It's April Fool's at ODBD & Snowflake GiftSets at CSAYL

Hello again and HAPPY EASTER WEEKEND!!!  It's time for more challenges and this week at ODBD, our Challenge Team is challenging you to add actual machine sewing, or faux stitching or real stitching onto your cards & projects. So, which will you choose?
To make this challenge more fun, we will be giving out a $15 gift certificate prize for use towards stamps at Our Daily Bread Designs!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Thursday, April 8 at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen & announced next Saturday. It's not required to use ODBD stamps, but we love to see them if you have them.

Here is my take using the newly released Happy Father's Day set.

Stamps:  ODBD, Happy Father's Day
Paper: Textured Fabric, Dark Brown Felt, Heavy Textured Cream CS
Ink: Brown StazOn, Copics, Marvy LePlume Markers, Glitter Gel Markers,
Accessories: Copper brads, Textured Fabric, Brown Felt, sewing machine, Jolee's Boutique LeGrande Decoratives, EK Success Border Punch
Techniques: dry embossing, paper tole


For more inspiration & to see the fabulous sewn creations for this challenge, please visit my ODBD Challenge Team Mates at the following links:
Chris Olsen
Christine Okken
Francie Gumprecht
Natalie Dever
Patter Cross
Sabrina Jackson

We hope you are able to join us for this week's challenge. If so, please leave a direct link to your creation on the ODBD blog HERE. If you upload your creations to SCS or other online galleries, please use this keyword ODBDSLC8, so that we may find your work easier.


Next, at CSAYL, {Christmas Stamping All Year Long}, this week, it's also time for the next GIFT-SET Challenge. This month we will create a Tall Box, or, a CupCake Box, or, a Keepsake Giftbox with a matching card in a snowflake theme.  A simple tutorial to follow was provided HERE. All you have to do to it is add snowflakes! :) So come and play along and get inspired to start on your Christmas card stash for 2010!!!

This is my GIFTSET:

RECIPE:
Stamps: Stampin' Up!, (Snowflakes Set - unknown name)
Paper: Winter Theme DP  Stack
Ink: Silver Dye Ink
Accessories: Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Silver Embossing Powder, Silver Wired Ribbon, Rhinestones, Silver Chipboard Stickers, Martha Stewart Snowflake Dimensional Silver Stickers, Martha Stewart Border Punches
Techniques: Dry Embossing, Heat embossing


We hope to see you at CSAYL this week too. If you upload your creations to SCS or other online galleries, please use this keyword CSAYLGS2 so that we may find your work easier.
Thanks for sopping by & for your sweet support! Happy Creating!
America