Although I'm not too happy with cardinals lately (more on that at the end of this post) I got out my peg stamps for this ornament. Adding the cardinal and music note was just the right finishing touch, as well as the green sponging around the circle.
The greeting was stamped on a white strip cut to size, but it looked too "heavy" for this card. So I cut around the words to soften it. The top of the ornament was made from a scrap of silver paper. I cut a longer piece and put one end into the middle of the scalloped oval punch, punched it, then trimmed it down to fit the ornament. Then I added a silver sequin and bow and mounted the finished ornament to the dsp with SU dimensionals.
The link for the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Challenge is HERE.
My Crazy Cardinal story: Every morning at sunrise, one lone cardinal starts chirping (loudly!) and banging our windows. This began in May and has been going nonstop every day until sundown. Now he seems to be eating berries--ask me how I know! The only thing that stops him is to let one cat out on the back deck and the other in the front, except on rainy days when he stays put in a tree somewhere. Unfortunately, our cats don't like to stay put on the decks all day...
5 comments:
But I love your cardinal card..it is sweet in red and nice touch of the music touch and the green sponging..you made a sweet christmas ball on your card Doris..
Hi Doris many thanks for the Card you sent me...did I sent you christmas card..I am a forgetfull woman now LOL I have much things to do with my boys thats why I forget many thinks...I love your flower card its look adorable in reality and you choose nice DP too...
Wish we can visiting each other again on our blog..big hugs from Germany..
Monika
Sounds like you aren't particularly enamored of cardinals right now!!! But you will created a beauty on this card. I love the scene within the ornament. Definitely into my idea file.
Such a pretty Christmas card, Doris! The peg stamp cardinal is just the right fit! Pretty background paper too!
Oh, so pretty. Glad you added the cardinal image, despite the noisy problem! The circle ornament is lovely. Thank you for linking your card up at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.
Beautiful! It;s wonderful that you're getting Christmas cards made ahead of time too. We've had a bird knocking on our window in the early morning lately. Drives my dog crazy. lol So far I haven't been able to catch it in action to see what kind of bird it is.
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