Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Noel

Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps.  This week we have a beautiful inspiration photo for you:
Image may contain: bird

And here is the card I created:
  Ok, so I know at first look, my card does NOT resemble the inspiration photo at all!!  But, here's how I was inspired: obviously, that little bird caught my attention right away.  Immediately, I thought of the little sitting cardinal stamp, but cardinals are red (though I guess I could have colored it up as a female and kept to the browns in the color scheme).  But I did also use the grays and the snow theme.  So, even though at first it doesn't seem like it, this card was definitely inspired by the photo.
  To create my focal piece, I started by stamping the cardinal and then stamping it again on scrap paper to create a mask.  Then I stamped the frame in such a way so the cardinal was perched right on the edge.  Then I stamped the "Noel" inside the frame and fussy cut around the frame and the cardinal.
  Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you head on over to The House blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has done with this photo.  And if you "need" any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your entire order coupon code over in my lift sidebar.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Cardinal", "Marquee Frame (lg)" and "Noel"
Dies: Memory  Box "Lindeman Snowflake"

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday--let it snow
Crafty Friends #97--gemstones and/or pearls (three sliver rhinestones)
YNS #102--sketch

Crafty Catz #438--anything goes with the optional twist: something with wings
4 Crafty Chicks #429--snowflakes
Make My Monday #84--winter foliage (poinsettia and pine boughs in my patterned paper)
Moving Along With the Times #84--winter animals (I definitely associate cardinals with winter)
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #22--anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage #113--Christmas is coming
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes
Cards Galore #57--anything goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything goes
Hand Stamped Sentiments #303--inspiration photo (inspired by the birds and the poinsettias)



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24 comments:

  1. DonnaNovember 21, 2018 at 6:32 AM

    This is beautiful, like your take on the inspiration and all your fabulous details!

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  2. Glittered PawsNovember 21, 2018 at 7:45 AM

    Very pretty - again another bird stamp that I have overlooked - my list keeps growing. Love the way you used the frame with the bird perched on the top. Great job.

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  3. EmmaTNovember 21, 2018 at 10:23 AM

    Wonderful card, love the little cardinal. Thank you for joining us at Make My Monday. Emma

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  4. Wendy LNovember 21, 2018 at 10:41 AM

    A lovely red cardinal, thanks for joining us at MAWTT. Xxxx

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  5. megNovember 22, 2018 at 12:16 AM

    Beautiful cardinal and foliage in the backing paper, thank you for joining in at MMM.

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  6. JanetteNovember 22, 2018 at 12:41 AM

    Hi Heather, beautiful card and really glad you shared it with us at CraftyCatz this week, good luck in the challenge.x

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  7. Laurie UngerNovember 22, 2018 at 8:47 AM

    Interesting take on the photo inspiration challenge this week.

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  8. Suzette HusseyNovember 22, 2018 at 11:07 AM

    Lovely design! Thanks for visiting us at Crafty Catz!

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  9. Let's Art JournalNovember 23, 2018 at 10:26 AM

    Such a pretty card! The delicate snowflake looks so beautiful and I love the little red cardinal 😁. Thanks so much for joining in the fun at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! J 😊 x

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  10. Carole JNovember 23, 2018 at 1:30 PM

    Such a pretty card. Beautiful cardinal sitting atop the sentiment! Thank you for sharing your project with us at the Crafts Galore Encore “Anything Goes” November Challenge. Good Luck and hope to see you again next month!
    Carole x DT

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  11. Debbie MageedNovember 23, 2018 at 3:27 PM

    Very pretty! Cardinals are one of my favorite birds. Great card!! Thank you for playing with us at the Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge and hope you can join us again soon.

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  12. CazroNovember 23, 2018 at 5:15 PM

    A beautiful card. So pleased you joined our challenge at Make My Monday. Caz. DT.

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  13. Wendy LNovember 23, 2018 at 9:17 PM

    Fab card and pretty paper, thanks for joining us at Craftyhazelnuts PP Challenge, xxxxx

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  14. jimlynnNovember 24, 2018 at 6:20 AM

    Fantastic card and so very pretty! Love the redbird and that wonderful patterned paper you used. Thanks so much for joining us at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies too!
    Lynn

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  15. FionaNovember 25, 2018 at 8:45 AM

    Beautiful card - I love Cardinals and we don't have them in the UK. They are such a festive bird. Thanks for joining us at Hand Stamped Sentiments this week.

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  16. BarbaraNovember 25, 2018 at 9:49 PM

    Gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us this week on Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! barbara

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  17. Esther AsburyNovember 27, 2018 at 5:09 AM

    What a pretty Christmas card! I love the gray snowflake background behind your main image - perfect touch!

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  18. CheriNovember 27, 2018 at 3:25 PM

    You made me LOL, Heather. I love how you connected the cardinal to the inspiration and now I get it. I love "outside the box" thinking. You rock, girl.

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  19. ElaNovember 28, 2018 at 2:00 PM

    Great card with the red cardinal! Thanks for playing along at Crafty Friends Challenge. Hugs Ela DT

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  20. Wendy Nicola JacksonNovember 29, 2018 at 12:45 PM

    What a beautiful Christmas creation! Love the snowflake with the button centre and that sweet Cardinal is a lovely Christmas image. Fab paper combo too. Thanks for sharing your lovely creation with us at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'. It looks fabulous!! Come and play along again next month too. Happy crafting, Wends xoxo CaSS DT

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  22. scrapsnsuch@gmail.comDecember 2, 2018 at 11:46 AM

    Such a classic Christmas card Heather. The bird looks great perched over the sentiment. Thanks for joining in the fun at YNS and sharing your take on the sketch challenge.

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  23. Creations in paperDecember 3, 2018 at 11:21 AM

    Lovely card! Love the gray added in. Thanks for playing with us at HSS.

    Robbie

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  24. cohennaJanuary 6, 2019 at 6:32 AM

    Beautiful!! Thank you for joining us at Creative Craft Cottage :)

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