Thursday 7 August 2014

Sunny Birds a twitter

Hello and thank-you for visiting! I'm back from a lovely holiday and happy to be crafting again. I've gone for a buttery, yellow shade with my card depicting a family of little birdies twittering in the sunshine.



Several months back I won some beautiful Pion Design papers from their 'Flower Frames' collection. I've finally cut into these gorgeous papers for the first time. The family of birds is a Magenta stamp that I've gold embossed and then coloured in with my Tim Holtz water pen using Tea Dye DI. Diecut the top upper layer with a MFT die. I was wondering what to do for the lower layer and looking around the room my eyes happened upon the curtains - thus getting the idea to 'triple pleat' the lower yellow paper (used glue gun for rapid sticking of pleats). I inked all edges of the various paper layers with Krylon gold leafing pen. Drew some little dotty doodads with waco gold pearl pen. Rubbed gilding wax across some flowers and chipboard honeycomb. Added ribbon, tulle, muslin, and pins. Finished off with sparkling gems for the birds' eyes.

I'm so glad you stopped by - your visits are much appreciated. Hope there is sunshine in your life today (whether real or metaphorical).

Nicola x

I wish to enter card to the following challenges:
Craft for the Craic - A craft item not used before
Simon Says Stamp Monday - In the Family
Inspiration Journal - Everything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Make It Sparkle
Craft Room Challenge - A Summer Garden
The Mixed Media card challenge - Summer
Sugar Creek Hollow - Summer Sunshine
Our Creative Corner - Summertime

40 comments:

  1. This is really beautiful Nicola and love the subtle shades you've used plus the pretty pleating.
    Glad to hear you had a good time away.
    Fliss xx

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  2. Super pretty Nicola! Love the tulle trimming and all the beautiful blossoms! Thanks so much for joining along with the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

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  3. Gorgeous and stylish card.
    Thank you for sharing at Craft-Room Challenge;-))m

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  4. Gorgeous work Nicola, Beautiful colours & image ...I adore the pleated papers & tulle...simply perfect... Hugs May x x

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  5. Loving your very pretty card, Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  6. Lovely to have you back in blog land Nicola. Your card is stunning and I love your little pleats.
    Julie x

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  7. I love all the detail and layers in your card . i have that bird stamp and love it! Your pleating is amazing!

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  8. What a beautiful card Nicola. I love the pleats and the way you've added the polka dots to match the ribbon. So glad to hear you've had a good holiday too. Jenny x

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  9. This is gorgeous Nicola. I love everything about it especially those fab pleats at the bottom - a trick I must try! Pleased you had a good holiday too. Margie x

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  10. Your family of birds on d beautiful paper is adorable. Thank you for joining us at the mixed media card challenge.

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  11. Gorgeous! Your attention to every little detail is amazing. Love the pleats, well, really, the whole card.

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  12. This is gorgeous :) I love the layers, the glittered birds and the tri-fold pleats on the paper are stunning! Thank you for sharing with MMCC!

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  13. How lovely your card is with the sweet birds. Very very very nice!
    Thanx for sharing it with us at SCH.
    Grtz.Plony

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  14. Gorgeous card Nicola! Love the pleated card ! Sue C x

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  15. So pleased you had a wonderful holiday Nicola! Your card is absolutely gorgeous, I love the pleating and those adorable birds. I am so very impressed that you cut into those fabulous Maja Design papers - well done you! Hugs, Anne xx

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    1. Thanks Anne! These actually are Pion Design papers that I won separately to my awesome win of gorgeous Maja Design papers. The Scandinavians certainly lead the field for beautiful vintage collections. Nicola x

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  16. Dear Nicola, thank you for your kind note on my blog, how sweet of you to think of me.

    I love your blog, and what you creates, and this piece is so very beautiful.
    Dorthe, xo

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  17. WOW, saw your card at the Craft-room challenge and I just had to see more! This is just stunning, the postcard, the flowers, the soft colours, the papers...I love it all! Just stunning! :)

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  18. This is so pretty, I love the paper pleats and the way you decorated the birds. Thank you for sharing with us at Craft-Room Challenge XOXO Zoe

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  19. Oh my, Nicola! Another stunning Christmas card! This one is so elegant, too. I love the cream colors you've done on this one. The paper pleats make for such an interesting design...almost as though it were a very extravagant curtain. I love the postcard center with the sweet little birds on the branch. All of the gold accents only make the card that much more beautiful! Your eye for design and detail is amazing! <3 Candy

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  20. A beautiful card Nicola :-) love the gorgeous layers and the pleats are genius......wonderful details and the birds are so sweet
    TFS and best wishes
    Annie x

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  21. That is such a gorgeous card Nicola, love the sweet image, colours and how you pleated your paper, absolutely fab! Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog, take care, Ira x
    Ira’s Crea Corner

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  22. HI Nicola, this is a beautiful card, love the 'pleats', fab idea.
    Glad to hear you had a great holiday and are now feeling refreshed.
    Avril xx

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  23. Beautiful! Love that fancy pleating along the bottom and the gold!

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  24. This is truly stunning! What a feast for the eyes! Thank you for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! - Ashli :)

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  25. This is beautiful, Nicola! Happy to hear that you have had a lovely holiday.
    Hugs Synnøve

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  26. Such a gorgeous card Nicola, beautiful details.
    Thank you for joining us at Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
    Luv
    Debby

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  27. Gorgeous layers abound here! Love the tulle and ruffles. So elegant and beautiful!

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  28. What a wonderful card! It looks fantastic with all that texture and golden details. The pleating is beautifully done!
    I hope you had a great holiday!
    Ps: I have a candy on my blog, I'm giving away two magazines and the freebies that came with them to a lucky random winner. Head over for a closer look if you're interested...

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  29. this is such a pretty card.. so many details, pleats look great on this
    Thank you for joining in the Craft for the Craic Challenge
    Pixie (DT member)

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  30. Beautiful card, love the birds and paper folding! Thanks for joining us at Sugar Creek Hollow!

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  31. Fabulous use of gold tones, pretty flowers, pins, tulle, ribbon and paper folding. Gorgeous results.

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  32. Beautiful vintage card Nicola The pleating is gorgeous. Thank you for joining us at Sugar Creek Hollow.
    Amelia (DT SCH)

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  33. I love the golden colours and delicate vintage look here - a beautiful card. Glad to hear you had a lovely holiday - though I'm so late catching up it's probably now a distant memory!
    Alison xx

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  34. Such a beautiful card Nicola. It's a real treat to look at all the gorgeous elements you've included. The colours remind me of vintage oyster coloured silk satin. I LOVE the pleated paper at the bottom; it's an inspired idea!
    Thank you so much for joining us at Our Creative Corner. Julia x

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  35. Your card is so pretty. Love the gold embossed birds, very clever!
    Thanks for joining us in the Inspiration Journal challenge!

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  36. a very pretty card!! thank you for joining in with us at MMCC :)

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  37. Your card has so many wonderful layers and colors!

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  38. Your card is so beautiful! Love the vintage feeling, and the folds on the bottom look so good! Great little details, and beautiful, soft colors.
    Thanks for playing with us at MMCC. Hope to see you with us again in September!

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  39. Such a gorgeous card, I love the colours and design. To me there is a wintry feel to this card and almost festive with the gold added to it, beautifully put together Nicola.
    hugs Brenda xx

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