Wednesday 4 May 2011

Heartfelt Creations - It's Your Birthday


Hello Blogger's,

Here's another card made featuring one of the Cardinals from the Heartfelt Creations Springtime Cardinal Collection.  I hope you like it.


HC Products:   HCPC 3385 Birdies and Roses PreCut Set.
                        HCPC 3353 Cardinal Family PreCut Set.
                        HCD 706 Cardinal Family Die.
                        Spellbinder  and Scalloped dies.                    

Other Products:  Roman pure white card base, X-Press It blending card, Papercraft designer DSP. Scrap of American Craft card – Rouge, SU Riding Hood Red twill. Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic Markers, Twinkling H20’s iridescent red. 4 tiny red gems from stash.  Hole punch, Cuttlebug, ScorPal. Craft glue, double sided tape and foam tabs.


Instructions:
Score and fold white card to 4.25 x 5.75.
Stamp main image to X-Press It blending card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Stamp small cardinal from Spring Cardinal PreCut Set and cut using appropriate die.
Colour images with Copic markers followed by a layer of H20’s Iridescent Red.
Cut using a Spellbinder circle die and mat to Rouge scalloped circle. Add four gems. Pop up the second die cut Cardinal-using foam tabs.
Trim script dsp to 3.25 x 5.75 inches.  Centre the twill and secure at the back with double sided tape.  Trim striped dsp to label shape and stamp sentiment in Tuxedo Black ink. Punch two holes in the top of label and thread a piece of ribbon through knotting at the front.   Adhere to front strip over twill using foam tabs to pop it up. 
Attach stamped image with a mixture of foam tabs and double sided tape.
Using double sided tape add the embellished piece to the card base.


Please take a moment and check out all the cards either by taking a trip to the Heartfelt Creations Blog or check the Design Team links in the Tab bar are the top of my page.


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15 comments:

Lori said...

Love your card. I've gotten to where I really love kraft paper...so this is perfect :)

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

This is a great design with the tag included! It holds the sentiment perfectly!

craftieodmae said...

Absolutely gorgeous as always!!!!

Patti P. said...

Sue, I love the LO and style of your card this morning. Such a pretty image and perfect in your LO. Tfs and have a great day.

The Other Patti Sue said...

Love it Sue! Your cardinal is such a rich red... so pretty!

Glenda said...

Quite a beauty. Your colored that cardinal to perfection!

Carla S. said...

Beautiful card, Sue! I love the layout with the tag and the wonderful colors!

Shirley-Anne said...

Hi there Sue .Love it . Beautiful colouring of bird .Love the background paper and the tag .

Joelle said...

Great card! Love how you incorporated the tag! Great element on this card!

Lisa Somerville said...

How pretty! lovely design!

Lisa Lynne said...

Beautiful work!

TesaB said...

Beautiful!!! Great design!!!

~Heidi~ said...

Lovely card! The tag is a neat idea!!

Unknown said...

This is a great card design. Colors are so lovely.

Selma said...

Sue this is beautiful. I saw all your gorgeous items over on the Heartfelt Creations blog this morning. Your birdhouse is really fantastic. Love seeing what you are doing with these great stamps.