Upstate South Carolina has lots of Robins - and there are already some flying about. Recently purchased some vintage bird images, and one was used for today's card (and please don't notice that they really look more like bluebirds...old eyesight probably!) These remind me of the red breasted robins that hop around in our lawn. I meant to shade them darker colors...but these are so lovely, I just couldn't. So please indulge me and pretend these look more grayish brown like a 'real robin' does!
Here's the card:
- Nice Crane Design - Vintage Birds Greeting card set. Printed 2 images on Xpress paper. Die cut one image using Sizzix Indented Rectangles die (657569). Fussy cut the 3 birds from the second print; shaped each bird with a stylus and adhered to the main image. Sponged DI Tea Dye & Vintage Photo around the edges, and did just a small bit of shading on the birds, using a Spica pen to highlight their eyes.
- Stamped Stampendous Christmas Background on white c/s, sponged DI Vintage Photo around the edges, then airbrushed with E40, E41 in the center portion. Adhered to a white card base and curled opposite edges. (The outer dark blue is the background for the photo).
- airbrushed some lace from stash with E43 to create an aged look, and placed on the stamped base, trying not to hide a lot of the printed background.
- mounted the focal image using dimensional foam.
- Die_namites Elegant Holly die (DN-1064) cut from a green snippet; snipped apart the diecut to place around the image, then added some red rhinestones for bling.
A very easy & fun card to make and I hope you'll join me in pretending these pretty birds can masquerade as Robins! Have a lovely afternoon, thanks for stopping to visit, and as always, Hugs.
Beautiful card Mary. I love those little Robins. Hugs Rita xxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Mary I'm loving the robins what a beautiful christmas card, they look so sweet :) hope your having a lovely weekend
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Vic x
such pretty images, Mary, and lovely colors - really looks Vintage and sounds vintage with the sentiment. that stampendous background is GORGEOUS! especially done in the soft gold like that - very pretty card, Mary! hugs, de
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea !!! Lovely colors and images !!! Hope you have a wonderful day !!
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Mayra
Mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com
Mary, the birds are colored beautifully. The background is masterfully done and suites the card perfectly. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteThey look exactly like a robin to me......but then again, I've never actually seen one! They're beautiful and so is your card Mary. So pretty and I'd really love to see a real one too. Your sponging is so pretty on here and also like that touch of green!
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Beautiful Mary, I do so love robins. We have lots of bird feeders in our garden with lots of different birds visiting. But the robin is always around, he was collecting the dog hair that was lying around from us brushing our lab Harris. So lovely to watch the birds picking up all the bits for their nests. Hazel xx
ReplyDeleteMary they really look like the robins I have around here. This is a beautiful Christmas card. Thanks so much for sharing it with us. There is some great inspiration that I will have to case here. LOL Enjoy your week ahead.
ReplyDeleteThey look like cheeky robins Mary.....in their winter colours....love that background stamp...and that bit of bling is just perfect! lovely card xxxxx
ReplyDeleteA Gorgeous card, Mary! I love cards with birds on and British robins do tend to get everywhere at Christmas. Nice to see some that are a bit different! Don't worry, Robins are different on every continent - these look rather like Australian robins to me! American Robins are a bit like African Robins and British Robins are half the size.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary. Sally has confused me with all the different robins lol x We have robins all year round in the garden and when l am in the allotment (vegetable garden) in the summer the quite often get very close looking for worms. Your card is lovely and with imagination they are robins love the holly die too. Take care x Susan x
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful Mary, I love this so much, the birds are beautiful and I love the gorgeous background. Hugs, Anne x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Mary. Your robins are a little brighter than ours I think but gorgeous nonetheless.
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These pretty birds remind me of spring more than Christmas, but they're pretty to look at regardless of the season! I love all the distressing and especially all the holly & flourishes with red gems! Very pretty card!
ReplyDeleteThose robins are so pretty! Love the colours you chose...We do have some artistc freedom you know!
ReplyDeleteLovely card Mary!
We are so lucky to have our Christmas Card club...you could not meet a nicer group of ladies!
Very nice!
ReplyDeleteI'll let you know when we thaw out enough to have robins!
They look perfect to me Mary! It's a gorgeous card, I love the vintage feel it has. Carol x
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card for Margaret's CCC challenge (don't forget that you could enter it into my CHNC challenge extra for March and also our new Completely Christmas challenge 1). x
ReplyDeleteLovely card Mary. I like the script background and the holly accents. Zx
ReplyDeleteThey definitely look like robins. I just saw about 10 in our yard just a few minutes ago. Of course, the blackbirds come at the same time. I am so excited to see the robins because it is a sure sign that Spring is coming...even if we are getting ice tonight.
ReplyDeleteI love that image behind your robins, too. The aged look is gorgeous.
These pretty birds make a lovely Christmas card Mary, and I really love the holly die with the red gem berries. Hope you have had a good weekend. x
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, this is gorgeous, Mary!! The birds are amazing!! I love the colors!! The entire design is fabulous!! Love this!! Have a great evening :)
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A Mermaid's Crafts
Artistic licence - I think that's what we call it!! Just perfect the way it is. Love the little robins, especially "puffed up" with a stylus - great idea and that vintage background is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteMy gosh, this is gorgeous, Mary, the little bit of foliage is perfect.
ReplyDeleteHugs diane
These robins are beautiful, Mary. My dad used to recite a poem about "robin red breast." I can't remember it, but your artistry reminds me of looking at robins with my dad when I was a little girl. The distressing, die cuts and bling nicely accent and highlight your coloring.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Mary I love those robins.
ReplyDeleteKevin xx
Lovely card for the3 CCC Challenge - still waiting for Spring to start here.
ReplyDeleteLorraine
Awesome card!! Love the robins
ReplyDeleteI love your card Mary - those robins are evolving like Maureen's!!! Also really like your design layout. Such a great card.
ReplyDeleteHugs to you Sue Pxxx
This card is so beautiful Momma Mary! I love the robins and I love the papers you chose for this card. The holly leaves and berries are so festive and really add so much to this wonderful Christmas card! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning Mary. I do love birds. I will let you know when I see my first robin. Right now I still have plenty of Chickadees, Nuthatches, Woodpeckers (three different kinds), Cardinals, some Bluejays, Titmice, and a few others I do not know their names. Oh! And the every present Goldfinches with a few red finches (I forgot their names to - something like Bill and Sue?) I guess I had better study again. Rain this morning and I understand it is to get rather cold later on today.
ReplyDeleteMy best to you sweet lady!
sandy xx
This is a beautiful card, Mary! English Robins look very much like our bluebirds so you can say these are English Robins! Whatever you call them, this is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteWe have robins all year round and these are gorgeous - whatever nationality they are! Lol! My bird feeding station is a very busy place right now. Your card is gorgeous. For my digi images I just use some card that I buy at my local stationer/art shop - we don't have a craft shop unfortunately. It is just 210 gsm art card - but I don't know what that is in your American pounds weight. It is quite a light weight card stock and prints the digi and colours okay too. Hugs Christine.x
ReplyDeleteReally gorgeous Mary, love the papers you have used, the birds really pop off the page, stunning creation x
ReplyDeleteWowwwww Mary,,,,,,,,, what a colorful and amazing Robins,,,,,,,,and these stunning dies match perfectly with my bird image,,,,Thanks a million for sharing my friend,,, I have just send you a nice gift...SHHHH
ReplyDeleteI love your vintage birdies. They are nice and you've done great things with them on this card.
ReplyDeletesuch a pretty vintage holiday card! i just assumed they were blue robins. :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely Christmas card, love those birds.
ReplyDeleteI love the vintage feel of this card, Mary and those birds are beautiful!! Loving the bits of lace you added and the bling!! Great bg and a great card!!
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A little festive tweeting between the birds?! LOVE that image, Mary... and the diecut holly and bling... it's Christmas alright!
ReplyDeletehugs, Asha
We don't have robins here but seeing your gorgeous ones I wish we did! Thanks for joining in the challenge at CHNC Extra for March.
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