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Saturday, March 6, 2010

My Card is for:
Cooking it up with Katie: Decoupage/3D and metal
Lily of the Valley: Easel card
Creative Belli: Eyelets
Fab & Funky:Shaped card
Daring Cardmakers: Aquamarine

Color Dare: Celery, regal rose & turquoisepting turquoise
Get Sketchy: Shaped card/spring bonus

Pals Paper Arts: Think spring
Frosted Designs: Favorite Technique
I like easel cards because the can be so versatile. I used the decoupage technique. I had this beautiful print that I had be saving so time to break loose with it. It loosely fit the color dare with just a wee bit of celery in it. I also had a turquoise piece that was grungy with a faint flourish on one corner. I cut out that area with a label three nestie so the flourish would suggest tree limbs in the background. I also cut out two creme pieces and rand thru the cuttlebug folder to give some texture. I had the use two to frame the turquoise since I didnt have one big enough. I mounted them
behind the turquoise and foam dotted on. I stamped my bird on a limb image several times and cut them out. I laid the first one directly onto the turquoise paper. I then got some little twigs off a vine and bent them to follow the stamped image and glued it on. Then cut out the second image and and leaves and mounted part onto the twig and foam mounted the rest.Some of the leaves have three layers. You can look at the one side pic that shows the layers. I drew and colored a few more leaves and glued a few singles onto the vine also. I then added the fence that my friend sent me and a turquoise strip to finish it. I made flowers using a dotted turquoise print, the solid turquoise, and creme, texturing, shaping and fastened together with rosey brads. I fastened one with some twigs and leaves at the top corner. Next I cut out the creme and turquoise with the smaller label three nestie, textured, shaded and added the sentiment. I then attached another piece of vine, leaves and a flower, bent the bottom back and attached so it stands up. I made one large flower using the nestie and cutting some freehand to form all the layers. I attached it with some leaves and more vine. Lastly I attached two rosy brads and one flower to act as a stop. This card has to be one of my alltime favorites Although the pictures do not really capture it, the colors are beautiful , the layers give it lots of dimension and its so springy!






25 comments:

Martha said...

Davi, I just love this card! The color combo, the delicate leaves and shapes really are beautiful with the bird which reminds me of a Texas mocking bird but with colorful plumage! A very excellent creation! You did good, girlfriend! Love and hugs, Martha

Kimberly S said...

Goodness Davi, where to begin?! This is so stunning,from the bird to the flower. What a fabulous idea adding the 'branch' for more dimension, and the colors you've combined are lovely together. I can see why it's one of your favorites, it's beautifully done! :)

The Other Patti Sue said...

OMGosh this is awesome! Must have taken you hours to put together! Thanks so much for playing along with us at the Color Dare!

Melisa Waldorf said...

Love those little flower eyelets!! Great project and thank you so much for playing along with Creative Belli this week!

Katie said...

Simply gorgeous!
All that dimension, fabulous colors and that flower is stunning!
Thanks so much for Cooking It Up With Katie :)

Pretty-In-Ink said...

It's stunning! I love all the layers and dimension!

Kaz said...

What a gorgeous card - I love the flower.

Mona Pendleton said...

Gorgeous card Davi! That flower jumps right off the card!

Dawny P said...

I absolutely love your easel card chicksie. The image is fabulous and the colours are just gorge. Thank you for joining us this week at LOTV, hugs, Dawny xxx

Ginny said...

gorgeous image, fab card, thanks for joining us at FnF :0)

joy said...

Love the dimension and the flowers are wonderful! Thank you for participating in the Creative Belli Challenge.

Mary Marsh said...

this is a beautiful easel card, davi-i love everything about it-the flowers you made are gorgeous!!

Linda Callahan said...
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Linda Callahan said...

So rich in detail - beautiful easel card! Thanks for playing at PPA!

Lori said...

WOW, so pretty. Congrats on combining all those challenges. Thanks for including the Color Dare. Hope you'll join us again.
Lori
CD DT

Marsha Fisher said...

This is SO pretty!

Pop's Cards said...

This is a gorgeous Easel card lovely image too, thank you for joining us at LOTV this time, hugs pops x x x

♥ Lydia ♥ said...

Fabulous card...great detailing x Thanks for joining the Fab'n'Funky challenge this week x

Deb Neerman said...

Fabulous, Davi!

Barb Craft said...

Gorgeous card! I love the look of the easel cards and yours is just stunning! Thanks for sharing it with us at Frosted Designs!
Barb :)

Tammy said...

Wow Davi this is beautiful! I love the colors you used! Your flower is beautiful and such a perfect sentiment for this gorgeous card! :o)
Hugs, Tammy

Liz Williams said...

Beautiful use of colors. Thanks for playing in the color dare.

Maria Matter said...

this is STUNNING Davi! WOW
thank you for playing along with us @ Belli!
blessings, Maria

CraftyC said...

Your card is gorgeous, love the colours.Thanks for taking part in the LOTV Challenge, hope you can join us again!
Clairexx

Kim said...

This is one gorgeous card!!