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Thursday, January 17, 2013

For the Love of Love, Lace and Friendship Blog Hop

8:00 AM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop. This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop For the Love of Love, Lace, and Friendship! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD blog for full list of links. One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until Tuesday, January 29th, at 6 pm. Enjoy all the beautiful designs featuring For the Love of ODBD Best Sellers!

If you came here from Betty's amazing blog, you are in the right place. If not, you may want to start at the beginning (the ODBD Blog) so you don't miss any of the inspiration along the way.

For my creation, I used Let Us Begin. The shape of my card uses the Spellbinders Labels 23. The sentiment is a famous quote from Mother Teresa and is framed with the Classic Oval and the Floral Oval. The dp is from K and Co. The bow is made with Becca's Peg Bow Maker.

This is the inside of my card using the All Occasion Sentiments and Antique Label Designs. The top is attached with a ribbon. The Antique Label Design is cut out with the custom ODBD Antique Label and Border Die

Our Daily Bread Designs, Any Occasion Sentiment, Antique Label Designs

Card outside Recipe:
Stamps: Let Us Begin
Dies: Spellbinders Labels 23 Grand, Classic Oval and the Floral Oval
DP: K and Co. Black and White
Accessories: Becca's Peg Bow maker, red ribbon, lace

Card Inside Recipe:
Our Daily Bread Designs stamps: Antique Label Designs, All Occasion Sentiments
Ink: Real Red, Memento Black
Dies: Antique Label and Border Die
Accessories: Lace, Black Seam Binding

Here are the sets used:

Here are the dies:

Thanks for stopping by, I hope in some way you are inspired by my creation!! For more inspiration, the next stop on the hop is sweet Sandee

blessings,

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

It's A Boy....A Bundle of Love and Joy

8:00 AM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

Happy Tuesday all!! I hope all is well!! This weekend was unseasonably warm but the temperature seems to be getting to more normal averages for this time of year. A little dreary with the rain but I am not complaining since we seem to have been lacking rain since this fall.

I decided that today I would make a more cheerful card for my niece who just had a baby boy using a bolder blue against clean white. This card was made for this Week's Shining the Light challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs.

This week's challenge is:

ODBDSLC138 Border it- use your dies and punches to make a special border on one, two or all sides

Our Daily Bread Designs, Little Boys, Antique Labels Design, Words of Faith, Antique Labels and Border die

Stamps Used: Little Boys, Antique Labels Design, Words of Faith
Dies Used: Antique Labels and Border die, Spellbinders Lattice, A2 rectangles, Scalloped and classic circles. Floral Doily Accents

Here is a photo of the sets used:

For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my dt sisters:

Jan Marie Ennenga, Audrey Hiltke, Cathy McCauley, Diana Nguyen

Kathy Roney, and special guest Sabrina Friel

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click here. You have until January 20th to join us. You do not have to use an ODBD stamp to join in, but we would love to see them if you have them. Plus....your card will only be featured in the top 3 if you use ODBD stamps. Anyone, however, has a chance to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps.

We would love to see your creations.

I hope this creation, has somehow inspired you.

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great day!!

hugs and blessings,

Sunday, January 13, 2013

May Your Love Increase, a sale, and an update

8:11 AM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

Happy Sunday all!! I am sorry for my lack of posting for the past few days. Life has been so busy. Currently my dear hubby is still laid off so we are focusing on finding him a job and looking into other ways to get finances to pay our bills. As my dear hubby says "We are not worried....just concerned. We know God will provide a job in His time." We just need to continue to trust in Him. This is where my favorite verse applies once again. Trust in the Lord with all your Heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5,6. It is in times like these that you realize nothing is guaranteed and that you need to focus on Him and what is most important thing.

I have an Anniversary card to share with you. I used all white with a very simplistic layout for the elegant look she achieved but used the Spellbinders Butterfly Magic die for the background instead of the embossing and used the Our Daily Bread Designs Antique Labels Design Stamp and Antique Labels Die as well as the All Occasion Sentiments.

Our Daily Bread Designs is away at CHA but they have a special sale!!!

While they are away you can save 20% on all Stamps Sets and Singles! *Please note that this sale does not include Stamp Bundles. This limited time sale starts today, January 10, 2013 and runs through Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Midnight EST.

Click here to shop via the website and be sure to enter code CHA20 at checkout!

I hope this creation, has somehow inspired you.

Thanks for stopping by!! I treasure all my viewers/blogging friends and their comments.

Have a blessed Day!!!

hugs and blessings,

challenges I am entering my creation in:

Colour Me Creative Challenge -soft pastels 2 Sisters Celebration Card Makin' Mamas - Anything goes CCEE Stampers New Toys (stamp set) Stampin' For The Weekend - Anything Goes, Stampin With The Dragon Anything Goes,Totally Papercrafts – ribbon Wags 'n Whiskers - Celebrations Penny Black and More -) Love is in the Air The Squirrel & the Fox - Anything Goes The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Negative Space Addicted to CAS Embossing Crafty Creations - #204 Something New- New stamps Crafting for all Seasons - Something New Stampavie and More Blue and white

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Happy Birthday for Rick Blog Hop

8:00 AM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

Today the Our Daily Bread Designs Bread Basket is celebrating Rick's Birthday. Happy Birthday Rick!! Rick is Kelley's husband and has been an integral part of the Our Daily Bread Designs team behind the scenes. In honor of his Birthday, the team is throwing him a Birthday Bash Blog hop. If you arrived here from Dawn's blog, you are in the right place, if not, you may want to start back at the beginning at the ODBD blog so you don't miss a chance to win or any of the creations along the way.

Kelley is generously offering a $20 gift certificate toward stamps to one blessed hopper. Check out each link and leave a comment. One of the posts is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $20 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love as well as a Happy Birthday wish to Rick on the ODBD blog! You have until January 11 at 8 p.m. to join us for a chance to win.

Since Rick enjoys the Mighty Sea stamp set, I decided to combine sets making a scene including the Mighty Sea set, Light of the World, and Special Boy. I had fun masking the stamps, coloring it up, and adding a little texture. I hope you enjoy it Rick!!

Here is a photo of the inside using the sets Light of the World and All Occasion Sentiments.

Here is a picture of the sets used:

Thanks so much for visiting today! To continue on the hop, your next stop is the fabulous

Sandee!!

blessings,

Labels: Our Daily Bread Designs, Our Daily Bread Designs blog hop | 86 comments

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

ODBDSLC137 May God Richly Bless You

8:00 AM | Posted by Chris Olsen, Glowbug | | Edit Post

Happy Tuesday Friends!! I hope this post finds you all well!! Today I am back to share a challenge creation for Our Daily Bread Designs. After a two week challenge, the Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light team is back to their regular schedule for challenges!!!

Today is something fun that I think most will be able to play!! This week's challenge is:

To use something new and something old

Our Daily Bread Designs, Be Joyful, Special Girl

ODBD Stamps Used: Be Joyful, Special Girl

Dies: Spellbinders Labels One, Decorative Labels One, Classic Circles, Scalloped Circles, Fancy Labels 2

Accessories: May Arts Blush Silk Ribbon, Pearls

My Old item is the Be Joyful stamp set and my new item is the Special Girl Stamp set. The card is framed with the Spellbinders Labels one and Spellbinders Decorative Labels One. The sentiment is framed with layers of scalloped and classic circles from Spellbinders as well as Fancy Labels 2. The ribbon is May Art Blush Silk Ribbon. I created the background by stamping the flowers from the Be Joyful stamp set multiple times in Memento Green Ink and Lightly coloring in the blossoms with pink copics.

Here are the photos of the two sets used:

For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my dt sisters:

Jan Marie Ennenga, Audrey Hiltke, Cathy McCauley, Diana Nguyen

Kathy Roney, and special guest Sabrina Friel

To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click here. You have until January 13th to join us. You do not have to use an ODBD stamp to join in, but we would love to see them if you have them. Plus....your card will only be featured in the top 3 if you use ODBD stamps. Anyone, however, has a chance to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps.

We would love to see your creations.

I hope this creation, has somehow inspired you.

Thanks for stopping by!! I treasure all my viewers/blogging friends and their comments.

Have a blessed Day!!!

hugs and blessings,

Labels: Our Daily Bread Designs, Shining the Light Challenge | 18 comments

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