This is my sample for CC796. Stef is our hostess and she chose real red, garden green and pool party for her color trio. Dessert Option this week is use your favorite yellow.
When I saw these colors, I thought of Christmas. So I decided to use this cardinal stamp from Stampin'-Up. I colored the cardinal with real red Stampin' Blends and highlighted with a bit of cherry cobbler. I used the daffodil delight Stampin' blend for the beak and that also covered dessert.
For the branch and leaves I used Prismacolor Pencils in a shade that matched garden green and a shade that matched soft suede (neutral). The sentiment is from the same stamp set. I attached the cardinal and the sentiment banner with dimensional adhesive. I wanted it lifted off the background slightly.
My background paper is from the feels like frost designer collection. I love this paper and just bought another complete pack to create more Christmas cards. It's retired but I found it on Ebay.
That's my card, I hope I have given you a bit of inspiration for a way to use these colors. Can't wait to see all your creations in our gallery.
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105288
Tue, Jun 16, 2020 @ 6:48 AM
Great bg dp for that beautiful cardinal, Mary!
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Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31240
Tue, Jun 16, 2020 @ 8:05 AM
I love the way your birds sits perfectly in the middle of the pine needles on the dp, Mary! Beautiful bg for your bright red cardinal! Love this Christmas card~
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Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79904
Tue, Jun 16, 2020 @ 2:50 PM
This cardinal looks very handsome on that lovely design paper you chose for your background. I have been really enjoying the cardinal family that comes and visits us on a daily basis this summer.
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