ODBD April 2015 Release Day

Hello friends!  April showers are coming to Our Daily Bread Designs!   Showers are not limited to April however, and you will find that the fabulous Stamp and Die sets being released today are perfect for crafting all year long.  The talented Breadsticks have some gorgeous creations to share with you today using the new products being released.  

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 April 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 April 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

My first sample uses the new Shower of Blessings stamp set and the new Clouds & Raindrops Dies :

Creative Nugget:  The Chalkboard Lattice Background was clear embossed on a piece of watercolor paper.  Rainbow colors were watercolored over the embossing which was then ironed off after the watercolors had dried.  Two clouds were cut from this panel using the Clouds & Raindrops Dies and one other cloud was cut from Neenah Solar Crest card stock.  The white cloud and a Smokey Shadow mat was covered with VersaMark ink and embossed with clear sparkle glitter.  A curvy panel was cut with a Spellbinders Curvy Border Die on which a sentiment from the Shower of Blessings set was stamped .  After attaching the curvy border, the whole panel was cut down using the large pierced rectangle from the Flourished Star Pattern Die.  The watercolored panel was popped up on the glittery Smokey Shadow panel.  The showers were created using rhinestones and little heart raindrops cut with the Clouds & Raindrops Dies.  A few scattered rhinestones were added to finish the card.

My second project was made like a sampler using one of the sentiments in the new How Sweet the Sound stamp set and the beautiful Layered Lacey Squares Dies.

Creative Nugget:  First, the bottom of a 5 1/2" square card base was cut with a Spellbinders Scalloped Border Die.  ODBD Paper Collections are so gorgeous, even the smallest of scraps are saved and put to use.  Scraps from the Soulful Stitches Paper Collection were used to create a patchwork sampler which was stitched to a Smokey Shadow mat.  The Faithful Fish Pattern Die was used to emboss this panel and a Beautiful Border was attached to the bottom before mounting it to the card base.  The new Layered Lacey Square Dies (Swoon) along with SB Square Nesties were used to make the different layers for the frame.  The verse from the How Sweet the Sound Stamp set was stamped on the top layer.  The Spool & Tape Single stamp, colored with Copic Markers and cut with the coordinating Spool & Tape Die was the perfect accent for the sampler card which was finished off with a bit of seam binding and some pearls.

 Here are the new products used to make these projects that are now available at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store…

…and some old favorites:

Be sure to check out the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog to see all the gorgeous springtime cards made by my talented Sister Sticks!  To see close ups of each project and more details about each one click the individual links below.

Julie * Sandee * Dawn * Cathy * Lori * Angie

 Chris * Grace *Silke * Wanda * Audrey * Sabrina

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Enjoy the hop and have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Cathymac