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February Blog Hop!
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Featured Feb. 10 - Birds of the Orient
Featured Feb. 11 - Birdcages
Featured Feb. 11 - Birdcages
Featured Feb. 12 - Medallions
Featured Feb. 13 - Fairies
Featured Feb. 14 - Lucky Duck
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Feb. 15, 2014 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for
commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Feb. 14, 2014
For today's card I pulled out my gilding flakes which I used with the cage. I sponged the background through a stencil (Memory Box - thanks for asking Anne) and stamped the sentiment from today's set directly onto my background. The bird was cut with my Cricut and coloured with some ink on a cotton bud.
Here's the Design Team:
Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.
So well done, Janine. I love how you added the trees.
ReplyDeleteOoooo! like the gold gilding flakes on the birdcage.
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I just ADORE this! It is so elegant and beautiful! I love the colours! May I ask what stencil you used? It is just perfect! Great job! TFS!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card. I love the stencilled background and of course that stunning gilded birdcage.
ReplyDeleteI love how muted this is ...Lis
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, Janine. Your silver birdcage looks so pretty with the stenciled background.
ReplyDeleteThanks Janine for all your sweet comments this week! I love both of your bird cards, Both of our cards today are similar...great minds think alike! Ha ha! LOVE the silver on your bird cage! That was an awesome idea!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card; love the beautiful background.
ReplyDeleteLove your background. I have some flakes somewhere. Never used them.
ReplyDeleteWOW. The gilding you did on the birdcage is wonderful making a gorgeous card, Janine.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful take with the Asiah flair!
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