Friday, December 16, 2016

Pray and Let Go


Hello Everyone!!  Today's I'm taking a look back at the ODBD December Release!  This month they brought out a beautiful prayer stamp set called Handle with Prayer and a matching die to cut the hands out called Praying Hands!  I thought this set was perfectly timed for me, as I've we've had a lot of stressful/sad/painful events happen in our family over the last few months and sometimes you need to be reminded that God is there to take that burden and help you through.

It is Summertime here in Australia and the weather is just beautiful right now!  We are in T-shirts, shorts and thinking of the beach! With these thoughts in my head, I've reached for a colour palette of blues and browns and this gorgeous By The Shore Collection paper by ODBD - I just *love* this paper!

I've used a blue card base and topped with brown and white cut with Double Stitched Rectangles Die.  Next I've added some beautiful By The Shore Collection paper and stamped the sentiment from Handle with Prayer in the top corner.  I've taken the Double Stitched Circle Dies and cut a circle of white and blue, layered then and then trimmed one side and attached as shown.  I've then stamped the hands from Handle with Prayer in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E000, E01, E11, E13, RV10, B00, B12, B14).  I've cut this out with the Praying Hands Die and popped it up on foam tape for a little dimension and attached to the circle diecuts.  To finish I've added a few white sparkly sequins.

Stamps - Handle with Prayer (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Marina Mist, Baked Brown Sugar, White, By The Shore Collection DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, ODBD Praying Hands Dies, Double Stitched Rectangle Dies, Double Stitched Circle Dies, White Sequins, X-press It Foam Tape

The Breadsticks have a beautiful array of creations for you to look at today, so make sure you pop by these blogs!

Dawn * Kathy * Cathy * Lisa * Robin * Sandee 
Julie * Helen * Anita * Diana * Lori * Sabrina

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

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Clematis Thank You


Hello Everyone!  If you were here for the Power Poppy Power and Spark Challenge at the beginning of the month, you may have seen a journal that looked a little like this.  Well this is the matching card that went with the journal for my son's yr6 teacher.  Had actually had the same teacher for yr5 and you can have a peek at the journal and card set I made for her last year HERE.  Thankfully I knew that this lady loved her journal from last year and used it all the time - so when we presented her with a new one she absolutely LOVED it!!


For the card I've used a white base and layered with Baked Brown Sugar cut with Elegant Labels Four.  Around this I've attached some white satin ribbon.  I've printed the Climbing Clematis digi image a bit smaller that the journal version and cut it out with Labels Four and colour with Copics to match the journal (G40, G43, G46, B60, B63, B66, Y15, Y17, YR20, YR21, YR24, B01, B0000, B000).  I've matted this with Marina Mist cut with Elegant Labels Four, Maja Designs DP and white card cut with Grand Labels Four and then popped it all up on X-press It Foam Tape.  The sentiment is from Power Poppy's So Grateful Clear Set and has been stamped in black and cut into a double notched tag and also popped up on foam tape.

Stamps - Climbing Clematis, So Grateful (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Baked Brown Sugar, Marina Mist, Maja Designs DP
Ink - Printer, Versafine Black
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders Labels Four, Elegant Labels Four, Grand Labels Four, White Satin Ribbon, X-press It Foam Tape

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

Friday, December 9, 2016

Power Poppy Friday!


Hello Everyone!!  It's time for another Power Poppy Friday and a chance to have a peek at some of the creations the Bloom Brigade have been making this week!!  I have another Teacher Journal for you today using Power Poppy's Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher digital stamp.  I particularly like the digi stamps for journals because you can enlarge them for a bigger journal and then shrink them for the matching card!  ;-)  This particular journal is for my daughter's yr 3 teacher.  Now because this is a 'Sweet Treat' (a gift for someone this festive season), it's also perfect for this month's Power Poppy Power and Spark Challenge!!  Why don't you join us this month - you could win a Power Poppy Stamp Set of your choice!!

Today is the very last day of the Australia School Year and it's my middle child's last ever day of Primary School!  You look back and think where did that time go??  I can't believe he's off to High School next year!  (For all the American folks wondering, we don't have a Middle School here, just a middle school section at the High School - he's not a freak genius jumping several grades!)

I covered the journal withe some Kaisercraft paper from my stash, using a spiral punch for the side and sticking it down well with some X-press It High Tack Double Sided Tape.  Down the side is more Kaiserpaper matted with cream card and tied with some So Saffron ribbon.  I've printed the Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher digi image onto X-press It Blending Card and then coloured with Copics (G40, G43, G46, Y21, Y35, Y38, W1, W3, W5, B0000).  I've cut this out with Adorning Squares, matting with So Saffron cut with the larger of the dies and glued to the front.  To finish I die cut the initials in yellow and added a couple of chocolate coloured pearls to the top.

Here's the matching card I made - instead of putting the initials, I've used the sentiment from Bloomin' Wonderful clear set for the bottom.  I've also shrunk the image compared to the size of the one on the journal, but coloured it the same so it would match!  :)



Stamps - Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, So Saffron, Cream, Designer Paper from my stash
Ink - Printer
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders Adorning Squares, Alphabet Die, So Saffron Ribbon, Chocolate Pearls, X-press It High Tack Double Sided Tape

Why not check out what my other talented bloomies have been whipping up this week??!!
That's all from me today, thanks for popping by and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Friday, December 2, 2016

December Power and Spark!


Hello Everyone!  It's the first Friday of the month and that means it's time for another Power and Spark Challenge!!  This month our lovely hostess is Christine and she has challenged us to make a Sweet Treat - the idea is to create something that will be a sweet treat for someone else (so think card, tag, hostess gift, etc) designed to help with those quick Christmas gifts. Don't forget; if you play along with the challenge this month you could win a Power Poppy Stamp Set of your choice!!! 

If you live in Australia, you'll know that there is also only ONE WEEK of school left, so I've used this challenge to make an end of year teacher gift for my son's teacher!  I can't believe that he will be leaving primary school next week and looking forward to High School next year!  Where does the time go??

I've gone with a blue colour palette as I know this particular lady loves blue and covered the front of the journal with some Maja Design paper.  I've made a panel of Marina Mist card, punching the bottom with a lattice border punch, topped with some more Maja Design paper and then attached some ribbon.  I've cut out the name of white card with an alphabet die set and put it across the bottom.  The image is a digi called Climbing Clematis and I've printed this on X-press It Blending Card and then coloured it with Copics (G40, G43, G46, B60, B63, B66, Y15, Y17, YR20, YR21, YR24, B01, B0000, B000).  I've cut this out with Grand Labels Four (which I think is retired), framed with Marina Mist cut with Elegant Labels Four, white cut with Grand Labels Four and finally Baked Brown Sugar cut with Elegant Labels Four.  I've glued this all down and finished with a few white pearls.

Stamps - Climbing Clematis (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Marina Mist, Baked Brown Sugar
Ink - Printer
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders Grand Labels Four, Elegant Labels Four, MS Lattice Border Punch, White Ribbon, Alphabet Die Set, White Pearls

I wonder what amazing Sweet Treats the Bloomies have been cooking up for this month's challenge?  You'll have to swing by and check them out!!
That's all from me today, thanks for popping by and hope you play along this month and are inspired to stamp!  :)

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Praying For You



Hello Everyone!  Welcome to the ODBD December Release Blog Hop!!  There's a whole range of beautiful new stamps and dies to drool over this month which we know you are going to love!  I'm using the new stamp set called Handle With Prayer and the matching die for the hands called Praying Hands!  And of course don't forget you also have a chance to win simply by commenting on the blogs today!

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 December 2, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. EST to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on December 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!
 
http://ourdailybreaddesigns.com/handle-with-prayer.html

http://ourdailybreaddesigns.com/praying-hands-die.html


I started with a base of burgundy card and layered with cream, River Rock and some Rustic Beauty Collection Paper.  I've then used the Trellis Strip Die to cut a piece of cream and add that die cut down the side of the card.  I've then added another panel of Rustic Beauty Collection Paper matted with burgundy card.  I've stamped the hands from Handle With Prayer in Memento Rich Cocoa and coloured with Copics (E000, E01, E11, E13, E81, E84, E87, E89, RV10) and then die cut with Praying Hands die and popped up on foam tape.  I've then stamped the sentiment from Handle With Prayer in Memento Bamboo Leaves and die cut with Lavish Layers die and popped it up on foam tape and finished with a couple of chocolate pearls.

Stamps - Handle With Prayer (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Burgundy Card, Cream Card, River Rock, ODBD Rustic Beauty Collection Paper
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa and Bamboo Leaves
Accessories - Copics, ODBD Praying Hands, Trellis Strip and Lavish Layers Dies, X-press It Foam Tape, Chocolate Pearls

Make sure you visit the Breadsticks' Blogs and leave a comment for your chance to win! You're going to love what they have for you!!

Cathy * Grace * Kathy * Robin * Lisa * Dawn * Sandee * Angie * Julie 
Sabrina * Chris * Diana * Lori * Anita * Helen


That's all from me today, thanks for visiting, enjoy the hop (don't forget to comment!) and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Zoomin' Santa


Hello Everyone!  Before I get talking about my card, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who left comments here, on various social media platforms, emails and text messages sending condolences - I was so touched by them all and so proud to share my Fella with you.

Secondly - I have had a couple of emails, I'm sorry I haven't got back to you as yet - you see, for those who don't follow my social media, I had a fall this week and broke my ankle and I've been laid up in a big moonboot and on painkillers all week.  I will be sporting this classy leg accessory until the new year, so life is going to be interesting for a while.......

Sooooo....with all that said, how did I get a card made?  Well, I coloured this Santa up a little while ago and only managed to get the card made and photographed a couple of hours before I broke my ankle and today I finally downloaded it and got it up on my blog!  (I'm also hoping to make a break - excuse the pun - for it and try and get downstairs to my craft space over the week-end and *try* and get a couple of things done.)

So after all this news - here's my card using Action Santa!  As I said, I stamped the image and sentiment from Action Santa onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured him all up with Copics a while ago, then cut it out with Circle Nestabilities and matted it with Cherry Cobbler cut with Adorning Squares.  The base is white and layered with Cherry Cobbler and some Carta Bella Have a Merry Christmas paper.  Around this I've attached two wide green ribbons and then popped up the feature panel on foam tape.  To finish I added a few red sequins!

Stamps - Action Santa (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Cherry Cobbler, White, Carta Bella Have a Merry Christmas Paper
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Circle Nestabilities, Adorning Squares Dies, Green Ribbon, Red Sequins, X-press It Foam Tape

Before I leave, just a heads up - Power Poppy are having a 30% OFF Sale RIGHT NOW!!!  There's also a Mystery Digi to find for only $1!!  So if you have a Power Poppy wishlist (or wanting to get starting on that Christmas shopping for your crafty family/friends), now's the time to do it!  Use the Codeword BIGSALE and find it all HERE!!!

OK, well I'm done for today, time to get this foot up!  Once again - big thank you to everyone for their messages, thanks for popping by today and don't miss the sale!!  :)

Sunday, November 20, 2016

My Fella


Hello Everyone - I don't have a card or paper creation for you today, instead I have a post about my beautiful grandfather that we lost this week.  When I was a very little girl, my older cousin (by 4yrs) accidentally called Grandfather....Grandfella.  Being younger, I cut off the 'grand' part and simply called him Fella and then corrupted my little brother to do the same (we were the youngest of the grandchildren).  From then on he was always Fella to us - which he told me many, many years ago that he liked because he didn't feel so old.

Born in 1918, he lived a long, good and happy life although the early years were tough through the Great Depression and then World War II,  he found and married the love of his life in 1942.  Grandma and Fella were married 74 1/2yrs at the time of his passing and he told her until the day he died that he loved her - had loved her all his life and would love her forever.  What a beautiful testament to the life they shared.





He was kind, sweet, humble and gentle soul.  Never one to draw attention to himself or to make a fuss and whose advice on life was to 'always do the right thing, try not to be intolerant of others and to have a loving relationship with your family'. It was the kind of man he was. 

We lived in another town when I was little but have great memories of visiting during the holidays - or when they came to visit us out in the country.  I would cry so hard when they had to leave that many times I tried to stowaway - even packing my little suitcase and stash it in their car!  We later moved to the town they lived in and they were there to share moments like graduation, getting our first jobs and it was Fella who took me to get my Driver's Licence and the first to know I'd passed.

As I grew older I took a great interest in genealogy - quite likely due to the stories my grandparents would tell and teamed up with a lady in another part of the family tree and between us we wrote a book about Fella's family (his great-grandfather) and how they settled in Australia and grew.  We organised a family reunion in 2003 and my grandparents joined my mother, my aunt, my 1yr old son and I as we traveled interstate for this huge occasion. We used to laugh that we were like the Mafia, 6 of us piling into a big black van and driving all over the place. We had the best time connecting with family, seeing the house his father grew up in and other landmarks around the place.  On that occasion, Fella was the oldest member of the extended family and my son was the youngest - we even made it into the local paper.  Such memories....


I have always been particularly close to my grandparents and two of my three children are named after them.  I would sit for hours, listening to their stories, making notes so I could pass them on to my children, pouring over all photographs and trying to imagine growing up in a completely different time to my own.  He would tell me things like being too poor during the Depression to afford a penny ice-cream - so he made up for it later in his life.  Of a time when he was young that a car would drive past and everyone would run out into the street to watch because it was so rare and how the love of the sport of cricket would have him and his father walking into town just so they could listen to the broadcast of the cricket on the 'wireless' in the shop window - and they weren't alone as many would join them.  Fella loved cricket and played as a young man - he would often tell how one game he took all 10 wickets as a spin bowler.  Today my two sons also play and he would take the credit that it was his genes that influenced the younger generation.  He was so pleased to know that the passion for the game is in these two and would enjoy getting updates on how they were doing.  But he also took great pride in all his family in their chosen sport, hobby, work or interest and Grandma would say that they felt such joy that they lived long enough to see the next generation grow.


For us it has been terribly hard to finally say good-bye to a wonderful man we have loved all our lives but we take comfort knowing that he had strong faith in God and in the promise of what was to come in Heaven.  I'm trying not to cry because he is gone, but to take joy in all the memories that I have because I was so lucky he was in my life for so long.


Good-bye Fella, I'll love you forever.

Friday, November 18, 2016

Jingle Bells!


Hello Everyone! Today we are having a look back at the November ODBD release!  I'm using Jingle Bell Time and this time I've coloured the bells gold instead of silver and now have 'Jingle Bells' singing in my head!  I love this image and the beautiful way the foliage comes up when it's all coloured up!

I've used a base of Cherry Cobbler and layered with some of the brand new Holly Jolly Paper Collection.  Next I've cut a piece of X-press It Blending Card with ODBD's Double Stitched Rectangles Dies and then stamped the bells from Jingle Bell Time in Memento Tuxedo Black in the top and bottom corners.  I've coloured these with Copics - G24, G28, G40, G43, G46, R32, R35, R37, R39, Y000, Y21, Y26, Y28 and then lightly sponged around the edges with Antique Linen Ink.  I've then added a piece of red ribbon at the top and matted it with some Cherry Cobbler.  The sentiment from Jingle Bell Time has been stamped and cut out with Double Stitched Circle Dies and popped up on foam tape as shown.  To finish I've added a bow above the sentiment and a couple of red sequins for a little bling!

Stamps - Jingle Bell Time (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, ODBD Holly Jolly Paper Collection, Cherry Cobbler
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copic, ODBD Dies: Double Stitched Rectangles and Double Stitched Circles, Red Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Red Sequins, X-press It Foam Tape

There's more eye candy to be found at the breadsticks' blogs below, so make sure you pop by!

Sandee * Helen * Cathy * KathyJulie 
Dawn * Lori * Robin * Sabrina * Anita * Diana


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

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Special Holiday Release!


Hello Everyone!  Something a little different for ODBD this month with a mid-month Special Holiday Release!  In this extra special release this month we have two die sets, a stamp set and new paper pad!!  Woohoo - more Christmas goodies to get excited over!  Today I'm showcasing the Christmas Ornament Stamp Set and Christmas Ornament Die!  Sigh.....aren't they pretty!!  :)  I just love a good ornament and I've also used the new November release die called Snowflake Sky for the background because it was just too fun not to use!

ALSO there are prizes to be WON -
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 November 16, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. EST to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on November 17th, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!





I've used a base of Marina Mist and layered with white and some Kraft cut with Snowflake Sky.  I've then added a layer of white also cut with Snowflake Sky.  Down the side of these layers I've attached some white and blue ribbons and notched the ends.  I've then stamped the ornament from Christmas Ornament in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic markers (V22, V25, B21, B000, G43) and then die cut with the Christmas Ornament Die.  I've popped this up on foam tape and added a bow to the top.

I've also decorated the inside by simply stamping the ornament in Versamark ink and then adding the sentiment in black.


Stamps - Christmas Ornament (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Marina Mist, White, Kraft
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, ODBD Dies: Snowflake Sky and Christmas Ornament, White and Blue Ribbons, Bow Easy, X-press It Foam Tape

Don't miss all the amazing creations the Breadsticks have for you today and pop by these blogs!  Don't forget to comment for your chance to WIN!!!

Grace * Cathy * Chris * Kathy * Sabrina * Robin
Diana * Sandee * Lori * Helen * Julie  

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

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Jingle Bell Time!


Hello Everyone and welcome to the ODBD November Release Blog Hop!!  Today I'm showcasing a beautiful set called Jingle Bell Time!  You'd think I would have been singing Jingle Bells, but instead I kept having the Christmas Carol 'Silver Bells' in my head when I started colouring this image, so of course I went with that colour palette!  You could of course colour it anyway your heart desires and I'm sure you'll find other examples and samples from different stamp sets today on the Hop to inspire you!!  Also, don't forget there are prizes to be won by visiting the Blog Hop today!!

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 November 2, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. USA EDT to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on November 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

http://ourdailybreaddesigns.com/jingle-bell-time.html

I decided to make this into a Joy Fold Card - you can find the tutorial for that HERE!  I followed most of the instructions as shown, although I added a few extra layers and then make the feature panel larger to fit the design.


For my card I used some deep blue card and layered both panels with white and then some Christmas Card Collection 2016 DP.  The bells and sentiment from Jingle Bell Time have been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (G12, G24, G28, G43, G46, R32, R35, R39, RV99, C1, C3, C5, B0000, B000, B21) and also added some Clear Spica Pen to the bells for a bit of silvery sparkle!


I've cut this out with Lavish Layers Dies, layered it with blue and attached to the folded white panel.  To finish I've added silver ribbon, a bow and some clear rhinestones to the corner.


Stamps - Jingle Bell Time (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Blue, White, Christmas Card Collection 2016 Paper Pad
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Clear Spica Pen, ODBD Lavish Layers Dies, Silver Ribbon, Bow Easy

I'm sure you can't wait to see what the Breadsticks have been creating with this fabulous new release, so make sure you pop by these blogs and leave a comment for your chance to WIN!

Cathy * Dawn * Lori * Robin * Julie * Sandee * Anita * Helen * Angie * Chris
Grace * Lisa * Sabrina * Kathy * Diana


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

Friday, October 21, 2016

Power Poppy Hop!


Hello Everyone and welcome to the Power Poppy October Blog Hop!!  Have you been following the Power Poppy and Bloom Brigade Blogs over the last five days??  Are your fingers twitching to create?  Well good news - all the sets are live and ready to buy in the store right now!!  Get your Holiday Groove on people!!  :)


Which of the new clear Holiday sets did I choose today??  I just couldn't go past this fabulous watering can tree from Simple Joys!  I literally squealed when I saw it!  :)  To start, I've used a base of Cherry Cobbler and topped with Very Vanilla (pierced around the edge) and some Christmas Carol DP.  Across this is a strip of Cherry Cobbler topped with Yuletide DP and then I've attached some hessian (burlap) ribbon and ivory satin ribbon.  I've stamped the image and sentiment from Simple Joys in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (R32, R35, R37, R39, G20, G12, G24, G28, E84, E87, Y21, Y26, Y28, C1, C3, C5, W0, W1).  I've cut this into a square and matted with Cherry Cobbler cut with Captivating Squares.  I've popped this up on foam tape and added a bow and a couple of buttons.

Stamps - Simple Joys (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Kaisercraft Christmas Carol and Yuletide DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders Captivating Squares, Hessian Ribbon, Ivory Ribbon, Bow Easy, Buttons, Paper Piercer, X-press It Foam Tape

Time to swing by the Bloom Brigade Blogs and see what amazing projects they have made for today's hop!

There's even MORE news!!  Power Poppy is having a whopper of a sale!  Buy 4 clear sets....get the 5th FREE..........OR.....buy 4 Digi sets and get the 5th FREE!!!  See below......what is on your wish list???

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and remember ALL the sets are now live on the Power Poppy website and available to BUY!!  Hope you are inspired to stamp!!  :)

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Glistening Paperwhites


Hello Everyone!!  It's Day 5 of the Power Poppy October Release and today we are showcasing the last set called Glistening Paperwhites!  This special grouping will breathe a whoosh of fresh air into your cardmaking, with an illustration of classic Paperwhites paired with Juniper and Seeded Eucalyptus.  I just love that there is some Eucalyptus in this set since for Aussies like me, Christmas is a time we spend outdoors and the Eucalyptus (or Gum Trees as we call them) are everywhere!   

http://powerpoppy.com/products/glistening-paperwhites

I've used a base of Marina Mist, layered with white pierced around the edges and topped with silver paper.  Around this I've attached some wide white satin ribbon.  Next I added a piece of Marina Mist cut with Majestic Labels 25 and over all the layers added some blue and white satin ribbons.  I've stamped this gorgeous image and sentiment from Glistening Paperwhites in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (B0000, B000, B00, B01, B32, B34, B37, E21, E23, E25, E27, YG0000, YG61, YG63, YG67, YG99, C0, C1) and also added some Clear Spica to the flowers to make them sparkle!


It's been cut out with Labels 25 Die and glued to the front of the card.  To finish I've added a white bow and a few rhinestones.

Stamps - Glistening Paperwhites (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Marina Mist, Silver
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders Labels 25 and Majestic Labels 25, Blue and White Satin Ribbons, Bow Easy, Paper Piercer, Clear Rhinestones, Clear Spica Pen, X-press It Clear Gel Glue

The Bloom Brigade have some BEAUTIFUL creations to share with you, so make sure you visit these blogs.....

That's all from me today, make sure you come back tomorrow for the Power Poppy Hop Day when all the sets go live in the store!!!  :)

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Holly Golightly!


Hello Everyone!  It's Day 3 of the October Power Poppy Release and I hope you have been following the Bloom Brigade as they've sneak peeked the first two sets - if not you can catch up on the Power Poppy Blog! If you love Holly, then this set is for you - let me introduce Holly Golightly!  I love the name of this set - it just makes you smile!  :)

http://powerpoppy.com/products/holly-golightly

I've used a base of white, layered with green cut with A2 Tranquil Moments, wrapped in white satin and red gingham ribbon.  I've stamped the holly image from Holly Golightly in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (G20, G21, G24, G28, R32, R35, R37, R39) and then added touches of Copic Opaque White to the berries for that 'shiny' look.  I've cut this out with an oval die and matted it with white cut with the next die in the A2 Tranquil Moments set.  I've popped this panel up on X-press It Foam Tape and then added a red gingham bow!

Stamps - Holly Golightly (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Green
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Copic Opaque White, Spellbinders A2 Tranquil Moments, Oval Dies, White Satin and Red Gingham Ribbons, Bow Easy, X-press It Foam Tape

Want to see what the Bloomies have been creating with this set??  Make sure you visit these blogs....


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

Friday, October 14, 2016

ODBD Look Back at the October Release


Hello Everyone!  Today we are having a look back at the Our Daily Bread Designs October release.  I had the privilege of using the Our Savior's Birth stamp set and it's a beautiful image to colour for your Christmas cards this season!
http://ourdailybreaddesigns.com/our-savior-s-birth.html

I've used a base of Marina Mist topped with white card cut with Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, kraft card cut with Lavish Layers Dies and a piece of Christmas Card Collection 2016 paper, also cut with Double Stitched Rectangles Dies!  Around these layers I've added some white and blue satin ribbons.  I've stamped the Holy Family image from Our Savior's Birth in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers.  I've then cut it out with Layered Lacey Ovals Dies and popped it up on foam tape.  I've stamped the sentiment also in black and cut it into a notched tag and secured it with a blue bow.

Stamps - Our Savior's Birth (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Marina Mist, White, Kraft, ODBD Christmas Card Collection 2016 Paper Pad
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, ODBD Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, Lavish Layers Dies, Layered Lacey Oval Dies, White and Blue Satin Ribbons, Bow Easy, X-press It Foam Squares

The Breadsticks have some beautiful cards to show you with this month's release, so make sure you pop by and check them out!!

Cathy * Dawn * Lori * Robin * Julie * Sandee * Lisa * Sabrina * Kathy * Diana

and The ODBD Blog

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

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Boo!


Hello Everyone!!  Happy October and for my Northern Hemisphere friends that means it's Pumpkin Month for you so I thought this cute pumpkin and cat image from Feeling Fall would be perfect to show you!  (Here in Australia it is now Spring and the weather is warming up beautifully which makes me very, very happy!)  :)  I actually started colouring this image from Feeling Fall a few weeks ago, but it was only today that I finally got it made into a card - sad it know!  There it was stamped, coloured, even die cut and sadly waiting for it to be made into something!

Today I finally made the base of Wisteria Wonder (crop the bottom corners), added a layer of black with the bottom edge punched with a border punch and then topped with some Kaisercraft paper.  Around this I've added some ribbon and tied a knot.  I've matted the already coloured and diecut image from Feeling Fall with black cut with Opulent Ovals and popped it up on foam tape.  Add a couple of buttons, stamp then sentiment, also from Feeling Fall, in the corner and add a little bit of piercing and you're done!

Stamps - Feeling Fall (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Wisteria Wonder, Black, Kaisercraft 13th Hour DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, ODBD Double Stitched Oval Dies, Spellbinders Opulent Ovals Dies, MS Iron Gate Border Punch, Ribbons, Buttons, Paper Piercer, X-press It High Tack Foam Tape

Well, that's all I have for you today, thanks for popping by and keep a look out for the new Power Poppy October Release coming VERY SOON!!!  Hope you are inspired to stamp!!  :)

Saturday, October 1, 2016

ODBD October Release


Hello Everyone!!  Today I can announce that I've joined the Our Daily Bread Designs Alumni Team!!  It has been many years since I've been a Breadstick, but I have to say it's lovely to be back with such a great group of girls and it feels a lot like 'coming home'.  A big thank you to Kelley and the girls for such a big welcome to the family!  :)  Today is also the ODBD October Release and the Design Team have lots of amazing creations to inspire you that you are sure to love!  Also - did you know there are prizes to be won?? 
 
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 October 2, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. USA EDT to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on October 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

I have Our Savior's Birth to play with this month and I think this is the very first Nativity stamp that I've owned (how on earth have I gone this long without one??) so it was fun to colour this one up!  I stamped the image from Our Savior's Birth in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers (a LOT of Copics...E000, E01, E11, E13, E15, E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E39, B00, B12, B14, B45, W0, W1, W3, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, 51, E53, E55, E57, E81, E84, E87, E89, YR30).  I've then cut it out with Pierced Circles Dies.  I then created the base of Kraft card and added a strip of Marina Mist.  I've then taken some Very Vanilla and cut it with Lavish Layers Dies, topping it with more Marina Mist also cut with the next die from Lavish Layers Dies.  On top of this I've added a piece of Vintage Ephemera Collection paper.  I've popped this whole panel up on foam tape and then added the image panel on top, also on foam tape.  To finish I've added a few pearls to the corners.

Stamps - Our Savior's Birth (ODBD)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Vintage Ephemera Collection Paper Pad, Kraft, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla
Accessories - Copics, ODBD Pierced Circles Dies, ODBD Lavish Layers Dies, X-press It Foam Tape, Kaisercraft Pearls

I'm sure you can't wait to see what the other Breadsticks have been busy making, so pop by these blogs and don't forget to comment for your chance to win!!

Sandee * Cathy * Dawn * Lori * Robin * Julie
Diana * Angie * Chris * Grace * Lisa * Sabrina * Kathy

and of course

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

Friday, September 30, 2016

Well Hello Dahlia!


Hello Everyone!!  Another week has flown by and here we are at another Power Poppy Friday!  I don't know about you but I'm looking forward to seeing what my fellow Bloomies have been creating this week and inspire me for World Cardmaking Day tomorrow!  I actually started colouring this image last week but finally finished it off and turned it into a card this week.  Don't you just love this gorgeous dahlia image?!  Well Hello Dahlia is a digi stamp and comes with three images and two sentiments and it's fun to colour too!

So I started by printing the image and sentiment from Well Hello Dahlia onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with lots of Copic Markers.  I then cut it out with Labels 40 and matted with Sweet Sugarplum cut with Labels 40 Decorative Elements.  I then created the base of Kraft card and layered with Sweet Sugarplum and Maja Designs DP.  Around these I've added two pieces of ribbon and the popped the image up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a few pearls to the corner.

Stamps - Well Hello Dahlia (Power Poppy)
Ink - Printer
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Sweet Sugarplum, Kraft, Maja Designs DP
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders Labels 40 and Labels 40 Decorative Elements, Ribbon, Chino Pearls, X-press It High Tack Foam Tape

Don't miss the other Bloomies and see what they've been creating this week!
That's all from me today, thanks for popping by and hope you are inspired to stamp!

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Beachy Photos


Hello Everyone!  Today I have a beachy card for you, this is one I had published a while ago using the Power Poppy clear stamp sets called Best Day Ever and Go Wild!  Here in Australia we are now well into Spring and the weather is warming up nicely, so I think it is definitely beach time!  What's it like in your neck of the woods?

I really loved the way this one turned out from the wave bottom with dies, to creating the photo with a Silhouette Download, adding some acetate and foam tape and adding 'sand' which was some brown flowersoft!  I airbrushed the scene inside creating a cloudy sky and ocean with Copic Markers and the Copic Airbrush System.  The surfboards were also cut using the Silhouette.  The sentiments are from Go Wild, the camera is from Best Day Ever which have been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics and then fussy cut and added a shown.  Add some twine and some silver pearls and you are good to go! 

Stamps - Best Day Ever, Go Wild (Power Poppy)
Paper - Kraft, White, Aqua, Kaisercaft Tropical Punch DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Copic Airbrush System, Silhouette, Spellbinders, Twine, Oval Punch, Silver Pearls, Acetate

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

Monday, September 19, 2016

Dove Confirmation


Hello Everyone!  Today I have another Confirmation card that was made for one of the girls that was Confirmed with my son in August!  This time I've used the dove cross from Our Daily Bread Design's Confirmation set and given it a cleaner more elegant feel for the recipient. 

I've started with a base of white, layered with Cherry Cobbler and topped with more white cut with Spellbinders A2 Divine Eloquence.  Around this I've attached some white crochet lace and white satin ribbon.  Next I've stamped the cross from Confirmation in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics.  This has been cut out with Spellbinders Labels 28 and in the space at the bottom I've stamped the recipient's name.  I've matted this with gold card cut with A2 Divine Eloquence and popped it up on X-press It High Tack Foam Tape and finished with a white bow.

Stamps - Confirmation (ODBD), Alphabet
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Gold, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders      , White Crochet Lace, White Satin Ribbon, X-press It High Tack Foam Tape

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

Friday, September 16, 2016

Black-eyed Susan



Hello Everyone!  It's Power Poppy Friday and today I'm using the brand new digi called Black-eyed Susan!  If you pop by the Power Poppy Blog you'll see there's a special on digi stamps - including this one!!!  It's one of five digital stamp sets that are on the Fab 5 Sale all weekend long!  Check out out:
Fall-Digi-Sale-Bundle

Don't miss it!!  I've tried something a little different and added a bit of shimmer paint around the Black-eyed Susans that have been coloured with Copics.  In real life the effect is a pretty shimmer, but I'm not sure I like it or not.  Perhaps I'm just used to using only Copics and not comfortable with the washy background.  Maybe it will grown on me!

I've used a base of cream and layered with Chocolate Chip and So Saffron cut with Valiant Honor.  This is topped with more Chocolate Chip.  On top of this is X-press It Blending Card which I printed the Black-eyed Susan and sentiment onto.  I've coloured the flowers with Copics and then splashed the shimmer paint around it.  I've then wrapped some ribbon around it and added a bow and a couple of rhinestones.

Stamps - Black-eyed Susan (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Cream, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron
Ink - Printer
Accessories - Copics, Shimmer Paint, Spellbinders Valiant Honor, Corner Punch, Ribbon, Bow Easy, Rhinestones

Swing by these blogs to see what the Bloomies have been creating this week!

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

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

A Little Prairie Cheer


Hello Everyone!  Oh boy have we been sick here - it's been no fun at all and the coughing won't stop!  GAH!  When I finally crawled out of bed I started colouring up this pretty coneflower or echinacea which I thought was rather appropriate considering it's healing properties but it still took me a few more days to make it into a card.

For this one, I've used Power Poppy's recent release called Prairie Cheer, stamping the coneflower image and sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (RV00, RV52, RV63, RV66, G40, G43, G46, BV04, YG00, YR04, YR09, YR27).  This has been cut out with Oval Nestaiblites and matted with Rich Razzleberry cut with Elegant Ovals.  The  base of the card is some Sweet Sugarplum layered with River Rock and some Pion Design DP.  In the corneer of the DP I've stamped the sentiment, also from Prairie Cheer in black ink.  (Isn't that sentiment perfect to go with the Echinacea!!)  Down the side I've cut some River Rock with Flower Lattice Die and added some very pale green ribbon over the top.  To finish I've added a couple of pearls to the corner.

Stamps - Prairie Cheer (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry, River Rock, Pion Design DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders Oval and Elegant Oval Dies, ODBD Flower Lattice Die, Pale Green Ribbon, Pearls, X-press It High Tack Foam Tape

That's all from me today, hope you are well in your part of the world and that you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Father's Day Trout


Hello Everyone!  It was Father's Day here in Australia last Sunday and I made this card for my Dad, which I had planned to have up on my blog on Sunday - unfortunately my daughter and I have been very sick for about 4 days so it's only going up now as we are finally starting to recover.

Dad loves anything to do with the water so I thought this Leaping Trout image would be perfect for him!  As it's a digital, I've put it and the matching sentiment together from Leaping Trout and printed it onto some X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (I would list the colours however I was starting to burn up with a fever of 39.5C/103F at that point and of course I didn't write them down - sorry about that!).  It's been cut out with a stitched rectangle die.  The base is made of Old Olive, white and some FabScraps Beach Bliss DP.  Around this I've added some Hessian (Burlap) ribbon and then popped the trout image up on X-press It Foam Tape.  To finish I've added some chocolate pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - Leaping Trout (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Old Olive, FabScraps Beach Bliss DP
Ink - Printer
Accessories - Copics, Double Stitched Rectangle Die, Hessian Ribbon, Kaisercraft Chocolate Pearls, X-press It Foam Tape

That's all from me today, I'm hoping next time you pop by I'll be feeling a lot better and hope you are healthier than me and inspired to stamp!  :)

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