ODBD For the Love of Designer's Favorites

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop.  This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop For the Love of Designer's Favorites! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD blog for full list of links.  One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate.  So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love!  You have until Wednesday, December, 19th at 6 pm.   Enjoy all the beautiful designs featuringFor the Love of Designer's Favorites!

If you've arrived here from Silke's blog, you're right on track.  

The moment I laid my eyes on the Grunge Cross image from the Never Give Up set, I knew I had to have it!  I love the grungy swirly background and all the texture.  And the sentiments are so encouraging.  Now, this isn't a Christmas card, per se, but I feel the sentiments and cross fit for this time of year.  "When once the call of God comes, begin to go, and never stop going." Didn't Mary do just that when told to go to Bethlehem?  And she never gave up even when they were having a hard time finding a place to stay.

My daughter felt led to go to a college 2000 miles away from home, and at times she's felt a bit overwhelmed.  I thought a card like this would be uplifting.

Look closely at the background of the main panel.  I stamped the sentiment "Never, Never, Never give up" with Vintage Sepia (Versafine), stamped off once.  I also stamped the swirls and grunge from the cross image using Smokey Gray (Versafine).  The background was first distress inked with Sea Breeze (VersaMagic) and Fresh Snow (PTI), I also used the Grunge Cross Die and popped it up for dimension.

That's it for my project today, I hope you've been inspired.  :)

Next up is the sweet and talented Betty.

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Stamps:  Never Give Up (ODBD)

Paper:  All is Bright (MME), White and Kraft (PTI)

Ink:  Versamark, Fresh Snow (PTI), Latte (a muse), Sea Breeze (VersaMagic), Smokey Gray (Versafine)

Accessories:  Grunge Cross Die (ODBD),  Labels 1 and Ribbon Banners dies (Spellbinders), White Embossing Powder, Wooden Brad (Chatter Box), Natural Burlap String (May Arts), Lace, Sewing Machine

Verve/Ribbon Carousel Blog Hop

Hello Verve fans! We have a special treat for you today, the sweet Verve Divas have partnered up with the talented Ribbon Carousel Crew to bring you some beautiful eye candy in the form of a joint blog hop! This hop promises to be overflowing with crafty goodness and lots of "loving" inspiration! 

The Ribbon Carousel Designers are using Verve's Stronger Love and Wings of Love stamp sets in addition to the Arrow die. Corinna, owner of the Ribbon Carousel, sent us all some beautiful ribbons in whites, pinks and reds to use in conjunction with our 'lovey' stamps. We'd love for you to participate and hop along with us...do you know why? It's almost Christmas time and who wouldn't love some crafty gifts just for themselves!

I chose to use 2 new Verve sets:  Joyous Noel and Holiday Greetings

The pointsettia and sentiment are from Joyous Noel

The sweet trio, of ribbon and lace in the corner, is from the Ribbon Carousel, as well as that gorgeous trimmed red grossgrain ribbon.  I just sewed it along the center and gathered it to ruffle it up a bit.

The tree and packages are from Holiday Greetings.  They're both paper pieced and the tree is layered so each section curls a bit to give it a little more dimension.

Now, lets talk prizes!   

Hop along with us today and leave some blog love for the Verve Divas and the Ribbon Carousel Crewmates to be eligible to win one of the 2 prizes up for grabs!  We'll select 2 random commenters from 2 randomly selected designer's blogs, so be sure to spread the love around!

The Verve Stamps prize is the ENTIRE November Release, and the RC prize is a NEW Ribbon Carousel with your choice of knob color!

       

Ready to Hop?!

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Thanks for dropping by!
Happy Stamping!

 

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Stamps:  Joyous Noel and Holiday Greetings (Verve)

Paper:  Ruby (Lost & Found MME), Vintage Cream and Smokey Gray (PTI)

Ink:  Versamark, Smokey Gray (Versafine), Vintage Cream (PTI)

Accessories:  Ribbon (Ribbon Carousel), Circle and Petite Scallop Circle dies (Spellbinders), Frame One (D-Lites dies Spellbinders), Rhinestone Heart Sparklets (Kaisercraft), Pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty and Zva Creative), Buttons (PTI), Silver Embossing Powder (SU!), Liquid Pearls (Viva Decor), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystal Glitter, Embroidery Thread

Waltzingmouse Release Blog Waltz

Waltzingmouse Release Day has finally arrived!!  You can now order the sets that we've been sharing in the hops this week.   As usual, you have a chance to win a stamp set of your choice during the Waltz.  All you have to do is leave comments on each blog by Dec. 3rd at 11:59 pm (GMT),  Dec. 4th 6:59 EST, after which, a random commenter will be drawn.  

First, you might want to start at Claire's Blog.  She will have a list of all the hoppers.  After that, I'm first up!

So, now for a little more enabling. I mean inspiration.  ;)

I've made two similar ornament tags using 2 ornament images from the Ornate Ornaments set.  They coordinate with the Spellbinders dies as follows:  2012 Heirloom Ornaments and 2010 Heirloom Ornaments

They're both embossed with Silver Embossing Powder and include a sentiment from the set.  I also added some Crystal Glitter with my Quickie Glue Pen, and a few matching embellishments.  They are backed by other dies that I will list in my supplies.

That's it for my projects for today.  Next up on the hop is the super sweet and talented Clare.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

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Make Merry

Stamps:  Ornate Ornaments (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  White (PTI)

Ink:  Versamark, Oasis Green (VersaMagic)

Accessories:  2012 Heirloom Ornaments die (Spellbinders), Small Oval by Petra die (Marianne Creatables), Baubles (Tim Holtz), 20 Gauge Wire (Beadalon), Wrinkled Ribbon, Vintage Cord, Ribbon Flower (Prima), Silver Embossing Powder (SU!), Pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystal Glitter

Merry Christmas

Stamps:  Ornate Ornaments (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  White (PTI)

Ink:  Versamark, Pink Petunia (VersaMagic)

Accessories:  2010 Heirloom Ornament die (Spellbinders), Large Oval by Petra die (Marianne Creatables), Baubles (Tim Holtz), 20 Gauge Wire (Beadalon), Wrinkled Ribbon, Vintage Cord, Ribbon Flower (Prima), Silver Embossing Powder (SU!), Pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystal Glitter

Waltzingmouse December Release Hop ~ Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of the Waltzingmouse December Release Hop!!   

Today we're featuring a fabulous versatile Christmas set called Ornate Ornaments.  I have two projects to share with you today.  

First are these fun little tags.  I had the absolute hardest time photographing these little babies due to the dark centers and the embossed white bg.  So I finally just photographed them on my desk.  

This set has such fun little sentiments to go with go with the word "don't".  I thought it would be fun to make a stop sign shape using a Octagon die (Spellbinders).   I used a die from Creative Page Tabs (Spellbinders) for the top, and a white Poster-Paint Sharpie for the checkmarks.

Here's a close up of the white panel.  I embossed it using a quickutz embossing folder to make it look a bit like beadboard in the bg.

This set has 4 gorgeous ornate ornaments included in it too.  (I have two elegant ornament tags to share tomorrow...which is release day by-the-way....Woo-Hoo)

I chose to make a victorian themed card using the image designed to go with Spellbinders' 2011 Heirloom Ornament die.  Isn't it gorgeous?  I stamped it with Smokey Gray Versafine, and added some crystal glitter to the ornate pattern around the sentiment.  Both sentiments are included in this set too.  It's a very versatile set, as you can see. 

That's it for today.  Be sure to hop tomorrow too.  It's release day, and the team has some fantastic inspirational projects to share with you!!

Bonnie Sharp 

Sarah Martina Parker 

Tosha Leyendekker 

Kelly Schirmer 

Sandie Dunne 

Clare Buswell 

Julia Aston 

Laurie Schmidlin 

Jennifer Holmes 

Claire Brennan

Happy Stamping!!

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Don't Tag

Stamps:  Ornate Ornaments (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  White, Black and Pure Poppy (PTI)

Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories:  Octagon and Creative Page Tabs dies (Spellbinders), Embossing Folder (Quickutz), White Poster-Paint Sharpie Pen, Twine

Glad Tidings

Stamps:   Ornate Ornaments (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  Ruby (MME), Vintage Cream and Black (PTI)

Ink:  Smokey Gray (Versafine), Antique Linen (Ranger Distress), Pink Petunia (VersaMagic)

Accessories:  2011 Heirloom Ornament die (Spellbinders), Rose and Lace (Wild Orchid Crafts), Silver Tinsel (Tim Holtz), Crocheted Doily (MME), Fringed Tulle Ribbon (Melissa Frances), Pearls (Pizzaz Aplenty), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystal Glitter, Border Punch (EK Success), Sewing Machine

Waltzingmouse December Release Hop ~ Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the Waltzingmouse December Release Hop!!   

Today we're featuring two new sets:  My Heart and Woodenheart Alphabet

My Heart is a charming wood grained set filled with lovely images that can be used for weddings, Valentine's Day, Anniversaries, or any friend or loved one.  I chose to make a Valentine's Day card for my husband.  Thus the masculine look again.  I Rock~n~Rolled the heart using Pearlescent Beige and Coffee Bean (Brilliance).  All the leaves and the banner were inked with Pearlescent Olive and Coffee Bean (Brilliance), using the same technique.

The numbers are from the Woodenheart Alphabet set.  The date is the year we got married and was Rock~n~Rolled with Coffee Bean (Brilliance) and Onyx Black (Versafine).  I thought about putting our initials in the heart, but that's as far as I got...because our initials are "E"and "T".  I can't help but thinking about "phoning home" every time I put our initials together.  LOL

I inked the Woodgrain Backgrounder with Latte (a muse), stamped it on ivory cs, and embossed it with a Wood grain embossing folder by Sizzix.  I then sanded it and inked some Waltnut Stain (Ranger Distress) a bit over the raised portions.  Lastly, I added some Natural Burlap String (May Arts), a Button and an EK Success punched border.

That's it for today's project.  Be sure to visit all the other participating DT blogs.  You won't want to miss a stop.

And, a little reminder that a few of the DT will be hopping after the release also.  Claire will have the list on her blog when the time gets closer. 

Bonnie Sharp 
Sarah Martina Parker
Tosha Leyendekker (you are here)
Kelly Schirmer 
Sandie Dunne 
Clare Buswell 
Julia Aston 
Jennifer Holmes 
Claire Brennan

 

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Stamps:  My Heart and Woodenheart Alphabet (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  Vintage Cream and Kraft (PTI)

Ink:  Coffee Bean, Pearlescent Beige, Pearlescent Olive (Brilliance), Onyx Black (Versafine), Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress)

Accessories:  Border Punch (EK Success), Natural Burlap String (May Arts), Wood Button (PTI), Wood Embossing Folder (Sizzix)

Waltzingmouse December Release Hop ~ Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the Waltzingmouse December Release Hop!!  Once again, Claire has come up with some fabulous inspiring sets and I can't wait to share with you how they've inspired me.  

Today we're featuring a fun new set called Woodgrain Backgrounder, and I have two cards to share with you today.  

Man am I loving this set.  I actually used every image in the set on 3 cards.  4 of them on the card below.  Super fun and versatile.

For my first card, I combined the Woodgrain Backgrounder (Chevrons) set with Faux Fun Circles (Wreath), Bright Season (Holly) and Very Vintage Christmas (Sentiment).  See the chevrons?  Love them!!  Talk about super fun!!

I have a nephew who's birthday is right before Christmas, so I used Woodgrain Backgrounder to make a masculine birthday card.

I started off by inking up the woodgrain background with French Roast ink (a muse), and cut it into three panels.  I then inked it with Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress Ink), to age it and make the panels more pronounced.

I then inked the red hexagon, using a "rock~n~roll" technique, with Red Brick and Jumbo Java (VersaMagic).  I masked off the edges and stamped the cactus scene image, from Way Out West, with Smokey Gray (Versafine), and added a birthday sentiment from the Back in the Saddle set.

The flag was stamped with Vintage Cream (PTI), and the nail heads were inked with Onyx Black (Versafine)

Here's the hop list: 

Bonnie Sharp 

Tosha Leyendekker  (you are here)

Kelly Schirmer 

Sandie Dunne 

Clare Buswell 

Julia Aston 

Jennifer Holmes 

Claire Brennan

A few of the DT members will continue the hop on the 3rd, 4th and 5th.  So the inspiration will just keep coming!!  :)

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Candy Cane Wreath

Stamps:  Woodgrain Backgrounder, Faux Fun Circles, Bright Season and Very Vintage Christmas (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  White and Kraft (PTI)

Ink:  Red Brick and Red Magic (VersaMagic), Pearlescent Poppy (Brilliance), Sage (a muse), Fresh Snow (PTI), Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories:  Circle die (Spellbinders)

Birthday Shindig

Stamps:  Woodgrain Backgrounder, Back in the Saddle, Way Out West (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  Kraft and Vintage Cream (PTI)

Ink:  French Roast (a muse), Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress), Red Brick and Jumbo Java (VersaMagic), Vintage Cream (PTI)

Accessories:  Hexagon die (Spellbinders), Circle Punch (SU!)

You're the bee's knees!

I loved this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch so much that I had to make another card using it with the WMS set Compact Sentiments ~ Part Two and the dp Now & Then by Teresa Collins.  I collect Bee Skeps, so it's no surprise that I love the sentiment "You're the bee's knees", and the dp had a page of bees....perfect!

Hope you're week is off to a great start!  Be sure and check back often.  There's a release brewing and I can't wait to share the new images with you!

Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Compact Sentiments~ Part Two (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  Now & Then (Teresa Collins), Vintage Cream (PTI)

Ink:  Smokey Gray (Versafine), Pumice Stone and Black Soot (Ranger Distress)

Accessories:  Labels and Tags die (Spellbinders), Button (Basicgrey), Natural Burlap String (May Arts), Buttons (PTI), Sewing Machine

A Shabby Chic Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge

I loved the Waltzingmouse Sketch for this week, and the Mischief Makers are quite inspiring!!

I used 4 different sets on this card, but it came together rather quickly once I decided what I wanted to do:  Cabin Plaid Backgrounder (Right Banner), Holiday Labels No. 14 (Frame), Vintage Garden Seed Packet (Thank You), and Gingham and Co. (Left Banner)

The Cabin Plaid was stamped with Shell (a muse) pigment ink and I'm afraid it was next to impossible to photograph.  But, irl, it's really soft and pretty.

For the base, I inked up the negative side of a woodgrain embossing folder (Sizzix), with Latte pigment ink (amuse).  I love the soft distressed look it gave.

That about sums up today's card.  Be sure to check out the WMS Sketch Challenge.  We'd love to see your take on the sketch!!

Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Cabin Plaid Backgrounder, Holiday Labels No. 14,  Vintage Garden Seed Packet, and Gingham and Co.  (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  White (PTI)

Ink:  Shell and Latte (a muse), Smokey Gray (Versafine)

Accessories:  Labels 14 die (Spellbinders), Wrinkled Ribbon, Flower (Bo-Bunny), Pearl Brad (Making Memories), Woodgrain Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Sewing Machine

Viva la Verve Week 4

Teresa has a sweet Viva la Verve sketch designed for this week.  Check it out HERE.

I used the Peace On Earth set.  I thought this sentiment fit beautifully centered in the Resplendent Rectangles Spellbinders die.

I added some Martha Stewart Punched Holly Leaves, some Zva Creative Rhinestones, ribbon and button.  Pretty easy peasy.

Hope you had a fabulous week, and that those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving are too stuffed and miserable today!  :)

Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Peace On Earth (Verve)

Paper:  Wonder (Authentique), White and Black (PTI)

Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories:  Resplendent Rectangles die (Spellbinders), Holly Punch (Martha Stewart), Button and Ribbon (PTI), Rhinestones (Zva Creative), Black Burlap String, Quickie Glue Pen, Crystal Glitter, Copics

ODBD For the Love of Gift Giving Hop

Before I get to today's ODBD Hop, let me start by wishing all my friends in the United States a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving.  I realize there are always rough patches in our lives each year, but today is a special reminder to look for and be thankful for our blessings.  I have many, but at the top of the list is God, who brings me through the rough patches and shares all my joys, my husband who provides so well and is a constant strength, and my 2 kids who bring me joy each and every day just by being the wonderful young adults God created them to be!!

Now, onto the hop.....

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop.  This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop For the Love of Gift Giving! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD blog for full list of links.  One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate.  So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love!  You have until Wednesday, December, 5th at 6 pm.   

This theme can be interpreted in a few ways.  One....you can actually make a gift to give to someone using ODBD stamps.  You can make tags to place on gifts for Christmas, or you can also make gift giving packing possibilities.  Do not forget ornaments and sweet confections as well. 

Enjoy all the beautiful designs featuring For the Love of Gift Giving!

If you've arrived here from Silke's blog, you're on the right track.  So here's how I interpreted the challenge.

I had the privilege of attending a fabulous vintage art retreat two weeks ago (Pasadena, CA), called "A Gilded Life Spellbound Event" , with my dear, and uber talented friend,  Linda Duke, and was greatly inspired!!  Most of the classes involved jewelry making and soldering (way out of my box...lol), but they inspired me to put on "my vintage hat" for this project.  There are quite a bit of details on this tag, and I won't give a lengthy description, so all my supplies will be listed at the bottom.  

What I want to make sure you notice, though, are the two poinsettias.  They are from the Blessed Christmas set and Poinsettia Tag set respectively.  I colored them both with copics and ink distressed them with Spun Sugar Ranger Distress Ink.  They are both layered also with some Halo Silver Mix (Stampendous) added to their centers.

The background (or base) of the tag was diecut with Labels 17 (Spellbinders), and the flourished circle behind the larger poinsettia is from the Spellbinders die set Venetian Motifs.  I added a design element from that die set to the top too, but it's basically covered with embellishments and is hard to see.

I embossed the tag base with a holly embossing folder by Sizzix and brushed some Silver Pearl Ex using Versamark as my Base.

Here you can see the tiny Tag Poinsettia and the charming spray of leaves the image provides.  Oh, btw..the poinsettia images were stamped with Pumice Stone Ranger Distress Ink.

Here's a close up of the banner running across the tag.  The sentiment, from the Blessed Christmas set, was embossed with Silver Embossing Powder.

That about sums up all the major stamping details of this tag.  The embellishments will all be listed below.

Next up on the hop is the sweet and talented Betty!!!

Here are the ODBD sets I used:

Happy Thanksgiving my friends!!

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Stamps:  Blessed Christmas and Poinsettia Tag (Our Daily Bread Designs)

Paper:  White (EP), Double-Sided Adhesive Chipboard (QuicKutz), Romance Novel (Prima)

Ink:  Pumice Stone and Spun Sugar (Ranger Distress), Versamark

Accessories:  Labels 17 and Venetian Motifs dies (Spellbinders), Wavy Border Punch (EK Success ~ Rosette), Wow Chunky White Glitter (American Crafts ~ around Tag Border), Halo Silver Mix (Stampendous ~ Poinsettia center), Opaque Micro Fine White Glitter (Glitter Ritz ~ Ventian Motif), Crystal Glitter (Poinsettias and Rosette), , Silver Embossing Powder (SU!), Wrinkled Ribbon, Antique Mistletoe (Prima), Vintage Button, Ivory Crushed Velvet, Lace, Extra Large Eyelet (We R Memory Keepers), Vintage Cording, Pebbles (Prima), Pearl Beaded Garland (Hobby Lobby), Quickie Glue Pen

November WMS Blog Party

It's that time of the month again!!  :)   Are you ready to party Waltzingmouse style?

The 17th of each month Waltzingmouse has a Blog Party and you're invited to join along.  All you have to do is create a card using Waltzingmouse Stamps and the month's theme, then link it to their blog found HERE.

This month's theme is Gratitude.  I don't know about you, but I find every year that I don't have enough Christmas themed thank you cards or notes.  Crazy since that's the time of year people tend to receive the most gifts.  So, I made a winter themed Thank You card using 4 Waltzingmouse sets:  Nordic Winter, Opera Tags, Blessed by You, and Compliments of the Season Two.

I framed the sentiment "for you" (from the set Compliments of the Season) with a tag image from the Opera Tags set.  The background panel was created using images from Nordic Winter, and "Thankful" is from the Blessed by You set.

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Stamps:    Nordic Winter, Opera Tags, Blessed by You, and Compliments of the Season Two (Waltzingmouse)
Paper:  White (PTI), Gray (Bazzill)
Ink:  Gray Flannel and Love Letter (Memento), Fresh Snow (a muse), Versamark, Black Soot (Ranger Distress)
Accessories:  Scalloped die (a muse), Wrinkled Ribbon, Corner Rounder, Rhinestones (Pizzaz Aplenty), White Embossing Powder, Gray Vintage Button

Here's a close up of the tags and Nordic images.  I love how they look on the gray Bazzill cardstock.  It reminds me of a cozy sweater or pj's.  :)

Thanks for visiting!!  I hope you're having a fantastic weekend!

Happy Stamping!!