Christmas Chickadee Card for Spellbinders

I have another card featuring products from The Snow Garden collection by Spellbinders. This card features the Hemlock, Cones & Chickadee die set, in addition to the new hot foil sentiment plates and other products. One of the fun elements that I really loved making are those tiny little handmade pine cones! Scroll down for creative details.

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

For my A2 sized card, I started by embossing some gray cardstock from one of my paper pads, using the 3D Four Petals embossing folder, along with my Platinum 6. A technique that I really love is taking a nail file and gently rubbing across the raised embossed edges for a distressed look. It's so easy to do and creates such an impact.

Next, I die cut my elements from the Hemlock, Cones & Chickadee die set. I used the same paper pad for my gray cardstock, to cut the dark green hemlock. 

When coloring birds, I will often Google the bird and use it for inspiration. One of the first images to pop up was the Carolina Chickadee. I used my Kuretake Zig brush markers and a white gel pen, plus a little ink blending on the belly using distress ink. I'm not the most skilled at coloring birds, but I enjoyed the process, regardless.

Photo: allaboutbirds.org

I also used used the Hexi-Gem nesting dies for the base behind my other die cut elements, ink blending around the edges with Ranger Distress Oxide ink in Vintage Photo. 

Let me also mention, when making those pine cones, I highly recommend using hot glue to really secure them, particularly if you plan on mailing your card. My cones were cut using kraft mixed media paper, then ink blended. If you'd like to see a short reel from my Instagram, check it out here:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwbEE27pWgF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Lastly, my sentiment was hot foiled using my Glimmer Hot Foil System and red hot foil with the new Snow Garden hot foil sentiment plates and dies.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! You'll find most of the product links below (affiliate) that I used for this card, if you'd like to do some shopping. See you next time.

Terri

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Ranger Ink Distress Ink Vintage Photo Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Kuretake Zig Clean Color Brushes - Set A 30 colors Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Spellbinders	Refillable Permanent Adhesive Runner - 49 feet Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil - Red Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Spellbinders	Ranger Ink Distress Ink Pad - Ground Espresso Shop at: Ranger Ink	Exclusive Black Platinum 6 Die Cut System Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Four Petal Collection 3D Floral Embossing Folder Shop at: Spellbinders
A2 White Cards Top Fold - 25 ct. Shop at: Spellbinders	A2 White Envelopes 25 ct. Shop at: Spellbinders	Bearly Arts 2 oz glue Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Spellbinders	Blending Brushes - 3 pk Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Spellbinders
Essential Hexi-Gems Etched Dies Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Spellbinders	Exclusive Neenah White A2 Vertical Cards 25 ct Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Wendy Vecchi Craft Mat Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Wendy Vecchi Makeart Staytion Shop at: Scrapbookcom
White Cardstock 8.5x11 inch - 25 pk Shop at: Spellbinders	Exclusive Playful Paper Pad 6x8 inch - 40 sheets Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Hemlock, Cones & Chickadee Etched Dies Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Spellbinders	The Snow Garden Sentiments Hot Foil Plate & Die Set Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Spellbinders
The Snow Garden Collection Shop at: Spellbinders	Ranger Oxide Ink Pad - Rusty Hinge Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Ranger Ink	Dina Wakley Media Kraft Cardstock Shop at: Ranger Ink	Exclusive Tiny Details Blending Brushes - 3 pk Shop at: Scrapbookcom

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Growing in Unity Blog Hop + Coffee Loving News!

It's time for the Growing in Unity Blog Hop!  For those of us who've been lucky enough to be one of the Growing in Unity Girls in the last few months, we're coming together for one last fling before the year's end.  Stick around for a minute because I've got some other fun news to share as well.  If you arrived from Amy's blog, you're in the right place.

For my project today, I'm using the September 2015 Kit of the Month, "Our Hearts To Yours".  

Unity has several different membership programs to fit your needs and the KOM membership is very popular.  Of course, there are thousands of stamps available for purchase that don't require membership.  Thank goodness, right?

I'm especially fond of this kit because I love winter stamps and I adore coffee stamps.  This adorable mug could pass for a specialty coffee or cocoa!  I'm using a mix of coloring tools on my project today to include Tombow dual brush and Zig clean color brushes on my Strathmore watercolor paper.  My papers are from Graphic 45's Cafe Parisian collection.  It is no accident that my colored images match my papers.  I love getting all matchy-matchy.  Don't miss my jingle bells, dangling from burlap string, either.  So cute!

If you'd like more information on the amazing products that Unity Stamps has to offer, visit their website, here.  

Now, it's time to hop on over to Helen's blog.   

If you get lost, head back to the Unity Blog.

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Now for the other fun news.......

The Winter Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop is just around the corner and Unity Stamps is one of the super sponsors which means another chance at an amazing Unity prize!  Be sure and bookmark the link below so you can participate by linking up your newly created coffee, tea or cocoa themed project (must be winter themed).  It's a fun, week long event!

http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/

Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: Dec 9 – Dec 16 at coffeelovingcardmakers.com

National Cocoa Day 12/13

International Tea Day 12/15

Theme:  winter/holiday

The fun starts at 6 am pacific.

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