Amazing Grace

Happy sunny Saturday, everyone!  What a beautiful day the Lord has blessed us with…perfect for a nice long walk with Kody!  Don't you just love spring?

I have a quick card to share with you using this week's Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Sketch.  I love the new Layered Lacey Square Dies, but the sketch called for a rectangle... so with a little modification, it worked perfectly for my card!

Creative Nugget:  Distress inks were softly sponged on a piece of Neenah Solar crest card stock to match the colors on the beautiful Shabby Rose Paper Collection.  A brick wall stencil was taped over the panel and the Amazing Grace Hymn Background was stamped in Watering Can ink through the stencil.  This left a rather shabby, aged-looking background that was cut with the Flourished Star Pattern Die to get the piercing around the edge. The other panels are Shabby Rose papers stitched to Smokey Shadow card stock.  The Amazing Grace sentiment from the How Sweet the Sound set was stamped directly on the DP and then stamped again with VersaMark ink and clear embossed.  A vellum heart was cut with a Spellbinders heart die and layered with one of the Ornate Heart Dies.  The Stamped By Butterflies Minis were also stamped on DP and fussy cut after adding some shadows with Copic Markers.  A few pearls and seam binding finish the card.

Here are the supplies from the Our Daily Bread Designs Store that were used on my card:

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Our Daily Bread Shining the Light - ODBDSLC234

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Make Your Own Background

Pile It On #64 - Fancy Frames and Borders

Thanks so much for stopping by…enjoy the gorgeous day!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Taking a Look Back at the ODBD April Release

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

My card sample uses the new How Sweet the Sound stamp set and the beautiful Layered Lacey Square Dies.

Creative Nugget:  The Vintage Flourished Pattern Die was used to cut a frame which was stitched to a beautiful piece of paper from the Shabby Rose Collection.  This was mounted to a Neenah Solar Crest card base.  Two of the Layered Lacey Squares were layered on top with the sentiment from the Earth's Gladdest Day stamp set stamped on the top square.  A floral spray made with Asters and Leaves and Fancy Foliage die cuts along with several mulberry roses was arranged on the left side of the quote.  A satin bow and button was attached to the lower right side of the quote.  The Unending Love sentiment from How Sweet the Sound was white embossed on vellum, cut with a Pennant Die, and placed between the flowers and the bow.  A few pearls were added to finish the card.  It was Jesus' unending love for us that sent Him to the cross!

Here are the new stamps and dies along with other favorites from the Our Daily Bread Designs Store that were used on my card:

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 * Sandee * Cathy * Lori * Dawn 
 Wanda * Sabrina * Lisa  

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

Hugs,

Cathymac

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