Christmas ~ The Real Reason

Good morning!  Thanks for stopping in!  I have a new card to share today featuring several products from Our Daily Bread Designs' September release.  In just a few short days, Kelley will have some new products to share!  ;-)  They are beautiful! 

 

In the meantime, I have a Christmas card to share using an ODBD die and stamp set released this month.

I wanted to use the new Decorative Corners die but do something a bit "unconventional."  So I opted to cut out the die image on the bottom of my card, back it with a dark CS and reapply the cut.  I love how it gives a bit of added dimension.  In order to have the cross, we had to have the Savior's birth...  the cross serves as a visual reminder of the tremendous sacrifice he made. 

 

The stamped image was colored with Copics, hand cut and added to the top with dimensional foam.  The sentiment from the Jingle Bells set is embossed on another die cut. 

 

Here's the products I used...

 

Decorative Corners Die

Jingle Bells

 



 

 Holly Wreath

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time...

 

Blessings...

 



A Look Back at ODBD's September Release

Today we are taking a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs September Release!  This month has just flown by!  Here is the card I created using Jingle Bells and the Decorative Corner Dies. For more inspiration using the September Release be sure to visit the ODBD Blog.  

 

Products used...

 

Jingle Bells stamp set...

in this case I stamped the image and cut it down to feature the bell image, stamped twice, cut and applied with dimensional foam...

Decorative Corners Die

embellishing one corner of today's project...

 

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  Be sure to check out what the other "Bread Sticks" have cooked up!

 

Grace * Sandee * Chris * Julie * Cathy * Sabrina * Dawn * Lori (You are HERE)

 

Challenges

 

MOJO311

 

 

TSTR184  - The Shabby Tea Room - The White Challenge

 

Our Daily Bread Designs' September Release

Welcome to the ODBD September New Release! 

 

Kelley will be choosing one random winner from one of the designers blog comments to receive a $50 Gift Certificate to the ODBD Store to be used towards the purchase of stamps!  Now who couldn't use more ODBD stamps?????  You have until September 3rd, 2013 at 9:00pm EST to leave your comments on the designers blogs.  The winner will be posted on the ODBD Blog on September 4th, so be sure to check back to see if you have won.  :-)

I have two cards today featuring this fabulous new release! 

The first uses a new set called Jingle Bells...

shown here....

Isn't this image just amazing when colored?  I used Copics to color it and lightly sponged blue ink around it to create a faux sky.  A touch of glitter glue brightens up the snow while layers of red and green card stock make the white die cut layers pop.  I stamped a coordinating sentiment from this set on white card stock and used a ribbon die cut to highlight it.  I nestled it on the bottom so you could see the entire image.  This image is so realistic!  I believe I can even hear those bells ringing! 
 
And my second card today features another fabulous set, Holly Wreath...

shown here...

I just had to color this amazing image with Copics as well!  I colored each leaf to mimic holly with light green edges by layering a yellow green ink first, then a medium tone and finally a dark green in the center.  I then went back over each with the lightest color to blend.  I used a white gel pen to add subtle highlights on the berries.  This image is amazing!  A couple of gold bells added at the top add just the perfect touch.  I embossed the sentiment with gold to match the real jingle bells.

And a few sneek peeks I have shared this week...

this one using  Jingle Bells 

 

and this one using Apples  

 

shown here...

I just love them all!  Don't you?  Now I have Christmas carols running through my head... 

Anyone else ready to start their Christmas card stash????
 

Thank you for stopping by!  For more inspiration using the September release you can see the other Bread Sticks' projects on the ODBD blog, or visit their blog links below:

Sandee * Grace * Julie * Sabrina * Chris * Cathy * Dawn * Lori (YOU ARE HERE) * Silke * Angie * Lisa * Audrey *Tosh* ODBD Blog

Thanks for hopping by!

Copic

Jingle Bells

Bells - YR23, Y00, Y11, Y15
Holly - YG17, G17
Berries - R21, R22, R24, R27
Post - V28, Y21, YR27

Holly Wreath

Holly - G40, G94, G99
Berries & Ribbon - R21, R22, R24, R27 

SC451 ~ Jingle Bells and a Sneak Peek ~

Good morning!  I'm so glad you stopped by!  Today I have another sneak peek featuring a September 1st release from Our Daily Bread Designs called Jingle Bells.  Today's featured card was based on the weekly Splitcoast sketch...

I used a dark chocolate card stock for my base with a layer of Kraft paper.  The image (Jingle Bells set) was stamped with a dark brown ink.  I found some coordinating scraps from my stack and hand cut fishtail banners.  A bit of ribbon with gold bells adorn the top.  I can't wait to show you this image colored! 

 

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow, September 1st for Our Daily Bread Designs'  blog hop showcasing some fabulous creations by the design team!  It promises to be a wonderful day!  Thanks for peeking with me today! 

 

Blessings...

 

Lori

 

Card Recipe

 

Paper - Bazzill, The Paper Studio,

Ink - Memento Espresso Truffle

Misc. - Ribbon, Bells

 

Challenges

 

SC451 - Card Sketch