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Today's card could be used for a winter birthday but I chose to make it
into a Christmas card.
I started with a piece of Grout Gray from MFT and stamped some leaves with
white pigment ink and heat embossed them. Then I stamped the pine branches.
Any ink over the embossing wipes off with a paper towel. A little script stamp in a
light gray added more interest to the background.
The cardinal was cut from Real Red cardstock and sponged with Cherry Cobbler
ink over the edges. A Sharpie was used to color his bill.
I had some pine branches sitting out and popped one over the stamping and added
a berry branch too. The bird fluttered over and landed on the branch.
Another one for my Christmas stash.
Challenges:
ABC Christmas - C is for Crimson
Christmas Kickstart #108 - Out of the woods
Jingle Belles - Christmas music (Joy to the World)
Card Recipe
Stamps: Forever Fern (SU), Pine (Inkadinkadoo), Christmas Sentiments (KC), Vintage Ephemera (W9)
Ink: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Going Gray, Cherry Cobbler, Morning Mist (VC)
Paper: Grout Gray, Smokey Slate, Real Red
Other: Small Cardinal Set (DD), Pine Bough die (Grtry), Winterberry Sprig die (MB), Tasteful Textile EF (SU)
Enjoy!
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6 comments:
Cardinals are always in season! A lot of interesting texture. Christmas?? It's all I can do to keep up with family and friend's birthdays
Sandy XX
Bonnie, your white embossed leaves are really incredible - what a wonderful collection of stamps and dies you've used for your Cardinal! Even the scripty stamping is lovely and that sweet sentiment brings it all home so perfectly!
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That cardinal is loving the beautiful place you gave him to perch, Bonnie. Mixing the white leaves with the pines was a great idea.
Cardinals are always beautiful and amazing, this is no different. Your variety of branches and leaves are beautiful too
I completely agree with you, Bonnie, that this card could also be a birthday card. Adding gray ink to the stamped pine branches was a brilliant touch. They look impressive and very natural. The white leaves contrast beautifully with this gorgeous cardinal.
xx
What a beautiful bird and I love the effect of the white embossing xx
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