Saturday, February 18, 2012

Birthday Blooms

I had to have 4 birthday cards for this week and 2 for next week, so my stash was a little depleted.  Besides, my good friend Terry follows my blog, so I HAD to make something new for her.  I also hadn't used my SU two step bird punch that I bought last year, so I was thrilled to be able to use it.
The background paper is by Paper Pizzaz and the cardstock is Brocade Blue.  I used the design on the belly of of the bird in Punch Potpourri to stamp the wing with Versamark.  I used Spellbinders Standard Circles Large as the background for the bird and mounted it on Heartfelt Creations' Decorative Oval Window (another first time use since I bought it in August).  The yellow and peach colored flowers are Recollections and the pink flower was a white one from my stash that I colored with Copics to match the DP.  The ribbon and gemstone are just from my stash.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafy Pad - the letter B (bird and blue)
Paperplay - Critters
Totally Papercrafts - Ribbon/Bows
Truly Scrumptious - All creatures great and small
Sarah Hurley Challenges - die cuts
Mema's Crafts - anything goes
Sparkle Forum Challenge - Things with wings
Flutterby Wednesdays - Things with wings

12 comments:

  1. Absolutely gorgeous! What a great color combo.

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  2. Gerlinde, I really like the use of that pretty blue on your card. Love that SU bird punch, and should bite that precious bullet to invest in it. I REALLY like the new bird die from SU, but it means pulling out my sizzix to use instead of my Grand Calibur. Your bird is sweet, and has a little detail in the tail area and the wing blends well with it. I **need** to pick both up, probably. The card is REALLY gorgeous! Your cards definitely inspire me. Like you, it is TWEET TWEET TWEET! (sorry for being so corny - corny but honest, right? LOL)

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  3. What a gorgeous card, I love the colours you have used and that bird is cute
    Thanks for joining in at SFC this month

    Jackie x

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  4. I am so lucky to have received this card. It is even more beautiful in person! And you colored a white flower to make it pink! You didn't say...you never cease to amaze me and I THANK YOU so much for this card. What an inspiration!
    t

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  5. I love the bird! Too cute! Thanks for joining me at Mema's Crafts this month and I hope you will come back soon. Good Luck!

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  6. Love all the dimension in your card Gerlinde and those colors are lovely. You sound like me, I "have" to have something and never use it before something else that I "have" to have catches my eye!

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  7. So pretty! Thank you for joining us at Flutter By Wed!

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  8. Realy pretty card - I love the vintage/victorian style.
    Thanks for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week.
    Caroline xxx

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  9. This is very pretty. It really does have a Victorian feel to it. Gorgeous!! Thanks for fluttering with us this week at Flutter By Wednesday!

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  10. Really pretty! I have a hard time with blue but you've used it beautifully. Love that bird! I must be the only person in the blogging universe who doesn't own it.

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  11. Aww very pretty design, love it..
    Thanks for joining us at Paperplay,
    Hugz Kenz :-) xx

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  12. This is stunning, love the colours, thanks for joining us over at Sarah Hurley this week.
    C xx

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