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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Christmas Cardinal TH Card

Created this Christmas Card using mostly Tim Holtz items. Used markers for Cardinal beak & distinct marking. Distressed the pieces with TH: Distress Ink & paper distresser. Used Marvy Snow Marker & heat tool for snow look on branches. Used a sketch that you can see below.



















Supplies List

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
markers: American Crafts Metallic Gold, Marvy Snow, Sakura Gelly Roll black
paper: the Paper Studio Stitched Holly, cardstock - core'dinations white
Tim Holtz: die - Christmas Cardinal, Distress Inks - black soot, walnut stain, 
   paper - core'dinations - brown, green, red, paper distresser, stamp - Simple Sayings

Entering this into the following challenges:

7/18 CardzTV Christmas in July unlim 7/12

7/19 Allsorts Wk215 Fur & Feathers 3E(#3) 7/13

7/21 Pink By Design Christmas in July unlim 7/15
7/21 Simon Says Stamp & Show Good to be Green 5E(#5) 7/15

7/22 Cuttin & Stampin Ch28 Christmas in July 3E(#3) 7/16
7/22 Loves Rubber Stamps Ch61 Christmas in July unlim 7/16

7/22 MFP Sketch w/ A Twist 55 Twist - Distressing 5E(#1) 7/16



7/22 Scrappy-Moms Stamps The Great Outdoors unlim 7/16

7/23 Pennys Ch136 Use Colour Black Somewhere 3E(#3) on Cardinal beak 7/17 

7/31 DLART Thankful Thurs July Linky Ch unlim 7/4

10 comments:

  1. Prtty bird! Thank you for playing along with us at Scrappy Moms Stamps! :)

    - Mel

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  2. Another fab card Melissa. Thank you for joining us again at Allsorts this week for our Fur & Feathers challenge x

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  3. Love the TH cardinal! The green in the holly is wonderful! Great to see Christmas! Thank you for going green with us this week here at Simon Says Stamp & Show!

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  4. I have seen your cards at all sorts of challenges. How do you keep track of all the different challenges?

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    1. I use index cards & a notebook to keep track of the challenges. You are welcome to cut & paste the challenges & links to play along also.
      Melissa
      "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  5. Such a lovely Christmas card. I love the layering of the image over the DP. I always forget that technique. Thanks for joining us on Sketch with a Twist. You totally rocked it this week.

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  6. Great Christmas card, Love the cardinal! Thanks for sharing with us at Loves Rubberstamps, Hope to see you again soon!

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  7. Very pretty Christmas card! Thanks for joining us this week at SWAT!!
    Angela

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  8. Hi there, so sorry to be dropping in so late but I had to let you know that I loved everything about your project and I hope you'll be joining us again this week at Loves Rubber Stamps.
    Tons of Hugs, Dangina

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  9. Pretty card.
    Thanks for joining us at Penny's Paper Crafty this week and I hope we see you again soon!

    Hugz
    Laurian

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