A Look Back at Our Daily Bread Designs' April Release

Welcome friends!  I'm so glad you could join us today for a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs'  April release.  As I type this post, rain is covering the Bluegrass state.  I pray that what they say about April showers bringing May flower is true!  Hopefully, they will be nice and pretty just in time for Derby day!  In the meantime, while we wait on those lovely blossoms to make their appearance, we can appease ourselves with lovely paper posies.  Here is the card I created for our look back using the new How Sweet the Sound stamp set along with a couple of new dies, Layered Lacey Squares and Umbrellas.  There are a host of other ODBD products you see here also.  You can find a complete list at the bottom of today's post.  For more inspiration using the April Release be sure to visit the ODBD Blog.  But before you peruse all of the Sister Sticks projects, take a look at this shabby creation...

 

I started with a 5.25 x 5.25 sage green card stock base and added a slightly smaller white CS (card stock) mat.  I selected a couple of soft and shabby papers from ODBD's Shabby Rose Paper Collection  and added just a hint of distress ink around the edges.  After layering those together, I pulled out my ODBD die, Beautiful Borders, to create the faux lace with white card stock.  I added a beautiful die from the new Layered Lacey Squares Die on the left hand side and layered up a die cut umbrella (Umbrellas Die) with Kraft paper and some Shabby Rose scraps.  I added a few springs of greenery and branches (Fancy Foliage Die) and a lovely blossom created with the Asters and Leaves Die.  A large adhesive backed pearl graces the center along with a fun pearl flourish strategically placed among the foliage.  I stamped the sentiment (How Sweet the Sound) in a soft sage ink on white card stock and used ODBD's Pennant Die to frame it.  A few random pearls on the faux lace finish this gem off!

 

I just love soft and shabby! 

 

Here are the items you see today...

 

 

 

 

 

and some old favorites...

 



 

So here are all the products you see today...

 

ODBD Stamps -  How Sweet the Sound 

ODBD Dies -  Layered Lacey Squares, Umbrellas, Fancy Foliage,

Aster and Leaves, Beautiful Borders, Pennant

ODBD Papers - Shabby Rose Paper Collection

 

Additional Supplies

Card Stock - Bazzill & Georgia Pacific

Inks - CTMH Garden Green, Ranger Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink

Pearls - Recollections and The Paper Studio

 

So what do you think?  Drop me a quick note and be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has cooked up for you!  Thanks again!



 

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  Julie * Sandee * Cathy *  Lori(ME)

* Dawn * Wanda * Sabrina * Lisa

Our Daily Bread Designs' March Release

Welcome to another fun and fabulous release day at  Our Daily Bread Designs.  It is always a pleasure to share the new products available each month.  And every month, I find myself in awe of all of the new items I am blessed to share!  Over the last few weeks I have given you a few sneak peeks at a couple of new dies.  And today, I have a new paper collection to share ALONG with new stamps!  It's like Christmas in my craft room!  

The best part is that you can play along on our blog hop today for a chance to win.  Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate for the ODBD store.  The GC can be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps found in the "stamps column" of the website just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You must hurry, though.  You have until March 2, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EST to leave your comments on the Designers' Blogs for a chance to win!  

The winners will be posted on the ODBD blog on March 3rd.  So be sure to check back there to see if you won!

So let's take a peek at a few of the new items you can put on your wish list this month!  My first card features the new Easter sets.  First up...  Happy Resurrection Day...

Notice the beautiful rose pattern paper and pink gingham design???  You can find those in ODBD's new paper collection, Shabby Rose...  SQUEAL!!!!!  I also incorporated the new Eggs Die available this month.  Notice 2 of them by those beautiful paper asters???  And yes, there are a ton of die cuts on this shabby gem!  

Here's the 411...

Ecru card stock base (5.25 x 5.25 inches)

Salmon Pink mat

****NEW**** Shabby Rose Paper Collection  print 

Vintage Flourish Pattern Die  (ecru CS) - cut down and adhered behind gingham 

Fence Die  (white CS, layered behind the gingham panel)

Doily Die (white CS)

Circle Ornaments Die - ****NEW**** Shabby Rose Paper Collection)

Fancy Foliage Die - (Moss Green CS)

Asters and Leaves Die - ****NEW**** (Shabby Rose Paper Collection)

Ornate Hearts Die - ****NEW**** (Shabby Rose Paper Collection)

****NEW****  Eggs Die - ****NEW**** Shabby Rose Paper Collection

Sentiment - Happy Resurrection Day (Ecru CS with Moss Green Ink)

ALL NEW FOR MARCH...

Did I tell you this release would be fun???  But that's not all!  I have another card PERFECT for Easter featuring the new stamp sets Basket of Blessings and Blessed Easter...  And the new Eggs Die and Grass Die messed perfectly with this...  I embossed some of the eggs and stamped some for a bit of variety...

AND I used more of the yummy Shabby Rose Paper Collection papers!  

Kraft CS base - 5.5 x 4.25 inches

Mat - ****NEW**** Shabby Rose Paper Collection

****NEW**** Grass Die - Moss Green CS (interspersed in basket also)

Eggs - ****NEW**** Blessed Easter (embossed & inked eggs) & ****NEW**** Eggs Die

Basket -****NEW**** Basket of Blessings (colored with Copics & fussy cut)

2 Step Butterfly & coordinating Butterfly Die

Sentiment - ****NEW**** Blessed Easter

Seam Binding 

White Embossing Powder

Various Inks

Versamark for Embossing 

and the new items you see today...

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you found something to inspire you.  Don't forget to visit my "Sister Sticks" and share your love and encouragement.  

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The Breadsticks

Julie * Cathy * Lori (ME) * Dawn

 * Sandee * Grace * Angie * Lisa * Sabrina 

* Silke * Chris * Wanda * Audrey

Welcome Our Daily Bread Designs' September Release!

Happy Labor Day!  This year Labor Days falls on the first of September...  and you know what that means...  a new release at Our Daily Bread Designs!  This month we have beautiful dies, lovely stamps AND a new paper collection!  AND they celebrate the inner crafter in all of us!  I hope you enjoy browsing through the hop creations today as much as we enjoyed making them! 

 

Now here are all of the important deets for this month's hop...

 

Three winners will be randomly chosen from the comments left on the designers' blogs to receive a $15 Gift Certificate to the ODBD Store.  The Gift Certificate is to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps found in the "stamps column" of the website.  You have until September 2, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments!  The winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on September 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

 

Are you excited yet?  I know I am!  ;-)  Here's one of the projects I created this month using the new Doily Die, Soulful Stitches Paper Collection and Birthday Doily stamp set.

 

I used a soft green card stock for the base and a Kraft mat.  I added two slivers of coordinating paper (one a soft green houndstooth and the other a pink and green weave) from the Soulful Stitches Paper Collection.  I used the outer Doily die to create the Kraft base and the inner intricate design to cut another panel out of another sheet from the paper collection.  I chose a sentiment from Birthday Doily and stamped it in the center with black ink.  I used a few older dies to create my flower and vine spray.  A few adhesive pearls placed strategically along with button centers for my flower add a bit of texture.  I just love this pairing!  So fun! 

 

Here's the items you see from this month's release...

 

 

and some old favorites...

 

 Now on to my second project using the Hand Knit stamp set and coordinating Knitting Basket & Yarn Die.  Look closely and you will see the Soulful Stitches Paper Collection again as well! 

 

I roughed up some of the DP and added it to a soft green CS base.  I used the Vintage Labels to cut and emboss my green CS base and the scripture panel.  Sandwiched in-between is a die cut using Vintage Flourish Pattern Die and Soulful Stitches Paper Collection.  I used the Hand Knit stamp set to create my sentiment panel and images.  I stamped the images on Copic compatible paper and colored before cutting with the Knitting Basket & Yarn Die.  I placed those slightly askew from the sentiment panel and finished with a pink seam binding bow, crochet button from my stash and an ecru pearl flourish.  A bit of glitter glue highlights the "knitting needles" on the die cuts.  

 

Here are some of the new items you see... 

 

 

and more of my old standbys as well...

 



 

 Thanks so very much for hopping by today!  I hope you enjoyed  spending a few minutes with me exploring this new collection!  It's hard to believe the official end of summer is here!  I guess that means more crafting time as the days get cooler, right? 

 

Please stop by and visit the other "Bread Sticks" and don't forget to leave them some love! 

 

If you get lost along the way, please visit the ODBD Blog.

Thanks again!
 

Chris * Grace * Julie * Cathy * Lori (You are Here)

* Sandee * Dawn * Paula * Lisa * Silke *

 Wanda * Angie * Sabrina * Audrey