Joyful Season

I don't know about you but when I see a cardinal, they just make me smile.

On a winter day when everything is dormant and there isn't much color but white from the snow, the red male cardinal seems to just pop out....

 

The simplicity of this card is just the same....a simple white card with some simple stamping.

 

The cardinal was stamped onto our heavier weight Whisper White CS and then cut out.  I also stamped the outline of the bird on the base card and then using Stampin' Dimensionals, I adhered the colored bird. 

 

A small piece of striped gold vellum was used to add a little something on the top of the card...just felt like it needed something. 

 

This is a super fun stamp set to play with as it is a two step...stamp the image in a dark color and then "colored in" using a second stamp....the beak and the part around the beak are separate stamps as well...along with the berries.  The branch is also a 2-step stamp...an outline and a filler. 

 

If you are wondering where the "A" came from, I inked up just the "A" and stamped it.

To complete the rest of the saying, I inked up the saying and then used a blender pen to remove the ink from just the "A". 

 

Joyful is a separate stramp which made that part super simple!

Joyful Season Photopolymer Stamp Set 139770 Price: $21.00 How do you brighten a frosty white winter? Add a burst of color with a cheery cardinal. This is a Two-Step Stampin’ set. Combine individual stamps to build the final image you want in the colors you want. Photopolymer stamps * Are totally transparent for perfect image placement. * Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time. * Cling like crazy to our clear blocks so you don't have to worry about slipping. * Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your photopolymer stamps (blocks sold separately). * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference. Quantity: 11 photopolymer stamps Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, d, h

 

Have a super stampin day!

 

Glimmer Hugs!

 

Susan