Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Be Inspired #20

Another fabulous inspiration piece from Beate! I went pretty literal on this one, other than for the image. I sponged stripes on the Red Riding Hood cardstock with Red Riding Hood ink, but I'm not sure how well you can see that in the picture. I used the Winter Birds set from Inkadinkado (found at Stamper's Dream) and a sentiment from the SU set Warm Words. The Summer Sunrise piece was "distressed" a bit with a black ink pad. Finally I used some Stardust Stickles on the bird's wings and some Christmas Red Stickles on the berries.



Be sure to see what Beate, Danielle Lounds, Dawn McVey, Jennifer Buck, Silke Ledlow and Susan Roberts have come up with for this challenge! I'm sure they will all be wonderful! Thanks for stopping by! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Winter Birds (Inkadinkado), Warm Words (SU); Ink- Red Riding Hood, Always Artichoke (SU), Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko); Paper- Red Riding Hood, Basic Black (SU), Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink), white (Georgia-Pacific); Accessories- Stardust and Christmas Red Stickles, brads (Darice); Finished card measures 4.25" square

34 comments:

Silke Ledlow said...

WOW - Charmaine - your card is gorgeous - love that fab bird image!!!

Jennifer Buck said...

This is so beautiful, Charmaine! I love it! :) Hope you are doing well! :)

Unknown said...

Gorgeous! Simply gorgeous! :-)

Michelle Tech said...

Wow, your card is stunning! I love that stamp!

Lorie said...

Oooo...that is a gorgeous holiday cad! Wow! :o)

Alhambra Club said...

What a beautiful card, I have so missed visiting all site and seeing all your wonderful creations.

Shelly said...

I adore that bird Charmaine. Awesome take on the inspiration!

Sara said...

Wow, that is a really beautiful card. I visit your site a lot but I often just lurk. =) I really do love your cards though and today I wanted to tell you so. Thank you for your inspiration.
Sara
http://blog.papersandplums.com/

jonisart said...

That image is gorgeous! You did a really great job with the challenge, I love that inspiration piece!

Ashley Newell said...

This is SO pretty!

Michelle B said...

This card is Besutiful. I love the color and the bird image.

Hugs,
Michelle

Anonymous said...

Fantastic card, Charmaine! I love everything about it. The softly striped background, the gorgeous image and the framed layers.
Hugs and smiles

Kristine said...

VERY LOVELY!! Great idea on the sponged stripes too--I didn't see them until you mentioned it, but now I see them :) Looks terrific!!

Catherine said...

What a beautiful card, Charmaine =)

Kimberly Crawford said...

wow! beautiful! aren't those stamps to die for? I want them all!!
Love the stripes too!! :)

Anonymous said...

OMG - loved your card so much, went right over to Stampers Dream and bought the set myself! I never do that!!! Gorgeous!

Christi Flores said...

This is stunning!! Fantastic Charmaine!!

Bethany Paull said...

The black distressing makes it look like the yellow has a wavy edge, which I love!

Barbara Schram said...

Love this winter bird, wonderful creation, Charmaine!

Tosha Leyendekker said...

Gorgeous Charmaine!! Your cardinal is stunning!! We both used winter birds this week...cool!!

Lila H said...

Beautiful!!!! I love what you've done with this awesome image from Inka!!!

Catherine said...

You're right another fabulous inspiration from Beate but i have to say "another fabulous creation by YOU". Just gorgeous!

Giovana said...

So pretty!!!

Jackie Pedro said...

Gorgeous, Charmaine! I love the image...so beautiful!

Brandi Wiggins-Côté said...

I don't think I could love this card more if I tried. Absolutely gorgeous! Bravo!

Deborah said...

Oh my gosh Charmaine! This is such a stunner! The bird is outrageous and gorgeous! Hugs to you and the bugs. Deb

xiumaiyuki said...

You are so talented. I always admire all of your creations and this is no difference. TFS!

Danielle L. said...

Oh wow! Beautiful card Charmaine! Gorgeous image and color - and I really like the distressing!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous card!! I bought this image in a clear set and can't wait to use it. Your card has given me inspiration:) Thank you.

Donna Baker said...

so pretty!

Rose Ann said...

This is absolutely gorgeous, Charmaine!! Gorgeous image, and perfect take on the inspiration piece!!

Amanda said...

WOW! This is beautiful!! I LOVE the bird!

Jessie/knightrone said...

Holy WOWWWW!! This is so GORGEOUS!!

Unknown said...

That stamp is beautiful! The colors are just stunning! :)

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