I just finished making this card this afternoon. I placed a slightly smaller oval die than the one I stamped the words on, in the center of my white card, and lightly traced around it in pencil. (The pencil marks don't show when the card is complete.) Then I stamped some various tree branches and flowers around the penciled oval. I used various coloured stamp pads. I also cut out a few leaves in shiny gold card. (They look BROWN on here! Oh no!) I stamped the words on the white oval then attached the the cut out leaves. This oval is slightly bigger than the pencil one, as it covers the pencil line I drew. I then stuck the stamped oval onto the card using some sponge tape to give it some height and dimension. I lastly added some bronze coloured sequins and a splash of glitter to the tiny red flowers. I also put three drops of clear Nuvo Crystal Drops on the stamped oval. The gold card is really shiny in real life, but photographing it was a challenge! The card may not be your typical Christmas card, but I like it:-)
The following three photos are some I took of Mrs. Blackbird picking up some Sunflower seeds to take back to her nest of babies. I have to buy more seeds now as they have eaten the ones I had! She is a lovely soft brown/grey colour, and I have noticed that in the sunlight she is more grey, but in the shade she is a soft brown colour. I think she is gorjuss:-)
She has seeds in her beak in all three photo's. She was a busy bird!
Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day! {HUGS} from me to YOU:-)
I love the Christmas card! Great tip about tracing a smaller oval so it's easier to place your stamped images. Lovely pictures of your blackbird. I have to get more birdseed soon, too, although most of mine has been eaten by squirrels and chipmunks.
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