Thursday 23 September 2010

Navy, Lime and Silver PDCC 48

I need a rest!  Had a great but very busy weekend - lots of lovely food and eating (and drinking) out, lots of shopping ( I am a lucky girl-  had a beautiful bracelet and some fabulous shoes bought for me by hubby) and lots of games played with James.  In between all that there was the usual homework and domestic stuff to sort out for this week, so no time for playing in my craft room until today.

The playdate cafe has these colours this week:
Here is my card:
Patterned paper is K & Co. Ribbon is American crafts.  Edge of card is inked with blue ink.
I made the "navyish" background with spray inks, and the foliage is embossed in silver (stamp by SU).

The bird is die cut from metal using a Paperartsy die, then I embossed it with an embossing folder in my cuttlebug.  The next step was to ink it with green alcohol ink.
The eye is a gem coloured with a copic pen, and I outlined the metal bird with the same copic pen.

I am doing a card class for 14 ladies tonight, and then it will be the weekend again! Eeeeeek!

Have a good one!

X

14 comments:

Paul B said...

Wow stunning card Anne. Love the embossed bird, it really stands out. Beautiful inky background too. Pxx

Michele said...

Beautiful card, Anne! Hope you're class goes well - you're a braver girl than me x

Gayle Page-Robak said...

Love your art piece. Beautifully created.

Suzanne C said...

Fabulous! Love that bird and the frame. Glad you joined us this week at the PDCC!

Smita said...

That bird is so unique... lovely card.

Sue Lelli said...

Is navyish a word??!!! LOVE the bird and how you created so many pretty colors with various inks and techniques!

Lisa Somerville said...

Very artsy, wonderful embossed metal bird. Thanks for playing at the PDCC.

Maria said...

Gorgeous inking and embossing...sooo pretty!!!

Andrea Ewen said...

I'm doing a card class tomorrow so I feel your "eek" pain! Your card is absolutely lovely, so many wonderful elements to catch the eye! Love the silver embossing and that darling bird image. Super job with the colors, thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!

Neet said...

Hope your class went well - glad you had a good weekend - nothing like a girl getting treated (especially by hubby).

Lovely card Anne, that embossed bird is gorgeous.

Ruby said...

Very pretty, love the embossing on the bird and your background is really pretty! So glad you could play along with us at the PDCC!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

WOW! That bird is STUNNING! I love the colors and the embossing:) Beautifully done! Thanks so much for joining in the fun and playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe:)

Pat said...

That is a very lovely card! I love the way you did the bird and the leaves! Great job!
Hugs, Pat

Unknown said...

Love this card Anne, as your other work! So I became one of your followers straight away :-) Perhaps you'd like to come round to my blog? You're more than welcome to!
Happy crafting, Ira

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