One of my favorite things about spring is hearing the cardinals singing so much! I think they are such pretty birds, even the female, with her muted colors.
When I bought this Hero Arts Color Layering Cardinal stamp set last year, I knew I'd love it for Christmas cards, but I also wanted to try it for a spring time card. I'm entering this card into a couple challenges.
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LOVE--Handmade Cards, ATC's & Other Crafts April Challenge--Anything Goes
I used a hand-cut cloud stencil to ink the clouds in the background with Tumbled Glass Distress ink. I experimented with the various shades of red inks I have to find a combination I like. I use Abandoned Coral Distress ink for the 1st layer. Second layer is Simon Says Stamp Lipstick Red, finishing with Aged Mahogany Distress ink for the 3rd layer. The flowers are stamped with SSS Twirling Tutu and Hot Lips.
I edged my card base with some Scor-tape and added some pretty soft pink Art Glitter in Baby's Breath to create my own glittery edges.
I added flower centers and a few extra dots with Nuvo Crystal Drops in Red Berry. Also added Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen to flowers and darkest ink on bird, but it doesn't show in the photo.
Thank you for taking a look!
Lovely card which brings smile on face..Thank you for joining us at A blog named hero this month..
ReplyDeleteThis is so very pretty. Great colors. Ethereal. :) Thanks for joining us at A Blog Named Hero!
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