Awesome Ombre

Hello, dear friends and happy Saturday!  I love seeing all the gorgeous cards out there using color gradients and while many of those are clean and simple, I still need a lot of practice with that style!  LOL!  I am; however, having fun with ombre techniques!

Creative Nuggets:  All stamps and dies are from Our Daily Bread Designs.  Purple and green distress inks were sponged over the embossed Boho Paisley Background, fading the colors towards the middle of the panel.  The Boho Background die cut was layered over the ombre background.  The sentiment from the Boho Faith stamp set was stamped and matted on Ovals and Stitched Ovals. A Fancy Foliage vine was sponged fading the colors for an ombre look.  The little bird and flowers were made using the Spread your Wings stamp set and the matching Birds & Nest Dies.  The colors for this card were inspired by the ODBD Shining the Light Inspiration Challenge.  Hope you like it!

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Our Daily Bread Designs Inspiration Challenge - ODBDSLC251

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge #98 - Use a Sentiment

Cas-ual Chic CCC02 - Pretty Patterns 

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

Hugs,

Cathymac

Taking Another Look at ODBD August 2015 Release

Welcome, my friends!  Today we are taking a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs August 2015 Release.  I'm having so much fun with the bright colors and the paisley designs from this month's Boho collection of new products. Get ready to feast your eyes on the beautiful projects that the fabulous Breadsticks have prepared for you today using the new August stamps and dies from Our Daily Bread Designs!


My sample card today uses the Boho Faith and the Boho Paisley Background stamps as well as the Boho Background Dies and the Faith, Hope & Love Dies.

Creative Nugget:  I love using emboss resist techniques with the beautiful Boho Paisley Background stamp.  Distress inks were sponged over the embossing to create the background for this card.  The side panel was embossed with the Boho Background Die and stitched to black card stock and the edge of a Beautiful Border die cut.  The paisley image from the Boho Faith stamp set was colored with Copic Markers to match the inks on the background, highlighted with a Sharpie Paint Pen, and cut and matted using the Vintage Labels Dies.  The Faith word die was cut three times from coral card stock and once from black and layered for dimension.  A little gingham ribbon and some pearls were added to finish the card.

Here are the new products from the Our Daily Bread Designs Store that were used for this card...

…as well as some old favorites:

Hop on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog to see all of the beautiful creations and be sure to visit each of the Breadsticks' blogs to see the details for each project.

Sandee * Cathy (me) * Amy * Lori  

Julie * America * Dawn

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Pile It On #82 - Bright Colors

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #197 - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

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

Hugs,

Cathymac

More Dare to Get Dirty!

Hello friends…happy Saturday!  Well, "Dare to Get Dirty" week is just about over, but you can still upload cards until Monday so I have two more cards to share with you today using products from Our Daily Bread Designs!

Creative Nugget:  The Boho Paisley Background was white embossed, then watercolored.  The triangle flap of Blushing Rose paper was stitched to the card front.  The Boho Love heart was stamped in Distress ink over a watercolored panel and cut and layered with the Ornate Heart Dies.  The sentiment from the Banner Sentiments stamp set was cut with the banner in the Birdcage & Banner Die Set.  Seam binding, twine, and a Mini Tag die cut were added to finish the card.

Creative Nugget:  Masking tape was used to lay down colors in a plaid pattern.  The Boho Paisley Background stamp was clear embossed over the colors.  This panel was then cut with the Boho Background Dies.  The little pieces were saved to be randomly placed back into the die cut.  The white panel was also clear embossed with the Boho Paisley Background stamp.  A plaid panel was added.  The Boho Faith paisley was also stamped on a plaid panel and highlighted with a white paint pen.  Part of one of the sentiments from the Boho Faith set was cut apart and popped onto the horizontal banner.   The butterfly from Butterfly & Bugs was stamped and cut with the matching Butterfly & Bugs Die.  A few rhinestones were added to finish the card.  The color inspiration for this card came from the  ODBD Shining the Light Challenge for this week.

Thanks so much for stopping by…until next time!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Welcome to ODBD August 2015 Release

Hello friends!  Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs August 2015 Release!   Our Daily Bread Designs is going Boho this month.  Get ready for some colorful August inspiration full of hearts, paisleys, and butterflies from the talented Bread Basket Designers!

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 August 2, 2015 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 August 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Here are my projects using many of the products from this month's release:

Creative Nugget:  My Kaleidacolor pads and brayer were begging to be used for this release!  It's been ages since they have seen the light of day.  The brayer was used to ink up the beautiful Boho Paisley Background stamp with Kaleidacolors to stamp the background panel which was then cut into two sections.  The new Oval Die was used to cut an oval in the middle of the bottom section along with two button cut outs made with one of the Matting Circle Dies.  The sentiment from the Boho Love set was stamped using the same Kaleidacolor pad on a Stitched Oval.  The little flowers are also from the Boho Love stamp set. Kaleidacolors were brayered onto a piece of Neenah Solar Crest card stock and the paisley design from the Boho Faith stamp set was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.  This was cut using a Vintage Label Die and matted in black. A white pen was used to highlight some of the areas in the paisley design.  A few skittles and a white bow were added to finish the card.

My second sample was made on a pre-cut and scored Double Display Card.

Creative Nugget:  The panels of the card were layered with pink card stock and papers from the Beautiful Boho Collection.  The Faith and Hope words were cut three times, stacked together, and mounted to layered Ovals and Stitched Ovals.  The oval frame was mounted on top of the ribbon and attached only to the left side of the card to create the closure.

The card opens to reveal the Boho Love paisley heart which was stamped over a brayered panel of Kaleidacolor.  The Ornate Heart Dies were used to cut the heart, the mat, and the little hearts sprinkled throughout the card.  The sentiment from the Boho Love set was stamped and matted on Ovals and attached to the right side panel.  A few Skittles were sprinkled around the card for a fun finish.

Here are the new products used for these cards available 

now at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store...

…and some old favorites:

To see all of the gorgeous projects made with this release, head on over to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog.  To see all of the Bread Stick's fabulous creations  up close and check out the amazing details, click the blog links below!

Julie * Dawn * Cathy (Here)* Angie * Sandee  

Amy  Silke * Lisa * Grace * Chris * America  

Loretta * Lori * Sabrina

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Enjoy the hop and have a wonderful day!

Hugs, 

Cathymac