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.