A big congrats to Tracy, the newest Featured Stamper! She has such a beautiful gallery & after much browsing, I chose THIS to case. I kept the birds theme & stitched layer, but I used different images, different colors & drew a frame around my birds instead of a die cut frame.
I put the cardinals into my Misti, stamped, colored then overstamped them. They were stamped off to the left side a bit because I wanted room to add some snowflakes & I had already planned to draw a box frame around them. The cardinals were masked & the snowflakes stamped w/ the Distress ink then a layer of designer paper was added behind.
Congrats again, Tracy! Thanks so much for looking. Closeups & Copic colors are on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Sunday, January 7, 2018 GMT Views: 683
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Registered: March 8, 2005 Location: Halfway between Dallas and Houston Posts: 23975
Sun, Jan 07, 2018 @ 9:11 PM
Wonderful showcase for these pretty birds! Red birds on a snowy branch is the perfect Christmas card IMO. I love how the DP borders the white frame in the foreground! It's all gorgeous!
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Wonderful take on her card - really different and yet a similar concept. I have a Cypress tree outside of my loft (craft studio) window. I love seeing the birds sitting out there.
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31102
Sat, Jan 13, 2018 @ 9:59 AM
Simply Beautiful, Julie! Cardinals are Virginia's state bird. They look just like this in the winter here...the males stand out so against the snow clad bushes~
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 82468
Sat, Jan 13, 2018 @ 12:36 PM
Gorgeous!!! What a pretty image and you colored it up so beautifully, Julie!!
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