ODBDSLC120 Sketch Challenge

It is my third week as the August Guest Designer for the Shining Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs, I am loving using their images and sentiments for my cards.  The ladies are wonderful and encouraging - they make it a great place to be!

This weeks challenge is a Sketch Challenge

My sentiment is from the Our Daily Bread Designs Time stamp set.

 It has been stamped with Walnut Stain Distressing Ink and cut out using the Spellbinders Ironworks Accents Shapeabilities, sponged with Scattered Straw Distressing Ink before removing it from the Die.  This has then been popped up using foam tape onto the Spellbinders Floral Motifs Shapeabilities - all of my Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur. 

A gem circle and pearl flourish are from Want2Scrap, the side panel has been embossed using the Spellbinders Elegance M-Bossabilities Folder.  My paper is from Basic Grey.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, August 26 at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, August 19 at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC120  When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

This card is for the following challenges:
House of Gilli - Add a Sentiment
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Anything Goes
Stamp with Fun - Bling
Tammy Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes 
Whoopsi Daisy - Include a Sentiment
Catered Crop - Distress
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Sentiment must be focal point 
No Matter Which Challenges - Anything Goes
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Sentiment only no image
The Crafty Pad - dies/punches
BasicGrey - Anything goes
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
Craftymess Challenge - Words, no image
Just Some Lines - Lots of Layers
  

Make sure you pop across to the Designers Blogs - their creations and always inspiring on many levels!

Jan Marie Ennenga, Chris Olsen, Jan Keen, Lori Ulrich,

Kathy Roney, Rosemary Dennis, and Sabrina Jackson

Thank you for stopping by!! We hope you will join us for this week's challenge. We can't wait to see your creation!! Have a great week!!

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Thanks so much

I have been having a lot of fun creating lately, I have the luxury of being able to create everyday but seem to go into runs of being really productive.

Today I have something simple to show you, the simpler cards sell well at the two shops that sell my cards, which is great as it makes it easier to keep up the supply - this last month I sold 35 to one shop, 24 on facebook and over a dozen to the other shop - so my supplies were getting low.

This gorgeous image illustrated by NinaB Designs for Layers of Color Art Stamps was already stamped,  so I cut it out using the Spellbinders Standard Circle LG and layered it onto a Spellbinders Floral Doily Motif Die that has been sponged with Victorian Velvet Distressing Ink before being taken out of the Die - I love this Masking Technique!

The image has been coloured using SU Chalks/Pastels and a Blender Pen

A sentiment added from the retired Layers of Color Sentimental Banners clear art stamp set, illustrated by NinaB Designs. This coordinates perfectly with the Spellbinders Ribbon Banners Die.  All Dies have been cut with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

Finishing off with a lace bow and a white heart button from my stash.

Lots of dimension without too many layers, I was very self controlled in that department! LOL!

This card is for the following challenges:

Craft Room Challenge -  Shabby/Vintage

Deep Ocean Challenge - Spring

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodles - Flowers

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Pollycraft - Spring has Sprung

Smudgy Antics - Anything Goes

Stamp with Fun - Pink, Green

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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LOC Thinking of You

I just love my Spellbinders Dies - there is such a variety and we all know how much they add to our cards....what did we do before this addiction.....LOL!

I especially love these Spellbinders Nested Tea Cups illustrated by Laura Kirste Campbell

I have cut them out using my Spellbinders Grand Calibur, I love the crisp cut it gives and the deep embossing.

I used the Dies as a mask for sponging with Distressing Ink once they had been cut out...it is always such an effective technique.  The Bee is from the Honeysweet clear art stamp set and has been cut out with the wings popped up on foam tape.

The sentiment is from the Layers of Color Sentimental Banners clear art stamp set and cut out with the co-ordinating Spellbinders Ribbon Banners Die.

The saucer is from the Spellbinders Floral Doily Accent Die and is partially stamped with the Honeysweet clear art stamp set - the same one the bee comes from.

This card is for the following challenges:

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad - The Letter "B" (bee)

Crafty Emma - Lots of Layers

Hiding in my Craft Room - Super Scraps Saturday - use up those scraps

Now for a little 'insider information' LOL!  As you may have read by now, Layers of Color is no longer manufacturing their stamps or selling them online.  The owner and artist, Laura Kirste Campbell is now a full-time product designer for major craft industry companies.  You can find out the details here.  But, despite this bitter sweet transition, more new and unique Layers of Color style stamp designs designed by Laura will soon be available worldwide this Spring!  A more detailed announcement is coming soon...and I cannot wait!!

Can you handle a little bit more excitement - Nina Brackett will also be illustrating for this company - so it is WIN:WIN!! 

Thank you for visiting today - I always appreciate the time it has taken you to come and leave a comment - I read each one and you know I love to see you! God bless you!

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