Tulip Blessings

Are you in love yet? The past few days we have been showing off some fabulous florals in Digi from Power Poppy. We want you to have some instant flowers to work with this month. These Tulips are my favorite! In front of my house I have yellow and deep purple Tulips that bloom ever year and I just think they are so rich and beautiful. So why not try and bring that onto my paper with these Tulips.  :-)  I have a simple design with a fancy edge from Spellbinders A2 Bracket Border One die. My flowers are colored with Copic Markers and popped up on dimensionals. Wrapped some ribbon around the edge and designer paper tied into a bow. Voila!

Now you will want to visit my ever so talented Bloom Brigade for some more wonderful eye candy:

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Leslie Miller
Tosha Leyendekker

Reminder Release Notes:

At Power Poppy, we want to give in to your inner voice that craves instant gratification! This May release will be all digital -- meaning you can download, print and use the images as soon as they land in your "in" box! Are you ready for some incredible fun? During the whole month of May, we'll not only share ideas on how to use these beauties, but we'll also give those who purchase them extra ways to win some Power Poppy goodies! Each Friday during May, we'll usher in challenges designed around our new and beautiful digi images! We can't wait to see what you create!  

See you tomorrow for our Blog Hop. I have several more creations and projects to share with you in the next few days and weeks with these new delights! So be sure to keep checking back! Have a wonderful day! 

Precious and Few Peonies

I know what your thinking... GASP how does she do it? I don't mean me, I mean Marcy! The woman has talent and to color her drawings is incredible. Check out the new Digi for our May Release called Peonies. YUMMY!!  This digi is available NOW, so you can color right away! But before you head off to buy your new Digi let me share my card with you.
For my card, I have a little bit of fussy cutting on this one but I love how it turned out. My Peonies are colored with Copic markers and then cut around with dimensionals added to the back. I wanted some gingham like paper for my background and a simple layer of white card stock for the frame. Wrapped some white lace trim and ribbon tied into a bow with a wooden button. Voila!

Now you will want to visit my ever so talented Bloom Brigade for some more wonderful eye candy:
Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Tosha Leyendekker
Julie Koerber

Some May Release notes for you:
At Power Poppy, we want to give in to your inner voice that craves instant gratification! This May release will be all digital -- meaning you can download, print and use the images as soon as they land in your "in" box! Are you ready for some incredible fun? During the whole month of May, we'll not only share ideas on how to use these beauties, but we'll also give those who purchase them extra ways to win some Power Poppy goodies! Each Friday during May, we'll usher in challenges designed around our new and beautiful digi images! We can't wait to see what you create!  Stop on by the Power Poppy Blog for details on Marcy's creative thinking and inspiration behind this new design. 

Keys to heaven

This sentiment is awesome and rather encouraging when you really think about his will and not ours. This new set is called Keys To Heaven. I have stamped onto white card stock and die cut with the new Vintage Labels ODBD Custom die. Layered onto some rich ruby card stock and the ODBD Custom Heart and Soul Collection paper. This is a tri-fold card with some flourished pearls in the corners. Voila!

Our Blog Hop is May 1st! Make sure to check back in for fun and beautiful creations from the design team. Have a wonderful day.

Good Morning

Good morning! Welcome to Our Daily Bread designs sneak peeks. That's right our May release is just a few short days away and we have started our teaser posts for you. I am showing the new beautiful Glory Stamp set. I have stamped the flowers onto white card stock and colored with Copic markers. I then die cut them using ODBD Custom Ornate Hearts die layered over a rich teal heart in the die set.
A lacey ribbon edge using pink card stock and ODBD Custom Beautiful Borders die. Popped up the hearts using dimensionals and added a few pearls. Voila!

Be sure to check back tomorrow with another sneak peek. Have a wonderful day!

FS377 Gerbera Daisies for mom

You know what today is? Well besides Sunday and our Featured Stamper Challenge... It is Power Poppy's new release! I know it has been a month already from our debute and what a debute it was! We sure are excited to show you the new creations from the talented Marcella!  Here is a little note from Marcella...

At Power Poppy, we want to give in to your inner voice that craves instant gratification! This May release will be all digital -- meaning you can download, print and use the images as soon as they land in your "in" box! Are you ready for some incredible fun? During the whole month of May, we'll not only share ideas on how to use these beauties, but we'll also give those who purchase them extra ways to win some Power Poppy goodies! Each Friday during May, we'll usher in challenges designed around our new and beautiful digi images! We can't wait to see what you create!

My creation is for this weeks Featured Stamper 377 Priscilla aka catluvr2. I choose this Lace Layer card to case. I kept the over all layout, a flower with three blooms. I changed the colors, flower, kept the sentiment but popped mine up and instead of lace trim along the side added the fancy cut at the bottom.
This is Gerbera Daisies. Oooohhhhhaaaahhhh right!  :-)  My petals are colored with Copic markers and die cut in a Spellbinders Oval frame. I also used my new Spellbinders A2 Scalloped Borders Two die for a beautiful trimmed edge at the bottom. Some textures to my background with swiss dots folder, you can never go wrong with that one. Added a yellow button to bring out some of the yellow in the petals and voila!

Now you will want to visit my ever so talented Bloom Brigade for some more wonderful eye candy:

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Tosha Leyendekker
Julie Koerber

Power Poppy Teaser

Be sure to check in tomorrow as Sneak Peeks start!  Have a great day!

Thanks berry much

Happy Friday! Woot woot... I am ready for the weekend and all our plans. May is coming pretty stinkin fast and that is our CRAZY month of all year long, well other than Christmas. So I am getting ready with a few things this weekend before the crazy begins. ha ha!

I created a thank you card using Strawberries. Don't they look yumo!  I have them stamped onto white card stock and colored with Copic markers. My new Spellbinders Die Decorative Labels thirty four that I cut using green galore card stock for a backing. Some gingham red to the base and wrapped my white crochet ribbon and red seam binding down the middle. Very berry thankful wouldn't you say?
Sneak Peeks start for Power Poppy on Sunday. Be sure to check back in! Hope you have a fabulous weekend.

I Love our close-knit friendship

Did you see all the new release from Whiff Of Joy last week? This adorable new one is called Close Knit Friendship and it is totally sweet. I have my new Spellbinders dies and this one is called Adorning Labels Twenty Five that is in some soft pink card stock. I added just a few flowers and a few pearls to this creation. I adore how soft this turned out. Hope you get a chance to stamp and play today!

Spring Watering can

Did you see one of the new tutorials posted at SweetandClassic.com? This was a template I created for CDS back a few years that I now have back and you can have it for FREE!  Check out the Watering Can tutorial! Have a wonderful day.

Mothers Day Gardening

Isn't this image beautiful? Makes me want to go out and plant some flowers. This is a free digi from Cornish Heritage Farms called Flowers WheelBarrow. It is printed onto white card stock and colored with Copic markers. I have it layered onto some kraft card stock with dimensionals added to the back. Down the sides of the ODBD Christian Faith designer paper is Die-Light Heart lace Border. Added a wood button to the sentiment and voila! Another one down, yea!  ;-)  Have a wonderful day.

Lilacs for Mom

Good morning! I hope you had a wonderful Easter. We went to my sister's who is a new mom and had everyone over. It was wonderful.  I did have sometime in the stamp room this weekend and what I worked on was some Mothers day cards and several thank you cards. Here is one of the MD cards I created using Lilac I have stamped them onto white card stock and colored with Copic markers. The frame is with the beautiful Vintage Flourish Pattern in a rich purple card stock. Added my sentiment and a jewel to tie into the jewels on the frame. Voila!  Have a wonderful day.

WOJ April Release Blog Hop

Happy Release day from Whiff Of Joy! If you just came from Kathrin's blog you are in the right place. Just starting the blog hop? Then head on over to the WOJ Blog to start at the beginning.

 This month we have a huge release! Adorable rubber stamp images, gorgeous die-lights, sweet backgrounds and amazing mixed media sets! All with a whimsical Spring theme! We love the versatility of mixing and matching our stamps and die-lights to create unique and personal projects and we know you will too! This month, we will be giving away 1 rubber stamp and one die from this release to one very lucky winner. The winner will be drawn from those who have left a comment on each of our DT blogs and the Whiff of Joy blog. At the end of the hop, go to the Whiff of Joy Blog, let us know that you have left a comment at each stop of the hop by using the inlinkz tool and you will be entered for a chance to win! A complete list of the hop is also at this blog, just in case you get lost along the way! The hop will remain open until midnight Tuesday April 22nd CEST. Winners will be announced on the Whiff of Joy Blog.

How do you go wrong with this adorable thing, right? this is Together Forever Kitty and Maya. They are on white card stock and colored with Copic markers. I layered her onto some kraft card stock that also has a kraft Cute Hearts Die-Light in the corner. Added some lace trim with a blue ribbon tied into a bow. The sentiment layered up on a dimensional. Voila!

Your next hop is over to  Andrea and Clarrisa's blog. Happy Hopping!

Spring time bees

Just a few short hours away and the Whiff Of Joy design team will be sharing in our April New Release Blog Hop. Sneak peeks started on Wednesday in case you missed it. This new one is called Spring Bees. A delightful little card today with just a few accents from the Leaves Die Light and a few flowers from Prima. My image is on white card stock and colored with Copic markers. Voila!  See you back here tomorrow with our blog hop!

May I be willing

Today is Our Daily Bread designs rewind of the latest release. Some beautiful creations with the newest goodies you surely do not want to miss from everyone. Check out the ODBD Blog for more details.

I went with a blue and white creation (imagine that) with stamp set The Cross. First is a base layer of white card stock, with some of the beautiful patterned paper Christian Faith Collection  layered next. I didn't want to cover up all that beautiful paper so I die cut the awesome Vintage Flourish Pattern ODBD Custom die with white card stock. Before I added that to the front of the card, I pulled through my ribbon so I could tie a bow in the center. Then added dimensionals to the die and layered onto the designer paper. Die cut the sentiment using Elegant Ovals ODBD Custom die and added a tiny cross from the new Ornamental Crosses ODBD Custom die. Accented with a few white pearls and voila! I adore how this turned out.

Be sure to check out all the creations from the DT today:

Grace * Chris  * Julie * Dawn * Lori * Sabrina * Cathy * Sandee * Wanda

I heart you

Did you see? The Whiff Of Joy sneak peeks started. They have some adorable new images coming your way and this one is called Cherished Friend Owl. I have him stamped in Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored with various Copic markers. A simple layer onto some kraft card stock. The twine is tied off with a cute Button Die light with a few jewels for accent.

Added down the one side a heart border using Hearts Lace Border Die light. The sentiment is from I heart You in the Simply Maya collection. Voila! More sneaks to come and be sure to check out the WOJ Blog for more details and challenges.

Mrs. Peterson Name Hanger

Happy Monday! Hopefully you had a relaxing weekend. I enjoyed mine very much, now ready for the week. This is another one of the teacher Name Hangers that I created this year in her favorite colors. I know the heart border is more my favorite than theirs but that is the beauty of a gift when you include a little bit of yourself.  :-)   Here is my Name Hanger Tutorial if you would like to create your own. they are very simple and wonderful gift ideas. Have a wonderful day!

Knowing God

This weeks Featured Stamper 375 is Stampwithsandy. Charming gallery and I wanted to case just about all her white space creations. ha ha!! I kept it to one called Vivid Birthday Vases that I cased. kept the flowers in a vase, over all design, button and sentiment. Changed the stamp, colors and sentiment. I hope you can play along this week.

I stamped the Azalea onto white card stock and colored with Copics. Scored around the border and layered onto some buttercup yellow card stock. Added dimensionals to the back. Added a soft blue button to match the water in the vase. Then stamped my sentiment below. Voila! 

Miss Anya Journal

I altered this $1 journal/notebook that I found at our local craft store. The vibrant pink binding is what drew me to it originally and then for $1 it makes a great gift for the kids. I donated a few like this to the boys school class auction this week. Needless to say they went for a pretty penny (not actual money) but money they earned for the quarter. The girls really liked them so I guess I need to create some more. I have a Altered Notebook Tutorial if you find you want to create your own. See you tomorrow with this weeks Featured Stamper creation. Have a wonderful evening!

Cup of joy

Happy Friday! I a ready for the weekend and sleeping in, how about you? If its nice weather I might be up early trying to plant some fresh flowers but we will see how it goes. Today is a simple lavendar cup of joy for you using the beautiful Marcella's Mixtape stamp set at Power Poppy. I stamped the cup onto white card stock and colored with Copic markers.

Wanted to play with my square shapes so I grabbed some for fun. This paper is from an Authentique pack that I bought a few weeks ago and I am about out. Fresh and springy feeling don't you think? Added some more of my Candi dots and a ribbon bow. Inside is a birthday sentiment. Voila!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Peace out ride

Peace out dude! LOL  I am having fun with this new stamp set from Power Poppy called Good Thinking Renewal. I created a fun little goodie gift for a friend with my Mini Car Tutorial. The license plate has the sentiment Peace Out, rather fitting for this little bug car. hee hee

I added a few blooms to the tires and the back of the bug. Jewels for the lights and some designer paper I had in the stash.

I know she is going to adore this and it has goodies for her and the kids.  :-)  Want to create your own little Mini Car? Check out my Mini Car Tutorial with 3 different files to choose from to create with. All free of course. Enjoy!  Hope you have a fabulous day!

Romans 6:23 says

I know what you are going to say... yes another blue and white card. Yep! I can't help it as the colors are a favorite of mine. Lots of goodies on this creation using the newly released The Cross from ODBD. I stamped the sentiment then added the beautiful Flourish Label border with the tiny hearts around the sentiment. Die cut the frame with the matching dies Vintage Flourish Pattern.

Layered onto the larger intricate gorgeous Vintage Flourish Pattern die with some of the beautiful Christian Faith paper collection below. Isn't this beautiful though? I love how clean and simple it is yet still lots of detail and beautiful. Hope your day is going great!

HB birthday girl

Isn't she super cute? This is Maya coloring a birthday card for her friend.  ;-)  My HB letters are from the Die-Light Alphabet that I popped up onto Banners with Die-Light Cute Banners Trio. Added some sparkle for fun. Maya is stamped onto white card stock and colored with Copics. Some designer paper from the pile and a brad that well again using up oldie but goodies. Thanks for stopping in today.