ODBD Children of God new release

This card was so much fun to make. Originally, I had planned on just using the "sun" element and the Jesus image from Our Daily Bread Design's Children of God set (one of their new April sets). But it needed more. So I dug through my sets (including the ones I need to put on eBay!) and came up with a couple of nice additions to the scene. The flowers come from the Stampin' Up! set Paris in the Spring (retired) and the sheep came from another SU set called Udderly Moovelous (also retired).

As you can see, I went a little nuts with the Cuttlebug folders. Thinking about it now, I might've done it slightly different had I made this card again. Next time I would leave the top green section un-cuttlebugged and would cuttlebug the sun's front. I think that would add greater dimension and would be more pleasing to the eye. What do you think? I used the Tiny Bubbles, Swiss Dots, and D'Vine Swirls folders.

I enjoyed coloring the Jesus image using Prismacolor pencils after heat-embossing with Brilliance Graphite Black ink and detail black ep from Judikins. I started with lighter colors and layered darker ones over them.

After coloring the flowers and trimming them down, I cut the image in half and glued the halves behind the "hills" with a little Diamond Glaze. They are also heat-embossed in the same way as is described above.

For the sun, I wanted it to look a bit whimsical, so I didn't try to make the stitching perfect. It's meant to be off. I paper-pierced the scalloped circle just a bit for visual interest. Yes, there's lots of activity on this card! lol

For the inside I carried the "hills" theme using the Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls embossing folder and threw in a couple of sheep to add authenticity. My favorite series EVER is All Creatures Great and Small, and there are lots of sheep to behold on that show (you can see a sweet video clip from the very first episode if you go through the link). I don't recall that there were any brown sheep, but I couldn't figure out a way to make them more white-ish without making them look washed out. So brown it is. Plus, it looks good against the green.

You'll notice that one of the sheep faces the other way. I achieved that by stamping the sheep onto a large shadow stamp, huffing on it, and then stamping it (on white cs).

My inspiration for this card came from Jenn Biederman and her amazing stitched cards and from Angella Brockett and her amazing pottery card (second one in post). Angella's inspiration was a tall card with hills. It's funny, the things that will spark one's creativity. Her card is so awesome, it HAS to inspire. It can't help itself. :)

The inside sentiment also comes from the Children of God set. I slightly goofed when stamping it and was not going to redo the whole inside just for a slight flaw. So the flaw stays. See? I'm getting better about my perfectionism. Or am I just too tired to care? lol Yeah, probably that.

TFL!

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Children of God, SU Paris in the Spring (retired), SU Udderly Moovelous (retired)

CS: Black, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Apricot Appeal, White

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black

Other: Prismacolor pencils, Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles, Swiss Dots, and D'Vine Swirls embossing folders, Nestabilities Classic Scallop Circle Small, Nestabilities Standard Circle Small, sewing machine, paper piercing tool, sponge mat, X-Acto knife (for trimming flowers), 3D-Dots, Diamond Glaze, corner punch, Detail Black ep