For today's card, I wanted to make a more masculine card using the October 2011 KOTM:
I stamped the bird on white with a dark purple ink and fussy cut the image. Then, I stamped the sentiment out of the same kit, added some die-cut chevrons, and inked the edges of the card. Here's a close-up:
The bird is so cool--I love that stamp! The sentiment was intentionally slightly off-set to balance the tail of the bird. (The way I stamp, it very well could be an oops, but in this case, it was purposeful--ha ha)
As part of GIU, Unity sponsors a giveaway. One lucky person will win two Itty Bittys of his/her choice! To enter to win, leave a comment on this post. Each day, you can leave another comment on my GIU posts for additional chances to win. All comments must be received by 9:00 AM CST on Saturday, and I'll be randomly drawing a name later on Saturday.
Thanks for looking! I'll be back again tomorrow with another GIU (but a little later in the day). I'll also be sharing my first Play Date Cafe DT card. I'm excited to share it!
Supplies
Stamps: (bird and sentiment from Faith, hope, love...live by it) Unity
Ink: (various Distress Inks) Ranger; (Plum) Vivid Ink
Patterned Paper: (navy from the Free Bird collection) Authentique
Cardstock: (natural kraft) My Favorite Things
Dies: (Chevrons) My Favorite Things
wow another amazing creations..totally love the chevron pattern added at the bottom...looks awesome with that cool bird image..love it
ReplyDeleteGreat CAS card! Love the chevron on the bottom and the patterns in the bird image!
ReplyDeleteWONDERFUL card again! LOVE the chevrons!!!
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Great bird and I like the chevron pattern.
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Gorgeous CAS card, Jocelyn!
ReplyDeleteFabulous card! i LOVE that bird image and the chevron border is awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love the bird and the chevron border makes the card fabulous!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is really cool, Jocelyn! I love the purple and your chevrons are super!
ReplyDeleteOH, LOVE this card, that bird stamp is awesome and your CAS design is striking!
ReplyDeleteThe inking around the edge of the cardbase is so warm and works perfectly with the awesome bird image! Very COOL card!!!
ReplyDeleteTrendy and cool Jocelyn!
ReplyDeleteOh, this is really cute. I've like all your cards this week, but this is great. Love the chevrons!
ReplyDeleteAnother nice card. Love the distressed edge which makes the bird and trim pop.
ReplyDeleteGreat strong colours and awesome image! Lovin' the sentiment!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I like this a lot! Love that bird, got it in a prize pack a while back -- perfect way to use him! The inking around the edges adds so much depth to the overall design.
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I really love this bird image, how unique!
ReplyDeleteSimple...wonderful...and its beautiful !!!! love the navy!!! hugs...xoxo
ReplyDeleteI'm loving your card! Thanks for the chance to win some goodies!
ReplyDeleteThis is GORGEOUS!! LOVING the chevrons and loving the bird!! That looks awesome!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the chevrons--and that bird is one of my favorite stamps!
ReplyDeletegorgeous use of that bird and love the navy chevrons!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous inked edges and I like how you balanced the sentiment. :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome bird image and fabulous inking!
ReplyDeleteAdorable card! You do such nice work!
ReplyDeleteThis is super cool! Love the chevrons! You go girl!
ReplyDeleteYAY for GIU!! I love this card!
ReplyDeleteLove the sentiment, and the fab collage inside Mr. Bird there, and the inked edges! Fabulous :)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, Jocelyn! I don't recognize that 'timely bird' and I love the details on it!
ReplyDeleteI just love how simple this card is, but it looks intricate. I need to find that stamp--I've never noticed it before for some reason... sharon dot gullikson at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteSweet card! Love the cute bird design!
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Really awesome card!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great image/sentiment combo. And I love those chevrons. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWow! I absolutely love that bird stamp! Also love the sentiment and that chevron border!
ReplyDeleteGreat colours! Love the fabulous bird and the bold chevrons. Great work!
ReplyDeleteLOVE, LOVE, LOVE everything about this!!!
ReplyDeletebeautiful! the inked edges are the perfect touch
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