ODBD Sneak Peek - Noah's Ark!!

Okay so how adorable is this Noah's Ark image!! It is being released from Our Daily Bread Designs January 1st!! For my card today, I decided to try my hand at a gel card! You can find a great tutorial on this technique over on SCS!! You can't really tell that it is a gel card in this picture, but trust me...it is all squishy!! :)

I colored the image with copics, and then placed it behind the gel filled zip lock bag. The fun punched/layered ribbon border was created with Martha Stewart's botanical scallop punch and some so saffron twill ribbon from SU! I also punched two of the corners with the same border punch. To finish off the card, I added the sentiment layered with a labels 4 nestabilties and some dew drops in the opposite corner!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Don't forget to come back on January 1st for the ODBD blog hop!! It is sure to be fun with some great prizes too!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Noah's Ark

Paper: bashful blue, so saffron, close to cocoa, DP

Inks: Palette Black, Copics, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Martha Stewart punch, Twill Ribbon, Labels 4 Nestabilities, Dew Drops

Lily of the Valley - Happy Birthday!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, I sure did!! For my card today, I have created a birthday card using the lily of the valley image from the Year of Thanks 2 set.

I decided to use the sketch from this week's Crazy 4 Challenges (C4C17). The flower was stamped with kiwi kiss, old olive and almost artichoke. I then sponged the edges a bit with worn lipstick distress ink. The pink base layer was cuttlebugged, and to finish off the card, I added some ribbon under the sentiment and a clip with some ribbon on the image panel.

I also decided to "do up" the inside of the card. I took the sketch and flopped it, with the DP on the right side instead of the left (using the left over piece that I had when I cut the rectangle in half diagonally for the original sketch).

Please head on over to see all the other creation the Crew members have created week for you!!

Angela, Julie, Lisa, Lynn, Maki, Maria

Also, today is the last day for the after christmas sell over at Kitchen Sink! Receive 20% off your purchase at the Kitchen Sink Stamps Store. All you have to do is use the promotion code of CONNIE20KSS. After tomorrow you will still be able to get a 10% discount by using my on going code of CONNIE10KSS!!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great week!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: A Year of Thanks 2 - KSS

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, SU DP

Inks: Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Worn Lipstick Distress ink

Accessories: Kiwi ribbon, Olive Ribbon, Silver clip, Oval Punches

Reindeer Noses!!

Okay so how cute is this concept! I sooo did NOT come up with this one myself, I saw it on Beth M.'s Blog, and just had to make my own for my DD and DS's classmates this year. Yep, I made 30 of these! They are just super simple though!! Just 8 whopper candies (one for each of Santa's reindeer's), and I used one red gum ball for Rudolph's nose!! Oh and since this is a treat package...it qualifies for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges (C4C16)!

For my topper, my base is some real red card stock dry embossed with the swiss dots cuttlebug folder. The bashful blue layer was cut out using a labels 8 Nestabilities, and then dry embossed with the divine swirls embossing folder. The reindeer image is from Kitchen Sink Stamp's Year of Thanks 2 set. He is stamped in chocolate chip ink and then I added a red nose on him with some red Stickles. Finally I added the computer generated sentiment behind the reindeer as if he were pulling the banner across the sky!

My kids and their classmates just LOVED these! They were the hit of the parties! :)

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful day!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: A Year of Thanks 2 - KSS

Inks: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Real Red, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Accessories: Swiss Dots and divine swirls embossing folders, Red Stickles, Scalloped Circle Punch

Season's Greetings!

What!! Only 4 more day's until Christmas!! Where has the time gone! Well, for today's Kitchen Sink Monday card, I decided to create one last Christmas card. These ornaments from the Multi Step Ornaments and Stars set are just so fun and easy to stamp, I just love the detail this five layer stamp gives!

The blue ornaments were stamped with bashful blue, brocade blue, ballet blue, and night of navy. The red ornament was stamped with regal rose, rose red, ruby red and real red. The fun DP is from SEI, and to finish off the card, I added some crystal gems underneath the sentiment (which is from the 3 step Holly and Mistletoe set).

Now on to the good stuff...Kitchen Sink a huge after Christmas sale!!!! That's right! From December 26th through December 28th, you can receive 20% off your entire purchase at the Kitchen Sink Stamps Store! All you have to do is use code CONNIE20KSS.

Please head on over to see all the other creation the Crew members have created week for you!!

Angela, Julie, Lisa, Lynn, Maki, Maria

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you have a wonderful week!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Ornaments and Stars, 3 step Holly and Mistletoe - KSS

Paper: Real Red, Night of Navy, SEI DP, White

Inks: See Above

Accessories: Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder, Crystal Gems, red stain ribbon

Snowflake Luminaries!

Okay so I can't seem to get away from these wonderful snowflakes!! I made these silver and blue snowflake luminaries for my kid's teachers for Christmas this year. There is a great tutorial over on SCS...you can check it out here.

For my luminaries, I dry embossed the base with a divine swirls cuttlebug fold. The window and window frame was cut out using my Labels 4 Nestabilities. I heat embossed this wonderful snowflake image from the Peace and Joy set from Our Daily Bread Designs on some velum to cover the cut out window. Next I used my Martha Stewart Snowflake border punch for the top strip of silver snowflakes. The snowflake in the bottom corner is also a spellbinders die - create a flake 1, with the same snowflake image stamped on it. To finish off the luminaries, I added some half back pearls in each of the corners of the silver frame!

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Connie

Project Details:

Images: Peace and Joy - ODBD

Paper: Brushed Silver, Bashful Blue

Inks: Versamark

Accessories: Silver EP, Label 4 Nestabilities, Spellbinders Create a Flake 1, Half Back Pearls, Martha Stewart Snowflake punch.

Acetate Snowflake Card

When I first saw the snowflakes in the Peace and Joy set from Our Daily Bread Designs, I immediately thought of doing an Acetate card!

The white snowflakes are stamped all over the acetate with opaque white stazon ink. I then stamped the sentiment which is from the His Gift set in black on whisper white paper. The snowflake border was punched with Martha Stewart's snowflake border and corner punch.

Next, I used a bit of black satin ribbon across the top of the card, tied a bow, and then added a snowflake charm from Making Memories. To finish the card off, I added some tiny clear rhinestones from Zva Creative in the center of each punched snowflake along the border.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful day!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Peace and Joy & His Gift - ODBD
Paper: Acetate, Whisper White, Basic Black

Inks: Basic Black, Opaque White Stazon

Accessories: Mini Rhinestones, Martha Stewart Punches, Black Satin Ribbon, Snowflake Embossed metal Charm.

Kitchen Sink Monday - Christmas Fun!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! I have a card for you today created with the newly released Year of Thanks II set!! I just LOVE this reindeer image, and thought it would make a fun Christmas card along with the snow and flourishes image!

I stamped the images and sponged the edges with ruby red ink. The DP from this card is from BasicGrey's Eskimo kisses, and is also sponged with ruby red ink. To finish off the card, I added some red satin ribbon to mimic a wrapped package, and some teal rhinestones!

Please head on over to see all the other creation the Crew members have created week for you!!

Angela,