Sunday, December 1, 2019

Cardinal Christmas

     Having done 30 Christmas cards with images from Beccy's Place over the month of November, here I am starting December with another of her images.  Beccy is sponsoring our challenge this month at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies where our theme is always "Anything Goes with a Critter."  All you need to do is feature a creature on your project and you can enter it.

     I've used one of Beccy's gorgeous cardinals, this one called Cardinal and Holly, and you can grab it as a freebie if you click on the image name above.


I used red and green from the colors at Color My Heart.


Colored with ProMarkers
Cut with Memory Box die
Sentiment from Beccy's cut with Sizzix die
Red, stitched, satin ribbon
Wide, sheer ribbon for bow
Black card base

     Challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's
Creative Knockouts
Digi Choosday
I {heart} ProMarkers
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
Outlawz Greetings
Simon Says Stamp
Southern Girls

     I hope you're going to come play in our challenge this month.  You have until the 25th of the month to link up your entries.  We love being inspired by you but the team probably won't be commenting this month because we give them time off so they can get ready for their own holiday celebrations.  Merry Christmas to all.  NanaConnie

12 comments:

Linda Simpson said...

Fabulous card Connie, loving the Cardinal he looks so majestic.
Hugs
Linda xxx

meg said...

Beautifully coloured cardinal and a gorgeous layout and card

Donna Ellis said...

Beautifully done, Connie! Wonderful bold red. The details are so pretty, right down to the tiny highlights in each berry! hugs, de

*Vicki* said...

That cardinal bird image is stunning and I love the elegance of your design with that dark background too! Nicely done Connie! HUGS

Anne Buckingham said...

Love a cardinal card. Your coloring is great. I like the die cuts you used to set off the image and the sentiment. The red bow is dramatic.

A.Rose said...

Beautiful cards with lovely colored images!

Cat Nowak said...

Love that cardinal and your coloring is perfect! Thank you for joining us at Color Dare!

Joy Wilson said...

Gorgeous cardinal! Thanks for joining us and good luck with with your entry!
Hugs, Joy
Joyfully Stamps
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, Owner/Coordinator

jimlynn said...

Beautiful in every way! Love the image.
Lynn

Monica C. said...

Beautifully colored, Connie and I love that bold, red ribbon you have added.
Hugs Monica

Lori Kobular said...

NanaConnie I don't know how you make all the wonderful cards that you do! You must never sleep! I love birds, especially cardinals ~ they always look so regal in the trees and in the middle of winter they look neon red! Your card is beautiful!

Miss. Carrie's Creations said...

You did such a lovely job creating this card. Thank you for sharing your creation with us at the Color My Heart Color Dare blog. Please come back this week to see what other challenges we have for you. I can't wait to see what you create! ☕💙MissC