Welcome to ODBD April Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs April 1 Release Blog Hop!

Julie Warner - justwritedesigns - https://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com

 For my card, I’m using the new Francis of Assisi and Cat Sympathy.  I stamped part of the Francis of Assisi image around the sentiment (from Cat Sympathy), colored it with markers and die cut with a Spellbinders classic oval.  For the embossed white background, I used two embossing folders. First I used the one w/ the little bird then cut cardboard in the shape of the wreath (to keep it from embossing over the bird) and embossed again using the wreath folder. The corners were rounded and I added some black enamel dots to two corners. The black background was also embossed using a Spellbinders M-Bossabilities folder. I died the white ribbon using the Neptune ink pad. The finished card is 4.50 x 6.25 (A6).

Thanks so much for visiting…

 

 

 

This is also for the Splitcoast Featured Stamper challenge (FS269) and I chose This card.
Supplies:

Stamps: ODBD – Francis of Assisi, Cat Sympathy
Paper: Neenah white, black, dp (Kaisercraft – Chapter One)
Ink: Ancient Page coal & Neptune
Accessories: Spellbinders classic ovals lg & sm dies & embossing folder (So Trendy), Sizzix embossing folder (Birds & Wreath set), black Permapaque marker, Tombow markers, ribbon, Mini bowdabra, Ranger enamel accents

86 Responses to Welcome to ODBD April Release Blog Hop!

  1. beautiful Julie! love the partial image too
    you’ve got that embossing down to a T! I need to practice, mine never turns out!!! love it

  2. Julie, this is so amazing! I love the partial image of the Francis set combined with the sentiment and your techniques are so clever….I’ve never tried the double embossing, but yours turned out fabulous! Beautiful work!! Blessings, Angie

  3. Avatar Dottie Davis
    Dottie Davis says:

    The embossing on this card is amazing. You have so beautifully balanced it with the colors. I am greatly inspired to try something like this in the future. It is a very dramatic card and I love it.

  4. Julie this is stunning! I came so close to cropping this image just like this!!! 🙂 Your embossing folder is perfect here and your coloring of the image is perfection!
    hugs,
    Grace

  5. Avatar Mary Nieb
    Mary Nieb says:

    What a beautiful card. I love the embossing.

  6. Avatar Mary B.
    Mary B. says:

    I love this card. What a great combination of shapes, colors and textures. This is so pretty.

  7. Avatar Sandy M
    Sandy M says:

    Very pretty card. I need to try the cardboard to protect pieces of things. Thanks

  8. Avatar Rachel Brooks
    Rachel Brooks says:

    LOVE YOUR EMBOSSING! vERY EFFECTIVE!

  9. Avatar christi
    christi says:

    i love the color contrast, and all of the layers. beautiful card.

  10. Avatar Jan Brumbelow
    Jan Brumbelow says:

    What a great card. I am amazed how you manage to use so many things and it comes out beautiful. I fear if I tried something like this it would be a train wreck. Thanks so much for sharing and blessings to you.

  11. You card is stunning. Love the embossing folder you used

  12. love the embossing. top notch!

  13. Beautiful card!
    Great sentiment too!

  14. This is beautiful. Love the embossing and the image.

  15. A great card..very unique!

  16. Avatar Michel E
    Michel E says:

    Great card.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

  17. So pretty and such a wonderful card, I love these new sets!

  18. Julie this is an amazing way to use that stamp! Never would have thought to do that!!! Beautiful!

  19. Avatar Christine
    Christine says:

    Your work is lovely, and it is nice to see a stamp for this occasion of grief.

  20. What an amazing card! Love the white embossed background!

  21. Avatar scrap-n-happy
    scrap-n-happy says:

    Beautiful! I love the embossing technique and colors you used. 🙂

  22. I really like the colors of your background papers.

  23. Avatar Lorraine M
    Lorraine M says:

    You’ve included so many techniques in your card, it keeps you busy looking at all the details. VERY nicely done. Congrats.

  24. What a sweet card! It is beautiful.

  25. Very beautiful! I love all the white and the embossing, really shows off the image beautifully.

  26. I love your card. I like the way you did the white embossed card, I never thought to use two different ones together.

  27. Beautiful love the colors and the papers the way you embossed your paper is great. love the Sentiments and the kitty is so Awesome the blending of colors are Great. thanks for sharing,
    abbraddock@msn.com

  28. Avatar Hettie H
    Hettie H says:

    I love how you used the embossing to make this card pop!

  29. Avatar Debbie Dunham
    Debbie Dunham says:

    Beautiful card and sentiment!

  30. Avatar Teresa E
    Teresa E says:

    Wow love the embossing and the colors. Beautiful! Hugs, Teresa

  31. How stunning is this! love the embossing technique!
    Hugs
    Judy

  32. Avatar Queen Mary
    Queen Mary says:

    Julie, mixing the sets is perfect! Beautiful card.

  33. Nice use of layers on the card, then it almost looks like you are centering your attention to the stamp you used. Nice job! Love it!

  34. This is one of those weird times when “like” just seems wrong. Your card is so very pretty, I just don’t like thinking about needing this type of card, (too sad.)

  35. Avatar Linda Bailey Bizjak
    Linda Bailey Bizjak says:

    This card is so very elegant. Love the soft tones you used on the animals. The white embossed layer is beautiful too.

  36. Very nice! Love the embossing, your combo of textures & patterns, your coloring and how you cropped & combined the stamps.

  37. What a wonderful card. Love the double embossing….need to learn to do that! It would be beautiful framed as a lasting momento of a dear pet.

  38. Avatar Sherry Lowmaster
    Sherry Lowmaster says:

    beautiful! love the double embossing too!

  39. Your card is a lovely combination of layers with color and plenty of texture.

  40. Avatar Becky Green
    Becky Green says:

    LOVELY card! LOVE the pastels & all the embossing! 🙂

  41. So beautiful Julie! The embossing folder looks awesome with the new image! Hugs ~S~

  42. Beautiful card!!! It’s so very special to have stamps like these to reach every situation that may come our way. be blessed
    ~Beyond Measure
    Tammy
    http://www.urbeyondmeasure.com

  43. Wow beautiful LO & beautiful color.

  44. Very pretty card! It is elegant with all the white.

  45. Avatar Penny Reed
    Penny Reed says:

    Gorgeous card! I love how you did the double embossing! Very elegant.

  46. Avatar Laura Pitzer
    Laura Pitzer says:

    Love your card. Beautiful use of embossed folders, etc. The colors are gorgeous!

  47. Avatar Gemiel M
    Gemiel M says:

    Beautiful card Julie!!!! Love all the embossing!

  48. Avatar Margie Fulcher
    Margie Fulcher says:

    Your card is so beautiful. I love the embossing folders that you used.

    Margie F.

  49. Avatar Charlotte
    Charlotte says:

    How sweet. Kitty’s are my favorite.

  50. What a beautiful card! I love the textures, the stamp and the way you put it all together. TFS!

  51. Wow! I just love the touches of black on this card! I really shy away from it myself and your lovely creation has inspired me to revisit my crafting corner! The lovely animals almost look like a watercolor… Beautifully done! Blessings…

  52. A sweet card. Thanks for sharing..

  53. Oh my goodness, Julie, you never cease to amaze me with your creativity!! I am always blown away by your cards! This is absolutely beautiful! Hugs and blessings, Sabrina

  54. Avatar Susan Bugalski
    Susan Bugalski says:

    Very nice card. Love the colors.

  55. Avatar kathy l
    kathy l says:

    I love your use of dry emboss.

  56. Such a beautiful card. I love the soft colors. These are wonderful stamp sets, because there are so few cards for people who lose such precious members of their family.

  57. Julie, your card is lovely. I really like how you layered your sentiment inside the embossed frame.

  58. Avatar Jan Keen
    Jan Keen says:

    Julie….this is AWERSOME…I love how you took part of the set, and created such a lovely scene, with the EF and frame, and such a gorgeous Bow!! Wow… Blessings & Hugs

  59. Avatar Heather Mills
    Heather Mills says:

    What a beautiful card! I really like the added touch of that embossing on the white layer.

  60. Lovely pet sympathy card.

  61. Gorgeous card! Love all of the layers.

  62. Avatar Terri S
    Terri S says:

    Lovely card…love the embossing and how you’ve colored the beautiful stamp.

  63. Avatar Carol Drumwright
    Carol Drumwright says:

    What a beautiful layout. Thanks so much for sharing your artistry.

  64. Lovely card.

  65. Avatar Charlotte
    Charlotte says:

    LOVE your card! It’s positively beautiful. Love the layout of the card, as well as the way you used two embossing folders. Your coloring is wonderful, and the sentiment is just perfect.

  66. Beautiful card, Julie. You colored the image beautifully.

  67. Avatar Darla Walden
    Darla Walden says:

    What a beautiful card. You ladies are amazing artists.

  68. Avatar Rebecca W
    Rebecca W says:

    Beautiful card! I love you layers of embossing.

  69. Julie, this is precious!! Simply beautiful – I love all your special touches!!

  70. Avatar Carolyn
    Carolyn says:

    great card with a special sentiment

  71. Avatar Holly Paulson
    Holly Paulson says:

    Beautiful card.You did a great job.

  72. Avatar Evette K. Ciampo
    Evette K. Ciampo says:

    Wonderful card!! Your use of the dies is so amazing. Would love to receive this card myself. Have lost a number of kitties I still miss to this day. Love that sentiment as well. Great job. ekc

  73. Beautiful card. I love the texture!

  74. Beautiful! Love the combination of shapes & colors.

  75. Avatar Miriam Prantner
    Miriam Prantner says:

    Such a sweet card and sentiment! Great work!