Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Christmas bird

Wow, I can't believe Christmas is just a week away.  I have not done my shopping and I don't know what to buy. Yikes.
icy-moodboard-sssHere's another Christmas card for you.  Cardinals are such a beautiful bit of nature, I love to feature them, so of course I was inspired by the cardinal in the Simon Says Stamp photo collage inspiration.
This image is a digi from Stamping Boutique.  The twill ribbon that goes so perfectly with it has been sitting in my stash for ages; I got it at a Christmas clearance sale at one of the big-box craft stores years ago. I wanted to keep this pretty simple and naturalist, so the only other embellishment is die-cut holly leaves.
The layout for this is Sketch Saturday #340, turned 90 degrees.


I'm entering this card in these challenges:
Sketch Saturday #340
Simon Says Stamp Monday -- anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- Winter Inspiration photo
Word Art Wednesday #163 -- anything goes
Loves Rubberstamps #131 -- Holiday blitz anything goes
Clear It Out -- anything goes (stash is the ribbon)
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8 comments:

  1. Princess Judy PalmerDecember 17, 2014 at 6:48 PM

    I love cardinals. I use a birdseed that is heavy on the sunflower seeds to attract them. They are such nervous and flighty birds, probably because of being so brilliantly colored. Great card!

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  2. MayDecember 18, 2014 at 2:27 PM

    totally love bird cards - yours is great! Thanks for joining us this week at Simon Says Stamp's Monday challenge blog!

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  3. Lisa MensingDecember 18, 2014 at 3:50 PM

    Love cardinals especially for Christmas cards. Yours is beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us at CIO. Hope you join us again. Merry Christmas!

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  4. Lynn's PlaceDecember 19, 2014 at 3:23 PM

    CIO challenge blog says MERRY CHRISTMAS and thank you for your wonderful project...stop by and play with us again <((><

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  5. AnonymousDecember 21, 2014 at 9:21 AM

    Such beautiful work! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!!! - Ashli :)

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  6. Karen LetchworthDecember 25, 2014 at 8:13 PM

    What a gorgeous cardinal, Sandy! I don't know where you found the matching ribbon, but it sure is the perfect touch! Thanks so much for sharing with us,
    Karen
    Word Art Wednesday

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  7. Holly AKA KopyKatDecember 28, 2014 at 1:15 PM

    This is so pretty. Thanks for playing with us over at Loves Rubberstamps!!!

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  8. Grenouille GreetingsJanuary 2, 2015 at 5:11 PM

    Who doesn't love a cardinal at Christmas time!?! It's lovely to see you playing along with Sketch Saturday. I'm really sorry that I didn't thank you earlier. Happy New Year! Hugs, Lesley

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