ODBD-3 Favorites Of The Year

Good morning!

Continuing our week of celebration for ODBD 8th Anniversary

 we are showing our 3 favorite Our Daily Bread Design cards for the year (2015).

This one is definitely one of my favorites.
I love doing special, fancy folds and doing construction type cards.
To find more info on this card you can go to my original post HERE.

ODBD stamps: Glory, Sentiment Collection 3

ODBD dies used: Beautiful Borders, Decorative Corners, Fancy Foliage, Gilded Gate, Window, Umbrella

ODBD paper: Rustic Beauty, Christian Faith

ODBD Fancy Fold: double display fold card.
This card I made last spring and it is still displayed on my china hutch!!

My next card is a side step card.  I did not do this one as a blog post so I can't give you a link there but the link to the card and instructions on Splitcoaststampers is HERE. 

Fluttering around Psalm 23rd

Side view

Front view

ODBD stamps: Trois Jolies Papillon, Butterfly & Bugs,  Psalm 23 Script 

ODBD dies: Tres Papillon, Butterfly & Bugs

ODBD paper: Shabby Rose Collection

ODBD Fancy Fold: Side Step Card

I loved the look of this card that is why it is in my 3 choices.  It was also featured on the ODBD store site for May or June.

My third card for today is one of my husband's favorite cards..of all times!!

Find the details from the original post HERE.  It is also displayed on my china hutch! My husband loves this card because he loves snow and he is also interested in water wheels and mills (most men are).

ODBD stamps used: Living Water, Poinsettia Wreath
ODBD dies used: Bird Cage and Banners, Lovely Leaves, Fancy Foliage, Gilded Gate, Mini Tags,Windowsill Candles, Christmas Candles

Design team
Angie * Cathy * Chris * Dawn * Grace * Julie 
* Lisa * Lori * Robin * Sabrina * Sandee

Prize Information: 

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $15 gift certificate to the ODBD Store just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until March 22, 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 March 24th, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

God bless you! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. 6 Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. 7 But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! 8 When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father. (John 15:5-8)

ODBDSLC267-Christmas Inspiration

Good morning!

ODBD stamps used: Living Water, Poinsettia Wreath
ODBD dies used: Bird Cage and Banners, Lovely Leaves, Fancy Foliage, Gilded Gate, Mini Tags, Windowsill Candles, Christmas Candles

First I made myself a center step card using a Fiskars type cutter where you can start and stop at a certain measurement and then scored and folded my card.  I made the trees on the sides by first cutting some tree shapes from plastic (like die packaging) and then die cutting a bunch of branches from Lovely Leaves and Fancy Foliage to fill in the tree shape.  I did the same thing for the smaller trees on the first step in the center.  I made the wreath on the fence from a bunch of the tiny holly leaves that come with the Lovely Leaves and Christmas Candles and the bow from Christmas Candles.  The berries are made from Liquid Pearls.  The other fence decor is from Fancy Foliage and the bows from Windowsill Candles. I used the birds from Bird Cage and Banners.  The sentiment is stamped on a Mini Tag.  My image is from the new Living Waters stamp set, isn't it beautiful?  I've made it a late fall early winter scene.  I decided to made a curved top the the image layer with a Spellbinder oval die. The snow at the bottom of my image panel is layers of torn white paper and glitter.

For more inspiration please visit my design team sisters

Chris, Robin (that's me), Paula and Diana

To see all the projects created for ODBDSLC267 or to join the challenge click here.  You have until December 27, at 8:00 pm EDT to join us. By participating in the challenge, you have a chance to win a  $15 ODBD Gift Certificate good towards the purchase of stamps in the “stamps column” on the ODBD website, or to be spotlighted on the ODBD Blog at our next challenge. The random prize winner will be posted on our next challenge post. Please do not post on Flicker as many of us do not have the ability to comment on your cards nor can we spotlight your cards on the blog.

Every snow flake is unique as is every human.  God created us all as individuals, unique in every way.  It is amazing how many worlds God has made and yet He chose this one to set His love upon and to create man who would be His delight; His, to have a relationship with.   God wanted us to love Him but gave us the choice.  The God of all creation loves us!  John 3:16 says that God so LOVED the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but will have everlasting life.  Romans 5:8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.  

This is for me, for you, for all of humanity.

Christmas is the time we celebrate the birth of Christ, the one who came to save us, God's only Son.  We celebrate with evergreens (to symbolize everlasting life) and gifts (like those given by the wise men and representing the greatest gift that God gave to us).   We celebrate with lights (Jesus is the light of the world) and evergreen trees.  Let us not forget that Jesus is the reason for Christmas. Let us celebrate Him!

Thanks for visiting!

Robin