Living Water

Hi, everyone!  The layout of this week's Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast screamed "masculine card" to me, so I used it to create this birthday card for my father in law.  I have used the following items from Our Daily Bread designs for my card: the old mill image and scripture stamp are both from the 'Living Water' set; the birthday sentiment is from 'Little Girls', ODBD Custom Double Stitched Circles Dies, ODBD Custom Circles Dies, and ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies.

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Blessings,

Murphy's Birthday Balloons!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast is a simple one...yay!!  I had originally planned on a very clean and simple design, but once I decided on Birthday Murphy by North Coast Creations, I got carried away with the fun colors and paper!  The designer paper background is from the ODBD Cozy Quilt Paper Collection; the polka dot die is by Spellbinders, the rectangle framing was cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles and ODBD Custom Rectangles Dies.  The sentiment from 'Deer Silhouette Greetings' (by North Coast Creations) was stamped on green twill ribbon.  The image was stamped directly onto the designer paper (simply because I didn't want to fussy cut around the balloon strings!) and another was stamped on white, water-colored, then cut out and popped up.

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Blessings,

Polka Dot Posies for My Friend

Hi, everyone!  When you subscribe to the Fan Club at Splitcoast Stampers, there are monthly challenges and special events throughout the year in which you may participate.  My card today will be submitted to a couple of the monthly challenges.  For my card, I dusted off an old Stampin Up set, called Polka-Dot Posies since it fit so well with the Fan Club Inspiration challenge which included red, black, polka dots, and more.  The flower was stamped in red, overstamped the flower center in black, then fussy cut and popped up over the background which was stamped several times with the sentiment stamp then dry embossed with a polka dot folder.  Gingham ribbon, red button, and paper piercing were added for embellishments.

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Blessings,

Give Your Worries & Cares To God

Hi, everyone!  This week's Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast made me a bit uncomfortable at first glance since it appeared to have many layers, but after I decided to use burlap for three of the pieces, the rest came together easily...whew!  I started with a sage card base, then the kraft, designer paper, and scripture panel were all cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies.  The designer paper is from the ODBD Cozy Quilt Paper Collection and the scripture stamp is from Scripture Series 3.  The two strips of burlap are from the same roll as the banner, cut down the middle and the hem trimmed off of each side.  I used a tangerine button and sage baker's twine to bring out the colors of the designer paper.  I will also be submitting this to the ODBD Shining the Light Recipe Challenge: O= Our Daily Bread designs stamps, D=double row of ribbon, B=burlap, button, or baker's twine, D = double stitched rectangles dies.

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God bless!

Hope Your Birthday is a Hoot!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splicoast is Simone N.....congrats, Simone!!!  I chose this super cute card to case....I instantly thought of the North Coast Creations 'Who Loves You?' set and NCC Custom Owl Family Dies when I saw the layout of this card.  I have also used the following items from sister company, Our Daily Bread designs: Wood Background stamp, ODBD Custom Ovals Dies, ODBD Custom Sparkling Stars Dies.  This card is for a co-workers birthday for tomorrow.

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Blessings,

Let It Sew, Let It Sew, Let It Sew!

Happy Saturday, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Seaweed Kisses site.....I fell in love with the peach/hot pink color combination of these smash books , so I used these colors to create this altered spiral notebook.  I started by cutting a 3 x 5 piece of apricot cardstock, stamped the 'Dresden Quilt Stamp' by Our Daily Bread designs in Stazon Fuschia ink, highlighted parts of the stamp with an apricot marker, created some faux stitching with a pink marker, stamped a sentiment from 'A Time To Mend', then adhered three paper buttons which were cut out with the ODBD Custom Matting Circles Dies set.  To match the holes in the notebook, one piece of paper was cut out of the notebook in order to punch the holes in the same places. With scissors, a snip was made for each hole; after adhering the cover, each section at the top was pressed through the wire and adhered to the cover.  If you'd like to see a photo tutorial of this easy-peasy alteration, click HERE.

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Have a blessed weekend!!

Our Daily Bread designs April New Releases!

Hi, everyone!!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs April New Release party!!!  The theme for this month's release is quilting and Mother's Day!!  Check out all of the new papers, cutting dies, and stamps HERE! If you'd like a chance to win a gift certificate from Our Daily Bread designs, please following the instructions below:

Prize Information: 

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 Gift Code to the ODBD Store just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until April 2, 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 April 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

* Cathy * Dawn * Lori * Robin * Julie * Sandee * Chris * Grace *       
*  Lisa * Sabrina * Diana * Angie...that's me! * Melissa *

Here are all of the wonderful products from Our Daily Bread designs featured in my projects below:

My first card features the Americana Quilt Paper Collection (the two pattern papers), the Old Glory Paper Collection (red doily), A Time To Mend, the ODBD Custom Doily Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Circles Dies, ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies, ODBD Custom Rectangles Dies.  The sewing machine image from A Time To Mend was stamped in Stazon Navy Blue, fussy cut and popped up with foam tape.  The rectangle panel was paper pierced then the 'Faux Stitching' technique was added by connecting the pierced holes with a navy marker.

Here is an inside view of the card on which I used the leftover rectangle frame after cutting out the piece for the front of the card.  This sentiment is also from A Time To Mend.

My second card features the Dresden Quilt Stamp, which was white embossed two times, sponged with colors to match the floral pattern from the Cozy Quilt Paper Collection frame which was cut out with the ODBD Custom Log Cabin Die.  The sentiment from Faith Card Sentiments was stamped on one of the leftover pieces cut from the Log Cabin Die.  Alternating sections of the "Quilt Flower" were cut out and popped up with foam tape.
 

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Have a blessed weekend!