Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs October Release! We have some beautiful images and dies for you this month…perfect for fall, Thanksgiving & Christmas.Â
Prize Information:Â
Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $15 gift certificate to the ODBD Store, to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps found in the “stamps column” of the website just for commenting on the Design Team cards!  You have until October 2, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. EDT to leave your comments on the ODBD Blog or the Participating Designers Blogs for a chance to win!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on October 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!
For my first card, I used the beautiful Poinsettia Ornament along with the Matting Circles dies, Peaceful Poinsettia dies, Circle Ornament dies, Doily dies, Vintage Flourish Pattern dies and the greeting from the Christmas Pattern Ornaments set. I gold embossed three poinsettia ornaments, carefully colored them with Copics, die cut one full ornament and fussy cut the poinsettias of the two others. A pink layer was die cut as well as a shimmer pink doily to back it. The ornament topper and some of the poinsettias were die cut out of gold and a couple more poinsettias out of pink.
The greeting was also gold embossed, die cut and added under the ornament. The large pink layer was die cut out of pink using the Vintage Flourish Pattern die. Only the border shows, but I like the way the stitch pattern looks around the edges. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50 and these are the Copics I used.
Supplies:
| Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs –  Poinsettia Ornament, Christmas Pattern Ornaments (sentiment) |
| Paper:Â white, pink, gold corrugated |
| Ink:Â Â Encore ultimate metallic gold |
| Accessories:  ODBD Circle Ornament dies, Matting Circle dies, Vintage Flourish Pattern dies, Doily dies, Peaceful Poinsettia dies, gold embossing powder, Copic markers, Spellbinders Nested Pennant dies |
On my second card, I used the beautiful Autumn Tree set along with the Elegant Ovals dies and Rustic Beauty Paper. After stamping the tree on cream and coloring it, I die cut it and the greeting which was stamped on a separate piece of cream. A larger elegant oval die was used to cut the backing layer behind the greeting out of the rustic paper. I used a kraft knife to cut around the top of apple basket part of the image to insert the greeting layer. The edges were sponged & I also used a Copic to color the embossed edges.
The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50 and these are the Copics I used.
Supplies:
| Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs –  Autumn Tree |
| Paper:Â cream, ODBD Rustic Beauty paper collection |
| Ink:Â Memento tuxedo black, Distress ink vintage photo |
| Accessories:Â Â ODBD Elegant Ovals dies, Copic markers, red heart gem, Spellbinders A2 matting basics B dies |
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Thanks so much for stopping by!
Julie, both are amazing….no shocker there!! 🙂 I love the gold embossing with the pinks on the first…yummy! LOVE the wood paper used with the fall scene and love how you cut away the image to tuck in the sentiment panel! Fabulous job on both! HUGS!
Oh Julie! I love your pink/gold combo!! The poinsettia is gorgeous! Beautiful crimped layer and I agree, love the just the stitching showing on the VFP!
So clever to tuck your sentiment in behind the apples!
Fabulous samples!!!
Oh Julie…my good Lord…these are breathtaking!!! In every way possible!!!!
Julie, these are both amazing! I love how you colored the poinsettia in the first card! Beautiful! And I love how you cut out areas to tuck in the sentiment ovals!!! Also love the paper you used for the mat on the second card!
Beautiful cards! Love the gold embossing!
Gorgeous projects, Julie! Love the pink poinsettia with the gold embossing…elegant and stunning! What a creative way to tuck in the sentiment for your second card. The DP you used gives your card a rustic look perfect for fall! Fabulous designs as always! Hugs!
What gorgeous projects Julie!! I just adore the gold embossing with the pink poinsettia and all the texture in the background. Stunning!! Your use of the wood background behind the sentiment and your coloring of the autumn scene is so rustic and beautiful on the second!!
hugs,
Chris
Wow–your first card is gorgeous! I like the wavy background. Great coloring on the tree card.
WOW Julie…your first project knocked my socks off!!! GORGEOUS!!!!
Jan
gorgeous!!! love them both!!!!
Holy smokes Julie…your first card is a STUNNER!!! Of course I love the second one too…perfect rustic feel and I really like the 3D effect on the bottom!
Your coloring is lovely! Both cards are very pretty!!! The embossed poinsettia in the pink tones is superb! I’m partial to pink. The fall card really pops and catches the eye!!!
Absolutely gorgeous poinsettia.
Your cards are stunning! I especially love the pink and gold poinsettia card.
love your cards Julie…they are gorgeous, especially the tree…so romantic, and Love the bg die cut on the ornament card, makes your beautiful poinsettia just POP…Awesome cards!! Hugs
Awesome cards Julie…LOVE them both, especially the tree, awesome colouring!!
Hugs
Hi…third try here
The colors in your poinsettia are stunning.
Julie as always both cards are just beautiful! I am particularly in love with the gold and pink of the top one! Love that gold bg! I have never seen wavy corrugated before and it sure is stunning! Love your layout for the tree card too… love the sentiment tucked in behind the cut out parts of the image. So pretty!
hugs,
Grace
Julie these are both amazing… from the glittery gold on the first to the rustic charm of the Autumn Tree design… WOW!!! I love your coloring on both (but you always do a fabulous job…) I can’t stop drooling over them! 🙂
Julie, love how you cut out the apple basket for dimension! The pink/gold card is so awesome! Love the coloring!!
Both cards are amazing!! Lovely matting circles die and the poinsettia on the first card is truly gorgeous!
Lovely dimension on that flower, such pretty coloring with the gold embossing. Just love how you have brought that fall scene to life with all the dimension , neat framing of the sentiment too!
OK< now that you have changed my mind about Christmas colors, where do I go from here?? I have always been a staunch believer in Red, Green, Gold and maybe some white! But you have blown me away with the pink!!! I can't wait to make my first PINK Christmas card!! I feel like a new person! I might even put up a pink Christmas tree!!! This is great. Merry Christmas!!
Beautiful cards using the October Release! Love the gold embossing and added texture to the top card, fabulous coloring on the Autumn Tree!
Julie, both cards are wonderful. I love the look of the die cut wood behind the sentiment on the Fall card. The Christmas card is stunning. I love the colors and the embossed/layered poinsettia.
Both of these are awesome Julie! Love that first one with the gold, so elegant!
SO pretty! Love the dimension you get on your cards.