April Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs April Release Blog Hop!  We on the DT have been having a great time playing with our new toys, and I have a feeling you're going to want to play too!

If you got here from our talented Julie, you are in the right place!  If not, you might want to pop on over to the ODBD Blog and start from there so you don't miss any chances to win! 

Here are the details of the Hop:

• Hop will run April 1 8:00am to April 2 8:00pm EDT 
• Winners announced April 3
• There will be 4 prizes: $10.00, $20.00, $30.00, and $40.00 Gift certificates toward STAMPS in the ODBD Store!  *** Must be redeemed within the month of April, so don't let them expire!
• To qualify to win, simply hop to each designers blog, leave a comment, and return to the ODBD Blog to tell us you completed the hop and if there were any problems along the way!  Easy peasy!  

So now... on to my project:

I created a gift set using the new Quatrefoil Pattern Die (Can you say LOVE???!!!), Romantic Floral Designs and the gorgeous Hyacinth set, made to perfectly fit the Spellbinders Label 26, which also is available at ODBD.  For my card I die cut the Quatrefoil Pattern from white card stock, and matted that on pretty green designer paper from K&Co.  I adhered that to a blue base.  I stamped the lacey Romantic Floral Design  image with Memento London Fog ink on the same green dp, and cut it out with  Spellbinders Labels 26.  I then stamped my focal image from the Hyacinth set with black on white.  I colored with Copics.

For my gift box, I created a pizza style box (sized to hold A2 cards), but I decided to put pretty pastel colored Jordon Almonds inside as a gift.   I cut another white Quatrefoil pattern, and using a craft knife, I cut out a window in the top of my box to fit the outer border of the die cut.  I adhered that to the inside of my box, and added some clear acetate to create my lid.  The designer paper is double sided, with a soft blue inside, so I used that to mat my card above. I had fits getting consistent colors on my photos, but you get the idea....

Here are the ODBD products I used:

 I also want to share a tag I posted as a sneak peek, but in case you missed it, I created this tag with the Finch Collage Stamp.  You can find the details to that tag HERE.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you have enjoyed my project.... and now I will send you on to the next stop on the hop... talented and sweet Chris!

Blessings,

December Release Blog Hop!!!

Hello my friends!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs December Release Blog Hop!  If you got here from Sabrina's Scrumptious Blog, you are in the right place!  If not, you  might want to start at the ODBD Blog so you don't miss anything!  Here are the details for this month's hop:

• Hop to each Designer's Blog and leave a comment
• Return to the ODBD Blog and tell us you completed the hop, and note any problems you had
• There will be 3 prizes of $20.00 Gift Certificates and 1 GRAND PRIZE of $75.00 Gift Certificate toward stamps in the ODBD Store!!! 
• You have until 8pm EST Dec 2 to complete the hop, and winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Dec. 3

Now, on to my project:

I used the Snowflake Mini and Snowflake Sentiments, as well as the Snowflake Background and the Small Snowflake Background to create this card.   I also used the ODBD Custom Tag die, which is perfect with the mini snowflake set! I stamped the background stamp onto white cardstock with VersaMark, and embossed with white embossing powder.  I stamped the sentiment and snowflakes on to blue cardstock with ColorBox Frost White Pigment Ink, and then embossed with white embossing powder, for a chunkier texture of white on blue.  The vertical strip on the left is the Small Snowflake Background stamped the same way, and the swirly die along the bottom of the tag is Spellbinders Fanciful Holiday Die.  The wide ribbon is May Arts and the narrow is from 

 

Here is the inside:

Here are the sets I used today:

 In case you missed my sneak peek and tutorial,   I'll show the  luminary ornament I made to go along with this card, making a nice little gift set.  This ornament is created with 4 of the ODBD Tag Die cuts, stamped with the Small Snowflake Background, cut with a spellbinders mega oval die, and then the vellum inserts are stamped with images from  the Sparkling Snowflake set using Ranger Perfect Medium and Stampendous Kaleidoscope embossing powder. A battery operated tea light is inside, and it hangs nicely on the tree, or could stand alone.

 

To view the tutorial on how to make this luminary ornament, click HERE

I hope you enjoyed my project!  Now I will send you on to your next stop.... Prepare to be blown away by 

JULIE!

October Release Blog Hop!

Hello friends!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs October Release Blog Hop! This is my favorite time of year... with the cooler temperatures, I seem to be more energized and of course, I'm starting to think about the upcoming holidays.... Thanksgiving and Christmas!  Today's hop is all about these two great holidays, and we are excited to be sharing our projects with you today!

 Here are the basics of the Hop:

• Hop will run 8:00am Oct. 1 to  8:00pm EDT Oct. 2
• Winners will be announced Oct 3
• There will be SIX prizes of your choice of one set!!!
• Hop to each link and leave a comment, then return  to tell us you completed the hop, and answer the question on the ODBD blog.
• Check back on the ODBD Blog on Oct. 3 to see if YOU are one of the winners! 

If you got here from Becca's Amazing Paper Grace, then you are in the right place!  If not, you might want to start at the ODBD Blog so you don't miss anyone!

I decided to kick off the upcoming gift giving season with a gift set, so I created a gift bag, embellished a candle and made up a jar of  potpourri to give to a friend for Christmas.  I used O Christmas Tree Carol for all of the pieces, wanting to show how easy it is to create special personalized gifts with just some musical scores and a few embellishments!  These projects were all super quick!  I found my inspiration for some of these things on Pinterest... so I'm passing them on to you to be inspired by.  In addition to the Christmas Carol, I also used the little gift image and sentiment from Perfect Gift, and a past release, Holly Tag and the matching Die to create my tag.  

Here are the sets I used:

 

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs O Christmas Tree Carol, Perfect Gift, Holly Tag, & matching Die
Ink: Memento,  Card Stock: Flourishes, Coloring Medium: Copics
Accessories:  Kraft Gift Bag, Glass Jar from Hobby Lobby, Dollar Store Candle in Jar, Potpourri, Websters Pages ruffled green ribbon, scraps of old lace (one was a gift, one was repurposed from an old dresser scarf), holly embellishments from Hobby Lobby, wired ribbon from Michael's, Twine, Cinnamon Sticks

You can find a recipe for Real Pine Potpourri HERE.  If you don't have all the ingredients, just do like I do and use what you do have, and add the oil in the scent of your choice.

NEWS FLASH!!!  Our Daily Bread designs has a brand new website, and it opens today!  You're going to love how pretty it is, and how easy it is to maneuver!   So have a look, and don't forget to bookmark the new web store so you go to the right place to order or for inspiration!

If you have problems opening the new site while the switch over is being done,  (many are) try using Google Chrome browser.  It does seem to be opening in that.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!   Now I will send you on to your next stop, which  is our sweet and talented Sabrina!

Blessings,
 

Sept. Release Blog Hop!

 

Hello friends!  Welcome to the  Our Daily Bread designs Sept. release blog hop!  I have had so much fun playing with this month's new sets and I think you're going to love them too!

If you got here from Sabrina's Scrumptious blog, you are in the right place!  If not you might want to pop on over to the  ODBD Blog to start at the beginning so you don't miss any thing!

Briefly, the Blog hop details:

• Hop will run from 8am EDT Sept 1 til 8pm Sept 2
• To qualify for a prize simply hop to each blog, leave a comment and return to the ODBD Blog to tell us you completed the hop and which set you loved best!
• Winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Sept 3
• There will be FOUR FANTASTIC PRIZES!  Three winners will win their choice of one free set and one blessed blogger will win the entire Sept. Bread Basket Bundle!  

Now... on to my card.  I used Keep Climbing to create this side step card.  I stamped the image four times, masking one on the front panel so I could continue the image across the entire panel. I colored the scene with Copics and the sky with my SU! Pastel Chalks, simply sponging on various colors until I had achieved the look I wanted.  I cut out the panels and adhered to my layers, giving the sense of many rows of mountains.  Once assembled,  I spritzed with Pearl Glimmer Mist which helps set the chalk, and gives a nice glimmer to the scene too. 

For my sentiment panel I matted it with another piece of card stock and colored it the same way for a little extra pop, then matted that with my white card stock.  To emboss my sentiment panel,  since it did not fit any of my rectangular Spellbinders just right, I cut the panels and then hand embossed the border with a larger Spellbinders tall rectangle, and my embossing stylus on a soft embossing pad.  My only embellishments are some little pearls and a bow made with Martha Stewart ribbon. 

Here is the set I used:

 

Now I will send you on your way to the next stop.... Becca's Beautiful Blog!  Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!

Aug. Release Blog Hop!

Hello friends!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs August Release Blog Hop!  I'm so excited about this month's release!  I have  already made some bookmarks that have been given away, and I know I will be making many more!   I hope you enjoy this hop, which by the way is FULL of inspiration from our talented design team!

I am the first stop on the hop, so you can just follow my link to the next person, but if for any reason you get lost along the way, just pop on over to the Our Daily Bread designs Blog for the complete list of links!


Now, here are the basics of the Hop:

• Hop will run 8:00am Aug. 1 to  8:00pm EDT Aug. 2
• Winners will be announced Aug 3
• There will be SIX prizes of your choice of one set!!!
• Hop to each link and leave a comment, then return to the ODBD Blog to tell us you completed the hop and answer the question there
• Check back at the ODBD Blog on Aug. 3 to see if YOU are one of the winners! You never know what other fun things we might have for you that day!!!

For my creation.....

 

I used the Faith, Hope, Love set and the Vine Background.  I created a center step like I've shared before but adjusted my outer panels to accommodate the width of my panels.  I matted with black and added a Spellbinders Ironworks Accents border.  I cut the Love panel with Spellbinders Long Classic Rectangles Large, and the Long  Scalloped Rectangles Lg to mat it.   The ribbon is May Arts and the flower is Spare Parts.  The pearls are from ACMoore.  I love the elegant font of this set!  I could see this not only as bookmarks but wall art, notebook or journal covers, or for an elegant home decor piece.  Wouldn't the Love word make a gorgeous wedding or anniversary card?  Oh the possibilities!  LOL!

Here are the sets I used:

 

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you enjoyed my card!

From here, you'll hop to the amazing Becca to me blown away!

June Release Blog Hop!

 Hello friends!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs June Release Blog Hop!

If you got here from  Dawn's Fabulous Blog, you are in the right place!  If not you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog and start from there so you don't miss any chances to win free stamps!!!

All the sticks in the bread basket have been having soooo much fun with all the fantastic new sets!!!  If you have not had a chance to see the release, you can see it HERE.  This month's release is one of my all time favorite releases... I think you'll agree when you see all the inspiration on this hop!


Here are the basics of the hop:

• Hop will run from 8:00 am EDT June 1  to  8:00 pm June 2 
• Winners will be announced  on June 3 on the ODBD Blog

 The prizes this month will be done a little differently!

• There will be three prizes of $20.00 Gift Certificates to the ODBD store for stamps, hidden on three different blogs along the hop.  No one will know where they are!  The winners will be randomly chosen from the COMMENTERS on these three blogs!
• The GRAND PRIZE of the entire Bread Basket Bundle will be drawn from the comments left here on this post, from all who tell us they completed the hop and which set is their most favorite! 

Now... on to the the details of my project.

I wanted to play along in the Moxie Fab World Gingham Challenge, hence my gingham ribbon!
 
I created a gift set including a card I gave a sneak peek of (one post below), and then I altered a little wicker picnic basket I purchased at Michael's.

The basket was sponged lightly with THoltz distress inks in Scattered Straw, Frayed Burlap and Bundled Sage.  The sentiment, little picnic basket image and inside decorative element are from the Thank You Sentiments set.  I also stamped one of the pretty borders from a past release, Fleur de Lis Borders on the top of the lid.  Outside this border I sponged with Scattered Straw Distress Ink, and inside I used Bundled Sage.  The sentiment was cut with a Spellbinders Tags 5 and sponged with distress inks, then tied on to the handle of the basket with bakers twine.  The image was stamped with Memento ink, then colored with Copics and  cut out, and adhered to the center of the frame. To add a little decoration to the basket I added a Spellbinder's Lace Doily Accents border.

 On the inside of the cover is one of the pretty little decorative elements in the Thank You Sentiments set.  With some yummy strawberry candies inside, this will make a fun little gift.

Briefly, in case you didn't catch my sneak peek post, the card used the Thank You set for the image, and the Thank You Sentiments set for the sentiment.  The image was colored with copics, and the red dotted panel is actually 100% cotton fabric which I cut with a Spellbinders Lacey Rectangle die, using my Grand Calibur.  It cut like butter!  Card base is Gina K, Black mat is SU!, Designer Paper is My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Rosy.  The gingham ribbon for both projects is from Hobby Lobby.  The doily border is the Spellbinders Lacy Doily Accents set.

Now, from here hop to the sweet and talented  Angie!
Blessings,

 

ODBD April 1 Release Blog Hop & News!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs April 1 Release Blog Hop!  If you got here from  Dawns Blog, you are in the right place!  If you just happened here, you might want to hop on over to the ODBD Blog and start from there so you don't miss a chance to win any of the four great prizes this month, and pick up all the details there!  You have until Monday April 2, 8PM EDT to complete the hop! 

We do have one announcement we want to be sure you get!

We have decided to extend our Customer Favorites Contest!  You now have until April 7th to add your submission to the Customer Favorites Contest for a chance to win a free set and the chance to be a guest designer for the release of "your" set!  So leave us your ONE choice of favorite short Scripture, spiritual quote or spiritual sentiment, and YOUR submission might be in the next ODBD Customer Favorites Sets!  Read all the details and leave your submission  HERE!  ***PLEASE take time to see the Scriptures already in sets list  so you don't waste your one submission on one that's already in a set!

Now... on to my creation:

I used the Prayer of St. Francis, which we all are familiar with if for no other reason than having heard the song that was made using the words of this prayer.  I have been singing that song ever since I created this card! LOL!  Anyway... my card base is Bazzill and is cut with Spellbinders Labels 23 Grand.  The prayer is stamped on My Mind's Eye Bella Bella dp. I used Cheery Lynn Exotic Butterflies Small, Versafine Sepia Ink, Martha Stewart bough punch,ZVA Creative small white roses, and the larger pink rose if from the bridal dept. at Micheal's.  This was super quick and easy but with the cut shape, it packs quite a punch! 

Thanks so much for visiting... now from here you'll hop to Sabrina's Scrumptious Blog!

Mar 1 ODBD Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs March Release Blog Hop!  If you got here from Sabrina's Awesome Blog, you are in the right place.  If not you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog and start from the beginning.  If you get lost along the way, simply return there, where the entire hop is listed with links.

Now, here are the Hop Details:

• The Hop will run 8am EST Mar. 1 until 8pm EST Mar 2.

• The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Mar 3.

• Four  hoppers will win a $20.00 Gift Certificate, and One blessed hopper will win this month's Bread Basket Bundle!!!

Here is what you have to do to be qualified to win one of these prizes:

• Hop to each designer’s blog and leave a comment

• Return to the Our Daily Bread designs blog and leave a comment telling us that you completed the hop, making note if there were any you could not comment on.

• Answer the question  on the ODBD blog when you leave your comment.

Here are my project details:

I made a luminaria to match the card I shared a couple days ago as a sneak peek, so I'd have a pretty little gift set for a friend.  

 

Stamps: Spread the Light
Designer Paper: My Mind's Eye Mademoiselle, Vellum
Ink: Color Box Frost White Pigment Ink
Accessories: Spellbinder's Floral Doily Accents, Classic Circles Petite, Prima Flowers, Martha Stewart ribbon, Martha Stewart Bough Punch, Pearls (a gift from a sweet friend)

Here is the set together:

Here is a recap of the card details:
Card Stock: Mark's Finest Papers, designer paper:  My Mind's Eye Madamoiselle.
 Ink: SU! Baja Breeze
Accessories: Cheery Lynn Italian Doily, Fanciful Flourish, Anastasia Border, Spellbinders Floral Doily Accents, Classic Circles Large,   pearls and larger flowers were a gift from a sweet friend.  The smaller flowers are Prima, and I sponged them lightly with baja breeze.

From here, hop to Sandee's Scrumptious Blog!

ODBD Feb. release Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs February Release Blog Hop!  If you got here from Angie's Awesome Blog, you are in the right place.  If not you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog and start from the beginning.  If you get lost along the way, simply return there, where the entire hop is listed with links.

Now, here are the Hop Details:

• The Hop will run 8am EST Feb. 1 until 8pm EST Feb 2.

• The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Feb 3.

• Four  hoppers will win a free set of choice, and One blessed hopper will win this month's Bread Basket Bundle!!!

Here is what you have to do to be qualified to win one of these prizes:

• Hop to each designer’s blog and leave a comment

• Return to the Our Daily Bread designs blog and leave a comment telling us that you completed the hop, making note if there were any you could not comment on.

• Answer the question  on the ODBD blog when you leave your comment.

Now... on to my card details:

I made this tri-shutter card using stamps from the ODBD sets: Mighty Sea, The Sea, and Anchor (a past release).  I stamped the images with Memento and colored with Copic Markers.  I used SU! Close to Cocoa for my base, and Memory Box Poppyfinch designer paper.  The blue is Bazzill.  With my Grand Calibur, I cut several Spellbinders Dies:  Grommet Tags, Labels 11, Labels 17, and Labels 20.  I used the negative part of an EK Success Bracket Punch for the little blue "waves" I added.  The twine is "hung" on a part of an ODBD Fence Die.  The little sand dollars are a K&Co self adhesive ribbon which I cut apart to use as single shells.  Below is a close up of the fish netting I created  with a re-purposed onion bag.

 To read the story of It is Well with my soul, another new stamp this month, please scroll down 2 posts here on my blog, or click here.  The story behind this hymn will bless you!

Thank you for stopping... and now, from here, hop on to Becca's Beautiful Blog!