Our Daily Bread designs February Release Hop!

February already!!! WoW!
And time for another ODBD release blog hop!

If you got here from Julie’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.

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If you’ve followed me any length of time, you’ll know I love to do scenes! I did this side-step card with The Mighty Sea and The Sea, another in the Blessings Collection.

It’s colored with Copics and air-brushed. The waves are white acrylic paint with Copic shadows.

I used Mudd Puddles sand and shells for a very realistic look!

The Breadsticks have done a fabulous job showcasing this release! Be prepared to be amazed once again this month!!!

Now, it’s time to hop on to the
ever-so-talented Angie

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

I Really Made That?

Every month there is a challenge issued to the current Dirty Girls and Alumnae, I've done one since I've been on the team. This month I thought I'd play along.....oh brother! Here is what we had to do.......

March is a time to usher in new things. Afterall, Spring comes in March! So, I have a fun challenge for you. This month we are going to do a Featured Stamper challenge. Who is the featured stamper? Well, YOU are!

This month, you are going to choose the oldest card in your gallery (or at least one on your very first page of uploads)... and you are going to CASE it!

Here is the catch... just like the regular featured stamper challenge, you are going to change at least three things on your card (i.e. different colors, different stamps, different embellishments), but we want to be able to see the subtle changes.

Ok, are you ready for this? I don't have the card anymore...I probably sent it to some poor soul who no doubt wondered what was I thinking!!! I tried to copy the picture from SCS but it wouldn't let me...so before you go any further, you MUST follow this link and view the original card! Seriously, at the time I probably thought it was good!





Thanks to all the wonderful stampers on SCS, lots more toys!... I've learned and grown, and I'm happy to show my updated version!
As you can see, I used the same two sets, changing from a "snow" scene, adding in some ground cover and small rocks from Cornish Heritage Farms. It's all colored with Copics, I masked the truck then airbrushed the "forest" floor and sky.

The windows of the truck are cut out and filled with Matte Accents by Ranger to look like actual glass. I stamped another pine tree on a scrap piece of cardstock, colored it and airbrushed, then fit it behind the windows (behind the entire card front) so it looks like you're looking right though to the trees behind the truck!

Keyword: DCFSC0309 in the SCS gallery...c'mon, have a look. I think this will be fun!!

Stamps: Loads of Love/Loads of Love Accessories/Lovely As a Tree-Stampin UP!, Ground Cover/Small Rocks-Cornish Heritage Farms
Paper: Georgia Pacific white, Prism Blush Red dk
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black-Ranger
Other: Copic markers, Copic ABS, Matte Accents-Ranger, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, craft knife, white/silver gel pen

Thanks for stopping!

What Does A Cabin In Connecticut

What does this get-away place have to do with Bob Newhart and the Dirty Dozen theme this month? Well, if you're a Fan Club member you're in for a treat! The gallery will open at 12AM CT. See you there!!

Thanks for stopping!
Dawn

He's Just Around The Corner...

This morning I got news that a friend's husband had passed away.

Ron and Sue weren't close friends, but someone we've known for probably close to 30 yrs or longer! Sue shared stories of when she was in South America and llamas, stopped and helped me round up loose llamas...they've gotten llama manure for their garden, shared plants from their cold frame and apples from their trees. Good neighbors....two miles down the road.


So, I wanted to make a special card for Sue, one that she could put on the fridge or keep in her Bible............I came up with this.

"Death Is Nothing" is a poem I got from a bookmark several years ago. I believe it's longer in the original, but this condensed version is perfect card size and says just the right things. I printed it on cardstock from the computer then used my Curved Rectangles Nestabilities to cut it out.

I wanted a masculine look and I'm sure Sue and Ron have seen many deer out around their property, so I used Stampin Up's Noble Deer and added trees from PSX and grass from CHF.

All the images were stamped first in Adirondack Hazelnut. This allows the image to be seen enough to color but not overpower the printed verse. Of course now coloring with Copics rather washed out the definition of the images.......................so here's a tip....................................

Using a stamp positioner <---very important! stamp with a slightly darker ink (I used Adirondack Slate)over your colored images! This will redefine your lines and make your images pop!

To finish the scene I sponged Distress inks around the edges, starting at the outside sponging in. This is the largest rectangle in this set, so I glued my scene onto Prism Nautical Blue and cut freehand around.

He's just around the corner Sue....all is well.

Thanks for stopping,

Relax With Me...

Right now it's snowing, the temp is 21 with a windchill of 12! I love snow and feel if it's gonna be cold outside there SHOULD BE SNOW!! But let's face it....who wouldn't want to be relaxing in a scene like this!!

I did this card for the Inspiration Challenge on SCS, wonderful calendars to choose from! Oh my was it ever hard! But....as soon as I saw this one I knew what I wanted to do!

I stamped the chair from an old retired SU set called Along The Shore, masked the chair and stamped the Beach Grass from Paper Angel, colored it all with Copic markers and added the ocean and sky. White gel pen was added along the edge of the ocean for that last little bit of wave as it hits the sand....ahhhhhhhh, can you smell the salt air and hear the gulls?

The main panel is faux layered by using my handy dandy "faux layering" tools... ruler and sharpie marker! It's popped up on thin foam dimensionals and layered on Prism Kraft. The gulls were stamped several times along the bottom............and voila! A clean simple card! (you know, after looking at this...those aren't seagulls....maybe sandpipers?)

Enjoy your Saturday!

Thanks for stopping!

It's A Watercolor Challenge!

Our Chick's Challenge today is watercoloring. There are so many ways, watercolor pencils, watercolor cakes, watercolor sheets, smooshing (that's a technical term) the lid of your ink pad into your pad to pick up color.......you really have no excuse to not try it sometime *wink*


For mine, I used Adirondack reinkers and a waterbrush. I love to watercolor! I can't wait to see what the other girls did. Just click on their names to see.

Julia Kim Joanne Michele Jennifer Sherrie


I was soooo tired of Christmas cards or anything Wintery! So I did this...............

I actually started with the 3 Curved Rectangle Nestie pieces that were already stamped and leftover from some previous project...you know the pieces just sitting off to the side, that "one day I'll use that" pile! They just looked "out-doorsy" and seaside to me.
And of course you know I love to MAKE A SCENE! haha...get it? make a...er..uh...nevermind...

Beacon of Hope and the gull from Bird Sampler were my choices. And for my background on the card base............can I tell you how much I LOVE THIS NEW PICOTAGE PRINT!! Sneak Peek here *wink*, this will be available the end of the month. I stamped it in Hazelnut then sponged Tea Dye, Vintage Photo and Brushed Corduroy around the edges. Hmmmm, even those ink names fit my scene today!

I hope I've inspired you to try this technique, you're always welcome to join us on any of the challenges too!

Recipe:

All images Cornish Heritage Farms:
Picotage Print, Wood Grain, Pine Needles & Cones Backgrounders
Beacon of Hope-Scene It!
Bird Sampler-Classic Collection

Paper:
Georgia Pacific white
Prism Suede Brown dk, Frosted Teal

Ink:
Adirondack reinkers, Pitch Black, Hazelnut-Ranger
Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Brushed Corduroy distress-Ranger

Other stuff:
Waterbrush
Spellbinders Nestabilities Curved Rectangles
Daubers
Foam dimensionals

Thanks for stopping!

My God, My Strength Glass Block

I've been dieing to do a glass block with the new Scene It! sets from Cornish Heritage Farms, and finally got one done. I used Mountains for this one. It's watercolored with reinkers using Fantastix, a dense foam 'pencil' like tool by Tsukineko.
Sorry, but I haven't been able to get a good dark picture with the lights on. The lights are on in the block in this photo, but the room is also lit. (clear as mud?)

If you'd like to see how I do these, here are some previous posts.

As always.........Thanks for stopping!

Sakura Chicks Challenge

I think I reach for some sort of Sakura pen more often than not...whether it be a white, stardust---oooh, sparklay!.. the glue pen or the glaze ones. I admit I haven't used the glaze ones so much, only because they sit just out of my reach...........DUH..............MOOOOOOOOOVE them closer Dawn! (I had to say it before one of you did! LOL)

Be sure to see how the other girls used their pens. Just click on their names..oooh...ahhh...it's magic! Julia ~ Carole ~ Kim ~ Michele
Prepare to be WoWed!!



Here's the card I did using my white and stardust pens.

I colored the image from the new "Mountains" set that releases tomorrow, Tuesday the 18th, with Copic markers. Then I put in snowy highlights with the Sakura pens.

I tried all sorts of colored cardstock to mat my image, but none of them looked "right" to me, so I just used white and colored it with the same Copic marker used on the water in the image! Then it needed a little defining, so I lightly went around the edge with a black marker and did the faux stitching on the mat and sentitment (from Beacon of Hope) using the white gel pen again.

Now, the rest of the day for me...I have Leah (my 3yr old grand daughter) for a while this morning. Then later this afternoon, one of my favorite places to go.......................NOT!!!... the dentist, ugh!

Have a wonderful Monday! (we're getting more snow!! it's beautiful outside!!)

Mountains by Cornish Heritage Farms
Beacon of Hope by Cornish Heritage Farms
Georgia Pacific White
DCWV Pattern Paper
Adirondack Pitch Black Pigment by Ranger
Copic Markers
Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 2
EK Success Oval Punch
Sakura White & Stardust Gel Pens
Piercing Tool
Ribbon from Michaels
Brads by Doodlebug
Crop a Dile by We R Memory Keepers
Dimensionals
Black Sharpie Marker

Thanks for stopping!

A Sneak, A Peek and a Sketch

If you love scenes or even just the great outdoors, you're going to love what CHF is putting together! We've had one release from Scene It, the Beacon of Hope (lighthouses)...now...we have Mountains! And it doesn't stop there...Mona is having way too much fun putting some fabulous images together!! (faster Mona...faster! lol)


This set will be released next week on the 18th. Here are several cards I've done so far.

I called this one "Escape To The Mountains". It's a combination of Rummage Bin and some Grass images, colored with Copics.


"From The Valley" is the Sketch Challenge on SCS today. All these images are from the Mountains set. It has some beautiful sentiments too. Can you guess how many images I used from this set....4 and the sentiment! I love this one combined with the Beacon of Hope! (yes, I've done several already!)

Supplies for these two

Cornish Heritage Farms:
Mountains-Scene It
All Things Fall (moose)-Rummage Bin
The Great Canadian Stamp Set (escape)-Rummage Bin
Grass
Tall Weeds

Paper:
Prism Sage md,dk
Georgia Pacific white
DCWV Old West

Ink:
Adirondack Pitch Black dye&pigment-Ranger

Other:
Copic markers-ellenhutson.com
Spellbinders Nestabilities/Ribbon Tag-ellenhutson.com
photo corners
dimesionals
leather strip

Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card for a dear friend whose sister-in-law died unexpectedly.
I flipped the sketch and used my new Flourishes "Lilac" set. The sentiment is from the Mountains set.

I heat embossed the Lilac with Evergreen embossing powder, watercolored it with reinkers then sponged it with Distress inks. I super distressed the edges....oooh, I love that look and it relieves stress too! LOL

I thought I'd give it a totally different look with the Cuttlebugged die cut squares.

Supplies:
Lilac Set-Flourishes
With Sympathy from Mountains set-Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper:
Georgia Pacific white
DCWV
Pattern Paper from Joanne's

Ink:
Versamark-Tsukineko
Adirondack dye reinkers
Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord Distress-Ranger

Other stuff:
Evergreen EP-Ranger
Distressing Tool
Cuttlebug dies
Waterbrush
Inkssentials white gel pen-Ranger

Hey, thanks for stopping by!

Gift Giving

Today's Chick's Challenge involves Holiday Gifts...hey if you can make some great gifts, the money you save can go into your craft stash


I found these neat brass stitchable ornaments by Bucilla, at a local discount store for .69!. You are supposed to cross stitch the mesh center, and it even came with a pattern. Yeah, right...I never did enjoy cross stitch! But I could stamp something and glue it on there!

Spellbinders Nestabilities ovals fit just perfectly! I stamped one of the lighthouses from Beacon of Hope, colored it with Copics and masked it to stamp the sun. Then I used my Versamarker pen and went over the sun/lighthouse and covered with it clear embossing powder, that let me sponge the sky with distress inks without disturbing the images.

I did a similar sky on a scrap piece, stamped the sentiment and cut it apart to put on the ornament.

The entire scene was then given another coat of clear ep and glued to the brass ornament using a silicon craft glue.

Be sure to see what the other girls did by clicking on each name below.

Julia ~ Kim ~ Jen ~ Julie

Items used:

Beacon Of Hope-Cornish Heritage Farms
Cardmaker's Shapes- Cornish Heritage Farms
Bucilla Brass Stitchable Ornament
Georgia Pacific White cardstock
Copic Markers
Spellbinders Nestabilities
Adirondack Pitch Black, Lemonade, Butterscotch dye ink-Ranger
Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Broken China, Weathered Wood distress inks-Ranger
Versamark/Versamarker-Tsukineko
Inkssentials White gel pen-Ranger
Stardust glitter gel pen-Sakura

Thanks for stopping! Hope you're inspired to make some gifts!!

Some Sneak Peeks!

A large post today....*grin*

Cornish Heritage Farms has a new Friendly Kritters by Tom Allen, Frosty Friends. This will be available next week, the 21st.... AND... a whole new line called "Scene It"! You know how I love to do scenes....I'm gonna have so much fun!
This first one is called Beacon of Hope and will be available the 24th.

Stamped Frosty Friends, masked and stamped Perfect Plaid Scrapblock™.
Colored with Copic markers and highlighted with Inkssentials white gel pen.

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This is a stair step card, sponged with distress inks, colored with Copic markers with Inkssentials and Stardust gel pens for accents.

A simple, one layer card colored with Staedtler watercolor pencils. The oval was made by nesting Spellbinders Nestabilities ovals and dry embossing.

And last, but not least...coasters...or, they could be displayed as a picture.

This is still a learning experience for me. I need to find the right medium to use to color on these!

Stamped with Timber Brown Stazon ink and colored with reinkers...which take forever to dry, IF they ever do! Maybe I don't have the patience to wait....even with a heat tool! So, I just gave them a shot of Krylon clear sealer! Hey, worked for me! *wink*

For the edges, before the clear coat, I used a sea sponge and Walnut Stain distress ink.

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Tomorrow we're supposed to take the llamas to another nursing home, I'm waiting on confirmation from the activities director (watching the weather). Hopefully I'll get more pictures to share this time!

I also dyed another batch of yarn the other day! So keep checking to see how it knits up!

Thanks for stopping!

Cornish Heritage is Full of Peeks!!

General Motors! Yup... a whole line of cars and trucks starting with vintage.
Classic vehicles...depending on your age might determine what is 'classic' lol! But for me, the 50's had some Classics!!
(me included...*wink*!)

This one is 1957 Family Bel Air, Mona Lisa has come up with some great sentiments to go along with these stamps too! Click on her name and you can read the 'story' about GM™ and CHF.

Thanks for stopping by!

Making A SCENE!!

no,
not that kind of scene!

This kind....

ever wonder how one goes about stamping a scene?


In this week's Technique Talk at Cornish Heritage Farms, I'll show you how! Pop on over and have a look then try your hand at it. C'mon, it's easy!

thanks for stopping!

CHF Challenge Chicks Do Chalks

Whew! Now that's a tongue twister!

Pebbles Chalk was our challenge today which are on sale at Cornish Heritage through May 1st. Julia talks about the Chalks here.

It's been a while since I've used chalks and many samples went in the scrap pile! I settled on one, emboss resist.

Recently Kristine, one of the other designers, did a wonderful scene with this seagull and ocean scene...thanks Kristine for my chalky scene idea! Be sure to take a look at the all the ideas today Lesley Langdon -Kim Hughes-Lisa Silver -Kristine Reynolds -Lori Craig - Val Stangle -Julia Stainton

I stamped the seagull from Asela's Bird Sampler in Versamark, masked it and stamped the Ocean Scene in Versamark, then covered them with Glacier White EP and heated with my heat tool.

I started applying the chalks using the pompoms that come with the chalks and for tiny areas using a pointy cotton swab make-up applicator. The chalks will cover up your embossing and make it look icky! LOL...not to worry though!!

After finishing an area I'd take a tissue and rub off the chalks on the EP, smoothing them out on my paper. If an area needed to have more color, I simply applied more chalks and repeated the tissue process (PRO-cess for you Canadians...lol... little joke between us girls *wink*) I also used an eraser to take color off where I wanted some highlights or lighter color.

The beach just seemed like the perfect place to use this great new sentiment from Mona Lisa's new line coming in a few days!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day...maybe take a walk with a friend and do some talking and listening.

If you'd care to join along, Julia has a thread written here.

All Images Cornish Heritage Farms

Bird Sampler Ocean Scene Friend Centers

Cardstock: Georgia Pacific white Prism Birchtone lt, Mystic med

Ink: VersaMark Black Soot

Accessories/Tools: Pebbles Chalks Applicators Glacier White embossing powder Heat tool Distressing tool Dimensionals

SNEAKY PEEKS!!!

I am so excited!! Can you tell?!



Cornish Heritage Farms has a new line of stamps coming out next week by Tom Allen, an awesome artist! I'm tickled to be on this team!! Several things I love about this particular line, each one has a scripture verse so it gives you the option of using it as just 'cutesy' or sending 'cutesy with a message'. Of course they're just great for coloring and making scenes, which you know I love to do!!
So, here are the first peeks......


Are you ready?

The Helpful Chipmonks has some masking and is colored with copics and prismacolor pencils. (I used the pencils on the watering can)
The clouds were done using a thin piece of cardboard cut with scallop scissors and a dauber sponging off the edge with ink.

here's the recipe for the Chipmonks

Stamps: All stamps from CHF
Helpful Chipmonks- Tom Allen
Tall Weeds
Grass

Cardstock:
Georgia Pacific
WhiteTwilight dark, Sunflowers med- Prism Papers

Accessories:
Copic markers- www.ellenhutson.com
Prismacolor Pencils (baby oil to blend with stumps)
Daubers (jumbo, small)- Tsukineko
Homemade cloud template

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Recipe for Perfect Gift

Stamps:
Bunny Presents-Tom Allen
Good Gifts-Tom Allen

Cardstock:
Georgia Pacific white
Papaya Puree, Herbal Garden med, Desert Coral dark-Prism Papers

Pattern Paper:
My Mind's Eye

Accessories:
Copic markers- www.ellenhutson.com
Ribbon- Offray
dimensionals

Tools:
Corner rounder (guard taken off for scallops)
Crop a dile