Such a fabulous site Brenda chose for the Inspiration Challenge! I loved THIS w/ the sweet little birdhouse so it was my inspiration.
For my card, I used this new Bird Feeder image (I love the little nuthatch!) & wonderful greeting. Since it mentions stormy weather, I wanted the bg to reflect that so after stamping & coloring the bird feeder, I masked it then sponged in the bg. I stamped the greeting then added a few raindrops I drew & cut out. I used a birds on a wire punch across a piece of black c/s then added strips of gray & red for contrast to the black layer. A little red bird was added just becauseÂ…
Thanks so much for looking. Closeups, the inside & Copic colors are on my blog: The Write Stuff
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Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16610
Sat, Feb 24, 2018 @ 7:57 AM
What a gorgeous card this is Julie! This sentiment is absolutely wonderful and the way you have used it is brilliant with all the supporting elements and sponged bg. This is going right into my favs! ~Karen.
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Sat, Feb 24, 2018 @ 8:29 AM
Beautiful card. The little red bird is perfect. I really appreciate your thought process in making the background reflect the words of this wonderful sentiment.
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Sat, Feb 24, 2018 @ 10:19 AM
What a gorgeous card, Julie! Love your image and the x's on the panels behind your image.
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Sat, Feb 24, 2018 @ 10:37 AM
The RED and blue of the inspiration piece are so well represented in your card, Julie!! Wonderful saying, fabulous coloring!!
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