Hi everyone! I’m in love with this CAS (clean and simple) card using the gorgeous NEW Memory Box Layered Cardinal die!

It’s a beauty…do you agree?!  There’s a 46 second video HERE (click where it says ‘play video’)  to show you how easy it is to layer up!  You can make 25 in no time! hoho

Pretty bird!   I have it sitting on the Memory Box Forest Pine Branch.  I die cut it in kraft cardstock, inked it with some Vintage Photo and Rustic Wilderness regular Distress ink pad and blending brushes.

I stamped the sentiment on the front and the one on the inside from the Birch Press Design Glad Tidings New clear stamp set.  It’s a gorgeous set of sentiments.  I’ll link it below.  They stamp beautifully in the MISTI type positioners.

The thought crossed my mind to find something to stamp with the sentiment but I didn’t follow through.  It’s so gorgeous just black on white!

I used Ranger Archival Black ink to stamp it.  I did multiple inking because I wanted it dark…  TIP for you though, make sure you put a protective sheet of copy paper in because it takes longer to dry no matter what ink with mutliple inking times!  It really annoys me when the ink transfers to the top of the card from the sentiment.

This picture and the next two, it’s hard to see the pearls but I edited them so I’m gonna post them! lol

I did blend some Aged Mahogany Distress ink/regular onto the edges of the cardinal after I put it together but I wished I’d done it before I glued it up.

This is an A2 size card.  I used white pearls in 3 sizes from Starlitstudio.net.  I’ll link below.

I mounted the bird with the super thin mounting tape that I love that Starlitstudio also carries. Check below.

I’m linking to some card challenges…

Simply Clean & Simple November Challenge

Scrapping 4 Fun – Christmas Traditional Colors

HLS November Christmas – anything goes Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

Triple B November – Birds, Blooms or Butterflies

Peace on Earth #51 – anything goes Christmas

 

 

 

 

 

Die Cut Divas November – It’s all about the holidays

Moving Along With the Times – November Christmas Animals

The Holly and The Ivy #151 – anything goes Christmas

Thank you all so much for stopping by and all your encouraging comments!  I haven’t gotten replies sent out as much because so many are anonymous and I’ve been outside some getting the garage and plants ready for Winter.  The porches look so bare!  I do have some Winter baskets to hang out…that helps.

Have a good rest of the week!  I’m working on stuff for our area stamp club annual Christmas party.  It’s this Friday!  Can’t believe it!  We changed to November several years ago because December was just too hectic!

Catch you again soon!

Shopping Links to the products I used for this card…

Memory Box – 94754 Layered Cardinal… [ STR | SSS ] Birch Press Design – CL8164 Glad… [ STR | SSS ] Memory Box – 94481 Forest Pine Branch… [ STR | SSS ] Tiny Pearl Embellishments – flat… [ STR ] Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ] Ranger Ink Jet Black Archival Ink Pad [ SBC | SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Vintage… [ SSS | SBC ] Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Rustic… [ SSS | SBC ] Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Aged… [ SSS | SBC ] Blending Brushes – 3 Pack |… [ SPL ] Gina K Designs – Mini Blending… [ SBC | SSS | SBC ] Simon Says Stamp DETAIL FLAT BLENDING… [ SSS ] Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue [ STR | SSS | SBC ] Neenah Cardstock Classic Crest Ultra… [ SSS ] Kraft Extra Heavy Weight Cardstock… [ HBL ]