The Life in Your Years

Hello Blog Friends, I have a number of companies whose stamps I love to use - and one of those is Our Daily Bread Designs - not only are they faith based but their sentiments are always lovely and uplifting - there are some for every occasion - I know I am not alone in my opinion., their fan base is HUGE!

I have stamped white cardstock using the one of the ODBD Grunge Butterfly Background stamps and Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko: Memento Ink in Danube Blue.  Once Dry, this has been cut/embossed using the  A2 Modern Stationery Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator,

The sentiment is also from Our Daily Bread Designs Bicycle stamp set and has been cut using the 5 x 7 Modern Stationery Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator.  The beautiful lace and flowers are from my stash and the divine pearl swirl is from Want2Scrap.  I have used Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Crafty Foam Tape and E-Z Adhesive Runner.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Shabby Chic

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy - Add Embellishments

Fashionable Stamping Challenge - WORDS

Amusing -  Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Go Feminine

The Stamping Boutique - No Design Paper

Come and Get It Challenge - Clear it Out, Use a Stash Item (Flowers and lace)

Card and Scrap - Use Dies

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Butterflies

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Our Daily Bread Designs - Lighthouse

Hello Blog Friends - and welcome to all new followers - thank you so much.  I hope you are inspired when you visit  - please come back and let me know if you have created something - I would love to see it!  If you are in facebook - you can find me HERE - pop over and say hello - it would make my day!

Today's card is a masculine one - which has affectionately come to be known as the 'dreaded man card!' LOL!  You cannot go wrong with this divine light house from Our Daily Bread Designs and has been coloured using Chameleon Pens - I love the effect you can get with them!

Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko irRESISTible Pico Embellisher in Shimmer has been added to the windows, A Prima Stencil and Gesso has been used to create extra texture.  I have sponged this with Imagine Crafts Memento Ink in Summer Sky.  The sentiment has been stamped in Memento Bamboo Leaves.   Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner and 3D Foam Squares for dimension and a recycled button finish the card perfectly.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Paper Minutes - Freestyle

Papertake Weekly -  Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - Masculine Birthday

The Corrosive Challenges - Anything Goes

Moving along with the Times - Texture

Mema's Crafts June Challenge - Anything Goes

Wags and Whiskers Challenge - Seeing Spots

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ODBD Fear Not - Sympathy Card

Today I am sharing a card that is very personal to me - recently the world lost a wonderful man, gone too soon and leaving a beautiful wife and family behind, This man and his family hold a very special place in our lives on so many levels.  This card is for his wife and family.

I have used one of the Our Daily Bread Designs Scripture Collection sentiments and has been stamped using Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko: Memento in Tuxedo Black. The message is one I have on my hearts for them - it is not the usual Sympathy sentiment but it is Scripture and so comforting - my prayer is that it will encourage them and they will feel the love we are sending to them.

The Crown and Wreath have been created using the Royal Medallions Spellbinders® “A Gilded Life” studio by Debbie Murray and Shea Fragoso.  The dies have been cut using the Spellbinders® Grand Calibur® Die Cutting and Embossing Machine and Silver from the Foil Pack One .  

 Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner and Crafty Foam Tape have been used on this card.  Some of the fabulous Want2Scrap Bling

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Inspiration Destination Challenge  - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar – Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Use a Die Cut

Stamps and Stencils Challenge - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes or Lots of Layers

Crafting With An Attitude Challenge - Freestyle or Fantasy

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

STAMPlorations - Anything Goes Challenge

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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Spring Blog Hop

Welcome to the International Ambassadors Unofficial Spring Blog Hop! For those of you in the Northern Hemisphere spring is on its way - for me in the Southern Hemisphere, spring is a long way off.  The theme of today's Unofficial Blog Hop is spring and some of the new Spellbinders flowers may be making an appearance.

The Dies I have used for this card are:

Fleur De Elegance

Royal Circles

Tudor Rose Collection

 Standard Circles LG

Whirl White

Spellbinders products 

• S4-444 Royal Circles Decorative Elements
• S4-114 Standard Circles LG
• S4-475 Fleur De Elegance Decorative Accents
• S5-232 Tudor Rose Collection
• SCP-013 Whirl White cardstock
• Spellbinders® Grand Calibur® Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

Cross Promotional Partners

Chameleon Pens: Alcohol Markers
Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko: Memento Dye Ink in Cantaloupe

May Arts: - Ribbon
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: Adhesive Runner 3-D Foam Squares

Want2Scrap: Baby Bling - Purple Pearls - Self Adhesive

Other

Light Green cardstock; flower stamps acrylic block White sharpie; patterned paper

Directions:

1. Cut/emboss two (2) Fleur De Elegance using white cardstock
2. Cut/emboss one (1)  Royal Circle using light green cardstock
3. Use the Die as a Stencil and sponge the inside of the Die with Cantaloupe and a sponge dauber.

4. Score one die at 1.5cm and fold forward
5. Attach using E-Z Runner to form card base.

6. Center Royal Circles to the card base using 3D Foam Squares
7. Cut/emboss one (1) Standard Circles LG using patterned paper
8. Pop up onto layered Dies using 3D Foam Squares
9. Pop up the coloured and fussy cut images to the center of the circle as shown in the photos above
10. Cut/emboss two (2) Tudor Rose Collection solid flowers #1 #2 flowers as shown in the photo above
11. Curl Petals using a piercing tool or small paint brush
12. Split the Die cut flowers Dies carefully - the layers of the cardstock should separate easily
13. Glue together with petals alternating, using liquid glue
14. Add medium pearl to the center
15. Add Baby Bling around the Royal Circle as shown in the main photo
15. Secure a double bow at the base of the stamped images
16. Adhere the Tudor Rose Collection flower above the bow using liquid glue

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial and can feel 'spring' in the air.  Make sure you pop in and visit the other International Ambassadors - these girls are amazing!!  The list of International Ambassadors is below, in case you get lost along the way.

Yvonne van de Grijp

Christine Emberson

Christina Griffiths

Linda Lucas (you are here)

  

Thanks so much for stopping by - we hope you enjoy your time with us - we will be back with more!

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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Spellbinders Heirloom Oval Tutorial

Hello Blog Friends, I am back with another Tutorial for Spellbinders - each week on a Friday I will be posting a Step by Step Tutorial on my Blog - and will be adding one monthly on the Spellbinders Blog - I hope love the opportunity to share some inspiration with you - it is no secret that I love my Spellbinders Dies...

There are so many gorgeous products available in the Spellbinders range - today I am going to share with you how easy it is to create an elegant card using one of the gorgeous filigree frames - it has never been easier - I love that way that the Spellbinders Dies cut, emboss and stencil with a single die template.

Spellbinders Supplies:

• S4-447 Heirloom Oval Spellbinders® Shapeabilities Frames
• GC-001 Grand Calibur® Die Cutting and Embossing Machine
• S4-395 Les Papillions Two Spellbinders® Shapeabilities
• T-001 Tool 'n One™

Cross Promotional Partner Products:

• Our Daily Bread Design© - Faith Hope and Love cling stamp set
• Imagine Crafts®/ Tsukineko® - Memento™ Dye in Espresso Truffle; Delicata ™ Pigment Ink in Golden Glitz, Sponge Dauber
• Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares and E-Z Runner 
• Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock®: Cream and Dark Brown Cardstock;

Other Supplies:  Mulberry Paper Flowers; Scissors; acrylic block

 1. Using cream card and the Grand Calibur cut/emboss two (2) Heirloom Ovals using the outside cutting edge only - as shown in the photo above.

 2. Score 1 Die Cut 1.5cms from the top, fold scored line forward

 3. Adhere Die Cuts together using E-Z Runner, making sure patterned edges match

 4. Cut/emboss one (1) Heirloom Oval using Brown Card stock and both the filigree Die and the cutting edge, as shown in the photo above.

 5. Remove all loose pieces using the Tool'N One.

 6. Adhere the filigree front to the card base using liquid glue.

 7. Stamp the Our Daily Bread Designs sentiment onto white card stock using Espresso Truffle Ink

 8. Cut/emboss using Heirloom Oval Die #2 NB - the smallest Die being #1

 9. Use the Die as a stencil, sponging the inside edges using Golden Glitz Ink and a sponge dauber.

10. Pop sentiment up onto layered card base using 3D Foam Dots

11. Cut/emboss butterfly base and filigree layer using cream card.

12. Use the Base Die as a stencil, sponging the inside edges using Golden Glitz Ink and a sponge dauber

13. Adhere filigree layer to the base layer of the butterfly using liquid glue.

14. Adhere large pearl to the center

15. Center the Mulberry paper flowers to the right side of the sentiment layer using liquid glue.

16. Cut Swirls Finesse to size and adhere to each side of the flowers as shown.

 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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Father

My card today is for Father's Day - although it is not Father's Day until September,it is never too soon to get started.

I have used My Mind's Eye™ Patterned Paper, along with Authentique™ Paper that has been cut using the Curved Borders Two Spellbinders® Borderabilities® Card Creator die.  The Typewriter Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® and has been cut using the Spellbinders®-Artisan X-Plorer.  The sentiment is by Our Daily Bread Designs

The sentiment is from SRM Stickers. Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares and E-Z Runner have been used on this card.

 This card is for the following challenges:

 Aud Sentiments Challenge - Any Sentiment for a Guy 

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - Masculine  

It's All About the Vintage - Use Dies

 MilkCoffee Challenge - Fathers Day/Special Male

 Sassy Studio Designs - It's All about the Man 

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes 

The Male Room -  Father's Day 

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything goes (must be uplifting, no dark images or themes) 

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Father's Day/For A Male

 Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes / All about Dad

Craft Your Passion - Father's Day / For the Boys

 The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - Father's Day

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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Spellbinders Tuesday Video Tutorial - Fun in the Sun/Memorial Day

 Tuesday comes so quickly and that means it is Tuesday Video Tutorial Time on the Spellbinders Blog - this week the theme is Fun in the Sun/Memorial Day.

I would love you to pop over and check it out and leave me a comment letting me know what you think - you can see it HERE

 

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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Floral Wishes

Hello Blog Friends - today's card is shabby and totally feminine - for me these are the easiest cards to create and a favourite.

The Background image has been stamped using the Our Daily Bred Designs Grunge Butterflies Background stamp using IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Memento™ Dye Ink in Summer Sky and cut/embossed using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and Timeless Rectangles

Decorative Elements Nestabilities® .

The image is from the Flower Gallery transparent set by Penny Black Inc and has been stamped using

IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink in Onyx Black.  I have coloured using  IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko Memento™ Makers

The image has been cut/embossed using the Labels Four Nestabilities® and layered onto the Elegant Ovals Nestabilities Decorative Elements using Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L- 3D Foam Squares.

The sentiment is from the Penny Black Inc  Special wishes transparent set and has also been stamped using VersaFine™ Archival Pigment Ink in Onyx Black.  I have also used Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L- E-Z Runner and the bling from Want2Scrap©.  Finishing off with a double bow created using hand dyed Seam Binding and a recycled button.

This card is for the following challenges:
 4 Crafty Chicks - Spring 
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes 
Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon and Buttons 
Dream it Up - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampavie and More Challenge - Girly

 Ruby's Rainbow Challenge - Happy Birthday 

MilkCoffee Challenge - Spring 

Southern Girls - Floral Frenzy 

Little Red Wagon - Bling

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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