So Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving, I hope you all have a wonderful day surrounded with Family and friends! 

STAEDTLER Prize Package Winner!

Thank you to those who took the time to leave a comment on the FABULOUS Prize Package being offered by STAEDTLER!  I appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedules to leave a comment for a chance to win!  The LUCKY random winner is Adair!

Congratulations, Adair!  Please email me by November 30, 2015, with your shipping details and phone number and I'll have STAEDTLER get your prize package out to you!

Dream It....Do It - Bloggers Challenge Circles

Happy Bloggers Challenge Friday!  The Challenge this week is Circles, use Circle Dies, stencils, shaped cards, circles on your pattern paper, there are endless ways to incorporate circles on your projects!

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I incorporated circles on my Mixed Media card by using the Just a Trace Dottie Stencil on the background panel.

The background panel was created with the Gelli Arts Plate, Just a Trace Stencils and Deco-Art Mixed Media Paints.  The woman is the Eliza stencil from Just a Trace.  I applied Black Gesso over the stencil onto Card stock and pattern paper, so that I could do a little paper piecing.  To add a little pattern to her dress I used the Palazzo Stamp from JAT.

If you would like to play along with this weeks Bloggers Challenge, please link back to this post on your blog and mention you created your card for the Bloggers Challenge Circles Challenge.  Please add your link using the Link Tool below, your link should be a direct link to your Bloggers Challenge Post, use your name as the Title. Please do not link to cards that were created prior to the challenge date. Entries not linking properly, or backlinked will be removed. If you have the captcha enabled on your blog, please consider turning it off, as it makes it so much easier to leave comments.

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It's a Wrap - Bloggers Challenge

Happy Bloggers Challenge Friday! Thanks to those who played along with the Birthday Challenge!  The Challenge this week is It's a Wrap!

Everyone needs "pretty" bows for gift wrapping!  I created these colorful bows using Our Daily Bread Designs Custom Small, Medium and Large Bow Dies. These dies are available separately, or you can purchase the Bow Bundle! You can see how I created the bows in this video.

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Enter to win a STAEDTLER Prize Package!

I'm excited to let you know that STAEDTLER has provided me with this fabulous prize package for one lucky Blog reader!

Prize includes one 20-piece set of triplus® fineliner pens, one 24-piece STAEDTLER colored pencil set and a copy of the new Johanna Basford “Lost Ocean” coloring book. Retail value of this set is $60.00. Open only to residents in the US and Canada.

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How to enter: Simply leave a comment on this blog post by November 20, 2015!  One random winner will be selected to receive the STAEDTLER Prize Package shown above.  The winner will be announced on my blog on November 22nd, so be sure to check back to see if you have won!

A Cake for You - Bloggers Challenge

Happy Bloggers Challenge Friday!  Thanks to those who played along with the Paper Piecing Challenge!  The Challenge this week is Happy Birthday!

The cute image on my card is from Just A Trace, it is one of the MANY new sets they are debuting at Winter CHA in January!

I stamped the image in Ranger Black Archival, then paper pieced her outfit and cake with the coordinating papers that coordinated with the layered panels.  I used STAEDTLER Karat Watercolor Pencils to add additional color to her her, flowers, arms and legs.  To add interest to one of the pattern paper panels, I stamped the Palazzo image in Caramel ink.

Details:
Stamps - Just a Trace
Ink - Ranger Black Archival, Ranger Gathered Twigs Distress Ink
Card Stock - Vanilla, Black, Pumpkin
Other - Ink Blending Tool, Silver Gems, We R Memory Keepers Pattern Paper, Silver Gems, Circle Dies, Gamsol, Blending Nibs, STAEDTLER Karat Watercolor Pencils

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Silent Night Bendi Card

Today I'm sharing a Christmas Bendi Card (with tutorial) using the eBrush, along with Sharpie and Spectrum Noir Markers and an SVG File from Dreaming Tree.  I'm loving their SVG Files, they are SO EASY to cut and assemble!

Supplies: (some supplies not shown above)

eBrush with Sharpie and Spectrum Noir Adapters
Markers: Sharpie, Spectrum Noir

Silhouette Sheet
Silhouette Die Cutting Machine
Other - White Card Stock, Homemade Stars Stencil, Silver Gems, Dreaming Tree Silent Night Bendi Card SVG Kit (Please note that this SVG File also comes in the Christmas Card Bendi SVG Bundle), Adhesive

Using the Silhouette Cameo, cut all of the pieces from the Silent Night Bendi Card SVG Kit from White card stock. I don't know about you, but I always have a lot of White card stock, and the eBrush makes it easy to add color to the White so I have whatever card stock color I may be looking for!

Using the eBrush and a Silver Sharpie Marker, add color to the stars stencil on the large background cut panel.

Add color to the other cut panels as shown.  I like to work on an old Silhouette cutting mat, because it holds my card stock in place while I use the eBrush.

Continue to use the eBrush and Markers to add color to the cut panels.

Assemble colored panels as shown.

Using the Dreaming Tree SVG Files along with the eBrush, makes creating multiple holiday cards a breeze!

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Our Daily Bread Designs November Release and Blog Hop!

Welcome to the New Release post and Blog Hop showcasing projects from Our Daily Bread Designs November Release!  You can see all of the November Releases here.   Continue reading below to find out how you can win one of three $25 Gift Certificates to the ODBD Store good towards the purchase of ODBD stamps.

Today, I'm sharing two cards using the Born This Day stamp set, Lovely Leaves, Small Bows and Pinecones Die sets from the November Release, along with a few previously released ODBD Custom Dies and the ODBD Christmas Card Collection 2015 (see supply list below).

The Born This Day stamp comes with a border around the verse,  but I wanted to use it with ODBD Circle and Oval Dies, so I used the omitting technique to stamp the verse onto card stock

Details:

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Born This Day

Ink - Cherry Cobbler

Card Stock  - Vanilla, Brushed Gold, Olive, Chocolate, Cherry Cobbler

Other - ODBD Custom Dies: Ovals, Vintage Flourish Pattern, Lovely Leaves, Pinecones, Small Bow, Leafy Edged Borders, Flourished Star Pattern, ODBD Christmas Card Collection Collection 2015, Gold Gems

My next card also uses the Omitting Technique so that the verse could be used with the Circle Die cut.

Details:

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Born This Day

Ink - Cherry Cobbler

Card Stock  - Vanilla, Brushed Silver, Olive, Chocolate, Cherry Cobbler

Other - ODBD Custom Dies: Circle Ornaments, Matting Circles, Lovely Leaves, Pinecones, Small Bow, Flourished Star Pattern, Layered Lacey Squares, ODBD Christmas Card Collection Collection 2015

ODBD Supplies:

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PRIZE DETAILS:
Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate to Our Daily Bread Designs, good towards the purchase of ODBD stamps found in the "ODBD stamps column" of the ODBD Website, just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until November 2, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EST to leave your comments.  The Winners will be posted November 3rd, on Our Daily Bread Designs Blog, so be sure to check back there to see if you won! 

For more inspiration using the November Release you can see the other Designers projects on the ODBD Blog, or click their blog links below to see the projects they created:

Cathy * Dawn * Julie * Robin * Amy * Lori * America 

* Sandee * Lisa * Sabrina * Grace * Silke * Chris * Angie

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