It's the Little Things

When you are feeling blue or suffering physical ailments, it is the little things that lift your spirits.  It's the text from a friend checking in on you, a note from your Sunday School class letting you know they missed you last week...  It really is the small stuff that makes a BIG difference.  It is times like those when it is important to listen for that still, small voice and KNOW that God is near.  Hopefully, this card will brighten someones day and remind them to stay close...

Layers...

White Card Stock (CS) base measuring 5.5 x 8.5 inches; scored and folded at 4.25 inches

Ecru Card Stock - Our Daily Bread Designs - Flourished Star Pattern Die

White CS - ODBD - Quatrefoil Pattern Die

Green Card Stock - ODBD - Fancy Foliage Die (vines)

Kraft CS - ODBD - Fancy Foliage Die (stems)

Sage Green CS - ODBD - Lovely Leaves Die

White CS (inked with Ranger Distress Ink Scattered Straw and Dusty Concord) 

ODBD - Pretty Posies Die

White Card Stock (inked with Ranger DI Spun Sugar) - Pretty Posies Die

White CS - Sentiment Panel - ODBD - Filigree Frames Die

Sentiment - Versafine Onyx Black Ink - ODBD - Faith Card Sentiments

And the March release items you see here today...

Thanks for stopping by!  Check back tomorrow as we take a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs' March Release!  Blessings...

WAW184 ~ Deuteronomy 30:14 ~

It's time for another fabulous, fun and inspirational challenge

at Word Art Wednesday.

  

Be sure to check out the Word Art Wednesday site for all of the details including this week's digital scripture, how to link your creation AND info on some fabulous prizes! 

We appreciate this week's sponsors so very much!  Please take a few moments to thank those who provided our prizes this week!  

This week, I decided to go with a gold and white color scheme...

I started with a white card stock base (5.5 x 4.25 inches).  I placed a gold poster board layer on top (5.5 x 4.25 inches) and added a slightly smaller white card stock mat.  I used a scrap of the poster board (it holds embossing so well and is SO MUCH cheaper than 12 x 12 pieces of gold card stock) to create my lattice layer.  I started to print the scripture on vellum but had a slight boo boo.  I added adhesive to the back when placing it on card stock and running it through the printer...  well guess what?  I put the adhesive exactly where the scripture printed!  When I removed the vellum, it left a nice layer of white card stock bits on the back...  I really liked the look and left it exactly the way I found it!  I thought the scraps actually made the print stand out!  Can you say, HAPPY ACCIDENT???  I added a cute ladybug stamp image (colored with Copics) and a gold and white floral spray in the corner.  The flower is actually Kraft...  but I thought it worked nicely!  

So here are the items you see...

Digital Stamps - Word Art Wednesday
Die - Our Daily Bread Designs - Quatrefoil Pattern Die
Other Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Butterfly and Bugs
Coordinating Die - Our Daily Bread Designs - Butterfly and Bugs Die
Paper - Vellum, White Card Stock - Georgia Pacific, Poster Board - Hobby Lobby
Flower - Recollections - Michaels
Punches - Martha Stewart Crafts

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings...

~ Good Friends ~

Happy Friday!  Today, I have a simple card using a

few items from Our Daily Bread Designs. 

The colors are a trendy gray, black and white palette. 

I started with a gray 5.5 x 4.25 card base and added a white CS mat.  I selected some beautiful star themed silver/gray and white paper from the Winter Paper Collection and used the largest rectangular die base (Flourished Star Pattern Die) to cut my decorative panel.

 

 

 

I stamped the sentiment from

Reach for the Stars on white paper

and custom cut a banner and black mat.

 

 

I nestled a gray die cut on top (under the sentiment panel)

 using an earlier release Quatrefoil Pattern Die.

 

 

The seam binding bow is a custom dyed bow.  I used a black distress ink and some sparkling Angel Glimmer Mist to make my own...  I love the gray distressed look!  Thanks for stopping by! 

 

Until next time,

 

Blessings...

ODBDSLC205 ~ White on White ~

It's been a while since I played in ODBD's Shining the Light Challenge.  This week the challenge is "white on white."  And I decided to use one of the new stamp sets, Iris and the fun new die, Asters and Leaves.

 

The stamp set... 

 

 

and dies...

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

I began with a white card stock base and added the Quatrefoil Pattern Die cut with dimensional foam.  I stamped the Iris image (Memento Flannel Gray) and added my sentiment with Memento's Tuxedo Black.  The Antique Labels and Borders Die  set looks just perfect framing this image!  A few blossoms from the new die, Asters and Leaves nestled on the white vines from the Fancy Foliage die finish it off.  A few pearls peeking out...  **sigh** 

 

This makes me smile!  Hope you are having a wonderful day!  {{hugs}}

 



~ John 3:16 ~ He Gave

Happy Thursday!  I am so glad you stopped to visit!  Tomorrow marks the day Christians celebrate Good Friday.  In honor of that special day, I would like to share a card with a bit of scripture that says it all.

 

This is one of the largest cards I have worked with in a while.  The card base is white CS and measures 6 by 6.  I added a slightly smaller layer of royal blue mirror paper.  To create the bottom die cut, I used four cuts from the Decorative Corners Die overlapping them to created the die base.  I then added the Quatrefoil Design Die in the same royal blue paper, split in two and adhered to the scripture panel.  For the scripture panel, I stamped my sentiment (The Cross) on white card stock, followed with Flourish Label Borders and finally cut it with Vintage Flourish Pattern Die.  I added twigs (Fancy Foliage Die) and a few mulberry roses to finish it off.  Lots of delicious layers to enjoy here! 

 

Here's the products you see.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

((hugs))

 

Don't forget to stop back in tomorrow morning for a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs' April Release.  Our team has some beautiful projects to share! 

  

Happy 6th Anniversary Our Daily Bread Designs!

Good morning dear friends!  I have a very special celebration to share.  This month, Kelley and Rick Holland, celebrate 6 years of creating beautiful and inspirational stamps at Our Daily Bread Designs.  It is an honor to work for such a wonderful family and I am blessed to have made so many fabulous friends on this journey!  Happy Anniversary to Kelley, Rick and Our Daily Bread Designs!  Here's to many more to come!

 

Now you can't have an anniversary without a party!  So to celebrate we are having a blog hop!  Three winners will be randomly chosen from the comments left on the designers' blogs.  They will receive a $25 Gift Certificate to the ODBD store to be used toward the purchase of ODBD stamps.  ONE LUCKY commenter will be randomly chosen to win the 2014 ANNIVERSARY BUNDLE!!!!!  You have until March 18, 2014 at 9:00PM EDT to leave your comments!  The winners will be posted on the ODBD blog on March 19th.  Be sure to check there to see if you have won! 

 

Each year the team submits a quote, sentiment or scripture that speaks to our heart.  Kelley and crew go to work creating a stamp with the chosen words.  I selected a scripture from the book of Mark that comforts my heart when times are tough...

 

 

I used a couple of layers of pink card stock before adding some lovely designer paper from ODBD's Heart and Soul Collection.  Several layers of white and pink die cuts nestle under the sentiment panel.  A few mulberry roses garnish the side and if you look closely you will see a few pearls scattered around the corners.

 

Scripture Collection 12

 

 

 

For my second project I chose a lovely sentiment chosen by one of my team members from the book of Psalms and included in this lovely collection...

 

 

This time I chose a deep pink card stock to coordinate with designer papers from ODBD's Heart and Soul Collection.  Look closely and you will see the Quatrefoil Pattern Die and another classic image Grow in Grace.  I fussy cut bits of a second stamping of the dogwood image and glued them onto the first die cut.  It gives the illusion of the flower going off the page.

 

Here's a closer look.  See the Flower Soft centers? 

 

 

Here are some of the other products I used along with the Scripture Collection 12 set. 

 

Grow in Grace

 

 

Quatrefoil Pattern Die

 

 

Heart and Soul Collection

 

 

 

Please stop by and visit all of the lovely projects our talented designers have for you today!  (Remember you have a chance to win on some wonderful prizes if  you comment on each post...)  And be sure to wish Kelley and crew a very Happy Anniversary when you stop by ODBD's blog.  If you get lost please pop over there to find your way!  Blessings to you!  I hope you have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day!

 ODBD Blog

   Julie * Wanda * Chris * Stacy * Lisa * Grace * Dawn  Diana * Sandee  Sabrina  Silke * Cathy * Angie * Linda  Lori (YOU ARE HERE)* Cheryl * Audrey * Robin

~ Harvest the Seeds of Love ~

  Good morning!  Can you believe the wild winter weather here in the east?  I'm looking forward to summer and a cupboard full of freshly canned items AND warm days. 

 

This month's Our Daily Bread Designs release featured some fabulous ways to dress up the canning jar stamp and/or die from ODBD that you already own.  I chose to emboss the background with the Quatrefoil Pattern die and add some die cut / Copic colored canned goods!  YUM!!! 

 

 

And some of the products you see here...

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! 

 

Blessings...

 

Supplies

 

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Canning Jar Fillers,   Blue Ribbon Winner , The Good Seed

Dies - Our Daily Bread Designs - Canning Jar Dies, Antique Labels & Border Dies, Quatrefoil Pattern Die

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Copics - R24, R27, R29, G94, BG0000, BG000, Y38, YR02, YR04, C1, C3, C5

Paper - Georgia Pacific, Teresa Collins Stationery Noted, Neenah Solar Crest

A Look Back at Our Daily Bread Designs' January Release

Today we are taking a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs'  January Release!  Here is the card I created using the new Lavender set.  For more inspiration using the January Release be sure to visit the ODBD Blog.

 

 



And the products I used

including the new Lavender set





 

and a few earlier die releases,

Fancy Foliage Die

 

 

and Quatrefoil Pattern Die

 

I layered the Quatrefoil die (white card stock) on top of a DP resembling white washed boards.  I stamped the sentiment (from the Lavender set) in black on white card stock and die cut before adding another die layer in a coordinating DP.  A floral spray nestled on the side (incorporating the Fancy Foliage dies) adds a feminine touch.  I added a few pearls to each corner for a dash of class!  :-)  So what do you think?  I love this sentiment and see it working into several cards for various occasions.  Thanks as always for stopping by!  {{hugs}}

Be sure to check out what the rest of the team has for you!

ODBD Blog

 

Chris * Cathy * Lori (YOU ARE HERE) * Grace *

* Julie * Dawn * Sabrina * Sandee * Wanda

Supplies

Ink  - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - Georgia Pacific, Simple Stories Vintage Bliss
Misc. - Mulberry Roses

Challenges



Through the Craft Room Door - TTCRD - January 14 - 20 - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - #37 - Anything Goes