Saturday, November 6, 2010

Christmas Robin


Here's another Christmas card made using the Penny Black clear set called Jolly Friends.  I was first drawn to this set because of this adorable little robin.   He was colored with prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits, then cut out with a labels one die, leaving the die on to sponge on some tumbled glass distress ink for the background.  Then that was double-framed with red and the pendant nestabilities die.    I chose these colors so that I could enter this into the Shabby Tea Room challenge #34, and I'm also entering it into Penny Black Saturday's "Let it Snow" challenge this week (since the pendant die looks like a giant snowflake to me).

Supplies: red, white and dark aqua cardstocks, PB 30-058 Jolly Friends, Hero Arts CL343 Holiday Sayings, versafine onyx black, versamark, and tumbled glass distress inks, white embossing powder, nestabilites labels one and pendant dies, prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits, glue pen and ultrafine prisma glitter, white snowflake button, white twine

23 comments:

Barb said...

LOVE these colors! What an adorable card! I went to Archiver's yesterday and while waiting to check out, I saw this Penny Black stamp set and had to have it! My first. I'm a bit nervous though, as I don't think I'll come close to making as beautiful a card as you and others do with these stamps! But I'll have fun trying! They really are so cute! Love this, Lin!

Virginia L. said...

I am inspired! Love the colors and gorgeous layering!! So awesome that you can combine these challenges with this sweet card!

Pia said...

How cute! Love how you used the labels one die together with the pendant. Gorgeous inking on the background!!

Sarah J Moerman said...

Beautiful! The colors here just POP! Love it!

cheryl said...

oh this is really beautfiul the colurs are perfect ,hugs cherylxxxx

Dawn T said...

Lin. it is adorable. Yes that pendant does look like a snowflake. I used followed a Splitcoaststampers tutorial (here) to make a large snowflake oranament

Tracey said...

Beautiful Lin!!!! LOVE everything about it!

donna mikasa said...

Love that robin....such an adorable card! Love how paired the Nesties, and the pendant does look like a snowflake!

stampingandstitching said...

Oh Lin, this is absolutely adorable! I love everything about it!

Joey said...

Gorgeous card Lin, love the background, thanks for joining us at pbsc
Joey.xx

Clare said...

great card, love the robin! thanks for joining us this week at the Shabby Tea Room! : )

Nancy said...

Gorgeous, Lin! That is one of my all-time favorite color combos...love this sweet design!
blessings

Nicole said...

Cute card - adorable image! Love those dies!! Thanks for playing along with us at TSTR! :)

Pattie said...

This is super cute and so sweet! I love that little bird! Thanks for joining us in the Tea Room this week!

Jean Franks Beck said...

This is adorable, Lin! I love the details on that little birdie - so cute!

Debbie said...

Precious little image and adorable card ... thanks for sharing with us in the Tea Room :)

GrammySue's Creations said...

Hi Lin, love your card--the bird is adorable --love the red, white, and blue for Christmas.

Sandy Ang said...

Such a cheery card !

Kath Stewart said...

love how you used this cute little guy and wonderful colour combo....thanks for joining in the fun at Penny Black Saturday...hugs kath xxx

Tiffany Ervin said...

Love the vibrancy of these colors, that pendant die is so cool looking! I love the blue shading around the bird!

debby4000 said...

Oh gorgeous card, beautiful details and adorable image.
luv
Debby

Alice said...

simply adorable! love this!!

Suzanne C said...

So sweet! Love the coloring on your image and the frosty hat is the perfect touch.