~ Our Daily Bread Designs ~Heartfelt Counsel~

Good morning friends!  Hot weather has given way to rain showers in my part of the world.  This is a welcome relief for my parched backyard.  Cracks in the earth are drinking in sweet provisions from heaven and the Saints...  they are loving the reappearance of mud puddles! 

Rain allows me to focus on inside chores like laundry and cleaning.  I have been working on a few minor changes in my dining room and hope to add a fresh coat of paint in the coming days.  It is amazing what a bit of rearranging, refinishing and restoring can do to a space.  After 12 years in our home, I find myself longing to mix things up a bit.  So as I spruce up the house and slather on some new paint, I wonder when was the last time I added some "fresh paint" to spruce things up in my spiritual house.  When was the last time I did an in depth Bible study, read a great Faith based book, watched a family movie or spent dedicated time in His word?  I guess a fresh coat of paint is always in order.  Paint on Master, paint on...

Today's card featuring Our Daily Bread Designs' 

Sweet as Perfume stamp set and Vintage Borders Die...

Here are a few items from the July release you see...
Sweet as Perfume stamp set

Vintage Borders Die for my sentiment panel...

and a few old favorites you see...

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Until next time...
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...

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Designs' July Release and Blog Hop!

Welcome to this month' release at Our Daily Bread Designs!  We have a wonderful group of floral images and sentiments to share along with some beautiful new dies!  The layering possibilities are endless!  

And along with beautiful projects to share, we have a blog hop!  This month, three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 Gift Code to the ODBD Website just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until July 2, 2016 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 July 3rd.  Be sure to check back there to see if you won!  You will find a complete list for the blog hop at the end of my post today.  But first I have a couple of fun cards to share using some of the new products!

First let's look at the new Sweet as Perfume stamp set and Layered Lacey Ovals Die in action...

I love coloring floral images and this little gem was a totally new one for me.  After coloring, I fussy cut the image and added it to the corner.  I thought it would pop with added dimension.  

Here's a closer look at the image...

So here is the break down on how I created this card layer by layer...

5.5 x 8.5 inch white card stock (CS) base; scored and folded at 4.25 inches

1. Green and white polka dot designer paper (DP) - ODBD's Birthday Brights Paper Pad cut/embossed with ODBD's Pierced Rectangles Die
2. White CS - ODBD's Lavish Layers Die
3. Green DP - ODBD's Birthday Brights Paper Pad; Pierced Rectangles Die 
4. White CS - ODBD's NEW Layered Lacey Ovals Die
5. Green DP - ODBD's Birthday Brights Paper Pad; Ovals Die
6. White CS - ODBD's NEW Layered Lacey Ovals Die
7. Sentiment - ODBD's NEW Sweet as Perfume 
8. Copic Compatible Paper - Image - ODBD's NEW Sweet as Perfume; colored with Copics, fussy cut

And the new stamp set and die you see on this project...

and the Copic colors I used for this image...

Blossoms - YR68, Y17, Y13, Y000, BV0000, BV000

Leaves - YG03, YG93, YG67

and some other ODBD goodies I used on this card....

So now for the second project featuring the new You Bless Me stamp set

 and Ornate Ovals Die...

and a closer photo of the image...  also fussy cut...

Layer by layer...

White CS - 4.25 x 11 inches, scored and folded at 5.5 inches

1. Blue DP - ODBD's Old Glory Paper Pad and Pierced Rectangles Die
2. Red CS cut slightly larger than next DP layer
3. Pattern DP - ODBD's Americana Quilt Paper Collection and Pierced Rectangles Die
4. Red CS - ODBD's NEW Ornate Ovals Die
5. White CS - ODBD's Pierced Ovals Die; sponged with light blue ink to mimic sky
6. Image - Copic Compatible Paper - ODBD's NEW You Bless Me colored with Copics
7. Sentiment - White CS - Blue Ink - ODBD's Lavish Layers Die 

and the release items used on this card...

your Copic colors...

for inking image with Copics, I use Memento Tuxedo Black...

Flowers - R22, R24, R27, R29, Y38

Leaves - YG61, YG63, YG67, YG91, G29

and the extras...

Thank you as always for stopping by!  I hope you found a few ideas for your own crafting!  And don't forget to hop along this month for your chance to win.  As promised here is a complete list of today's blog participants!  Have fun and as always...  blessings!

The Bread Sticks

Dawn * Lori (ME) * Robin * Melissa * Julie 

* Sandee * Cathy * Angie * Chris 

* Grace * Lisa * Sabrina * Diana * Diane ( Our VERY special Guest Designer)

 AND the ODBD Blog  ** IF you get lost along the way  :-)