP for our beloved Peep in Chief!!!  Tomorrow our dear Marcy is marrying the love of her life, Doug, and to celebrate the Bloom Brigade and Instant Gardeners are having a Wedding Hop!!  If you'd love to leave Marcy and Doug a special message, please leave that on the Power Poppy Blog - I know they will read each and every one of them!

Dearest Marcy and Doug - as your big day fast approaches, I just wanted to say how over the moon happy I am for you both!  You are obviously head over heels for each other and I just know that you are going to be so very happy together!  How many people can say that they have truly found their soul mate as you two have and are obviously so perfect together.  As much as I know that your wedding will be stunningly gorgeous, it's more that I wish for you a truly happy, long and blissful marriage - the kind that your beautiful blended family will grow up and aspire for themselves.  May you always have this joy, love and happiness that you do today. With much love from across the Pacific........Kathy xx

About my card - well I know that blue is traditional for weddings - but when has Marcy ever been traditional????  I could only ever imagine her wedding surrounded in GREEN - lots of plants, flowers and foliage!  So I based my card on creams and greens with a splash of peachy/red.  With a base of cream, then green and then more cream (cut with 5x7 Elegant Labels 4 and airbrushed with a little green inside).  Then some green and peachy/red Graphic 45 DP cut with Grand Labels 4, topped with Wild Wasabi cut with more Elegant Labels 4.  Across this is some wide ivory ribbon.  Next is cream cut with Labels 4, topped with green cut with another Elegant Labels 4.  Finally on top of this behemoth of a card is a oval of X-press It Blending Card, with the cake from Dream Wedding stamped in Grey Flannel.  I've coloured this with Copics and sponged the edges with Antique Linen ink.  I've popped these layers up on X-press It Foam Tape.  I've stamped the sentiment also from Dream Wedding in Grey Flannel on cream card and die cut.  I've added a huge bow and finished with a sprinkling of rhinestones.

Unfortunately due to the sheer amount of time international mail takes, this card won't quite make it in time for the wedding, but the heartfelt love will be with you on the day!

Stamps - Dream Wedding (Power Poppy)
Ink - Memento Grey Flannel
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Cream, Wild Wasabi, Graphic 45 DP
Accessories - Copics, Airbrush System, Spellbinders Dies: Large Oval, Labels 4, 5x7 Elegant Labels 4, Grand Labels 4, Fancy Tags, Ivory Ribbon, Bow Easy, Clear Rhinestones, X-press It Foam Tape

If you started here, well you won't want to miss the start of the hop!  If you are in the middle of the hop then continue on to your next gorgeous creation for our dear Marc!

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker

Jennifer Dove
Broni Holcombe
Cheryl Scrivens
Barb Walker
Nancy Sheads
Jessie Banks
Elizabeth Zaffarano

Thanks for stopping by, hope you love the hop and are inspired to stamp, or to get married, or attend a wedding.........or just love life!!  xx

Here for You!

Hello Everyone!  Today I have bright and Springy card to show you!  I'm so happy that Spring has finally sprung here in Australia - I always feel like I finally start waking up when the weather starts warming in September --- I know, I really can't complain about Winter here in sunny Queensland, but Winter is still Winter and I'm always happy to see it pass!  :)

This card features the beautiful Daffodils stamp set by Power Poppy and I've coloured it with Copics!  The sentiment is also from Daffodils and I've used a variety of dies to showcase both.  A simple card base, a touch of lace and ribbon and voila you're done!

Stamps - Daffodils (Power Poppy)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Daffodil Delight, DP
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders Dies, ODBD Stitched Ovals Dies, Lace, Ribbon, X-press It Foam Tape

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

Joyful Nest

Hello Everyone!  Today I was playing with my Copics and one of Power Poppy's latest release sets called Under Glass.  Instead of popping this pretty nest image under the glass cloche that comes with the set, I decided to let this beauty shine on its own.

I've created the base using a base of brown and topped with some Pool Party card and the very pretty Maja Designs DP.  Across this is some Pool Party punched with the lattice border punch and topped with brown and some gingham DP.  Around this I've added some wide white ribbon and topped with some lavender ribbon.  I've stamped the image from Under Glass in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics.  I've then cut it out with Double Stitched Circles Dies and matted with brown cut with Royal Circles and then popped up on foam tape.  The sentiment is also from Under Glass and has been stamped and cut into a notched tag.  I've secured this to the card front with a glue dot and topped with a lavender bow.  To finish I've added a couple of white pearls to the corner.

Stamps - Under Glass (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pool Party, Baked Brown Sugar, Maja Designs DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, ODBD Double Stitched Circles Dies, Spellbinders Royal Circles Dies, MS Lattice Border Punch, White Pearls, Ribbons, Bow Easy, X-press It Foam Tape

That's all from me today, thanks for popping by and hope you are inspired to stamp.  :)

Birthday Clematis

Hello Everyone!  It has been quite some time since I posted but I haven't been doing completely nothing.  I have done a 6 card feature for Simply Cards and that's going to be on shelves in November!  I have also been very busy with my family with various events and sports and such.  So today I'm posting a card that was actually featured in Simply Cards 6 months ago.  I really loved this card and it featured on the cover

This beautiful image is from Power Poppy called Climbing Clematis.  It's a digi image which is great for resizing so that it fits your dies.....or alternatively fills the entire card depending on what you want to do with it!  Of course I've coloured it all with my lovely Copic Markers.  The sentiment is also a digi, from Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher.  The card construction is pretty easy when you have some pretty dies.

Stamps - Climbing Clematis, Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher (Power Poppy)
Ink - Printer
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Wisteria Wonder, DP
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders Dies, Ribbon, ODBD Stitched Ovals Dies, X-press It Foam Tape

Last year we lost my loved Grandfather (Fella) and today marks what would have been his 99th Birthday.  And although he is no longer with us, he is always remembered with a great deal of love.

I hope to be more creative and find that mojo again, thanks for stopping by and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Basketball Fever!

Hello Everyone!!  Grab your bats, get ready to tee off, jump, spike and run.....we've got sports fever at Our Daily Bread Designs this month and we are cheering!  Whether you are into Golf, Soccer, Football, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball or Basketball, we've got you covered!  Today I'm showcasing two stamp sets and an extra die - Basketball (that comes with a matching die included in the set!), All- Star Jersey clear set and the fabulous matching die set, Sport Jerseys Dies.

It's new release time and that means there are prizes to be won!

Prize Information: 

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 Gift Code to the ODBD Website  just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until August 2, 2017 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on August 3rd so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

I chose Basketball this month because that's what sport my 10yr old daughter plays!  Unlike her very undersized mother, she's the tallest girl in her team.....she obviously didn't get her height from me!  :) 

For my first card I've created a fun side step card using ODBD's Side Step Card Die to cut a piece of black card.  For the solid and spotted red panels I've used some Old Glory Paper Pad.  The lattice panel is created by cutting some white card using the Lattice Background Die and trimming it to size.  Next I stamped the basketball singlet and numbers from All-Star Jersey and the basketball and sentiments from the Basketball stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics.  The basketball has been die cut with the included die in Basketball set and the jersey and numbers die cut using the matching die in the Sport Jerseys Die Set.  The 'Love' sentiment has simply been trimmed to size and the word 'Basketball' cut with Pennant Flags Dies.  I've then either glued or popped up on foam tape the various elements as shown.

Stamps - Basketball, All-Star Jersey (ODBD)
Paper - ODBD Old Glory Paper Pad X-press It Blending Card, Black
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - ODBD Dies: Sport Jerseys, Side Step Card, Lattice Background, Pennant Flags, Copics, X-press It Foam Tape

So why stop at one card when you can make TWO!

So I decided when I saw the piece of lattice left from my first card that it kind of looked like a net....a basketball net!!  Then I thought surely making a basketball net for the front of the card wouldn't be too hard....and what do you know, it wasn't!  :)

I've used a brown card base and layered with some solid red paper from Old Glory Paper Pad.  Around this I've attached two pieces of wide black ribbon.  Then I've used Double Stitched Rectangles for the backboard.  I've created the ring out of brown card and die cut it with two Stitched Ovals dies.  I've then taken the scrap of white cut with Lattice Background die from the previous card and trimmed it to a net shape.  I've then stamped the basketball from the Basketball Stamp and Die set in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copics and die cut it with the matching die also in the Basketball set.  Once I had the basketball, ring and net pieces I've put it all into place on the backboard and then drew in the black square with a black Copic Multiliner.  To finish I've stamped the sentiment from Basketball stamp and die set and cut into a notched flag.

Stamps - Basketball (ODBD)
Paper - ODBD Old Glory Paper Pad, Brown, X-press It Blending Card
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - ODBD Dies: Double Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Ovals, Lattice Background, Copics, Copic Multiliner

I'm sure by now you can't wait to see which sets the Breadsticks have chosen to show you today so make sure you pop by these blogs and leave a little love for your chance to WIN!

Cathy * Grace * Angie * Sandee * Kathy 

* Diana * Dawn * Lisa * Chris * Lori * Helen

The ODBD Blog

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

Power Poppy Hop Day!

Hello Everyone!!  It's finally here - the Power Poppy Hop Day and all the sets in the Abundance Collection that have been showcased by the Bloom Brigade over the last four days are available to purchase in the store RIGHT NOW!!!  WOOHOOOOO!!!!  Today we have one more brand new set to tempt you, which I think may just be my favourite......UNDER GLASS!

I've used a base of white topped with Wild Wasabi and then another piece of white cut with A2 Divine Eloquence.  Around these layers I've attached some green ribbon.  I've stamped the image and sentiment from Under Glass in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics.  I've cut this with Labels 28 and while it's still in the die, sponged a little Antique Linen ink.  I've affixed this to front of the card and accented with a green bow and a few clear rhinestones.

Stamps -  Under Glass (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Wild Wasabi, White
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen
Accessories - Copics, Green Ribbon, Bow Easy, Clear Rhinestones

Let's have a peek at which of the sets the Bloom Brigade are showing off today and make sure you swing by these blogs and leave a little love!

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker

The Power Poppy Blog

 And one last thing - there's a special sale on but only until August 5th!!  That's one special you won't want to miss with all this gorgeousness being released this month!!  :)

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