I have indeed been indoors most of the day creating these two cards which I am thrilled with . I have 4 male Birthdays for September so I thought that I had better make a start .
This first one was created using Top Note die cut with Big Shot , ! 1/4" square Punch , Curly label punch , a selection of dsp , some scrap SU ribbon and SU card stock. Sentiment from SU set Short &Sweet. I thought that I may have overdone the sponging on the edges a bit . What do you think?
Once again I have used the Big Shot with dry embossing folders for the two layers[ stripes and dots] and the curly label Punch for the sentiment from set , Sincere Salutations , while the bird image, which has been paper pieced, is from set, Friends 24-7.
For another embellishment I added a feather from my stash .
Well I hope that you have found these cards interesting today . Wishing you just the best kind of day and thanks again for calling in . I'd be thrilled to hear from you .
Catch you again soon , cheers Shirley-Anne
I love both these cards. I have such a hard time with male cards, you have done a fabulous job. You DID not do too much distressing with the top card, I love the look. How did you do the bird? Did you stamp it with colored ink or color it in.? I really like the way it came out. Thanks for the inspiration.:)
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Thank you Stephanie. I coloured whole image with markers , for first stamping and then cut the lot out . For the bird I again used markers and cut just the bird body and layered it over first stamping .
ReplyDeleteBoth great cards Shirley Anne but the top one is my favourite!!!! Love the quilted look!
ReplyDeleteBoth of these are gorgeous! I love the warm feel of the first because it reminds me of a patchwork quilt. I don't think that you overdid the sponging at all. With that color, it just adds more warmth to the card. And I LOVE how you used the blue feather on the second. It connects to your image so nicely. Love the dry embossed background too. Perfect! Best, Curt
ReplyDeletegreat cards - love the patch work effect on the first
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Two more fantastic cards, you are on a roll these days! I love the quilt effect, and your distressed sponging looks excellent. Wouldn't change a thing.
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