So happy to see Sabrina (Cook22) as the FS today!! As soon as I saw her Winter Bird in the Woods card I knew I wanted to CASE it.
I have the same Aspen Trees TCW template and I loved how she used it on her card.
Things I changed - I sponged my trees on white cardstock instead of patterned paper - I used a different bird (the cardinal is my favorite!) and made the snowy ground with a torn piece of white card stock covered with Crystal Ice Stickles instead of paint. I had a little trouble masking and sponging my moon behind the trees - it's not quite a perfect circle (!?!) and my colors kept mixing when I was sponging the different areas. It took me a few tries to figure out just how you did that Sabrina!!
My card is 4 1/4" x 4 1/4"
The cardinal is a mini die from Tim Holtz - I colored the black bit on his face and feet with a marker and I sponged all the edges with Ranger Distress Brushed Corduroy. He's popped up on the snow with foam tape.
Thanks for your wonderful inspiration Sabrina - and enjoy your week in the FS gallery!
This is also for this months Central Theme - Baby it's Cold outside!
Accessories: cardinal die - Mini Cardinal and Poinsettia Tim Holtz Alterations, foam tape, black marker, Crystal Ice Stickles, Aspen Trees Template - The Crafter's Workshop
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Creative Crew SU Design Team Alumni
Registered: April 4, 2006 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 4154
Sun, Dec 30, 2012 @ 4:20 PM
This is such a bright and warm winter card! That template has to be one of the best out there-I love it too. It is amazing how many different looks you can get with it.
Registered: April 22, 2005 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 10892
Sun, Dec 30, 2012 @ 5:00 PM
Beautiful work, Julia. This card got my attention too but without that great template it just would not work for me. Love that beautiful cardinal too. tfs
