The black background is made using Letterpress technique with an embossing folder and gold ink, then splattered with gold ink. The bird is diecut from card: bronze metallic card, and snippets of leftover card coloured with Distress Inks then splattered with black paint. A snippet of music is coloured using the bubble technique, then torn randomly. Lots of shades of orange in this.
Die: Sizzix (3 pieces)
EF: Cuttlebug
Also: Music, Acrylic paint, D'Ink, black DecoArt Media spray, gem, gold ink, twine
Shared on challenges:
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Your card is an artistic creation! I love your bird and the gold de-bossed background. Thanks so much for entering your card in our latest challenge at Let's Craft and Create. Cheryl W, DT
ReplyDeleteHow gorgeous Carol - love that background, and how the bird is speckled. More of the delightful bubble paper I see :)
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Gorgeous Carol. Love the touch of blue bubbles on your music sheet. And the gold letterpress look.
ReplyDeleteLove the dramatic black embossed background with the touch of gold and I’m always going to love a project with a bird on it — fabulous card Carol!
ReplyDeleteLove the beautiful bird and fabulous background
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Gorgeous card Carol, love the background and that gold ink looks wonderful, nothing like a splash of ink :)) The bird is just beautiful and love the torn paper too.xx
ReplyDelete🧡🧡🧡 this bird! Lots of inky goodness in this card; perfect for Inktober! Thank you for sharing at the Colorful Options Challenge. Good luck! Cheers, Makira
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty and creative bird card!! Thank you for joining our challenge at Colorful Options!
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Fabulous background for your layered birdie, Carol - love this! That strip of music paper added the perfect touch!!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely, Carol. I really like how you created the dark background which perfectly accents the bird. Thanks for sharing your lovely work at Let's Squash It! Jo x
ReplyDeleteFabulous and very impressiv carde! Love so much the effect, the techniques used and that Sizzix bird die!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and Artistic card design. Thanks for playing along with us at The Paper Funday Challenge. We look forward to seeing more of your lovely designs.
ReplyDeleteDonna xx
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Love that dark embossed background and your bird is awesome. Fab card. Thanks for joining the fun at Let's Squash It!
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