This is my card for today's Featured Stamper Challenge - to CASE Dawn (Flowergal36). I was so delighted to see Dawn as the Featured Stamper today! She is an awesome stamper and a wonderfully sweet person! Her gallery is loaded with beautiful cards and it sure was hard to pick just one. I finally chose this beautiful card: CC184, Cardinal Christmas by flowergal36 at Splitcoaststampers
I kept the layout and the cardinal theme the same, but made a few changes:
-used a different cardinal and sentiment stamp
-used DP instead of the glittered background
-left off the ribbon
-used Dew Drops instead of brads
I stamped the cardinal onto watercolor paper with Brown Stazon and watercolored with reinkers and an Aquapainter. Sponged around the panel lightly with Antique Linen DI and True Thyme and popped the image panel up on foam tape. I stamped the sentiment with True Thyme and popped this up, too. Added some Dew Drops to the corners and Glossy Accents to the holly berries to finish it.
Thanks, Beth, for your fantastic choice of FS today and huge congratulations, Dawn, for this very well-deserved honor! Enjoy your special day!
TFL!
Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008 GMT Views: 2036
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Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44992
Sun, Nov 30, 2008 @ 7:25 AM
This card is fantastic!!! I LOVE the dp that you chose and the font of the sentiment!!! A real vintage feel to the card.....love it! Great Case!
------------------------------ Lesley Proud Fan Club and RAK Member He is the GOD of the Impossible!!!! Kookzi the Rookzie Punchkateer It is by the grace of God that we take our next breath.
Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Sun, Nov 30, 2008 @ 8:09 AM
Wow, you did such a good job with your coloring.....I love the sponging you did....its so beautiful. Very nicely done! I agree with you, Dawn is a sweetheart!
Registered: May 15, 2005 Location: Arlington, Washington Posts: 30400
Sun, Nov 30, 2008 @ 8:36 AM
I love the rich feel of your card, great dp and your coloring is just right... your card is wonderful!
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Judy
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