More bird things from me...love these little birdhouses from Art Impressions. I cut the sentiment off that encirled the complete image. I watercolored my image to look old and worn.
The colors I used came from The Play Date Cafe challenge #70. They are so bright and cheerful.
The dp has been embossed with a distressed embossing folder and I added leaves made from Kraft cardstock. The frame is a Heartfelt Creations exclusive die made for them by Spellbinders. It has window panes but I removed them for this particular design.
I cannot claim to have made my zipper flower. I have seen a tutorial on making these but I found mine in Wal-Mart. I was checking out some ribbon and looked down the aisle and there it was. That was quite a surprise!
Challenges:
StampinB
The Play Date Cafe
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Fussy and Fancy
Paper Cutz Challenge
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011 GMT Views: 647
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Paper: PTI white cardstock, SU Kraft, unknown dp, Canson watercolor paper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Heartfelt Creations Decorative Window Scene die cut (made exclusively for them by Spellbinders), Cuttlebug emobssing folder-Distressed, Tombow Markers, zipper flower from Wal-Mart, Sizzix branch w/leaves die cut
Registered: July 18, 2006 Location: Beautiful, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 24229
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 @ 5:01 PM
Loving that zipper flower. Great colour combo too.
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Registered: June 10, 2007 Location: BC Posts: 44872
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 @ 8:23 PM
Very cute, Birdzi!!! May I call you that!! What's the zipper flower? I mean, what's next! Lots of lovely birdhouses and colour and texture to your card!!! Great going, Birdzi!!!
Registered: April 18, 2009 Location: Boston suburbs, MA Posts: 14060
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 @ 7:26 PM
FABULOUS card, Benzi! I think this will take high marks at PDCC this week.
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Registered: December 15, 2008 Location: Kingsland, Georgia Posts: 29927
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 @ 6:15 AM
What a wonderous piece of work. From the flower to the frame to the cute birdhouse village and leafy branch it is amazing. How intriguing that zipper flower is. My Walmart wouldn't have anything so extravagant!!! I am luck to find tape there for my cards once and a while. I just love this.
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Registered: May 18, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 24623
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 @ 10:40 AM
Oh man, oh man, that's a coool flower Benzi. Can't believe you found it at Walmart. They don't have too much there now days. Fabulous image and very clever on repurposing some of the items you used. You were very smart today, but I will not call you smartzi; instead, I will call you "wornzi" like your title!!
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Registered: July 17, 2005 Location: Staying inky in eastern Connecticut Posts: 79205
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 @ 2:54 PM
I covet that HC frame...it is high on my wish list.....and that zipper flower is fab, whether you made it or not...It is the first of that type I have ever seen....love it
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Wed, Mar 02, 2011 @ 6:32 PM
Oooh! I see why you had to sell your fence punch - you went out and bought that Heartfelt frame die!!!! Love it. And that zipper flower is very unique! I've not seen a zipper flower before but I think it's pretty neat! Great card B-b-b-b-benzi!
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83136
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 @ 3:20 AM
What a cool find in that zipper flower - and you found it at Walmart? That is really amazing. I like your birdhouses and your coloring is really super! Fun colors and fun frames on this card - hope Spring comes to stay sooner rather than later.
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