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Friday, March 30, 2012

Hello Friend Cardinal

So, once again this year I am having a problem with an amorous bird. Some of you may remember the difficulties I had 2 years ago with a robin. This year we have a cardinal that is continually hurtling himself at our windows. At the beginning of the month, I had at least 5 male cardinals and almost as many females that were frequent visitors to my bird feeders. Well this cardinal, let’s just call him my nemesis, has run off all the other males and now occupies his day by trying to chase off his reflection. I work from home so I can hear him banging against the various windows around the house ALL DAY.

Even though I am having these issues with my nemesis, I couldn’t resist using one of the new March releases from Tiffany Doodles to make a card. I really enjoyed coloring this gorgeous image. (Yes, my coloring mojo made a brief appearance!)

This card actually uses the 2nd image that I colored. On the first, I was pretty much finished but was going to add a bit more shading. I grabbed my Copic W3 (or so I thought) to give him a bit more shading on his wing. The problem was that I actually grabbed a W9. Yikes! It was totally beyond repair. I hate when that happens!

The clouds behind the cardinal were created using the tutorial mentioned in this post.

Here is a look at the complete set. Don’t forget, all March releases, including this set, are on sale for 10% off through March 31. Stop by the Tiffany Doodles blog to see other gorgeous creations using these images.

Here is a photo of my nemesis. The first picture is of him planning his attack. The second is how I see him most often lately.

Happy Friday! Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Cardinal Pair (digital stamp) by Tiffany Doodles, Mega Mixed Messages from Papertrey Ink
Inks: Stampin’ Up Ruby Red
Papers: Neenah Crest solar white CS, Papertrey kraft CS, Bazzill Basics CS, October Afternoon Sidewalks paper pad, sheet music
Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Die-Namics Scallop die, Papertrey Tiny Tags die, Bow Easy, Copic markers
Embellishments: Cream Hug Snug seam binding, misc. button & baker’s twine

Challenges:

Outlawz Challenges Pam032412 - Add a Bow
Crafty Purple Frog - 2W, SIO - (2nd week) Anything goes
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - SIO – Friendship
Do You Stack Up? - 3E - Sew it
Little Darlings Challenges - 2W, SIO - #20 Outside
Little Red Wagon - #126 clouds
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes
Waste Not Wednesday - JFF - always "use your forgotten stuff" (OLD sheet music stash, old buttons & twine)
Party Time Tuesdays - 3E (2E anything goes wk) - PTT #61 Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel Challenge - must include spooled item - #46 Anything Goes
That’s Krafty Thursday – kraft
Bloggers - JFF - For the Birds
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - 3E - 3 of a kind (3 rows of scallops)
Crafty Catz - 1E - Use a digi image
Inspire Me Fridays - Anything goes
Phindy’s Place - 3E, SIO - Ribbon

Friday, March 23, 2012

Take a picture, it lasts longer

Remember saying that when you were kid? We thought we were so clever! That quip popped into my head when I saw the new Camera Set digis from Tiffany Doodles. I love this set- it is so fun and trendy! So when Tiffany asked if I would like to be a guest designer, I jumped at the chance to play around with these images.

I just had to pick this image to work with first. I recently purchased a new camera and am trying to take more and better photos of my family. I couldn’t resist working with an image that looks so similar to my new toy.

Here is a look at the complete set. Aren’t they fun? All March releases, including this set, are on sale for 10% off through March 31.

The sentiment on this card was added using a custom made rub-on. The tutorial I created demonstrating this technique can be found here.

While you are here, don’t forget to check out my March Followers Blog Candy of 2 MME paper pads. Click on the picture for details.

Thank you for stopping by!