Prayers and Blessing for your Home!

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop. If you got here from The Our Daily Bread Designs blog you are in the right place!  This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop For the Love of Family! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD blog for full list of links. One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until Wednesday, November 21st at 6 pm. Enjoy all the beautiful designs featuring For the Love of Family!

For my card today, I have used the Bless this House set.  Here I stamped the house in black and distressed the image panel with Old Paper and Barn Door Distress inks.  I then paired the image with some wonderful Basic Grey Holidy DP.  The background panel was dry emobssed with an SU emobssing folder.  To finish off the card, I added some ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store!

Time to hop on over to your next stop...Deb amazing blog!!  You are going to love what she has for you today!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

Connie

KSS New Release - Mother's Camio

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday! There is lots of excitment in the kitchen this morning. Why, you may ask...well...today marks a new rlease from Kitchen Sink Stamps! Four new sets!! You are gonna love them all! Today I have used one of the new sets for my card. I just LOVE this mulit step Cameo set!! So perfect for some wonderful vintage Mother's Day Cards!

Here I stamped the image with the following inks: Step 1: Antique Linen distress stamped off; Step 2: Antique Linen distress ink; Step 3: Tea Dyed distress ink; Step 4: Brushed Courderoy distress inks and Step 5: Walnut Stain ditress ink. I then punched the image out with my wide oval punch from Stampin Up, and layered it on a lacey oval nestbilties from Spellbinders. I then paired the image with some prima DP, some pleated ribbon and crochet ribbon both from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, and an antique metal corner plate from Tim Holtz.

Now, you are gonna want to head on over to my fellow Crew Member's blogs to see what wonderful cards they have created today with the new sets!

Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

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PLUS.... the Kitchen Sink Stamps Rewards Program is now in place!! Here are the deets: Buy 10 stamps of one size, get the 11th of the same size FREE. (Must must be registered to participate in KSS's Rewards Program. Rewards have no expiration date. Rewards are earned with every purchase. Rewards are accumulable.)

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

Connie

Not Forgetten!

Hello! I have a quick card for you today! I just LOVE this wonderful new set from Our Daily Bread Designs called Not Forgotten!

Here I have stamped the image along with the Old Flag background stamp on some very vanilla paper and colored portion of it with copic markers. This wonderful sketch is from this week's Card Positioning Systems (CPS). I decided to tear the edges of the background flag, and distress the edges of the image to give it all a worn look. I then added the sentiment, which was stamped on some vellum and simply placed over the image. Finally, I added a bit of Flag Twill ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store.

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

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Not Forgotten, Old Flag background - ODBD
Inks: Memento Black, Copics, Tea Dye Distressed Ink
Paper: Real Red, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Distressing tool, Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store

Father's Pocketwatch

It's FRIDAY!!! Wahoo!! Friday means time for another sketch over on the Kitchen Sink Stamps Forum!! Here is Today's FSCC07, we would love it if you can play along!

I sooo love this new pocket watch image from the Kitchen! I stamped the pocket watch as follows: Step 1: Tea Dye, Step 2: Frayed Burlap, Step 3: Walnut Stain distress inks! I then sponged the image panel with a bit more of the inks.

The DP is from SEI, and the base panel was dry embossed with the clock works cuttlebug folder, and sponged just a bit! I then finished off the card by adding a gear/sprocket, game spinner and antique brass brads from Tim Holtz.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Father's Pocket watch - KSS

Paper: Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, SEI DP, White

Inks: See Above

Accessories: Tim Hotlz gear and game spinner, antique brass brads, clockworks cuttlebug folder

Hope is an Anchor

Hello! Today's card uses a few different ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store! First, the burgundy silk ribbon going across the top of the card, and tied in a bow is actually 1 1/4" wide, but I did not want it that wide for this card, so I placed scor-tape on one side length wise across the ribbon and folded it in half. I then tied a smaller bow with the full 1 1/4" ribbon. Next, I used Moss Green Leaves trim with the small flowers from Zva Creative going across my card.

The verse on this card is from the newly released Anchor set from Our Daily Bread Designs. The sentiment panel was then distressed with Scattered Straw and Antique Linen distress inks to match the DP, which is from Basic Grey's Curio package.

Thanks so much for visiting! Have a wonderful day!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Anchor - ODBD

Inks: Firebrick red, Scattered straw and Antique Linen Distress inks.

Paper: White, Early Espresso, Basic Grey Curio DP

Accessories: Ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Zva Creative Pearls, sponges

The Lord is Your Anchor!

Hello everyone! Welcome to the February Our Daily Bread designs Release "Taking a Leap of Faith" Blog Hop!

If you got here from Sandee's Blog then you are in the right place! If not you should go to the Our Daily Bread designs Blog to start from the beginning so you don't miss anything! The Hop will run from 8am Eastern Feb. 1 to 8pm Feb. 2. The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Feb. 3. For all the fun blog hop details be sure to visiting the ODBD Blog!

Now onto my card! I so love the wonderful sets being released this month...they will make beautiful masculine cards for sure! For my card today I have used the Anchor set. The image was stamped with black memento ink and colored with copics. I then cut it out with my creative memories circle cutter and layered it on a beaded circle nesatbilites. The background layer was stamped with the new He Shall be Called background stamp, and then torn and inked with walnut stain distress ink for some added distressing. To finish off the card I added some rope across the top!

Now hop on over to Lorelie's amazing blog for even more inspiration!!

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Anchor, He Shall be Called Background - ODBD

Paper: Early Espresso, Bashful Blue, Kraft

Inks: Bashful Blue, Walnut Stain Distress ink, Memento Black, Copics

Accessories: Rope, Sponge

Fishing Net or Jute Ribbon? :)

Hello! Boy did I have fun with today's card. I so love this Cream Jute Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store! When I first saw it I immediately thought of a fishing net, then Our Daily Bread Designs stamps came out with these wonderful Christian Fish symbol stamps that will be released on February 1st, and I saw a perfect match! LOL!!

Here I stamped the image on crumb cake/kraft paper and then distressed it with some walnut stain distress ink. The background panel was stamped with the fish background stamp (also from ODBD to be released Feb. 1st), and also distressed. I then placed the wonderful cream jute ribbon over the background, and the fish image over the jute ribbon! Simple, yet powerful! :)

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

Connie

Card Details:

Image: Christian Fish Symbol - Jesus - ODBD

Paper: Kraft/crumb cake, soft suede, early espresso

Inks: Walnut stain distress ink

Accessories: Antique Brass Brads, Cream Jute Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store, distressing tool, sponge

So Sorry!

I made this card for three challenges this week...the sketch is from Mojo Monday's challenge 155. Additionally, this card meets the requirements for this week's ODBDSLC28 - Forgotten embellishments...brads, eyelets or buttons. I used both brads and and eyelet on my card! Finally, it meets this week's Stamping Sisters in Christ #55 - to create a card that dipicts water.

The image is from the newly released Never Thirst from Our Daily Bread Designs. The image was colored with copics, cut out with my circle cutter and sponged with old paper distress ink. The DP is from Basic Grey. To finish off the card, I added some twill, brads and an eyelet on the tag.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Quite Waters - ODBD

Inks: Copics, Memento Black, Old Paper distress ink

Paper: Not Quite Navy, Basic Grey DP, White

Accessories: Pewter Brads, Pewter Eyelet, Twill Tape

ODBD - September Blog Hop!!

Wow, so hard to believe that it is September 1st already! Well, along with the 1st of the month comes the next Our Daily Bread Designs Release, and boy is it a wonderful on this month!!

If you came from Debi's Blog you are in the right place, if not or if you get lost along the way or any links are broken, just return to the ODBD Blog for the full list of links!

We hope you enjoy this months sets as much as we do!!! This month Kelley is giving away THREE Gift Certificates of one $15, one $20.00, and one $25.00 toward stamps at the ODBD Store! To make it a little more fun ... the prizes are hidden on three different blogs and you won't know which ones, so be sure to leave a comment on each DT blog, because three blog owners will be choosing a winner from their commenters now through Sept 2, 8pm Eastern! So grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the hop! Be sure to return to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment there that you completed the hop and left comments for everyone, noting there if there were any you could not comment on. The hop will close at 8pm eastern tomorrow night (Sept 2). The winners will be announced Saturday, September 4th on the ODBD Blog!

Now on to my card!! For today's card, I used the new set called Never Thirst! LOVE this wonderful image!! I colored it with copics, and paired it with some Basic Grey DP. The sketch is from this week's I heart 2 stamp. To finish off the card, I added the sentiment, the Tim Holtz Photo Corner, and antique brass brads!

Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoyed my projects today. From here, hop over to the ever talented Julies blog for even more inspiration!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Never Thirst - ODBD

Inks: Copics, Momento Black, Tea Die & Walnut Stain Distress Inks

Paper: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, Basic Grey DP

Accessories: Antique Brass Brads, Circle Punches, Tim Holtz Photo Corner

MMSC69 - Mockingbird Lane!

It is Tuesday, which means time for another Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge...this weeks MMSC69 can be seen here below!!

"YOUR CHOICE"

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

For my card, I used the new Mockingbird Lane image from Sunshine and Giggles...how fun is this image! I had the theme song to the Musters in my head the entire time I was making this card!! LOL!!

The image was colored with copics, and I added a bit of glassy glaze over the windows, and sponged the image panel with Pumice Stone and Tea Die Distress inks. The base layer of the panel was cut out with the spellbinders lotus pendent die. The bat DP is from Making Memories Spooky Alley package. The base panel was dry embossed with the divine swirls cuttlebug folder, and then I outlined the swirls with some stickels. To finish off the card, I added some black glittery brads, distressed all the edges of the card, and added the sentiment (which is computer generated)!

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Mockingbird Lane - Sunshine and Giggles

Paper: Basic Black, Going Grey, Making Memories Spooky Alley DP

Inks: Copics, Pumice Stone and Tea Die Distress Ink

Accessories: Distressing tool, Stickels, Divine Swirls Embossing Folder, Glitter Black Brads, Lotus Pendent Die - Spellbinders

Love You - Rose

Hello! I soooo love this vintage rose image from Priscillastyles! If you are not aware of the Crafter's Digital Art Center...you really must check it out. This image is a freebie from the Priscillastyles digi group...become a member and join her group, and you to can have this image!! I colored it with copics, added some tiny brown pearls and sponged the panel with Victorian rose distress ink. The image was then cut out with a labels 11 nestabitities.

The sketch is from this week's C4C51...I really love all the background panels on this sketch! So fun! For mine, I layered some embroidered white and pink ribbons behind my main image panel...which is all over a piece of Tim Holtz DP! To finish off the card, I added the sentiment (which is from SU's Fancy Flexible Phrases) and some tiny pink roses from Zva Creative!

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

Hugs!

Connie

Card Details:

Image: Rose - PS

Ink: Copics, Victorian Rose Distress Ink

Paper: Tim Holtz DP, Early Espresso, White

Accessories: White and ink embroidered ribbon from May Arts, White Satin Ribbon, Tiny Brown Pearls and Pink Roses from Zva Creative, Label 11 Nestabilties, Sponges

SC295 - Have a Safe Trip!

Wow!! I think it has been forever since I have done a challenge over on SCS...where have I been!! Well for today's card, I decided that I would use today's Sketch Challenge - SC295. A simple sketch, but perfect for this Steamer Trunk from Priscillastyles Digis!

I colored the image with copics, and then sponged the image panel (and sentiment) with Rusty Hinge Distress ink. The DP is from Basic Grey's Max and Whisker's package, the photo corner and brads are from Tim Holtz, and the crochet ribbon is from May Arts!

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Steamer Trunk - Priscillasyles Digi

Inks: Copics, Rusty Hinge Distress Ink

Paper: Early Espresso, Max and Whiskers DP

Accessories: Crochet Ribbon - May Arts, Tim Holtz photo corner and brads

MOJO152 - Flying Doves

I made this card using this week's MOJO Monday sketch #152. Such a fun sketch! The image is from Priscillastyles digi images, which was colored with light grey copics, and then sponged with stormy sky distress ink. The background "DP" was also created with a digi image from Priscilastyles...I printed the Floral Bead Flourish in Grey, and then sponged over it with more stormy sky distess ink. I then punched the top with the SU eyelet border punch. To finish off the card, I added some tiny blue gems from Zva Creative, and some light blue crinkled satin ribbon from May Arts.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Flying Birds and Floral Bead Flourish - Priscillasytles

Paper: Basic Grey and White

Inks: Stormy sky distress ink

Accessories: Zva Creative Gems, Blue crinkled satin ribbon - May Arts

ODBDSLC22 - DTGD - As For My House...

Happy Weekend!! I hope you are having a good one! I made this card for not only today's Our Daily Bread Designs ODBDSLC22 Distress it, but I also combined it with three Dare to Get Dirty challenges from over on SCS! The challenges I used for this card are as follows: DTGD10justwritedesigns02, DTGD10SweetMissDaisy, and DTGD10kmahany.

For my card, I have used the new Bless this House set from Our Daily Bread Designs. I stamped the image with walnut stain distress ink, cut it out with a spellbinders labels 10 nestabilities, and distressed with more walnut stain and fire brick distress inks.

The background was dry embossed, and then sponged with walnut stain distress inks. The DP is from Basic Greys Indian Summer package. I then added the sentiment (also distressed), photo corner with red gems, and brown grosgrain ribbon.

Thank you so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful weekend!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Bless This House - ODBD

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Very Vanilla, Basic Grey Indian Summer DP

Inks: Walnut stain and Fire Brick Distress Inks

Accessories: Photo Corner Punch, Red Gems, Brown Grosgrain ribbon, Sponges, Cuttlebug Folder

More Dirty Challenges - Our Daily Bread!

Hello! I am so happy that I got to play some more Dirty Girl Challenges over on SCS. The challenges used for this card are as follows: DTGD10notimetostamp - to use at least 2 -3 different patterns on your card; DTGD10rainy - to use this sketch...which I flipped 180 degrees; and DTGD10AmberDawn01 - to add texture to your card!

The image for this card is from the Our Daily Bread set from Our Daily Bread Designs. I stamped the verse with Walnut Stain Distress Ink, and then stamped the wheat with Antique Linen Distress Ink. The edges were then distressed with some more of each inks. The DP is from Basic Grey's Capella package. The background was dry embossed with a cuttlebug folder, and then distressed with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

To finish off the card, I added some satin caramel colored ribbon...the bow tied with the bow easy, and some brown half backed pearls from Zva Creative.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Our Daily Bread - ODBD

Inks: Antique Linen and Walnut Stain Distress Inks

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Kraft, and Basic Grey Capella DP

Accessories: Caramel Satin Ribbon, Half Backed Pearls - Zva Creative, Cuttlebug folder

MMSC63 - Thank You for Your Hospitality!

Hello!! I made this card for this week's Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge MMSC63. I also combined this with some Dare to Get Dirty Challenges...wow, what great challenges the Dirt Pile on SCS has come up with! This card fits into the following challenges: DTGD10kittie747 - to find something lost in your stamp room and use it...here on my card it is the pink thin ribbon and DTGD10gbedwright - to strut your stuff...use some old and new stuff all from your stamp room...I have lots of new stuff on this card: the flowers from Zva Creative, the spellbinders die, and Tim Holtz DP!

The image I chose is from The Living Bread set from Our Daily Bread Designs! I stamped it with Victorian Velvet Distress ink, cut it out with one of the Label 11 nestabilities and then sponged some more with Victorian Velvet. The DP is also from Tim Holtz line. To finish off the card, I added some think pink satin ribbon and zva creative flowers. Oh and the side was punched with the botanical punch from Martha Stewart.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: The Living Bread - ODBD

Inks: Victorian Velvet Distress ink, Walnut Stain Distress ink

Paper: Whisper White, Time Holtz DP

Accessories: Pink Satin Ribbon, Zva Creative Flowers, Botanical Punch - Martha Stewart

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

SNTODBD8 - Distressed Tools

Hello! Today, I made this card for this week's Stamping in time with ODBD #8! The hostess for this challenge is Marcelle Schauer. Marcelle is giving us challenge choices! We can choose either to use brads or colored pencils. Now if you are feeling a little adventurous, you can do both!

The image is from Our Daily Bread Design's Father's Day set. I colored it with my SU! water color pencils. I then distressed the panel by crumpling it up, dragging it over distressed Tea Die inks, and sponging the edges with both Tea Die and Walnut Stain Distress inks. I used the same technique on the base layer as well, only with a piece of creamy caramel card stock.

To finish off the card, I distressed all the layers with my Tim Holtz distressing tool, and added the brads across the top of the image.

To see some more sample cards, you can head over to some of my fellow DT members blogs!

Angie, Betty, Debi, Fran, Patter, & Sabrina

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Happy Father's Day - ODBD

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Creamy Caramel, Natruals White

Inks: Tea Die, Walnut Stain Distress inks, craft black ink

Accessories: Clear EP, Sponges, Brads, Distressing Tool

ODBD - Sneak Peek Time!! Happy Father's Day!

Yep!! It is that time again, time to start showing some sneak peeks of the wonderful sets that Our Daily Bread Designs has coming out for you in the month of April. The set I have used today is called Happy Father's Day!. Love this old fashioned looking tool box!

To keep with the old fashion look on my card, all the of the edges have been distressed with my Tim Holtz distressing tool, and Tea Die and Walnut stain distress inks. The sentiment panel was distressed even more by running it through the distressed lines cuttlebug embossing folder. To give the image some color, but keep the softness, I stamped it with Walnut Stain Distress ink and colored the toolbox with some red chalks. To finish it off, I added a Tim Holtz spinner and gear and a few additional brads.

Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Be sure to come back on Thursday for the official release party! :)

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Happy Father's Day - ODBD

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Kraft

Inks: Walnut Stain, Tea Die Distress inks

Accessories: Stampin Pastels/chalks, Tim Holtz spinner and gear, Brads, Tim Holtz distressing tool, sponges.

MMSC45 & ODBDSLC6 - Happy Spring!!

I made this card with two challenges in mind. This week's MMSC45 - what a fun sketch, and ODBDSLC6 - Think Spring and New Life...to may a springy card.

For my spring card, I decided to use the newly released Easter Blessings from Our Daily Bread Designs I started by stamping the lily of the valley image with Pealed Paint Distress ink. I then cut the image up for the brick wall look, and distressed all the edges with both Shabby Shutters and Tea Die distress inks. The DP on the base of the card is from Basic Grey's Origins DP. To finish off the card, I added a few light green gems and some olive satin ribbon.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Easter Blessings

Paper: Chocolate Chip. Old Olive, Origins DP, Confetti Cream

Inks: Tea Die, Shabby Shutters, Pealed Paint distress inks

Accessories: Light Green Gems, Olive Ribbon