A big congrats to the newest Featured Stamper (FS823), 4littlekittens! She has a fun gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the cardinal as main focus & die cut word in the greeting, but I used dies for the majority of my card, different colors & changed the layout.
On my cardinal Christmas card, I die cut the cardinal pair, birdhouse, oval ring & the Joy part of the greeting. I stamped the rest of the greeting on a narrow strip. On the cardinals, I used some red and grey inks to sponge some areas and add a little color and depth to the birds. The Joy, cardinals, birdhouse and oval ring are all popped up for dimension.
Thanks so much for looking. It's on my blog w/ more pics & products: The Write Stuff
Date: Sunday, November 13, 2022 GMT Views: 342
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Great card, Julie! I love the cardinals and birdhouse on the polka dot BG! I love the font of the die cut joy, too! Your photos are always just the best!
Registered: August 30, 2006 Location: Saugus, Massachusetts Posts: 65337
Sun, Nov 13, 2022 @ 11:32 AM
I am so happy to see a female cardinal on a card! Usually we all go with the bold red male and we forget his less colorful partner! A wonderful design with the dotted green background, the oval and cute bird house in the corner!
------------------------------ Julia Aston Proud member of SCS Fan Club and Dirty Dozen Alumni, former DT member on Color Challenge My Blog
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Creative Crew SU Design Team Alumni
Registered: May 18, 2004 Location: Southwest Michigan Posts: 37172
Sun, Nov 13, 2022 @ 2:03 PM
I love the vibrant look of this card ~ the bird house and cardinal dies are terrific! Your white oval frame really pops against the dark background. Faved!
------------------------------ Claudia Splitcoast Fan Club Member
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 84029
Sun, Nov 13, 2022 @ 2:37 PM
These birds are lovely, Julie. Some really pretty sponging. This card is gorgeous! Wow. Into my faves. Hugz
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
Julie, this is a great case of 4littlekittens card. I love the layout you used and your gorgeous cardinals. My favorite thing is the sweet birdhouse up in the corner. So beautiful!
Registered: February 19, 2011 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 15402
Mon, Nov 14, 2022 @ 3:24 PM
Fabulous design. Love the dotted dp as anchor for this great scene. The white contrasts and pops against it so wonderfully. Beautiful inking on the birds. Love this.