tuesday...Heartfelt Creations December Alumni Hop

Welcome to my blog for the Heartfelt Creations December Alumni Blog Hop!

Our Heartfelt Creations Family has unexpectedly lost a team member recently and this Blog Hop is dedicated to her, Penny Odell. I didn't know her but she was very talented! RIP Penny.

Be sure to leave a comment on all the participating blogs. One participant will be chosen to receive a $25 Gift Certificate. The more you comment the more entries you get into the random draw! Be sure the check the Winner Announcement on Sat, January 2nd. If you win, please send an email to Emma Lou at EmmaLou@heartfeltcreations.us and write "Winner of December Alumni Hop" in the subject line.

The winner of the blog hop will have 72 hours to claim their prize otherwise another name will be draw. 

Hop ends on Friday, January 1st at midnight.

Here's my card:

Here's a close up of my card:

Thanks for visiting and taking your time to comment on my blog! Have a great week!

Your next stop is: Glenda Brooks

Blog Hop Order:
Emilia van den Heuvel - http://few-favourite-things.blogspot.nl/
Caroline Duncan - http://stampingsandinklings.blogspot.com/2015/12/heartfelt-creations-hop.html
Amy Doria - http://amadrian8.blogspot.com/2015/12/tuesdayheartfelt-creations-december.html
Glenda Brooks - http://glendabrooks.blogspot.com/2015/12/december-heartfelt-creations-alumni.html
Vicki Dutcher; http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/2015/12/heartfelt-creations-alumni-december-hop.html
Regina M. Hamilton - http://myworldmysolitude.blogspot.com/2015/12/heartfelt-creations-alumni-december-hop.html
Kathy Clement: http://www.kathybydesign.com
Gloria Stengel: http://gloriascraps.blogspot.com/2015/12/heartfelt-creations-december-alumni.html
Kerry Urbatch:
http://thestampingbug.blogspot.com/2015/12/remembering-penny-odell.html
Sarah Miller: http://plainandfancypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2015/12/heartfelt-creations-december-alumni.html
Alissa Wells- http://willrunforstamps.blogspot.com/2015/12/christmas-greetings-heartfelt-creations.html
Gini Williams Cagle: http://ginicagle.blogspot.com/2015/12/heartfelt-creations-alumni-dt-blog-hop.html
Lisa Allen http://toddandlisacreations.blogspot.com/2015/12/heartfelt-creations-december-alumni.htm

friday...ODBD December Release Reminder

Today we are taking a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs December Release, here is the card I created using the new  Living Waters, Double Stitched Circles, and Double Stitched Rectangles! It is also a goodbye since this is my last month with ODBD. Thank you for all of your sweet comments while I've been on the DT! I'll be sure to keep in touch through blogs!

For more inspiration using the December Release be sure to visit the ODBD Blog.


ODBD Products: Living Waters, Double Stitched Circles, Double Stitched Rectangles, Lovely Leaves Dies, Small Bow Dies

I wanted my card to focus on the gorgeous Living Waters mill so I opted to make this card simple with just a few details. I stamped and colored the mill on white cardstock and highlighted the water with stickles (see close up picture). I cut out a large circle from the new Double Stitched Circles on the brown and white cardstocks and layered them over a shimmery blue cardstock over the white background base. I added some pearl drops on the top corners and die cut a bunch of greenery and a blue bow to add right under the colored image.

Here's a close up of the card:

Here are the NEW Products that I used for this card:

For more inspiration please visit the rest of the talented ODBD designers:

Julie * Amy * Cathy * Robin * Sandee * Dawn * Lori

Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day!

thursday...Deck the Halls with ODBD

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Designs Deck The Halls Blog Hop!

Today, members of the Bread Basket at ODBD, has lots of fun and inspiration to share with you!! Are you preparing for Christmas or just enjoy everything Christmas, then this is for you!! So grab a cup of tea or coffee and relax and enjoy the inspiration!! You also won't want to miss the chance to win a $15 gift certificate toward stamps! Just leave love on each of the five designers blogs and a comment on the ODBD blog before December 19 at 8 pm EST. The winner will be announced on December 20 on the ODBD blog.

ODBD Products: Elegant Embellishments Set, Elegant Embellishments Dies, Lovely Leaves Dies, Merry Mosaics Dies, Double Stitched Circles

I had so much fun making this ornament and believe it or not, it's my first attempt EVER to making an ornament! Yes, it is that easy! I stamped and cut 20 ornaments from the Elegant Embellishments Set and glued 4 together to make each individual corner. I added them all over a circle to create a 'snowflake' with them. Right in the center I added another circle and started layering leaves and a dark blue poinsettia with a pearl center.

Here are a few close ups of the ornament:




Here it is on my Christmas Tree! :)

For more inspiration please visit the rest of the talented ODBD designers:

Silke Ledlow, Chris Olsen, Amy Doria, Robin Clendenning, and Paula Bigelow

Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day!

thursday...one ODBD stamp, two cards

Hi everyone! I have two cards to share with you today!

Here's the first:

ODBD Products: Safe Travels, Double Stitched Circles, Double Stitched Rectangles, Lovely Leaves Dies, Christmas Paper Collection 2013

I wanted to make a snowy scene with this bridge stamp and came up with this card. I stamped and colored the image and die cut it with the new circle die. I also embossed the background pattern paper with the Double Stitched Rectangles to add some dimension and tie it all together. I added some swine to the left side of the card and then added the colored image and a sentiment to the left side. i finished it off with some leaves under the sentiment and some 'snow' all around the image. I just love how this card turned out!

Here's a close up of the card:


Here's my second card:

ODBD Products: Safe Travels, Double Stitched Circles, Double Stitched Rectangles, Lovely Leaves Dies, Vintage Ephemera Paper Pad

My second card using the same image is very different since I went with a Shabby Chic, monochromatic card. I colored and die cut the bridge image with the Double Stitched Rectangles and added it right over the center of the pattern paper background. I added my stamped and die cut sentiment over the left side of the card and finished it off with a lace bow and some greenery.

Here's a close up of the card:

Thank you for stopping by! Have a blessed weekend!

friday...leftover papers card tutorial

Hi everyone! I have a small tutorial and a card to share with you today!

How do you clean your desk space? After every card/layout or when you can't find your work surface anymore? I happen to clean after every card or at least after every set of cards/projects I'm currently working on. For example, last time I cleaned out my desk was when I finished my two cards for the New Release blog hop for ODBD December release. You can see my cards here. Well, after making that Tri-shutter card i had a lot of odd shaped/size pattern paper but were too pretty to toss so I ended up using them!

Here's the card I made with whatever was on my desk while I was "cleaning up":

ODBD Products: Saddle up, Double Stitched Circles, Pretty Posies Dies, Lovely Leaves Dies, Rustic Beauty Paper Collection

Here's a tutorial on how I made this card in under 20 mins:

Step 1. Gather your leftover pattern papers and put them together to make a 4"x5.25" background.

Step 2. Adhere them over a scrap (ugly papers work great for this!) 4"x5.25" paper. Ink the edges and machine stitch all around it. This last step really helps bring all these random pieces of paper together.

Step 3. Lastly, stamp your image with brown archival ink on cream colored cardstock and die cut it with a Double Stitched Circles. Ink the edges lightly with Vintage Photo ink to give it an antique feel and mat it on dark brown cardstock.

Here's a close up of the card. I adhered the matted image, a sentiment and a handmade bloom over the center of the background that I just made. I die cut a bunch of leaves and used them to embellish the card. Easy peasy and under 20 mins! What more can you ask for? :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Have a great weekend!

tuesday...Our Daily Bread Designs December Release

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Designs December Release and Blog Hop!

This month's release is simply AMAZING! We have new masculine and coloring-friendly stamps and GORGEOUS new double stitched dies! YAY! Check out the full release on the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog today!

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate to the ODBD Store, to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps found in the "ODBD stamps column" of the website just for commenting on the Design Team cards! You have until December 2, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EST to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win! The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on December 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Here's my first card:

ODBD Products: Living Waters, Double Stitched Circles, Pretty Posies Dies, Fancy Foliage Die, Leafy Edged Border Dies, Rustic Beauty Paper Collection

My first card is a tri-shutter card I made using the Leafy Edged Border Dies. I made this card for my mother-in-law's birthday and she absolutely loved it! I used the Rustic Beauty Paper Collection for the background and the Pretty Posies Dies,to make the flowers. I stamped the  Living Waters image in the center panel of the card and lightly colored it with Prismacolor Pencils and blended them with OMS. I stamped the sentiment on one of the new Double Stitched Circles.

Here's a close up of the card for you to see the stamped and colored image:


This is how the card looks when it's completely closed:


Here's my second card:

ODBD Products: Saddle up, Double Stitched Rectangles, Double Stitched Circles, Lovely Leaves Dies, Rustic Beauty Paper Collection

I went for a masculine card with this one. I colored the horses from the NEW Saddle up set with Prismacolor Pencils and blended them with OMS. I embossed the Double Stitched Rectangles unto the brown cardstock and used it as my background. I stamped the sentiment and added it to the right side of the colored image. Finally, I made a small lasso and added it over some greenery.

Here's a close up of this card:

Here are the NEW Products that I used for these two cards:

For more inspiration and a chance to win, please visit the rest of the talented ODBD designers:

Julie * Dawn * Amy (you are here)* Cathy * Lori * Sandee * Robin * America * Angie

* Lisa * Grace * Sabrina * Chris * Silke

Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day!

tuesday...North Coast Creations Christmas Cards

Hi everyone! I can't believe that it's December already! Where has the year gone? I have two cards that I made with North Coast Creation November release that I forgot to share last month so here they are.

My first card:

NCC Products: Cactus Lights

ODBD Products: Christmas Paper Collection 2013

I made this one simple but striking by using bold colors for my background. I colored the cactus with Prismacolor Pencils and added a bright colored bow to pull this card together.

Here's a close up of the card:

Here's my second card:

NCC Products: Christmas Tree Maxwell, Cactus Lights

ODBD Products: Stitched Ovals Die, Christmas Paper Collection 2014

I just love this reindeer stamp! He's so much fun to color! Again, I used simple design elements but with a striking color combo. For this card I went with a blue/red combo and love how it turned out!

Here's a close up of the card:


Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a great December!