I’ve made another anniversary card today, rolling along on a card order. This almost looks like I photographed it in black and white, but, actually, I was in the mood for soft neutrals and this is what came about. The birds are a new-to-me die: Tattered Lace Oriental Blue Bird. So pretty! I found it when searching “bird” on Dies R Us. I teamed it up with my Sue Wilson Gemini Orion border and some pretty paper, a bow, and pearls.
The birds were cut in SU!’s Sahara Sand – gray with a tint of green – and, really, a perfect match with the designer paper and the ribbon. To deepen the color of the die cut I went over it with a Sahara Sand marker after it was cut, then layered over two more cuts for dimension.
Orion is a three die set – the decorative border and a separate die for each edge. For the first layer of white I used the decorative cut and the lower edge. The top layer of white uses only the upper edge die. Any one of these dies will give a pretty cut all on its own, but together they’re exquisite. The photo below shows the inside where I used all three dies together to cut a stand-alone border from the designer paper.
A new challenge began New Year’s Day on the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. The theme is “Something New” – your interpretation. Several of the team made baby cards, so you see where you can go with that. See below for a summary of supplies. Have a happy day!
Stamps: SU! Warm Words and Heard From the Heart Paper: Neenah Classic White, Graphic 45 Botanical Tea designer paper Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, SU! Sahara Sand marker Accessories: Ribbon, pearls Dies: Tattered Lace Oriental Blue Bird, Sue Wilson Gemini Orion
--- Leslie ---
