#18 Show Me Thursday….For Real?

Ok, so I’ve never participated in
Cheryl’s “Show Me” Thursday before.

Here’s an excerpt from her blog that explains…

“Okay, so what are you working on this week?  Can't wait to see.  And for you newbies, NO, it doesn't have to be a Sassy image, it can be WHATEVER you just happen to be working on.  Perhaps you’re baking or organizing. Whatever it is, we'd all love to see. . . .and so would all of these fun, snoopy ladies.  And believe you, me, they are nosey. “

Cheryl and I were in contact quite a bit today for something reeeally special! So I thought, why not….

Here is what I was doing today!

On my 6’ table I have a workspace about what you see here! Such a slob! LOL

And for some reason my family thinks they need to eat!

My daughter and son-in-law have a bulk food store in our little town. They also sell sandwiches, soup and burritos. I’ve been cooking 5-8 pounds of beans each week for them since about October! That’s probably close to 200# of beans! I cooked a batch for them last night, so today it was our turn!
Refried beans, rice, fajita mixture and fresh salsa! YUM!

That’s my Thursday! Next week you’ll get to see the finished llama card and hear the story behind it!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Mother Nature’s Sense of Humor

Spring in Ohio… you just never know what kind of weather! This is what we got yesterday!

Remember my “Spring” post last week? This picture….

…. looks like this now

Oh well, all too soon we’ll be complaining about how hot and humid it is! LOL

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Here’s a peek at the Mother’s Day set being released tomorrow by Our Daily Bread designs.

It’s colored with Copics then cut with ODBD’s Poppy Die! How cool is that! I added Ultra Fine Flower Soft to the center and spritzed with Glimmer Mist too.

The sentiment is stamped on Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio 3. Before cutting with the die, I sponged around the edges with Barn Door Distress ink. All cut on my Grand Calibur, so quick to do all at once!

Just wait till you see what the girls have in store for you tomorrow with our release blog hop!! Oh my… such bee-u-ti-ful things!!

Enjoy your weather…where you are!

Thanks for stopping!!

Dawn

A Peek and a Sketch

I’m super excited about this April release from Our Daily Bread designs! To find out why, keep checking in!

This is the sketch on Splitcoast.

Bird & Butterfly Labels stamped in Dusty Concord on SEI Couture and no coincidence that it coordinates with Spellbinders Labels 18! I trimmed around the outer edge of the embossed label, then cut another the same size. This piece was white cs that I DTP’d (direct to paper) with my Dusty Concord ink pad then gave it a good coat of Deep Plum Glimmer Mist. 

All the DP is SEI Couture. The sentiment is from, Tulip Tag Set. Pearls from Want 2 Scrap, the border punch is Martha Stewart.

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

#57 A Sassy Sketch Challenge

This week our Sassy Challenge is a sketch. You can play along and could even win a GC to Sassy Cheryl’s! All the info is on our challenge blog.

I used Sunshine Watering Can.
Be sure to check out the new images Cheryl just did…oh my!
Too CUTE!!

It’s colored with Copics and sponged with Tumbled Glass and Bundled Sage distress ink while in the Spellbinders Blossom 3 die. The DP is Sunny Day from SEI and the sticker sentiment is K & Company. Oh, and I used a Martha Stewart butterfly punch and drew in the antenna and bodies with a fine tip marker.

For more Sassy inspiration, see what the other girls have done!

Ann English Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jeni Tidwell Peggy Marsh
Jackie Mooney Jodi Ann Lee
Judy Kreucher

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Fun Time at the Expo…and a Sneak Peek!

It was a busy two days and lots of fun!
I can’t even begin to count how many times someone said,
“Your booth is just beautiful!” or “You have the most gorgeous cards on display!”.

What can I say… we have an AWESOME design team!

Kelley demo’d how to use our Custom Dies. Oh, wait till you see what’s coming April 1st!!

I demo’d Flower Soft which is always a big hit! We figured we did about 125 FREE Make & Takes. Kelley is so generous, most if not all the other MNT’s were $3-$5! People were flabbergasted when they’d ask how much and I’d tell them, free!

Be sure to check the list of shows to see if there is one coming to your area!

This is Father’s Day which will be released April 1. What a cool masculine set!

I stamped it on Kraft and colored with Prismacolor pencils blended with baby oil. I also added some Flower Soft, some white gel pen and some fine tip pens in several colors. The DP is Prima Moulin Rouge.

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Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

For the Love of Purple…and Flowers!

What a find when I visited my friend,
Lori Craig’s blog, and found this wax paper flower! How FUN!!

So, of course I HAD to make one!

Just fold layers of wax paper and die cut. Spellbinders Blossom 3 was used here. So easy on my Grand Calibur!

Then punch a hole with your piercing tool, hold together with a brad and separate the layers!

The base is embossed with a Sizzix folder, “Frame”. I stamped the largest of the Fancy Labels (Spellbinders Labels 17) from Our Daily Bread designs in Dusty Concord distress ink. That luscious ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

It is really a quick card to put together yet looks like you spent hours!

Stop and say HI at the Memories Scrapbooking Expo tomorrow and Saturday!!

Dawn

A Sketch, A Flower and Memories Scrapbooking Expo!

I’m not sure what was more fun,
the layout or making the paper flower!

I used Spellbinders Blossom 3 and Martha Stewart’s Hydrangea punch for this flower. The paper is Prima’s Botanical and regular newsprint spritzed with Rose Tea Glimmer Mist. I took each of the Blossom 3’s, spritzed with water and carefully scrunched them then un-scrunched (very technical term!). I heat dried them some with my heat tool, smooshing (another techy term) as I went, to help shape them, then I glued them together. The Hydrangeas are in the center.

This is the sketch on Splitcoast, see what I mean about being fun?!

I used Fancy Labels from Our Daily Bread designs, stamped in two Distress inks, Forest Moss and Tumbled Glass. Then I stamped the sentiment from Daffodil Tag Set in Forest Moss.

Martha Stewart punches were used on the DP and for the leaves. The leaves are more newsprint with Forest Moss swiped across it. The base is dry embossed with Grace’s Frame folder.

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If you’re in the Columbus, Ohio area this weekend,
come see me at the
Memories Scrapbooking Expo!
I’ll be working with Kelley,
Our Daily Bread designs both days.

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Hey, thanks for stopping by today

Dawn

#56 Something New.. A Sassy Challenge

Our Sassy Challenge today is “something new”. Play along, all the info is on the Sassy Cheryl’s Challenge Blog.

I used  The Little Boy’s Flower, a recent new image and one I haven’t colored yet. Isn’t he sweet! I also used some DP, Basic Grey’s Hello Luscious, new at CHA! AND… also new at CHA, Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio 3. I cut the “ribbon” ends off to better fit my  layout.
The image panel is faux layered, meaning I used a ruler and Sharpie marker!
I sponged the edges with Bundled Sage and Tumbled Glass Distress ink.
The sentiment is by Judith.

For more Sassy inspiration, see what the other girls have done!

Ann English Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jeni Tidwell Peggy Marsh
Jackie Mooney Jodi Ann Lee
Judy Kreucher

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

True Signs of Spring!

70 degrees today!! Woohoo!!!
I’m not even going to think about the forecast
of snow later in the week!

I haven’t done any photo editing in a while,
but last week with my trip to Amish country and visiting the
P. Graham Dunn factory/showroom,
I had to play just a bit!

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Here are several cards I’ve made in the last few days too

Isn’t this bunny just darling! It’s a new digi release, Bunny & Violets 2 from Angels Landing. It’s colored with Copics and sponged with Distress ink.

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Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

I Will Answer You

I think the girls did an excellent job in picking their favorite scriptures for Our Daily Bread designs 3rd anniversary sets.

This card has Betty’s verse from Scripture Collection 5, and the another new Spellbinders compatible set (labels 17), Fancy Labels. The bird is from an older, yet favorite set of mine, Sing to the Lord.

I’m excited about these Fancy Labels because I designed them. What a learning experience that was!! LOL! In the end, we had to ask for help as I just couldn’t get some of the lines to match up properly with the die… Lorelie to the rescue!!  That girl has skills!
Anyhoo, I’m tickled pink… more to come next month!!

The “Bluebird” was colored with Copics and is popped up. I love Bluebirds! I saw a pair flitting around the yard yesterday. We always have several pair that nest close by. The ribbon is wired, the bow done on the Bow Easy.
The paper is some older Prima, embossed with a Sizzix folder.

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If you’re in the Columbus, Ohio area next Fri/Sat, stop by the Memories Scrapbooking Expo. I’ll be working the Our Daily Bread designs booth. Dave, from Mudd Puddles will be there too! Looking forward to seeing him again.

Hope your weekend is enjoyable!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Congratulations For A New Registered Nurse!

A friend’s daughter recently graduated and just passed
her state test and is now a registered nurse! Congratulations Summer!!

I used Frantic Graduate from Sassy Cheryl’s, colored with Copics and some white gel pen highlights. The sentiment is from As You Graduate, Our Daily Bread designs. Spellbinders Blossom 3 is the flower, embossed with Swiss Dots folder then I took my paint pen and dabbed the dots, spritzed with some water and scrunched it up. The big brad is from American Crafts. The embossed base is a Sizzix folder.

LOL, can you guess her favorite color?!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Third Anniversary!! Our Daily Bread designs Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs
Third Anniversary Release Blog Hop!

If you got here from Sabrina’s fabulous blog, you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog and hop from there!

The Hop will run from 8am eastern Mar.17 until 8pm eastern Mar.18. The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Sat. Mar 19 along with the Shining the Light winners and challenge.

For this special event, there will be SIX PRIZES of One Free Set, and ONE GRAND PRIZE of the Bread Basket Bundle (All 3 Anniversary Sets)

Here is what you need to do to be entered in the drawing:

• Leave comments for each designer on each blog
• Return to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment, telling us you completed the hop and noting any blogs you were unable to comment on.
• Answer the question on the ODBD blog your card info

Before I send you on your way, I want to tell you that we
Do have One more exciting way you can win
during this Special Anniversary Celebration!
It’s our Second Customer Favorites Contest!

We will be taking submissions of favorite verses until Mar. 31, 11:59pm est. There is a special post on the ODBD Blog and a special link to it in the right side bar so you can easily find it through the rest of this month. Simply read and follow the rules, and submit the verse you’d most like to see on a card. If your verse is selected you will receive the set free and you will be invited to be a guest designer for the release of these new stamps when they are ready, by sending a photo of your card to Kelley to post on the ODBD blog. Please see THIS post for all the details! We can’t wait to see your submissions!

Now, here is my card with my anniversary verse,
Psalm 51:10, Scripture Collection #5

I stamped Fleur de Lis Borders in Stormy Sky distress ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. While still in the Spellbinders Labels 16 die, I sponged with the same ink, then stamped the verse. It’s layered on Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Pendant and popped up on dimensionals. The punched border is a Martha Stewart punch. The DP is Prima Reflections. The bow was made on the Bow Easy.

Now from here, hop on over to Julie’s awesome blog.

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn