It has been awhile since I did my "challenge hoarding thing". I cramed 4 challenges into this card. The obvious one is Robins fun F4A239 to use birds. I LOVE bird motifs, especially goofy birds like these. For Sabrina's TLC500 she gave us a terrific stamp etching technique. It is easier to see IRL, but all of the leaves have stamp etching. Out of my HUGE collection of stamps, not a single outline leaf stamp could be found. I have a outline palm tree so I amputated the trunks and used the tops as leaves. Now for the CAS291, to CASE a card from Brenda's terrific gallery. I NEVER CASE cards because of a purely technical reason ( or in my case, an abscense of technical ability). I can only upload photos from my tablet and not from my lap top. However, I can't do those hyperlink things on my tablet...everyone roll their eyes and think "it's a wonder she can dress and feed herself". So,I don't CASE things since I can't link to the origional. But I just had to do this one. I saw this great card by Brenda recently and loved it. And, as we all say over and over, I have that stamp (the hang in there sign) and have never used it. Brenda's card is from Sept 15 and is called "CAS290 Hang in there". I kept the layout with the scallop square frame and the sign hanging from the main image. I changed the colors from red and pink to tropical colors. I changed the clothes line with clothes to a vine with birds. The final challenge was the MMTPT321 to make cards to cheer up Greg who is batteling cancer. Greg is an english teacher so our theme was reading. Since many famous books take place after being ship wrecked on a tropical island (Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, Swiss Family Robinson), I did these tropical birds. TFL and have a great rest of the week, Francie
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 GMT Views: 1716
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What a bright and cheerful card! And right you are about great books that are set on tropical islands! You are sure to put a smile on Greg's face with this beautiful card! TFS
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Thu, Sep 25, 2014 @ 3:37 PM
I love the clothes line full of tropical birds. Your coloring is so perfect and cheerful and your etching technique turned out great. Really nice card.
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Thu, Sep 25, 2014 @ 4:00 PM
So colorful, cute and well done! Love your colors and the fun way you did the frame. The sentiment is great! Fun card for this challenge!!! Hugz!
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Registered: October 26, 2009 Location: Oakhurst, near Yosemite Nat'l Park. Posts: 46783
Fri, Sep 26, 2014 @ 4:34 PM
OMGosh, every time I look in this gallery there are still more bird cards!! You would think that you girls like birds or something! Hee!! I love this very colorful bird card!! So beautiful with all the lovely color! Thanks for playing...again! Gorgeous, gorgeous!!
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Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563
Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563