ODBD June 2018 Release-Brother In Christ

Hello crafty Friends!
This week Our Daily Bread Designs came out with their June release. It’s full of sibling love, take a look:

I have four siblings, two brothers and two sisters, and they mean the world to me. We are very close, so this release is a fantastic group to add to my collection. Today I am sharing two cards from the Brother in Christ set, such a serene scene. This set is perfect for the fisherman in your life, your brother or your father!

Card #1

I colored the background with blue Distress Oxide inks and stamped the sentiment and image in black ink.
I used ODBD’s double stitched rectangle dies and created interest by popping up on foam every other layer (see the detail in the second picture below).
I adhered all of this to a sheet of designer paper from the Nautical collection and then mounted everything to a white card base.

Card #2

For this card I wanted the image to really stand out.

I took the double stitched circles, spaced evenly and taped them in place and embossed them on white cardstock. I am obsessed with this technique, I think it adds such beautiful detail to the card and really doesn’t need much else!
I then stamped, heat embossed with clear embossing powder for shine, and then cut the image using the same circular die set.
I adhered with foam tape the image to the center of the circle.
I applied this piece to the left side of my panel and cut off what was hanging over the side.
I used a strip of the same nautical paper as on the previous card but also added a dark sheet of design paper from the Ephemera Essentials paper pad and added this behind the circle.
That was matted with the same darker paper; I then glued all of this to a white card base. I love a good neutral color combination; it is perfect for masculine cards.

*Note: both of my cards are 5x6.5

Father’s Day is approaching and I think the images in this set could be used for cards for that occasion.