This time I stamped him in brown on cream card, then dusted the breast with red ink using an ink duster. Well, actually a lovely big blusher brush from Poundland! Then I fussy cut him, and you can imagine the words I used when cutting his legs and that ~@$%£# twig!
To make the background I sponged several shades of light to medium green ink over a piece of cream card, with the lightest in the centre. Then I used a very dark green over the surface of an embossing folder and ran the background through it so the ink collected in and around the "inny" parts. The sentiment and die cut ivy got a quick whisk of the
Continuing my marathon catch-up quest I am sharing this with
Rudolph Day at Scrappymo's
Jingle Belles - Rockin' Robin
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything goes or inspired by a song/carol
Allsorts Challenge - Feathered friends
52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Embossing folder background
Fab'nFunky - Christmas
Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday
17 comments:
Such a pretty card. Seeing lots of robins here in NC with Spring here :)
You're a brave soul to detail cut those skinny little legs ... so glad you #putabirdonit with us at Jingle Belles.
Hi Jane,
Happy Rudolf Days.
What a very super card and your design looks very wonderfully created.
Super stamps used too.
Thank you for joining the Rudolf Challlenge.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L. DT
What a great design Jane, thanks so much for joining in with our 'Feathered Friends' theme at Allsorts challenge this week.
B x
So beautiful and we are finally seeing robins here too. Now and then with a mild winter we see them all through that season but not this year. They knew they better go south as we really had a hard winter.
What a perfect card for our feathered friends theme at Allsorts challenge. Wonderful colors and fun image! Thanks so much for sharing at Allsorts challenge!
This is great, Jane. I love the unusual colours - so stylish, Jo x
A beautiful card Jane.
Sue xx
Great card, Jane, I love how you've done the background. Amazing fussy cutting, I always try to avoid doing it! LOL! xx
Great background on this lovely card. Love the non traditional colours too. Thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky. Pat K xx
What a fabulous and different take on Christmas! Love it! The lovely embossing really makes this! Thanks so much for sharing it with us this week at Fab 'n' Funky for our monthly Christmas challenge. Do come and play along again soon. Hugs, Wends xoxo Fab 'n' Funky DT
oh WOW!!! what an incredibly cool card! love everything about this, especially the gorgeous color scheme! thanks for celebrating "season's tweetings" with us at JINGLE BELLES! ♥♥♥
Wonderful design! Thank you for joining our challenge at Allsorts this week with your project.
Absolutely gorgeous holiday card, Jane. Love the colour combo! Thanks for joining us at ATSM.
x Asha
Great job of fussy cutting! I love all the texture of the background. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More!
sue n.
Very striking bird!
You have worked hard on that background and it paid off...the greenery is perfect here too.
Thanks for taking part in the March Rudolph Days Challenge.
Such a great card.
Thanks for joining us at Craftyhazelnuts Christmas challenge.
Happy crafting! Catherine x DT
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