Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! Have a another card this week using one of the newly released sets! This mini mulit step Cherry set is just too fun!
Here I have stamped the cherry with the following inks: Step 1: Pretty In Pink, Step 2: Regal Rose, and Step 3: Rose Red. The stem was stamped with Certainly Celery. I then layered the image on a lacey circle nestabilities. I then used the Grand Scalloped Circle nestabilities for the card base. To finish off the card, I used some fun Bo Bunny DP, ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, and pearls from Zva Creative.
Now, please head on over to my fellow Crew Member's blogs to see what wonderful cards they have created today!

Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Also, don't forget about our 10% discount on your entire KSS purchase!! Get 10% off your order: CLICK HERE!

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

Connie

ODBD 4th Anniversary Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs 4th Anniversary Special Design Team Edition Release Blog Hop! If you got here from Becca's AMAZING Blog, you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the ODBD Blog so you are sure to not miss anyone! If any links are lost along the way, you can always get the entire list of links from the ODBD Blog as well! For all the deets on the hop and the prizes you can win be sure to visit the ODBD Blog!!

Now, onto my card for today! Here I used the sentiment I requested for a stamp! It is part of the new Sentiments Collection set! I thought this sentiment would be perfect for the many birthday cards I make! I really love to make circle cards, and the Grand Scalloped Circle Nestabilties cut with the Grand Calibur cutting machine is just perfect for

just this type of card! Here I stamped the sentiment and then cut it out with a label nestabilities. I then finished it off with some wonderful Prima Madaline 6x6 DP and some Zva Creative pearl flourishes and paper flowers!

Now I will send you to the next stop on the hop to Rosemary's Wonderful Blog!! Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful weekend!

Connie

The Fullness of His Grace

I have an all around frilly card for you today! What better ribbon to use on a frilly card, then some crochet ribbon. Here I have used some Abigail White Crochet Lace from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store! There are all sorts of Crochet lace to chose from in the store, so head on over and give it a look!

The wonderful Scripture and flower frame image is newly released from Our Daily Bread Designs. I colored the image with copics, cut it out with a labels 18 nestabilities, and then sprayed it with some pink glimmermist! The DP is from Basic Grey, the flowers and gems are from Zva Creative, and to finish off the card, I added a pearl stick pin.

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

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Scripture Series 2 & Flower Border - ODBD
Inks: Memento Black, Copics
Paper: Rose Red, White, Basic Grey DP
Accessories: Spellbinder Label 18 nestabilties, Grand Calibur, Zva Creative Flowers and gems, Pearl Stick Pin, Glimmermist.

RRR Blog Hop! Love is the Thread...

Hello, and welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog hop! If you are here from Misty's wonderful blog, you are in the right place. If not, hop on over to the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog to start the hop!



This month's ribbon club assortment has me feeling blue...not sad...instead it has inspired me to create some blue creations! Here I have used the wonderful crochet ribbon along with the dark blue thin grosgrain ribbon. What a wonderful combination! I have paired them with the newly released Flower Border and Swen With Love sentiment sets from Our Daily Bread Designs. Both the image and the sentiment were cut out with a labels 18 nestabilities.

Now to head on your way for today's hop...you will want to hop on over to Angi's amazing blog! You will not be disappointed!

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

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Flower Border, Sew with Love - ODBD
Inks: Memento Black, Copics, Pacific Point
Paper: Basic Grey, Whisper White
Accessories: Ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Label 18 nestabilities, Grand Calibur machine, Martha Stewart Butterfly punch.

Sew Thankful!

Hello! I have a quick card for you today! I really love this wonderful new set from Our Daily Bread Designs called Sew Special. The rocker was colored with copics, and the rug and quilt was paper pieced with some Basic Grey DP. I then cut the rocker out with a matching die also from Our Daily Bread Designs.

The sketch I have used is from this week's CPS setch. I cut the base of the card with a Label 8 nestabilities cut with the Grand Calibur machine. To finish off the card I added some ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store.

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

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Sew Special - ODBD
Inks: Memento Black, Copics
Paper: Rose Red, White, Basic Grey
Accessories: Rocking Chair die, Label 8 nestabilities, Grand Calibur.

Little Toes!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday! I was in need of a baby card this week, and what better set to reach for then the Multi Step Baby set from Kitchen Sink!!

Here I have stamped the shoes as follows: Step 1: Certainly Celery stamped off, Step 2 Certainly Celery. Step 3: Mellow moss, and Step 4: Going Grey. The DP is from basic grey, pearls from Zva Creative, and the ribbon is from Really Resonable Ribbon Store!

I also used this week's Friday Sketch Carte Challenge from the Kitchen Sink Forum!


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

Angela • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Also, don't forget about our 10% discount on your entire KSS purchase!! Get 10% off your order: CLICK HERE!

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

Connie

Card Details:
Iamges: Mulit Step Baby - KSS
Paper: Basic Grey, Early Espresso, White
Inks: See Above
Accessories: Ribbons from the Really reasonable ribbon store, half backed pearls from Zva Creative, Grand Calibur, Scalloped Circles Grand Nestabilities, oval punches from SU!

Love You Rose

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! I have another Friday Sketch Carte Challenge card for you today! For my card, I have used the multi step Hearts and Roses set. I stamped the rose as follows: Step 4: Basic Black, Step 3: Riding Hood Red, Step 2: Real Red, Step 1: Rose Red. The leaves were stamped with Old Olive.


The DP is from Basic Grey, the flower is from Creative Charms, and the Ribbons are from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store! Oh, and for the base of the card I used the Label 1 Grand Nestabilities with my Grand Calibur machine!

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

Angela • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Also, don't forget about our 10% discount on your entire KSS purchase!! Get 10% off your order: CLICK HERE!


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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Hearts and Roses, Sweet Heart Roses (sentiment) - KSS

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

Inks: See Above

Accessories: Ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Grand Label One Nestabilities, Grand Calibur, Flower from Creative Charms

Oh How I Love a Circle Card!

Hello! Since it is Friday, that means it is time for another sketch challenge over on the Kitchen Sink Stamps Forum! You can find this week's sketch here, just click on the FSCC04 thread! I so love to make circle cards...they are just so unique, yet a simple change from the normal square or rectangle card!

For my card base today, I have used the Grand Scalloped Circle nestabilites along with my Grand Calibur die machine! Ahhhh it cuts like butter...LOVE IT!! The Lilies image is stamped as follows: Step 1: Pink Pirouette, Step 2: Pretty in Pink, Step 3: Regal Rose, Step 4: Rose Red, and Step 5: Basic Black. The leaves were stamped as follows: Step 1: Olive olive stamped off twice, Step 2: Old Olive stamped off once, Step 3: Old Olive. I then cut it out with my creative memories circle cutter, and layered it on a scalloped circle nestabilites.

The DP is from Basic Grey, the pearls are from Zva Creative and the ribbons are from the really reasonable ribbon store.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Be sure to check out the Kitchen Sink Stamp Forum for all the fun going on each day!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Lilies - KSS

Paper: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, White, Basic Grey DP

Inks: See Above

Accessories: Ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Half Backed Pearls, Grand Scalloped Circle nestabilities, scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Grand Calibur Machine

Faith - ODBD Blog Hop!

Hello everyone! Welcome to the January 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 Jan. 1 to 8pm Jan 2. The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Jan. 3. There will be 5 prizes. Kelley has very generously offered to give five prizes of YOUR CHOICE of one set!!! The prizes are hidden on various blogs along the hop, so it is important that you visit and comment on each one! Here is what you have to do to be eligible to win one of these great prizes:

Visit and leave a comment on each blog on the hop, then return to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment:

* Telling us you completed the hop and noting any blogs you could not comment on

* Answer the question that is posted on the ODBD Blog (You only need to answer on the ODBD blog)

* Be sure to check the ODBD Blog on Jan 3rd to see if you won! :)

Now onto my card for today! I have used two of the new stamps on my card: The Faith Set, and the Large Butterfly Background. The verse was stamped in Perfect Plum punched out with a circle punch and then layered on a lacey circle nestabilities. The base was stamped with the Large Butterfly Background stamp in barely banana and then sponged with Perfect Plum. The strip going across the card was stamped with the butterfly image in the Faith set, colored with copics and sponged with Perfect Plum ink.

The background and base of this card was cut out with my new Grand Calibur machine and the Label 1 Grand Nesablities! Man oh man, how I love this huge dies!!!!

I am the end of the hop...so hop on over to The Our Daily Bread Designs Blog to answer the question for your chance to win!!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful New Year!!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Faith, Butterfly Background

Paper: Perfect Plum, Barely Banana, White

Inks: Memento Black, Copics, Perfect Plum, Barely Banana

Accessories: Yellow Martha Stewart Ribbon, Yellow Dew Drops

Count Your Blessings

Hello!! For my card today, I have used some more of the wonderful ribbons from this month's ribbon of the month assortment: the Brown Leaf Trim and Brown satin/grosgrain double band ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store. I have to say...I so LOOOOVE the leaf trim...I have some in green also...can't wait to give that a try too!

My image is from the Full of Grace - Blessings set from ODBD. For the sketch, I decided to use the Mojo Monday sketch 169. The sentiment was cut out with the labels 5 nestabilites with my Grand Calibur machine and then sponged with old paper distress ink. The DP is from Basic Grey's Curio package. To finish off the card, I added three flowers from Zva Creative sprayed with Glimmer Mist.

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

Connie


Card Details:
Images: Full of Grace - Blessings
Inks: Early Espresso, Old Paper Distress Ink
Paper: Early Espresso, Basic Grey Curio DT
Accessories: Ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Flowers from Zva Creative, Spellbinders Lables 5 nestabilities, Grand Calibur Machine, Glimmer Mist.

Round Top box!

Hello! I have a fun little box for you today! This Round Top box is from the November E-Zine from Scor-pal. It is super simple to make, and is sure to be fun for anyone to receive!

For the tag, I used the smaller image from the Ornaments set from Our Daily Bread Designs, which was cut out with the heirloom ornament nestabilties from Spellbinders with my Grand Calibur dic cut machine (also from Spellbinders). I then colored the ornament with copics and sponged the edge with the die still on with some chocolate chip ink. The DP is from My Minds Eye, and the wonderful Brown Satin/Grosgrain double band ribbon is from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store!

For the inside I have added this wonderful sentiment from the Christmas Blessings set. I cut out the sentiment with a Labels 5 Nestablities, and sponged it with more chocolate chip ink!

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

Connie

Box Details:

Images: Ornaments and Christmas Blessings - ODBD

Inks: Memento Black, Early Espresso, Chocolate Chip

Papers: Very Vanilla, My Minds Eye DP

Accessories: Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Large Eyelets, Labels 5 Nestabilities, Heirloom Ornaments Nestabilities