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.

Masculine Birthday!

Hello! Well, my husband's birthday was last week (actually it was on Valentines day) and I needed to make him a card. When you think masculine you may not normally think of ribbon. However I do have a few "go to" ribbons for manly cards. One being twill! Two of my favorites for Masculine cards are cream and black. As you can see here, I decided to go with the black twill tape! I love using twill...it ties wonderfully into a a bow or just a simple knot, which is what I have done here, since I was going for that masculine look! Twill does come in many different colors, and the Really Reasonable Ribbon store has lots to choose from!!

Now on to the rest of my card. When I saw this image and sentiment from DRS designs I knew I had to get it for my husband! Here I have inked the sentiment and image with craft black and heat embossed it with clear EP on glossy card stock covered with Tim Holtz Alcohol inks. The DP is from Basic Grey's Indian Summer package, and the base was embossed with the distressed lines cuttlebug embossing folder.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Silhouette Hiker - DRS Designs

Inks: Craft Black, Alcohol Inks

Paper: Basic Black, Glossy White, Tangerine Tango, Basic Grey Indian Summer DP

Accessories: Distressed Lines Cuttlebug Folder, Twill Tape from Really Reasonable Ribbon Store, clear EP, Heat Gun

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

SNTODBD17 - Emboss Resist!!

It is time for Stamping In Time on Assignment Challenge(SNTODBD17)! The assignment is to use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps. The challenge this time is a technique. We are challenging you to the Emboss Resist Technique! You can use any of the ODBD images for your technique or you can come up with creative ways to incorporate ODBD frames, sentiments, and scriptures into the technique design. We would love to see what you create using ODBD images!

For my card, I have used the three of the new sets released from ODBD just yesterday! The sentiment is from the set Peace, which is surrounded by the Brocade Borders. I then created the background with the Brocade Background set by using the Emboss resist Technique with clear embossing powder, and Baja Breeze ink sponged over it.

The sketch for this card is from Sketch Saturday ..love this sketch! to finish off the card, I layered some satin brown ribbon and dyed seam binding, and added three little roses from Zva Creative.

For some more inspiration, you can check out some of my fellow DT members blogs!

Angie, Betty, Mary (Guest Hostess)

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

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Brocade Border, Brocade Background, Peace - ODBD
Inks: Versamark, Early Espresso
Paper: White, Early Espresso, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Zva Creative Flowers, Brown Satin Ribbon, Dyed Seam Binding. Martha Stewart Punch, Light Blue Pearls - Zva Creative

Our Help in is the Name of the Lord!

Hello all!! Today, I decided to create a card using some Tim Holtz Alcohol inks!! I just love playing with alcohol inks!! My mixture for behind the verse and the card background uses a bit of Meadow, Lettuce, Denim, and Silver mixative. Love how it can create a polished stone look on some Glossy white paper!!

Once the ink was dry, I heat embossed both the Vine border and the verse, which is from the Scripture collection 3 set released last week! To embellish the card I added a layered cross from the Spellbinder's Cross Collection. I then paper pierced a border around the card, added some black brads and light green crystal gems. To finish it off I added a bit of black ribbon.

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

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Scripture 3, Vine Border
Paper: Shimmery Green paper, Glossy White, Basic Black
Inks: Versamark, Meadow, Lettuce, Denim Alcohol Inks
Accessories: Paper Piercer, Spellbinders Cross Collection, Light Green Gems and Brad, Black Brads, Black Satin Ribbon

Innovative Stamp Creations January Release - Day 2

Hello, and welcome to day two of Innovative Stamp Creations January Release!! Yesterday, I showed you two creations using the I Heart for You! sheet. Today, I will be showing you two cards using the new With All My Love sheet. I had to laugh at myself with both of these cards. The heart image in this set has some flourishes in it, and you can say I maybe picked up on those a bit! LOL!! Here is what I mean! :)

My first card uses not only the heart image from the With All My Love sheet, but also the larger one from the I Heart for You sheet. I stamped the smaller heart image, masked it and then stamped the larger image. They were then cut out with my creative memories circle cutter and a scalloped circle Nestabilities. The background was stamped with the WONDERFUL large distressed words script background stamp within this set. I then finished off the card by adding the sentiment, and a couple of crystal gem flourishes.

This second card...I know...flourish CRAZY...was created by heat embossing the heart from the With All My Love sheet with craft black ink and clear EP. I then cut it out and placed it on the stamped frame image from the I Heart for You sheet. I then stamped the same distressed words background from the image on the base of the card, and finished it off with some black satin ribbon and some WONDERFUL large pearl flourishes from Zva Creative.

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

Connie

Card 1 details:

Images: With all My Love, I Heart for You! - ISC

Paper: Whisper White, Red polka dotted embossed paper

Inks: Real Red

Accessories: Gem Flourishes, Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Creative Memories Circle Cutter

Card 2 details:

Images: With all My Love, I Heart for You! - ISC

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Basic Grey

Inks: Craft Black, Distress Ink - Black

Accessories: Clear EP, Heat Tool, Satin Black Ribbon, Flourished pearls

Burgundy and Silver Poinsettia

This card was made for this week's Saturday Spotlight Hidden Potential challenge (SSHP10), which is to create a card using flower(s) with Christmas in mind. Well for me when I think Christmas and flowers I think of poinsettias!

The image is from the set His Gift from Our Daily Bread Designs. I heat embossed the image on bravo burgundy paper with some silver embossing powder. The top and the bottom of the card were dry embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder border. To finish off the card, I added a couple of silver flourishes from a sizzix die, some crystal brads, and the sentiment.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: His Gift - ODBD

Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Silver card stock

Inks: Versamark

Accessories: Silver EP, Cuttlebug border EF, crystal brads, sizzix flourish die

ODBD Release day Blog Hop!!

WOW!!! Can you believe it is December 1st!!! Only 24 more days 'til Christmas...are you ready??? I sure am not! LOL!! Since it is the first of the month, that means one thing...an Our Daily Bread Designs new release and blog hop!!

If you arrived from the ODBD BLOG, then you are in the right place...if you just happened on my blog but did not start at the ODBD Blog, you really should go there and start from beginning, so you can collect all the secret words words hidden along the hop! You will need to collect the words along with the name of each Designer. Then return to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment that you have visited and commented on all the blogs. You will then be given a special email address where you need to email the collected words and the DT member connected to each word! That's all you have to do for the chance to be one of TWO lucky winners who will have their choice of one free set! Winners will be chosen by Random from the correct emails received by Dec.2, 8PM EST.

Now on to my cards for you today:

First up, I have used the Peace and Joy set...LOVE the snowflake images in this set...just sooo beautiful, and imagine how excited I was to realize that the smaller image fits wonderfully in one of the dies in Spellbinder's Create a Flake 1 set!! When I first saw this set I immediately thought of doing a suspension card with this snowflake...so very fun!! I embossed the snowflake (and the sentiment with a mixture of white embossing powder and dazzling diamonds. I then added some rhinestones to the snowflakes to add a bit more bling! I then paired this snowflake with some SEI Winter Glitter Land DP. To finish off the card, I added some white satin ribbon.

My second card uses the His Gift set. WOW...talk about an amazing poinsettia image! For this card I decided to try one of my favorite techniques...Faux Bleaching. I heat embossed the image on glossy card stock with clear EP. I then sprayed some Tim Holtz Ranger Ink Red Pepper and Bottle color wash over the image (if you do not have color washes, this technique also works with alcohol inks). Once dry, I placed my image in between two pieces of copy paper, and iron the image with my craft iron. The heat melts the clear EP and give the image a bleached look!

To finish off this card, I added some red satin ribbon, Tim Holtz metal corners, the sentiment (which is from the Peace and Joy set), and dry embossed the green background with the Holly Ribbons cuttlebug embossing folder.

I hope you have enjoyed my cards today. Now from here you need to go visit Sandee's blog! However, before you go... my secret word is "All". Be sure you are keeping a list of all the DT Names so you can write their secret word next to them and email that to the address given on the ODBD Blog at the end of the hunt! You have until 8 PM EST on Wed. Nov. 2nd to email the secret word each designer had! Remember...TWO LUCKY WINNERS will receive their choice of one FREE set!

I hope you have a wonderful day and a blessed December!!

Connie

Card 1 Details:

Images: Peace and Joy - ODBD

Inks: Versamark

Paper: Whisper White, Taken with Teal, SEI DP

Accessories: Circle Punches, Dental Floss, Create a Flake 1 Spellbinders Die, White EP and Dazzling Diamonds, White Satin Ribbon, Heat tool

Card 2 Details:

Images: His Gift - ODBD

Inks: Versamark

Paper: Glossy White, Real Red, Handsome Hunter

Accessories: Clear EP, Tim Holtz Ranger Ink Color Washes, Craft Iron, Heat Tool, Red Satin Ribbon, Tim Holtz metal corners

FS145 - The True Meaning Of Christmas!

Today's featured stamper over on SCS is TreasureOiler - Dawn!! LOVE her clean look, she is such a talented stamper indeed!! I decided to CASE this card. Things I changed: Different sentiment/verse; Different colors; Different Nestabilities; Used a snowflake instead of a flower.

I thought this card would be a perfect way to display one of the wonderful verses in Our Daily Bread Designs Christmas Verses set. It also gave me an opportunity to show off some of this wonderful SEI Dust of Snow Glitter DP. LOVE this paper so pretty and sparkly!! The sentiment was heat embossed with white EP, and cut out with a labels 8 Nestabilities. To finish off the card, I added a snowflake medallion made with spellbinder's Create a Flake 1 die.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful Sunday! Be sure to come back tomorrow for Kitchen Sink Monday! I will have a Project of the Month Tutorial for you!!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Christmas Verses - ODBD

Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Very Vanilla, SEI Dust of Snow Glitter DP

Inks: Versamark

Accessories: Heat Tool, White EP, Label 8 Nestabilities, Create A Flake 1 Die, Cream Satin Ribbon, Crystal Brad, stickles.

FLLCNOV & SC254 - Copper Thank You!

I made this card for both this week's SC254 on SCS and this month's FLLCNOV - where we were to be inspired by the word of My Favorite Things from the Sound of Music. I was inspired by two different lines...Bright Copper Kettles and Cream Colored Ponies.

I heat embossed the fall wreath image from the Seasonal Wreath Set from Flourishes, and the sentiment which is from the Thank You set with copper embossing powder. The DP is from Deja View Timeless collection, and the back panel is dry embossed with a cuttlebug folder. To finish off the card, I added an antique copper finishing touches ribbon slide with some cream colored ribbon.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Seasonal Wreath, Thank You - Flourishes

Paper: Copper, Very Vanilla

Inks: Versamark

Accessories: Copper Embossing powder, heat tool, Cream satin ribbon, finishing touches ribbon slide, embossing folder

Our Daily Bread November Release BLOG HOP!!!!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs November Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Grace's Blog, you are in the right place! If you happened on my blog but did not start at the ODBD Blog, you really should go there and start from there, so you can collect all the secret words words hidden along the hop! You will need to collect these words along with the name of each Designer. Then you will return to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment that you have visited all the blogs. You will then be given a special email address where you need to email the collected words and the DT member connected to each word! That's all you have to do for the chance to win the ENTIRE NEW RELEASE this month! That's three GREAT new sets that will help you with all your card making needs just in time for Christmas!!!

For my card for today, I have used the newly released Blessed Christmas Set! Such a beautiful poinsettia, and LOVE the flourished vine and leaves!! I decided to create an elegant all white holiday card. I used the paper tole technique with the poinsettia by heat embossed the flower four times, cut the different layers and then popped them up with dimensionals!

I ran the base panel through my cuttlebug, and cut the image panel out with the label 5 Nestabilities. I then added some shimmer by spraying all the layers on the card with some glacier glimmer mist. I then added some mini pearls in the center of my poinsettia and two mini pearl flourishes all from Zva Creative...LOVE these pearls!!! I finished off then finished off the card with some white satin ribbon.

I also decided to create an ornament today. This ornament actually matches a card that I made earlier this week, which can be seen here. To create the background, I took a piece of double sided SEI Peppermint Bark DP cut 10 - 5 1/2" by 3/4" strips of paper. I then stacked them up, and punched a hole on either end of the stack, and attached a brad. Next, I separated the pieces of paper to create the half circle background.

For the center of my ornament, I colored the poinsettia image with copics and added some glitter to the center with some scattered straw distress stickles. I then layered the image on a spellbinders small kaleidescope pendent and medium poinsettia shapability. To finish off the ornament I dangled some silver cord off the bottom of the ornament and added a 3D scalloped ball and some pearl and crystal beads.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today. Now from here you need to go visit Lorelie. However, before you go... my secret word is "to". Be sure you are keeping a list of all the DT Names so you can write their secret word next to them and email that to the address given on the ODBD Blog at the end of the hunt! You have until 8 PM EST on Wed. Nov. 3rd to email me the secret word/words each designer had! Remember...Once LUCKY WINNER will win the entire release!

What!! Another Change to WIN!!!!

Please be sure to check out the ODBD Blog this month's challenge to join our Design Team in this month's Challenge! The challenge this month is to make a Holiday Card and make it SHIMMER! There are many ways you can do that... so this is easy enough for all to play along! You might use Shimmery Designer Paper, Glimmer Mist, Shimmerz, Twinkling H2O's, etc. Just show us the shimmer so fitting to the Christmas season!

Everyone is invited to play along! You DO NOT have to use Our Daily Bread designs stamps to win, but if you have them, we LOVE to see them!!! Link your card to the Latest Challenge Thread on the ODBD Blog by Nov. 15th by 8 PM EST. There will be a $30.00 Store Credit given to the winner of this challenge! Wahoo!! Free stuff!! So go ahead and show us some SHIMMER!!!

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Blessed Christmas - ODBD

Paper: Whisper White

Inks: Versamark

Accessories: Silver EP, Heat Tool, Glacier Glimmer Mist, Mini Pearls and Pearl Flourishes from Zva Creative, White Satin Ribbon

ISC Christmas Card Extravaganza Blog Hop - Final Day!!

Welcome to the final day of Innovative Stamp Creation s's Christmas Card Extravaganza Blog Hop!! I have two cards for you today using the newly released Eclectic Christmas!! LOVE this new sheet! Now, I do have to admit, I was not sure about the tree silhouette image at first, probably because it is on the sheet sideways, so I had not idea what the image was until I flipped it the correct way, and that was all she wrote...I was in LOVE!!!!

For this first card, I used the MMSC23 sketch which, by the way, is sponsored by ISC this week!! Play along and you can win a chance at $50 worth of stamp sheets from ISC!!! How fun is that!

I started by heat embossing the tree image with gold embossing powder on basic black paper. The distressed words image from this set was used for the three panels behind my main image. I stamped this image in palette black in directly onto some antique gold paper. For the base panel, I stamped the flourish image from this set in gold ink on basic black paper. Love how you can create your own DP with these fun and elegant background images!!

To finish off this card, I added some black brads, gold rope, and the sentiment, which is from the Festive Season set from ISC.

For this second card, I started by stamping the tree, distressed word background, then sentiment and the flourished image in palette black ink on very vanilla paper. I then drenched the paper in some Aspen yellow tattered angels glimmer mist. Boy how it sparkles!!

I then finished off this card by distressing all the edges with my Tim Holtz distressing tool, and then added a few black photo turn mounts!

Also, don't forget that ISC is offering 10% off your order! The Christmas Stamp Line is jammed packed and for a limited time only the retail price has been reduced!

Now on to your next stop on the blog hop to see what Wendy has created for you with this same wonderful sheet!!

If all the links for the hop are not working, I have listed the other team member's links below...in their Blog Hop order, just in case!!

ISC blog, Kathy, Sabrina, Julie, Joanne, Connie (that's me!!), Wendy, ISC blog

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Eclectic Christmas
Paper: Card one: Very Vanilla, Basic Black; Card two: Basic Black, Antique Gold
Inks: Card one: Palette Black ink; Card two: Palette Black ink, Versamark, Gold Encore Ink
Accessories: Card one: Black Photo Turn Mounts, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, Aspen Yellow Glimmer Mist; Card Two: Gold Rope, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Oval Punches

Day 2 - ISC Christmas Card Extravaganza Blog Hop!!

Welcome to day two of ISC's Christmas Card Extravaganza Blog Hop!!! I realized yesterday, I forgot to put the links to each of the new sets being released, so here they are today!

Fruitful

Joyful Christmas

Festive Season

Eclectic Christmas

Country Views

For my card today, I have used the Festive Season sheet. LOVE these beautiful swirly ornaments, and the stunning flourish in this set!! I just screamed to be embossed, and not only embossed, but embossed in gold! I also had to use some of this yummy 2" satin ribbon I got from Michael's the other day...mmmmmmmm!!! LOL!! I then finished off the card by dry embossing the gold panel with the divine swirls embossing folder.

Also, don't forget that ISC is offering 10% off your order! The Christmas Stamp Line is jammed packed and for a limited time only the retail price has been reduced!

Now on to your next stop on the blog hop to see what Wendy has created for you with this same wonderful sheet!!

If all the links for the hop are not working, I have listed the other team member's links below...in their Blog Hop order, just in case!!

ISC blog, Kathy, Sabrina, Julie, Joanne, Connie (that's me!!), Wendy, ISC blog

Thanks for visiting today!! Have a great day...oh and don't forget to come back tomorrow for my final card using one of the wonderful new released this month!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Festive Season - ISC

Paper: Real Red, Handsome Hunter, Antique Gold

Inks: Versamark

Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, 2" Red Satin Ribbon, divine swirls embossing folder

Innovative Stamp Creations Christmas Card Extravaganza Blog Hop!

***If you are here for the Kitchen Sink Monday, October Release, please see the post directly below this one...Thanks!!!***

Welcome to our 1st ever Christmas Card Extravaganza – ISC Blog Hop! We were challenged to choose a different image from the newly released Joyful Christmas Sheet and create a card making it the focal point! As you can see here, I chose the pine boughs images in this set.

I stamped the JOY sentiment and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I then framed the sediment with both sizes of the pine bows. I then sponged a bit of always artichoke and bravo Burgundy inks over the panel. I then added a bit of white liquid appliqué over the pine bows for the look of snow! I then finished off the card with some DP, and bravo burgundy grosgrain ribbon.

Okay now on to the FUN STUFF!!!!!! Win, 3 FREE of the Newest Christmas Stamp Sheets (Joyful Christmas, Eclectic Christmas, Festive Christmas)! All you have to do is, leave a message about what Christmas means to you & yours on the last stop on the blog hope...the ISC blog. This opportunity will end Wed Oct 14th

ISC is also offering 10% off your order! The Christmas Stamp Line is jammed packed and for a limited time only the retail price has been reduced!

Now on to your next stop on the blog hop to see what Wendy has created for you with this same wonderful sheet!!

If, however, you got here rather randomly, I have listed the other team member's links below...in their Blog Hop order.

ISC blog

Kathy

Sabrina

Julie

Joanne

Connie (that's me!!)

Wendy

ISC blog

Thanks for visiting today!! Have a great week...oh and don't forget to come back tomorrow for another card using one of the wonderful new released this month!!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Joyful Christmas - ISC
Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, Whisper White, DP
Inks: Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, Versamark
Accessories: Clear EP, Heat Gun, White Liquid Appliqué

Butterfly Birthday!!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! This is a special week in our household...my DD is turning 6 on Wednesday, so I decided to make a birthday card for her. She LOVES purple, and she LOVES butterflies, so this is what I came up with.

The sentiment and flourished background panel were created with the faux bleach technique. I stamped the images in versamark and heat embossed with clear EP. I then inked the glossy white card stock with some Tim Holtz Alcohol inks by Ranger Ink. Once the ink was dry, I ironed off the clear embossing between two pieces of copy paper. Which then gives you the bleached effect.

The butterflies were stamped in pretty in pink and pale plum, cut out and popped up on dimensionals. To finish off the card, I added some pale pink ribbon and some pink bling (what little girl does not like satin ribbon and bling!!) :)

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: 3 step Butterflies, Whole Family

Paper: Mellow Moss, Glossy White, Old World stack DP, White

Inks: Tim Holtz Ranger Alcohol Inks - Cranberry, Meadow, Eggplant; Versamark, Pale Plum, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Pink Gems, Pale Pink Ribbon, Clear EP, Heat embossing tool, craft iron

It's Release day at ISC & Betsy's Birthday!!!!

Yep, today is the day...this month Innovative Stamp Creations is releasing five, yes five new sets!!!

Country Living

Let it Bloom

Farm Life

Shades of Autumn

The Tropics

Purchase ALL 5 Sheets - $40.00 (retail value $56.49)
It’s Betsy’s Birthday today!
ISC has never offered such a unique & special-deal!Over 50+ stamps - Special-offer ends ~ Friday Sept 18th!

I have to say I love all of these new set, but I saved my favorite two for last! This first card is from the Country Living set. I first stamped the pitcher image and colored it with copics. Next I stamped the grass images. I then colored over the pitcher with my versamarker and heat embossed the image with clear EP. Next, I stamped the wagon wheel, colored with copics, then my versamarker and embossed with clear EP.

Once all my images were stamped and covered with clear EP, I was then able create the "wood siding" in the background by first brayering creamy caramel over the entire image panel, and then taking a piece of scrap paper and starting at the bottom and working my way up, spooning lines in the darker close to cocoa color.

Next I stamped the flower in this image in so saffron on so saffron paper to create my own DP. to finish off the card, I added the sentiment, some antique brass brads, and a couple of ribbon tabs in the corner.


This next card was created using the Farm Life sheet. Here I stamped the barn, colored with copics and covered with my versamarker and clear EP. I then inked the tree image by coloring the rubber directly with some Old Olive Ink for the top part of the tree and chocolate chip for the bottom part of the tree. Once it was stamped if finished coloring the tree with a few copics. Once it was colored, I did the same thing as to the barn and clear embossed it. Next, I stamped colored and clear embossed the sun image.

Once I was finished with all the images, I then was able to create the rest of my scene by sponging the pond, grass and clouds in the sky. I finished off the card by adding the sentiment, some twine, baja breeze ribbon, and the pail charm.

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

Connie

Card 1 details:
Images: Country Living - ISC
Paper: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron Creamy Caramel, Whisper White
Inks: Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Copics
Accessories: Caramel Ribbon tabs, Antique Brass Brads

Card 2 details:
Images: Farm Life - ISC
Paper: Real Red, Whisper White
Inks: Copics, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Twine, Charm, baja breeze ribbon

Some More Peek from ISC!!

***Second post of the day - To view my ODBD wall hanging please see post below.***

I have another peek for you today from this month's release from Innovative Stamp Creations Shades of Autumn set. Such wonderful leaves in this set! This card uses the coleus leaves...these are such colorful leaves with so many possibilities!



For my leaves I heat embossed them with craft red and clear EP. I then sponged a bit of real red and old olive inks over the leaves. The image panel was then cut out with the largest of the Label 8 nestability.


The sentiment was created with one of the ribbon tags trio from spellbinders, I also heat embossed the "Friend" sentiment in red on some kiwi kiss paper. To finish off the card, I added some red ribbon, and some olive gems.


Thanks so much for visiting today! Come back tomorrow for my final sneak peek for this month's release!!


Connie


Card Details:
Images: Shades of Autumn - ISC
Inks: Real Red, Old Olive, Real Red Craft
Paper: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Real Red
Accessories: Pale Green Gems, Red Satin Ribbon, Spellbinders dies

KSCC17 - School Dayz Book

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! Since it is the first Monday of the month, that means it is time for another Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge (KSCC17)!! Today, the challenge is hosted by Maki, and she is challenging us to go Back to School! To use school supplies or items to make a card or project! Extra apple point for the school themed project :) I decided to create this little School Dayz book for my DD. I saw a book similar to this in a catalog the other day, and though...Oh I could make that...so here is my version!

The cover was made using the 3 step School Days set. I created the background paper with the apple image. Additionally, the book image is from this set. The sentiment was created using the Monogram and Alphabet stamp set. I heat embossed the letters with versamark and white EP on black paper to give it a chalk board look. I then framed that with the label 8 Nestabilities. To embellish the corners of the nesties, I used some mini paper clips from Tim Holtz...which qualifies at the use of school supplies for this school themed project! :)

The inside pages are all the same with fun school facts to fill out about your child. I have also left a space so that I can add a picture for each school year from Kindergarten to 12th grade! The bottom of each of the pages have been stamped with the ruler image from the 3 step School Days set.

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

Connie

Card Details:

Images: 3 Step School Days, Monogram & Alphabet - KSS

Paper: Basic Black, Real Red, White

Inks: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Ruby Red, Real Red, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Versamark

Accessories: Brads, Black Ribbon, Mini Paper clips - Tim Holtz, Label 8 Nestabilities, Bind-it-all, Heat Gun, White EP

Our Daily Bread Three for Thee Challenge!

Our Daily Bread Designs is having a challenge this month to make a Pocket Card!!! I just LOVE pocket cards!! I decided to do a spin on the double pocket card. You can see a tutorial for this type of double pocket card on Barb Mullikin's Blog!

For my card I started with some Parisian Breeze DSP, and folded it into the pocket card base, and rounded the corners. The image and sentiment on the front of the card are from the new Get Well Set I heat embossed both the image and the sentiment with brown craft ink and clear embossing powder, and sponged the edges with some baja breeze ink. I then embossed the image again, cut out and colored the butterflies with copics and popped them up on top of the original stamped image. The sentiment is layered with the new Labels 9 Nestabilities. I then finished the front off with some hero art half pearls, and some white satin ribbon.


The inside of my card has the double pocket portion of the card. On the left hand side, I added some more layered Labels 9 Nestabilities so I can write a little note to the recipient. I also added some more white satin ribbon across the whole inside of the card.


The tags were created using two of the wonderful and encouraging verses in this set. I rounded the corners, sponged the edges, added a large light blue eyelet and some white satin ribbon. As with the front of the card, these verses are also heat embossed with clear EP.

For more deets about this challenge, and what you will have a chance to win you can head over to the ODBD blog. Also, be sure to check out what some of the other bread sticks have come up for this challenge!

Dawn L

Judy

Silke

Betty

Thanks so much for visiting today...have a wonderful day!!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Get Well - ODBD
Paper: Parisian Breeze DSP, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Inks: Chocolate Chip Craft, Baja Breeze, Copic
Accessories: Clear EP, Heat Tool, Hero Art Half Pearls, White Satin Ribbon, Label 9 Nestabilities, sponges.

FTTC30 & SFYTT - Happy Birthday Pearls

I made this card for two challenges, FTTC30 - to use pearls on you card...which is guest hosted this week by Liz Williams...Congrats Liz!! The sketch is from i{heart}tostamp, and can be seen here...what a fun sketch Jen!!

This butterfly is from Flourishes Butterfly Moments set. I heat embossed my butterfly with craft black and clear EP, and then colored with copics. The DP is from the Deja View Timeless stack. I added the tiny half pearls to the centers of each of the flowers on the DP. The sentiment is from the Flourished Words set, which was then punched out with my scalloped oval punch from SU! To finish off the card, I added a bit of chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon.

Thank you so much for visiting today! Have a great day!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Butterfly Moments, Flourished Words - FLLC

Paper: Bashful Blue, Deja View Timeless DP, White

Inks: Craft Black, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Clear EP, Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon, Half Pearls, Scalloped Oval Punch