I shared a card last week with a birdcage cut file on it. I played around with it some more and made this A2 shaped card from it. (I needed to make it bigger so the roses were not so little)
This one is for my sister-in-law's birthday. I decided it needed a little bling. (LOL)
I used the Twinkling H2O on the cage then went over that with Gilder's Paste. It does not show up in the picture but it has sooo much shimmer.
The little birdie was inked with Broken China and given a tiny little rhinestone for an eye.
Check out the yellow background...I STAMPED that. Yes ME! LOL I am finally getting to where I like the results when I stamp.
I blended Scattered Straw on the paper then stamped over it with a Tim Holtz stamp in the same color. I really like that color. The edges are lightly inked in Black Soot and I went back and inked the top of the back cage cover after I took this photo so it blended in better.
The roses are inked in Worn Lipstick and the leaves inked in Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, and Forest Moss.
I have an old video on the leaves on YouTube. The Regal Roses and birdcage files will be available in my Etsy Shop.
We are having great weather here, Hope it does not get too bad for our friends on the East Coast. :)
Well, I was going to wait until my sister got this card before I posted it, but changed my mind.
I made a new birdcage file that I am excited about and since the other yellow roses turned out so well a few weeks ago, I went with yellow again.
(Scattered Straw with Wild Honey on the edges. The leaves are Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint with a tiny bit of Evergreen Bough)
The last few roses are the smallest I had made in a long time. I did not want to have the roses so big that they looked too big for the cage.
I am so happy with the effect I got with the birdcage.
It does not show up as well in the photo, but it looks a little like metal in person.
I used white cardstock to cut out with one of my cut files. (I have a lot planned with this file so you will definitely be seeing it again soon.)
I stained it with Black Soot distress stain because it gives a mottled look when it dries. Then I applied some German Silver gilder's paste in a few areas.
Of course I added some bling because everybody like a little bling. :)
Check out the tiny stone in the glittered bird's eye. Too cute!
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