Hi there. I'm so glad you stopped by!
Awhile back my friend Nance came for a playdate and she brought
some of her new dies to share.
I went to town with this cardinal.
I die cut the birds from mixed media paper and colored with Distress re-inkers
used as watercolors.
I'm taking this one to Can You Handle the Pressure where it's
Anything Goes using an Embossing Folder with an option of Food or Drink.
Maybe the berries would be food for the birds?
Next up is a CAS version for Simply Clean and Simple where I used
the option of Holidays/Winter.
And finally a pair for the Triple B Challenge where they ask for
Birds, Butterflies and/or Blooms.
Card Recipe (card 1)
Stamps: Season's Greetings (TSG OOB)
Ink: Handsome Hunter
Paper: Soft Seafoam, Real Red, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White
Other: Cardinal Duo die (WF), Holly EF (SB), Dainty Floral Vine die (SSS), Distress Re-inkers (Candied Apple, Barn Door), Copics (G24, G82, G46)
Card Recipe (card 2)
Stamps: Season's Greetings (TSG OOB)
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar
Paper: Neenah Natural, Baked Brown Sugar, Mixed Media
Other: Cardinal Duo die (WF), Distress Re-inkers (Candied Apple, Barn Door), Wintry EF (SU), Stitched Circles (SSS), Slim Diagonal Stitched Rectangle die (PFS), Winterberry Sprig (PS), Copics (E25, R29)
Card Recipe (card 3)
Stamps: PP Merry & Bright Sentiments (SB)
Ink: Lumberjack Plaid, Barn Door, Aged Mahogany, Spiced Marmalade, Black Soot, Crushed Olive, Brushed Corduroy)
Paper: Neenah Solar White, Kraft, Black, Mixed Media
Other: Holly EF (SB), Cardinal Duo dies (WF), Berry Sprig, MB), Copics (E25, R29)
Enjoy!
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All four of your beautiful Cardinals look very much at home on your wonderful Christmas cards, Bonnie! I can vouch for them enjoying berries - and I love watching the male feeding his mate! Could be why I love card 3 the most!
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OH my friend . . . these are all just BEAUTIFUL!! I love cardinals and you've showcased them beautifully on each & every card creation!! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Simply Clean & Simple and Can You Handle the Pressure challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Simply Clean & Simple Co-Owner
Can You Handle the Pressure Co-Owner
I have been enjoying the cardinals perching in the snowy trees where they are highlighted so well. Your feathered friends are beautifully colored and arranged on your cards, Bonnie.
ReplyDeleteOoops ... forgot to thank you for sharing these beauties with us over on our Triple B challenge also! Such wonderful inspiration! Thanks!
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DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Triple B Challenge Co-Owner
We could use some warm hugs - it's cold here in Northern Florida!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful red Cardinals - such deep and rich red. You just can't beat red and green together. The colors on your first card are so fresh and clean. I always enjoy studying what embossing you have used on a card. So much to see and ponder.
Sandy xx
Your cardinals are colored beautifully on each card Bonnie and you have them perched just right. Love the design of each card.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards! Your coloring is fabulous (perfect coloring for the female Cardinal, and male of course) and I love each of the card designs.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards with a terrific cardinal die. It's so nice Nance comes over and you get to share with each other.
ReplyDeleteAll four birds are stunning, as are the cards! I love each one and the tag on the last card is pretty interesting too
ReplyDeleteYour trio of cards are all absolutely BEAUTIFUL Bonnie, and I'm especially loving the last card with the male AND female Cardinals...both soooo pretty! Loving the white embossed backgrounds too...sure makes the birdies and branches all POP! Lovely, lovely cards my friend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteThat cardinal certainly is star of the show xx
ReplyDeleteI can see why you went to town, it's a pretty cardinal and I love all three of your marvelous makes!
ReplyDeleteThree wonderful cards featuring these beautiful die cut cardinals so prettily coloured Bonnie, and I love the leaves and berries leafy circle which the cardinal is perching on and also that lovely embossed background on the first, than the pretty stitched circle and added berry branch, and lastly the pair of cardinals each on a berry branch with some more wonderful embossing in the background. x
ReplyDeleteI love all of the cards, but then I really love cardinals on Christmas cards! Those are especially nice cardinal dies. I might have to look for them. And wonderful embossed backgrounds! Great idea to call the berries food for the birds so it qualifies as food for Can You Handle the Pressure!
ReplyDeleteOh your cardinals are lovely. We had at one point 7 cardinal pairs in our back yard in MD. I miss them. I have yet to see a cardinal here in OH and that is the state bird...
ReplyDeleteOh, how beautiful ALL your cardinal cards are! You've done these dies proud with your designs and coloring. We don't have cardinals here, but the Stellar's Jays look just like them in blue. I don't know if cardinals are as noisy.
ReplyDeleteI love your cardinals, and three wonderful cards xx
ReplyDeleteThree beautiful cards using Nance's cardinal die. I love the first one with the cardinal perched on the wreath with the dry embossing in the background ... gorgeous! The CAS design of your second card really makes the cardinal shine. And the third card is so cool with using the die to create a different type of bird. So creative, my friend! xx
ReplyDeleteMore fantastic cardinal cards! You definitely got your money’s worth out of this cardinal. T
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