December Release ODBD Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs December Release Blog Hop! If you got here from the fabulous Dawn’s Blog, you are in the right place! If not, you should start at the ODBD Blog so you don’t miss a thing! There are lots of goodies up for grabs this month…. so be sure to follow the rules to qualify to win one of the prizes!

Here are the details of the Blog Hop:

The Hop will run 8am EST Dec 1 til 8pm EST Dec 2. The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Dec 3.

There will be SIX prizes of Choice of 1 FREE SET!!!
Merry Christmas!!!

Here is what you need to do to be in the drawing for these SIX prizes:

Hop to each blog listed below, leaving a comment for each designer. Return to this post and let us know you completed the hop and left comments for each designer, or make note of any you could not comment on. In this same comment, answer the question on the ODBD Blog.

Here’s my card using Simple Things, Clover Die and Little Things sets:

Your next stop on the hop will be the wonderful Connie’s Blog!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Simple Things, Little Things

Ink: Versamark, Tim Holts Antique Linen Distress

Paper: DCWV Café Mediterranean, Stampin’ Up! Always Artichoke, Canson watercolor paper

Accessories: ODBD Clover Die, Spellbinders (Classic Large Circle, Petite Scallop Circle Large), superfine detail black embossing powder, Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder, rhinestones, watercolor markers

Snowman Christmas

Everyone loves a snowman, from the carrot nose to coal eyes to the top hat and ODBD captured all the snowy fun feelings in the Warm Wishes set.  I created another card using this fun set:

I added Stickles on my trees and “snow” to add a bit of magic.  I know I use a lot of pearls on my cards, but I especially liked it on this one because it made it more whimsical, like a swirl of snow!

New December ODBD sets will be out in a few days along with our usual blog hop so stay tuned!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Warm Wishes

Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress

Paper: K & Company, Stampin’ Up!, Canson watercolor paper

Accessories: Zva Creative pearls, Stickles, superfine black detail embossing powder, white satin ribbon, Spellbinders (Classicle Small Circle, Petite Scallop Circle)

ODBD Scrapbook Challenge (ODBDLYLS11)

We hope many of you have tried your hand at incorporating ODBD stamps into your scrapbook pages.  If you haven’t then why not start by participating in this month’s ODBDLYLS11 color challenge.

I muted the colors and came out with this 12x12 page that features the Faith stamp set:

Instead of using the image from the set as a main embellishment I used it to create my background on the salmon colored cardstock.  I loved the Mother Teresa quote from the set and thought it was very fitting for my page with my wonderful sons!

Something as simple as background stamping can help create a cohesive page so give it a try on your next layout!

Scrapbook Page Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Faith

Ink: Versamark, Stampin’ Up! Cameo Coral

Paper: Fiskars (Heidi Grace Collection), DCWV

Accessories: Zva Creative Pearls, Cricut Plantin Schoolbook cartridge, rhinestones, K & Company dimensional flowers, Spellbinders Classic Lace Borderabilities, super fine detail black embossing powder, Cuttlebug Textile Texture embossing folder, Scrap FX butterfly chipboard

This month’s Stamping In Time Challenge

I’m happy to have had the chance to join this month’s SNTODBD48 challenge which was to create anything with a Christmas theme, from cards to gifts.  Once again I played up on just the scripture, Luke 2:14 from the Christmas Verses set, for my card:

I like playing around with my Spellbinders die to see if I can use them in a different way and I loved how the Labels 18 turned out.

I have various types of ribbon and I came across a two-colored one that hasn’t been used often and I thought it was just perfect for the papers from the Basic Grey Jovial pad.

Now it’s your turn!  Join in on the challenge and upload your creation onto the ODBD Blog.  You just may win a gift certificate to the ODBD store!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Christmas Verses

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic Grey Jovial, glitter cardstock, Stampin’ Up! (Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke)

Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 18, two-toned ribbon, super fine detail gold embossing powder, gold cording, brass charm, Cuttlebug Holly Ribbon embossing folder

The gift…

I know Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I’ve been posting Christmas cards, but I can’t help it.  If it was up to me it would be Christmas all year!  Aside from the holiday decorations and fancy dinners we must always remember why we’re celebrating and Romans 6:23 from ODBD’s Gift of God set reflects that:

I chose not to use any image because I wanted the focus to be on the scripture.  Under all the embellishments is a circle die cut using striped designer paper, but after working and reworking my design it somehow got lost under all the popped layers.

If you’re looking to highlight the true meaning of Christmas look no further than Our Daily Bread designs’ Christmas sets!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Gift of God

Ink: Versamark

Paper: K & Company, Stampin’ Up!

Accessories: Spellbinders (Classic Large Circles, Classic Small Circles, Cuttlebug Victoria embossing folder, Tattered Angels (Glimmer Mist, Glimmer Alphabet Chips) pearls, super fine detail gold embossing powder, ribbon, lace trim, jewel brad