Saturday, December 14, 2013

Weekend Snow Bird Card

Happy Weekend!
We are having a secret Santa at my school and my friend asked me to make a card.  Her SS likes nature and birds and I thought of a perfect card to make.  I also noticed that there were tons of challenges out this week that had the theme of snow or snowflakes and this card fit perfectly!

For my card I started with a Core'dinations blue base and ran it through my cuttlebug embossing it with my snowflakes folder.  I then sanded it to bring out the dots.  Next I cut out a tree using my Silhouette and lightly sanded it.  I then stamped and colored a Paper Smooches bird.  I then made a snow hill for the background and used the tearing technique.  I then adhered the tree and placed my little bird in the tree.  Next I made a smaller hill of snow using the tearing technique and pop dotted it in front. 
 To make the snowflakes stand out a bit I used my Ranger Liquid Pearls and made some dots on top of the embossed snowflakes.  Here is a closer look at the liquid pearl dots. 

Supplies
cardstock- Core'dinations
stamps- paper smooches
silhouette
liquid pearls
memento ink
spectrum noir markers


I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:
Let it Snow Simon Says Stamp challenge
Casual Fridays let it snow challenge
Cas*ology Snowflake challenge
Paper Smooches and Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back on Monday with a week of all new layouts and cards!  I don't know about you but I can't wait!! See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day and weekend!
mp

20 comments:

Connie Mercer said...

so darling***love this****

Annette Allen said...

wow I so love this..

Tracy said...

I love this card.
That tiny bird is so cute sitting up on that tree.
And the embossed snowflakes are so fun and give a great background to your card :)

Izzy Anderson said...

Love, love, love this!

Dana Tatar said...

Stunning card! I LOVE the "snow!" Thanks for the inspiration! :)

Tracey McNeely said...

Mary Pat this is so tweet! Thank you so much for sharing with us this week at CASology!

Judy1223 said...

Wow! Love the way that pretty red cardinal pops against the blue sky and all those darling snowflakes! Thanks so much for playing along at CASology!

Faye Wynn-Jones said...

Love, love, love! Especially the snow detail. Very nice indeed. X

Faye Wynn-Jones said...

Love, love, love. Especially the snow details. Very Nice indeed x

Becky said...

Oh my gosh Mary Pat, I saw this card on your Facebook page and love it! Awesome job!!

wienerhoneymooners said...

Wow!! Love the dimension and the lovely blue in this card!!

Thanks so much for adding this to the CASology Gallery this week, so glad that you were able to join us in the FUN and so looking forward to you playing again soon!!!

Sindhu said...

I LOVE your card!

Amy Kolling said...

Love that sweet birdie!!! Love the background you created for your card! Happy Holidays!! Thanks so much for playing along with CAS-ual Fridays!

Katie said...

What a pretty card! I love the snow :) It was so sweet of you to make the card for your friend's secret Santa! We started ours at work this week too - how fun!

Mary Jo said...

I love this card!
So pretty!

Lindsey said...

I've seen this card on a few challenges now and just had to stop by and tell you how much I love it. It keeps catching my eye. I think it just perfect.

Gabi MeWi said...

Really an eyecatcher - gorgeous.

Melissa Bove said...

Adorable card!! Great design and I love the "snow"!!

Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

hugs...
Melissa

Marybeth said...

I love this idea of sanding the dots and the edge of the tree. Your card is really adorable! Thanks so much for sharing and showing us how you did this. Beautiful work Mary Pat

Katie Gehring said...

Mary Pat, this is gorgeous! I love the pearly snowakes and the torn snow drifts add just the right amount of texture!

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