Come Home Soon - Musical Challenge 6

Hello again.  Happy New Year!!!  Thanks for stopping by today. 

I have another musical challenge card from a couple of weeks ago to share with you today.  The challenge song was Come Home Soon by SheDaisy.  I had this birdhouse image by The Stamping Boutique and thought it fit the song pretty good. 

After downloading and printing on white card stock, I colored the entire image with prismacolor markers before stippling Stampin Up! bashful blue ink and lavender lace ink around the edges.  The main card is embossing using a Tim Holtz Alterations wood grain embossing folder and a corner rounder punch.  For a little extra something, I added some silk flowers I had purchased at Michaels last year held in place with yellow mini brads.


Stamps: The Stamping Boutique Birdhouse
Card stock: White, Stampin Up! Lavender Lace, Almost Amethyst, Summer Sun
Ink: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Lavender Lace
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Prismacolor Markers, Silk Flowers, Brads, Corner Rounder Punch, Tim Holtz Alterations Wood grain Embossing Folder

Holiday Cardinal Ornament

Happy Saturday everyone.  Who's ready for Christmas next week?  Not me that's for sure.  Today I have a holiday card using another digital image, however, this one is from The Stamping Boutique.  I love this Cardinal Ornament since it reminds me of a friend that used to hand paint cardinal Christmas cards every year.  Unfortunately, he passed away several years ago.

After downloading and printing my image, I colored it with Prismacolor markers before stippling Stampin Up! glorious green ink around the edges to give the feeling it hanging in a tree.  Once I got done layering, I decided it needed something across the middle, so I cut two MFT Jumbo Scallop Die-Namic strips and layered them over an embossed green panel using a Cuttlebug embossing ornament folder.

Once everything was done, my card still seemed a bit plain to me.  So, I pulled out my MFT Inspired By Winter set and stamped the fir tree around the edges of the card.  I also punched out some fir branches and a cardinal using my Martha Stewart punches and added them.  Once some bling and a small pre-made ribbon were added, the card was complete.  This card will be going out to family this year.

Here's a close up of the ornament image:

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: MFT Inspired By Winter, The Stamping Boutique Digital Cardinal Ornament
Ink: Stampin Up! Real Red, Glorious Green
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Real Red, Glorious Green, Michael's Pre-folded Red Cards
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brush, Bling, Martha Stewart Punches, MFT Jumbo Scallop Die-Namic, Cuttlebug Ornament Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Ribbon Bow, Glue Dots, American Crafts Metallic Markers