Hello and welcome to the ODBD July New Release! Grace is on vacation this month so Kelley is in charge and she’s  going to change it up a bit! We will not be having a regular blog hop, but Kelley will be posting all of the Design Teams cards on the ODBD Blog and links to their blogs.Â
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Starting this month our Alumni Team will no longer be posting on Thursdays but will now be joining in on our New Release Posts to bring you even more inspiration for our new stamps!
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Some news about the ODBD Designers….
- Angella Crockett and Audrey Hiltke are moving to the Alumni Team!
- Cathy McCauley is moving to the Design Team!
- Deb Saaranen is on hiatus for a few months since she is moving
- Kathy Roney is leaving the Challenge Team and we will miss her!!
- Connie McCotter and Betty Wright are leaving the Alumni Team and we will miss them also! Connie and Betty have been on our team for many years and Betty has been the Alumni Team Coordinator for a couple years!
- Cheryl Scrivens is joining us on the Challenge Team!!
Lots of changes but we’ll still be bringing you the same wonderful images and designs!
On my first card, I white embossed the sentiment on teal card stock and die cut it w/ a mega oval die. The rest of the framing was die cut w/ the  radiant rectangles dies. I cut two each of the radiant rectangle dies and the oval and sandwiched a piece of vellum in between them so it would look as pretty on the inside as on the outside. I added some pearls to my 6 x 4.50 card.
Supplies:
| Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs -Wedding Blessings,  To the Lovebirds |
| Paper:Â Neenah white, teal, vellum |
| Ink:Â Memento teal zeal, Colorbox frost white pigment |
| Accessories:Â ODBD/Spellbinders Birdcage & Banner dies, Spellbinders mega oval & resplendent rectangle dies, pearls |
On my second card, I silver embossed the swirly cake on black card stock and die cut w/ a Labels 4 die. The silver layer behind it was die cut w/ Gold Labels 4 die. I used a white gel pen to color in the little hearts and went over the center hearts w/ a red Micron pen. The black background was stamped w/ white pigment ink using the Brocade Background. I let it dry a bit before sprinkling on white embossing powder and heat embossing it.Â
Supplies:
| Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs –Anniversary Blessings, Brocade Background |
| Paper:Â black, silver, tiny scrap of red |
| Ink:Â Tsukineko ultimate metallic silver, Colorbox frost white pigment inks |
| Accessories:Â ODBD/Spellbinders Birdcage & Banner dies, Spellbinders Labels 4 & Gold Label 4 dies, white gel pen, red Micron pen, silver embossing powder, white embossing powder |
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Beautiful. The embossing and wonderful dies give your cards great dimension and contrast. Love them.
Wowzer Julie!! So stunning!! I so love all the embossing, the use of dies and the stamping on black. Your layout of the first with all the layers and vellum is stunning as well!!
hugs,
Chris
Very pretty cards.
Very, very, very pretty!
wow how super Stunning. love the added color to the card it gives that Elegance. love the new stamps and so many Ideas for making cards. thanks for sharing.
Great job on these cards! They are beautiful!
Beautiful cards. Your first card is absolutely amazing. What a masterpiece!
Your cards are absolutely breathtaking! I especially love the first card and the way you incorporated the teal into the white. Amazing! I don’t know how to do that kind of embossing, but would surely like to learn. Thanks for sharing your gift with us.
oh Julie!! both of your cards are beauties…but that white and blue one is a masterpiece!!! drop dead gorgeous, girl!!!
Stunning cards Julie! Fabulous use of dies on your top card, wonderful elegance on the bottom one!
Beautiful and elegant cards. Not sure why but all the cake cards Re my favorite. Yours is no exception. I like how you are always so creative and think ouside of the box.
As always, I’m in love with your work. Your work is always “outside the box” and I appreciate you taking the time to explain details, all of which I read closely thinking one day I’ll try it too. LOL. Never happens. You really showcased this new set well.
WOW JULIE!!!!!!!!!!! The SILVER on this Swirly Cake is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! AND your FIRST CARD is TOTALLY AWESOME TOO!!!!!!!!!! Those dies are PERFECT for your Wedding Cards!!!!!!!!!(Make note to self: Get those dies!) 🙂 FABULOUS JOB on BOTH of your cards!!!!!:)
I love both cards! I love the pop of teal color in your first card and the second card is absolutely fabulous.
SO DRAMATIC YOUR CARDS ARE BEAUTIFUL. SO IS YOUR SITE. THANKS SO MUCH.
Julie, you totally outdid yourself this month!! So fantastic!! Love the cake card, and the white card is so cool!!!
I absolutely love what you did with your first card. As you say, it looks as good inside as outside. Beautiful. Christine
Julie, these are works of art! Wow! They are so beautiful and really showcase this gorgeous new release! These will surely be cherished by some wonderful couples!
Simply Beautiful!!
Truly amazing cards, Julie! Love the embossing and the bold colors!
Love your cards~beautifu work!
Julie, Your cards are beautiful!! The vellum sandwich is a great idea. The inside of the card is just as amazing as the front. The heat embossing bring out all the details in these lovely images. Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous and elegant cards. Thanks for the inspiration.
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Gorgeous and they look great on my Pinterest board.
Wonderful cards. I like the pop of teal on the first and the pop of red on the second.
Julie!!! I really have no words to describe these two magnificent cards!!!! Honestly, I am sitting here with my mouth open!!! Just stunning!!!!
Your cards are so beautiful!
Love the cards. The black one is so beautiful and the silver stands out so nice. Great 25th anniversary card.
great colors!
Thud on both counts Julie!! Your first creation is breathtaking – it’s a card in a card with wonderful beauty inside and out!! And the second showcases that fabulous cake to perfection. Thank you Julie – your heart is truly in all your work and I appreciate all the inspiration.
Blessings,
Audrey
Both of these are positively outstanding. WOW!
I am always amazed by the creative use of vellum and your first card is a stunning example! Love the white embossing on the teal…beautiful card design! The second card is pure elegance, Julie! Love the pop of red on the hearts! You’ve showcased these new sets beautifully! Hugs!
I love your cards. Such a neat color combination. Great ideas.
Can’t wait to try some of these ideas.
Candy Meyers
WOW! These are BEAUTIFUL! I love both of them!
Totally stunning and elegant. Love them! Thanks for sharing
Beautiful cards. Love the silver embossing.
I love the vellum and that beautiful blue.
Julie, oh my goodness…what stunning designs, I am totally in love here! Love all of those fabulous dies on the first beauty and the embossing and fabulous Brocade BG on your second card, just genius!! So perfect for a wedding card! Hugs and blessings, Sabrina
Stunningly beautiful. I esp love the black one with the elegant embossing!
Truly elegant and gorgeous cards!
Amazing Julie! Love the rich embossing with pops of red and your use of dies… YUMMY! Beautifully done! {[hugs}}
WOW!! Your creations are always so stunning and detailed Julie!! I really love what you do with stamps…especially enjoy seeing you with those DRS Designs stamps! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by! Following along with you on Feedly now. HUGS
So elegant and Lovely creations, great color combo’s on these and love the pop of red!
Julie, I love both of them!!! The teal and white is so stunning and the black one is so cool and so beautiful at the same time….no wonder Kelley wanted it!!!! HUGS!!
LOVE the pop of turquoise!! WOW!! Gorgeous!! And the black with the silver is just so striking!! Two lovely cards!!
Wow these are gorgeous. Love how you designed them with the embossing and die cuts. They accent these sentiments beautifully. TFS.
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What elegant detailed cards! I have to say, I always love embossed images 🙂
Love your cards. Very stunning work. They take my breath away.
love, love, love the first card! and the second one is beautiful too.
Love the ODBD new stamp release as well as the spellbinders rectangle dies used in these cards. Blessings
Julie, both cards are just super gorgeous! Happy 4th of July…hugs ~S~