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Friday, July 20, 2012

Today Tomorrow Always Card

Created this 'Today, Tomorrow, Always...' 
Card, and in no way does this suggest that a marriage is like being caged, using:
1. 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Base white cardstock
2. 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" layer Tim Holtz Broken China cardstock
3. Kraft cardstock for bird cage
4. the Paper Studio Cream Sheet Music scrapbook paper & Tim Holtz Broken China cardstock - for bird
5. Tim Holtz Caged Bird die - 
for cage cut 2 pieces from Kraft cardstock
for bird 1 piece from Broken China & 1 piece from music scrapbook paper
6. Whimsical Designs With Love stamp & Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp sentiment 'Today, Tomorrow, Always...'  
7. for bird layered music scrapbook paper over the Broken China cardstock for bird
8. for cage - used foam adhesive to pop up the bird cage with bird inside and off the front of card
9. added blue & yellow beads to bottom of cage for decor
10. added a yellow ribbon to top of cage for decor





























Entering this into the following challenges: 

Allsorts Ch Wk163 Take Insp 7/14-20
Blog Quick Quotes Fri Ch17 Use punch or die cut unlim 7/6-25
Crafts and Me Ch93 R'nB Riboon and a Bow 7/18-23
Hiding in My Craft Room HIMCR54 Super Scraps Sat unlim 7/14-20
Jaihart Sundays are Lovely #11 7/1-31

Kraft Journal Wedd & Anniv unlim 7/16-22
Love to Create Ch24 3 of something lim3 2nd my 3 of something are 3 blue beads 7/16-23
Perfect Sentiments PSC41 Anything Goes unlim 7/18-24 

Simon Says Stamp & Show Ch No Rules! unlim 7/16-22 
Simply Create Too Ch18 Use it Two Times lim3 1st I cut the birdcage twice 7/20-8/2
The Stamp Man Anything Goes/Summer Colours unlim 7/13-26 
Totally Papercrafts Ch126 Insp Photo Cream/Aqua/Brown unlim 7/20

14 comments:

  1. Very Sweet card...thanks so much for playing along with us at The Kraft Journal!

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  2. Cute card!!! I also wanted to stop by to tell you, thanks sooo much for letting me know you commented on a blog that I had won. I thought I followed the followed their blog but didn't I really appreciate it!

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  3. Cute card. Your little birdie has his wing stuck outside the cage though! ;)
    This Tim Holtz die is one I always look at when I shop!

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    1. The TH die label shows the bird with its wing out and since I wanted to show off the music paper used I decided to have the wing stick out. I have seen some bloggers have the back tail feather sticking out as well which I did not choose to do.
      Melissa
      "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  4. This is really lovely Melissa. Thank You so much for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week and good luck.

    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxxx

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  5. This a darling card! Love the Tim Holtz bird cage die! Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. Hugs, Sandra

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  6. Such a simple yet cute card. Love the bird and the cage. Thanks for joining HIMCR this week. DT AJ~

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  7. So pretty!! I love the music paper for the bird :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  8. Lovely! Thank you so much for playing with us at Love to Create Challenge!! Come back and Play with us again really soon!!

    Many Blessings,
    Tina

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  9. Melissa: Your card is beautiful--love it. Glad you joined us for Challenge #18 - "Use it Twice"


    Diane
    Simply Create Too Design Team Member
    http://DianesDigitalDesigns.blogspot.com

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  10. very pretty and you've used one of my very favorite dies! Lovin the different cards you've created for the Quick Quotes challenge!

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  11. There is something about birds in cages that I love! I like the way you used the music pattern paper for the bird!

    barb ~ QQDT

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  12. Very sweet card. Thank you for joining us at Simply Create Too. Come back and Play with us again really soon!!

    Mian
    Simply Create Too Design Team Member
    http://mianspysselhorna.blogspot.com

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