I Brake for Cardinals in Dogwoods!

Hello and happy Monday!

Today I'm sharing another bird card that I made for my friend's dad. Her mother recently passed and she asked for some bird themed cards to send to her dad. She had a special request that one have a cardinal.

I used CARDINAL and DOGWOOD BLOSSOMS.

For those of you who don't know, there is an old tale that says a cardinal is a representative of a loved one who has passed. When you see one, it means they are visiting you. They usually show up when you most need them or miss them.

I colored her as a female since it was her mom that has passed.I love the dimension on this card. I used foam to pop up the flowers and bird in different places to make it look more realistic.

I Brake for Christmas houses!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a Christmas card made with a beautiful image from I Brake for Stamps.

The image is called VICTORIAN HOLIDAY HOUSE

This stamp is from the EMBOSSING ARTS line at I Brake for Stamps.

The verse is from EVERY DAY PHRASES.

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I Brake For Christmas Joy!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a Christmas card with you.  I've used two stamps from I Brake For Stamps.  The first one is called CARDINAL BORDER and the other is ELEGANT JOY.

I used a mask to make it look like the cardinals are sitting on top of the Joy verse.

It was colored with Copic markers and I used a Spellbinders die to cut the matte.

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Art Impressions Cut Your Cards Challenge

Hello Ai fans!

Today Art Impressions begins week two of its Cut Your Cards Challenge.

For the challenge I used the new 

Window Die and With Love Window from the Windows to the World series.

Isn't the snowman and his little cardinal friends darling?  I just love snowmen 

Cardinal shaker card

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a shaker card with you.  My card features CARDINAL from I BRAKE FOR STAMPS.

I have a quick little "how to" for my card.  These are so easy to make.

First I took a piece of acetate (it's packaging from a metal die that I saved) and glued and taped it to the back of my open frame.  Next I added the dimensional foam that will pop up the panel and allow the confetti to shake around.

This is the window from the front.

Next I put the confetti in the middle of the image and position the frame over it and press down to seal it.

Here it is all spread out. 

Here is the confetti all settled at the bottom. 

People really enjoy the interactive cards and this is such a fun one to give! 

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I Brake For Cardinals

Winter is definitely upon us here in the northeastern U.S. and one of my favorite sights to see is when I spot a beautiful red cardinal in my yard set against the white snowy background. Cardinals are the ultimate Christmas bird being red and I fell in love with this image when I saw it at I Brake For Stamps. The image is called CARDINAL.

I colored him with Copics and added some Stickles to the berries to make them even more festive.

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A Polar Present

Every Sunday I get to post whatever I want 

made with an Art Impressions image and/or sentiment.

No special requirements whatsoever.

This is so much fun for me.

I open up my binder to see what's there

and ideas start to run through my head.

When I saw the Caroling Polars from the new

Polar Pals line I knew instantly that I wanted

my card to look like a present.

I also used one of the cardinals from Christmas Cardinals

from the Tiny Tots line and Block Letter HOLIDAY.

My tools & accessories are very limited

this time...just some ribbon and a Cuttlebug

embossing folder.  They're colored with Copic markers.

Masculine Cardinal Christmas

My goal was to create a simple, masculine Christmas card.  I almost accomplished that task!  I couldn't resist adding the bow.  I think it could still be given to a man though.  I love cardinals any time of year but especially at Christmas.  When I saw this new set from Heartfelt Creations I couldn't resist it.  The best part is no cutting.   There is a coordinating Spellbinders Cardinal die set.  Pretty awesome huh?

I've entered my card in the following challenges:

Paper Romance: Heavy Metal (I used metal hot fix dots)

Top Tip Tuesday:  Use Ribbon

Tuesday Throwdown: Clean & Simple

Card makings:
Cardinal image: Heartfelt Creations
Sentiment: Inkadinkado
Cardinal Die: Spellbinders
Copic markers
ribbon
Bosskuts hinge die
EK Success Corner punch
Martha Stewart border punch

Sugar Creek Hollow DT sketch challenge for October

It's time for another design team sketch challenge from Sugar Creek Hollow.  I rotated the sketch 90 degrees for my card.  I chose the Christmas Joy stamp.  This image is so pretty.  I printed it on green DP and though it's hard to see in the picture I changed some of the flourishes and made them green as well.  I couldn't resist when I saw that Spellbinders had cardinals now.  (speaking of which, SCH has the prettiest little cardinal in their new Christmas line that I can't wait to use!) I have placed this one on a branch that is covered with my glitter snow writer.  I also used that on my new Tim Holtz bare tree. 

If you decide to make a card using this challenge sketch leave me a comment with a link to your card.  I'd love to see it!   

Don't forget to check out what the other design team  members created.  You can find links to all of their blogs on the right side bar of my blog.  You'll be glad you did!

Card makings:
Images:  Sugar Creek Hollow
Dies:  Spellbinders Cardinal, oval & scalloped oval, Tim Holtz Tree, Bosskuts Branch
flower, leaf and twig punches
glitter snow writer
paper rose
Cuttlebug embossing folder
rhinestones
crocheted ribbon

A Cardinal Christmas

This is one of my all time favorite stamps from PSX. I tried to keep it simple and focus mostly on highlighting the image without overpowering the details. I used a few Copics in different shades or red, greens and browns and then added a bit of Stickles for some sparkle. I used a Martha Stewart border punch and then added a triple tied bow.

Gifts for basket

This is the rest of the items going in the basket for the party this weekend. They go with the 2 cards posted earlier. (the blue birds and the red card listed with the red tag). The blue jar was done with two Cuttlebug folders and a snowflake punch. The blues really do match better in person. The circle on top is actually cut from the same paper as what I used around the jar but they look different in the photo. The snowflake on top was covered with Stickles Icicle glitter glue.

The candy bar used a Cuttlebug strip, the Stampin' Up lined stamp and a burlap ribbon.

I also decorated a Starbucks iced coffee with coordinating paper and used an Inkadinkado owl with a santa hat from a Stampin' Up set. (Crab & Co.)

Now I just need to find a basket to put them in by Friday.

Christmas Cardinals

I love Cardinals, especially at Christmas time. I always have several on my tree. I love both of these. One being more whimsical from Inkadinkado and the other very traditional on the wreath from Stampin' Up. On the first tag I embossed around the bird with a Cuttlebug folder and then colored him with Copics and watercolor pencils. The other is colored with colored pencils and the berries were done with dimensional paint. I stamped it off center since I was planning to do a flower on the side but I felt that it was too busy. I added velvet ribbon and a button instead so it looks a little "off" but oh well. The bottom is trimmed with the Stampin' Up scalloped edge punch.