Thursday 2 November 2017

Birds of a Feather!

Good Evening!

A quick post before I finish packing my case for the trip to Blackpool tomorrow.  Poor hubby will be looking after himself for a few days.

I'm going with a friend whose birthday is on Saturday so this is the card I've made for her.  Drinks will be on me on Saturday night.

I did the background with distress oxide inks and over stamped with a freebie feather stamp then lifted a little colour off some feathers.  It looked a bit dull so I added some white gell pen and distressed the edges with my tool.

The bird and branches are punched from scraps of the background and I used Spellbinders dies which I bought recently at a table top sale.  The candy is handmade.

Enjoy your weekend.  I'm certainly looking forward to mine.

31 comments:

Kathleen said...

Super little bird, love how you have layered it, gorgeous background too.

Kath x

Carol L said...

This turned out so nicely, and your friend will love all the work you put into creating it for her! Have a safe trip and a wonderful time!

ellyscard creatief said...

Beautiful card Barbs. Have a nice trip.

Liz said...

Super background, Barb, the feathers are very effective. I love how you've some of the inked paper for the bird and branch. Have a fabulous time in Blackpool. xx

aussie aNNie said...

Stunning Barb, love the background and bird. Have fun.xxx[aNNie]

brenda said...

Lovely card for your friend, hope you have a good time in Blackpool.

B x

meg said...

Beautiful background Barb, love the die cut too, have a great weekend

Jane Willis said...

Lovely card, that feather background is gorgeous. Have a lovely time in Blackpool
Jane

Aquarius said...

Great work with the oxides, have a wonderful weekend

Sue's Crafty Corner said...

A fabulous card Barb, I love the oxide background. Have a great weekend.

Sue xx

Janice said...

A lovely card for your friend Barb. Have a great time in Blackpool.
Janice x

Donna said...

Stunning card, your oxide background is fantastic and like how you used it for the bird too! Enjoy your girls weekend.

cuilliesocks said...

Beautifully designed and coloured card Barb, lovely background stamping and a sweet little bird. Have a fabulous weekend, Kate x

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Wow, these feathers on the background are just amazing!! Fab use of Oxides and cute little bird

cotnob said...

A beautiful card Barb, such a pretty background and sweet bird.
I hope you have fun in Blackpool.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Unknown said...

Great card Barb, love the background. Hope you have a fabulous weekend :)
Hugs Kaz xx

hazel said...

A beautiful card, your friend will love it. Have a lovely time in Blackpool - I’ve spent many happy hours there.
xxx Hazel.

Cara said...

Wow, this is fabulous. Hope you have a brilliant weekend x

Sue said...

Gorgeous card Barb and have a fabulous time in Blackpool!!! huggles Sue xx

KandA said...

Gorgeous card Barb, super background and the bird is lovely. Hope you have a great weekend xx

Linby said...

Hope you are enjoying your weekend. Your background is so effective and complements the bird beautifully.

Gerrina said...

Think this is a super background now! What a super card for your friend! Have a good week!

Cobnut Crafter said...

What a super background - I love the colours and the bird works so well using the same background piece. Hope you had a great weekend. x Anne

AlisonC said...

I'm just catching up. I see that you are back now so I'm glad you enjoyed your trip after a slow start. This background for your little bird is just beautiful, so many tones. x

rachel said...

gorgeous colours Barb - I adore this - so pretty! Hugs rachel x

Veerle said...

Super gorgeous card Barb.
Hugs Veerle

Sylvia said...

Beautiful card,Barb.Love the background with the feathers.Such a cute bird.

Gr,Sylvia x

Tina Z. said...

beautiful card with amazing background!

Katrina Bufton said...

Fabulous card, I love the oxide background.
Katrina x

Greta said...

Love the addition of the white gel pen--great card, Barb!

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

Hi Barb, I'm loving this card and nearly missed it. It is Gorgeous!!! Happy creative weekend, Angela xXx