We love wildlife and viewing from our own livingroom or front porch is one of the priceless blessings we have on our list. Recently, the birds are getting more active and making more frequent visits to the feeders. The little house wrens that are predominent inspired this card. This weeks TSC was to use corner punch in a different way. I used one of MS corner punches on a nestie label which holds the image panel and then used it again on a piece of scrap DP to make two more upper corners. Punched a matching border for the bottom of the card and add a couple of MS leaf branches. Brought a little bling by applying peeled paint stickles for the look of brads. Final touch, used an O L D raised sticker for the sentiment. The image was a stamp I picked up at HL on the discount isle and used a black marker to just get the image of the bird and not the rest of the background. Colored the image with markers and hi-lighted with a white gel pen. All this while watching the birds in the feeder trying to capture their image as best I can. Ain't easy when they're flitting around from feeder to feeder!
Date: Friday, February 25, 2011 GMT Views: 305
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Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44975
Fri, Feb 25, 2011 @ 5:40 AM
Tater Tot....this is awesome, gal! I love your design...very unique and classy!!! That MS punch set is da bomb! Your tweet wittle birdie is colored to perfection, like only you can do! Marvelous work, dahling!!!!
------------------------------ Lesley Proud Fan Club and RAK Member He is the GOD of the Impossible!!!! Kookzi the Rookzie Punchkateer It is by the grace of God that we take our next breath.
Registered: September 7, 2006 Location: Northern Nevada Posts: 33121
Fri, Feb 25, 2011 @ 6:52 AM
Your punching is fabulous! Love how you made your corners with that punch!! Did you have to wear your goggles when you made this card? I think I see some very light red there! LOL!! I really do love that birdie the mostest!
------------------------------ Happy Stamping! CarrollAnn
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Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Fri, Feb 25, 2011 @ 9:05 AM
Wow, Tater - SOOOO VERY creative using your corner punch on the Top Note die cut AND inside a top note Die cut negative!! Having the complimentary border at the bottom, and and repeating in the top corners of your card worked out Fabulous!!
Love your sweet little birdie - and hoping he is a sign of spring that we all need to see right now - you really did a great job on this challenge - LYMI
------------------------------ SUE aka GREENIE - Twisted Sistah Handmade cards because..No one displays an email on their mantle, or saves a FB post in a box of treasures! Nothing is impossible with God!
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Posts: 38589
Fri, Feb 25, 2011 @ 9:40 PM
Tater, you sooo worked this TSC sista! I love that sweet lil bird and also your story! (I come home at lunch to feed my lil critters! Love 'em!) Your corners are fabulous, and soo fancy! (The windmills of my mind don't turn 'right', ya know?) Very creative, as usual. Beautiful mix of papers, and wonderful lil branch for your critter to rest. Hugs...LYMI
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83658
Sun, Feb 27, 2011 @ 5:29 PM
I am in punch heaven looking at this card - your punch tally is high. What a great card - love the papers and the punching (especially the punching). That bird is so darn cute!!!!
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni