KariV | Sunshine in my pocket

A Look back at the October Release with Our Daily Bread Designs

October 19, 2018 Paper Crafting

Hello! I hope you’ve had a chance to see the entire October Release from Our Daily Bread Designs, because it is fabulous! Today I’m sharing two cards using some of the products.

First I had to create a card front using the beautiful Bethlehem dies set.

I used the Pierced Ovals dies to create the frame and inked it up slightly with Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide ink. I heat embossed the back layer of the building tops with copper embossing powder before adding them to the kraft background. The trees are colored with copics. Isn’t this a beautiful scene?

To finish it all off, I added the Merry Christmas Caps die at the top.

Here’s a look at the inside of the card, where I stamped a sentiment from the Christmas Card Scriptures Stamp set:

This sentiment is such a beautiful way to say Merry Christmas!

My next project features the Diorama with Layers set. This is another new favorite of mine and this time I’ve paired the Brick Gate Border with the Neighborhood Border die.

Look at that sweet little neighborhood! I’ve added some chunky glitter to the rooftops to add a snowy feeling. The paper is from this set. The Pinecones Dies and Pine Branches Dies are must-haves, in my opinion!

The Brick Gate Border offers a way to ink up those bricks through the die when you leave it on the die cut piece! (That’s how I got all those individual grey bricks).

I hope you enjoyed these projects today and got inspired.

For more inspiration using the October Release and to see the other designers projects, be sure to visit the ODBD Blog here.

May your days be filled with sunshine,

Fall Card with the October Hedgehog Hollow Box

October 18, 2018 Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m a guest at the Hedgehog Hollow sharing how I made this fall card using the Ink Road stamps “Octobers.” These were created exclusively for the Hedgehog Hollow and they are beautiful!

Head on over to the blog post here to read about how it was created, including the faux wood background panel!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kari

May your days be filled with sunshine,

Sneak Peek and Pre-Release Special

October 17, 2018 Paper Crafting

Hello…are you ready for a sneak peek of the November Release from Our Daily Bread Designs?!? I’m so excited to feature the Retro Ornaments Dies and Retro Christmas Paper Pack that will be available soon!

Aren’t they beautiful! I love the vintage feel of these dies, and I cannot wait to show you more of the release!

By the way, that “Merry Christmas” die is a special promotion when you purchase any of these bundles as a part of their Pre-Order Special:

Check out the full sneak peeks of all the products at the Our Daily Bread Designs blog here.

Here’s one last look at a close-up of the beautiful Retro Ornament dies.

Love them! Thanks for stopping by!

May your days be filled with sunshine,

Cityscape Cards Two Ways

October 12, 2018 Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am excited to share with you some Cityscape Christmas cards…One is a diorama 3D card and one is an A2 size folding card. Here’s the Diorama card:

This is a 3D card that will fold flat to fit into an A6 envelope for mailing!

How festive do those skyscrapers look all lit up in green and red?! I love that. I used glitter paper to place behind the die to get that sparkly holiday lights look.

This new Diorama Die is a new favorite of mine. It is so easy to use and to layer with Christmas paper. I added some Alphabet Flags (from a previous release) to spell “Noel” and used that same sparkle paper behind those letters. To finish off this card, I added some glitter to the Pine Branches and topped it with a big, red bow (from this set)!

I love that you can also use these same dies to make an A2 size card:

Here I used the same City Skyline dies over an ink blended background. That beautiful sentiment is from the Christmas Card Verses stamp set. I created a frame with the Pierced Rectangles dies, and finished it all off with sparkly Pine Branches and a Pinecone from this set.

If you haven’t already seen the entire October release, head over to Our Daily Bread Designs to take a look. It’s a fantastic release and I love how versatile the dies are to use for a Diorama Card OR for a folded card.

Thanks for stopping by!

May your days be filled with sunshine,

Dip Dyed Ghosts! A technique for you to try…

October 11, 2018 Paper Crafting

Hi there! I’m so excited to be guesting on the Hedgehog Hollow blog today, sharing a fun technique for you to try. It’s a “Dip-Dye” technique using just a few watercolor markers. Just look at these cute ghosts:

I hope you will pop on over to the blog to check out the post AND video I have linked there!

To see just how you can easily try this dip-dye technique, visit the blog here.

Thanks for stopping by!

May your days be filled with sunshine,