Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs December New Release Blog Hop!!!! I cannot wait until you see what the other Breadsticks have in store for you today....so much gorgeous-ness, I can barely stand it myself!!!!! If you haven't seen the full December release yet, check out the New Release post HERE.
If you have hopped here from the Our Daily Bread designs blog, you are right where you want to be! If you have stopped here for a visit, please head to the ODBD blog now and soak in all of the deets on how to participate in the blog hop and qualify to be one of six winners of a free ODBD stamp set!!!
I had such a blast creating my sample for the hop! First thing, I chose Basic Grey "Max & Whiskers" designer paper for the fun pattern and the coordinating solid. The "Honeycomb Background" stamp was stamped in SU Vanilla Craft Ink, then Ranger clear embossing powder was poured over the ink while it was still wet, then heat embossed. Using the "Emboss Resist" technique, I sponged different variations of peach and brown ink to shade in the honeycomb sections, then rubbed the excess ink from the embossed image with a rag. ***Now here is the fun part: since I love all things tedious, I used a stylus and hand-embossed each section of the honeycomb to give it lots of texture and a life-like look! It took about an hour to do this, but I love how it turned out!! The edges were then torn and inked heavily for a distressed look. The scripture from the "Little Things" set was overstamped with the "Honeycomb Background" and framed with Spellbinders Labels 22. The honey bees are from the "Simple Things" set and the button I made from the embossed honeycomb paper.....Psst...I'll tell you a secret: I punched out a circle from the honeycomb paper from behind the scripture panel to make my button!!!! If you'd like to learn how to make your own 5-layer buttons, check out my tutorial HERE.
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Honeycomb Background', 'Little Things', and 'Simple Things';
Cardstock: SU Chocolate Chip and Whisper White;
Designer Paper: Basic Grey 'Max and Whiskers';
Ink: Stazon Timber Brown, SU Vanilla Craft Ink, Apricot Appeal, and Chocolate Chip;
Accessories: Ranger clear embossing powder, heat tool, Spellbinders Labels 22, Circle Punch, Cropodile hole punch, Making Memories scrapbooking thread, Ranger Glossy Accents Glaze, sponge daubers, stylus, distressing tool, foam tape, paper piercer and template, brass brads;
Size: 5 x 6.
Now, the moment you have been waiting for.....on with the hop!!!!!!! You have until Friday, December 2nd at 8 pm EST to complete the hop.....winners will be announced on Saturday on the ODBD blog. I can't wait to see who the winners are!!Your next stop is super sweet and uber-talented Teresa Kline.....be ready to be amazed!!!!!Happy hopping to you! God bless!!!!!
Happy Tuesday, everyone! Only two days left until the December sets are released from Our Daily Bread designs.....are you getting excited?! Today I am sharing another "sneak peek" which features two new stamps, the "Daisy" set and the "Stitch Background" stamp.
The "Stitch Background" was stamped with Versamark onto SU Pink Pirouette cardstock, then embossed with Winter White embossing powder. The "Daisy" stamp was stamped twice.....the bottom layer I trimmed close around the edge, but the top layer was cut out with a craft knife and popped up for extra dimension. I love painted daisies of all colors, so with sponge daubers I colored these Barely Banana in the centers and blended Pink Pirouette from the outsides in. The centers were covered with Lemon Yellow Flower Soft to make them look real.
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Daisy' and 'Stitch Background';
Cardstock: SU Pink Pirouette, Barely Banana, and Whisper White;
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, SU Pink Pirouette, Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Versamark;
Accessories: Bow Easy, May Arts Satin Ribbon and Crocheted Lace, 'Lemon Yellow' Flower Soft, Spellbinders Lacey Circles die set, SU Winter White embossing powder, heat tool, Zva Creative Pearls, 'Pearl' Glimmer Mist, Craft Knife, Foam Tape, Sponge Daubers, paper piercer and template;
Size: A2.
Thanks so much for stopping by today! God Bless!
Happy Monday, everyone! It was a bit of a bummer going back to work today after a four day weekend, but being able to play in Splitcoast's Clean and Simple Challenge after dinner cheered me right up!!! The challenge this week is a sketch from one of resqbarbie's beautiful CAS cards.
The image I chose is from a new ODBD set, "Simple Things", which will be released on Thursday, December 1st. There is even a matching "Clover Die" to cut out the image perfectly....even the tiny little bees!!! This was a perfect image for the sketch.
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Simple Things' (release date December 1);
Cardstock: SU Certainly Celery and Whisper White;
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Pear Pizazz, Pink Pirouette;
Accessories: Bow Easy, Michael's Gingham Ribbon, Spellbinders Labels 15, paper piercer, sponge dauber, foam tape, corner rounder, 'Pearl' Glimmer Mist;
Size: A2.
Thanks for visiting! Enjoy your evening! God Bless!
Happy Sunday, everyone! Well, it's back to work for me tomorrow, so I was happy to squeeze in some play time today. This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Stacy Sheldon aka JBGREENDAWN...congrats, Stacy! I enjoyed cruising through her gallery.....many different gorgeous designs to choose from. I chose two photos and combined the elements from each since I couldn't decide on one: "Each Day's Gifts" because I loved the tearing and CAS design, and "More To Life" because of the stamped twill and fishing theme. 
This will be a birthday card for my hubby.....he doesn't normally read my blog, so I hope he doesn't decide start to this week!!! haha!! For the background, I stamped the "Fish Background" from Our Daily Bread designs directly onto some Basic Grey "Granola" designer paper. The main panel (and twill ribbon) were stamped with the "Fishers of Men" set by Our Daily Bread designs. The scene was colored with SU Markers, along with ink pads and sponge daubers (using masking). My DH doesn't like when I spend too much time on his cards, so he'll be happy to see a simple design again this year.
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Fishers of Men' and 'Fish Background';
Cardstock: SU Marina Mist and Whisper White;
Designer Paper: Basic Grey 'Granola';
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, SU Markers and ink pads;
Accessories: May Arts Twill Ribbon, Antique Brass Brads, Paper Piercer and Template, sponge daubers, and scratch paper for masking'
Size: 5-1/2 x 5-1/2.
Thanks for stopping by for a visit! Have a wonderful, blessed week!!
If you are looking for the ODBD Thanksgiving Sale and a chance to win prizes, please scroll down one post or click HERE.Happy Saturday, everyone! I am so excited to be playing in the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast again this week.....inspiration challenges are my favorites.....there are so many different ways to interpret an inspiration piece. I chose this gorgeous "Esquire" baby bedroom from the Glenna Jean store.....the colors, fabrics, and nautical theme led me to the "Light of the World" stamp set by Our Daily Bread designs and my new fave paper right now, Prima "Alla Prima"!
I love how designer paper patterns can make up part of the card design..... the rolling hillside element helped me to keep this very simple...yay!! The image panel was cut out with an ODBD Elegant Ovals die....while the cardstock was still in the die, I stamped the image, colored it with SU markers and sponge daubers (using masking). By leaving it in the die, I was able to keep the white border edge instead of having to cut an extra mat for it. I then used a die from Spellbinders Labels 18 for the mat behind the image panel.
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Light of the World';
Cardstock: SU Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White;
Designer Paper: Prima 'Alla Prima';
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, SU markers and ink pads;
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 18 and ODBD Elegant Ovals dies, May Arts Twill Ribbon, Gold Brads, paper piercer and template, sponge daubers, scratch paper for masking and sponging clouds;
Size: 5-1/2 x 5-1/2.
Thanks for stopping by today! Have a very blessed weekend!!!!
"O give thanks unto the Lord for He is good; for His mercy endureth forever!" 1 Chronicles 16:34 KJVHappy Thanksgiving, everyone!! Today is a day of gratitude, a day of fellowship with our families, a day set aside for special remembrance of how much God loves us and gives all things to us. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 KJV Thank you, Lord Jesus, for your sacrifice for us!
There are so many blessings in my life, personally, that I would not be able to list them here. Along with salvation, health, family, prosperity, and much more, another blessing in my life is Our Daily Bread designs and all of my Christian sisters, the "Breadsticks". Kelley, Rick, and the ODBD crew are the BEST! When you are part of the team, you are family, and you know that you belong to something great, something that makes a difference in people's lives. Being able to reach out to someone with God's Word on a hand-made card or gift fills my heart with joy! 
As a thank you to all of Our Daily Bread designs' faithful customers, there is a two day sale going on right now at Our Daily Bread designs. Receive 10% off and free shipping on US orders....(save $5.00 on shipping on international orders). Please see this post on the ODBD blog for the details on how to receive the discount. Many of my sister "Breadsticks" have created special samples for you as well on the same post.....enjoy!! If you visit each designer's blog and leave a comment, you could be one of four winners of a $20.00 gift certificate to the ODBD store! You have until Sunday, November 27 at midnight EST to leave a comment.
Now, for some deets on my card: I am so very pleased that this card took less than an hour to make...yay! That is quite the miracle for me!! :) I'm absolutely in love with this Prima "Alla Prima" designer paper....the colors are so gorgeous! I chose three colors of matching SU cardstock, dry embossed them with a SU "Square Lattice" embossing folder, cut them out with Spellbinders Nested Maples Leaves dies, sponged the edges, then popped them up with foam tape. The Thanksgiving sentiment from the ODBD set, "Give Thanks" was stamped directly on the designer paper.
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Give Thanks';
Cardstock: SU More Mustard, Old Olive, and Taken With Teal;
Designer Paper: 'Alla Prima' by Prima Marketing;
Ink: Stazon Timber Brown and SU Early Espresso (sponging);
Accessories: Spellbinders Nested Maple Leaves, SU 'Square Lattice' Embossing Folder, May Arts Satin ribbon, Zva Creative Pearls, paper piercer and template, sponge dauber, foam tape;
Size: A2.Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a very blessed Thanksgiving!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving Eve, everyone! I am so excited about Thanksgiving tomorrow....the one day my entire family gets together!Today I am sharing a quick and easy birthday card I made for my boss. I started by grabbing the SEI "Silver Valley" designer paper pack, since I wanted a wood-look frame and some manly background paper....this was perfect! Next I chose Spellbinders Labels 18 and the "Anchor" set by Our Daily Bread designs. The image was "stamped off" for a lighter shade of red, then the sentiment was overstamped in black. The sentiment panel was sponged with Ranger Antique Linen. 
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'Anchor';
Cardstock: SU Night of Navy and Whisper White;
Designer Paper: SEI 'Silver Valley';
Ink: SU Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso (sponging), Ranger Antique Linen (sponging), and Stazon Jet Black;
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 18, Ticket Corner Punch, May Arts Twill Ribbon, Basic Grey Button, SU Linen Thread, Antique Brass Brads;
Size: 5-1/2 x 5-1/2.
Thanks for stopping by today! Before you start cooking tomorrow, come back and check out a special post about a special sale on Friday at Our Daily Bread designs! You don't want to miss it!Have a very blessed day!!
