Seasons Change

Hello, dear friends!  It's been very hot and humid here, so staying inside where it's air conditioned and stamping is a great way to pass the time!  The cooler temperatures of fall are on the way.  I think that Autumn may just be my favorite season…but, don't hold me to that come spring!

Creative Nugget:  My fall card was created with new stamps and dies by Our Daily Bread Designs.  The Seasons Change image was colored with Copic Markers and the papers from the Blooming Garden Paper Collection were cut with the Flourished Star Pattern Die and Pierced Rectangles Dies.  The new Wheelbarrow Die was used to perfectly cut the image and the Grass Hill Die was used to ground the wheelbarrow.  Mixed Media paper was used to make a small panel for the embossed sentiment.  A Tombow marker was scribbled onto an acrylic block, spritzed with water, and smooshed onto the card several times, drying between layers to build up the color.  The Honeycomb Mini stamp was colored with a darker Tombow marker, dabbed with a baby wipe to remove some of the ink, spritzed with water, and stamped onto the panel…almost a perfect match!  The panel was then cut with a Pierced Square Die.  A little stitching, twine, and a few enamel dots were added to finish the card.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:
Splitcoaststampers - WT600
Crafty Girls Creations - Challenge 25
A Gem of a Challenge #177 - Ribbon, Lace, or Twine
Crafting From the Heart #126 - Anything Goes
ODBD Shining the Light Challenge 278 - Dots or Dashes

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

Hugs,
Cathymac

Taking a Look Back at ODBD March 2014 Release

Hello friends!  Today we are taking a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs March Release.  I've been having a lot of fun with the new stamps released this month.  For my sample today, I used the Bee Happy and Honeycomb Mini stamps along with the Daisy Chain Die.

Creative Nugget:  The main panel of this Modified Tri-Shutter card was stamped with the beehive image from the Bee Happy stamp set and colored with Copic Markers.  The Honeycomb Mini was stamped in each corner using distress ink.  The panel was stitched to More Mustard card stock and several bees were cut with the Zinnia & Leaves Dies and added.

Here is the card opened up:

The panels of the card were covered with Vintage Cream card stock and designer paper from the Blooming Garden Paper Collection.  The side panels looked a little plain to me, so I colored some modeling paste with distress ink and used the Daisy Chain Die as a stencil to give them some texture.  The Fancy Foliage Die was added along with several more bees and some pearls to finish the card.

Several items available from the 

Our Daily Bread Designs Store 
were used to make this card.

For more beautiful inspiration using the March Release, be sure to visit the ODBD Blog!  To see the details for each card be sure to visit my talented Design Team Sisters...their blog links are listed below for your convenience!

Chris * Grace * Sandee * Stacy * Julie * Dawn 

Sabrina * Cathy * Lori * Wanda

Thanks so much for stopping by...Enjoy browsing the gorgeous projects!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Welcome to ODBD March 2014 Release

Hello friends…welcome to Our Daily Bread Designs March 2014 Release!  This release is making me so ready for Spring…I am ready to say good-bye to winter, ice, and snow! The three gorgeous full stamp sets, four mini stamp sets, and three matching die sets being released this month are perfect for spring time stamping projects.  You will be awed by the beautiful samples you will be seeing today!

Three winners will be randomly chosen from the comments left on the designer's bogs to receive a $25 Gift Certificate to the ODBD Store to be used toward the purchase of ODBD stamps.  You have until March 2, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. EST to make comments!  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 samples made with some of the products from this fabulous release!

Creative Nugget: The background for this card was made using the Shadow Tiles Technique from the January Technique Junkies Newsletter.  The beehive image from the Bee Happy stamp set was stamped and colored with Copic Markers, and the sentiment added before scoring the panel and adding the shadow on the tiles.  Several bees were stamped and die cut using the Zinnia and Leaves Die.  Piercing was added to represent the bee trail and some messy stitching adhered the front panel to a Pacific Point mat.  The Spellbinder Timeless Rectangle Die peeks out from behind and was attached to a pretty piece of the Blooming Garden Paper Collection.  All layers were mounted to a Pacific Point card base to finish the card. 

My second card uses the Zinnia Stamp set along with the Honeycomb Mini and the Hummingbird.

Creative Nugget:  A beautiful piece of designer paper from the Blooming Garden Paper Collection was stitched to a Vintage Cream card base.  The second panel was made by clear embossing the Honeycomb Mini and sponging on some Ranger Distress inks.  A Circle Nestie was cut from this panel making room for the Zinnia.  The panel was then matted to a piece of Terra Cotta Tile and one of the Beautiful Border Dies attached.  The large and small Zinnias were die cut, stamped, colored with Copic Markers, and layered using foam tape for dimension.  Black micro beads were added to the center with Glossy Accents.  The Hummingbird, leaves, sentiment tag, and seam binding finish the card.  Wink of Stella Glitter Pens were used on the Hummingbird, but the photograph does not show the shimmer.

Here are the supplies from the 

Our Daily Bread Designs Store used for my samples today.

You can see all of the gorgeous samples at one place on the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  To see the details of each sample, be sure to visit the blogs of my talented DT Sisters. Don't forget to leave a little love on each blog to be eligible for one of the PRIZES!

Click on the links below to get to each of the DT Blogs!

Wanda**Stacy**Audrey**Grace**Chris**Dawn

Silke**Julie**Sabrina**Lori**Sandee**Angie**Lisa

Thanks so much for stopping by today…hope you leave with a little Inkspiration!

Hugs,

Cathymac