Birthday Collage

Hello friends!  Hope you all had a very merry Christmas!  It is my wish that the spirit of Christmas lives on throughout the new year.  After all…once we know the Savior, He changes our lives and leads us each and every day.

One of the first celebrations of the new year for my family is the birthday of my DH and his twin brother the day after New Year's.  I found inspiration for my brother-in-law's birthday card in the gallery of Nancy Stislow (Stiz2003), who always encourages me with her sweet comments on Splitcoaststampers.  So my card for today is a CASE of THIS ONE made by Nancy.

Creative Nugget:  Seedless Preserves, Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers Distress inks were smeared on a craft sheet and spritzed with water.  These colors were smeared on a piece of mixed media paper and spritzed some more to create the background for my collage card.   Out came lots of Our Daily Bread Designs stamp sets to add to the collage…Admit Three, one of the new sets released in December, God's Timing, Time, Faithful Friend (Retired), Ornate Borders and Flowers, Bee Happy, Lattice Chalkboard Background, and Grunge Butterfly.  The dragonfly image was stamped again, coated with Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents, and popped up for dimension.  This panel was stitched to True Black card stock and adhered to a black mat and a Neenah Solar Crest card base.  Some black metallic thread was strung through the eyelets from which two charms cut with the new Mini Tags Dies were hung.  The sentiment was stamped along the side and a few splatters of acrylic paint finish the card.  Hope my BIL likes his card!

This card is entered in the following challenges:

Splitcoaststampers Free 4 All - F4A253

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Challenge # 163

Thanks so much for stopping by…have a wonderful Lord's Day!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Taking a Look Back at the ODBD December 2014 Release

Welcome, my friends!  Today we are taking a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs December 2014 Release.  The small tags and tickets released this month are perfect for adding just the right little sentiment to all of your card projects!  

I have been wanting to try a Pop-Up Book Card as seen on THIS tutorial on Splitcoaststampers for a while, so decided to take this opportunity to make one using the new Patriotic Paper Collection as a theme for my birthday card.

Creative Nugget:  After making the card fold,  the fun of using the Patriotic Collection papers began!  Two of the patterns were stitched together to form the front of the card.  These papers were the perfect base for adding so many of the new Mini Tag Sentiments,  Patriotic Pennants, and Shine On stars!  Love the Pennant Dies and the Pennant Row Dies…these were used to make the swag across the top of the card.  Couldn't resist adding a few gems for a little sparkle and shine!

Creative Nugget:  When you open the card, the book inside pops up!  A sentiment from the Reach for the Stars stamp set was stamped on a Vintage Label for one side of the book.  The eagle from the Some Gave All stamp set is bringing lots of hugs to the recipient and was added to the other side of the book.  The Mini Tags Dies were perfect for adding Admit One and Admit Three tickets with little messages from the Mini Tag Sentiments set!  A scattering of Sparkling Stars die cuts were added to finish the card which will be for my DH who is a United States Veteran.  I was amazed to see how many products were used to make this card, but everything coordinated so beautifully…(it's all still on my desk and now the task of putting it all away begins!  LOL)

Here are the December Release products available at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store that were used on my Pop-Up Box card:

Other ODBD products used:

Be sure to check the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog for more beautiful cards created by the talented Breadsticks!  To see the details of each project, click on the blog links below. 

Julie * Chris * Lori * Dawn * Sandee * Paula 

Cathy (ME) * Wanda * Stacy * Sabrina  

Gracie (Guest Designer)

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

Hugs,

Cathymac