I love all birds and especially the bright cardinals.
And they are really beautiful when it snows!
I've stamped this fella on mixed media paper and had fun
watercoloring.
If you look close you can see that I stamped and heat embossed pine
braches around the frame. I wanted to keep this CAS but with a bit of
extra interest.
Challenges:
CAS Christmas - Christmas Birds
Krafty Chicks - Clean & Simple
Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.
Enjoy!
Card Recipe
Stamps: Snowy Branch Cardinal, Pine Branch (both Impression Obsession), Christmas Sentiments (PB)
Ink: Archival Jet Black (Ranger), Distress Markers (Festive Berries, Barn Door, Ripe Persimmon, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Pumice Stone), SU Markers (Real Red, Cherry Cobbler)
Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore 300 series), Neenah
Other: Distress Re-inkers (Tumbled Glass, Speckled Egg, Wilted Violet), Caran D'ache Supracolor Pencils (Black, Umber, Reddish Orange), White EP, Double Pierced Rectangle Die (AE), Dazzling Details (ret. SU), Nuvo Crystal Glaze
Oh, Bonnie. Isn't this beautiful. He actually lives at my house with his wife. We call them Hank and Hazel. What a great card. I love it. [Bunny]
ReplyDeleteWhat a striking card! The beautifully colored cardinal sitting so peacefully on the snowy branch and the heartfelt sentiment...ahh, makes me feel peaceful.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous watercoloring on this beautiful cardinal image, Bonnie!! I love the white embossed frame too - so subtly stunning!!
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful! Love your attention to detail with the embossed frame - looks so special, Jo x
ReplyDeleteI love all your bird cards, but this one is absolutely STUNNING Bonnie!! Your water coloring on that cardinal is perfection my friend!! And your snowy branches look so much like ice with the sparkle! And thanks for pointing out the embossed pine branches on the frame...I completely missed them at first but a wonderful added touch! Lovely, lovely card Bonnie! Have a wonderful weekend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteThis bright red Cardinal looks great sitting on the snowy branches Bonnie and love the beautiful blue sky too and love the frame enhanced with some white embossed pine branches...such an elegant card. x
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! Your coloring and the cardinal stamp are both exquisite. Love the subtle addition of the embossed pine branches. Elegant!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous image and so beautifully coloured Bonnie - I could just see the embossed branches - what a great way to add subtle interest.
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Blessing
Maxine
Ohh ...the stamped and heat embossing outside the frame is a wonderful added extra Bonnie x. What a stunning cardinal and the most beautiful colouring x. Loving the way you did the branches and the snow too. A real 'WOW' of a card Bonnie x.
ReplyDeleteThis is truly magnificent, a gorgeous image and card.
ReplyDeleteFaith x
What ab amazing job you did painting this! Just WOW, Bonnie! That cardinal is gorgeous! You’ve created such a perfect wash for a background too. We will be lining up for watercolor lessons after seeing this one!
ReplyDeleteBonnie, it can't be Christmas card season until we see a brilliant red Cardinal - yours is so very handsome! What a beautiful card!
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The subtle frame is so pretty but it's those ice crystals that stand out to me. That lovely red cardinal perched on the branch is gorgeous. Beautiful card, Bonnie.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Christmas card, Bonnie! Beautiful watercoloring on the cardinal and your background is just perfect! I love all the texture on the berries, too! So glad you joined in the fun at CAS Christmas! xx
ReplyDeleteA real STUNNER!
ReplyDeleteWow! You are so talented, my friend. Your watercolouring is amazing! LOVE this card! xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Bonnie, love your watercolouring and white on white embossing on the frame :)
ReplyDeleteWOW! Your cardinal looks stunning !! I love the way you painted it with a watercolor. His head looks so dignified, I love the black spot so characteristic of these birds. I regret it because I never saw the cardinal in reality, but for me it is the most beautiful winter bird. I also love the white embossed twigs on the card frame, a perfect solution to add details that are actually so subtle that the card still remains the perfect CAS
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Your bright red cardinal is so handsome and stunning, Bonny! Your watercoloring is simply amazing, and the heat-embossed pine branches are wonderful additional details! Love this card, my friend!
ReplyDeleteHideko xx
So beautiful, Bonnie. The colours and your watercolouring is gorgeous. Love the embossed pine on your frame.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Love the beautiful cardinal, and the additional of the embossed pine branches is perfect -- understated yet pack a delightful punch
ReplyDeleteI love cardinals on Christmas cards - their red colour is so perfect. Love your colouring of both the bird and the beautiful sky.
ReplyDeleteHi Bonnie! I love this cardinal image and you have colored it perfectly! I really like the offset layout and the embossed snowflakes...they add just the right touch of texture to this CAS card!
ReplyDeleteHugs - Rachelle : )
Gorgeous card, my friend! Love that watercolored bird, so beautiful! Hope you're doing well. I started PT today. I'm exhausted again! LOL. Glad you played with us at Krafty Chicks! HUGS!
ReplyDeleteI do love Cardinals and we have lots of them here in Northern Florida.
ReplyDeleteThis card has been colored to perfection - bravo Bonnie!
Sandy xx
We don't have cardinals in the UK but they always seem such magical birds to me. I love your bright guy perched in those icy branches and giving the glowing berries a run for their money! Vicky x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful watercoloring, Bonnie, and I'm with you on the birds. Love them all and enjoy watching them at the feeders.
ReplyDeleteThis mister Cardinal is gorgeous, your painting is sensation on him. WOW!
ReplyDeleteYour berries look dimensional too. Lovely card!