May Sneak Peek for ODBD!

Our Daily Bread designs will have new releases in just three days…exciting!!! I always get giddy when the first of each month nears because Kelley keeps releasing gorgeous sets after gorgeous sets! Don’t forget to join us May 1 for a blog hop…mark those calendars!

Today, I have a sneak peek of one of the May sets called God’s Hands and I hope you enjoy…

Challenges for this card:

Splitcoast Stampers – CC268 and SC278

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD God’s Hands

Ink: Versamark, Versafine onyx black, Tim Holtz Antique Linen

Paper: Stampin Up cardstock (Barely Banana, Ballet Blue), Stampin Up Raspberry Tart designer paper series, watercolor paper

Accessories: Zva Creative pearls, Basic Grey Grass/Ivy Opaline pearls, Spellbinders Classic Frame, watercolor markers

Masculine and blue…

Ok, making “manly” cards freak me out…LOL! I can easily do “girly” cards and have them whipped out in no time, but ask me to do a man card and I’m like a deer caught in the headlights! Once again I pulled out my Happy Father’s Day set from Our Daily Bread designs and kept to the idea that less is more. What man really wants a heavily embellished card, right? I went monochromatic and this card was born:

I figured buttons would be ok…it’s not like they’re pink or anything, right? I added “metal” highlights to some tools using my Shimmerz in Silver Bells.

Come back tomorrow as I will have a little May ODBD sneak peek !

Challenges for this card:

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge – MMSC51

Card For Men – Challenge 9 Monochromatic

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Happy Father’s Day

Ink: Stampin Up Brocade Blue, Versafine onyx black

Paper: Prism Metallic Blue Steel cardstock, DCWV Metallic Stack

Accessories: Cuttlebug Distressed Striped embossing folder, Shimmerz Silver Bells, buttons, paper floss, Tim Holtz Paper Distresser

New digital from McMahon Five Designs

When Sue of McMahon Five Designs unveiled one of her new digital stamps I was floored! I knew after seeing it that I didn’t want to do too much to it for fear that it would lose the detailing in the artwork. I tinkered with the If I Had A Flower digi and created this card (I separated the quote from the digi):

As always, you’ll want to stop by the McMahon Five Designs every chance you get because new images and embellishments are added often! You can check out the new goodies HERE.

Challenges for this card:

Mojo Monday – MOJO135

The Color Dare – CD64

Card Recipe

Digital Stamp: M5D If I Had A Flower

Paper: Stampin Up Raspberry Tart, Stampin Up cardstock (Old Olive, Summer Sun), glossy cardstock

Accessories: EK Success Crochet Lace Edge border punch, Fiskars Threading Water border punch, white satin ribbon, button, white paper floss, Glue Dots, foam adhesive

Can I do “masculine”? Hmmm…

Ok, if you’ve followed my blog and seen my work then you definitely know I lean towards the very feminine side of crafting. Today I finally took on the wonderfully designed Happy Father’s Day set from Our Daily Bread designs. I kept putting it off and putting it off because I didn’t feel very confident in creating a masculine card, but with a little time and extra effort I created this:

With April being Earth Month and a focus on recycling I thought I’d use some clips I removed from my curtain rings that I had no use for but just could not throw away. I’m so glad I kept them because I think they added interest to my card.

As far as for the Crafty Cardmakers challenge, the question was posed: If you were on a Desert Island for at least 6 months, what crafty essentials would you *need* to have with you? What would you never tire of or get bored with if these were the only things you had? Aside from my designer paper I’d have to say my foam adhesives, Glue Dots, my ODBD stamps because the scriptures in the sets give me comfort and my Cuttlebug and Spellbinders supplies.

I hope you join the ODBD Challenge Team in creating a card or project using a recycled/repurposed item! Make sure to upload your creation(s) HERE.

Challenges for this card:

Our Daily Bread designs – ODBDSLC10 Recycle It!

Crafty Cardmakers – Challenge 19 Desert Island

Sweet Sunday Sketch – Challenge 65

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Happy Father’s Day

Ink: Versamark, StazOn Black

Paper: DCWV Linen Closet, Canson watercolor paper

Accessories: curtain clips, button, Stampin’ Up linen thread, cork sheet, Spellbinders Petite Oval Large, Tim Holtz paper distresser, Shimmerz Silver Bell, Ranger black embossing powder, Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes, watercolor markers, Glue Dots

Fabergé-esque

Hi everyone! Mother's Day is just around the corner and I wanted to make something very elegant and pink for my wonderful mother-in-law. I have always been fascinated with those gorgeous Fabergé Eggs and so that is what inspired my little ensemble today using the Happy Mother's Day set from Our Daily Bread designs and this week’s MMSC48 (even though it's round!):

It’s difficult to see in the photo, but I sprayed Tattered Rose Glimmer Mist over the silver embossed wreath.

I've had the Prima Flowers of the Month Collection for several years and I thought it was time to stop hoarding! I have all 12 months of the collection so I had plenty to work with :).

I bought a 5" round styrofoam ball and attached a decorative trim as a handle using two extra long pins. I then proceeded to cover the styrofoam with my Prima flowers with short flathead pins. Juts go around and around and around until you have covered it completely.

So break out with all your Prima flowers and have some floral fun!

It took me quite a while to complete it, but my mother-in-law is worth the extra effort and I'm happy with how it turned out :).

Ensemble Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Happy Mother’s Day

Ink: Versamark

Paper: K & Company Madeline pad, Prism Spring Willow pack

Accessories: Prima Flowers of the Month, silver rhinestones, tulle and pearl trim, 5” styrofoam ball, silver embossing powder, silk ribbons (olive, white, pink) flathead pins, Glimmer Mist Tattered Rose

Cleaned out my craft room and finally made some cards!

I finally cleaned out my craft room because I just couldn’t sit at my table to create…it was just a mess! After a few days of organizing I got everything in its rightful place. Pictures of my craft room is at the very bottom of this post :).

My first card features a digital stamp from McMahon Five Designs called Wild Rose:

M5D has several new floral digital stamps so be sure to check those out as well as the Specials Page!

Challenges for this card:

Mojo Monday (MOJO133)

Digi Doodle (DDSB#2)

Digital Tuesday (DTC53)

Card Recipe

Digital Stamp: McMahon Five Designs Wild Rose

Paper: Basic Grey Wisteria, Stampin’ Up cardstock

Accessories: Basic Grey Opalines, Spellbinders (Classic Ovals Small, Classic Ovals Large, Scalloped Circles Large, EK Success Crochet Lace Edge punch

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I played along with this week’s Stamping In Time challenge of tearing and used a wonderful quote by Cardinal Mermillod that can be found in the new Mom set from Our Daily Bread designs. I used my Cricut machine to cut out the flowers in two sizes, dampened them with water, scrunched, pinched and tore to distress them:

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are just around the corner and the new April sets from ODBD are just perfect for your card and crafting projects for your special loved ones!

Challenges for this card:

Stamping In Time (SNTODBD7)

Splitcoaststampers (SC275)

Our Creative Corner (Break out the Buttons)

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Mom

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Basic Grey Wisteria, Stampin’ Up cardstock

Accessories: Spellbinders (Lattice Pendants, Classic Circle Small, Classic Circle Large), Basic Grey Opalines, New Phase buttons, Pearl Dew Drops, copper brad, Cricut (machine, Accent Essentials cartridge)

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Here’s my CLEANED out craft room.

I was finally able to transfer all my Spellbinder dies onto clear DVD cases!

Law of Crafting:

A clean craft room will become a MESSY craft room in 0.5 seconds!

The project I really made for the April 1 Blog Hop

This was my “real” project that I created for the April Fool’s Fun yesterday for the Our Daily Bread designs new release…did you guess correctly? LOL! We hope you all had fun trying to figure which cards were created by which designer. It sure wasn’t easy!

This is a door hanger I made for my wonderful mother-in-law:

I tried to emulate Chris Olsen’s style and I hope I did her work some justice!

Card Recipe

Stamps: ODBD Happy Mother’s Day

Ink: Versafine Onyx

Paper: DCWV Linen Closet Stack, SU Mellow Moss cardstock

Accessories: Martha Stewart 3-in-1 Butterfly punch, Prima mini roses, Basic Grey Opalines, Cricut Expression machine, Cricut George and Basic Shapes cartridge

April Fool’s Day Fun!

Can you guess who created this card?? Read on to find out how to participate!

Today being April Fool's Day, the sticks in the Bread Basket decided it would be fun to play a little game with the new release sets from Our Daily Bread designs:

We are not doing a "formal Blog Hop", but each member of the design team have all posted a card using the new sets and are linking each other in their posts. There are no secret words or letters to collect. However, just like in a blog hop, there will be prizes for viewing every DT's blog, leaving comments on those they can, and returning to the ODBD Blog to tell us you have done so. Two winners will be randomly chosen from those who do this, and they will each receive a $15.00 Gift Certificate toward stamps from the ODBD Store.

You’ll be happy to know that the ODBD Blog can now take anonymous comments so everyone should be able to do that and if anyone cannot make a comment on any DT's blog, just state that in the comment). We each CASED or copied the style of another DT member and then sent our card to that person to post on their blog today. The fun is going to be to see how well Kelley really knows her team, because she has to guess who created which card. We'll ask her to make a list of each DT member and write next to their name who she thinks made the card they posted.

It's all just in fun, but if you'd like to play along, feel free! You can email your guesses to Grace at: gnywening@yahoo.com up until 8PM Eastern on April 2. ONLY ONE email please! The one or ones (in the case of a tie) who correctly guessed the most will be given recognition on the ODBD Blog. Winners will be announced April 3 on the ODBD Blog.

Here’s “my” card:

Your next three blog stops are:

Randi

Deb

Angie Z

The entire blog list can be found on the ODBD Blog.

Card Recipe

Stamp: ODBD Mom

Ink: Colorbox Emerald Green pigment ink

Paper: K & Company Floral Dreams

Accessories: Ribbon, Prima Gems, Cricut Die Cut, gems