ODBD NEW releases and a sketch challenge!!!!

Happy May Day!!!! It is release day at Our Daily Bread Designs!!! I am showcasing two of the new sets today God Bless America and I Pledge Allegiance! The flag in the set looks so real when colored with the deep shadowed markings that I thought it needed to be showcased to look like a real flag on a pole for this card.

Not only is ODBD releasing new stamps, but there's also a sketch challenge for May! If you choose to play, please watch the ODBD blog for details. The info you need will be posted on Saturday, May 2nd. I have included a picture of the sketch in case you want to get started. Remember to use the ODBDSC03 keyword when posting to online galleries!!!

I decided to use one of the rolling plains scene images from the Memory Box dp. I thought it looked like a scene from anywhere in America. The flag stamp in this set looks just like a flag billowing in the breeze with wonderful shadow detailing and movement.

I decided to color the flag with copic markers, distress the edges with the Ranger distressing tool, and adhere to a wooden skewer to attach to my card. I chose the Pledge of Allegiance as the accompany focal image. I stamped it directly to a more subtle pattern from the Memory Box dp. I used the new released label four Spellbinders to frame the Pledge behind the oval. I also am using some Ranger antique linen to soften the lines.

I finished my card with some Hero Arts textured flowers and button detailing.










STAMPS
ODBD One Nation Under God
INK
Palette Noir, copics, Ranger antique linen
PAPER
GP white, smokey shadow, memory box dp
ACCESSORIES
Sizzix flower, Hero Arts flowers, Spellbinders, Ranger distressing tool, sponges, wooden skewer, buttons, foam tape