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Monday 8 August 2011

Things with Wings - Birds or Bugs

This is our second week of Things with Wings at Make My Monday, and Suzanne would like us to create a project with Birds or Bugs.  I wanted to use an embossing folder, so I chose birds. Firstly I coloured the card with Distress Inks before I placed it in the E.F. and ran it though the Cuttlebug. I then added more colour to the embossed areas and the sky. I wasn't too happy with the bird already on the embossing folder so I decided to stamp a suitable bird for the top of the reed as well as one for the lower section of the card.

I added some twine for texture. The birds are from Inkadinkado - Jewel birds, I have added some glitter on some areas, the remaining areas have been painted with H20's. I coloured the card with Weathered Wood for the sky. For the lower area, I covered the card with Mustard Seed, then used a piece of mesh through which I dabbed with Spiced Marmalade, don't you just love the names of these wonderful inks? Added a few flowers and job done.  Please pop over to the challenge blog for the Design Team have made some wonderful Birds or Bugs samples for you to see. I again look forward to visiting your blog, it is amazing how many variations of a theme are possible, it is so interesting. Thanks for visiting me, I always appreciate your comments.

9 comments:

  1. Hi Cazro, I love the colouring/shading on the embossed reeds... feels like a summers day :)
    Sue xx

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  2. Beautiful card Caz, love your jeweled birds. Yvonne x

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  3. Just love this Caz. The inked background is great and I love the gorgeous little birds.
    Hugs, Fliss xx

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  4. Beautiful card Caz, lovely colours and those birds are gorgeous

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  5. Best work with the bird photograph. I planed to try out that technique too in my Christmas card work. Especially The inked background is great.
    detektiv

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  6. Your colouring is perfect and your little birds are lovely - Jacqueline xx

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  7. I love the colours and the effects here and I might just need that embossing folder. I like the way you've added those lovely birds in place of the original.

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  8. Caz...I just adore everything about this card. The extra birds you have added are just perfect.

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  9. Absolutely fabulous card!!
    Anne xx

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