Today's Free4All challenge was to distress your card in some way. I'm not a big "distresser," so I just ran a blade around the edge of the white panel to distress just a bit. Oh, does my Tim Holtz distress ink count? My card is also to honor this week's Queen for the Day -- AudreyAnn. She has a gorgeous gallery, and I CASEd her Cardinal Christmas 2010. I used her layout and Christmas cardinal theme, but made the following changes:
* Added a red cardbase
* Used a different Spellbinders die
* Used a different cardinal image
* Sponged in red instead of green
* Used Stickles instead of glitter
Congratulations, AudreyAnn, for being this week's Queen for the Day!
Date: Friday, November 2, 2012 GMT Views: 1259
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Creative Crew SU Design Team Alumni
Registered: May 18, 2004 Location: Southwest Michigan Posts: 36996
Fri, Nov 02, 2012 @ 7:54 AM
Your cardinal and holly are so beautiful colored - so vibrant, and the simplicity of the remainder of the card puts the focis on that gorgeous image perfectly! Love this.
------------------------------ Claudia Splitcoast Fan Club Member
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74758
Fri, Nov 02, 2012 @ 8:18 AM
This is such pretty sponging to make this beautiful cardinal pop right out there. Distress inks have to count. LOL
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92424
Fri, Nov 02, 2012 @ 8:42 AM
Lois, your subtle distressed edges go so nicely with your lovely cardinal image. Think we were both in a "cardinal state of mind" today! : ) A very pretty card.
Registered: November 9, 2004 Location: Hampton Roads, VA Posts: 9413
Fri, Nov 02, 2012 @ 10:20 AM
Lois - this is so much fun !!! Your card is pure perfection. I love the colors, the card base which shows off the distressing so nicely, love your amazing sponging, your wonderful coloring and stickles, my goodness it's just gorgeous. Thank you for playing today - it means so much. Huge hugs!!