ODBD September Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs September Release Blog Hop!  I’m so happy you joined us today as we have some beautiful gardening sets that all coordinate so effortlessly!

If you’ve come here from the talented Lori’s blog then you’ve come to the right place.  If not, you may want to start from the beginning at the ODBD Blog so you don’t miss any of the wonderful designers’ inspiring creations!

Here are the hop details:

* The Hop will run 8am EDT September 1 til 8pm EDT September 2.
* The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on September 3.
* There will be FIVE prizes!

Five blessed people will win $15.00 Gift Certificates for the purchase of any stamps in the ODBD Store. These certificates will be good for 6 months!

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 in your comment on the ODBD blog.

I decided to play with The Good Seed set and here’s what I came up with:

The possibilities are endless with all of the new sets as you’ve seen from my fellow designers. These are truly MUST HAVES in your ODBD collection!

Thank you so much for hopping onto my blog!  I’m sending you off to the fabulous Lisa’s blog next.  Have fun completing our hop!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD The Good Seed

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic Grey Sweet Threads, Stampin’ Up Barely Banana, Kraft cs

Accessories: Spellbinders Classic Circles Large, Stampin’ Up! Crystal Effects, super fine black embossing powder, gingham ribbon, gold flourish accents, watercolor markers

I’m back with an ODBD September Sneak Peek!

First off all, I’d like to thank my subscribers for not writing me off while I took some time to regroup and refresh.  I’m back and will be posting more often so watch out!

Today, I have a little sneak peek from one of the upcoming ODBD September sets called Tiger Lily:

I used this week’s sketch from Splitcoaststampers and what I THOUGHT was the current color challenge, but was mistaken.  I ran with it anyway since I had cut everything and bleached out the flowers already.

Our ODBD Blog Hop will be on Sept. 1 so don’t miss out!  You’re going to love the new sets!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Tiger Lily and Kind Hearts

Ink: Versamark, Versafine Black Onyx

Paper: Prima Sparkling Spring, Stampin’ Up! Tempting Turquoise, DCWV Fall Textured Stack

Accessories: Zva Creative pearls, white ribbon, silver heart charm, silver cording, Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder, black fine detail embossing powder, foam adhesive

Oh, dahlia!

I LOVE floral stamps and I was so happy when ODBD released another beautiful flower image.  The Dahlia stamp is absolutely gorgeous!!

I tend to layer my floral images and the Dahlia was the just the perfect size to do just that while pairing it with a John Milton quote from the Serve set:

My sincerest apologies for not posting as often as I should, but life has been throwing us many curveballs lately.  I’m just trying to catch those curveballs and it seems they’re hitting me right smack in the head!  So, after this month I will be taking two months off to regroup and recuperate.

I have a couple of more cards to share before I go on leave so I hope you’ll return to see them!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Dahlia and Serve

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic Grey Sweet Threads, Stampin’ Up! (Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink), The Paper Company Kraft, Canson watercolor paper

Accessories: white organza ribbon, Ranger super fine detail embossing powder, Fiskars Threading Water border punch, pink rhinestones, watercolor markers, Glue Dots® (Craft sheets, Pop-Up sheets)

ODBD’s June Scrapbook Challenge

I started off as a scrapbooker and not a very good one.  If you all could see my first layouts you’d probably laugh because I know I do!  Over time and with lots of great inspiration to borrow from I’ve learned to do a page or two here and there. 

I decided to play along with the ODBD Scrapbook Team this month.  The challenge was a sketch which you can find in THIS ODBD blog post and here’s how I interpreted it in a 12x12 page:

(Click on each photo to enlarge)

As I was thumbing through my box of pictures I came across so many of my boys together and I knew the Time set was perfect!  Don’t be afraid to mix and match sets.  Here, I added accents using the lace border from the Serve the Lord set.

For my journaling I usually write what’s on my mind, but in this case I wanted my words directed at my sons.  I hope when they’re grown with families of their own they will look back at the scrapbooks I’ve created and know just what I’ve felt during their phases in life.  When I’m gone at least I know my words will live on.

As you can see, ODBD stamp sets are perfect for your scrapbook pages.  We hope you’ll join us every month and share your scrapbook pages!

Scrapbook Page Recipe

Stamp: ODBD  Time and Serve the Lord

Ink: Versamark, Stampin’ Up! Bordering Blue

Paper: DCWV Linen Closet pad, Stampin’ Up! Bordering Blue

Accessories: Ranger Super Fine Detail Black embossing powder, white detail embossing powder, Spellbinders Classic Circles Small, K & Company Layered Accents, Zva Creative pearls

ODBD June Release Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs June Release Blog Hop! If you got here from super sweet and talented Sandee’s blog, you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog and hop from there so you have a chance to win one of the FOUR fabulous prizes up for grabs this month!  The Hop will run from 8am EDT June 1 until 8pm EDT. June 2.  The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on June 3.

Three Prizes of ONE FREE SET and
One GRAND PRIZE OF THE BREAD BASKET BUNDLE

Here is what you need to do to be entered in the drawing:

Leave comments for each designer on each blog. Return to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment, telling us you completed the hop and noting any blogs you were unable to comment on.

I instantly fell in love with the poppies and scriptures from the Serve the Lord set!  One of my most favorite things to do is add dimension to my flower images and that’s what I’ve done here:

I hope you enjoyed my card!  From here, please hop on over to the wonderful Julie’s blog.  Enjoy the rest of the hop!!

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Serve the Lord

Ink: Versamark

Paper: SEI White Elegance, Stampin’ Up! (Basic Brown, Sage Shadow, Old Olive), Core’dinations White Pearlized cardstock

Accessories: ODBD Vintage Border embossing plate, Bow-Easy, Zva Creative rhinestone swirls, Cuttlebug Flourished Frame embossing folder, diamond and orange rhinestones, white organza ribbon, silver cording, silver cross charm, watercolor markers, Glue Dots® Pop-Ups