My Cardinal Card

Today I am sharing with you my Cardinal Card using the Toile Christmas Bundle. I was asked to present my colouring techniques at Stamp-a-Rama, a local event for 100 participants, in October and this is one of the cards that I made for it. If you are interested, I have included a PDF of my notes from the event at the bottom of this post.

I coloured this beautiful cardinal with the no-lines technique. This technique uses a light colour, like Sahara Sand, to stamp the image. The lighter colour gives you a guideline for your colouring without the harsh black lines and makes the image more real and vibrant. Once stamped, I used a flicking technique with my Cherry Cobbler Light and Dark Blends to create a lot of texture. This technique is achieved by applying ink in quick, single strokes. The key to this inking technique is to flick the marker tip across the page to create a single stroke that goes from dark to light.

1. Holding the marker loosely, start a downward movement towards the paper
2. As the marker tip touches the paper, quickly move across the paper, bringing your hand up and away from the paper. This will apply more ink at the beginning of the stroke and less at the end.
3. You may need to turn the paper to accommodate the angle that is most comfortable for you.

This technique allows the individual feathers to stand out such as on the tail. Next, I used the Dark Smokey Slate to darken the shadows in strategic locations, such as his tail, his breast and wing, giving the bird depth.

Supplies:

Stamps: Toile Christmas Cling Stamp Set (150469)

Dies:  Christmas Cardinal Dies (150640), Christmas Layers Dies (150654), Stitched Rectangle Dies (148551)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083), Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad (147117)

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Mossy Meadow (133676), Old Olive (100702), Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper (150437)

Accessories:  Woodland Embossing Folder (152881), Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (144598), Basic Black Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147942), Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (144599), 

Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (148547), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack (144601), Shimmery Crystal Effects (150892), Bone Folder (102300), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements: 

• Mossy Meadow: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼” 
• Old Olive: 4 ½” x 3 ¼”
• Mossy Meadow: 5 ¹/₈” x 3 ⁷/₈” and 2” x 2 ¹/₈”
• Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper: 5¼” x 4”
• Whisper White: 2 x 4 ½” (cardinal), 2” x 3” (sentiment), 2 ½” x 4 ¼” (branch)

Instructions:

1. Fold the Mossy Meadow card stock in half.
2. Die cut the branch from the Christmas Layers Dies twice in opposite corners on the front of the Mossy Meadow card base.
3. Adhere the Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper with snail to the back of the card front allowing the berries to peek through the die cut branches. This also allows the back of the DSP to show on the inside of the card creating visual interest.
4. Die cut the Old Olive card stock using the third largest Stitched Rectangle Die.
5. Emboss the Stitched Old Olive piece with the Woodland Embossing Folder.
6. Stamp the cardinal in Sahara Sand on Whisper White card stock.
7. Colour the cardinal using the flicking technique described above in Cherry Cobbler and Light Basic Black.
8. Use the Pumpkin Pie Blends for his beak and feet.
9. Use the Basic Black Blends for his mask on his face.
10. Using the cardinal from the Christmas Cardinal Dies, die cut the cardinal out.
11. Stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink the branches on Whisper White card stock.
12. Colour the leaves, branches and berries with Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler Light and Dark Blends
13. Using the branch die from the Christmas Cardinal Dies, die cut the branch out.
14. Add Shimmery Crystal Effects to the berries on the branch and set aside to dry.
15. Stamp the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White card stock and die cut it with the matching die from the Christmas Cardinal Dies.
16. The Stitched Old Olive piece is popped up with dimensionals.
17. Using snail adhere the branch to the Old Olive piece.
18. Layer the cardinal on top of the branch making it appear as if he is standing on the branch.
19. The sentiment is popped up with dimensionals. 

For Further Info:

Hope you like my Cardinal Card!

To download my notes on how I like to colour using Stampin’ Blends from Stamp-a-Rama, please click here. I hope you find this useful!

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