Happy Johnny Appleseed Day

Johnny Appleseed and I have something in common...we share the same birthday!  Not only did Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) plant apple seeds across the nation during the westward expansion, he carried the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as he walked, telling stories to young and old alike. So in honor of both of our birthdays, I've created an apple card for today.  

Creative Nugget:  Square layers of Vintage Cream and Bo Bunny DP were stitched to Early Espresso and mounted to a Vintage Cream card base...also a square.  The Decorative Corner Dies fit perfectly around the DP square and little squares of Vintage Cream completed the background for the apple basket image. The Apples image was colored with Copic Markers and cut with a SB Classic Square Nestie.  This panel was layered onto a SB Decorative Labels One Die cut from Early Espresso.  The little birthday sentiment is from another stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs, Peaches, and was cut with a square punch.  Pearls were colored and added to finish the card.

Many of the materials used to create this card 

are available at Our Daily Bread Designs.

This card will be entered in the following challenges:

• WT446 on Splitcoaststampers - Use squares
• ODBDSLC172 Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs - Anything Goes with ODBD stamps and Dies
• CCEE1339 - use fruit (extra bonus - use apples)

Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!

Thanks so much for stopping by...hope your day is special and blessed!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Sweet as a Peach

Hello friends!  What a gorgeous day we had today...the weather was perfect!  I was able to enjoy breakfast this morning with all the retired teachers from my school district as the school buses rolled by, Kody and I went for a nice long walk, and I managed to get some stamping done...Aaaahhhh!  

Creative Nugget:  The Basic Grey papers were stitched to True Black and mounted to a Vintage Cream card base.  The peach jam, fruit, and sentiment are from a new stamp set by Our Daily Bread Designs called Peaches.  The sentiment was stamped on DP and cut with a tag die from the Recipe Card & Tags Dies.  The black border is from the Antique Labels & Border Die set also by ODBD. Copic Markers were used to color the image which was cut with a Spellbinders Label One Die.

Here are the supplies available from the 
Our Daily Bread Designs Store:

This card was made with the 100th sketch from 

Freshly Made Sketches.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful evening!

Hugs,

Cathymac

ODBD New August Release

Good morning friends and stampers!  The summer is slipping by so quickly...here it is the beginning of August already and time for another fabulous release by Our Daily Bread Designs!  If you are a gardener or like canning your favorite fruits and vegetables, this release is for you!  We have four wonderful new sets, four mini sets and two die sets for you this month!

Creative Nugget:  For my first sample, the strawberry from the new Garden Mini stamp set was randomly stamped on the background.  The scalloped borders were made with the A2 Scalloped Borders One dies by Spellbinders, a Canvas Impression Plate, and a CB Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The Elegant Oval was stamped in Real Red and cut with the ODBD matching Elegant Oval die with the smaller layers cut with the same die set. The scripture from Galatians is from the new Peaches stamp set. A gingham bow and a few fussy cut strawberries colored with Copic Markers were added to finish the card.

Creative Nugget:  My second project is a little table basket created from a pattern on the Technique Junkie Newsletter 3D and Fun Folds Paper Crafts CD.  The Romantic Floral Design frame was white embossed on Groovy Guava card stock and cut with the matching Labels Twenty-Six Die.  The focal image is from the new Peaches stamps set and was colored with Copic markers. The vine flourish you see was made by a fabulous new die set also being released this month by ODBD, Fancy Foliage.  A bow and a little tag was added to complete the basket.  This little table basket was filled with Ginger Peach Tea....yummmmm!  A little 3D peach and a napkin ring complete the table gift set!

Here are the new and some older supplies used for these projects available at the ODBD Store: 

Kelley will be choosing one random winner from one of the designers blog comments to receive a $50 Gift Certificate to the ODBD Store to be used for the purchase of stamps.  You have until August 3, 2013 at 9:00pm EST to leave your comments on the designers blogs.  The winner will be posted on the ODBD Blog on August 4th, so be sure to check there to see if you have won!

Thanks you so much for stopping by!  For more delicious inspiration from my talented Sister Sticks using the August Release, visit the ODBD Blog, and be sure to visit the designers' blogs to leave your comments.  The links are provided for you below!

Have a fabulous day!

Dawn * Sabrina * Lori * Grace *Sandee *Julie * Chris * Lisa * Angie * Silke * Audrey * Tosh

Hugs,
Cathymac