Happy October!
Welcome to the Our Daily Bread designs October Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Dawn’s fabulous blog, you are in the right place. If not you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog and start from the beginning. If you get lost along the way, simply return there where the entire hop is listed with links.
For my long, tall red door, I colored it w/ markers and a water brush then used a Spellbinders square die and resized it to fit around my door. Since it’s not a standard or long rectangle size, this was the only way I could work it. I added a narrow dk red mat and some stickles on the pine boughs and wreath. The sentiment was stamped twice and I die cut them w/ a Ribbon Tag Trio 3, but turned and cut them in opposite directions. I used the one w/ the top curve above the door and the bottom curve below the door. The three little dots were leftovers after I used the Banners 2 for the trim and tassels. The scallop edge at the bottom is also a leftover from the same cutting. The finished card measures 4.25 x 9 and will fit nicely in a #10 business size envelope. The hardest part of this card was finding a layout for this long, tall card that would work w/ this dp! I only had this dp in a 6×6 pad so nothing was long enough. So this was my attempt to get the much shorter paper to fit a longer card! I think the little border strips really helped it out.
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Supplies:
stamps: ODBD – Christmas Door
paper: water color, dk red, dp (Basic Grey – Nook & Pantry collection)
ink: VersaFine onyx
accessories: Spellbinders squares, banner basics 2 & ribbon tag trio 3 dies, Tombow markers, water brush, striped ribbon, Grand Calibur, stickles
Julie, this is so gorgeous! I love the tall card…such a clever design with the split sentiment! Love it! Blessings, Angie
I absolutely love your long tall card, Julie!! and totally love how you separated the sentiment! genius!!
Julie you know how I love this red door!!! Just gorgeous!
Julie I just love your design for this tall card. I love all the little details…. the SB you used and the split sentiment!!! Love it!!! Have a great weekend!
hugs,
Grace
I love the red door and border punches over and under the door really set off the door!
Gorgeous Julie! I adore your tall and narrow design with your stunning coloring of the door in red and gold! The split sentiment adds to your layout!! Stunning work as always my friend! Have a blessed weekend!!
hugs,
Chris
Your coloring is stunning!
This is gorgeous and your coloring is stunning.
Oh my, LOVE this card design, such a beautiful image and you showed it off perfectly!!! GORGEOUS card!
what fabulour colouring!!! love the colours and that ribbon is gorgeous!!
How very beautiful! I love the long, tall card and how you split the sentiment! Such wonderful details and awesome coloring! Absolutely stunning!
WOW! How do I get on your Christmas card list?? Gorgeous artwork!
Beautiful card, love how you colored the door and the tall card design is wonderful.
An all-around beautiful card! So many elements put to use – great job!
Love ypour red door card love the way you used your colors and the love the leaves framing the red door. great job. thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
abbraddock@msn.com
perfect – love the orientation!
Sandra ltb
Wow! Love the door! Fabulous card- you can send it to me!!! 🙂
What a beautiful card, love the color, thank you for sharing it.
I find tall people stunning and I find your tall card to be stunning also. The coloring is just fab, that greenery just comes alive against that door and I love the border die with the tassles!!! Its beginning to feel a lot like Christmas on this hop.
oh my gosh… what a beautiful card!!
Beautiful card Julie … gorgeous artwork.
This is so bright and cheery…perfect for Christmas!! Love it!
So beautiful! The door is so inviting that I want to go knock on it and have some hot cocoa.
Very pretty Julie. Thanks for the link to the tutorial on how you made the long rectangle!
Beautiful. I love that red door and the die cut tassels below.
A lovely card with a ggreat impct !
Julie, this is just stunning, the colors are fabulous!
Beautiful…love the layers and wonderful coloring!!
Stunning! I love your card!
Blessings Bernie
JUlie, oh my goshm this is just too beautiful for words!! Love that long shape and the colors….just gorgeous! I so have to check out all of those tutorials yo have on resizing and extending those Spellbinders dies. Have a blessed weekend! Hugs, Sabrina
Very pretty! It reminds me of an old-fashioned Country Christmas! I love how creative you get with resizing dies, and using leftovers from the other cutting jobs.
Really pretty! I love how your coloring of the door looks like real wood. Even though it’s red, very good job on that! Thanks for sharing such a beautiful card.
Hugs – Ms. Jen
Love your card!! and all the detailing to make it work for a long card!! Just gorgeous!
Oh Glory!
I stand Amazed at the door?
I love the mood you’ve created here
and
all the clever Artwork that you put
into your card. Adore the watercolor
and reshaping to fit into 10 envelope….
Just WoWwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!
Awesome job…Very inspiring!
Thank You and Our Daily Bread
for having this blog hop and
a chance to win such
generous gifts!
Blessings,
KimberlyRae
wow, love your card and all your creativity. i am getting so inspired to start my Christmas cards. thanx.
I love the card and the colors. What beautiful cards.
Holly Paulson
Lovely card & thanks for the “Resize” tutorial.
mary l
Great use of available product! Love the card and its traditional Christmas colors.
Such a beautiful card, thank you so much for creating and sharing it.
alsmouse ~C8> Ratty Hugs
a fantastic creation!
i love the colouring of the christmas-door and the ribbon!
hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo
Superb coloring!
Julie,
I’m amazed at how you picked up the detail in this stamp with your coloring. Well done! Love the ribbon. This card says “Open me, I’m so friendly!”
i loved the card, i would not have happened to think about watercoloring after. the colors are so brilliant. i loved that you made it to fit in a long envelope
Your card is sooo very Christmasy and warmy.
Perfect for a wintery Christmas day and to sure get us into the mood down here in hot Florida.
Tish
I love seeing the ways that the Christmas door stamp is being used and I especially like your long card – it’s so unique! Thanks for sharing.
Your card is stunning – looks like the door will open and let us all in. Love how you used all the little pieces –
Red and green will always be my favorite Christmas colors. Good job.
Love this card and the and the color you use in it the detail is just kicking.
Oh, Julie, this is gorgeous and colored wonderfully. This reminds me of the door on my grandparents’ house on the farm when I was growing up – same style and color. They always decorated it beautifully at Christmas as well. Wonderful memories from seeing your lovely and elegant card. Thanks for sharing.
Very “Christmasy” ! Love the red door!
What a lovely card.
Great coloring and I so love the image and sentiment, very pretty!!
Beautiful! I really like the bow at the top. Makes this look like the door to a candy shop…oh boy, another use for this stamp!
Beautifully festive! Love the red!
Very pretty, looks like an antique door. I love these new sets.
A red door and the business sized envelope. Both are so perfect and I love them.
I love the colors. You did a great job coloring. I always struggle with the coloring part.
…sooooooooo clever to make your 6 x 6 into a longer card.. and sooooo
beautiful..
Great layout! Beautiful
Oh the coloring is so pretty! Love this!
Amazing! I love it!
Julie,
Wow! I love the door. This is another beautiful card!
This is beautiful!
Beautiful! That’s one house I would love to visit during the holidays – very inviting!
How gorgeous!
I just love this card. Very pretty.
Lovely coloring, split sentiment, and gorgeous image! Love every fabulous detail! What a lovely Christmas card, Julie!
Love this door. The trim at the bottom is especially nice.
You bring that image to a life of its own! Beautifully done!
Love your card – the door image is awesome and your coloring of it is superb. Thanks for sharing.
what a colorfully dressed door for Christmas. just beautiful. i love how you’ve made it a long panel plus the tassels are cute too.
Beautiful red door – and a lovely card too.
Beautiful detail in the coloring!
Julie, Love the layout of your card!! Your design is wonderful and that stamp is awesome, one I most get!! beautiful work!!
I love the way you’ve colored in the stamped area! Great job!