This time, I heat embossed the music bar in gold (Papermania) and blended distress inks over it (Candied apple, Mowed lawn). For my inlaid dies cuts, I used a die from the Bird Shapes dies (Essentials by Ellen) and one of the Holly Twigs dies (Marianne Designs). I added a few thin and tiny foam squares under the wings and tail of the bird and the tips of the holly to give my die cuts some lift and added a little red and glossy accents to the embossed berries of my holly twig.
I'm linking up my card at:
Jingle Belles - Hark the Herald Angels Sing
CAS Christmas - Holly
Merry Monday - #282 Inspiration photo
I focused on the colours (red, green, gold) and the greenery
AAA Cards - #111 Use only one third
(this might be a borderline case, but I'm sharing it anyway)
Penny Black and More - Feature a creature
oh that's such a clever version of the inlaid diecut technique, i've never seen it done that way before! i love that making the last card INSPIRED this one... like a creative chain reaction! ♥
ReplyDeleteBeautiful design Marianne!! LOVE the masked and blended panel. So pretty with the gold embossed musical notes. Your hidden die-cut bird and holly branch is so beautifully done! Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Christmas!
ReplyDeleteSuch a clever idea, love that partially camouflaged bird. Thanks for playing along with AAA Cards.
ReplyDeleteIk voel een nieuwe trend aankomen onder the crafters 😉...
ReplyDeleteOok voor mij ben je een inspiratiebron. Love you dear sister💕 Ineke
A lovely design for our 'Feature a Creature' theme at Penny Black and More challenge, many thanks for joining in.
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Lovely CAS card and using the colors from the MM photo.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us this week at Merry Monday.
Inlaid die cut... I read it and still it took me a moment to grasp what you did there - I'm still awestruck. It's fantastic!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Barbara
Awesome card Marianne. Love the inlaid die cut you used. I also made a card for the Merry Monday Challenge and I am also Dutch but have lived in Canada since 1956 (yeah I'm old!)
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty! Love the subtleness of it, but you still made it so interesting!
ReplyDeleteGreat design, beautifully created. Thanks for playing along at AAA Cards
ReplyDeleteMarriane, such a beautiful CAS lay out. so pretty with your bird and holly die cut, thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas
ReplyDeleteBeautiful CAS card. Love the inlaid bird and the use of one-third space.
ReplyDeleteWOW...what a lovely, lovely card Marianne!! Love how CAS and yet so much detail you added to this BEAUTIFUL card! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Merry Monday!! :0)
ReplyDeleteThis is so fabulous! I just love that subtle dove detail! Very cool! Thanks for joining us this week at Merry Monday!
ReplyDeleteI love how you did this card Marianne. So neat and pretty! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Merry Monday!
ReplyDeleteMarianne, this is stunning! I love the blended inks sponged over the heat embossed musical notes. What a wonderful background for the lovely bird and the way you've cleverly raised only a portion of your die-cut, inlaid bird. Well done!
ReplyDeleteSo cute, I love the colours. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Great job with this technique!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful hidden die cut card. I love that it's only partially inked up, so it's CAS too. I do need to get on with my Christmas cards. Can you remind me please!!! xxx
ReplyDeleteI love the way your dove fits into the pretty design, Marianne! Beautiful colors too! Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Christmas!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful CAS card, Marianne! The gold heat-embossed music bar and the ink-distressed background in holiday colors are so festive. And I love your hidden die-cut bird and holly branch! What a clever design! Thank you for sharing your wonderful card at CAS Christmas! Hideko
ReplyDeletei love the ink blending and the dimension of the inlaid die cut! thank you so much for playing along with us at the penny black and more challenge.
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Marianne, this is gorgeous! Love your colour combo and choice of die for the hidden die cutting. Beautiful! Thanks for playing along with us at AAA Cards.
ReplyDeleteHello Marianne, Beautiful ombré ink blending over the embossed music. Thank you for sharing with us at AAA Cards. =) Tracie
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