Joyous Noel - An ODBD Sneaky Peeky!! :)

Hello!! It is almost November...wow...where has this year gone! Anyway, since it is almost November, I have a sneak peak for you of one of the sets that will be released by Our Daily Bread Designs November 1st!

The set I used today is called the Holly Tag set...LOVE this tag!! I colored it with copics, and stamped the sentiment and popped it up on the tag. The DP is SEI, and so very yummy...you can even make out some of the sparkle on the DP!! To finish off the card, I have added some satin ribbon (it started out white, and I died it with some Broken China Distress Ink).

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Holly Tag - ODBD

Inks: Memento Black, Copics, Broken China Distress Inks

Paper: SEI DP, White, Taken with Teal, Basic Black

Accessories: Satin Ribbon, Eylet border punch

Faithfulness Mercy & Love...and some Exciting News!

Hello! I have some very exciting news today! I have been chosen to be on the Really Reasonable Ribbon (RRR) design team!! What does that mean! I will be showing you some cards with some really yummy ribbon every Wednesday! How fun it that!! :)


Today, my card used the newly released Randi's Song from Our Daily Bread Designs! The sketch is from Mojo Monday 162. The DP is from Basic Grey's Indian Summer Package. I stamped the sentiment panel and the background panel with early espresso ink and then distressed them with rose red and chocolate chip inks. The Leaf was also sponged with rose red and chocolate chip, cut out and then popped up. Finally, the fabulous May Arts burgundy silk ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon...this ribbon is just soooo soft and yummy...I just can't get enough of it! The ribbon with tied in a bow with a bow easy, and then to finish it off I added an antique brad.


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


Other Challenges:
Stampin' Royalty 42 - Ribbon

Connie



Card Details:
Images: Randi's Song - ODBD
Inks: Rose Red, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso
Paper: Early Espresso, Basic Grey Indian Summer - DP
Accessories: Antique Brass Brad, Burgundy Silk Ribbon - May Arts from RRR

MMSC77 - Fall Scarecrow!

Hello! It is time for another Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge!

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.
Just have fun and come play with us :)

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*Our MMSC77 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

"Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More" is proud to sponsor this challenge.

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**Our October Monthly is....

*D' Amour Allure

Thank you again Jeni for your wonderful prize :)
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Now onto my card! Isn't this scarecrow image from Robyn's Fetish Digital stamps just waaaay to cute! I colored him with copics, and then distressed the edges with some Scattered Straw and Walnut Stain Distress Inks. The DP is from Basic Grey's Indian Summer Package. To finish off the card, I stitched some "x's" with twine and created a chrysanthemum flower with a cuttlebug quilling die!

Other Challenges:

TEP86 - Orange and Brown

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Scarecrow - Robyn's Fetish

Paper: Early Espresso, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Old Olive, Basic Grey Indian Summer DP

Inks: Copics, Scattered Straw and Walnut Stain Distress Inks

Accessories: Twine, Cuttlebug Chrysanthemum Die

Longin' 4U!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday! I am excited to show you a card today using one of the newly released sets last week...Texas Longhorn! The sketch for this card is from Card Patters #86.

I stamped the image on vanilla paper as follows: Step 3 - Close to Coca, Step 2: Creamy Caramel, Step 4 Chocolate Chip (I did not stamp step 1). I then cut image out and popped it up on a light grey panel dry embossed with a star cuttlebug folder and sponged with Dusty Durango. The DP is from Basic Grey's Pyrus package, and to finish off the card I added a bit of rope.

Please head on over to see what my fellow crew members have created today!

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! :)

Other Challenges:
Cards for Men #22 - Anything Goes

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Texas Longhorns - KSS

Paper: Going Grey, Dusty Durango, Pyrus DP

Inks: See Above

Accessories: Star Embossing Folder, Sponge, Rope

God Understands our Prayers...

Hello! I have an Our Daily Bread Designs card for you today!

I used the sketch from this week's I Heart 2 Stamp. The sentiment is from the newly released Pray set from ODBD. The DP is from SEI Claire Collection. I then layered some ruffled faux suede and embossed pink ribbon from May Arts. To finish off the card, I added some white flourished pearls colored with a pink copic, three pink pearls and two flowers all from Zva Creative. I then sprayed the entire card with glimmermist.

Other Challenges I made this card for:

CCEE1042 - Ruffles

Stampin' Sisters in Christ 61 - Prayer

Our Creative Corner - The More Embelishments the Better!

Incy Wincy Designs 64 - Pink and Brown

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Pray - ODBD

Inks: Early Espresso

Paper: Early Espresso, Regal Rose, SEI Claire EP

Accessories: Faux Suede Ruffled and Embossed Pink Ribbon - May Arts; Beaded Oval Nestabilities; Flourished Pearls, half backed pearls and flowers from Zva Creative

MMSC76 - Noel!

It is Tuesday, which means time for another Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge!!

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.
Just have fun and come play with us :)

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*Our MMSC76 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

DRS Designs

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**Our October Monthly is....

*D' Amour Allure

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Now on to the deets for my card! I used this wonderful Noel image from DRS designs. I stamped it in Firebrick Red Distress ink, and colored the ribbon with copics. I then sponged the image panel with black soot Distress ink. The DP is from Basic Grey, the ribbon is from May Arts, the button is from Tim Holtz, and the black gem flourish is from Zva Creative!

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: DRS Designs

Inks: Firebrick Red, Black Soot Distress Inks and Copics

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Basic Grey DP

Accessories: Olive Ribbon, Vintage Button, Florished Black Gems

KSS Everything is Bigger in Tx!! :)

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday! Today is a special KSS Monday...it is a release day!! WaHoo...or really I should say YeeeeeeHaw!!! As I said in my post last week I went Mulit Step Stampin' in Texas in the beginning of the month and has such a blast! Since we headed to Texas this month's release is all about Texas! The new sets are as follows, and can be seen by clicking here:

Multi Step Cowboy Hat

Multi Step Cowboy Boots
Multi Step Cowboy Bluebonnets
Multi Step Texas Longhorn

I have two cards for you today using three of the four new sets! This first card uses the Cowboy Hat image! This is actually the card I provided for the ladies who attended the show to create on Friday!

The hat and gloves were stamped as follows: #4 - Rich Cocoa #3 - Rich Cocoa - stamp off 1x #2 - Desert Sand #1 - Desert Sand - stamp off 1x #5 - Imperial Purple. The sentiment was also stamped with Rich Cocoa. To finish off the card, I added some cream twill tape with some antique brass brads.

For my second card I used the Multi Step Boots and Multi Step Bluebonnets. The Boots were stamped as follows: #4 Chocolate Chip #3 Close to Cocoa #2 Close to Cocoa - stamp off 1x #1 Creamy Caramel #5 Early Espresso. The Bluebonnets were stamped with: #3 Brocade Blue, #2 Bashful Blue, #1 Tips of stamp inked with more mustard #4 Night of Navy. The green was stamped with #3 Always Artichoke #2 Old Olive #1 Mellow Moss.

The DP on this card is from Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers DP. The sentiment was stamped with Early Espresso directly onto the DP. To finish off the card, I added four large eyelets in each of the corners, and then framed the image in rope.

Please head on over to see what my fellow crew members have created today!

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! :)

Oh, and as I promised last week! I have a few pictures for you from the Multi Step Stamping workshop!!

The ladies all hard at work at the Saturday Workshop!

Here is a picture of the wonderful group of ladies who attended the workshop...unfortunately, not all the ladies who attended are in this photo...some had left by the time we remembered to take a photo!
My fellow Crew Members: In Back from left to right: Lynn, Kelly, Traci, Makiko, Front: Me, Maria!!

Thanks so much for visiting! Have a great week!

Connie

Card 1 Details:

Image: Cowboy Hat

Inks: See Above

Papers: Creamy Caramel, Bravo Burgundy, Vanilla

Accessories: Twill Tape, Brads

Card 2 Details:

Images: Cowboy Boots, Bluebonnets

Inks: See Above

Papers: Basic Grey Max and Whiskers, Early Espresso

Accessories: Large Eyelets, Rope

Garden Picket Fence

Hello! I made this card for a number of challenges...you can see the list below, but it was first and foremost made for this week's SNTODBD20 - to use embossing powder!! I decided to use the newly released Missing You set from Our Daily Bread Designs. I colored the image with copics and then did the faux cracked glass technique with ultra thick embossing powder. The background was created with the Wood background stamp, also from Our Daily Bread Designs.

To finish off the card, I added some ruffled brown ribbon layered with some crochet ribbon from May Arts, and antique button from Tim Holtz, and some flourished pearls from Zva Creative, which were colored brown with a copic marker!

Want to see even more inspiration! Head over to my fellow DT blogs!

Angie, Betty, Chris D, Grace and Marcelle

Other Challenges for this card:

2 Sketches 4 You - Sketch

Incy Wincy Designs - Faux it Up - Faux Cracked Glass and Faux Suede Ribbon

Stamps R Us - Nature Theme

Paper Sundaes - A Change of Season - Fall

Stamp, Srcap & Doodle - Halloween or Fall Card

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Missing You, Wood Background - ODBD

Inks: Copics, Memento Black, Walnut Stain distress ink

Paper: Kraft, Melon Mambo, White

Accessories: Brown Faux suede ruffled ribbon, crochet ribbon, Vintage Button, Flourished Pearls

MMSC75 - Melissa

Hello!! It is Tuesday...which can only mean time for another Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge!! WaHoo!! :)

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.
Just have fun and come play with us :)
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*Our MMSC weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

http://www.onestopcardcrafts.co.uk/

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**Our October Monthly is....

*D' Amour Allure

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Now, on to my card! The image on this card is the uber cute Melissa digi from D'Amour Allure! Isn't she just adorable! I colored her with copics, and the DP is from Basic Grey. To finish off the card, I added some pink dew drops, crystal butterflies and fun pastel fibers! Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!

Connie

Card Details:

Image: Melissa Digi - D'Amour Allure

Inks: Copics

Paper: White, Basic Grey DP, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive

Accessories: Dew Drops, Crystal Butterflies, Fibers

KSS - Ivy B-day!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! I'm baaaaaack!! I had an absolute BLAST this past weekend Multi-step stampin' in Houston!! I want to thank Maria for a wonderful time...such a treat to see the master of multi step stamping at work! :) Hugs to you Maria (and you too Traci (and Kelly) :))!! And to the other crew members who joined in the fun...Lynn and Makiko, it was just soooo nice meeting you!! Finally, to all you wonderful Texas ladies who joined in the fun...you are all the best, and I had such a great time watching you all have a great time!! Yes, I do have a few pictures, however, they are still on my camera! So, I hope to get them off soon and I will be sure to share them with you all! :)

Now on to my card...I decided to go clean and simple!! I don't do it often...I struggle with it...but really love the look of it! I created this card for this week's Crazy for Challenges #58, to create a birthday card!

The Ivy images were stamped with the following recipe: Step 3: Old Olive, Step 2: Old Olive Stamped off, Step 1: Mellow Moss, Step 4: Always Artichoke. I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Mulit Step Daisy set in Old olive, and then layered it on a lacey circle nestabilites. To finish off the card, I added some olive satin ribbon across the bottom with two little bows tied with the bow easy, and layered with a half back pearl!

Please head on over to see what my fellow crew members have created today!

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, have a great week!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Ivy, Multi Step Daisy - KSS

Inks: See Above,

Paper: Whisper White

Accessories: Olive Satin Ribbon - May Arts, Half Backed Pearls, Lacey Circle Nestabilties

Fall Leaves

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!! I have a quick post for you today! I made this card with four challenges in mind. This week's Curtin Call color challenge, the sketch is from this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch, this week's Stamping Sisters in Christ - to have nature on your card, and this week's Our Daily Bread Designs Spotlight Challenge - to use leaves on your creation!

For my card, that background was stamped with the newly released Wood Background and then sponged with a bit of Cajun craze ink. The leaves are from the Rand's Song set. They were stamped cut out and then sponged with Cajun Craze and More mustard inks. I then cut out the circle on the front of the card, which is framed with a lacey circle nestabilties, and the sentiment was stamped on the inside of the card. To finish off the card, I added some olive ribbon and two olive crystal brads!

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Randi's Song, Wood Background - ODBD

Inks: Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Black

Paper: Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Kraft, Old Olive, White

Accessories: Olive Ribbon, Crystal Brads, Lacey Ciicle Nestabilities

Happy Birthday Kelley!! :)

Today is the owner of Our Daily Bread Designs' birthday! Happy Birthday Kelley!! Today some of the design team members have decided to celebrate by creating a card for Kelley with some of her earlier sets!! The set I chose to use is the Flourished Christian Symbols set.

I decided to use the faux suede technique where I used some brown Liquid Applique rolled it on some white card stock with my brayer, and then used my heat gun to created the suede feel! I then stamped the image on the faux suede with black Stazon. The panel behind the image was dry embossed with a cuttlebug folder sponged with Walnut Stain Distress ink. The DP is from Basic Grey's Capella Package. To finish off the card, I added some crochet ribbon from May Arts layered with a bit of green satin ribbon.

Next and final stop of the hop is the ODBD blog!! If you would like to leave a birthday wish for Kelley, please comment the most current post there!!! Kelley, I hope you have a wonderful b-day!! :)

Connie

Card Details:

Image: Flourished Christian Symbols - ODBD
Inks: Stazon Black

Paper: Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, White, Basic Grey's Capella

Accessories: Crochet Ribbon - May Arts, Green Satin Ribbon, Liquid Applique, Brayer, Heat Gun

MMSC74 - Afternoon Walk!

It is Tuesday!! Which means...time for another Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge!! WaHoo!!

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.
Just have fun and come play with us :)
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*Our MMSC weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

Studio 313 Exclusive Creations

McMahon Five Design

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**Our October Monthly is....

D' Amour Allure

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Now, onto my card!! :) For my card this week, I used the Afternoon Walk image from D'Amour Allure! I love this vintage looking image. I colored it with copics, cut it out with my creative memories circle cutter and layered it on a lacey circle nestabiltieis. The DP in the background is from Basic Grey's Pyrus Package. To finish off the card, I added some crochet ribbon from May arts with a couple of ribbon antique brass ribbon sliders.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Image: Afternoon Walk - D'Amour Allure

Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Not Quite Navy, White, Basic Grey's Pyrus Package

Inks: Copics

Accessories: Crochet Ribbon from May Arts, Ribbon Sliders, Lacey Circles Nestabitlies

KSCC29 - Happy Halloween!!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! It is the first Monday of the month, which means it is time for another Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge!! This month's hostess is the always amazing Maki!! She is challenging us to create a Halloween card or project!! I decided to create a card! Additionally, I created this card with a few other challenges in mind. This week's Basic Grey Challenge - to use Sparkle, and the sketch is from Friday's Sketchers #122, and this week's Shabby Tea Room Challenge!

I started by stamping the moon from the Multi Step Owl and Autumn Moon set...the moon was stamped with Step 3: Going Grey Stamped off, Step 2: Basic Grey Stamped off, Step 1 Versamark covered with clear EP and heat embossed. However, before I stamped the versamark, I stamped the witch image in Basic Black from the Friends of the Moon set.

The image was cut out with my Creative Memories Circle cutter, and then layered on a beaded circle nestabilities. The image panel was then layered over two Labels Three nestabilities which were dry embossed with the divine swirls cuttlebug folder. The DP is from Basic Grey's Eerie package. To finish off the card, I added some glitter covered black brads, stickles on the beaded circle nestie, some double stitched black ribbon, and the sentiment which is from the Ready 4 Any Holiday set.

Please head on over to see what my fellow crew members have created today!

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 great week!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Owl & Autumn Moon, Friends of the Moon, Ready 4 Any Holiday - KSS

Paper: Basic Black, Perfect Plum, Basic Grey's Eerie Package

Inks: Basic Grey, Basic Black, Going Grey, Versamark

Accessories: Clear EP, Heat Gun, Ice Stickles, Black Brads, Double Stitched Black Ribbon

ODBD - October Release!!

Welcome to Our Daily Bread designs' October Release Blog Hop! If you got here from The Our Daily Bread Designs Blog, you are in the right place!

There will be three extraordinary prizes this month: Two Prizes of one free set, and ONE GRAND PRIZE of the entire OCTOBER BUNDLE!!! So be sure to complete the hop, and return to the ODBD Blog to leave a comment, telling us you:
1. Completed the hop
2. Left comments for each designer (mention namesof any you can't leave one for)
3. Answer the question posted there

The Hop will run Oct. 1 from 8am Eastern and end 8pm Eastern Oct. 2. The winners will be randomly selected from the commenters that complete the hop and answer the question on the ODBD Blog.

Now, onto my first card! This card uses the Full of Grace -Pray set...just wonderful sentiments in this set! This was my first attempt ever a creating a ribbon rose...boy are they fun...it will not be my last! :) To accent the rose, I used the spellbinders flourishes die, and added some pearls from Zva Creative. The DP is from Basic Grey's Capella Package, and the sketch I used is from last week's Friday's Sketchers Challenge, addtionally, this card was inspired by this week's Shabby Tea Room Challenge #29 - Pearls and Pastels!!

For my final card, I used the Missing You set. The image...LOVE IT...was colored with copics. The DP is from Basic Grey's Pyrus Package. The sketch for this card is from this week's Mojo Monday. To finish off the card, I added some fun orange fibers, and some orange crystal gems!

Now to continue on...hop on over to the ever so talented blog of Chris Olsen!! Thanks so much for visiting today!! Have a great weekend!!

Connie

Card Details:

Card 1:

Image: Full Of Grace - Prayer - ODBD

Inks: Mellow Moss

Paper: Bashful Blue, Mellow Moss, Basic Grey Capella DP, White

Accessories: Ribbon, Pearls, Spellbinders Floruish Die

Card 2:

Image: Missing You - ODBD

Inks: Copics, Memento Black

Paper: Dusty Durango, Not Quite Navy, White, Baisc Grey Pyrus

Accessories: Orange Fibers, Orange Gems