~ Happiest of Birthdays to You ~ A Center Step Card

Good morning!  Happy Monday!  Today, I have a center step card to share featuring Our Daily Bread Designs' Woodpecker stamp.  I couldn't resist using some fun red, white and blue papers as well.  I thought they worked well with his coloring...

Layer by Layer...

1. White Card Stock (CS) for my center step card base
2. Navy Designer Paper ODBD's Old Glory Paper Pad for matting printed Designer Papers
3. Designer Paper on the Center Panel ODBD's Americana Quilt Paper Collection
4. Designer Paper for other panels (faux fence) ODBD's Patriotic Paper Collection
5. Image (ODBD's Woodpecker) stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics on Neenah Solar Crest, Die cut with ODBD's Stitched Ovals Die
6. ODBD's Old Glory Paper Pad and Ovals Die for dark blue mat
7. ODBD's Ornate Ovals Die and white CS for base; adhered to center panel with dimensional foam; flat back pearls added at visible points
8. ODBD's Old Glory Paper Pad and Bitty Borders Die for edging on bottom panel
9. ODBD's sentiment from Woodpecker stamp set stamped with navy ink on white CS, die cut with Stitched Ovals Die; added to bottom panel with dimensional foam
10. Floral spray created with tonal green CS and ODBD's Fancy Foliage Die and Lovely Leaves Die
11. Floral spray created with white CS and ODBD's Birds and Nest Die; tiny pearls added for interest

Here is the new stamp set I used today...

and a few old favorites...

and the Copic colors I used today...

R24, YR07, E43, E31, E35, E37

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time...

Blessings...

~ A Golden Happy Birthday ~

Yesterday was a huge milestone for my Mother.  She turned 80 years old!  So over the past few weeks, as we have prepared to celebrate her special day, I have been in the mood to create a bevy of birthday cards.  For today's project, I opted to go with a gold and white color scheme with just a dash of black (for the sentiment).  I used a few of Our Daily Bread Designs' new releases, including the Vintage Bird Labels stamp set and Trellis Die.  

I started with a white card stock base measuring 4.25 x 11 inches, scored and folded at 5.5 inches...

Layer by Layer...

Gold Poster board cut slightly larger than the next layer...

1. White Card Stock - ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die
2. Gold Poster Board - ODBD's ***NEW*** Trellis Die; 3 adhered side by side with dimensional foam to white CS base
3. White Card Stock - ODBD's Ornate Ovals Die (white scallop you see peeking out below the sentiment panel...)
4. Gold Poster Board - ODBD's Pierced Ovals Die 
5. White Card Stock - ODBD's Vintage Labels Die - stamped and embossed with gold Embossing Powder using ODBD's ***NEW*** Vintage Bird Labels Die (image and sentiment stamped in black)
6. White Seam Binding Bow

Here are the new items you see used on today's project...

a closeup of the trellis die, side by side...  Isn't it lovely?

and a few old favorites....

Thanks for stopping by!  I appreciate your kind words and feedback!  I hope you have a wonderful and blessed week!

Our Daily Bread Designs - A Friend Loves at All Times

Good morning!  It has been so hot here the last few days.  The Saints are determined to stay in.  They give me this look like...  hey Mom, we like snow not this...  So while they lounge under the nearest shade tree, I am working on cards...  

And here is one featuring Our Daily Bread Designs'  A True Friend stamp set and Ornate Ovals Die...

This time I opted to color my Iris a rich blue purple...  using a few of my favorite Copic colors...

B63, B79, G21, YG67 and Y17

Since I didn't have the mid tone color between B63 and B79... I improvised.  I picked up some of the darker shade on the tip of the lighter...  and colored away...  Perfect way to make your Copic collection go further!

So here is a layer by layer break down of today's card...

Purple Card Stock (CS) 4.25 by 11 inches, scored and folded at 5.5 inches

1. Silver Poster Board cut and embossed with ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die
2. White CS - cut and embossed with ODBD's Lavish Layers Die
3. Purple CS - ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die
4. Copic Compatible CS (Neenah Solar Crest) ODBD's image *** NEW *** A True Friend - Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic colors listed above
5. White CS (Sentiment Panel) Memento Grape Jelly and Lulu Lavender; ODBD's ***NEW *** A True Friend; cut and embossed with ODBD's ***NEW*** Ornate Ovals Die

Here are a few of the NEW items you see used on this project...

and a few old favorites...

I mentioned my love for these gorgeous flowers in an earlier post.  And this color is one of my favorites!  Thanks as always for stopping by!  Stop back by this week as I share a couple of new projects.  And don't forget next week we enter a new month...  and that means a new release from Our Daily Bread Designs amd a blog hop!  It promises to be so much fun!

Blessings...

~ Sweet as Perfume ~

Good morning!  Today I have a project featuring vellum!  I wanted to try something new and so I opted to stamp my image on vellum with white embossing powder and then lightly color the back side with Copics....

Layer by Layer...

1.  White Card Stock - 4.25 by 11 inches, scored and folded at 5.5 inches

2.  Designer Paper - Our Daily Bread Designs - Pastel Paper Pack - ODBD - Pierced Rectangles Die

3.  Vellum - Embossed in white with image from - ODBD's ***NEW*** Sweet as Perfume

4.  Colored the image on the back side of image with Copics shown here...

      

5.  Adhered Vellum layer with adhesive spray
6. White Card Stock ODBD ***NEW*** Ornate Ovals Die & ODBD Ovals Die to create a frame
7. White Card Stock ODBD ***NEW*** Layered Lacey Ovals Die & Sentiment from    
     ***NEW*** Sweet as Perfume stamped with Rose Bud colored ink
8.  Recollections Pearls

And a close up...  love the soft feel of coloring vellum with Copics...

And I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this sweet image set...

and a few old favorites...

Thank you so much for stopping by and spending a few moments of your day with me!  I hope you found something today to inspire your creativity!

Blessings...

A Look Back at Our Daily Bread Designs' July Release...

Today we are taking a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs' July Release.  I have a special card using the new stamp set, A True Friend and new Vintage Borders Die set.  For more inspiration using the July release be sure to visit my Design Team sisters too.  And be sure to check out the ODBD Blog for my fellow designers' links and more beautiful ideas.   

Lots of layers on today's card...  

I just love depth on a project!  :-)

1. White Card Stock (CS) base measuring 4.25 by 11 inches, scored and folded at 5.5 inches
2. Lavender Designer Paper (DP) cut slightly larger than next die cut, ODBD - Pastel Paper Pad
3. Pattern DP - ODBD - Easter Card Paper Collection; ODBD Die - Vintage Flourish Pattern Die
4. White CS - ODBD - ***NEW*** Vintage Borders Die
5. Neenah Solar Crest CS (Copic compatible); ODBD Vintage Labels Die; Image ODBD ***NEW*** A True Friend (Memento Tuxedo Black Ink & Copics)
6. White CS (Sentiment Panel) - ODBD ***NEW*** Ornate Ovals Die and ***NEW*** A True Friend stamp set; Memento Grape Jelly (sentiment); Memento Lulu Lavender (shading)
7. White Seam Binding

And here's the image I used...

and new dies...

Here's a close up of the image and sentiment...

and the Copic combo I used to create this image...

and a few old favorites from ODBD stash...

Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing a look back at our July release.  I hope you have a wonderful week!

Blessings...

~ Friendship is Like a Book ~

Good morning!!!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Today I have a simple card using silver poster board, white and black card stock along with some fun papers from Our Daily Bread Designs.  Plus it features the new July stamp release, You Bless Me.  I chose a very simple color scheme for this...  I wanted the image and sentiment to shine...

I stamped the sentiment on white card stock with a soft gray ink before adding my sentiment with a bold black.  The image is a beautiful glad...  one of my favorite summer flowers...

I love how this image can be colored and yet look so elegant with a simple outline...

Here is one of the new dies from this month's release that I used also...

SO let's get into the specifics...  

Layer by layer...

1. Black Card Stock (CS) measuring 4.25 by 11 inches, scored and folded at 5.5 inches
2. White CS cut and embossed with ODBD's Majestic Medallion Die
3. Silver Poster board mat cut slightly larger than the next layer (about 1/8 inch) - popped up with dimensional foam
4. Chalkboard Designer Paper (DP) from ODBD's Chalkboard Paper Collection; cut and embossed with ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die
5. Silver Poster Board cut and embossed with ODBD's NEW  **Ornate Ovals Die**
6. Black CS cut and embossed with ODBD's NEW **Ornate Ovals Die**
7. White CS cut and embossed with ODBD's Pierced Ovals Die
8. Stamped image (light gray ink) with ODBD's NEW **You Bless Me** and then sentiment with black ink
9. Recollections pearls adhered to all four corners

Here are some of ODBD's classics you see on this project today...

Thanks as always for dropping by!  I always love reading comments and getting your feedback!  I hope you have a wonderful and blessed week!