Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Thanks Jill!

Last week my friend Jill of Ribbon Challenged stopped over for an afternoon of crafting and she gave me 2 of these awesome, brand new Tim Holtz birdcage/bird die cuts! They're huge, and oh so much fun! Since Jill's favorite color is pink, I used pinks and blacks to create this card. The birdcage is quite large, so this card measures 5x7". I lined the top and bottom of the cage with Pretty in Pink cardstock, and used some Anna Griffin dsp for the background. I used the arch lattice punch by MS for the bottom double border and added some pink satin ribbon from my stash. The sentiment is by Just-Rite and the black layer was heat embossed with some pink ep. I couldn't seem to make the wing work on the bird so you could see it well, so I turned it upsidedown to make her appear as if she's about to take flight, and then I added some "feathers" with a pink souffle pen. The bird's eye is a pink gemstone by Kaiser. I think Jill has enabled me well............I know I have to have this die now:) Thanks so much for thinking of me Jill, you're really a thoughtful and generous person :)
I hope you're having a wonderful Tuesday wherever you are!

Carol

8 comments:

Tammy said...

This is gorgeous!! I love the birdcage die cut! Fantastic color combo!!

Jennifer said...

Beautiful Card!

Sue from Oregon said...

Very pretty!

Denise Marzec said...

Love how you did the wing. Pink and black is always such a striking color combo, too.

JD/ Jill said...

Carol, You have made my day...with seeing this lovely card. Thank you so much for posting this card...I'm sure you would believe me, if I tell you that I haven't even tried to use the die cut on a card yet...but I will, especially now that I have seen yours. You have definitely encouraged me...(AND especially thank you for using PINK!!!)

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

This is gorgeous Carol! I just love the pink and black together! Love your use of die cuts!

Silli said...

This is cute Carol, love the colors and the bird...HUGS

helloholley said...

great.....I've seen these....and now I must get them!! Aahhhhhhh....it never stops!!!
I love this card..... ;)