Debi's Crazy Life;

Hello all. I apologize for my long hiatus but I needed a bit of time off from all things crafty. Between my paycheck job in the world of retail and my mom job I was a bit overwhelmed, with nothing leftover to get creative with. I took a leave from the Papertake Weekly design team and with great sorrow stepped down from the Our Daily Bread Designs team. This was not an easy decision for me at all. A place on the ODBD team was my dream. But I could no longer keep up the pace and I had no desire to let down Kelley or the rest of the team, so stepping down was the right thing to do. But I am not done stamping or creating. I will be back to it shortly, I promise. But on my terms and maybe with some changes. We will just have to wait and see. When I started this blog it was a slice of my life and someplace along the way it became all about someone else's stamps; first Stampin' Up! then all the other companies or blogs I have been been privileged to be a part of their design ...

Regretfully I will be taking a brief hiatus from stamping until into the new year.  I apologize and hope to be sharing with you again soon.  Thank you for understand.  Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas.

Good morning all!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs November new release blog hop.  If you just arrived here from Becca's blog then you are in the right place.  If not you may want to pop on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs blog so you don't miss anything.  There you will also find all the information on the hop and what you have to do to win one of the fabulous prizes.  Make sure you visit all the design team members blogs and leave comments along the way. For my project I used the set "The Babe" which contains one of the sweetest baby Jesus images I have ever seen.  My image was colored with Copic markers, cut out with spellbinder dies then layered on BoBunny Snowfall designer paper.  My embellishments are simple just some big brads and the last bit of some ribbon I recycled. Now hop on over and visit the always fabulous Julie What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs The Babe SU baja breeze, early espresso, GP white BoB...

Hello all!  This weeks Papertake Weekly challenge is another sketch from the always fabulous Dawny P!  So grab you toys and play along with us! our sketch: Make sure you pop over to the  team blog  and play along with us. Check out what the rest of the team has done and show them some love. Dawny Jill Katina Lols Sharon Angie Lisa Andrea Mary Jane Natalie What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs O Christmas Tree SU basic black, whisper white, crumb cake BoBunny Father Christmas Versafine black, SU whisper white clear and white embossing powders, SU ribbon and brad

Hello everyone!  It's Tuesday and you know that means it is time for yet another Papertake Weekly challenge .  This weeks challenge is all about the bling.  So pull out your glitter and sparkles and play along with us! Make sure you pop over to the  team blog  and play along with us. Check out what the rest of the team has done and show them some love. Dawny Jill Katina Lols Sharon Angie Lisa Andrea Mary Jane Natalie What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs O Christmas Tree Carol and O Christmas Tree SU crumb cake, early espresso, riding hood red, very vanilla Versafine black and vintage sepia, Ranger antique linen Copic markers, clear embossing powder, Spellbinders, glitter, bling, SU ribbon

Good morning all!  It is Tuesday so you know it is time for the Papertake Weekly challenge .  This weeks challenge is "fright night" or halloween .  I don't happen to have any halloween stamps (just not my thing) but I do have some fabulous fall stamps.  So grab yours and play along with us! Make sure you pop over to the  team blog  and play along with us. Check out what the rest of the team has done and show them some love. Dawny Jill Katina Lols Sharon Angie Lisa Andrea Mary Jane Natalie What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs Pumpkin Wreath SU very vanilla, early espresso Basic Grey designer paper Versafine black, Memento black, Ranger antique linen Copic markers, Spellbinders, sponge, SU ribbon

Good morning all!  It is once again Tuesday and time for yet another Papertake Weekly challenge .  This weeks challenge in all about the critters, all creatures great and small.  So grab your animal stamps and play along with us. Make sure you pop over to the  team blog  and play along with us. Check out what the rest of the team has done and show them some love. Dawny Jill Katina Lols Sharon Angie Lisa Andrea Mary Jane Natalie What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs On Eagles' Wings and O Christmas Tree Carol SU crumb cake, basic black Versafine black, Memento black, Ranger antique linen clear embossing powder, Copic markers, twine, sponge

if you are looking for the Papertake Weekly 5th birthday blog hop please scroll down two posts, thank you We are so excited today to be posting a special  Birthday Wish  to  Our Daily Bread designs  owner ... Kelley Holland !  This is a very special birthday for Kelley, as it's the  BIG 50 !!!  Some of us on the Design Teams have gotten together a Birthday Blog Hop for Kelley.  We're so happy to have you join us on this hop... and we hope you will visit each post and leave a comment, because  several  of the DT members have some  BLOG CANDY  hidden along the way!  You will have to leave a comment on each blog and the team members who have the candy will be drawing names from those who commented on their post,  announcing it on Oct. 10th!   There will also be a Winners Post on the ODBD Blog  on Oct. 10th  giving the names of the winners and links to the blogs that held the candy! So if you didn't start...

Here is a project that I designed for the Our Daily Bread Designs blog .  For all the details pop on over and check it out!

if you are looking for the Our Daily Bread Designs blog hop please scroll down one post, thank you Good Morning all!  The Papertake Weekly challenge blog is celebrating it's 5th birthday and you are invited to join in the celebration!  Pop on over to the blog and check out all the fun prizes we have to give away this week and check out some of the work of our alumni members who are joining us this week.  Take the time to play along by making a card to "celebrate" something.  I chose Christmas for my card.  Make sure you pop over to the  team blog  and play along with us. Check out what the rest of the team has done and show them some love. Dawny Jill Katina Lols Sharon Angie Lisa Andrea Mary Jane Natalie What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs O Christmas Tree SU crumb cake, riding hood red, early espresso My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Christmas Versafine black SU ribbon, Copic markers, Spare...

Welcome to the October Our Daily Bread Designs new release blog hop!  If you arrived here from Chris's blog you are in the right place.  If not you really want to pop on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs blog and start the hop at the beginning.  If you find a broken link or get lost along the way just pop back to the ODBD blog . Here are the basics of the hop: Hop will run 8:00am Oct. 1 to 8:00pm  EDT  Oct. 2.  Winners will be announced Oct 3. There will be  SIX  prizes of your choice of one set. Hop to each link and leave a comment, then return to tell us you completed the hop, and answer the question on the  ODBD  blog . Check back on the  ODBD  blog on Oct. 3 to see if  YOU  are one of the winners! NEWS   FLASH !!! Our Daily Bread designs has a brand new website, and it opens today! You’re going to love how pretty it is, and how easy it is to maneuver! So have a look, and don’t forget to bookmark th...

Good morning all!  Today is once again Tuesday and time for another Papertake Weekly challenge.  This weeks challenge is another sketch challenge so grab you stamps, paper and goodies and play along! our sketch: Make sure you pop over to the  team blog  and play along with us. Check out what the rest of the team has done and show them some love. Dawny Jill Katina Lols Sharon Angie Lisa Andrea Mary Jane Natalie What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs  Keep Climbing  and  Mountain SU crumb cake, early espresso, not quite navy BoBunny weekend market collection Versafine black, SU crumb cake, Ranger antique linen SU ribbon and brad, sponge, clear embossing powder

Good morning all!  I don't know about where you are but here in Upstate New York our mornings are becoming a bit crisp, fall is in the air and I love it!  I noticed a couple of trees today that are beginning to change colors and I am feeling the urge to go up on the hill and pick some apples.  So this weeks Papertake Weekly challenge is entitled "a hazy shade of autumn" , why don't you go capture the seasons colors on your card and play along? Make sure you pop over to the  team blog  and play along with us. Check out what the rest of the team has done and show them some love. Dawny Jill Katina Lols Sharon Angie Lisa Andrea Mary Jane Natalie What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs Keep Climbing and Mountain SU really rust, basic black and confetti cream Basic Grey Pyrus Versafine black, SU crumb cake, Ranger antique linen clear embossing powder, sponge, twine

It is a very rare thing when I make a card just because.  No challenge, no special occasion just some bits and pieces that have been laying on my desk for a week that finally came together.  Had to share, hope you enjoy... What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs Keep Climbing SU confetti cream, whisper white, early espresso My Minds Eye Breeze Versafine black, Ranger antique linen Spellbinders, sponge, SU ribbon, Recollections flowers and brads

Good morning all!  Today is Tuesday and once again time for another Papertake Weekly challenge .  This weeks challenge is entitled "things that make you go awwwww" .  Most will go for something cute but nothing makes me go awwwww like a big smacking kiss so MWAAH! Make sure you pop over to the  team blog  and play along with us. Check out what the rest of the team has done and show them some love. Dawny Jill Katina Lols Sharon Angie Lisa Andrea Mary Jane Natalie What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs   Be Joyful SU whisper white, early espresso, sage shadow My Mind's Eye designer paper Versafine black, Memento black clear embossing powder, Copic markers, Spellbinders, SU ribbon

Good morning all!  Last day of summer vacation here and we are in a bit of a scramble getting everything ready for the big day tomorrow!  I will miss summer but we are ready to get back to some sort of order (or as close as you can get to it in "the house of chaos").  Well on to business, today is tuesday so it is once again time for another Papertake Weekly challenge.  This weeks challenge is an "anything goes" challenge with the optional twist of not being square.  I may have missed this one by a bit but in my defense my card is rectangular  NOT square, right?? Make sure you pop over to the  team blog  and play along with us. Check out what the rest of the team has done and show them some love. Dawny Jill Katina Lols Sharon Angie Lisa Andrea Mary Jane Natalie What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs Keep Climbing SU crumb cake, early espresso BoBunny Weekend Market Versafine black, SU crumb cak...

Good morning all.  I am very excited this morning to have a part in showing you the new release from Our Daily Bread Designs .  If you arrived here from Angie's blog you are in the right place.  If not you may want to hop on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs blog to start the hop at the beginning.  There you will also find all the details about the hop and what you need to do to qualify for one of the prizes. On my card I used the new set Be Joyful .  Once again, as I usually do, I went for simple because I wanted the verse to shine through.  I stamped the verse, masked it then stamped and sponged around the verse, after that I just layered it on some yummy BoBunny paper.  Simple... now pop on over and visit with  Chris   and see what loveliness she has to share with you What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs Be Joyful SU whisper white, crumb cake, basic black Prima Reflections Versafine black, SU crumb cake, Range...

Good morning all!  This week's Papertake Weekly challenge puts a twist on the monthly sketch challenge.  This week you get to pick your sketch from all the sketches that have come before.  I chose sketch number 32 for mine.  Why don't you join us and play along? the sketch: Make sure you pop over to the  team blog  and play along with us. Check out what the rest of the team has done and show them some love. Dawny Jill Katina Lols Sharon Angie Lisa Jo Andrea Mary Jane Natalie What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs  Bookmark Verses SU whisper white, early espresso, wild wasabi BoBunny Country Garden Versafine black, Ranger antique linen clear embossing powder, sponge, prima flower, glimmer mist, SU ribbon Grand Calibur and Spellbinders

Good morning all!  It is once again Tuesday and time for yet another Papertake Weekly challenge .  This weeks challenge is entitled "Pins and Needles" .  Why don't you join us and play along? Make sure you pop over to the  team blog  and play along with us. Check out what the rest of the team has done and show them some love. Dawny Jill Katina Lols Sharon Angie Lisa Jo Andrea Mary Jane Natalie What I used: Our Daily Bread Designs  Bookmark Verses SU going grey, basic grey, whisper white Prima Fairy Belle paper, flowers Versafine black, SU going grey sponge, clear embossing powder, SU ribbon, misc brad, hat pin Grand Calibur and Spellbinders

Today is a day to honor a very special person, one of the breadsticks in the Our Daily Bread Designs basket, Randi .  To celebrate ODBDs is having a special blog hop in her honor.  Today is Randi's 60th birthday and as she struggles yet again with another bout of cancer we all want to let her know how special she is to us and how very much we love her.  I have been blessed to meet Randi in person at a couple of Our Daily Bread Designs shows and am honored to call her friend.  Much can be learned from watching how Randi lives her life and faces her battles with cancer head on while clinging tightly to the Lord. If you arrive here from Dawn's blog then you are in the right place.  If not you may want to hop over to the ODBD's blog to start at the beginning of the hop.  Also if there is a link broken or you get lost all the links are there for you.  Kelley is giving away some fabulous prizes (all the details are on the ODBD blog) and all you have ...