Thursday, June 21, 2012

Our Daily Bread Designs Alumni For the Love of Good Steward Sets!

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop. This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop For the Love of ODBD Good Steward sets! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD blog for full list of links. One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until Wednesday, July 4th at 6 pm. Enjoy all the awesome inspiration using For the Love of ODBD Good Steward sets!

My design uses Our Daily Bread Designs "Serve the Lord" stamp set, along with their "Crocheted Circle Die Custom Die."





I wanted to focus my design on the Veterans of Foreign Wars "Buddy Poppy." You can read more about the VFW Buddy Poppy HERE.

I stamped the poppy image onto white cardstock, cut it out with the Crocheted Circle die, then colored the background with Copic markers. After stamping the image onto the red polka dot, I trimmed the blossoms and paper pieced them onto my die cut image panel. I added a few shadows onto the blossoms with a red Copic marker.



If you've arrived here from the ever so talented Connie's blog,
you are hopping along just fine! 

Next up...Kathy's delightful design!

And, remember: if you get lost along the way, head back to ODBD's Blog, where you will find the entire list of inspiration! 

Thanks so very much for joining us today!


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50 comments:

  1. Angella D. CrockettJune 21, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    Deb, what an amazing card! I love the paper-pieced poppies and your patriotic color scheme! Thanks for the link....I had not heard of this program before. Blessings, Angie

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  2. GraceJune 21, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    Ooooooh Deb this is soooo pretty! This is one of my favorite sets and with the black bg it really pops!!! Beautiful layout and gorgeous card!
    hugs,
    Grace

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  3. Saints Rule!June 21, 2012 at 9:33 AM

    This is beautiful Deb! I love the warm poppy design and the cheery pattern paper. So very classy! Beautifully done!

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  4. Teri CJune 21, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    How pretty is this??? LOVE that stamp set!

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  5. Clare CurcioJune 21, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    Deb, your poppies look so pretty! Excellent color choices overall, and it's just Americana at heart! May God bless our military, retired, active duty, and future enlistees! My hubby is retired Air Force.

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  6. MarshaJune 21, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    So pretty. Love how you tied all the papers, image, elements together.

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  7. Candy MeyersJune 21, 2012 at 10:28 AM

    What a neat idea to use paper piecing for the flowers. That gave them so much personality. Also the red, white and blue theme is perfect for this time of year.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Candy Meyers

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  8. Carol DrumwrightJune 21, 2012 at 10:28 AM

    Love the contrast of the blues and reds. I love poppies and the blue plaid really pops everything out. Beautiful!

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  9. DawnJune 21, 2012 at 10:31 AM

    just fabulous, Deb! I love the paper pieced poppies!! awesome colors and so perfect for poppy day!

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  10. ConniecrafterJune 21, 2012 at 10:37 AM

    Great patriotic card for our men or women

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  11. Miriam PrantnerJune 21, 2012 at 10:40 AM

    Beautiful card! Love the piecing and the colors.

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  12. BeckyJune 21, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    wow Deb, this is gorgeous. This is truly one of my favorite sets. I love how you paper pieced the flower.

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  13. PatsyBJune 21, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Wow!!! My favorite color combo! I bet half the cards I make are red, white and black! Love the set and love your card!!

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  14. Tami B.June 21, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    How pretty. The poppies are so striking and I am in love with the crocheted circle.

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  15. Queen MaryJune 21, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    Lovely Deb -- thanks for sharing -- I love the poppies!

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  16. AnonymousJune 21, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    What a wonderful card. Love the colors.

    Holly Paulson

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  17. BettyJune 21, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    Beautiful!! Love the colors and poppies!

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  18. PatiJune 21, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    Polka Poppies! Cute. Nice layout and combo of papers with the red, white & blue theme for the poppies.

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  19. TammyJune 21, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    Deb!!!
    Great paper piecing!!! Super cute poppies!!! Thank you so very much for sharing and for allowing me to glean from you---you are precious!!! be blessed
    ~Beyond Measure
    Tammy
    www.urbeyondmeasure.com

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  20. Tosha LeyendekkerJune 21, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    Deb, your pieced poppies are stunning and so beautifully framed!! Your card is pure gorgeousness!!

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  21. Sabrina JacksonJune 21, 2012 at 3:26 PM

    Deb, what a gorgeous card and your coloring of the poppies....stunning! I'll have to check that link out, thanks for sharing it! Hugs and blessings, Sabrina

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  22. Betty WrightJune 21, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    Beautifully done, Deb! I just love this set and what you have done with it. Great colors and the paper pieced flower detailing is fantastic! Lovely card!

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  23. ChristineJune 21, 2012 at 6:54 PM

    What a sweet card...a work of art. I am always touched by the veterans selling Buddy Poppies, so I love this card!

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  24. Sue DJune 21, 2012 at 7:49 PM

    Very pretty--I like your paper pieced poppies.

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  25. kathi17June 21, 2012 at 8:50 PM

    What a wonderful tribute to the VFW Deb. I never would have thought of using the poppies for that. Your paper and layout are beautiful too. I was so glad to see you use the crocheted stamp and die set. I've been looking at that set for a long time. Every time I place an order to ODBD I look at it. It's always so hard to narrow down which sets to buy next!

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  26. KelleyJune 21, 2012 at 10:11 PM

    Deb, that is so stinking cute!!!! Love it! Congrats on the new job! So cool!

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  27. LaDawnJune 21, 2012 at 10:32 PM

    Love the texture of your card. It is neat the way you used the texture.
    Thanks

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  28. Chris Olsen, GlowbugJune 21, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    Wowzer Deb!! Love the red, white and blue, the added ric rac and the polka dotted flowers. Stunning and beautiful!!
    hugs,
    Chris

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  29. craftymom205June 21, 2012 at 11:11 PM

    Love your card.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  30. DianaJune 21, 2012 at 11:55 PM

    Like the design...

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  31. lorrayneingram June 22, 2012 at 12:02 AM

    I love the die with this set.

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  32. Jan MarieJune 22, 2012 at 12:57 AM

    Love this card and it definitely evokes the "Buddy Poppy" memories . .along with the red, white and blue. Love your paper piecing and the overall design!! Blessings!

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  33. Jan CastleJune 22, 2012 at 3:16 AM

    Love your poppy card...so bright and eye catching!
    Paper Hugs,
    Jan

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  34. christiJune 22, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    i was wondering how to use my crochet die. thanks for refreshing my memory. your card is gorgeous.

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  35. Mary BabetJune 22, 2012 at 8:36 AM

    This is so adorable. I would never think to buy this stampbut every time I see it it is so pretty. I love the color combination.

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  36. Mary BabetJune 22, 2012 at 8:38 AM

    This is so adorable. I would never think to buy this stampbut every time I see it it is so pretty. I love the color combination.

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  37. Jean CJune 22, 2012 at 9:05 AM

    Your card is beautiful. The poppies jump off the card with the color contrast. It reminds us of the service of our armed forces yesterday and today!

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  38. MyamicalJune 22, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    Absolutely beautiful. The colors are great and so pretty. Thank you.

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  39. StellaJune 22, 2012 at 12:34 PM

    Deb, what a beautiful card. Love the colors.

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  40. Scrap-n-happyJune 22, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    What a fantastic card. I love so much about this creation. The crochet die template is wonderful and I love the poppies and how you colored them with Copics.

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  41. Rea'June 22, 2012 at 6:54 PM

    What a pretty color combination!

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  42. ClickersisterJune 23, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    Love this! My favorites always seem to be the ones with the die cuts! Thank you!

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  43. Charlotte ZweigoronJune 23, 2012 at 8:38 AM

    Sharp! Cool coloring... great job!

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  44. JustavickiJune 23, 2012 at 8:52 AM

    Love it Deb! It really brings back memories of when I was a child..I can remember when the Buddy Poppies were in full force and veterans were supported and appreciated. We need to return to the old paths in many things. Great card!

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  45. Sherry KushibabJune 24, 2012 at 1:02 PM

    Those paper pieced poppies are brilliant....love them on that bold background paper.....Absolutely wonderful card.

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  46. HeatherJune 24, 2012 at 8:29 PM

    Ooh those polka-dotted poppies are so fun! And I love the bright pop of color they create against the blue.

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  47. AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    Beautiful card. I love the circle die you used.

    Margie F.

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  48. UnknownJune 27, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    Such a pretty card! I love the paper-pieced poppies. Great colors too for the 4th. Great job!

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  49. Keri BrownJune 27, 2012 at 9:29 PM

    Awesome card.... Awesome die... :-)

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  50. LeanneJuly 3, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    Gorgeous! Love the circle die.

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