I made this one for a couple of challenges: today's Featured Stamper (congrats, Nicole!) challenge and Betty's Stamping in Time (SNTODBD02) challenge featuring Our Daily Bread designs images.
For the FS challenge, I chose Nicole's Crimson Silhouettes to case. I changed the images, colors and turned it on its side, but I kept the oval centerpiece w/ a rectangular shape beneath it.
I'm using images from Our Daily Bread designs' Sing to the Lord set. The bird, sentiment and one extra flower were all stamped in dk red. I used Prismacolor pencils to add some color and before you start wondering, I have no idea what kind of sparrow this is supposed to be. I just colored him to go with my dp, lol. Oval Nesties and the Out of the Box Nestie tech was used for the bird image. Graduated sizes of ovals were used for the additional layers (I used both the Large Petite ovals and the Small Petite ovals to get these sizes) and I layered them offset toward the top of the ovals. All the ovals are backed with some thin chipboard to give them added dimension. A little soft sand ink was sponged around the edges of the image oval.
On the soft yellowish print layer, I added some doodling with a burgundy Micron pen. On the burgundy band, I used a branch border folder to emboss it. The sentiment was cut out of the box as well and attached to a burgundy layer.
Thanks so much for looking! It'a on my blog w/ closeups: The Write Stuff
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Registered: July 26, 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 11788
Sun, Jan 31, 2010 @ 4:02 PM
Julie this is absolutely STUNNING girl!!! LOVE the colours you've used and this bird is beautiful cut out and layered like that!!! Love how you cut out the verse too!!!!
Registered: April 6, 2005 Location: Stuarts Draft, Virginia Posts: 14401
Sun, Jan 31, 2010 @ 4:27 PM
So many wonderful details on this gorgeous card, Julie!! LOVE it!
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Posts: 38589
Sun, Jan 31, 2010 @ 4:36 PM
Wow! This is completely gorgeous! I had to look so long to take it all in. And, boy, is it all there! I love how you placed the nesties for that sweet bird to rest on, and the wonderful colors you used! Show-stopper! The lovely verse is icing on the cake!
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11
Registered: August 29, 2007 Location: Cambridge, Ontario Canada Posts: 20999
Sun, Jan 31, 2010 @ 5:55 PM
Julie, thank you so much for casing one of my cards today.
I think that your card is so incredibly beautiful that I don't know where to start. First, I LOVE IT ALL!!!!
I love the gorgeous colors, the beautiful bird, the fab.dp, the popping of the image, it looks great turned sideways, the hand done squiggles and flourishes and the inspirering sentiment. WOW!!
Hugs, Nicole
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Registered: May 18, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 24623
Sun, Jan 31, 2010 @ 6:01 PM
Julie, an EXTREMELY beautiful version of Nichole's card as FS today. This is SO BEAUTIFUL in every way - the details, colors, image, layers - MAGNIFICENT!! TFS!
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