Doodled Snowflakes

Welcome friends!  I just wanted to share a quick card and let you know about a special sale going on at Our Daily Bread Designs this week!  

For this week only the Sparkling Snowflakes set and the entire Sparkling Snowflakes Bundle is on sale!  From now through Saturday, September 28th, 2013, 11:00 PM EST, you can save 20% or 30% on select products from Our Daily Bread Designs. Check the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog for more details and some wonderful samples using these products!

Here is a card made using the Sparkling Snowflakes set and the Jingle Bells set just released this month:

Creative Nugget:  This wintery Christmas card was made for two challenges today on Splitcoaststampers.  The Technique Lover's Challenge was to use doodling and the CAS Challenge was a sketch.  Tumbled Glass Distress ink was sponged on the upper corners of the card and the snowflakes were lightly stamped using Tempting Turquoise ink.  A turquoise jelly roll pen was used to trace some of the lines on the snowflakes and to add dots to the points.  The Jingle Bells image was colored in Copic Markers and Star Dust Stickles added to the snow.  The image was cut with a Spellbinders Matting Basics B die and doodling added around the frame.  Hand cut fishtail flags and a sentiment stamped vertically finish the card.

Here are the ODBD supplies used to make this card:

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

Hugs,

Cathymac

A Look Back at ODBD September Release

Hello friends!  Today we are taking a look back at

Our Daily Bread Designs September Release.

The stamp sets that were released in September are perfect for making Autumn and Christmas cards.  Since I always seem to scramble at the last minute to finish up my Christmas cards, I chose the new Jingle Bells stamp set for my sample and paired it with the gorgeous Decorative Corners Dies.

Creative Nugget:  For some reason I was thinking of the song "Silver Bells" and got the idea to make the Jingle Bells silver.  The image was stamped in metallic silver ink and embossed with Hologram Highlights Powder, giving it a lot of sparkle.  The sentiment was stamped and embossed the same way.  A SB Resplendent Rectangle Die was used to cut the image, and a SB Tag Die was modified to fit the sentiment.  Four of the smaller Decorative Corner Dies were cut to frame the image along with a SB Marvelous Square Die.  A silver metallic paint pen was used to edge all of the layers, including the card base.  A few silver pearls, wired silver ribbon, and Twinkle Goosebumps were added to finish the card.  Hmmmmm...I may need to try this in gold as well...Thanks, Kelley!  

Here are the materials used available at the 

Our Daily Bread Designs Store:

For more stunning samples using the beautiful stamp sets and dies from this release, please check out the 

Our Daily Bread Designs Blog. 

For your convenience, the links to my DT Sisters are listed below.  You won't want to miss any of the gorgeous projects prepared just for you!

***Grace***Sandee***Chris***Julie***Sabrina***

***Dawn***Lori***

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

Hugs,
Cathymac

ODBD September Release

September brings thoughts of back to school, the beginning of fall, and time to seriously begin working on this year's Christmas cards.  Whether you need an apple for the teacher or wonderful Christmas images for those Christmas cards, Our Daily Bread Designs September release has something perfect just for you!

You can see all of the fabulous samples created by the talented Breadsticks with this month's new stamp sets and dies on the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  One winner will be randomly chosen from one of the designers blog comments to receive a $50 Gift Certificate to the ODBD Store to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps.  You have until September 3, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. EST to make your comments!  The Winner will be posted on the ODBD Blog on September 4th, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

My first sample is from the gorgeous 
Christmas stamp set, Jingle Bells.

Creative Nugget: The Center Step card was made with Select White card stock following THIS tutorial on Splitcoaststampers. Each panel was layered with Blueberry Sky and a Solar crest panel that was masked and sponged with Memento inks.  White acrylic paint was used to stamp the Sparkling Snowflakes on the background.  The Christmas bells from the new Jingle Bells stamp set were stamped on the center panel and again on another piece of Solar Crest paper, colored with Copic Markers, cut out, and popped on top for dimension.  The Fence Die was added as well as a torn piece of Select White embossed with Swiss Dots.  The sentiment from the Jingle Bells set was stamped and cut with a Spellbinders Banner Die.  A seam binding bow and some rhinestones add a little sparkle and finish the card.

My second sample is from the new Apples stamp set.

Creative Nugget:  Several layers of Solar Crest card stock were sponged with Antique Linen Distress Ink, embossed with different embossing folders, and stitched together to form the card base. The beautiful, elegant corner treatment was cut with the new Decorative Corners die and sponged with Antique Linen ink while still in the die. The sentiment from the Apples set was stamped and hand cut into a fishtail banner, and a loopy silk bow was added.  The apples were stamped in Tuxedo Black ink and cut with a Spellbinders Label Eighteen Die.   Brown and Sepia Copic Markers were used to color the image to give it a vintage look. Pearls were added for a touch of elegance.  This was a little bit of a different take on coloring the apples, but I like the way it turned out and hope you do , too!

These supplies, available at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store, were used to create my samples:

The links to my Sister Sticks are provided below for your hopping convenience...you won't want to miss a single gorgeous creation!  Enjoy your browsing and have a marvelous Lord's Day!

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

Hugs,

Cathymac