Grandma & Grandpa

My second entry into the Our Daily Bread Designs Let Your Light Shine challenge, week 2. I went with the same vintage look as last week. This is a great challenge for me, I'm getting so many photos scraped. This is a pic of my grandparents at Christmas time. No date on it though. I used ODBD 'Ornaments' stamp set with Spellbinders dies. I purchased them as a bundle last year, (love the ODBD bundles). I used 3 die sizes but only one stamp image, all are on dimensionals  I'll be making more tags and decorations with this gorgeous set again this year. 

I used lace, which is hard to see under my watermark, and several strips of border punched pieces so that I could add this to the Hotspot challenge. This also goes helps it to go with last weeks page. The beautiful lace is from McMahon Five Designs, (also used on my first entry page HERE).

See the doodling around the journal ornament? That qualifies for the Stampin' Sisters In Christ challenge.

I really hit the jackpot of challenges with this page didn't I? Now I just need to find a challenge looking for 'distressed' (I sponged with brown ink), or 'vintage', heehee.

On a personal note....
My dear daughter just called to tell me she was at the ocean, and I could hear the waves. She and her bestie had to buy matching sweatshirts, hers is red and Jacq's is white. Silly girls. If you don't know already, my 16 y/o went to CA with her best friend and their grandmother. They are staying with family for 3 weeks. We miss her around here, but she calls & texts often enough.

Have a great week everyone!!!

A New Challenge for Me

 
I have never played the Stamping In Time Challenge at the Our Daily Bread Designs blog, but wanted to, so I did this week. It's a fun challenge check it out:


"Use ODBD images to create your own background papers.  ODBD background stamps are okay!  Just make sure you have at least one panel that was totally stamped with ODBD images to create the paper"

I used, what else, my favorite 'Grow in Grace' set! I only have 4 sets from ODBD, so I hope I win one of these contests! 


I also am entering the monthly Hotspot Challenge,  Laser Cut Details. I used a Martha Stewart boarder punch, (can't remember the name right now), for my laser cut look. 


The colors are inspired by The Play Date Cafe. I have always loved the combo, but the combo of the orange on the turquoise is really hard on the eyes in this card. This is the least 'wonky eyed' photo I could get today.


Thanks for stopping!

Trash Art?

Well this isn't exactly what I had in mind to do for the Hotspot Challenge, but I don't do monthly challenges until the last minute! The theme for this month is HSC3 Earth Day and Trash Art. I more or less recycled. My adorable Breast Cancer Bear is from McMahon Five Designs. I made a card with him a while back but didn't like how it came out. I liked how he looked so I saved that part of the card. I added card stock stickers and dp for a new design. Think it's okay to enter a recycled image for trash art? Thanks for stopping by!