Introducing the 2011 ODBD Challenge Team and ODBDSLC90 Anything Goes with ODBD Stamps!

Happy Saturday Everyone!! I hope you have been enjoying the holidays with family and friends!!


  Today I would like to introduce 5 new challenge team members in addition to our current member Lori Ulrich!!    We are all excited to be starting the new year with some fun challenges next week!! 


We would like to welcome the new challenge team:

Lori Ulrich- returning ct member

My name is Lori Ulrich. My husband and I share our small Kentucky farm with 4 beautiful St Bernard's and 3 handsome English Shephard's. We also raise sheep and have a retired racehorse living on our place to mix it up a little!  As you can imagine life is never dull here on our little slice of heaven!  My oldest step-son and his family live less that 20 minutes away!  So I get to see all our 5 grandbabies often!! Our youngest is attending the University in Virginia completing his Master's in Missions.

When I’m not stamping, I work as an accountant with a utility company.  I first discovered scrapbooking in 2003 and it proved very therapeutic for me.  A dear friend suggested stamping in 2009 which I took to like a duck does to water!  Stamping has proved to be such a blessing for me and a very powerful outreach.  I try to spread God’s love to those who are ill, need cheering up or a hearty hello!  I happened upon Our Daily Bread Designs in 2009 and instantly became a fan.  I 
love being able to share God’s word with those who receive my cards. It’s always fun to create!  
Blessings…

Debi Southard- We are excited to have the talented Debi coming to join our challenges from our Design Team!!

I live outside of Syracuse, New York with my husband of 25 years (and yes I was a teenage bride) and our five children ranging in age from 20 to 6 years old as well as various cats, a dog, a bird, and whatever else the kiddos drag home. My husband, Jeff and I felt the call to become foster parents over 12 years ago.  We had two wonderful boys of our own and wanted to ope up our home to maybe make some difference in the lives of children in need.  Since that time we have been blessed to have fostered many different children, some only for a couple of days, some for years.  Three we have adopted and a couple others still call me mom even though we never got to make it permanent. To keep myself sane I craft.  Since 2002 I have been scrapbooking and stamping.  In 2005 I found SplitCoastStampers (debils) there I lurked for a while, watching, learning and playing along with the challenges until I finally found the courage to start a gallery and later a blog.I have literally wanted to be a part of the Our Daily Bread Designs, design team since the day Kelly launched her new venture.  I am thrilled to be able to be a part of this team as a guest designer.  I love all the ODBD images but the scripture, that is what grabs me the most and I welcome this opportunity to show my faith by stamping lovely cards with a Christian message. 

Jan Marie Ennenga

Born and raised in California’s Central Valley, I’m a country girl and I love my cowboy boots, though I have to wait until after work to slip them on! The Lord has given me a dear husband; we were high school sweethearts and have been married 33 years. We weren’t Christians when we were married, but the Lord was most gracious in granting faith and repentance that we might trust in the Lord Jesus Christ! We have four-legged “family-members” of assorted species and sizes.

What a joy it is to serve the Lord doing what I love: stamping, paper crafting and encouraging others! It is an honor to be part of the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge team and I pray that I’ll be a blessing to others as much as I’ve been blessed since first discovering ODBD stamps. I love being able to share God’s precious Word through paper crafting and Our Daily Bread Designs has made that possible! Every day is another opportunity to serve our Lord and King. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10

Jan Keen

 Hi I'm Jan Keen, a wife, mother of 2 boys, and 1 girl, & grandmother to 9, I live on a farm in beautiful Saskatchewan Canada, 
just a little above the Montana border.
I started making cards 4 years ago, in Dec.2007, I had done a bit of scrap booking prior to that,but quickly fell  in love with making cards when a neighbour gave me a card she made me for Christmas. Well I joined splitcoast at that time, and it grew from there.
I always had such a desire for Bible verses, and couldn't find any until a friend told me about ODBD. 
Well I ordered a couple Bible verse sets, 3& 4, and I remember when I first started making cards with them, I felt so blessed, I just stood there with tears in my eyes thanking Kelley for starting ODBD, and Thanking Jesus for His love! 
So that is what I want to pass along to everyone, is that love Jesus has for us, making cards, blessing others with them, and just being a Shining Light!!

Kathy Roney

I live in Southern California with my husband Chris of 16 years, our  2 sons, Daniel age 12 and Cameron age 10, and our golden retriever Bailey.  I am a stay home mom and have been blessed to be able to be home for my sons and do what I absolutely love!  I have been creating things with my hands since I was very little and have done just about every craft you can think of.  The past 3-4 years, I have been mainly doing  paper crafting.  I have fun incorporating some of my other crafts and supplies into it.  One of my favorite things to do in my craft room, is to color images with my Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits to make them come “alive”. 

The first time I saw Our Daily Bread Designs, I fell in love with their stamps.  I was so excited to find a stamp company that had Scripture stamps that glorified God and His Word!.  Being asked to be on their Challenge Team is such a BLESSING for me!!!  I am so excited and honored to be part of their group and be able to create things that Glorify God and His Word!

I love the Lord, and I am so thankful for the talents He has given me.  Being able to use them to Glorify Him and encourage others for Him, brings me incredible joy.

Rosemary Dennis

My name is Rosemary Dennis and I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, the state of Washington to be exact.  My husband and I have been married for 16 years and we have two boys.  I am currently a stay at home mom, but occasionally work as a legal assistant (my profession before I became a SAHM).  I started making scrapbook pages in 2001 when my oldest was 2 and then began making cards in about 2003 after getting some encouragement from a very dear friend.  In about 2007 I discovered the online world of papercrafting and was completely amazed!   I was completely delighted when not long after I discovered Our Daily Bread Designs and became a big fan of the stamps!  I finally started a blog in May of 2010 and have really enjoyed it.  Being on the challenge team is a true blessing and dream come true for me.  I'm so excited to be a part of this amazing company and to have the opportunity to share my faith through my papercrafting!

I would like to also remind you that our current challenge which began last week will continue through next week Friday, Jan 7 at 8:00 a.m.

The team challenges you to create a card or project using Our Daily Bread Designs Stamps!!!! Have fun!!!

This challenge will last for two weeks until Jan. 7th!

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Friday, January 7th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. If you are not using ODBD stamps, please do not enter more than once. Additional entries without using ODBD stamps will not be commented on or will they qualify for prizes.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them.As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing 1 to 2 creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award.Inorder to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have yoursubmission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, January 7th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC90. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here are new samples for this challenge:

Grace Nywening

ODBD Stamps used: Birthday Blessings (sneak peek)

Chris Olsen

ODBD Stamps Used:  God's Love, 2 step butterfly (sneak peeks to be released tomorrow)

Thanks for stopping by!! We hope you will join us for this week's challenge. We can't wait to see your creation!!  Tomorrow the design team will be kicking off the new year with a new release blog hop beginning here at 8:00 a.m.!! We hope you can join us for some inspiration and prizes!

blessings,

Flashback Friday Favorites - Noah's Ark!

Happy Friday, everyone! We're getting really excited about the January New Releases which will be revealed in just two days, but for now we would like to share another "blast from the past"....an older stamp set which still seems new to us! This week's Flashback Friday Favorite is "Noah's Ark"! I love how versatile this set is.....perfect for new baby cards and gifts, or to help celebrate the special baptism in your family or church, great for scrapbooking about your favorite pets or wild-life, or a wonderful way to share with others about God's promises. I love that this set is a perfect blend of scripture, sentiments, and who can resist the adorable Noah's Ark image?!


Please enjoy the "Noah's Ark" samples below, which show a variety of styles and techniques:
















To see more projects and cards using the "Noah's Ark" set or any other set by Our Daily Bread designs, please visit the ODBD Card Gallery, where the sets are listed either alphabetically or by type, such as "Backgrounds", "The Garden Collection", etc.

Thanks for stopping by! We love when you visit!!! Stay tuned first thing Sunday morning for the January New Release post, then at 8am EST, the New Release Blog Hop will be under way!!!

Have a blessed weekend and a Happy New Year!!!


Blog Writer

Time With Lori!

Hello friends!  Trusting you had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying this last week of 2011!  Today we have a special time with post, by our talented Challenge Team member, Lori!  Here's Lori!

In a few short days we will embark on a new year! And that means at least 3 months of me writing the wrong year on paperwork! So for today's project I wanted something that focused on time and would make a cute gift to give in the coming year. And the Time set by Our Daily Bread Designs is perfect for just such a project!

Here's the finished product...



The beauty of this project is it requires little to any woodworking skills. I scavenged a corner molding piece from a recent home renovation project. And my dear hubby was kind enough to saw it down for me. However, all you need is a 4 x 4 block of wood. These corner molding elements are easily available at your local home remodeling store! All you need are a few supplies and an afternoon.



Here are the items you will need

4 x 4 piece of wood (I used a left over corner molding element)
Gesso
Acrylic Paint Colors of your choice (I selected two shades of mustard, dark and light, plus brown for aging)
Fine Grit Sandpaper or sanding block for distressing
Stamp - Time by Our Daily Bread Designs
Ink (I used Memento Tuxedo Black)
Tissue Paper that coordinates with your paint color (I selected a pale yellow)
Paint brushes and/or sponges
Old toothbrush
Modge Podge (I prefer a Matte finish)
Cordless drill
Mini Clock converter kit (available at most craft/hobby stores)

The type of paint I used dries quickly. I like a more "distressed" look so I added several layers of paint. But you can do less if you like. Just make sure everything dries thoroughly in between! First, I applied a thin layer of Gesso to my wood block. This helps the paint to adhere. For my project, I coated the block twice letting it dry between each layer.



Next, I applied a coating of the lighter of my two shades of mustard paint. After letting it dry for 20 minutes I applied a layer of the darker paint. This one I applied with a sponge applicator to give it a more streaked appearance. I wanted it to look "worn" so an even coat was not necessary. Let dry for 20 - 30 minutes.



Then stamp the clock image and sentiment on tissue paper. (I used black ink for this project). Take care to cut out around the images as close as you can with scissors. Apply a thin layer of Modge Podge to your painted block and position the clock stamp and sentiment where desired. Since this will be a "real" clock I positioned the clock face as close to the center as possible. Then lightly coat with another layer of Modge Podge and allow to dry.



At this stage I went back in and coated any of the tissue paper edges that showed with the darker mustard paint. I also added a few "streaks" of dark brown paint with a sponge. Be very light handed with this stage. Let project dry.



Whew! During the final prep stage I lightly sanded the edges of the block and the stamped image for that "aged" look. I placed some thinned brown paint on my old toothbrush and "splattered" the entire image!

After the block has cured, drill a hole in the center of the "clock image." Make sure to check the dimensions of the clock movement set you purchase to make sure you drill the right size hole. The one I purchased required a quarter inch hole to insert the clock shaft. Once it is in place, tighten with bolts and add watch hands as the kit instructs! Add a battery and you are in business! Told ya it was easy!

Thanks again for spending time with me today! Blessings...

Thanks so much Lori!  What a beautiful project! I know it will inspire our readers to get creating!!!  It certainly has inspired me!!!  My apologies for getting this post up late.  I have been quite ill.  :(


  Please leave Lori some love and stop by her blog when you can to see what else she's been up to!

Customer Project of the Day - Deneen Treble!

Hi everyone! It's Wednesday again....you know what that means!! Time to feature another wonderful ODBD Customer! Since this is not a card, we'll call this week's post "Customer Project of the Day"! Congrats to Deneen Treble for creating this gorgeous altered notepad! I love the beautiful colors of the designer paper she used to cover the notebook, plus the gorgeous scene from "The Path of Life" set, framed with Spellbinders Labels 17, is so soothing and peaceful. The recipient of this lovely gift will be thrilled!!!

To see more of Deneen's beautiful creations, please visit her blog, A Path of Paper, and leave her some love while you're there! Congrats again, Deneen! Looking forward to seeing more ODBD creations in the future!

Thanks for stopping by today! God bless!!!

Blog Writer

Week 4 {ODBDLYLS12} Scrapbook Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone! We pray you had a blessed and joyous Christmas! Now that the holiday is over, have you thought about getting a quick scrapbook page done for the December Scrapbook Challenge? If you missed the details of this month's challenge, your challenge for December is to: create a layout of any size using ODBD stamps and the sketch below. Have fun with it! Turn it, add more than two photos, make a journaling box, etc. There are lots of fun things you can do with a sketch, and you still have a few days to enter!!

Challenge Inspiration

Today we have a layout by Lisa to help inspire you. Isn't the black and white just wonderful? Love it, and I love how Lisa used so many ODBD goodies including new products being released this weekend.

ODBD Products Used: Honeycomb Background, Little Things, Bo Bunny Designer Paper, and new products being released on 1/1/12 - God's Love, Butterfly 2 Die, 2 Step Butterfly

To see more information, close-up photos, and a complete supply list, see Lisa's blog post here. You can also click on her name just above the scrapbook page. Now, it is your turn to play! Here are the guidelines:

**You must use ODBD stamps on a scrapbook page of any size!
**Other stamps are allowed, but ODBD images need to be the focus!
**Use Keywords ODBDLYLS12 and ODBD when linking to SCS or other public galleries.
**The same keywords will be used for this entire month of December!
**To be eligible for the $20 gift certificate, leave a link to your creation here using Inlinkz.
**All entries for the entire month must be linked to this first post of the month using Inlinkz.
**If you use either your blog link or online gallery, please give a link back to this challenge page.

The challenge runs through Saturday, December 31st, at 6 p.m. Eastern. You can enter as many times as you like, just remember to link your creations to this first post. We will select a winner from ALL of the December scrapbook challenge entries for a $20 gift certificate to the ODBD Store! The winner will be announced with our new challenge that will begin Tuesday, January 3rd! We hope to see your pages soon! Have a blessed day, and happy scrappin'!

Scrapbook Team Coordinator

Stamp Sale Extended!

We had such a great response to the sale, and since so many were busy with Christmas and have emailed us we are extending this sale until midnight EST on December 31, 2011!

Thanks so very much to those who purchased last week!!!


We are having a fabulous inventory reduction sale on the stamp sets listed below.  From now until December 24 these sets will be discounted 30% off! Check out these titles for great savings.

And that's not all! For every $50.00 purchase in the ODBD store you will receive $10.00 in Daily Dough Dollars! These DDD's can be redeemed in the online store (or by phone order) from January 1-March 15th! You will receive your Daily Dough Dollars code with your order!

Did I mention we are also throwing in FREE SHIPPING? Yes, the free shipping runs through December 24 for all US orders placed either online or with Josh over the phone (877-451-4909)!! International orders will receive a $5.00 credit on their shipping charge.

So check out these stamps sets! They would make a great gift for yourself or for the stampers on your list!

Remember to enter the coupon code DOUGH in the bottom of the shipping page to receive these fantastic offers! (International orders use code DOUGH5)

Ask, Seek, Knock
Bless this Home
Blessed Virgin Mary
Children of God
Cross of Christ
Don't Worry
Flourished Christian Symbols
Flower Frames
Flower Frames 2
Fleur de Lis Borders
Footprints in the Sand Set
From Me to You
Fruit of the Spirit
Give Thanks
God Loves You
Happy Fall
He is Risen
Ironworks Borders
Jesus
Large Scrapbook Words
Lift Up Your Hands
May God Hold You
Mini Tags 1
Mini Tags 2
Mini Tags 3
Missing You
Nest
Never Thirst
Noah's Ark
On Eagles' Wings
Our Daily Bread
Path of Life
Porch
Quiet Waters
Sweet William Large
Sweet William Small
The Living Bread
Time
Vine Borders
You are the Potter

Finally, I leave you with my annual tradition of including this video from Rick's favorite Christmas program, "Charlie Brown Christmas"!

Blessings,

ODBD Forum Comment Contest Winner!

Happy Monday, everyone! I pray your weekend was full of blessings and peace!

Our apologies for the delay, but here is the winner of the "comment contest" mentioned a few weeks ago in THIS POST which introduced the new ODBD Forum:

GeriJay123

Congrats, Geri! Please contact Kelley at kelley@ourdailybreaddesigns.com to receive your coupon code for the Our Daily Bread designs store. Happy Shopping!


Blog Writer

Christmas Blessings to all!

ODBDSLC90 "Anything Goes With ODBD challenge" (Two week challenge)

Happy Saturday All!!!

Before going on to this week's winners for the NOEL challenge and introducing the new challenge which will last for TWO WEEKS, I want to wish everyone a VERY MERRY Christmas!!! May the peace and joy of that Christmas long ago be with you during Christmas and throughout the new year!!!!

Now on to some sad news...It is time to bid farewell to some of our challenge team members and guests!!  They have greatly inspired us all for the challenges each week and they will be missed on the challenge team.  Some of these ladies, will continue to work with Our Daily Bread Designs but in other capacities, to be shared at a later time.

Our dear Fran has been a part of our challenge team since the onset of the challenges.  Her encouragement, kindness, and simply elegant creations will be missed in our weekly posts!  Thanks Fran for all you have done for ODBD and this team!!

Silke, also has been a member of the Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge team and for the Design team for some time.  Silke's clean and simple elegance has been an inspiration for us all!!  Thanks so much Silke!!  We will miss you here on the CT!!

I also want to say a huge Thank you to our guest, Sue Worthington, who has inspired us with her faith, love for others and her gorgeous creations for each of our challenges during the last three months!! It was a pleasure to have you join us Sue!!!!  I can't believe your guest term is up already!! We can't wait to see your future creations and hope you will continue to join us for the challenges as a participant!

Our new team members will be introduced next week!!

Now on to last week's winners and this week's challenge:

Thanks to everyone who participated in the "NOEL" challenge during the last week!! There were so many beautiful creations. We so enjoyed viewing your interpretation of the challenge.

The Award and Prize Winners for last week's "Anything Goes with ODBD" challenge:

Karen Wallace

Nancy Williams

Gwen

Sherry Lowmaster

Congrats Ladies !! Please grab the Shining the Light Award Badge and display it with pride. Please link the badge to http://ourdailybreaddesigns.com/.

Thanks to some of our Design Team members for their gorgeous entries for this challenge:

Angie

This week's random prize winner of the $15 dollar gift certificate toward stamps is:

#6 Carolyn

Congratulations Carolyn!! Please email Kelley at kelley@ourdailybreaddesigns.com

for more information on how you to claim your gift certificate. Please let her know you won ODBDSLC89.

This week's challenge:

The team challenges you to create a card or project using Our Daily Bread Designs Stamps!!!! Have fun!!!

This challenge will last for two weeks until Jan. 7th!

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Friday, January 7th at 8 a.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. If you are not using ODBD stamps, please do not enter more than once. Additional entries without using ODBD stamps will not be commented on or will they qualify for prizes.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them.As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing 1 to 2 creations to spotlight for our Shining the Light Award.Inorder to qualify for this award, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have yoursubmission added to Mr. Linky by Friday, January 7th at 8 a.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC90. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Now on to our challenge teams inspiring creations for this challenge:

Please note the designers link, challenges used and the stamp set they used is listed under each creation. If you take a moment to leave the girls some love at their blogs, I am sure they would greatly appreciate it.

Sabrina Jackson

ODBD Stamps used: Simple Things

Lori Ulrich

ODBD Stamps used: Scripture Collection 6

Fran Gumprecht

ODBD Sets Used: "Simple Things" and Custom Die

Wanda Cullen

ODBD Stamps used: Warm Wishes

Sue Worthington

ODBD stamps used: Word of God

Silke Ledlow

ODBD Stamps: Christmas Rose and Christmas Door

Thanks for stopping by!! We hope you will join us for this week's challenge. We can't wait to see your creation!!

blessings,