Thursday, December 6, 2012

ODBD Alumni Love of Designer's Favorite Blog 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 Designer Favorites! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD blog for a full list of links. One of the posts 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 using For the Love of Designer Favorites!

If you arrived here from Deb's delightful blog you are in the right spot!

If not, head over to ODBD's Blog for a full link list.

So which one is my favorite?  Well, that is a hard one.  Each set is like a child...  how can you love one more than another?  :-)  But there is one set, particularly this time of year I find myself gravitating toward.  That set is Blessed Christmas.  It is one of the first sets I purchased when I discovered Our Daily Bread Designs.  At that time, I was just starting to work with Copics and let me tell ya, I practiced and practiced and practiced with this set.  It is one of those go to sets I pull out every Christmas.  This time I opted not to color the image but do a very light inking/stamping with distress ink on the focal panel. 
 


Here is what the entire set, Blessed Christmas, looks like.  Isn't it lovely?


Now I will send you on your way to visit Angie's awesome blog!
Make sure to leave her some love! Big hugs and thanks so much for stopping by!
 
 Card Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Blessed Christmas
Ink - Ranger Distess Ink - Frayed Burlap; Versafine - Tuxedo Black
Papers - The Paper Studio, Georgia Pacific, My Mind's Eye Santa Claus, Bazzill (textured card stock)
Misc. - Hemp Cord, Jingle Bells by ArtMinds

Challenges

Retro Sketches - RS40
 

50 comments:

Deborah Saaranen said...

Simplicity at it's best...I love the textures and straight, clean lines...beautiful Lori!

Tam said...

Very nice! I had to tilt my head though. LOL

Shelia said...

This is an awesome sketch design. I really like the muted color of the stamped poinsettia and how the sentiment really stands out. Great use of the little jingle bells too!!

Sabrina Jackson said...

WOW, Lori, my friend, this is simply gorgeous! Love the color scheme and those fun jungle bells! Hugs and blessings, Sabrina

Betty said...

I think it's beautiful not colored!! Love those bells! Thanks for sharing!

Cheri said...

Stunningly quiet yet strong!
Awesome!
Hope you don't mind scraplifters, hugs and thank you so much for sharing.

LaDawn said...

Love the color, texture and the bells. It is an amazing project.

Tricia T said...

Ooooo... this is gorgeous! I love the colors and the bells! BTW, your link is broken on the ODBD blog list for this hop. : )

Tricia

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! Awesome take on the sketch and I can see why it's your favorite :)images!!! Hugs ~S~

Anonymous said...

Lori, beautiful card...the bells add a lovely accent to your card. The colors work well together.

Candy Meyers said...

What a strikingly beautiful card. It just goes to show that you don't have to have a lot of color to be gorgeous. I love this one. Thanks loads,
Candy Meyers

Sherry said...

OOO I love it!!! gorgeous!!!

kathi17 said...

I love that set too Lori, the sentiments and poinsettia are so beautiful that I use parts from it a lot, and I love the matching die.

I love the way you used it on this card. It's so peaceful and elegant with those colors and your choice of papers. The jingle bells add a perfect finishing touch!

Anonymous said...

I love your card. It looks so soft, but also strong... nothing weak about it! Pat K.

Angella D. Crockett said...

Beautiful monochromatic card, Lori! This set was perfect for that sketch!! Love the bells....a perfect finishing touch!! HUGS!!

Caryn S said...

Great sketch interpretation! Love the simplicity of it.

Vicki Romaine said...

A very dramatic card. Love it.

Christine said...

You made that simple sketch look stunning! Loved that you changed the direction of the stamped image in such a creative way. The whole effect is both whimsical and elegant....great work!

Rosemary said...

wow... what a gorgeous card, lori!!

Tosha Leyendekker said...

One of my favorite sets too Lori!! Love the soft image with the bold sentiment and the rich monochromatic colors!

Lagene said...

Great card! Great take on the sketch!

Cards By Jan said...

Love it Lori!! Its so amazing how less can be more...your card is Beautiful!!
Hugs

Diana Nguyen said...

So elegant!

Betty Wright said...

Beautifully elegant, Lori! Love the sentiment orientation. Awesome look and design! The bells are precious!

momandmec said...

I also wanted to turn this card to make the words horizontal for reading..the jingle bells are a nice touch!

Mary-Anne V said...

The little bells are a great touch on this elegant monochromatic card.

Patty said...

Wow...love how you use just a couple of colors into a beautiful card!!

Kris B said...

Such a beautiful card! Love the soft look of the poinsettia! The jingle bells are a nice accent! TFS

Jan Castle said...

Love the bell touch on your wonderful card!
Paper Hugs,
Jan

Dawn said...

love the simplicity and the sentiment on its side!!

Conniecrafter said...

I love the elegant, modern look that gives to it, and the bells are a cute touch!

Marsha said...

Really like the poinsettias left in outline form.

Carol H. said...

Your card is so, so pretty!

Sue D said...

Very pretty --I like the addition of the jingle bells.

Becky Dunham said...

Love love love this card Lori! And I have this set so I can try something similar! Thanks so much for the inspiration - I have not even started on my cards yet!

Sparkly Engineer said...

I can see so many possibilities for this stamp, no wonder it is one of your favorites. I really like the way you did it monochromatically. It's so different but still beautiful.

Barbara Bryant said...

This card is beautiful I felt a calm feeling and will have to try to make this one thank you and the staff for inspiration

Mary Bm said...

I love this stamp. This card is so elegant and I like the way you layered it. Very pretty.

Lee Ann Barrett said...

What a wonderful set and it looks great in neutral colors and uncolored. Love your bells!

Karin R. said...

Wonderful card!

Anonymous said...

Linda Rad said....very pretty, love the layered look, and the jingle bells. Thanks so much for the creativity.

nzillingworth said...

Couldn't sneak this though the neighbors letter box with the bells on lol Have a wonderful Christmas

Lana said...

So simple yet so elegant too! Great idea! Love the added bells too!

Pam D said...

Simply elegant, the jingle bells are the perfect touch, TFS!

Unknown said...

This is wonderful, low in color but the style and design make up for that...truly unique ..

Lucy E. said...

I just bought the poinsettia stamp and I am a Copic beginner. This one is fun to practice on! Your card is very pretty-very vintage!

Brenda said...

I love that you didn't color it and have bells on it!

scrappingnana said...

Beautiful card. Love how you stamped the image without coloring it. Very vintagy. TFS

MariLynn said...

This is beautiful. I love the little bells.

Robyn said...

What you have done here is an inspiration! Love the card.

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