Two for Tuesday - Elegant Embellishments

Hello everyone!  It's time for another Two for Tuesday feature over at the Divinity Designs Blog.  I was feeling like a little Christmas in July so I used the Elegant Embellishments stamp set and the coordinating Elegant Embellishments Dies from Divinity Designs for my two cards today.

Creative Nugget:  White card stock and paper from the Christmas Collection 2018 were cut with a Pierced Rectangle Die and pieced together to make the card front on this CAS version.  The ornaments and sentiment from the Elegant Embellishments set were stamped on coordinating papers, silver embossed and cut with the coordinating dies.   The ornaments were hung with silver metallic thread.  Bows and pearls were added to finish the card.

Creative Nugget:  For the stepped up version, the white panel was embossed with the Flourishes Embossing Folder.  The Merry Christmas Border was cut three times and stacked with the silver embossed layer on top.  The edges of a Scalloped Rectangle were silver embossed and layered behind the card front which was then mounted to the card base.

Be sure to hop on over to the Divinity Designs Blog to see more Two for Tuesday creations!

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Happy Little Stampers Challenge - July Anything Goes with Dies
ABC Christmas Challenge - N & O are for No Peeking and Ornament
Always Fun Challenge #118 - Anything Goes
Crimbo Crackers Challenge #188 - Christmas Anything Goes
Jingle Belles Tic-Tac-Toe (Stamping/Bling/Die Cuts)

Hope your week got off to a great start...thanks so much for stopping by!  

Hugs,

Cathymac

Welcome to the ODBD and CardMaker Blog Hop

Hello friends!  You are in for a special treat...Our Daily Bread Designs and CardMaker are joining up for a fabulous Blog Hop!  If you are like me, you are still working on Christmas cards for this year, so grab a cup of your favorite beverage and get ready to enjoy an abundance of beautiful Christmas inspiration.

If you have come here by way of Mendi's Blog, Snippets of Mendi, you are right on track.  If not, head on over to the CardMaker Blog to start at the beginning…you won't want to miss any of the amazing eye candy.

The Elegant Embellishments and Christmas Carols stamp sets, Elegant Embellishments Dies, and the Christmas Collection 2014 Paper Pad were used to create my sample.

Creative Nugget:  The ODBD Custom Leafy Edged Border Die was used to cut a curved edge on the pink piece of patterned paper from the Christmas Collection 2014 pad.  This was stitched to a coordinating pattern, matted with pink card stock, and mounted to a Neenah Solar Crest card base.   Double Stitched Rectangles were used to cut matching panels…the sentiment from the Christmas Carols stamp set was embossed on one panel and the Boho Background Die was used to emboss the other.  TIP: To make your own matching glitter paper, apply VersaMark ink around the edges of card stock and emboss with clear sparkle powder!  The Elegant Embellishments ornaments were stamped, cut with the coordinating Elegant Embellishments Dies, embossed with clear sparkle powder, and hung with metallic thread.  White ribbon ties everything together, and a few tiny gems were added for a little more sparkle to finish the card.

Here are the supplies from the 

Our Daily Bread Designs Store used to make this card:

Hope you were inspired by your visit.  

Your next stop is the talented Stacy Morgan

Here's the whole list in case you get lost:

CardMaker

Chitra Nair

Julie Warner 

Mendi Yoshikawa

Cathy McCauley  (You are here!)

Stacy Morgan

Lori Ulrich 

Gini Williams Cagle

Dawn Lusk 

Jennie Harper

Our Daily Bread Designs

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

Hugs,

Cathymac

Taking Another Look at ODBD October 2015 Release

Welcome, my friends!  Today we are taking a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs October 2015 Release.  Get ready to feast your eyes on the beautiful Christmas projects the fabulous Breadstick Designers have prepared for you today using the new October stamps and dies from Our Daily Bread Designs!

Here is my sample using some of the new products released on October 1st:

Creative Nugget:  The beautiful Leafy Edged Borders Dies and papers from the Christmas Collection 2015 were used to create the panels for the front of the card which were then stitched together, cut with the Flourished Star Pattern Die, and mounted to the card base.  The sentiment from the Christmas Carols stamp set was inked with VersaMark first then a rich purple ink to clear emboss it on the bottom of the card.  The same was done on a scrap piece of Vintage Cream card stock using green ink.  The little "NEWBORN" banner was fussy cut and popped onto the sentiment on the card for some contrast.  The Elegant Embellishments ornament was clear embossed three times, sponged with green ink, and cut with the matching Elegant Embellishments Die.  The Flourished Alphabet was used to emboss the letters for the word "JOY" on the ornaments.  The ornaments were hung with gold metallic thread and decorated with a little greenery and a bow cut with the new Windowsill Candles Dies to finish the card.

Here are the new products from Our Daily Bread Designs used to make this card...

…and some previously released favorites:

To see all of the gorgeous Christmas projects using the new products, head on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  Click the links below to see all of the fine details for each project and leave your comment to be eligible for one of the three prizes being offered.

Sandee * Cathy * Julie * Robin * Amy

  Dawn * Lori * America

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Happy hopping and have a blessed day!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Welcome to ODBD October 2015 Release

Hello friends!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs October 2015 Release!   It's not too early to get started on creating those Christmas cards needed for this year and Our Daily Bread Designs is releasing stamps and dies that are just what you need to begin.  Get ready to see some gorgeous Christmas creations from the talented Breadstick Designers!

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

My first sample uses the new Elegant Embellishments stamp set and matching Elegant Embellishments Dies.

Creative Nugget:  Papers from the Christmas Collection 2015 were matted with deep red card stock and adhered to the Vintage Cream card base.  The scene outside the window was sponged with Distress inks and stamped with the tree from the North Coast Creations Deer Silhouette Greetings stamp set.  Snowdrifts made with the Leafy Edged Borders were added.  The windowsill was cut with the Welcoming Window Dies.  The hanging ornaments were stamped with the Elegant Embellishments stamp set and cut with the matching Elegant Embellishments Dies.  The top layer of each was covered with VersaMark ink and embossed with Clear Sparkle Embossing Glitter.  Fancy Foliage Dies and the Peaceful Poinsettia Dies were used to make the swag on the windowsill. Finally, the topper was cut with the Leafy Edged Border Dies.

My second sample was made with the pretty Adore Him Die.

Creative Nugget:  The background for this card was made with papers from the Christmas Collection 2014 and the Leafy Edged Borders stitched to light pink card stock.  The Layered Lacy Square Die was modified with partial die cutting to make the frame for the pretty Adore Him die cut which is actually five layers glued together for dimension.  The top layer of the Adore Him die cut was embossed with Clear Sparkle Glitter.  The Elegant Embellishments ornament was stamped on Vintage Cream card stock with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and fussy cut.  The matching Elegant Embellishments Die was used to cut a mat for the ornament out of the light pink card stock.  The ornament was also embossed with Clear Sparkle Glitter.  Some twine and colored rhinestones were added to finish the card.

These new products from the ODBD Store were used 
to create the samples above…

…and these old favorites…

…and this one from North Coast Creations, a sister company of ODBD:

To see more GORGEOUS projects made with the new October Release, head on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  Click the links below to see the details for each beautiful creation.  Don't forget to leave a comment on each blog to be eligible for one of the three prizes!

Sandee * Julie * Cathy * Amy * Dawn * Lori 
 RobinT. * Lisa * Angie * Chris * Grace * Sabrina 
* Silke * America * Loretta * Robin C.

Thanks so much for stopping by…have a glorious day!

Hugs,

Cathymac

October Pre-Order Release by ODBD

Hello friends!  It's time to start working on my Christmas cards for this year and Our Daily Bread Designs is making it easy with these new products being offered as a pre-order.  The ornament stamp sets and coordinating dies can be used to create elegant Christmas cards.  

The Elegant Embellishments Bundle was used to create my samples.

Creative Nugget:  The Vintage Cream panel was cut with the Flourished Star Pattern Die and two ornaments were cut from the panel with the patterned ornament dies from the bundle.  The cut outs were gold embossed and added to the card after everything was assembled.  The sentiment from the Elegant Embellishments stamp set was gold embossed and the Boho Background Die was used to lightly emboss the panel.  Some Christmas Collection 2015 papers were placed behind the ornament cut outs and stitching added.  A topper made with the Leafy Edged Border Dies and a coordinated pattern from the Christmas 2015 Collection was added.  One extra ornament was gold embossed on red card stock.  The ornaments were hung with gold metallic thread and pearls added to finish the card.

Creative Nugget:  The Christmas 2015 Paper Collection, the Splendorous Stars Die, and the Flourished Star Pattern Dies were used make the layers which were stitched together to create the front of this card.  The sentiment and ornament from the Elegant Embellishments stamp set were gold embossed on red card stock, cut with the Elegant Embellishments Dies, and hung with gold metallic thread.  A few rhinestones were added to finish the card.

Here is the Pre-Order Elegant Embellishments Bundle 

used to create this card:

To see the other bundles and products being offered in this pre-order release head on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  To see more beautiful samples made by the talented Breadsticks, click the links below.

Amy * Chris * Sabrina * Cathy * Grace

Hope you've been inspired by your visit…have a blessed day!

Hugs,
Cathymac