ODBD September Sneak Peek!!

WOW!! I can not believe it is September already!! Where has the year gone?? Anyway, the first of September marks another new release from Our Daily Bread Designs! For my card today, I have used the new Friends set.

I started by stamping the dragonfly flourished image and sentiment on velum with stazon black. I then placed the vellum over some dragonfly DP from BasicGrey's Wisteria collection. For the ribbon, I decided to heat/burn the edges of some organdy white ribbon to give the ribbon a distressed look. I also distressed all of the card stock edges. The blue background has been dry embossed with SU texturez mini polka dots, and then sponged with blue.

To finish off the card, I added some half pearls and a Tim Holtz grunge board dragonfly painted with dusty concord distress crackle paint and covered in some ice Stickles. Okay, so I think I may have gone a little overboard with all of the dragonflies...Oh well! :)

Check out what some of the bread sticks have created for today! Angie, Chris, Dawn, Deb, Grace, Lorelie, Sandee & Silke

Thanks so much for visiting today, and don't forget to come back on Thursday to see another new creation from ODBD!!

Connie

Card Details:

Image: Friendship - ODBD

Paper: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, BasicGrey Wisteria DP, Vellum

Inks: Stazon Black

Accessories: Half Pearls, Organdy Ribbon, Lighter, Grungeboard Dragonfly, Distress Crackle Paint, Stickles

LSC235, WT233, MMSC16 - Vintage Butterfly Gift Card Holder

My dear friend, Wendy is today's hostess for the LSC over on SCS...not only is she hostess today, but today is ALSO her birthday!!! Happy Birthday Wendy!!!!! In honor of her b-day she is challenging us to use some of her favorite things to make a gift card or money holder! What are her favorite things...well if any knows Wendy...you know about her butterfly challenge...she has made 104 cards for her son who has been over seas for two years. Yep! That is one butterfly card a week for two years! What dedication!! So she has challenged us to make sure to use a butterfly on our creation along with one of her favorite SU colors...Chocolate Chip!

I decided to create a gift card holder. You can find all the dimensions on this earlier post I did about a year ago on my blog. I also loved the WT challenge of on SCS yesterday which was to create something with a vintage feel...well I LOVE vintage, so I had to join in on that challenge. I also used the sketch on the from of my gift card from this week's MMSC16.

As you can see...I do not lack anything vintage! The wonderful ornate plate is from Tim Holtz collection. The butterfly is also Tim Holtz...a grungeboard butterfly that I painted with tattered rose distress crackle paint and then sponged with walnut stain distress ink. The DP is Classic K Margo from K and Co. This double sided paper is just perfect for a project like this. In fact, the inside of the DP already had the fun flowers on it, so I did not have to do a thing to decorate the inside of my card!

To finish off the card, I added the sentiment which is from Innovative Stamp Creations Plumeria Flowers sheet, three different fun hot pink fibers, and some antique gold brads.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Plumeria Flowers - ISC

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, K and Co. DP

Inks: Rose Red, Walnut Stain and Tea Dyed Distress Ink

Accessories: Grungeboard, Distress Crackle Paint - Tattered Rose, Hot Pink Fibers, Ornate Plates - Tim Holtz

LSC234 & MOJOTERESA - Quite Waters

I made this card for LSC234 - Can't help Lovin' Dat Man - to make a masculine card for teens and/or adults! I also used the Mojo Monday sketch which was posted Wednesday by DT member Teresa!

I just LOVE this Quiet Waters set from Our Daily Bread Designs! This image is just so peaceful and calming. For this card, I stamped this deer image with Walnut Stain Distressed on kraft paper. For the border on the side, and running behind the image, I used some Walnut Stain Distress Crackle Paint. The DP is from the Deja View Timeless collection, and the card is finished off with some Tim Holtz metal corner and metal charm.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Quite Waters - ODBD

Paper: Soft Suede, Kraft, Deja View Timeless DP

Inks: Walnut Stain Distress Ink - Ranger

Accessories: Walnut Stain Distress Crackle Paint - Range, Deckle Nestabilities, Twine, Metal Corner & Metal Charm - Tim Holtz

Kitchen Sink Monday - Tickled Pink!!

Hehehe!! I just LOVE these little piggies!! How cute are they!! Happy Kitchen Sink Monday! Today, as you can see, I have decided to create a card using the newly released Multi Step Ducks and Pigs.

When I stamped these little piggies, I decided I needed to create a home for them on my card. So I came up with this little pigpen! The "wooden poles" were created with Tea Dyed distress crackle paint from ranger, and I strung the fence up with some hemp twine. The background was created by sponging and masking. The pigs were stamped with pink pirouette, pretty in pink and going gray, cut out, and then placed in their new home. I think they like it...in fact, I think they are "tickled pink" about it. LOL!!

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!!Hope you have a great day!!Thanks so much for visiting today!! Have a great week!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Ducks and Pigs

Paper: Whisper White, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Candy Lane DSP

Inks: Baja Breeze, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Going Gray

Accessories: Tea Dyed Distress Crackle Paint, Pink Ribbon, Spiral Clip, Hemp Twine, Oval Punches

Framed Hibiscus - Another ISC Sneak Peek!

I promised you yesterday for some more Innovative Stamp Creations sneak peeks, and I am delivering!! Today's card uses the new Hibiscus sheet, which will be available on June 8th!!! Isn't this flower sooo pretty!

The sketch for this card is from MMSC#4...such a fun sketch! I really loved the frame portion of this sketch, so I broke out some Tim Holtz grungeboard, and covered it with scattered straw distress paint, and distressed it even more with some scattered straw and peeled paint distress inks. The image was stamped in Palette Black in, colored with copics and distress again with scattered straw and peeled paint distress ink.

The demask background was created with the Heidi Swapp demask mini mask. To get the opposite portion of the masked inked with the yellow color, I placed the mask on some glossy white paper in different areas and sponged some ranger watermark ink around the mask. Once it was completely dry (and yes...it too a long time to dry...I even hit it a few times with my heat gun...but did not use it too much because I did not want to scorch the glossy paper) I sponged scatter straw and peeled paint distress ink all over the paper. The dried watermark ink created a resist to the ink! Very fun!! A wonderful resist technique, only without using clear embossing powder!

To finish off the card, I added the sentiment with my oval SU punches, some so saffron ribbon, and circle metal family and friends sayings.

Come on back tomorrow for even more sneak peeks!! Thanks so much for visiting!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Hibiscus - ISC
Paper: White, Glossy White, Grungeboard, Bella Rose DSP, So Saffron, Kiwi Kiss
Inks: Ranger Watermark, Peel paint distress ink, Scattered straw distress ink, Palette Black, Copics
Accessories: Saffron Ribbon, Oval Punches, Circle metal family and friends sayings, sponge dauber, Tim Holtz distressing tool.

ISC Blog Challenge C24 - Boxes Galore!

I got to play with three different paper mache boxes today for Innovative Stamp Creation's Blog Challenge C24. These boxes are just so fun to work with...so many possiblities!! I used three different mediums to cover each of the boxes. One with DP, one with crackle paint and one with distress ink.

This first box's base was covered with black card stock and the cover with Teresa Collins designer paper from her documented collection.

I then added the black satin bow to the top, and the sentiment and frame image (from the Open the Door sheet) connected to the base.

The second box was covered with faded jeans distress crackle paint, and then I stamped, colored and cut out the three butterflies from ISC Art 4 Fames II sheet. I finished off the box by covering the butterflies with Ranger's Glassy accents, to make them a bit sturdier, and poped them up with a glue dot on the box.

This last box was sponged with Dusty Concord Distress Ink, and then I stamped the flower image from the You're Special sheet with Palette Black ink. I then stamped the sentiment (also from You're Special) on white paper, distressed with more dusty concord ink, punched it out with a large oval punch, layered it on the scalloped oval punch, and popped it up on the box with some dimentionals.

Innovative Stamp Release Today AND BLOG CANDY!! :)

I have a few more cards to show you today in honor of Innovative Stamp Creations March release today!!

This first card is made with the Open the Door stamp sheet. I just love, love, love this door!! For mine, I started with a piece of grungeboard, and then painted it with some tea died crackle paint. I then stamped the door image over the crackle paint with some Palette Black ink. Next, I created a little window in my door by cutting a small square into the top of my door, and adding some clear acetate for the "window glass". I then added a Tim Holtz hitch embellishment as a door knob...looks just like one!!

For the inside, I stamped the sentiment so it would show through my window, and then in the corner, I added the flower and butterfly image. I finished off the card by distressing all the edges. Such a fun card!!

For my second card today, I used the Passion Flower stamp sheet. This sheet comes with both a large and small passion flower, and for today's card I used the smaller image. I saw this sketch on the Sketches {by Tamera} blog, and thought it would be just perfect with this smaller flower image!

I colored my flower with some reinkers and a blender pen, the DSP I used is Parisian Breeze from SU...love this thicker specialty paper!! I then added a bit of ribbon, the sentiment and three crystal brads under the sentiment.

Okay, now as the title of my post suggested, I am giving away some BLOG CANDY!! Just post a comment below telling me which of the four new stamp sets is your favorite, and you will have a chance to win the Passion Flower stamp set! The four new sets are: Open the Door, You're Special, Sayings, and Passion Flower! If you scroll down my blog you can see some card samples done with each stamp set, or head over to the Innovative Stamp Creations blog for even more samples. How cool is that!! Nothing better then free rubbah!! I will keep this blog candy open through next Tuesday, March 17th (please post by midnight EST)...and come back Wednesday, March 18th to see if you have won! :)

Card #1 Details:

Stamps: Open the Door

Paper: Grungeboard, Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal, Really Rust

Inks: Palette Black

Accessories: Crackle Paint, Tim Holtz hitch, craft knife, heat tool

Card #2 Details:

Stamps: Passion Flower

Paper: Parisian Breeze DSP, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, White

Inks: Baja Breeze reinker, old olive, Palette Black

Accessories: Blender Pen, Crystal Brads, Ribbon

ISC Blog Challenge #22!

Today's blog challenge over on the Innovative Stamp Creation's Blog - It's all in the Suitcase!! I made a valentines card for my DH along with a matching tag for this totally adorable suitcase!

For the card, I used the Assemblage stamp set. I stamped the background stamp with some walnut stain distress ink on some pink pirouette paper. I then distressed the background with some sponged walnut stain ink and a Tim Holtz distressing tool.

For the heart, I used a grungeboard heart from the elements package. I covered the heart with some tattered rose crackle paint. Once that dried, I used the heart image from the Assemblage stamp set and stamped in with walnut stain distress ink. I placed the heart on top of a piece of chocolate chip DP and tore and sponged the edges. Then I added a Tim Holtz word key (with the word "heart" on it) over the top of the grungeboard heart.

I then finished off the card with the sentiment (also from Assemblage) which is also distressed and sponged with walnut stain distress ink. Oh! How could I forget the corner embellishments! I used some Tim Holtz brads and washers, and then hammered them a bit to dent them.

For the totally ADORABLE suitcase (which you can also get from ISC), I made a matching tag with the same background stamp with walnut stain distress ink on some more pink pirouette paper. I then added a Tim Holtz key hole backed by some DP, and the sentiment.

Now for the fun part! This adorable suitcase is just the perfect size for a gift card (as you can see here, my DH is getting one from Home Depot...not sure if the gift card is more for him or me since he will probably be buying stuff for the "honey-do" list I have for him, LOL!!) I also added some caramel filled treasure candies for instant gratification! :)

Project Details:
Images: Assemblage - ISC

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Bella Rose DSP
Inks: Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Accessories: Tattered Rose Distress Crackle Paint, Chocolate Chip Twill, Grungeboard, Tim Holtz Word Key and Key Hole. Small Suitcase

ISC January Release!!!

I have some very exciting news...you may know that I was a spot guest creative architect for Innovative Stamp Creations for the months of November and December...well, I have asked by Betsy to continue on a permanent basis!!! How exciting is that!! What better way to get going then with a couple of projects with the new January release!

The above card was made with the Refections set...love this butterfly!!! When I saw it, I immediately thought of making a suspension card. I started by stamping the image in black, colored it with copic markers, and cut it out (the new largest circle punch from SU punches the whole out of the inner circle perfectly)! I used the canvas image for the background, along with some walnut stain distress ink sponged on the edges. I suspended the sentiment within the circle with some linen twine. I then finished the card off with some so saffron twill from SU.

Card Details:

Images: Reflections - ISC

Paper: So Saffron, Close to Cocoa, Bordering Blue

Ink: Basic Black, Copics, Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: So Saffron Twill, Linen Twine

I made this 4" x 4" minibook with the AlterIt! set from the minibook series. This is only the second time I have used my bind-it-all, and I am soooo loving it!

The front and back are made with plain grungeboard. I started out by using some Scattered Straw distress crackle paint. Once it was dry, I stamped the corner image with some Pallette Noir ink. I then sponged a little pine needles distress ink on the edges of cover. For the sentiment, I stamped it in black on a piece of white card stock. I then sponged scattered straw and pine needles distress ink over it. Next, I adhered it to some plain grungeboard and cut it out.

For the closure, I used a hinge from a package of elements grungeboard. For a little sparkle, I added some scattered straw distress stickles, used some brads to hold it on the back and a Tim Holtz snap to hold it on the front.

I then finished it off with some cream taffeta ribbon sprayed with a little glimmer mist to give it some added sparkle.

Minibook Details:

Images: AlterIt! - ISC

Paper: Grunge board, White Card stock

Ink: Pallette Noir, Pine Needles distress ink, Scattered Straw distress ink

Accessories: Bind-it-all, scattered straw distress crackle paint, Tim Holtz snap, scattered straw distress stickles, brads, ribbon, glimmer mist.

LSC197 - Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!!

I made this card earlier this morning, but ran out of time and could not add it until now. Today's LSC197 on SCS was indeed limiting. We could only use snowflakes (snowflake images, die cuts, DSP, embossing folders, etc). The colors had to be monochromatic, we had to add some sparkle somewhere, and the sentiment could only be one word. I do believe I have captured all three in this card.

I started out with a cuttlebug snowflake die cut, I tried to cut some grungeboard with it, but it is really just too thick, so I ended up trimming the last layer of Grungeboard with my scissors. I do know, however, that the snow flake die cuts from SU would be able to cut the grungeboard, so that is just and FYI for anyone interest.

Once I had the snowflake cut out, I painted it with some faded jeans distress crackle paint, then I took my ranger inking tool and added some pearl mixative over the dried crackle paint. To finish off the snowflake I then rubbed a light coat of ice stickles over the top and added the clear crystal brad in the center.

The snowflake DSP is from SU's ski slope package, and I also added a few more snowflake on the card with the snowflake cuttlebug embossing folder.

I then finished off the card with some double stitched blue bayou ribbon.

This card was very fun to do...I am having a blast working with grungeboard and paints...a whole new world of stamping for me!!

Card Details:
Images: Warm Word for sentiment
Paper: Whisper White, Blue Bayou
Ink: Blue Bayou
Accessories: Distress Crackle Paint, Ranger Pearl Mixative alcohol ink, Ice Stickles, Crystal Brad, Baja Breeze Ribbon, Grungeboard, Snowflake Embossing folder, Snowflake die cut.

WT190 - I Think I am Cracking Up and I Love It!!

I made this card for WT190, where we were to use a means of cracking...such as the cracked glass technique. I decided to break out some of the Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint that I got a while back and totally forgot about. Now that I have used it I will NOT be forgetting about it again! Boy is it fun and easy to use!!

It is hard to really tell from the picture, but I used the tea dyed distress crackle paint on the bottom portion of the card. The top portion was run through the big shot with the distressed lines embossing folder (you really can not see that very well in the picture, but trust me, it is there).

The image and sentiment are stamped in chocolate chip on confetti cream paper, and all of the edges are distressed. To finish off the card, I added some twill tape, fringed the edges, and stuck it on with some antique brass brads.

Card Details:
Image: Nature Silhouettes
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy, Confetti Cream
Inks: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Distress Crackle Paint, distressing tool, twill tape, antique brass brads, distressed lines embossing folder