NEW COPIC CHALLENGE CARD AND THE ODBD NEW RELEASE SET FOR MAY WITH A CHALLENGE!!

Woo Hoo! It is May 1st and I have all kinds of cool things to tell you! First off the Copic Creations bloghttp://copiccreations.wordpress.com/ has a new challenge for you! We are using flowers, purples and lilacs to tempt you!! My card is a House mouse image that I picked up a long time ago and some clear flower stamps I found in a local craft store! I love purple so I loved coloring these flowers. Copics used on these flashy flowers were: V04,V06,VO9,V12,BVO8 and BV13. I also used an olive and a pale yellow for the middles with a little black for spots. Make sure to check out the blog to see everyones cool creations! Oh, and the cool lace on my card was a RAK from Angelhttp://angelosity.blogspot.com/2009/04/patriotic-sneak-peek.html, fellow dt member at ODBD! Check out her blog for some amazing creations there! Thanks Angel!

Next up is ONE of the new release sets for May from Our Daily Bread designs! This set is called "GOD BLESS AMERICA". IF THIS ISNT A GOOD MESSAGE FOR OUR COUNTRY TODAY ..I DONT KNOW WHAT IS!

I only hope that with all the "change" we are headed for we dont continue to kick OUR LORD out of our country!! I grabbed this verse to make my first card with this "Memory box " dp pack that I bought at ODBD. I know I keep mentioning all the cool new stuff at ODBD, but the dp is really so cool and I am loading up on it, trying not to hoard it! If you havent seen it yet..check it out!http://www.ourdailybreaddesigns.com/Memorybox.html The pack I used here is called "Fernbrae". Also..ODBD is giving you a really cool sketch challenge to start with! Why dont you play along? Just label your creation ODBDSCO3 plus ODBD when you upload to SCS. This sketch is awesome! TFL AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

"Sing to the Lord"...still a favorite..

Our Daily Bread is carrying some awesome new dp and this is BG Wisteria.

I really LOVE LOVE LOVE this and had to make a card! I pulled out this old set and threw together the papers! They just go together sooooo nicely and I colored with Copics. The side is stitched with the vine stitch on my sewing machine with a few rhinestones popped on! Thanks for looking and have a GREAT week! :)

FUN! with my NEW InStyle stamps! memories!

I mite be weird but I crack up at these In Style stamps! This is "Steph" and she is toooo cute! The dp is BG lime rickey . The retro flower is an inexpensive punch from a local craft store and the border one is a MS punch. Copics were used for coloring! Hope this brings a little smile to your face to start the weekend! It is gonna be nice here and I will be helping Kelley at ODBD work at a stamp show in Akron OH....YIPEEEE!!! :)

Two New Looks at April Release sets at ODBD..

Here are 2 new cards with the "Children of God" and "Love One Another" sets from Our Daily Bread designs. The blue card was made with Blue Awning dp from K & Co....I had found this gorgeous blue ribbon at Michaels in a discount bin..had to have it. The burgandy card was made with "Butterfield " dp pad , Memory Box...available at ODBD . I just can not get enough of this paper ...so much so that I hate to cover it with anything...Kelley at ODBD is killing me with all the gorgeous new dp she is carrying over there! The sheep are punched out of the same dp..MS punches...and the Primas are ALSO available at ODBD! Bottom line is that ODBD is just BURSTING with cool new stuff!! Check it out! Okay...that being said...WAIT TILL YOU SEE THE NEW STAMPS COMING OUT FOR MAY! HINT: They are ABSOLUTELY perfect for this time in AMERICAN history....Can not wait for you to see them!!!! If I give any more hints and start stepping up on my soap box I will surely give it away... :) TFL and have a great Monday!

Wacky Wednesday #7 Rubbernecker challenge

Thought I would do this challenge cuz I sure LOVED the inspirational pic! I happen to really like those new stamp sets out called "inchies" from Inkadinkado. Yes,...kind of a pain to cut them ALL OUT....but I love em just the same! These doggies were toooooo cute to pass up! The dp is from a stack called Noah's Ark, Debbie Mumm...cute stuff..I used some random stick ons and colored with Copics. Since I have a little Pug you notice one small one on here! he he...tfl !!

Copic Creations challenge #2 !! Jeans.... :)

If you havent been over to the new Copic Creations blog yet...hop to it! There is always blog candy to be had!! The 2nd challenge was to color some "blue jeans"...well,..mine are green I guess!! I purchased this lovely Sarah Kay image from 7 Kids and thought she would be so cute to use in this challenge. She looks like she has been picking flowers in a dirt filled garden! Copics used...Hat, YR02, E47, E33 and 0. Hair, Y06 and E33. Bows, BG23 and YR02.

Top, YR 02. Jeans, YG 41 AND YG 11, E33. Basket, E33, Y06,YR02, BG01, Y21, G21......Skin was E02, E00, R02. The dp is from Archivers..sorry no name on it..and the flowers are primas.

Punches from su and ms. I twisted a little wire with a couple beads on it on the sentiment. Be sure to click on my side blinkie and check out what all the other dt members made! tfl!

"Children of God" and "1 Corinthians13 "

Two cards made with 2 new releases at Our Daily Bread designs! I used the Memory box paper pad called Brandywine for each. I sure dont mean to enable here..however if you have not been over to the ODBD store for awhile..you need to "click on over"!! Kelley has got some of the coolest new stuff there! The "Children" card is colored again with copics and the background paper I sewed using a vine stitch with no thread in my machine. Wish you could see it better! The flower is also from ODBD store and I just sponged it with SU burgandy. The Corinthians card was made to be simple so I cut the bottom of the verse out and popped it up on a cb piece of dp. I also cut a few of the flowers and put a pearl on them for dimension. tfl!

Grandpa and Dad...

Yesterday was Jamie's birthday..taking pics and thinking about how thankful we are she is here with us to celebrate..she is doing physical therapy for her knees and she still
has the pins in her hand which should come out in a few weeks. She is also back to work half days and she bought a new car! I will be thanking God this Easter for ALOT...... Oh, and her grandpa is 92 yrs young!! He still drives ! He is awesome!!! Wishing you all HOPE and MANY MANY BLESSINGS THIS EASTER SEASON!! :)

Not a card..just a quick pics post.. being thankful at Easter time...

Reminder! AND...A Spa Sophie...

Hey! You still have a few more days left to make a card for the NEW COPIC CREATIONS CHALLENGE! There is some GREAT blog candy to be had...so take a look and link your card by the 15th!

Someone sent Sophie to the spa...and not me.... :( oh well....Wish I knew the name of the dp I used but I have had it here for a long time in my stash..she is colored with Copics and I used ms punches (suprise). If anyone knows how to cure a "punch addiction" let me know.... :) tfl!

Box for Happy Trails note cards set....

Just a quick post...here is the box...:) tfl!

"Ride em Cowgirl"...set of 5 gift card pack..

I absolutely LOVE this set from MFT and my daughter wanted to thank her boss for all the nice gifts she recieved while she was off work. Her boss loves horses and so Jamie thought she would love a card like this..well she did so then Jamie asked me to make her a small set. I made this little set of note cards and a cute box to put them in. Thought I would share a look with you! :) dp is Cosmo cricket, coloring with copics, ms punches and linen thread from SU. Hope she likes these! :)

"Love One Another"..ODBD set of 5...April release!

Here is another look at one of the new Odbd sets being released for April.

Love One Another....the background on the main image is lightly stamped with two heart wreaths in pink...Over top is the verse..This was suppose to be for the BG challenge 28 blog,..however..I didnt get it done in time! Oh well..loved the sketch anyways...The dp is all from BG bittersweet pad...Gees..is there ANY BG pad we dont like??? ha ha ha The flower is from a new pack I just bought of Primas! Love em!! I was at Michaels and found that there was a whole new row of border punches!! Yipppppeeeee! EK Success..you gotta check it out if you are a punch nut like me! I think this one is called Parisian, but I threw out the package already. tfl! Have a GREAT MONDAY! :)

"Children of God" by Our Daily Bread designs...

This has to be one verse that is so incredibly close to my heart...Quite a while back I asked Kelley at ODBD about this verse and she told me she was thinking even before that about releasing a set like this. This is a new release for April and includes 6 stamps! They can be used for a baby card too! Check it out http://www.ourdailybreaddesigns.com/index.html

I used copics for the image, the dp is K & Co., ms punches, cb and some stick on pearls..which btw can be found at ODBD site also! The leaf punch is a fiskars. tfl! Have a great wkend! :)

SFYTT, Riley! He told me he knew who "Steppenwolf" is!!!...

Yea rite...I dont think Riley is old enough to remember who "Steppenwolf" is!

The dp is pathways by Provocraft..cb..ms punch..copics and dew drops. Just a simple card for this challenge. tfl!