For the Love
of Animals Hop!
of Animals Hop!
Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop. This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop For the Love of Animals!
Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way,
check the ODBD blog for full list of links. One of the post is a hop
hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a
$15 ODBD store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along
and see all the creations and leave a little love! You have until
Wednesday, November 7th at 6 pm. Enjoy all the beautiful designs featuring For the Love of Animals!
For my card I am using ODBD Sing for Joy, Weave Background, and Sacred Christmas stamp sets. I stamped the cardinal image and colored with copics. The cardinal I cut out and attached on top of the initial stamped image. I added some glitter touches to the pine needles and cone for added dimension and sparkle. The sentiment was stamped using a stamp a ma jig for perfect placement. This panel also received some stamped images from the smaller pine needle and pine cone that come in the Sing for Joy set. I just used a fine linen ink for a lighter effect.
As for the background, I just LOVE this weave background stamp. I stamped it using Champagne Versamark. It has a subtle shimmery effect. However, what I love about it the most is that the watermark image is richer. A more pronounced watermark look. I think this design 
finishes the Christmas card off beautifully. I am trying to come up with some flatter cards for mailing. While this one does have some dimension, it is not so much that regular mailing is not feasible...I hope! I am using the sketch from this week's I Spy Sketches 38. As always thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy the hop! Next up is the wonderfully talented Connie's blog.
Betty
Betty this is gorgeous!!! Love how you used the weave background and the sparkle is gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, this cardinal is so pretty. It looks like it just pops off the branch. Beautiful sentiment.
ReplyDeletethis is beautiful Betty-love the layout-it lets your cardinal take center stage
ReplyDeletebeautiful! love that bg, too... perfect for the cardinal!
ReplyDeletewow, this is gorgeous all in red!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this!!!!!!!!! This is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) I thought you used a patterned paper!!!!!!!! LOVE how you did your own background paper!!!!!!! It looks ELEGANT!!!!!!!!!!! AND of course, the BIRD IMAGE is FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!AND the glitter on the pine & cones is VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUPER CARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteElegant and beautiful~fantastic work!
ReplyDeleteLovely rich colors and design! And I have to cheer for any cardinal! :)
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful. The shimmer of the glitter on the pine needles and pinecone are great and the colors are so right. I love your idea of flat cards for mailing.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! Cardinals are my favorite bird :) Love all the sparkle on your pine needles!
ReplyDeleteHi Betty,
ReplyDeleteI was hoping there would be a beautiful red cardinal card and you've done one - fabulous! The shimmer on the pine needles and cones, plus the lovely weave background (isn't it nice!) really set off the cardinal beautifully! What a great start to another fun hop :)
What beautiful results with the BG stamp. Like the touch of glitter in the needles.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. Your coloring of the cardinal is awesome. Love the shimmer on the pine needles. Great card. TFS
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cardinal!! Love the sparkle.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Betty!! The weave bg in red is so striking! It looks a bit like feathers with your bold bird in the forefront!! WOW!
ReplyDeleteSo very gorgeous Betty! I love how you've set up the sketch and the out of the box stamping!
ReplyDeleteLove your card; great details. BG is perfect to highlight this image. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteOh Betty...this is soooo pretty!! I love this bird, and love your layout and colours!!
ReplyDeleteHugs
Stunning!! Very beautiful card!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! I love the stamp.. and your coloring is amazing. I love the bit of sparkle also! Just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, Betty! Love your rich colors and your simple layout.
ReplyDeleteI just love the cardinal in this card. It is beautiful! Love the card. Hugs, Jeanne
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card. Love the cardinal and the coloring.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Betty!!! Love all the red and the design is awesome!!
ReplyDeleteYour bird is so pretty and the sparkles make it look like a winter frost!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card and one that brings back special memories. There was a cardinal family in the trees in my grandparents' backyard and I enjoyed seeing them and feeding them as a child. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card...the cardinal is so striking in the winter here..I have many photos taken of them!! Let's you know that God created a most striking being!!
ReplyDeleteBetty I haven't been by for SO long! Sorry! This is gorgeous too...perfect touches of shimmer and beautiful rich colors! Hope you're doing well!
ReplyDeleteYour card has a regal look about it, perhaps the tilt of that beautiful Cardinal. Betty I hope you will stop by my house and perhaps even join. I like glimmer/sparkle on cards. God has BLESSED us all, Carole
ReplyDeletebeautiful card. I love the rich colors, the background stamp worked perfectly, and the glitter addition really makes this card stand out. thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteStunning card Betty....I love the sparkle on the pine boughs and your coloring is absolute perfection!
ReplyDeleteWowzer Betty!! Exquisite!! Love your rich coloring and your design!!! Beautiful!! Love the added sparkle!
ReplyDeletehugs,
Chris
Lovely coloring, pretty stamping on the tag and such pretty paper going with it
ReplyDeleteLove the cardinal
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cardinal. Love the card.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bird...I love red. Lovely card you've created. Jan D., Florida
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card...Love the stamp....
ReplyDeleteBetty, I love the stamp set and your card - and especially the sparkle!!
ReplyDeleteBetty,
ReplyDeleteI love this card. Your cardinal is colored perfectly. I need tro try my hand at coloring like that.
Vicky
Betty, this is such a pretty card for the holidays! Hugs ~S~
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty. Love the bg and your sparkles on the branches, perfectly done to showcase that pretty bird. TFS..:0)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty--I like the subtle weave background.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful card! The color & woven background make it look RICH!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, great coloring (especially like the slightly blurred effect on the evergreen bough). I've never used Dazzle before (although I do use regular Versamark frequently) and I often wondered what the difference is. I think it makes your background look a bit liked embossed velvet.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! I love how you made the watermark background to add dimension. The cardinal is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteVery nicely done. Love the weave background; it really added dimension and a wonderful backdrop for your cardinal.
ReplyDeleteKaren L 1020at gmail dot com
Great job on the cardinal. And thanks for explaining to me how to better use my Versamark.
ReplyDeleteHoly smokes! Super cool card!! Love the coloring and the layout!
ReplyDeletebeautiful!! love the cardnal
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