ODBD March New Releases "Key to Happiness" & "Superstar"

Hello everyone! I am so excited to be a guest design team member for
Our Daily Bread Designs this month. 

Our Daily Bread Designs is releasing two new stamp sets today! This first card above was made using the "Keys to Happiness" set.  There are five sentiments in this set and each one shares
a great little bit of wisdom.

The circles were cut using Our Daily Bread Design's "Double Stitched Circles" and "Circles" dies.  These two sets work great together for when you want to alternate a regular circle with a detailed, stitched one.

I also used ODBD's "Lovely Leaves" die set, the ODBD "Bitty Blossoms Dies" set, the ODBD "Keys" die, and the ODBD "Blushing Rose Collection" papers.   I did some inlay work in the squares using the "Bitty Blossoms" dies because they are the perfect size for this (less than one inch each.) 

This second card was made using the new ODBD "Superstar" stamp set.  I created the background by stamping the three different stars included in the set, die cut the panel with the "Double Stitched Rectangles" die and the star using "Double Stitched Stars", added some "Beautiful Borders", and used ODBD's "Pastel Paper Pack" papers for it all.

Prize Information:
Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 gift certificate to the ODBD Store just for commenting on the Design Team cards! You have until March 2, 2016 at 9:00p.m. EST to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on March 3rd, so be sure to check  back there to see if you won! 

Please be sure to visit all of the design team blogs for more inspiration!

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

Angie * Lisa * Chris * Diana * Sabrina * Melissa (you are here)  

Here is the link to the ODBD Blog: ODBD Blog

Here are the links to the products I used:

Double Stitched Stars Dies	Key to Happiness	Superstar	Keys Dies	Double Stitched Circles Dies
Blushing Rose Collection	Bitty Blossoms Die	Lovely Leaves Dies	Double Stitched Rectangles Dies	Pastel Paper Pack 2016
Beautiful Borders Dies

Thank you for stopping by!
:)
Melissa

Our Daily Bread Designs Patriotic Collection Papers

Hello everyone!

                 Today's cards were made using papers from Our Daily Bread Designs 

Patriotic Collection 6x6 paper pack.  

The John Wesley quote stamp is from Kaspareks.biz and the "Happy Birthday" stamp is from Hero Arts set # CL582 (year round sentiments.)

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ODBd Patriotic Collection

ODBDSLC270 Monthly Challenge-February

Hello everyone!

Each month Our Daily Bread designs offers a challenge to crafters. This month's challenge is to create a card using the sketch they provide. 

Here is a link to the challenge:
Our Daily Bread designs Shining the Light Challenge 270

Here is the sketch:

This card was so fun to make, I think because I loved the paper I was working with.  ODBd papers are thicker than many other patterned papers and this makes die cutting so much easier. Thin papers tear so easily when coming out of the dies. 

I used a little dimensional adhesive under the center sentiment ovals to help offset the dimension of the bow when it goes through the post office. I also used a Zig Wink of Stella Clear pen to add a little shimmer to the red brads. 

I did a double row of the ribbon when one was just not enough and I added the crocheted border die on the edges for the fun of it (because everything is better with a crochet trim, right?)

I made two of these using the Heart and Soul papers because with Valentine's Day right around the corner, I know I will use them. 

Supplies used:

Our Daily Bread designs Heart and Soul Collection paper

Our Daily Bread designs "Sentiments Collection 2" rubber stamps

Our Daily Bread designs "Crocheted Border Die" (sorry, I can not find a link, it might be retired.)

Spellbinders Opulent Ovals

My Favorite Things Die-namics STAX Ovals #1

Red & White Card Stock 

White Grosgrain Ribbon

Red brads topped with Zig "Wink of Stella" in Clear 

Ranger Distress Ink "Fired Brick"

Extra Fine Clear Embossing Powder

EK Success 1" Corner Rounder

Thank you so much for stopping by!

:)

Sentiments Collection 2

Heart and Soul Collection

House Mouse Knit Gift & Star Spangled Mice

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Today's cards were made using House Mouse Designs stamps. Above is "Knit Gift" and below is Star Spangled Mice. Both were colored with Spectrum Noir. 

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Patchwork Greeting Cards by Melissa T.

Hello everyone!

I had so many scraps after months of crafting that it was time for a whole 

new batch of patchwork cards. 

First, I gathered up all of the papers I thought looked good together. 

Then I cut them down to 1 1/16" squares. 

Arrange them onto card stock with tacky glue (not ATG for these, ATG makes the needle drag through the holes while stitching.) I was able to make 19 cards with these scraps. 

Here are some of the finished cards all packaged up 

with envelopes for sale at a little holiday boutique. 

This last card was my favorite because I was able to add a bit of hand-crocheted trim 

made by my mother, Jean Ness.  

I colored the thread I used to stitch around these cards so that it would match perfectly. It is Omega Cotton Pearl thread in white and I used Spectrum Noir markers to make my own variegated thread. 

To color your own thread just wrap a large amount around a tube of your choice and color (a piece of plumbing conduit pipe works great for this.)  Or if possible, leave it on the spool and color it directly (I am able to leave mine on the Omega spool.) 

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ODBDSLC268 Card Challenge "Peaches"

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I made this card as part of the Our Daily Bread designs Shining the Light Challenge for this week. Here is a link to the challenge post:

ODBDSLC268

The challenge was "anything goes" but you must use a ODBD stamp. This was the perfect reason to pull out one of my favorite stamps, the "Peaches" stamp set. You can find it here:

ODBD Peaches

I chose to make my jar full of strawberry jam because I wanted to use red card stock with it. I colored the image with Spectrum Noir and stamped it three times.  I wanted to have extra images so I could layer up the jar topper. First I hand cut the "fabric" blue gingham jar topper and then from another image cut out just the red ribbon. I used dimensional adhesive under the jar topper to make it pop.

I used Cricut's Elegant Edges cartridge to make the scalloped circles and a "Swiss Dots" embossing folder to make the background piece. 

The top and bottom border stamp is from the "Front Porch" ODBD stamp set and can be found here:

ODBD Front Porch

I also used Tim Holtz Fired Brick ink for this border piece and heat embossed it with Recollections Clear Embossing powder. 

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White & Gold Knitting Card Kaspareks Rubber Stamp

Hello everyone! 

Here is a card I made for my sister who is an avid knitter. 

I wanted a simple white and gold card so that the knitting needles stamp would be the focus. 

The knitting needles stamp can be found here on kaspareks.biz:

kaspareks.biz

I used Spellbinders "Radiant Rectangles" to die cut the ovals and rectangles and Cuttlebug's "Swiss Dots" for the embossed background. 

I used ColorBox Gold ink and heat embossed the knitting needles with a clear embossing powder. I also added a little gold grosgrain ribbon and rounded the corners with Martha Stewart's Corner Rounder. 

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:)