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Happy Sunday! Today's the third day of Anni-VERVE-sary sketches over on the Verve forum. I've had this adorable little Inkadinkado bird stamp for a few weeks now and it still hadn't seen ink. So I decided to pull it out and give it some lovin'. I stamped the Duet image first in Rich Cocoa Memento ink and then cut out and embossed with a Nestabilities square die. I then colored with Copic markers. When I was done, I thought the image needed just a bit more movement and whimsy so I added some little dots in various places around the image. This square is matted on a Ruby Red square stamped with Crimson Red Versafine ink with the Tiled Scallop Backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms. I used the same background for the "awning" of the card, using a corner rounder for the scallop edge. I stamped the double lined squares from Asian Flair and punched out with a 1" square punch, then matted on more of the ruby red scalloped tile scraps. Next I added some square deco brads Laurie sent me in the center of the squares, colored the center squares with Orange Peel stickles, and then colored the outer squares with Copic markers for a multicolored look. The patterned paper is from Daisy D's and I stamped the I'm here if you need me sentiment from Here For You in the corner. To finish, I colored some Kaiser Craft pearls with a Copic marker to match the colors in the card, then adhered them in the corner, added a knotted bow of May Arts ribbon and a little extra stickles on the bird and flower image.

15 comments

mimiburroughs said...

Love the card!! Where did the little birds come from? Too cute!

Rhonda Kelly said...

Oh I just love this card. The colors are just fabulous! Great job. TFS

mueppi said...

Wow...... was für eine entzückende Karte!!!!

Shannan Teubner said...

Soooo stinkin cute! Love it!

Anonymous said...

you are just a StAMPin' FOOl, these days, girl!! NEW STUFF everyday!! wow wow wow!!!

squirrlleyshirley

Anonymous said...

you are just a StAMPin' FOOl, these days, girl!! NEW STUFF everyday!! wow wow wow!!!

squirrlleyshirley

Deborah said...

First off I adore your blog colors and complete layout of it! This fall colored card is wonderful! Those Inkadinkado bidies are the best! Deb

Ida said...

Oh so nice. Those birds are lovely and I think the piercing around them is a fabulous touch.

Anonymous said...

Great Cards this week. Love them all. Thanks for sharing your talent with all of us. Darlene L

Pat S. said...

I recently saw somebody comment that a card was
O M Gorgeous!!!

Boy! That sure does describe this one!

Christi Flores said...

This is fantastic!! Love it!!

Beth Norman-Roberts said...

What an awesome card. I have this same stamp, and I LOVE what you did with it. The colours and layout are awesome.

Denise said...

Wow Julee, this is gorgeous! Love the colors, and those dots really add the perfect touch!!

Allison Rankin said...

Love, love, love this! The colors are super and that bird image is terrific! Thanks for the sketches Julee...you have done the thinking for me!

Tanya said...

This is really really pretty! I love it!