They made me think of this retired SU set Seasonal Birds and I thought this would make a fun Mother's Day card. I used the Fancy Tags die to make a "plate rack". I cut the center part of that out using a rectangle die.
Each bird was stamped and punched with a 1 1/2" circle. I colored the birds with colored pencils (which acts as a resist since they're wax based) and then sponged background color in. I pressed each circle into a Versamark pad and then coated it with Glassy Glaze EP and clear EP. I melted this and then did another coat of clear powder and melted that for a smooth finish.
I wasn't really sure how to finish the card. It might have worked better to just do a long rectangle card for this, but I went with a 5" X 7" to fit the length of the "plate rack". So to balance the card I embossed the bottom left corner of the card with the Elegant Bouquet folder from SU and then added a greeting.
Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011 GMT Views: 2775
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Sat, Mar 19, 2011 @ 10:48 AM
This looks just like those plate holders and your little plates remind me of my X husband's grandmother's china painting talents. Fabulous card, Kathy.
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