I started with the embossing folder using a snippet of white card. I only used the top part of it as the bottom has flowers which I didn't feel were quite right. I always lightly spray the card with some water on both sides as I think it does help to enhance the embossing, and I backed it with a snippet of black card. I then stamped the bird on another snippet of white card using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and heat embossed it with WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder. It is actually a Chickadee, but as it has a similar shape with the dark head I made it into a Great Tit, and coloured it with my new Lyra Pencils. I wanted to add it over the embossed background so I fussy cut it out, which took quite a time snipping round the pine branches, and it did end up with a few less needles than it started with...lol, and I added some Glossy Accents to the bird's eye. I decided to add a strip of music from the set of stamps using more snippets of white card, but it had a lot of flourishes so I cut them off and then used a sentiment from the set to sit on top of the music backed with a piece of foam to raise it up a bit. This was also stamped with the Nocturne Ink and heat embossed with the Clear Gloss EP.
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I am entering the following challenges:
I am entering the following challenges:
Snippets Playground Challenge - No. 465 Where we use our snippets of card and paper etc.
Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge - No. 333 Spookyscary or Birds.
Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge - Anything Goes/Spooky.
The Crafty Addicts Challenge - Anything Goes.
Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge - Anything Goes/Spooky.
The Crafty Addicts Challenge - Anything Goes.
Happy Little Stampers October Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes.
Triple B Challenge - October - Birds, Butterflies & Blooms (any 1, 2 or all 3).
21 comments:
A brilliant card for a music lover and the neatly cut bird sits nicely against the embossed background. Had to smile at your 'pruning' of the pine branches - I can see they would have required pots of patience for cutting them. I think I'd probably have given up and just cut the bird and popped it onto a separate die cut branch,so well done for your perseverance 🤣🤣
I would have sworn this is a Great tit, but you turned it into one very well! The gleam in the eye is very lifelike.
The musical embossing in the background really suits the bird, I have a couple of them visiting my garden often, because I have a feeder. And of course so does the sentiment, a lovely and elegant card!
Fabulous card Pat, I love the embossed background for your Great Tit. The musical sentiment finishes your card off beautifully. xx
Fantastic card with that lovely embossed background and the colourful tit as the focal point.
Thanks for entering a piece of homework to the Snippets Playground. See you up in the treehouse for a nice hot choc with extra marshmallows! xxx
I love everything about this card, the pretty bird and the perfect embossed background for it!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Triple B and Can You Handle The Pressure!
Diane TB and CYHTP Co-Owner
{Nellies Nest}
{Triple B}
I love the musical score background Pat and just so perfect for a music lover. such a beautiful bird image too, such lovely colours, Kate x
Oh how beautiful Pat! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Can You Handle the Pressure & Triple B challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Co-Owner … Can You Handle the Pressure, Double D, Four Seasons, Peace On Earth, Stencil Fun, Simply Clean & Simple, Two Old Bats, Triple B
Such a great design for your pretty card, Pat, hope you are having a good week
Kathyk
A lovely card for your musical friend, Pat! That bird is so beautiful! xx
I can almost hearing that bird singing, Pat. Well done, xoxo
This is so cute - love that musical background! Thanks for sharing with us at HLS Birthday :)
Gorgeous combination with the bird and music. The bird is so beautifully coloured ♥
What a great card for a music lover Pat and clever to use a songbird with the embossed musical background...
Anne
Oh Pat - this truly is absolutely perfect for a music lover! It looks even better when clicked on to see all the wonderful detail. Perfect composition too!
Hugs
Di xx
So stinkin' adorable. I love this. Lots of wonderful work here, thanks so much for playing along with us over at Can You Handle the Pressure. Hope we see you back again soon.
Judy~CYHTP DT Designer
Love the embossed background to your little blue tit Pat, a perfect card for your husband's choral buddy. Thanks for joining us at Cardz4Guyz. :)
Beautiful!! I am loving that embossed medley!! Thanks for joining the fun and playing along with our "spooky and/or birds" challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz!! I love that you made such a beautiful bird card...trumps spooky and scary any day!!
-Deb Horst, DT #C4G333
Beautiful!! I am loving that embossed medley!! Thanks for joining the fun and playing along with our "spooky and/or birds" challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz!! I love that you made such a beautiful bird card...trumps spooky and scary any day!!
-Deb Horst, DT #C4G333
Yep! It looks like a Great Tit, well done you on the leaves, I would have given up. Love the embossing, and sentiment.
Faith x
A beautiful combination of the gorgeous bird and the embossed music behind it! Such a well-deserved win at Cardz 4 Guyz!
You chose the perfect embossing folder for the sweet bird; what a lovely card.
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