I made my card a 4-1/4" by 4-1/4" card and really went backwards when I designed it. I had this idea that I wanted the branch to drape along the front and have just an itty bitty part of the birdhouse peeking through! So, that's exactly what I did and I used my circle Nestabilities die to frame up my birdhouse and place my circle --"just so!"
Here's a peek at the inside! I inked up my stamp with Olive and Brown Vivid inks and stamped the branch on Strathmore Watercolor Paper (130 lb). Then, I washed over it with a damp watercolor brush to, in essence, paint my image with the ink already on the paper. I stamped my bird house with brown and then colored it with red re-inkers and a watercolor brush. I added some greys and rusty browns to the roof to make my birdhouse look like it had a rusty tin roof. And, did you see what I hung my birdhouse to the branch with?? I stole the ornament hanger from the All That Glitters set!
Hope you liked my sneaky peek today! Be sure to visit these other fabulous designers! I have seen a lot of their cards and I have to tell you-- WOW! You will have to pick your jaw up off the floor!Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Faith Hofrichter
Latisha Yoast
Laura Fredrickson
Dee Jackson
Nancy Kirk
Jan Marie Caruso
Kimberly Crawford
Silke Ledlow
Betty Wright
Be sure to come back tomorrow for day three of the Sneak Peek! Tomorrow's set is so darling, you're going to want to sit down to see what we've cooked up! You'll also meet the concept designer for this set and hear how she came to be a part of this new release! It's a great story!!
26 comments:
I just think this is so creative and out of the box & I LOVE it! I wish I thought of it lol.
Your cards are so cute. The little bird house is sweet.
Like what you did with this one, fantastic idea.
Really cute card, Julie! Very clever!
Julie, this is fantastic!!!! Love the spotlight look from the front and the reveal inside. Very creative!!! Great looking card!!!
This is just so cute - the little birdhouse peeking through the circle window is perfect!
I love this peek a boo card! It's just so perfectly done and creative...WOW!
I agree with Latisha! This is wonderful Julie!! So creative
Julie - this is fabulous!!! I love this little see through!!!
Oh Julie this is so creative and sweet. I like how you have the image on the inside!
Too Cute! Especially like the circle window with the red scallops around it - clever! The front looks pretty blah for you, but the inside really screams "Julie did it!".
so creative and very pretty
Hugs
Norine
Cool, I may have to steal this idea.
Julie! This is so cute. Seriously, love your coloring and the surprise card on the inside!! Hugs,
What a fabulous design! I'm very excited to see this set!!
Julie I think this is SO creative, and just that perfect whimsy...almost like opening up winter to find spring! Gorgeous!
This is fabulous Julie!!!
The birds and birdhouse card would make a wonderful Spring greeting. Very cute!
Great card very clever. I love anything to do with birds. Mary L Schreiber
Now THAT is one cute card! I love it!
Thanks for the sneak peak, Julie. I love how you did this card. I actually got my challenge card done if you want to take a peak. It's on my blog at http://krbskorner.blogspot.com
Hope you're staying warm where you are. It's going to be downright freezing here tonight, and we're in the Florida!
So cute! I love how you did the little "peep hole"...so very clever.
Charmaine
What a wonderful way to showcase that birdhouse, Julie -- really a great little card!!!
Genious, pure genious, absolutely love it Julie!
Oh, how cute! What a darling design! This month's sets are totally fabulous!
I love the window sneak-peak!!! Absolutely adorable!
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