ODBD A True Friend

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Beverly

Have you seen the gorgeous Bearded Iris stamp from the ODBD A True Friend stamp set? It is a large stamp, but it is gorgeous. The card I’m sharing with you today spotlights a set of Bearded Irises.

If you like the Bearded Iris, you can get only that stamp here without the sentiments that come with the stamp set.

Yes, indeed this is a large floral stamp – stamped three times on my card!! This card is for Vicki’s (vdutchr) “So Coral Cantaloupe” Color Challenge, CC592, on Splitcoaststampers! Vicki picked three colors that are beautiful together! The colors are SU So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Calypso Coral. I colored the irises with Copic Sketch Markers that closely match the challenge colors.

I think I overdid it, don’t you? The stamp image is large, and I couldn’t stop with one stamped iris, I had to stamp three (using masking, of course)!!! Go big, or go home! Isn’t that the cliche? LOL

Dessert (i.e., extra points) for the color challenge is “dimension”. I used foam tape to pop up the Spellbinders 5 x 7 Herloom Legacy die cut onto the white card base. I added clear Wink of Stella to the beards of the irises. Hopefully you can see that.

I am also submitting this card to the Our Daily Bread Designs blog for its ODBDSLC276, Anything that Grows with ODBD.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful, blessed day!

UPDATE – 7-26-16: This card was chosen as the Splitcoaststampers Favorite for the Color Challenge for last Tuesday! What an honor!!

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS: ODBD A True Friend

PAPER: Neenah Solar White Card Stock and SU Crisp Cantaloupe Card Stock (retired)

INK: Copics and SU Crisp Cantaloupe (retired – used for the sentiment)

ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders 5 x 7 Herloom Legacy Die (I cut off the top and bottom), Foam Tape, Clear Wink of Stella

A TRUE FRIEND

SU Fifth Avenue Floral

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone. For kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior.” 1 Timothy 2:1-3

ODBD Sunburst Background Die

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Beverly

Hey, Sunshine!! That’s the name of Carla’s (aka uvgotcarla) “Clean And Simple” Challenge for today on Splitcoaststampers. Her challenge is to create a card using some kind of sun element in the design. To create my card, I used white card stock to cut out the ODBD Sunburst Background Die. I laid the die over the sunburst cutout and used a fantastic Clarity Stencil Brush to brush on the two inks. (The Clarity Stencil Brushes are remarkable.)

I cut out a fence using a wood-grain DSP and ODBD Fence Die, green grass using Lawn Fawn’s Grassy Border Die, and green stems and various colors of flowers using the Impression Obsession Bouquet Die. I assembled and attached them to the bottom of the sunburst. I created a digital sentiment that was cut out with an ODBD Mini Tags & Labels Die and attached to the card front slightly over the sun.

7-24-16 UPDATE: This card was selected as a Splitcoaststampers Favorite for the week ending on 7-14-16!

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: None

PAPER: Neenah Solar White Card Stock; SU Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Poppy Parade, Regal Rose, and Peach Parfait Card Stock, and Frostwood Lodge DSP (and three different greens from my stash)

INK: SU Daffodil Delight and Peach Parfait

ACCESSORIES: ODBD Sunburst Background Die, Clarity Stencils Brush, IO Bouquet Die, Lawn Fawn Grassy Border, ODBD Fence Die, and ODBD Mini Tags & Labels Die

SUNBURST BACKGROUND DIE FENCE DIE MINI TAGS AND LABELS DIES

SU Fifth Avenue Floral

God’s Blessingss!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

“Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only for a moment.” Proverbs 12:19

Lovely Notes Collection

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Beverly

Today the outstanding artist, Kittie (kittie747) on Splitcoaststampers chose another remarkable artist to be the Featured Stamper for this week. That artist is the one and only Vickie Yeakley (Vickie Y.) CONGRATS, Vickie!!! I used Catherine Pooler’s Lovely Notes Collection to create this card in honor of Vickie.

To participate in the Featured Stamper Challenge, you select a card of the featured stamper to CASE, changing at least two things. I chose one of Vickie’s card that is actually in my Favorites List today, “Lace Border vky”. I love the design of her card, and decided I would honor Vickie by creating a similar card. This is her card.

Things that I changed from Vickie’s original:

1. Color Choices (her colors are a shade of lavender and green)
2. Stamped Images (except for the sentiment, she has no stamped images)
3. Sentiment (her sentiment is, “Just Saying Hello”)
4. Position of the border cuts (her borders run from corner to corner)
5. Die Cut Outs (she has a butterfly and flower)

For my card, I used the stamps from the Lovely Notes Collection (Catherine Pooler) to randomly stamp flowers and foliage onto the solar white card stock. I used one of the Spellbinders dies to create borders and popped up the two pieces with foam tape onto a Tempting Turquoise Pierced Rectangle. I also created three flowers (on the left side), die cut them, and adhered them to the card front with foam tape. This was attached to the Daffodil Delight card base.

I felt the sentiment, Celebrate, is quite appropriate as we are celebrating one of SCS favorite artist!

Enjoy and have a wonderful, blessed day!

7-24-16 UPDATE: This card was selected as a Splitcoaststampers Favorite for the Week Ending 7-14-16!

SUPPLIES

STAMPS: Lovely Notes Collection (by Catherine Pooler)

PAPER: Neenah Solar White, SU Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight

INK: SU Pixie Pink, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade, and Old Olive

ACCESSORIES: ODBD Celebrate & Wish Die Set, ODBD Pierced Rectangles Dies, Spellbinders A2 Scalloped Borders Three Dies, and Lovely Flowers and Banners Dies (Catherine Pooler)

(NOTE: Catherine Pooler’s Lovely Notes Collection is available while supplies last. If available, you’ll find her collection HERE.)

SU Fifth Avenue Floral

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

Jesus said: “In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.” John 16:23-24

ODBD Gladiolus – You Bless Me – ODBDSLC276

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Beverly

Gladiolus flowers are so beautiful, and they come in a large array of colors. The Gladiolus flower was my Mom’s favorite flower. When I saw the Gladiolus stamp from the ODBD Gladiolous – You Bless Me stamp set, I immediately thought of her. So this card is in memory of her.

This card will be submitted to Our Daily Bread Designs for it’s July challenge, ODBDSLC276, Anything that Grows with ODBD. The challenge requires the use of at least one stamp from either ODBD, North Coast Creations, or Artistic Outpost. This card is created with two ODBD products; the frame die cut and the red Gladiolus stamp.

I submitted this card to the Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use It Challenge. The challenge was to create a card and “decorate all the way to the border. Add lace to the edge, color to the edge, stamp off the edge, die cut your card with a fancy die cut whatever you do go all the way to the border.” Therefore, I used the largest die from the ODBD Vintage Border Dies to create my card in the form of the die.

I also submitted the card for two other Splitcoaststampers Challenges: 1) F4A334, “add some sort of frame (it can be diecut, punched, stamped, embossed, etc.) to your lovely creation” . Because my card is made in the form a frame die, I decided to submit the same card for this challenge. 2) IC554, Petals, which was to draw inspiration from a website full of gorgeous floral arrangements.

If interested, you may read all the wonderful Splitcoaststampers comments on this card HERE. You will note that the card was selected as a Favorite For The Week Ending 7/17/16, as well as a CAS (Clean and Simple) favorite.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a blessed day!

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS: ODBD You Bless Me (you can get the Gladiolus stamp by itself or in a stamp set with sentiments; click on the photos below)

PAPER: Neenah Solar White

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Sketch Markers

ACCESSORIES: ODBD Vintage Borders Dies (click on photo below), SU Word Window Punch

SU Fifth Avenue Floral

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

[Jesus said,] “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.” Luke 6:27 – 29 (NIV)

ODBD Tea Time

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Beverly

The card I’m sharing today is one I made in response to Tuesday’s Color Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.com. My card features the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Tea Time Stamp Set.

The color challenge required creating with these three beautiful Stampin’ Up! colors:

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I do not have anything in the Flirty Flamingo color, so I substituted SU Regal Rose for my card. The center piece is from ODBD Tea Time Stamp Set. I stamped the images in black and used copic sketch markers to color, trying to match the colors as closely as possible to the challenge colors. I mounted the center piece with foam tape onto a Mint Macaron Deco Label cutout. Using the same framelit, I cut out a Night of Navy frame, covered it with Crystal Effects, and mounted it with foam tape onto the center piece.

The first layer is a piece of Regal Rose polka dot DSP that I cut out with a ODBD Pierced Rectangle Die and embossed with the SU Finial Press Embossing Folder (retired). I added die cut leaves and tiny flowers on two corners.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments!!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: ODBD Tea Time

Paper: SU Night of Navy, Mint Macron, and Regal Rose DSP

Ink: Black and Various Copics

Accessories: SU Deco Labels Framelits (retired), Impression Obsessions Foliage Dies, ODBD Bitty Blossoms, ODBD Teapot & Roses Dies, ODBD Pierced Rectangles Dies, SU Finial Press EF (retired), Crystal Effects, and Foam Tape

TEA TIME BITTY BLOSSOMS DIES TEA POT AND ROSES DIE PIERCED RECTANGLES DIES

SU Fifth Avenue Floral

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

“Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the Flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. 1 John 4:1-3 (NIV)

Explosion Heart Card

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Beverly

Hola, my friends! I have for you today an Explosion Heart Card! Have you ever made one? This is my first time, and I made it for a Technique Lovers Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.

If you are a Stampin’ Up! (SU) consumer, do you remember this gorgeous Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Paper (retired)? It came out in 2009 and is a heavy double-sided Designer Series Paper (DSP). The colors of the DSP are Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, and Kraft. I used the paper to create my Explosion Heart Card! This photo is the card closed with a ribbon.

This is the card’s inside after it “explodes”. LOL

And, this is a photo of the lovely SU Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Paper.

UPDATE: This card was selected as a Splitcoaststampers Favorite for the Week Ending July 17, 2016!

Here are the steps for creating an Explosion Heart Card:

Cut an 8-1/2″ square piece of the DSP (or card stock).
Score and fold the paper in half.
Unfold, score, and fold in half in the opposite direction.
Score and fold two corners together to form a triangle.

The first photo is the outside of the DSP after all of the folding, and the second photo is of the inside.

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Using your finger, push in the two corners of the triangle just created.

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Using a heart shaped die or framelit (I used the next to the largest Stampin’ Up!’s retired heart framelits), lay it onto the folded DSP to trace the heart onto the paper.
Place the die/framelit close to the bottom closed portion of the DSP, ensuring the open section is at the top.

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NOTE: Don’t trace the very bottom of the die/framelit as the bottom must stay folded and uncut.
Ensure your tracing starts and ends as shown.

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Using scissors, cut out the heart ensuring you’re cutting through all the layers.

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Decorate the outside and inside of your card as desired. I added a ribbon to ensure the card stays closed. If you add a ribbon, add it to the top heart BEFORE you adhere any decoration (e.g,. cardstock, etc.) to that heart. Refer to the second photo above to see where my ribbon was added.
Enjoy your card!

If the instructions are confusing, PLEASE feel free to leave me a question or comment in the comments section or by email (address is in the header of the page).

SU Fifth Avenue Floral

God’s Blessings!

Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen

“The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.” Isaiah 29:13