Four Feathers Birthday

I am definitely in a time of transition. So much excitement for our two sons, as one returns to his familiar university campus and the other begins his journey on a campus in a whole new climate. And while I have always worked and thought this would make our sons leaving for school easier for me, I find myself very reflective as I consider this new chapter in our lives. So it was wonderful to get into my craft room this morning after almost two weeks and lose myself in creating something for you.

This card was inspired by Michele Reynolds over at Inspiration Ink. She did her card in Cherry Cobbler and I really wanted to see it in Fall colors. So I used Cajun Craze card stock as my base and my Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities to color the feather print from the Back to Black DSP collection. I am really pleased with the result.

While I am still experimenting with the Blendabilities markers I must tell you that each time I use them I love them more. They are so versatile and easy to use.

I know many of you like to know the dimensions used on my cards. Here you go:

Standard A2 Base 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

Back to Black DSP 1 1/4, then I added the Cajun Craze scallop border

Black card stock (base of focal point) 5 1/8 x 4

Cajun Craze on top of that is 5 x 3 7/8

Black Base for the center square 3" square

Whisper White is then 1/8" smaller

The Four Feathers were stamped on crepe filter paper cut out with the coordinating framelits and adhered at the base only with glue dots. This gives the feathers a light airy look.

This is the inside of the card. You can see in the background I decorated the flap of the envelope by stamping one of the feathers a few times. I liked the result.

Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

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