Inspirational #122 - Way to Go, Graduate!

I am a guest host this week for Red Rubber Inspirational #122 - Way to Go, Graduate!  The stamp set I chose to use is Label Lingo by Red Rubber Designs, with the rose from

Charcoal Flowers by Red Rubber Designs.  You can see details of my card here.

Here's a close-up of the card:

I'd love for you to join the Inspirational challenge with your graduation card.  You can submit your entry here.

Challenges:
Decorate to Celebrate - For Grad or Birthday
Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Anything Goes

Our Daily Bread Designs Key to Heaven

Hi again!  Welcome back for another week with these beautiful stamps and dies from Our Daily Bread Designs. Using the background paper from the Christian Faith Collection paper that has an open hand in the paper, I placed the Key to Heaven sentiment and key die cut from Angel Wings Die Set above the hand.  The corner die is Decorative Corners from ODBD.

ODBD Supplies:
Key to Heaven
Angel Wings die set
Decorative Corners dies
Christian Faith Collection paper pad

Other supplies:
white cardstock
blue cardstock
Memento Tuxedo black inkpad
blue organza ribbon

Challenges:
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes (square or rectangular)
Through the Craftroom Door - Always Anything Goes

Star Spangled Banner by Pickled Poppourri

Happy Memorial Day today!  We honor our servicemen who have bravely served and died for our country.  My card uses a digital image from Pickled Potpourri called Star Spangled Banner.  I printed it on white cardstock and colored it with Copic markers and then used some specialty foil paper for the background.

Challenges entered:

Red Carpet Studio - Commemorate Memorial Day

One Stitch at a time - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

Red Rubber Inspirational #121 - More Precious than Pearls

Mary Anne is leading the Red Rubber Inspirational #121, More Precious Than Pearls, this week.  Won't you join us and show your project that exemplifies this theme?  

My card uses Rose Collage from Red Rubber Designs.  I like this stamp.  It has the background saying and the rose in the forefront all as one stamp.  Not much else is needed to make a pretty card for a birthday, sympathy, thank-you, Mother's Day, get well.  It just fits anything.  I added a row of decorative pearls across the bottom to fit the theme, More Precious Than Pearls.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.  Hope to see your stamped project posted on the Red Rubber Inspirational blog.

Supplies:
Rose Collage by Red Rubber Designs
pink rose,  and white cardstock
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
Copic markers - R81, R83, R85, R89, YG93, YG95, YG97
pearls
white ribbon trim

Challenges entered:
Crafter's Cafe - Girly
Hollybrook Designer Challenge - Mom or Special Lady
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Flowers
Feeling Crafty Challenge - One for Girls/Ladies
The Cupboard Trilogy - Flowers

Our Daily Bread Angel Wings

Hi again!  This week I am again featuring the beautiful die Angel Wings from Our Daily Bread Designs.  I used a glitter cardstock to give the wings extra shine.  With the sentiment about whispered prayers from the ODBD Holy Angels stamp set, I used the beautiful paper with the "It is Well with my Soul" song in the background. These wings are so elegant that they "fancy up" any card!  Love them.

ODBD Supplies:
ODBD Holy Angels stamp set
ODBD Angel Wings die
ODBD Christian Faith Collection paper pad

Other supplies:
gold jewels
Gold Leafing pen
white cardstock
purple cardstock
gold glitter paper
Cuttlebug Swiss dot embossing folder

Challenges entered:
Deep Ocean Challenge - Wings
Sassy Cheryl's - Dies and a Little Purple
Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes

Our Daily Bread Designs Sketch Challenge

Our Daily Bread Designs has a sketch challenge this week.  Here is the sketch:

My card above uses the ODBD Prayer of St Francis stamp as its focus.  I used a patterned paper background from Kirby Treesdale pad by Paper Studio, added some ribbon on top and bottom and a silk flower combo for the top accent.

Thank you for coming to my blog to take a peek.  Hope you like this card featuring the famous prayer.  Blessings to you.

Fruits by Pickled Potpourri

These two cards feature Fruits, a digital set from Pickled Potpourri.  They are simple designs but can make a pretty card for any occasion.  I've made a birthday card using Elegant Holiday Greetings and a thank you card using Rose Sentiments.  Both cards are colored with Copic markers.  I used Spellbinders dies to frame the fruits and an embossing folder for the background of the second card.

Challenges entered:
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Challenges for Everybody - Anything Goes
Dragonfly Dreams - How does your garden grow?
Lacey Sunshine - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time - Keep it Simple

Red Rubber Inspirational #120 - May Flowers

Drea leads the Red Rubber Inspirational Challenge this week with May Flowers.  I've chosen Dotty Flowers stamp set for my card.  I inked the stamps up with one color and then touched the edges of the stamp to another color ink pad to give the multicolor effect.  That is fun to do.  I used an embossing folder for the background card.  The dotted ribbon across the bottom of the card is actually part of the stamp set.  Cool, huh?

Supplies:

Dotty Flowers by Red Rubber Designs

Palette inks - Jardin Moss, Orangerie, Landscape, Sunflower

goldenrod cardstock

white cardstock

green cardstock

Cuttlebug swiss dot embossing folder

button

ribbon

scrappers floss

Copic marker G46 to color floss and ribbon

Challenges:

Crafty Creations - Use 2 - Flowers, Die Cut, Ribbon, Purple

Elphine House - Spring

Hamboe Hoedown - Flowers

Inky Impressions - Flower Power

Our Daily Bread Angel Wings

Hello, friends!  Thanks for coming to my blog.  This week I'm showing these elegant, beautiful wings made with the ODBD Angel Wings dies.  They fit perfectly with the sentiment about prayers from the ODBD Holy Angels stamp set. And the background paper is from the ODBD Christian Faith Collection. 

ODBD Supplies:
Holy Angels stamp set
Angel Wings die set
Christian Faith Collection paper pad

Other supplies:
Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad
white cardstock
blue cardstock
grosgrain ribbon
buttons

Nature's Greeting Butterfly by Pickled Potpourri

Today I have two cards for you using the Nature's Greetings Butterfly from Pickled Potpourri.  I've colored my butterflies with Copic markers, and you will notice that I made them different colors on the two cards.  I like using digital images because they can be sized to any dimensions desired. So on the first card, I made the same butterfly three different sizes.  The sentiment on the first card is from Rose Sentiments, and the one on the second card is from Elegant Holiday Greetings.

Challenges:
Lacey Sunshine - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Red Rubber Inspirational #119 - Celebrate Friendship

Lynda leads in a Red Rubber Inspirational challenge this week to Celebrate Friendship.  I've chosen this pot of flowers from Thinking Sweet Thoughts with the accompanying friendship saying for my card. 

Supplies:
Thinking Sweet Thoughts by Red Rubber Designs
Quic Kutz Nesting Eyelet Squares
Wink of Stella Gold Yellow Pen
Printed cardstock from Memory Box
Brown cardstock
Brown Ribbon
Tuxedo Black Memento inkpad
Crop a Dile Corner Chomper
Copic Markers - Y32, Y38, YR15, G24, G94, G99, T0, T2, T3, T5, T7, T9, E07

Challenges:
Crafter's Cafe - Mom, or Special Lady
Hollybrook Designer Challenge - Add a sentiment
Simon Says Stamp - Spring Flowers
Stamping Royalty - May Flowers
WordArt Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Our Daily Bread Guest Designer for May

I am excited to share that I have been invited to be a guest designer for the month of May for Our Daily Bread Designs.  I love to use scripture stamps and designs in my card making.  You can see the ODBD blog post here.  This first week card is made with one of the May new release stamp sets called ODBD Key to Heaven.  I've also used a key die from ODBD Angel Wings dies.  The background paper is from the Our Daily Bread Designs Christian Faith Collection.

Our Daily Bread Designs products:
ODBD Key to Heaven
ODBD Angel Wings dies
ODBD Christian Faith Collection paper pad

Additional supplies:
white ribbon trim
purple cardstock
white cardstock
organza ribbon
Cuttlebug Swiss dot embossing folder

Milk Can Flowers by Pickled Potpourri

Milk Can Flowers is a great digital stamp set with the can and a variety of flowers to put in the can.  I've made three cards to show you some samples.  Check out Pickled Potpourri for these great stamps.

 The first card I've made with the tulips has a sentiment that comes with the set, Milk Can Flowers.

 

The second card has uses Milk Can Flowers and a sentiment from Rose Sentiments.

The last card uses Milk Can Flowers and a sentiment from Elegant Holiday Greetings.

All the cards has Spellbinders dies and are colored with Copic Markers.
Stop by and check out all the great digi stamps and papers at Pickled Potpourri.

Challenges:
Dragonfly Dreams - How does your garden grow?
Challenges for Everybody - Anything Goes
Come and Get It - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Red Rubber Inspirational #118 - Mom

 It is May and time to honor mothers this month.  Red Rubber Inspirationals is featuring a challenge called "Mom" this week, led by Kendra.  Won't you join us with your Mother's Day creation?  Here is my card, using Be Lifted and Contemporary Greetings.  I always think of kites in May when the wind is blowing so much in our area. 

We do an annual family picnic on Mother's Day weekend at the park.  It is always windy.  Kites would be fun to fly with the grandchildren!

Supplies:
Be Lifted rubber stamp set by Red Rubber Designs
Contemporary Greetings by Red Rubber Designs
Color Box Chalk ink - Dark Peony, Aquamarine, Lime Pastel, French Blue
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Sponge
Dark red cardstock
white cardstock

Challenges:
Paper Pretties - Spring/Mother's Day
Stamping Royalty - Mom