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Quilts Have Feelings Too…

By on July 27, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Let me just explain that blog title! When you make a quilt, the colors and styles of the fabric (or paper) give the quilt a certain feeling. So today I am going to show you three very different quilts that evoke different feelings…

This first one reminded me of hunting (or safari) so I decided to use some die cuts in black to add the details. Some deer and trees make for a great hunting feel! Then I added some embroidery floss in green and attached it to the needle from the Sewing Kit die…that needle was die cut from some silver foil paper.

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Now compare the feeling of that quilt to this next quilt card:

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This one is definitely brighter and very happy! I love the vibrant colors of these papers from this pack. The flower is the Aster die and I added the new Hugs die with a green shadow to match the leaves. I added some color to the flower with Distress Oxide inks and a finger dauber.

And my last quilted card to share is using these dies to create those Quilted Squares. sunshine-dont-give-up

I used different papers from this paper pad to add a pop, and the Lattice Background die to emboss the background. The sentiment is heat embossed in white on a black background and is from the Walk By Faith stamp/die duo.

I really love all the looks you can get from these sets! The first one is definitely more of a masculine feeling, don’t you think? Hope you enjoyed a look at these projects today!

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Rainbow Hugs for You

By on July 20, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have some rainbow hugs for you!! Yes, I am taking a closer look at the Hugs Stamp/Die Duo from Our Daily Bread Designs and I just knew they would look great with a rainbow of colors.

I used Distress Oxide to ink up the backgrounds in a variety of colors and then I added the Hugs die cut in a diagonal pattern. Isn’t it cute? This hugs die cuts AND embosses…which adds some great interest to the card.

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That sentiment is oh-so-true! You can never have too many hugs! This sentiment comes in the stamp/die duo and I love all of the sentiments included.

On my second card I also used a rainbow of colors, and this time I masked off the stripes to leave some white space. Then I added the Art Deco Border Die over the inked portions. This is my first time using this die and I’m so pleased with how smooth it cut…it’s just beautiful!

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I used spray adhesive on this one (my first time!) and it adhered like a dream. I recommend using a box to spray in and a well ventilated area!

I popped up the hugs sentiment on black craft foam to give more dimension and really make that “hugs” die pop!

I hope you enjoyed these fun, bright cards today. For more inspiration and to see more products from the July release, be sure to visit the Our Daily Bread Designs blog post here.

Rainbow hugs to you!

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How to make Quilted Cards with Our Daily Bread Designs

By on July 13, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! What have you been up to lately? I’ve been QUILTING. But not with fabric. Noooooooo…..with PAPER of course! I had some questions on just how I created beautiful quilted cards using these dies, so I thought I would prepare a video to explain how they are used:

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These are the Quilted Window Squares from Our Daily Bread Designs. And they are cute. And little. And they JUST look like a circle with some scored lines and a square. WHAT?!?

But when you put them together just right, you get a beautiful quilted look on your cards!

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I have a video to show you just how this is done because it is not easily described with words! But it really is simple and I find myself wanting to make a variety of quilted cards All. The. Time. Lol.

Watch the video here or on YouTube:

Here are a couple more cards I made this week with these Quilted Window Squares:

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This one reminds me of Aladdin’s flying rug. Lol. I made some homemade tassels with embroidery thread to add a little bit of fun!

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And this one has a double seam binding. Not sure if you would do that in real life (as a fabric quilter, I should say), but I really like how it turned out on paper! On these last two cards, I used this die to emboss the quilted look over the top of the design.

I hope you enjoyed these cards today! I really had fun making them and bringing you this video. As always, I appreciate your kind comments and thumbs up on my videos! 😉

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Quilting on cards

By on July 1, 2018 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m sharing the new July release from Our Daily Bread Designs….and it’s all about quilting! Are you a quilter? Well, you CAN be a “card quilter” with these new designs!

The first new product I’m sharing is the Quilted Background Die. It is a coverplate die, so it will fill the entire card (size A2). Let me show you a few quilts I designed:

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On this one I also used the new Hugs Stamp & Die Duo. The die is actually the plural word “hugs,” but you can cut off the “s” and create the singular word to go with this sentiment. I really like the idea of sending a handmade hug! (It reminded me of a quilt…that’s like a hug in itself!) By the way, one more thing I LOVE about the new release stamp/die duos: they are CLEAR STAMPS!! Yay! That makes them so easy to line up and use with your stamp positioner, in my humble opinion.

For the next one I used Distress Inks to create a Color Block quilt. The new Walk by Faith Stamp/Die Duo set is also a beautiful set, and I used that for the sentiment.

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Isn’t the needle and thread so cute?! It’s from the new Sewing Set Dies and I love them! They work so well with this theme of quilting.

Now, for the last one I have to share with you, I first have to show you the dies I was working with…because you might NOT BELIEVE that they can create such amazingness! Here’s the dies, called Quilted Window Squares:

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It looks like an unassuming circle die (with some score lines) and a square die. But if you put them together just right, you can create a beautiful quilt like this:

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Isn’t that awesome!?! Such little dies can create such a beautiful quilt. I used the pierced rectangles dies to emboss over the top of the quilt (to look like quilting!)

I hope you enjoyed a look at the new products for July and some fun quilted cards! For more information and inspiration for this month, visit the Our Daily Bread Designs website here.

 

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