ODBD ~ God Loves You! ~

It's been a trying few days at the Ulrich household.  I have been traveling for work and that means trying to do blog posts on the go and/or on the run.  Normally, that isn't an issue.  This time has been quite challenging.  My laptop did NOT cooperate.  The hotel WiFi did not cooperate.  Then a new security measure I implemented for posts kicked in...  and on and on and on...  And then I began to wonder...  IS it really fun anymore???  And that my friends is when I started to pray.  I know that is COMPLETELY backwards!  Have you even been guilty of letting life get in the way of what God designed you to do?  Have you even been guilty of being so busy that you truly aren't living?  So today, I have a card to post reminding you and me that God truly loves us!  That just makes it all better....  And aren't you glad?  I am!

 

So here it is using a few older items from Our Daily Bread Designs including the Canning Jars stamp set, coordinating Canning Jars Die, Fancy Foliage Die, Rustic Beauty Paper Collection, Aster and Leaves Die and Pennants Die.  And did I mention the new set, Boho Love, from which this lovely sentiment came from....???

I started with a rich cocoa card stock base measuring 5.5 x 4.25 inches and added a black mat.  I picked a rustic DP from the Rustic Beauty Paper Collecton and when to work.  I stamped the canning jar image on vellum (with Stazon) and used the coordinating die.  I added a die cut vine underneath and a few blossoms for depth.  I stamped the sentiment on ecru card stock and used the pennant die to cut it out.  So fun!

 

Please forgive as I do not have the photos of individual items but check out the links above to find the products listed.  I promise things will settle down in the coming days...  or I just may throw my laptop out the window...  lol...

 

The devil made me do it...  literally!!! 

 

Blessings....

Welcome to Release Day at Our Daily Bread Designs!

  I can't believe that August is here!  Soon the kiddos will be back in school.  This summer has positively flown by!  My Mom always told me time speeds up the older you get!  Guess our parents really do know best, right?  

So a new month means a new release at Our Daily Bread Designs!  And you have a chance to hop along and play for a prize!  Complete details including what you could win are at the end of today's post.  First, I would like to share a couple of cards featuring some of the new products.

Card #1

with 

Boho Faith, Faith, Hope & Love Die and the fabulous 

Boho Background Die

 I started with a soft aqua card stock base (5.5 x 4.25) and added a white CS mat.  I used the Boho Background Die to create the gold mat base and the teal lattice design.  I stamped my image from the Boho Faith (using an ombre ink) on white card stock and the complementary Vintage Labels Die.  I cut three word dies from the new Faith, Hope & Love Die and nested them on top of the image.  A bit of greenery (Fancy Foliage Die) with a fun blossom (Aster and Leaves Die) finish it off. 

Now on to card #2
using Boho Love stamp set and the new Beautiful Boho Paper Collection

This time, I started with a rich orange CS base and added a bit of mulberry mat.  I used a bright paisley and link design from the new paper set, carefully distressing the edges before adding.  I stamped the image with a couple of ombre ink sets, an orange and pink set, before using the coordinating Ornate Hearts die to finish it off.  I stamped the sentiment on ecru card stock with the new Boho Love  set and used the older Mini Tags Die set to cut it out.  I attached it to a bit of custom dyed seam binding and tucked an ecru lace die cut Beautiful Borders Die behind it.  

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

and some older sets

 

 

So how can you hop along and win? Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate to the ODBD Store, to 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 have until August 2, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on August 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

 

ODBD Blog 

if you get lost along the way...

 

and the Breadsticks

Julie * Dawn * Cathy * Angie * Sandee * Amy * Silke * Lisa * Grace
* Chris * America * Loretta * Lori * Sabrina

Thank you for stopping by!