I made this card for my daughter's 20th birthday and specifically chose Corellas for the main image as she really loves them and enjoys their visits to our garden. We are so lucky to live on the edge of the country surrounded by Australian native flora and have all manner of native birds visit us which we really love. This is also another card for the Free for All Friday F4A631 Challenge of FREE AS A BIRD where you need to add a bird or birds to your card. There are no time limits for SCS Challenges so you can play along anytime :-) Please see this link for details on the Challenge: F4A631 - 3/25/22 - Free as a Bird by ohmypaper! at Splitcoaststampers
The main image is diecut decoupage called 'Cockatoo' by Couture Creations from their Sunburnt Country range. This sheet has other Australian native birds on them - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and Major Mitchell Cockatoo. I layered the Corellas up using 0.5mm dimensionals then glued them onto dusky rose cardstock then navy blue. These were diecut using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circle and Nesting Scallop Circle dies. The dusky rose cardstock dry embossed central panel is a small embossing folder by Hobby Central which I have had for ages and its exact name is unknown I tried an internet seach and came up with nothing. The folder is about 1 inch in width with just a single row of flowers and dots. If you know what it is, please leave me a comment below.
The top and bottom designer papers came from KMart (Australia) and are by Anko - Flora and Fauna Mini Paper Stack. The sentiment is also by Couture Creations from the Sweeping Plains Ephemera Set and was popped up on 1mm dimensionals.
I punched a heart from pink glitter cardstock using a Carl CP8 heart duo punch (I used the smallest heart) and glued them to each corner of the card using Tombow Mono Aqua glue.
The bottom dusky rose and navy blue cardstock layers were trimmed to 1/16" and 1/8" respectively using my Perfect Layers Tools. Once my card front was finished, I glued it to a white card base using Tombow Mono Multi glue. Finished size is 146mm x 146mm or 5-3/4" x 5-3/4".
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Date: Saturday, July 15, 2023 GMT Views: 217
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Paper: Anko Flora and Fauna 6" x 6" Mini Paper Stack 43-247-448 (KMart Australia), Couture Creations Sweeping Plains Ephemera Set C0727980 + Sunburnt Country Cockatoo C0727192 diecut decoupage
Paper Size: SQ
Ink: None
Accessories: BS, Dies: Lifestyle Nesting Circle/Scallop Circle, Carl CP8 heart duo punch, dimensionals, BS, Hobby Central ef, Tombow Mono Multi + Mono Aqua glue, Perfect Layers Tools, cs: dusky rose, navy blue, pink glitter, white card base
Techniques: Paper Tole, diecut decoupage, dry embossing
Registered: February 27, 2007 Location: LaCrosse, Wisconsin Posts: 39770
Sun, Jul 16, 2023 @ 4:49 AM
It must be wonderful to see such exotic birds on a daily basis...maybe not exotic to you but certainly to me. Nothing remotely that colorful here in the US midwest. What a lovely birthday card.
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Registered: August 27, 2014 Location: Santa Rosa, Texas Posts: 12127
Mon, Jul 17, 2023 @ 4:57 PM
Love the textured paper on your panels, highlighting your gorgeous birds. The soft color scheme you chose is beautiful and allows the main image to shine. Beautifully created. Thanks for sharing.