Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Layered birthday card

Hey all! God sent this idea to me in my sleep. It didn't turn out exactly the way I would have liked since I don't have any vintage-looking paper, but I made do. I made the flowers using Tim Holtz Grunge Paper and the Straight from the Nest Cricut cartridge. I colored the paper with copics, applied my heat gun to make them curl a little. glued the layers together, and added stickles and a pearl. The bird cage is also a cricut cartridge. I covered the grunge paper with Perfect Pearls for a gold finish. I cut out the bird (again using grunge paper) and colored and stickled to match the flowers.

I did something different with the card itself. I burned the edges slightly with a lighter. I wanted a kind of aged look. I added the background stamp and lightly covered the entire surface with Vintage Photo distress ink. Hope you like it! Anybody have any ideas on where I can get vintage paper?

I entered it into the following challenges:
http://useittuesday.blogspot.com/
http://www.paperplaytime.blogspot.com/
http://www.annabellestamps.blogspot.com/2012/02/say-it-withbackground-stamps.html
http://www.diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-53-favorite-pet.html
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/2012/02/cyda-challenge-39-paper-piecing-dt-call.html
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/
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15 comments:

  1. LisaFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:26 PM

    This is so beautiful!! The flowers and bird cage are gorgeous and I love the music paper!! Burning the edges was an awesome touch!! Love this :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  2. GiGiFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:34 PM

    Hi Annete, you asked on my blog (The Cricut Bug) about the Viva Decor Pearl Pen. You can find it on the internet at several different shops. I used the Lilac colored one on my bag. I hope this helps! Have a great day!
    Here is a link to an online shop that I use frequently
    http://www.ohmycrafts.com/search.aspx?find=viva+decor+pearl+pen

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  3. Covnitkepr1February 22, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    I’ve been following and enjoying your blog for a while now and would like to invite you to visit and perhaps follow me back. Sorry I took so long for the invitation.

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  4. A Consuming PassionFebruary 22, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    I really like the colours you chose for your card Annette and the background is perfect!! Thanks for playing along with AnnaBelle Stamps this week!

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  5. Creative DivaFebruary 23, 2012 at 12:22 AM

    Very beautiful project! I love the birdie. Thanks for joining us at DCD.

    Hugs,
    Patty
    creativediva98.blogspot.com

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  6. SueFebruary 23, 2012 at 5:47 AM

    What an amazing colour combo, the big bold flowers sure fabulous! Thanks for sharing at AnnaBelle's this week! :)

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  7. Gaynor GreavesFebruary 23, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    Wow what a gorgeous card, a lot of love went into this, thanks for sharing with us at CYDA, good luck, hope to see you again soon, Gaynor DT :)

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  8. SonyaFebruary 23, 2012 at 5:11 PM

    What a pretty card...glad you joined us at UIT this week!

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  9. The Other Patti SueFebruary 23, 2012 at 7:49 PM

    This is just adorable!Thanks so much for joining us at AnnaBelle Stamps!

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  10. KraftyKoolKatFebruary 24, 2012 at 7:08 AM

    Lovely card sweetie. Thank you for joining us at Craft Your Day's Away and good luck.

    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxxx

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2012 at 8:30 AM

    A gorgeous creation, thanks for joining us at Divas!
    Helen x

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  12. GeorgianaFebruary 24, 2012 at 5:06 PM

    Very pretty card. We have always had birds as pets. Love their chirping sound. Thanks for sharing at Die Cuttin' Divas this week.

    Georgiana
    Carson's Creations

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  13. CandyFebruary 25, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Lovely card!
    Thanks for playing along at Die Cuttin' Divas this week.
    Candy
    candyscraftcorner.blogspot.com

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  14. shaz earlMarch 2, 2012 at 4:22 AM

    Great card!

    Thank you for joining in the fun with us at SMC with our
    "Things with Wings" challenge

    Hope you will join us again soon & good luck in the draw

    Hugs Shaz x

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  15. LesleyMarch 7, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Pretty card! Thanks for taking part in Sparkles Monthly 'Things With Wings' challenge xx

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