ODBD June Sneak Peek!!

Hello!! Yep, June is almost here, which means that ODBD is ready for another wonderful release, and I have a little sneak peek just for you!! Here I have used the new God Loves you Set!! Isn't this flower just soo pretty!!

For the sketch today, I have used the MMSC55...what a fun sketch!! The DP is from Basic Grey's Green at Heart Package. The sentiment was cut out using the Labels 1 nestabilities. The pearl lines are from Zva Creative, and to finish the card off, I added a bit of ribbon down the right side!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Please be sure to come back Monday, June 1st for the June Blog hop...it is sure to be fun!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Got Loves You! - ODBD

Paper: Old Olive, Rose Red, Basic Grey's Green at Heart DP

Inks: Momento Black, Copics, Rose Red

Accessories: Zva Creative Pearl Lines, Green Satin Ribbon

Kitchen Sink Monday & New Release!!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! Today is a very special Kitchen Sink Monday because it is TWO wonderful sets will be released tomorrow! However, as a reader of my blog, you can get them TODAY...and not only that...you can get 20% off of your entire purchase TODAY ONLY by using the following code: CONNIE20KSS when checking out!! How cool is that!!

Okay, on to the details of the new release! As I said there are two great new sets being released, and both are perfect for those Wedding cards you need to make!!

Wedding Couple

Wedding Rings

For my card today, I have used both sets! The Wedding Couple was stamped with the following colors in the following order: Step 5: Brushed Corduroy, Step 4: Walnut Stain Stamped Off, Step 3: Brushed Corduroy Stamped Off, Step 2: Tea Die, Step 1: Tea Die Stamped Off, and Step 6: Walnut Stain. The image was then cut out using the Labels 10 Nestabilities, and the edges distressed with Tea Die distress ink.

The background paper was created using the smaller of the wedding ring images from the new Wedding Rings set. They were stamped with the following: Step 1: Tea Die Stamped Off, Step 2: Tea Die, Step 3: Brushed Corduroy, Step 4: Walnut Stain. Once the rings were stamped, I distressed the edge of the paper with tea die distress ink, and then ran it through the damask cuttlebug folder. The base of the card was cut out using the same Labels 10 Nestabilties.

Please head on over to see what the other crew members have created for you!!

Angela • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Wedding Couple, Wedding Rings = KSS

Inks: See Above,

Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Damask Cuttlebug folder, Label 10 nestabilties, Sponge

ODBDSLC14 - I Spread Out My Hands

I made this card for this week's Our Daily Bread Designs Spotlight Challenge #14 - to use a sentiment as a focal point.

My verse is from the new God's Hands set, and is layered on a Fancy Tags Spellbinders Die. The DP is from Basic Grey's Capella collection, and the black flourished gems are from Zva Creative.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: God's Hands - ODBD

Inks: Black Soot Distress Ink

Paper: Basic Black, Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla, Basic Grey Capella

Accessories: Zva Creative Gems, Fancy Tags Spellbinders Die

SNTODBD10 - Praying for You.

It is time for another Stamping in Time with Bettie Wright with Our Daily Bread Designs! This week's challenge host is Silke, and she has challenged us to a wonderful sketch!

For my card, I used the For the Graduate set, and the sentiment is from the Praying for You set. The image was stamped with Walnut Stain Distress ink on Very Vanilla card stock, and then distressed with Tea Die and Walnut Stain Distress inks. I then covered the image with some velum and stamped the sentiment over that.

The base layer is also distressed with Tea Die and Walnut Stain Distress inks, and cuttlebugged. For the base three panels, I layered two ribbons a faux suede ruffled ribbon from May Arts, and some cream satin ribbon. Finally, I added some brown pearls from Zva Creative.

To see some more wonderful card using this sketch, you can head on over to these gal's wonderful blogs!!

Angie, Betty, Debi, Fran, Grace, Kathy, Lorelie, Randi, Sabrina, Silke

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: For the Graduate, Praying for You

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Velum

Inks: Walnut Stain and Tea Die distress inks

Accessories: Faux Suede ruffled ribbon, cream satin ribbon, brown half backed pearls, Cuttlebug folder, sponges

Kitchen Sink Monday - Sunflower Hugs!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

For today's Kitchen Sink card, I used the multi step Sunflower image. Love this large sunflower. I stamped it with the following colors: Step 1 Barely Banana, Step 2 So Saffron, Step 3 - More Mustard, Step 4 - Close to cocoa, Step 5 - Chocolate Chip. The stem/leaves were stamped with Step 1 - Old Olive stamped off, Step 2 - Old Olive and Step 3 - Always Artichoke.

The image was then cut out and popped up on the base of more mustart cuttlebugged with the floral screen embossing folder, and some Basic Grey Indian Summer DP. To finish off the card, I added some so saffron twill ribbon, three old olive buttons, and the sentiment from Simple Sentiments, punched out with oval SU! punches.

Please head on over to see what the other crew members have created for you!!

Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Also, don't forget you can get a 10% discount by clicking on this link/code CONNIE10KSS which will again, take you directly to the store! Then once you are ready to check out, don't forget to add the code CONNIE10KSS! :)

Thanks so much for visiting...have a wonderful week!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Sunflower & Simple Sentiments - KSS

Paper: More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey Indian Summer, White

Inks: See recipe above

Accessories: Buttons, Saffron Ribbon, Oval Punches.

MMSC53 - Congratulations!!

I made this quick card which is loosely based on this week's Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #53!

Like I said this was a quick card so it is pretty self explanatory. The image is called As you Graduate from Our Daily Bread Designs. The flourishes along the side and bottom are from Zva Creative, and to accent them I added some small white ribbon roses. The punch along the right side is from Martha Stewart, and the base was cuttle bugged with the swiss dots embossing folder.

Thanks so much for visiting! Have a wonderful day!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: As you Graduate - ODBD

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red

Inks: Real Red

Accessories: Zva Creative Pearl Flourishes, White Ribbon Roses, Martha Stewart Punch, Swiss Dots embossing folder.

KSS - Teacher Appreciation...a little late! :)

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! Okay, so it was technically Teacher Appreciation week last week, but I have not had a chance to post these until now! :) I made each of these for my DD and DS's teachers and teacher's aids!

It is really just a simple flip open gift card holder with a pouch on the inside made out of a 3 3/4" x 6 1/2" piece of designer paper, scored on the long side at 2 1/2" and 5". I then decorated the top with the 3 step School Days KSS stamp set! The books were stamped with Tea Die, Brushed Corduroy and Walnut stain DP, and then cut out. To finish off the gift card, I just added the sentiment across the top and some riding hood red tafita ribbon behind the books tied in a knot!

Even though Teacher Appreciation week is already over, these would also make a great end of year gift too! As you can see here, I added a $5.00 Starbucks gift card to each of the holders...just a little gesture to say how much I appreciate all that they do!!

Please head on over to see what the other crew members have created for you!!

Angela • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Also, don't forget you can get a 10% discount by clicking on this link/code CONNIE10KSS which will again, take you directly to the store! Then once you are ready to check out, don't forget to add the code CONNIE10KSS! :)

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images - 3 Step School Days

Inks: Tea Die, Brushed Corduroy & Walnut Stain Distress inks

Paper: Candy Lane SU! DP, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Riding Hood Red

Accessories: Riding Hood Red Ribbon, Scor-Pal

SNTODBD9 - A Little Something, Something!

It is time for ODBD Stamping In Assignment Challenge SNTODBD9! The Assignment is any ODBD stamps! The Challenge is “A Little Something Something!” Make a card or project using something “old” something “new,” and something “received!” Other stuff can be used, of course, but tell us about these three!

For my card, the "old" is the olive ribbon, the "new" is this wonderful new stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs called For the Graduate, and the "received" are these wonderful half pearls that I got from a swap/exchange!

The sketch I used for this card was last week's CPS sketch. The image was heat embossed with black craft and clear EP, and then colored with copics. The grey based layer was dry embossed with the floral screen cuttlebug folder, and the DP is from Basic Grey's Wisteria package. To finish off the card, I added some Satin ribbon tied in a bow with the bow easy, the three half backed pearls, and the sentiment punched out with the wide oval punch and the scalloped circle punch from SU!

What to see some other wonderful samples of this great challenge? Then head on over to these fabulous ladies blog's!!

Angie, Betty, Chris, Debi, and Sabrina!

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: For the Graduate - ODBD

Paper: Basic Grey, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Whisper White

Inks: Black Craft Ink, Copics

Accessories: Clear EP, Olive Satin Ribbon, Half Back Pearls, Wide Oval Punch, Scalloped Circle Punch - SU!, Floral Screen Cuttlebug folder.

KSCC25 - Welcome Little One!!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! It is the first Monday of the month! So that can only mean...another Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge! This month's challenge is hosted by our very talented Julie! She has challenged us to a sketch challenge. To see an actual picture of the sketch, you can head over to the Kitchen Sink Blog.

For my card, I decided to use the Multi Step Baby set. I just love this little cup and spoon image! So very fun! For the cup, I used the following colors: Step 1 - Going Grey stamped off, Step 2 - Basic Grey stamped off, Step 3 Basic black stamped off, Step 4 - Going Grey. For the spoon, I stamped the following: Step 1 Going Grey Stamped off, Step 2 - Basic Grey Stamped off, Step 3 Going Grey.

For the circles on the side of my sketch, I used some clear buttons. To make them appear grey I punched a circle the same size out of some going grey card stock and layered it behind the button. I then added the tiny pink bows on each button. To finish off the card, I added two strips of white satin ribbon and the sentiment stamped in Basic Grey

Please head on over to see what the other crew members have created for you!!

Angela • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Also, don't forget you can get a 10% discount by clicking on this link/code CONNIE10KSS which will again, take you directly to the store! Then once you are ready to check out, don't forget to add the code CONNIE10KSS! :)

Thanks for visiting today! Have a wonderful week!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Baby

Paper: Going Grey, Whisper White, SU! DP

Inks: See above

Accessories: 3/4" circle punch, clear buttons, Pink satin ribbon, Oval Creative Memories Cutter

Our Daily Bread Designs May Day Blog Hop!!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Our Daily Bread designs May Release Blog Hop! The hop will run from May 1 through Monday, May 3 at 8PM Eastern Time. The winners will be announced on the ODBD blog on Tues. May 4.

We have a special "May Day" blog hop for you this month! For our hop, your are going to collect flowers from each designer to fill our May basket! If you got here from Sandee's Blog, you are in the right place! If not, you might want to go to the ODBD Blog and start from there so you don't miss anyone! There will be three winners for this hop. Each winner will receive a $15.00 store credit toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread designs store! For all the hop details, and qualifications to win, be sure to head on over to the ODBD Blog!!

Now, onto the card I have for you today! This month ODBD is releasing 3 new sets, 2 of which are just perfect for Graduation cards! The set I used today is called As You Graduate.

For the main image, used Lemonade, Peach Bellini, and Raisin alcohol inks and glossy paper to create a sunset look. I then heat embossed the image with black craft ink and clear embossing powder. The fold I did for this card is known as a Joy Fold Card. The DP is from Basic Grey's Green at Heart package. To finish off the card, I added a bit of organdy black ribbon, and some orange gems!

From here you will hop to Lorelie's Blog, but before you leave, here is the flower I'm giving you: LILACS

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: As you Graduate - ODBD

Paper: Basic Black, Basic Grey's Green at Heart, Tangerine Tango

Inks: Lemonade, Peach Bellini, Raisin alcohol inks, Craft Black

Accessories: Clear EP, Orange Gems, Black Organdy Ribbon