ODBD and Merry Monday!

Good morning and welcome to my first Merry Monday post!  My goal...  to create at least 1 Christmas card per week so that in 2016 I will have 52 cards ready to go!  I hope to avoid that last minute, crazed and glazed look that comes with last minute card making!  And with Christmas just a few weeks away, I hope to give you some inspiration as you create your own cards!

Today's card featuring Our Daily Bread Designs' Flourished Merry Christmas stamp, Medium Bow Die, Lovely Leaves Die and Pinecones Die!

I started with a white card stock base and added a slightly smaller Real Red CS mat.  I stamped the image with coordinating ink on another white panel before adhering.  I used the new Medium Bow Dies set to create my bow and added some greenery and twigs using the new Lovely Leaves Die.  I finished it up with a two tone brown pinecone using the new Pinecones Die set.  

Here are the items you see...

Thank you for stopping by our my very first Merry Monday!  Hoping you have a wonderful and blessed day!

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Designs' November Release

Good morning and welcome to the first day of November!  A new month means a new release at Our Daily Bread Designs.  And a new release means you have the chance to hop along, comment and win!  For more details on this month's hop check the bottom of today's post!  

Here's my first card featuring The Mighty God, Lovely Leaves Die, Pinecones Die and Small Bows Die...

I started with a rich burgundy card stock base and layered on a soft gold card stock.  I added two coordinating designer papers from ODBD's Christmas Collection 2015.  I layered the burgundy print over the ornament design by using dies from the Leafy Edged Borders Die to cut and add a gold CS lace layer.  I stamped the sentiment (from the NEW The Mighty God) with burgundy ink on a sheet of coordinating DP and placed it slightly askew over both panels.  I added a greenery spray with branches created using the NEW Lovely Leaves Die.  A bit of white and brown card stock create the pinecone and snowy layer using the NEW Pinecones Die.  A bit of burgundy CS and the NEW Small Bows Die set add an easy to make paper bow.   

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

and some old favorites...

 

Now here is a blue and white creation featuring the new Flourished Merry Christmas, Snowflake Border Background, Lovely Leaves Die, Medium Bows Dies...

I started with a blue card stock base and white matting.  I stamped the border using the NEW Snowflake Border Background  with blue ink and distressed the edges before adhering with dimensional foam.  I used the same ink to stamp the sentiment (the NEW Flourished Merry Christmas) on white card stock and used Vintage Labels Die to frame the sentiment panel and as a template to cut blue mulberry paper to tuck underneath.  The NEW Lovely Leaves Die lends itself well for creating white foliage and Kraft twigs.  The NEW Medium Bows Die creates a fun paper bow to adorn the corner.  And just for fun...  a couple of glittered jingle bells...

SO here are the new items you see...

 

and another old favorite...

So here are the details for today's blog hop...

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 "ODBD stamps column" of the website just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until November 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 November 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

The Bread Sticks

ODBD Blog (if you get lost along the way)

Cathy * Dawn * Julie * Robin * Amy * Lori (ME) * America 

* Sandee * Lisa * Sabrina * Grace * Silke * Chris * Angie