Hi there. I'm so glad you stopped by!
I've been lax in doing Christmas cards and will be sorry when it's time to send
them if I don't start working on them.
I didn't use this die set nearly enough last year.
The chickadee and pine boughs were cut from mixed media paper and watercolored
with a combination of inks. I added some sparkly snow to the branches.
The embossing on the label was done with the nesting dies after it was cut.
Challenges:
Christmas Kickstart - Season's Tweetings (Use a bird)
Krafty Chicks #821 - CAS
Simply Clean & Simple - Optional Theme: Things that Fly
Card Recipe
Stamps: BP Fancy Sentiments (SB)
Ink: Rustic Wilderness, Pine Needles, Vintage Photo, Smoky Gray, Basic Gray, Crisp Cantaloupe, Peach Parfait (SU), Black Marker (SU), Whisper White, BP Black (Spl)
Paper: Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Kraft
Other: Hemlock Cones & Chickadee dies, Scrolled Punch & Pierce Plate, Mirrored Arch Labels (all SB), Fancy Sentiments Die (SB), Sparkle Texture Effects (MS)
Enjoy!
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Your sweet and thoughtful comments warm my heart!
I'll never tire of seeing this little darling - any time of the year! He is a wonderful treat on your gorgeous Christmas card, Bonnie - love the sparkle of snow and those teensy cones!
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What a great idea to use the nesting dies to emboss the label, Bonnie. The chickadee is so cute as the star of the card.
ReplyDeleteYou make the best bird cards and this is another great one. The colors are spot on and brings him to life.
ReplyDeleteI love your wintery bird....that background is simply amazing, though!!! The whole card makes me smile!
ReplyDeleteWe're thinking the same, Bonnie, and I need to make better progress, too. This is the sweetest little chickadee on the pretty home panel and background. I love a nature themed card any time of year!
ReplyDeleteLove all the texture on the white parts of this card and that’s a sweet little bird perching on the frosty branch, great card! Thanks for joining the fun at Christmas Kickstart this month!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully designed card, Bonnie. I really like the embossing of the card panel, those beautiful little openwork patterns. It adds a wonderful touch to the card and really showcases the pretty bird on the spruce branch. A wonderful card for your Christmas collection.
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BożenA xx
Beautiful! Love your die technique
ReplyDeleteI'm behind on my Christmas cards too. Love this one - beautiful chickadee, great frosty branches, fabulous Spellbinders label die.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful, elegant card Bonnie.
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Maxine
I hear ya about getting to those Christmas cards Bonnie and just made one yesterday myself! Your Chickadee is so beautifully water colored and looks so sweet all nestled in those snowy and sparkly branches! Love the teeny, tiny pinecones too! Loving all the pretty embossing also! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteI hear you on being late on Christmas cards. I can't believe it's still only May and I'm worried about my stash! LOVE your little chickadee. He's so sweet on the frosty pines.
ReplyDeleteBirds are one of my favourite images and this one is so sweet and pretty Bonnie, and I love the pine boughs and cones looking very seasonal with the added sparkly snow, and the label shaped mat over the wonderful pierced background work beautifully. x
ReplyDeleteOh Bonnie . . . this is simply beautiful! Awesome job! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Simply Clean & Simple challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Simply Clean & Simple Co-Owner
Such a pretty Christmas card with that little chickadee in the snowy pine branches. Love your card Bonnie. I am behind on my Christmas cards also. I better get busy too.
ReplyDeleteSweet! Love this adorable bird on a pine branch, Bonnie. Great waercolouring. And finished with a beauifully shaped label. I'm way behind where I want to be with my stock of Christmas cards as well. Time to make multiples. :) xx
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you're doing it, but I am turning into a bird fan. ANother fabulous card.
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