Throwback Thursday - Superstar

Hello friends!  Today is Throwback Thursday over on the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog where we take an old stamp set off the shelf and give it some love and attention.  Superstar is the stamp set that is being featured so be sure to head over to the Blog and take a look at the other samples made with this fabulous set.

Creative Nugget:  I chose the verse from Psalm 147 in the Superstar set to use on my card and thought that a galaxy sky would be the perfect background.  A variety of colors of Distress Oxide inks were first sponged onto a piece of mixed media paper.  Black Soot was then sponged over the top, letting some of the colors from underneath show through.  This was spritzed with water and Perfect Pearls mixed with water in a spritzer bottle for lots of shimmer.  The stars and sentiment were gold embossed before cutting the panel with Pierced Rectangle and Pierced Circle Dies.  The panel was mounted to black card stock that had also been sprayed with the Perfect Pearls.  The circle that had been cut from the background was offset creating a moon shape.  The large star from the set was gold embossed on black card stock and cut with the coordinating Sparkling Stars Die.  A few sequins were added to finish the card.

Here are the supplies from Our Daily Bread Designs used to make this card:

This card will also be submitted for the following challenges:

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #19 - February Anything Goes

Pile It On Challenge #139 - 3D Embellishments

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #02

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #320 - #321 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by...hope your were inspired!

Hugs,

Cathhymac

Welcome to the ODBD January 2018 Release

Happy New Year, friends!  2018 is here and so are new stamps and dies from Our Daily Bread Designs.  If you like stamping with flowers, and who doesn't, you will love the new stamp/die duos, the new center step card dies and the gorgeous Romantic Roses Paper Pad being released today.  

My first sample uses the new Center Step A2 Card and Layering Dies and the In My Heart Stamp/Die Duo.

Creative Nugget:  The card base was cut with the Center Step A2 Card Die and the panels layered with papers from the beautiful new Romantic Roses Paper Pad cut with the Center Step A2 Layering Dies.  The sentiment was embossed on a panel cut with a Squares Die and mounted to a frame cut with one of the Layered Lacey Squares Dies.  Copic markers were used to color the hydrangeas from the In My Heart Stamp/Die Duo and the coordinating die was used to cut them out before popping them onto the card.  Bitty Borders were added to the sides and bottom. The Small Bow Dies were used to cut the pieces for the paper bow.  Nuvo Crystal Drops and Wink of Stella were added to the hydrangeas for a bit of sparkle to finish the card.

My second card uses the new Call to Me Stamp/Die Duo.

Creative Nugget:  The card front was layered with card stock cut with a Pierced Rectangle Die and the Daisy Chain Background Die.  Distress inks were lightly sponged on the pierced rectangle layer before popping on the daisy chain layer.  The daisies from the Call to Me Stamp Die Duo were randomly stamped on another panel, colored with Copics and stitched to some green card stock.  The sentiment was embossed on a Square cut panel, sponged with Distress inks, and framed with green card stock cut with one of the Layered Lacey Squares Dies.  One of the daisies was cut with the coordinating die and popped up onto the card.  A sheer bow was added to finish the card.

These new products from the Our Daily Bread Designs Store were used to create the cards above:

Be sure to check out the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog, Facebook Page, and Instagram to see more beautiful samples created by the Breadbasket Designers using products from the January release.

These card will be entered for the following challenges:

As You See It Challenge #166 - It's Time to Sparkle

Love to Craft Challenge Blog #18 - January Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #314-#315 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by today and best wishes for a wonderful 2018!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Sweet Words

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing two cards on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog and thought I'd post here as well.  The same two stamp sets from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps were used for both cards, Sweet as Honey and Scribble Flowers.  I recently watched a demonstration using a two-step stamp set that resulted in a pretty watercolored look and wanted to achieve the same look using a stamp set not designed for two-step stamping.

Creative Nugget:  To create the watercolored frame, attach a flower stamp upside down on an acrylic block and paint color burst on the back of the stamp.  Give it a little spritz of water and stamp onto heavy card stock.   Bristol board was used here but water color paper or mixed media paper would also work.  If you do not have Color Burst, use any water based marker like Tombows to color on the back of the stamp and give it a spritz of water.  Clean the stamp and continue to randomly stamp flowers around the panel.  It might look a little messy, but just wait until the next step!  When completely dry, turn the stamp right side up on the block and emboss the flower outline over the watercolored flowers.  Now it's lookin' good!  A little swirly flower was used to fill in the gaps and a little messy stitching was added to the frame.  Color Burst was painted on the honeycomb stamp from the Sweet as Honey set, stamped on a separate panel, and spritzed with water to lighten.  The frame was popped up onto this panel using foam tape.  The sentiments, bees and sequins were added to finish the card.  The design for this card came from the Freshly Made Sketch for this week.

The second card uses the same two stamp sets but with a different look.

Creative Nugget:  Distress Oxide inks were sponged onto white Neenah card stock and over stamped with the honeycomb.  The Honeycomb was also stamped on a plain white panel and spritzed with watered down oxide ink.  The panels were cut with curvy edges and stitched together to make the base for the card.  The bees and flower were colored with Copic Markers and popped onto the card.  The sentiment was stamped twice, once on the card and once on scrap card stock in a different color so parts could be cut apart and added for contrast.  A few sequins were added to finish the card!

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches - FMS #296

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #250 - Photo Inspiration

Alphabet Challenge Blog - I for Insects

The Flower Challenge #10 - Embossing Heat/Dry

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Week #291 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by...hope you were inspired!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Looking Back at the ODBD June 2016 Release

Hello friends!  Today Our Daily Bread Designs is taking another look at the huge June Release.  Be sure to check out all the fabulous projects made by the Bread Basket Design Team…there's a little something for everyone!  

The Armor of God and Full Armor stamp sets were used to create this Book Fold Card.

Creative Nugget:  A background was made using Color Burst powders and Liquid Metals.  The Vintage Flourish Pattern Die was used to cut the bronze metallic card stock and attached over the created background.  The suit of armor image from the Armor of God stamp set was embossed and colored with Color Burst Powders.  This panel was cut and matted with the Vintage Label Dies.  The shield, helmet, and sword were all colored with Liquid Metals making them shimmer.

Here's the inside:

Creative Nugget:   Bronze card stock and papers created with Color Burst Powders were used to line the panels of the Book Fold Card.  The armor labels from the Full Armor stamp set were randomly white embossed on mixed media paper and colored with Color Burst Powders.  Sentiments from both the Armor of God and Full Armor sets were embossed, cut and matted with Circle and Double Stitched Circle Dies, and mounted to finish the card.

Here are the fabulous new products from the 

Our Daily Bread Designs June release used to make this project…

…and some old favorites previously released:

To see all of the fabulous projects created with the June 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!  

Cathy * Dawn * Lori * Robin * Melissa * Julie * Sandee 

 Diana * Grace * Lisa * Sabrina * Jan (Guest Designer)

Thanks so much for stopping by…have a wonderful weekend and Father's Day!

Hugs,
Cathymac

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Trust God

Hello dear friends…hope you are having a good week! Nothing says Spring more than flowers blooming, so I have a few cards to share that were done for some card challenges and to usher in more spring-like weather..

Creative Nugget: This was SC587 done for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.  The Blushing Rose papers by ODBD are just beautiful and made layering them so easy.  The sentiment is from the Life is a Gift stamp set.  The following dies were used to cut the layers: Rectangles, Lavish Layers, Pennants, and Pretty Posies.  Silk ribbon and Prills were added to finish the card.

Creative Nugget:  How comforting is this scripture verse from the Grace's Strength stamp set.  This card was made for Lisa's Shabby Chic Challenge today on Splitcoaststampers and for the Fusion Card Challenge.  The butterfly is from the Trois Jolis Papillons stamp set and cut with the matching Tres Papillons Die. Other ODBD custom dies used are Filigree Frames, Pretty Posies, Bitty Blossoms, and the Flourished Star Pattern Die.  A bit of modeling paste applied through a stencil was added across the card as well as silk ribbon and some Prills in the middle of the flowers.

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:
Fusion Card Challenge - Orchid Occasions

Word Art Wednesday #224-#225 - Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #106 - Spring is in the Air
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - April 2016

Thank you so much for stopping by…hope you were inspired by your visit!
Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Dare to Get Dirty

Hello friends!  One of the favorite weeks of the year at Splitcoaststampers is going on right now…"Dare to Get Dirty 2015."  If you are a Fan Club Member at Splitcoaststampers, you can participate in the many challenges for a chance to win some awesome prizes.  If you are not a Fan Club Member, check HERE for details on how to join.  I'm never quite able to complete all of the challenges, but this year I'll give it my best shot…and I'll be sharing some of my challenge cards here.

The following card was made for Cheryl's challenge.  Cheryl has a gallery full of gorgeous floral cards so I decided to feature the beautiful Fragrance stamp set by Our Daily Bread Designs for her challenge.

Creative Nugget:  The background was made by white embossing the Belles Vignes corner stamp, then sponging distress inks over the embossing, but leaving the upper right corner white.  Texture was added with the new Boho Background Dies and the panel stitched to Smokey Shadow card stock and attached to a Neenah Solar Crest card base.  The roses from the Fragrance stamp set were colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut, and arranged around the oval frame made with the new Ovals and Stitched Ovals Dies. The sentiment is from the Scripture Series 3 stamp set.  A bow and pearls finish the card.

Inspirational Nugget:  Therefore be imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father].  And walk in love, [esteeming and delighting in one another] as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a slain offering and sacrifice to God [for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance.  (Ephesians 5: 1-2) AMP

Oh, if we would all follow this example, we could say good-bye to the hatred, division, and strife which characterizes our world today.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:
Splitcoaststampers - DTGD15CherylQuilts  (SCS Fan Club Members Only)
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #156 - Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards Challenge #96 - A Flower in Your Image
Crafting From the Heart #71 - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #195 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by…have a wonderful Wednesday!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Another Look at the ODBD June 2015 Release

Welcome, my friends!  Today we are taking a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs June 2015 Release.  Get ready to be inspired by our sunny creations and masculine cards perfect for the special man in your life made with the stamps and dies released earlier this month.  

Here is an Accordion Fold made with the new Good Man stamp set:

Creative Nugget:  A friend of mine gave me this verse over fifteen years ago while I was battling cancer…it has become my life verse and one of my very favorite verses in the Bible.  The Jeremiah verse from the Good Man stamp set became the focal point for this accordion card and was cut and matted using the Vintage Flourish Pattern Dies.  Three different patterns from the beautiful Vintage Ephemera Paper Collection were mounted on three sections of the accordion fold.  Since one of the papers from the collection is printed with the Wildflower Silhouette Background, the stamp was used on each panel.  Color was sponged on each panel to look like a sunrise.  The butterfly from Butterfly & Bugs was stamped several times, colored, and cut with the matching Butterfly & Bugs Die.  The card is tied closed with a piece of seam binding.

Here is a closer look at the back panel...

…and a better look at the opened accordion fold. 

These new products from the Our Daily Bread Designs Store were used to create this card…

…as well as some older favorites:

To see more wonderful card samples made with the June Release, head on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  Be sure to visit each blog of the talented Bread Sticks to see a close up of their projects along with the details!

Julie * Lori * Cathy * Dawn * Sandee 

 Amy * America * Wanda

I hope you were inspired by your visit…have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Happy Anniversary to Our Daily Bread Designs

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs Anniversary Blog Hop!  You are in for a treat today, so sit back and enjoy the Design Team creations as you hop along with us and help us celebrate seven fabulous years!

Of course there will be PRIZES…seven randomly selected winners will receive one of the new ODBD Anniversary stamp sets just for commenting on the Design Team cards! You have until March 19, 2015 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to comment on the Designers' Blogs for a chance to win!  The winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on March 20th, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

My sample was made with the new God Verses Anniversary Stamp Set.

Creative Nugget:  This comforting verse from the book of James is one of the scriptures from the new God Verses stamp set.  The background for my card was made using the Wax Paper Resist Technique demonstrated by the talented Angella Crockett and can be found on the ODBD You Tube Channel.  The next layer of this card was made with the Quatrefoil Pattern Die and was popped up with foam tape.  Next, the Gilded Gate die cut was painted with a layer of Glossy Accents and added.  Both the positive and negative layers of the Grass Border were used for depth.  The morning glories from the Glory stamp set were colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut with several extra flowers popped up for dimension, and added to the Quatrefoil layer.  The scripture verse was cut and matted using the Antique Labels Dies.  A silk ribbon and several flowers cut with one of the dies in the Ornamental Crosses die set were added to finish garden scene.

The stamps and dies used to make this card can be found 
at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store!

You can find all the fabulous samples made with the two new Anniversary sets on the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  To see the details of each card made by my sweet Sister Sticks and to leave your comments, click on the links below which will take you to each of the Designers' Blogs!

Lori * Chris * Angie * Silke * Robin * Sabrina 

 Lisa * Grace * Gracie * Audrey * Wanda 

Paula * Cathy (me) * Diana * Dawn * Sandee

Have a wonderful day…enjoy the hop!

Hugs,

Cathymac

God's Will

Hello everyone and welcome to DAY 3 of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps March Release Blog Hops!  I hope you've been enjoying all of the wonderful samples so far.  Today you will see God's word illustrated beautifully as you browse the Design Team Blogs.  

Today's feature is:

God's Will

• Includes 6 sentiments
• Set measures approximately 6"x4"
• Largest verse measures approximately 2" x 2.5"
• Designed by Korin Sutherland
• Stamp set price is $15

Here is my sample for God's Will:

Creative Nugget:  A piece of My Mind's Eye designer paper was attached to a True Black card base to form the front of the card. The sun was masked on a piece of Mixed Media paper and distress reinkers were used to create a watercolor wash for the background.  A little bit of watered down acrylic paint was streaked across the front of this panel.  The Isaiah scripture was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink as well as images from the Landscape Silhouettes, Nature Silhouettes, and Serene Silhouettes stamp sets.  The Fence Die was cut from the same DP used for the card front and mounted to the card with foam tape. Pearls were added to finish the card.  The card was kept fairly simple so God's word could be the main focus.

And here's another one:

Creative Nugget:  The Leafy Flourish Background was white embossed on Vintage Cream card stock, then sponged with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.  The Friendship Script Background was over stamped using the same ink.  The verse from the God's Will stamp set was stamped in Potting Soil Archival ink on a Bookmarks & More Die.  Several Scallop Borders were cut from Kraft, Vintage Cream, and Vellum and layered across the top.  Stitching, mulberry roses, a button, and ribbon finish the card.

The DT has shared their gorgeous samples in the thumbnails below.  Stop by each of their blogs and comment for a chance to WIN one of (2) $20 gift codes to the Sweet'n Sassy Stamps Store over the course of our 4 days of blog hops!

Don't miss these other opportunities to win:

(1) $20 gift code drawn from all comments on Friday's release blog post
(1) $20 gift code drawn from all comments on full reveals in our SCS forum
(1) $20 gift code drawn from all participants in our release challenge hosted on blog

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight EST Friday, March 14th.  The list of winners will be announced on our blog by Monday, March 17th.

Thanks so much for joining us today!  Enjoy the hop!

Hugs,
Cathymac