We celebrate not the birth of a baby

. . .But the incarnation of God! Emmanuel: God with us!

And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2: 8-11

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #184

This week the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to an "ANYTHING GOES WITH ODBD STAMPS."  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, Jan. 5 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 * Diana Nguyen 
 Cheryl Scriven * DJ Rants      
and. . Guest Design Team Member 
Robin Clendening

Our King and Judge

He reigns! While we celebrate the first coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and His birth, we must remember that though He became as us, He has always been and will always be the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Even now, He is ruling and reigning bringing all things into subjection until that grand and glorious day when He comes again! And this time, it will not be as meek and lowly infant offering salvation to all who will repent and believe, but as the righteous judge.  Are you ready to meet Him?

Thou Who Wast Rich Beyond All Splendor
(Click the title for a beautiful rendition of this hymn)

Thou who wast rich beyond all splendor,
All for love’s sake becamest poor;
Thrones for a manger didst surrender,
Sapphire-paved courts for stable floor.
Thou who wast rich beyond all splendor,
All for love’s sake becamest poor.

Thou who art God beyond all praising,
All for love’s sake becamest man;
Stooping so low, but sinners raising
Heavenward by thine eternal plan.
Thou who art God beyond all praising,
All for love’s sake becamest man.

Thou who art love beyond all telling,
Saviour and King, we worship thee.
Emmanuel, within us dwelling,
Make us what thou wouldst have us be.
Thou who art love beyond all telling,
Saviour and King, we worship thee.

Project Details

This project was for a tea at our church. As hostess for one of the tables (a cowboy themed table of course!), I wrapped up the ornaments that were being given in little packages and used Our Daily Bread Designs Stamps to decorate the inside card and outside tag. 

As a closing note, this is my last project as a member of the ODBD Challenge Team.  I have been so blessed to serve for two years and will so miss the daily chats with my "sister sticks" and our "boss lady" Kelley. I am most thankful for all of the behind the scenes encouragement as well as the encouragement from our faithful ODBD supporters and sisters in Christ.  It has been a joy to serve and I look forward to seeing and encouraging the new Challenge Team members! Blessings!


Our Daily Bread Designs Products

• Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Christmas Verses and Flourished Christmas Verses.

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

All glory belongs to God

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men. Luke 2:14

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #183

This week the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to a NOEL Word Play Challenge. For this challenge use items beginning with each letter in NOEL to create your card or project) e.g. N- notions, nestabilities, negative O- oval or circle shape, olive, old E- embossing, embellishments, eggplant (color), envelope L-Lace, layered, letterpress

 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, Dec. 22 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 * Diana Nguyen 
 Cheryl Scriven * DJ Rants      
and. . Guest Design Team Member 
Robin Clendening

Project Details

N = Nestabilities (ODBD Custom ones!)
O = Overstamping
E = Embossing
L = Layers

Our Daily Bread Designs Products

• Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Sparkling Snowflakes, Christmas Verses
• Dies and Accessories: ODBD Custom Dies Antique Label Designs; Sparkling Snowflakes

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

Folds, folds and unfolding (or unveiling) . .

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, 
which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11

Assembled

Inside of Card

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #182

This week the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to a an Alternate Fold Challenge (other than a traditional side or top fold).

 

 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, Dec, 15 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 * Diana Nguyen 
 Cheryl Scriven * DJ Rants      
and. . Guest Design Team Member 
Robin Clendening

Project Details 

Instead of making a card with a fancy or alternative fold, I opted for something a bit different. . .a tea light gift set. I started with making a box for tags and then saw this clever pattern for a folding tree (SplitCoast Stampers Tutorials) and decided that's what the box would hold. Once the tree is disassembled and folded flat, the card layers on top, followed by the insert with the angled "Merry Christmas" and topped with the tea light. 

For assembly, everything is removed from the box, which is turned upside down. Then, the white panel is inserted into the card and both are placed a top the box. The card then becomes the "skirt" and platform for the tree, beginning with the tea light "trunk" upon which the tree rests, followed by the topper (two brads glued together on a toothpick.) It all came together well, thanks to the ODBD's beautiful paper, stamps and dies!

Our Daily Bread Designs Products

• Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Ornate Borders and Flowers, Christmas Verses, Christmas Flourished Verses, ODBD Mini Tags, For Unto You
• Dies and Accessories: ODBD Custom Dies Ornate Borders and Flowers, Ribbon Tag Trio
• Paper: ODBD Christmas Paper Collection 2013, ivory, kraft, silver.

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

Jesus, Our Savior

 She will give birth to a son and you are to give him the name Jesus: 
for he shall save His people from their sins. Matthew 1:21

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #177

This week the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to a Double Embossing Challenge (either use both wet and dry embossing on your creation or use the Double embossing technique found here (http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/doubleembossing/)

 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, Dec. 8 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 * Diana Nguyen  Cheryl Scriven * DJ Rants     and. . Guest Design Team Member Robin Clendenning

Project Details

Our Daily Bread Designs Products

• ODBD Stamps: Ornate Borders & Flowers, Christmas Flourished Verses, Christmas Verses
  ODBD Paper: Our Daily Bread Designs Christmas Paper Collection 2013
  ODBD Dies and Accessories: Ornate Borders and Flowers

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

Our God, We Give You Thanks!

Our God we give you thanks and praise your glorious name. 1 Corinthians 29:13

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #180

This week the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to "Circle or Square It!" and your project must incorporate more than three circles or squares, NOT including layering!

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, Dec. 1 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 * Diana Nguyen  Cheryl Scriven * DJ Rants     and. . Guest Design Team Member Robin Clendenning

Project Details

With Thanksgiving approaching, it's time to get my table decorations in order that amid all of the food, we might be reminded as to Who and what is really most important. Of course, we are to be thankful at all times, not just one day a year, rejoicing in the Lord's provision and watch care, even when things aren't going as we expect. It's not as if the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient Creator, who is even now, sustaining all things, is surprised or caught off guard. He has foreordained whatsoever shall come to pass for the eternal good of His people, and His ultimate glory. So, for those who are trusting in Christ, let us be quick to praise Him with grateful hearts for He has given us the greatest blessing of all! 

The basis for this project is a 6x6 tile that I recruited into service as the background and backing.

Our Daily Bread Designs Products

• Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Randi's Song and Thank You
• Paper: Our Daily Bread Designs Christmas Paper Collection 2013
• Dies and Accessories:Spellbinders, twine, button.

May you have a blessed Thanksgiving Day! jme ~ SDG

Wishing you peace. . .

Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men. Luke 2:14

 ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #179

This week the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to a "Holiday Challenge," focusing on either Thanksgiving or Christmas!

 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, Nov. 24 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 * Diana Nguyen 
 Cheryl Scriven * DJ Rants      
and. . Guest Design Team Member Robin Clendenning

Project Details

Our Daily Bread Designs Products

• Stamps:Sparkling Snowflakes,  Christmas Flourished Verses, Christmas Verses
• Paper: Christmas Paper Collection 2013
• Dies and Accessories: Sparking Snowflakes and Antique Label Designs Custom ODBD dies

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

Time With Jan Marie . . .

 Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, 

but a woman who fears the Lord is greatly to be praised.
Proverbs 31:30

As I was working on my outward appearance one morning, scraping the last little bit of foundation from the compact, I started to toss the container and then stopped. It was a perfectly good little compact: surely it could be re-purposed. And, looking back to the mirror, the scripture above came to mind. What better use than to convert it to something that seeks to build up and encourage not by outward means, but through the renewing of one’s mind with the precious Word of God?

And that’s the story of how this little “makeup kit” came to be.

Makeup Bag

I modified a backpack template that’s been around a awhile by making it a bit wider and then trimmed the top so it was more rectangular. 

The flap was modified also and made with a scallop circle die as shown in the photo. 

Stamp and color BEFORE folding and trimming. Fold and adhere the main pouch, then measure, fold and adhere the top flap. Use a magnet or Velcro to keep the flap closed.

Compact

Clean the compact thoroughly. Select dies that are the correct size for the compact you're using and check the fit before starting. 

The circle and scallop circle ODBD Recipe Tag dies were used for the decoration topping the compact and the inside scripture  stack.They were augmented with other Spellbinders dies as necessary.

To make the Scripture Stack, accordion-fold your paper of choice being sure that height (from fold to fold) is slightly smaller than the height of your die.  Otherwise you’ll end up with lots of pretty circles rather than an accordion fold stack. (See photo and think paper dolls or snowflakes!)

Tip: If you're using heavy card stock, limit your folds to two or three and make multiple sets that you adhere together. Otherwise the stack may be too thick to cut properly.

Next, test how you want the stack to open and mark the top and bottom panel. Decorate the stack as desired. 

Adhere the bottom panel to the base of the compact using Scoretape. 


Next adhere the decorative topper. 


Finish off the inside of the lid if desired or required (the compact I used did not have a removable label and sanding would have marred the finish.)

Put the compact in the makeup bag, and you have a sweet little package of encouragement for a friend.

Thanks for stopping by and may the Lord bless you!

Jan Marie ~ SDG

ODBD Stamps Used:   BeJoyful, Scripture Collections 4,7,9,10, Not Forgotten, Surging Sea and Scripture Series Three.

ODBD Accessories: ODBD Recipe & Tags Dies, Score Tape,ScorPal and Scor Pal Buddy

Savior from Sin. . .

She will give birth to a son and you are to give him the name Jesus; for he shall save His people from their sins. Matthew 1:21

 

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #178

This week the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to 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, Sunday, Nov. 17 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 * Diana Nguyen 
  Cheryl Scriven * DJ Rants      
and. . Guest Design Team Member  
Robin Clendenning

Project Details

Our Daily Bread Designs Products

• Stamps: Christmas Flourished Verses, Christmas Verses
• Papers:  2013 Christmas Paper Collection
• Dies and Accessories:  ODBD Custom Antique Designer Label Die; Cheery Lynn French Pastry Die.

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

His Hand Will Guide

If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there
Your hand will guide me and Your strength support me. Psalm 139: 9-10

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #177

This week the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to be inspired by music or a song.
 

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, Nov. 10 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 * Diana Nguyen 
Cheryl Scriven * DJ Rants    
and. . Guest Design Team Member Robin Clendenning
Welcome Robin!!! 

Project Details

Our Daily Bread Designs Products

• Stamps: It is Well; Surging Sea
• Dies and Accessories: Spellbinders, Zva Creative gems, embossing powder, distressing.

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

Think on these things. . .

. . .If anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think on these things. Philippians 4:8

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #176

This week the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to a "No Ribbons or Lace" Challenge. You can use paper, twine, floss, hemp, raffia, etc. but no lace or ribbon.  

 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, Sunday, Nov. 3 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 * Diana Nguyen   
Cheryl Scriven * DJ Rants
  and. . Guest Design Team Member Linda Carson

Project Details

Our Daily Bread Designs Products

•  Our Daily Bread Designs Stamps: Randi's Song & All Occasion Sentiments; Scripture Collection 9

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

Trust in Him at all Times. . .

Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. 

Psalm 62:8

ODBD Shining the Light Challenge #175

This week the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge Team challenges YOU to an "It is Fall!" Challenge. Last month we wanted to see fall colors: this month we want to see your fall creations and not just fall colors. . .

 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, Oct. 27 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 * Diana Nguyen 
 Cheryl Scriven * DJ Rants    
  and. . Guest Design Team Member Linda Carson

Project Details

The theme of this week's challenge is "Fall" and when I think of fall, I think of the time change that occurs in most parts of the United States, so I made a card that's a little different than a traditional "fall" card. . .perhaps it should be called a "fall back" card!  Funny thing is that we don't "fall back" or "spring forward" in my sunny, little corner of the world. We are always on AZ time! Regardless of where one lives, time seems to pass so quickly. I found this hymn by our nation's sixth President, John Quincy Adams, written in 1839.

Alas! how swift the moments fly!

How flash the years along!

Scarce here, yet gone already by,

The burden of a song.

See childhood, youth, and manhood pass,

And age, with furrowed brow;

Time was—Time shall be—drain the glass—

But where in Time is now?

Time is the measure but of change;

No present hour is found;

The past, the future, fill the range

Of Time’s unceasing round.

Where, then is now? In realms above,

With God’s atoning Lamb,

In regions of eternal love,

Where sits enthroned I AM.

Then pilgrim, let thy joys and tears

On Time no longer lean;

But henceforth all thy hopes and fears

From earth’s affections wean:

To God let votive accents rise;

With truth, with virtue, live;

So all the bliss that Time denies

Eternity shall give.

-THE HOUR-GLASS

Words: John Q. Adams; sixth president of the United States

Written for the 200th anniversary of the First Congregational Church in Quincy, Massachusetts, September 29, 1839.

• Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Time
• ODBD Products: Scor-Buddy
• Dies and Accessories: Spellbinders, embossing powder, brads.

Blessings! jme ~ SDG