Monday, October 25, 2010

Season's Greetings

It's Monday again and time for another {Ippity} hop! Visit the {Ippity} Blog for the full list of today's Blog Hop participants and all their wonderful {Ippity} creations...and to see what this week's challenge is!

Over the last few weeks I have had several cardinals land on my back deck here in New Hampshire. I did not grow up with cardinals in Australia so I'm always excited to see them...I also get excited to see the squirrels, chipmunks and turkeys that frequent my backyard! The cardinals are so striking with their bright red feathers and the little tufts on their heads and they inspired me to make today's card. I do not own any cardinal stamps so I had fun turning the birds in the {Ippity} set Quotes a'la Happy into cardinals for this Christmas card!

Don't forget you can purchase all the {Ippity} stamp sets and paper from me HERE and you won't pay any shipping within the US!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Supplies:-
Stamps - Quotes a'la Happy and Season of Joy by Ippity
SU coloured cardstock
Brilliance ink
SU markers
Cloud 9 DP
Ribbon
Foam dots
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33 comments:

  1. TammyOctober 25, 2010 at 7:17 AM

    The cardinals turned out great. Love the card and background paper.

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  2. RoseOctober 25, 2010 at 8:29 AM

    Gorgeous card! Love the cardinals!

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  3. ErikaOctober 25, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    Love the card. The birds are great.

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  4. Rachel BOctober 25, 2010 at 9:35 AM

    I love the little birds on a Holiday card! They are so cute!

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  5. Lynn McAuleyOctober 25, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    I love these red birds with their feathery crowns!! What a sensational holiday card, Christy!! Gorgeous papers and fun double ribbon with that perfect bow!!

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  6. AprilOctober 25, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    I love how you added the tufts to make them into cardinals!! I too love them ~ they are about the only type of bird to actually come to our feeders!

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  7. BanuOctober 25, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    WOWOWW!!! Superb card. Loved how you turned these birds into Cardinals. Really cute cute card.

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  8. UnknownOctober 25, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Oh WOW this is such a pretty card Christy! Love all the DP's!!!

    Jenn

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  9. BeckyOctober 25, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Beautiful card and beautiful Cardinals.

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  10. NoraAnneOctober 25, 2010 at 11:01 AM

    LOL! So cute, I love how you altered the birds to make them cardinals :) Lovely card!

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  11. JingleOctober 25, 2010 at 11:06 AM

    This is a wonderful holiday card!

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  12. ScrapcollectrOctober 25, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    Thanks so much for yet another adorable idea for those birds! I just love the tufts u gave them....
    =D

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  13. AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 11:27 AM

    Gorgeous Card!! Great job on the cardinals!!

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  14. Susan B.October 25, 2010 at 11:51 AM

    Beautiful card! How creative of you to alter the bird stamp to use it on a Christmas card!

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  15. ChautonaOctober 25, 2010 at 2:17 PM

    Oh, I'm a sucker for cardinals! This is just adorable!

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  16. UnknownOctober 25, 2010 at 2:25 PM

    so gorgeous

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  17. Wendy ten HoveOctober 25, 2010 at 3:07 PM

    Ha ha, this one is fun! Love the color you put on their heads, looks so cute! Love this card!

    Hugs, Wendy

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  18. BrittneyOctober 25, 2010 at 3:17 PM

    What a gorgeous Christmas card!

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  19. CherieOctober 25, 2010 at 3:31 PM

    The cardinals turned out great! Such a pretty card!

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  20. farmhouse-storyOctober 25, 2010 at 4:18 PM

    your card is adorable, but the birds are awesome!

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  21. paigeOctober 25, 2010 at 4:35 PM

    great image, gorgeous papers, delightful holiday card!

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  22. quilt4fun2October 25, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    Cardinals have always been a favorite of mine. Love the card. Thank You for being in the hop and for a chance to win cool stamps.
    quilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com

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  23. Handmade Creations by StephanieOctober 25, 2010 at 5:09 PM

    Omg this is beautiful and I love what you did to the sweet birds!!!!

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  24. http://blog.timetocreate.com.au/October 25, 2010 at 5:41 PM

    Do Cardinals make a lot of noise Christy?
    They look like sweet creatures.
    I really like the colour and pattern combinations you have used.

    And if your birds don't make noise perhaps I could send you, LOL, a pair of Koels - also called storm birds that having flown from Indonesia and have taken up ( very loudly) residence at my home. GRRRR!

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  25. The Paper PrincessOctober 25, 2010 at 6:59 PM

    i love that you turned the birdies into cardinals! Sooo cute!

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  26. stampjourneyOctober 25, 2010 at 7:04 PM

    Love these little birdies as cardinals! What a clever idea to make your adorable card!

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  27. Jennine ChambersOctober 25, 2010 at 7:46 PM

    I absolutely LOVE what you did with that stamp!!!

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  28. bharschOctober 25, 2010 at 7:55 PM

    beautiful card.

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  29. symbellyOctober 25, 2010 at 9:24 PM

    Wow! lovely cards. Love what you did to the birds. :-)

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  30. RonaOctober 25, 2010 at 9:46 PM

    cute and clever little cardinals :)

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  31. KEROctober 25, 2010 at 10:15 PM

    cute card...love those cardinals

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  32. Mary FriederichsenOctober 25, 2010 at 11:58 PM

    Christy this is Beautiful! What a great job you did turning them into cardinals! I would have never guessed if I hadn't known that they weren't cardinals to begin with!!Right down(or should I say Up!tehe) to the tuft on their heads!

    Thank you for a great idea, the inspiration and for sharing!!
    It has also been great reading about you on the ippity blog this past week!
    Have a great week!

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  33. Lillian ChildOctober 27, 2010 at 1:46 PM

    I simply adore these birds - what a great holiday card creation!

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