Birthday Butterflies

I am so honored to be Guest Designing for the Crop Stop Blog today. I found a simple Step Card tutorial by Loll Thompson on Pinterest and used that for my card base. I decided to make this a birthday card for a friend who likes purple and also likes butterflies. I really enjoy this step card design because it still allows room to write a message on the interior.

After following the tutorial to make my card base, I cut solid cardstock slightly smaller to mat patterned paper. I inked the edges of the patterned paper with Distress Ink for extra dimension. The green patterned paper strip across the bottom front of the card was embossed with an embossing folder. After inking the edges of this strip, the embossing was also highlighted with ink to really help it pop.

The sentiment on the right side was stamped with Versafine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. A Spellbinders circle die was used to die cut the sentiment which was then matted on a Spellbinder Picot Edge Circle die cut. After adhering these to the panel, the circles were embellished with clear bling. The sentiment on the left was stamped directly on the patterned paper and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The small butterflies were punched from dark purple cardstock with a Fiskars punch. The centers of the butterflies were accented with Stickles. The large butterfly was die cut with a Momenta die from cardstock and then from vellum. The vellum layer was also embossed with the coordinating embossing plates. The vellum layer was adhered to the cardstock layer only in the middle. After adhering the large butterfly to the card, it was accented with clear bling.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (dark purple for butterflies), Taylored Expressions Vellum, Unknown {Pealized (cardbase), Lavender}
Patterned Paper: Recollections
Stamps: My Sentiments Exactly clear stamp set (Inspirational Birthday Innies & Outies)
Ink: Tsukineko Versafine (Onyx Black), Ranger Distress Ink (Dusty Concord)
Tools/embellishments: Scor-Pal scoring board, Scotch ATG gun, Fiskars (Trimmer and Butterfly punch), Momenta Butterfly Die, Spellbinders dies (Standard Circle Small, Picot Edge Circles), Bling (The Paper Studio, Gina Marie Designs), Simon Says Stamp embossing powder (Clear), Stickles (Star Dust)

Thanks for visiting, I hope you'll come back again soon. Thanks to the wonderful folks at Crop Stop for letting me Guest Design for them today.

Let Freedom Ring

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This is my last post as a Guest Designer for Our Daily Bread Designs. I'm so thankful for the opportunity Kelley and Lisa gave me to design for ODBD. I had the privilege of meeting them in person last month and they are such nice ladies. For my last project, I just had to use the Double Display Card die and Double Display Layers dies. These dies make this type of card so easy! I used three of the papers in the Stars and Stripes Paper Pad for the card layers and one of these patterned and two solid papers for the circles surrounding the heat embossed sentiments. This paper pad has LOTS of beautiful patriotic patterns and coordinating solids. So far, I've made 3 Double Display cards and one A2 card and I still have quite a bit of paper left.

I used several of the Double Stitched Circle Dies to showcase two of the sentiments in the Let Freedom Ring stamp set. I also used the Double Stitched Pennant Flags to set off these circles a little more. Stickles were applied to all the little light blue stars in the patterned paper and to the stars on the interior panel surroudning the sentiment. This adds LOTS of sparkle that I really wish showed up in pictures. Some sparkly enamel dots finish off the card.

Our Daily Bread Design Products Used:

Let Freedom Ring	Double Display Card Die	Double Display Layers Dies	Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies	Double Stitched Circles Dies
Stars And Stripes

Other supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Cherry Splash), Georgia Pacific (white)
Ink: VersaFine (Onyx Black)
Other: Simon Says Stamp fine detail embossing powder (clear), Gina Marie Designs enamel Dots (Patriotic), Stickles (Star Dust)

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Must Use Patterned Paper
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #176 - Anything Goes
Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #362 - More than One Fold

Thanks for visiting with me today. Please be sure to check out the entire ODBD September release here. Thanks again to Our Daily Bread Designs for having me as a Guest Designer. It was an honor and so much fun!

If We Ever Forget

Happy Wednesday!! I'm back with another project using the Our Daily Bread Designs September release. This week I have a A2 sized card using the Justice For All stamp set. The sentiment was stamped in dark red ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. It was then die cut and embossed with one of the Oval Dies. After lightly distressing the sentiment panel with distress ink, I matted it with a Layered Lacey Oval die cut that was also embossed. One of the patterned papers from the Stars and Stripes Paper Pad was distressed with the same distress ink and then layered over one of the solids from the same pad. Dyed seam binding was tied around these panels before they were adhered to the card base. After popping up the sentiment with foam squares, small rhinestones and sequins were used to embellish the card front.

Our Daily Bread Designs Products:

Justice For All

Ovals Dies

ODBD Layered Lacey Ovals Dies

Stars And Stripes

Other supplies used:
Cardstock: The Paper Studio Heavy Weight (card base), Georgia Pacific (sentiment)
Ink: Distress Ink (Pumice Stone), Versafine (Crimson Red)
Other Items: Gina Marie Designs (rhinestones), Paper Sweeties (dyed seam binding), The Paper Studio (sequins)

I'm entering this card in the following challenge:
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Must use patterned paper

Thanks for visiting with me today. I hope you'll come back soon.

I Pledge Allegiance

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I am back with another card using the Double Display Card and Double Display Layers dies from the September release at Our Daily Bread Designs. This card also uses the Justice For All stamp set and the beautiful Stars and Stripes Paper Pad from this release. I am really enjoying working with all these products but I am really liking the quality of the papers. They have a nice weight and feel to them and are so easy to work with.

The sentiments were stamped in dark red ink then die cut and embossed them with the Ovals dies. The largest two sizes of the Layered Lacey Oval Dies were cut, embossed and then used as mats for the sentiment panels. The largest Layered Lacey Oval die was used on the front. Enamel dots were used to embellish this frame. These dots have some sparkle to them. The stars on the front of the card and on the interior panel as well as the stripes were all accented with Star Dust Stickles. I wish the sparkle showed up well in the pictures. It adds a nice accent that doesn't take away from the Pledge of Allegiance on the front of the card or the Scripture verse on the interior of the card.

Our Daily Bread Designs products used:

Justice For All	Double Display Card Die	Double Display Layers Dies	ODBD Layered Lacey Ovals Dies	Ovals Dies
Stars And Stripes

Other supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections (navy), Georgia Pacific (white)
Ink: VersaFine (Crimson Red)
Other: Gina Marie Designs Enamel Dots (Patriotic Sparkle), Stickles (Star Dust)

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Dies and/or Punches (I chose to use dies)
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Must use Patterned Paper

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you'll check out the entire September release. It's fantastic!!

Land That I Love

I was so excited when I was asked to stay on as a Guest Designer for Our Daily Bread Designs for September. I really enjoy using their dies and stamps. When I saw the new patriotic September release, I was even more excited. You can see the whole release here. Did you notice they have two fancy fold card dies AND layering dies for both of them? No more figuring out how to cut and fold your card base and how to cut your patterned paper. These dies do all the work for you. I get to play with the Double Display Card Die  and Double Display Layers Dies. I have quickly become addicted to making them. Consider this your warning that you'll be seeing this type of card fairly frequently for awhile. LOL


One of the things that I really like about the Double Display Card Die is that the score lines are so well defined. I've used other dies that have score lines included but you have to search to find them and it's hard to fold on them accurately. Not a problem with this die. The card die requires a full 12" length of cardstock. I don't have an extended platform for my Grand Calibur or my Cuttlebug but by using two passes, I was able to easily cut the card base.

This card fold has such a "Wow!" factor, that you really don't have to do a lot of extra fussing to make a beautiful card. For this card, the balloons were fussy cut from one of the sheets of the new Stars and Stripes Paper Pad and popped up on the left panel. Some baker's twine provides strings and bows for the balloons. Both sentiments from the Let Freedom Ring stamp set and matting panels were die cut and embossed with Double Stitched Circle Dies. Some sequins and Stickles finish off the card.

Our Daily Bread Designs Products used:

Let Freedom Ring

Double Display Card Die

Double Display Layers Dies

Double Stitched Circles Dies

Stars And Stripes

Other Supplies
Cardstock: Bazzill (cardbase and dark blue), Georgia Pacific (white), Recollections (red)
Other: VersaFine Ink (Onyx Black), Simon Says Stamp sequins (Assorted Moonshine), Stickles (Star Dust), JilliBean Soup baker's twine, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Scrapbook Adhesives foam squares 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Must use patterned paper
Crafty Creations Challenge #349 - Anything Goes 
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crop Stop Link Party #31 - Use item/brand from Crop Stop online store (I used the following brands: Ranger, Fiskars, Cuttlebug, Tsukineko, Jillibean Soup and Scotch ATG)
Cuttlebug Mania - Anything Goes with Die Cuts and/or Embossing (lots of die cutting on this card and I used the dies to emboss) 
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #359 - Punches and/or Dies

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you'll come back soon.

Baseball

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Here is another card using the Baseball Stamp/Die Duo set from the Our Daily Bread Designs August Release. All the paper on today's card is from the Old Glory Paper Pad. The the mix of patterns and solids in this paper pad allows you to mat the patterned paper with perfectly coordinating solids. The plaid and solid red layers were die cut and embossed using the Double Stitched Rectangles dies. The "Baseball" sentiment was heat embossed on a strip of blue paper and then die cut with the Double Stitched Pennant Dies. The sentiment and coordinating mat were die cut using the Double Stitched Circle Dies.

A red journaling pen accents the sentiment panel and the stitching on the baseballs. By stacking foam squares, the baseballs are each at a different height on the card.

Our Daily Bread Designs Products

Baseball Stamp/Die Duos

Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies

Double Stitched Circles Dies

Double Stitched Rectangles Dies

ODBD Old Glory Paper Pack

Other supplies used:
Cardstock: The Paper Studio Heavyweight (white card base), Georgia Pacific (white)
Ink: VersaMark, VersaFine (Onyx Black)
Other: Zig.5mm Ball Pen (Red), Stampendous embossing powder (Midnight Black), Ranger Mutli-Medium Matte, Scrapbook Adhesive Foam Squares

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Use Patterned Paper
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crop Stop Challenge #31 - Use Items/Brands found in the Crop Stop Store (I used Zig, Cuttlebug, Scotch, Fiskars, Tsukineko and Ranger)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Soccer Bookmarks Card

Hello! I'm back with another project for Our Daily Bread Designs using the Soccer Stamp/Die Duo set. I was recently able to attend a stamp show and ODBD was a vendor. How fun to get to meet Kelley, Rick, Lisa and Dawn! Of course I had to do some shopping and among other items, I bought the Bookmark Die Set. This set makes 3 different sizes and types of bookmarks. I used all 3 of them on today's card.

I used the largest die to make the scalloped panel for the pocket on the front of the card. This panel was adhered to the front of the background patterned paper on the bottom and both sides. Then a strip of patterned paper from the Americana Quilt Paper Pad was adhered on top.  I die cut and embossed one of the sentiments from the Soccer Stamp/Die Duo set with a Double Stitched Circle Die. Then it was matted with some Old Glory patterned paper (another stamp show acquisition) die cut and embossed with the next larger die from the same set. The larger book mark features another sentiment from the Soccer set and the smaller bookmark features the soccer ball stamp that was die cut with the coordinating die. Embossing both of these bookmarks really adds a subtle detail that gives them a more finished look. The final sentiment for this card was die cut, embossed and matted with the Double Stitched Rectangle Dies.  Clear Wink of Stella was added to both soccer balls and to the letters on the larger bookmark for a little shimmer.

Supplies from Our Daily Bread Designs

Soccer Stamp/Die Duos	ODBD Bookmarks die	Double Stitched Circles Dies	Double Stitched Rectangles Dies	ODBD Old Glory Paper Pack
Americana Quilt Paper Collection

Other Supplies Used:
Cardstock: The Paper Studio Heavy Weight (white-card base), Georgia Pacific (white for images & sentiments)
Ink: VersaFine (Onyx Black), Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Tools/Embellishments: Zig .5mm Ball pen (red), Gelly Roll Pen (Red Metallic), Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Marker (Clear), Tassel from Tassel Depot

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Must Use Patterned Paper
Crop Stop August Challenge #31 - Use items/brands found in the Crop Stop online store {I used the following brands Zig (adhesives, pen, Wink of Stella), Cuttlebug, and Scotch (adhesive)}
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenge #348 - Anything Goes


Thanks for visiting with me today. I hope you'll come back soon.