Looking Back at the ODBD May 2016 Mid-Month Release

Howdy friends!  Happy Memorial Day!  Today we are taking another look at the  Our Daily Bread Designs May 2016 Mid-Month Release!  I used two of the western themed stamp sets for my project…Howdy and Ride 'Em Cowboy.

Creative Nugget:  The Bendi Frame Card Tutorial was modified to make a dimensional shadow box frame that was attached to the front of the card base.  Rectangle and Double Stitched Rectangle Dies were used to create the frame.  A scene was then layered inside the frame to create my card sample using the new Howdy and Ride 'Em Cowboy stamp sets.  The mountains from the Keep Climbing stamp set were masked, stamped twice, and watercolored on water color paper to form the back of the scene. The mountains were stamped and water colored again on mixed media paper so that the silhouette image from Howdy could be added.  This layer was fussy cut and popped up on the background.  The cowboy image from Ride 'Em Cowboy was stamped, fussy cut and adhered to the inside of the frame to create a third layer of dimension.  A cactus was added to the scene along with a sentiment which was stamped on a piece cut with the Log Cabin Quilt Die.  **Hint: these pieces are perfect for stamping sentiments!  A little lasso made from twine was attached behind the sentiment to finish the card.

…and some old favorites previously released:

To see all of the projects created by the Bread Basket Designers with the May Mid-Month Release, hop on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog. Then click the links below to see the details for each project. You are sure to be inspired by what you see!  

Julie * Sandee * Cathy * Dawn * Lori 

 Robin * Melissa * Angie

Thanks so much for stopping by…enjoy your day and remember to thank a veteran and pray for those in the military still serving our nation!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Welcome to the ODBD May 2016 Mid-Month Release

Howdy friends!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs May 2016 Mid-Month Release!  YEA!  ODBD is releasing a few more stamps and dies this month.  Our earlier release was definitely feminine while the stamp sets and dies being released today are perfect for creating cards for the men in your life.  So, Yee Haw…let's take a look!

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 May 18, 2016 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 May 19th, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

My first sample was made using the Ride 'Em Cowboy stamp set.

Creative Nugget:  The Ride 'Em Cowboy image was stamped on the paper from the Patriotic Collection and that along with a coordinating paper were cut with the Star Quilt Die.  The pieces from the image were then carefully inlaid back into the Star Quilt frame.  Additional pieces of paper were cut to frame the image and fill the 5 1/2" card base.  The sentiment was cut with a Circle Die and matted with one of the Pierced Circle Dies.  A lasso made with jute was added to finish the card.

My second card was made with the new Howdy stamp set.

Creative Nugget:  Pieces of card stock and papers from the Cozy Quilt Collection and the Blooming Garden Collection were cut into triangles and stitched to the card front to form the rays behind the cowboy image.  The Grass Border was cut twice and layered over the rays.  A stencil was placed over a watercolor wash on Mixed Media paper and allowed to air dry to make a background for the cowboy image from the Howdy stamp set. This panel and the mats were cut with the Circle Dies and the Pierced Circle Dies.  The sentiment was also stamped on the watercolored background and cut with a Double Stitched Rectangle Die.  The cactus was stamped several times, fussy cut, and added to finish the card.

Here are the new mid-month release products available at 

Our Daily Bread Designs that were used to make these projects…

…and some old favorites previously released:

To see all of the masculine projects created with the May Mid-Month Release, hop on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog. Then click the links below to see the details for each project. You are sure to be inspired by what you see!  While at each blog, be sure to leave a comment to be eligible to win one of the three fabulous prizes!

Melissa * Julie * Sandee * Cathy * Dawn 

 Lori * Robin * Chris * Angie

Thanks so much for stopping by…enjoy the rest of the hop!

Hugs,

Cathymac