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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Sweet Birdhouse Thank You card

A while back, I fell in love with this card shape. Coming from a tag with a scalloped top, most carts with tags will have a similar shape... making it very easy to replicate.
My card shapes comes from a tag on the Preserves cart, but you can use any tag from any other cart too.  I sized it to 4 1/4"tall x 5 1/2" wide. The coordinating layers are sized down by 1/4". The white and brown paper is generic card stock.  All the green is Heidi Grace paper (I love the pattern).

I embossed the Scrappy Mom's stamp in white embossing powder to coordinate with the white gel pen stitching. It got a little messy... I really need to get an embossing buddy. :(

The glittery white paper on the bird house is from DCWV's glitter stack (I think) and came from my scraps. I added a little Star Dust Stickles to the pink layer.  The birdhouse is mounted up on 1/4" pop dots.  The birdhouse is from Cindy Loo, cut at 3".

I laced the three little green button with some white craft twine. I inked all the green layers using forest green ink and my finger dauber. I also inked the white layer of the bird house and all the little leaves the same way.  When I attached the branch (Cindy Loo, cut at 4 3/4" wide), I glued the brown branch layer down directly to the card, the leave are all attached with 1/8" pop dots. I love the dimension this technique adds. :)

One last look at my Birdhouse Thank You Card.  I love it.

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22 comments:

  1. GiGiNovember 2, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    Beautiful card! I love the shape of the card and the buttons are a great touch! Thanks for playing at Whimsical Wednesdays!

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  2. the cricutologistNovember 2, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    I love this card! Love the shape!

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  3. Pat N.November 2, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    What a lovely card, Cheryl! So pretty! I have that Heidi Grace paper and really love it too. TFS!--Pat N.

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  4. KarenNovember 2, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Hi Cheryl I love that shape too and your bird house is divine!

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  5. DixieNovember 2, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    This is so very pretty! I love the shape (never would have thought to use a tag; thanks for the tip). The birdhouse is such a great cut and the paper you used for it is just beautiful.

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  6. NanaConnieNovember 2, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    Beautiful, Cheryl! I love the glittery paper on the birdhouse. All the dimension is wonderful. Thanks for playing in our 'Thank You' challenge at Tuesday Throwdown this week.
    NanaConnie TT DT

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  7. AshleyNovember 2, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    Love the colors you used and what a beautiful card! TFS!

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  8. SheilaNovember 3, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    this is absolulty adorable, Love the colours and shape!

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  9. Cards and Crafts by ShereeNovember 3, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    This card is gorgeous! I love the intricate detail...you are amazing Cheryl! Beautiful beautiful card.
    Hugs,
    Sheree (aka Lynn)
    bootsandblingtime (dot) blogspot (dot) com

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  10. Sherrie K.November 3, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Beautiful card! Love the colors! Good luck in the challenges!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  11. JanneNovember 3, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    Great card! Thanks for joining us at Sentimental Sundays.
    Janne

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  12. JenniferNovember 3, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    Hi Cheryl,

    I am still around, but not very often! I love your bird house card!!! :) Wish I had time to see what else you've been up to...

    Thank you so much for sharing!

    Crafty hugs,

    Jennifer
    partridgelu at yahoo dot com

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  13. BenteNovember 3, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    Wonderful card, love the green colors.
    thanks for joining us at Sentimental Sunday this week.
    Hugs, Bente

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  14. GeorgianaNovember 4, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    Your card is fabulous! I bought a heat embossing gun and the first one shorted out immediately, so I returned it for a new one and haven't tried it yet. I need an embossing buddy too for help!

    Great card!
    Georgiana
    Carson's Creations

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  15. SarahNovember 4, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Great card. I really love this cut. Thanks for creating with us at FCCB this week :)

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  16. joniNovember 5, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    Beautiful card! Love the shape! Your birdhouse is very pretty! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Whimsical Wednesdays!
    hugs,
    joni

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  17. NanneNovember 5, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    super cute card.. I love anything with birdhouses...
    thnx for playing along with us over at Whimsical Wednesdays
    Hugs
    Nanné

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  18. Cathie RigbyNovember 5, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    This is a beautiful card-I love the glossy look. TFS it over at Fantabulous Cricut. Cathie
    www.creativecutter.org

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  19. *StarNovember 6, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Beautiful card! Love the bird house. Great job on the challenge and thanks for playing with us at Whimsical Wednesdays.

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  20. Chloe and Her Clip On KoalasNovember 8, 2011 at 4:54 AM

    So gorgeous. I love that birdhouse too! Love the paper you chose for it. Thanks for joining us at Whimsical Wednesday! x

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  21. Cindy BelandNovember 9, 2011 at 3:30 AM

    Such a BEAUTIFUL card!I LOVE the sweet little birdhouse and the shape of the card,Thank you so much for playing along with us at Whimsical Wednesday!!:)

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  22. Karen HNovember 11, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    This is exquisite! :o) I love the papers, the sweet touch of buttons, and of course the adorable bird house. The embossing is gorgeous and I love the card shape! Thank you for playing along with us at Whimsical Wednesday! :o)

    Hugs and blessings!

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Thanks for taking the time to comment! I love to hear what you have to say. - Cheryl