Rejoice

Happy Friday, dear friends!  My stash of Christmas cards is growing, but I still need many more, so my Christmas card for today was made with some new stamps and dies released from Our Daily Bread Designs this month.

Created Nugget:  The Side Step Card Die was used to make the base for this card.  The papers used are from the Christmas Collection 2014 Paper Pad.  I had fun creating Distress Oxide panels on mixed media paper to match the colors of the designer papers.  The Oxide panels were cut with the Bethlehem Dies to create the city of Bethlehem layered on each step of the card.  The wise men from the Great Joy Stamp/Die Duo were colored with Copic Markers and cut with the coordinating die.  The sentiment from the stamp set was split and embossed on two different layers of the card.  Another Christmas card finished!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Two for Tuesday - Great Joy

Hello friends!  It's time for another Two for Tuesday feature over at Our Daily Bread Designs.  It's not too early to begin working on those Christmas cards.

Creative Nugget:  For the CAS version of my card, layers of white and black card stock were cut with Pierced Rectangle and Double Stitched Rectangle Dies.  A window was cut with one of the Tri-Shutter Layers Dies.  Letter J, Letter O and Letter Y dies were used to cut mixed media paper smooshed with Distress Oxide Inks.  The sentiment from the Great Joy Stamp/Die Duo was stamped under the letters after masking off the word "Joy." The poinsettia accent was cut from the left over mixed media panel using the Peaceful Poinsettia Dies.

Creative Nugget:  Paper from the Holly Jolly Collection and a Neighborhood Border die cut were added behind the window on the stepped up version of my card.  Extra layers on the poinsettia were cut with the Merry Mosaics Dies from the same sheet of designer paper.

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

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge - "U is for Upon" and "V is for Very Quick"

Always Fun Challenge #79 - Lots of Layers

Crafting With an Attitude Challenge 44 - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says: Let's Get Ready for Christmas

The Merry Christmas Challenge: Sep 15 - Oct 14 - Anything Christmas

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Hugs,

Cathymac

Welcome to the ODBD October 2018 Release

Hello, friends!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs October 2018 Release.  It's not too early to begin thinking about all of those Christmas cards you will need for the upcoming Christmas season.  This month's ODBD release is filled with wonderful stamps sets and dies perfect for your Christmas crafting!

My first sample was made with the new Great Joy Stamp/Die Duo, the Diorama with Layers Dies, and the Bethlehem Dies. 

Creative Nugget:  The Diorama Dies were cut from card stock and the Diorama Layers Dies were cut from papers from the Christmas Card Collection 2016.   The back panel of the diorama was splattered with acrylic paint and rays were sponged with white ink.  One of the Splendorous Stars Dies was used to cut a star for the night sky.  The wise men from the Great Joy Stamp/Die Duo were colored with Copic Markers and cut with the coordinating die.  The divider panels inside the diorama were layered with cuts made with the Bethlehem Dies.  The sentiment was cut with a Pennant Flag Die and added to the top of the diorama.

My second samples made with the new Christmas Greetings Stamp/Die Duo.

Creative Nugget:  Layers of papers from the Christmas Collection 2015 and Christmas Coordinating 2015 Paper Pads were cut with Pierced Rectangle, Double Stitched Rectangle, and Lavish Layers Dies.  The vintage Christmas light and pine bough from the Christmas Greetings Stamp/Die Duo were stamped on the lavish layers panel and colored with Copic Markers.  The sentiment was gold embossed and attached to the bottom of the card.  A metallic gold bow was added to the pine bough to finish the card.

These new products from the Our Daily Bread Designs Store were used to create the cards above...

Be sure to check out the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog, Facebook Page, and Instagram to see more beautiful samples created by the Breadbasket Designers using products from the October release.

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #77 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #311 - Anything Goes
Always Fun Challenge #78 - Dies and Punches
Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge #125 - Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - Anything Christmas Goes
The Merry Christmas Challenge - Sep 15 - Oct 14 Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by...hope you were inspired to start those Christmas cards!

Hugs,

Cathymac