Bluebird of Hope Card

Time for a new challenge at 

House of Cards Challenge Blog !

This month we ask you to use a bird

and / or the colors in the image below on your card.

Share your cards with us by the end of the month.

I used both the colors and a bird on my card.

NOTE: there is such a huge difference between

the display of colors on my desktop monitor and

 laptop monitor, that the colors on my card nay seem off.

I never know which color palette is the right one to use ;)

My card has a top fold in the center. 

The base started as a 7" by 4.25"

piece of card stock.  Fold it in half
to create a 3 1/2"tall by 4 1/4"wide card.

Attach a stamped image panel along the fold,
adjust to fit in an invitation size (A2) envelope.

The image was stamped on watercolor paper

with Stazon black ink.

I water colored the image with a water pen

and ink from my classic ink pads.

I added a touch of diamond Stickles

to the flower tops for fun.

It reminds me of dew glimmering in the
early morning sun.

A border punch was used along one side of 

the blush pink card stock mat under the image.

The blue/gray card stock layer was run through an embossing folder.

I adhered a piece of twill ribbon between the image and card front.

A metal tag is attached with a pop dot/dimensional

on top of the twill. A small piece of jewelry making

twine is tied in a knot at the top of the metal tag.

I created and printed my own sentiment

onto Vanilla card stock, cut to fit then ran it through

an edge/border embossing folder twice.

It was mounted to the same blue gray

card stock as I used on the front.

NOTE: I changed the original card I designed for this challenge

to make it a birthday card to give to my Mom.

The metal tag on the front says "Wish"

Thanks for looking =) 

Be sure to visit the rest of the design team blogs for more inspiring projects !
Remember , our challenge is monthly so you have until
September 30th to share your creation with us.

Cohenna | Donna | Em | Heather | Jane | Judy 

Karen | Katarina | Katy | Leslie | Linda | Merethe

Michele | Mynn | Paula | Rocky | Rosi | Ruza

Shawna | Shirley | Steph | Sue N. | Susan | Tina | Toni

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Retro Rubber Challenge - Critters RRCB46- my stamp is from 1998!
Though The Craft Room Door Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs Anything Goes
Sunny Day Crafting Ch # 12 Anything Goes