Friday, October 14, 2011

my very first card challenge.

i have been creating cards for about 2 years now.  i have not created a blog to post photos of my cards, however.  my friend casey motivated me to begin this blog and to start entering my cards in card challenges.  i spend a large amount of time looking at card blogs and observing card challenges, however i never actually entered one myself.  i am so very glad that she has gotten me to do this.  now i believe we will make this a habit and gather for a card-making night once a week.  anyways this card challenge is at freshly made sketches




here is my take on the sketch.

i used kraft cardstock as the base of the card. i used a bird patterned paper and antiqued the edges with distress ink. i then placed polka dot patterned paper over that. then i stamped a birdcage image in pink ink onto periwinkle cardstock. i cut out the heart from patterned paper with a heart punch and placed it on dimensionals. i used a small circle punch for the orange half circles border on the bottom and used a scallop punch for the top orange border. i cut the bird out of the patterned paper and placed him on dimensionals as well. finally i wrapped twine around the bottom of the card and a silver dot border sticker. i am really pleased with how this turned out. yay. =]
i can't wait to enter more card challenges. thanks for stopping by.

10 comments:

  1. Wow .... this is a great card, I love your colour scheme and that patterned paper is just gorgeous, not to mention all the fussy cutting and detailing you have incorporated .... well done!
    I am so glad you have joined in the card challenges, they are so much fun and oh so addictive!
    Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches !!!

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  2. Love the birds and all of the details - especially the scallops and the twine!

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  3. thanks ladies! i'm excited for the next one.

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  4. A big welcome to the blogosphere! And a lovely card to kick things off with to boot! I'm a bit of a birdwatcher, so I'm quite taken with your birdy theme! Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  5. Thanks jen. I did just realize that the folks at freshly made like clean cards however. Oopsies. I distressed the heck out of mine. Im sorry yall!

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  6. Lovely card! I am happy you used our sketch! No worries about the distressing...I am still glad you were inspired to join us! Welcome to blogland! Thanks for playing with Freshly Made Sketches!

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  7. Just adorable! I'm a bird lover, too, so I'm automatically attracted to anything with birds. You did a fantastic job with this sketch. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

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  8. Super cute Arli! had fun making crafting with you!

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  9. This is wonderful and I'm so happy you chose this challenge to start! What a fun card! Happy you joined us this week at Freshly Made Sketches (and looking forward to more!).

    Jen Timko

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  10. Welcome!! So glad you started a blog to showcase your cards! This is such a pretty, bright and happy card! Thanks for joining Freshly Made Sketches this week!

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