Congratulations Dawn on being this weeks featured stamper.... You have such an amazing gallery, I loved looking at all your beautiful cards....
I chose to case this lovely card - "Cardinal Christmas" CC184, Cardinal Christmas by flowergal36 at Splitcoaststampers
I didn't have the same cardinal stamp as hers - but I do have this cute, fluffy little cardinal stamp ( I think he's fluffed his feathers up because it cold and snowy out)
I changed the stamp, colours, made mine a square card. I kept the same Christmas theme.
Cardinal image is stamped on watercolour paperwith stazon jet black, coloured with reinkers. I cut the bird out and popped it up on a square piece of WC which I had run through the cuttlebug with the swiss dot folder. I added the MS branches. Applied puffy white paint and stickles to the branches and raised CB dots. Matted with handsome hunter and ruby red. Stitched around edges. Main card is 5 x 5 ruby red, next handsome hunter then the dp - sponged edges with ruby red, sewed around edges. Stamped sentiment in ruby red on WC paper, cut out with oval nestability, sponged edge, matted with scalloped handsome hunter scalloped oval. Applied puffy white paint and stickles. Tied on the plaid ribbon.
Date: Saturday, November 29, 2008 GMT Views: 732
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Registered: November 14, 2005 Location: Atkins, Iowa Posts: 630
Sun, Nov 30, 2008 @ 12:02 AM
What an adorable, fluffy little cardinal!! I don't know that I've used the word fluffy for a bird before though! The branches are fantastic and I love the font on the sentiment!
Registered: July 26, 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 11788
Sun, Nov 30, 2008 @ 2:57 AM
WOW - this is awesome!!!! I love that you've put the puff paint and stickles on everything....including the swiss dots!!! Genius!!! Fabulous job using the MS punch and the stitching and paper are great!!!!
Registered: June 14, 2008 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 6675
Sun, Nov 30, 2008 @ 4:31 AM
Fabulous card and a great case. You hve coloured that little bird so well, he does look fluffy, I think it is because of the cold too, you have portrayed it so well with the different elements you have used, absolutely stunning - it is all so effective, I think I am going to put another blanket on the bed tonight - brrrrr!!! Thanks for sharing!
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Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44898
Sun, Nov 30, 2008 @ 5:37 AM
Wonderful card!!! I love the MS branch punches!!! Terrific image!
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