Hi! This card was made for today's Technique Lover's Challenge: Becca Stamps' Circles!
Speedy the Cat has spent the last two NIGHTS chattering at "our" pair of Cardinals who are building their nest...AT NIGHT! He sits at the window and makes a racket, so I can't sleep. Last night I went out and noticed the birds' problem...Our feral cats! That's right! The cats are SLEEPING in the tree! No wonder the Cardinals are having to work at night! Leave it to animals to ADAPT!!!
So, in honor of the birds, and MY sleepless night number 2, I used a bird image for my card!
The decorative circle was made by using a circle die cut. I used the retired SU! corner punch to make the design. This was done by punching around the circle. I didn't measure like Becca...I'm too lazy! LOL! I just punched once. I punched again, across from the first punch. Then, I punched beside that punch and across, and so on. See my blog for a tutorial!
After I punched, I cut the piece from the middle where it was still attached. Then, I stamped the BIRD image onto the Riding Hood Red in Cranberry Crisp. This really toned down the color.
The bird was stamped in Noir Black Palette Hybrid ink and colored with SU! markers. I blended with an Aqua Painter. It was cut out and mounted with foam tape.
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Creative Crew SU Design Team Alumni
Registered: January 7, 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 42871
Mon, Nov 03, 2008 @ 10:53 AM
There is just so much I could comment about on today's card, Faith. It's especially beautiful. Your bird is so, so gorgeous. He has that gorgeous medallion behind him and your background is so interesting. Overall, a stunner. Thanks for inspiring us every day.
------------------------------ Kathy Stamp n Sip with me
Registered: January 29, 2005 Location: Santa Rosa Beach, FL Posts: 2946
Mon, Nov 03, 2008 @ 3:33 PM
I love that bird. You did a fantastic job with it. We had a Cardinal when we lived in Omaha that would sit in a tree in front of a window, take a flying go into the window. She would do this over and over, day after day and returned every year and always did the same thing.