This is for many of the Dare to Get Dirty challenges. The Dirty girls have so many awesome challenges for Fan Club members. I'm trying hard to participate in all of them, but I've had a busy week and then this weekend I'm working the Rubbernecker booth at the Novi, MI Paper Arts Festival [if any of you SCSers attend the event, be sure to introduce yourself!]
This second picture is my card only for a closer view.
My pearls were originally ivory, and I wanted them red, so I colored them with a Copic marker (R59). I used micro pearls from this same set for the center of my rolled handmade flower and the hole on my sentiment tag.
It's hard to see in my photo, but I did a double embossing technique on the pajama-striped embossed cherry cobbler panel behind the bird. I inked up my Linen bg stamp first with Cherry Cobbler and then Very Vanilla (two separate stampings) over the raised embossed stripes.
The ivory center on my Cherry Cobbler MFT die-namic flower is a rolled rose.
I distressed the outer edge of my designer paper with a distressing tool and then sponged Cherry Cobbler ink over that.
TFL!
Stamps: A Cardinal Christmas, Linen bg
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Garden Green, My Mind's Eye Holly Jolly dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Very Vanilla Craft, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: oval and scalloped oval Nestabilities, MFT flower trio die-namic, MFT large scalloped die-namic, Sizzlits Lots of Tags, Copic markers, SU markers, paper piercer, distressing tool, sponge, dimensionals, Glossy Accents, striped ribbon, pajama stripes embossing folder, pearls, Square Lattice embossing folder, bird punch
Date: Thursday, August 4, 2011 GMT Views: 3756
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Registered: January 7, 2006 Location: Central California Posts: 16758
Thu, Aug 04, 2011 @ 1:56 PM
This is stunning Charlene!! LOVE the papers you used as a backdrop to your gorgeous Cardinal!! Have a fab time at the RN booth!! Tell Dave "hi" for me!! He's just the sweetest!! Wish I could go there and visit the RN booth!!
Registered: February 8, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 46428
Thu, Aug 04, 2011 @ 3:18 PM
Oh my word, Charlene! Details to the Nth degree! Truly beautimous in so many ways! You've made me so thankful that I recently ordered some Cherry Cobbler C/S & ink too. hahaha Whew! Thanks a bunch for playing in my challenge! Have great fun at the Novi show!
Registered: February 21, 2009 Location: Mt. Pulaski, IL Posts: 29131
Thu, Aug 04, 2011 @ 6:17 PM
Charlene,
Your card is just gorgeous and elegant - what a wow Christmas card. Your image is beautifully c olored and love the DP, strip of red, and pretty striped ribbon - beautiful.
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