Every year I buy the Jeopardy! page-a-day calendar for my desk at work and a tropical beaches calendar for my wall at home. But this card is based on the calendar that my uncle makes. He makes birdhouses out of recycled things like old teapots and each year he makes calendars with pictures of his favorites. That inspired me to use this Sassy Cheryl digi that I hadn't used yet. I also still needed to get waxy for last week's challenge. I love the crayon rubbed embossing technique, so I grabbed a fun EF and rubbed it with white crayon. I chose Candied Apple ink because my uncle uses a lot of red paint on his birdhouses. He also uses quite a bit of green and white and also gray primer. So that's what inspired my colors. There's a cute bunny on the ground underneath the birdhouse, but I had my heart set on this sentiment and couldn't fit it anywhere else but to cover up the bunny. Sorry, bunny! To finish off the card I die cut some stitched clouds and coated them with Nuvo Dream Drops.
Registered: July 12, 2005 Location: Hugging a golden and stamping' in PA Posts: 21216
Thu, Jan 30, 2020 @ 7:46 AM
How wonderful to design a calendar after your uncle's handmade birdhouses...makes the calendar and this card all the more special, Jen! Love your waxy background and the fabulous sentiment!
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Registered: April 4, 2006 Location: Boxertown USA, IL Posts: 67325
Thu, Jan 30, 2020 @ 8:01 AM
Very cute. I bet your Uncle's birdhouses are very unique and special. I am trying to picture the one with an old teapot. He sounds very talented. Love the sentiment you added with your birdhouse. Perfect.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131930
Thu, Jan 30, 2020 @ 10:30 AM
Oh, your uncle's calendar sounds fabulous, what great inspiration to have, I like the colours it gave you. The background looks great, and I'm glad you included that lovely sentiment even at the expense of the bunny.
Registered: March 29, 2011 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 32470
Thu, Jan 30, 2020 @ 1:54 PM
Absolutely love that your card was inspired by your uncle's birdhouse calendar! I bet your family looks forward to those calendars every year. Wonderful sentiment, adorable image and marvelous bg! Thanks for playing in my challenge.
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