Created for a swap with a small group of friends.
I used the original design to make another card leaving off the mulberry.
Guidelines for swap.
Bird
Something natural
Mulberry
My natural was cinnamon and parsley. After die-cutting the tree limb, I added glue in spots, then sprinkled cinnamon on the glue and parsley flakes. I love how it looks in real life. Hard to see in pictures.
Sponged light blue to create cloud affect.
Paper came from scraps donated to my Animal Cause, so I'm not sure of the manufacturer.
Sentiment is Stampin Up Curvy Verses
Took SU Rose Romance and inked up white flower from Michael's scrapbook section. It has a pearl in the middle. Added white pearl puff paint to centers of flowers on branch.
Bottom right corner used Cuttlebug die corner design. Cut off portion of original design to embellish corner. I do that alot with this particular corner element. You can see what the original design looks like on my card here. http://tinyurl.com/4zb5jf
Registered: September 3, 2007 Location: native Texan living in extreme N. GA Posts: 73388
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 @ 6:50 PM
This is amazing! I love the whole bloomin' card! What about the birds? Are they images you cut out, or did you make them? Either way, they're terrific.
Registered: December 2, 2006 Location: Jackson, TN Posts: 7832
Mon, Sep 01, 2008 @ 6:21 PM
So, so beautiful! I love your colors and paper and love those cut out images. Great sketch, wonderful card.
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Registered: December 16, 2005 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 2299
Sat, Sep 06, 2008 @ 1:53 AM
Oh, Elizabeth, this is so beautiful. Love the corner element, never thought about doing that. And the birds are lovely. Cinnamon and parsley? How clever!