Welcome to the ODBD February 2016 Release

Hello friends!  Happy Monday…here we are in February already and time for the Our Daily Bread Designs February 2016 Release!  Our Daily Bread Designs is releasing several stamp sets and dies perfect for your Easter creations as well as creating thank you cards which are perfect for any time of the year.  The talented Breadstick Designers have been busy making gorgeous samples for your inspiration.

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 February 2, 2016 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 February 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Both of my samples were made with several of the new products being released this month!

First up…Easter Egg Background and Flourished Happy Easter

Creative Nugget:  The background panel was made by white embossing the Easter Egg Background on Neenah card stock and randomly sponging distress inks to cover the whole panel.  The center was cut out with a Double Stitched Rectangle Die, embossed with the Boho Background Die, stitched to white card stock, and mounted back in place.  The Flourished Happy Easter was clear embossed with VersaMark and Milled Lavender Distress ink, cut with a Double Stitched Rectangle Die, and stitched to a piece of paper from the Pastel Paper Pack.  Two of the Ornamental Crosses Dies were used to create the layered cross.  White ribbon ties everything together.

My next sample was made with the new Easter Basket Dies and Easter Eggs Dies.

Creative Nugget:   The Easter Egg Background was white embossed on a piece of paper from the Easter Card Collection 2016.  The Leafy Edged Border Die and the Grass Border Die were used to create the foreground from Pastel and Blushing Rose papers.  The basket from the Basket of Blessing stamp set was colored with Copic Markers and cut with the Easter Basket Die.   Easter Eggs Dies and papers from both of the new paper collections were used to fill the basket with Easter eggs and flowers. Double Stitched Circle Dies were used to cut the little tag which was embossed with one of the sentiments from the Basket of Blessings stamp set.  A bow and some pearls were added to finish the card.

Here are the beautiful new products being released by 

Our Daily Bread Designs this month that were used to make these projects…

…and some old favorites previously released:

To see all of the breathtaking projects created with the February Release, hop on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  Then click the links below to see the details for each project.  You are sure to be inspired by what you see!  While at each blog, be sure to leave a comment to be eligible to win one of the three fabulous prizes!

Cathy * Robin C. * Sandee * Julie * Dawn * Lori 

 Robin T. * Chris * Angie * Silke * Lisa * Diana * Sabrina

Thanks so much for stopping by…enjoy the rest of the hop!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Taking a Look Back at the ODBD March 2015 Release

Welcome, my friends and Happy Spring!  Today we are taking a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs March 2015 Release.  Get ready to view some gorgeous springtime creations made with the stamps and dies released this month.
  

My card sample uses the new Basket of Blessings stamp set.

Creative Nugget:  Beautiful papers from the Shabby Rose Collection were stitched to layers of pink, aqua, and kraft card stocks and attached to a Neenah Solar Crest card base.  The die cut Doily was cut in half so the Basket of Blessings, or in this case daisies, could sit on it.  The flowers and the basket were colored with Copic Markers along with a few extra daisies which were added to make the basket full and popped up for added dimension.  A few extra leaves were cut using the Asters and Leaves Die Set and were also colored with Copics.  The little label used for the sentiment was cut with the Vintage Flourished Pattern Die and a Mini Tags Die was used to cut a little tag to be tied to the basket handle and was stamped with a Mini Tag Sentiment. Seam binding and pearls finish off the card.

Here is the new Basket of Blessings stamp set used on my sample along with other favorites that can be found at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store:

To view all of the gorgeous samples made with this release, visit the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  For the details on each beautiful creation made by my talented Sister Sticks, click on the links below!

Julie * Cathy * Lori * Dawn * Sandee * Wanda 

Your visit to my blog is most appreciated…thank you so much for stopping by!  Enjoy the hop AND the first day of Spring!

Hugs,

Cathymac

ODBD March 2015 Release

Hello friends!  I am so ready for Spring and the new products in the March 2015 Release by Our Daily Bread Designs are perfect for getting ready for Easter and the spring season.  The talented Breadsticks have some beautiful creations to share with you today.  

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

Here are two projects made with the new stamp sets and dies:

Creative Nugget:  Various inks were sponged on a piece of Neenah Solar Crest card stock, the new Christ the Lord Background was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink, and a frame cut using Spellbinders Matting Basics Dies and the large die from the Flourished Star Pattern Die Set.  The Christ the Lord Background was stamped again on one of the beautiful papers in the Shabby Rose Collection.  The Ornamental Crosses were layered and mounted to the inside of the frame.  The corner of the Christ the Lord Background was stamped yet another time, the flowers colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut, and attached to the frame.  A pearl was added to the center of the cross to finish the card.

The second project was made using one of the Pre-Cut and Scored Double Display Card Bases.

Creative Nugget:  The panels of the card base were lined with Smokey Shadow card stock and papers from the gorgeous new Shabby Rose Collection.  A belly band was created to hold the card closed.  The sentiment is from the Blessed Easter stamp set and was sponged, cut and matted with Spellbinders Oval and Scalloped Oval Nesties, and popped onto some Vintage Flourished Pattern Dies.  Some Fancy Foliage and little flowers cut with one of the dies included in the Ornamental Crosses Die Set were added.

The inside of the card was decorated with the basket and sentiments from the Basket of Blessings stamp set, the Grass Border Die, and the Eggs Dies.  The basket was white embossed on pink card stock and shading added with Copic Markers.  Strips of papers from the Shabby Rose Collection and card stock were stitched together from which the eggs were cut.

 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 the talented Breadsticks!  To see close ups of each project and more details about each one click the individual links below.

Julie * Cathy (ME) * Lori * Dawn * Sandee 

 Grace * Angie * Lisa * Sabrina * Silke * Chris 

Wanda * Audrey

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

Hugs,

Cathymac