March 21, 2012

Hi there!  Today I'm posting the card I made for this week's Stampin' Up! only blog challenge found here.  For this challenge we were to create a season themed card based on what season you are entering.  Well here in PA yesterday was the first day of spring and the weather here couldn't be better.  It's warm, sunny, and the trees are starting to turn green. 

I went outside the other day and I couldn't get over the sound of the birds, they were chirping and tweeting like you wouldn't believe.  It was a sound I haven't heard in months and so that was the inspiration for the image I decided to use.  I also used one of my very favorite color combinations- pink, green, and brown.

I stamped and colored my image using my Stampin' Up! markers.  My chocolate chip layer was cut using the Adorning Accents Edgelits Die and my big shot.  Just along the bottom of my card I decided to add two rows of paper piercing using my SU mat pack and paper piercing tool.  I like to do this sometimes to add that little extra something without going overboard.

And finally, to complete my card I added some pleated ribbon just under my image panel and then I added a small button with a twine bow tied in the center.  Below I posted a close up photo so that you could see the coloring I did on the image. 

I hope you liked my card today! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Up in the Air
Card Stock:  White, Chocolate Chip, Twitterpated DSP
Ink:  Brown Stazon
Supplies:  SU Markers, Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits Die, Pleated Ribbon, Sticky Strip Tape, Dimensionals, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Glue Dots, Twitterpated Buttons, Twine
Technique: Paper Piercing

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