Silver Bells - Anniversary Card

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday! These silver bells are so beautiful, and can make not only great holiday cards, but also wedding or anniversary cards! The bells were stamped with Going Grey, Basic Grey, and Basic Black. The image was then cut out and layered with some white and silver paper. Next I dry embossed the back panel and sponged it with some basic grey ink to bring the embossing out. To finish off the card, I added white rose embossed ribbon from May Arts, and an antique brad.

Now time to head over to see what my fellow design team is up to this week!

Julie (hiatus) • Lisa • Lynn • Tammy • 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

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

Are they Presents or Cards?

Hello!! It is that time again! Sneak Peeks for Our Daily Bread Designs! The release
this month is just so beautiful! You are gonna want them all! Today I made some quick cards with the new Holiday Ornaments 2 set! They fit perfectly in the spellbinders dies so they make wonderfully quick tags! Here I have attached them to
a card that looks like a present!

The white base was dry embossed with a cuttle bug embossing folder and all the ribbons are from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store!


Thanks so much for visiting today! Don't forget to come back tomorrow for the wonderful blog hop release! All sorts of beautiful things to look at!

Connie

ODBD Sneak Peek!

Hello! Sneak peek time for Our Daily Bread designs! Here I have used the Joy Tree image. I did the emboss resist technique by heat embossing the image with clear embossing powder and then sponged it with garden green ink. I then cut the image out.

The DP is from Basic Grey, the ribbon is some wonderful hand dyed silk ribbon from the Really Reaonsable Ribbon store, which is topped off with a vintage brad from Stampin' up! Oh and the embossing folder is from Cuttlebug!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Be sure to come back on Saturday, October 1st for the ODBD release blog hop!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Joy Tree - ODBD
Inks: Garden Green
Paper: Garden Green, Basic Grey DP, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Clear Emmbossing Powder, Heat Tool, Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, vintage brad, cuttlebug embossing folder.

Zinnia!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! I am having so much for with the newly released sets from Kitchen Sink Stamps! This week I am using the Multi Step Zinnia set and the Seed Packet set.

I stamped the flowers as follows: Step 1: So Saffron, Step 2: Daffadil Delight, Step 3: Pumpkin Pie, Step 4: Tangerine Tango. The leaves were stamped with Old Olive and Kiwi Kiss.

To embellish the card, I added some hand dyed silk ribbon from the really reasonable ribbon store. I then added the banner and side border images from the Seed Packet set. The green base is also dry embossed with a cuttlebug folder. I also used this week's Fiday Sketch Cart Challenge #28 from the Kitchen Sink Stamp 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 Detaisl:
Images: Seed Packet, Mulit Step Zinnia - KSS
Inks: See Above
Paper: Early Espresso, Bo Bunny DP, Certainly Celery, White
Accessories: Silk Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Embossing Folder

Elegant Hydrangeas

Hello! I just LOVE how all white cards are so every elegant looking! What could make it even more elegant then ruffled white satin ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store!!

The Hydrangea image is from Our Daily Bread Designs. I layered it on a lacey circle and lacey square nestabilities. I then embossed the base with an embossing folder. To finish off the card, I added some half backed gems and a crystal bauble from Tim Holtz wrapped around the stain ruffled bow tied with a bow easy!

Thanks so much for visiting! Have a wonderful day!

Connie

Card Details:
Images - Hydrangea - ODBD
Inks: Memento Black, Copics
Paper: White
Accessories: Ruffled Stain Ribbon, Halfbacked gems, crystal bauble from Tim Holtz, Embossing Folder

Happy 4th!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday, and HAPPY 4th OF JULY!!! :)

So since it is the 4th and all, I knew I just had to make a card to celebrate it right! Here I have used this week's Friday Sketch Carte Challenge from over on the Kitchen Sink Stamp forum!


I used the 1/2 pint alphabet sets stamped in regal rose, real red, bashful blue and night of navy. I then layered the sentiment on a beaded circle nestabilities. To embellish the card a bit I added three stripes of flag twill ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store, embossed the base with the stars embossing folder, and added a red, white and blue half backed gem!

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: 1/2 pint playful alphabet - KSS
Inks: See above
Paper: Rea; Red, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Accessories: Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, 1/2 backed gems, star embossing folder, beaded circle nestablities

Pretty Pansies!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! My card today uses this week's sketch over on the Kitchen Sink Stamp forum - Sketch FSCC15.

I decided to use the 3 step Pansy set! I have so been on a purple kick lately, and knew that these
pansies would look so pretty in purple! The large pansy was stamped with Step1: Barely Banana, Step 2: So Saffron, Step 3: Daffadil Delight, Step 4: Elegant Eggplant and Step 5: Basic Black. The smaller ones were stamped with: Step 1: Pale Plum, Step 2 Pale Plum, Step 3: Perfect Plum, Step 4: Elegant Eggplant. The leaves were stamped with Old olive.

The wonderful DP is from SEI Couture package, the ribbon is fromt the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, and the Zva Creative pearls were colored with copics to make them purple!

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: 3 step Pansy - KSSS
Inks: See Above
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, So Saffron, White, SEI DP
Accessories: Cuttlebug folder, Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Half backed pearls from Zva Creative

Stone Fish Crosses

I sure hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! I created this card today using the faux bleach technique, where I stamped the stone fish image with versamark in and heat embossed it with clear EP. I then used three different alcohol inks to create the background. Finally, I pressed the image with a warm iron, to remove the embossing powder to leave just the white portion of the image...giving it a bleached look!

To finish off the card, I added the cross in the background created with some SEI DP. I also created a ruffled ribbon with some Teal Grosgrain ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store! Finally, embossed the base copper panel with a Tim Holtz embossing folder and added four half backed pearls from Ava Creative colored with copics.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Stone Fish - ODBD

Inks: Alcohol inks, embossing powder

Paper: Taken with Teal, Copper Paper, SEI DP, Glossy White

Accessories: Iron, Clear EP, Tim Holtz embossing folder, Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Half Backed Pearls - Zva Creative

Roses Everywhere!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday! I have a quick card for you today using the Multi Step Hearts and Roses set! I soooo love this rose. Here I stamped it with Step 1: Regal Rose, Step 2: Rose Red, Step 3: Real Red, Step 4: Basic Black!

I was inspired by Maki's Tuesday Kitchen Pantry Challenge last week which was to use dry embossing on your card. Love using embossing folders, here I used the divine swirls! To finish off my card I added some red sheer woven rosettes ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon store! I know...perfect with this rose image! :)

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

Angela • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria & Barbara (January Guest Designer)

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

Paper: Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White

Inks: See Above

Accessories: Red Rosettes Ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, red gems

Have A Cowboy Christmas!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday! It is the first Monday of the month, which means time for another Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge! This months challenge is being hosted by Angela, and she has challenged us to CASE one of our favorite Design Teams cards. This was a toughie for me...not to CASE, but to figure out which of my wonderful fellow DT members I was going to CASE...I LOVE THEM ALL!! However, I did have to choose one, so I decided to CASE Maki!! Here is the card I decided to CASE.

I have changed just a few things...used a different color combo, accept for the hat ink combo...what a great one!! 3rd – cajun craze, 4th – chocolate chip, 5th – early espresso, 2nd – cajun craze (1 x stamp off), 1st – crumb cake. My Stars were stamped as follows: Step 3 Riding Hood Red, Step 2 Rose Red and Step 1 Riding Hood Red (1 x stamp off)

I also used a different cuddlebug embossing folder (I used the distressed lines folder), and I do not have the Plaid Plus stamp set so I used a piece of Basic Grey Jovial DP...I know! I so need it...Maki has displays it so well...I just must have it now!! I also added a bit of twine around the edges of the card.

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!! Get 10% off your order: CLICK HERE

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images - Mulit Step Cowboy Hat

Inks - See above

Paper: Basic Grey Jovial, Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Early Espresso

Accessories: Twine, distress lines embossing folder

Happy Birthday Josh!!

Hello! It is Josh's birthday today, and in honor of his big day the Our Daily Bread Designs DT had planned a little b-day blog hop for him! For those of you who may not know, Josh is Kelley's right hand man for the store! He helps keep the store running smoothly, and we all appreciate him so much! If you have arrived from Lorelie's blog you are in the right place!!

My card for Josh, used the Happy Father's Day set. I stamped the toolbox with early espresso ink, and colored just parts of it with a red copic. I then sponged and distressed the panel. The DP is from Basic Grey's Jovial package. The base panel was dry embossed with the distressed lines cuttlebug folder. To finish off the card I added some antique brass brads, twine, and the sentiment.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Josh...I hope you have a wonderful day! Oh and this is the end of the hop too, so you can just hop on over to the ODBD Blog to leaave your final comment!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Happy Father's Day

Paper: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, Kraft, Basic Grey's Jovial

Inks: Early Espresso, Copics

Accessories: Twine, Antique Brass Brads, Distressed Lines Embossing Folder, Distressing Tool

Cards by the Batch Kitchen Sink Style!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday! This is a very special one for me since it is MY BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!! :) No, I did not make a birthday card in my honor, instead I am still working on my Christmas Card quest!

Today I have done a batch of cards using the Multi Step Pine Tree set! The trees were stamped as follows: Step 3 - Always Artichoke, Step 2 - Old Olive, Step 1 - Old Olive stamped off. I then cut the image out with a Labels 11 Nestabilities. The base was cuttlebugged with a damask embossing folder.

To finish off the card, I added the sentiment from the Ready 4 Any Holidays set. The ribbon in the background is Olive Silk Ribbon, and the star on top of the tree is from some gold star ribbon both from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store.

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: Multi Step Pine Trees, Ready 4 Any Holiday - KSS

Inks: Old Olive, Always Artichoke

Paper: Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories: Olive Silk Ribbon and Gold Star Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, Damask Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Praise God! And some great Sales!!

Oh I am just sooo excited about Our Daily Bread Designs December release, and I am sure you will be too!! Today I have created a card using the Full of Grace - Blessings Set!

The sentiment was stamped with Chocolate Chip one Very Vanilla card stock and cut out with a Labels 8 Nestabilities. The sketch is from this week's Sketch Saturday. The DP is from Basic Grey, and the base panel was dry embossed with the swiss dots embossing folder. The border was punched with the SU eyelet border punch.

The Stitched Reversible Brown and Blue Ribbon is from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store. I tied the four looped bow with a bow easy and layered it on three strips of the same ribbon. Speaking of ribbon and the RRR store...they are have a wonderful sale right now!! You can receive 15% off your entire order right now until tonight (Friday) midnight Eastern time!! What a deal!

Before I let you go, I gotta tell you about ANOTHER WONDERFUL SALE the Our Daily Breads free shipping sale going on right now until November 28th in honor of the Thanksgiving weekend!

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Blessings - ODBD

Inks: Chocolate Chip

Papers: Basic Grey, Blue Bayou, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon, Half Backed Pearls, Labels 8 Nestabilities

Silver Bells!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday! I have another Christmas card for you today, as I try and build up my cards to send out this year! Today, I am using the Multi Step Bells set to create this "Silver Bells" Card...yes...I did have that song in my head the entire time I was making this card. LOL!!

The bells were stamped as follows: Step 4 - Basic Grey, Step 3 - Going Grey, Step 2 - Basic Grey stamped off, Step 1 = Going Grey stamped off, and Step 5 - Basic Black. Once the bells were stamped, I cut them out and popped them up on some shimmery white card stock and then a Silver base which were both embossed the a damask cuttlebug folder.

To finish off the card I added the shimmery silver organza ribbon and white embossed ribbon from May Arts, some filigree brads from SU and half pearls from Zva Creative.

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! :)

Challenge I made this card for:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch #75

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: 3 step Bells

Inks: See Above

Paper: Whisper White, Silver, Shimmery White

Accessories: Filigree Brads, Half backed pearls. Organza Silver Ribbon

KSCC30 - Monochomatic Ornaments!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday! It is the first Monday of the month, which means...time for another crew challenge! This month, Julie is bring us the challenge to create a monochromatic card or project! Great challenge Julie!

For my card today, I have use the multi Step Ornaments and Stars mini set! The Ornaments were stamped as follows: Step4: Brilliant Blue, Step 3: Brilliant Blue, Step 2: Ballet Blue, Step 1: Ballet Blue and Step 5; Night of Navy. The ornaments are hanging from the largest swirl image from the Big and Bold Swashes set.

The base of the card was dry embossed with the divine swirls embossing folder. To finish off the card, I added some blue sheer ribbon tied in bows with a bow easy, and some blue half pearls from Zva Creative.

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 wonderful week!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Ornament & Stars and Big and Bold Swashes

Inks: See Above

Paper: Brilliant Blue, Ballet Blue, White

Accessories: Half backed pearls, Divine swirls embossing folder, Sheer Blue Ribbon

Blessed Christmas!

Hello! I am so excited to share one of the new dies coming our from Our Daily Bread Designs October 1st. This poinsettia die is a must have if you have or are planning on getting the Blessed Christmas set!!! Love how it cuts our the flourishes behind the poinsettia! Makes it look like you spent hours on it, but it was cut out in a flash!!

Okay, once the image was cut out, I colored it with copics. The base of the card was dry embossed with the cuttlebug Holly and Ribbons embossing folder. The image is then layered on a lacey circle nestabitiies, and the border on the left side was punched with a Martha Stewart Punch. To finish off the card, the DP is from Basic Grey, Gems are from Zva Creative, and Ribbon from May Arts

Thanks for spending time with me today! I hope you have a wonderful day!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Blessed Christmas - ODBD

Paper: Ruby Red, Pretty in Pink, White, Basic Grey DP

Inks: Memento Black, Copics

Accessories: Zva Creative Gems, Holly and Ribbons embossing folder, May Arts Ribbon, Martha Stewart Punch, Lacey Circle Nestablties

Kitchen Sink Monday - Soft Seashells

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! My card for you today uses this week's MTSC87 a wonderful sketch!!

The images were stamped as follows: Large Sea Shell: Step 1: Going Grey stamped off twice; Step 2: Going Grey Stamped off once; Step 3: Going Grey Stamped off once; Step 4: Going Grey; Step 5: Basic Grey. I then cut the images out and popped them up on the circle panel. The second larges sea shell was stamped as follows: Step 1: Going Grey Stamped off twice; Step 2: Going Grey stamped off; Step 3: Going Grey; Step 4: Basic Grey. Finally the smalled sell was stamped with Step 1: Going Grey stamped off, Step 2: Going Grey, Step 3: Basic Grey...see the theme here...whew..lots of stamping! :)

The base panel was dry embossed with the divine swirls embossing folder. All of the DP is from Tim Holtz DP collection. The ribbon is from my Dear Friend Sabrina, which is seam binding she dyed with Glimmer Mist. The vintage brad is new from Stampin Up!

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! :)

Connie

Card Details:

Images: 3 Step Seashells - KSS

Paper: Tim Holtz DP, Basic Grey, White

Inks: Basic Grey, Going Grey

Accessories: Dyed Seam Binding, Divine Swirls Embossing Folder, Vintage Brad

KSS - Sweet Little Ones!!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! I went to a baby shower this weekend for good friends who are having TWIN BOYS!! :) So, I pulled out my trusty Multi Step Baby set and got to work! I decided to use the Mojo Monday sketch from last week...such a fun sketch!!

The image was stamped as follows: Step 1: Bashful Blue Stamped off, Step 2: Baja Breeze stamped off, Step 3: Baja Breeze, and Step 4: Night of Navy. The DP is from Baisc Grey's Eskimo Kisses, the punch at the bottom is one of Martha Stewart's. The background light blue panel was dry embossed with the KassiO's folder. The sentiment was layered with a cuttlebug fanciful label. To finish off the card, I added some white satin ribbon and some light blue gems!

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! :)

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Baby - KSS
Paper: Bashful Blue, Mellow Moss, Eskimo Kisses Basic Grey DP

Inks: See Above

Accessories: Blue Gems, White Ribbon, KassieO EF, Martha Stewart Punch

ODBD - Sneak Peek...Harvest Blessings!

It is Our Daily Bread Designs Sneak Peek time again!! Today, I am showing you a card using the new set called Harvest Blessings. I made this card for a few Dirty challenges too: DTGD10tayloredexpressions, DTGD10joanervin, and DTGD10melmel.

I stamped the imaged with memento black and colored it with copic markers. I then sponged the image panel with scattered straw and walnut stain distress inks. The background was dry embossed with a cuttlebug distressed lines embossing folder, and sponged more with walnut stain distress ink. The DP is from Basic Grey's Indian Summer package. To finish off the card, I added the sentiment and some brown ruffled ribbon.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Be sure to come back on the 1st for the ODBD blog hop, and your chance to win some wonderful prizes!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Harvest Blessings - ODBD

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Indian Summer DP, White

Inks: Walnut Stain, Scattered Straw Distress Inks, Memento Black, Copics

Accessories: Brown Ruffle Ribbon, Creative Memories Circle Cutter, Distressed Lines Cuttlebug Folder