Thursday, September 1, 2011

Our Daily Bread Designs September Release Blog Hop!

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs September release blog hop! This month’s release is super fun! I just love all these sets with a plant and seeds theme!  If you came here from the oh so talented
Gemiel’s blog, you are in the right place, if not, you may want to start at the beginning for a chance to win one of several prizes and receive lots of inspiration along the way!


Here are the hop details:
The Hop will run 8am EDT September 1 til 8pm EDT September 2.
The winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on September 3.
There will be FIVE prizes!
Five blessed people will win $15.00 Gift Certificates for the purchase of any stamps in the ODBD Store. 
These certificates will be good for 6 months!
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 in your comment on the ODBD blog.





Happy Thursday, everyone!  For my cards today I created Seed Packet Pocket Photo Card/frames!  Say that three times really fast.  I made two cards with different colors showcasing my children but mainly focusing on different size photos.  I laughed because I had a hard time finding smaller pictures.  The one of my dd is from a couple of years ago and the one of my son is from last year.  I buy school pictures, but they seem to disappear.  I guess between all the family and friends the stash gets depleted quickly.

It is the time of year when kids go back to school and get the yearly school pictures taken.  This is a fun way to not only showcase the picture for sending, but it is also functional as the card can act as a frame.  The picture can be removed for adding to a wallet as well. 

For both cards I am using the newly released Seed Packet set.  I used the stamp a ma jig to perfectly place the sentiments in the frames.  I also used score tape to secure the pocket back to the front.  I used the Brocade Border Dies to cut out the center frame on both.  Since my dd picture is smaller, I used the Brocade Borders stamp set to frame the picture.   I kept both photo cards pretty simple and just finished with seam binding bow, button, pearls, and memory thread.  Anyway, just another fun way to use the Seed Packet set.  I can see these making great picture ornaments to give to family at Christmastime as well.  Just embossing the seed packet front in gold would dress it up beautifully.


From here, you will hop to the Our Daily Bread Design's Blog!   As Always thanks so much for stopping by!






91 comments

  1. Oh how creative and beautiful Betty!! I just love how you incorporated the photos!! Gorgeous incorporation of the seed packet!! Such elegance!!
    hugs,
    Chris

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  2. Wow! What a clever use of the see packet stamp! I am getting more and more enthused about this stamp and the possibilities! Thanks for sharing your creativity!

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  3. Betty!!! Get out!!! What a totally AWEsome idea!! They turned out fabulous!!!

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  4. OH Betty, what a fabulous idea to use photos for this set! These are gorgeous.
    Hugs :)

    Just got my power on and how timely so I do not miss this hop :)

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  5. Oh my goodness Betty what a fantastic idea!!! You are so clever!!! LOVE this gift idea and your kids are adorable!

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  6. very creative use of the seed packet - sweet

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  7. Betty this is a fabulous use for this stamp set. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. These are beautiful and very creative to use the stamp as a frame for pictures. TFS

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  9. What a great idea. Everyone is going to love this. Great vintage look

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  10. Way to go - love it! the ideas are getting better and better. Thanks for sharing

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  11. Love your idea it's really great using photos. Thank you so much for sharing it.

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  12. WOW! Such an awesome idea. They look great. Thanks for sharing. Kindest regards

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  13. Oh Betty! How so very clever of you! I so love the framed picture with the seed packet set! WONDERFUL!! Hugs!

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  14. Uber cute idea!!! Thanks so much for allowing me to glean from you!! Huge hugs and blessings!!! Lots of love ---blessings and hugs for your kids:) (Kids In Divine Service) bartlettpair4atmsndotcom

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  15. Wow what a great ideal to add the kid’s photo to the seed package. Love you ideal and such a beautiful photo frame/card.

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  16. What an absolutely fabulous way to give photos!!! Love this idea! Your children are gorgeous!!!!

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  17. Outstanding - Homegrown is so perfect and this does really make a lovely frame!!

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  18. Awesome gift idea for sure, this is perfectly done, and I would never have thought of this either :)

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  19. What a creative use of the seed packet. Photo frames. Who would have thought?

    Sherian Dixon
    dsdixon@suddenlink.net

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  20. Unbelieveable....your idea to use the pictures on the seed packets is just amazing. Love it. ekciampo@yahoo.com

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  21. Such a neat idea and a great way to change up how school pictures are displayed. The sentiment under each picture is also a lovely message to the child.

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  22. this is such a creative idea-perfect for a christmas gift-your kids are so cute-I think your son resembles you

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  23. What a great idea!!! I would've never thought of using stamps like this, Betty! How creative, I just love it when you use stamps "outside the box"! :)

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  24. Precious and clever! Great work and perfect use of the stamp sets! Nice work! Blessings!

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  25. This is a fabulous idea! If I'm one of the lucky ones, this will be a CASE for me. Such lucky kids. Hope they appreciate their creative mom.

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  26. What a great idea!! Could make memorable Christmas cards. A real keeper.
    TFS. mary l.

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  27. These frames are so creative and so well done. Fabulous projects.

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  28. Photo frames...what a great idea and so well done. Very pretty.

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  29. a wonderful idea, to showcase your beloved children this way!

    hugs and kisses from germany,
    silvi xoxo

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  30. Lorrayne Ingram / caitiumomSeptember 1, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    i am always trying to incorporate pictures into cards for the grands. i love this idea

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  31. Wonderful idea! I love them both.

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  32. Good idea! I would never have thought of that.
    veoggatattdotnet

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  33. Beautiful and Thank you so much for sharing :-)

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  34. What a creative way to make frame. Love the buttons on the bows. Beautiful.
    Vicky Achmidt

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  35. can always count on you to make something spectacular!! no exception today... wonderful projects!!

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  36. The first thing I thought when I saw your daughter is this should be in a frame. Same with the son card. Good job Mom!
    Sharon L

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  37. These frames are absolutely beautiful!!

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  38. What a cute idea to make a frame! You ladies are so talented!SandersNan@comcast.net

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  39. Oh my goodness -- what a fabulous idea! Great sentiment to add to these seed packet photo frames!

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  40. Cute idea. Thanks for sharing

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  41. Oh I can't wait to see this stamp set.... You did a beautiful job!!!

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  42. Love your frames.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  43. how clever are you...love how you used the photos and the idea us using these as ornaments!
    linda patti tpatti at windstream.net

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  44. what a clever idea!!! those are soooo cool!!!

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  45. What a great idea to make a frame for kids....God's greatest seeds! Thanks for the idea for Christmas!

    Love,
    SYD
    sydegan@hotmail.com

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  46. How creative!! Thanks for sharing!!

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  47. Well it is this page that has finally got me in tears. I love your use of these stamps. The message along with these beautiful kids is sacred. I love your project.

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  48. What a clever way to use the seed packet. I thought it would have a multitude of uses and you proved it. Wonderful work.

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  49. Love your picture frames! Thanks for sharing.

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  50. Oh my word, Betty, this is so creative!!! I am so going to case this one from you! :D What a fabulous idea!!Your DD is absolutely beautiful and your DS...so handsome! Hugs and blessings, Sabrina

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  51. LOVE your picture idea on the seed packet stamp! I had been thinking about doing something similar for my scrapbook page and now I know I WANT to do it! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  52. Your creativity with the seed packet stamp is amazing. What a wonderful way to show off you precious, lovely children.

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  53. This is awesome! I love your creative use of the seed packet stamp. Hugs, Sarah

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  54. Oh my gosh, this is just awesome. My kids would be so made at me! giggle giggle but what a great idea and different too!

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  55. So cool! Would never have come up with this idea but it's an amazing use of the seed packet stamp!

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  56. Love the photo frame cards. They would look great on a scrapbook page too!!

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  57. What a great idea! Beautiful work, and kids!

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  58. oh, i thought i had seen everything but this is just the cutest way to send out school pics. how clever? great idea.

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  59. What a wonderful idea. You are so talented!
    Pat Kinser

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  60. Using the seed packet stamp as a photo holder is a wonderful idea! I am a "photo fanatic" and love to see new ways to display photos. These would make excellent gifts! Thank you for the fabulous idea!

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  61. These are fabulous, Betty! Love the way you used the seed packet. Perfect for your lovely pics!

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  62. It always amazes me the ideas that are born out of a set of stamps. Very creative and lovely.

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  63. Nana dijo: Hermosos portaretratos, perfectos para un regalo, estĂ¡n geniales.

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  64. Very cleaver to use this as a photo mat

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  65. Very nice and creative use of the seed packet stamp as a frame!

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  66. What a great idea to use them as frames for photos. We are learning so much on this hop.

    Antiqueladyplayingwithpaper

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  67. How creative, and true. Wonderful projects, thank you for sharing.

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  68. What a great ideal. Who whould have thought to use the seed pack as a photo frame? Well I guess you did that is Who. Great job. Love it.

    Shirley Lacroix

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  69. Oh, how I love this idea, how clever. Thank you for sharing!

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  70. Betty, how clever!!!! I would have never thought to use these as photo frames! "Homegrown" is perfect!!:) Blessings, Angie

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  71. That is such a fun way to present those little pictures so they won't get lost in a drawer.
    Thanks for sharing! :)

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  72. Betty, your children are beautiful/handsome! Wonderful idea to use these for frames. ;)

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  73. What a creative frame! - this is a great idea.

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  74. I love these frames for the photos! Great idea!

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  75. What a cute idea. This would be great on the Christmas tree.....Mickie M

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  76. Oh Betty, this is the best thing since sliced bread!! Look what you did with that seed packet!! You are one clever woman!! These are adorable sweet friend!!

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  77. Wow! What a great idea! Thank you so much. These make beautiful cards.
    Cheers,
    Jane

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  78. very nice projects, thanks for sharing.

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  79. oh, now i have to have these stamps. this is a fabulous idea. we have a bunch of new mothers at out church and this would make a great little gift with the newborn's picture in it. thanx.

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  80. Beautiful layout. I love the stamps. You did a great job!

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  81. So cute!!
    www.bobbkat.blogspot.com

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  82. These frames are just the neatest idea! Beautiful children as well!

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