Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Fight the good fight!

 *Fight the good fight of the faith. 1 Timothy 6:12a
 *But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:11-12

 ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #160

This week, the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to a patriotic project, or to use red, white and blue. This is a two-week challenge!
 
To make the challenge even more rewarding, we will be giving out a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!!

And, if you use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing one to two creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. All submissions must be added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, July 7at 8 p.m. EST. Complete details are available on the ODBD blog.

  
Please take a bit of time to visit  my fellow challenge team members blogs, you'll be blessed!

Project Details  

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Not Forgotten
Ink:Navy, Red, Ranger Distress Antique Linen
Paper: Kraft, navy, Karen Foster DP (from stash)
Accessories: Repurposed tag and star brad; Spellbinders Lattice rectangle dies, embellishments.


Blessings! jme ~ SDG

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The Lord gives strength. . .

The Lord gives strength to His people. The Lord blesses His people with peace.  Psalm 29:11
  

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #159

This week, the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to use a sketch
 
To make the challenge even more rewarding, we will be giving out a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! And, if you use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing one to two creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. All submissions must be added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, June 23 at 8 p.m. EST. 
 
Complete details are available on the ODBD blog.
 
Please take a bit of time to visit  my fellow challenge team members blogs, you'll be blessed!

Project Details

Ink: Navy
Paper: Navy, Kraft, Ivory
Designer Paper: None
Accessories: Zva Creative Pearls, Ribbon, Spellbinders Floral Ovals and Scallop Ovals dies, saffron Prismacolor marker

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

Friday, June 14, 2013

Fancy Forks. . .

Thought I'd share a project with you that I made recently. . .

Antique fancy, silver shiny things have a way of getting my attention, and I’m especially drawn to old silverware, particularly the frilly ornate engraved forks: the ones where the silver is worn off much of the utensil and the tines are sharp as prongs. They’re so worn one would be risking their life if they dared use it for its intended purpose!  Of course, that has never stopped me from bringing the little treasures home!

So what to do with these silver beauties?  Why not convert them into a card stand, or place card holder or something else that showcases a paper crafting project or gift? With a couple of tools, it’s not at all difficult.

You will need:
·        Square nose pliers
·        Needle Nose pliers
·        Mat for desk surface
·        Vintage forks (or newer one that is expendable)

Optional:
·        Spray paint

 


Step one is to flatten the utensil. I used the heavy pliers and pressed until the fork was mostly flat. Sometimes you have to turn the fork and work on both sides. I prefer the vintage worn out forks, because they are more malleable.


Next take the square nose pliers and bend back the outer tines, placing your pliers about 3/8 inch from the base of the tine and bending back to about 85 degrees (almost 90 degrees).  Be sure the outer left and outer right tines are lined up with each other. This ensures stability.

Then, take your square nose pliers, place them about an inch from the base of the center two tines and bend the tines forward to the top and front of the fork to form a 90 degree angle.

Move the pliers to the end of the tines and bend upward again so that you have a flat base of about ¾ to 1 inch upon which to rest your card/placecard along with the tips of the tines pointing upward and providing a front resting edge.  Using the needle nose pliers carefully spread the two tines apart into a “V” shape.
 
Next go back and slightly bend up the outer backward facing tines so they are somewhat ramped to help balance the fork. You may have to make a few adjustments so that the fork will stand correctly.







If you’re using a fancy old fork with great patina, you’re done. It’s time to move on to the paper crafting, but if you’re using a newer utensil,  or if your project needs a different look, then pull out the spray paint. . . and paint away.

 Wait patiently for the paint to dry.  (I didn’t and had to touch up!) The roses were lightly colored with a swab using Ranger Distress Ink in Spun Sugar and a few pearls were added to fancy it up.  

Now put down the fork, because it’s time to pull out your designer papers, your ODBD stamps, ink and Spellbinders dies and start crafting.

Card Instructions



 Main Image Panel
 I used Bo Bunny Gabrielle Collection designer paper, overstamped with the second image from the ODBD two-step butterfly stamp set using a coordinating blue ink. The panel was then stamped in dark brown with the scripture stamp from ODBD’s God’s Love set and die cut using a die from the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles collection and sponged lightly with the blue ink.

Butterflies
The butterflies were stamped on the backside of the same designer paper as the back panel with ODBD’s 2 Step Butterflies. The base stamp was inked in blue, followed by the overlay in dark brown. They were then cut using the custom die, the edges sponged with brown and sprayed with shimmer mist. The pearls were added last. 

Back Panel
The back panel designer paper is from the same Bo Bunny collection. The corners were trimmed with a Zutter corner rounder, and the edges shaded with blue ink and a touch of brown.  It was then adhered to a dark brown piece of card stock, embossed, pierced and sprayed with shimmer mist. 
The panel is bordered with Simplicity crochet lace trim, which was cut in half and mounted to the backside of the panel.  Pearls were added in each corner and then the main image panel was mounted using foam dots.

For a bit more color, a polka dot ribbon bow, topped  with  repurposed  sheet music flower was nestled in the corner under the butterfly.
 
Finally, place your card atop your newly crafted stand made from the re-purposed fork,  and the project is complete

And if you’re wondering what happened to the old fork with great patina.  . here's what: Fancy Fork: Part Two

Blessings!

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Wait Upon the Lord. . .

They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength: 
they shall mount up with wings as eagles. Isaiah 40:31


 ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #158

This week, the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to  craft a masculine card. 

To make the challenge even more rewarding, we will be giving out a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! And, if you use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing one to two creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. All submissions must be added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, June 16 at 8 p.m. EST. Complete details are available on the ODBD blog.
Please take a bit of time to visit  my fellow challenge team members blogs, you'll be blessed!
Chris Olsen * Kathy Roney *Diana Nguyen  * Audrey Hitlke * Cathy McCauley       
 and. . Guest Design Team Member 
Cheryl Scriven aka: Cherylquilts

Project Details

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs  On Eagle's Wings  & Keep Climbing
Ink: Memento Brown, Green
Paper: Green, kraft, white, ivory
Designer Paper:
Accessories: Spellbinders Dies, Markers, twill tape, brads

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Great is Our Lord!

Great is our Lord and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite. Psalm 147:5

 

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #157

This week, the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team welcomes our guest Challenge Team Member Cheryl Scriven, also known as Cherylquilts at Splitcoast Stampers! Welcome Cheryl!

This week, Cheryl and the rest of the team challenges YOU to include a prayer, blessing or encouraging scripture on your project.


To make the challenge even more rewarding, we will be giving out a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! And, if you use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing one to two creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award. All submissions must be added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, June 9 at 8 p.m. EST. Complete details are available on the ODBD blog.
Please take a bit of time to visit  my fellow challenge team members blogs, you'll be blessed!

Project Details

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Scripture Collection 11, Flourished Verses, Be Joyful
ODBD Dies: Recipe & Tags Die (by Spellbinders for ODBD)
Accessories: Vintage button, pearl, ribbon flowers, embedded embossing. 
Challenges:

Blessings! jme ~ SDG