Cardinal Christmas

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a new-to-me stamp Cardinal Christmas (Penny Black).  I heat embossed the image in liquid platinum embossing powder and watercoloured with Distress Inks.  It turned out well, but the image was hard to capture with my camera.  These are very small images, and with the heat embossing, the image looks blurry in the photo.  It's really beautiful.  Next time I will simply stamp in ink and watercolour, which will give me a sharper image for photos.

To finish the card I stamped a sentiment (Festive Snippets - Penny Black).  A dotty border was added (Hemstitch die - Spellbinders) overtop of red cardstock; then adhered to my card base.  It just adds something special. :)

Close-up ...

Sending this card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 2 - Dies - Die was used to add the perforated frame around the image.  It makes such a difference to the card.

NBUS Challenge #85 - first time using this stamp image.

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Sharing photos of the magnolia tree in our backyard.  The blooms are plentiful and very large (6" across).

From underneath ...

Spilling out over the stairs

Loaded ...

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Cardinal Christmas (Penny Black); Festive Snippets (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Cherry Cobbler cardstock (SU!)
Ink:   Versamark; Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Lumberjack Plaid, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Liquid Platinum embossing powder, heat tool, watercolour paint brushes, Clear Wink of Stella (for the snow)

Challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 2 - Dies

NBUS Challenge #85