I was Customer Card of the Day at Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD)!

Hello and thanks for stopping by :-)

I received a message today from Angella Crocket from Our Daily Bread Designs (USA) that they have featured this card on their Blog as "Customer Card of the Day" (if you have already seen this card it's because I uploaded it here to my Blog on the 21st April including a pic of the inside).  

Wow!  I was really surprised and totally blown away!  And they were so lovely to include links to my Gallery at Splitcoaststampers and a link here to my Blog.  And they even sent me a blinkie which I have now proudly displayed on my Blog.  Thanks so much Angie and the ODBD team - really made my day!

So there you have it - isn't it nice to have happy news?!

Jocelyn

Our Daily Bread Designs: Blessed Christmas

Hello there, and thanks for stopping in - it's lovely to have you!

I've been meaning to upload this Christmas card for a few weeks but lost the Card Recipe after I had uploaded it to another on-line gallery! Doh! This afternoon, I finally found it!  This is one of several Christmas cards I made for an interstate store who asked me to design some cards as a "try-out" for their DT, and they were happy with what I made, so I'm in - woo hoo!  It's not a "pressure" thing where they have a Blog or Weekly Challenges - just purely and simply cards that they take as samples for all their Craft Shows that they do around Australia, and when they are not at Shows, will be displayed at their shop.  Gee, I was sooooo nervous making the cards - I'm not a confident person and it's been one of my long-term goals to be a part of a DT, so I feel incredibly excited and very blessed:

I'm finding that my camera does NOT like photographing reds for some reason and it was hard to adjust the photo with my Photo Editing Software to make the card look like it is supposed to.  Trust me - the ribbon, designer paper and cardstock is a bit brighter IRL and nowhere near as dull as in the photo.  Oh well!  I might have to invest in Photoshop......

The image was coloured with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and I sponged around the edges with Peeled Paint (green) Distress ink.  The image panel is popped up on 1mm mounts (dimensionals).   I ran the burgundy cardstock background through my Cuttlebug with the (large) Jamara embossing folder - LOVE this folder - it's so elegant.   Not sure if you can see, but I sprayed the whole card with Irididescent Gold Glimmer Mist - the card really sparkles IRL.  You can always click on my photos for a close-up if you wish :-)

I added a gold brad at the top LH & RH corners just to add 'something' - it looked kinda bare!

The beautiful burgundy ribbon was attached in 2 separate elements and the bow itself was made with my Bow Easy.  The ribbon is made of silk and is the first time I have used silk ribbon on a card.  I have to say how beautiful it was to work with - didn't have to fight to get it to look neat and elegant.

Here's a little pic of the inside which I kept really simple.  The border was made with my Martha Stewart Arch Lattice edge punch (LOVE this punch!).

Thanks again for stopping in and have a great week :-)

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Our Daily Bread 'Blessed Christmas' set

Designer paper:  Cosmo Cricket "Oh Joy" - Wrapping paper (no, it's not really wrapping paper - that's what it's called!)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo black, Tim Holtz 'Peeled Paint' Distress Ink

Accessories:  Cuttlebug, Jamara embossing folder, 1mm mounts (dimensionals), Glimmer Mist - Iridescent Gold, Gamsol, Prismacolor pencils, paper stumps, Stampin' Up ticket corner punch, 2 gold brads, 4 red brads, glue dots, Burgundy silk ribbon - 32mm / 1-1/4" wide, Bow Easy, MS Arch Lattice edge punch, Cardstock:  burgundy, dark green, white

Our Daily Bread Designs: Blessed Christmas - Christmas will be here soon.....

Hi everyone,

Well, Christmas isn't here YET, but it seems to come around more quickly each year, doesn't it?

Each year I always say that I will make a few Christmas cards each month so I have a little stash by November, but I have never made one this early before!  Someone asked me to design some cards for their store, so I jumped at the opportunity (that was after picking myself up off the floor!).   I'll be sharing a few Christmas cards over the coming week using this set:  "Blessed Christmas" from Our Daily Bread Designs.

It's a very simple one-layer card.  The image has been coloured with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, and I added some red Kindyglitz to the darker/shaded areas of the red petals plus some green Kindyglitz to the darker/shaded areas of the large green petals around the flower.

My new Martha Stewart scoring board arrived in the mail last Friday, so I had to test it out and compare it to my Scor-Pal.  There is a scoring line below the ribbon and between the poinsettia and the sentiment.  The line is much finer than when you use the Scor-Pal and it isn't quite as deep, but I love it.   I think there is room for both boards and will definitely use both.  The Martha Stewart board has imperial measurements (not metric) but that doesn't matter to me as I work in both measurements and can easily swap from one to the other.

I lightly chalked around the image with my Kaiser chalks and then sprayed the card with Gold Glimmer Mist. The card really sparkles IRL, but I couldn't capture it with the camera without it looking gaudy so you will have to take my word for it :-)   I think I will be using Glimmer Mist alot on my Christmas cards this year - it's seriously good stuff.  I corner-punched the bottom edges and added a red pearl at each end of the sentiment.  The ribbon is very bright and sparkly but it came out a bit dark in the photo for some reason.  I tried to lighten it with my Photo Editor but then the image looked all washed out, so this was about as good as I could get it. 

Thanks for stopping by to have a peek at my card!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Our Daily Bread Designs - Blessed Christmas (unmounted set)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Kaiserscrapbook red pearls, Kaisercolour chalks, Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, paper stumps, Kindyglitz red and green, 10mm - 3/8" wide ribbon, Glimmer Mist - Iridescent gold, Officeworks small corner punch, Cardstock: white