Country View Magnets!

I just love all these adorable little images in the Country View sheet from Innovative Stamp Creations!! They are just perfect for those small projects like inchies, or, like my project today, magnets made with Tim Holtz fragments!!

I stamped each of the images on some white paper with palette black in and then colored the scenes with copic markers. I then layered the image on a coordinating piece of card stock. To adhere to the fragment, I used some glossy accents...spread some over my image, and then placed the fragment over picture. It dried within seconds!! So very simple, but makes fun little gifts!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great weekend! Don't forget to come back Sunday for the ODBD blog hop! It is gonna be a good one!!!! :)

Connie

Project Details:

Images: Country Views - ISC

Paper: White, SU Card Stocks

Inks: Palette Black, Copics

Accessories: Tim Holtz Fragments, Range Ink Glossy Accents, Magnets

WT242 - Rejoice!

I made this card for this week's WT242 - Purple Pretties - to use purple on your creation! I am just in love with rich razzleberry, and really love it paired with pale plum!! I thought this church image from the set Worship the Lord from Our Daily Bread Designs would be perfect with this rich color combo.

The card is pretty simple, I stamped the image with rich razzleberry on some whisper white card stock which was sprayed with some glacier glimmer mist to give it a fine shimmer! The DP is from BasicGrey Wisteria, and to finish off the card, I added the sentiment, bow and some dew drops!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful day!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Worship the Lord - ODBD

Inks: Rich Razzleberry

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Pale Plum, BG Wisteria DP

Accessories: Dew Drops, White Satin Ribbon, Glacier Glimmer Mist

SC252 - ODBD November Sneak Peek!!

Hello!! I was able to play in today's sketch challenge over on SCS - SC252...and even better...I was able to play with a new set that is being released November 1st from Our Daily Bread Designs called Luke 2:11!

Isn't this poinsettia image just yummy!! Love all the flourishes!! :) I colored my image with copics and then stamped the verse in real red ink. The DP is from SEI called Peppermint Bark Double Sided Foil Paper....isn't it just scrumptious!! To finish off my card, I added a few small lime gems from ZvaCreative, and some red satin ribbon.

Thanks so much for visiting today, be sure to come back this Sunday, November 1st for the release day of ODBD's November sets, and BLOG HOP!!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Luke 2:11 - ODBD

Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, SEI Peppermint Bark DP

Inks: Palette Black, Real Red, Copics

Accessories: Lime Green Gems - ZvaCreative, Red Satin Ribbon

BOO!!!!!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! I have a fun project for you today! I figured since Halloween in this coming Saturday, I would work on a spooky project...battery operated tea light sleeves!!

I took the black card stock I used for base and ran it through my big shot with the divine swirls cuttle bug folder. I then cut the "window" out with my labels 5 Nestabilities. The b, o and o are from the playful alphabet and playful alphabet buddy stamped with pumpkin pie and black stazon.

To embellish the sleeves I added a 3 dimensional pumpkin on the b and one of the o sleeves, as seen in this pictures. For the middle o sleeve I added a bit of pumpkin pie striped ribbon. Finally, I finished all three sleeves off with some orange crystal gems!

Please head on over to see all the other creation the Crew members have created week for you!!

Maria Colosimo - Owner

Dee Jackson

Maki Jones

Angela Knopf

Julie Masse

Lynn McAuley

Lisa Somerville

Lori Tecler

Also, don't forget about the on going 10% off your purchase at the Kitchen Sink Stamps Store. All you have to do is use the promotion code of CONNIE10KSS. How fun it that! Gotta love a discount!! Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great week!

Connie

Project Details:

Images: Multi Step Pumpkins, Playful Alphabet, Playful Alphabet Buddy – all Kitchen Sink Stamps
Papers: Basic Black card stock – Stampin’ Up!; Translucent Silver paper - ANW Crestood; White Card Stock - Georgia Pacific
Inks: Palette Black Ink; Barely Banana, Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa – Stampin’ Up! Classic Inks
Accessories: Labels 5 Nestabilities – Spellbinders, Pumpkin Pie striped ribbon – Stampin’ Up!, Orange Gems – Recollections, Cuttlebug Embossing folder Divine Swirls, Big Shot machine, Red Line Sticky Strip.

CAS37 - Simple Sympathy

I wanted to make a very simple sympathy card, and this is what I came up with. Have I said how much I love this BasicGrey Indian Summer DP...well I DO!!!!!!! These colors are just so amazing, they do all the work for you! :)

I paired this paper with a sentiment from the newly released Praying for You set from Our Daily Bread Designs. The sentiment is on one of the label tag trio from spellbinders. I then added a bit of black satin ribbon and a black pearl stick pin from Maya Roads.

For the inside of this card, I added another sentiment from this same Praying for You set. I then added another strip of black satin ribbon with a tiny bit of DP over that to tie it in with the front of the card.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful day!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Praying for You - ODBD

Paper: Dusty Durango, Basic Black, Indian Summer BasicGrey DP

Inks: Palette Black ink

Accessories: Black Satin Ribbon, Maya Roads Black Pearl stick pink

SC251 - Joyful Christmas Trees

I made this card for this week's SC251 on SCS. Such a fun sketch...and I thought these trees would be perfect for it!

These tree images are from the Innovative Stamp Creations Joyful Christmas set, which was released this month!! These trees are just perfect for paper piecing, so I pulled out some fun dark green snowflake DP by Karen Foster! The vanilla background behind the trees and the two DP panels were sponged with Tea Die, Scattered Straw and Frayed Burlap distress inks. Then to finish off the card, I added a bit of bravo burgundy grosgrain ribbon, where I tied a regular bow, as compared to yesterday's card where I did a tailored bow with the same ribbon. I think both bows work, but I am really in love with the tailored bow, and how easy it is to piece together!!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Joyful Christmas - ISC

Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Very Vanilla, Karen Foster DP

Inks: Palette Black, Tea Die, Scattered Straw, Frayed Burlap Distress ink

Accessories: Bravo Burgundy Grosgrain Ribbon

With Heartfelt Sympathy

I made this card for three different challenges today. First, the colors are from today's CC241 on SCS - bravo Burgundy, always artichoke, Cameo Coral, and Very Vanilla. The sketch is from C4C7, and finally...I incorporated SSHP03 which was to create a scene!


The images I used for this card is from the newly released Heartfelt Sympathy set from Our Daily Bread Designs. To create my scene, I stamped the cattails in bravo burgundy and always artichoke and the dragon fly in bravo burgundy. I then distressed the edges with a bit of tea die distress inks, and my Tim Holtz distressing tool. Next, I added the sentiment, and then finished off the card with some bravo Burgundy grosgrain ribbon, in which I created a tailored bow. I saw this wonderful tutorial on these bows over on Carolina's blog yesterday, and was totally inspired!


Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!!


Connie


Card Details:
Images: With Heartfelt Sympathy - ODBD
Paper: Very Vanilla, Cameo Coral, Bravo Burgundy
Inks: Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, tea die distress ink
Accessories: Bravo Burgundy Grosgrain ribbon, Half Pearl, Tim Holtz Distress ink

Kitchen Sink Monday - Ansel Adams Inspired

Welcome to Kitchen Sink Monday!! For today's card I have used the newly released Multi Step Trees. Love these trees, when I first saw them, I immediately thought of Ansel Adams and his wonderful black and white photos! This is the one I was thinking of: Ansel Adams. These Kitchen Sink images look just like photos, so I though it would be a fitting tribute to stamp this tree in black and white!

I stamped my tree image with basic grey, going grey and basic black. The sketch I used for this card today is the WSC102...love this long card sketch...I thought it would work perfectly with my elegant black and white card. My white panels are all dry embossed with the new damask frame embossing folder. I have also used the deckled Nestabilities for behind the circle panel. To finish off my card, I added some black satin ribbon, and some black half pearls.

Please head on over to see all the other creation the Crew members have created week for you!!

Maria Colosimo - Owner
Dee Jackson
Maki Jones
Angela Knopf
Julie Masse
Lynn McAuley
Lisa Somerville
Lori Tecler

Also, don't forget about the on going 10% off your purchase at the Kitchen Sink Stamps Store. All you have to do is use the promotion code of CONNIE10KSS. How fun it that! Gotta love a discount!! Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great week!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Trees

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Inks: Basic Grey, Basic Black, Going Grey

Accessories: Black Satin Ribbon, Half Black Pearls, Damask Embossing Folder

SSHP02 & MTSC43 - Dressing Up Those Trees!

I made this card with the sketch for this week's MTSC43, and also played with SSHP02 challenge - to dress up those trees!! When I saw this challenge I immediately thought of this wonderful Kitchen sink tree! You can see in the picture to the left, that this is what the tree looks like when you first stamp it. So I dressed it up a bit with some colorful leaves!!

I think the rest of the card is pretty self explanatory, so I will leave it at that!! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and thanks so much for visiting today!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Autumn Moon

Paper: White, Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, SEI DP

Inks: Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Ruby Red, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Scattered Straw, Walnut Stain & Tea Die Distress inks

Accessories: Oval Punches, Gold Crystal Gems

ISC - Maya Road Festive Christmas Book

Innovative Stamp Creations has some wonderful new stuff from the Maya Roads collection!! This collection offers a unique array of surfaces for altering, and I have one of these surfaces to show you today - The Square Scroll Coaster Minibook!!

Love this fun minibook!! I thought it would be perfect to use with the newly released Festive Season Sheet. For each of the pages, I used the same technique...the faux bleaching techniqe...one of my favorites!! Above is the picture of the full book. Below I have added pictures of each of the pages. They are kinda small, to see them larger, just click on each picture!

Now, onto the information about the Kit avaiblable from ISC!! Here is what is all in the Maya Roads Kit!!

• 1, Square Scroll Coaster Minibook
• Sampling of Birds of a Feather Chipboard
• Sampling of Mini Houses Chipboard
• 6, Black Pearl Vintage Trinkets Pins
• 4, asst'd sizes Kraft Envelopes

Some wonderful stuff indeed!! Love it all, especially those Black Pearl Vintage Trinket Pins....oh my they are pretty!!!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!!

Connie

Project Details:

Images: Festive Season

Paper: Glossy White

Inks: Palette Black, Versamark, Alcohol inks

Accessories: Ribbons, Maya Road Coaster Book, Black pearl Stickpin, Circle Punches, Spellbinders lable tag trio, snowflake brad

ISC Christmas Card Extravaganza Blog Hop - Final Day!!

Welcome to the final day of Innovative Stamp Creation s's Christmas Card Extravaganza Blog Hop!! I have two cards for you today using the newly released Eclectic Christmas!! LOVE this new sheet! Now, I do have to admit, I was not sure about the tree silhouette image at first, probably because it is on the sheet sideways, so I had not idea what the image was until I flipped it the correct way, and that was all she wrote...I was in LOVE!!!!

For this first card, I used the MMSC23 sketch which, by the way, is sponsored by ISC this week!! Play along and you can win a chance at $50 worth of stamp sheets from ISC!!! How fun is that!

I started by heat embossing the tree image with gold embossing powder on basic black paper. The distressed words image from this set was used for the three panels behind my main image. I stamped this image in palette black in directly onto some antique gold paper. For the base panel, I stamped the flourish image from this set in gold ink on basic black paper. Love how you can create your own DP with these fun and elegant background images!!

To finish off this card, I added some black brads, gold rope, and the sentiment, which is from the Festive Season set from ISC.

For this second card, I started by stamping the tree, distressed word background, then sentiment and the flourished image in palette black ink on very vanilla paper. I then drenched the paper in some Aspen yellow tattered angels glimmer mist. Boy how it sparkles!!

I then finished off this card by distressing all the edges with my Tim Holtz distressing tool, and then added a few black photo turn mounts!

Also, don't forget that ISC is offering 10% off your order! The Christmas Stamp Line is jammed packed and for a limited time only the retail price has been reduced!

Now on to your next stop on the blog hop to see what Wendy has created for you with this same wonderful sheet!!

If all the links for the hop are not working, I have listed the other team member's links below...in their Blog Hop order, just in case!!

ISC blog, Kathy, Sabrina, Julie, Joanne, Connie (that's me!!), Wendy, ISC blog

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Eclectic Christmas
Paper: Card one: Very Vanilla, Basic Black; Card two: Basic Black, Antique Gold
Inks: Card one: Palette Black ink; Card two: Palette Black ink, Versamark, Gold Encore Ink
Accessories: Card one: Black Photo Turn Mounts, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, Aspen Yellow Glimmer Mist; Card Two: Gold Rope, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Oval Punches

FLLCOCT & FTTC37 - Sparkle Christmas Tree!

**If you are here for the ISC blog hop, please see the two posts directly below this one! Thanks!!**

I made this card for both Flourishes FLLCOCT - to add sparkle to your card, and FTTC37 - Sketch challenge! I used the fun and fancy tree from the Flourished Christmas set. LOVE this tree!!

I stamped the tree in craft handsome hunter in on silver paper, and heat embossed with heat and stick powder. I then poured dazzling diamonds all over the tree...talk about sparkle!!! Believe me...this card just shimmers!!

Next I added the kaleidescope pendent made with emerald green metallic paper, and placed it on some more silver paper which was dry embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder. To finish off the card, I added some emerald green crystal brads, and the sentiment.

Thanks so much for visiting today!! Have a wonderful day!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Flourished Christmas
Paper: Silver and Emerald Metallic Papers
Inks: Craft Handsome Hunter
Accessories: Heat and Stick powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Crystal Brads, Oval Punches, Embossing Folder.

Day 2 - ISC Christmas Card Extravaganza Blog Hop!!

Welcome to day two of ISC's Christmas Card Extravaganza Blog Hop!!! I realized yesterday, I forgot to put the links to each of the new sets being released, so here they are today!

Fruitful

Joyful Christmas

Festive Season

Eclectic Christmas

Country Views

For my card today, I have used the Festive Season sheet. LOVE these beautiful swirly ornaments, and the stunning flourish in this set!! I just screamed to be embossed, and not only embossed, but embossed in gold! I also had to use some of this yummy 2" satin ribbon I got from Michael's the other day...mmmmmmmm!!! LOL!! I then finished off the card by dry embossing the gold panel with the divine swirls embossing folder.

Also, don't forget that ISC is offering 10% off your order! The Christmas Stamp Line is jammed packed and for a limited time only the retail price has been reduced!

Now on to your next stop on the blog hop to see what Wendy has created for you with this same wonderful sheet!!

If all the links for the hop are not working, I have listed the other team member's links below...in their Blog Hop order, just in case!!

ISC blog, Kathy, Sabrina, Julie, Joanne, Connie (that's me!!), Wendy, ISC blog

Thanks for visiting today!! Have a great day...oh and don't forget to come back tomorrow for my final card using one of the wonderful new released this month!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Festive Season - ISC

Paper: Real Red, Handsome Hunter, Antique Gold

Inks: Versamark

Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 2" Red Satin Ribbon, divine swirls embossing folder

Innovative Stamp Creations Christmas Card Extravaganza Blog Hop!

***If you are here for the Kitchen Sink Monday, October Release, please see the post directly below this one...Thanks!!!***

Welcome to our 1st ever Christmas Card Extravaganza – ISC Blog Hop! We were challenged to choose a different image from the newly released Joyful Christmas Sheet and create a card making it the focal point! As you can see here, I chose the pine boughs images in this set.

I stamped the JOY sentiment and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I then framed the sediment with both sizes of the pine bows. I then sponged a bit of always artichoke and bravo Burgundy inks over the panel. I then added a bit of white liquid appliqué over the pine bows for the look of snow! I then finished off the card with some DP, and bravo burgundy grosgrain ribbon.

Okay now on to the FUN STUFF!!!!!! Win, 3 FREE of the Newest Christmas Stamp Sheets (Joyful Christmas, Eclectic Christmas, Festive Christmas)! All you have to do is, leave a message about what Christmas means to you & yours on the last stop on the blog hope...the ISC blog. This opportunity will end Wed Oct 14th

ISC is also offering 10% off your order! The Christmas Stamp Line is jammed packed and for a limited time only the retail price has been reduced!

Now on to your next stop on the blog hop to see what Wendy has created for you with this same wonderful sheet!!

If, however, you got here rather randomly, I have listed the other team member's links below...in their Blog Hop order.

ISC blog

Kathy

Sabrina

Julie

Joanne

Connie (that's me!!)

Wendy

ISC blog

Thanks for visiting today!! Have a great week...oh and don't forget to come back tomorrow for another card using one of the wonderful new released this month!!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Joyful Christmas - ISC
Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, Whisper White, DP
Inks: Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, Versamark
Accessories: Clear EP, Heat Gun, White Liquid Appliqué

Kitchen Sink Monday!! NEW STAMPS!!!! :)

Kitchen Sink Stamps is releasing three new stamp sets today!!

Multi Step Harvest
Multi Step Trees
Multi Step Big Leaves (available for pre-order)

As promised yesterday, here is the full card showing the new multi step Harvest set!! LOVE this basket, and the fact that you can not only put pumpkins in the basket (as I have done here), but you can also add apples or flowers! How fun is that!!!

The basket was stamped with creamy caramel, close to cocoa and chocolate chip. The pumpkins were stamped with so saffron, apricot appeal, pumpkin pie and creamy caramel. The straw was stamped with so saffron and creamy caramel, and finally the corn on the background panel was stamped with so saffron and creamy caramel.

I distressed all the edges with both my Tim Holtz distressing tool, and tea dye ranger distress ink. I then finished off the card with some antique brass large brads, and the sentiment!

Now on to the fun stuff!! As I posted yesterday...these are available for purchase for my wonderful blog readers TODAY!! You can use my 10% off coupon code CONNIE10KSS with your order. Also, if you purchase today Oct. 12, midnight to midnight EST - All orders $50 and over will get FREE Shipping - One Day Only.

International orders: Free Shipping on orders $60 and over on stamps ONLY. NOTE: Shipping & Handling will be charged at the time of checkout and qualifying orders will have the S&H charge refunded upon shipment. Orders with a Pre-Ordered item that qualifies for FREE Shipping, the order will be held and ship when the Pre-Ordered item is available to ship.

Also, please head on over to see all the other creation the Crew members have created week for you!!

Maria Colosimo - Owner
Dee Jackson
Maki Jones
Angela Knopf
Julie Masse
Lynn McAuley
Lisa Somerville
Lori Tecler

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful week!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Harvest

Paper: White, Creamy Caramel, So Saffron

Inks: Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie, Tea Dye Distress Ink

Accessories: Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, Antique Brass Large Brads

FS140 - Way to go Glowbug - Chris!!

My dear friend Chris (Glow bug) is today's featured stamper on SCS, and I just HAD to play along!! The card I chose to CASE can be seen here. I kept the layout the same, however I used a different scene for my image, which is from the newly released Deepest Sympathy set from Our Daily Bread Designs. I also changed the colors a bit, used different label die, borderabilities die and Nestabilities (I used label 4), and added a few more layers.

Congrats again, Chris! So well deserved!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day...don't forget to come back tomorrow....lots going on here with the new release from Kitchen Sink Stamps AND the Innovative Stamp creations Christmas blog hop extravaganza!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: With Deepest Sympathy - ODBD

Paper: White, Old Olive, Deja View Timeless DP

Inks: Copic Markers, Palette Black

Accessories: Label 4 Nestabilities, Fleur De Lis Borderabilities, Ribbon Tags Trio, Olive Satin Ribbon

Kitchen Sink Sneak Peek!!

Here is a sneak peek of one of the three new sets available this Tuesday, October 13th from Kitchen Sink Stamps!! However as a special treat for my blog readers, you will be able to order the new release stamps on Monday!! You can use my coupon code CONNIE10KSS for 10% also, Oct. 12, midnight to midnight EST - All orders $50 and over will get FREE Shipping - One Day Only.

International orders: Free Shipping on orders $60 and over on stamps ONLY.
NOTE: Shipping & Handling will be charged at the time of checkout and qualifying orders will have the S&H charge refunded upon shipment.

Orders with a Pre-Ordered item that qualifies for FREE Shipping, the order will be held and ship when the Pre-Ordered item is available to ship.Maria will be showing sneak peeks of all the sets all weekend long!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for KSS Monday to see the whole card!! Have a great weekend!!

Connie

ISC Sneak Peek - Happy Thanksgiving!

It is sneak peek time for Innovative Stamp Creations, and boy oh boy are you gonna love the new holiday sheets heading your way!! There are five new sheets to be released Monday, October 12th!!

For today's card I used one of the new sets called Fruitful. Love these pears and apples in this set...so very whimsical and just perfect for paper piecing, which is what I have done here. For the background within my frame, I have done the Acrylic Smash technique. I love this technique and will so be doing this again!! I then added the back panel which have been dry embossed the the distressed lines cuttlebug embossing folder. To finish off the card, I added some large antique brass brads.

Thanks so much for visiting today...I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Be sure to check back on Monday the 12th for the ISC Christmas Card Extravaganza blog hop! You won't wanna miss it!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Fruitful - ISC

Paper: Kraft, SEI Windsor DP, Bravo Burgundy

Inks: Frayed Burlap Distress ink, Palette Black ink

Accessories: Acrylic Paints, Acetate, Antique Brass Brads

Praying for You

I have another Our Daily Bread Designs card for you today. This one I kept clean and simple...I know, it has been kind of a theme of mine lately which is so out of character!! However, I think this new embossing folder I got a few weeks ago really lends itself to this kind of a card!

I started off with this wonderful sympathy verse from the newly released Praying for You set. I then embossed some whisper white card stock with the Flourished Farm embossing folder. I then finished off the card with some 2" wide pink satin ribbon and some pink gems placed around the embossed flourish.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful day!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Praying for You, ODBD

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Inks: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Pink Satin Ribbon, Pink Gems, Flourished Farm cuttlebug embossing folder

Happy Birthday Kelley!!

Hello! Today is the owner of Our Daily Bread Designs, Kelley's birthday!!!!! Happy Birthday, Kelley!! In honor of her birthday some of the design team have made cards for her today!

My card uses the very appropriate Happy Birthday set from ODBD. The sketch is from MOJO107. I stamped the sentiment and then cut it out with scalloped circle Nestabilities and creative memories circle cutter. The DP in the background is some new Eskimo Kisses paper from BasicGrey. LOVE this paper...and I am pretty sure Kelley likes it too because it has PINK in it! :) I finished off the card with a bit of satin pomegranate ribbon and some dew drops.

I sure hope you like your birthday card, Kelley! Thanks for visiting today, and I hope you all have a great day!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Happy Birthday - ODBD

Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry

Inks: Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Pomegranate Ribbon, Dew Drops, Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Creative Memories Circle cutter.

KSCC18 - Easy as 1-2-3!!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! It is the first Monday of the month, which means time for another Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge!! KSCC18 is being hosted this month by Angela, and she is challenging us to make a card as easy as 1-2-3...what does that mean? Well we are supposed to make a card with 1 pop up glue dot or dimensional, 2 embellishments, and 3 images. That is it! Only these three limitations though....you can do as many layers as you would like!! You can head on over to the KSS Blog to get all the details on how to play and win!!

I totally kept my card clean and simple today...as I figured it lends itself nicely with this challenge! I based my card off the the fan club interactive sketch challenge this month, which was created by Denise...Peanutbee...LOVE the simplicity of this sketch!

I started with the Owl and Autumn Moon set and a whisper white base. I stamped the tree limb, and owl in creamy caramel, close to cocoa and chocolate chip (the last layer of the owl I did add basic black). The moon was stamped with barely banana and so saffron (twice). I stamped the owl again, cut it out and popped it up on the branch with my one pop dot. I then added some ribbon and brads as my two embellishments. There you have it...easy as 1-2-3!!!

Please head on over to see all the other creation the Crew members have created week for you!!

Maria Colosimo - Owner

Dee Jackson

Maki Jones

Angela Knopf

Julie Masse

Lynn McAuley

Lisa Somerville

Lori Tecler

Also, don't forget about the on going 10% off your purchase at the Kitchen Sink Stamps Store. All you have to do is use the promotion code of CONNIE10KSS. How fun it that! Gotta love a discount!!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great week!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Owl & Autumn Moon - KSS

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, SEI Windsor DP

Inks: Creamy Caramel, Close to cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Barely Banana, So Saffron

Accessories: Chocolate Ribbon, Brads

ODBD October Release Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to Our Daily Bread Designs October Release Blog Hop! If you have arrived from Dawn L.'s blog, then you are in the right place. If not, please head on over to the ODBD blog to start the hop off! :)

For today, I am showing you a card with the newly released With Deepest Sympathy set. I just love this image...I also LOVE to color, but sometimes, I know an image like this can be very intimidating to color, so I thought I would show a wonderful technique you could use with this image WITHOUT coloring it! Soot Stamping!! I just love this technique! If you have never done it before, there is a great tutorial on this over on SCS.

Once I stamped the image, I tore the edges and sponged both the torn edges and the DP with a bit of ranger tea dye distress ink. The sketch is from this week's MMSC21. I then finished off the card with a bit of caramel ribbon and a black pearl stick pin from Maya Rodes.

No on to the blog hop deets: Three of the DT member's blogs along the way have blog candy...the catch...no one knows who has the candy...even the DT!! So in order to have a chance at the candy, you need to comment on all of the blogs along the hop. Once you are finished with the hop you need to head on over to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment saying two things: 1. That you have visited and commented on each blog on the hop, and 2. What you liked best about these new sets! The hop will close Friday, October 2nd at 6:00 pm EST, and the winners will be announced on the ODBD blog on October 3rd!

You may be asking...what is the candy?? Store Credits...that is what!! A $5.00 Store Credit, a $10.00 Store Credit, and a $20.00 Store Credit! These credits will be for any merchandise in the Our Daily Bread Designs Store! Wahooo!!! Love free stuff!!

Now, head on over to the next stop on the hope Angella C...so head on over there now! Also, Just in case there are some broken links on the hop...I'll give you the next few links on the list after Angella: Debi then Becca!

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you have a wonderful day!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: With Deepest Sympathy - ODBD

Paper: Glossy White, Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, SEI Windsor DP

Ink: Palette Black, Tea Dye Distress Ink

Accessories: Lighter, Candle, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, Maya Road Black Pearl Stick Pin, Caramel Satin Ribbon.