ODBD May ~ Pray Without Ceasing ~

Good morning!  It's hard to believe the weekend is officially here!  I know this week was a short week for most of us.  For some reason, it seemed incredibly long!  I just couldn't wait to get back to my crafty space!  Today, I have one more project to share using some of the May release items from Our Daily Bread Design.

Here's a close up of this fun card featuring Belles Vignes,

Spread Your Wings, and the coordinating die, Birds and Nest. 

I started with a cool blue card stock base (5.5 x 4.25 inches) and added a Kraft mat.  I used a mat die from the Flourished Star Pattern set and layered on some DP from the Blooming Garden Paper Collection.

 

I used the Layered Lacey Squares Die set to create a fun rectangle.  I cut the die cut and layered one of the "wheels" on top of each other.  So instead of a square, I came up with a rectangle.  I then cut a slightly smaller blue panel and after putting those together added them to the card with dimensional foam.  I cut three layers from the Ornate Hearts set carefully layering each.  I cut my "tag" from ODBD's Vintage Flourish Pattern Die and stamped my sentiment using the new Belles Vignes set.  I took a share pair of scissors and cut the top to create an area to "slide" my bits of seam binding through.  I then took a bit of baker's twine and tied the white and pale blue seam binding together to create my flourish. 

The birds (Spread Your Wings) were stamped on Copic compatible paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics.  I then used the coordinating Birds and Nest Die to cut each one out and placed them on their respective corners.  I decided to take one of the twine "tails" and add it to one little birdies beak...  How fun is that? 

So here are the new items you see today...

and some old favorites...

Thanks again for spending a portion of  your day with me!  I hope you found something to get your creative juices flowing!  Don't forget that Monday I will have some new designs featuring Our Daily Bread Designs' June release!  It promises to be a fun week!  Stay tuned! 

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.  

ODBD Blog (If you get lost along the way)

The Breadsticks

Julie * Cathy * Lori (ME) * Dawn

 * Sandee * Grace * Angie * Lisa * Sabrina 

* Silke * Chris * Wanda * Audrey

~ Birthday Blessings ~ September and More From ODBD

Good morning!  So glad you could stop by!  Today I have a shabby chic card to share using a menagerie of products and techniques.  Glitter, paint and even hairspray went into this creation...  so fun and oh so messy!  :-)

 

 

I started with a simple black card stock base. (5.5 x 4.25 inches to be exact...)  I added a slightly smaller DP from Our Daily Bread Designs' Soulful Stitches Paper Collection.  The edges were distressed with a distress tool and lightly inked with a pale khaki distress ink.  I stamped the doily image on ecru card stock (Doily Blessings) and used the coordinating Doily Die (mat image) to cut the image in shadow and the intricate die to cut/emboss a doily in black CS.  I layered both (slightly off center of each other to show the design).  I cut the heart out of thin cardboard (Ornate Hearts Die) and slathered it with shades of brown distress ink and white crackle paint.  I used my heat gun to speed the drying process and managed a slightly "cooked" look...  (wasn't what I was aiming for but it WORKED!)  I slathered the heart with crystal liquid adhesive and added a mixture of gold glitter and coarse silver glitter.  Once it dried, I sprayed it heavily with hairspray (hopefully to discourage any shedding and maintain hold...)  Then I spritzed the entire heart with a silver and gold glitter mist.  After it dried, I layered it up and added a die cut vine with ecru blossoms Fancy Foliage and Asters and Leaves.  Tiny ecru pearls finish the centers.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink on ecru Birthday Doily and cut it out with the Pennants Die.  I just love all the layers....

 

Here's a close up.... 

 

 

The new products you see... 

 

 

and some old favorites...

 



 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Don't forget to pop in tomorrow to see what the Word Art Wednesday Crew is up to! 

 

Blessings...

 

Lori 

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Designs' July Release!

Good morning and welcome to Our Daily Bread Designs' July blog hop!  Today we have a variety of fun stamps and dies to share.  Your mission, if you should choose to accept it...  visit all of the designer's blogs and take in the amazing creations!  To make it even more fun, ODBD is offering not one, not two, but 3 chances to win...

 

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

 

I know you can't wait to see all of the other beautiful creations, so let's hop right into my projects this month...

 

 

 

 

Today's card features a couple of new items this month including the Pennant Row (Believe banner) stamp set and coordinating Pennant Row Die shown below.  What makes this so fun?  The stamps are aligned for you.  So I just added the word believe to my block, stamped the pennant in brown ink and used the coordinating die to cut it.  I added a few bits of baker's twine at each end... 

Aren't these just divine???

 

 

and a few other ODBD dies including...

Fancy Foliage Die

 

 

Ornate Hearts Die 

(hollowed out heart and pale pink border on top)

 



 

Asters and Leaves Die

(the fabulous flower you see)

 



 

and the ODBD's yummy Blushing Rose Collection...

(2 sheets - a smaller rose print revealed by the heart die and the fence panel on top...)

 



 

And now for my second card in honor of July 4th and a special member of my family who served...

 

 

This shabby creation features the new Patriotic Pennants (Sentiment) and Pennant Alphabet (USA banner) stamp sets along with the new Pennants Die (Flag sentiment & Flag Pole) and Pennants Row Die (USA swag).

 

 

 







I also used the following ODBD products above...

 

Old Flag Background

card background stamped on white card stock & mounted

on navy mat with Kraft card base

 

 

Vintage Labels

distressed card board panel

 

Ornamental Crosses Die

poppies with black micro bead centers

 

 

Fancy Foliage Die

vines & brown branches

 

 

It's time to continue on your way so you can peruse what my "Sister Sticks" have created.  I hope you enjoyed stopping by to look at my creations.  Thanks so much for your continued support and don't forget to comment and play along! 

 

{{hugs}}

 

ODBD Blog (if you get lost along the way)

 

 Julie * Grace * Chris * Lori (you are here)

* Cathy * Sandee * Dawn * Angie 

* Lisa * Wanda * Audrey * Sabrina